Air Bud, Big Wave Watching, Original Tuskegee Airman Highlight the Weekend

(Editor's Note: The following rundown is provided by various San Mateo County venues and reprinted here for your weekend enjoyment! More information can be found by following the links provided in the headlines.)

Air Bud Performs

Saturday @ 10 a.m. in San Mateo

Buddy, the starring dog from Disney's popular "Air Bud" movie series filmed in 1997, 1998, and 2002...will be making an appearance at the San Mateo K9 Social Club. The retail store will be open to the public Saturday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Take a free tour of the newly painted doggie daycare area with the beloved star "Buddy". Then look out for Buddy's appearance at the San Francisco 49er's game Sunday, January 22nd!

Mavericks Big Wave Watching By Boat

Saturday and Sunday in Half Moon Bay

Watch the world's largest waves (in cold water) as they crash into the rocky surf near Pillar Point in Half Moon Bay. Waves so large that each can be measured on the earthquake sensors at UC Berkeley! Nature and sports photographers, and of course surfing fans can see each wave from only yards away.

Individuals and groups are welcome to join an open load boat, or reserve a private charter boat for a company party or corporate team-building event. We are also able to provide "mother ship" services if you want to have your own invitational competition or private contest with your buddies or coworkers! Space is available on a first-come first-served basis from now through the end of the big wave surfing season.

Victory: Tales of a Tuskegee Airman

Saturday @ 1 p.m. in Redwood City

Local hero Captain Leslie "Les" Williams, an original Tuskegee Airman, speaks as part of The Courthouse Docket, a monthly series of lectures and performances held in the History Museum's Courtroom A.

Tuskegee Airmen is the term used to describe the black fighter pilots of the 99th Pursuit Squadron, later incorporated into the 332nd Fighter Group, who fought during World War II in the U.S. Army Air Corps.  They were trained at Tuskegee Army Air Field, Tuskegee, Alabama.  At twenty-two years old, Mr. Williams was drafted into the Army and enrolled in the Tuskegee Institute.  There, he became part of an elite group of black men whose mission was to prove that they could excel as combat pilots.

Week of the Family

Saturday and Sunday in San Carlos (continuing until January 28)

An entire week's worth of family-oriented activities,as San Carlos celebrates its 13th annual Week of the Family. Put on by representatives from the City of San Carlos, local schools, churches and community groups. And everyone's a volunteer. Day hikes, vaudeville, animal shows, family cooking, puppet shows, even a Geocache hunt. (You'll have to follow the link to find out what that is!)

Hundreds of families will take part in activities to celebrate and strengthen the values of our family-centered community. San Carlos families take many forms. Everyone in the community is encouraged to participate.

Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration

Sunday @ 11 a.m. in Foster City

Themed "Temple Fair," Foster City’s Chinese New Year Celebration 2012 will spotlight a Chinese American re-creation of a traditional village street fair. With displays of luminous decorations serving as the backdrop, the event will feature musical, acrobatic and lion dance performances, the traditional tea ceremony, the time-honored tradition of tea drinking, an ancient martial arts performance, calligraphy, brush painting, art exhibitions, animated storytelling in Chinese, and English and Chinese-opera style face painting.

The 12 Chinese zodiac animal characters will also be featured at the celebration to help greet children and parents. Visitors are encouraged to bring their cameras to snap a photo with the Zodiacs characters! Additionally, a variety of workshops will showcase traditional Chinese arts and crafts. Here, visitors may try their hand at Chinese calligraphy, floral pattern designs, Chinese knot-tying and paper-cutting, clay figurine making and paper folding. Cap off the day by participating in a dance where children and their families are welcome to join dancers and musicians.

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