Upping their game: Peninsula company Boosted Reality aims to bring together tabletop gaming and high tech
What happens when two friends share a passion for board games, experience in tech and an entrepreneurial spirit? In the case of Peninsula residents Steve Holmes and Jeremy Bennett, the result of those mutual interests is a gaming platform that combines table-top games with the tech available on most phones to provide an enhanced experience.

Arts briefs: Diana Gameros, Martha High’s Funky Divas, ‘The Gods of Comedy’ and more
This week: concerts with Latin folk musician Diana Gameros and Martha High’s Funky Divas; a tribute to the music of Willie Nelson will raise funds for LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Plus, Greek deities clash with academics in “The Gods of Comedy” at The Pear; Pocket Opera stages a classic Mozart opera in English and Stanford’s Cantor Arts Center holds story time for young families.
Your 2025 guide to SF Beer Week along the Peninsula
Let’s raise a pint to another SF Beer Week. From Feb. 21 to March 2, breweries all along the Peninsula will be offering special releases, tap takeovers, competitions, meet-and-greets, live music and more.
Review: Don’t sleep on West Bay Opera’s ‘La sonnambula’
West Bay Opera spins some vocal confections with Bellini’s sleep-walking melodrama “La sonnambula.” The opera is rarely staged, so this production offers quite an opportunity to catch it.

This new cafe specializes in organic Yemeni coffee and Adeni chai
Downtown Mountain View is getting a caffeine boost with a new Yemeni coffee and tea shop. Established in 2022 in San Francisco by Bassery Alriashi, Sana’a Cafe now has eight cafes, primarily in California, with five more coming soon.


Glassberry, Comets Near Me and Career Woman Feb. 21 at Little Green a Plant Bar
Chaotic Good Feb. 21 at The Ameswell Hotel
“Forbidden Love” Feb. 22 at Palo Alto Philharmonic
Storytime and drawing workshop with Shawn Harris March 2 at Kepler’s Books
Author Ellen Kirschman March 6 at Books Inc. Palo Alto
Live band karaoke March 8 at Sound Union
Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie March 8 presented by Kepler’s Books
Sculpture hikes and sound immersion experiences March 9-May 30 at Djerassi Resident Artists Program
Comedian Irene Tu March 13-16 at Rooster T. Feathers
Allan Harris: Poetry of Jazz March 28 at Meyhouse Palo Alto
The English Beat April 18-19 at The Guild Theatre (on sale Feb. 21)
An Evening with James Taylor and His All-Star Band May 16 at Stanford Live
David Bisbal May 18 at the San Jose Civic
Dierks Bentley June 28 at Shoreline Amphitheatre
Lake Street Dive June 29 at Frost Amphitheater
The Lumineers Aug. 5 at Chase Center, San Francisco (on sale Feb. 21)
Men I Trust Aug. 17 at Frost Amphitheater

Steins Beer Garden closing in March, making the future of Mountain View Oktoberfest uncertain
After 12 years in downtown Mountain View, Steins, a beloved beer garden that spearheaded the creation of Mountain View Oktoberfest, will pour its final brew on March 30.
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