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May 9: Never.Say.Die. at Copperfield's Books Petaluma

Leilani Clark — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:34:00 -0700

Looking for a way to celebrate the Giants recent three-game sweep of the blue losers from the south, i.e., the Dodgers? This month marks the release of ‘Never.…

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Nov. 28: Former Giants first baseman J.T. Snow at 142 Throckmorton

Leilani Clark — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:16:38 -0800

World Series games are inherently tension-charged, but when you add a dramatic, last-minute rescue into the mix, things really reach fever pitch. That’s exactly what happened during the 2002 World Series, when Giants first baseman J. T. Snow plucked three-year-old batboy Darren Baker (son of Dusty Baker) up from home plate.…
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July 7: San Rafael Twilight Criterium in Downtown San Rafael

Jay Scherf — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:22:00 -0700

It’s Tour de France time again, with Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen excitedly announcing the sprints at the end of each stage. The San Rafael Twilight Criterium, once called cycling’s answer to NASCAR, takes the intensity of those sprinting Tour de France finishes and lengthens it to an entire event.…
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June 27: Michael McDonald at Wells Fargo Center

Jay Scherf — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:03:00 -0700

Though I discovered his name wasn’t Michael McDonald somewhere around kindergarten, Michael McDonnell was my childhood next-door neighbor and close friend, and became the star of my sister’s baptism party when he streaked through it as a pre-schooler. Mad TV’s Michael McDonald made middle school enjoyable as “Stuart,” and Michael McDonald of Modesto became World Extreme Cagefighting’s youngest fighter when he signed on at age 19.…
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April 14: Peggy Fleming at Schulz Museum

Jennifer Cuddy — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:09:00 -0700

Everything’s cooler when it’s done on an ice skating rink. Literally!…
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Sept. 1: Talkin' Baseball at Lincoln Theater

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:59:48 -0700
Baseball season is starting to wind down, making early September the perfect time to reflect on America’s favorite pastime. ‘Talkin’ Baseball’ brings together Mark Ibañez, sports director at KTVU Channel 2, and the San Francisco Giants’ Nate Schierholtz, Brandon Crawford and Tim Flannery to talk about the Giants’ season as the 2010 World Champions.…
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June 11-13: Ray Barbee, Omar Hassan, Tommy Guerrero and John Cardiel at the Harmony Festival

Gabe Meline — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:13:18 -0700
Though this weekend’s Harmony Festival won’t feature the gigantic MegaRamp from last year, it will have four bona fide legends of skateboarding at the street course: Ray Barbee, Omar Hassan, Tommy Guerrero and John Cardiel. Cardiel, in particular, is an inspiring innovator with a sad story: a famously death-defying skater whose sheer balls helped him land many a seemingly impossible trick, he was severely injured when a friend accidentally ran over him.…
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Oct. 10: Biketoberfest 2009 in Fairfax

admin — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:59:09 -0700
While Santa Rosa recovers from Levi’s GranFondo, Marin hails its two-wheeled heroes this weekend with Biketoberfest 2009, a bike expo with beer, a vintage bike show, beer, frame builders, beer, pizza and paella, beer, live music from Honeydust, Sons of the Pacific and the Philip Der Stein Quintet, beer, and custom designers and bike riders galore. A morning ride with mountain bike pioneers Otis Guy and Charlie Kelly opens registration at 9:15am, and other rides and bike-related activities culminate in a five-year anniversary party of Iron Springs Brewery, right next door.…
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April 18: Sonoma County Roller Derby at Cal Skate

admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:08:53 -0700
Grab yer hot dog, grab yer beer, but don’cha stand too close to the wall! The girls of the Sonoma County Roller Derby could very well come crashing off the rink, tumbling booty shorts-over-helmet, at any given time when the racing gets rough.…
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