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Special Events
The Spirit of Uganda. Through music, dance and call-and-response vocals, the 22 children who comprise the Spirit of Uganda bring to life the sounds and movements of East Africa. Sponsored by Menlo Park Community Service Department. Thu., Jan. 14, 6:30-8:15 p.m. $25 per person. Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton. www.facebook.com/pages/Spirit-of-Uganda-inMenlo-Park/369488775083 75 Years of Memories. The History Museum’s Courthouse Docket will present 75 Years of Memories, a panel discussion to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the San Mateo County Historical Association. Reception follows, please RSVP. Sat., Jan. 9, 1-2 p.m. $2-4. Free for members. San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. Call 650-299-0104. www.historysmc.org Restoration Project at Ravenswood Pond (Menlo Park) . Be part of the effort to restore the former salt pond at the western end of the Dumbarton Bridge, a critical piece of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. Sat., Jan. 9, 9 a.m.-noon. Free. Ravenswood Salt Ponds, Menlo Park. Call 510-452-9261 ext. 109. www.savesfbay.org/bayevents
Talks/Authors
Gene Baur (President & Co-founder of Farm Sanctuary). (Part of Ethics of Food & the Environment series) Gene Baur provides first-hand accounts of conditions on today’s farms, outlines efforts to combat the current system, and puts forward a vision for a healthier and more sustainable food system. Thu., Jan. 7, 4:45-6:15 p.m. Free. Stanford Campus, Bldg 260, Rm 113, Stanford (corner of Lasuen Mall and Escondido Mall), Stanford. Call 650-723-0997. The History of the Stanford Museum. Betsy Fryberger, Emerita Curator of the Cantor Arts Center at the Stanford University, will talk about the history of the museum. Thu., Jan. 7, 5:15-6:15 p.m. Free. Cantor Arts Center Auditorium, Stanford University, Stanford. Call 650-725-3332.
Art
Images of California Farm Life by Karen Barone. Portola Art Gallery presents “Images of California Farm Life,” new oil paintings of animal portraits, barns and pastoral scenes by Karen Barone. Through Jan. 30, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Portola Art Gallery, 75 Arbor
Road, Menlo Park. www.portolaartgallery.com
Classes/ Workshops
Anger management with adolescents. A Children’s Health Council Parent Ed. Class. Wed., Jan. 6, 7-8:30 p.m. No fee (preregistration required). Children’s Health Council, 650 Clark Way, Palo Alto. Call 650-688-3669. www.chconline.org Autism Spectrum Disorders in Young Children. Mon., Jan. 11, 7-8:30 p.m. No fee (pre-registration is required). Children’s Health Council, 650 Clark Way, Palo Alto. Call 650-6173806. www.chconline.org Feldenkrais, Awareness Through Movement. Exercises for improvement and enhancement of Flexibility and core stability. Jan. 8-29, 11 a.m.-noon. $30 members/$35 nonmembers (4 wks). Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Call 650-327-9419. www. Umovebetter.com Fundamentals of Yoga. Four-week series. Mondays, Jan. 11-Feb. 1, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $36. Every Woman Health Club, 611 Jefferson Ave., Redwood City. Seed propagation. This class will explain how to make healthy flat soil, transplanting, pricking out seedlings from flats, and proper watering. Sat., Jan. 9, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $31. Common Ground Garden Center, 559 College Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650-493-6072. The Push and Pull of Young Adolescence. A class for parents with daughters ages 11-14. Get a glimpse into the female brain. Understand why there may be conflict as daughters strive for self-identity. A Children’s Health Council Parent Ed. Class. Tue., Jan. 12, 7-9 p.m. No fee (pre-registration is required) Children’s Health Council, 650 Clark Way, Palo Alto. Call 650-617-3806. www.chconline.org
Concerts
Fortnightly Music Club Concert. Fortnightly Music Club Concert. Piano, Vocal, and chamber music works by Brahms, Mussorsgky, Mozart, Gounod, and Stravinsky. Sunday, Jan. 10. 8 p.m. free. Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. www. fortnightlymusicclub.org Saul Kaye. Singer-songwriter Saul Kaye plays “Jewish blues.” Kaye’s music is soulful and fun with deep grooves reminiscent of Dave Matthews and Sting, event organizers said. Thu., Jan. 7, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $10 OFJCC members & students, $15 non-members. Albert and Janet Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. http://www.paloaltojcc.org
Outdoors
Arastradero Creek Hike. Naturalist-led hike through the different habitats of Pearson Arastradero Preserve. Bring snacks and water
The Bowman program builds confidence, creativity and academic excellence. Lower School - Grades K - 5 Middle School - Grades 6 - 8 Individualized, self-directed program Rich international and cultural studies Proven, Montessori approach State-of-the-art facility Low student-teacher ratio
www.bowmanschool.org 4000 Terman Drive Palo Alto, CA Tel: 650-813-9131 18 ■ The Almanac ■ January 6, 2010
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■ OBIT UARY
Frances Jacobson Gibbs Social worker and mother
Longtime Ladera resident Frances Jacobson Gibbs, after raising five children, became a social worker for San Mateo County, retired to work as an activities director at the Palo Alto Senior Day Care Center, and then did similar work as a resident of The Sequoias retirement community in Portola Valley. Ms. Gibbs was 99 when she died peacefully on Jan. 1 at The Sequoias, relatives said. Frances Jacobson’s parents emigrated from Sweden, and her father was a pastor of several Swedish Baptist churches in Wisconsin.
How ‘Psycho’ changed things Film critic David Thomson will discuss his new book, “The Moment of Psycho: How Alfred Hitchcock Taught America to Love Murder,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, at Kepler’s bookstore, 1010 El Camino Real in Menlo Park. An English-American writer, David Thomson is the author of many books on film, including “Have You Seen...? A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films” and the “Biographical Dictionary of Film.” He lives in San Francisco. for this 3.5 mile hike. Meet in the parking lot. Ages 9 and up. Heavy rain cancels. Sat., Jan. 9, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Pearson Arastradero Preserve, 1530 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-329-2506. bit.ly/enjoyonline Twilight Hike. Explore Pearson Arastradero Preserve on a leisurely ranger-led hike as the day ends for some and the night begins for others. Jan. 9, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Pearson Arastradero Preserve, 1530 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-329-2423.
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Don Bisson Workshop. “Reclaiming Spiritual Wisdom during Anxious Times” from a Jungian perspective will be the topic of a daylong workshop on Wed., Jan. 13. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $70. Valley Presbyterian Church, 945 Portola Road, Portola Valley. Call 650-851-8282 ext. 114. www.valleypreschurch.org Information Evening. GAIS will hold an information evening for interested and new parents. GAIS offers a German/English bilingual education following the International Baccalaureate Program (Pre - Grade 8). Wed., Jan. 13, 6-8:30 p.m. free. GermanAmerican International School, 275 Elliott Drive, Menlo Park. Call 650-324-8617. www. germanamericanschool.org Filoli Volunteer Recruitment Open House. Introduction to volunteering at Filoli. Reservation required to attend. Please RSVP by e-mail to volunteer<\@>filoli.org or by phone to 650-364-8300,ext. 300 by Jan. 6. Sat., Jan. 16, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Filoli Center, 86 Canada Road, Woodside. Call 650-364-8300 ext. 300. www.filoli.org Free Greeting Cards for Blood Donors. Donate blood during the critical holiday period at any of Stanford Blood Center’s
Her mother named her after 19th century suffragist and prohibition campaigner Frances WilFrances Gibbs lard, relatives said. The family eventually moved to Los Angeles, where Frances worked as a librarian for a time to earn money to help her brother through medical school. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Occidental College in 1934. She married Owen Gibbs in 1938 and moved to Ladera in 1951. She and her husband were founding members of the Ladera Community Church - United Church of Christ, where she led
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three locations and receive a free pack of five greeting cards designed by recipients of blood products. These cards, which come with envelopes, are available from Monday, from Dec. 14 through Sat., Jan. 9. 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Free. Stanford Blood Center. Call 650-7237265. bloodcenter.stanford.edu Spanish Immersion Parent Information Meeting. The information meeting for Palo Alto’s Spanish Immersion Program will be held on Thu., Jan. 14. The SI Program is open to all families eligible for enrollment in the Palo Alto Unified School District. 7-8:15 p.m. Free. Escondido Elementary School, 890 Escondido Road, Stanford. Call 650-856-1337. www.sipapa.org Knit Together at Atherton Library. Come and knit with other community knitters on the second and fourth Saturday of the month. All ages and skill levels are welcome. 2-4 p.m. Free. Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane, Atherton. Call 650-328-2422. www.smcl.org/libraries/ath/events Talk Cinema Palo Alto. Subscription 14-part series meets Saturday mornings September 2009- April 2010, offering sneak peeks of new movies. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $129 series/ $20 general admission. The Aquarius Theatre, 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto. Call 800-551-9221. talkcinema.com
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the current-affairs discussion group as well as community book groups. She moved to The Sequoias in 1995. Ms. Gibbs wrote memorable narratives about her family and experiences, and poems for her Christmas cards, relatives said. Ms. Gibbs is survived by her children, James Gibbs of Evanston, Illinois, Janet Hunt of Takoma Park, Maryland, Mary Delaney of Willits, California, David Gibbs of Cedar Park, Texas, and Carol Tenter of Bolinas. Other survivors are 10 grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren. Private funeral services are pending. The family recommends donations in Ms. Gibbs memory be made to a charity or cause of the donor’s choice.