Things to do this weekend of Apr 28-29, 2012

** Wild Cat Adventure
Apr 29, 2PM; Foothill College
http://www.wildcatfund.org/public.html

** Cherry Blossom Festival
Apr 28-29, 10AM-5PM; Memorial Park, Cupertino
http://www.cupertinotoyokawa.org/index.php/cherry-blossom-festival

** Spring Family Parade
Apr 28, Noon-3PM; Mountain View
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** Wildflower Show
Apr 28-29, 10AM-4PM; Mission College
http://www.cnps-scv.org/

** Gamble Garden Spring Tour
Apr 27,28, 10AM and 4PM; Palo Alto
http://www.gamblegarden.org/events/springTour.html

** Dutch Queen's Day
Apr 28, 11AM-5PM; Golden Gate Park, SF
http://www.sfdutch.com/dutch-in-sf/koninginnedag.html

** Nikkei Matsuri: Japanese American Cultural Arts Festival
Apr 29, 9:30AM-4PM; San Jose
http://www.nikkeimatsuri.org/

** WOW: World of Water
Apr 28, 10AM-4PM; San Mateo County Event Ctr
https://ucce.ucdavis.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=5386

** Antique Show and Sale
Apr 27-29, San Mateo County Event Ctr
http://www.hillsboroughantiqueshow.com/

** Spring Stampede: horse show
Apr 28-29, Livermore
http://www.springstampede.info/

** Pacific Coast Dream Machines
Apr 28-29, 10AM-4PM; Half Moon Bay Airport
http://www.miramarevents.com/dreammachines/index.html

** Glen Park Festival
Apr 29, 10AM-4:30PM; San Francisco
http://www.glenparkfestival.com/

** Celebration of Children and Books
Apr 28, 1PM-4PM; San Bruno City Park
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dia-de-los-Ninos-San-Bruno/179457568827396

Lyrid Meteor Shower

Picture credit: Shooting Star Wallpapers

 Tonight (Apr 21-22, 2012) is a great night to watch Lyrid Meteor Shower (from Lyra constellation).
Meteor shower is not a meteor storm, when the whole sky fills with meteors. Meteor storm is an extremely rare event, and it's not happening today.
During Meteor Shower, like tonight, you can expect to see 15-20 meteors/hour.
The best time to watch will be around midnight. Dress up warmly and sit on your patio. Allow around 40 minutes for your eyes to adjust to darkness.


For more details visit:  http://www.space.com/15355-lyrid-meteor-shower-2012-space-balloon.html

Things to do this weekend of Apr 21-22, 2012

It's obviously an Earth day weekend, but it's also alpaca/sheep/goat weekend, and Russia day. Check it out:

** Moscow Nights
Apr 21, 6PM-9:30PM; Cupertino
http://www.sccgov.org/sites/sistercounty/Moscow%20Sister%20County%20Commission/Events/Documents/Moscow%20Nights%20Flier%202012%20FINAL2.pdf
Tickets: http://www.livesv.com/event/detail/441479680

** Festival of Cultures: Russia
Apr 21, 11AM-6PM; Berkeley
http://ihouse.berkeley.edu/programs/springfest.php

** Free Basketball Clinic for grades 3-9
Apr 21, 10AM-1PM; Mountain View High School
http://www.spartanssportscamp.com/clinic_basketball.php

** Fine Arts Festival
Apr 20-22, 10AM-6/5PM; Menlo Park
http://www.menloparkchamber.com/events/icalrepeat.detail/2012/04/21/2684/-/fine-arts-festival

** Arts Splash
Apr 21, 11AM-4PM; Villa Montalvo
http://montalvoarts.org/events/artssplash2012/

** Cherry Blossom Festival
Apr 21-22, San Francisco
http://nccbf.org/

** Cesar Chavez Parade and Festival
Apr 21, 11AM-6PM; San Francisco
http://www.cesarchavezday.org/

** RoboGames
Apr 20-22; San Mateo
http://robogames.net/index.php

** Spring Farm Tour
Apr 21, 10AM-1PM; Deer Hollow Farm
http://www.fodhf.org/farm_tour_2012_flyer.pdf

** Bug Day
Apr 21, 10AM-2PM; Randall Museum
http://www.randallmuseum.org/

** Explorables: Science You Can Play With
Apr 21, 11AM-2PM; Exploratorium
http://press.exploratorium.edu/explorables-april-21-2012/

** Berkeley Open House
Apr 21, 9AM-4PM; Berkeley
http://calday.berkeley.edu/

** Goat Festival
Apr 21, 10AM-1PM; San Francisco
http://www.cuesa.org/events/2012/goat-festival
** Alpaca Show
Apr 21-22; Pleasanton
http://www.calpaca.org/classic/index.htm

** Sheep Shearing Day
Apr 21, 11AM-3PM; San Ramon
http://www.srhf.org/events/index.html#sheep

** EARTH DAY - quite a few interesting events, check links for details
Sunnyvale: Apr 22, 11AM-4PM;  http://www.fullcirclesunnyvale.org/
Los Altos: Apr 21, Noon-4PM; http://losaltoshistory.org/events.html
Redwood City: Apr 21, 10AM-5PM; http://sfbaymsi.org/earthday.html
Foster City: Apr 21, 10AM-3PM; http://www.fostercity.org/news/Earth-Day-Fair.cfm
SF CA Academy of Science: Apr 21-22; http://www.calacademy.org/spring/
Ghirardelli: Apr 21, 1PM-5PM; http://www.ghirardellisq.com/events/ghirardelli-goes-green/ghirardelli-goes-green

** Family Concert
Apr 21: 2PM Oakland
Apr 22: 12PM San Mateo
Apr 22: 3PM San Francisco
http://www.sfchamberorchestra.org/events/family/

Things to do this weekend of Apr 14-15, 2012

** Dog Festival
Apr 14, 11AM-4PM; Duboce Park, SF
http://mckinleyschool.org/dogfest/

** Family Jazz Matinee: Clarinet and Saxophones
Apr 14, 11AM; Herbst Theatre, SF
http://www.sfjazz.org/node/2132

** Let's Move: Go Game for Kids
Apr 14, 1PM-3PM; Crissy Field, SF
http://letsmovegogame.eventbrite.com/

** Tartan Day Scottish Faire
Apr 14, 10AM-5PM; Ardenwood Farm, Fremont
http://tartanday.eastbayscots.org/

** Fantasy Festival
Apr 14-15, 10AM-6PM; Guadalupe River Park, SJ
http://www.sjfantasy.com/

** A Victorian Afternoon
Apr 14, 1-4PM; History Museum, San Mateo
http://historysmc.org/FPT.html

** Cherry Blossom Festival
Apr 14-15, Japan Town, SF
http://nccbf.org/

** Taco Festival
Apr 14, 11AM-5PM; History Park, SJ
http://sjtaco.com/

** Earth Day - Apr 14th, 2012
Oakland Zoo: 10AM-3PM; http://www.oaklandzoo.org/Calendar_Item.php?i=92
Chabot Ctr: 11AM-5PM; http://www.chabotspace.org/calendar.htm?date=4-14-2012&p=1439355

** Sidewalk Arts and Crafts Fair
Apr 13-15; 10AM-5PM; SF-West Portal Ave
http://www.pacificfinearts.com/schedule.htm

** Berkeley Bay Festival
Apr 14, 11AM-4PM; Shorebird Park
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ContentDisplay.aspx?id=52724

** "Runaway Bunny"
Apr 14, 11AM; Villa Montalvo
http://www.montalvoarts.org/events/runaway_bunny_fpas/

** Children's Story Time and Affirmations by Cynthia Starborn
Apr 14, 4-4:30PM; East West Bookstore, Mountain View
http://www.eastwest.com/april-2012-events-east-west#14a

** "Sunday Streets" event creates miles of car-free roads for people to get out and get active in diverse SF neighborhoods.
Apr 15, 11AM-4PM; SF
http://www.sundaystreetssf.com/

** Special Golden Gate Exhibition tour and craft project
Apr 14, 2-4PM; Mission St, SF
http://www.mocfa.org/

** Spring Festival
Apr 14, 9AM-1PM; South SJ
http://www.openspaceauthority.org/

** USS Hornet - Family Overnight
Apr 20, 2012
http://www.uss-hornet.org/groups/overnightfamily

Events for kids

** Mad Science Slime Workshop
Today (Apr, 12): 4PM-5PM; Los Altos Library
http://helpdesk.sccl.org/evanced/lib/eventsignup.asp?ID=23364

** Adventures of Tom Sawyer at the Children's Musical Theater SJ: $9/ticket
http://www.plumdistrict.com/deals/children-s-musical-theater-san-jose-plum-steal-9-for-one-ticket-to-the-adventures-qpQOVH

At Stanford this week

Those are some events that take place at Stanford in the next few days:

** April 10
Krolilk po Berlinsku / Rabbit a la Berlin
2009; directed by Bartek Konopka; 52 minutes
Filmmaker Bartek Konopka examines the history of the Berlin Wall as seen from the perspective of the rabbits who made their home in the no man's land between the two massive monoliths separating East and West Germany. When the walls come crumbling down, the rabbits are uncertain how to handle their newfound freedom. This film received an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Short.
http://creees.stanford.edu/events/international-film-series.html

** Robot Block Party
Apr 11, 1PM-6PM; Stanford
http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/events/national-robotics-week-2012

** Light Works: Dan Flavin and Robert Irwin, Art from the 1960s
Mar 21 - Jul 8, 2012; Cantor Arts Center

http://museum.stanford.edu/news_room/light-works.html

Cool Deals

Just in time for Spring Holidays:

Historic Submarine Tour on USS Pampanito at Fisherman's Wharf: 

$10 for 2 adults or
$14 for 2 adults and 4 children:

www.groupon.com/deals/uss-pampanito-1

Hours of operation: http://maritime.org/hours.htm
You can take Virtual Tour of the boat and listen to Audio Tour here:
http://maritime.org/pamphome.htm

Things to do this weekend of Apr 7-8, 2012

** Metropolitan Opera Live - "Manon" with Anna Netrebko
Apr 7, 9AM - 1:15PM; multiple locations
http://www.fathomevents.com/upcoming/locations/94043/04/07/2012/PerformingArts/event/manon.aspx

** Tango Festival and USA Championship 2012
Apr 5-8, San Francisco
http://www.argentinetangousa.com/

** Golden Gate Jubilee
Apr 7, 1PM-4PM; Golden Gate Park Concourse, SF
http://sfcarnaval.org/ai1ec_event/golden-gate-jubilee/

** Urban Adventure Hunt
Apr 7, 8:30AM-1:30PM; Millbrae
http://getlostxx.com/Millbrae/Street_Scramble/2012

** International Jem & Jewelry Show
Apr 6-8, San Mateo
http://intergem-web.ungerboeck.com/wbe/wbe_p1_main.aspx?oc=10&cc=WBE105284

** Kids Workshop: build a window bird feeder
Apr 7, 9AM-Noon; Local HomeDepot
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/catalog/servlet/ContentView?pn=HT_WS_KidsWorkshops

** Walk with the Winemaker or Horse Ride through Vineyards
Apr 7, Saratoga
http://www.cgv.com/events

Easter events:

** Spring Celebration and Easter Parade
Apr 8, 10AM-5PM; Union St., SF
http://www.sresproductions.com/union_street_easter.html

** Egg Hunt
Apr 7, 9:30AM-10:30AM; Los Altos
http://www.losaltosrecreation.org/egg-hunt.html

** Easter Bunny by Helicopter
Apr 7, 10:30AM; Hiller Aviation Museum
http://www.hiller.org/easterbunny.shtml

** Eggstraordinary Egg Hunt on a train
Apr 7-8, Roaring Camp, Felton
http://www.roaringcamp.com/events#easter_Hunt

** Egg Hunt and Learning Festival
Apr 7, 10AM-3PM; Berkeley
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~eggster/eventday.php

** Eggstravaganza in San Mateo: http://www.cityofsanmateo.org/index.aspx?NID=1749
** Eggstravaganza in San Francisco: http://sfrecpark.org/highlights.aspx
** Multiple Egg Hunts in Oakland: http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/opr/index.htm

Cool Deals

** $5 for $10 at Starbucks: https://www.google.com/offers/home#!details/fc1a1724a6197df5/UE3HFPIOMPF08PVQ
Offer good till 9:30AM CA time (Apr 5th)


** Discounted tickets for Smuin Ballet Spring Show in Mountain View:
http://www.travelzoo.com/local-deals/South-Bay/Entertainment/14794
You can get tickets on line or by calling the office. Just use discount code "TZOO"

When: April 4, 2012; 6:45PM-9:30PM

Where: Stanford University

The LASERs are a national program of evening gatherings that bring artists and scientists together for informal presentations and conversation with an audience.
Leonardo ISAST and Stanford Continuing Studies invite you to a meeting of the Leonardo Art/Science community. Check http://www.scaruffi.com/leonardo/apr2012.html for location and agenda.

The event is free and open to everybody.