Museum curator Dana Smith, who wrote grants and received funding from the Carl and Celia Betra Gellert Foundation and the First National Bank of Northern California, produced the exhibit. Admission to the event is free and refreshments will be served. Live entertainment — taiko (drums), kyudo (archery), dance, singing, anime (animation) performance, and more — as well as displays, demonstrations, food, vendor booths, and activities for all will provide lots of fun. The Millbrae Chamber of Commerce and the City of Millbrae are the lead sponsors of the event. Other sponsors and partners include Hansen Bridgett, LLP; Comcast; Japanese Chamber of Commerce; Peninsula Healthcare District; Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco; South San Francisco Scavenger Co.; Tokyo Express Co. Inc.; Union Bank; BaySpo; Sports J; Vivendi Navigation Inc.; Mills High School Japanese Culture Club; and JA Insurance Services.

The blow-out “menu” pays tribute to another California specialty–wine, Ask for the sangria and get a beach wave style, or try the merlot for a smooth and straight look, Dance and Wright decided on a trolley for their mobile beauty bar and blowout salon because–why ballerina - 12 pink and gold digital papers - ballet and tutu printables - direct download not?, The two set off to find a manufacturer for the trolley replica and discovered that “anyone can buy a trolley.”, But the D’railed trolley was built from bottom to top with the beauty business in mind, Dance said the design process took more than a year, each step with an Oregon company that specializes in bringing old school cable cars replicas to the streets..

Halal Fest expands to two days: After just a few years, the Halal Fest has become such a draw that organizers have added a second day for foodies. This weekend’s event will feature more than 20 halal food vendors selling dishes made according to Islamic dietary guidelines; cooking demonstrations, an art and jewelry bazaar; live music and comedy; plus a Ferris wheel, carnival rides and games. Details: noon-11 p.m. July 8, till 7 p.m. July 9; 40451 Albrae St., Fremont; $5; kids 10 and under free; www.halalfest.com.— Linda Zavoral, Staff.

8 And more “Nutcrackers”: Here are three productions kicking off or ending this week, San ballerina - 12 pink and gold digital papers - ballet and tutu printables - direct download Jose Dance Theatre’s “Nutcracker” features former Silicon Valley Ballet members Ommi Pipit-Suksun and Rudy Candia and accompaniment by the Cambrian Symphony (Dec, 2-11 at Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose; $32-$65; www.sjdt.org); Western Ballet brings back its annual production (Dec, 2-4; Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts; $28-$33; www.westernballet.org); and Ballet Petit’s 38th annual production features an all-ages cast (2 and 7 p.m, Dec, 3-4; Chabot College Theatre of Performing Arts, Hayward; $20-25; 510-783-4958, balletpetit.com)..

“In the down economy, we couldn’t afford to keep police officers in the schools — now, in light of the violence happening at schools across the U.S., we can’t afford not to,” Grayson said in a statement. During the June 3 meeting, Grayson asked City Manager Valerie Barone and Police Chief Guy Swanger to work with the school district on an agreement to present to the City Council on June 24. “As a teacher and former high school principal I do support the idea of having SROs in the schools. I know the value of them,” Councilman Ron Leone said. “One of the advantages, of course, is a lot of the preventative measures that take place when you’re in the schools and you know the kids and you’re able to hear what’s going on and prevent some of the things ahead of time.”.