The rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. I’ve been captivated by curling… the hit of the Winter Olympics. Curling combines the strategy and steady hand of bocce ball with the collaboration of team housecleaning. To compete in curling, you need to have hefty stones… 16 of them, along with an ice rink. Unfortunately, the closest curling club is in Vacaville and they have a wheelchair curler who dominates. How amazing and humbling.
So instead of driving out to Vacaville, allow me to introduce you to (queue drumroll) Urban Curling!
Urban Curling is like curling on a shuffleboard table with the curling broom replaced with speed powder. How it works…
Still searching for that quaint, neighborhood pub “where everybody knows your name?”
Say “Cheers” at a couple clandestine spots in the City: the Elizabeth Street Brewery and Clara Street Brewery. Limited to under 200 gallons of craft beer each year, these underground speakeasies are a celebration of homebrewing… the adventure of concocting both traditional and exotic brews. There are no rude bouncers or posted hours. Instead, there’s an ethos that if the door is open, walk on in. You’ll enjoy a serendipitous afternoon drinking beers and sharing laughs amongst friends.
Elizabeth Street Brewery, nested in a renovated storage room, is a “pub for the people, by the people.” Homebrewing since 2003, Richard’s dream is to open a full-scale family brewpub in Noe Valley. He is currently brewing out of the ultimate man cave…
“Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.”
Dorothy Parker should’ve purchased her glasses at Warby Parker–the new site for those who want to see (prescription eyewear) and be seen (look darn good too). Warby Parker offers boutique quality at a reasonable price… all prescription glasses are $95. How? They independently design their lenses then sell directly and exclusively through their website. Be gone expensive middleman! And with each purchase, Warby Parker will donate one pair of glasses through a partnership with the non-profit Restoring Vision.
Where else could you find tutus and tattoos joined together in perfect harmony?
Roller derby is making a Fernet-like comeback. The Bay Area Derby Girls, an all-women flat-track roller derby league, host their inaugural bout of the 2010 season pitting the Richmond Wrecking Belles vs Sac City Rollers. If you thought the Olympics short-track speedskating was riveting… like when the Koreans crashed into each other on the infamous final lap, just imagine intentional contact by the opposing team. Next Saturday, head over to the Craneway Pavilion—a spectacular venue with sweeping views of the bay. Order up a few “Blue Collar” drink specials: a shot of Makers and a microbrew for $5.
How embarrassed would you be if someone unearthed the most absurd moments from your adolescence? Your awkward love letters? Your insidious schemes? Would you be humiliated?? Disgraced??? Mortified!
Mortified, a PG-13ish stage performance, features six every day people sharing what they never thought they would share. Never ever! Nothing is off limits… diary entries recounting the stalking of a high school crush, a narcissistic fantasy involving Doogie Howser, daydreamed felonies against a rival suitor, or the Naval Officer’s revelation that his hookup wasn’t actually a Thai woman. The lone requirement…
