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Survival Hikes: Hike safely on moderately paced local hikes (4-6 miles) in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Group discussions may include local history, geology, safe hiking practices, weather conditions and wildlife habitat. Come prepared with clothing to spend 3-5 hours outdoors including sun protection, lunch, snacks and water. A trail map, gear list and driving directions will be provided. Almaden Quicksilver County Park, May 16, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Calero County Park, May 30, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Fremont Older Open Space Preserve, June 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Los Trancos Open Space Preserve, June 27, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $36, $48, $60. lgsrecreation.org, 408-354-8700.

Korean Art During the Joseon Dynasty: Docents from San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum will trace the dynasty’s history and influence on the culture of Korea, Art from the museum’s current exhibit, “In Grand Style” will illustrate the presentation, Dec, 13, 2 p.m, Saratoga Library, 13650 ballet themed - note cards - hand-drawn and personalized folded white note cards, 4"x 5.5" with envelopes - thank you Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, 408-867-6126, Lawyers in the Library: Meet with a volunteer attorney online for a free 20-minute consultation, Dec, 16, 5-7 p.m, Saratoga Library, 13650 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, 408-867-6126, probonoproject.org/virtual-clinics..

“When I first looked at it, an old Pacific Heights mansion, I thought it would be sort of grand and cold and austere, but the house isn’t like that at all,” Goode says. “It’s a very domestic space. The rooms are small and you have a sense of people who lived there. It was an upper-middle-class home for a merchant family, a very domestic space. I felt if they’ll let us come in here and dance around and do what we do, this would be ideal.”. Designed by Peter R. Schmidt for William and Bertha Haas, the Haas-Lilienthal House speaks of an era when San Francisco’s Gilded Age fortunes fed the region’s rapidly cohering civic culture. The extended Haas/Hellman clan left their mark across the state, contributing to the commonweal from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and Stern Grove to Golden Gate Park’s Steinhart Aquarium and eventually Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. In the midst of another era of rapidly increasing economic inequality, “Still Standing” draws on stories from the performers and Goode, who was inspired by the community-building Jewish ethos known as tikkun olam (to repair the world).

The program repeats in Walnut Creek Saturday afternoon and evening, and again over the coming weeks in Carmel, Mountain View and San Francisco, Presenting ‘The Christmas Ballet’, Through: Dec, 24, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, 2 and 8 p.m, Nov, 19, $25-$73, Sunset Center, Carmel, 8 p.m, Dec, 2 and 2 p.m, Dec, 3, $57-$73, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 8 p.m, Dec, 7-9, 2 and 8 p.m, Dec, 10 and 2 p.m, Dec, 11, $25-$72, Theater, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, 8 p.m, Dec, 15-16, 2 and 8 ballet themed - note cards - hand-drawn and personalized folded white note cards, 4"x 5.5" with envelopes - thank you p.m, Dec, 17, 2 and 7 p.m, Dec, 18, 8 p.m, Dec, 20, 2 and 8 p.m, Dec, 21, 8 p.m, Dec, 22, 2 and 8 p.m, Dec, 23 and 2 p.m, Dec, 24..

Of course, there are stars. And then there are megastars. And no one is shining brighter in 2017 than Taylor Swift. She was, by far, the main attraction on Dec. 2 at the SAP Center. Is anyone surprised to hear that Swift lived up the hype — and then some — in San Jose? No one should be. She’s done nothing but beat even the loftiest of expectations during her entire career. Indeed, she looked poised in San Jose to dominate throughout 2018. It’s hard to imagine how even any of her so-called “haters” — who seem to fuel so many of Swift’s lyrics and accomplishments — would have anything negative to say after seeing this excellent performance.