Laughingbear.org. Another shameless attempt to make you skid to a stop to avoid roadkill on the Information Highway. (Do note: roadkill on this page is based on whatever strangenesses drift through the fantasy world of the owner, Jonathon Eros, based in the San Francisco Bay Area.)
Welcome to LaughingBear.Org. This is a page, so far, devoted to servicing the various whims of the owner, Jonathon Eros. At this particular point in time, the only whim being indulged is listing the various events Eros currently puts on, any of which you may wish to attend.
Contact Eros for further information at grizzly@laughingbear.org. Events are also e-mailed out once monthly if you ask to be included on Eros' e-mail notification list. To be put on the monthly e-mail list, please e-mail events@laughingbear.org.
Many of these events have beenSierra Club events.
However, for the moment, Sierra Club events will not be listed here.
To gather information on events Eros is producing in other arenas, please
email for more information at grizzly@laughingbear.org.
(Note to harvesting folk:
It has been brought to my
attention that some of my events have been harvested from various sources
and run, without my permission, in a variety of for-fee publications.
While you should feel free to forward my events on to your friends, any
use of them in any publication requires my specific and explicit permission.
Besides which, if they're already being printed in any official organizational
publication of my own choice, you might well be in copyright infringement,
should you kidnap any poor, unsuspecting event and place it in a lonely,
unfamiliar spot...)
NOTE: Current Eros events are being produced,
but listed via other URLs. For more information, send email to grizzly@laughingbear.org
August:
August 12, Saturday
Short GG Park Hike Plus “A Date From Hell” Early Dinner
in San Francisco
5:00 & 6:20 PM
We'll celebrate birthdays for Schrodinger (alas, nothing to do with his cat), and Cecil Demille (one of few in Hollywood who directed God) in trying a short and level jaunt around lake and birds to build an appetite for a bit before dining. Then bounce up the street to an inexpensive Chinese restaurant, and still be done in case you want to sample nightlife options later.
Join Jonathon Eros (in fedora) in Golden Gate Park at 5:00 for beginner's level easy walking, and then dinner at Kam's at 6:20. Hike begins at southeast corner of Fulton and 36th Ave. At Kam's (3624 Balboa @ 38th) we'll regale each other with our absolutely worst and/or most interesting tales of The Hell of Dating. Good results tolerated, but really, really awful ones most appreciated. Drop-ins okay, but please try to reserve so seating can be arranged by at least a day prior.
Organizer: via 415/752-2699, cell that night is
415/710-2533. Directions, maps: contact grizzly@laughingbear.org.
Co-listed with SFBC Singles.
June:
Friday, June 29
Beginners' Delight SF Golden Gate Park Night Easy
Stroll
6:45 p.m.
Come celebrate the burning of the Globe Theater tonight, by seeking a mysterious partner as we wander through San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, with a level hike, then possible adjournment to optional liquid and/or solid repast at a local cafe. No guarantees on mating, but decent weather and good company likely. Flashlights, thermoses, anything else you tend to need in the eve or for watching bats, and sturdy footwear not bad ideas. We'll chat about wandering towards Irish bars or dining post-hike…
Directions: Start at SE corner of Fulton and 8th Aves. Email grizzly@laughingbear.org for more directions/details.
Organizer: If obsessed by questions, call
Jonathon Eros at 415/752-2699, 6 - 9 p.m. (if returning a call to you is
outside
San Francisco, please continue to call). Cell calls
that eve only at 415/710-2533. Any amount of rain w/in 4 hours cancels.
No dogs, please. Colisted with SFBCSS.
May:
May 6, Saturday
"A Date From Hell" Early Dinner in San Francisco
6:00 p.m.
Has it been so randomly rainy this season, you've just about given up on planning any outdoors events? Join Jonathon Eros (look for man in fedora, and neon staff) and others in dining and mutual entertainment, at round tables regaling each other with our absolutely worst and/or most interesting tales of The Hell of Dating. Good results will be tolerated, but really, really awful ones the most appreciated. While slightly embellished tales are the preference, your recitation of a thematic poem or *short* story will be graciously greeted. Dinner should end early enough that play options in SF can be discussed or done independently post-meal. Drop-ins okay, but please try to reserve with organizer at least a day prior if possible so seating can be arranged.
5:00 social mixer option at rear of Zephyr Café (38th Avenue/Balboa), crossing street at 5:55 to Kam's Restaurant option back to Zephyr later.
Directions: From the south, 280, take Hwy 1/19th Ave. exit, stay in right lanes at the 19th Ave./Juniperro Serra split to continue up Juniperro Serra to Sloat, left and continue to the Great Hwy, right. Go past the park and the remodeled windmill and turn right on Fulton. Left at 38th to Balboa. Zephyr/Kam's are between 37th and 38th, on Balboa.
Zephyr Cafe: at rear of cafe,
(415/221-6063) on Balboa at 38th Avenue.
Kam's: 3624 Balboa Street,
415/752-6355. For GPS aficionados, try 37* 46.539' N, 122* 29.892' W
Or try the map...
Organizer: Jonathon Eros via 415/752-2699,
cell that night is 415/710-2533, or until day before, email grizzly@laughingbear.org.
May 12, Friday
SF Games Night for All Ages
6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Cast off your workweek chains tonight (unless, well, never mind...) in celebrating Socrates' birth by play tonight with Jonathon Eros and other lost souls. Bring your favorite board/card games to share and intent to devastate potential mates in play this eve. Food monies a good idea. We'll be at the rear of the Zephyr Café, which has beverages and light meal fare. Look for Eros in fedora and with neon lights nearby.
Organizer: Jonathon Eros, 415/752-2699, 6 - 9 p.m., or try grizzly@laughingbear.org. If you need to call during event, try his cellphone at 415/710-2533.
Directions: Western SF close to the beach, on Balboa (parallel to and 2 blocks south of Geary) between 37/38th Ave. Co-listed with various groups.
Zephyr Cafe: at rear of cafe, (415/221-6063) on Balboa at 38th Avenue.
Or try the map...
May 27, Saturday
Beginners' Short & Flat Biking in San Francisco
10:45 a.m.
Come celebrate the Spanish Armada's maiden voyage this spring day on a 5 mile roundtrip eeeeasy, slow-paced ride. (Right at the ocean's edge and where San Mateo county ends.) Perfect for seeing if you really can get back on that rusty two-wheeler after a hedonistic winter. There's a trail at continent's edge alongside the ocean/Great Highway that is almost completely flat and scenic, although wind can be random. Do bring sunscreen and water just in case, of course. We'll dodge people on the 2.5 mile multi-use path, and return to adjourn to a nearby inexpensive brunch place (John's Ocean Beach Cafe, map). We'll meet at the NE corner of 48th Ave/Sloat, close to the zoo. (It's not really 48th Avenue, but being one block west of 47th, it just seems easier to call it that...) Helmets required.
Directions: SF Zoo, then a coupla blocks west. Or take a gander at a map...
Organizer: If obsessed by questions, call
Jonathon Eros at 415/752-2699, 6 - 9 p.m. Cell calls that day at
415/710-2533. Rain of any amount that day cancels. No dogs,
please. Colisted with various groups.
April:
April 8, Saturday
*A Date From Hell* Early Dinner in San Francisco
5:30 p.m.
Has it been so randomly rainy this season, you've just about given up on planning any outdoors events? Join Jonathon Eros (look for man in fedora, and neon staff) and others in inexpensive dining and mutual entertainment, at round tables regaling each other with our absolutely worst and/or most interesting tales of The Hell of Dating. Good results will be tolerated, but really, really awful ones the most appreciated. While slightly embellished tales are the preference, your recitation of a thematic poem or *short* story will be graciously greeted. Dinner should end early enough that play options in SF can be discussed or done independently post-meal. Drop-ins okay, but please try to reserve with organizer a day prior if possible so seating can be arranged.
4:30 social mixer option at rear of Zephyr Café (38th Avenue/Balboa), crossing street at 5:25 to Kam's Restaurant option back to Zephyr later.
Directions: From the south, 280, take Hwy 1/19th Ave. exit, stay in right lanes at the 19th Ave./Juniperro Serra split to continue up Juniperro Serra to Sloat, left and continue to the Great Hwy, right. Go past the park and the remodeled windmill and turn right on Fulton. Left at 38th to Balboa. Zephyr/Kam's are between 37th and 38th, on Balboa.
Zephyr Cafe: at rear of cafe,
(415/221-6063) on Balboa at 38th Avenue.
Kam's: 3624 Balboa Street,
415/752-6355. For GPS aficionados, try 37* 46.539' N, 122* 29.892' W
Or try the map...
Organizer: Jonathon Eros via 415/752-2699,
cell that night is 415/710-2533, or until day before, email grizzly@laughingbear.org.
March:
Saturday, March 11
Beginners' Short & Flat Biking on Peninsula
10:45 a.m.
Come celebrate the beginning of spring on this 8 mile roundtrip eeeeasy, slow-paced ride. Perfect for seeing if you really can get back on that rusty two-wheeler after a hedonistic winter. Sawyer Camp Trail (link, and link) is almost completely flat, pretty, and semi-shaded. Do bring sunscreen and water just in case, of course. We'll dodge people on the multi-use path, stop halfway for potluck drinks/snacks at the 600-year-old Jepson Laurel (N37 33.750, W122 23.810), and return. Optional pizza later at Rainbow Pizza. Locate organizer wielding large iceaxe across from bathroom. Helmets required.
Directions: 280. First exit north of 92/35 is Black Mountain Road/Hayne. Exit, go south (away from the golf course/country club). Enter Sawyer Camp at intersection of Skyline/Crystal Springs. N37 31.854, W122 21.83. Map showing trailhead beginning...
Organizer: If obsessed by questions, call
Jonathon Eros at 415/752-2699, 6 - 9 p.m. (if returning a call to you is
outside San Francisco, please continue to call). Cell calls that
day at 415/710-2533. Co-leader: John Ferreira, 650/697-6304.
Rain may shorten but won't cancel. No dogs, please.
Friday, March 17
Beginners' Delight SF Golden Gate Park St. Patrick's
Night Easy Stroll
6:15 p.m.
Come celebrate the first American St. Patrick's Day in 1737 (and the patenting of rubber bands) tonight, by seeking a mysterious partner as we wander through San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, with a level hike, then possible adjournment to optional liquid and/or solid repast at a local cafe. No guarantees on mating, but decent weather and good company likely. Flashlights, thermoses, anything else you tend to need in the dark or for watching bats, and sturdy footwear not bad ideas. We'll chat about wandering towards Irish bars post-hike...
Directions: Start at the southeast corner of Fulton & 8th Avenues.
Organizer: Shall be visually prominent w/neon
wire. If obsessed by questions, call Jonathon Eros at 415/752-2699,
6 - 9 p.m. (if returning a call to you is outside San Francisco, please
continue to call). Cell calls that eve at 415/710-2533. Any
amount of rain w/in 4 hours cancels. No dogs, please.
Transportation Information Numbers:
San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI) at 415/673-6864
Bay Area-wide Transit Information at 817-1717 from any area code
East Bay Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) at 510/465-2278
North Bay Golden Gate Transit at 415/455-2000
Peninsula/South Bay
SamTrans/CalTrain at 800/660-4287
What's the weather, traffic, or earth stability sit like if I go to this event???:
Not a bad deal, when you can click
on someone's Web page, and find out what the local weather is REALLY like,
or if the roads are clogged. I get tired of Bay Area forecasts that
tell me it's somewhere between 3 degrees and 300, foggy to fishfryer hot.
And hell, you can even find out here if the earth's really shakin', or
if it's just baaaaaaaaaaad drugs from last night still rattling your bones...
Other Organizations' Contact Information:
Sierra Club (national organization)
Sierra Club in rest of Bay Area (San Francisco Bay Chapter)
Sierra Singles in rest of Bay Area (San Francisco Bay Chapter Sierra Singles)
Information on subscribing to SF Bay Chapter Sierra Singles events newsletter
FAQs for Eros' events:
Where do I get some of the cool toys you play with?
Okay, I admit it, I'm a total gearhead. I have a list at the bottom of the FAQs of some of the stuff I play with.
Why do some of the writeups refer to "Grizzly" instead of "Jonathon Eros"?
"Grizzly" is a nickname for Jonathon Eros, originating from being given a radio handle to be a Black Rock Ranger at Burning Man. Many participants at Burning Man end up with playa names. Grizzly is the handle for Jonathon Eros, and serves as ID for some email lists.
Is "Eros" your *real* name?
Yes, it's real. Although getting into what's real and what's not, isn't something I can do on this page. And I of course have little control over even my own reality, much less yours. And in fact, Eros here in cyberspace, unfortunately, is without the necessary accent mark over the "o." The name is pronounced, "Air-roosh," by the way...
Do I have to be a Sierra Club member to attend an event?
No, you do not, nor do you have to subscribe to any Sierra Singles newsletter. While most of these events are listed with organizations besides Sierra Club, they may be co-listed with Sierra Club, causing Eros to have to conform with Sierra Club means and regulations. With the exception of special meetings and national outings, all Sierra Club events are open to the general public with or without membership.
May I bring my child to an event?
Unless otherwise stated in a particular writeup, I use the Sierra Singles custom, which is to welcome children only if specifically mentioned in the writeup only.
May I bring my pet to the event?
No, unfortunately not. I use the Sierra Singles custom, which is to welcome pets only if specifically mentioned in the writeup only. And I have had group safety issues in the past when animals were present, so for everyone's best overall experience, I ask that no pets attend with their caretakers.
How much does the event cost?
Events themselves are completely free, unless otherwise specified in the writeup. Personal costs are up to the participant, of course.
If there's an event cost, does Eros make any profit?
Nope. I go by Sierra Club rules, which in this case kinda rock. Event leaders are specifically forbidden from making any sort of profit from any event monies. Monies collected may only be used for event costs.
How many people will be at the event?
You've got me on that one. Any one event could be advertised to unknown thousands. Sierra Singles publications probably have about 2 - 3,000 subscribers, and depending on what other email lists are being used, several to many thousand other readers may receive the listing. What I'm getting at is that if, say, 30 people show up to an event sent to 5,000, it's de facto a random turnout. How many show up? I may have a feel from past events, but no accurate idea for any one particular event.
How old will the people be at the event? How many men? How many women?
Please see the above answer. While the average participant from some virtual lists might be from twenties to thirties, and the average participant in Sierra Singles from thirties to fifties, it's impossible to tell what any one event will yield.
What's the weather going to be like at this event?
Weather is extremely hard to predict, so please investigate via the URL above. When in doubt, always try to layer. Bay Area microclimates are multifold, so please plan accordingly.
How do I get to the event by car?
If you're coming by car, please read the directions in the writeup. If that isn't enough, please use a map URL such as the one above. If you're coming via public transportation, please contact the public transportational company (again, listed previously on this page) for their directions to the event. Event organizer will have absolutely no idea what bus you should take, but it's pretty sure MUNI will...
Where can I buy a kite for kiting events?
There have been three kite dealers in the Bay Area, currently possibly only one. The most expensive, possibly the only one currently in business, is Highline Kites, dealing both online and on-site most weekends at Caesar Chavez Park in Berkeley at the waterfront. Once at the Berkeley waterfront, the Highline Kites RV storefront is usually located at 37* 52.192' N, 122* 19.168' W, at 13 feet. There are much, much better deals online, but one major advantage of Highline is, presuming you can get any attention from the vendor, good comparative information of what products among the mass available, might be best for you. I've gotten some very expensive bum steers there, but the same thing has happened from phone conversations with online dealers. One nice thing about buying from online vendors is that pretty much all U.S. online vendors are nice people easily available at the other end of a telephone, and are usually very happy to talk to you. Probably the single best online kite dealer in the U.S. is Gomberg Kites. Gomberg has the best high-end stuff in the country, and has kites for most budgets. Better selections exist elsewhere for duo- and quad-line kites, but a quick Google search will give you quite a few options.
Will there be anyone at the carpool location to give me a ride?
Carpools are sometimes mentioned in events writeups as
a courtesy, in the hopes that people will offer rides. This is entirely
voluntary, and happens outside the knowledge of the event organizer. Organizer
has no idea whether anyone will show up, and will very seldom be contacted
in advance by anyone offering a ride on the morning of an event.
Toy, toys, toys:
Yes, I love playing with lovely,
cool, interesting, toys. Here are some of my favorites, and some
may be those you've seen on events.
Green lasers:
If you love green lasers the way I love green lasers,
try some of the links
I've found. They seem to be slowly coming down in price a bit...
If you've been smashing that sparkly new PDA against furniture, wandering through your apartment in cargo pants, you might try a titanium case, as I do, just in case a stray meteorite comes barrelling down...
*Chopsticks:
Hey, using titanium and cherrywood collapsing chopsticks
only LOOKS like it's over-the-top. In reality, you'd be amazed at
how carrying a tiny pack of decent chopsticks makes the difference between
not wanting to eat with grubby hands out of a now-communal pot, versus
eating with a bit of luxury, and dare I say it, class. Two places
seem to have the things on sale, one does not. And while mine are
titanium and cherrywood, the manufacturer seems to have converted over
to stainless steel and birch...
http://www.backcountrygear.com/manufacturers/SnowPeak.cfm
http://www.backcountrygear.com/catalog/accessdetail.cfm?PRODUCTS__productID=SN3380&code=100
http://www.snowpeak.com/gear/sct003.html
*Drinking flask:
Ah, nothing like being offered a libation out of titanium.
SO much better than from some lowly material. For a very short time,
REI stocked a lovely titanium pocket flask from an unidentifiable Japanese
company (all the packaging was in Japanese, unfortunately), soon discontinuing
the item. No Web search seemed to turn the lovely thing up again.
Then to my surprise, the Winter 2003 "Mountain
Gear" catalog's gift
section comes up with a SnowPeak
version of my old titanium flask. Huzzah! And yes, it's
still as ridiculously expensive as most titanium items, sigh. At
this writing, item
#103684, at $94.95. REI has recently started carrying a round
Snow
Peak titanium flask, and Snow Peak itself has two sizes of rectangular
titanium flasks.
Other links: strange, interesting, or even useful:
For absolutely no good reason, I'm adding a few URLs for various things or places that keep coming up in casual conversation with people. Guess I'm so lazy, that instead of writing out URLs, I'd rather refer people to my Web page. Sigh. What's the world coming to?
* Make your own Japanese medieval armor: now how's THAT for totally useless! Especially since this page is intended for those of you who would like the LOOK, but not the protection, of the armor. The page has instructions for manufacturing just about any old part of the whole kit-n-cabootle of a Japanese suit of armor, all made out of a white plastic 55 gallon drum. I suppose you could always substitute steel, but I kinda like the image of someone transported back in time from his SCA romp, clad in an authentic suit of white PVC armor...
(And for someone with the handle of "Grizzly," I gotta say, it's sorta interesting to find out an authentic suit of armor includes fuzzy, bearfur feetsies...)
* Please stop the voices!!: I have an upstairs neighbor who screams a lot most nights, and disappointingly, she's recently been bellowing that worn-out phrase at her voices, "Get the hell out of my head!!" Seems it's a pretty common complaint these days, and dog knows, it's not just internal noises we have to worry about any more, now we've got the damned aliens to think about. Should you ever decide you need the 21st Century version of the above plastic armor to defend your grey puddin' against alien mental zap beams (y'know, the ones they use to stun you before they abduct you, suck your brain out, and dump you in the White House...), here's a place with good advice...
* Are your hiking bottles, dental sealants, and soft drink/food can linings leading to some pretty awful problems?: Like impairing your reproductive organs, reducing sperm counts, and bringing about changes in tissue that resemble early-stage breast cancer, among other effects? These and more are indicated in a serendipitous study, according to a Sierra Magazine article that made me dump most of my water bottles...
* Fleet Week in San Francisco: generally hits each year in early October. Pretty cool if you like wandering onto big, expensive ships, seeing stuff fly overhead like the Blue Angels (though I get tired of them turning around over my house with afterburners on, it was quite amusing on the Marin Headlands during a raptor watch bird counting session with people calling out things like, "Juvenile redtailed hawk at two o'clock!" while screaming afterburners competed, to throw out an occasional "Juvenile bluewinged hawk at two o'clock!"...) Usually they have interactive stuff like going onto capital ships or getting rides on delta cruisers, but with the no-doubt increased security these days, I have no idea what the year's offering will be like. You can sign up here for periodic emailed updates from the Navy...
* The Bennett Juniper: like a naturalist's Wonder of the World, you should really see this (in person, not just that photo...) before you die. Spectacular tree, up in the general area of the Sonora Pass. Magnificent. Guesstimates range on this amazing Western Juniper from 4,000 to 8,500 years of age. And legend has it there's a marmot living in the hollow center of the tree. This tree is so old and magnificent that you almost don't notice its smaller, younger, sister trees in the same sheltered hillside that are likely only 1,500 - 2,000 years old. Well worth the 2 - 3 hours roundtrip drive off the paved highways it takes. And I've been up there with standard passenger cars, so *usually* there's no worry in the summer about the road in and out. While wending your way there, keep your eyes out for ancient carved treetrunk graffiti from the Portuguese shepherds, who were the first Europeans in the area, not much after East Coast Colonial times. The whole Sonora Pass area and the route up there from Sonora is spectacular. I'll eventually post more info, like about the Gargoyles, the Dardanelles, the Burst Rock area, a cave you can float through viewing stalagmites and stalactites, and more.
* Golden Gate Park: Golden Gate Park in San Francisco has some pretty wonderful parts. To avoid logjams, remember much of the park is closed to automobile traffic on Sundays, and special events (a partial list can be found here) can clog things up pretty badly. There's a weekend shuttle for transport around and to a for-fee parking lot (map of the overall park with shuttle stops).
* Pave-the-Planet conversations with dolts: Ever have one of those amazingly annoying conversations with someone spouting livid anti-environmental noise, refusing to listen to facts but pretty determined to pound you over the head with quasi-religious conviction that conservation is evil, and total land development is good? Well, sorry, I doubt there're any solutions to get folk like that to listen, but if you ever find anyone willing to have an intelligent *exchange,* there're some resources around. One argument that makes me go ballistic is what I hear watching news shows with logging area public hearings. They always have the soundbyte with a guy standing up, protesting that his daddy, and his GRANDdaddy all logged, so how dare anyone tell him he can't log any more for a living... Hmmmmm. Well, ignoring the thought that maybe we finally ran outta trees for these guys to clearcut, I like the idea of three-generationally guaranteed employment, especially in this recession, but I don't happen to live in that fantasy world.
Anyway, back to my point. I remember loooong ago, David Brower, first Executive Director of the Sierra Club (the guy who stopped the flooding of the Grand Canyon), used to go around trying to convince major corporations that converting to conservation policies would make them huge bucks. And proved his point to Fortune 500 companies. Many of the dolts one finds oneself arguing with don't seem to realize that in every case I've run into, using a fairly strict environmentalist ethic also seems to make vastly more money and jobs than their preferred no-holds-barred development idea. There's a very nice article in Sierra Magazine that talks about 10 reasons not to log in national forests. They give a VERY nice short set of stats on how logging makes a pitifully few number of jobs, but forest conservation and management makes for a huge increase in employment in the same community. Not quite what the "Wise-Use" dolts want to hear, I suppose...
* Fort Point, a location in San Francisco at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge, with grand views thereof, and next to some pretty good crabbing piers.
* Flambe Lounge: Flambe Lounges are pretty fine parties put on before the August Burning Man event. While strongly Burning Man in culture, they're open to all interested in buying tickets. I think they're low in cost, and excellent in experience. 2002 soirees were at the Presidio (details) (map) and at both Esprit Park daytime and evening at Club Cocomo (map) both close to Potrero Hill. The post-Burning Man party, the Decompression, was October 2002 and 2003 in the 3 - 5 blocks on Indiana Street that include the Cocomo and Esprit Park, and it's likely the October 10, 2004 Decompression will be in the same location.
* Happy, happy: It's one of those New Age affirmation things (oh, Dog, now my friends are gonna harass me unmercifully...), but when cowering down in one's cubicle avoiding falling flames from above, this wouldn't be the worst page to try to grab a few minutes thoughts-tranking from, even if it runs about twice as long as it should for maximum effect...
* Coming to see huge kites at
the Berkeley waterfront, or just getting together with me for
a day's kiting? People ask where to go, and the best way to see directions
to the Berkeley waterfront is to check the map.
While it's simple enough to head west on University pretty much to the
ends of the earth, with a right split at the only place where the road
has options, some people like to have a visual. And if you want your
own big kite to stop conversation right in its tracks, there're better
kites to buy, but the really big guys are made in New Zealand by Peter
Lynn, and only cost a few thou each. What, you don't have $5K for
a kite? While available via Highline
Kites, most are brought into the U.S. via Gomberg
Kites, which has some of its own good stuff listed...
DISCLAIMER: Attend listed events
at your own risk. (Not that we're expecting cannibalism, or other
unusual phenomena...)
