February 2, 2024


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From a chocolate stroll to a Bollywood dance party, here are 10 Valentine’s Day events around the Peninsula

Whether you’re taken or single and ready to mingle, check out our guide to festivities marking the holiday.

Credit: Photo by Nicholas Mazzoni

Scattered showers to persist Thursday, new storm expected Sunday

Bay Area braces for break in weather before new storm threatens flooding and damage

“Lasting Impressions: Works on Paper” is a group show of disparate artists and techniques, all of which celebrate the many ways artists can use the venerable medium of paper to create new effects.

Mountain View flower, plant and coffee shop Bloomsgiving soft opening its Redwood City location Saturday

Flower, plant and coffee shop Bloomsgiving is soft opening its second location in Redwood City this weekend.

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Peninsula Lively Arts presents: Salute to Broadway – Coming Feb. 3 to the Fox Theatre

Dances and songs from some of the most popular Broadway shows including “The Music Man,” “Chicago,” “Hair,” “In the Heights,” “Phantom of the Opera” & more! Coming Friday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m. to Redwood City’s Fox Theatre. > GET TICKETS TODAY

New bill proposes all businesses carry opioid antidote in first aid kits

On Wednesday, state Assemblymember Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, introduced a bill that would require all employers to keep naloxone nasal spray in first aid kits.

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PVI presents the 33rd Annual Authors Salon on April 21

Join Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. on a literary journey featuring New York Times Best Selling Author, actor, producer, and director, Henry Winkler. Guests will enjoy a delicious lunch at the beautiful Rosewood Sand Hill in Menlo Park. All proceeds benefit Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. in support of their mission to “Enable Seniors to Age in Place.” >LEARN MORE

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Families: Lunar New Year at CuriOdyssey
Curiodyssey’s marks the Year of the Dragon with food from Satay by the Bay and Momos and More and a Lion Dance performance by UC Berkeley’s Cal VSA Lion Dance. Kids can make their own red paper lanterns to take home. Go to curiodyssey.org.

Performance: Woodside First Friday At Woodside Arts and Culture’s First Friday program, Lamplighters Music Theatre Company performs a preview of their upcoming shows for the season, which include the operettas “Ruddygore” and “Il Ducato” and the musical “The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Go to woodsideartsandculture.org.

TOMORROW

Classical: Master Sinfonia Concert
Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra performs a program of works by Weber, Beethoven and Brahms, with guest artist Hélène Wickett, piano. Go to mastersinfonia.org  

Stage: ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning‘
Los Altos Stage Company presents a drama about the reunion of four friends who met at a conservative Catholic college and how they reckon with their lives seven years after graduation. Go to losaltosstage.org.


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Angela Swartz was The Almanac's editor from 2023 until 2025. She joined The Almanac as a reporter in 2018. She previously reported on youth and education, and the towns of Atherton, Portola Valley and...