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Two Artists, Two Views - Exhibition

Presented by Portola Art Gallery at Portola Art Gallery

January 2-February 29, 2012

The Two Artists, Two Views exhibit features new or recent works by two award-winning artists of the Portola Art Gallery: Alice Weil and Mary K. Stahl.

Alice Weil uses oil paints to capture the golden foothills and oaks of the Bay Area in her paintings. She uses beautiful saturated color and portrays the light on the landscape in such a way as to produce lively, yet harmonious, paintings. Alice's paintings have been exhibited at the Triton Museum, at the prestigious

Local Acoustic Night - 1st Wednesdays

Presented by The Old Princeton Landing at Old Princeton Landing

January 4, 2012 - Ongoing

Come find local talent from around the coastside and beyond. This night offers everything from acoustic blues to funk, live poetry to rock, and more. Come out and support local music!

For those interested in performing, sign up is at 6:30pm, and it is first come first serve. Sets are 30 minutes long or about four to five songs.

Tom Holland - Exhibition

Presented by Sanchez Art Center at Sanchez Art Center

January 13-February 12, 2012

Sanchez Art Center is proud to present the unique artwork of Bay Area artist Tom Holland. This exhibition of Holland’s recent work opens Friday, January 13, with a reception from 7 to 9 pm, and will run through February 12. Holland’s work is both sculptural and painterly, with colorful, curving surfaces of thin, folded aluminum. Known as one of California's most important contemporary artists, Holland considers the color surfaces and the interaction and motion in his work as the

Memorandum To: Light From: Shadows - Exhibition

Presented by Sanchez Art Center and Sanchez Art Center at Sanchez Art Center

January 13-February 12, 2012

The East Gallery of the Sanchez Art Center presents this group show by Skyline College art students featuring ceramics, sculpture, and photography, curated by Skyline professor Arthur Takayama.

Something Edgy - Exhibition

Presented by Sanchez Art Center and Sanchez Art Center at Sanchez Art Center

January 13-February 12, 2012

Members of the Art Guild of Pacifica in a group show are featured in this exhibition. Definitions of “edgy” range from nervously irritable, impatient, and anxious, to sharp or biting, sharply defined or outlined, to daringly innovative, provocative, and trend-setting or on the cutting edge. There are lots of possibilities here, and, as artist Gale Frances says, “Who knows what the cutting edge is? It all depends on how uptight you are when you start

From Mind to Lens - Exhibition

Presented by Avenue 25 Gallery at Avenue 25 Gallery

January 13-March 2, 2012

Participating artists in this exhibition include Linda Barsotti, Gino De Grandis, David Massolo, Bijan Mottahedeh, Jeff Powers, Becky Ruppel, and Mary Scarpetti.

Mavericks... Everest of the Seas - Surfing Art Exhibition

Presented by Coastal Arts League Gallery and Museum at Coastal Arts League Gallery and Museum

January 14-February 29, 2012

Mavericks is awe-inspiring and this exhibit is bringing all of that energy into the gallery. The images inspire people, they reach people, and they will bring you right into the wave. Tony Canadas, local photographer and Maverick’s surfer, says: "Shooting from the jet ski is all about timing. You have to predict where each wave will break and you have to have knowledge of the reef underneath to know exactly where that sweet spot will be, so you can get that one magic

Small Group Show at the Caldwell Gallery

Presented by San Mateo County Arts Commission at Caldwell Memorial Art Gallery

January 16-March 1, 2012

The Caldwell Gallery at the San Mateo County Hall of Justice in Redwood City presents a small group show featuring oil paintings by Tom Chapman, Kit Colman, Vicki Coe Mitchell and watercolors by Alisan Andrews. Much of the artwork depicts San Mateo County scenes, from Woodside Horse Park to Montara Beach.

Tom Chapman, a former horse jockey, is now a full-time artist who highlights his love and knowledge of horses in much of his art. Kit Colman, a landscape oil painter, grew up

Brad Brown... New and Selected Paintings and Drawings - Exhibition

Presented by Wiegand Gallery at Notre Dame de Namur University

January 25-February 25, 2012

Brad Brown is a well-known and highly respected bi-coastal artist whose work is often comprised of multiple pieces installed in grids. Drawings are built up from ritualistic systems and incidental events that coalesce into unexpected relationships of drawn elements and shapes to form a cogent abstract image. He has had solo exhibitions at the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art and the Jundt Art Museum in Spokane, Washington. His work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New

East Palo Alto Community Farmers' Market

Presented by East Palo Alto YMCA

February 4, 2012 - Ongoing

The East Palo Alto Community Farmers' Market is a community-based and youth-focused certified Farmers' Market. Founded in June 2008, the Market seeks to provide a source of fresh, health and local produce in a friendly community gathering space in East Palo Alto. Shop at the Farmers’ Market for healthy and delicious food!

Opposites Attract - Exhibition

Presented by Skyline College Art Gallery at Skyline College Art Gallery

February 6-March 16, 2012

Opposites Attract features the works of two artists.  Daniel Galvez explores Meditations on a Natural World while Jos Sances confronts Reflections on a Broken System.

Daly City Farmers' Market

Presented by California Farmers' Markets Association

February 9, 2012 - Ongoing

A fixture in the community since 1991, the Daly City Farmers' Market is held in the West side of the parking lot at Daly City’s Serramonte Center, behind Target. It features different delicious seasonal crops throughout the year.

2012 General Art Show

Presented by South San Francisco Cultural Arts Commission

February 10-February 11, 2012

The South San Francisco Cultural Arts Commission presents an art gallery exhibit of two dimensional works by local artists. Art in watercolors, painting and graphics are featured in this two-day event.

Zara Raab and Jeanne Wagner - Creative Writers Series

Presented by Notre Dame de Namur University

February 15, 2012

Zara Raab lives in Berkeley, but she grew up on the North Coast, where her ancestors farmed, raised cattle and harvested tan oak. Her poems appear in River Styx, Crab Orchard Review, Evansville Review, and elsewhere. Her most recent book is Swimming the Eel (David Robert Books, 2011).

Jeanne Wagner is the recipient of several national awards, including the MacGuffin Poet Hunt, the Ann Stanford Prize, the Briar Cliff Review Award and the 2011 Inkwell Prize, judged by Mark Doty.

Two Among the Righteous Few - Marty Brounstein, Author

at South San Francisco Main Library

February 16, 2012

Join Marty Brounstein, author of Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust, for a discussion of his book. Based on a true story, it is an inspirational story about a Christian couple in the Netherlands who helped save the lives of at least two dozen people during the Holocaust and World War II.

Story Time with Jennifer Fosberry, Author

Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books

February 19, 2012

Jennifer Fosberry takes us on a new imaginative journey featuring everyone's favorite purple-haired, little girl. Previously, Isabella discovered her favorite heroes in My Name Is Not Isabella. Now she travels around the world experiencing its greatest wonders without ever leaving her own backyard.

Paws for Tales, Brisbane

Presented by City of Brisbane at Brisbane Library

February 22, 2012

Children can improve their reading skills by reading to a trained therapy dog. Sign up in advance and join the fun. Pet Assisted Therapy teams and their handlers are from the Peninsula Humane Society & the SPCA’s Paws for Tales program. Please note that the Humane Society requires a signed release form for each time a child reads. A parent or guardian must accompany the child.

Childhood Under Seige - Joel Bakan, Author

Presented by San Mateo County Library at Belmont Library

February 23, 2012

The Belmont Library will feature best-selling author and legal scholar Joel Bakan. Bakan, a professor of law at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, will appear to discuss his latest book, Childhood Under Siege: How Big Business Targets Children.

This is the follow-up to Bakan's 2004 best-selling title The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power, an account of how corporations have risen in the last 150 years to become a dominant economic

Signs of Life by Robert Buelteman - Exhibition

Presented by Sanchez Art Center at Sanchez Art Center

February 24-April 1, 2012

Signs of Life by Robert Buelteman

Have you ever wondered what a plant feels like when it’s illuminated during photosynthesis, drawing in the electricity of the sun? Light is a necessary nutrient for us, too, and many of us languish during the light-poor winter months, but here is an art exhibit to enliven and inspire even those most in the doldrums of seasonal affective disorder--Signs of Life, an exhibit of cameraless, lensless, computer-free photograms by Robert

A Little Princess - Final Friday Flick

Presented by San Mateo County Library at Atherton Public Library

February 24, 2012

A young girl is relegated to servitude at a boarding school when her father goes missing and is presumed dead. 1995 release. Rated G. 97 minutes.

Story Time with Alexandra Day, Author

Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books

February 26, 2012

Alexandra Day is a legendary storyteller who has a knack for surprising juxtapositions. She is the creator of the rottweiler named Carl who gently tends to an infant in a series of books that began in 1985. Now comes The Fairy Dogfather.

Hector has trouble differentiating the letters D and G. Thus when he writes a request for a fairy godfather, the Fairy Dogfather arrives instead, wearing a fedora and smoking a cigar. He isn't what Hector had in mind at all. He uses big

Autumn Gem - Documentary Screening

Presented by San Mateo County Library at Atherton Public Library

March 2, 2012

Autumn Gem is a documentary by Santa Clara-based filmmakers Rae Chang and Adam Tow about the "Chinese Joan of Arc," Qiu Jin (1875-1907), a radical women's rights acitivist who led an armed uprising against the corrup Qing Dynasty. She became the first female martyr for China's 1911 Revolution.

Pacifica Table Readers

Presented by Pacifica Table Readers

March 4, 2012

Pacifica Table Readers meets monthly to read aloud and discuss original, unpublished stage plays and screenplays. We combine it with a potluck. Meetings are on a Sunday evening. This is a venue to hear your works given voice and have fun in the process. A good place to network and meet other actors, writers, producers, directors, and other interesting people. Actors can practice their monologues, writers can try out their sketches. Actors can post their head shots in the photos section and

Plant Clinic

Presented by The San Mateo Arboretum Society at Central Park - San Mateo

March 4, 2012

The Master Gardeners are available to answer your questions, from general information to advice about specific problems. You may bring samples of your plants for better diagnosis. Use a Ziploc or similar baggie to carry your sample. If you suspect insect damage, try to include some insects so they can be correctly identified.

For this program, please meet at the Kohl Pumphouse in San Mateo's Central Park.

Story Time with Emily Wagner, Author

Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books

March 4, 2012

Asleep Under the Moon is a charming bedtime story about Gavin and Buddy's adventures at the beach in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Come hear Emily Wagner introduce children to the beauties of nighttime and sleeping under the stars.

Aurora Mandolin Orchestra Concert

Presented by Aurora Mandolin Orchestra and Aurora Mandolin Orchestra at Pleasanton Public Library

March 4, 2012

The Aurora Mandolin Orchestra is comprised of over 25 members who play mandolin, mandola, guitar, bass, accordion, and flute and includes many professional musicians who continue to preserve and perpetuate this musical art form. Their unique romantic sounds take listeners to many lands and provide a treat that fans have enjoyed for over 35 years.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Indie Film Series

Presented by Redwood City Public Library and Redwood City Public Library at Redwood City Public Library

March 7, 2012

Everything comes to a head as the patriarch of a neurotic Southern family slowly dies of cancer. Starring Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor and Burl Ives. Directed by Richard Brooks. Not Rated; 108 minutes;1958.

Saint Michael Trio - Ralston Performers Series

Presented by Notre Dame de Namur University at Ralston Hall Mansion

March 18, 2012

The Saint Michael's Trio presents a "Musical Smorgasbord." Beethoven and Blues performed in a single concert? This will be a whirlwind sampler: 300 years in 75 minutes! Seating is limited, so reservations are highly recommended at http://www.saintmichaeltrio.com/concerts/

Two Among the Righteous Few... - Marty Brounstein, Author

Presented by San Mateo County Library at Belmont Library

March 25, 2012

Marty Brounstein is the author of the recently published book Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage, a true story that takes place during the Holocaust and World War II. The story he tells is about a Christian couple in the Netherlands who helped save the lives at least two dozen people, including the lives of people near and dear to him.

Brounstein has written a heartfelt story that engages the audience. His presentation aids in promoting the interfaith

Plant Clinic

Presented by The San Mateo Arboretum Society at Central Park - San Mateo

April 1, 2012

The Master Gardeners are available to answer your questions, from general information to advice about specific problems. You may bring samples of your plants for better diagnosis. Use a Ziploc or similar baggie to carry your sample. If you suspect insect damage, try to include some insects so they can be correctly identified.

For this program, please meet at the Kohl Pumphouse in San Mateo's Central Park.

Beautiful, Well-Behaved Bamboo - Sunday Garden Seminar

Presented by The San Mateo Arboretum Society at Central Park - San Mateo

April 1, 2012

Bamboo expert Bob Steward will address this lovely garden option. For this free program, open to the public, please meet at the Kohl Pumphouse in San Mateo's Central Park.

Plant Clinic

Presented by The San Mateo Arboretum Society at Central Park - San Mateo

May 6, 2012

The Master Gardeners are available to answer your questions, from general information to advice about specific problems. You may bring samples of your plants for better diagnosis. Use a Ziploc or similar baggie to carry your sample. If you suspect insect damage, try to include some insects so they can be correctly identified.

For this program, please meet at the Kohl Pumphouse in San Mateo's Central Park.

Plant Progation Made Easy - Sunday Garden Seminar

Presented by The San Mateo Arboretum Society at Central Park - San Mateo

May 6, 2012

Our speaker will be gardening expert James Kern. For this free program, which is open to the public, please meet at the Kohl Pumphouse in San Mateo's Central Park.

Repotting Orchids When Horticulturally Challenged - Sunday Garden Seminar

Presented by The San Mateo Arboretum Society at Central Park - San Mateo

June 3, 2012

This annual favorite is presented by the Peninsula Orchid Society. For this free program, open to the public, please meet at the Kohl Pumphouse in San Mateo's Central Park.