Week Ahead: Highlands Elementary Holiday Boutique; Fernandez Ranch Turkey Trot

Monday, Nov. 11

• Veteran's Day Raising of the Garrison Flag, Benicia Arsenal Historic Cemetery. 9 a.m. and Veteran's Day Music and Barbecue. 

• November Meeting of the Stroke Support Group of Contra Costa County. John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus, Ball Auditorium, 1601 Ygnacio Valley Road.

• City Council  7 p.m.

• Concord Farmers’ Market. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Todos Santos Plaza.

• Basic Life Support Courses by the America Heart Association. 785 Oak Grove Rd, Concord. 

• Concord Art Association presents Grace Rankin. Concord Public Library. 1 p.m. Free. Rankin’s paintings have hung in Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; Triton Museum, Santa Clara; Harrington Gallery and Fresno Metropolitan Art Museum.

• S.O.A.R. Concord Community Church After School Program for middle school students - Free! 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

• Highlands Elementary's 8th Annual Holiday Boutique. Over 40 crafters and distributors will be on hand to make your holiday shopping easy! 1326 Pennsylvania Blvd., Concord. 

• Sip, Savor & Swing. 930 Ward St., Martinez. 6:30 p.m. Volunteers of America's Foster a Dream Program.

• East Bay Music Together Introductory Session. Village Center for the Arts, 1720 Linda Drive, Pleasant Hill. 9:30 a.m. For families.

• Hands-On Bike Maintenance - Fix A Flat  9 a.m. to 10: 30 a.m. Concord REI.

• No Scripts Aloud. Lesher Center for the Arts. Ready or Not Improv performs its unique brand of spontaneous theater.

• Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run & Walk.  Fernandez Ranch, 1050 Christie Road, Martinez. To benefit the Muir Heritage Land Trust.

• Home Vendors HOLIDAY STORE & Alameda County food Bank FOOD DRIVE. Grafton Station, Dublin. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

• All Ham No Turkey Skills Session. Basketball event for girls in Grades 5th-8th. NorCal Courts, 360 Ferry St, Martinez.

• Home Vendors HOLIDAY STORE & Alameda County food Bank FOOD DRIVE. Grafton Station, Dublin. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.