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The 6-minute extravaganza will include 500,000 fireworks from 400 firing locations, all synchronized by 100 computers from stations across the city, said Barrett Wissman, co-chairman of IMG Artists that is managing the event. Guinness World Record officials will be on hand to measure the scale of the event. Wissman said the display will cover 30 miles (48 kilometers) of seafront. “It is really mind-blowing, the size of this,” he said. In Australia, fireworks launched from four sails of the Sydney Opera House for the first time in more than a decade. The Sydney Harbor Bridge was also illuminated by fireworks shooting skyward and raining from its decks to the water below.

Eventually, with arthritis under control, Huang eased back into working with clay which became a form of therapy, with the movements themselves a form of meditation, Now, the sisters team up for a May dual show at the Orinda Library Gallery, Huang has a wide range of ceramics both decorative and functional on display, and visitors can view the sisters’ different painting styles, “Mei-Rung and Mei-Yu look enough alike to confuse casual acquaintances, and though both have been prolific painters and ceramists for decades, nobody would ever mistake one sister’s artwork for ballet slippers ivory the other’s,” said Wayne Black, Lo’s husband, who’s also an artist, “The common thread is that one frequently sees Chinese influences in much of their work, sometimes quite obvious and sometimes very subtle.”..

Fine Arts League of Cupertino: Monthly art demonstrations and opportunities to exhibit their work. The group meets every second Monday of the month, 7-9 p.m., and welcomes visitors. Quinlan Community Center, 10185 N. Stelling Road, Cupertino. For more information, visit www.falc.org or call Janki at 408.863.9991. Flint Center: Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker, a unique version of the Tchaikovsky ballet. Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m. $28-$88. Johnny Mathis Christmas, Dec. 23, 8 p.m. $59.50-$99.50. Adam Savage & Jamie Hyneman “Behind the Myths Tour,” Jan. 17, 7:30 p.m. $39.50-$59.50. Jazz pianist Taylor Eigsti and jazz guitarist Julian Lage perform with the Peninsula Symphony. Jan. 21, 8 p.m. $48. Celebrity forum with David Axelrod, Jan. 25-27, 8 p.m. For more information, call 650.949.7176. 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino. 408.864.8816. www.flintcenter.com.

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The screening is free. Featured are “Wanxin Zhang: A Ten Year Survey,” with large clay figures by the San Francisco-based artist; “In Conversation: June Schwarcz and John Chiara,” and the 47th annual West Contra Costa School District Student Art Show. A special reception with students in the school district art show is set for 2 to 4 p.m. May 12. The exhibitions run through June 2. Details: 510-620-6772 or therac.org. Space is limited for the get fit sessions led by Willa “Bontle” Willis, so RSVP for a spot at 510-236-4049.