Music: The premier folk/roots venue in the Bay Area is Freight and Salvage in Berkeley. In September they'll have Amy Helm, Laurie Lewis, Eric Bibb, Bruce Molsky, John Hammond, Pierre Bensusan and Kathy Kallick.

Wine: If you like it, visit NOT Napa but Sonoma County. It's a lot less snooty (and expensive). Just east of Santa Rosa is the Sonoma Valley, Dry Creek to the north, and Russian River to the west. Best wines in the world.