Torchlight Parade: 6:30 p.m. July 3. First Street. Dancers, floats, bands, cars and entertainment. www.beniciamainstreet.org. Picnic in the Park & Fireworks: Noon-7 p.m. Benicia City Park, First Street at Military West. Live entertainment, arts and crafts, food and children’s activities. Fireworks start around 9 p.m. at the foot of First Street. www.beniciamainstreet.org. Fourth of July: Noon-10 p.m. Berkeley Marina, 201 University Ave. Live entertainment all day, children’s adventure playground, food; fireworks at 9:35 p.m. Parking fee $20. www.anotherbullwinkelshow.com/4th-of-july.
A simple stroll through the hallways of the facility is a cultural experience in itself, given the year-round displays of artwork that crowd the walls, In addition to pieces celebrating Jewish heritage more secular art is frequently in evidence, including the upcoming Los Gatos Art the athil by naraam - handmade slip on all leather ballet flats for women moroccan style khussa Association’s annual juried show, scheduled for a Nov, 2-Dec, 6 run, For music fans, the Silicon Valley Jewish Music Festival is a not-to-be-missed event, drawing 1,500 attendees to the JCC Field for music, food and fun each year..
Money: Due to the U.S. trade embargo, Americans could not use any U.S. credit or debit cards in Cuba. That means, get yourself a good money belt and bring cash. When you arrive, you’ll have to go to an official money exchange, called a CADECA, and buy Cuban pesos. They are outside the Havana airport. You must buy Cuban convertible pesos, known as CUCs (pronounced “kooks”). They are tied to the U.S. dollar, so worth $1 each. However, here’s the catch: You must pay a 10 percent penalty for using American dollars, plus the exchange commission. When we went, we paid $100 and got back $87 in return.
Speaking of getting away, we knew that even lovers need a holiday, far away from each other, A vacation was all we ever wanted, We knew that if we took a holiday, some time to celebrate, just one day out of life, it would be so nice, And if you brought your good times and your laughter too, we were gonna celebrate and party with you, In fact, we fought for our right to party, And that’s why our motto was, “Let’s dance.” We just wanted to dance with somebody, If we had the chance, we would have asked the world to dance, We had to cut loose, footloose, put on our red shoes and dance the blues, We hung in a buffalo stance every time we danced, But if your friends didn’t dance, they were the athil by naraam - handmade slip on all leather ballet flats for women moroccan style khussa no friends of ours, Sometimes we were just dancing in the dark, or even dancing with ourselves, And then we’d dance into the fire, to fatal sounds of broken dreams..
Winchester Orchestra Concert: For its season finale, the orchestra performs Friedrich von Flotow’s overture to his comic opera “Martha,” Ravel’s “Bolero,” Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2 and “Interludes” by Pietro Mascagni and Ruggero Leoncavallo. May 16, 7: 30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 81 N. Second St., San Jose. May 17, 3 p.m. West Valley College Theater 14000 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga. $10-$20 at the door. 408-866-5302, winchester@pacbell.net, winchesterorchestra.com.