The Do List's Weekly Picks
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Sun, July 5 - Fillmore Jazz Festival
The West Coast's largest free jazz festival celebrates the Fillmor's rich musical history with three stages and over 20 acts including 'the Queen of Classic Jazz' Lavay Smith.
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Sun, July 5 - SF Opera Summer Seduction
The summer season runs June 2 through July 5 and features such works as Tosca, Porgy and Bess and La Traviata. Also, there's free opera at the ballpark on Friday, June 5.
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Sun, July 5 - At Home at the Zoo
From American master Edward Albee comes a new spellbinder that's a meticulously calibrated and brutal look at the lives of three New Yorkers. Show runs June 5 through July 5, check the ACT web site for dates, tickets, and times.
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Sun, July 5 - Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
See the 3,000-year-old 'boy king' Tutankhamun along with over 100 artifacts from his tomb and ancient Egypt in this traveling exhibit.
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Sun, July 5 - Marin County Fair
Along with standard rides and fair attractions check out natural wonders around the world in 3-D, the 39th Annual International Short Film and Video Festival, and a performance by Los Lobos.
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Sun, July 5 - Alameda County Fair
Who needs Bay Meadows when you have the All-Alaskan Pig Races and Kids Pedal Tractor Pulls?
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Sun, July 5 - Spamalot
An adaptation of the wildly hilarious film Monty Python and the Holy Grail -- this has been a smash hit on Broadway and across the world.
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David Wiegand is executive Datebook editor at the SF Chronicle. He's a man about town and has spent over 15 years covering our entertainment scene, from the symphony halls to the dive bars.
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