Join us for a guided tour exploring the public art of Plaza Escuela and surrounding shopping areas, including Locust Street, Plaza Escuela, and California Blvd. Discover stunning sculptures and murals that enhance Walnut Creek’s lively downtown atmosphere.
Smuin’s Season 32 kicks off with a trio of Smuin premieres. Making its first appearance outside of New York City Ballet is Partita, choreographed by three-time Tony Award-winner and NYCB Resident Choreographer Justin Peck. Set to Caroline Shaw’s haunting, Pulitzer Prize-winning score for eight voices, Partita is an exploration of movement and an expression of hope. Artistic Director Amy Seiwert’s A Long Night, set to a medley of songs by Patsy Cline, Pink Martini, and Tom Waits, brings to life the mischievous Puck and hapless lovers of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Extremely Close, Alejandro Cerrudo’s contemporary classic, is a work of exceptional beauty and theatricality—including a feather-strewn stage—that will be a superb showcase for Smuin’s Artists. Don’t miss this spectacular program!
Join us for a celebration of winter greenery and creativity! Hidden Villa’s CSA Manager and resident florist, Lanette Anderson, will guide you through the process of creating a 10 or 12 inch diameter herbal wreath. Bring home the sights and smells of Hidden Villa with a beautiful decoration made from the farm’s own greenery. Light refreshments will be served.
Alamo Drafthouse’s brand-new South Bay cinemas host a long weekend of free movies with Free Film Fest, offering more than 30 iconic titles across both the Mountain View and Valley Fair locations. The lineup spans family favorites (Shrek, The Lego Movie, The Iron Giant), Bay Area standouts (Sinners, Sorry to Bother You, Vertigo), comedies and cult gems (Miss Congeniality, Best in Show, Oldboy), and epic big-screen spectacles (Interstellar, RRR, The Matrix).
We are pleased to invite you to the 2ND GLOBAL SUMMIT ON GYNECOLOGY AND WOMENS HEALTH, taking place on July 20–21, 2026, in Paris, France. Theme: “Advancements in Fertility Preservation and Assisted Reproductive Technologies”
Join over 300 international professionals—Gynecologists, educators, and researchers—for keynote sessions, presentations, panel discussions, and global networking opportunities focused on Gynecology and Womens Health.
We are pleased to invite you to the 3rd Global Summit on Nursing Education & Healthcare 2026, hosted by Intelli Meetings in Beijing, China. This prestigious event will bring together over 300 international delegates, including nurses, healthcare professionals, academics, and researchers, to share knowledge, exchange insights, and foster global collaboration.
This feel-good event is your chance to showcase your group’s spirit and be part of a vibrant procession through the heart of our town. The parade will take place along San Anselmo Avenue on Saturday, September 20th, starting promptly at 4:15 PM!
Join us for a day of fun, festivities, community, and more! The parade will be followed immediately by that evening’s Live on the Avenue, so stick around after the parade to continue the celebration!
The Sánchez Adobe Docents invite visitors to experience life in the 1840s. This family day will focus on what life was like on a rancho in Mexican California.
Are you looking for the perfect way to celebrate the end of summer in Sonoma County? Welcome autumn’s arrival by experiencing dances and music of the 1840’s with a “Fandango”. Join us on Saturday, September 20, 2025 from noon to 4pm at the Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park for a traditional dance party! Bring a picnic and experience the spirit and fun of Mexican California’s rancho era while learning dances on the grounds of the largest historic adobe structure in the United States.
Welcome to the official Concert in the Park website! The City of South San Francisco’s Parks and Recreation Department is thrilled to announce the return of its annual free Concert in the Park on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at the Orange Memorial Park Picnic Meadow. We will be offering a day filled with music, food, and fun for the entire family.
The popular Muni Heritage Weekend is coming up on Saturday and Sunday, September 21-22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The traction (and bus) action will again center around our San Francisco Railway Museum, across from the Ferry Building on Steuart Street.
The PCAM Wheels & Wings car show is a unique gathering of meticulously restored classic and muscle cars from every era and description. The cars are parked right next to some of the museum’s high performance historic aircraft which makes for some great photo ops. So bring your camera, your kids and your love of mechanical magnificence. This is a great family weekend event.
The Los Gatos Art & Wine Festival, Fiesta de Artes, takes place on the Civic Center lawn in beautiful downtown Los Gatos at 110 E. Main Street.
Featuring over 200 artists, live music all day/all weekend, fine wine by local vintners and craft beer…not to mention gourmet food trucks and plenty of opportunities to have a great time…this is an event not to be missed!
Join us for a day where the Bay Area’s most talented kid-lit authors, illustrators, publishers, sellers, and educators come together to celebrate the magic of BOOKS!
The Lafayette Art & Wine Festival is perhaps the largest annual festival in Contra Costa County. In 2024, over 85,000 people strolled among the booths of art and handmade crafts, enjoying foods from our local restaurants, food vendors and food trucks as well as quality wines and microbrews, pausing to enjoy continuous music from our four stages.
This two-day event, held at Foster City’s picturesque lake, is a premier dragon boat racing spectacle that draws teams from near and far. Whether you’re a seasoned competitor or a newcomer, there’s a race for everyone. Challenge yourself in our mixed crew races, showcase your skills in specialty divisions like open, women’s, masters, college, and youth races, or feel the adrenaline rush in our exhilarating 250-meter sprint race.
The Annual Bazaar and Food Festival, the largest Armenian festival in the Bay Area, has been serving food, friends and the community for the past 67 years! Time and again, the most satisfying part of the Festival is being able to share our food and our culture with YOU, our friends! As we’ve strived to do for nearly six decades in true Armenian fashion, we hope once again that our hospitality is wholeheartedly felt as you soak up the culture and savor the fare.
San Francisco’s long-running and beloved Greek Food Festival, “A Journey of Greek Culture,” returns to the Mission District this fall. The three-day food festival will offer for purchase a wide variety of freshly homemade Greek food, including Spanakopita, Moussaka, Gemista, Gyros, and other meat and vegetarian options. Greek desserts and wine will also be available for purchase, and vendors will be on hand selling a selection of items. Traditional dance performances by award-winning folk dance groups will grace the festival, and new and classic Greek music for all to enjoy!
The 3rd Annual Sausalito Boat Show returns to Clipper Yacht Harbor with a spectacular lineup of new powerboats, sailboats, luxury yachts, electric vessels, and more — both in the water and on land.
This celebration of waterfront living has something for everyone, from first-time boaters to seasoned pros. Explore the latest boats, enjoy local food and live music, bring the whole family for fun activities, and take in free educational seminars on all things marine.
Jorge Luis Pacheco, is one of the leading pianists of the new generation of jazz in Cuba.
He was a First Prize Winner of the International Contest for Young Jazz Musicians (Jojazz_2007). He is a Pianist, percussionist, composer and musical director. He studied piano and percussion at the music school “Alejandro García It Caturla “later graduated percussionist in the conservatory “Amadeo Roldán” and worked as a professor at the conservatory “Guillermo Thomas “.
Two of the West Coast’s finest saxophonists team up for this ferocious double bill. These two saxophone titans will push each other to higher and higher heights on the horn, bringing the swing and the funk in full effect, backed by a trio that’s sure to supply the heat featuring Joe Warner (piano), Michael ‘Tiny’ Lindsey (bass), and Dante Roberson (drums).
Newark Days is a four-day festival held to commemorate the birthday of the City of Newark, California held every year in September. In 2025, we’ll be celebrating Newark’s 70th birthday from September 18-21 with the theme, Celebrating the 70s!
Newark Days is enjoyed by over 100,000 people every year. The festival is organized by Newark Days Celebration Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is made up entirely of volunteers. The volunteers of the Newark Days Committee work throughout the year to plan and host all the events.
The Berkeley Old Time Music Convention is a five day music gathering featuring a lovingly curated roster of local and national old-time music acts, with concert sets, rollicking square dances (and a Cajun dance too!), workshops, jams, an online crankie showcase, and the illustrious string band contest in venues throughout Berkeley.
Arundhati Roy is the author of the novels The God of Small Things, which won the Booker Prize in 1997, and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, which has been translated into more than forty languages and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2017. She has also published several works of nonfiction including The End of Imagination, The Doctor and the Saint, My Seditious Heart, and Azadi. Her forthcoming memoir, Mother Mary Comes to Me, is a soaring account of how the author became the person and the writer she is, shaped by circumstance, but above all by her complex relationship to the extraordinary, singular mother. Roy lives in Delhi.
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in San Jose. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at Scott’s Seafood Ballroom under the gentle glow of candlelight.
⭐ Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty has arrived in SF Bay Area! This beloved tale is brought to life through classical dance, stunning choreography, and beautiful glow-in-the-dark costumes. Get your tickets for Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show in SF Bay Area!
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in San Jose. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Coldplay vs. Imagine Dragons at Scott’s Seafood Ballroom under the gentle glow of candlelight.
In 1966, “The Stylistics” was formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by combining local high school rival singing groups, “The Percussions” and “The Monarchs”. When members from each of the groups answered the then United States draft call and higher education endeavors after graduation, the remaining members under the guidance of English teacher, Beverly Hamilton joined forces and officially created the name “The Stylistics”.
A Detroit, Michigan native VAL YOUNG began performing professionally at an early age singing background vocals for greats like The Gap Band, George Clinton & The P-Funk and Roy Ayers. It wasn’t until the 1980’s that Punk Funk superstar Rick James impressed by her striking physical appearance as much by her musical talent he promoted her as the “Black Marilyn Monroe” and signed her to Motown Records, helping her produce her debut album Seduction which included the hits “Mind Games”, “Piece Of My Heart”, “If You Should Ever Be Lonely” and her second album Private Conversations was released on Amherst Records.
Experience the Voice. The Legacy. The Flesh. Syleena Johnson Live – 20-Year Anniversary Tour!
The Voice of a Generation. The Album That Changed R&B. The Celebration You Don’t Want to Miss.
Join us for an unforgettable night as Grammy-nominated R&B powerhouse Syleena Johnson brings the heat to the stage for the 20-Year Anniversary Tour of her iconic album Chapter 3: The Flesh.
A rising vocal star and two-time JUNO Award winner, Montreal-based singer and songwriter Dominique Fils-Aimé performs two nights in the Joe Henderson Lab with music from her latest album, Our Roots Run Deep, which took the 2024 JUNO for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year. “What she does with her voice is absolutely incredible” (NPR).
Ron Carter is, quite simply, the face of the bass. A towering figure who has defined the instrument’s evolving role in jazz for more than six decades, he was already a creative force on the roiling early ‘60s scene when he joined Miles Davis in 1962, the first piece of what became the trumpeter’s second great quintet.
The incomparable Tatsuya Nakadai anchors Akira Kurosawa’s lavish adaptation of King Lear, a combination of chamber drama and brutal war epic that is simultaneously visceral and contemplative. Nakadai is a sixteenth-century lord who makes the mistake of first dividing his kingdom among his three sons, then banishing the only one who actually loves him. As in William Shakespeare’s tale, such decisions prove fatal, but Kurosawa pointedly concentrates on not only the effects on father and sons but also the much larger societal impact, as entire armies are dispatched, brutalized, and destroyed due to one man’s inability to understand human nature.
Join us for an unforgettable evening of live jazz at the iconic Claremont Resort and Club. Whether you’re a devoted jazz lover or simply looking for a vibrant night out, this experience is designed to delight. Curated in partnership with SPON2NEITY Collective, and Musical Director, Kev Choice, the night will showcase soul-stirring, genre-bending sounds that push the boundaries of jazz while honoring its timeless roots. Come savor the music, the atmosphere, and the magic of Jazz on the Hill—a performance you won’t want to miss.
Creating Smartphone Stories – Join us for a fun evening at Lake Merritt, in Oakland, CA, for a free workshop on creating smartphone stories! We will show you ways that transform your smartphone into a tool that creates compelling visuals! All ages and experience levels are welcome. Our goal is to conclude the workshop with a finished short video comprised of 4-6 shots.
Enjoy a day of history, family fun, and community connection at the San Mateo County History Museum’s FREE First Fridays on Friday, October 3, 2025. Admission is free all day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with special programs for both kids and adults.
Join us at the Claremont Resort & Club (Outdoor Deck) on October 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM for a empowering and delicious lunch experience.
The Mahogany Mamas Midday Soirée (Power Hour) is an elevated gathering in a gorgeous setting to celebrate our brilliance, beauty, and power. Many of us are thriving through transitions, pivots, and season changes.
Event: Juma Ventures Paths to Possibility Gala
Date: September 6, 2025
Location: W Hotel, San Francisco
Photos: Andrew Caulfield and Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography
On Saturday, September 6, 2025, Juma Ventures hosted its annual Paths to Possibility event, bringing together over 150 community members in celebration of youth potential and economic opportunity. Held in San Francisco, the evening featured an inspiring keynote from NBA Champion, Analyst, and Philanthropist Festus Ezeli, as well as inspiring remarks from Juma’s Interim CEO and a Juma youth sharing his personal journey. Guests participated in a spirited silent auction, bidding on exclusive items like a Golden State Warriors jersey signed by Steph Curry and Club Level tickets to a 2026 San Francisco Giants game.
The event raised over $265,000 to support Juma’s mission, including generous contributions to expand its YouthConnect program through the evening’s Fund-A-Need. These funds will help provide individualized coaching, goal planning, and real-world experiences to help young people identify their passions and connect to living-wage career pathways.
Notable attendees:
Paul Clemmons – Juma Board Member
Jane Thornton – Juma Board Member
Susan Hopkinson – Event Speaker and Juma Board Chair
Damaune Journey – Event Speaker and Juma Board Member
Festus Ezeli – NBA Champion, Analyst, Philanthropist, and Event Keynote Speaker
Rodney Fong – President and CEO of San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Juma supporter
FUTURE, the protagonist, invites you into a fantasy world where she meets animal and human characters.
Driven by the spirit of collaboration, they join forces to rebuild their planet little by little and create a better world.
Cirque du Soleil brings modern and surprising twists with ECHO, a story of connection, intention, and the bond between humans and the animal kingdom.
When FUTURE and her best friend Ewai stumble upon an enigmatic CUBE, they set in motion a journey of life, discovery, hope, and empathy, quickly learning how their actions have the power to shape this world.
🏡 Learn and play at the same time with over 650 hands-on exhibits at night
🎵 Experience a special adults-only program of guest speakers, music, films, and one-of-a-kind activities.
Empowerment Weekend is the Urban League of Greater San Francisco Bay Area’s signature annual celebration—an inspiring gathering that brings together community leaders, changemakers, and supporters to honor progress, equity, and collective action.
This weekend of impact highlights the individuals and organizations working tirelessly to create lasting change in the areas of education, economic opportunity, health equity, and social justice. Through powerful storytelling, recognition of outstanding leadership, and opportunities for community connection, Empowerment Weekend serves as a rallying point for continued progress.
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in San Francisco. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Queen vs. ABBA at St Ignatius Church under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Prepare yourself for an amazing evening filled with artistry, inspirational authors, a delectable dinner, exciting FUNdraising, and heartfelt recognition of our remarkable scholars and inspiring community leaders.
You will be captivated by the spoken word artistry of Brandon Leake, as he shares his incredible journey to becoming the winner of America’s Got Talent and delivers a riveting poem for our guests. Delve deeper into the world of storytelling as you hear the intriguing narratives and literary prowess of Nicole Steward. During the Gala, you’ll have the chance to participate in the excitement of raising funds that directly support our scholarships, helping local youth achieve their lifelong educational dreams. We’ll also be honored to hear directly from some of our youth scholars as they share their personal stories of aspiration and success. To complete this memorable experience, the Santa Clara Marriott will be serving a truly scrumptious dinner and dessert!
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in San Francisco. Get your tickets now to discover the music of The Beatles at St Ignatius Church under the gentle glow of candlelight.
This introductory painting class is designed for adults with little or no previous experience. Students will explore foundational painting skills while working with a variety of media, including acrylic, watercolor, gouache, and more.
The class covers essential techniques such as color mixing, brushwork, layering, and composition in a supportive, step-by-step environment.
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Gregory Porter was raised in Bakersfield, California and cites the Bakersfield Southern Gospel sound, as well as his mother’s Nat King Cole record collection, as fundamental influences on his own sound.
Porter began singing in jazz clubs in San Diego while attending San Diego State University on a football scholarship. Eventually Porter moved to New York City to pursue music full-time and his career began to ascend with the release of his first two albums—Water (2010) and Be Good (2012)—both of which received GRAMMY nominations.
Pianist Caelan Cardello is shaping the sound of modern jazz with a fearless blend of technical mastery, harmonic depth, and unshakable groove. A finalist in the 2023 American Pianists Association Jazz Competition, Cardello has quickly become a sought-after voice on today’s scene, performing with luminaries including Christian McBride, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Bill Charlap, and Rufus Reid. His performances balance elegance and fire, channeling the tradition while pushing the music forward.
Pianist Caelan Cardello is shaping the sound of modern jazz with a fearless blend of technical mastery, harmonic depth, and unshakable groove. A finalist in the 2023 American Pianists Association Jazz Competition, Cardello has quickly become a sought-after voice on today’s scene, performing with luminaries including Christian McBride, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Bill Charlap, and Rufus Reid. His performances balance elegance and fire, channeling the tradition while pushing the music forward.
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