Cinelounge hosts Bruce Dern gala; Diwali festival is Saturday

Cinelounge gala hosts Bruce Dern and documentary: Cinelounge Tiburon will host the first gala for its nonprofit, the Tiburon Playhouse Foundation, Nov. 5, screening “Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern” with the documentary’s subject in attendance. The evening starts at 5:30 p.m. with a reception for the actor, who has more than 200 film and TV credits going back to 1960. They include cult classics like “Silent Running” and “The ’Burbs,” along with “Black Sunday,” “The Great Gatsby,” “The Hateful Eight,” “The Driver” and Alfred Hitchcock’s final film, “Family Plot.” He earned two Oscar nominations 35 years apart, for “Coming Home” and “Nebraska.” Tickets are $70-$300. 415-797-6976 or cineloungefilm.com.

Diwali festival brings lights, music Saturday: Bollywood and bhangra dancing, live music and food vendors are on the program for Tiburon’s fifth annual Diwali celebration, set for 1-4 p.m. Nov. 7 at Zelinsky Park. The free event, sponsored by the town’s Diversity Inclusion Task Force, will feature a performance by Reed Elementary School students, a roaming dhol player and music from DJ Dev of Suhane Pal Music. The dhol is a barrel-shaped, double-headed drum. Diwali is observed by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists in South Asia and across the diaspora. The five-day festival of lights honors the triumph of good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and light over darkness.