Good Weekend for December 26-28

Holiday happenings

Oy to the world: It’s a Christmas tradition in San Francisco: “Kung Pao Kosher Comedy: Jewish comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant”. This year, the always hilarious lineup includes the legendary David Brenner, above, who is making his first appearances in The City in more than 15 years. Performances began on Wednesday and will end on Saturday. [6 and 9:30 p.m., New Asia Restaurant, 772 Pacific Ave., S.F.; www.koshercomedy.com]

Take a hike

Wave to the waves: Winter brings the strongest ocean swells of the year, and there’s no place more famed for big, gnarly surf than Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay, home to the annual Mavericks competition, abvoe. But you don’t have to wait for the event to enjoy this prime ocean-side landscape. Just beyond sight of the legendary Mavericks break, the bluffs north of Pillar Point offer one of the nicest ocean-watching walks on the coast. A popular trail is 150 feet above the ocean alongside rugged cliffs that descend to a protected beach, the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve. Walking along the continent’s crust, you’ll have unobstructed views of Half Moon Bay to the south and Point Montara to the north. The trail ends after about a mile, but you can continue a bit farther through a residential neighborhood to the historic Moss Beach Distillery; enjoy a hot toddy, then head back the way you came.

Park at the dirt parking lot at the foot of the radar station at Pillar Point Harbor. Walk up the road, past the Stop Do Not Enter sign. The trail to the bluffs is just past the stop sign on the right.

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A great bike ride

Start: John Muir Drive at south end of Lake Merced
Route: Follow the lakeside path clockwise (lake at your right), all the way around the lake to Font; left on Font; left on Holloway; left on Corona: right on Urbano; around Urbano oval at least once; right on Moncada; left on Cerritos; join Winston as you cross Junipero Serra: follow Winston into Stonestown and across to Lake Merced Blvd; left on Lake Merced Blvd to south end of lake
Bike Network: 90%
Complete for bikes: 75%
Stop and check out: giant sundial at west end of Urbano (formerly Ingleside Race Track)
Time: 1 hour, making big circles

- San Francisco Bicycle Coalition; sfbike.org

A great city walk

Palace Hotel: Tour this magnificently restored 1909 Beaux Arts hotel to relive turn-of-the-century San Francisco. Offered every Tuesday and Saturday at 10 a.m.; and every Thursday at 2 p.m. Meet on the left side of the main lobby at 2 New Montgomery Street.
 
San Francisco City Guides, a 30-year-old nonprofit organization conducting free walking tours spotlighting San Francisco history, architecture, legends and lore, is a program of the San Francisco Public Library. Tours offered seven days a week year round. Visit our Web site at www.sfcityguides.org or call (415) 557-4266 for more information.

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market top picks

Christmas Cake
Rose petal sugar
Fennel
Oranges
Black Spanish radishes
Cherimoya, above 
Potatoes
Lamb crown roast
Apple pie
Dungeness crab

Friday

Grand dame: Dame Edna is “Live and Intimate, in Her First Last Tour.” The TV diva, the creation of Australian comedian Barry Humphreys, appears at the Post Street Theatre through Jan. 4. [8 p.m., 450 Post St.]

‘Funkatroic’ band: Particle, an instrumental quartet whose sound combines electronica, funk, and rock elements, performs at the Great American Music Hall. [9 p.m., 859 O’Farrell St.]

Catie Chase and The Getaways: Play coastal rock at Half Moon Bay Brewing Company. [7 to 10 p.m., 390 Capistrano, Princeton-by-the-Sea]

Finding Stella plus Brigitte DeMeyer: Playing classic rock and pop spins of the 70’s and 80’s and showcasing songs from their new album at Little Fox. [8 p.m., 2209 Broadway, Redwood City; $14]

Saturday

Hip-hop duo: Blackalicious, featuring Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel, performs at the Fillmore. [9 p.m., the Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd.]

Drum master: Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste, a master drummer, rhythm innovator, percussionist, and New Orleans legend, performs in S.F. [9 p.m., Cafe du Nord, 2170 Market St.]

Stand-up notable: Comedian Bobby Slayton, named one of the 100 greatest stand-up acts of all time by Comedy Central, performs at the Punch Line. [8 and 10 p.m., 444 Battery St.]

Laugh supper: Comedy Noir presents a “celebrity roast” of Jesus Christ. Will Durst (as Judas), Will Franken (Muhammad), and Colin Mahan (Mel Gibson), among others, take part. [8 and 10 p.m., Stage Werx, 533 Sutter St.]

Help wanted: National-parks conservancy seeks volunteers to help enhance native-plant habitats and create wildlife corridors in the Presidio. [8:50 a.m.; Crissy Field Center, 603 Mason St., in the Presidio; (415) 561-3034, ext. 3445]

Eco-pedaling: Ecological history is the focus of a four-hour bike tour through S.F.’s lost sand dunes, ponds, creeks, and coastline. The event benefits Shaping San Francisco. [Noon; R.S.V.P./info: (415) 608-9035]

Urban wildlife: “Wild in the City” continues at the family-geared Randall Museum. The exhibit focuses on the animals that share our urban environs. [10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 199 Museum Way]

Dog Show and Obedience Trials: Free admission. [7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today through Tuesday, Dec. 30; Fiesta and Sequoia Halls, San Mateo County Event Center, 2495 S. Delaware St., San Mateo]

Mountain View Storytime: [11 a.m., Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View]

Zebop plus Los Cochinos: With special guests Michael Carabello, Leo Rosales and Gabe Manzo performing Latin Rock at Little Fox. [8 p.m., 2209 Broadway, Redwood City; $14]

Joyce Grant: Plays R&B and jazz at Sam’s Chowder House. [7 to 10 p.m., 4210 N. Cabrillo Hwy., Half Moon Bay]

Sunday

Jazz piano: Eddie Palmieri, one of the top Latin-jazz pianists of the last half of the 20th century, performs at Yoshi’s. Added attraction: an open dance floor. [2 and 7 p.m., Yoshi’s, 1330 Fillmore St.]

Model trains: “The Golden Gate Express” continues at the Conservatory of Flowers. Model trains zip through a miniature San Francisco in this garden railway exhibit. [9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Golden Gate Park]

Do-re-mi: “Sing-a-Long Sound of Music,” the interactive version of the 1965 movie musical is back. Goody bags and a costume contest enhance the experience. [1 and 7 p.m., Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St.]

Last candle: The Bill Graham Menorah gets lit for the final time this year on this last night of Hanukkah. [7 p.m., Union Square, Post and Powell streets]

‘GGNRA Big Year’: A naturalist leads an endangered-species sea watch. Possible sightings: marbled murrelets, humpback whales, brown pelicans. [8 a.m. to noon; Louis’ Restaurant, 902 Point Lobos Ave.; R.S.V.P.: mbzlat@yahoo.com]

Plant life: The S.F. Botanical Garden features more than 7,500 types of plants. Special attractions include December’s featured plant — cycads — and “Vanishing Orchids,” an art show. [10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Golden Gate Park]

Linda Mar Beach: Help pull non-native, invasive plants at Linda Mar Beach. [meet in the Community Center parking lot at 540 Crespi Drive at 10 a.m.]

House of Floyd: Performing a full production tribute to Pink Floyd at Little Fox. [7 p.m., 2209 Broadway, Redwood City; $17]

Kenny Blue Ray: Plays Soulful Blues at Half Moon Bay Brewing Company. [4 to 8 p.m., 390 Capistrano, Princeton-by-the-Sea]

“Long Story Short”: Closing of the brand new musical about a rollercoaster romance between a young couple, one Asian-American and one Jewish; preview today through Friday. [2 and 7 p.m. today, TheatreWorks, Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto; $27-$65]