These 379 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 4 at 3pm
Anderson Collection at Stanford University · Stanford
What happens when robots learn to weave? Four MacArthur fellows tackle what craft gains and loses when digital tools meet hands-on making. Reception follows, so the debate can continue over drinks.
November 4 at 6pm
Kepler's Books · Menlo Park
Author readings & signing
Nov. 5 & Feb. 4 at 12pm
Cantor Arts Center · Stanford
Bay Area art and histories meet in this lunchtime tour led by Phyllis Wattis Assistant Curator of Native American Art Joanna García Cherán at the Cantor Arts Center.
November 5 at 7pm
Computer History Museum · Mountain View • Free
Technology and social media scholar danah boyd goes behind the scenes of the U.S. Census at the Computer History Museum, drawing on insights from her book Data Are Made, Not Found to examine where demographic data originates.
November 9 at 10:30am
Bing Concert Hall · Stanford • Free
Watch a master at work: celebrated pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason coaches Stanford students live on stage, pulling back the curtain on how great performances are made. Free and open to all observers.
November 10 at 2am
Kepler's Books · Menlo Park • $15
Discuss four iconic coming-of-age novels with fellow readers in this fourth-year book club at a beloved indie bookstore. Expect after-hours access, thoughtful discussion guides, and a small prize if you make all four meetings.
Browse the South Bay neighborhood by neighborhood, get ideas just for you, or ask me anything.
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Mon, Nov 2 · 7:00 PM
Valley Church · Cupertino
Mon, Nov 2 · 6:00 PM
Feldman's Books · Downtown Menlo Park
Tue, Nov 3 · 6:45 PM
New Life Church · Cupertino
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:30 AM
Congregation Beth David · Saratoga
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:30 AM
Burlingame Public Library · Downtown
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:30 AM
Burlingame Library Easton Branch · Easton Addition
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:30 AM
Burlingame Library Easton Branch · Easton Addition
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:00 AM
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church · Quito Village
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Ted Adcock Community Center · Half Moon Bay
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:30 AM
Addison-Penzak JCC in Los Gatos · Los Gatos
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:30 AM
Mountain View Public Library · Old Mountain View
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:30 AM
Burlingame Public Library · Downtown
Tue, Nov 3 · 1:30 PM
Congregational Church of the Peninsula · Belmont
Tue, Nov 3 · 9:00 AM
New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) · Los Gatos
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:30 AM
Burlingame Public Library · Downtown
Tue, Nov 3 · 9:00 AM
Bowes Art & Architecture Library · Stanford
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:30 AM
Burlingame Public Library · Downtown
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:30 AM
Burlingame Public Library · Downtown
Tue, Nov 3 · 9:00 AM
Intel Museum · Santa Clara
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:00 AM
Oshman Family JCC · Palo Alto
$30
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Feldman's Books · Downtown Menlo Park
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:00 AM
Veterans Memorial Senior Center · Roosevelt
Free
Tue, Nov 3 · 12:00 PM
Los Altos Community Center · North Los Altos
Tue, Nov 3 · 10:30 AM
Burlingame Library Easton Branch · Easton Addition
Tue, Nov 3 · 9:30 AM
The Neon Exchange · Gilroy
Free
Tue, Nov 3 · 11:00 AM
Children's Library · Community Center
Wed, Nov 4 · 10:30 AM
Burlingame Public Library · Downtown
Wed, Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
Valley Church · Cupertino
Wed, Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
Burlingame Library Easton Branch · Easton Addition
Wed, Nov 4 · 10:30 AM
Schaberg Branch Library · Roosevelt
Wed, Nov 4 · 6:00 PM
New Life Church · Cupertino
Wed, Nov 4 · 10:00 AM
Addison-Penzak JCC in Los Gatos · Los Gatos
Free
Wed, Nov 4 · 12:00 PM
Ketch Harbor Grill · Half Moon Bay
$$
Wed, Nov 4 · 10:00 AM
Addison-Penzak JCC in Los Gatos · Los Gatos
Free
Wed, Nov 4 · 7:30 PM
H. L. Peninsula Restaurant · The East Side
$$
Wed, Nov 4 · 11:00 AM
Evergreen Valley College Theater · Evergreen
Wed, Nov 4 · 6:30 PM
Indigo Apartment Homes · Centennial
Wed, Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
Burlingame Public Library · Downtown
Wed, Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
Burlingame Public Library · Downtown
Wed, Nov 4 · 10:30 AM
Children's Library · Community Center
Wed, Nov 4 · 11:00 AM
Evergreen Valley College Theater · Evergreen
Wed, Nov 4 · 4:00 PM
Barnes & Noble · Centennial
Wed, Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
Burlingame Public Library · Downtown
Wed, Nov 4 · 12:00 PM
Ketch Harbor Grill · Half Moon Bay
$100
Wed, Nov 4 · 10:30 AM
Bechtel International Center · Stanford
Free
Wed, Nov 4 · 11:00 AM
Evergreen Valley College · Evergreen
Wed, Nov 4 · 10:00 AM
The Neon Exchange · Gilroy
Wed, Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
Burlingame Library Easton Branch · Easton Addition
Wed, Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
The Vibe Teen Center · Foster City
Wed, Nov 4 · 10:30 AM
Burlingame Public Library · Downtown
Wed, Nov 4 · 5:30 PM
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts · Old Mountain View
Free
Wed, Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
The Vibe Teen Center · Foster City
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:00 PM
Valley Church · Cupertino
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:15 PM
Valley Church · Cupertino
Thu, Nov 5 · 8:00 AM
Congregation Beth Am · Los Altos Hills
Thu, Nov 5 · 8:00 AM
Arrillaga Outdoor Education and Recreation Center · Stanford
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 12:00 PM
Congregation Beth Am · Los Altos Hills
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