My events worth the bleacher seat
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My events worth the bleacher seat

Renata OduyaRenata Oduya · 0 likes
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My events worth the bleacher seat

Renata Oduya
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I produce events for a living, so going to someone else's means I spend half the night counting their load-in crew and judging sightlines — but I go anyway. These are the ones I circle on the calendar from the bench above Cortland, wine in a thermos, judging everyone's cue-to-cue timing. Bay to Breakers I run for the chaos, not the wit.

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My events worth the bleacher seat — 4 items
NameTickAddressCityDateMy take
1Chinese New Year Parade2nd St & Market StSan FranciscoNight parade, lit floats, a dragon longer than my last load-out schedule — the lighting designer in me weeps happy tears.
2SF Ballet The Nutcracker301 Van Ness AveSan FranciscoSnow machine budget alone could fund one of my festivals for a weekend — worth it every single year.
3Let's Glow SFHarry Bridges Plaza, EmbarcaderoSan FranciscoFree, ten nights, eight buildings lit up — the kind of production math I respect, zero ticket scanners required.
4Great Dickens Christmas Fair2600 Geneva AveDaly CityFive weekends of Victorian cosplay at the Cow Palace — the costume department alone deserves a standing ovation.