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John Santos and his Sextet will be performing with special guests: Bay Area legend Roger Glenn (Mongo Santamaria, Cal Tjader) – vibes and Grammy winner Mads Tolling (Stanley Clarke, Turtle Island) – violin in concert! A unique cross-cultural collaboration!
Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, at 8 and 10 p.m. shows, at Yoshi’s, 510 Embarcadero W., Oakland, For info call 510-238-9200 or visit www.yoshis.com.
Fifth annual essential SF, honoring local cinematic luminaries
Intimate Celebration Will Induct a New Group into Film Society’s Ongoing Compendium of Essential Figures in the Local Film Community.
The San Francisco Film Society will present its fifth annual Essential SF event, . Essential SF is the Film Society’s ongoing compendium of the Bay Area film community’s most vital figures and institutions, and each fall a new group of local cinematic luminaries is added to the growing list of diverse talent.
At a brief ceremony, this year’s inductees – actress and filmmaker Joan Chen, arts journalist Cheryl Eddy, film curator Liz Keim, author and film professor B. Ruby Rich, production company and distributor ro*co films and sound designer Kent Sparling – will be feted by special guest presenters and Film Society staff. This event is free and open to the public. Essential S.F. 2014 is made possible by the generous support of the San Francisco Film Commission.
On Sunday Dec. 7, at 4 p.m. at the Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street.
Children and families a chance to read and play during school break with bingo
In December, the library will distribute cards for its new “Winter Bingo” game, encouraging children in grades K-5, and parents of younger children and babies, to do activities that stimulate literacy and learning. Any child or parent may return a bingo card with five activities marked in a row to any Oakland Public Library between Dec. 18, 2014, and Jan. 31, 2015, to select a free paperback book to keep, as a prize.
Activities include direct reading activities such as “Listen to a story” or “Read about your favorite thing” as well as social activities such as “Make someone laugh,” or “Bring a friend to the library,” and active play such as “Dance” or “Play outside.” Activities for parents to do with babies and preschoolers include “Use a recipe to make a snack,” and “Ask your child to turn the page.” Bingo cards will be available at all library locations and distributed to partner organizations, and are available in Spanish, Chinese, and English.
For more information, please visit www.oaklandlibrary.org or contact Nina Lindsay, Supervising Librarian for Children’s Services, at nlindsay@oaklandlibrary.org, or 510-238-6706.
