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CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Eat Your Landscape Learn how to replace strictly ornamental plants with edible ones that fill a similar design niche. Sat., April 24, 10:30-12:30 a.m. $31. Common Ground Garden Center, 559 College Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650-493-6072. http://www. commongroundinpaloalto.org/ Find Your Own Song workshop Allday personal growth and creative expression workshop. April 24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $125 in advance, $135 at the door The Music Within Us, 2483 Old Middlefield Way, Suite 150, Mountain View. Call 650-325-2194. themusicwithinus.com Sounding for Self-Care Circles “Use your voice, breath, and music to take better care of your whole self. Building community through sound. Led by a rotating group of sound healing practitioners,” instructor Lisa Chu says. Thursdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. $15/drop-in fee. The Cradle of Manifestation, 2483 Old Middlefield Way, Ste 150, Mountain View. Call 650-325-2914. themusicwithinus.com
CLUBS/MEETINGS Early Risers Toastmasters Club #2117 Group to improve communications and leadership skills. Tuesdays, 6:30-8 a.m. Annual membership fees. Unity Church, 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. club2117. freetoasthost.com/index.html SPAUG General Meeting SPAUG General Meeting Stanford-Palo Alto User Group meets monthly to discuss problems, solu-
tions, software and hardware. Learn more about computing, meet fellow computer users. Get help and advice from experienced users. Second Wednesday of the month, ongoing, 7-9:30 p.m. first meeting free, $35/year. American Legion Post, 347 First St., Los Altos. Call 650-493-9307. www. svuga.org/
COMMUNITY EVENTS Broadway Sing-Along Schola Cantorum invites people of all ages to sing favorites from the Broadway stage and movies. The singing is directed from the piano Dawn Reyen, and the words are projected on to a large screen. April 25, 4-5:30 p.m. $15/$10 senior/$7 students. Los Altos Lutheran Church, 460 El Monte Ave @Cuesta, Los Altos. Call 650-254-1700. www.scholacantorum.org Downtown Spring Parade The City of Mountain View presents this year’s 32nd Annual Spring Family Parade, themed, “Explore the Great Outdoors”! Communitywide event that will focus on outdoor activities. Parade will begin on Castro Street and continue into Pioneer Park. Sat., April 24, noon-3 p.m. Free. Downtown Mountain View, Castro St. & Villa St., Mountain View. Call 650-903-6410. Gamble Garden Spring Tour This year’s Spring Tour celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Gamble Garden. Each of the Tour’s six private gardens was selected to represent the history of the Tour and the changes in landscaping over these 250years in Palo Alto. April 23 and 24, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
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LIVE MUSIC Colin Carthen CD release performance for Colin Carthen. April 30, 8-10 p.m. Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St., Mountain View. In Concert at Unity: Gypsy Soul Cilette Swann, singer/lyricist, and Roman Morykit, music writer/producer, create soulful, acoustic rock with Celtic and Americana roots. April 25, 6-7:15 p.m. $15. Unity Palo Alto, 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-849-1109. www.unitypaloalto.org Kathy Kallick Band CD Release
ON STAGE “Thoroughly Modern Millie” Saint Francis High School presents “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” the first musical production to be performed in the new Performing Arts Center. Show dates are April 16, 17 and 22, 23, 24. Tickets on sale beginning April 13. 7 p.m. $10 general admission. The Saint Francis High School Performing Arts Center, 1885 Miramonte Ave., Mountain View. www.sfhs.com ‘Not a Genuine Black Man’ Brian Copeland’s one-man show tells his story of growing up in the racially segregated city of San Leandro during the 1970s. The show combines autobiographical stories, history lessons and personal reflections. Sun., April 25, 3-5 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Los Altos High Eagle Theatre, 201 Almond Ave., Los Altos. www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/103221
SENIORS Let’s Talk Travel Discuss upcoming travel opportunities with the Mountain View Seasoned Travelers. New tours for July Dec. 2010 will be highlighted with a video presentation. Refreshments of dessert and coffee will be served. April 29, 1 p.m. Free.
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SPECIAL EVENTS Breakfast Featuring Harry Potter Illustrator The Girls’ Middle School Scholarship Breakfast Featuring illustrator Mary GrandPre. GrandPre is best known for bringing Harry Potter to life through her illustrations. April 28, 8:15-9:30 p.m. $100 per ticket. Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Call 650-968-8338 ext. 107. www.girlsms.org/breakfast Haiti Earthquake Update Dr BoB Norris, chief of the Division of Emergency Medicine at Stanford Medical Center, discusses the dramatic rescue of Haiti after its devastating earthquake and how to help with its ongoing needs. April 25, 7 p.m. free. Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St., Mountain View.
TALKS/AUTHORS Isabel Allende’s “Island Beneath the Sea” Meet best-selling author Isabel Allende as she presents “Island Beneath the Sea,” a story of the intertwined lives of TEtE and Valmorain, and of one woman’s determination to forge her own identity in the cruelest of circumstances. April 28, 7 p.m. Free. Books Inc. in Mountain View, 301 Castro St., Mountain View. www.booksinc.net Mark Kurlansky discusses “Eastern Stars” Mark Kurlansky discusses “Eastern Stars,” which examines the staggering amount of baseball talent that has originated in the impoverished area of San Pedro. April 24, 5 p.m. Free. Books Inc. in Mountain View, 301 Castro St., Mountain View. www.booksinc.net
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Afterschool Special: 3rd Annual Reverse American Idol A contest to find the worst singer in Palo alto. Grades K-5 only. April 28, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Children’s Library, 1276 Harriet St, Palo Alto. Call 650-329-2436. Family Day at the Cantor Arts Center Hands-on art, performers and music with exhibition “Tracing the Past, Drawing the Future: Master Ink Painters in 20thCentury China.” For ages 5 to 12; but all welcome. Storyteller Margaret More in galleries. Food available for purchase or families can picnic in Rodin Sculpture Garden or lawn. April 25, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. free. Cantor Arts Center, Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Stanford. Call 650-723-3482. museum.stanford.edu/index.html
“Between the Hollow & The High-Rise” is the new CD release by the Kathy Kallick Band. May 1, 8-11 p.m. $18-20. First Presbyterian Church, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mountain View. Call 510-530-0839. www. kathykallick.com
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EMPTY BOWLS SOUP SUPPER Choose a handcrafted bowl from local potters, fill it with many choices of soup from the area’s restaurants and benefit Community Services Agency’s Alpha Omega Homeless Services program all in one afternoon. Also choose some unique items from the pottery boutique. April 25, 4-6 p.m. $15. Central Seventh Day Church, 1425 Springer Road, Mountain View. Call 650-810-2233. www.CSAcares.org
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