Picks of the Week:

Hear down-home roots by virtuosos
Eric and Suzy
Join the fun with flatpicking, fiddling, accordion-playing and blues-singing Bay Area duo Eric and Suzy Thompson for an evening of great American traditional music — Cajun dance, bluegrass, country blues — plus Puerto Rican Paso Dobles. Hear Eric on cuatro, guitar and mandolin, with Suzy — singer, accordionist and award-winning fiddler. The music starts at 8 p.m. Feb. 25= at Schoenberg Guitars, 106 Main St., Tiburon. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Advance purchase recommended: seating is limited. Info: 789-0846 or www.om28.com.

See seafaring films
at the Aquarium
Sail the world at An Evening of Sailing Films, a special showcase of footage from independent domestic and foreign films — documentary, animated and feature-length — about the travails and triumphs of sailing. This evening is the first of a new exploratory film and lecture series. Sails go up at 6 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Bay Theater, Aquarium of the Bay, Pier 39, Beach Street at Embarcadero, San Francisco. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and students, and $10 for ages 10 and younger. Info: 623-5300 or aquariumofthebay.org.

Explore indigenous works at Art of
the Americas show
Don't miss the 28th annual Marin Show: Art of the Americas show — a showcase of Pre-Columbian, Spanish Colonial, Latin American and Native American works — including exhibits and an expert lecture series. Attend the opening night preview, a benefit for Homeward Bound, with hors d'oeuvres by Sol Food, 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Feb. 24; tickets are $25. See the show 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 25 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Marin Civic Center Exhibit Hall, 10 Avenue of the Flags and the Embassy Suites ballroom, 101 McInnis Parkway, San Rafael; tickets are $15. Info: 310-822-9145 or marinshow.com.