The free festival, which is an offshoot of an ancient annual Hindu tradition from India, is a fun, family-friendly event that will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Bishop Ranch 2 parking lot, 2680 Bishop Drive. Organizers describe the event as beautiful, messy and fun. Also on tap will be plenty of free activities for the family, including face painting, henna tattoo artists, dance performances and live music, as well as mobile gourmet food trucks. The carnival of colors allows people to frolic around playfully and chase each other with dry colored powders, covering each other with the hues of spring. Participants should bring a pair of old clothes to take part in this free family event.

The Face on the Barroom Floor: San Jose Chamber Orchestra and Guggenheim Entertainment present a one-act opera by San Jose resident Henry Mollicone, followed by clips from pink dance ballet shoes print fold over elastic for baby headbands - up to 5 yards of 5/8 inch print foe- sold by the yard - sho “The Face on the Barroom Floor: The Poem, the Place, the Opera.” Aug, 24-26, 3Below Theaters & Lounge, 288 S, Second St, $40-$50, www.3Belowtheaters.com or 408-404-7711, Financial Wellness Group: Share information about financial wellness and investing. Some of us are newbies and some of us have years of experience, For more information about meetings, email info@southbaybogleheads.com, southbaybogleheads.com..

Samori Roberts plans to attend UC Berkeley to major in mechanical engineering and become an aerospace engineer. He has been involved in Key Club and basketball, is a 4-year scholar athlete and volunteers for Kingdom Kids Daycare. Whitney Spence plans to attend LMC while working on a YouTube partnership, then transfer to Expression College or a Los Angeles film school. At school, she plays violin and her film won the AHS Film Festival award. She has been playing soccer for 14 years in DYSL and AHS.

Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, The Anderson Collection: Works by pink dance ballet shoes print fold over elastic for baby headbands - up to 5 yards of 5/8 inch print foe- sold by the yard - sho Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Philip Guston, Ellsworth Kelly, Terry Winters, Sean Scully and Vija Celmins, “Robert Frank in America,” photographs by Frank that shed new light on his legendary work, “The Americans,” through Jan, 5, 11 a.m.-5 p.m, Wednesdays-Sundays; Thursdays till 8 p.m, Cantor Arts Center, Stanford campus, off Palm Drive at Museum Way, 650-723-4177 or museum.stanford.edu, Hall of Justice Art Exhibit, “The Fine Art of Still Life.” Oct, 24-Dec, 31, Caldwell Gallery, Hall Of Justice, Redwood City Courthouse, 400 County Center, Redwood City, 8 a.m.-5 p.m, Mondays-Fridays, Free..

Heritage Harvest Festival: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 21, Wilder Ranch State Park, 1401 Coast Road. See tractor, draft horse and living history demonstrations, listen to music, make crafts, and participate in harvest-time activities. $10 parking. www.thatsmypark.org. Marine Masquerade: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 27, Seymour Marine Discovery Center, 100 Shaffer Road. A night of scavenger hunts, creature crafts, flashlight tours, costume parade, music and more. $6-$8. Seymour Center. Halloween on the Santa Cruz Wharf: 4-6 p.m. Oct. 31, 21 Municipal Wharf. Trick or treat on the Wharf. Costumed characters will hand out candy, sign autographs and provide photo opportunities. Free. www.cityofsantacruz.com.