Super Bowl watch parties! SF Beer Week! Lunar New Year!

Welcome to the most jam-packed weekend of 2024 to date. Super Bowl Sunday, Lunar New Year, SF Beer Week and early Valentine’s Day festivities are all happening this weekend. We’ve managed to cover it all, from last week’s Valentine’s Day dining and event guides to this week’s Super Bowl watch party roundup, Lunar New Year event guide and Zack Fernandes’ detailed writeup on Peninsula spots celebrating SF Beer Week with special releases, tap takeovers and more.

And Karla Kane brings the focus back to Valentine’s Day with a sweet story profiling three small businesses run by couples. Karla got the backstories about how these couples met and how they share responsibilities at work and home. One of my favorite quotes from her story was from the interview with Groovy Goose Coffee co-owners Nathan and Siera Conte. “We have a code word that we’ll sometimes use to say, ‘Hey, I’m done talking about Groovy Goose right now!’” Siera said. Read about how these partners in business and life work and spend time together.

GO NINERS!!!

Julia Brown
Six Fifty Editor
editor@thesixfifty.com

Where to celebrate Lunar New Year on the Peninsula

Peninsula cities, libraries and community groups are celebrating the arrival of Lunar New Year. From music and dance performances and martial arts demonstrations to special meals and hands-on crafts, here’s a variety of ways to celebrate the Year of the Dragon.

NEXT WEEK AT THE GUILD THEATRE!

Don’t miss Jazz Mafia’s Annual Fat Tuesday Git Down with Special Guest Nicki Bluhm on TUE, FEB 13! If you are still looking for plans for Valentine’s Day, grab a seat at Bud E. Luv’s Show on WED, FEB 14, OR celebrate Valentine’s Day the right way, with a Sleepless in Seattle Screening at 7:30 p.m. on THUR, FEB 15. Tickets are available for purchase at GUILDTHEATRE.COM or with Bridgitte in the box office! >LEARN MORE

Meet the couples behind 3 vibrant Peninsula businesses

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we’re catching up with couples running three local businesses: Timothy Adams Chocolates in Palo Alto, Nudie Records in Half Moon Bay and Groovy Goose Coffee in San Carlos.

PVI presents the 33rd Annual Authors Salon on April 21

Join Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. on a literary journey featuring New York Times Best Selling Author, actor, producer, and director, Henry Winkler. Guests will enjoy a delicious lunch at the beautiful Rosewood Sand Hill in Menlo Park. All proceeds benefit Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. in support of their mission to “Enable Seniors to Age in Place.” > LEARN MORE

Super Bowl watch parties: Scouting out spots with multiple screens, discounts and reserved seating

We scouted out game-day deals on food and drinks and found spots hosting DJs, giveaways and – most importantly – showing the game with sound on Sunday, Feb. 11.

Love is In the Air on Cal Ave, 3rdThursday Feb.15, 6-9 p.m.

3rdThursday is a monthly year-round music festival on Palo Alto’s car-free California Avenue that brings the community together through the joy of live music. Feb. 15 event features; 3 local bands, photo booth, Lots of Hearts Art Sharing, Salsa dancing lessons, Love 3rdThursday Gift and business Special Offers! Visit 414 Cal Ave on Feb. 15 or 3rdThursday.fun for more details. >LEARN MORE

Tap takeovers and new releases: How to spend SF Beer Week in Silicon Valley

Tap takeovers, special releases and events are taking place all across the Bay Area Feb. 9-18. Here’s what’s in store for the Peninsula.

Congrats to Trish Sen of Sunnyvale, who was the first reader to correctly identify where last week’s photo was taken (it’s Hakone Estate and Gardens in Saratoga!)

The first person to reply to this email with the correct place where the below photo was taken will win swag from The Six Fifty and a shoutout in our next newsletter!

Park Picks Photo Contest: Feb. 8-March 25 Taken any good nature photos lately? San Mateo County Parks Foundation invites the community to submit photos taken in county parks this winter to its photography contest.

Meerkats – The Musical: Jan. 26-Feb. 12 Palo Alto Children’s Theatre presents the world premiere of a new musical, inspired by the adorable meerkats at the nearby Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo.

Domini Hoskins Black History Museum: Feb. 1-29 Downtown Redwood City’s Black History Museum returns this February, with special events throughout the month.

Rent: Feb. 8-25 Hillbarn Theatre is staging Jonathan Larson’s beloved ‘90s musical (loosely based on Puccini’s “La Boheme”) about struggling young creatives in New York City during the HIV/AIDS crisis.

Let It Rot! An Exploration of How Soil Happens: Feb. 10 Hidden Villa hosts a family-friendly field class all about soil, compost and decomposition, and the many life forms involved.

Springline Super Bowl Party: Feb. 11 Watch the Super Bowl at Springline Menlo Park on an outdoor screen with live music, food trucks, drinks and interactive games.

Platonika: Feb. 11 Head to Little Green for a speed-friending event surrounded by the plant bar’s greenery.

Jazz Mafia’s Fat Tuesday Git Down: Feb. 13 Celebrate Mardi Gras to the sounds of Jazz Mafia and special guest Nicki Bluhm.

Corpus Evita: Feb. 16-25 West Bay Opera presents the story of Argentine President Juan Peron’s third wife and running mate Isabel, who grapples with the ghosts of her husband and his second wife, the legendary Evita.

Moongazing: Feb. 17 Take in the sunset and learn about the moon with College of San Mateo professor Justin Stevick at Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park. Stick around for moongazing with the Santa Cruz Astronomy Club and their telescopes.

Plan Ahead:

Laser Elton John: Feb. 24 De Anza College’s Fujitsu Planetarium hosts a rockin’ laser light show set to a soundtrack by the Rocket Man himself, Elton John.

Country Days on the Mountain: Feb. 24 Mountain Winery hosts “Let’s Go Girls: Women of Country Line Dancing Party,” featuring line-dancing lessons to a soundtrack of favorite tunes by female country artists.

Lunar New Year on the Square: Feb. 24 Redwood City’s 13th annual celebration features lion dancers, martial artists and more, plus free admission to the San Mateo County History Museum.

Victorian Pressed Flowers: Feb. 24 Learn how to work with delicate pressed flowers and create your own floral compositions in this workshop at Gamble Garden.

The Sound of (Black) Music: Feb. 28 This concert reimagines the classic songs from “The Sound of Music” through a lens of Black music and culture, incorporating elements of gospel, funk, soul, Afrobeat and more.

Leap Year Party with Low Lily: Feb. 29 Vermont-based Americana-roots band Low Lily performs at Feldman’s Books.

Free First Fridays: March 1 The San Mateo County History Museum offers free admission and special events every first Friday of the month. On March 1, preschoolers can learn about local Olympic gymnasts and make gold medallions, followed by storytime for kids and museum tours for adults.

Ruddygore, or The Bruja’s Curse: March 2-3 Lamplighters Music Theatre presents a production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Ruddygore” incorporating “folklórico dancing and Day-of-the-Dead style ghostly ancestors.”

Board Game Night: March 3 Red Rock Coffee hosts a board game night the first Sunday of each month, inviting participants to bring their favorite game and settle into the second-floor community space.

Six decades of football photography: Michael Zagaris talks fighting for access, the San Francisco 49ers’ deep Peninsula roots and his new photo book
The renowned sports and music photographer’s new book is ‘Field of Play: 60 Years of NFL Photography.’

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