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• Made Up Theatre, Fremont’s premier improv comedy venue, will be showcasing its 6th annual “New Year’s Eve Spectacular” on Sunday, December 31. The show will feature a double-header with two main stage performances: Laugh Track City and 5 Play. The New Year’s Eve Spectacular will also feature party favors, giveaway bags, and a toast from the cast to say goodbye to 2017. New Year’s Eve Spectacular Sunday, Dec 31 8:00 p.m. Made Up Theatre 3392 Seldon Ct, Fremont (510) 573-3633 https://madeuptheatre.com/ Tickets: $25 online, $30 general admission • Start the year off right with an inspiring visit to Ardenwood’s monarch butterfly grove. Discover the amazing life cycle of these tiny creatures and how they survive the long cold season in the Bay Area. Meet at the Granary. Heavy rain cancels.
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New Year’s Eve Launch Party & Showcase Sunday, Dec 31 9:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. Ristorante Di Palermo 22532 Foothill Blvd, Hayward http://plethos.org/ Tickets: $50 • Get ready for the biggest Desi New Year’s party in Northern California! The 12th annual “Paradise Ball New Year’s Eve Extravaganza” offers a full gourmet buffet-style dinner, performances by the Melody Makers with special guests, DJs playing new and old Bollywood hits, three fully stocked bars, raffles and giveaways, and party favors. Dress in your finest attire and welcome in 2018! Paradise Ball New Year’s Eve Extravaganza Sunday, Dec 31 7:00 p.m. Golden Peacock Grand Ballroom 24989 Santa Clara St, Hayward (650) 219-7995 http://events.sulekha.com/ Tickets: $75 adults, $45 children Milpitas:
New Year’s Day Butterfly Walks Monday, Jan 1 11:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Ardenwood Historic Farm 34600 Ardenwood Blvd, Fremont (510) 544-2797 www.ebparks.org Admission: $3 adult, $2 child
Hayward: • Ring in the New Year with Plethos Productions at our official Launch Party on Sunday, December 31. We’ll enjoy an evening of live music, stand-up comedy, improv, musical theatre, and dancing the night away. Performances will include musical selections from “Hamilton,” “Chicago,” “Wicked” and more! Plethos will also announce their 2018 season, auditions, and events. Guests will dine on tasty Italian small plates, and everyone gets a champagne toast right before midnight as we countdown to 2018. Recommended for ages 18+.
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ERIN HARRISON Officials from the Oakland Zoo recently welcomed a new species of lemur to the zoo, called Crowned Lemurs. The pair, a 15-year-old female and a 14-year-old male are dubbed the “king and queen” and are on exhibit now. These new arrivals joined the two current resident species of Ring-tailed and Blue-eyed black lemurs in the Zoo’s lemur habitat. According to Adam Fink, the zoo’s zoological manager, the zoo needed to make accommodations to meet the special needs of the new arrivals. “These two lemurs were successfully introduced at the previous zoo they lived, however, when they went out on exhibit the male swam across the (barrier) moat! Lemurs typically
• Welcome the New Year at India Community Center on December 31 with your friends and family! Ticket price includes Indian Buffet by Jalsa Catering, hosted bar with unlimited drinks, and assorted party favors. Entertainment will feature an exclusive Fire Dance show by Fire Pixie Entertainment, music by DJ Shem, and Bollywood songs by Nishant Bordia and Namrata Simha. New Year’s Eve Party Saturday, Dec 31 7:30 p.m. India Community Center 525 Los Coches St, Milpitas (408) 934-1130 http://www.indiacc.org/new-year-party-2018/ Tickets: $99 adult, $59 child Newark: • Enjoy fine dining at Bistro 880’s “New Year’s Eve Celebration.” A uniformed chef plating station will include Pan Seared Duck Breast, Beef Wellington, Chilean Seabass, seafood display, crepe station, and dessert buffet.
don’t swim, but this male does, so they couldn’t stay at that zoo. We were lucky to have space and be in the position to take them; we felt this pair was a good match for us,”
While the new lemurs are taking their time exploring their new (moat-less) habitat and getting used to their new cohabitant area at the zoo, zookeepers are busily modifying their area to help with the transition. Modifications include more perching to their night house and a bridge from their night house door to the top of the habitat to help them explore their new home. These are an
Festivities also include wine with dinner, champagne toast, live band, balloon drop, party favors, complimentary DoubleTree cookies, and Starbucks coffee. New Year’s Eve Celebration Sunday, Dec 31 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Bistro 880 39900 Balentine Dr, Newark (510) 413-2300 ext.88 http://bistro880.com/ Tickets: $85 • Come ring in the New Year with Oasis Palace’s “Bollywood New Year’s Eve Party 2018,” but this time with more Bollywood Dhamaka! The evening includes Bollywood entertainment with live dancers, three live DJs in three ballrooms, grand buffet (10 appetizers, 10 entrees, 5 desserts), neon party favors, live countdown and balloon drop at midnight. Oasis Palace Bollywood NYE Party 2018 Sunday, Dec 31 7:00 p.m. Oasis Palace 35145 Newark Blvd, Newark (510) 494-1525 www.sulekha.com/oasisplace Tickets: $34 – $79 Oakland: • Every year, families ring in the New Year without staying up all night with one of Chabot Space & Science Center’s most popular annual events. Celebrate strokes of midnight around the world at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4 p.m. Kids will count down and celebrate with hundreds of colorful balloons dropping from above and stay for the day to participate in fun activities throughout the center. Register at www.chabotspace.org/balloon-drop.htm. New Year’s Eve Balloon Drops Chabot Space & Science Center Sunday, Dec 31 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Chabot Space and Science Center 10000 Skyline Blvd, Oakland (510) 336-7373 www.chabotspace.org/balloon-drop.htm Tickets: $5 per child plus general admission
arboreal species that likes to stay off the ground more than other lemurs, so the extra changes are an appropriate and enriching addition. Crowned lemurs can be exclusively found in the wild in the Northern region of Madagascar and are one the many endangered species of these unique primates. Their native habitat is shrinking and
becoming increasingly fragmented due to slash and burn agriculture and increasing population. The complex social hierarchy of lemurs require zookeepers to currently manage the three species in rotation from their habitat to their night house. Zookeepers are practicing cooperative feeding with the new pair and the other lemurs to accustom them to one another. The goal is to soon have them all on exhibit together as one group. “We are excited to be able to provide a great home for this pair of Crowned Lemurs,” said Adam Fink, Zoological Manager, “They will be a fantastic addition to our Lemur Habitat and help educate the zoo guests about some of the fantastic diversity in the Lemur family.” The Oakland Zoo, located at 9777 Golf Links Road, is home to more than 700 native and exotic animals and opened in 1922. Park hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. For details, including admission fees, call (510) 632-9525 or visit their website at www.oaklandzoo.org.