In culture news on May 27th: if you care strongly about Woodstock, cheese, corporations, or traffic sign furniture, you’ll find the links below worth a look.
DANCE
“L’Allegro” returns to Berkeley. SFBG
EVENTS
SF and NY are in a fight over who “owns” the Woodstock name. NY says Woodstock was, well, in NY. SF says 18 of the groups who played there were from our city, and furthermore, much of present-day SF was once called Woodstock. Can’t we all just mellow out, man? SF Weekly
A fair for geek lovers. SFBG
FILM
Open your eyes at the Anti-Corporate Film Festival. SFBG
FOOD
For 50 dollars you can meet Alice Waters at Omnivore books! Not sure whether the price is worth hearing her talk about how we should all build wood-burning ovens in our kitchens and ground up figs with a mortar and pestle, but you do get a signed book. Eater SF
School helps morbidly obese teens get healthier. ABC7
Family strife might close down Berkeley’s Monterey Market. Chron
Small plates in a small place. SFBG
For those of you who care strongly about cheese (aka, myself), you’ll be happy to know that you can now buy Pecorino from Calabria in SF. Chron
Organic and sustainable dim sum. Chron
Oakland’s Fenton’s gets a cameo in Pixar’s new film. Chron
HOME AND GARDEN
Piedmont teen turns traffic signs into furniture. Chron
MUSIC
Sorry, Bay Area Lady Sovereign fans: Lady Gaga swears she will never play at Rickshaw Stop again. SF Weekly
Kimberly Chun thinks Eminem probably needs yoga but wouldn’t want to take the rage out of his new LP. SFBG
STYLE
Gavin Newsom: Cover Girl. Chron
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