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., Tuesday. 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 grades 4-6.
For location and reservations, call 949-4564.
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 tonight, 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. Dr 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.
Bay Area dancers to present free concert
The Lively Foundation celebrates National Dance Week by inviting the public to a free concert 7:30-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, at the Mountain View Masonic Temple auditorium, 890 Church St.
Dancers from around the Bay Area are invited to participate in the program, which will include all kinds of dance except - due to venue constraints - tap, flamenco and those that involve the use of rosin or powder. Some professional companies and the Teen Dance Company have already been scheduled to participate, along with Lively’s artistic director, Leslie Friedman.
For more information, call 969-4110.
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.
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., Sunday, 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 at 941-4808.
Tom Chapin to perform at Foothill May 1
Three-time Grammy award winner and well-known children’s singer Tom Chapin is scheduled to perform 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., May 1, at Smithwick Theater, on the Foothill College campus. People of Note is sponsoring this concert, which benefits music education in local schools.
People of Note Family Concerts 2005 benefit music education in elementary schools throughout San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Music For Minors, a Los Altos-based non-profit that provides music education classes in elementary schools. Linden Tree Children’s Recordings and Books in Los Altos also sponsors the series.
All seats are reserved, and tickets may be purchased at www.peopleofnote.org or by calling (408) 255-8322. Tickets are $15 in advance, $17 at the door; group rates are available. Foothill College is located at 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Parking costs $2 in quarters.
For more information, call Diane Tokheim at 854-5379 or log on to www.peopleofnote.org.
Banana Slugs celebrate mothers at Hidden Villa
Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills has scheduled a Mother’s Day concert featuring the Banana Slug String Band, 5-7:30 p.m., May 8, on the outdoor stage at the Visitors Welcome Center.
Billed as the “Best Ecological Musicians on the Planet,” the Banana Slugs blend music, theater, puppetry and audience participation in their performances. Based in Santa Cruz, members include Steve Van Zandt, Mark Nolan, Larry Graff and Doug Greenfield.
Concert-goers are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner, as well as a blanket or lawn chair. Organic picnic dinners prepared by JZ Cool Catering can be pre-ordered through May 2. The dinners, which include a sandwich, side, dessert and bottled water, cost $15 for an adult box and $10 for a child’s.
Concert tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors, and $7.50 for children 12 or under. Children two or under are free.
For more information or to purchase tickets, call 949-8653. Tickets will also be sold at the door at 4:30 p.m.
Citizen-government meeting by LWV
The Mountain View-Los Altos League of Women Voters has scheduled a reception for residents of Mountain View, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills to meet with local officials, 2-4 p.m., May 1, in the Garden House at Shoup Park in Los Altos.
For the third year, LWV will host state assembly members and senators; a representative for District 5 from the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors; members of the Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Mountain View city councils; trustees from the Mountain View-Whisman, Los Altos and Mountain View-Los Altos Union High school districts; and the Foothill-De Anza Community College District. El Camino Hospital, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space, Santa Clara Valley Water and Purissima Hills Water districts are also expected to send representatives.
The event offers an opportunity to meet and query representatives of local governmental agencies in a relaxed informal setting.
42nd annual CSA volunteer award
The Los Altos-Mountain View District of the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors will hold its 42nd annual Community Service Award luncheon May 11 at Michael’s at Shoreline in Mountain View. The event honors volunteers whose efforts have enhanced “the quality, spirit and character of our communities,” according to the association.
For more information, log on to www.silvar.org or call 949-9115.
