By Halloween window painting contest
The 38th Annual Halloween Window Painting Contest, sponsored by the City of Los Altos Recreation Department, in cooperation with the Los Altos Village Association, will be held Oct. 25-27. The contest is open to all fourth- through eighth-grade students. Applications can be obtained from the Los Altos Recreation Department, 97 Hillview Ave. Completed application forms must be received by 5 p.m., Oct. 17.
For full contest details call the Recreation Department at 941-0950.
Adams photo exhibit at Los Altos library
An exhibit of 100 of Ansel Adams’ finest works will be displayed in the Community Room of the Los Altos Library 7:30 tonight. Benjamin McKendall, a docent at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, will review Adams’ works in an illustrated lecture sponsored by Friends of the Los Altos Library.
The retrospective, on display at SFMOMA through Jan. 13, is the first important reevaluation of Adams’ work since his death in 1984. The selection ranges from stark landscapes of the desert to the grandeur of Yosemite, Joshua Tree National Monument and other rarely seen landscapes.
Cheetah fund-raiser at Foothill College
The Cheetah Conservation Fund will hold its “Run For Survival” fund-raising event at Foothill College Stadium Sept. 30.
The program starts at 11 a.m. in the auditorium, with a slide presentation by Laurie Marker, followed at 12:15 p.m. with a presentation of wild cats. The Run for Survival (in the stadium) will be from 1-4 p.m. Admission is $15, presentation only; $25, survival run only; and $30 for both events. Children’s fees are $10, 5-12 years, for the presentation event, $15 for both events.
A catered reception, with live cats, wildlife art and Marker’s presentation, will be held from 3-6 p.m., Sept. 29. Admission is $100 per person. Pre-registration required. Call (408) 354-4035 or www.cheetah.org.
Local heroes of open space
Los Altos History Museum’s Music and Memories show, “Local Heroes of the Open Space Movement,” will be presented at 2 p.m., Sunday, at the History Museum, behind the library, 51 S. San Antonio Road.
The free program will feature Wallace Stegner’s “Wilderness Letter” and Nonette Hanko in person.
The hosts are Don McDonald and Jim Thurber Jr. with his music.
The “Heroes of the Peninsula Open Spaces” exhibit is scheduled Thursday through Nov. 4 at the Los Altos History Museum.
Since 1972, Santa Clara County has been acquiring public access land purchased with property tax funds. The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District presently has 26 Open Space Preserves encompassing approximately 46,500 acres of land. For information, call 948-9427 or logon to www.losaltoshistory.org.
New plants for old ones
Have some of your favorite plants or bulbs multiplied to the point that they’re taking over your garden?
Bring your extra plants, seedlings, cuttings, bulbs, seeds and small shrubs and trees to the Fall Plant Exchange, to be held from 10 a.m. to noon, Sept. 29, in the Hillview Community Center parking lot, 97 Hillview Avenue, Los Altos, and take home something new in exchange.
The Plant Exchange, sponsored by the Garden Club of Los Altos and the Los Altos Recreation Department, is open to anyone with plants to share.
For more information, call 941-0950, ext. 304.
Leadership program looking for members
Leadership Education Advancement is accepting applications for the 2001-2002 series.
The program is a community involvement education course aimed at Los Altos area residents interested in learning more about their community and how to become more involved.
The eight-month course is scheduled to meet 7-9 p.m., the fourth Monday of each month - except December - through May.
Topics include local government, commerce, education, the library and the history museum. Community services and volunteer opportunities will also be highlighted.
More than 70 people have completed the course since 1996.
There is a one-time cost of $50 for incidental expenses.
For more information or an application call Marge Bruno at 941-6570.
