by Armand Gutierrez, President

Hot August days and nights are here and that great high pressure dome over the Bay Area is bringing the heat, much to the dismay of our heroic fire fighters that are trying to keep northern California from looking like the Venusian plains. 

NSC Annual Membership Meeting and Luau Picnic

The NSC Annual Membership Meeting and Luau Picnic is scheduled for Sunday, 29 August so look for those long-lost recipes and bring a dish that will satisfy the most discriminating palates in the neighborhood. An Evite was sent out earlier this month so you can designate if you’re attending and what scrumptious dish you’ll be bringing to share. If you didn’t receive an Evite, or know somebody that wants to join in on the festivities, then let me know at president@niseiskiclub.org.

2022 NSC Ski Week to Steamboat, CO

Signups have been trickling in for the Steamboat trip and so far there are 21 powder-hounds praying for a winter wonderland. It is said that whomever controls the weather can control the planet. Believe me, if I could arrange for Steamboat’s elusive champagne powder to fall upon us while we’re there, then that would truly be a miracle. If you haven’t signed up yet then what are you waiting for? Remember, there are only 36 slots available and 21 have all ready been taken. To make it more enticing, if you sign up late then you just might not get your requested condo mate.

Steamboat is on the Ikon Pass, and is also good for Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows. Here is what you need to know about the Ikon and Epic Passes for the Steamboat trip:

• Purchase an Ikon Pass (Squaw/Alpine) from Sports America and receive a:
  • $30 trip discount for an Ikon Base Pass, or 
  • $50 trip discount for an Ikon Pass.
  • Go to this link to purchase: : www.sportsamerica.com/ikon-nisei.
  • The Ikon Base Pass is good for five days skiing at Steamboat.

• Purchase an Epic Pass (Northstar, Heavenly, Kirkwood) from Sports America and receive a:
  • 20% discount offered by Epic Pass
  • $30 trip discount for an Epic Local Pass, or 
  • $50 trip discount for an Epic Pass
  • Go to this link to purchase: www.sportsamerica.com/epic-nisei.
  • Epic passes cannot be used at Steamboat.

• Purchase both the Ikon/Epic passes and you will receive a combination trip discount based on the type of passes you purchase.

If you have any questions about either of the passes then drop me a line at president@niseiskiclub.org.

QotM: Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.

by Tina Woo, Membership Chair

Check out this great list of happenings for August!

The Palo Alto Buddhist Temple Obon Festival – August 7

Recorded Sessions, Videos & Photos – www.PABT.org  for more information

The event is not fully back this year, BUT they will be holding a Bento Dinner and T-shirt Fundraiser. In lieu of the annual Obon festival, you can order takeout bentos and pick-up on Saturday, August 7. Any questions and ordering, please email 21OBON.Bento@gmail.com

Yu Ai Kai Veggielution’s First Saturday Event on Saturday, August 7 (and September 4 & October 2)

There will be free brunch from YAK’s Food Truck; visit the Farm Stand and pick up some farm fresh veggies, fruits and herbs for your kitchen;  learn all aspects of farming and join YAK’s chefs in a community cooking class. Events from 10 am to 12:30 pm.  More information available at www. veggielution.org or Yu Ai Kai, 588 N. 4^th St, San Jose, 408-294-2505

Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

Opening July 23 – teamLab: Continuity

Tokyo-based international collective teamLab is renowned for its interactive, interconnected digital artwork between artwork and viewer, inside and outside, and art and technology. Step into an experience like no other. You become part of an interactive landscape of blooming flowers, fluttering butterflies and darting fish and Sketch Ocean.  Senior tickets are $20, children under 12 free.

Fine Art in the Park, Lincoln Park,Los Altos, August 14-15, 10-5:30

Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Los Altos, the 46th year of this real walk in the park for 2021 allows you to enjoy the summertime joy of the annual Fine Art in the Park. One of our members’ partner, Mark Stephenson, is a participating artist.

100% of Rotary Fine Art profits will go toward projects such as providing emergency help for victims of COVID-19, providing local scholarships and supporting sustainable projects both locally and internationally.

​Rotary is dedicated to improving lives, creating a better world and ending polio forever. With fighting disease as one of our causes and the current state of COVID-19 in our communities, we encourage you to participate in our 2021 Fine Art Show to support Rotary while also supporting our amazing featured artists. 

Live music festivals coming to the Bay Area in the next few months

• Stern Grove Festival (sterngrove.org)
• Yerba Buena Garden Festival  (ybgfestival.org) 12:30)
• 14^th Annual Petaluma Music Festival – petalumamusic festival.org
• San Jose Jazz Summer Fest – sanjosejazz.org
• Golden Gate Jazz Festival – goldengatejazzfestival.com
• 64^th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival – montereyjazzfestival.org

The power of Korean television dramas.  If you’re searching for some dramas, aim your streaming device at South Korea, some are funny and some are horrifying. 

• The Kingdom (Netflix 2019)
• Mystic Pop-up Bar (Netflix 2020)
• Stranger from Hell (Netflix 2019)
• Black (Netflix 2017)
• Strong Woman: Do Bong Soon (Viki 2017)

8 New Peninsula Restaurants to check out

The Bay Area is open again and there is a ton of varied new food to try on the Peninsula!

1. The Mandarin, Menlo Park 1029 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
2. Refuge, San Mateo – pastrami favorite located at the Hillsdale Shopping Center, refugesc.com
3. Left Wing, Mountain View – Korean fried chicken has touched down in Mountain View, leftwingbar.com
4. Pizzone, Palo Alto – Milan-style pizza, 700 Welch Road #110, pizzone.com
5. Tasty Mob, Sunnyvale, permanent food truck, 1255 El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, tastymobmarket.com
6. Asian Farm, Redwood City, fast-casual Asian fusion, 3176 Middlefield Road, Instagram.com/Asian_farm/
7. Vivi + Livy, Sunnyvale, food bakery mahjong tile candies and Kona coffee shortbread cookies, pickup and delivery, viviandlivy.com
8. Wild Onion Bistro & Bar, Palo Alto, hotel dining option in Hotel Citrine 750 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, hotelcitrine.com/dining