PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM 15 AUGUST 2024 + 31 DAYS + UP, UP & AWAY! + OUR 73RD ISSUE {quickpunch} Start Up + Celebrate Spiderman Day with your favorite five-year-olds on August 1. + Join NFL fanatics for the 49ers’ first preseason game on August 10. + Don’t miss the last days of the summer Olympics through August 11. + Look in the sky for the Sturgeon Moon, named for the fish, on August 19. Venture Out + HANG LOOSE with your favorite four-legged dudes at the World Dog Surfing Championships in Pacifica on August 3. surfdogchampionships.com + SING ALONG with the original Jersey Boys, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, at the Mountain Winery on August 3. mountainwinery.com + SHAKE OUT your picnic blanket at Redwood City’s Red Morton Park and enjoy a free performance of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, weekends, August 10-25. sfshakes.org The month of August is a time to relax and indulge in a bit of reflection and contemplation. Summer may still be in full swing, but there is that tingling feeling that our vacation days are numbered and the next season is nearly here. Stay in the present and don’t put away the shorts and flip-flops just yet. Our warm August days glide seamlessly into glorious September weather, letting us continue doing all of our favorite summery things. So relish the hot days, jump in some water and spread out the picnic blankets. Don’t forget to pass the potato salad. “Breathe the sweetness that hovers in August.” —DENISE LEVERTOV welcome back
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