Week Ahead: Bobby Brown New Year's Eve at the Bal; Polar Bear Plunge

Monday, Dec. 30

• MAIN & MANOR LIBRARIES OPEN 10 AM - 6 PM

• Twisted N'debele Class. Bead Inspirations, 1544 Park St, Alameda.

• KIDS IN THE KITCHEN: NEW YEARS' APPETIZER PARTY. 10:30 a.m. Pans On Fire, Pleasanton.
  

• TEEN CUISINE: NEW YEARS' APPETIZER PARTY. 2:30 p.m. Pans on Fire, Pleasanton.

• All Libraries Closed.

• BOBBY BROWN NEW YEARS EVE CONCERT. Historic Bal Theatre. 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. 

• Holiday in the Park. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. 4 pm. to midnight. This family-friendly New Year’s Eve is a fun alternative and a great place to ring in the new year with the family. Live music and FIREWORKS!

• East Bay New Year's at San Ramon Marriott.

• Temptation 2014 Bollywood New Year's Eve Party. San Ramon.

• Bollywood Glitz 2014: Bay Areas Biggest NYE Bollywood Party.  Double Tree Hilton San Jose.
  

• Team Delaney Blood Drive. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1501 Hillcrest Ave, Livermore / Gymnasium. Please come out and support Delaney and others like her in their need for blood donations. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  

• City Hall and libraries closed. 

• New Year's Blessing in the tradition of India. Lynnewood United Methodist Church, Pleasanton. 2 p.m.
  

• Winter Ramblers Nature Day Camp. Alviso Adobe Community Park. Ages 6 to 12.

• NO Coffee Connection at San Leandro Chamber of Commerce. 

• Special Holiday Exhibit, "Keep Calm and Merry On". Dublin Heritage Park and Museums. 6600 Donlon Way. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays through Jan. 12. Explore the bittersweet memories of wartime, and learn how the “Greatest Generation” used great resourcefulness to celebrate Christmas on the Homefront.

• Comedy Night. Stand up for animals at Comedy Night, an evening of laughter benefiting Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation’s (ARF) lifesaving programs. Walnut Creek.

• January Toddler Ramble: All About Invertebrates. Hayward shoreline.

• Start the New Year with a 1957 Classic Film (History Museum). at the San Leandro History Museum, 320 W. Estudillo Avenue, 12:30 p.m.

• New Year's Polar Bear Plunge.  Castro Valley Swim Center - Corner of Redwood Road and Mable Ave.

• Special Holiday Exhibit, "Keep Calm and Merry On". Dublin Heritage Park and Museums. 6600 Donlon Way. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays through Jan. 12. Explore the bittersweet memories of wartime, and learn how the “Greatest Generation” used great resourcefulness to celebrate Christmas on the Homefront.

• Shen Yun 2014 - San Francisco.  With classical Chinese dance, live orchestra, dazzling costumes and animated backdrops, Shen Yun will transport you to another world.

• Introduction to Fishing. Hayward Shoreline.

• Happy Birthday Elvis! With Jim Anderson & The Rebels. Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton. 8 p.m. 

• Steppin Up: All 4 One Cause. Bankhead Theater, Livermore. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. A benefit for Sleep Train Foster Care. Steppin’ Up is showcase of all types of dance.

•  East Bay SPCA Jog-a-Dog Volunteer Running Program. Dublin.

• Youth Travel Baseball Tryouts - Bay Area United Baseball Club. Bishop O'Dowd High School. Free.

• Leopard Shark Feeding Frenzy. Hayward shoreline.

• Special Holiday Exhibit, "Keep Calm and Merry On". Dublin Heritage Park and Museums. 6600 Donlon Way. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays through Jan. 12. Explore the bittersweet memories of wartime, and learn how the “Greatest Generation” used great resourcefulness to celebrate Christmas on the Homefront.

• Happy Birthday Elvis! With Jim Anderson & The Rebels. Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton. 2 p.m.