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Friday, March 19

Borders “New Moon” Midnight Release Party | Sunnyvale
Friday, March 19 – 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Borders Sunnyvale
Borders “New Moon” Midnight Release Party | Sunnyvale

Borders in Sunnyvale hosts an exclusive Midnight Release Party for the Twilight New Moon DVD which will be released tonight (Friday Night) at midnight.
This event will be like a Harry Potter party, but for vampires – Party begins at 10pm with games, raffles, costume contests, prizes and more leading you up to the midnight countdown when the New Moon DVD goes on sale at 12:01am.

Saturday, March 20

San Jose Super Toy, Comic Book & Collectible Show
Saturday, March 20 – 11:00 am | Cost: $5 | Santa Clara County Fairgrounds
San Jose Super Toy, Comic Book & Collectible Show

Featuring 200+ toy, comic book and collectible vendors selling new and vintage items…huge variety of Hot Wheels, GI Joes, LEGO, Godzilla, dolls, Transformers, Star Wars, Disney, model kits, robots, trading cards, records: rock n roll, jazz, surf, pop, hip hop, blues… Marvel, DC and small press comic books, posters, little bit of jewelry and original art…

Obscura Day: The Difference Engine – A Victorian “Computer” | Berkeley
Saturday, March 20 – 1:45 pm | Cost: FREE* | The Computer Museum
Obscura Day: The Difference Engine – A Victorian “Computer” | Berkeley

Join us at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View for a demonstration of their amazing Victorian Computer, the Difference Engine #2. Regarded by many as the first example of a mechanical computer, the Difference Engine was only one of many inventions by the mathematician Charles Babbage. Due to his difficult personality and the enormous technical challenges involved in building his designs, the machines were …

Tuesday, March 23

Free Pastry Day at Starbucks
Tuesday, March 23 – 5:00 am | Cost: FREE* | Starbucks
Free Pastry Day at Starbucks

March 23, 2010 is Free Pastry Day at Strarbucks nationwide. From 5am to 10:30 am get a free pastry of your choice (croissant, muffin, morning buns, etc..) with the purchase of any handcrafted, brewed or iced beverage (basically it’s any Starbucks drink that’s not in a bottle).

To get your free pastry, print out the coupon and present it to your barista. Or simply show …