How to spend a weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area (December 9-11)

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What: Winter Festival at Great America Park

When: Friday-Sunday, November 9-11

Where: 701 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054

More: The Great America amusement park has a special program for the winter holiday season. Guests are waited by an ice skating rink, an evening ceremony of lighting the Christmas tree, festive performances, themed areas for entertainment, Christmas treats.

The park runs from November 25 to December 11 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. From 16 to 30 December, the park will operate daily, with the exception of 24 and 25 December. Working hours are from 17.00 to 22.00.

Cost: $ 25-30

What: «Beauty and the Beast "in Berkeley

When: Friday December 9 to 19.00; Saturday 10 December at 13.00 and 19.00; Sunday 11 December to 14.00

Where: Berkeley Playhouse 2640 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA

More: Berkeley Playhouse presents the Disney story Beauty and the Beast familiar from childhood. Famous musical compositions and favorite characters come to life in the performance of a multicultural theater troupe.

The musical, based on the Walt Disney Pictures studio of the same name, has already been seen by more than 35 million people in 13 countries. On Broadway, the Beauty and the Beast show was held over 5 thousands of times, becoming the 8 in terms of life expectancy of a Broadway musical.

Buy tickets you can here.

Cost: $ 25-40

What: Musical "Three Musketeers"

When: Friday is 9 December at 19.00, Saturday is 10 December at 11.00

Where: Starbright Theater X. W. Campbell Avenue Campbell, CA 1770

More: The performance, based on which the Soviet musical film based on the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas, was loved by generations, is not only the brightest and biggest premiere of the season, but also an unprecedentedly complex production that included more 30 songs, unique dance numbers - and all that performed by actors of the Starbright theater at the age of 8-12.

The premiere of "The Three Musketeers" will be held on December 9. The show will be a decoration for the festive season and an event that you do not want to miss.

Duration of the performance 2 hours 15 minutes, including 15-minute intermission. Recommended for children older than 6 years. The performance is in Russian with the participation of children 8-12 years.

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Cost: $40

What: Creative evening of the poet Sasha Nemirovsky

When: Friday December 9 to 19.30

Where: Samovar Hall 1077 Independence Ave, Mountain View (CA) 94043

More: Poet Sasha Nemirovsky in the Russian club "Samovar Hall" will present his poetry from the new book "Point of Review." Famous bards of May and Alexander Goldobins, Jeanne Spitz and Alexander Rotakhin will perform new songs on his poems.

At the party, it will be possible to purchase a new book by Sasha Nemirovsky (price - $ 10).

Cost: Free options

What: Ukrainians in IT

When: Friday December 9 to 19.30

Where: Ukrainian American Coordinating Council 345 7th St, San Francisco 94103

More: The Ukrainian-American Coordination Council invites everyone to the Ukrainians in Tech & STEM Networking meeting in San Francisco. This is a great opportunity to get to know colleagues better over a glass of wine, talk about your own projects and share experiences.

Cost: Free options

What: Visit with children to Ardenwood Historic Farm

When: Friday-Sunday, November 9-11 from 10.00 to 16.00

Where: 34600 Ardenwood Blvd. Fremont, CA 94555

More: Ardenwood Historic Farm invites you to experience the atmosphere of a mid-19 farm of the century. Renovated buildings, household items and old equipment will allow guests to explore the life of a farm from that period. And pigs, sheep, chickens, rabbits that live on the farm will make young visitors smile more than once.

Cost: On Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, entrance for adults is $ 6, for senior citizens - $ 5, for children 4-17 is $ 4, for children younger than 4, entrance is free.

On Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, entrance for adults and senior citizens is $ 3, for 4-17 children ages - $ 2, for children younger than 4 years, admission is free

What: Havruta in contemporary art

When: Friday-Sunday, November 9-11 from 10.00 to 17.00

Where: 736 Mission Street (btwn. 3rd and 4th Streets), San Francisco, CA 94103

More: The modern Jewish Museum in San Francisco redefines the centuries-old practice of the Havrut - the study of Torah as a couple - within the framework of the modern art community. A series of exhibitions "In this case: Havruta in contemporary art" brings together artists of the Bay Area with scientists, researchers, writers, thinkers for creative collaboration. His results are presented in the Sala Webb Education Center, which is located in the museum. Visitors can also follow the collaboration process at блоге a museum where artists leave their thoughts and impressions.

The current series is the result of collaboration between artist Cota Ezaw and born and raised in San Francisco dancer James Kerby Rogers, who now appears in the Houston ballet.

Their overall project is called "Much Ado About Nothing." During the work, Ezawa captured the movements and choreography of Rogers on camera, and then created a video animation from this material, which is presented at the exhibition.

Cost: $ 10-12

What: Hebrew lesson for Russian children

When: Sunday December 11 to 10.00

Where: 14855 Oka Road, 201 Suite, Los Gatos, CA 95032

More: As part of the HEDER (Hebrew Educational Extracurricular program for Russian speaking kids) program, children will have an opportunity to learn Hebrew using songs, poems and games.

The HEDER program helps children between the ages of 4 and 9 to get to know Hebrew and Israeli culture in a playful way. The program is conducted in Russian.

Children are divided into 3 groups - 4-5, 5-6 and 6-7 years. The duration of the lesson is approximately 40 minutes and plus 45 minutes - a creative workshop.

Class organizers invite parents to participate in the program as volunteers.

To participate you need to register via email: [email protected] or [email protected].

Cost: Annual payment for the first child - $ 150, for the second - $ 75, for the third - $ 50.

What: The play "The Bremen Town Musicians"

When: Sunday December 11 to 11.00, 14.00 and 16.30

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

More: Russian Amateur Theater You presents a New Year's musical performance “The Bremen Town Musicians” for children from 3 to 93 years. Performances will be held on December 11, 17 and 18, as well as January 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15. On each day, 2-3 performances will be given. The start time of each of them can be found on Online theater.

Seats in the hall are not numbered, so it is better to come early.

According to the safety rules, children should be accompanied by an adult, one child will not be allowed into the hall.

A ticket is required for both a child and an adult.

Cost: $35

What: Christmas Stories with Julia Garamova

When: Sunday December 11 to 11.00

Where: Orange Music Studio 996 Saratoga Ave, San Jose (CA) 95129

More: December 11 will host a Christmas lecture by Yulia Garamova on the theme “The Nutcracker” by E. T. A. Hoffman and P. I. Tchaikovsky.

Maria or Clara? Marius Petipa or Matthew Born - which of the performances "for centuries"? What a Christmas without a Nutcracker and what a fairy tale without the music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky? Interesting facts and memorable moments of the famous ballet.

By understanding music and leitmotifs better, children will be able to get even more pleasure from the upcoming holiday trips to the theater.

Cost: $ 15. Payment at the entrance

What: Bluegrass jam

When: Sunday 11 December at 16.00

Where: 453 Cortland Ave. San Francisco, CA 94110

More: Afternoon bluegrass jams are served every Sunday at The Lucky Horseshoe bar. They typically continue from 16.00 to 19.00.

Bluegrass is a country music genre. It is a fancy mix of immigrant music from the British Isles, as well as African American jazz and blues. In bluegrass, each musical instrument in turn is the lead, while the rest recede into the background. This distinguishes bluegrass from other American country music. Bluegrass is an acoustic style; power tools are rarely used.

Cost: Free options

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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