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Arts & Entertainment

Get Out!

It's Thursday, and you have no idea what you'll do for the weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We've got the best bets for your done-work,-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities to hit and new bars/restaurants/shops to explore.

1. AN EVENING AT THE CABARET

Where/When:  NVC Performing Arts Center's Paul Ash Lobby
2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway, Friday, February 18, 2011, 7 – 10 p.m.
www.napavalley.edu.

Why Go: It's about time you experienced some good old-fashioned entertainment that's full of characters and foul language.

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Pricing: $35 per person, $190 per table of six
Ticket Phone: 707-256-7500

2. KAYAK NAPA VALLEY

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Where/When: Kennedy Park Boat Launch,
Saturday, February 19, 2011, 10 to 1 p.m.
http://www.kayaknv.com/.

Why Go: Rumor has it there are otter sightings aplenty on this kayak tour of the Napa River. Relax, let your paddles splash in some water, and take in the sights of our town via a tandem kayak. 

Pricing: $75/person ($60 for Napa residents!)

3. NAPA VALLEY YOUTH SYMPHONY’S RED GALA
www.lincolntheater.com
www.redgala.org

Where/When: Lincoln Theater, 1000 California Drive, Yountville, CA.
Saturday, February 19, 2011, 5:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Why Go: Hear professional musicians (including violinist Dylana Jenson and pianist Richard Glazier) perform with some seriously talented Napa kids. The annual event benefits local music education and the NVYSO’s newest groups, Sinfonia and Wind Sinfonia.   

Pricing: $25 - $75
Phone: (707) 877- 6897

4. ENRIQUE CHAGOYA EXHIBITION AT DI ROSA

Where/When: di Rosa, 5200 Carneros Hwy
Saturday, February 19, 2011  6 - 8 p.m.
www.dirosaart.org

Why Go: Chagoya's most recent exhibition, Surviving Paradise, is a solo-show at Napa's ecelectic and extensive di Rosa collection, filled with prints, drawings, books, and other objects made by one of the most talked-about artists in the Bay Area.

Pricing: The reception is free! Even cooler.

5. WAR (THE GOOD KIND) AT UPTOWN THEATRE
www.uptowntheatrenapa.com

Where/When: Uptown Theatre, 1350 3rd Street
Saturday, February 19, 2011, 8 to 10 p.m.

Why Go: When's the last time you rocked out to a 70's funk band-- in public? 'Nuff said.

Pricing: $35
Ticket Phone: (707) 259-0123

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