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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
'The Soul of EPA' kicks off African American History Month
The East Palo Alto Library will host "The Soul of EPA," a community event to kick off African American History Month, on Saturday, Feb. 1.
Tuesday, 10:07 AM | No comments yetMonday, January 27, 2020
'The Case of the Vanishing Firefish' combines environmental themes with a mindbending voyage
What do bioluminescent phytoplankton, a talking dolphin, the Dalai Lama and a spunky heroine who worships Hermione Granger have in common? They're all elements of a new, family-friendly play coming to Palo Alto's Cubberley Theatre.
Monday, 11:34 AM | No comments yetSaturday, January 25, 2020
Dragon's 'The Nether' is disturbing, smart drama
As a tense and creepy bit of drama, the production is a memorable trip to the dark side of the web.
Saturday, 1:03 PM | No comments yetFriday, January 24, 2020
What's Palo Alto reading? Local book lovers share their favorite titles of the past year
Local book experts share a few of their favorite reads of 2019 and data on what titles were most popular.
Friday, 2:59 PM | 3 commentsThursday, January 23, 2020
How does this Mountain View restaurant owner stay afloat? By keeping things really, really small.
At Mountain View's Yami Grill, which sources its produce from a farm run by a Buddhist temple and is the sole Peninsula restaurant to serve Guamanian food, the owner purposefully keeps things incredibly small.
Thursday, 12:16 PM | 4 commentsFriday Night at the Art Center: 'Rooted: Trees in Contemporary Art.'
The Palo Alto Art Center will celebrate the opening of its new exhibition, "Rooted: Trees in Contemporary Art," on Jan. 24, 7-9 p.m. with a free event featuring opportunities to meet artists, tree-themed art activities, refreshments, m
Thursday, 8:58 AM | No comments yetWednesday, January 22, 2020
Papyrus prepares to bid farewell to Palo Alto store
Greeting card retailer Papyrus is closing all 254 of its stationery stores over the next six weeks, including its site at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, according to multiple media reports.
Wednesday, 3:56 PM | No comments yetStanford presents 'One Touch of Venus'
What happens when an ancient statue of the goddess Venus comes to life? That's the topic of "One Touch of Venus," the 1941 musical fantasy by Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash and S.J. Perelman, presented this weekend by Stanford University's dep
Wednesday, 1:58 PM | No comments yetPoignant 'Pianist' shares a mother's gift
When teenage Lisa Jura left her home in Vienna, Austria, in 1938 and traveled, unaccompanied, to London, England, her mother told the budding concert pianist to "hold on to your music."
Wednesday, 11:32 AM | 2 commentsEast Palo Alto record label aims to amplify diverse voices
When Justin Phipps looks at the Bay Area, and East Palo Alto in particular, he sees a diverse artistic community with strong cultural roots in danger of being displaced.
Wednesday, 11:14 AM | 2 commentsWednesday: Illustrated talk on black holes at Foothill College
A free, non-technical and illustrated talk on black holes will be given Wednesday at Foothill College in Los Altos, Andrew Fraknoi, professor emeritus, announced.
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A free, non-technical and illustrated talk on black holes will be given Wednesday at Foothill College in Los Altos, Andrew Fraknoi, professor emeritus, announced.
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Sweethearts, on and off the stage
In their first production together, Max Tachis' character had to put his head under Roneet Aliza Rahamim's character's dress where, he recalled, due to their elaborate period costumes, it kept getting stuck.
Wednesday, 10:09 AM | No comments yetThursday, January 16, 2020
A 'Little Women' weekend
Two of Hollywood's most iconic adaptations of Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" will be back on the big screen at Stanford Theatre this weekend.
Thursday, 2:35 PM | No comments yetShop Talk: Farewell to foam, Abercrombie & Fitch
In this week's Shop Talk column, read about the loss of Palo Alto's reigning foam shop and the closure of Abercrombie & Fitch at Stanford Shopping Center.
Thursday, 2:26 PM | No comments yetThe latest openings and closings in Midpeninsula dining
