A baby food swap, the Hillwide garage gala, and other ways to while away your weekend.
Organic Homemade Baby Food Swap
Karen Solomon, author of Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It, hosts a swap-meet for parent-cooks. Anyone who brings an organic mash in 10 half-pint containers can swap with other cooks.
When: Fri., 8/13, 11am-noon; All ages; $5.
Where: 18 Reasons, 593 Guerrero Street (at 18th Street), San Francisco; info@18reasons.org.
Build and Grow Clinics
At these weekly Saturday learning sessions, kids make free wooden toys like ant farms. And you can buy light bulbs and a new faucet.
When: Each Saturday, including 8/14, 10am; Age 3+; Free.
Where: Lowe’s Home Improvement, 720 Dubuque Avenue (at E. Grand Avenue), South San Francisco; lowesbuildandgrow.com.
Nihonmachi Street Fair
Live music, cultural demonstrations, arts and crafts booths, and the incredible thunderous roar of the taiko drummers.
When: Sat.-Sun., 8/14-15; 11am-6pm; All ages; Free.
Where: Japantown, Post Street (between Laguna and Fillmore Streets), San Francisco, nihonmachistreetfair.org.
Bernal Hillwide Garage Sale
Just in time for back-to-school shopping, this giant garage sale is traditionally a great source of clothes and gear for families.
When: Sat., 8/15, 8am-4pm (but open times vary by location); All ages; Free.
Where: The streets surrounding the Bernal Heights Playground and Recreation Center, 500 Moultrie Street (at Jarboe Avenue), San Francisco; 415-695-5007.


