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Sing with Mission Valley Chorus: Are you a woman who loves to sing? Do you want to experience the joy of singing every week? The Mission Valley Chorus invites you sing with the group. Visit any Tuesday, 7:15-10 p.m., at Nordahl Hall, 580 W. Parr Ave., Los Gatos. missionvalley.org. Rotary Speaker Program: Saratoga Rotary invites the public to attend Rotary luncheon meetings. Upcoming speakers include Chenda Chhi from the Coral Tree Foundation. Sept. 25, noon. 19655 Allendale Ave., Saratoga. $17. For reservations, call Phil Young, 408-205-8836.

The Spaghetti Factory is long gone, but another institution from the same era continues to thrive, as Theatre Flamenco celebrates its 50th anniversary this weekend with a series of performances around the Bay Area, Featuring an array of incandescent guest artists, the venerable company brings “El Latir del Tiempo/The Beat of Time” to the Mountain View Center for Performing Arts on Nov, 4, Herbst Theatre on Nov, 5 and the Fillmore Heritage Center on Nov, 6 for a matinee show, This year’s featured guests include Spanish dancer Pastora Galván, an international star from a storied flamenco family who made her professional debut with Theatre Flamenco at the age of 15, and powerhouse flamenco singer Juana la del Pipa, who hails from a dynasty of artists from Southern Spain’s cradle of flamenco Jerez de la Frontera, The singer returns for the annual Bay Area Flamenco Festival in February, performing as a special guest with dancer Jose Maya at Herbst Theatre on Feb, 19 and headlining her own ballet slippers buy concert at Brava Theatre on Feb, 23..

“Working with new dancers in new places really brings out something in me. I love working collaboratively. I don’t mean I let the dancers make up the steps, I mean I let them know they have the power to influence the direction and participate in how we get where we’re going.”. The narrative ballet “Snowblind,” by Marston, is based on the Edith Wharton novella “Ethan Frome.” The love triangle tale is set in wintry New England. “It’s very snowy, it’s cold, it’s bleak, so I wanted to find a way in movement to convey this elemental feel,” she said. “We’ve got a group of people who are the snow.  Snow can have different qualities, it can be light and playful and beautiful and seductive and fascinating.  It can beat at you and sting.  And it can also be very claustrophobic and heavy and smother you. So we’re using the qualities of snow to amplify the emotional story that’s going on between the three characters.”.

Custom Made Theatre Company: “This Is Our Youth,” Kenneth Lonergan’s hit drama about three troubled teens, Sept, 18-Oct, 17; “In Love and Warcraft,” Madhuri Shekar’s romantic comedy that spoofs video game culture, Nov, 12-Dec, 12; Custom Made Theatre (new location, see website); $25-$50; www.custommade.org, Magic Theatre: “Fred’s Diner,” dark comedy by Penelope Skinner, Sept, 17-Oct, 11; “Bright Half Life,” romance by Tanya ballet slippers buy Barfield, Nov, 4-29; Magic Theatre at Fort Mason Center; $30-$60, single tickets not on sale yet; 415-441-8822, http://magictheatre.org..

Kite Festival, San Mateo. Oh, go fly a kite, and we mean that in a good way. Check out the first kite festival at Coyote Point Recreation Area on July 8. The Berkeley Kite Wranglers will put on a giant kite show, plus offer free kite-making sessions. The Burlingame Lions will provide a barbecue. And there will be a bookmobile from San Mateo County libraries, Taiko drumming and more. The event is free, but it’s $6 for park entry. Bring your own kites to fly, too. Details: Noon to 4 p.m., 1701 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo; 650-269-8124 or kewright@smcgov.org.