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Let The Sun Shine Viewpoints Gallery and Gallery 9 have joined to present sunthemed group shows. The artists are all local. Gallery 9 is located at 143 Main St. in Los Altos. See websites for hours. Free. Viewpoints Gallery, 315 State St., Los Altos. www.viewpointsgallery.com Vodoun/Vodounon: Portraits of Initiates This exhibition presents diptychs by the Belgian photographer Jean Dominique Burton, who portrays Vodoun practitioners in Benin and their sacred shrines. Through March 20, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford.
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Classes/Workshops
Notice is hereby Given that proposals will be received by the Palo Alto UniďŹ ed School District for bid package: Contract Name: Interactive White Board & Classroom Audio system Contract No.: WBS-4 & WBS-5 DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: The work includes, but is not limited to: The supply and installation of Interactive White Boards and Classroom Audio Systems at ďŹ ve elementary schools. Work includes the removal and disposal of older existing Interactive White Board, the removal and replacement of standard white boards, Installation/ModiďŹ cation of tack able wall surface. Patch and paint wall surfaces as may be necessary. Bidding documents contain the full description of the work. There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit: WBS-4 & WBS-5– 9:00 a.m. on February 17, 2011 starting at the District Facilities OfďŹ ce located at 25 Churchill Building D. Palo Alto, California Bid Submission: Proposals must be received at the District Facilities OfďŹ ce building D, by: 10:00 a.m. for WBS-4 on February 25th , 2011. 10:15 a.m. for WBS-5 on February 25th , 2011. PREVAILING WAGE LAWS: The successful Bidder must comply with all prevailing wage laws applicable to the Project, and related requirements contained in the Contract Documents. Palo Alto UniďŹ ed School District will maintain a Labor Compliance Program (LCP) for the duration of this project. In bidding this project, the contractor warrants he/she is aware and will follow the Public Works Chapter of the California Labor Code comprised of labor code sections 1720 – 1861. A copy of the Districts LCP is available for review at 25 Churchill Avenue, Building D, Palo Alto, CA 94306. 1. A pre-job conference shall be conducted with the contractor or subcontractors to discuss federal and state labor law requirements applicable to the contract. 2. Project contractors and subcontracts shall maintain and furnish to the District, at a designated time, a certiďŹ ed copy of each payroll with a statement of compliance signed under penalty of perjury. 3. The District shall review and, if appropriate, audit payroll records to verify compliance with the Public Works Chapter of the Labor Code. 4. The District shall withhold contract payments if payroll records are delinquent or inadequate. 5. The District shall withhold contract payments as described in the LCP, including applicable penalties when the District and Labor Commissioner establish that underpayment of other violations has occurred. Bidders may examine Bidding Documents at Facilities OfďŹ ce, Building “Dâ€?. Bidders may view the Plans and SpeciďŹ cations at the Districts Facilities ofďŹ ce. All questions can be addressed to: Palo Alto UniďŹ ed School District 25 Churchill Avenue, Building D Palo Alto, CA 94306-1099 Attn: Ron Smith Phone: (650) 329-3927 Fax: (650) 327-3588 Page 50ĂŠUĂŠ >Â˜Ă•>ÀÞÊÓn]ÊÓ䣣ÊUĂŠ*>Â?ÂœĂŠ Â?ĂŒÂœĂŠ7iiÂŽÂ?Ăž
A Festive Winter Dinner Celebrate the winter season and an early Valentine’s Day dinner with a participation-style cooking class with Lou Pappas and Jack Graf. Jan. 30, 5-7:30 p.m. $45 member/$55 non-member. Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Call 650-329-1356 ext. 201. www.gamblegarden.org A Celebration of Women and Jewish Learning There will be a “Celebration of Women and Jewish Learning� Feb. 6. Keynote speaker Lori Palatnik, director of the Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project, will be featured and diverse workshops held. Sponsored by Jewish Study Network. 10 a.m.-2:15 p.m. $36 JCC members/$40 non-members. Palo Alto JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. jsn.info/ Affordable Solar Electricity Reuben Veek of SunWork explains an approach to reducing the cost of PV installations. SunWork lowers the cost of solar PV installation by utilizing volunteer trainees, reducing labor costs. Jan. 31, 7-9 p.m. Free. Acterra, 3921 E Bayshore Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-962-9876 ext. 353. www.sunwork.org Bountiful Berries Learn how to grow blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and mulberries for berry harvests May through late fall. Hear specific planting instructions including soil amendments
and trellising. Jan. 29, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $31. Common Ground Garden Supply and Education Center, 559 College Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650-493-6072. www.commongroundinpaloalto.org Goat Cheese Love Chef Jaimie Casey of the Palo Alto Cheese School leads a tasting of artisan goat cheeses, all made in the United States. Learn how goat cheese is made while sampling a wide variety of styles paired with complementary wines. For ages 21 and up. Jan. 30, 4-7 p.m. $45 per person. Hidden Villa Farm, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-949-9704. www.hiddenvilla.org Greywater Your Yard Roy Nordblom III, early greenbuilder, sustainable construction consultant and trainer, will teach about using greywater. Jan. 30, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $75. Hidden Villa Farm, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-949-9704. www.hiddenvilla.org
Concerts
A Nation of Immigrants Henry Mollicone, the choir of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, members of the San Jose Symphonic Choir, and a small orchestra present Misa de los Inmigrantes, mass in Spanish by Henry Mollicone, narrated by Maria Marroquin, text by Kathy Mollicone. Jan. 29 and
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Festival focus Mongolian composer Byambasuren Sharav will be one of the many artists represented next month at Stanford University’s seventh annual Pan-Asian Music Festival, which runs Feb. 2-13 and features concerts, lectures and visual art. One event is a Stanford Symphony Orchestra concert at 8 p.m. Feb. 5 in Dinkelspiel Auditorium; the program includes U.S. premieres of Sharav’s “Concerto for Morin Khuur and Orchestra� and Suite No. 2 from the ballet “Zuurdiin Oron.� Tickets are $10 general, $5 for non-Stanford students, and free for Stanford students. Other festival performers include the Mongolian throat singer Nanjid Sengedorj, and the Iranian singersongwriter Mohsen Namjoo. For details, go to panasianmusicfestival.stanford.edu or call 650-725-ARTS.
30, 7:30-10 p.m. $20 in advance, $22 at the door, seniors and children up to 12 years $15. Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, 505 East Charleston Road, Palo Alto. www.uucpa.org/events_news/ eventsActivities.html#mass Children’s Concert with Nancy Cassidy Proceeds benefit local charities through the Philanthropy Committee of the Palo Alto Woman’s Club. To order tickets please send a check payable to the Palo Alto Woman’s Club to Diana Wahler, P.O. Box 1059, Palo Alto, CA 94302 by Feb. 2. Tickets will be held at the door. Note there are two concerts: 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Feb. 5, 10:30-11:30 a.m. $10 per person. Palo Alto Woman’s Club, 475 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650-8559700. www.womansclubof paloalto.org Flute and Oboe Recital Tomiko Tsai, flute and Adrienne Malley, oboe, will perform solo and ensemble pieces accompanied by Miles Graber on Piano. The program will include classical music featuring pieces by Dring, Dutilleux, Feld, Gaubert, Godard, and Moscheles. Jan. 29, 8 p.m. Free. Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Jazz Concert Mountain View High School Jazz Ensemble and Studio 501 Bands will perform several jazz numbers Feb. 9, 7-8 p.m. General admission $8, Senior Citizens, children under 12 or MVHS ASB cardholders $6. Spartan Theater, 3535 Truman Ave., Mountain View. Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra Concert David Ramadanoff and guest conductor Pamela Martin lead MSCO’s January concert. The program includes Bach’s Suite No. 3 in D major, Mozart’s Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, and Mozart’s Concerto for Horn No. 2, with John Burton, horn soloist. Free reception with the artists included. Jan. 30, 2:302:30 p.m. Tickets $5-20. Los Altos United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Ave., Los Altos. www.mastersinfonia.org Music by African American Composers Music by African American composers, including new work by Joshua McGhee; Yolanda Rhodes, soprano; LaDoris Cordell and Deanne Tucker, piano and vocals; Josephine Gandolfi, piano; Susan C. Brown, violin; Victoria Ehrlich, cello, Carol Somersille, clarinet. Benefit for music programs at Eastside Prep. Jan. 30, 3 p.m. $15 general, $5 senior/ student. Performing Arts Center, Eastside College Preparatory School, 1041 Myrtle St., East Palo Alto.
Family and Kids
“Ferdinand the Bull� Palo Alto Children’s Theatre presents “Ferdinand the Bull,� a new musical based on the classic story by Munro Leaf. Ferdy, an easy-going, flower-loving kind of bull, meets the unhappy Danilo, a boy torn between his own dream and his father’s desires for him to be a bullfighter. Shows at 2, 4:30, and 7 p.m. Jan. 28-Feb. 13, $8-$12. Palo Alto Children’s Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-463-4930. www.cityofpaloalto.org/childrenstheatre Aquarium Spotlight Day Docents will lead a hands-on tour of the aquarium, including touching and handling marine life. Feb. 12, 2-5 p.m. Free. Marine Sci-