Fun and entertainment Côte Ouest Etats-Unis

A must for those seeking the best views in town. The decor of this bar on the top floor of the Marriott in SoMa is absolutely magnificent. Its interior architecture and windows alone are a work of art. You can climb in just for the pleasure of admiring the view. Reservations are recommended for dining. Grilled fish, barbecued pork and prawn tacos are served at reasonable prices. But you can also stop here to sip a cocktail while enjoying the view.

In front of the BART station, a brick building where you can come for a drink or a very good pizza or a big salad while listening to a live band. The program extends all week long, and is rather jazz oriented. Its main asset? The beer garden style outdoor patio, heated in winter and sunny in summer. The best place to remake the world while sipping your glass. On the menu: delicious craft beers, alternative drinks and good bottles of wine.

At the foot of the Columbus Tower and beneath the official offices of Francis Ford Coppola's film studio, we love the relaxing, timeless and undeniably Italian atmosphere of this establishment. The menu is simple but authentic: Neapolitan pizza, linguine alle vongole or chilaquiles (delicious for breakfast). The wine list is almost exclusively Californian, with of course the Godfather's Californian vintages. If you're lucky, you might even bump into the great Coppola at the table - I hear this is his cantine!

Built in 1998, the Crypto.com Arena - formerly the Staples Center - is a huge complex that cost some $375 million to build. Originally, the arena was only dedicated to the famous Lakers and Clippers basketball teams and was also the home of the Kings field hockey rink. But its capacity of 20,000 people has also positioned it as an essential venue for hosting huge American-style concerts and shows; for example, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber have already performed here.

Cirque du Soleil pays tribute to the King of Pop with a show that follows THE IMMORTAL World Tour. With 63 dancers and stuntmen and choreographies combining urban dance and hip hop, Michael Jackson ONE is one of Cirque du Soleil's latest blockbusters in Las Vegas. A great moment, about 90 minutes, to rediscover the genius of the King of the Pop... A goodie store is located outside the Michael Jackson ONE Theater.

TIX4VEGAS was particularly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic: six of its nine outlets had to close. This one, located outside the Showcase Mall, is one of the three survivors. Nevertheless, the efficiency of this box office has not been impacted by the crisis: it still offers the best prices for the many shows in Las Vegas, from Cirque du Soleil productions to the variety of shows characteristic of the city. Note that it is possible to find tickets for the same evening. Special mention to the very warm welcome.

In January 2013, San Francisco opened this center dedicated to jazz performance and education. The structure, a $60 million architectural project, was designed by Mark Cavagnero and houses a 700-seat auditorium, three rehearsal rooms, a digital music lab and a restaurant. The SFJAZZ season, in addition to the jazz festival and summer sessions, includes more than 400 performances a year in the San Francisco Bay Area. The concerts have gained international recognition, so it's best to book your tickets in advance.

One of the best bar-restaurants in the heart of downtown. Specializing in original and delicious cocktails, the bar offers live music five nights a week, information regularly updated on the site about this. To test: theirOld School Bloody Mary. Excellent welcome and relaxed atmosphere in an intimate setting reminiscent of speakeasy style bars! Indeed, the place and the menu would be a reminiscence of the 20's. An address to remember to start your festive evenings in Sacramento.

Founded in 1964 by Mario Maglieri, Elmer Valentine and Phil Tanzini, this is a legendary venue where legendary bands from the Doors to the Kings, The New York Dolls and Led Zeppelin have performed. Guitars here are usually used to play hard rock. Although Whiskey A Go Go - purposely spelled without an "e", as 1960s Los Angeles laws forbade clubs to be named after liquor - is clearly living off its heritage, the independent bands that still perform on stage are worth a visit.

On Hayes Valley's bustling square, you'll find this little wooden shack that offers a wide selection of cold-pressed juices (often from vegetables), and is a must for locals. After a jog or for an energizing and sunny break, succumb to the delicious green elixirs, cleverly dosed and packed with vitamins. Ginger, turmeric or even celery juices are yours! Last but not least: in addition to being good, these juices are excellent for your health. They are even particularly recommended for people with a fragile liver.

This is probably one of the most impressive shows in Las Vegas, and the one most locals recommend. This is the show that made Cirque du Soleil's reputation in Sin City. The circular letter is used as a diminutive for "water", the theme on which the entire show is based. Swimmers, divers and dancers follow one another in a 2.5-hour aquatic ballet on a stage that turns into a swimming pool. It's a good introduction to the shows put on by this internationally renowned Quebec company, and one that rarely leaves you disappointed.

This permanent show by the hilarious Cirque du Soleil has been produced at the Mirage since 2006. Love had the good idea of not proposing a retrospective, but rather an experiment on the Beatles. Each of the Liverpool band's cult songs is illustrated by acrobatic scenes on a 360° stage, where an air of surreal poetry hovers. A multi-sensory journey that is psychedelic, captivating, immersive and technological. Spectacular, as always! At the helm: director Dominic Champagne.

Three blue-skinned, black-clad percussionists engage in strange experiments on stage: playing tom-tom while spraying themselves with acrylic, gobbling up as many marshmallows as possible without choking, developing a musical tune while crunching cereal, making a canvas by spitting paint... The show is punctuated by long drum riffs on piping systems. This show is perfect for a family outing. To enjoy the show and have the best view, it is advisable to take seats in rows A and B.

In the movie Coyote Girls, sexy barmaids dance on the bar, taking gentlemen's heads between their legs and sticking a bottle of booze in their mouths. The Coyote Ugly tries its hand at this game! Also worth noting is the decor, with dozens of bras hanging from the ceiling - beware of a stiff neck! Like most Las Vegas clubs, the Coyote Ugly offers numerous theme nights throughout the year, including a Halloween costume contest. The club can accommodate up to 350 guests.

The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1911 and resident since 1980 at Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of the city, has a worldwide reputation. The programming is very varied and the acoustics are perfect. The orchestra's awards and honors include an Emmy Award and 15 Grammy Awards over the past 26 years. After 25 years of conducting the orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas stepped down as conductor in 2020 to take over from Esa-Pekka Salonen of Finland.

Audium is the place where sound, space and deep immersive experience meet. This "theater of sound" proposes to intensely explore music and the spatial dimension of sound, thanks to a multi diffusion installation. Today, Audium has become a true center for spatial art, which has set itself the goal of amplifying perceptual awareness of the space and sounds that surround our society. It is a canvas for artists, playing with technological and creative boundaries. The pieces proposed are however of uneven quality.

It is a real institution in San Francisco and one of the favorite bars of the locals. The specialty of the Buena Vista is theIrish coffee, invented here in 1952 by the bar's owner Jack Koeppler and Stanton Delaplane, a journalist from the San Francisco Chronicle. A mixture of hot coffee, whiskey and cream, the recipe has never changed, but has spread all over the world. And the waiters of the Buena Vista Café have served, according to the house accounts, more than 30 million Irish Coffee. To be tasted in its original version!

This is the historic North Beach bar, located next to Lawrence Ferlinghetti's legendary City Lights Bookstore. Founded in 1948, it was frequented by a number of Beat Generation celebrities including Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Neal Cassady, as well as Bob Dylan and Francis Ford Coppola. Cosy decor with walls lined with paintings, posters and photos. Perfect to immerse yourself in the bohemian atmosphere of the early 60s. To complete the picture, the pedestrian alley shared with City Lights is called Jack Kerouac Alley.