“Design & Discovery” Event for Cancer Research Goes Virtual
November 12

Grand View League, a fundraising branch of the American Cancer Society, is hosting a live virtual event to raise funds for cancer research on November 12. The event will be emceed by Laura Garcia, an award-winning morning anchor of NBC Bay Area’s “Today in The Bay” show, and will include local cancer researchers. The Grand View League Research Funding Initiative (GVL RFI), launched in 2016, is unique in that 100% of donations to the Initiative go to funding local cancer research. Grand View League has raised over $16 million in support of the American Cancer Society in its cancer research and patient services efforts.

“Despite COVID’s impact on us all, cancer research is at a pivotal inflection point. The convergence of science, technology and big data processing right now promises to make the next 5-10 years of cancer research more productive than the last 50. This is the time to invest in cancer research!” states Dr. George Fisher, Professor of Medicine, Stanford Cancer Institute. The American Cancer Society is honored to have given funding to 49 investigators who went on to win the Nobel Prize, considered the highest accolade any scientist can receive. With $4.9 billion invested since 1946, the American Cancer Society is the largest funder of cancer research outside the federal government and has played a role in most recent cancer research breakthroughs.

The “Design & Discovery” virtual event which will run on Thursday, November 12, from 4:00PM to 5:30PM, and it promises to be lively, informative, and fun-filled. Guests are invited to log in and join the pre-event at 3:30P.M. In addition to the research discussion, the event will include an interactive “Look Book,” fashion forecast, online shopping boutiques, and a silent auction. Boutique vendors include Susie O’s Handbags, The Treasured Accessory, Moonlite Couture, Cocoa Crayon, and Social Butterflies LA.

Information
https://acscacam.ejoinme.org/grandviewleague

Photos courtesy of Grand View League

De Anza College Planetarium Offers Virtual Tours of Outer Space at Home
November 13: Close approach of the Moon, Mercury and Venus
November 19: Conjunction of the Moon, Saturn and Jupiter

Due to the Covid pandemic, this school year is different from other years. De Anza College is offering virtual field trips and laser shows exploring the universe and letting you spend an intriguing afternoon with the stars. All online field trips align with K-8 science standards. On November 13, catch a beautiful moon adorned with the glow of “earthshine” – sunlight reflecting off Earth and lighting the otherwise unlit part of the Moon. Venus is found to the upper right, and if you have a flat, eastern horizon you might be able to detect Mercury below the Moon. On November 19, the two solar system giants, Jupiter and Saturn, stand behind the waxing crescent Moon forming a flat triangle. Wow! Truly mesmerizing! And you don’t have to be a kid to enjoy this tour of Cosmos.

Information
communityeducation@deanza.edu

Photo courtesy of De Anza College Planetarium

Learn to Cook Thanksgiving Dinner
November 10 at 3 p.m.

Gather around the table with Sam Sifton and the New York Times Cooking Team including Melissa Clark, Priya Krishna and Vaughn Vreeland. They’ll be whipping up a new recipe with Tanya Holland of Brown Sugar Kitchen, discussing the challenges of hosting during a pandemic and answering your most pressing questions, turkey-related and otherwise. Your Thanksgiving dinner will definitely get high marks from your guests. Don’t forget to give thanks to the delicious culinary team of the New York Times Events. Happy Thanksgiving!

Information
Free to register and to attend
Register at nytevents@events.newyorktimes.com; scroll to New York Times Events Hub

Photo courtesy of NYT Events

Life Opens Up in Sonoma County

November marks the beginning of beautiful fall sunsets over colorful vineyards, cheers-ful celebrations, and the joy of giving with lots of delicious ways to wine and dine in Sonoma County. Experience the Beresini family’s meticulously-farmed Pinot Noirs and explore the different vintages at their new tasting room in the charming village of Glen Ellen. The unique tasting room at Beresini Winery features a large building-sized barrel, which was used for winemaking, circa 1885. Inside, the space is decorated with hard-edge abstract artwork from Edwin Forrest.

Steve Beresini, proprietor and winemaker, has been planting and managing vineyards for 50 years, and in 1988, turned a pear orchard into Black Dog Ranch, growing 7 acres of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards. The family began producing their coveted Pinot Noir under the Beresini Vineyard label in 2011. During an intimate tasting of Beresini wines, find out why the Black Labradors of the ranch, each named after characters from The Godfather, rule the vineyards with their trademarked “The Nose Knows” slogan. And save time to visit the beautiful Jack London State Park where London lived and wrote his famous books. One of my favorite places to visit.

Information
415-531-5003
beresinivineyards.com
Beresini Winery Tasting
14300 Arnold Drive in Glen Ellen

Note: Visitors and residents are asked to continue to wear face coverings in public and practice physical distancing. Please be sure to make reservations (same-day reservations available) and review The Safe Travels Promise before visiting.

Photo courtesy of Beresini Vineyards

Lina Broydo immigrated from Russia, then the Soviet Union, to Israel where she was educated and got married. After working at the University in Birmingham, England, she and her husband immigrated to the United States. She lives in Los Altos Hills, CA and writes about travel, art, style, entertainment, and sports. She hardly cooks or bakes, with no borsch or piroshky on her home cooking menu. Therefore, she makes reservations and enjoys dining out, mostly sushi.