Atherton Living July 2017 by Arthur Sharif & Associates

Atherton JULY 2017

A PRIVATE MAGAZINE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF ATHERTON, CALIFORNIA

The Valentines: A CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY Lupus The Cruel Mystery Hand-crafted BBQ Smoker Your Piece of the Moon

Cover photo by Nicole Scarborough

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CONTRIBUTOR

EMPOWERMENT AND MEANING FOR ULTRA HIGH NET WORTH FAMILIES By Eric Peterson

ltra high net worth families have needs that differ from that of a typical family. Multigenerational wealth brings with it challenges and a need for information that is unique, and similarly, opportunities that are compelling, for all generations. At the same time, some wealthy families have observed that they may face certain challenges due to lives that may be abundant in the privilege that provides a comfortable life and extraordinary opportunity, but may be lacking in the struggle and sacrifice that some believe is essential to motivate later generations to work hard, invest in themselves, and succeed. Wealth education is essential for ultra high net worth families, not only so that they may learn more about financial management, but also so that they build on the existing family ethos in order to live a fulfilling and meaningful life. It can be a powerful tool for family members to learn to communicate more effectively with one other about their values, hopes, dreams, and aspirations. Wealth education can benefit family members of all ages, whether they are next generation descendants, spouses, or the family wealth creator. It is a form of empowerment for the individual, but also a way to engender meaning for the family by exploring and deepening legacy and further contributing to the store of the family’s intellectual capital and development of their shared values. Simply put, family wealth education helps ultra high net worth families strive to maximize the value of their human capital by making it more likely that all members of the family will have the foundation to lead meaningful, fulfilled and engaged lives.

Shared Language and Understanding

expression tends to be emotional and subjective and not always logical and rational, and thus open to vast interpretation, and confusion or misunderstanding. Additionally, managing substantial multigenerational wealth can also become complicated and intricate given the issues around investing, tax management, legacy planning, and philanthropy. The responsibilities of managing great wealth are frequently complex and can seem awesome and even overwhelming. Wealth education can provide a common language, skills development, and understanding for all family members to understand, and discuss, the complex and varied financial issues that ultra high net worth families often face.

What is Wealth Education? Wealth education is a broad term, and can include everything from education and learning around personal finance and the tools for building a foundation in basic financial management, to more complex concepts of investing, to issues around family governance and philanthropy. The ARC Family Wealth Education (FWE) program covers Personal Finance, Investing, Career Development and Entrepreneurship, Family Business Ownership, Philanthropy, and Family Governance. These are areas that ultra high net worth family members may need to understand if they are to manage generational wealth and become effective stewards. The teaching strategy for the FWE program relies on a diverse set of methods to engage the family member and promote mastery. The educational approach includes assessments, discussion, experiential learning, workbooks, and eventually, a digital component. The program involves the creation of an entirely individualized curriculum for each ultra high net worth family based on their goals and aspirations, existing knowledge base and learning style, with a variety of learning connections leading to engagement, and understanding.

Wealth education can help a family learn, develop, and share a common language to discuss complex, and even difficult, family money topics. Education can teach and provide a language that helps us understand each other, and that helps us understand our money, and the connections between that wealth and the challenges and opportunities we face.

Wealth education can be a powerful resource for family members to manage more effectively the responsibility and opportunity that comes with possessing and stewarding substantial wealth. With financial understanding, and a grasp of the opportunities and responsibilities that wealth entails, comes confidence and success in managing, growing, and preserving financial and human capital for many generations to come.

Money can be a very emotional area, which makes communication around it that much more difficult. Money can fuel feelings of anxiety or joy, success or worthlessness, confusion or empowerment, or some combination of these and other emotions. The way that we spend money can also be an expression of an individual, or family, value system. This

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Sources/Footnotes Article by Morgan Stanley and provided courtesy of Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor. If you’d like to learn more, please contact Eric Peterson. 415-693-6018 Lic. #0L09472 Eric Peterson may only transact business, follow-up with individualized responses, or render personalized investment advice for compensation, in states where [he/she] is registered or excluded or exempted from registration www.morganstanley.com/fa/ mellosgroup/. © 2016 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Member SIPC. This material does not provide individually tailored investment advice. It has been prepared without regard to the individual financial circumstances and objectives of persons who receive it. The strategies and/or investments discussed in this material may not be suitable for all investors. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management recommends that investors independently evaluate particular investments and strategies, and encourages investors to seek the advice of a Financial Advisor. The appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor’s individual circumstances and objectives.

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Dear

RESIDENTS

Dear Residents, This month we have an incredibly large calendar. Summer events are everywhere, from concerts to outdoor movies, so make sure you check those out and get outside for some fun in the sun. Our cover family, the Valentines, are from diverse backgrounds but absolutely love living in Atherton. Bill, an avid outdoorsman, is the founder of Vale Capital, and Euni, the daughter of a Korean diplomat, is a former investment banker who “retired” to become a stay at home mom to their two talented daughters, Livia and Ellie. We encourage all Atherton residents to share their story with us. We love hearing about the unique individuals who make up this town. Whether you’re an always traveling business person who lives alone, a family or a senior citizen who grew up in town, we want to share your story and help you get to know your neighbors. Don’t hesitate to call or email us with your suggestions. We love hearing from you. Sincerely, Melissa McKenzie, Content Coordinator mmckenzie@bestversionmedia.com

NEIGHBORHOOD HELPER I’m in 8th grade and have been a neighborhood “helper” for a few years so I have work experience. I help with the following: babysitting, vacation assistance, pet sitting, bringing garbage cans out to the street and back in, and collecting mail. I am also open to helping out with other things. References gladly provided. Contact Gabby at 650-284-8761.

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Resident FEATURE

The Valentines:

A CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY By Melissa McKenzie

therton is a community built on diversity with each resident having a unique background and set of interests. The town is composed of both young families and senior citizens with deep roots in the area, and people of various ethnicities and religious beliefs who largely contribute to Atherton’s vibrant community. Take Atherton residents Bill and Euni Valentine who bought their home in 2008 when Euni was eight months pregnant with their first daughter, Livia. Bill grew up on a cattle ranch in Shasta Valley, California. His early memories include practicing for rodeos, feeding cattle in the snow, and learning about the outdoors in general. Bill’s father, who came from a wealthy Southern California oil family, attended Stanford, became a survival instructor in the Air Force and taught escape and evasion in the Sierras and in Germany. He instilled in his three sons a love of nature. Bill, the middle son, inherited much of his father’s passion for the outdoors, including fly fishing and duck hunting. Bill’s first successful duck hunt remains one of his favorite childhood memories. “I was eight years old and in a duck blind with my Dad. It was stormy and dark with snow and wind blowing around us. I saw a group of Redheads zipping by from right to left. I fired at the lead bird and one of the ducks in the back dropped. My Dad was slapping me on the back, excitedly exclaiming good shot … good shot. Being out in that storm, hunting with my Dad – whom I really adored – was just the best. I was so proud.”

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Christmas in Korea with Halaboji (Grandpa, in Korean)

Growing up, Bill attended a two room schoolhouse, grades 1-4 in one room and 5-8 in the other, with a single teacher in each classroom. Bill’s mother, also a Stanford grad, was (and remains) an avid learner and

educator and essentially home schooled the boys until they were sent off to boarding school at Robert Louis Stevenson School in Pebble Beach. Bill is a fifth generation Californian with roots dating back to the Gold Rush and a fourth generation Stanford University graduate. But unusually for a Stanford student, Bill took a detour during college into crab and salmon fishing in Alaska for almost half a decade. “When I was at Stanford, a group of the boys went up to Alaska for the summer and worked on crab and salmon boats to earn some extra money,” he says. “I went up after my junior year and stayed for almost five years.” Even though Euni laughs at having heard all of Bill’s crab fishing stories numerous times over the years, there is one that sticks out in her mind as a heart-thumping tale that to this day gives her anxiety when he tells it. “When he was working on his first crab boat out in the middle of the Bering Sea, a large wave tipped the boat up in the air, throwing him over the side, down 20 feet and into the freezing water without a life vest,” she says. “No one saw him fall in and no one could hear him screaming as the hydraulics on a crab boat are very loud. With the 35 degree water temperature, he had at most a few minutes before his muscles would seize up and he would lose use of his limbs. As the boat motored on, he managed to grab hold of the boat’s deck hose which was hanging down the side and clung on to it until the boat slowed down and the hydraulics were turned off. At that point, one of Bill’s mates who was on the lower deck happened to look out the porthole and to his horror, saw Bill in the water, holding on to the deck hose. He ran up to the deck and with all his adrenaline-charged might, managed to pull the hose and Bill out of the water and over the four foot hand rail as if Bill weighed nothing.” After putting his crab fishing days behind him, Bill came back to the Bay Area, graduated from Stanford and started working in commercial Continued on page 10. Livia’s band, The Cupcake Dancers, performing at Off the Grid in Menlo Park.

Livia and Ellie trying on Hanboks in Korea.

Resident Feature continued from page 9. real estate on the peninsula. His career path took him briefly to New York where he completed a Real Estate Master’s program at Columbia University but he soon after returned to California where his roots lay. After a brief stint working in Manhattan, Bill returned to California to start a mortgage bank with his graduate school finance professor. That led to a 20 year career financing income properties at various firms. More recently, Bill ventured out on his own and is now the owner of his own company, Vale Capital, a Menlo Park-based private lender specializing in real estate secured bridge and construction loans. “This is a great business. Every deal is different. We move quickly to provide value-added capital to a pool of capable, financially strong real estate entrepreneurs seeking reliability and efficiency.” When asked how he competes with bank financing, Bill explains that “we fund much more quickly and efficiently than a bank which often takes several months to process a loan.” Bill enjoys getting to know the borrowers and helping them achieve their goals. His clients range from a gas station owner in Dixon who lost his property after the 2008 recession to a high net worth businesswoman with an investment in Nevada real estate who needed short-term liquidity while assets were being sold. “It’s a win-win for our borrowers who get fast and efficient funding and for our investors who get attractive current yields on their Ellie’s first on-stage ballet performance.

investment,” says Bill who has found that he is providing a much needed service. “We have the luxury of being selective about the deals that we fund and while we’re driven to take care of our borrowers, our primary responsibility is to protect our investors’ capital. We do this in part by investing personally in every loan, usually in a first loss position.” Bill explains that “investors are craving yield in this market and we’re able to offer them high single digit yields protected by strong, well-secured real estate.” In contrast to Bill’s California roots, Euni is the daughter of a Korean diplomat and grew up traveling and living all over the world, including living in in England, Switzerland, Thailand and Belgium. Euni’s father was born into a rural gentry family who had their land confiscated by the Japanese during their colonial occupation of Korea. He overcame many obstacles - including walking 100 miles from the Southern part of Korea to Seoul to attend Seoul National Prep School - and eventually joined the Foreign Service. “I grew up moving to a new country every 2-3 years,” explains Euni. “It was a wonderful experience and I learned to truly appreciate and enjoy the diversity of all the different countries in which I lived.” Although her parents intended for Euni to marry into a traditional Korean family and become “a well-trained mother and housewife,” she had other plans. After graduating from Stanford – where she and Bill first met - she went to Columbia Law School and worked as a corporate attorney for a few years in New York and then in Korea. “It turned out that law was not my cup of tea,” she says, “so I moved into investment banking” – a successful career she maintained for 15 years with Lehman Brothers and UBS Warburg. For 12 years of those years, she lived in London and it was during this time that she sailed competitively and raced historic motor cars. “My first vintage car race was in a 1963 Lotus 23 at Castle Combe in England,” she says, adding that she has raced on the circuits in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Spain. Eventually, Euni’s job gave her the opportunity to transfer with UBS Warburg to its Los Angeles office where she reconnected with Bill who was living in Santa Monica at that time. They were soon married and Euni decided to “retire” to have children and raise a family. “Having my first child in my 40s was the most amazing achievement of my life,” says Euni. “While we are totally out of sync with our peers, one of the wonderful advantages of late-stage parenthood is that we have the emotional and intellectual wherewithal to be fully focused on enjoying raising our children, something that I absolutely could not have done while I was working 24/7 in investment banking. We are blessed with the two most wonderful daughters in the world.” Eight-and-a-half-year-old Livia is an avid reader who is currently engrossed in reading the Harry Potter series (just starting book 6), is the lead singer in a rock band that has performed at the Riekes Center and Off the Grid in Menlo Park (songs include Riptide by Vance Joy, Seven Nation Army by White Stripes, Drag Me Down by One Direction), rides horses, loves gymnastics and has a flair for art. In the fall, she will be entering fourth grade at Synapse School, a relatively new progressive K-8 school in Menlo Park. She also has a deep compassion for animals, says Euni, especially Chase Jr, the family’s 7 pound Maltese mix, Bogey,

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pictures her younger daughter spinning through the living room in her tutu. "I'm grateful that our daughters have my love of music,” says Bill. “Without them, Euni would still be stuck listening to Free Bird,” he jokes. Ellie will be entering Kindergarten at Synapse School in the fall. Livia and Ellie are well-traveled, visiting their maternal grandparents in Korea once or twice a year since birth. They have been diligently taking Korean classes so that they can speak in Korean when they go to Seoul. “They love visiting Korea, seeing all the sights and learning about the culture and history,” says Euni. It’s important to both Bill and Euni that their daughters are fully bi-cultural.

Bill on a salmon boat in Alaska.

a black Labrador retriever that Bill takes hunting, and Lucy, the family’s well-adjusted calico cat. Ellie, almost five years old, is a talented ballerina, first performing on stage at the Woodside Theatre when she was only three-and-a-half years old. She loves all kinds of music and dance and also has shown an aptitude in art. “If you turn on the music, chances are that Ellie will be up and dancing and singing along,” says Euni, smiling as she

In talking about how they have found living in Atherton, “I love the diversity of this neighborhood, which has an open, welcoming community” says Euni. “We’ve become good friends with many of our close by neighbors and are friendly with all of the surrounding neighbors.” For Bill, he notes that Atherton is a very connected, close knit and active community. “It was one of my Atherton neighbors who helped rekindle my interest in starting my own private lending business and the timing was just right,” says Bill. “It was also through neighbors that I’ve become involved in T4GS, a non-profit that seeks to use technology to help create a safer world, and ADAPT (Atherton Disaster And Preparedness Team). As Athertonians, we can reach out to each other as a community and the connections can produce results.” It’s a wonderful place to live. ■

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Real Estate UPDATE

Recent and Pending Sales

PROVIDED BY ARTHUR SHARIF, SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY ADDRESS

MLS#

BED

BATHS

SQ. FT.

LOT SIZE

DOM

AGE

PRICE

SOLD/PENDING

DATE

74 Barry Lane

ML816515366

5(4/1)

6,890

1.01 Ac.

122

$12,475,000

Contingent

6/6/17

120 Selby Lane

ML81638504

7 (6/1)

11,000

2.00 Ac.

102

$8,999,500

Pending

3/20/17

331 Fletcher Drive

ML81646781

5 (4/1)

3,450

1.00 Ac.

$5,800,000

Pending

4/27/17 5/19/17

30 Fredrick Avenue

ML81652336

3 (3/0)

3,520

1.33 Ac.

$5,800,000

Sold

30 Adam Way

ML81648181

3 (3/0)

3,400

1.05 Ac.

$5,495,000

Pending

5/5/17

250 Catalpa Drive

ML81643932

3 (2/1)

2,030

40,915 Sq. Ft.

$5,295,000

Pending

5/5/17

40 Deodora Drive

ML81648167

3 (3/0)

2,600

41,925 Sq. Ft.

$5,295,000

Pending

5/7/17

9 Valley Road

ML81646968

4 (3/1)

3,410

1.14 Ac.

$5,250,000

Sold

395 Atherton Avenue

ML81645075

5 (4/1)

4,320

1.31 Ac.

$4,988,000

Contingent

28 Almendral Avenue

ML81652647

2 (2/0)

1,810

39,640 Sq. Ft.

$4,600,000

Sold

6/7/17

4 Bassett Lane

ML81636400

4 (3/1)

3,630

33,300 Sq. Ft.

128

$4,550,000

Pending

6/7/17

166 Almendral Avenue

ML81649146

4 (4/0)

2,660

19,040 Sq. Ft.

$4,495,000

Pending

5/19/17

236 Selby Lane

ML81651325

4 (3/1)

2,666

10,000 Sq. Ft.

$4,150,000

Sold

6/6/17 5/10/17

6/5/17

1 Fairfax Avenue

ML81651476

4 (3/1)

3,835

13,940 Sq. Ft.

$4,025,000

Sold

74 Middlefield Road

ML81647565

3 (3/0)

2,740

1.02 Ac.

$3,895,000

Pending

5/22/17

6/7/17

41 Maple Avenue

ML81635028

4 (4/0)

2,550

11,250 Sq. Ft.

$3,195,000

Pending

4/18/17

56 Walnut Avenue

ML81642990

3 (2/1)

1,948

6,550 Sq. Ft.

$2,398,000

Pending

4/29/17

91 Belleau Avenue

ML81636361

3 (3/0)

2,070

14,896 Sq. Ft.

$2,298,000

Pending

4/26/17

355 Lloyden Park Lane

ML81651484

2 (2/0)

1,890

11,700 Sq. Ft.

$2,200,000

Pending

5/18/17

198 Selby Lane

ML81647898

3 (2/1)

2,891

9,714 Sq. Ft.

$1,998,000

Transaction Fell Through 6/8/17

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Bob discusses one of his pieces at a local art show.

much, he continued making them. Many of his mixed media pieces also contain a heart, including his favorite piece, “The Journey,” where four figures are standing on an inverted triangle. The heart in that piece is not pronounced, as it lays on its side, encased in a bubble. Bob says it’s an interpretation of everyone’s journey in life. According to him, each of the four figures – one pushing forward, one turning back, one helping another up and one facing the world - is a representation of a stage in life. “That’s the journey,” he says. “You fall down and you have to get up and then you fall down again. You don't just fall once. It's about falling down and getting back up. The whole world going around and doing whatever it's going to do, and you don't have any control over that, but you have some control over whether you get up."

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Bob trained under Ron Tatro, John Battenberg, Fletcher Benton and David Middlebrook, and learned sculpture while helping create Benton’s

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anta Claran Bob Knight is a lifetime artist. Although trained in printmaking and sculpting, the majority of his current work focuses on wooden hearts. By using various types of wood, Bob cuts out the well-known symbol of love and devotion. He then adds everything from barbed wire to pointed wooden spheres, colorful designs and keys and locks to make each heart one-of-a-kind. Originally, Bob created the pieces for a Valentine’s Day show at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, but enjoyed the project so

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piece on the campus of Santa Clara University. And, while many artists begin a specific career path, realizing later they only want to create, Bob knew as a young child he wanted to be an artist and decided to pursue art as a career in junior high. Bob says, at that time, people constantly told him he needed a fall back career, but he refused to change his mind. “If I want to be at peace with myself, I have to make art,” he says. “I’m an artist … If I can’t make it as an artist then I’m not falling back on anything.” Until 2010, Bob painted in primary colors, but after seeing a Lynn Powers show at Santa Clara’s Triton Museum of Art and meeting the artist, he changed his outlook on painting and began incorporating additional paint colors into his heart pieces. Even though he’s quick to say he doesn’t consider himself a painter, Bob says he wants his art to be multifaceted. “I just want to make stuff,” he says. “I don’t want to compare myself to Picasso, but I want to be like that and get up in the morning and say ‘I think I’ll work with clay today’ … and then the next day say, ‘I want to paint.’ Then the next LUNCH day do something different. I Monday – Friday don’t make art to fit in. I make DINNER it because I don’t fit in, and it’s Monday – Saturday not going to make me fit in, Private dining rooms available but it makes it easier to live with myself. It helps me live.” Visit www.robertjknight.com/ to see more of Bob’s work or to www.johnbentleys.com contact the artist. ■

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Atherton collectors of science artifacts will enjoy the Sotheby’s July 20, 2017 Space Exploration auction in New York featuring a lunar sample bag with an estimated auction value of $2 million - $4 million.

rom the catalog: “Sotheby’s is very pleased to announce the inaugural Space Explorationthemed auction, the first since the groundbreaking Russian Space History sales of the 1990s. In the intervening decades, the enthusiasm for Space Exploration has greatly increased, and the collecting field in both American and Russian material has grown dramatically.” “Timed to coincide with the anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing with a live sale taking place on 20 July, there will be a wide variety of material from both the American & Soviet space programs suited for both new and seasoned collectors - from flown mission artefacts and hardware, items from the personal collections of astronauts & cosmonauts, space photography & signed photographs, maps & charts, signed books, engineering models & other 3-D objects, and much more.” “The star lot of the sale is the most important space exploration artefact to ever come to market, the outer decontamination bag used by Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11 to bring back the very first samples ever collected of the moon, traces of which remain in the bag. The only such relic available for private ownership, it is exceptionally rare.”

that he channels, to convert challenges into opportunities. His team sold the highest priced home in the history of the United States and he consistently ranks as one of the top real estate agents in America. Previously, Arthur was a Principal and Managing Director at Randolph Equities, a National Real Estate Development Company. Arthur’s ability to develop a strategic business plan to develop and market a brand, attention to detail and through knowledge of the industry has contributed to his success and a “go to” resource for the real estate industry press. Whether you are looking for the perfect home or selling your most prized asset Arthur’s experience in evaluating opportunities intuitively, presenting them informatively with exceptional negotiating skills makes him a clear choice for handling sophisticated transactions and estates. Arthur Sharif & Associates/Sotheby’s International Real Estate. Svluxre.com. Arthur@SVLuxRE.com. (650) 804-4770. ■

A signed emblem, one of the few Apollo 11 artifacts signed by Neil Armstrong, carries an estimated auction value of $40,000 - $60,000. Other auction items include an English language translation of Sputnik cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s in flight description of his 1961 journey (estimated value $50,000 - $80,000); a 1:8 scale model of Gagarin’s Vostok-1 spacecraft ($11,000); and a signed photo taken by Buzz Aldrin of Neil Armstrong’s space walk ($4,000). Arthur Sharif is the Luxury Real Estate/Luxury Lifestyle contributor to Atherton Living. An entrepreneur at heart, Arthur has started many companies and has a broad business background

A signed emblem, one of the few Apollo 11 artifacts signed by Neil Armstrong, carries an estimated auction value of $40,000 - $60,000.

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extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident...were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) names Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt's fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds. Time: 8:45 – 11 p.m. | Cost: Free redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/19143/2055?curm=7&cury=2017 JULY 7, FRIDAY Free First Fridays @ San Mateo County History Museum @ San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City, 94063 Admission is free at the History Museum on the first Friday of every month. Explore the museum; enjoy Playing in the Past and a general tour. Time: 10am-4pm | Cost: Free historysmc.org

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JULY 5, WEDNESDAY Special City Council Meeting @ Council Chambers, 94 Ashfield Road, Atherton 94027 Learn about what’s happening in Atherton by attending a special city council meeting. Time: 3-5pm | Cost: Free ci.atherton.ca.us

JULY 5, WEDNESDAY Music in the Park – Blue Summit @ Stafford Park, King Street and Hopkins Avenue Blue Summit started out as a group of bluegrass festival going hooligans who loved to hang out and jam. After being friends for a while, they decided it was time to be more than friends and they became bandmates. Thus, Blue Summit was born. Fueled

by the powerfully sweet voice of seven-time NCBS award winning vocalist AJ Lee and the masterful instrumental work of the whole band, Blue Summit has created an exciting repertoire of originals and covers spanning many genres including bluegrass, folk, western swing, jazz, and blues. Time: 6-8 p.m. | Cost: Free redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/19301/2055?curm=7&cury=2017 JULY 6, THURSDAY Movies on the Square – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (PG-13) @ Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City, 94063 "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an

JULY 7, FRIDAY Music on the Square – Paperback Writer @ Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City, 94063 Paperback Writer - The Beatles Experience takes its audience on a trip through the musical years of the world’s most popular rock group of all time! Hear hits from the Ed Sullivan Show through the colorful Sgt. Pepper’s years and on to the rooftops of Let It Be, performed with "spot on" vocal, look and sound alike ability. This national show is featured at Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure park and has dazzled audiences across the United States and around the world performing fairs, major casinos, theaters, as well as headlining cruise ship showrooms for 4 major cruise lines. Time: 6-8 p.m. | Cost: Free redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/19179/2055?curm=7&cury=2017

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JULY 9, SUNDAY Kidchella – The Hipwaders @ Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City, 94063 The Hipwaders have had several top ten songs on XM/SIRIUS Radio including #1 songs, ”Hey Josie!” & "Educated Kid”. The Hipwaders have recorded 5 albums including a NAPPA award-winning album of original Christmas songs. Their latest release, 2011’s “The Golden State”, recently received a NAPPA Gold Award. Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Cost: Free redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/19418/2055?curm=7&cury=2017 JULY 9, SUNDAY Sounds of the Shores – Cocktail Monkeys @ Marlin Park, Neptune Drive and Cringle Drive, Redwood City, 94065 The Cocktail Monkeys bring you more than exciting music and perfect vocal harmony; they bring fun, camaraderie, and professionalism to each show. With an alluring and powerful stage presence, from the first song, Renee and the guys lea//7/*d you through a fantasy evening covering your favorite songs by your favorite bands. Time: 5-7 p.m. | Cost: Free redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/19432/2055?curm=7&cury=2017 JULY 9, SUNDAY Classical on the Square – Opera San Jose @ Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City, 94063 Opera San José, performing at the beautiful California Theatre in downtown San José, is a professional, regional opera company that is unique in the United States. Maintaining a resident company of principal artists, Opera San José specializes in showcasing the finest young professional singers in the nation. In addition to mainstage performances, Opera San José maintains extensive educational programs in schools and in the community at large and offers preview lectures and Introduction to Opera talks /*+for all mainstage productions. Time: 6-:730 p.m. | Cost: Free redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/19427/2055?curm=7&cury=2017 JULY 11 AND 12, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY Falconer Kenny Elvin @ Redwood City Branch Libraries Meet falconer Kenny Elvin and his working falcons. Tuesday July 11 · 4 p.m. – Schaberg Branch Library; Tuesday July 11 · 6:30 p.m. – Downtown Library; Wednesday July 12 · 4 p.m. – Fair Oaks Branch Library; Wednesday July 12 · 6:30 p.m. – Redwood Shores Branch Library. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library Time: varies | Cost: Free redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/19407/2055?curm=7&cury=2017 JULY 12, WEDNESDAY Afternoon Tea at Filoli @ Filoli, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, 94062 Experience this lovely tradition in the relaxing and gracious ambiance of Filoli. Enjoy delicious sandwiches, seasonal salads, scones with fresh lemon curd and pastries presented on linen tablecloths. Tea is served in our beautiful collection of china teacups, donated through the years by Filoli members and volunteers. Time: 1pm | Cost: $50 members, $60 non-members filoli.org/afternoon-tea/index.html JULY 12, WEDNESDAY Music in the Park – Janel and the Heist @ Stafford Park, King Street and Hopkins Avenue, Redwood City, 94062 Tim Based in Redwood City and playing the best dance, rock, pop and soul from across the decades, Janel and the Heist is an uplifting, high-energy experience guaranteed to get you out of your

seat. Front woman, Janel Tan is also a season 13 American Idol top 75 finalist and power-singer with a versatile vocal range, innovative style and dynamic presence. This lady can belt. Time: 6-8 p.m. | Cost: Free redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/19302/2055?curm=7&cury=2017 JULY 12, WEDNESDAY Summer Concert Series - Tom Rigney and Flambeau @ Fremont Park, Santa Cruz Avenue at University Drive, Menlo Park, 94025 Tom Rigney, the fiery, electrifying violinist/composer, joins forces with some of the finest musicians on the San Francisco roots music scene to form Tom Rigney and Flambeau. Rigney, now entering his second decade at the helm of Flambeau, has stepped into the spotlight with a vengeance. His bandmates are veterans of the great bands of Charles Brown, Queen Ida, Clifton Chenier and others. Together they generate enough heat and energy to ignite the dance floor and lift you to your feet. Flambeau specializes in fiery Cajun and zydeco two-steps, low-down blues, funky New Orleans grooves, and heartbreakingly beautiful ballads and waltzes. Time: 6:30-8pm | Cost: Free menlopark.org/Calendar aspx?EID=3349&month=7&year= 2017&day=22&calType=0 JULY 13, THURSDAY Artist Access at Filoli @ Filoli, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, 94062 Filoli extends the opportunity for artists and photographers to have access to the gardens after hours. Experience the quiet beauty and stunning vistas of this rare and historical country estate. Artists may work in the medium of their choice; provide all their own materials and storage containers for the removal of all used water and nontoxic cleaning fluids. Time: 10am-2:30pm Cost: $20 members, $30 nonmembers filoli.org/art-exhibits/#artistaccess JULY 13, THURSDAY Coffee Chat at Avenidas @ Avenidas, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto, 94301 Learn more about aging-in-place at a free coffee chat at Avenidas. Avenidas is a private, non-profit agency celebrating over 40 years of helping midPeninsula seniors live well, learn and maintain their independence. Reserve your spot by calling (650) 289-5405 Time: 10 a.m. | Cost: Free Avenidas.org JULY 13, THURSDAY Astronomer Andrew Fraknoi @ Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park, 94025 Are you ready for the sky event of the decade? Dr. Andrew Fraknoi is going to entertain & educate with an illustrated, nontechnical talk, as he gets us ready for the big "all-American eclipse" that's coming up on August 21. Learn how eclipses work, why they are one of nature’s most spectacular sights, what scientists learn during eclipses, exactly when & where the eclipse will be visible and how to observe the eclipse & the sun safely. This free event is made possible in part by funding from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library. Time: 7-8:30 p.m. | Cost: Free menlopark.org/Calendar. aspx?EID=3408&month=7&year= 2017&day=22&calType=0/ JULY 13, THURSDAY Movies on the Square – Doctor Strange (PG-13) @ Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City, 94063

From Marvel comes Doctor Strange, the story of world-famous neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), whose life changes forever after a horrific car accident renders his hands useless. When traditional medicine fails him, he travels to remote Kamar-Taj in search of a cure, but instead discovers the mystical arts and becomes a powerful sorcerer battling dark forces bent on destroying our reality. Time: 8:45 – 10:45 p.m. | Cost: Free redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/19144/2055?curm=7&cury=2017 JULY 14, FRIDAY Music on the Square – Long Train Runnin’ @ Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City, 94063 With their extensive Bay Area musical backgrounds, these musicians perform songs from the Doobie Brothers' Record Catalog with the live energy of a Doobie Brothers concert. Hear favorites like, Listen To The Music, Long Train Runnin, Black Water, Takin' It To The Streets and What A Fool Believes. This catalog includes many favorite top hits and outstanding arrangements for a rockin' live concert experience. Time: 6-8 p.m. | Cost: Free r/edwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/19180/2055?curm=7&cury=2017 JULY 14, FRIDAY Bill Nye the Science Guy @ Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, 94025 The public face of science for over 20 years, The Science Guy is issuing a call to arms. Whatever your cause, whatever your persuasion, whatever your radical curiosity is driven by, everyone can be the change they want to see in the world. Time: 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Cost: $40 includes book, $20 does not include book keplers.org/upcoming-events-internal JULY 15, SATURDAY Middle Eastern Percussion with Mary Ellen Donald @ City Council Chambers, 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, 94025 Musician Mary Ellen Donald performs Middle Eastern rhythms, in a concert that is both entertaining and educational. Experience rhythms & percussion achieved via: doumbec (lapdrum), riqq (Arabic tambourine), tar (frame drum), zagat (finger cymbals), chanting, clapping and body percussion. No preregistration is necessary to attend. The event is free, and beverages will be provided thanks to funding from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library. Time: 11 a.m. – noon | Cost: Free menlopark.org/Calendar. aspx?EID=3326&month=7&year= 2017&day=22&calType=0 JULY 15, SATURDAY Prelude Performance @ The Center for Performing Arts at MenloAtherton, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton 94027 Hear young artists from the Chamber Music Institute perform Ernő Dohnányi’s Serenade in C Major, op. 10 and Dmitry Shostakovich’s Piano Trio no. 2 in e minor, op. 67. Time: 3:30 p.m. Cost: Free https://musicatmenlo.org/pre/?evt=1318 JULY 15, SATURDAY Concert Program I The Path to Bach @ The Center for Performing Arts at MenloAtherton, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton 94027 The 2017 festival journey begins in the generation before J. S. Bach: through the ingenuity of such composer-virtuosi as Carlo Farina, Marco Uccellini, and Pietro Antonio Locatelli, the violin evolved from the modest fiddle of street musicians to the voice

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of musical nobility. Next to the works of these early innovators, Concert Program I features one of the iconic masterpieces of the instrument’s repertoire, Tartini’s famous Devil’s Trill Sonata. The latter half of the program brings together the Baroque period’s most influential composers—Arcangelo Corelli, Antonio Vivaldi, and Johann Sebastian Bach— whose sea-parting concerti simultaneously crowned a king of instruments and defined a musical era. Time: 6 p.m. Cost: $70/$62 full price; $30/$20 under 30; postconcert celebration at the Arrillaga Center $65 https://musicatmenlo.org/cp/?evt=1296

tradition that Beethoven would inherit and transform, the performers of their day likewise developed ever more sophisticated instrumental techniques. Alongside Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, Concert Program II spotlights Viotti, who played a seminal role in defining the instrument’s tradition in England and France, as well as one of his musical heirs, Rodolphe Kreutzer—the dedicatee of Beethoven’s most fiendish violin sonata and a skilled composer in his own right. Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $80 full price; $35 under age 30 https://musicatmenlo.org/cp/?evt=1297

JULY 16, SUNDAY Encounter II The Emergency of the Classical Tradition in Musical Style and Performance @ Martin Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, 94027 This summer’s second Encounter explores the concurrent advancement of performance practice, compositional innovation, and Viennese musical culture during the Classical and early Romantic eras. Scholar Christopher H. Gibbs returns to Music@Menlo to lead audiences in an overview of the emergence of the Classical style at the hands of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven—also revealing the astounding contributions of violinist Ignaz Schuppanzigh, a friend and colleague of Beethoven’s, to the musical life of Vienna. Time: 3 p.m. Cost: $48 full price, $20 under 30 https://musicatmenlo.org/enc/?evt=1313

JULY 18, TUESDAY Why We Ask, “Why?” @ Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, 94025 Astrophysicist Mario Livio traveled deep into the impulsiveness of our inquiry, interviewing dozens of question-seekers in fields from biology, mathematics, neuroscience and all the way to rock & roll to discover just why it is we ask, why Time: 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Cost: Free keplers.org/upcoming-events-internal

JULY 15, SATURDAY Concert Program II The Classical Style @ The Center for Performing Arts at MenloAtherton, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton 94027 As Haydn and Mozart crystallized the Classical tradition that Beethoven would inherit and transform, the performers of their day likewise developed ever more sophisticated instrumental techniques. Alongside Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, Concert Program II spotlights Viotti, who played a seminal role in defining the instrument’s tradition in England and France, as well as one of his musical heirs, Rodolphe Kreutzer—the dedicatee of Beethoven’s most fiendish violin sonata and a skilled composer in his own right. Time: 6 p.m. Cost: $70/$62 full price; $30/$20 under 30 https://musicatmenlo.org/cp/?evt=1297 JULY 18 AND 19, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY Onye! @ Redwood City Branch Libraries Drum! Dance! Celebrate! Four performances to choose from: Tuesday July 18 · 4 p.m. – Schaberg Branch Library; Tuesday July 18 · 6:30 p.m. – Downtown Library; Wednesday July 19 · 4 p.m. – Fair Oaks Branch Library and Wednesday July 19 · 6:30 p.m. – Redwood Shores Branch Library. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library Time: Varies | Cost: Free redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/19405/2055?curm=7&cury=2017 JULY 18, TUESDAY Prelude Performance @ Martin Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, 94027 Hear young artists from the Chamber Music Institute perform Ernő Dohnányi’s Serenade in C Major, op. 10 and Edward Elgar’s Piano Quintet in a minor, op. 84. Time: 5 p.m. | Cost: Free https://musicatmenlo.org/pre/?evt=1319 JULY 18, TUESDAY Concert Program II The Classical Style @ Stent Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, 94027 As Haydn and Mozart crystallized the Classical

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JULY 19, WEDNESDAY Redwood City Now and Then @ Downtown Library – Community Room, 1044 Middlefield Rd., Redwood City, 94063 Enjoy large print photographs of historic and modern day Redwood City and listen to stories of Historic Redwood City told by a guest speaker. Food and refreshments will be provided. This project was supported in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Time: 5-8 p.m. | Cost: Free redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/18204/2055?curm=7&cury=2017 JULY 19, WEDNESDAY Prelude Performance @ Stent Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, 94027 Hear young artists from the Chamber Music Institute perform Dmitry Shostakovich’s Piano Trio no. 2 in e minor, op. 67 and Edward Elgar’s Piano Quintet in a minor, op. 84. Time: 5 p.m. | Cost: Free https://musicatmenlo.org/pre/?evt=1320 JULY 19, WEDNESDAY Music in the Park – Kyle Jester @ Stafford Park, King Street and Hopkins Avenue., Redwood City, 94062 Kyle Jester formerly played with Candye Kane, Earl Thomas, & Thomas Yearsley of the Paladins. His latest album is titled After All This. Currently, Jester plays up and down the West Coast and in Europe with his own band, as well as with West Coast Playboys, Hot Roux, Billy Watson and Aki Kumar. Time: 6-8 p.m. | Cost: Free redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/19303/2055?curm=7&cury=2017 JULY 19, WEDNESDAY Summer Concert Series Freddy Clarke & Wobbly World @ Fremont Park, Santa Cruz Avenue at University Drive, Menlo Park, 94025 Wobbly World is a group of internationally recognized musicians in a powerful and unique collaboration. Founded by guitarist Freddy Clarke, the music is an ethno-layering of melodic, rhythmic and poetic ideas from several very different musical traditions that fit powerfully into a brilliant new sound and a joy-filled celebration of international musical synergy. The music is a refreshing mix where each player brings a contrasting musical tradition, yet the music flows and soars with a deep sense of cohesion. We all know that our environment is tenuous, international politics

are fragile; it's a Wobbly World out there. But these musicians have made something strong, dynamic and beautiful in response. The Eastern and Western scales have rarely sounded so natural together. Time: 6:30 – 8 p.m. | Cost: Free menlopark.org/Calendar. aspx?EID=3350&month=7&year= 2017&day=22&calType=0 JULY 19, WEDNESDAY City Council Meeting @ Council Chambers, 94 Ashfield Road, Atherton 94027 Learn about what’s happening in Atherton by attending the monthly city council meeting. Time: 7-10pm | Cost: Free ci.atherton.ca.us JULY 19, WEDNESDAY Encounter III The Devil’s Violinist: Niccolò Paganini @ Martin Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, 94027 Niccolò Paganini, a near-mythic figure whose fiendish abilities left listeners, performers, and composers equally awestruck, raised the technical standard of violin playing to stratospheric heights. This summer’s third Encounter, led by violin virtuoso Soovin Kim, will delve into Paganini’s intriguing life and work, ultimately revealing how Paganini’s magnificent legacy has endured throughout history and thrives to this day through his astonishing compositions. Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $48 full price; $20 under age 30 https://musicatmenlo.org/enc/?evt=1314 JULY 20, THURSDAY Prelude Performance @ Martin Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, 94027 Hear young artists from the Chamber Music Institute perform Ludwig Van Beethoven’s String Quartet in E-flat Major, op. 74 and Johannes Brahms Piano Quintet in f minor, op. 34. Time: 5 p.m. | Cost: Free https://musicatmenlo.org/pre/?evt=1321 JULY 20, THURSDAY Sunset Hikes at Filoli @ Filoli, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, 94062 Experience the tranquility of Filoli’s nature preserve in the light of the setting sun. Bring your family for a hike in the woodlands at dusk, the ideal time of day to spot our resident wildlife. Don’t forget your cameras and binoculars! This is a two-hour hike on varied terrain. At times it can be strenuous. Please discuss any physical limitations with your docent before you head out. For safety reasons (narrow, steep & rocky) strollers and wheelchairs cannot be accommodated on the trails. Time: 6 p.m. Cost: Adults $10 (members), $25 (non-members), Children $5 (members), $10 (non-members) filoli.org/education/adult-programs/nature-education. html#hikes JULY 20, THURSDAY Sherman Alexie @ Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, 94025 Sherman Alexie's work is canonical. Novels like The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven are standards in classrooms across the country. Few writers have captured the American experience in quite the way Alexie has. Time: 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. | Cost: $10 keplers.org/upcoming-events-internal JULY 20, THURSDAY Concert Program III German Virtuosity @ Stent Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Avenue,

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Atherton, 94027 Concert Program III continues the festival’s journey from the Classical period into the nineteenth century. The program offers Beethoven’s final violin sonata as its point of departure into the new era—following a nod to the French virtuoso Pierre Rode, another of Viotti’s disciples and the sonata’s dedicatee. In the generation following Beethoven, Louis Spohr would become a standard-bearer for the German violin tradition, introducing expressive innovations such as those heard in his Double String Quartet that gave Romanticism its musical soul. The program continues with music by Ferdinand David, Spohr’s prize pupil and muse to the German tradition’s most brilliant medium, Felix Mendelssohn, whose Opus 3 Piano Quartet closes the program. Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $80 full price; $35 under age 30 https://musicatmenlo.org/cp/?evt=1299

JULY 21, FRIDAY Prelude Performance @ The Center for Performing Arts at MenloAtherton, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton 94027 Hear young artists from the Chamber Music Institute perform Felix Mendelssohn’s Cello Sonata no. 2 in D Major, op. 58 and Ludwig Van Beethoven’s String Quartet in E-flat Major, op. 74. Time: 5 p.m. | Cost: Free https://musicatmenlo.org/pre/?evt=1322 JULY 21, FRIDAY Music on the Square – Lara Price @ Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City, 94063 Price discovered the power of music at the tender age of 6, when she started taking piano lessons in England with legendary 80’s music innovator Howard Jones. The journey of Lara’s blues band (The Lara Price Band) includes tours across the United States and China. It also includes five CD’s that Price has produced, co-written, and is featured playing drums, guitar, and backup vocals. Lara and her band have shared the bill with R&B legends, Etta James, James Brown, Buddy Guy, Leon Russell and many more. Time: 6-8 p.m. | Cost: Free redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/19181/2055?curm=7&cury=2017

JULY 20, THURSDAY Movies on the Square – The Princess Bride (PG) @ Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City, 94063 30th Anniversary. While home sick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him a story called The Princess Bride. Time: 8:45 – 11:20 p.m. | Cost: Free redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/19145/2055?curm=7&cury=2017 JULY 21, FRIDAY The Property Through Time @ Filoli, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, 94062 Take a Docent-guided hike to visit the pond and water tanks, the Bocce court, the cemetery and so much more to see how families that lived at Filoli used what is now called the Nature Preserve.

JULY 21, FRIDAY Carte Blanche Concert I Paganini’s Incomparable Caprices @ Stent Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Avenue,

Atherton, 94027 To this day, Paganini’s Twenty-Four Caprices represent the Mount Everest of violin technique. Violinist Sean Lee, in a rarely encountered feat of virtuosity, performs the entire cycle of Paganini’s caprices, with Music@Menlo debut pianist Peter Dugan offering the beautiful accompaniments composed by none other than Robert Schumann. Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $80 full price; $35 under age 30 https://musicatmenlo.org/cb/?evt=1307 JULY 22, SATURDAY Koret Young Performers Concert I @ The Center for Performing Arts at MenloAtherton, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton 94027 Hear young musicians from the Koret Young Performers play in their first concert of the season. Time: 1 p.m. | Cost: Free https://musicatmenlo.org/calendar/ JULY 22, SATURDAY Concert Program III German University @ The Center for Performing Arts at MenloAtherton, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton 94027 Concert Program III continues the festival’s journey from the Classical period into the nineteenth century. The program offers Beethoven’s final violin sonata as its point of departure into the new era—following a nod to the French virtuoso Pierre Rode, another of Viotti’s disciples and the sonata’s dedicatee. The program continues with music by Ferdinand David, Spohr’s prize pupil and muse to the German tradition’s most brilliant medium, Felix Mendelssohn, whose Opus 3 Piano Quartet closes the program. Time: 6 p.m. Cost: $70/$62 full price; $30/$20 under age 30 https://musicatmenlo.org/cp/?evt=1299

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JULY 23, SUNDAY Carte Blanche Concert II Quartet Connections @ Stent Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, 94027 As Mozart responded to the quartets of Haydn with his own masterpieces, so did Dvořák challenge the high standard set by Brahms with string quartets of quintessential Bohemian spirit. The Escher String Quartet brings its dual mastery of style and technique to a program juxtaposing several immortal composers, each at the apex of his chamber music achievement. Please join the Escher String Quartet for a picnic lunch following the concert. A gourmet boxed lunch may be reserved with your ticket order for $18. Time: 10:30 a.m. Cost: $80 full price; $35 under age 30; $18 gourmet picnic lunch at the Menlo School Campus at noon https://musicatmenlo.org/cb/?evt=1308 JULY 23, SUNDAY Concert Program IV in Joachim’s Orbit @ The Center for Performing Arts at MenloAtherton, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton 94027 The sheer brilliance of Mendelssohn’s musical achievements would inspire an emerging generation of Romantics. The violinist Joseph Joachim towers as one of German Romanticism’s most consequential figures. A protégé of Mendelssohn’s, Joachim would come to personify the German school of violin playing and served as muse to Schumann and Brahms in the creation of their greatest works for violin. Concert Program IV surrounds Joachim with signature works by these composers, culminating in Brahms’s poetic Horn Trio. Time: 6 p.m. Cost: $70/$62 full price; $30/$20 under age 30 https://musicatmenlo.org/cp/?evt=1301 JULY 24, MONDAY Prelude Performance @ Martin Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, 94027 Hear young artists from the Chamber Music Institute perform Felix Mendelssohn’s Cello Sonata no. 2 in D Major, op. 58 and Johannes Brahms Piano Quintet in f minor, op. 34. Time: 5 p.m. | Cost: Free https://musicatmenlo.org/pre/?evt=1323 JULY 24, MONDAY Concert Program IV in Joachim’s Orbit @ Stent Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, 94027 The sheer brilliance of Mendelssohn’s musical achievements would inspire an emerging generation of Romantics. The violinist Joseph Joachim towers as one of German Romanticism’s most consequential figures. A protégé of Mendelssohn’s, Joachim would come to personify the German school of violin playing and served as muse to Schumann and Brahms in the creation of their greatest works for violin. Concert Program IV surrounds Joachim with signature works by these composers, culminating in Brahms’s poetic Horn Trio. Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $80 full price; $35 under age 30 https://musicatmenlo.org/cp/?evt=1301 JULY 25 AND 26, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY Illusionist Jack Alexander @ Redwood City Branch Libraries Be amazed with four performances by illusionist Jack Alexander. Tuesday July 25 · 4 p.m. – Schaberg Branch Library; Tuesday July 25 · 6:30 p.m. – Downtown Library; Wednesday July 26 · 4 p.m. – Fair Oaks Branch Library and Wednesday July 26 · 6:30 p.m. – Redwood Shores Branch Library. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library Time: Varies | Cost: Free redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/19401/2055?curm=7&cury=2017

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JULY 26, WEDNESDAY Afternoon Tea at Filoli @ Filoli, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, 94062 Experience this lovely tradition in the relaxing and gracious ambiance of Filoli. Enjoy delicious sandwiches, seasonal salads, scones with fresh lemon curd and pastries presented on linen tablecloths. Tea is served in our beautiful collection of china teacups, donated through the years by Filoli members and volunteers. Time: 1pm Cost: $50 members, $60 non-members filoli.org/afternoon-tea/index.html

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JULY 26, WEDNESDAY Prelude Performance @ Martin Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, 94027 Hear young artists from the Chamber Music Institute perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s String Quartet in G Major, K. 387 and Gabriel Fauré’s Piano Quartet no. 2 in g minor, op. 45 Time: 5 p.m. | Cost: Free https://musicatmenlo.org/pre/?evt=1324 JULY 26, WEDNESDAY Music in the Park – Tortilla Soup @ Stafford Park, King Street and Hopkins Avenue Tortilla Soup was founded in 2003 and features former members of the legendary groups Tower of Power & Malo. With over 30 years of experience, Tortilla Soup derives their music style from influences like Latin, Cumbia, Salsa, Tex-Mex, R&B, Blues, to Funk and Soul. Lead by Robert Payne, Tortilla Soup strives to bring to their audiences "El Sabor de la Musica." The band's commitment shows a dedication that can best be understood by listening to their smooth, soulful, and danceable sounds. Time: 6-8 p.m. | Cost: Free redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/19304/2055?curm=7&cury=2017 JULY 26, WEDNESDAY Summer Concert Series - Jessica Johnson/Jazz @ Fremont Park, Santa Cruz Avenue at University Drive, Menlo Park, 94025 Jessica Johnson is a singer/songwriter, fitness instructor, dancer & choreographer who aims to make a positive change in the world. “The Bay Area vocalist and songwriter has her audience held in the palm of her hand from the moment she walks on stage. With her rich sultry voice she melts your heart, leaving you yearning for more.” - Justin Langstan, Sidewalks Entertainment Time: 6:30 – 8 p.m. | Cost: Free menlopark.org/Calendar. aspx?EID=3351&month=7&year= 2017&day=22&calType=0 JULY 26, WEDNESDAY Carte Blanche Concert III Violin Universe @ Stent Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, 94027 Violinist Yura Lee performs an astounding array of works for solo violin, ranging from the adventurous musical experiments of the pre-Baroque era to examples of the most infectiously appealing folk styles of violin playing heard today. Concluding with Bach’s monumental Chaconne, this program is a one-of-a-kind celebration of the violin’s endless potential and timeless popularity. Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $80 full price; $35 under age 30 https://musicatmenlo.org/cb/?evt=1309 JULY 27, THURSDAY Prelude Performance @ Stent Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, 94027 Hear young artists from the Chamber Music Institute perform Camille Saint-Saëns’ Piano Trio no. 1 in F Major, op. 18 and Gabriel Fauré’s Piano

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JULY 28, FRIDAY Prelude Performance @ The Center for Performing Arts at MenloAtherton, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton 94027 Hear young artists from the Chamber Music Institute perform Camille Saint-Saëns’ Piano Trio no. 1 in F Major, op. 18 and Wolfgan Amadeus Mozart’s String Quartet in G Major, K. 387. Time: 5 p.m. | Cost: Free https://musicatmenlo.org/pre/?evt=1326 JULY 28, FRIDAY Music on the Square – Rafa @ Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City, 94063 Rafa is the Hebrew word for “healing.” The band's focus is to bring healing to people through their music, words, and actions. Rafa is based out of East Palo Alto and started out about six years ago as part of the Vintage Music Collective, a diverse group of musicians that were into playing different styles of soul music. Rafa grew as a band when they were invited to open some of the Island Sol shows at the Avalon in Santa Clara, opening for Hawaiian reggae acts like J Boog, Fiji, Ekolu, Rebel Souljahz and others. Since then they’ve done monthly residencies at Mojito in San Francisco, and Club Fox in Redwood City Time: 6-8 p.m. | Cost: Free redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/19182/2055?curm=7&cury=2017 JULY 28, FRIDAY Concert Program V French Luminaries @ Martin Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, 94027 Concert Program V begins with the Sonata in e minor for Two Violins by Jean-Marie Leclair, the first great violinist of the French school, who came to be

celebrated as “the French Corelli.” Over a century later, the Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor Eugène Ysaÿe, who combined Joachim’s intellect with Paganini’s flair, would set listeners aflame with his intrepid approach to the instrument. In addition to composing his own masterpieces, Ysaÿe served as inspiration through his brilliant playing for composers from César Franck and Gabriel Fauré to Claude Debussy. Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $80 full price; $35 under age 30 https://musicatmenlo.org/cp/?evt=1303 JULY 22, SATURDAY Koret Young Performers Concert II @ The Center for Performing Arts at MenloAtherton, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton 94027 Hear young musicians from the Koret Young Performers play in their second concert of the season. Time: 1 p.m. | Cost: Free https://musicatmenlo.org/calendar/ JULY 29, SATURDAY Concert Program V French Luminaries @ The Center for Performing Arts at MenloAtherton, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton 94027 Concert Program V begins with the Sonata in e minor for Two Violins by Jean-Marie Leclair, the first great violinist of the French school, who came to be celebrated as “the French Corelli.” Over a century later, the Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor Eugène Ysaÿe, who combined Joachim’s intellect with Paganini’s flair, would set listeners aflame with his intrepid approach to the instrument. In addition to composing his own masterpieces, Ysaÿe served as inspiration through his brilliant playing for composers from César Franck and Gabriel Fauré to Claude Debussy.

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Time: 6 p.m. Cost: $70/$62 full price; $30/$20 under age 30 https://musicatmenlo.org/cp/?evt=1303 JULY 30, SUNDAY Prelude Performance @ Martin Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, 94027 Hear young artists from the Chamber Music Institute perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Violin Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 454 and Robert Schumann’s Piano Trio no. 2 in F Major, op. 80. Time: 3:30 p.m. | Cost: Free https://musicatmenlo.org/pre/?evt=1327 JULY 30, SUNDAY Carte Blanche Concert IV Romantic Voices @ Stent Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, 94027 Violinist Danbi Um embodies the tradition of the great Romantic style, her natural vocal expression coupled with virtuosic technique. Partnered by pianist Orion Weiss, making his Music@Menlo debut, she offers a program of music she holds closest to her heart, a stunning variety of both favorites and delightful discoveries. Danbi Um will be joined by violinist Paul Huang for Sarasate’s Spanish Dances at the end of this program. Time: 6 p.m. Cost: $80 full price; $35 under age 30 https://musicatmenlo.org/cb/?evt=1310 AUGUST 1, TUESDAY Prelude Performance @ Stent Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, 94027 Hear young artists from the Chamber Music Institute perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Violin Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 454 and Arnold Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), op. 4. Time: 5 p.m. | Cost: Free https://musicatmenlo.org/pre/?evt=1328 AUGUST 1, TUESDAY Encounter V The Violin Today @ Martin Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, 94027 Fred Child, popular host of the American Public Media® radio program Performance Today®, moderates the summer’s final Encounter, featuring an elite panel of Music@Menlo violinists and the incomparable violin maker Samuel Zygmuntowicz. This in-depth discussion of modern violin making, performance, and pedagogy will include violinists who have studied with the greatest virtuosi of our time, with lineage dating all the way back to Joseph Joachim, providing a uniquely engrossing opportunity to hear the perspectives of today’s finest performers—pointing directly toward the future of the majestic violin tradition. Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $48 full price; $20 under age 30 https://musicatmenlo.org/enc/?evt=1316 AUGUST 2, WEDNESDAY Prelude Performance @ The Center for Performing Arts at MenloAtherton, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton 94027 Hear young artists from the Chamber Music Institute perform Robert Schumann’s Piano Trio no. 2 in F Major, op. 80 and Arnold Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), op. 4. Time: 5 p.m. | Cost: Free https://musicatmenlo.org/pre/?evt=1330 AUGUST 2, WEDNESDAY Concert Program VI The Age of Expression @ The Center for Performing Arts at MenloAtherton, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton 94027 Concert Program VI features music by Borodin, Respighi, Ysaÿe, and even Kreisler himself—works that illustrate the age of expression’s transformative effect on how composers would forever approach the

instrument. Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $70/$62 full price; $30/$20 under age 30 https://musicatmenlo.org/cp/?evt=1305 AUGUST 3, THURSDAY Carte Blanche Concert V A Tribute to Fritz Kreisler @ Stent Family Hall, 50 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton, 94027 The charismatic violinist Benjamin Beilman has long been a disciple of the incomparable art of the great Viennese master Fritz Kreisler. Beilman’s extraordinary celebration of Kreisler’s art includes music that inspired Kreisler as both a performer and a composer as well as a host of Kreisler’s most famous and beloved works. Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $80 full price; $35 under age 30 https://musicatmenlo.org/cb/?evt=1311 AUGUST 4, FRIDAY Prelude Performance @ The Center for Performing Arts at MenloAtherton, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton 94027 Hear young artists from the Chamber Music Institute perform Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Piano Trio in G Major, op. 1, no. 2, Johannes Brahms’ Piano Trio no. 3 in c minor, op. 101 and Antonín Dvořák’s String Quintet in E-flat Major, op. 97. Time: 5 p.m. | Cost: Free https://musicatmenlo.org/pre/?evt=1329 AUGUST 5, SATURDAY A.D.A.P.T. Meeting @ Atherton Town Council Chambers, 94 Ashfield Road, Atherton 94027 The volunteer Atherton Disaster and Preparedness Team meets on the first Saturday of every month. Join your neighbors and learn about community safety and emergency preparedness. Time: 9-10:30am | Cost: Free getreadyatherton.org AUGUST 5, SATURDAY Koret Young Performers Concert III @ The Center for Performing Arts at MenloAtherton, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton 94027 Hear young musicians from the Koret Young Performers play in their third concert of the season. Time: 1 p.m. | Cost: Free https://musicatmenlo.org/calendar/ AUGUST 5, SATURDAY Concert Program VII National Flavors @ The Center for Performing Arts at MenloAtherton, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton 94027 Music@Menlo’s 2017 festival season finale offers a colorful survey of violin playing across the Western world. The vitality of modern Bohemia is heard in Martinů’s ingenious duo, while the visceral influence of the great Russian school of string playing is evident in Shostakovich’s Prelude and Scherzo for String Octet, completed while the composer was still a teenager. Composer Ernő Dohnányi drew from his native Hungary’s folk traditions in his Ruralia hungarica, while American composer John Corigliano’s Red Violin Caprices glorify the instrument with a distinctly modern voice. The program concludes with the thrilling String Octet by the Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, and conductor George Enescu. Time: 6 p.m. Cost: $70/$62 full price; $30/$20 under age 30 https:// musicatmenlo.org/ cp/?evt=1306

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graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, UC Santa Barbara, and Santa Clara Law School, I left my Menlo Park law firm and drove my BMW to my first construction job, making $10 per hour in a new career I came to love, culminating in starting my own construction company, Supple Homes, in 2005, now with an experienced staff, including project managers.

in five minutes, after dropping off my son, to meet and discuss her project. She was amazed because she was having great difficulty finding anyone to come take a look at her project and here I was showing up five minutes after she called. Atherton clients are unique, and favorites, because they couple the vision and capacity to build/remodel what they desire with a demand for expertise, excellence, and results. My previous legal and real estate training help me to effectively communicate to my highly educated clients. We can converse on the same educational level. It creates a trust with my clients.

One of the challenges I routinely encounter are residents who have had a negative prior experience with another contractor - way over Supple Homes specializes in additions, remodels and whole house design/build budget, late, or both. We avoid this by being My entrepreneurial path and experience honest up front about the time and money a in different industries, including real estate project will require. If it costs $200,000; that’s what I say. If it will take sales, allows me to connect with Atherton clients in a unique way – I five months, I won’t say three months. Unrealized expectation and false appreciate budgets, expectations, and timelines, and the desire for hopes lead to an adversarial relationship. The home building process Atherton residents to get what they want - I share their gratification in should be a collaboration I love the process and make things easy and seeing what we accomplish every day. fun. It’s not adversarial at all; I view it as us being on the same team so My favorite Atherton projects include a family room and kitchen that at the end a delighted home owner says, “Wow. We did it.” addition remodel on Tuscaloosa. Several years later the clients had Living local and being part of the community gives me an added us back to completely remodel their luxurious master bedroom and incentive to make sure the project ends well; our kids might be on the bathroom with spectacular 8’ wide master shower… same baseball team; we shop at the Draeger’s together; I’m at the local I also enjoyed building a guest house on Cowell Lane for a family Starbucks. I’m also a supporter of the Menlo Park School Education based in Korea, relying on trust and communication to make Foundation and the Las Lomitas Education Foundation. I believe the appropriate decisions for them. Likewise, we recently we did a whole schools are our most important local resource and maintaining them to house remodel in Atherton for a busy, young tech entrepreneur who the highest possible standard is of utmost importance. gave us the freedom to make design/build decisions, resulting in a Sean Supple – the exclusive provider of contractor/building editorial beautiful and successful outcome. for Atherton Living - is the founder and owner of Supple Homes, With contractors all over the place, Atherton residents appreciate my specializing in additions, remodels, and whole house design/build, adept living only minutes away. Last month, I was driving my son to school at any style - traditional, craftsman, Mediterranean, contemporary, and at Las Lomitas and got a call from a Atherton resident who was looking modern farmhouse. See more at supplehomesinc.com, or call Sean at to do some remodel work. We determined that I could be at her house 650-380-9352. ■

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1. If you are the male owner of the house, place your dreamed lady’s picture on the northwest corner of your home and bedroom. 2. If you are the female owner of the house, place your ideal guy’s picture on the southwest corner of your home and bedroom. 3. Find out your dreamed person’s sign (Chinese Zodiac). If he/she is a. Snake, rooster or ox, focus on the fire treatment. Sending a red color heart shape gift or having a candle light dinner together will melt the heart. b. Pig, rabbit or goat, focus on the water treatment. Having a romantic beach walk or taking on a relaxing cruise line vacation can dissolve the barrier. c. Tiger, horse or dog, focus on the wood treatment. Bringing gorgeous flowers or hiking in Big Basin trails will ignite the passion. d. Monkey, rat or dragon, focus on the metal treatment. Inviting for a great concert or having a Europe trip will fence in the love. 4. If you were born in the year of goat (1967,1979, 1991) or ox (1961, 1973, 1985), you have the top people relationship and marriage luck in 2016. Go full force in pursuing your love because the most auspicious stars are shining upon you. 5. If you were born in the year of monkey (1968,1980,1992) or tiger (1962,1974, 1986), your luck will be bad in 2016. It is likely for you to create a joyful event such as marriage to kill off the bad fortune. At least try to enjoy your own wedding. 6. In 2016, the #9 people relationship purple star lands on the east space. East is the direction for the eldest son, who will enjoy superior people relationship luck in 2016. If you are not the elder son of the family, you can still take advantage of this star by occupying the east room and placing 9 red roses in the east corner of your room, home or office. (415) 335-2976 www.masterwoodychan.com

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Atherton resident Tom Papageorge runs Atherton Appliance and Kitchens with his sons. This smoker was recently unveiled at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Las Vegas. Available in a freestanding and built-in model, the Kalamazoo Smoker Cabinet is a new approach to traditional American barbecue at home. Top barbecue circuit competitors swear by gravityfeed charcoal smokers. We have incorporated that same technology into a stainless-steel cabinet that fits seamlessly into any Kalamazoo outdoor kitchen. The gravity-feed charcoal technology, and insulated and sealed design, creates efficient temperature control and constant, even heat. The cabinet matches the sleek lines of our collection while offering the primal experience and incredible flavors that can only be achieved by a live fire.

Backyard smokers are nothing new, but the Smoker Cabinet unveiled by Kalamazoo takes the experience to a new level, with a gravity-feed charcoal design that many pit bosses swear by. Thanks to its sealed system and heavily insulated box, Kalamazoo claims the dedicated smoker can maintain an ideal 225° F smoking temperature for more than 10 hours on a single load of charcoal. The unit measures 36 inches wide by 30 inches deep, making it compatible with most outdoor cabinetry systems. And its three large shelves should hold enough smoked meat for even the biggest backyard barbecues.

- Consumer Reports With the Kalamazoo Freestanding Smoker Cabinet, you can cook traditional, live fire barbecue in a real smoker that looks right at home in the most beautiful and sophisticated outdoor spaces. With the same sleek lines of our cabinetry collection, this rolling Smoker Cabinet is an easy addition to any existing outdoor kitchen or backyard. It comes with a solidsurface porcelain worktop pre-installed in your choice of two colors. The insulated, gravityfed design simplifies temperature control and delivers efficient heat. Thanks to thoughtful engineering, a single, seven-pound load of charcoal can maintain an ideal 225°F smoking temperature for up to 16 hours. Three large shelves hold plenty of food for a whole party!

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• 42-inch freestanding smoker cabinet with 44-inch wide by 32-inch deep solid surface countertop • Insulated, gravity-feed design for efficient heat and smoke • Computer-controlled blower system for fool-proof temperature control • Contains three large adjustable shelves, 17-inches wide by 25-inches deep, with a total of nearly four cubic feet available for food inside the pit. This is more than enough for three whole packer briskets, nine whole rib racks, or two large turkeys. • Available in Arctic white or Nero black. Atherton Appliance and Kitchens is an Atherton owned family business, with two generations of Papageorge’s serving Atherton customers. Call 650) 369-1794 for a private showing, or visit 695 Veterans Blvd. in Redwood City. www.athertonappliance.com. Specs and narrative provided by Kalamazoo. ■

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The Lupus Foundation of Northern California PROVIDES PATIENT EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH By Melissa McKenzie

hile some diseases are easy to see in those afflicted, others don’t manifest in measurable ways. You can’t look at someone and know they suffer from diabetes, arthritis or fibromyalgia. Still, even some of these silent diseases, like lupus, for example, are not only difficult to treat but can go undiagnosed for years, leading sufferers to feel frustrated and often depressed. Sufferers of lupus, an autoimmune disease, take an average of six years to receive a diagnosis, and within that time the average person sees a minimum of four doctors and obtains multiple incorrect treatment plans that focus on only one manifestation of the illness. Many individuals are unable to maintain employment due to symptoms ranging from extreme fatigue and crippling joint pain to a compromised immune system and poor mental health. Organizations like the Lupus Foundation of Northern California aim to bridge the gap between life with and life without lupus. Since 1978, LFNC has focused on programs to educate those living with the disease and their loved ones. The non-profit also engages in advocacy and lobbying to ensure adequate funding is allotted to research that will result in a cure.

“Lupus patients tell us time and time again that the most important thing in their daily fight is the hope that they are not along in their battle,” said Executive Director Erin Badillo. Through speaker series, new patient education classes, community outreach programs, speaking engagements, a #lupus101 series and social events, LFNC continually pushes toward deepening the public’s understanding of a misunderstood disease. “Recently we started our #lupus101 series, a combination of live and in person events that promote awareness among the community and provide education for those living with lupus,” said volunteer social media coordinator and patient educator Christine Von Raesfeld, who was diagnosed with the disease in 2002. “These have included live online Facebook sessions with rheumatologists from Stanford Hospital and an in person make-up class at Westfield Valley Fair's Sephora. We recognize the need for patients to connect in various ways and try to accommodate those needs.” LFNC operates on a small paid staff of three and a host of volunteers who donate time as their health permits. Recently, a small group of advocates visited Washington, D.C. and met with members of Congress to further the organization’s mission. They arrived with three asks: healthcare reform, including ensuring pre-existing conditions do not hinder individuals Lupus advocates visit Sacramento from obtaining healthcare, low-income based government assistance for those on disability, continuing protections against lifetime caps on healthcare, planning to include prevention and wellness activities for those at risk for chronic diseases, avoiding discriminatory practices within the open healthcare market and eliminating racial disparities in chronic diseases; supporting a

As the premier source of information on lupus, LFNC is the voice of the Northern California lupus community of patients, families, friends and caregivers. Community outreach at the Facebook Farmer’s Market

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2566 Bay Road, Redwood City $2 billion increase to strengthen biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health and providing $5 million for the Lupus Medical Research program in the 2018 Defense Appropriations Bill. Additionally, they asked the members they met with to join the Congressional Lupus Caucus, a 55-member strong group established to provide a forum for members of Congress and their staff to actively engage in dialogue to improve the quality of life for people with lupus and their caregivers. In June, the organization held its 23rd annual run and walk and throughout the year LFNC hosts a handful of social events that raise funds and provide awareness of the disease. “We hold several events fundraising events throughout the year from Google's day of giving to our first wine tasting event coming up at a private residence in beautiful Santa Rosa,” said Von Raesfeld. “It will also be our first event in collaboration with the Lupus Research Alliance. In the past, we have had paint nights to bring together patients and family in a fun, social environment and have several exciting events to come. We offer support groups throughout Northern California and a nationwide buddy program which pairs patients together at no cost.” Additional information can be found at www.lfnc.org ■

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HEAT WAVES CAN BE DEADLY... HOW DO WE COPE? By Vanessa Valerio

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eriods of extremely hot weather--heat waves--can cause serious health problems for everyone, but the most vulnerable people are older people, especially over 75 years, babies and young children, people with serious chronic conditions, people with mobility problems, people with serious mental health problems, people on certain medications, people who misuse alcohol or drugs, and people who are physically active. The most common heat-related conditions are heat exhaustion and heatstroke; they are also the most serious. Heat exhaustion means your body is overheating. It is the result of prolonged perspiration and loss of large quantities of salt and water. It occurs most often in hot, humid weather, when adequate fluids are not replaced (common in older adults who have a diminished thirst mechanism despite dehydration). This can occur either indoors or outdoors, with or without exercise. Symptoms of heat exhaustion may include nausea, cold and clammy skin, heavy sweating, weakness, dizziness, headache, shallow breathing, abdominal cramps, and muscle tremors. Mental disorientation and brief loss of consciousness may also occur. If you are concerned that someone may be experiencing the symptoms, make him lie down with his feet 8 to 12 inches higher than his head, and sponge him off with a cool, wet cloth. If possible, move him to an air-conditioned environment; if you are outside, move him to a shady spot. Loosen his clothing to allow the circulation of air to cool the body. If his symptoms worsen or last longer than one hour, seek medical help. If left untreated, heat exhaustion may progress to heatstroke. Heatstroke occurs when the body becomes unable to control its temperature: the body's temperature rises rapidly, the sweating mechanism fails and the body is unable to cool down. Body temperature may rise to 106º F or higher within 10 to 15 minutes. The most common cause of heatstroke is vigorous physical activity in a hot, humid environment. Heatstroke can also result from overexposure to direct sunlight, with or without physical activity, or to very high indoor temperatures. It can cause death or permanent disability if emergency treatment is not given. Symptoms include an extremely high body temperature; red, hot and dry skin; no visible perspiration; fast, strong pulse that may slow and weaken as the blood pressure drops; throbbing headache; dry mouth; vertigo; nausea; confusion; and unconsciousness. If symptoms of heatstroke are present, find a cool place; if outside, find a spot in the shade. The victim should be undressed (retaining undergarments only) and his bare skin should be cooled with cold water or ice compresses. Place cold packs around the neck, under the arms, and around the ankles to cool the blood in the main arteries. Use a fan or air conditioner if available. Continue the treatment until the temperature falls below 100ºF and check it every 10 or 15 minutes to ensure that it does not rise again. Obtain medical assistance.

Follow these tips: drink plenty of water; wear cool, light-colored clothes even if you don't feel hot; cover sunny windows with drapes or awnings; and use air conditioning, if possible. Avoid hot foods and heavy meals—they add heat to your body. Limit outdoor activities; try to plan activities for the coolest times of the day--before 10 and after 6 p.m. When spending time outdoors, wear a hat and use a sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) greater than 15 to protect yourself against sunburn. During extreme heat conditions, listen out for health and safety updates on the radio or TV. ■

A view of the vineyards at Kings Mountain Vineyards during the summer.

KINGS MOUNTAIN VINEYARDS:

Taste the History By Laura Ness, Wine Journalist

n a bucolic and private 50-acre gated estate that has existed just outside the town of Woodside since the 1880s, sits a beautiful one-acre vineyard nestled between redwood groves, on the eastern side of the coastal hills. Meticulously hand-tended, dry-farmed and sustainably maintained to the highest possible standards, these 520 vines on a quadrilateral cordon-trained, open lyre trellis, are the source for all the wines produced under the Kings Mountain Vineyards label. Only 400 cases are made annually. Planted in 1992, the vineyard once produced both Burgundy and Bordeaux varieties, but was entirely grafted to Pinot Noir in 2009. Each year, the wines are made in the same fashion. Only new French oak is used for aging, and the wines are never filtered or fined. Two clones of Pinot are planted here: Clone 13, also called Martini, a heritage clone known for its alluring mix of earth, herbs and spice, and Clone 667, a newer Dijon clone, delivering dark cherry, ripe raspberry and blackberry flavors. Kings Mountain Vineyards currently produces two versions of Pinot Noir: the Reserve, which is 100% Martini/Clone 13 and the “Bacchus,” which is approximately two-thirds Martini/Clone 13 and one-third Clone 667. The differences are remarkable. The Clone 13 Reserve is decidedly more “old world” in its initial restraint, yet possessing profound depth, flawless length and soaring elegance. Bolder and more fruit forward, the Bacchus is a sunny style of California Pinot with universal appeal. On the Reserve label, you will notice a magnificent theater: it was built by the second owner to accommodate his Hollywood guests who entertained one another in its lavishly decorated interior that boasts artifacts and renderings of antiquities from Greco-Roman times. The Bacchus label bears the countenance of the ancient god of wine and merriment himself. His likeness appears in a giant stone sculpture on the property, near the vineyard, adjacent to where the lion cage once stood. Yes, this place holds many stories. The vines that produce these wines are located within the Skyline subregion of the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA. This area can experience dramatic temperature variations, with frequent evening maritime fog during the summer that brings cold coastal air to chill the warm afternoons. It’s one of the coolest microclimates in Kings Mountain Vineyards are located in nearby Woodside.

The lineup of Kings Mountain Vineyard wines.

California, making it ideal for growing grapes. Santa Cruz Mountains wines are distinctive in their earthy, forest floor attributes, along with abundant minerality. This is especially pronounced in the Pinot Noirs, which exhibit complexity and abundant acidity, ensuring graceful maturation. The Skyline subregion Pinots are prized for zesty acidity, bright lively red cherry, cranberry, guava, cocoa, allspice, orange peel and intriguing herbaceousness. Woodside is also part of the Chaine d’Or, or chain of gold: since the mid 19th century, a series of small vineyards here consistently produced gold medal wines. Kings Mountain Vineyards continues to uphold that gold-medal winning tradition. The current vintage showed well at the 2017 California State Fair, with the 2012 Bacchus taking Gold, 95 points and Best of Class of Region, and the 2012 Clone 13 scoring Silver, with 91 points. Since Kings Mountain Vineyards is a private estate, the winery has no formal tasting room and is only open for special wine club events. Fortunately for oenophiles lacking cellars in which to properly age wines, the folks at Kings Mountain have done it for you. Their wine club enables members to receive allocations of current vintages as well as access to library wines, with flawlessly aged examples dating back to 2002. At the recently held Silicon Valley Wine Auction, a five-case auction lot of library wines from Kings Mountain Vineyards sold for $22k! Fortunately, you don’t have to pay that much to get your hands on some. The Pinots are priced at $65, and the Meritage at $60. ■

CURRENT RELEASES The current—and final—Meritage blend from this vineyard, vintage 2008, is made from all five Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec. “Meritage” is a fancy word designating that the wine is a Bordeaux blend. This handsome wine is perfectly aged and drinking beautifully now, with dark olives, capers, pine, black pepper, blackberry truffles and an intense chocolatey mouthfeel. The 2012 Clone 13 Pinot Noir is a slice of Burgundy, packed with cranberry, raspberry, orange zest, fern, cinnamon and dark tea, with many chapters yet to be revealed. The 2012 Bacchus Pinot Noir is immediately accessible and juicy ripe, lush with dark cherry, cocoa and allspice. Sign up for the mailing list to be invited to private tastings, which occur twice yearly in the spectacular vineyards: kingsmountainvineyards.com

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An overview image of Makepeace Island. Photo property of Makepeace Island

Villa accommodations. Photo property of Makepeace Island

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DON’T SETTLE FOR AN ISLAND RESORT, BOOK THE ENTIRE ISLAND By Melissa McKenzie

lthough planning a family vacation or exciting trip for two can be fun, putting together an exclusive getaway is much more difficult. Visiting theme parks and traditional locales on breaks is often more exhausting, with lines and crowds sometimes sucking the excitement out of a trip.

Traveling during off-times can help – visiting beach resorts in the winter or smaller ski resorts (even though many cater to outdoor, warm weather activities) in the summer, but for those who truly want their time away to be like nothing else on the planet, there’s one place to go – Makepeace Island. Makepeace Island, the Australian home of Sir Richard Branson, is a sanctuary of seclusion upstream from Noosa on Queensland, Australia’s Sunshine Coast. While there are island experiences that only allow small groups of patrons, Makepeace is completely different. The island is offered on a sole use booking basis, meaning those traveling alone, honeymooners or family reunion attendees will be the only guests on the island for the duration of the trip. Accommodations are open to as few as one and as many as 20 all for the cost of $5,550 per night for up to four guests with a two night minimum stay (additional guests are charged $600 per person per night). Only three villas occupy the property. Each contains two bedrooms, a bathroom, separate lounge area, deck, stocked bar, Nespresso coffee, air conditioning, fans, heating, work desk with WiFi access and evening turndown service, among other amenities and guests are given the exclusive use of Branson’s island. Island use includes: tailored experiences designed specifically for the booking party and their guests; non-alcoholic beverages and daily menus designed by the island’s executive chef, Lisa Mahar; transfers from Noosa or Maroochydore Airports to Noosa Marina on arrival and departure; river transfers between Makepeace Island and Noose Marina, Lake Cooroibah, North Shore beaches and Noosa Heads; a unique sunset lake ‘cruise’ on Makepeace’s ‘aircraft carrier’ barge each stay and use of all island facilities. On the island, guests have access to the lagoon pool - the property’s centerpiece with a water feature, dive sports and 15 person heated spa, island bar; a game room with a selection of musical instruments and open air balcony for dining; relaxation wantilan – a large, two-story structure overlooking the river; outdoor activities – complete with three Hobie Cats, two stand up paddle boards and four kayaks; fishing; all-weather grass tennis court; island walking Makepeace Island’s Wantilan Lounge Photo property of Makepeace Island

Off island adventures can also be arranged by the Makepeace Island team, all with a focus on the Sunshine Coast. Options range from chopper tours and transfers (complete with a lunch packed by the island’s chef) to trips to the Great Barrier Reef, Four Wheel Drive beach adventures (with a gourmet lunch), dolphin experiences, river fishing, beach horseback riding, the Australia Zoo, deep sea fishing and whale watching, golf at one of five Sunshine Coast golf courses, diving, surf lessons, onsite spa treatments with therapists who will meet your needs (offsite arrangements are made for specialized sessions) and on- oroffsite yoga. Book the island by visiting www. makepeaceisland.com or emailing res@ makepeaceisland.com. ■

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