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June 11: Haight Street Fair, between Masonic Avenue and Stanyan Street. Here you can dress the kids in tie-dyed T-shirts, beads, and funny hats just like those the flower children wore in the Haight during the '60s and '70s.

June 17 and 18: North Beach Festival, Grant Avenue between Filbert and Vallejo streets, plus Green Street and Washington Square Park. For kids, this is the ultimate street fair. Activities at Washington Square Park include a puppet theater and music.

July 1 and 2: Jazz and All That Art on Fillmore, between Post and Jackson streets. Finely crafted toys such as train whistles, name puzzles, and popguns. Gourmet foods and wine are served at outdoor cafes.

July 15 and 16: Blues and Art on Polk, between Bush Street and Pacific Avenue. This fair offers less for children than the others, but blues galore. A fun way to get there is to ride a California Street cable car from downtown.

Ben Davidson

RELATED ARTICLE: Music by moonlight

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA

On Thursday nights in north Scottsdale, the hills are alive with the sound of music - not Julie-Andrews-twirling-around-in-a-dirndl music, but the kind of music that makes your feet want to get up and dance.

These sounds wafting through the desert foothills are part of the Music by Moonlight series of concerts held weekly during the scorching months, from April through September.

The series, now in its seventh season, features the best of local groups playing music ranging from reggae and world beat to jazz, blues, and big band. Dancing, as always, is encouraged.

A good part of Music by Moonlight's attraction is its festive locale, el Pedregal, a specialty shopping center on the border of Scottsdale and Carefree. Done in a Moroccan architectural motif, the two-story, adobe-style el Pedregal can hardly be mistaken for a strip mall. Home and girl shops, clothing boutiques, galleries, and restaurants encircle a palm-shaded courtyard with a koi-filled water feature. A tepeelike structure, made of carved pine poles and colorful awnings, marks the courtyard's outdoor amphitheater, where the concerts take place.

And, when it's sizzling in downtown Phoenix, cooler air and occasional breezes prevail up at el Pedregal, in the desert 1,000 feet higher than the rest of the metro area.

The concerts start at 7 and last until 9:30, but it's fun to come a bit earlier and browse the stores, most of which are open on concert nights. You can opt to have dinner in one of the restaurants or enjoy a picnic-style meal and a glass of wine or beer from one of the vendors set up on the courtyard. Freshly grilled bratwurst, veggie pizzas, and bountiful salads often highlight the offerings.

Some seating is provided, but concert goers are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs. Tickets cost $5 and are available at the door. Parking is free. Food and beverages are not permitted in the amphitheater.

El Pedregal is at 34505 N. Scottsdale Road, at the intersection of Scottsdale Road and Carefree Highway. For concert information, call el Pedregal's management offices at (602) 488-1072.