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Mountain View’s National Night Out is coming up
Mountain View is hosting its annual National Night Out on Aug. 5, an evening that provides opportunities for the community to meet with members of the police department, fire department and recreation division.
This year, the event will feature music with a live DJ, vehicle displays, city information booths and cold treats, according to the city.
National Night Out is scheduled to take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 5, at the Civic Center Plaza and Mercy Street.
For more information, visit the city’s website.
Teen poetry workshop comes to Mountain View library
Mountain View teen Sierra Elman is hosting a poetry workshop at the Mountain View library this weekend. Elman aims to use pop music to engage tweens and teens with poetry.
Entitled “The Tortured Poets Workshop: The Poetry of Pop Music,” the hourlong workshop will give attendees the chance to explore poetry in pop songs, write their own poems and share them with their peers, according to Elman.
Elman, who lives in Mountain View, was named the 2024-25 Burlingame-Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate.
The event is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, in the library’s second floor program room, 585 Franklin St. For more information, visit the library’s website.
Sign ups open for citywide garage sale
Mountain View’s annual citywide garage sale is approaching in less than two months, and registration is now open for sellers.
Each year, the city coordinates a weekend where residents throughout Mountain View sign up to host garage sales. City staff create an online map listing the planned sales, including the times each sale will run and the types of items that will be on offer.
This year’s citywide garage sale is scheduled for Sept. 13-14. Registration is open until Sept. 2.
For more information and to register to host a sale, visit MountainView.gov/GarageSale.
