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Nov.
2002 : November
signals seasonal change in San Francisco, with holiday events on
tap, the ‘49ers ascending, and the steady need to carry an
umbrella, just in case:
• Start up the music month with the world’s greatest rock
and roll band, as the Rolling Stones rumble into Pac Bell
Park, Nov. 8-9, and Oakland Arena Nov. 12. Tickets available at
press time – and don’t skip Pac Bell’s garlic fries.
Pacific Bell Park, 11/8-9; 415-421-8497, www.tickets.com
• Funk gets its due, too, in film and music at the San Francisco
Funk Festival. Godfather of funk George Clinton kicks
things off Nov. 6 at Ruby Skye; Funk on Film screens Shaft (11/20)
and Superfly (11/22) at the Red Vic Movie House. Union Square, noon
10/17; 415-771-7577, www.sffunk.com
• The San Francisco Jazz Festival wraps things up with a pair
of powerhouses: Free jazz trailblazer Ornette Coleman performing
“Change of the Millennium” 11/7 at Davies Symphony Hall,
and Merle Haggard saluting King of Western Swing Bob Wills
11/8 at Masonic Auditorium. Citywide, 10/23-11/10; 800-850-7353,
www.sfjazz.org
• Montreal-based circus troupe Cirque du Soleil pops
the big top in Pac Bell Park’s parking lot from 11/7, performing
Varekai, the saga of Icarus, in typical Cirque fashion, with mysticism,
acrobatics, vibrant costuming, and humor. Pacific Bell Park, 11/7-12/15;
800-678-5440, www.cirquedusoleil.com
• Several film festivals testify to San Francisco’s
multiethnic creativity this month: Cinemayaat, Arab Film Festival
2002 (Nov 1-12, 415-564-1100); the American Indian Film Festival
(Nov 7-14, 415-554-0525); the Latino Film Festival (Nov 1-17, 866-468-3399).
• Holidays arrive at the Crissy Field Center with workshops
and demos for your inner nester: “Build your own Taiko-style
Drum” (11/9), “Growing Gourmet in your Apartment”
(11/16), “Cooking Wild Edible Mushrooms” (11/24). Classes
through mid-December. Crissy Field, 11/1-12/15; 415-561-7752, www.crissyfield.org
• The Embarcadero Center brightens the city skyline with its
holiday lights celebration, 11/15. Tree lightings continue
11/24 at the Pier 39 Tree Lighting Ceremony, and 11/29 at Ghirardelli
Square (415-705-5500).
• Examine cutting-edge concept cars, alternative fuel vehicles,
and wacky prototypes, or gawk at classic rides like the Batmobile
and James Bond’s Aston Martin at the San Francisco Auto
Show, returning for Thanksgiving. Moscone Center, 11/23-12/1;
415-331-4406, www.sfautoshow.com
• Finally, if you haven’t seen Hitchcock’s ode to
San Francisco, catch a special screening of Vertigo, 11/21,
in the equally romantic Castro Theatre. 429 Castro St, 10/11-31;
415-621-6120, www.thecastrotheatre.com
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Jay Cooke is a San Francisco-based travel, food, and culture writer.
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