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Community Events for the PAUSD Area – February 22, 2008
Music and Arts
CSMA Stanford Lively
Arts Informances: Cat’s
Paw, Puppet Troupe
Visual art, music and theater
intersect as this New York-based
puppetry troupe presents excerpts
from their inventive repertoire.
Mon., March 10, 6pm. Tateuchi Hall,
CSMA. 230 San Antonio Circle,
Mountain View.
Free admission. Limited seating.
Tickets distributed beginning one
hour before show time.
For more info see www.arts4all.org.
Palo Alto Chamber
Orchestra 42nd Season
Third Concert
A Program of Music From
Great Britain
The Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra
will perform the third concert of its
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season on Sunday, March 2 at 3pm, at
Dinkelspiel Auditorium on the
Stanford University campus. Program
featuring music from Great Britain,
and popular local violin virtuoso
Robin Sharp. George Frederic Handel
was born in Germany but found fame
and fortune in 18th century London;
the program will begin with one of
his delightful Concerto Grossi.
Vaughan-Williams’ seldom heard
Concerto Accademico for Violin and
String Orchestra will be performed
by Ms. Sharp. The program will
conclude with Edward Elgar's
beloved Serenade for String
Orchestra. The program will also
feature selected movements from
masterpieces of the chamber music
repertoire, performed by ensembles
comprised of PACO members. For
more information call 650-856-3848
or visit http://www.pacomusic.org.
Parent Education
All parents are invited to this
FREE event!
Bethany’s 2007-08 Speaker Series features
renowned, dynamic speakers who will share
their expertise in specific areas of parenting.
Gloria Moskowitz-Sweet, LCSW,
Coordinator, Parents Place Express, will be
speaking at Bethany Lutheran Church, 1095
Cloud Ave., Menlo Park, on Thursday, March
13, 7-9pm, topic: “Creating Resilient
Children”. Topic summary: Something about
raising children has changed in today's fastpaced
world. Many parenting experts feel
that parents are under continuous pressure
to plan, enrich, and do this important
parenting job precisely the right way. The
pressure and stress on today's families can
be overwhelming. This workshop will focus
on the challenges of raising children in
today's "hurry up" world and will discuss
strategies for raising resilient and healthy
children, and how parents can establish
healthy family schedules and find the right
balance for their families. Reservations
required. Adults only, please. RSVP by
calling 854-5897, ext. 210 or e-mail
lindab@bethany-mp.org.
Play Tennis!
No experience required! Registration now open for
kids, age 8-14, for Spring '08 Palo Alto Tennis League.
Info & registration:
paloaltotennis.com/directory/juniorleague
Sponsors: Palo Alto Tennis Club & City of Palo Alto.
Stanford Cyclone
a Class 3, U11 Girls (born after 7/31/96) CYSA Team,
is looking to add strong, competitive, and motivated
players to the roster. Dedicated and positive
coaching by collegiate trained women committed to
developing individual athletes and a skilled, competitive
team. Interested players are invited to participate in
a practice this spring. For information, contact team
manager Andrea Fish at andreafish@sbcglobal.net.
Community
Sports Items
For current community sports
announcements, visit:
palylink.paloaltopta.org/pages/
sports.html
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