CSA hosts mystery dinner theater benefit
Community Services Agency of Mountain View and Los Altos has scheduled its second annual murder mystery theater fund-raiser 6:30-10:30 p.m., May 6, at the Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel in Palo Alto.
Chaired by CSA board member Melody Schmickrath, the dinner theater event will feature a cocktail reception, a silent and live auction, a sit-down dinner and live theater entertainment. This event, sponsored in part by Heritage Bank of Commerce and Moison Investment Company, is your chance to play super sleuth while assisting CSA in its mission to serve those in need in our community.
Tickets cost $150 and include the reception, dinner and evening’s entertainment. Those who choose to sponsor a table for $1,500 will receive seating for 10 guests and acknowledgement in CSA’s spring newsletter. Several other levels of sponsorship are available for businesses and corporations and come with a variety of benefits.
To purchase tickets or for more information, call 968-0836.
Youth Commission holds ‘Casino Night’
The City of Los Altos Youth Commission has scheduled a high school Casino Night 7-11 p.m., April 29, at the Los Altos Youth Center. Students with a valid ID from any high school are encouraged to attend.
The event will feature a Texas Hold’em tournament, Blackjack, Wheel of Fortune and karaoke.
The $5 admission includes the equivalent of $250 in chips. Donating one or more cans of food for the homeless can earn an additional $250 in chips. Chips can be redeemed for raffle tickets on prizes such as gift certificates, video games and poker sets.
Students can earn community service credit as well as $100 in chips by volunteering to be a dealer.
For more information or to volunteer, contact Teen Program Coordinator Molly James at the Los Altos Recreation Department, 947-2884.
Tom Chapin to perform at Foothill Sunday
Three-time Grammy award winner and well-known children’s singer Tom Chapin is scheduled to perform 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., Sunday, at Smithwick Theater, on the Foothill College campus. People of Note is sponsoring this concert, which benefits music education in local schools.
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.
LAHS 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.
American Legion seeks funding for programs
American Legion Post 558 of Los Altos is raising funds for a new Legion baseball program in Los Altos and Mountain View and a new community emergency preparedness program. The Legion will accept checks and stock donations payable to American Legion Post 5589, P.O. Box 126, Los Altos 94023. Contributions are tax deductible.
For more information, call Ken Girdley, finance officer, at 961-1819 or e-mail kengirdley@yahoo.com.
Encore presentation of Stegner video
The Los Altos History Museum retrospective of the life and influence of Wallace Stegner has stimulated interest in the video “Wallace Stegner: A Writer’s Life.” Stephen Fisher’s 60-minute film about Stegner’s life and accomplishments, narrated by Robert Redford, was originally shown on PBS and had not been seen for several years until it was presented April 14 as part of the “Wallace Stegner: Throwing a Long Shadow” exhibit.
An overflow crowd prevented all of those interested from being accommodated, so the museum has scheduled a second showing 7:30 p.m., May 17, at the museum.
The exhibit itself is open to the public noon to 4 p.m., Thursdays through Sundays, until June 12. Admission to both the exhibit and the showing of the video on May 17 is free.
For more information, call 948-9427 or log on to www.losaltoshistory.org.
Linden Tree presents ‘World Stories with Njeri’
“World Stories with Njeri,” a monthly series, is scheduled 11-11:45 a.m., the second Saturday of each month through May, at Linden Tree Children’s Recordings & Books in downtown Los Altos.
Each session will feature storytelling, crafts or puppetry and is appropriate for children of all ages.
Njeri McGillicuddy, longtime Waldorf School kindergarten teacher born in Kenya, has traveled extensively across Europe and Africa. She will share her diverse cultural experiences and timeless stories.
Linden Tree is located at 170 State St. For more information, call 949-3390.
Open Studios under way in May
Silicon Valley Open Studios 2005 brings collectors, artists and affordable art together in a relaxed studio setting for three weekends in May.
Los Altos’ many and varied artists will open their studios May 14 and 15. Guides and maps to studio sites are available at the library and in galleries around town.
For more information, log on to www.svopenstudios.org.
Hidden Villa accepting car donations
Hidden Villa is accepting car donations. All proceeds provide scholarships for summer camp and the Hidden Villa Environmental Education programs for K-6 grade classes.
For more information, call 949-8659; or contact Donation Liaison at www.DonationLiaison.org or (408) 733-1000.
CSA needs weekday volunteers
Community Services Agency of Los Altos and Mountain View needs volunteers who can donate three hours, one day a week. This can ensure that more than 120 families will receive food.
For more information or to volunteer, call 964-4630.
