2 . At the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, everyone has an opportunity to experience excellence.

The Music of John Williams

Experience the excitement of cinema’s greatest music in these concerts featuring the scores (配乐) of the world’s most beloved film composer, John Williams. In his 60-year-long career, Williams has written some of the most popular film music in movie history. This promises to be an unforgettable concert experience.

Time: Friday, October 22, 8 p.m.

Price: $100

Shen Yun 2021

Through the universal language of music and dance, Shen Yun shows a heaven with ancient stories and modern tales, taking you on a journey through 5,000 years of Chinese culture .

A Shen Yun performance features the world’s best-trained dancers, a unique orchestra (管弦乐队), and a beautiful stage — together creating one amazing performance .

Time: Sunday , October 18, 1:30 p.m.

Price: $80

The Nutcracker

Kansas City Ballet’s annual tradition, The Nutcracker, is back to amaze audiences once again. The classic, Victorian-ега story by E.T.A. Hoffman is a magical theatrical experience with beautiful costumes, grand sets and fascinating choreography (编舞).

Let you feel the story once more as your childhood dreams return and inspire you to imagine again .

Time: Friday, December 3, 7:30 p.m.

Price: $152.50

Bird Lives

Live music has faced great challenges over the past year and a half, but nothing reflect the lasting power of jazz like the great Charlie Parker. In this concert, we will feature music from Bird’s most iconic album, Charlie Parker with Strings and the mastery of alto saxophonists (中音萨克斯管吹奏者) Jaleel Shaw, David Valdez and Bobby Watson .

Time: Friday, October 8, 8 p.m.

Price: $45

3 . Do Dolphins Have a Language?

We know that dolphins make unique sounds, but is that a language? If you’re interested in it, you are welcome to the activity recommended by Denise Herzing!

About Denise Herzing

Denise Herzing of Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is the organiser and research director of the Wild Dolphin Project, which has a goal of understanding dolphins’ social system, behaviour, and communication. For over thirty years, she has spent each summer watching Atlantic dolphins carefully in the Bahamas.

Activity Guide:

Purpose:

Dolphins use sound to communicate, but they can’t make sounds in the way we humans make. Out of the water dolphins can make different sounds by changing the shape of their blowhole (呼吸孔), which is similar to changing the shape of our own mouths. Underwater, though, they use a totally different system, and they make sounds without letting any air out. You can learn more about how that works here. In this activity we’re going to try to talk like a dolphin.

Materials:

Nothing! But find a partner, maybe a brother or sister or a parent — or if you have one, a dog or cat. After all, this activity is about communication between humans and animals.

How To Do It:

Take a deep breath, hold your nose to keep it shut, and try to communicate with your partner. If your partner is a pet, try saying its name or asking it to “come here”.

When you’re done, think about what made it hard, what solutions you found, and think why dolphins may have developed to communicate in this way.

Then listen to sounds from all kinds of sea animals and compare your dolphin sound to theirs.

4 . Gold Coast Suns VS. North Melbourne

Venue: Metricon Stadium

Date and time: Sunday, 30 August, 2021, 6:10 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Gates open: 5 p.m.

Important information

Nerang Station shuttles will operate for this game. Make sure you don’t miss the opening bounce at 6:10 p.m. Plan your journey and arrive well before the match starts.

Scheduled services

Use the journey planner to find out which scheduled bus and train services travel to and from Metricon Stadium. Check for current and upcoming service changes.

Metricon Stadium is close to Nerang station, and bus stops on Nerang-Broadbeach Road and Birmingham Road (approximately 470 metres away).

Major track closure — Northern lines Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 August

Timetabled rail buses will operate, but please allow extra time when heading to the game.

Additional services

Trains

No additional trains will operate for this event.

Buses

No additional buses will operate for this event.

Boowaggan Road and Broadbeach South station shuttles will not operate for this event.

Ticket and fare information

Free travel with Surfside Buslines and Queensland Rail.

If you have a pre-purchased game ticket or Suns membership card, you can travel free to and from the game on all regular Queensland Rail City Network trains and Surfside Buslines services.

Free travel begins 4 hours before and concludes 4 hours after the event ends.

Event information

Visit the Metricon Stadium website or call 5510 6000 for more information.

6 . Learn more about where your food comes from the next time you dine out… Well, thanks to these food apps, you can find the right food with minimal effort.

Seafood Watch was born out of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Its primary goal is to help people eat seafood with less impact on the environment. It functions by helping you understand which types of fish are considered sustainable. For example, blue point oysters from Florida are considered a “best choice”, whereas Pacific bigeye tuna is rated “avoid”.

HappyCow is one of the most convenient apps I’ve come across. You can be anywhere and with a click of a button, find a restaurant near you that offers vegetarian food for people who don’t eat fish or meat. I’ve used this while traveling in big cities like Toronto or remote areas like St. Moritz. It also has a great recipe section if you’re in the mood for cooking.

GoodGuide is a tool that rates food and other products on safety, health and moral principles. They take a look at the product’s ingredients(成分), its environmental impact and the company’s attention to labor rights and helping its community. Products are then scored from a low of 0 to a high of 10. The higher the rating, the better the product from a health perspective.

EWG’s Food Scores is a database created to let consumers make healthier, greener food choices. It was launched in 2014 and has ratings for more than 80,000 products. Their database rates foods on a scale of 1.0 to 10.0, with 1.0 being the best product, based on nutrition, ingredients and how it is processed. Since 2014, there have been over 32 million searches on the site.

8 . The Louvre Museum, Paris

The Louvre Museum is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace which began as a fortress (要塞) built in the late 12th century, In 1682, Louis XIV chose the palace to display the royal collection. The Louvre houses 35, 000 works of art, displayed in over 60, 000 square metres of exhibition.

The British Museum, London

The British Museum is the biggest museum in the world. The story of the British Museum goes back 300 years to one unusual man, Sir Hans Sloane, doctor to King George II. The doctor collected books, drawings, clothes, money, animals, flowers, things from all over the world. The British Museum opened in 1759 . Since then many famous men have studied there.

The Uffizi Gallery, Florence

The Uffizi Gallery is one of the most famous museums in the world given the rich amount of unique artworks and masterpieces within its walls, the majority from the Renaissance period. Its large collection has works from all centuries but a large part dates back to the periods between the 12th and 17th centuries. As one of the oldest and most famous art museums of the Western world, the building of the Uffizi Gallery began in 1560.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Founded in 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, or “the Met”, is the largest art museum in the USA. Its impressive permanent collection is home to over two million works. It also has an outstanding collection of American and modern art and proudly houses extensive holdings of African, Asian, Oceanic, Indian and Islamic art. Visitors can also find large collections of musical instruments and costumes as well as antique weapons from around the globe.

9 . Come and enjoy Vivaldi's The Four Seasons performed by live musicians!

Tickets

△ Zone A Sating (Excellent Visibility, $75)

△ Zone B Seating (Great Visibility, $60)

△ Zone C Seating (Good Visibility, $45)

△ Zone D Seating (Restricted Visibility, 30)

Zone A and Zone B audiences will get the chance to take pictures with the performers on the stage after the show.

Highlights

* A beautiful venue bathed in candlelight.

*Classical music performance by the Angel Strings quartet

*A safe and socially-distanced event, ensuring you are comfortable and at ease.

General Info

*Dates and times: Various dates, at 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm (select during purchase).

*How long: 65 minutes. Doors open 45 minutes before the start time. We recommend you arrive at least 30 minutes before the start of the event, as late entry is not permitted.

*Where: Events on Oxlade

*Age requirement: Must be 8 years old or older to attend. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

*Please note: The 6:30 pm seating will take place during daylight hours outdoors, and the space will not be that dark. In the case of rain, the event will be moved to the indoor area of the venue.

Description

Whether you're looking for a beautifully unique classical music performance or a romantic candlelit experience, this performance is for you. You don't need to know all things about Vivaldi to enjoy the evening; simply sit back and admire the wonderful atmosphere and the pieces you'll hear.

Join our musicians for an evening under the stars, and prepare to be taken into the clouds with Vivaldi' s most treasured masterpieces!

10 . Silicon Valley Volunteers

Do you want to give back to your community while making new friends? Silicon Valley Volunteers is an organization that includes both wishes. The organization is designed to help people find opportunities to volunteer in their local community while meeting others with similar interests. Silicon Valley Volunteers focuses on providing opportunities that fit into the busy schedules (日程安排) of professionals. Many opportunities listed on the site are in the evenings or weekends.

Please browse (浏览) the website to learn more about the organization. In addition to volunteer opportunities, there are other opportunities for becoming a leader as well. For any questions about the group, email suuolunteers@gmail.com.

Discussion about the group

Courtney H: Hey everyone. I’m new to this group and would love to start meeting up with you guys. I’m a little unclear on how this group works. When you guys go ahead and have an event, can someone message me the infomation? Thanks so much.

Former member: How about an online discussion for ways we can still volunteer. I just checked in here and thought there would be online activities!

Maria O: We need volunteers on Friday, November 8th for The Silicon Valley Philanthropy Day! Volunteers would act as greeters, check-in registrars, and ushers (接待员). The event is from 11 am to 1:30 pm on Nov. 8th @ Villa Ragusa in Campbell. Please email me mariao@wucomunityseruices.org if you are interested. First come, first serve!