Film: Silicon Valley African Film Festival
A showcase of films reflecting the stories by African filmmakers is showing this weekend, Oct. 12-14, at the Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. 9 a.m.- 9 p.m. Student and senior discounts available. The 3rd annual film festival's highlights include dialogue with filmmakers, African drumming and dance performances, and a parade of nations. $20 one-day; $35 festival pass.

Music: California Bach Society -- Mass in B Minor
The 35-voice California Bach Society presents Bach's Mass in B Minor. Paul Flight is the director with soloists Jennifer Paulino, soprano; Danielle Reutter-Harrah, mezzo-soprano; Brian Staufenbiel, tenor; and Christopheren Nomura, baritone. The event is Saturday, Oct. 13, at 8 p.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto.

Humanist Community Forum: 'Beyond Nature's Housekeepers'
In this illustrated presentation based on her new book of the above name, Prof. Nancy C. Unger reveals how women have played a unique role, for better and sometimes for worse, in the shaping of the American environment. She will speak Sunday, Oct. 14, from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at The Student Center at Palo Alto High School (in the middle of campus), 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto.

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