Today runs in a clean arc: the downtown farmer's market at lunch, the San Francisco Mime Troupe playing Tower Lawn for free at 6:30, and Roger Daltrey at the Mountain Winery at 7:30.
South Bay Today
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
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South Bay Today field guide for Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Today runs in a clean arc: the downtown farmer's market at lunch, the San Francisco Mime Troupe playing Tower Lawn for free at 6:30, and Roger Daltrey at the Mountain Winery at 7:30. If you're free earlier, Stanford's educational farm takes volunteers in the morning.
Tonight's pick
Roger Daltrey with Amy Helm
7:30 PM · The Mountain Winery · Saratoga
The Who's Roger Daltrey is the biggest name on any South Bay stage tonight, with Amy Helm opening the show. Build the evening around this one.
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Also on the calendar
Five of the six are free, running from a morning on a Stanford farm to a late stand-up set at the Improv. Open the full calendar →
9:00 AM · O'Donohue Educational Farm · Palo Alto · Free
Help weed, plant, and tend crops at the O'Donohue Educational Farm as a weekday volunteer.
1:00 PM · San Jose · Free
Browse fresh produce, packaged goods, and hot meals from local food producers downtown.
2:30 PM · Almaden Library · San Jose · Free
Learn to use voice commands for news, weather, and reminders in this hands-on workshop for seniors 55 and up.
5:30 PM · Village Square Library · San Jose · Free
Walk in and learn Bollywood dance moves in this volunteer-led fitness class.
6:30 PM · Tower Lawn · San Jose · Free
Watch the San Francisco Mime Troupe perform Wreckage, a musical tragicomedy of robots, frogs, and collapse.
8:00 PM · San Jose Improv · San Jose
Catch Julian Gonzalez's stand-up set at San Jose Improv's evening show.
Local chatter
San Jose is in a food-nostalgia mood, and there's one act-fast item: free groceries in Cambrian Park this afternoon.
A free groceries giveaway event is happening at Cambrian Park SDA Church.
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Locals reminisce about why San Jose's classic bakeries like Dick's and Aki's closed over the years.
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A beloved Japanese curry restaurant, Curry Life, has closed and fans wonder why.
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Someone asks for good date night spots in San Jose that work with an 8-month-old baby.
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