Did you know the popular children’s book The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson, a #1 New York Times Bestseller, is now a musical? Join Bay Area Children’s Theatre for the west coast premiere of a poignant and heartwarming musical about finding the courage to make new friends, hear new stories, and celebrate your own uniqueness. Audiences will meet characters from different cultural backgrounds, like Min from South Korea, Rigoberto from Venezuela, and other students on the first day of school.
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Show Information
Performance runs 50 minutes
Recommended 5+ (but all ages are welcome – children 2 and under do not require a ticket)
Location: Berkeley + San Francisco
When: Saturdays & Sundays at 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM
Dates: February 4- March 19
February 2023: San Francisco Bay Area Family Events Roundup
Join SFBAM at Ruth Bancroft for Children’s Day February 7th from 10 AM to 2 PM Come visit San Francisco Bay Area Moms booth for your chance to win a prize, play some fun games, and get your photo take with our fun photo props! Our sponsors, Renee White with Keller William Realty, will also be supplying a fun valentine treat, and Spirited Play Labs will be joining us with a fun plant sensory table! Can’t wait to see you there! Ruth Bancroft will also include story times, crafts, activity tables to explore soil, seeds, and water-wise plants, and a special Garden bingo. Story Time will take place at 10:30am and 12:30pm. They are also partnering with the Crayon Initiative, children are encouraged to bring at least one crayon (or more) and exchange them for sunflower seeds! This event is Free with Garden admission.
Join the San Francisco Bay Area Moms at Thrive City for our Valentine’s Family Fest! Enjoy a day of love with your loves at our Valentine’s Family Fest! Your heart with sing with our live music performances, meet some real “Love Bugs” (and other critters), arts and crafts to create valentine cards and create origami hearts, and don’t miss our STEM station which includes our “I Lava You” volcanoes! This Valentine’s Family Fest is full of love and you won’t want to miss out! RSVP while supplies last. Registration does not guarantee admission. Space is limited and subject to availability. First come, first served.
The celebration will include Photo Op, Live Music, Little Bears Music Pop-Up Classes, Love Bugs- Critters Zone, STEM Station, Arts & Crafts, Balloons, Airbrush Tattoos, and more!
Experiential Art Preschool
February 1 @ 10:00 am – 10:45 am $150
In this Reggio Emilia inspired visual arts class, preschool and prekindergarten students are exposed to a variety of developmentally appropriate material centered experiences. Children will engage with art making through material exploration, song, and stories. Participants will have a choice of the type of materials they choose to explore during class with multiple material centered provocations set up each week. This allows participants to express themselves and create their own experiences. www.A-ZCreativity.org
Experiential Art, Caregiver & Me (18 mo – 3 years)
February 1 @ 10:00 am – 10:45 am
February 2nd @ 11 – 11:45 am
In this caregiver & me visual arts class, toddlers are exposed to a variety of developmentally appropriate material centered experiences. Children and their caregiver will engage with art making through material exploration, song, and stories. Participants will have a choice of the type of materials they choose to explore during class with multiple material centered provocations set up each week. This allows participants to express themselves and create their own experiences. Materials include drawing, finger-painting, building, salt-dough, sensory items, and…
JANUARY 2023 Spring Saturday Cartooning for Kids
February 4 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm $25
February 5 @ 3:00 – 4:30 pm $25
Students learn a variety of introductory skills in each workshop, with subjects ranging from creating characters to writing stories to creating their own comic strips in a playful format.
Pre Natal and Post Natal Fitness Classes
February 7 @ 6:30 pm – 7:20 pm
Join our weekly Pre Natal and Post Natal Fitness Classes at Yubalance Neighborhood Fitness Studio, located in the Mission District and Inner Sunset. We are training in a small group setting (five clients max.). All workout classes are led by professional trainers who will offer a personalized fitness experience for your current needs and demands. We will support you to feel safe and confident in your workouts and movements. To all Mamas: you can bring your baby.
Unique Derique
February 7 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Join us for a lively and interactive performance by Unique Derique featuring hambone body percussion, history, and humor. No registration required. All ages and abilities welcome. For special accommodations, please contact the library with 72 hours’ notice.
Disney On Ice presents Road Trip Adventures
San Jose Feb 9-12 followed by Oakland Feb 23-26
Disney On Ice presents Road Trip Adventures will whisk families away on an immersive getaway chock-full of magical participatory moments.
Share the Love Fair
February 11 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Join us for our annual Valentine’s celebration! We invite all to join us in celebrating with Valentine making, crafts, and more at our Share the Love fair! RSVP to www.russianhillschool.org/visit today!
Auditions for Starmites
February 18 @ 8:00 am – February 19 @ 9:00 pm
Playful People Productions is seeking playful people ages 11 to 111 audition for their production of Starmites by Barry Keating and Stuart Ross. Registration is now open, and rehearsals run March 6 through May 11 (not all performers will be called for all rehearsals). Starmites will perform May 12-21 at the Historic Hoover Theatre in San Jose.
Ski Week Winter Kids Cooking Camp
February 20 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm $150
Join Culinary Artistas in Ghirardelli Square while school’s out for a special day of cooking, playing, crafting, and tasting! Kid-chefs will get to craft their own breakfast, lunch, and sweet snack throughout the day, go on an outdoor adventure, create fun food-inspired art, and much more.
African American Quilt Family Craft Night
February 21 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Learn the art of African American Quilting with local artist Rachel Palacios. No registration required. All ages and abilities welcome. For special accommodations, please contact the library with 72 hours’ notice.
Stanford Cancer Institute Hosts Free Science Café Talk “What you should know about cervical cancer screening,” Feb. 25 2023
February 25 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
The Stanford Cancer Institute will host a free Science Café community talk “What you should know about cervical cancer screening” on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, from 10 am to 11:30 am PT, through Zoom and telephone. Attendees will hear from Ana Reyes, a cancer survivor and health advocate, and Dr. Stephanie Chow, a gynecologic oncologist. To receive the Zoom meeting and telephone information for this event register at: https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cjUi0HEQSYCfK43mOFNVDA To download the flyer and for additional information visit: https://bit.ly/sci-communityevents Advancements…
PARIS! City of Love – presented by Ooey Gooey Events
February 26 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm $49.50
OVERVIEW: Get your passports ready! Bring your littles to the City of Love! Ooey Gooey Events is bringing you Paris! Join us for a fun-filled day of sensory exploration themed out in the City of Love. Your little ones will have a blast making their own dough, painting cakes, creating their own coffee blends, wading through a foam factory and putting their imaginative touch on masterpieces like Van Gough’s Mona Lisa and Starry Night. Take a stroll past the iconic…
Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS Auditions
February 27 @ 8:00 am – February 28 @ 9:00 pm
Playful People Productions is seeking children ages 4 to 11 to audition for their production of Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS. Registration is now open, and rehearsals run March 6 through May 4 (not all performers will be called for all rehearsals). Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS will perform May 5-7 at the Historic Hoover Theatre in San Jose.
Winter Break Kids Cooking Camp
February 27 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm $150
Join Culinary Artistas in Ghirardelli Square while school’s out for a special day of cooking, playing, crafting, and tasting! Kid-chefs will get to craft their own breakfast, lunch, and sweet snack throughout the day, go on an outdoor adventure, create fun food-inspired art, and much more.
Art Exploration: Caregiver & Me (18 mo-3 years)
February 27 @ 10:00 am – 10:45 am
In this caregiver & me visual arts class, toddlers are exposed to a variety of developmentally appropriate material centered experiences. Children and their caregiver will engage with art making through material exploration, song, and stories. Participants will have a choice of the type of materials they choose to explore during class with multiple material centered provocations set up each week. This allows participants to express themselves and create their own experiences. Materials include drawing, finger-painting, building, salt-dough, sensory items, and more! An adult caregiver must be present at all times to attend this class. Dress to get messy. www.A-ZCreativity.org.
Art Exploration: Preschool & Prekindergarten (3-5 years old)
February 27 @ 11:00 am – 11:45 am $135-$155
In this Reggio Emilia inspired visual arts class, preschool and prekindergarten students are exposed to a variety of developmentally appropriate material centered experiences. Children will engage with art making through material exploration, song, and stories. Participants will have a choice of the type of materials they choose to explore during class with multiple material centered provocations set up each week. This allows participants to express themselves and create their own experiences. A-ZCreativity.org
Thomas & Friends: Explore the Rails Exhibit
February 28 @ 9:30 am – 4:30 pm $15
January 28 – May 14, 2023 Exhibit fosters STEM literacy in young learners The world’s most beloved blue engine rolls into the Museum on Jan. 28th. Test mathematical thinking, make comparisons, problem-solve and experiment with Thomas & Friends, the STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Math)-focused exhibit for young children and families. Surround yourself with the Island of Sodor’s iconic locations: Knapford Station, Sodor Steamworks, and many more. Help Thomas and his friends solve a variety of challenges, from simple sorting…
Experimental Art Caregiver & Me (18 mo-3 years)
February 28 @ 10:00 am – 10:45 am
In this caregiver & me visual arts class, toddlers are exposed to a variety of developmentally appropriate material centered experiences. Children and their caregiver will engage with art making through material exploration, song, and stories. Participants will have a choice of the type of materials they choose to explore during class with multiple material centered provocations set up each week. This allows participants to express themselves and create their own experiences. Materials include drawing, finger-painting, building, salt-dough, sensory items, and…
Art Exploration: Preschool & Prekindergarten (3-5 years old)
February 28 @ 11:00 am – 11:45 am
In this Reggio Emilia inspired visual arts class, preschool and prekindergarten students are exposed to a variety of developmentally appropriate material centered experiences. Children will engage with art making through material exploration, song, and stories. Participants will have a choice of the type of materials they choose to explore during class with multiple material centered provocations set up each week. This allows participants to express themselves and create their own experiences.
