This week in Bay Area arts and entertainment, June 28- July 4
The series comes to a close with two special events.
First up is Brewmaster Shaun O’Sullivan from 21st Amendment Brewery, who will share the secret of his beer recipes.
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No Beer? Next, Apollo astronaut Russell Schweickart introduces the documentary film “Disaster Playground.”
Bay Area filmmaker Paul Ginocchio spent seven years on this personal documentary about four men and women healing from sexual addiction.
After the screening, stay for a Q&A with Ginocchio, a licensed marriage and family therapist; and Sylvia Perry, a former sex worker featured in the film.
Read more about the film at www. thecouragetolove.com. 12:30 p.m. New Parkway Theater, 474 24th St., Oakland. $10.
Singer-songwriter Ben Folds, who first captured attention with his platinum-selling album “Ben Folds Five,” has enjoyed a solo career and worked with artists such as Sara Bareilles and William Shatner. 7 p.m. Sunday, Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga. $25-$75.
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa. $40-$55.
The Latin jazz trombonist-arranger releases “Intercambio,” which explores the deepening cultural conversation between the U.S. and Cuba.
Joining him: percussionist Michael Spiro, bassist David Belove, percussionist Colin Douglas, pianist Murray Low and special guests, flutist Mary Fettig and violinist Mads Tolling.
Both Wallace and Spiro are on the faculty at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. 8 p.m. Tuesday.
There’s also stand-up comedy, live music and burlesque.
Hosted by female impersonator Holotta Tymes, the event will surely be dripping with the style and flair once found at the famed cabaret venue Finocchio’s, where Tymes performed until it closed in 1999.
Cocktails, food and table service available. 7 p.m. Wednesdays.
Walking Tour
Waterfront Neighborhood
Rick Evans leads a historic sightseeing tour of the waterfront neighborhood surrounding the future headquarters of the Commonwealth Club.
Tour takes place rain or shine. 2-4:30 p.m. Thursday (1:45 p.m. check-in).
The S.F. Mime Troupe opens its 56th season with “Freedomland,” concerning an ex-Black Panther, his Afghanistan war veteran grandson and their run-ins with the law that beg the question: “What happened to being innocent until proven guilty?” Stay for post-show discussion. 1:30 p.m. (music), 2 p.m. (production).
Check website for other venues and times.
Fillmore Jazz Festival
Come to discover new talents and revisit past favorites:
Miles Perkins, leader of the Mingus Amungus band; Jungle Biskit; and this year’s Jazz Artist in Residence, Kim Nally.
Actress and singer Megan Hilty and the Santa Rosa Symphony kick off the Green Music Center’s summer concert season.
Dining options are plentiful.
Have a picnic, pre-order a dinner, or check into the Dining Terrace and Prelude Restaurant.
Kids can enjoy the free play zone, which features a rock-climbing wall, bounce houses, face painting and more. 4:30 p.m. (gates open); 7:30 p.m. (concert followed by fireworks display).
Weill Hall and Lawn, Green Music Center, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. $20 (outdoor seating), $35 (indoor seating).