#workshops

#workshops

Valentine's Ball at the Embassy of Italy Get glammed up in your best ball attire for a romantic night in Verona. Waltz with your date across the ballroom floor, and then view a Roméo et Juliette opera performance. After the show, you can continue dancing to top 40 hits played by a DJ, and dine on Italian cuisine, including cannoli at the dessert buffet ($106+).

Above: This dinner-party-friendly kitchen went wild over on Instagram for a full tour, see Kitchen of the Week: Off-Cut Cabinets Create a Rainbow of Wood in Edinburgh. Photograph by Richard Gaston. Shoppe Object is going on this weekend in NYC; head here for all the details. This Canadian cabin is the surprise star of the month, thanks to Heated Rivalry. Kudos. "Your kitchen objects are filled with feelings": Eager to read this book on "love, loss, and kitchen objects." Ooh, time to paint your stair risers? Our friends at Dosa are part of "The Host, the Guest," an exhibit at Atla in LA; head here for info.

When the movie "Sinners" came out in theaters, I caught it at the Grand Lake Theater four times during its original run. Now, I'm ready to go watch it again. The nearly century-old theater is showing it for a second run ahead of the Academy Awards, after a record-shattering 16 Academy Awards nominations including Ryan Coogler for Best Director. We want to know what kind of events you want to hear about.

Wanda Sykes - Please & Thank You Tour with Special Guest Keith Robinson: Laugh out loud with Wanda Sykes, an Emmy-winning stand-up comedian, writer, actress and producer in show business for more than 20 years. 8 p.m., Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose. bit.ly/4jwGYii SJZ Break Room Jazz Jam Featuring Thomas Pridgen: Join powerhouse drummer Thomas Pridgen and enjoy some great music while learning techniques in this jam session.

The 8th edition of , held at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) in in 2025, returns with the theme 'Design the Unspoken.' Ithra's annual celebration of design includes workshops, challenges, exhibitions and a grad show, to design markets, panels, and immersive two-day programs with global experts, Tanween gathers designers, artists, researchers, and enthusiasts from around the world.

Every first and third Friday of the month, locally sourced Artist Activators offer up free art making. Block Fest animates and celebrates the unit block of Turk Street with free arts activities, cultural offerings, community information, and discussion for the local residents, workers, and visitors. From live performance and art exhibition to screen printing workshops and crochet jams, Block Fest is a monthly celebration of the Tenderloin's creative spirit.

There's a lot going on here. Through this weekend, there is a Behind-the-Screams Tour, where guests will face skeletons, parasites, bloodsuckers, and more from the collection. The newly renovated Wilson Family Nature Lab is opened in mid-October with lots of hands-on learning. Coming up on Nov. 22, there is a one-night only Welcome Winter Night, with two baby reindeer (and a naming contest), magic shows, and lots of other activities.

The annual Día de los Muertos celebration has a long history in the Mission, dating back to when a group of local artists - Mia Gonzalez, Yolanda Garfias Woo, and Galeria de la Raza founders Rene Yañez and Ralph Maradiaga - banded together to make some of the neighborhood's first public ofrendas. They based these on family history, their love of Mexican artists like Jose Guadalupe Posada, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, and a longing to honor the Mission's own heroes.

You're cordially invited: Come see "Everyday Heirlooms: Exquisitely Designed Wooden Objects of Use" in Rockland, Maine, co-curated by Remodelista editor in chief Annie and furniture maker Heide Martin. Annie will be at the opening reception on Friday, September 26 from 5-7; come say hi. Speaking of heirlooms, have you heard of Hetta? The new furniture co. launched this week, featuring pieces "made to grow with, pass down, and gather around."

There's a really highly regarded knife-maker named Fingal Ferguson in west Cork, and many years ago, my wife got me one of his kitchen knives as a gift,

"We know that we're all going to die and we want resources and information, and the people who can be on your team when you are most in need," said Manager Gabrielle Gatto.

Santa Clara County is awarding $785,549 for projects that stabilize, preserve, rehabilitate, restore, or interpret historic resources in publicly accessible parks.

The first session, "Seven Questions About Transitions That Worry Caregivers," will be presented by Barry J. Jacobs, PsyD and Julia L. Mayer, PsyD, focusing on common caregiver concerns.

Craft and Cocktails, scheduled for July 3, offers an evening of guided painting and cocktail sipping, where participants will transform plant pots using paint dot mandala techniques.

Ace Makerspace offers a 3-hour Textiles Open Studio with various machines and equipment available for practice, geared towards all skill levels from beginner to expert.

Around 35 curious youngsters aged six to 11 gathered in the school's creative hub and asked questions ranging from "do you write about one thing or lots of things" to "is being a journalist dangerous?"

Join us for the annual Chili Cook-Off and Summer Festival where families can enjoy free chili tasting, live music, and fun activities guaranteed to engage community spirit!

Autonomous agents have swiftly transformed from theoretical concepts to practical applications, revolutionizing various industries by automating complex tasks and enhancing decision-making processes.

The Fixperience Workshops, hosted by climate charity Possible's Fixing Factory, aim to teach beginners how to repair everyday items such as toasters, remote controls, plugs, and small electronics.

The relaunch of OmVed gardens marks its transformation into a learning hub that emphasizes healthy eating, creative workshops, and engagement with nature.

San Francisco's Underdogs Cantina introduces a monthly "Booze School" focused on tequila tastings from Herradura, offering guided experiences with snacks included.

Critical thinking is a process of thinking about thinking through purposeful, self-regulated judgment.