Palo Alto Online's Master Community Calendar
Showing listings from June 14, 2013 to June 14, 2013 in all categories.
'Felines & Florals'
Jane W. Ferguson presents a collection of works in watermedia on paper and canvas. She will also showcase some of her newly designed "TOTE-ally-ART." Meet Ferguson at an evening reception on Friday, June 21, 5-7 p.m., at the gallery. Viewpoints Gallery closes at 3 p.m. on Sundays. June 3-30, Free. Call 650-941-5789 or visit www.viewpointsgallery. Viewpoints Gallery, 315 State St., Los Altos
Carol Hake Still Life Paintings
"Still Life Paintings" by Los Altos artist, Carol Hake, are on display at Gallery 9. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-4 p.m. June 4-29, Call 650-941-7969 or visit www.gallery9losaltos.com. Gallery 9, 143 Main St., Los Altos
Contemporary Art Tour
This tour focuses on the contemporary art collection in the Friedenrich Family Gallery of the Cantor Arts Center, which features works from the 1950s to the present. The tour takes place the second Saturday of the month at 3 p.m. Free. Call 650-723-3469 or email kmans@stanford.edu or visit events.stanford.edu/byCategory/15/. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford
Gallery House 3D Exhibit
Gallery House hosts a 3-dimensional works show that includes pottery, sculptures, found objects and wall pieces. The exhibit runs through June 29. Closed Mondays; open Tuesday-Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. For more information, call Gallery Staffer at 650-326-1668 or visit galleryhouse2.com. Gallery House, 320 S. California Ave., Palo Alto
Gravity LTD
Jay Hill and Ryan Carrington present a joint collection of their work at New Coast Studios. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, June 8, 6-8 p.m. The exhibition will run June 8-22, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free. For more information, call Dan Caple at 650-485-2121 or email info@newcoaststudios.com or visit www.newcoaststudios.com. New Coast Studios, 935 Industrial Ave., Palo Alto
Used Book Sale to Benefit PA Libraries
Friends of the Palo Alto Library is holding monthly sales of used books, CDs, and DVDs. Sale hours: Saturday, Main Sale room is open 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Children’s and Bargain rooms open 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, all rooms are open 11 a.m.-4 p.m. July 13-14, Free. For more information, call Friends of the Palo Alto Library at 650-213-8755 or email info@friendspaloaltolib.org or visit www.friendspaloaltolib.org. Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
Abilities United After School Socialization Summer Camp
Abilities United After School Socialization Program teaches children ages 5-22 social, communication, problem-solving, negotiation, emotional regulation and identification, and play skills through cooperative noncompetitive games and activities. Monday-Friday, June 3-August 30, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, call Misty Acristo at 650-618-3351 or email misty@AbilitiesUnited.org or visit www.abilitiesunited.org/page.aspx?pid=295. Abiliities United, 3864 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
Feldenkrais
Little House is offering feldenkrais classes to improve balance, flexibility and brain function. Exercises are on the floor, so students should bring a towel or mat to lie on. Fridays, year-round. 11 a.m.-noon. $45 ($40 members). For more information, call Deborah at 650-679-8113 or email dmdutton_assoc@yahoo.com or visit www.Umovebetter.com. Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park
KMVT Youth Summer Camps
KMVT Community Television in Mountain View offers studio production and claymation camps for middle school students ages 10-14. Camps are one week long and held every winter break, spring break and summer. June 10-August 16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $325. For more information, call Christina at 650-968-1540 or email chagan@kmvt15.org or visit www.kmvt15.org/workshops/youth.htmlwww.kmvt. KMVT Community Television, 1400 Terra Bella Ave., Suite M, Mountain View
KMVT Youth Summer Camps
KMVT Community Television in Mountain View offers Studio Production and Claymation camps for middle school students ages 10-14. Camps are 1-week long and held every winter break, spring break and summer. June 10-August 16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $325. For more information, call Christina Hagan at 650-968-1540 or email chagan@kmvt15.org or visit www.kmvt15.org/workshops/youth.html. KMVT Community Television, 1400 Terra Bella Ave., Suite M, Mountain View
Summer's Excellent Adventure Camp
Inclusive program for children/teens 5-18 years old with and without disabilities. The summer camp is filled with field trips, arts and crafts, cooperative/non-competitive games and more. One week sessions (Monday-Friday). June 10-July 3, $345 for Palo Alto residents, $397 Palo Alto non-residents, activity fee of $35. For more information, call Misty Acristo at 650-618-3351 or email misty@AbilitiesUnited.org or visit www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/depts/csd/enjoy.asp. Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
El Camino Hospital Farmers' Market
El Camino Hospital hosts a weekly farmers market every Friday on the Mountain View campus. The market is held in the parking lot east of the emergency entrance. Parking is available in lots A and B, located in front of the hospital along Grant Road. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Visit www.elcaminohospital.org/calendar. El Camino Hospital, 2500 Grant Road, Mountain View
Ujena Swimwear Charity Drive
Ujena Swimwear's goal is to collect as many new or gently worn women's swimsuits as possible to give away to less fortunate women. The company is offering a $20 off coupon for a future Ujena Swimwear purchase in exchange for a donation. The drive runs through June 31. For more information, call Kevin Lujack at 650-938-1002 or email Kevin@ujena.com or visit www.facebook.com/events/611707982174307/. Ujena Swimwear, 1931A Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View
'From Fiber to Fabric: A History of American Textile Production'
Exhibit on the history of textile production in the United States from the homespun of colonial times through mass production in the industrial age. Artifacts and textiles illustrate the story of wool, linen and cotton from cultivation to finished cloth. Open through Aug. 18, Fri.-Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. For more information, call Laurie Hassett at 650-321-1004 or email Admin@moah.org or visit www.moah.org. Museum of American Heritage, 351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto
'Harmony II 2013'
The Peking Duck Restaurant hosts "Harmony II 2013: A Fine-Art Photography Exhibit," featuring photographs by Rusty Sterling. The exhibit runs June 6 through July 8, 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Free. Call 650- 856-3338. Peking Duck Restaurant, 151 S. California Ave., Palo Alto
'Watergate Villains and Heroes'
Local artist Myrrh's portraits of the Watergate defendants, and the senators questioning them, are on display at the Midpeninsula Community Media Center. She drew them in pencil, crayon and oil pastels while watching the hearings on her TV in 1973. Through June 27, open weekdays 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and by appointment on weekday evenings. Free. Call 650-494-8686 or visit www.myrrh-art.com. Media Center, 900 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto
Baylands Watercolors
See the Baylands through the eyes of watercolor artist Earl Junghans, who has been painting the Bay Area's amazing landscapes since the 1960s. The exhibit is on display Mondays and Thursday-Saturday through August 28 from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free. For more information, call Environmental Volunteers Visit www.evols.org. The EcoCenter, 2560 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
Ry Smith
Los Altos Hills-sponsored art exhibit of paintings by Ry Smith, a designer of high-tech products. Exhibit runs through Aug. 28. Free. For more information, call Karen Druker at 650-941-8073 or email kadruker@pacbell.net. Los Altos Hills town hall, 26379 Fremont Road , Los Altos Hills
Sculpture from the Fisher Collection
This exhibit features pieces by John Chamberlain, Sol LeWitt Claes Oldenburg and Martin Puryear, together with Carl Andre's Copper-Zinc Plain, a floor piece composed of 36 tiles; and John Chamberlain's Bijou, a large early work made of crushed automobiles and paint. Wed.-Sun.; Feb. 29-Oct. 13, 2013; open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (Thursday until 8 p.m.). Visit museum.stanford.edu. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford
Stanford Art Spaces
This installation of Stanford Art Spaces features paintings by Bryan Ida and Warren Hedgpeth, plus fiber constructions by Aryana B. Londir. A reception will be held at the Paul G. Allen reception area on July 12 from 5-7 p.m. May 31-August 8, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. For more information, call Marilyn Grossman at 650-725-3622 or email marigros@cis.stanford.edu or visit cis.stanford.edu~marigros. Stanford Art Spaces, 420 Via Palou, Stanford
'Pippi Longstocking'
In the Palo Alto Children's Theatre's production of "Pippi Longstocking," a girl leads a kid's dream life, answering to no one. Audiences can bring picnic dinners or buy hot dogs and hamburgers. June 12-16, June 19-23 and June 26-29. Gates open at 5:45. Curtain at 6:30. Call the theater for tickets. $10 for children; $12 for adults. For more information, call Cy Ashley Webb at 650-463-4970 or email cy.webb@cityofpaloalto.org. Palo Alto Children's Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
Picture Book Story Time
Story Time at Linden Tree, every Friday and Saturday from 11-11:30 a.m., is ideal for preschoolers, kindergartners or any children ages three to six. Titles are selected from both classic favorites and new books. See website for weekly themes. May 3-July 6, Free. For more information, call Dee at 650-949-3390 or email info@lindentreebooks.com or visit www.lindentreebooks.com. Linden Tree Books, 265 State St., Los Altos
Summer Dance at Zohar
Summer dance classes at the Zohar School of Dance include "Fit & Feisty Dance" for toddlers with an adult Friday mornings at 9:15 a.m.; "Storytelling through Dance" and a dance party for children entering first through fourth grades, Mondays and Wednesdays in the afternoon. Classes begin the week of June 10 and run through July 19. Discounts are offered for siblings. Prices vary. For more information, call Daynee Krauss at 650-494-8221 or email zohardance@gmail.com or visit www.zohardancecompany.org/ffd.html. Zohar School of Dance, 4000 Middlefield Road, L4, Palo Alto
Summer Reading Program
Children, teens and adults can participate in the Summer Reading Program at the Atherton Library. The theme is "Reading is Soooo Delicious!" Read and participate in raffle drawings. The program is during library hours. June 1-August 23, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. For more information, call Atherton Library at 650-328-2422 or email atherton@smcl.org or visit www.smcl.org. Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane, Atherton
Tai Chi
The Woodside Library hosts Tai Chi in the library's Native Plant Garden (weather permitting). This centuries-old Asian exercise builds stronger bodies, better balance, a sharper mind, and help relieve stress. Instructor Ben Dineen leads this 60 minute class, which is open to all ability levels. May 24-June 28, Fridays, 10-11 a.m. Free. Call 650-851-0147 or email woodside@smcl.org or visit www.smcl.org. Woodside Library, 3140 Woodside Road, Woodside
'Boeing Boeing'
The Palo Alto Players perform this 2008 Tony Award-winner about Bernard, an American living in an apartment in Paris, conveniently located near Orly Airport. June 14-30, Thursday-Saturday, 8-10:30 p.m. $26-$29 For more information, call Palo Alto Players at 650-329-0891 or email info@paplayers.org or visit www.paplayers.org/. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
'Wild With Happy'
TheatreWorks presents a new play, "Wild With Happy," by award-winning playwright Colman Domingo. Domingo also stars in this comedy, in which a struggling black actor rejects normal rituals of grief and finds himself on a rapturous road trip with his mother's ashes. June 5 through 30, 8 p.m. $23-$73. Visit www.theatreworks.org. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View
Meniere's Disease Support Group
A group sharing knowledge, experiences and support. People with Meniere's Disease, their caregivers, friends and family are welcome to attend. Second Friday of every month. Free For more information, call Sequoia Hospital Health & Wellness Center at 650-367-5998 or visit sequoiahospital.org click on classes & events. Sequoia Hospital Health & Wellness Center, 749 Brewster Ave., Redwood City
Menlo Park Library Teen Summer Reading
Menlo Park Library’s 2013 Teen Summer Reading Program (ages 12-18) runs June 10-August 16. Register online or come into the library. Read books, write reviews and enter weekly raffles for awesome prizes. The library will also kick off summer with a barbecue on June 21 at noon at Burgess Park. Free. For more information, call Michelle Burnham at 650-330-2530 or email burnham@plsinfo.org or visit www.menloparklibrary.org/teen.html. Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park
Lytton Gardens Senior Communities
Volunteer opportunities with seniors include friendly visits, pet visits, activities assistant, dining room host, staff assistance, more-than-a-meal program, spiritual support, leading a class, and music performance. Flexible schedule. Sept. 26, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. For more information, call Bethany Dinh at 650-617-7355 or email bdinh@lyttongardens.org or visit www.lyttongardens.org. Lytton Gardens Senior Communities, 437 Webster St., Palo Alto
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