by PaloAltoOnline.com

Community: May Fete and Vintage Vehicles
Saturday, May 5, is a big day for annual community events in Palo Alto: The May Fete Parade begins at 10 a.m. at the corner of University Avenue and Emerson Street, with floats and arts and community groups. The end of the parade is Heritage Park at 300 Homer Ave., with the May Fete Fair and the Vintage Vehicles and Family Fun Day car show.
Art: Silicon Valley Open Studios
The annual Silicon Valley Open Studios starts this weekend, May 5 and 6, with artists in the Palo Alto, Stanford, Menlo Park and Los Altos areas opening their doors to visitors from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is free.
Community: Spring Fair
Now in its 40th year, the Spring Fair at Peninsula School is scheduled Sunday, May 6, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 920 Peninsula Way in Menlo Park. The event features arts and crafts activities, live music, a book sale and international food for sale.
PaloAltoOnline.com

by PaloAltoOnline.com

Music: Stanford New Ensemble
In a free concert scheduled for 8 p.m Saturday, April 21, the Stanford New Ensemble will perform newly composed works by Israeli composer Yinam Leef, and Suddhaseel Sen’s arrangement of “Four Songs” by Rabindranath Tagore, featuring soprano Koyel Bhattacharyya. Composers are scheduled to attend the event, which is in Campbell Recital Hall at Stanford University.
Community: Bonsai show
Demonstrations, tree sales and raffles are planned for the Kusumura Bonsai Club’s 52nd annual bonsai show, scheduled from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 21 and 22, at the Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Admission is free.
Home: Stanford Historic House & Garden Tour
The eighth annual Stanford Historic House & Garden Tour will visit five pre-World War II houses in the Old Campus residential area. The tour goes from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 22.
PaloAltoOnline.com

by PaloAltoOnline.com

Music: Quatuor Mosaiques
This premier Viennese quartet emerged from the pioneering early instrument group Concentus Musicus Wien. Quatuor Mosaiques is renowned for its performances of 18th-century repertoire on historic musical instruments. Saturday, April 14, at 8 p.m. at Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford.
Gardens: Dividing Cymbidium Orchids
This is a demonstration class with Weegie Caughlan on basic repotting procedures for cymbidium orchids. Saturday, April 14, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto.
Music: Palo Alto Philharmonic and Gunn strings
For this concert the string section of Gunn High School’s orchestra will join the Philharmonic to perform Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Vaughn Williams’ “Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis” and the premiere of a new work by Lee Actor. Saturday, April 14, from 8 to 10 p.m. at Spangenberg Theatre, Gunn High School, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto.
PaloAltoOnline.com

by PaloAltoOnline.com

Tour: ‘Salad University’
Class will move through the garden to taste, learn about and gather cultivated and wild plants for a 40-ingredient salad. Saturday, April 7, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m at Common Ground Garden Supply and Education Center, 559 College Ave., Palo Alto.
Workshop: Memorization with Brent Sverdloff
The basic memory principles attendees learn in this workshop can enable them to sharpen powers of observation, banish absentmindedness and memorize virtually anything. Saturday, April 7, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Kepler’s, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.
Exhibit: Walker Evans
American photographer Walker Evans (1903-1975) helped shape contemporary art. This exhibition features photos from his 50-year career. Sunday, April 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford.
PaloAltoOnline.com

by PaloAltoOnline.com

Special Needs: The Caring Bunny
The Caring Bunny is hopping into the Stanford Shopping Center for children with special needs and their families on Sunday, April 1, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The event occurs when the mall is officially closed so that accommodations can be made to support the sensory, physical and other developmental needs of all attending. Families will have activities to participate in as well as the opportunity to take pictures with the bunny.
Sale: St. Raymond School Rummage Sale
St. Raymond School’s rummage sale is this Saturday, March 31, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 1, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be raffle prizes and special discounts starting Sunday at 2 p.m. St. Raymond School, 1211 Arbor Road, Menlo Park.
Music: Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra
Music Director Eric Kujawsky conducts Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra, Husa’s music for Prague 1968 and concertino for trumpet by Jolivet. March 31, from 8 to 10 p.m., at Canada College Main Theatre, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City.
PaloAltoOnline.com

by PaloAltoOnline.com

Musical: ‘Aida’
Saturday, March 17, is the last day that the Woodside High School Theatre Arts Department will present Elton John and Tim Rice’s musical “Aida” at the Performing Arts Center, 199 Churchill Ave., Woodside. The show is at 8 p.m.
Tour: Deer Hollow Farm
Participants of this tour on Saturday, March 17, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. can meet the new farm babies, visit the livestock, check out the milking station, stroll the grounds and tour the garden. The tour at Rancho San Antonio County Park, 22500 Cristo Rey Drive, Los Altos, includes interactive activities with the kids.
Gala: CSMA fundraiser
The Community School of Music and Arts’ annual fundraising gala will on honor Ruth and Roy Rogers for their 32 years as arts education advocates, leadership volunteers and supporters. The event will be at Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel, Palo Alto, on Saturday, March 17, at 5:30 p.m. It will include dining, auctions, performances and dancing to Oz Ramsey’s Bay Area Big Band.
PaloAltoOnline.com

by PaloAltoOnline.com

Community: Arbor Day Festival
Palo Alto’s Mitchell Park hosts a family Arbor Day festival from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 10, at 600 E. Meadow Drive. Activities at the free event will include a 10 a.m. ceremonial tree planting and a 10:30 a.m. talk by arborist Kevin Raftery on the “Rare Trees of Mitchell Park.”
Author: Susan Stone Belton
Susan Stone Belton, a motivational speaker, gives a free talk on her book “Real Parents, Real Kids, Real Talk” at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 10. The event is at Books Inc. in Palo Alto’s Town & Country Village.
Music: ‘Hold On!’
The music of Moses Hogan, who was known for his choral settings of spirituals, is the focus of a 3 p.m. concert Sunday, March 11, presented by Schola Cantorum. The performance is at the First Congregational Church of Palo Alto at 1985 Louis Road.
PaloAltoOnline.com

by PaloAltoOnline.com

Talk: Colon Cancer
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the U.S., and can be one of the most serious. This event by the Stanford Cancer Center will cover recent successes in treatment and will give a vision of future care based on current research. The event is Saturday, March 3, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Sheraton Palo Alto, 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto.
Music: Angelique Kidjo
Angelique Kidjo’s energetic voice is backed by an instrumental mix of West African music, funk, contemporary pop and more. She will perform Saturday, March 3, at the Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford, at 8 p.m.
Class: ‘Using Native Plants’
From 10:30 a.m. to noon, students of this class will explore using California native plants in the garden at Common Ground Garden Supply and Education Center, 559 College Ave., Palo Alto. A native-plant sale with Native Revival Nursery will follow.
PaloAltoOnline.com

by PaloAltoOnline.com

Exhibition: Pueblo artists
A new show at Stanford’s Cantor Arts Center looks at Native-American art through early-20th-century art from Pueblo communities in the southwestern United States. Paintings and pottery will be on display through May 27.
Music: ‘Goldberg Variations’
The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra will perform J.S. Bach’s “Goldberg Variations” in an arrangement for string orchestra at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25. The free concert (reservations recommended) is at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto.
Kids: ‘Classical Adventures for Families’
Educator and musician Chaia May presents a free classical-music event for families (suitable for young children) with storytellers, singers and other musicians. Performances are at 2 and 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26, at the Community School of Music and Arts, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View.
PaloAltoOnline.com

by PaloAltoOnline.com

Gardening: Weed Appreciation Day
Master Gardener Deva Luna will teach which weeds are nutritious and safe to eat at a class Saturday, Feb. 18, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Common Ground Garden Supply and Education Center, 559 College Ave., Palo Alto.
Benefit: Lively Foundation
The Lively Foundation will hold its annual lunch banquet Saturday, Feb. 18, from noon to 2:30 p.m. at Ming’s Restaurant, 1700 Embarcadero Road East, Palo Alto. The proceeds will benefit the foundation’s educational programs for local and Bay Area schools.
Opera: Don Giovanni
West Bay Opera’s production of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” performs Feb. 17-26 at Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m. Sundays are at 2 p.m.
PaloAltoOnline.com