by the El Reportero‘s news services
The Zoppé Italian Family Circus is returning for Fall 2021 and will be back in downtown Redwood City as they were when they first rolled into the City over ten years ago! Zoppé will welcome guests back into the authentic one-ring circus tent, from Oct. 8 through Nov. 21, for matinee and evening showtimes.
The Zoppé Italian Family Circus welcomes guests into an authentic one-ring circus tent, in downtown in Redwood City from Oct. 8 through Nov. 21st for matinee and evening show times. This one-ring circus honors the best history of the Old-World Italian tradition and stars Nino the Clown, along with many other thrilling acts. Tickets and info at: www.redwoodcity.org/zoppe.
The Zoppé Family Circus has an amazing, unique story. The Zoppè Family Circus emerged 179 years ago to become one of the legendary circuses in all of Europe. And like many good legends, it begins with a boy and a girl falling in love.
Napoleone Zoppè began his career in Budapest, Hungary where he met a ballerina named Ermenglida and founded a circus in Venice, Italy which still bears their name today.
Alberto Zoppè, Napoleone’s great-grandson, inherited the circus, a grand equestrian in his own right. Alberto toured Europe with the circus since his youth and forged a friendship with famed actor/director Orson Welles.
Alberto was then offered a job by John Ringling North of Ringling Brothers fame, who was putting together the circus acts for Cecil B. Demille’s Oscar-winning film, The Greatest Show on Earth.
Alberto would remain in America, and together with his wife Sandra, ushered in a new generation that continues the family tradition. His son, Giovanni, revived the Zoppé Family Circus fourteen years ago, and has since been building its reputation with audiences and critics as an enchanting example of a traditional European circus. Giovanni is grateful to his family for keeping the tradition alive, especially to his father, who performed with the circus into his eighties, and managed to wow the crowd every time he stepped into the ring.
https://zoppe.net
Other exciting FREE events in Downtown Redwood City include:
Shakespeare in the Park on weekends in September (9/11 & 9/12); & the fall cultural festival, Oktoberfest (9/16-9/26)
More info at http://www.RedwoodCityEvents.com
Redistricting: Shape San Mateo County’s Future!
Redwood City – Redistricting, or the redrawing of district lines based on population data, is a once-in-a-decade opportunity to ensure a fair democratic process at the local level.
Here in San Mateo County, the effort is led by 2021 Supervisorial District Lines Advisory Commission. The commission is seeking your input and ideas for the County’s five supervisorial districts.
The commission’s next meeting will be at 9 a.m. this Saturday, September 18. Learn more at smcdistrictlines.org.
All are welcome to participate. This meeting will have special focus on the following cities and communities:
– East Palo Alto
– Menlo Park
– Redwood City
– Unincorporated North Fair Oaks and other unincorporated communities currently in District 4.
At the hearings and workshops, we would like you to:
– Share your story
– Define your neighborhood or community of interest
– Explain why redistricting is relevant to your community
– Get the tools you need to draw a map of one district or of all five districts
– Share your opinions of the draft maps
– Talk to your neighbors and local organizations
Meeting Details:
Saturday, September 18, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Virtual Hearing Zoom Webinar Link: https://smcgov.zoom.us/j/95111742122Zoom Webinar ID: 951 1174 2122 Dial-in: 669-900-6833.
Vision and action for equaty
Join the Campaign for College Opportunity on Zoom for a livestream of an in-person conversation with California’s higher education leaders as we discuss strategies for achieving racial equity in our state’s public colleges and universities.
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, 5:30 p.m.
Message from the San Francisco Public Library
we are still serving the Mission Branch Library community by bookmobile on Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. at John O’Connell High School located at Harrison and 20th streets.
We are also working to expand that service. By mid-October, we will start SFPL To-Go service at the Mission Branch so patrons can check out materials for front door pickup Tuesday through Saturday. In addition, we will install a bookmobile onsite several days a week for browsing and access to the Spanish-language collection.
Simultaneously, we will pursue our goal to establish a temporary Mission Branch Library in the neighborhood for holds pickup, limited browsing and public computing. We also plan to provide in-person public programming for youth and adults when the branch libraries are able to resume in-person public programs.
Public programs for the Mission community will either be presented at the temporary site or at a partner site elsewhere in the Mission.
Virtual webinar Doing business with the State of California
An introductory session for all small business and local chambers of commerce. Join the CHCC and our subject matter expert from DGS to learn more about the State Procurement process and how to be competitive in the procurement process. Do you have what it takes? Register to learn more. Link to register: htpps://bit.ly/3lvosmj.
