Pinewood presents ‘Laughing Stock’
Pinewood School’s Theater Arts has scheduled “Laughing Stock,” a comic look at a small troupe of struggling actors and their backstage mischief, 7 p.m. Nov. 2-4 at the Upper Campus Theater, 26800 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills.
Tickets will be available at the door for a suggested donation of $5. There will be no advance ticket sales.
For more information, call 941-1532, ext. 322, or e-mail deivers@pinewood.edu.
Kiwanis to host forum on parcel tax
The Los Altos Kiwanis Club has scheduled a panel discussion on the Los Altos School District’s parcel tax measure at its Oct. 10 meeting.
LASD Superintendent Tim Justus, Assistant Superintendent for Business Services Randy Kenyon and Katie Matice, chairwoman of the parcel tax initiative committee, will discuss the importance of passage of the Nov. 7 ballot measure to the future of the district.
The Los Altos Kiwanis Club meets at noon Tuesdays at Beausejour at 170 State St. in downtown Los Altos.
For more information, call 988-9900.
Stratford School in PA hosts children’s concert
Stratford School’s Palo Alto campus has scheduled a free children’s classical concert 12:30 p.m. Sunday to benefit the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford and to introduce its Palo Alto campus to the community.
Conductor and violinist Imant Kotsinsh, formerly with the Bolshoi Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Moscow, will conduct. There will be a guest performance by former New York Philharmonic violinist William Barbini.
Kotsinsh said his passion to instill an interest in music in children as a way to develop imagination led him to partner with Stratford Schools.
Limited seating will be available, but there is additional room for those who would like to picnic on the lawn.
Families are invited to bring new, unwrapped toys (no more than $10 each) for children ages one month to 18 years to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities. Donations by check are also welcome, with all proceeds going to Ronald McDonald House.
Stratford School’s Palo Alto campus is at 870 N. California Ave.
For more information, call Stratford School at 493-1151 or visit www.stratfordschools.com.
Panel discussion addresses special education
SELPA 1 CAC, a group that deals with special education needs, has scheduled a moderated panel discussion with the county director and special education directors for Los Altos, Mountain View and Palo Alto schools 8:45-11 a.m. Oct. 18 in the Covington Elementary School multipurpose room, 205 Covington Road, Los Altos.
The goals of the forum are to raise awareness of K-12 special education programs and services and to offer parents a chance to meet the programs’ administrators. Issues addressed include priorities and goals of special education programs, transition problems, working effectively with the special ed team and qualifying for services.
All SELPA events are free and open to the public. No registration is necessary.
For more information, call or e-mail Karen Mueller at 964-3689 or mueller4@ix.netcom.com.
