The Fairfield-Nirasaki Sister City Program hosts its 3rd annual “Japan Fest” event on Saturday, August 15, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fairfield Community Center, 1000 Kentucky Street. Learn about traditional Japanese culture through live performances, including taiko drums and traditional dance, create your own origami and calligraphy artwork, participate in games and activities for the whole family, and enjoy a delicious lunch provided by theTokyo Grill. Click here for tickets.

NBRC introduces its Vendor Connections electronic news updates.  Sign up to receive current training information and upcoming events; NBRC procedural and policy updates service providers should know about; and legislative updates- including Trailer Bill activity- impacting regional center service providers and our developmental disabilities services system. Sign up here on NBRC’s Service Providers page.

I&R Center Webinar: Future Planning

The National I&R Support Center will host a webinar on Future Planning, or creating a guide for a person with an intellectual or developmental disability to lead a good life as independently as possible. The webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, August 5, 2015, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. PT. No pre-registration is required to participate in the webinar.  To join the meeting, go to https://join.me/nasuadwebinar

The 2015 Gravenstein Apple Fair celebrates live music, arts and crafts, and Gravenstein APPLES in Sonoma County August 8 and 9th, 10:00am to 6:00pm. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

The Special Olympics starts Saturday, July 25th on ESPN. Check out the event schedule here: From Special Olympics USA and send your cheers and support for local Napa athlete Jose Ayala!

On Tuesday, July 21st, join NBRC for a HIPAA and Data Security training from 10:ooam to 12 noon. Wonder why you need to encrypt emails? How to keep confidential information secure? Join us at 25 Executive Ct. in Napa on Tuesday. $10 fee for vendor CEU certificates. RSVP with ErikaD@nbrc.net

Napa Family Resource Center ParentsCAN holds workshops, training, events and support groups. Click here to view the ParentsCAN calendar.