A la Carte & Art, the lively annual street fair, takes over downtown Mountain View this weekend, May 4-5, on Castro Street. The event, a fundraiser for the Mountain View Central Business Association, includes live music, artisans and crafts, a classic car show, children's activities, food, microbrews and drinks, and the farmers market. Free admission. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call 650-964-3395 for information.
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The rapper Future headlines this year's Blackfest, a free cultural festival at Stanford University's Levin Field that features music and dance performances and clothing and food vendors. The event starts at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, and lasts about four hours.
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The annual Silicon Valley Open Studios event begins its three-weekend run this Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Peninsula and South Bay artists open up their home and group studios to show and sell their work, and to talk to the public about their creative process.
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