Christmas Pet Portraits: Think Massmedia provides pet owners the opportunity to capture their pet’s personality in a family portrait. Dec. 10, 11-5 p.m. For Other Living Things, 1261 S. Mary Ave., Sunnyvale. http://thinkmassmedia.com/Pets_Portrait.html. Flint Center: Love Changes Everything Christmas Charity Concert, Dec. 10, 7 p.m. $10-$100. San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra presents Peter & the Wolf, Dec. 11, 3 p.m. $15-$48. Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker, a unique version of the Tchaikovsky ballet. Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m. $28-$88. Johnny Mathis Christmas, Dec. 23, 8 p.m. $59.50-$99.50. 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino. 408.864.8816. www.flintcenter.com.
Ballroom Dancing: Ballroom dancers of all ages are welcome, Mondays, 6:30 to 9 p.m, DJs and bands provide the music, Air conditioning, wood floor, light refreshments and convenient parking, $6 per person, Camden Community Center, 3369 Union Ave, San Jose, 408-559-6209, Military Officers Association of America: The Silicon Valley chapter ballet slippers premier jewelry holds a luncheon meeting on the third Thursday of the month, siliconvalleymoaa.org or 408-245-2217, San Jose Widows and Widowers: Join the group for breakfast and learn more about the association every Wednesday, 9:30 a.m, Goodies Coffee Shop, Bascom and Apricot, Campbell, 408-279-1278..
Ballesteros has presented it and acted in “Humbug!” yearly since its conception. Admission is free, though a love offering box will be available for those who want to donate to the troupe. Ballesteros, who plays Scrooge, said he decided to offer the production free of charge this year because he wants everyone to have the opportunity to hear the play’s Christian message to accept Christ in their hearts. For more information, call 925-234-1465. Final ‘Nutcracker’ play is Saturday at Calisesi Studio Theatre.
In a life filled with cruel reality, Riley McCoy had to deal with the possibility that if she asked Kenny Maddox to go to the dance with her, he might say no, Here’s the question: Is Riley McCoy lucky to be surrounded by angels, ballet slippers premier jewelry or has Riley made angels of everyone around her?, By all accounts, Riley is having an amazing senior year at the school her parents picked primarily because its common areas are mostly indoors, She won homecoming queen by a landslide, and the outpouring of love as the crowd chanted her name is, arguably, one of the greatest moments in school history, She is involved in student government, She sang in “Bye Bye Birdie.”..
That’s certainly the case for one of this summer’s hottest events — a total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, viewable from Oregon to South Carolina. Bay Area residents will have to hit the road to see it, unless they’re content with a partial eclipse that will dim our morning sky. It’s the first time in 40 years that the moon will cover the sun entirely when viewed from the continental United States. People across the country are gathering their eclipse glasses. checking historical weather records and stirring with excitement as they wait for the shadow of the moon to fall over them.
