Things to do this weekend of Jun 16-17, 2012

** Los Altos Summer Concert Series
Jun 14-Aug 9, 6:30PM-8PM
http://losaltos.patch.com/articles/the-list-2012-summer-concert-series#photo-7184842

** Firefighters Car and Motorcycle Show
Jun 16, History Park of SJ
http://sanjosefirefighterscarshow.com/

** Vertical Challenge
Jun 16, 10AM-4PM; Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos
http://hiller.org/vertical-challenge.shtml

** North Beach Festival
Jun 16-17, 10AM-6PM; SF
http://www.sresproductions.com/north_beach_festival.html

** Red Panda Acrobats
Jun 16, 11AM and 12:15PM; Yerba Buena Gardens, SF
http://www.ybgf.org/cgi-local/Calendar/calendar.pl?selected_datestring=20120616&datestring=20120616&template=day.html

** Opera Exploration Workshop
Jun 16, 4PM or 5:30PM; SF
http://sfopera.com/Learn/Family-Programs/Magic-Flute-Family-Workshops.aspx

** Japanese Cultural Fair
Jun 16, 11AM-6PM; Mission Plaza, Santa Cruz
http://www.cityofsantacruz.com/index.aspx?page=591

** Pirate Festival
Jun 16-17, Vallejo
http://norcalpiratefestival.com/mainpage.htm

** Palo Alto World Music Day
Jun 17, 3PM-7:30PM; University Ave
http://www.pamusicday.org/

** JuneTeenth
Jun 16-17, 11AM-7/6PM; Plaza De Cezar Chavez, SJ
http://sjaacsa.org/juneteenth/

Paper airplanes and movie sets

If you want to learn how to build the most perfect paper airplane visit Hiller Aviation Museum for 45 min. discussion and demonstration by John Collins on following dates:


Wed, Jun 13th, 1:30PM and 3PM
Sat, Jul 7th, 1:30PM and 3PM
Wed, Aug 15th, 1:30PM and 3PM


For more info: http://hiller.org/paper-airplanes.shtml

On the other hand, if you want to see how the movie about Steve Jobs being produced, visit Crist Dr. in South Los Altos on Jun 13th and you'll be able to become a witness of real movie shooting.

Below is the picture of neighbor's house with some of the film making stuff. I was not able to get close enough to famous garage on 2066 Crist Drive to get a good shot.

Things to do this weekend Jun 9-10, 2012

** Dia de Portugal
Jun 9, 10AM-6PM; SJ History Park
http://historysanjose.org/wp/events/dia-de-portugal/

** Crafty Corner: Father's Day
Jun 9, 2:30PM-4:30PM; Palo Alto
www.cityofpaloalto.org/depts/lib/news/details.asp?NewsID=1943&TargetID=160

** Sand Castle and Sand Sculpture Contest
Jun 9, 9AM-1PM; Alameda
http://www.cityofalamedaca.gov/Recreation/Sand-Castle

** Sheep to Shawl
Jun 9, 10AM-2PM; Half Moon Bay
http://ucanr.org/sites/elkus_ranch/2012_Sheep_To_Shawl/

** Caterpillar Puppets
Jun 9, 11AM and 12:15AM; Yerba Buena Gardens, SF
Link to Additional Info

** World Oceans Day
Jun 9-10, 9:30AM-6PM; Monterey Bay Aquarium
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/vi/vi_events/vi_events_worldoceans.aspx

** Live Oak Park Fair
Jun 9-10, 10AM-6PM; Berkeley
http://www.liveoakparkfair.com/

** San Mateo County Fair
Jun 9-17, 11AM-10PM; San Mateo
https://www.sanmateocountyfair.com/

** Green Kids Conference
Jun 10, 11AM-4PM; Mountain View
http://greenkidsconference.org/

** Kung Fu Tai Chi Day
Jun 10, 11AM-3PM; SJ
ww.kungfumagazine.com/info/tournament/KFTCDAY_2012.php

** Butterfly & Bird Festival
Jun 10, 10AM-4PM; Coyote Hill Regional Park, Fremont
Link to Additional Info

** Silicon Valley Duck Race & Festival
Jun 10; 11AM; Vasona Lake Park, Los Gatos
http://siliconvalleyduckrace.org/

** Strawberrry Festival
Jun 10, 11:30AM-4PM; Mill Valley
http://strawberry.marin.org/events.html

** Family Jazz Matinee - "The Voice"
Jun 9, 11AM; Herbst Theatre, SF
http://www.sfjazz.org/family-matinees

** JAMBand Family Festival
Jun 10, Park Chalet, SF
http://www.jamjamjam.com/jambandfamilyfestival.html

** Haight Ashbury Street Fair
Jun 10, 11AM-6PM; SF
http://www.haightashburystreetfair.org/

Summer Concert Series

** Cupertino Summer Concert Series
Thursday evenings: Jun 7 - Jul 12, 6:30PM-8PM; Memorial Park
http://www.cupertino.org/index.aspx?page=1081

** Golden Gate Park Band
Sunday concerts Apr 22 through Oct 7
http://www.goldengateparkband.org/Home.html

Transit of Venus

The last transit of Venus in this century will happen tomorrow, Jun 5th, 2012. Residents of San Francisco Bay Area will be able to see it from around 3PM till sunset.
Please do remember to use adequate eye protection: eclipse shades or #14 welding glass. If you don't have eye protection you can see live webcast from Mauna Kea in Hawaii with expert commentary brought to you by the team of NASA EDGE: http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/2012/transit/webcast.php
You can see the route of Venus here: http://www.curtrenz.com/transit37.html
Provided the sky is clear, you can also watch Venus transit from Foothill College Observatory: http://www.pastro.org/dnn/Observatory/FoothillObservatory.aspx