By Astronomy lecture at Foothill College
Astronomer Leo Blitz from the University of California, Berkeley, is scheduled to present “The Making of the Milky Way: Survival of the Fittest,” an illustrated non-technical lecture, 7-8:30 p.m., tonight, at the Smithwick Theater at Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend. Visitors must purchase a campus parking permit for $2. No science background is required and the lecture is appropriate for ages 13 and up.
The lecture will discuss how the Milky Way galaxy was formed and continues to form from smaller groupings of star and cosmic raw material.
For more information, call 949-7888.
Springer School walk-a-thon
Springer School has scheduled its annual walk-a-thon fund-raiser, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oct. 12, at the Covington School site, 201 Covington Road. Students are sponsored for each quarter of a mile they walk. A silent auction and music played by a disc jockey are scheduled.
For more information, call the school office at 964-3374.
Foothill College flea market
The monthly flea market sponsored by Foothill College, to benefit Foothill Music Theater, is scheduled 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oct. 19, in parking lot 7. Foothill College is located at 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Admission is free, and the public is invited to attend. Visitors must purchase a parking permit for $2.
For more information, or to purchase a vendor space, call the flea market office at 948-6417.
Puppet-play workshop at Foothill College
“From the Picture Book Page to the Puppet Stage,” a audience-participation puppet show featuring acclaimed puppeteer Ingrid Crepeau, has been scheduled 2 p.m., November 3, at Smithwick Theater at Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Tickets are $6 in advance or $8 at the door for children under 12, and $10 advanced, $12 at the door for adults. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 969-9506. Tickets may also be purchased at Linden Tree Bookstore, 170 State Street.
MVHS SAT II Workshop
An SAT II writing and Math IC Workshop has been scheduled for Mountain View High School juniors and seniors, 7-9 p.m., Oct. 22, 24, 29, 31, in Room 105-107. Students are asked to bring a pen, pencil and calculator. The fee for the workshop is $70. Students need to bring the registration form and a check payable to MVHS Tutorial Center to the Tutorial Center by Oct. 15. For more information, call George St. Clair at 940-4624.
Local school board meetings scheduled
The Los Altos School District Board of Trustees has scheduled its next board meeting 7 p.m., Oct. 21, at the Blach Camp School, 1122 Covington Road, Room 9. For more information, call the district office at 941-4010.
The Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District Board of Trustees has scheduled its next board meeting 7 p.m., Oct. 14, at the District Office Board Room, 1299 Bryant Ave., Mountain View. For more information, call 940-4650.
