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Jyoti Chand
Social media influencer and writer Jyoti Chand, also known as Mamajotes, comes to Books Inc. Mountain View to discuss her debut YA graphic novel, “Fitting Indian” (illustrated by Tara Anand). The book chronicles teenager Nitasha, as she navigates life with her traditional South Asian family, mental health struggles, and the trials and tribulations of the high school experience. It’s a story that “shines a light on how harmful the stigma of mental illness is and how lifesaving a community that is honest about mental health can be,” Books Inc.’s website states. Chand will be in conversation with Bay Area cookbook author Hetal Vasavada.
May 17, 4 p.m., Books Inc. Mountain View, 317 Castro St., Mountain View; free; booksinc.net.
Annabella’s Bow Wow Wow
Annabella Lwin was in her early teens when she auditioned for influential music manager Malcolm McLaren and became the frontperson for Bow Wow Wow, a new wave outfit that blended a percussion-heavy sound with Lwin’s powerful, distinctive vocals. The group made a mark in the early ’80s with hits like “I Want Candy,” “Do You Wanna Hold Me” and “Baby, Oh No.” Lwin will revisit these favorites and others in a show at The Guild Theatre, with ’80s synth-pop group Animotion (“Obsession”) also on the bill.
Read a Q&A with Lwin to learn more about her life and career.
May 17, 8 p.m., at The Guild Theatre, 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. $58-$116. guildtheatre.com.
Wild & Scenic Film Festival 2025
The annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival gives viewers the opportunity to check out numerous short environmental films on a variety of subjects. This year’s lineup, featuring stories about conservation, science and adventure, include “Aldo’s Bug Extravaganza,” about a 5-year-old and his dad on a backyard safari, “Wild Hope: Cougar Crossing,” about Los Angeles’ beloved mountain lion P-22 and the creation of the world’s largest wildlife crossing, and “Wingspan,” about photographer Joshua Asel’s documentation of California condors at Pinnacles National Park, among many other films. While the in-person event at Foothill College (which also features community booths, music and food) has sold out, there is a free streaming option available for the films.
Films available to stream May 17-May 25; free; openspacetrust.org/event/wild-scenic-film-festival.
Luigi Piovano, Bernadene Blaha and Livia Sohn
Coast Live Music presents a concert by cellist Luigi Piovano, pianist Bernadene Blaha and violinist and Coast Live Music Founder and Artistic Director Livia Sohn for a performance of Beethoven’s Cello Sonata No. 3 A major, op. 69 and Brahms’ Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, op. 87. Coast Live Music is a local nonprofit organization that brings musical experiences to the community.
May 17, reception at 6:15 p.m. and concert at 7 p.m., 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley; $75; coastlivemusic.com.
James House
Grammy and Country Music Award-nominated songwriter and singer James House comes to Redwood City’s Sound Union to host a songwriting workshop, followed by a performance. House’s songs have been recorded by artists including The Mavericks, Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, Olivia Newton-John, Bonnie Tyler and many others, the event listing states. His most recent project is “Lost in Laurel Canyon,” an album and audiobook about his 50-year musical career.
May 17, workshop 3-5 p.m., concert 8-9:30 p.m., Sound Union, 2625 Broadway St., Redwood City; $75.88 for workshop and concert or $33.32 for concert alone; tinyurl.com/HouseSoundUnion.
SciSci Science Theater
Science from Scientists (SciSci), a nonprofit that brings scientists into classrooms to give hands-on lessons, offers a STEM-themed science theater show, featuring demonstrations of scientific experiments such as “elephant toothpaste, chemiluminescence, the invisible giant, and a bed of nails,” according to the event listing. Monkey Business Productions will also be a part of the show, offering educational and interactive appearances by live animals including a capuchin monkey, an alligator, snakes and even a movie star. Mickey the baboon played Tom Cruise’s best friend “Hey Man” in the movie “Rock of Ages,” the event listing states.
May 18, 3 p.m., the Fox Theatre, 2221 Broadway St., Redwood City; $38-$48 ($10 discount for kids up to age 13); tinyurl.com/SciSciFox.
Palo Alto Philharmonic Family Concert
The orchestra highlights the talents of young musicians in a performance aimed at families. The program features the six winners of the Palo Alto Philharmonic’s Concerto Movement Competition, who will take their turns as soloists with the orchestra, each performing a movement from works by Block, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Korngold and Villa-Lobos. The winners are: cellist Sara Flexer; violinists Jina Han and Kayla Lee; pianists Bridget Hoang and Celicia Thendean and saxophonist Elijah Reyes.
May 18, 3 p.m., at Cubberley Theatre, 4120 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. $25 general/senior; $10 youth/student. paphil.org.
Fire Aid benefit concert
Club Fox hosts a benefit concert to support victims of Southern California fires, featuring artists including Katdelic, Masterpiece, Kimberlye Gold, Sacred Fire Band and Eddie M., playing rock, pop, Latin rock, country, soul and R&B. The Fire Aid tour, organized by Event City, Latin Rock Inc, V Productions and others, aims to stage concerts, festivals and other events in Northern California to support Southern Californian low-income families who’ve lost their homes to fire. “Fire Aid is a call to come together, to embrace our Los Angeles neighbors with love and compassion, and to help them rebuild from the ashes,” Fire Aid’s website states.
May 18, doors open at 2 p.m., Club Fox, 2209 Broadway St., Redwood City; $29.58 in advance or $34.93 day of; eventbrite.com.
