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It’s Raining Men! Singles Dance Party Start Date: Saturday 7/20/2019 — End Date: Saturday 7/20/2019 Admission:15-20 Single Women are guaranteed to meet at least one good bachelor at this fun party in a lovely hotel ballroom! $15/advance (by July 19) or $20 at the door includes dancing to your favorite hits. Adults of all ages welcome. Dressy attire recommended. Saturday, July 20, 2019, 8pm-Midnight. MONEYBACK GUARANTEE: Each woman will meet at least one good bachelor, or receive a full refund at Midnight! Coming soon: At our It’s Raining Women Party we will offer men the same guarantee. LOCATION: Hilton Hotel, Sierra Ballroom, 4949 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara CA 95054. Across from the Santa Clara Convention Center and near Levi Stadium. Free parking. CO-SPONSORED by The Society of Single Professionals, the world’s largest non-profit singles organization, Lifestyle Parties, Cougar Parties, Single n’ Professional, Palo Alto Ballroom Dancing, San Francisco Singles, Bay Area Single Boomers, Single Professionals Internet Network (SPiN); 40+ Singles, Professionals Guild, the Ultimate Party, South Bay/Peninsula Outdoor Adventure, and by many other singles organizations and meetups. DISCOUNTS & more parties at www.thepartyhotline.com. •Luxurious Nightclub Party, June 8, Mt View •Skyline Wilderness Adventure, June 8, Napa •Singles Happy Hour Party, June 9, Dublin •Mansion Pool Party, June 15, Fremont •Welcome Summer Mixer, June 23, San Rafael •Historic Petaluma Hotel Party, June 30 •Peninsula Single Mingle, July 14, Redwood City •Singles TGIF, Aug 9, San Rafael •The Summer Ball at The Fairmont, Aug 24, San Francisco Location: 4949 Great America Pkwy Santa Clara Santa Clara Contact: Rich Gosse rich@richgosse.com URL: http://www.thepartyhotline.com

Interactive Art Kiosk Installation by Phaan Howng Comes to Downtown Redwood City Start Date: Saturday 6/29/2019 — End Date: Sunday 7/28/2019 Admission:Free The Redwood City Improvement Association in partnership with Fung Collaboratives has unveiled the latest Art Kiosk Installation exhibit by Phaan Howng titled “Climate Test” and will hold an opening reception on Saturday, June 29 at 4 p.m. in one of Downtown Redwood City’s Courthouse Square Kiosks. “Climate Test” is a site-specific hand painted installation aiming to spark necessary climate change dialogue. Howng draws her inspiration from Redwood City’s bellowed sign and slogan, “Climate Best by Government Test”, the city’s history as a port of lumbar and the fact that the city is a new hub for technology in Silicon Valley. On the opening day, viewers can walk through this nightmarish forest of hand-painted trees physically going through various detoxification and engage in the post-apocalyptic climate. The rotating Art Kiosk Installations will continue throughout 2019 with different featured artists in an effort to enhance the community’s fine art scene for residents and visitors. Location: 2200 Broadway St. Redwood City Contact: Redwood City Improvement Association info@visitRWC.org URL: http://visitrwc.org/

Welcome Summer Singles Party Start Date: Sunday 6/23/2019 — End Date: Sunday 6/23/2019 Admission:10 Meet new friends at one of Marin’s most renowned restaurants! Only $10/door includes our FUN Mixer Game, with prizes; accompanied by complimentary light appetizers, served at 4pm, as long as they last. Adults of all ages welcome. Dress to impress. Sunday, June 23, 2019, 4-6pm. LOCATION: Chalet Basque, 405 N San Pedro Road, San Rafael CA 94903. We have our own private banquet room! From Hwy 101 take N San Pedro exit east towards the Bay approximately one mile. Free parking! Dinner available at additional cost. CO-SPONSORED by The Society of Single Professionals, the world’s largest non-profit singles organization; Singles2Couples; and by many singles meetups. MORE PARTIES at www.thepartyhotline.com. •Marin Singles Convention, May 31, Mill Valley •Boulder Falls Photo & Wine Adventure, June 1, St Helena •Luxurious Nightclub Party, June 8, Mt View •Singles Happy Hour Party, June 9, Dublin •Mansion Pool Party, June 15, Fremont •Historic Petaluma Hotel Party, June 30 •Peninsula Single Mingle, July 14, Redwood City •The Summer Ball at The Fairmont, Aug 24, San Francisco Location: 405 N San Pedro Rd San Rafael San Rafael Contact: Rich Gosse rich@richgosse.com URL: http://www.thepartyhotline.com

Downtown San Leandro’s “Truth Thursdays” Continues On June 27 Start Date: Thursday 6/27/2019 — End Date: Thursday 6/27/2019 Admission:Free The community is invited to enjoy Downtown San Leandro’s “Truth Thursdays” as it continues on Thursday, June 27 surrounding the iconic 55-foot Truth is Beauty statue at the San Leandro Tech Campus from 5 to 8:30 p.m. This month’s theme will be “Made in San Leandro” and will feature rotating food trucks, beer, wine, recreational games and live entertainment for the whole Bay Area to enjoy. Happening the fourth Thursday of each month throughout summer, each “Truth Thursdays” will be designated a different theme so friends and family can expect a unique experience at every event! Location: 1600 Alvarado Street San Leandro Contact: Davia Sobelman Davia@olivecreativestrategies.com URL: www.downtownsanleandro.com

DANNY CLICK & The Hell Yeahs! Rock the 2019 Marin Summer Nights Music Series Start Date: Saturday 7/27/2019 — End Date: Saturday 7/27/2019 Admission:$23 members / $26 public / $32 day of (all adults) Danny Click and the Hell Yeahs! perform for The 27th Annual Summer Nights Series of live music, food, cocktails, dancing, and fun for all ages on July 27, 2019. Danny brings his all original Americana Rock n Roll with hard driving guitar for a night of music “destined for a good time” as he and his 6 piece band lean heavy on the faster tunes for an evening of dancing under the stars. Click, a well-respected musician’s musician, was one of Austin’s best-kept secrets until his CD, Life Is A Good Place, was released in April, 2011 and spent more than 12 consecutive months on the Country, pop, and Americana radio charts. A lot has changed since then including Click, moving to the Bay Area building a large and passionate local fan base including musical greats Carlos Santana and Elvin Bishop, who have both joined him on stage for impromptu jams. The Hell Yeahs feature a round-robin roster of top-shelf musicians and with Danny at the lead, have played more than 200 sold-out shows over the past two years, and opened for legends Taj Mahal, Cake, Robert Plant, Mavis Staples, Sonny Landreth and JJ Cale. So get ready, for an anything-can-happen mix of stellar songwriting alternating with blistering blues-rockin’ Americana in the tradition of the Texas greats. A refreshing return to smart, sassy blues-inflected country rock. Think Tom Petty crossed with Wilco, spiced with the southern tradition of Lucinda Williams and John Hiatt. The venue offers pop-up restaurant dinners, Peets coffee and snacks cocktails and more available for purchase. The Kid Zone includes a playground & hands on project for the little ones and festival shopping is made possible by Good Will Industries. Ages 17 and under FREE. Location: 200 N. San Pedro Road San Rafael Contact: Linda Bolt lbolt@marinjcc.org URL: https://www.marinjcc.org/events/2019/07/27/performing-arts/danny-click-the-hell-yeahs/79464/

RICARDO LEMVO & MAKINA LOCA bring their Afro-Cuban Beats to the 2019 Marin Summer Nights Music Serie Start Date: Saturday 7/20/2019 — End Date: Saturday 7/20/2019 Admission:$23 members / $26 public / $32 day of (all adults) The 27th Annual Summer Nights Series of live music, food, cocktails, dancing, and fun for everyone under beautiful Marin skies continues with the return of a Marin favorite: Afro Cuban beats from Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca. Having established himself as a multi-cultural music pioneer, Ricardo is the embodiment of the Afro-Latin Diaspora, connecting back to Mother Africa via the Cuban clave rhythm. He is equally at home singing in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Lingala and Kikongo. Since forming his Los Angeles-based band Makina Loca in 1990, Lemvo has refined his craft and vision, raising his joyous voice with strength, singing songs that celebrate life, and most importantly, inspiring his audiences to let loose and dance away their worries. Bright horns, fat bass lines, amazing percussion and melodies that linger for days – be prepared for a street party that you’ll have to dance through! Salsa Marin partners with us for this event and will be providing pre-concert salsa dance instruction. Pop up Restaurant with dinners, Peets coffee + snacks available on-site for purchase or bring a picnic. Full Bar. Kid Zone with playground & hands on project. Festival shopping made possible by Good Will Industries. The venue offers pop-up restaurant dinners, Peets coffee and snacks cocktails and more available for purchase. The Kid Zone includes a playground & hands on project for the little ones and festival shopping is made possible by Good Will Industries. Ages 17 and under FREE. Location: 200 N. San Pedro Road San Rafael Contact: Linda Bolt lbolt@marinjcc.org URL: https://www.marinjcc.org/events/2019/07/20/performing-arts/ricardo-lemvo-makina-loca/79072/

MIDTOWN SOCIAL opens the 2019 Marin Summer Nights Music Series Start Date: Saturday 7/13/2019 — End Date: Saturday 7/13/2019 Admission:$23 members / $26 public / $32 day of (all adults) MIDTOWN SOCIAL It’s time to stretch, hydrate, and double-knot your dancing shoes, because San Francisco’s favorite soul party band, Midtown Social, is here to quench your thirst. Their freshly squeezed blend of California soul, funk, and rock is downright irresistible. Midtown Social is a tour-de- force, but it’s more than just a band. Together, these musicians are a collaborative community of writers, arrangers and artists. When they’re on stage, they invite you into the family. MTS serves up food for hungry souls—fuel for a revolution of free, open and creative thought. Midtown Social asks us all to come together, find common ground, love & camaraderie, to fight for our communities, way of life, and rights— to stand together as one. They are black and white, queer and straight, married and single and represent the face of young America- and they are the new California Soul. 2019 is set to be Midtown’s year. The band is poised to release their newest album, Fantastic Colors, at the end of the year. This LP has all the Midtown magic and more. Location: 200 North San Pedro Road San Rafael Contact: Linda Bolt lbolt@marinjcc.org URL: https://www.marinjcc.org/events/2019/07/13/performing-arts/midtown-social/79465/

Writers With Drinks: Ingrid Rojas Contreras and Mauro Javier Cardenas Start Date: Saturday 6/8/2019 — End Date: Saturday 6/8/2019 Admission:$5 to $20 Writers With Drinks presents a special Latin American Night. Featuring Ingrid Rojas Contreras, author of Fruit of the Drunken Tree, and Mauro Javier Cardenas, author of The Revolutionaries Try Again. Plus multi-award-winning writer Cristina Rivera Garza, author of Nadie me verá llorar. And PEN/Faulkner finalist Achy Obejas, author of Tower of the Antilles. Also featuring Guggenheim Fellowship-recipient Gabriela Alemán (La muerte silba un blues) and poet and radio host Rachelle Escamilla (Me Drawing a Picture of Me[n]). Location: 3225 22nd St Mission District San Francisco Contact: Charlie Jane Anders charlieanders2@gmail.com URL: http://www.writerswithdrinks.com

Scott Kupor, Managing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz – Secrets of Sand Hill Road Start Date: Monday 6/10/2019 — End Date: Monday 6/10/2019 Admission:$8 – $52 As a managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, Scott Kupor has seen it all. He offers firsthand experiences and insider advice for every entrepreneur trying to secure venture capital funding. Kupor has been with Andreessen Horowitz since its inception in 2009 and has overseen the firm’s growth from $300 million in assets to over $7 billion. He is the co-founder and co-director of the Stanford Venture Capital Director’s College and was previously the chairman of the board of the National Venture Capital Association. Location: 578 Valley Way Milpitas Contact: Georgette Gehue ggehue@commonwealthclub.org URL: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2019-06-10/scott-kupor-secrets-sand-hill-road

Adam Savage, Former Co-Host of Mythbusters – My Life as a Maker Start Date: Wednesday 5/29/2019 — End Date: Wednesday 5/29/2019 Admission:$8-$55 Adam Savage is a maker. From his elaborate Comic-Con costumes to a 1,000-shot Nerf gun, he has built thousands of projects as a special effects artist and co-host of the hit TV show “MythBusters.” Savage will highlight some of his memorable ideas and shares what inspires him to build, make, invent, explore and above all else create. Savage spent 14 years as the popular co-host of “MythBusters.” He currently stars on Tested.com’s YouTube channel and is the host of “MythBusters Jr.” Location: 35 S 2nd St Downtown Campbell Contact: Georgette Gehue ggehue@commonwealthclub.org URL: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2019-05-29/adam-savage-my-life-maker