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The elegant 1914 Kohl Mansion will pulse with 2014 Latin rhythms at its 100th anniversary concert !Feliz Cumpleaños! on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. The John Santos Sextet and the VNote Ensemble wrap up the Mansion’s anniversary year with their vibrant offerings of hot Latin Jazz.
The rousing concert, a culmination of year-long anniversary events, will be presented by Music at Kohl Mansion, the Kohl Mansion and Mercy High School and sponsored by the Sam Mazza Foundation and Thomas John Events. Radio station KCSM Jazz 91.1 FM Program Director Melanie Berzon will be the guest emcee.
Audience members will enjoy margaritas and tastes of Latin cuisine for the Gala party. There will be a dance floor for those who just can’t sit still to the irresistible rhythms of the John Santos Sextet and VNote Ensemble.
The Sextet has been called “highly innovative, intimately explosive.” Santos, a 5-time Grammy Award nominee is a Bay Area legend in Latin Jazz, a lecturer, educator and consummate percussionist, and a favorite of Music at Kohl audiences.
Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, 7 p.m. At the Great Hall, Kohl Mansion – 2750 Adeline Drive, Burlingame. Tickets: $75 / $50 (650) 762-1130 or www.musicatkohl.org
New paintings of the San Francisco Mission District
The heart of the Mission District has been and is being painted is such details that one cannot miss the landscape location of Anthony Holdsworth’s oil paiting. Over 30 master piece paintings will have been painted by project end. The whole work is a master piece never been done in the history of the district.
For more information you should attend his receptions. His art work exhibition will be in displayed from Dec. 15 – Jan. 9, 2015 with the two receptions days: Monday Dec. 15, from 6 – 8 p.m., and Friday, Dec. 19, from 6 – 8 p.m., Special guests to be announced.
At Alley Cat Gallery, 3036 24th St, San Francisco. For more info call (415) 824-1761, or visit www.anthonyholdsworth.com.
Children and families have 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.
