2013 Teen Summer Reading Program — Reading is So Delicious. Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. Sign up and start a reading log. Read at least three books, write three reviews and submit them to be eligible for prizes. Turn in your reading log and pick up your prizes by Aug. 31.
Teen Foodie Photo Contest. Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. Submit a photograph that illustrates this year’s Summer Reading theme of Food. Turn in pictures of food, food events and gatherings, or anything related to food. Photo must be taken this summer and may be altered digitally. Deadline is Aug. 16.
Red Cross Save-a-Life Saturday. Sessions at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. Siena Youth Center 2625 Marlborough Ave., Redwood City. Free. All sessions taught in Spanish.
Ceramics Show and Sale Opening Reception/Sale. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. San Mateo Ceramics Studio, 50 E. Fifth Ave. San Mateo. Studios are located between tennis courts and baseball field.
Sei Boku Bonsai Kai’s 30th Anniversary Bonsai Show. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo. There will be over 40 bonsai trees on display, bonsai supplies on sale, a tree clinic and raffle prizes. Second day on Sunday, June 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free.
Jazz on the Hill. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. College of San Mateo, 1700 W. Hillsdale Blvd., San Mateo. Presented by KCSM 91.1. There will also be an open house of CSM’s newly renovated campus from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free.
The International Gem and Jewelry Show Inc. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. San Mateo County Event Center, 2495 S. Delaware St., San Mateo. $8 at the door.
Animals In Action. 11 a.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. CuriOdyssey, 1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo. See our animal keepers doing animal enrichment activities, taking animals for walks or even doing training sessions. Free.
A Town Hall Meeting: Misplacement of Ninth Grade Students in Bay Area Math Classes. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. St. James A.M.E. Zion Church, 825 Monte Diablo Ave., San Mateo. Kimberly Thomas Rapp will speak. Light refreshments provided.
Spring Dance Show. 11:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m. Central Park Outdoor Stage, El Camino Real and Fifth Avenue. Free. This performance marks the culmination of the dance year for the youth and adult dancers in the San Mateo Parks and Recreation Program. The two Youth Dance programs will perform at 11:30 a.m and 2:30 p.m. The Adult Dance program will perform at 1 p.m.
Peninsula Humane Society Mobile Pet Adoption at Serramonte Center. Noon to 3 p.m. 3 Serramonte Center, Daly City. Free.
Professional Lego Display. 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. St. Pius Church and school, 1100 Woodside Road, Redwood City. Explore the interesting designs, and then start your own construction project in the nearby play area at the St. Pius Festival. Free.
Mid-Peninsula Recorder Orchestra Concert. 2 p.m. Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1106 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Carlos. Free.
Glory, Passion, Betrayal, Revenge! Great Moments in Opera. 4 p.m. Aragon Theater, 900 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo. Tickets are $10, $20 and $25.
Boxing Returns to Redwood City. 6 p.m. Fox Theatre, 2223 Broadway, Redwood City. Tickets start at $35.
The Doctor Dances: London 1941. 6:30 p.m. to Midnight. San Mateo Masonic Lodge Ballroom, 100 N. Ellsworth Avenue, San Mateo. ‘Doctor Who’ inspired ball, 1940’s costume (military or civilian) or vintage or modern evening dress is admired, but not required. Doctor Who-inspired costume is welcome. A complimentary light snack buffet provided. $15 (by May 25); $20 at the door.
Experience Exciting World-Class Boxing. 7 p.m. Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway St., Redwood City. Doors open at 6 p.m. First fight at 7 p.m. Main event is middleweight 10 rounds with Mendez vs. Contreras. $35, $45 or $60.
Redwood Symphony’s Sweeney Todd. 8 p.m. Cañada College Main Theatre, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City. Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 at the door. $10 for students.
Foothill College Presents: ‘Nickel and Dimed.’ 8 p.m. Foothill College, Smithwick Theatre, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Tickets are $18, general admission; $14, seniors, students and all Foothill-De Anza District personnel; and $10, students with OwlCard and Foothill College personnel (in-person purchase only). Group discounts available.
Almost Happy by Jacob Marx Rice. 8 p.m. Dragon Productions, 2120 Broadway, Redwood City. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. The show continues through June 9. $10 per ticket.
International Gem and Jewelry Show 