With a crafty event happening every day this weekend there's no reason to stay inside, so take your pick or hit up all three of these excellent events. The American Craft Council presents its annual exhibition & sale of contemporary crafts, the largest juried craft show in the West. More than 250 artists show unique designs in home décor, furniture, fashion, jewelry & more. American Craft Show Fort Mason Center Bldg A 8/10-12 Fri&Sat......

We could've gone with a YouTube clip of the video for Love Is A Battlefield (totally one of the best videos ever), but we went instead for the Benatards doing "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" at the Eagle Tavern -- that's right, Pat Benatar's playing a show tonight! If you can get up to the Marin County Fair in San Rafael, Ms. Benatar and her husband Neil Girardo will be performing hits like......

Who saw Pearl Jam this week? With three sold out shows at Bill Graham Civic Center, at least a few of you must have been there. We braved the packed, sweaty, drunken crowd on Sunday night to remind ourselves why we’re really no fan of large venues. It was hard to see from any vantage point on the floor if you weren’t over six feet tall, and even if you found yourself a decent sight......

Time when newspapers only meant two things to dogs – either they were laid out flat in the kitchen or rolled up in the palm of someone’s hand. Neither use was particularly attractive. But now dogs in the Bay Area have two, count ‘em, two monthly newspapers catering to their needs. The Woofer Times claims to produce 40,000 free papers per month distributed at over 650 locations in the Bay Area. Fetch the Paper is......

Ohmigod. This weekend is looking AWESOME. Not only is UPN44 broadcasting one of our favorite movies, "Airplane," with no commercial interruptions this Sunday at 2pm, but the commercial-free showing is being sponsored by The American Cash Flow Corporation! What, you haven't heard of the ACFC? Well then clearly you haven't been watching local late-night infomercials. Or maybe you're just confused, since the Better Business Bureau indicates that the Fresno-based company goes by a handfull of......