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Palo Alto library programs include
Menlo Park library programs include Portola Valley library holds Preschool Storytime for ages 3-6 Wednesdays 1:30 p.m. Call 851-0560.
The Mothers Club of Palo Alto/Menlo Park offers play groups, monthly meetings, guest speakers, a babysitting co-op, kids and family activities and more. Member-led group for moms of children from birth (or expecting) to 5 years old meets July 13, 7:30 p.m. at the Women's Club, 475 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Call Sue at 852-1225.
Churchill Club meets July 14, 6 p.m. at the Hyatt Rickeys, 4219 El Camino, Palo Alto. Venture Capital: What's Hot? What's Not? will be discussed by Tom Bredt, Menlo Ventures; Sam Colella, Institutional Venture Partners; John Shoch, Asset Management; and Mark Stevens, Sequoia Capital. $18-$28. Call 321-9016 for reservations.
Humanist Community meets July 17, 10:45 a.m., Tresidder Union, Stanford University. Nel Noddings, professor of education at Stanford University, speaks on A Cautionary Work about...Community. Call 969-3630.
NOW Action Meeting features Dr. Ellen Mahoney speaking on Breast Cancer Treatments, July 18, 7-9 p.m., YWCA, 4161 Alma St., Palo Alto. Call 325-4033 by July 15 to arrange free child care.
Institute of Management Accountants meets July 19, 6 p.m., at Michael's at Shoreline, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. Julian Gangolli, Syntex Laboratories, discusses Health Care Benefit Management. $23. Call Judy Rast at 962-1184 for reservations.
Peninsula Republican Women meet for a fashion show and luncheon, July 20, 12 noon, Allied Arts Guild, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park. $20. Call 325-1115.
Software Entrepreneurs' Forum meets July 20, 6:30 p.m. for cocktails, 7:30 p.m. for dinner and speaker, Bing Gordon, co-founder of Electronic Arts, at the Elks Lodge, 4249 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. $25-$35. Call 854-7219.
Churchill Club meets July 21, 6 p.m., Hyatt Rickeys, 4219 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Venture Investing in Emerging Markets panel discussion co-sponsored by the World Forum. $18-$23. Call 321-9016 for reservations.
Bay Area Amphibian and Reptile Society meet July 22, 7:30-1 p.m., Cubberley Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Room H-1, Palo Alto. Call 329-2111.
American Business Women's Association Palo Alto Charter Chapter, will host members from twenty-seven chapters of the Bay Area, July 24, starting at 11 a.m., Atherton Room of the Stanford Park Hotel, 100 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call Millie Bartow at 325-5916.
Early Risers Toastmasters Club meets Tuesdays 6:30-8 a.m., Lyon's Restaurant, 4298 El Camino Real, Los Altos. Call 493-5393.
Organic Gemstones Amber, Coral, Jet, Tortoise Shell, Pearl, July 14, 12 noon, Gleim's Jewelers, 322 University Ave., Palo Alto. Free. Call 323-1331 for reservations.
African drumming and dance workshops by Babatunde Olantunji, Saturday, July 16, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Unitarian Church, 505 E. Charleston Rd., Palo Alto and Sunday, July 17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Mitchell Park Community Center, 3800 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. $40 for one day or $65 for both if pre-registered or $75 at the door. Call 493-8046.
Early American Clocks by clock historian and collector Joyce Wahler, July 21, 7:30 p.m., Museum of American Heritage, 275 Alma St., Palo Alto. $5 non-members; free for members. Call 321-1004.
Learn to play pop piano in half a day workshop by Jere Yost, July 23, 9 a.m.-12 noon, Menlo Park Recreation Center. Anyone interested in enrolling may send for a free report titled "How to Read Just Enough Musical Notation to Get By in Pop Music." Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Jere Yost, 3357 E. Platt, Fresno, CA. 93702. Locally, call 858-3470.
Multi-Cultural Issues in Health Care by Charles Pitkofsky, July 22, 12 noon, YWCA, 4161 Alma St., Palo Alto. Bring your own lunch or order a box lunch. Call 494-0972.
Clay/Glass Festival sale and exhibition July 16-17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Cultural Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Call 329-2366.
Art History Mysteries and Steps an exhibition of recent etchings by Elaine B. Rothwell, July 14-Sept. 6 at School of Humanities and Sciences, Bldg. 1, Stanford University. Call 725-3622.
Radius 1994 artists: Prentiss Cole, Ron Guzman, Jong-Wook Kim, Wendy Palmer, Marta Thoma and Susan Wexler exhibit and Space, Earth, Environment contemporary and art quilts, co-sponsored by NASA Ames and Leone-Nii Gallery, through Dec. 31, Ames Visitors Center, Building 223 on Parsons Ave., Moffett Field. Reception is July 14. Call 969-2625.
Our Beautiful Bellies: Portraits of Pregnant Women by photographer Daryn Stier, through July 15 at Two Sisters Bookstore and Gallery, 605 Cambridge Ave., Menlo Park.
Little Christs, Broken Angels and Pre-Raphaelite Themes new works by Roberta Roth-Patterson, through July 30, Pacific Art League, 668 Ramona St., Palo Alto. Call 321-3891.
Students from Jim Smyth's Life and Portrait Painting Classes exhibit through July 31, at Pacific Art League, 668 Ramona St., Palo Alto. Call 321-3891.
Photography exhibit by Larry Hatlett through Aug. 14, Cafe Borrone, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 327-0830.
At The Beach and In The Water Black and White Photographs by Barbara Alper, through August 20, The Photographer's Gallery, 732 Emerson St., Palo Alto. Call 328-0662.
Diana Beuttler's watercolors through August at the Menlo Park Recreation Center, 700 Alma St. 8 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Photographs by Charles Halleck and Box Constructions by Martha Wasacz through July 30, Gallery House, 538 Ramona St., Palo Alto. Call 326-1668.
Collages by Sandra Simon through August 13, Bechtel International Center, 583 Lagunite, Stanford University. Call 723-1831.
Original Cloisonne Jewelry by Collette through August at Sharon Park Gallery, 325 Sharon Park Drive, Menlo Park. Call 854-6878.
Wearable Art Handpainted Clothing by Katy Dickson, through July 20, Expressions, Inc., 252 Main St., Los Altos. Call 941-3443.
It's About Time: Clocks and Other Timepieces through Oct. 30, Museum of American Heritage, 275 Alma St., Palo Alto. Hours are 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Fri.-Sun. Call 321-1004.
Summer Solstice: Red, White and Blue Watercolors, oils acrylics, pastels, etchings, woodcut and monoprints, ceramics and jewelry, through August 1, Viewpoints Art Gallery, 315 State Street, Los Altos. Call 941-5789.
Remembering: Place, Texture and Color oil paintings by Huellar Banks, through Sept. 20, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Serra House, Stanford University. Call 725-3622.
Paintings by Jerry McLaughlin through July 23, Smith Andersen Gallery, 728 Emerson St., Palo Alto. Call 327-7762.
Darkness Shines Like Light paintings by Misha Bittleston, through July 18, Just Deserts, 533 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Call 326-9992.
Travel Around the World prints, drawings and photographs from the 19th century, through Oct. 2, T. W. Stanford Art Gallery, Stanford University. Call 723-4177.
Folks features the works of Diane Cassidy, photographer, and Joan Hancock, painter, through August 15, the Center for Integrated Systems building and the Dean's Office, School of Engineering, 2nd floor, Terman bldg., Stanford University. Call 725-3622.
Ulama: Game of Life and Death in Early Mesoamerica an exhibition based on the world's oldest team sport, through Oct. 2 at the Stanford Art Gallery, Stanford University. Call 723-4177.
Works by Abhijit Sengupta through July 16 at the second floor lounge of Tresidder Union, Stanford University.
But We Must Cultivate Our Garden outdoor and indoor furniture, drawings and paintings by Peter Shire, through July 30, Lucy Berman Gallery, 534 Ramona St., Palo Alto. Call 322-2533.
Hubble and Beyond Space Exhibit through August at The Tech Museum of Innovation, 145 W. San Carlos St., San Jose. Open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Call (408) 279-7150.
Beyond the Facade: Architecture in Art through July 27, Syntex Gallery, 3401 Hillview Ave., Palo Alto. The Gallery is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. and 1-4 p.m. on Saturday.
Centennial Time Tunnel through Oct. 1994, Junior Museum, 1451 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 329-2111.
Awards of Poetic Excellence contest invites poets to enter one poem only, 20 lines or less on any subject and in any style. Poems should be sent to Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum, Inc. Dept. GM, 203 Diamond St., Sisterville, WV 26175. Deadline is July 31, 1994. Call (304) 652-1449.
Art of Caring photography contest searches for images that depict what it means to care. Photos may be either color or black and white. All photographs must be 8" X 10." To obtain information and an entry form, send a self-addressed, stamped business envelope to: Art of Caring, Caring Institute, 320 A Street, NE, Washington DC 20002-5940. All entries must be received by August 5, 1994.
Intensive Journal Workshops, a method of self-exploration, offered by Dialogue House, July 15-20 at Vallombrosa Center in Menlo Park. Call 800-468-5687.
Drawing and painting workshop facilitated by Susan Harby and Marguerite Fletcher July 15-17 at Pescadero Lodge. Explore multi-media, ocean landscape and still life painting and drawing. $175 includes lodging. Call 323-0731.
Beginning Publishing Seminar Getting Happily Published, by Hal Zina Bennett, July 23-24, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, 744 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto. Call 493-4430.
Seldon Seem Plants of the Sierra Madre Oriental by John Fairey and Carl Schoenfeld, July 14, 1-3 p.m., Gamble Garden Center, 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto. $12-$15. Call 329-1356.
10 Minute Seated Shiatsu Thursdays 6:30-9:30 p.m., July 14-August 18, Body Therapy Center, 368 California Ave., Palo Alto. $150. Call 328-9400.
Introduction to Bicycle Maintenance covers the basics of adjustments, lubrication and flat tire repair, July 14, 6-7:30 p.m., The Bicycle Outfitter of Los Altos, 963 Fremont Ave. Free. Call 948-8092.
Lew Smith teaches Balkan dancing to the Stanford International Dancers, July 15, 7 p.m., Mountain View Sports Pavilion, corner of Castro and Miramonte. $4. Call (408) 971-1326.
Couples Massage July 16, 10:45 a.m.-5 p.m., Body Therapy Center, 368 California Ave., Palo Alto. $125 per couple. Call 328-9400.
Infant Massage with Susan Pease, Thursdays, July 21-August 11, 11 a.m.-12 noon, Body Therapy Center, 368 California Ave., Palo Alto. Call 328-9400.
A Summer Dinner Exploring Great Food and Wine Matches with John Ash, July 21, 6:30 p.m. Draeger's, 1010 University Dr., Menlo Park. $40. Call 688-0688.
Bicycle Maintenance Drive Train, July 21, 6-7:30 p.m., Bicycle Outfitter of Los Altos, 963 Fremont Ave., Los Altos. Free. Call 948-8092.
The Pleasures of Salvias with Companion Plants by Betsy Clebsch, July 23, 10 a.m.-12 noon, Gamble Garden Center, 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto. $12-$15. Call 329-1356.
Self defense class for women with emphasis on practical awareness and current, effective self-defense maneuvers, July 23, 9 a.m.-12 noon, YMCA, 3412 Ross Road, Palo Alto. $30-$40. Call 494-1883.
Rebirthing offered by Linda Pearl Drew, July 24, 1-4 p.m., Two Sisters Bookshop, 605 Cambridge Ave., Menlo Park. $15-$20. Call 323-4778.
Free help with applications for Homeowner or Renter Assistance refunds is available for lower-income area residents 62 and older, blind or disabled. Trained volunteers can be seen by appointment July 15, 9-11:30 a.m., at the Senior Center of Palo Alto. Call 327-2811.
Results of the Senior Sexuality Survey by Dr. Walter Bortz and Diana Wiley, July 15, 7 p.m., Senior Center, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Call 323-6160.
Basic Race Walking class includes stretching, technique, proper shoes and extensive critiquing of style, July 16, 8:30-10 a.m., Senior Center, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. $15-$18. Call 323-6160.
Piano and vocal concert by Myrna Goese and Sylvie Braftman, July 17, 1:30 p.m. Sunset State Beach hike with leader Nancy Hawtrey, July 18. Trips leave at 9 a.m. from Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park, and return at 3 p.m. Transportation is by chartered bus. $20. Call 326-2025.
Best Foot Forward with podiatrist Dr. Craig Anderson, July 20, 11:15 a.m. at Senior Friendship Day, Cubberley Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 856-7750.
Hawaiian Luau features a special menu and entertainment by the Hula Halai'opi'ilani Dancers, July 21, 6 p.m., Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. $6.50-$8.50. Call 326-2025.
50 Plus Fitness Association one hour walk and run, meets July 23, 8:45 a.m., Track House, Angell Field, Stanford University. Call 323-6160.
July Health Screenings at the Palo Alto Senior Center include: Single and Looking a workshop for single lesbians who would rather be in a relationship, July 16, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Two Sisters Bookshop, 605 Cambridge Ave., Menlo Park. $50-$75. Call 323-4778.
Singles Supper Club has scheduled dinner at Velvet Turtle in Menlo Park, July 19. $27. Call Barbara Millin at 327-4645 for reservations.
Biking group 45 + meets for moderate rides, alternate Sundays at noon, Call 494-6170.
Keddem Congregation Children's Shabbat Service July 16, 1 a.m., Albert L. Schultz Jewish Community Center, Senior Room, 655 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. Call 323-4796.
The White Hole in Time by Peter Russel, July 17, 2-5 p.m., Unity Palo Alto Community Church, 3391 Middlefield Road. $25 suggested donation. Call 493-7999.
Marriage on the Spiritual Path lecture July 22, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Ananda Church, 299 California Ave, #208, Palo Alto. $8. Call 323-3363.
Bastille Day Celebration with portrait sketches, music, refreshments and dancing with a French flair, July 14, 8-11 p.m., Lucie Stern Center's Stern Ballroom, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. $5 donation. Call Anne Saldich at 327-8620.
Palo Verde Neighborhood Association is forming for residents living between Middlefield, West Bayshore, Loma Verde and East Meadow in Palo Alto. First meeting will be July 14, 7:30 p.m. at the YMCA, 3412 Ross Road, Palo Alto. Call Bonnie at 493-5077.
Joseph Eichler and the Eichler Home is the topic of Jerry, Ditto, President of Eichler Homes Realty, July 16, 2 p.m. at the Mitchell Park Library, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Mr. Ditto's talk is part of a Birthday Celebration beginning at 10 a.m. Residents are encouraged to bring in photographs of past and present Eichler homes for a summer display. Call Marilyn Gillespie at 329-2586.
Connoisseurs' Marketplace with gourmet food, chef demonstrations, musical performances by seven bands, one hundred and seventy artisan vendors, children's entertainment including pony rides, clowns, magic show and more, July 16-17, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park. Call 325-2818.
Town Ball and Picnic Day starts off with an exhibition game of townball (baseball in the 1890's) and then the public (ages 10 and above) can join in the fun, July 23, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., north end of Rinconada Park, Palo Alto. Call 329-2111.
Female Athletes, Osteoporosis and Exercise: Preventing Bone Loss at Every Age by Dr. Elizabeth Yurth, July 14, 7 p.m., Hoover Pavilion, 211 Quarry Road, Palo Alto. Free. Call 723-9933 for reservations.
The UCSF Mobile Mammography Testing Van will be at the Senior Center Center in Palo Alto, July 18-21, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. $60. Call 327-2811 for appointments.
Pediatric First Aid class July 19, 6-10:30 p.m. and July 23, 6-10:30 p.m., YWCA, 4161 Alma St., Palo Alto. $45. Call 494-0972.
Stroke Club meets July 20, 1 p.m., Rosener House, 1060 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Irene La Perle speaks on Six Steps to Control Your Stress. Call Pearl at 322-0126.
Coping with Allergies by Nancy Cummings Beim, M.D., July 21, 7 p.m., Hoover Pavilion, 211 Quarry Road, Palo Alto. Free. Call 723-9933 for reservations.
Baylands Frontrunners is a running club whose membership is primarily gay and lesbian, but open to anyone. Non-competitive runs begin Saturdays at 9 a.m. at the Baylands Athletic Center in Palo Alto, with a coffee social following. Walkers and runners of all abilities are welcome. Call (408) 984-4076.
Bay to Breakfast 5 & 10 K July 17 in Palo Alto. Call Tom Osborne at 329-2342.
Frontier Day with Mountain Man Raye Girouard who takes you back to a time when this country was young and alive with adventure, July 16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. $8 child; $12 adult. Call 949-8653 for reservations.
Take to the trails Tuesday hike July 19, 8:30-11:30 a.m. at Rancho San Antonio with Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. Hikes are 5-8 miles long. Call 691-2153 for reservations.
Coffee Break with the Park Ranger July 23, 3 p.m., Baylands Interpretive Center, end of Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Call 329-2506.
"La Nuit de Varennes" July 13, 8 p.m., Carnivorous Plant Show and Sale July 16, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Junior Museum and Zoo, 1451 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 329-2111.
Gilroy Garlic Festival package includes festival admission and special event program, round-trip train fare, shuttle bus between Gilroy depot and festival, July 30 & 31. $38. Call 548-9161.
The Stanford University Art Gallery offers tours of "Around the World: Pictures for the Armchair Tourist," Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., through Oct. 2. Call 723-3469.
Bastille Day "Campagne Du Sang" blood drive July 14, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Cardinal Hotel, corner of Ramona and Hamilton in Palo Alto. Call 723-7831.
Women in Business Working Together Celebration with entertainment, refreshments and door prizes July 21, 5:30-7 p.m., East Palo Alto Government Center, 2415 University Ave., East Palo Alto. Free child care provided at East Palo Alto CAN DO, 2369 University. Call Nisa Jannah at 473-9838.
Kepler's Books Kim Barnes and Mary Clearman Blew discuss "Circle of Women," and "Balsamroot," July 14, 7:30 p.m.; Julie Smith reads from "New Orleans Beat," July 15, 7:30 p.m.; Cynthia Bass reads from "Sherman's March," July 21, 7:30 p.m. at 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 324-4321.
25th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Landing on the moon, with Bay Area science fiction authors: Poul Anderson, Lisa Goldstein, Katharine Kerr, Marc Laidlaw, Jonathan Lethem and Lisa Mason, July 20, 6:30 p.m., Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 324-4321.
Printers Inc. Tom Peters discusses "The Tom Peters Seminar," July 13, 8 p.m.; David Knowles reads from "Secrets of the Camera Obscura," July 14, 8 p.m.; AnnaLee Saxenian discusses "Regional Advantage," July 19, 8 p.m. and Rich Scheinin discusses "Field of Screams: The Dark Underside of America's National Pastime," July 21, 8 p.m., 310 California Ave., Palo Alto. Call 327-6500.
Learn how to become a Red Cross disaster volunteer Introduction to Disaster Services is scheduled July 14, 7-10 p.m. at the American Red Cross, 400 Mitchell Lane, Palo Alto. Call 688-0415.
Repeat Performance, consignment clothing resale shop that benefits Family Service Mid-Peninsula, needs volunteers to staff shop, sort and tag clothes and assist customers. Flexible hours. Call 326-6576.
Epilepsy Support Group facilitated by Joyce Ting, M.S.W., meets July 13, 7-9 p.m., Hoover Pavilion, 211 Quarry Road, Room NO38, across from the Stanford Shopping Center. Call 723-5091.
A support group for women considering starting their own business meets July 14, and the second Thursday of each month, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Mid-Peninsula YWCA, 4161 Alma, Palo Alto. Call 494-0972.
AVM Support Group facilitated by Matthew Bowen, meets July 20, 6:30-8 p.m., Hoover Pavilion, 211 Quarry Road, Room NO38, across from Stanford Shopping Center. Call 387-6901.
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays meet July 21, 7:30 p.m., St. Bede's Episcopal Church, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park. Call 857-1058.
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