Music: New works
A performance of new chamber works by local composers is planned for 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, presented by the local chapter of the National Association of Composers. The event will be in the Lucie Stern Center's ballroom at 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. The composers are: Anne Baldwin, Greg Bartholomew, Sondra Clark, Vladimir Klibonov, Jay Lyon, Karl Schmidt and Dale E. Victorine. Tickets are $12/$17. Go to nacusasf.org.

Community: Repair Cafe
Folks can bring broken household items to Palo Alto's Museum of American Heritage at 351 Homer Ave. on Sunday, Feb. 24, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to have them fixed by volunteer repairers. The idea is to keep more stuff out of the landfill: small appliances, lamps, clocks, bikes, computer items, toys and other objects. The program is free except for any part purchases that might be needed. Go to moah.org.

Music: Christopher Costanza
St. Lawrence String Quartet cellist Christopher Costanza will present a free performance of J.S. Bach's Suite No. 2 in D minor and Suite No. 5 in C minor beginning at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24. The event, which will also include a presentation by Stanford composer Jonathan Berger, will be at the CCRMA Stage at The Knoll, Stanford University. Go to music.stanford.edu.

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