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The Cherry Orchard Start Date: Thursday 2/27/2020 — End Date: Saturday 3/21/2020 Admission:$18-$30 Town Hall Theatre is excited to announce the next show in its 75th “TRANSFORMATIONS” Season, Anton Chekhov’s final elegiac comedy masterpiece, THE CHERRY ORCHARD, in a new translation by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. THE CHERRY ORCHARD will have 12 performances, including two previews, February 27 through March 21, 2020, at Town Hall Theatre Company, 3535 School Street, in Lafayette, CA. Tickets are $18 – $30, and are available through the Box Office at (925) 283-1557 or online at www.TownHallTheatre.com. THE CHERRY ORCHARD, Anton Chekhov’s final masterwork, arrives at Town Hall in February/March 2020, in a new translation by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky of Chekhov’s original 1903 pre-rehearsal script. At once timeless and prescient, THE CHERRY ORCHARD channels the “human comedy”, with all its loves, losses and privileges past, and the inescapable future. The story is simple: on a chilly morning in May in the Russian provinces, around the turn of the last century, landowner Lyubóv Andréevna returns after a five year absence to her family’s estate to find the cherry orchard in bloom. But all is soon to change, as debts must be paid. Location: 3535 School St Stanley Lafayette Contact: Susan E Evans BoxOffice@TownHallTheatre.com URL: https://www.townhalltheatre.com/cherry-orchard

13th Annual Plant Exchange Start Date: Saturday 3/28/2020 — End Date: Saturday 3/28/2020 Admission:Free The Plant Exchange began in Oakland, California in October 2007 as a way for our neighbors to get to know each other. It also encourages reuse, recycling, organic living, resource sharing, and information exchange. This event rapidly grew to include gardeners, landscapers, urban farmers, and outdoor fans from all 9 Bay Area counties. We receive plants of all types and sizes. We also have an area for tools and other garden related items and happily accept yard art, mulch, equipment, compost bins, and lawn furniture. We have master gardeners to answer questions and plant specialists to help identify donations. And, it is all free to the public. Location: 4500 Lincoln Ave Lincoln Highlands Oakland Contact: The Plant Exchange connect@theplantexchange.com URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/13th-annual-plant-exchange-tickets-92121693465

Adopt-a-Plant Fundraiser Start Date: Saturday 2/8/2020 — End Date: Saturday 2/8/2020 Admission:Free A monthly fundraiser held by The Plant Exchange, a Bay Area non profit that helps community members access plants, gardening knowledge, and tools at 50-60% off retail. Occurring every second Saturday at 4500 Lincoln Ave, in Oakland CA, from 9:30-1:30PM. We offer a vast array of diverse plants that are available to the public. We are always accepting volunteers to help assist with our monthly fundraiser! To find out more on volunteer opportunities, please email us at theplantexchange@gmail.com Location: 4500 Lincoln Ave Lincoln Highlands Oakland Contact: The Plant Exchange connect@theplantexchange.com URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adopt-a-plant-fundraiser-sale-tickets-77884491611

BODY MUSIC/East Bay Concert Start Date: Friday 3/20/2020 — End Date: Friday 3/20/2020 Admission:$25 advance/ $30 day of show Body Music – clapping, snapping, stepping and vocalizing – is music you can see, dance you can hear — likely the oldest music on the planet. Keith Terry, in his 40th year of pioneering contemporary Body Music and producing events in the Bay Area and around the world through his Oakland-based arts non-profit Crosspulse, teams up with Rhythmix for the culmination of a month of BODY MUSIC/East Bay events to present PAL educational assemblies, a BODY MUSIC workshop with Keith Terry, and a live concert featuring a host of Bay Area body music artists. There are many traditional Body Musics in the world, from African-American Hambone and Flamenco Palmas to Sumatran Saman and Ethiopian Armpit music. Since 1978 Keith Terry has developed a contemporary style of Body Music based on his training as a jazz drummer, as well as his years of intensive study and collaboration with world rhythmic systems. Since 2008 Crosspulse’s International Body Music Festival has given wings to the state of the art, now presenting MiniFests around the world. Location: 2513 Blanding Ave Alameda Alameda Contact: Rythmix info@rhythmix.org URL: https://www.rhythmix.org/events/body-music-east-bay-in-concert/

Hands Upon the Plow | 10th New Music for Treble Voices Festival Start Date: Saturday 3/14/2020 — End Date: Saturday 3/14/2020 Admission:10-30 PWC presents its tenth New Music for Treble Voices Festival, featuring some of the Bay Area’s most renowned treble choirs Peninsula Women’s Chorus, Musae, and East Bay Piedmont Children’s Choir Ancora. Be inspired by music of determination, perseverance, and the will to make big changes, as we honor women’s suffrage champion Alice Paul with a new commission by Jocelyn Hagen and PWC’s own poet and singer Barbara Saxton. As we Rise Up, we Hold On, and we forge ahead. ** Pre-concert discussion at 2pm and concert at 3pm.  *** Tickets (advance/door): General: $25/$30 • Young audience (under 30): $10/$15 Location: 555 Waverley St University South Palo Alto Contact: Peninsula Women’s Chorus info@pwchorus.org URL: https://www.facebook.com/events/540953403432404/

Be Your Own DJ Party Start Date: Thursday 2/27/2020 — End Date: Thursday 2/27/2020 Admission:$10 at the door Our first-ever “Be Your Own DJ” Party features your requests, all night long! DJ Joe and Ken the Drummer promise to do their best to play your favorites. Don’t wait until the weekend to have fun and meet new friends. Come to our extremely rare Thursday night dance party at an upscale hotel! Only $10 at the door includes a fun Mixer Game, with prizes. Dressy nightclub attire requested. Adults of all ages welcome. Thursday, Feb 27, 7:30-11pm. LOCATION: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Bistro 880, 39900 Balentine Drive, Newark CA 94560. Conveniently located just off Hwy 880, at the Stevenson exit. Free parking! MORE PARTIES at www.thepartyhotline.com. •Speed Dating, Jan 26, Sunnyvale •Meet Your Valentine Mixer – North Bay Feb 1, Petaluma •Meet Your Valentine Mixer – Marin Feb 6, Sausalito •Private Estate Valentines Dance, Feb 7, Fremont •Meet Your Valentine Dance, Feb 8, Silicon Valley •Commonwealth Club Party, Feb 12, San Francisco •The Valentine Ball, Feb 14, San Francisco •Post-Valentine Mixer, Feb 15, Danville •Valentine Speed Dating, Feb 16, Burlingame •Man Swap, Feb 22, Burlingame •Mt Everest Trip, April 18, Nepal CO-SPONSORED by Society of Single Professionals, the world’s largest non-profit singles organization; and many singles meetups. All of our parties are fundraisers for The Seva Foundation, www.seva.org, to restore sight to the blind. Every $50 we raise at the party finances a cataract surgery for one blind person in one of the poor countries of the world! So please invite all of your single friends! Location: 39900 Balentine Dr Newark Newark Contact: Rich Gosse rich@richgosse.com URL: https://www.thepartyhotline.com

SF IndieFest 2020: Ibiza: The Silent Movie Start Date: Saturday 2/8/2020 — End Date: Saturday 2/8/2020 Admission:$15 SF IndieFest presents IBIZA: THE SILENT MOVIE a film following the islands history of welcoming and sheltering people from around the world. But now the island is facing one of its biggest challenges yet: continuing to keep its very soul alive as it is invaded by wealthy socialites and gentrification. This silent movie will take you on an emotionally exhilarating trip through the magical world that is this island. Taking place at the Roxie on February 8th at 7:15pm, there will be an interview with filmmaker Julien Temple moderated by the music critic Joel Selvin. Julien Temple will be honored with the Philo T. Farnsworth Award for Innovative Filmmaking for his work in the music scene that epitomizes the inseparability of movies and music. Location: 3117 16th St Mission District San Francisco Contact: SF IndieFest InfoOnWebsite@gmail.com URL: https://sfindie.com/

Valentine Speed Dating Start Date: Sunday 2/16/2020 — End Date: Sunday 2/16/2020 Admission:25-30 If you didn’t have someone to celebrate this year’s Valentines Day, here’s your chance to make up for it! Meet new single friends, 5 minutes at a time, at a fun restaurant. Sunday, February 16, 2020. 3 different sessions: 1. 3:30-5pm – Asian Singles Speed Dating, ages 25-45. 2. 5:30-7pm – Young Single Professionals Speed Dating, all ethnic groups, ages 30-45 3. 7:30-9pm – 45+ Speed Dating – all ethnic groups, ages 45-60 LOCATION: Barrelhouse, 305 California Drive, Downtown Burlingame CA. TICKETS: $25/advance or $30/door, if space permits, per session. We recommend you prepay, as some sections are likely to sell out. Food and drinks available at additional cost. Dress to impress! DISCOUNTS and more parties at www.thepartyhotline.com. •Photograph & Explore Skyline Wilderness, Jan 25, Napa •Speed Dating, Jan 26, Sunnyvale •Meet Your Valentine Mixer – North Bay Feb 1, Petaluma •Meet Your Valentine Mixer – Marin Feb 6, Sausalito •Private Estate Valentines Dance, Feb 7, Fremont •Meet Your Valentine Dance, Feb 8, Silicon Valley •Commonwealth Club Party, Feb 12, San Francisco •The Valentine Ball, Feb 14, San Francisco •Post-Valentine Mixer, Feb 15, Danville •Man Swap, Feb 22, Burlingame •Mt Everest Trip, April 18, Nepal CO-SPONSORED by Society of Single Professionals, San Francisco Singles, SF Bay Area Singles Events, Single Professionals Internet Network (SPiN), Singles with Advanced Degrees, Backroads Wine and Nature Adventures, Single n’ Professional, Hidden Backroads Adventures, Your Asian Connection, 40+ Singles, Cougar Events, Lifestyle Parties, Bay Area Singles Travel, Cougar Meetup, Indie Tom’s Hidden Backroads, Bay Area Single Boomers, Palo Alto Ballroom Dancing, Bay Area Asian Women, Backroads Wine Waterfall Adventures, etc. This is a fundraiser for The Seva Foundation, www.seva.org, to restore sight to the blind. Every $50 we raise at the party finances a cataract surgery for one blind person in one of the poor countries of the world! So please invite all of your single friends! PLEASE NOTE: The reason that we don’t have a section for singles over age 60 is because we can’t get enough men over 60 to speed date with women their own age. Location: 305 California Dr Downtown Burlingame Contact: Rich Gosse rich@richgosse.com URL: https://www.thepartyhotline.com

Man Swap Start Date: Saturday 2/22/2020 — End Date: Saturday 2/22/2020 Admission:$10 at the door Single Women are invited to exchange bachelors at this fun party! Tonight we prove that all the men in the San Francisco Bay Area are NOT “married, gay, or dead.” Each woman is invited to bring the finest bachelor she knows, with whom she is NOT romantically involved (ex-husband, brother, father, son, friend, boss, co-worker) and introduce him to the women at the party. $10/door includes dancing to your favorite hits, with house DJ. We start off the party at 7pm with a fun Mixer Game, that makes it EASY to meet people. MEN AND WOMEN ARE ALSO INVITED TO COME ALONE. Adults of all ages welcome. Dressy nightclub attire requested. Saturday, February 22, 2020, 7pm. LOCATION: The Vinyl Room, “The Biggest Little Nightclub on the Peninsula,” 221 Park Road, Downtown Burlingame CA. MORE PARTIES at www.thepartyhotline.com. •Photograph & Explore Skyline Wilderness, Jan 25, Napa •Speed Dating, Jan 26, Sunnyvale •Meet Your Valentine Mixer – North Bay Feb 1, Petaluma •Meet Your Valentine Mixer – Marin Feb 6, Sausalito •Private Estate Valentines Dance, Feb 7, Fremont •Meet Your Valentine Dance, Feb 8, Silicon Valley •Commonwealth Club Party, Feb 12, San Francisco •The Valentine Ball, Feb 14, San Francisco •Post-Valentine Mixer, Feb 15, Danville •Speed Dating, Feb 16, Burlingame •Mt Everest Trip, April 18, Nepal CO-SPONSORED by The Society of Single Professionals, the world’s largest non-profit singles organization; and by many singles meetups. All of our parties are fundraisers for The Seva Foundation, www.seva.org, to restore sight to the blind. Every $50 we raise at the party finances a cataract surgery for one blind person in one of the poor countries of the world! So please invite all of your single friends! Location: 221 Park Rd Downtown Burlingame Contact: Rich Gosse rich@richgosse.com URL: https://www.thepartyhotline.com

Writers With Drinks: Charles Yu, Meng Jin and Tracy Clark Flory! Start Date: Saturday 2/8/2020 — End Date: Saturday 2/8/2020 Admission:$5 to $20 Writers With Drinks is more literary and drunker than ever. This month: Charles Yu, author of the brilliant novel Interior Chinatown, and debut novelist Meng Jin, author of Little Gods. Plus Jezebel's Tracy Clark Flory, science fiction author Juliette Wade (Mazes of Power) and poet Barbara Tomash (PRE-). Charlie Jane Anders hosts. All proceeds benefit a local nonprofit, TBA. Location: 3225 22nd Street San Francisco Contact: Charlie Jane Anders charlieanders2@gmail.com URL: http://www.writerswithdrinks.com