AAUW holds spring social
Prospective and new members of the Los Altos-Mountain View Branch of the American Association of University Women are invited to the AAUW spring informational meeting and social 6-8 p.m., April 26.
Participants will learn about AAUW national and state programs, in addition to a wide range of local activities.
AAUW promotes equity for all women and girls, lifelong education, and positive societal change. Locally, AAUW selects and sponsors seventh grade girls to attend Tech Trek summer science camp at Stanford University. It also coordinates Tech Time Science Club for Girls, a hands-on science enrichment program for girls in grades 4-6.
For location and reservations, call 949-4564.
CSA holding ‘Empty Bowls’ benefit
The Community Services Agency (CSA) of Mountain View and Los Altos has scheduled its 2005 Empty Bowls Soup Supper fund-raiser 4-6 p.m., Sunday, at the Central Seventh Day Adventist Church in Mountain View.
CSA’s Alpha Omega Steering Committee Chairwoman Bonnie Nunke said the event benefits Alpha Omega’s rotating shelter program that provides short-term shelter to homeless clients actively seeking employment.
The community’s potters, restaurants and churches combine to make this a successful and meaningful event. To reach this year’s goal of $10,000, a silent auction has been added to the dinner event.
Individual tickets are $15 and include dinner and a keepsake bowl.
For more information or to reserve tickets, call 968-0836 or 961-5388.
Sinatra legacy discussed at library
Herb Wong, renowned jazz educator, journalist and historian, will trace Frank Sinatra’s evolution as a musician and his influence on jazz in a lecture 7:30 p.m., April 20, at the Los Altos main library, 13 S. San Antonio Road. This presentation, sponsored by the Friends of the Los Altos Library, is free and open to the public.
Sinatra began his career as a lead singer with the Harry James and Tommy Dorsey orchestras. He paid close attention to the work and style of other singers and incorporated particular aspects of what he heard into his own unique musical vocabulary. Wong will play CDs of some of the works Sinatra made American standards, such as “The Song is You,” “Night and Day,” and “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.”
Wong is known locally for the programs he produced for KJAZ radio station and as founder and musical director of the Palo Alto Jazz Festival.
Non-toxic pest control workshop
Hidden Villa Farm and Wilderness Preserve in Los Altos Hills presents a “Non-Toxic Pest Control Workshop” 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, at the Visitors Welcome Center.
Thomas Wittman of Gophers Limited in Santa Cruz, also an organic farmer at Molino Creek Farm and the UCSC Farm and Garden, will give a presentation and demonstration on how to manage the persistent problem of gophers, moles and voles without the use of toxic materials. Subjects covered will be natural history and biology of these animals, fencing, exclusion and other non-violent techniques, expulsion devices like noisemakers and liquid drenches and detailed use of the various traps available.
Cost is $25 per person. Reservations are required. For reservations or more information, call 949-8653 or log on to www.hiddenvilla.org.
LAHS to hold 50th anniversary celebration
Los Altos High School invites the community to join in a weekend celebration of its 50th anniversary, May 20-22.
Activities planned include a golf tournament and a tribute to George Gershwin, May 20; a family carnival and alumni swim meet, May 21; an alumni street party on Main Street in downtown Los Altos on the evening of May 21; and a concert on the Los Altos High School green, May 22.
For more information or to purchase tickets, log on to www.losaltoshsalumni.org.
Foothill College spring plant sale
The Foothill College Horticulture Department is holding a spring plant sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, at the Foothill campus, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. On hand will be trees, annuals, perennials, bamboo and vegetables. The sale will be held in Parking Lot 4. Cost is $2 for parking.
North Korea subject of LA Library talk
The World Affairs Council, Peninsula Chapter and the Los Altos main library are co-sponsoring a talk, “North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Program and U.S. Policy and Response,” by Philip W. Yun, a Pantech Fellow in Korean Studies, Asia Pacific Research Center, Institute for International Studies, at Stanford University. The talk is scheduled 7:30-9 p.m., Tuesday, at the Los Altos main library, 13 S. San Antonio Road.
Changes in U.S. foreign policy and North Korean responses since the 1994 negotiations have led to a termination of inspections and uncertainty as to the true status and objectives of their nuclear program.
What do we know and what are the prospects for dealing with these uncertainties? Yun will address these issues in his talk.
For more information, call the library, 948-7683, or the World Affairs Council, (415) 293-4600.
Earth Day celebration in LAH
The Los Altos Hills Open Space Committee and Supporters of Westwind Community Barn have scheduled the fourth annual Earth Day Celebration, 1-4 p.m., April 24, at Westwind Community Barn.
In addition to exhibits by more than two dozen Los Altos Hills committees, local environmental organizations and school groups, the event will feature “Live Wild Cats,” an educational program provided by Leopards, Etc. Two presentations are scheduled: 1:30-2:15 p.m. and 3-3:45 p.m.
Planning Commissioner Ray Collins will lead a hike from Westwind Barn to Hidden Villa at 1:30 p.m. and will return hikers in time for the second live cat presentation.
This is a free event. For more information, call Nancy Couperus. 941-4808.
Seminar on seniors’ issues
A seminar, “Planning For the Future: Issues for seniors, their families and caregivers,” is slated for 7-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, at the Los Altos Senior Center, 97 Hillview Ave., in Room 12.
The event, co-sponsored by the senior center, the Community Services Agency of Los Altos-Los Altos Hills and Senior New Ways, will feature presentations on financial organization, memory loss, home care options and case management and community resources.
For more information, call 947-2797.
