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MEETINGS, MUSIC, THEATER, FAMILY ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS
Special Events
Friends' Summer Sale The Friends of
the Menlo Park Library will host a four-hour
mini-sale in the library meeting room. All proceeds
go to library programs. Sun., June 14,
noon-4 p.m. Free. Summer Mini Sale, 800
Alma St., Menlo Park. Call 650-325-3001.
www.friendsmpl.org
On Stage
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Festival
Theatre Ensemble presents the Midpeninsula
Shakespeare Festival. Weekends, June 12-26,
8 p.m. Free admission. Donations accepted.
Midpeninsula High School outdoor campus,
1340 Willow Road, Menlo Park. Call 408-504-
9605. festivaltheatreensemble.org
"Doctor Faustus, A Heavy Metal
Fable" Foothill College Theatre Arts Department
presents Christopher Marlowe's tale of
ambition, temptation, mortality and good vs.
evil is presented with heavy metal flair. May
29-June 14, 8-9:30 p.m. $16, general; $12,
students and seniors; $8, students with Owl-
Card. Foothill College Lohman Theatre, 12345
El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-949-
7360. www.foothill.edu/fa
"Run For Your Wife" The Palo Alto Players'
produce Ray Cooney's "Run for your Wife"
June 12-28, 2:30 p.m. $26 - $30. Lucie Stern
Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
www.paplayers.org
Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book"
Festival Theatre Ensemble presents an adaptation
by Will Huddleston. Weekends, June 19-27,
8 p.m. Free admission. Donations accepted.
Midpeninsula High School outdoor campus,
1340 Willow Road, Menlo Park. Call 408-504-
9605. festivaltheatreensemble.org
theatre Q presents "Lips Together,
Teeth Apart" Two straight couples are confronted
with their own homophobia and personal
regrets in this classic play from playwright
Terrence McNally. June 4-28, 8-10:30 p.m. $10
- 25. Dragon Theatre, 535 Alma St., Palo Alto.
Call 415-433-1235. www.theatreq.org
Concerts
Commencement Organ Recital Dr.
Robert Huw Morgan presents the first in a
series of recitals devoted to the complete
organ works of Bach. Fri., June 12, 8 p.m. Free.
Memorial Church, Stanford. Call 650-723-2787.
http://music.stanford.edu/Events/calendar.html
"The Darkness & The Dawn" "Requiem"
by Veronese priest Giovanni Matteo Asola and
music by Milanese Benedictine nun Sister Chiara
Margarita Cozzolani with guest artist Steven
Lehning on viola da gamba. Sun., June 14, 4
p.m. $15-20. All Saints' Episcopal Church, 555
Waverley St., Palo Alto. www.sfrv.org
Talks/Authors
James Lovelock's "The Vanishing
Face of Gaia: A Final Warning" Scientist
Lovelock argues that the earth is lurching ever
closer to a permanent "hot state" - and much
more quickly than most specialists think. Tue.,
June 16, 7:30 p.m. free. Kepler's Books, 1010 El
Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 650-324-4321.
www.keplers.com
Katie Tamony - Editor-in-Chief, Sunset
Magazine "The Ultimate Way
to Eat Local: Sunset Magazine and
Backyard Farming" In the space of a
medium backyard, Sunset grew crops, raised
chickens and bees, made wine, cheese and
more. Thu., June 18, 6:30 p.m. $10 members;
$15 nonmembers. Cubberley Theatre, 4000
Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 1-800-847-
7730. commonwealthclub.org/sv
Luis Alberto Urrea's "Into the Beautiful
North" Urrea authored "The Devil's
Highway;" "Across the Wire," winner of the
Christopher Award; and "The Hummingbird's
Daughter." Wed., June 10, 12:30 p.m. free.
Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo
Park. Call 650-324-4321. www.keplers.com
Marc Fitten and Laleh Khadivi Fitten's
novel is a comic romp celebrating late-flowering
love in a Hungarian village. Khadivi's novel,
the first of a trilogy, follows a Kurdish boy who
is conscripted into the shah's army. Thu., June
18, 7:30 p.m. free. Kepler's Books, 1010 El
Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 650-324-4321.
www.keplers.com
Twilight: Teen Book Discussion
Discussion at Atherton's first Teen Summer
Reading club selection, "Twilight." Raffle
prize will be drawn. Thu., June 18, 3-4 p.m.
Free. Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station
Lane, Atherton. Call 650-328-2422. http://
www.smcl.org/libraries/ath/events/index.html
Where Art Originates: Artists & The
Creative Process Artist Claudia Borgna
and playwright Randy Gener discuss and present
examples of their current work. This series
explores the creative process and personal
approaches to artistic growth in lively presentations
featuring 2009 Djerassi Resident Artists
Program artists. Q&A follows the presentations.
Thu., June 11, 7-8:30 p.m. Free; reservations
Give Blood
For Life!!
Cashin Company &
Stanford Blood Center
Blood Drive
■ Date: Monday, June 15, 2009
■ Time: 12 Noon - 5:00 P.M.
■ Location: In the Bloodmobile in the
■ Parking lot of Cashin Company, Menlo Park
1377 El Camino Real, Menlo Park
THIS SPACE DONATED AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE BY THE ALMANAC
required; call 329-2366. Palo Alto Art Center,
1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-747-
1250. www.djerassi.org
Art Galleries
Rodin Redux-Photographs by Alan
McGee Photographic study of the Rodin collection.
Meet the artist Saturday, June 13, from
1-4 p.m. Exhibit through June 30, 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Portola Art Gallery, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo
Park. www.portolaartgallery.com
Classes/Workshops
Backyard Decorating Creative gardendecor
tips. Sat., June 13, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
$29. Common Ground Organic Garden Supply
and Education Center, 559 College Ave., Palo
Alto. Call 650-493-6072. http://www.commongroundinpaloalto.org/upcomingclasses.htm
How to have a healthy, eco-friendly
garden U.C. Master Gardener David Peterson
will discuss the latest advances for safe,
eco-friendly ways to control garden pests and
diseases, which will be at their peak in the
summer months. The workshop will discuss an
overview of control methods and also explain
many of pests and plant problems. Sat., June
13, 9-11 a.m. Free. Gamble Garden, 1431
Waverley Ave., Palo Alto. Call 408-282-3105.
mastergardeners.org/scc.html
Clubs/Meetings
Monday Night OUT Lesbian, Gay, bisexual
and transgender group with supporters and
friends. Discussion, social events, education
and spiritual development. Mondays, 7 p.m.
Offering accepted. Unity Palo Alto, 3391 Middlefield
Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-494-7222.
www.UnityPaloAlto.org
Portraiture Demo by Ray Mendieta
The Menlo Art League presents a portraiture
demo by Ray Mendieta. The artist will render
a portrait in sanguine on tone paper. Ray is a
graduate of the Academy of Art University and
teaches at the Pacific Art League in Palo Alto.
Wed., June 10, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Menlo
Park Recreation Center, 700 Alma St., Menlo
Park. Call 650-854-4656.
Exhibits
Ansel Adams Day at Allied Arts Guild
Celebrate Allied Arts' 80th birthday by learning
about Guild photographer Ansel Adams: New
lithographs of Adams' photos of The Guild for
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sale, Kepler's Books selling items on Adams
and historic Menlo Park, docent tours of the historic
property focusing on Adams' involvement
and work at the Guild. Sat., June 13, 10 a.m.
$15. Allied Arts Guild, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo
Park. www.alliedartsguild.org
Introducing the Cantor Arts Center
These docent-led tours feature a sampling of
objects from various eras and cultures. Every
tour is different. Saturdays and Sundays. Meet in
the main lobby. 1-2 p.m. Free. Cantor Arts Center
at Stanford University, 328 Lomita Drive at Museum
Way, Stanford. museum.stanford.edu
Outside the Box, Inside the Frame
Artists Nina Lyons & Gary Tolomei exhibit their
paintings at Menlo College through July 30. 9
a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Menlo College Administration
Building, 1000 El Camino Real, Atherton. Call
650-543-3901. www.menlo.edu
Pop to Present This exhibition features a
selection of works acquired over the past 10
years, chosen for their aesthetic strength, historic
significance, and/or rarity. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Thu. until 8 p.m. Free. Cantor Arts Center at
Stanford University, 328 Lomita Drive at Museum
Way, Stanford. museum.stanford.edu
Rodin! The Complete Stanford Collection
The Cantor Arts Center expands the
display of Rodin's work, with the Center's entire
collection of Rodin's bronzes, plasters, and
waxes on view. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thu. until 8 p.m.
Free. Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University,
328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Stanford.
museum.stanford.edu
Family and Kids
"The City Kid &The Suburb Kid" Learn
about the growth of the suburbs in San Mateo
County. Listen to the story The City Kid and
The Suburb Kid. Explore the exhibits, "Living
the California Dream" and "Journey to work:
Pioneering Patterns of Growth" to learn the
history of how the County developed into
one of the leading suburbs. Fri., June 12, 11
a.m.-noon. $4. Kids under 5 free. San Mateo
County History Museum, 2200 Broadway St.,
Redwood City. Call 650-299-0104 ext. 224.
www.historysmc.org
Story Time with Maria Van Lieshout
"Peep! A Little Book about Taking a Leap."
Sun., June 14, 11:30 a.m. free. Kepler's Books,
1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 650-
324-4321. www.keplers.com
Storytime and Craft at Atherton
Library The Atherton Library has a monthly
family storytime. A simple craft will be provided
for all ages. Second Saturdays through June
13. 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel
Station Lane, Atherton. Call 650-328-
2422. www.smcl.org
Summer Reading at Atherton Library
The summer reading program for children
(babies through 5th grade) runs June 1st
through August 15th. Finishers get a free book,
plus a raffle ticket for cool prizes. The theme is
"Be Creative Your Library." The program
for Teens (6th grade through 12th grade) is
"Express Yourself Your Library." free.
Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane,
Atherton. Call 650-328-2422. www.smcl.org
Film
"$100 a Day" The film tells the story of Rick
Walker, an East Palo Alto man who was wrongly
imprisoned for 12 years for a murder he did not
commit. A panel discussion with Rick Walker,
state Sen. Joe Simitian, and filmmaker Gwen
Essegian will follow the movie. Thu., June 11,
7-8:30 p.m. Free. Palo Alto City Hall (council
chambers), 250 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. Call
650-327-9148. 100dollarsaday.eventbrite.com
Atherton Library Movie Night Monthly
films for adults are shown at the Atherton Library.
This month's feature is "To Wong Foo Thaks
for Everything, Julie Newmar. A comedy for
Gay Pride month. Doors open at 6:45 pm and
refreshments are provided. June 12, 7-9 p.m.
free Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane,
Atherton. Call 650-328-2422. www.smcl.org
Movies at Little House Monday, June 8:
"Marley and Me"; Wednesday, June 10: "The
Art of the Piano"; 1-3 p.m. $1 members, $2
non-members. PV Inc Little House, 800 Middle
Ave., Menlo Park,. Call 650-326-2025.
Live Music
Macy Blackman Louisiana Rhythm and
Blues with pianist/vocalist Macy Blackman.
Thursdays in June, 6-10 p.m. Free. Marqs in
Menlo, 1143 Crane St., Menlo Park. Call 650-
853-1143. marqsinmenlo.com
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