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 ...
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"
Would you believe that it was in the mid 70s this afternoon?? Incredible. I am fortunate to live just a 5 minute drive (or a 15 minute bikeride) from the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve.
One reason that I like to visit the Baylands is because it's my quickest way to get close to the ...
One of the nice things about Palo Alto is that it is just one hour away from San Francisco. There is a supposed quote from Mark Twain: "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." And it's true that in the summer, it's generally much colder in San Francisco than it is in ...
Take a look at the local newspaper, Palo Alto Weekly, with special attention to their Things To Do section. The newspaper comes out twice a week on Wednesdays and Fridays. It's distributed for free and available at all the local libraries, and many coffee shops. The main library is near the corner of Newell and Embarcadero Road:
1213 Newell Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
650-329-2436
You can also check the Palo Alto Weekly online:
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