Weekend Family Events for November 21, 22 & 23

Friday, November 21

• Bring the kids (ages 2–4) to Fantastic Fridays: Fun With Food this Friday from 10 to 11:30 am at the Crissy Field Center. Who loves fire trucks!  Come explore local foods in your National Park with your toddler and stroll through our edible garden and native dune scrub habitat. To register call (415) 561-7752, or download the form at www.parksconservancy.org. The cost is $12 per child if you pre-register or $15 at the door.
• On Friday Nights at the de Young the entire museum is open until 8:45 pm. Enjoy traditional Chinese music by Jumping Buddha Ensemble, and participate in hands-on art activities for the family. There's also a special dinner menu at the de Young Café and a cash bar. Adults $10, Adults $10, seniors 65 and over $7, youths 13-17 $6, college students with ID $6, children 12 and under and members free. www.deyoungmuseum.org

Saturday, November 22

• The Dream Circle Band, featuring an all-star local lineup including Tim Cain, Judy Nee (AKA Miss Kitty), Cindy Cohen, and Christopher Smith, presents its Lollypopalooza show on Saturday, November 22, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Tiburon (located at 240 Tiburon Boulevard, opposite the Cove shopping center). There are two shows, at 10 am and noon. Advance tickets are recommended: (415) 461-1066 or (415) 457-2576. (There's still time to enter to win our giveaway of the Dream Circle It's a Holiday CD. Read all about it here.)
• Santa Photos at the Mall at Northgate starting on November 22. The Mall at Northgate in San Rafael invites all the children to visit Santa and have their picture taken with Santa Claus at his new home in Center Court by GNC. Individual photos and packages are available.
• Visit Santa at The Village at Corte Madera starting November 22 on Saturdays and Sundays 11 am to 6 pm. He will be in his cottage near Macy’s. Visit Santa in his whimsical winter cottage at The Village. Photo packages are designed to fit any budget.
• Make handmade menorahs or holiday ornaments at the new Studio4Art in Novato, located at 1133 Grant Avenue. Workshop is from 3 to 6 pm. $40 per person; 20% family discounts available. More information: www.studio4art.net
• Join in the Aquarium Feeding Frenzy at the Bay Model in Sausalito. Help Ranger Bill Cope feed the hungry inhabitants of the Bay Model's fresh and saltwater tanks, including perch, crabs, sea stars, and steelhead trout. More information: www.spn.usace.army.mil/bmvc or (415) 332-3871
• Immerse yourself in history with a sailing adventure on the 1891 national landmark scow schooner Alma. Join park rangers on the 60', two-masted Alma, which plied the Bay with other ships of her type hauling cargo in the late 19th century. Departs 1 pm from Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco; boarding at 12:30 pm. $35 adults, $30 seniors, $20 children, under 6 free with an adult. Advance reservations: (415) 447-5000. More information: www.nps.gov/safr
• Marin County Parks & Open Space is offering a Nature Exploration: Bahia, a hike for the entire family on Saturday from 11:30am to 3pm. You’ll first check out the marsh at the edge of the bay, and then head up into the oak forest to see how all of the animals are getting ready for winter. Bring your lunch. Meet at the end of Bahia Drive in Novato. If you have, call us at 415.499.6387 or visit www.marinparks.org.
• The Marin Humane Society will be having pet adoptions on Saturday from noon to 3 pm the Strawberry Shopping Center. For information about available adoption animals, call (415) 506-6225 or go to www.marinhumanesociety.org.
• Welcome Winter Birds will take place at the Richardson Bay Audubon Center on Saturday from 8:30 am-10:30 am.  Once again many birds have come back to the Bay looking for refuge from the cold north. Come learn about the life and times of these feathery travelers as we welcome them back to their winter homes. Cost: $10 adult / $5 child. You can RSVP at (415) 388-2524. The Richardson Bay Audubon Center is located at 376 Greenwood Beach Road.

Sunday, November 23

• Family entertainer Enzo Garcia present Breakfast with Enzo at the Mill Valley Golf Course Clubhouse every Sunday. There will be two different sets of music at 10 and 11 am. Enzo invites you, your friends, family, and neighbors to join him for a morning of genuine, heartfelt, sing-along family fun. He'll bring his banjo, accordion, guitar, musical saw, and other surprises. All you need are clapping hands, singing voices and dancing feet. BYOB—Bring Your Own Breakfast. The Mill Valley Golf Course Clubhouse is located at 280 Buena Vista Avenue in Mill Valley. For more info, call (415) 652-2474 or go to www.enzogarcia.com.
• The Civic Center Farmers' Market in San Rafael takes place Sunday from 8 am to 1 pm. They have lots of organically grown produce, breads, eggs, and fresh cut flowers. Live music by the Mad Maggies and That Man Fantastic. This farmers' market is a great one to take the kids to. If you haven’t been there yet, it’s located in the main Civic Center parking lot. For more info, go to www.marincountyfarmersmarkets.org
• Sing like a sailor aboard the Balclutha at Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco. Tour the decks of the historic sailing vessel and learn about how crews sand their way through their work. Join in with the singing if you like! $5 for 16 or older, free for 15 or younger. Information: (415) 447-5000 or www.nps.org/safr
• Bring your favorite bear to the Teddy Bear Tea at the Sheraton Sonoma County in Petaluma, this Sunday at 2 pm. Enjoy tea, hot chocolate, and cookies as well as storytelling, crafts, cookie decorating, and other holiday fun! $25 for adults, $15 for children 12 and under. Reservations: (707) 283-2922
• Explore boat building with the Bay Area Discovery Museum's Science by the Bay Series. At the Wave Workshop, 3:15–4:40 pm. Free with museum admission. Fort Baker, 557 McReynolds Road, Sausalito. More information: www.badm.org or (415) 339-3900