Karla Kane

From Magic Mountain to the redwood-shrouded Huddart Park, visit these premier places to play.

Meet Quilt, the new Redwood City startup aiming to make the process of ditching gas furnaces and adding ductless electric heat pumps to your home a lot, if you'll pardon the pun, cooler. It does that, Lambert said, by handling everything from installation to rebates, using cutting-edge tech to improve comfort and efficiency, giving prices upfront, and making units that are more stylish than what customers may be used to. 

Since 2019, Feast and Floral has provided elegant and colorful cheese and charcuterie boards, grazing tables, snack boxes, floral arrangements and other festive goodies to the Bay Area. On Oct. 1, the company will open its new space in Redwood City's Marsh Manor Shopping Center, which houses not only its catering business but also a wine bar and gourmet marketplace selling goods by small California brands. 

Interior designer Suzanne Tucker is the co-founder of San Francisco firm Tucker & Marks. While her work can be found throughout the Bay Area, including inside homes along the Midpeninsula, Tucker's influence in the design world extends well beyond the region. 

This week, catch concerts with saxophonist Stephanie Chou, Grammy-winning jazz violinist Mads Tolling and a "Meeting of Acoustic Women;" enjoy a classic musical with "Fiddler on the Roof" at Palo Alto Players; celebrate Diwali in Menlo Park; visit artists in their studios in Palo Alto and mark Gallery House's grand re-opening in Menlo Park.

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Picks for this weekend include influencer and writer Jyoti Chand (AKA Mamajotes) at Books Inc. Mountain View, Annabella's Bow Wow Wow performing at The Guild, a workshop and concert with songwriter and singer James House, Coast Live Music's latest chamber performance and an environmental film festival.

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