Community calendar for Monday, Dec. 31, 2012

Monday

New Year’s Glow Party 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., Word of Faith Christian Center, 650 Parker Road, Fairfield. Event includes music, lighting, cleanest-dressed contest, tug-of-war, open-mic talent show, 1- minute challenges and prizes. Info:437-2257, www.wofccfairfield.com.

New Year’s Eve Dinner Dance 8 p.m., Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, 2700 Dover Ave., Fairfield. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council No. 15499. Info: 429-0149, 422-7767.

Tuesday

Kroc New Year’s Party 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Kroc Center, 586 E. Wigeon Way, Suisun City. For kids of all ages. Bounce houses, face painting and a dance party. Info: 439-7660. www.gokroc.org.

Coming Up

“The Inventor’s Lab presents Circuitry” 1 p.m. Wednesday, Vacaville Town Square Library, 1 Town Square Place. The library will host a science day in special collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science and their Inventor’s lab. Learn how circuits work, test of conductivity, or design and build a battery-powered scribbling machine. Info: 866-572-7587.

FlapJack Fundraiser 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Vacaville Applebee’s, 160 Nut Tree Parkway, Vacaville. A fundraiser to benefit 2-year-old Jeffrey Fagan, diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkins T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma. Tickets and info: 803-1912.

North Texas Street Business Association Crab and Shrimp Feed 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Joseph A. Nelson Center, 611 Village Drive, Suisun City. 421-9085.

Society of Single Professionals meet and greet 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 8, First Street Cafe, Upstairs Banquet Room, 440 First St., Benicia. Info: 415-507-9962.

March Against Stomach Cancer registration 8:30 a.m. march 10 a.m. Jan. 12, Raceway at Sonoma, 29355 Arnold Drive, Sonoma. Info: 933-3918.

Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 12, Loma Vista Farm, 150 Ranier Ave., Vallejo. Demonstrations and hands-on opportunities to give you skills to prune your fruit trees. Info and registration: 556-8765.

4-H Skills Day and Chili Cook-off 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 12, Green Valley Middle School, 1350 Gold Hill Road, Fairfield. Solano County 4-Hers will show off what they have learned in their projects this year. Info: 784-1319.

Friends of Benicia Library Book Sale 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan 12, Benicia Public Library, 150 E. L St. Downstairs in the library basement. Info: 746-4343.

Interpretive Walk on Quail Ridge 2 to 5:30 p.m. Jan. 12, gather at Markley Cove Resort, 7521 Highway 128, Napa. A winter walk led by Quail Ridge Wilderness Conservancy executive director Frank Maurer. Please call in advance by Friday evening to reserve a spot, and to get directions: 530-219-4477.

Paratransit Coordinating Council Meeting 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 17, Suisun City Hall, Council Chambers, 701 Civic Center Blvd., Suisun City. Info: 399-3226.

Nor-Cal Elite fastpitch softball crab feed 6 to 10 p.m. Jan. 19, Joseph A. Nelson Community Center, 611 Village Dr., Suisun City. Info: 290-9638 or www.eteamz.com/norcalelitesoftball.

The Wright Touch dinner, silent auction, fundraiser 6 p.m. Jan. 19, Vallejo High School Gym, 480 Nebraska St., Vallejo. RSVP by Dec. 28 to JLWR2009@gmail.com or 319-8576.

“Living the Dream: A Multicultural Celebration in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” 3 to 5 p.m. Jan 20, Solano Community College Theater, 4000 Suisun Valley Road, Fairfield. Keynote speaker: Simeon Wright. Info: shirley.lewis@solano.edu.

Golden Hills Mustang Club General Meeting 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22, Stars Recreation Center, 155 Browns Valley Parkway, Vacaville. For Mustang car enthusiasts. Info: www.goldenhillsmustangclub.com.

Suisun Valley 4-H Club meeting 7 p.m.  Jan 28, Cordelia Fire Hall, 2155 Cordelia Road, Fairfield. cesolano.ucanr.edu/4-H_Program/Solano_County_4H_Clubs/

Vacaville Museum Guild Bunko Bash 6 p.m. Jan. 30, McBride Senior Center, 91 Town Square Center, Vacaville. Tickets on sale at the Vacaville Museum, 213 Buck Ave. Info: 447-4513.

Vanden Vikings Football Crab Feed and Silent Auction 6 to 11 p.m. Feb. 22, Joseph Nelson Center, 611 Village Drive, Suisun City. For tickets or auction donations please contact Che Hamilton, 419-9040.

A More Excellent Way To Health Organization (MEW) Community Baby Shower 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 23, Good Samaritan Missionary Baptist Church, 407 Capitol St., Vallejo. A baby shower for pregnant African-American women. Info: 648-1247, www.newpeers.org.

“Pirates of the Carquinez” Trivia Bee 6 p.m.Feb. 23, co-sponsored by the Benicia Public Library and Soroptimist International of Benicia. To register for the event, contact Helaine Bowles at 746-4358, hbowles@ci.benicia.ca.us.