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International Ocean Film Festival at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco through March 10th

March 8, 2019 4:30 pm

International Ocean Film Festival:

Fort Mason Center
2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco
Thursday, March 7th – Sunday, March 10th, 2019

The IOFF is an acclaimed festival of independent ocean-related films from all over the world. Themes range from ocean adventure, science, and marine life to sports and coastal cultures.

We look for films that not only entertain audiences but also educate and inspire people to participate in environmental efforts in and around the ocean, as well as promote better ocean stewardship.

Free Movie – The Bodyguard at Orinda Theatre Tonight

March 7, 2019 4:30 pm

Free Movie – The Bodyguard:

Orinda Theatre
4 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
Thursday, March 7th, 2019
7:00pm | Free

A former Secret Service agent takes on the job of bodyguard to an R&B singer, whose lifestyle is most unlike a President’s.

The Sixties at Fifty Exhibit at Museum of the San Ramon Valley in Danville through June 2nd

March 6, 2019 4:30 pm

The Sixties at Fifty Exhibit:

Museum of the San Ramon Valley
205 Railroad Ave, Danville
Saturday, January 26th – Sunday, June 2nd, 2019

The 1960’s brought us the war in Vietnam. It also brought us JFK, LBJ, landing on the moon and much more. Issues such as civil rights, the environment, worker’s rights and women’s rights were beginning to move to the forefront of American’s minds. The San Ramon Valley was not immune to these changes. See how these and other events effected the Valley.

Capernaum Playing at Walnut Creek Library March 15th, 16th & 23rd

March 5, 2019 4:30 pm

Capernaum Playing:

Walnut Creek Library
1644 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek
Friday, March 15th, Saturday, March 16th & Saturday, March 23rd, 2019
$12

Nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe and by BAFTA, “Capernaum” is this month’s foreign language feature film at Mountain Shadow. It won the Jury Prize at Cannes in 2018. Lebanon-born Nadine Labaki directed the film and wrote the screenplay.
The film explores the abusive childhood of Zain who, by the age of 12, is in prison for a violent crime. He is released to pursue a lawsuit against his parents for “wrongful life.” “I wish I had never been born” has never been so true for him. It has been called “the most heart-wrenching but beautiful film I’ve ever seen.”

Women in STEM at Lafayette Library March 28th

March 4, 2019 4:30 pm

Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Thursday, March 28th, 2019
6:30 – 7:30pm | Free

Women — historically and currently — make important contributions to scientific communities and advancements in the STEM fields. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Margaret Race, a Biologist and Planetary Protection expert with NASA and the SETI Institute, and Julita E. Baker, Ph.D, a Food Choice Researcher and Educator, as they talk about their professional journeys — their inspirations, motivations, and recognition of other women in their fields.

Russian Festival in San Francisco March 1st – 3rd

March 1, 2019 4:30 pm

Russian Festival:

Russian Center
2460 Sutter St, San Francisco
Friday, March 1st – Sunday, March 3rd, 2019
$12

Unique to San Francisco, this exhilarating event includes live entertainment, with exciting Russian dancers and singers; authentic, delicious Russian savory foods, as well as tasty Russian desserts, and flavorful hot Russian teas from antique Russian samovars; beautiful imported and locally crafted Russian jewelry, folk art, and souvenirs; Art Gallery featuring the masterful work of Russian artists; and at the astoundingly popular Vodka Tasting Bar with the largest variety of flavored vodkas, made using traditional Russian family recipes handed down by generations!

Trees, Guilds & Food Forests, and Options for Applying Them at Rodgers Ranch in Pleasant Hill March 2nd

February 28, 2019 4:30 pm

Trees, Guilds & Food Forests, and Options for Applying Them:

Rodgers Ranch Heritage Center
315 Cortsen Rd, Pleasant Hill
Saturday, March 2nd, 2019
9:30am – 12:00pm | $40

Purpose: 1. Learn how to identify which plants are needed, and then place plants so that they help each other grow for increased yield, soil health and less work for the gardener.

2. Learn how to build structures such as herb spirals, keyhole beds or mandala beds to incorporate guilds.

Participants will be able to: identify 6 critical functions of trees and how to use them in the garden; what types of trees and plants to use for desired functions; what to plant around trees; how to build high-density planting structures.

SuperTrouper: The ABBA Concert Experience at Lesher Center in Walnut Creek March 1st

February 27, 2019 4:30 pm

SuperTrouper: The ABBA Concert Experience:

Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Friday, March 1st, 2019
8:00 – 10:00pm | $45

Abba-mania reigns supreme as the eight-piece production show ‘SuperTrouper’ performs all the greatest hits of one of the world’s most beloved pop Super-Groups of the 70’s: ABBA!

From the smash pop stage musical Mamma Mia to all the international pop chart faves that made this ensemble famous, you’ll hear (and see) all the costumes, and lights of the original ABBA shows, duplicated to near perfection.

Joyce Carol Oates: Memoir Workshop at Lafayette Library Tuesday Evenings April 9th, 16th, and 23rd

February 26, 2019 4:35 pm

Joyce Carol Oates: Memoir Workshop:

Lafayette Library and Learning Center
3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Tuesday, April 9th, 16th, 23rd, 2019
6:00 – 8:00pm | Free

The workshop is flimited to 10 writers and is free. Writers must agree to attend all three workshops.
Joyce Carol Oates is an award-winning author of more than 40 books. She has won the National Book Award for Fiction and has been a regular contender for the Nobel Prize. She was the recipient of the Prix Femina, the PEN American Lifetime Achievement Award, the President’s Medal in the Humanities and the 2019 Jerusalem Prize. Ms. Oates is currently Visiting Professor in the UC Berkeley English Department.
To be considered for the workshop, applicants must be Lafayette residents or Lafayette Library patrons. Interested applicants must submit 30 (double-spaced) pages of memoir for consideration no later than Friday, March 8, 2019. Submit writing samples along with applicants full name, mailing address, email and phone number to Beth Needel, via email, bneedel@LLLCF.org.

Dumpling Down! Chinese New Year Food Festival in San Francisco Feb 24th

February 22, 2019 4:30 pm

Dumpling Down! Chinese New Year Food Festival:

Spark Social SF
601 Mission Bay Boulevard North, San Francisco
Sunday, February 24th, 2019
11:00am – 5:00pm | $5

Get down on delicious dumplings, bottomless kumquat mimosas, and Chinese beers at the biggest Lunar New Year food festival in San Francisco — Dumpling Down!

Vendors from all over the Bay Area will be steaming, frying, baking, and boiling authentic Chinese dim sum classics like shumai, bao buns, and xiao lung bao — each filled with traditional delights like shrimp, pork, cabbage, and chives!

Once you’ve dumpling’d to your heart’s delight, sink your chopsticks into other Chinese treats! Onion pancakes, sesame balls, and Taiwanese-style shaved ice cream will also dot the menus of all your favorite Asian food trucks.

– 15+ dumpling and Asian food vendors
– Live DJ & local entertainment by Kollaboration SF Bay Area, featuring Chow Mane, The Weabz, and Cal Vietnamese Student Association Lion Dance!
– All-ages, rain or shine with covered seating

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