8 hotel pools for staycation season

The proliferation of back-to-school ads and whispers of pumpkin spice lattes returning to coffee shop menus can mean only one thing — fall is fast approaching. But Mother Nature has a mind of her own, and while it may technically be late summer, we can get warm weather anytime between now and October.

If a Silicon Valley staycation is in the forecast, consider booking a day pass for hotel pool access. Lounge poolside, take a dip and peruse the food and drink offerings without having to book an overnight stay. Edwina Dueñas wrote the guide to eight local hotel pools for staycation season.

Julia Brown
Six Fifty Editor
editor@thesixfifty.com

8 hotel pools for Silicon Valley staycations

Looking for a poolside getaway, no overnight stay required? Hotels across the Peninsula open their pools to day guests, offering everything from casual swims to lively cabana setups with food and drink service.

‘Connected Worlds’ traces six decades of Palo Alto’s international friendships through art

Exhibit features art and artifacts from cultural exchanges with 10 sister cities. It runs through Aug. 22 at the Pacific Art League.

This Peninsula recipe blogger is bringing Japanese craftsmanship to households with their online shop

Fifteen years ago, a Midpeninsula couple launched a blog that’s turned into the largest English language Japanese recipe website in the world. Now they’re selling hard-to-find housewares straight from Japan.

No one was able to identify where last week’s photo was taken (it’s Chelokababi in Sunnyvale!).

The first person to reply to this email with the correct place where the below photo was taken will win a gift card from The Six Fifty and a shoutout in our next newsletter!

Support Foster City families impacted by the Aug. 2 condo complex fire by visiting gofundme.com/f/support-foster-city-families-after-fire.

The Big Summer Paw-ty: Aug. 7 Springline Menlo Park hosts a free party for pups and their people, featuring a DJ, refreshments for purchase, vendors selling pet supplies and an off-leash dog park.

Luminescence Painting with Elba Raquel & MACLA: Aug. 10 Explore the art of light and depth in a free luminescence painting workshop at the Huddle. Led by MACLA artist Elba Raquel, the session will teach participants 11 and older to use dark-value contrast to create luminous effects.

Summer Days Foster City: Aug 14-16 Enjoy a weekend of carnival rides, live music, a classic car show, local food and drinks, craft vendors and family-friendly activities. The festival celebrates Foster City’s birthday and includes a new Rubber Ducky Scavenger Hunt.

Battle of the Books State Street Market: Aug. 15 Linden Tree Books will host a free book trivia competition for readers ages 8-14 at State Street Market in Los Altos. Participants should read five books in their age category before competing in a free trivia challenge featuring pizza and prizes.

San Francisco Mime Troupe: Aug. 12 The long-running theater collective San Francisco Mime Troupe returns for an outdoor show in Palo Alto, presenting this summer’s original “WRECKAGE: A Musical Tragicomedy.”

Coyote Point SummerFest: Aug. 15 Celebrate summer at Coyote Point Recreation Area with giant kites, live dance and drumming performances, train rides, crafts, face painting, community booths and food trucks.

Vaquero Days: Aug. 15-16 This weekend tribute to Half Moon Bay’s equestrian culture includes a trail ride with 100 horses from Johnston House to downtown on Saturday, followed by a party on Sunday with dancing, live music, wine tasting, food and kids’ crafts.

West Coast Asian Foodie Festival: Aug. 15-16 Find a huge array of Asian foods, cultural performances, a family-fun zone and an expo-only tasting zone.

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Three-Dimensional Felting with Maya Djiji and SCRAP SF: Aug. 21 Fiber artist Maya Djiji will host a free workshop on the meditative art of needle felting, in which participants 12 and older will practice three-dimensional shaping, clothing mending and sculpture-making.

Seeds of the Sixties: San Mateo and the Echoes of Change: Aug. 25 Eric Dentler leads a musical multimedia presentation about San Mateo’s role in the 1960s countercultural movement.

Family Yoga Class with Mini Yoga Club: Aug. 29 Mini Yoga Club will lead a free family yoga class at the Google Visitor Experience for children ages 2-7 and their family members. No experience is needed, but families should bring yoga mats and arrive early, as space is available on a first come, first served basis.

NCEFT’s Polo Charity Classic: Aug. 29 National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy (NCEFT) holds its second annual charity event, featuring polo matches, auctions and more. RSVP by Aug. 15.

Waves & Watts: Aug. 29 Head to the beach for climate-themed carnival games, tips for creating healthier homes, a plastic-free pop-up shop and a beach cleanup.

PV Palooza: Aug. 29 Portola Valley’s free all-day music festival returns, featuring musicians local to Portola Valley, Woodside, La Honda or Skylonda.

Big Bad Barn Dance: Aug. 30 The Friends of Huddart and Wunderlich Parks will host a night of line dancing, barbecue, refreshments and a live auction at the Big Bad Barn Dance.

Jam session: How to make the most of seasonal produce through food preservation
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