I recall that for one of serenejournal's recent birthdays, she declared a celebration month, and invited friends to spend time with her any time during that month. For someone who's not necessarily into parties, this sounded to me like a great way to celebrate with lots of one's friends. I would personally *love* to come up there and take you out to dinner (or to a movie, or whatever) sometime, in honor of your birthday.

Beyond that, I don't know of any event-type things that are in the right geographic area for you. Alexei and I recently saw a terrific play at the San Jose Rep (A Picasso), which is running until the 22nd, but I'm guessing that's a bit far. If anything else comes to mind, though, I will certainly holler.