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Creativity and joy: Palo Alto combats the pandemic blahs with new public artAs the COVID-19 pandemic lumbers on, the Palo Alto Public Art Program is ready to spruce things up with some colorful, uplifting new projects that can be safely encountered.
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Los Altos Stage Company brings the 'Pain'Local actor Michael Champlin will deliver a one-man show for Los Altos Stage Company in six livestreamed performances beginning Feb. 26.
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Stanford production melds Mozart with Mel BrooksStanford University's Department of Music is mashing up the work of two geniuses with very different styles -- Wolfgang Mozart and Mel Brooks.
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Your guide to restaurants offering food for pickup or deliveryWe've compiled a running list of local food businesses you can safely support during the coronavirus shutdown (and stay well-fed, too!).
Peninsula Foodist
by Elena Kadvany
Palo Alto JCC launches kosher food hall with Yemeni breads, sushi and more
Mar 4, 2021 | 3 comments
An Alternative View
by Diana Diamond
Whoof! Our problems have all disappeared
Mar 2, 2021 | 12 comments
Thinking About College
by John Raftrey and Lori McCormick
March Madness for Seniors
Feb 28, 2021 | 0 comments
A New Shade of Green
by Sherry Listgarten
Kill two birds with one ... mini-split!
Feb 28, 2021 | 14 comments
"Drumming Camp at WSP"
Rhythm is in your heart, your body and your soul. Rhythm is as natural as your pulse and breath, and it's FUN! In drumming camp at the Waldorf School of the Peninsula, we will use our fee and hands to stomp and clap, play drums, tap sticks, shake, sing and make great nourishing rhythmic music together! For more information on this and other camps, and to register:
http://waldorfpeninsula.org/curriculum-br-programs/summer-camp.html or contact us at [email protected] 650.209.9400
Submitted by Waldorf School of the Peninsula on Mar 4, 2013
Family string trio performs at Woodside Arts & Culture's virtual First Friday event
Woodside Arts & Culture's First Friday event for March is truly a family affair: a performance by the Costanza-Fong Family String Trio. The performance takes place online on March 5. Thursday, 10:29 AM
Creativity and joy: Palo Alto hopes to combat ongoing pandemic blahs with new art
As the COVID-19 pandemic lumbers on, the Palo Alto Public Art Program is ready to spruce things up with some colorful, uplifting new projects that can be safely encountered. Thursday, 10:28 AM
Sculptor Maria Paz gives artist talk March 5
Maria Paz, a Chilean-born, Oakland-based sculptor, will give an online artist talk on Friday, March 5, at 5 p.m. The event is part of the Palo Alto Art Center's "Where the Heart Is: Contemporary Art by Immigrant Artists." exhibition. Thursday, 10:28 AM
Museum's virtual talk on bizarre medical artifacts features some deep cuts
The Museum of American Heritage shares some of the more unusual items from its collection in a March 4 online talk called "Cringeworthy and Bizarre Artifacts." Thursday, 10:26 AM
TheatreWorks offers another virtual presentation of 'Pandora'
Playwright Laurel Ollstein's "Pandora," a feminist spin on "Pandora's box" -- is streaming online as a virtual reading. Tuesday, 12:40 PM
Stanford expert debunks medical myths at library talk
In a free March 4 virtual talk sponsored by the Menlo Park Library, journalist, doctor and professor Seema Yasmin will discuss and debunk widespread medical myths. Tuesday, 12:00 PM
Stanford production melds Mozart with Mel Brooks
Stanford University's Department of Music is mashing up the work of two geniuses with very different styles -- Wolfgang Mozart and Mel Brooks. Thursday, 4:01 PM
Silicon Valley Reads emphasizes connection with upcoming programming
From now through March, Silicon Valley Reads is offering a variety of online public programs for all ages, including author talks, panel discussions and storytimes centered on the program's 2021 theme "Connecting." Thursday, 10:53 AM
Smuin Ballet's on-demand film series makes a stage out of local landscapes
Smuin Contemporary Ballet's Offstage/Onscreen series takes literally the idea that "all the world's a stage" -- or at least all the Bay Area -- with a series of four dance films shot at various local scenic spots.
Friday, 1:45 PM
Los Altos Stage Company brings the 'Pain'
Local actor Michael Champlin will deliver a one-man show for Los Altos Stage Company in six livestreamed performances beginning Feb. 26. Thursday, 10:52 AM
Silicon Valley Reads emphasizes connection with upcoming programming
From now through March, Silicon Valley Reads is offering a variety of online public programs for all ages, including author talks, panel discussions and storytimes centered on the program's 2021 theme "Connecting." Wednesday, 1:31 PM
Meet the Silicon Valley robot serving healthy grain bowls for $4.99
Mezli, a local startup founded by current and former Stanford students, wants to use robotics to make cheap, convenient, high-quality food available to the masses. Tuesday, 11:12 AM
Cantor Arts Center online exhibit examines migration, displacement
To rescue restaurants, this new campaign asks people to pledge to spend $25 per week on takeout
Black History Month events honor the past, celebrate milestones
Can this Facebook group's 18,000 food fans save local restaurants?
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Calling all photographers!
Enter your best shots in the Peninsula Photo Contest. Open to anyone who lives, works or attends school within the 650 area code. There are both Adult and Youth divisions and six different categories to submit your digital images. Deadline for entries is March 22.
