Bay Area Glass Institute Glass Blowing Demonstration
Olive Hyde Art Guild invites the community to join a glass blowing demonstration at BAGI (Bay Area Glass Institute) at 10:30am on Thursday, Jan. 30. The demonstration will last about an hour, and there’s an opportunity to tour the facilities afterward. As it’s usually hot around the furnace, guests are encouraged to dress in layers.
BAGI is less than 30 minutes from Olive Hyde Art Gallery, and a carpooling group will leave from the gallery at 10am. Visitors can bring a bag lunch and join the group for lunch outside at picnic tables after the event.
There is room for 25 attendees, who will be asked to sign a BAGI liability waiver to be returned no later than Jan. 26. See olivehydeartguild.org/news-events/upcoming-programs/ for demo sign-up and carpool sign-up.
Thursday, Jan. 30
10:30am
635 Phelan Ave., San Jose
bagi.org
Olive Hyde Art Guild is also looking for artists to submit work for their annual Members Juried Show. The deadline to enter is Friday, Feb. 21. The in-person show will run from Apr. 3 to May 24. Visit www.OliveHydeArtGuild.org to learn more and enter. Entrants must be members of the Olive Hyde Art Guild, but new members are invited to participate. Accepted media include painting, mixed media, photography, digital media (no video), ceramics, glass, sculpture, jewelry, fiber art or works on paper. The juror, Cynthia Horn, will judge selections from digital images only.
David Studebaker
Stand-up comic David Studebaker will perform at Castro Valley Center for the Arts, Saturday, Jan. 25. With his special brand of comedy, blending music, personal stories, and pop culture, David describes himself as a comedian, author, host and diaper-changer! Studebaker’s comedy can be heard on Sirius XM Radio in regular rotation, and his new comedy special “The Oracle of Dry Bar” is available now streaming on the Dry Bar Comedy network.
James D. Creviston opens for David. Known for his clean, self-deprecating style. James is a Navy veteran, writer, filmmaker and host of the Clean Comedy Podcast.
Saturday, Jan. 25
7:30pm
Castro Valley Center for the Arts
19501 Redwood Rd., Castro Valley
510.889.8961
Tickets: cvartsfoundation.org
Bringing Nature Home
“Bringing Nature Home,” imagines what the Bay Area was like a few generations ago and how locals can work to support native species today. Moderated by Kathy Kramer, founder of the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour, the event will start with a native plant cutting and seed swap at 6:30pm, followed by a screening of Doug Tallamy’s presentation “Nature’s Best Hope.” Light snacks and drinks will be provided. Bring envelopes to take seed swap seeds home in, and plastic bags with wet paper towels in them protect cuttings. Contact: Kathy Kramer at ka***@ka*******************.net / 510.236.9558.
Tuesday, Jan. 28
6:30pm
Castro Valley Library’s Chabot/Canyon Room
3600 Norbridge Ave., Castro Valley
Flora in Focus
The “Flora in Focus” art show returns to the Harrington Gallery at the Firehouse Arts Center in Pleasanton, featuring approximately 80 works by local artists in colored pencil, acrylic, watercolor, oil, gouache, glass, mixed media, and East Asian brush painting. During the week of the February artist’s reception the gallery will feature collaborative ikebana floral arts by Cindy Ting and her students. There will also be live artist demonstrations in February and March. For more information, visit: www.firehousearts.org/gallery/current-exhibit
Jan. 11 – Mar. 8, 2025
Opening Reception
Saturday, Feb. 1
1pm – 3pm
Firehouse Arts Center
4444 Railroad Ave., Pleasanton
Free to the public
www.firehousearts.org/gallery
