Events in the Community

Updated 2:44 PM PST, Wed, Nov 18, 2009

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Charles Chocolate Factory Tour

- 6529 Hollis St., Emeryville, CA
- Every Wednesday and Saturday; 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
- 510.652.4412
- FREE

Art at the Monterey Conference Center

Sept. 25 - Jan. 4, 2010; Mon-Fri, 8 AM-4:30 PM
Monterey Conference Center (Alvarado Gallery)
One Portola Plaza
Monterey, CA 93940

Contact: Chalet Catlin, 831.242.8743

Featuring: Bonny Lhotka (3D images, animation); Jim Edkins (Geographic oil paintings); Don DeNevi(watercolors)

Ohlone College Presents 'Rabbit Hole', The Pulitzer Prize Winning Broadway Play

November 6-7, 12-14, 19-21 at 8 PM

NOTE:
November 5 (Preview) and November 13 performances are ASL interpreted.

Location: Ohlone College Smith Center

43600 Mission Boulevard

Fremont, CA 94539

Tickets: $10-$15

A child's tragic death, a cold marriage bed, quantum immortality and a girl fight at Whole Foods? These disparate elements come together with a big splash of black comedy in Rabbit Hole, the fall theatre production at Ohlone College.

For more information, please call 510-659-6031, or click here

Dinning By Design 2009

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Time: (Wed) 6pm - 10pm

(Thur) 6:30pm - 11pm

An over-the-top celebration of all things tabletop! DINING BY DESIGN brings together established talent, budding artists, and celebrated individuals to create three-dimensional dining installations that awe, inspire, and delight.

For more information, and to buy tickets, please click here

County Organizations Join Together to Fight Elder Financial Abuse

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Time: 8:30am-2pm

Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel

45 John Glenn Dr
Concord, CA 94520

Eleven Contra Costa County organizations join in educating senior adults about financial abuse. Elder Financial Protection Network (EFPN) in partnership with Communities Against Senior Exploitation (CA$E) will present this one-day event for senior adults. The event will be free of charge for attendees and will include lunch. Join NBC Bay Area's Diane Dwyer as Fighting Back! covers a variety of issues related to financial abuse presented by experts in the fields of law enforcement, social services, health care, and legal services. Topics covered include an overview of elder financial abuse, identifying frauds and scams, consumer protection and how to fight back and local resources available and whom to call. Space for the event is limited, so please RSVP on or before November 13, 2009.

For more information, please call 415-956-5556, or email cococase@gmail.com. You can also register online by clicking here.

Downtown San Jose Ice Rink

Open to Public on Friday, November 20, 2009

Hours: Mon-Thu: 5 PM - 10 PM

Friday: 5 PM - Midnight

Saturday: Noon - Midnight

Sunday: Noon - 10 PM

Downtown Ice is located in a spectacular setting -- the Circle of Palms between the Fairmont Hotel and San Jose Museum of Art. The South Bay’s largest seasonal outdoor skating rink, produced by the San Jose Downtown Association, is directly across Market Street from Plaza de Cesar Chavez. Our goal is to take care of all customers and make this ice rink the best skating experience in the west.

For more information, please click here

Light Up the Row, Santana Row's Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Time: 7:30 PM – 8 PM

Location: Santana Row

3055 OLIN AVENUE SUITE 2100

San Jose, CA 95128

It will be a very festive Christmas at Santana Row this year, with one of the stars of the hit musical Wicked and the one and only Grinch making special appearances at Santana Row's 8th Annual Light Up the Row, taking place Tuesday, November 17, 2009 in Park Valencia on Olin Avenue. NBC Bay Area's Mike Inouye and Jessica Aguirre will host the event, which kicks off the holiday season and has become a favorite family tradition in the South Bay.

For more information, please click here

Four Seasons Winter Concert

Friday, November 20, 2009

Time: 7:30pm-10:30pm

Location: San Jose McEnery Convention Center

408 Almaden Blvd
San Jose, CA 95110

Innovative and aspiring Castillero Middle School students will present the "Four Seasons Winter Concert" to the community. This is an incredible opportunity for the students of Castillero to share their music and dedication to the arts with the community. San Jose has much to offer the world of art and music and we are excited for the collaboration that this event allows. This event also allows the students to have an incredible experience. They get to share the stage with professional musicians from the Bay Area and get to perform for an audience that is enthusiastic about the presence of art and culture.

For tickets, please click here

San Francisco Shakespeare Festival Presents Hamlet

Saturday, November 21, 2009
Time: 2pm
Location: San Francisco Public Library - Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Branch
451 Jersey Street
San Francisco, CA

The San Francisco Shakespeare Festival presents a ghostly tale of a prince whose royal family is disrupted by political events, considered to be one of Shakespeare's finest commentaries on morality and the human condition. This one hour version of Hamlet is a great introduction to Shakespeare's work. A question and answer session with the actors will follow the production.

For more information, please click here

Physics of Toys: A Knack for Snacks

Saturday, November 21, 2009
Time: 11am-3pm
Location: Exploratorium
3601 Lyon Street
San Francisco, CA

Hungry for a scientific snack? Want to play around with physics? In celebration of the Exploratorium's 40th birthday, the Physics of Toys team serves up delectable "snacks," or hands-on activities, that let participants build miniature museum exhibits. Using everyday materials, these snacks for your mind reveal the scientific wonders underlying our exhibits. Children and adults investigate the science of everyday things. Take home what you make.

For more information, please click here

20,000 Volts Under the Sea

Saturday, November 21, 2009
Time: 11am
Location: Bay Area Discovery Museum
557 McReynolds Road
Sausalito, CA

Meet Brian, Clif and Todd, a band of rock 'n roll adventurers! Our heroes just booked an undersea gig at The Neptune Theater in Atlantis City but they don't know where it is. After heading off in their submarine, they meet (and play) many musical sea creatures. Come be part of the adventure and help the band reach their destination.

For more information, please click here

Murder Mystery Dinner Theater

Saturday, November 21, 2009
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Napa Valley Wine Train
1275 McKinstry Street
Napa, CA

This dinner theater features an interactive four-act drama served along with a delightful four-course gourmet meal on the lavishly restored, antique rail cars. Dress the part, form a team and come and try and solve the historic mystery while traveling, Agatha Christie-style, through the nighttime vineyards of Napa Valley.

For more information, please click here

Feathered Friends

Saturday, November 21, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Location: Monterey Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery Row
Monterey, CA 93940

This special event gives visitors the opportunity to learn about how aviculturists train and care for the aquarium's feathered friends.

For more information, please click here

Pier 39 Tree Lighting Ceremoy

Sunday, November 22, 2009
Time: 1PM–6PM
Location: Pier 39
San Francisco, CA

PIER 39’s Tree Lighting Celebration will feature Bay Area groups performing seasonal favorites. PIER 39's majestic tree, adorned with glistening ornaments, bows and twinkling lights will be lit at 5:30 pm in the Entrance Plaza. Sponsored by: Coca-Cola, Crystal Geyser ALPINE SPRING WATER, The San Francisco Examiner, and Telemundo.

For more information, please click here

Sparky's Birthday

Sunday, November 22, 2009
Time: 1-3pm
Location: Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane
Santa Rosa, CA

Celebrate Charles Schulz's birthday with free admission and ice cream cake from Cold Stone Creamery of Sonoma County.

For more information, please click here

10th Annual San Francisco World Music Festival

Sunday, November 22, 2009
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California Street
San Francisco, CA

Door Dog Music Productions presents the Tenth Annual San Francisco World Music Festival, which will bring musicians from many backgrounds and traditions together in the debut of one of the most ambitious and inspiring projects thus far. The International Youth Music Initiative combines some of the Bay Area's finest traditional master artists, accomplished multi-cultural youth with young performers from Turkey, Taiwan, and Kyrgyzstan via satellite. This exciting collaboration features new music in a multimedia installation.

For more information, please click here

Save Me

Sunday, November 22, 2009
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Grace Cathedral
1100 California Street
San Francisco, CA

In Save Me (2007), a sex- and drug-addicted young gay man is forced into a Christian-run ministry in an attempt to cure him of his "gay affliction." He gradually warms to their message of love and begins pursuing life as an "ex-gay" man, but soon finds himself conflicted with his innermost feelings. A remarkably compassionate and even-handed look at one of the most provocative issues of our time.

For more information, please click here

Pier 39 Tree Lighting Ceremony

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Time: 1 PM – 6 PM

For more information, please click here

Applied Materials 'Silicon Valley Turkey Trot'

Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 26, 2009
Time: 7am (Registration
8:30am (Run Starts)
Location: Downtown San Jose, CA

Start Thanksgiving Day off on the right foot at the Applied Materials 'Silicon Valley Turkey Trot'™. Before the big games, the big meal, the parades and the pies why not get in a little exercise with a few thousand neighbors? It's an event the whole family will enjoy. Many have made the "run" or "walk" a Thanksgiving Day tradition.

For more information, please click here

31st Annual Great Dickens Christmas Fair

Friday-Saturday-Sunday
November 27-December 20, 2009
Time: 11am-7pm
Location: Cow Palace
2600 Geneva Avenue
San Francisco, CA

The Dickens Christmas Fair revives the tradition of an old English Victorian Christmas with theaters, a music hall, dance parties, taverns, shops, stalls, food, street vendors and period costumes.

For more information, please click here

Holiday Favorite with Joe Wos

Friday-Saturday
November 27-28
Time: 10am-12pm
Location: Charles M. Schulz Museum
2301 Hardies Lane
Santa Rosa, CA

Join storyteller and cartoonist Joe Wos for live holiday storytelling performances and cartoon workshops all day long. Create your own holiday cartoon cards with Joe's help!

For more information, please click here

Naked Comedy Thanksgiving Weekend: Hasan Minhaj

Saturday, November 28, 2009
Time: 9pm
Location: The Clubhouse
414 Mason Street #705
San Francisco, CA

No additives, no preservatives, just good stand-up comedy. This comedy showcase features some of the best comedians in town, including those local favorites that you want to see at the bigger clubs, but don't want to pay the two drink minimum. Headliner Hasan Minhaj appeared on NBC's prestigious National College Tour.

For more information, please click here

Concerto Italiano

Saturday, November 28, 2009
Time: 7pm
Location: 401 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Museo ItaloAmericano, this concert will include popular Italian and Italian-themed orchestral and vocal works.

For more information, please click here

Run Wild For A Child

Sunday, November 29, 2009
Time: 8:30am
Location: Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA

This 10K run and 5K run/walk, where participants often dress in wild costumes, supports the San Francisco Firefighters Toy Drive. Bring an unwrapped new toy or two to donate to Bay Area children this holiday season.

For more information, click here

42nd Annual Valle Monte League Holiday Event

Tuesday-Friday
December 1-4, 2009
Location: Hilton/Doubletree Hotel
2050 Gateway Place
San Jose, CA

For 42 spectacular years, VALLE MONTE LEAGUE, an all-volunteer group of 150 women, have presented a popular series of events that annually herald the beginning of the “Holiday Season”. The seven parties include fashion shows, tree viewing, silent auctions and parties. Outstanding Bay Area designers sumptuously decorate trees that are laden with gifts. Valued at thousands of dollars, the trees are displayed throughout this four-day extravaganza. Individual trees are awarded at the Children’s Party, the Holiday Office Party, Grand Ball and the daytime events; the balances are awarded the night of the Grand Ball. Over 5000 guests from all over the state of California attend Valle Monte League’s Christmas Tree Elegance events yearly.

For reservations or ticket information, please contact Valle Monte Hot Line (408)278-8001.

Ohlone College Winter Dance Showcase

Thursday-Saturday, December 3-5 Time: 8pm

Location: Ohlone College Smith Center

43600 Mission Boulevard

Fremont, CA 94539

Join Ohlone College dance students in an informal presentation as they showcase the wide array of dance styles taught at Ohlone College, from tap, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, hip hop, ballroom, and modern dance.

For more information, please click here

Hi Hello and Ho-Ho-Ho's

Sunday, December 6, 2009
Time: 9AM

With Hi Hello and Ho-Ho-Ho’s, Parade fans, NBC Bay Area viewers and San Jose community members are able to send personal messages to someone special during the live, television broadcast of the San Jose Holiday Parade. Purchasers can choose from pre-written messages at $12 each or write their own for $22 each with a maximum of 75 personalized characters. The paperless greeting will scroll on the bottom of television screens during the 2-hour live broadcast on NBC Bay Area, Sunday December 6, at 9AM. Submission forms can be found on http://www.sanjoseholidayparade.com by clicking on ‘Fan Fun’, then ‘Hi Hello and Ho-Ho-Ho’s. Other details: the messages will scroll once during the live broadcast in ARIAL ALL CAPS font.