This Weekend in the Valley: Friday, Feb. 14 – Sunday, Feb. 16

This Weekend in the Valley celebrate Black History Month at the library, see the Sunnyvale Community Players show, or go to the 2025 Silicon Valley Queer Film Festival.

The following is a calendar of events happening this weekend near Santa Clara and Sunnyvale. Want to share an event to be featured? Please email the details to info@svvoice.com for consideration.

This Weekend

Foundation and Friends Book Sale — Friday, Feb. 14, 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., – Saturday, Feb. 15, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Central Park Library (2635 Homestead Rd., Santa Clara)

“Proceeds support the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends.”

Friday, Feb. 14 – Happy Valentine’s Day!

Valentine’s Day Luncheon — at Senior Center (550 E. Remington Dr., Sunnyvale)

“Event time pending… Join us a for a buffet-style catered lunch and live music featuring a quartet from Top Shelf Big Band. Purchase tickets at the Senior Center front desk. For questions, call 408-730-7360.”

Event page: https://www.sunnyvale.ca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/6998/19

Evening of Cultural Arts: Kalimba, The Spirit of Earth Wind and Fire — 7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. at Sunnyvale Theatre (550 E. Remington Dr., Sunnyvale)

“The nationally touring show Kalimba, The Spirit of Earth Wind and Fire provides an Earth Wind & Fire experience so satisfying it transports audiences back to the excitement of the first time they heard these unforgettable songs.”

Tickets: $45+

Event page: https://www.sunnyvale.ca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/7342/19

Saturday, Feb. 15

Betty Shamieh on Her Debut Novel, TOO SOON — 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. at Central Park Library (2635 Homestead Rd., Santa Clara)

“Join us for a talk by debut author Betty Shamieh, whose novel Too Soon publishes in January 2025. An audience Q&A will follow. Seating is first-come, first-served.”

Event page: https://www.santaclaraca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/100176/41

Requiem — 6 p.m. at Saint Thomas Episcopal Church (231 Sunset Ave., Sunnyvale)

Suggested Donation: $40, $25 for students

“Concert for UNICEF… Written for Choir, Vocal Soloists(Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Boy Soprano), and Organ, the Requiem tells a story of the world being destroyed seen through the eyes of a young soul. It is a requiem sung to all lost and destroyed innocence; to all that are lost by death, and to all who survived but must live bearing the scars from the destruction.”

Event page: https://stthomas-svale.org/concert-for-unicef/

Sunday, Feb. 16

Black History Month Movie: Fruitvale Station (Rated R) — 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. at Sunnyvale Public Library (665 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale)

Event page: https://www.sunnyvale.ca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/7429/19

Upcoming Events

Sunnyvale Community Players presents “Disney’s Frozen Jr.” — Friday, Feb. 21 – Sunday, March 9 at Sunnyvale Community Theatre (550 East Remington Dr., Sunnyvale)

Tickets: $32+

Event page: https://www.sunnyvaleplayers.org/frozen-jr

Friend Fest 2025 — Saturday, Feb. 22 – Sunday, Feb. 23 open from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. each day at downtown San José’s South Hall (435 South Market St., San José)

“The fifth annual Friend Fest will feature 250+ makers, artists, artisans, designers & creative small businesses all celebrating best friends, new friends, old friends, “we’re just friends”, “wanna be more than friends” or whatever!”

Event page: https://www.sanjosemade.com/pages/friend-fest-2025

Santa Clara Players presents “See How They Run” — Friday, Feb. 28 – Saturday, March 15 at Santa Clara Players Theater (1750 Don Ave., Santa Clara)

Tickets: $23.00 General Admission, $20.00 Seniors (over 55), $10 Students (under 22)

Event page: https://www.scplayers.org/

Recurring Activities

The Triton Museum of Art — Tuesdays – Sundays from 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara

Current exhibitions: https://www.tritonmuseum.org/on-view

The Vargas Gallery — located inside the Mission College Gillmor Center (3000 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara)

Current exhibitions: https://missioncollege.edu/depts/art/vargas/

de Saisset Museum — Tuesdays – Sundays from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Santa Clara University

Current exhibitions: https://www.scu.edu/desaisset/exhibitions/current/

Sunnyvale Farmers’ Market — Saturdays from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Murphy Avenue, Downtown Sunnyvale

Event page: https://uvfm.org/sunnyvale-saturday

Santa Clara Farmer’s Market — Saturdays from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Jackson Street and Homestead Road, Santa Clara

Event page: https://uvfm.org/santa-clara-saturdays

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