Sundays in My City - A Golden Kimberlye Gold - August 7, 2011

I really had an indulgent Saturday!  My friend, Joanne Olivieri - aka Poetic
Shutterbug, treated me to the Picasso Exhibit at the De Young Museum in San

Francisco ( more about that in tomorrow's post ).  Afterwards, we stopped

at the Park Chalet for a late lunch and were delighted to find a four person

group playing old hits from the 60's and 70's.  We were applauding the

loudest!

Then, last night, I went to hear my friend, Kimberlye Gold, sing at a little

place about five miles from my home.  I'd never even heard of  A Grape In

The Fog - a perfect name for any place in Pacifica, which hosts a fog fest

every year!  Anyway, it's a cute little wine bar at Rockaway Beach where

I often go to eat at Nick's ( less often since my job ended, though! ). 

Kimberlye and her two musicians were terrific and I really enjoyed A Grape

In Fog.

Kimberlye has a terrific voice, whether she's singing rock and roll or one

of her own ballads, "Rope of Faith" from her CD, "Sycamore Street".  If

you'd like to hear a sampling, go to CD Baby at: 
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kimberlye.  She really brought the house down

last night with her rendition of "Bobby McGee"!

Calvin Keanoola

The other two musicians were really good as well,  I am not very musically

oriented so I'm not even sure what you call the instrument the fellow in the

foreground was playing.  Of course, even I can recognize a violin.  Calvin

Keaoola ( no denying that lovely Hawaiian name ) which sounded

wonderful.

A Grape In The Fog, owned by Beth Lemke, is a small, intimate venue, made

all that much nicer by friendly wait staff.  I especially liked Ruth who was very

knowledgeable about all the wines on the menu ( a very nice variety of domestic

and imported ).  I stayed late, just chatting with her about the cafe, its menu and

musical offerings.

The menu had a nice selection of munchies - nuts, various cheeses, prosciutto,

salami, sandwiches, gumbo on Sundays, on Wednesdays, there are several

dinner choices, and there are even wine flights, which I always enjoy for

trying out new vintages.  The desserts on display looked very yummy though

I was able to forego them after lunching at the Park Chalet this afternoon.

Some nights, there is music or comedy for entertainment or you can take a stroll

a block away and watch the mesmerizing waves of the Pacific. Afterwards,

return to A Grape in the Fog for a glass of port and dessert.  The atmosphere

is warm and welcoming.

Wine flights

To find out the entertainment or sign up for the mailing list at A Grape in the Fog,

go to http://agitf.com/.

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