7 amazing Bay Area things to do this weekend, July 18-20

From great music festivals to terrific ice cream specials an awesome weekend awaits us So let s get to it shall we Related Articles Celebrate the golden age of radio at a quirky East Bay festival A Bay Area culinary rummage sale has Alice Waters items s bar tools Pedestrian and Bikeway Improvement Project nears completion in Los Gatos Saratoga Car Show still accepting entries for July event Summertime and the living is easy with these Bay Area events As dependably be sure to double check event and venue websites for any last-minute changes in medical guidelines or other details Meanwhile if you d like to have this Weekender lineup delivered to your inbox every Thursday morning for free just sign up at www mercurynews com newsletters or www eastbaytimes com newsletters SEE HEAR Barry Manilow s long good-bye The pop music legend who has given us such classics as Mandy and Copacabana and who taught us it s perfectly OK to cherish the cheesiest of cheesy songs brings his final concert tour to three Northern California venues this weekend Here s what he has to stay about his grand farewell A long-running feud between Sheriff Joe Cross played by Joaquin Phoenix left and Mayor Ted Garcia Pedro Pascal is at the center of the new film Eddington A Films WATCH A COVID Western Eddington a neo-Western that taps into much of currently s crazy socio-political landscape opens this weekend and we have various thoughts EAT It s Ice Cream Day Yes July is National Ice Cream Day And why the transcendent glory of America s favorite frosty dessert is somehow celebrated in a single day is indeed a humiliating national embarrassment But for now let us enjoy the one Ice Cream Day we have and here are places in the Bay Area to do just that MAKE SCARF Refreshing caprese deliciousness Tomato season is in full bloom which makes it a perfect time to try out this classic caprese salad The Parangal Dance Company which presents traditional dances from the Philippines will perform at the Peninsula Dance Festival July - Parangal Dance Company SEE Dances from around the globe Bay Area dance fans are in for a treat The Peninsula International Dance Festival returns this weekend with an incredible array of performers DINE Let s do brunch The Bay Area is favored with a terrific assortment of great places to enjoy a tasty brunch with friends or family Here are great ones that have opened in SEE HEAR Great shows are all over From the awesome Mosswood Meltdown to the famed Music Menlo classical music festival there is a lot to see and hear in the Bay Area this weekend