Music: Palo Alto Philharmonic
On Saturday, Sept. 8, at 8 p.m., the Palo Alto Philharmonic will hold a Baroque-music concert with a program including Handel's "Water Music" Suite #1 in F and J.S. Bach's Harpsichord Concerto in F Minor. The performance will be at the First Baptist Church, 305 N. California Ave., Palo Alto. Tickets are $20 general, $17 for seniors and $10 for students. Go to paphil.org.

Books: Friends of the Palo Alto Library book sales
Book sales to benefit the Palo Alto Library are being held on Saturday, Sept. 8, and Sunday, Sept. 9, at the Cubberley Community Center at 4000 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Sales go from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with children's and bargain rooms opening at 10 a.m. on Saturday. The monthly sales are presented by the Friends of the Palo Alto Library. Go to friendspaloaltolib.org.

Family: Science Night at MOAH
Palo Alto's Museum of American Heritage hosts a night of family science activities and pizza from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9. Topics include static electricity, electromagnetism and the Tesla coil. Admission is $20 at the door or $17 in advance, with pizza and drinks included. The museum is at 351 Homer Ave. Go to moah.org.

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