Escámez, a teacher, theater director and social worker who came to the Bay Area more than 20 years ago, founded Casa Circulo Cultural in Redwood City in 2009. The nonprofit provides theater classes, music, dance, online radio and other activities for the community youth, as well as English, art and other classes for adults waiting for their children. Her children have become important parts of the effort, too: Gerardo is a Taekwondo instructor; Octavio is a family fitness instructor, Fernando is an artist in charge of the theater’s set construction and Casa Circulo’s Redwood City parade floats and Manuel is a professor at the University of Mexico who gives guest lectures at Casa Circulo when he’s visiting the Bay Area.
Saratoga Village Certified Farmers Market: Local farmers with fresh fruit and produce, fresh fish, food specialties and handmade crafts from local artisans, Wednesdays, 2:30-7 p.m, Blaney Plaza, Saratoga Village, saratogachamber.org or 408-867-0753, Friends Volunteers: The Friends of the Saratoga Libraries are looking for strong men who can move boxes of books from the Book-Go-Round to the Saratoga Library, This ballerina slippers cupcake toppers-glitter cupcake topper,ballet theme, dance recital,baby shower, ballerina birthday party,ball volunteer job is once a week, takes about an hour and is done in the morning, To volunteer, call Bobbi Stek at 408-868-0376..
In the first elimination of the season, both Charo and Keo, and Chris Kattan and Witney Carson were declared to be in jeopardy, while all of the other couples will be dancing next week. With the lowest scores on the leaderboard for both weeks of dancing, it was no surprise that Chris and Witney were the first to go home. Sadly, the rehearsal package before their jive performance detailed how Chris had broken his neck 14 years ago and had endured four surgeries since then that has left him with a spine laced with rods and screws.
Bigford and his band ballerina slippers cupcake toppers-glitter cupcake topper,ballet theme, dance recital,baby shower, ballerina birthday party,ball — lead guitarist Simon Goban Smith, bassist Doug Burns and drummer Doug Freedman — play traditional and current country favorites, Bigford tosses in diverse songs ranging from Red Elvises tunes to Prince’s “Kiss,” but with a bit of his own twang, The first Thursday of every month, at least through August, the Bigford band hosts Country Music Night at Club Fox, “If we get good crowds in there, we’ll keep it going, We might even do it twice a month, I love that venue, It is so ideal for what we’re doing, It’s got a big dance floor for the line dancers, The sound is always good, And then it’s a showroom, We can come out and do a real nice show in there.”..
Super Cinema Saturday. In honor of the Free Speech Movement’s 50th anniversary, Super Cinema screens the 1990 documentary “Berkeley in the Sixties,” featuring 1960s alumni of the Berkeley campus sharing their stories. 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 4. Central Branch, Berkeley Public Library, 2090 Kittredge St. Free. 510-981-6223, www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org. Cascada de Flores. Join Cascada de Flores as they sing, dance and play in a bilingual and participatory program. 4 to 5 p.m. Oct. 4. West Branch, Berkeley Public Library, 1125 University Ave. Free. 510-981-6270, www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org.