Arts & Entertainment
Avenidas presents the 7th Annual
Jewish Film Festival comes to town This weekend, the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival comes to town, bringing feature films, documentaries, short films and television episodes. Local screenings are at the CineArts theater at Palo Alto Square at 3000 El Camino Real, where a four-day program of 24 films from various nations will be shown from July 31 through Aug. 3. Movies include “A Small Act,�
a documentary about Chris Mburu of Kenya, being shown July 31 at noon. After being sponsored through school by Hilde Back — a German Jew who lost all her family in the Holocaust — Mburu decides to pay her kindness forward and create a scholarship fund for Kenyan schoolchildren. Others include “My So-Called Enemy,� shown at noon on Aug. 1. It follows six teenage Israeli
and Palestinian girls who attend a camp in the United States designed to bring members of both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict together in understanding and acceptance. For the full Weekly story by writer Robin Migdol, go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com, click on “Palo Alto Weekly� and go to the July 30 issue. Details on the film festival are at sfjff.org.
Caregiver Conference Saturday, August 21 8:30 am - 2:30 pm
Learn how to: Š Deal with family dynamics Š Cope with a loved one's dementia Š Create order out of clutter Š Care for yourself to avoid burnout Š Discover forgiveness
Register at Avenidas.org or (650) 289-5445. L U C I L E PA C K A R D
C H I L D R E N ’ S H O S P I TA L
Where age is just a number
Your Child’s Health University Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital offers classes and seminars designed to foster good health and enhance the lives of parents and children. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UCC HEART TO HEART SEMINAR ON GROWING UP Informative, humorous and lively discussions between parents and their pre-teens on puberty, the opposite sex and growing up. Girls attend these two-part sessions with their moms and boys attend with their dads. - For Boys: Wednesdays, August 11 & 18: 6:30 – 8:30 pm - For Girls: Wednesdays, August 25 & September 1: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
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This Sunday: "All Creatures Great and Small" Animal Blessing Sunday Rev. Dr. Eileen Altman preaching An Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ
MOTHER-BABY MORNINGS LPCH oers a group forum for new mothers with infants 0-6 months of age. Our group provides support and camaraderie for new parents while promoting conďŹ dence and well-being. - Tuesday mornings, 10:00 – 11:30 am
COMFORT TECHNIQUES FOR LABOR For couples who have already completed Childbirth Prep, this class provides additional tools and practice for relaxation, breathing and comfort measures for labor. - Saturday, August 14: 1:30 – 3:00 pm
NEWBORN CARE 101 This interactive program teaches the speciďŹ cs of newborn care including bathing, swaddling, soothing and more. Infant doll models are used to allow for hands-on practice. - Saturday, August 28: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm & 12:30 – 3:30 pm
Call (650) 723-4600 or visit www.lpch.org to register or obtain more information on the times, locations and fees for these and other courses.
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INSPIRATIONS
A resource for special events and ongoing religious services. To inquire about or make space reservations for Inspirations, please contact Blanca Yoc at 326-8210 x6596 or email byoc@paweekly.com
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