How to spend a weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area (May 18-20)

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What: English lessons for older people

When: Friday, May 18 at 10: 00

Where: Taube Koret Campus 3921 Fabian Way M-119 Palo Alto, CA 94303

More: Jewish Community Center Oshman family invites the older generation to the English language class.

A small group, an experienced teacher, Natalia Novik, a warm friendly atmosphere will help you improve your spoken English.

The lesson will last 2 hours.

Cost: $ 5-7.

What: Annual Greek Festival in Auckland

When: Friday-Sunday, 18-20 May from 10: 00 to 23: 00

Where: 4700 Lincoln Ave, Oakland, CA 9460

More: Enjoy your holiday in the midst of Greek culture at the Auckland Greek Festival.

Visitors will be able to enjoy a variety of Greek dishes, such as Glyko baking and warm mutton sandwiches, stroll through the market (Agora) and plenty to dance to traditional Greek music.

Schedule:

- Friday and Saturday: from 10: 00 to 23: 00

- Sunday: from 11: 00 to 21: 00

Cost: Adults $6. Children 12 and under free. Free admission on Friday from 10:00 to 14:00 and on Sunday from 17:00 until closing.

What: Look into the eyes of the wild

When: Friday, May 18 from 12 to 17

Where: 1931 1st Ave, Walnut Creek, CA

More: Every third Friday from 12 to 17 hours, you can chat with wild animals for free.

Organization Lindsay Wildlife Experience saves lives of animals, teaches children and adults to communicate with animals and strengthens the connection between people and the natural world.

The exhibition features more than 50 California wildlife species. Listen to the cry of the red-tailed hawk, look in the eyes of the possum and watch the great owl eat.

Cost: Free.

What: Performance “Kabala Svyatosh”

When: Friday-Sunday, 18-20 May at 18: 00

Where: THEATER YOU 1045B Linda Vista Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043

More: The legendary play by Mikhail Bulgakov, banned from 1930 to 1960, is devoted to the last stage of the life of the great French playwright Moliere. But this is not a historical chronicle, but a romantic drama about the fate of a genius, freely and deeply interpreting the dark circumstances of his personal life, his complex relationship with the king and the holy inquisition, and the tragic history of the forbidden comedy Tartuffe. (The performance of Daniel Heifetz “Kabala the Holy One” includes several scenes from this immortal comedy)

Staged by Daniel Heifetz.

Cast: Efrem Rapoport, Marina Chechelnitskaya, Natalya Bondar, Valery Konovich, Boris Gribanovsky, Ekaterina Bespalova, Boris Vladimirsky, Konstantin Lisovsky, Mikhail Khitrov, Andrey Vetushko, Olesya Arkhipova, Elena Mandrusova.

Cost: $ 35 + 2,75 tax.

What: Second Fridays in San Jose

When: Friday, May 18 at 18: 30

Where: Different locations

More: The San Jose Department of Parks and Recreation invites everyone to the first San José Neighbor Nights.

The event will be held every second Friday in community centers throughout the city of San José.

SJ Neighbor Nights Offers free activities at 11 community centers, including music, films, workshops, dance, sports, and more.

List of community centers:

• Almaden Community Center
• Bascom Community Center
• Berryessa Community Center
• Camden Community Center
• Calabazas park
• Evergreen community center
• Mayfair Community Center - City of San José
• Roosevelt community center
• Seven trees community center
• Southside community center
• Willow Glen Community Center.

Cost: Free.

What: Annual Exhibition on Climate Change

When: Friday-Sunday, 18-20 May with 11: 00

Where: Sun Gallery | 1015 E St. Hayward, CA

More: In the Gallery Sun The 5-th annual environmental exhibition opens - an exhibition of works by more than 20 artists, which showed the human influence on the environment. A vivid example of the pictures were the disappearing Arctic and Iceland.

During the year since last year’s exhibition, an unprecedented number of climate-related disasters were observed, including catastrophic floods around the world, record hurricanes (Maria, Jose, Harvey and Irma), as well as drought, record fires, landslides and cooling.

This year the exhibition is strikingly different from the previous ones by the presence of a multimedia presentation by the Belgian artist Alexander Dang, the “dance of sunlight” accompanied by music about climate change.

Cost: Free.

What: Polish Heritage Festival

When: Saturday, 19 May from 11: 00 to 18: 00

Where: 1225 Ralston Ave, Belmont, CA

More: Listen to various Polish groups from folk music to energetic jazz, enjoy a variety of Polish delicacies, imported Polish beer, watch folk dances, learn about the cultural traditions and history of Poland.

Cost: Adults $5. Children under 12 free.

What: Charity dance lesson

When: Sunday, May 20 from 14: 00 to 15: 30

Where: LEVYdance 19 Heron St, San Francisco 94103

More: The Ukrainian-American Coordination Council launches the salsa class for beginners. The goal is to raise money to help orphans in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America will help sponsor missionary trips to orphanages in Ukraine.

Teaching will be a professional teacher Anya Bordach. All proceeds from the sale will be donated.

Classes are open to all and will be held in the studio. Levy dance studio in San Francisco on Sunday 20 May 2018, with 14: 00-15: 30.

The event is held one-time. Tickets are sold both online and at the entrance.

If you attend this class or simply donate money via the Internet, you will receive a receipt from UACC and you can write off the donation tax.

Cost: $10 – online; $15 - at the door.

Rumba Party

When: Sunday, 20 May 15: 00

Where: 3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley

More: It does not matter whether you can dance rumba. The main thing is to simply love a mixture of Latin American melodies, African rhythms and passionate movements.

Rumba is often called the “dance of love,” and this is true: the flowing movements of both partners convey the widest range of feelings for each other.

Translated from Spanish rumba means "way." It should be noted that the name fully conveys the whole point of the dance performance. Interesting fact: for a long time the rumba was a Cuban wedding dance.

They will tell you about this and many other things at the party and in addition show the main movements of the dance.

Cost: Free.

What: Picnic in the Presidio National Park

When: Sunday, May 20 with 11: 00

Where: Main Post Lawn | 103 Montgomery Street, Main Post, Presidio, San Francisco, CA

More: Try the best dishes Bay area and enjoy the beauty of the national park Garrison overlooking the bay and the Golden Gate Bridge will be available at the Presidio Picnic event.

25 local food trucks will take part in this event. In addition, visitors can enjoy various free activities, including yoga, lawn games, photo booth Presidio, free children's bike riding lessons from Presidio YMCAas well as various workshops for children in Presideio Adventure Zone.

Price: Is free.

In addition, interesting events for each day of the week can be found in our calendar. Come, learn, share with friends.

Before the visit, check the organizers website for details and location of the event, as they may vary.

Keep us informed about what is happening in your city. Send information about events for the Russian-speaking diaspora by mail [email protected].

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