(PJOHT0O DANCE ‘This Is Love’ From Broadway to burlesque and Prince to Puccini, the Foothill College Repertory Dance Company presents “This Is Love,” its two-hour spring dance concert directed by choreographer Bubba Gong. The show features classic, modern and contemporary dance forms, as well as specialty acts. May 31-June 1, Friday and Saturday, 7-9 p.m. Tickets are $20, general admission; $15, students, seniors and children. Parking is $3. Foothill College Smithwick Theatre, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-949-7354. www.foothill.edu/dance/shows.php Jazz/Acro/Modern Dance Camp Dancers ages 9-17 focus on technique and improving their stretching while learning new combinations. July 8-12, 1-3 p.m. $135. For the Love of Dance, 2483 Old Middlefield Way Suite B, Mountain View. Call 650-861-0650. www.fortheloveofdancemv.com Live Music /Contra Dance Caller, Celia Ramsay, with the band, “Three Fifths of Scotch” (Elizabeth Todd, Del Eckels, Eloise Blanchard and Debra Tayleur) will entertain at this beginners traditional American social folk dance class. The class is 7:30-8 p.m. and dance 8-11 p.m. Bring potluck food to share. Open to all. May 25, 7:30-11 p.m. $10; Members $8; Students $5 or pay what you can. First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto, 625 Hamilton Ave., 2F, Palo Alto. www.bacds. org/series/contra/palo_alto Social Ballroom Dancing The May 24th Friday Night Dance lessons feature beginning and intermediate West Coast Swing with Michelle Kinkaid, beginning at 8 p.m. General dancing follows from 9 p.m. to midnight. No experience or partner necessary. $9 cover includes refreshments. May 24, 8 p.m.-midnight. $9. Cubberley Community Center Pavilion, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-395-8847. www. FridayatthePav.com Soraya Zayed Dinner and Dance Show Soraya Zayed of Egypt and Brazil, a famous Bellydance artist, performs in one show only in Los Altos during her first visit to the Western United States. She will also teach two workshops in Los Altos on June 1 and 2. Event is wheelchair accessible. June 1, 6:30-11:30 p.m. $50 until May 15. $65 at door. Mirage Hall, 4926 El Camino Real, Los Altos. Call 408-246-1129. HalaDance.com Zumba Gold Dance Classes Avenidas will host a series of zumba gold dance classes, a fusion of Latin rhythms and dance moves. Students should wear comfortable clothes and workout shoes (no sandals or leather soles). April 10 through June 26, Wednesdays at 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. $75 ($65 members). Avenidas, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Call 650-289-5436. www.avenidas.org
ENVIRONMENT Green Kids Conference Microsoft hosts the third annual Green Kids Conference, a conference created for children ages three to 18 years. June 1, 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Free. Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus, 1065 La Avenida, Building 1, Mountain View. Call 510-793-1343. greenkidsconference. org Lecture: ‘New Energy for a New Era’ This is the last lecture from Acterra’s “Beyond Fossil Fuels” series. Professor Dan Kammen will outline current and projected energy needs, identify promising new technologies, and map out how to shift away from carbon-based sources. Call or go online to RSVP. June 4, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Fenwick & West LLP, 801 California St. , Mountain View. Call 650-962-9876 ext. 346. acterra.org/lectures
EXHIBITS ‘A Place of Magic’ An exhibit of Baylands nature photography by Salvatore Ventura. Proceeds from the works for sale benefit local nature education. Through June 1. Free. The EcoCenter, 2560 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Call 650493-8000, ext. 340. www.evols.org/index. php?page=photography-exhibit---salvatoreventura ‘Harmony 2013: A Fine-Art Photography Exhibit’ The Peking Duck Restaurant hosts this exhibit featuring photographs by Kim Dang, Charles Dilisio, Charles Mujie and Roger Spinti. The exhibit shows through June 6, 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Free. Peking Duck Restaurant, 151 S. California Ave., Palo Alto. Ry Smith Los Altos Hills-sponsored art exhibit of paintings by Ry Smith, a designer of high-tech products. Reception March 31, 2-5 p.m. Exhibit up through Aug. 28. Free. Los Altos Hills town
hall, 26379 Fremont Road , Los Altos Hills. Call 650-941-8073. Stanford Art Spaces This installation of Stanford Art Spaces features paintings by Bryan Ida and Warren Hedgpeth, plus fiber constructions by Aryana B. Londir. A reception will be held at the Paul G. Allen reception area on July 12 from 5-7 p.m. May 31-August 8, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Stanford Art Spaces, 420 Via Palou, Stanford. Call 650-725-3622. cis.stanford.edu~marigros
FAMILY AND KIDS Junior Naturalist Program Youths (grades 3-5) can come and experience nature in the Palo Alto Baylands as part of this after-school program. Each of the program’s four sessions will focus on different subjects, including hands-on activities and scientific exploration. Meet a live bird, play Ohlone games, search for wildlife and more. Wednesdays, May 15-June 5, 3:30-5:30 p.m. $75 (includes T-shirt, snacks, four sessions). Environmental Volunteers EcoCenter, 2560 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-493-8000. www. evols.org Nativity Carnival 2013 The 33rd Annual Spring Carnival will feature 12 carnival rides, dozens of game booths and a food court with rotisserie chicken, pasta dinner, bruschetta, philly cheesesteaks, BBQ hamburgers and hotdogs, turkey legs and a tri-tip dinner. June 7, 5-11 p.m.; June 8, noon-11 p.m.; and June 9, noon-6 p.m. Free. Nativity School, 1250 Laurel St., Menlo Park. Call 650-323-7914. www.nativityschool.com/ carnival Picture Book Story Time Story Time at Linden Tree, every Friday and Saturday from 11-11:30 a.m., is ideal for preschoolers, kindergartners or any children ages three to six. Titles are selected from both classic favorites and new books. See website for weekly themes. May 3-July 6, Free. Linden Tree Books, 265 State St., Los Altos. Call 650-949-3390. www.lindentreebooks.com TW Playmakers TheatreWorks Education introduces TW PlayMakers, spring break (K-5) and summer (K-8) camps with theater games and activities. June 3-14, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $275 per child. Jordan Middle School , 750 North California Ave., Palo Alto . www.theatreworks.org/learn/ youth/camps
HEALTH National Senior Health and Fitness Day BridgePoint at Los Altos celebrates this day of awareness with a full day of activities such as gymnastics, yoga, health presentations, healthy meals and snacks and the movie “Maid in Manhattan.” May 29, 9:15 a.m.-8 p.m. Free. BridgePoint at Los Altos, 1174 Los Altos Ave., Los Altos. www.LifeatBridgePoint.com Summer Fitness in the Park Steven Rice Fitness begins an new Palo Alto outdoor exercise class in June. Get out of the gym and get fit while enjoying the summer weather. The once-per-week class is similar to a boot camp, but with less running, more strength building and better exercise form. Tuesdays, June 4-August 6, 5-6 p.m. $180. Mitchell Park, 600 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto. www.StevenRiceFitness.com
LIVE MUSIC Acoustic Guitar and Wine Flight Night with Jack Cutter Morocco’s Restaurant hosts guitarist Jack Cutter, his performance starting at 7 p.m. The restaurant will also be featuring three wine flights with a complimentary appetizer for $15. May 30, 5-11 p.m. Free. Morocco’s Restaurant, 873 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650968-1502. www.moroccosrestaurant.com Jazz Trumpeter Ray Vega at Stanford Latin Jazz trumpeter Ray Vega will perform with the Stanford Afro-Latin Ensemble. Vega is known as the lead trumpet player for Latin giants such Tito Puente and Mongo Santamaria. He has also received multiple Grammy awards and nominations. May 26, 8-10 p.m. General $10, senior $9, student $5, free for Stanford students with ID. Dinkelspiel Auditorium, 471 Lagunita Drive, Stanford . Call 650-725-2787. latinjazz.stanford.edu Johnny Williams & No Corkage Tuesdays Morocco’s Restaurant hosts Johnny Williams for live jazz and blues. All songs performed are original work. The nights also feature “no corkage Tuesdays,” with corkage fee waived. May 28, 5-9:30 p.m. Free. Morocco’s Restaurant, 873 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-968-1502. www.moroccosrestaurant.com Live music with Bobby Love and Sugar
Sweet Morocco’s Restaurant hosts Bobby Love and Sugar Sweet for a night of rock, jazz and blues covers starting at 8 p.m. May 31, 5-11 p.m. Free. Morocco’s Restaurant, 873 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-968-1502. www. moroccosrestaurant.com Moroccan Music Night Moroccos’ Restaurant will share their 150-year-old recipes, along with Moroccan music. May 26, 5-9 p.m. Free. Morocco’s Restaurant, 873 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-968-1502. www.moroccosrestaurant.com Morocco’s ‘Magic Mondays’ Morocco’s Restaurant is introducing “Magic Mondays,” a night with food, wine pairings and Moroccan music. May 20 and 27, 5-9:30 p.m. $30; extra $20 for wine pairing. Morocco’s Restaurant, 873 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-968-1502. www.moroccosrestaurant.com SLOrk Spring Concert The Stanford Laptop Orchestra celebrates the conclusion of its 2013 season with a full-scale laptop orchestra concert. June 5, 8 p.m. Free. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. Call 650-723-3811. slork.stanford. edu/ Stanford Wind Ensemble Giancarlo Aquilanti and guest conductor Wesley Broadnax present “The Explorer,” for mezzo-soprano and concert band with lyrics by Anna Cellinese and music by Francesco Traversi, as well as Swerts’ “Dance of Uzume” featuring saxophone soloist Rajiv Suresh, and selections from Verdi, Gandolfi and Persichetti. May 24, 8 p.m. General admission $10, students $5, Stanford students free with ID, seniors $9. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. Call 650-723-3811. sto.stanfordtickets. org/single/eventDetail.aspx?p=4939
ON STAGE ‘Hanging Georgia’ “Hanging Georgia” tells the story of painter Georgia O’Keeffe and her relationship with Alfred Stieglitz. Script by Palo Alto playwright Sharmon Hilfinger, music by Joan McMillen. May 24-June 9, 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Sundays. $10-$30. Pear Avenue Theatre, 1220 Pear Ave., Mountain View. Call 650-254-1148. www.thepear.org ‘Love’s Labours Lost’ by the Stanford Shakespeare Company The show, set in a contemporary college setting, explores the hilarity that arises when educated young adults fall in love for the first time and find themselves at a loss to rationalize their emotions and actions. May 22-26, 7:45-9:45 p.m. Free. Phi Kappa Psi House, 592 Mayfield Ave., Stanford. shakespeare. stanford.edu ‘Wild With Happy’ TheatreWorks presents a new play, “Wild With Happy,” by award-winning playwright Colman Domingo. Domingo also stars in this comedy, in which a struggling black actor rejects normal rituals of grief and finds himself on a rapturous road trip with his mother’s ashes. June 5 through 30, 8 p.m. $23-$73. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. www.theatreworks.org SCIT presents Euripides’ ‘Cyclops’ The fifth annual Stanford Classics in Theater production puts on Euripides’ “Cyclops,” in which a combination of song and dance creates a hipsterriff on an old Classic with Brooklyn flair and skinny jeans. May 23-25, 8-10 p.m. Free with Stanford ID, $5 general public. Toyon Hall, 455 Arguello Way, Stanford. scit.stanford.edu West Bay Opera’s ‘Otello’ West Bay Opera presents Verdi’s take on the Bard’s masterpiece. Fully staged, with orchestra and chorus. Cast includes David Gustafson as Otello, Cynthia Clayton as Desdemona and Philip Skinner as Iago. Performances on 5/24, 5/26, 6/1 and 6/2 at 8 p.m.. Sundays at 2 p.m. $40-75. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-424-9999. www.wbopera.org
RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY Choral Evensong at All Saints’ The All Saints’ Choir, with director and organist Rodney Gehrke, offers “Choral Evensong.” Rector Terry Gleeson will officiate and offer a homily. The primary musical elements will be the “Evening Canticles” (Irish Hymns) by John Vine, “Preces/ Responses” by Bernard Rose and “Antiphon” by Benjamin Britten. June 2, 4-5 p.m. Free. All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Call 650.322.4528. asaints.org/music Compline: Evening Service of Song A reflective, contemplative 30-minute service of hymns, anthems and chant sung by Stanford and
local choral ensembles in the tranquil candlelit ambiance of Memorial Church. A different choral group sings every week. Sundays, April 14-June 2, 9-9:30 p.m. Free. Stanford Memorial Church, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford. Call 650-723-1762. events. stanford.edu/events/366/36683 Lifetree Cafe Lifetree Cafe invites the community to share conversation on “Kids Without a Country: An Illegal Immigrant’s Story,” featuring the filmed story of Reyna Grande, who crossed the border with her family illegally when she was nine years old. Snacks/beverages available. June 2, 7-8 p.m. Free. Lifetree Cafe, 3373 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. www.lifetreecafe.com Lifetree Cafe Palo Alto Lifetree Cafe offers weekly conversations on life issues. May 5: “The Black and White Truth About Racism.” May 12: “When Love Hurts.” May 19: “How to Live Before You Die.” May 26: “The Majesty and Mystery of Nature.” Snacks/drinks available. Sundays, May 5-26, 7-8 p.m. Free. 3373 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 408-507-9858. www.lifetreecafe.com University Public Worship The May 26th University Public Worship will include: Rev. Dr. C. George Fitzgerald preaching, music by University Organist Dr. Robert Huw Morgan and the Memorial Church Choir. 10 - 11 a.m. Free. Stanford Memorial Church, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford. Call 650-723-1762. www.events.stanford.edu/ events/363/36355
SENIORS ‘Staying Socially Active’ Instructor Ben Lewis will show ways to combat problems such as being physically stuck at home or struggling with memory challenges. He will show how to bring the outside world to a person who is at home and how to leverage old interests and find new ones. May 29, 2-3 p.m. Free. Avenidas, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Call 650-289-5456. avenidas.org
SPECIAL EVENTS ‘Foothill is a Gem’ “Foothill is a Gem” is a fundraiser for the Foothill College Family Engagement Institute’s “Stretch to Kindergarten” program for local children. The event showcases jewelry designed by local artists. At 5 p.m., Foothill College President Judy Miner will share the stories behind some of the key pieces in her collection. May 31, 4-6 p.m. $20, Foothill Campus Center Dining Room, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. www.foothill.edu ‘Lunch with Joe’ Two-term state senator and current County Supervisor Joe Simitian, District 5, will speak on state budgets and the effects on government services, jobs, pensions and the quality of life in Santa Clara County. The event is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Los Altos-Mountain View Area. Prepay to reserve. June 1, 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $25. Michaels at Shoreline, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. Call 650-941-8190. tinyurl.com/ lunchwithjoe ‘Mental Illness and Legal Culpability’ Does the law take mental illness into account when determining guilt and punishment? Should it? Two Stanford professors and a local judge will discuss the insanity defense, how courts can more effectively (and humanly) sentence offenders and how mentally ill offenders were treated in Ancient Athens. May 30, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Cubberley Auditorium, Stanford University, 485 Lausen Mall, Stanford. ethicsinsociety.stanford.edu/ Chinchilla Education NIght Chinchilla Rescue is bringing a few chinchillas to Know Knew Books to help educate people on the proper handling and care for these pets. May 25, 6-8 p.m. Free (donations accepted). Know Knew Books, 415 S. California Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650-3269355. knowknewbooks.com Gerald Hiken Presents Actor Gerald Hiken will be presenting a variety of monologues. May 26, 8-9 p.m. Free (donations accepted). Know Knew Books, 415 S. California Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650-326-9355. knowknewbooks.com MVHS Annual Art Show Mountain View High School’s annual Student Art Show will feature photography, drawing, painting and sculpture pieces on display in the library. May 6-24, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Mountain View High School, 3535 Truman Ave., Mountain View. Call 650-940-4600. www.mvla.net/mvhs/ Pages/default.aspx Trunk Show featuring Ellen Brook and Blue Donya New Coast Studios hosts a twoday trunk show featuring apparel by Ellen Brook and jewelry by Nassim Nouri of Blue Donya. Meet
the designers, participate in a raffle drawing for their work, and shop their spring collections. May 24-25, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. New Coast Studios, 935 Industrial Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650-485-2121. www.newcoaststudios.com Walking Tour of Professorville Palo Alto Stanford Heritage presents a walking tour of Professorville’s historic houses and their occupants. May 25, 10-11:15 a.m. Free. Addison Ave. and Bryant St., Palo Alto. www.pastheritage.org
SUPPORT GROUPS Food Addicts in Recovery Weekly meeting on Sunday evenings. Open to all who want to stop eating addictively. 7-8:30 p.m. St. Marks Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. www. foodaddicts.org
TALKS/AUTHORS ‘Big Data and the Internet of Things’ Three panelists -- Gerd Goette (managing director, Siemens Ventures), K. S. Radhakrishnan (vice president of IT Operations, Boeing) and Hiten Trivedi (Big Data/Analytics, PG&E) -- will speak about “the internet of things” and big data. The event is sponsored by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP. May 30, 6-8:30 p.m. $55 VCTF members, $65 Affiliates, $85 General (+$10 for at-door reg) Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 2 Palo Alto Square, Palo Alto. Call 650-776-1040. vctaskforce.com/ content/view/1098/ ‘Creating Outcomes We Want One Foot at a Time’ Speaker Chad Crittenden was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma, a rare and deadly form of cancer. He will talk about his life, from a major surgery to competing on TV show Survivor Vanuatu. May 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $25. Samovar Conference Hall, 1077 Independence Ave., Mountain View. Call 650-469-3243. tedxbayareamay2013.eventbrite.com/ Bee Ridgway at Books Inc. Bee Ridgway shares her debut novel, “The River of No Return.” 200 years after Nick Falcott was about to die on a Napoleonic battlefield, he wakes up in modern London and is suddenly a member of The Guild, who are his only hope of returning to the life he misses. May 30, 7 p.m. Free. Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto. Call 650-321-0600. www.booksinc.net/event/2013/05/15/month/ all/all/1 Haute Potato Cooking Demo and Book Signing The Los Altos Library hosts Jacqueline Pham, the woman behind the popular cooking blog phamfatale.com and author of “Haute Potato: 75 Gourmet Potato Recipe.” She will be giving a cooking demonstration (complete with samples) with a book signing after. May 25, 2 p.m. Free. Los Altos Library Program Room, 13 S San Antonio Road, Los Altos. sccl.org Humanist Community Forum “Hiking the John Muir Trail” with Saeko Izuta: Izuta will share more than 100 photos from her 210 mile hike last July on the John Muir Trail from Yosemite Valley to the top of Mt. Whitney. May 26, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Free (donations accepted). Palo Alto High School Student Center, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-964-7576 . www.humanists. org/blog/home/ Karen Joy Fowler at Books Inc Karen Joy Fowler shares “We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves,” a novel about a middle class American family that raised a chimpanzee as one of their daughters. June 5, 7 p.m. Free. Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-4281234. www.booksinc.net/event/2013/06/08/ month/all/all/1 Temple Grandin, author of ‘The Autistic Brain’ The Oshman Family JCC hosts Temple Grandin, who will share her own experiences and discuss how we can better understand and diagnose autism. From advances in neuroimaging to new genetic research, find out what treatments might soon be available. June 4, 7-8 p.m. $12-$40. Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. Call 408-280-5530. www. commonwealthclub.org/events/2013-06-04/ temple-grandin
VOLUNTEERS Palo Alto World Music Day Volunteers are needed to hand out venue maps, check in musicians and volunteers, answer questions from attendees, and assist event staff. In addition, help with set-up and cleanup is needed. June 16, 2-8 p.m. Free. Downtown Palo Alto, University Ave. and King Plaza, Palo Alto. Call 650-248-5706. www.pamusicday.org
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