Christmas Lights Tour and Toy Drive: Classic car owners can deck out their rides for a car show hosted by Goombahs Car Club and tour the lights in Willow Glen. No registration; donations of unwrapped new toys for donation to the Family Giving Tree accepted. Dec. 15, 5-8 p.m. 1261 Lincoln Ave., San Jose. goombahscarclub.com. Holiday Boutique: The Handwork for Others class is holding a holiday boutique with quilted holiday decorations, women’s accessories and clothing, plus lap blankets, baby items and much more. The class is part of a nonprofit group that donates to local charities as well as providing monetary donations to the Almaden Senior Association and the Almaden Community Center for youth activities. Cash and personal checks only. Dec. 15, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Almaden Community Center, 6445 Camden Ave., San Jose.
Patty Cakes Storytime: 11 a.m, Tuesdays, from Jan, 7-March 4, It is for kids ages 0-3 with a caregiver, Picture Book Time: 11 a.m, Thursdays, from Jan, 9-March 6, is for kids ages 3-5 who can attend without a caregiver, Library 101: An Introduction for Teens: 4-5:15 p.m, Jan, 22, Middle and high school students have the opportunity to ask a librarian about the library: how to get sterling ballet slipper stud earring or dangles, ballerina slipper earrings, child's sterling silver ballet shoe earring, ba a book the library does not own, how to get that classic you need right away, and help with research projects, Doug Thomas holds a Q&A, Space is limited..
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The kaleidoscopic, high-tech cautionary tale is christening A.C.T.’s drop-dead-gorgeous new second space, the $34.4 million, 283-seat Strand Theater, on a pitch-perfect thematic note, The Strand, a postmodern gem built from the bones of a 1917 vaudeville house, seems to sit at the crossroads of past and present, with Twitter and Spotify and Yammer just down the block, but it also hints of San Francisco’s history everywhere, Don’t sterling ballet slipper stud earring or dangles, ballerina slipper earrings, child's sterling silver ballet shoe earring, ba miss the vintage neon signage in the lobby, “Information overload” gets thrown around a lot these days, but the iconic British playwright harnesses the power of that experience to simulate the way the human brain attempts to process the flow of stuff jammed into it during an average day of email, Instagram, spreadsheets and tweets..
Foothill Music Theater. “Sunday in the Park with George.” Through March 8. Lohman Theatre, Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. $12-$32. foothillmusicals.com or 650-949-7360. Sunnyvale Community Players. “Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR.” Through March 8. Book by Book by Doug Wright. Music by Alan Menken. Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater. Directed by Cindy Powell. Sunnyvale Theatre, Sunnyvale Community Center, 550 E. Remington Drive, Sunnyvale. $12-$22. sunnyvaleplayers.org or 408-733-6611.
