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Arastradero Park Preserve

One place that is nearby and good for a hike this time of year is Arastradero Park Preserve at 1530 Arastradero Road, 1/4 mile north of Page Mill Road. (http://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/community-services/nat-arastradero.html) In the summer months, this park can be uncomfortably hot unless you get there in the early morning or later in the evening. But in this season, it's quite comfortable and less crowded than The Dish and ...

Presented by TheatreWorks. Playwright Anthony Clarvoe adapts his own family history in the exploration of the immigrant experience. Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.; Wed.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 and 7 p.m. Jan. 17-Feb. 11; $20-$60. Call 463-1960 or visit www.theatreworks.org. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View

Israeli novelist Amos Oz will deliver the Taube Center's annual endowed lecture tonight, Monday, January 22, 8 p.m. at Stanford University in Kresge Auditorium. The lecture is in English and is open to the public. Oz's most recent work is the memoir A Tale of Love and Darkness.

Born in Jerusalem in 1939, Oz is well-known as one of Israel's most outstanding writers (he was awarded the Israel Prize for Literature in 19 and a ...

Today, Monday, January 22, 12 noon to 1:30 PM , is the day and time for the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Step Out for Pro-choice, a rally and walk commemorating the 34th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision.

Location for the Step Out event is the Los Altos Youth Center , 1 North San Antonio Road , Los Altos ,  which is directly behind the Los Altos City ...

Don't miss this Pear Theatre production of Ibsen's ground-breaking drama, "A Doll's House."  This revolutionary play about gender-equality still packs an intense wallop. The intimate setting (just 40 seats) of the Pear Theatre allows you to clearly see and appreciate the nuanced facial gestures of the actors and adds to the feeling of realism. Shannon Stowe did an outstanding job as Nora. From the beginning, Stowe managed to convey that there were ...

Interested in some local live theatre? Consider one of these:

"Ambition Facing West"
Presented by TheatreWorks. Playwright Anthony Clarvoe adapts his own family history in the exploration of the immigrant experience. Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.; Wed.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 and 7 p.m. Jan. 17-Feb. 11; $20-$60. Call 463-1960 or visit www.theatreworks.org. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View

Dreams of freedom and fulfillment send a family ever ...

Is Global Climate Change Affecting Your Health 

After watching Al Gore's movie, An Inconvenient Truth, we broke down and bought a hybrid car. I keep hearing about melting glaciers, etc. I know some of the possible disaster scenarios, floods, etc. But I haven't heard or don't remember much about the impact of global warming on our health.

Curious? Try checking this out:

Dr. Judy Klein of UCSF will discuss the impacts on human ...

"Artifacts"
By Charles Anselmo, photographs from Cuba, California, and post-Katrina New Orleans. On display Jan. 10-Feb. 11; reception Jan. 14, 4-7 p.m. For more information, call Charles Anselmo at (415) 407-3870 or e-mail chasanselmo@cs.com or visit www.themaingallery.org. The Main Gallery, 1018 Main St., Redwood City, CA 94062

"Images of Spain"

Sometimes, even a nature lover like me needs to take time out for a wax and a polish. There are lots of beauty spas in Palo Alto to choose from. I like to go to:

Beauty Clinica
200 A California Ave.
Palo Alto
(650)326-3442
http://www.beautyclinica.com/

Facials and massage are also available. See their website for more information.

One of my favorite cosmeticians is Natasha. But she was on jury duty this week. So I tried someone new, ...

This week Vice-Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto was elected unanimously by the Palo Alto City Council to be the new major. Kishimoto becomes the ninth woman to serve as mayor and the first Asian-American to serve as mayor in the city's history.

Kishimoto replaces outgoing Mayor Judy Kleinberg.

A long time supporter of energy conservation and getting people out of their cars, Kishimoto can often be sighted biking around town.

For more information on Kishimoto, ...