SPARC plans Los Altos event
The South Peninsula Area Republican Coalition (SPARC) has planned an event for 6:30 p.m., today, at Chef Chu’s restaurant, 1067 N. San Antonio Road at El Camino Real, Los Altos.
GOP Assemblyman Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, will discuss Schwarzenegger’s reforms, including redistricting, teachers’ merit pay, state retiree compensation and reduction in state spending when income falls. McCarthy serves on the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and committees on National Defense, Technology & Jobs, California Infrastructure, and Groundwater Quality & Availability.
Cost is $30. For more information or to RSVP, call 917-9125, e-mail [email protected] or log on to www.SparcGop.org.
Wildcat event at Foothill
Foothill College has scheduled a wildcat presentation at 2 p.m., Sunday, in Room 5015 on the college campus. The presentation will feature five live wildcats from Leopards, Etc. – a cougar, an African leopard, a king cheetah, an ocelot and a Canada lynx.
Each cat will be on stage as information about its habits, habitat and survival issues is shared with the audience. Individuals will learn what they can do to help save these animals from extinction.
Parking lot 6 provides easiest access to Room 5015. Admission costs $10 adults, $5 children 12 and under.
To reserve tickets, call (707) 874-3176 or e-mail [email protected].
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., April 17, at the Central Seventh Day Adventist Church in Mountain View.
CSA’s Alpha Omega Steering Committee Chairwoman Bonnie Nunke said this unique 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. The Orchard Valley Ceramic Art Guild will provide beautiful, one-of-a-kind pots for guests to purchase and take home as a reminder that not everyone’s bowls are always full. Local restaurants donate the soup, along with salad and rolls, to fill these bowls for a delicious dinner. To reach this year’s goal of $10,000, a silent auction has been added to the dinner event.
Local churches, including Los Altos United Methodist and St. Nicholas, will sell the bowls for $10 the two weekends prior to the event to enable anyone not able to attend to contribute.
Individual tickets are $15 and include dinner and a keepsake bowl.
For more information or to reserve tickets, call 968-0836 or 961-5388.
Artist ‘Stars’ exhibited at cafe
Sixteen artists have been selected by five jurors for a Society of Local Artists (SOLA) “Stars” exhibit, running through Monday at Main Street Cafe and Books in Los Altos.
SOLA Stars, a juried element of SOLA, offers participating artists an opportunity to advance their careers by having their art reviewed by leading Bay Area museum curators and directors.
Five jurors selected 16 artists from among 65 entering this year’s SOLA Stars program. These artists are among 456 members of Silicon Valley Visual Arts, producers of the annual Open Studios events.
Among the winning artists are Stanford artist Sukey Bryan, Palo Alto artist Julia Nelson-Gal, Mountain View artist Luara Deem and Los Altos artist Marjorie Law.
The 16 Stars winners represent all mediums from black-and-white and color photography to oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings, monotype prints, carved cardboard, mixed media paintings and sculpture.
Silicon Valley Visual Arts is dedicated to developing visual arts in the Bay Area. The group lends support to non-professional artists by providing a variety of programs that connect artists with social causes throughout the region.
The group’s next Open Studios program, now in its 19th year, is scheduled for the first three weekends in May. For more information, log on to www.svopenstudios.org.
Main Street Cafe & Books is located at 134 Main St.
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 [email protected].
Stegner tribute at history museum
The Los Altos History Museum is housing the largest retrospective to date covering the life and influence of Wallace Stegner, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, teacher and environmentalist, “Wallace Stegner: Throwing a Long Shadow.”
The admission-free exhibit is open to the public noon to 4 p.m., Thursdays through Sundays, through June 12.
The exhibit includes a comprehensive pictorial timeline, a re-creation of Stegner’s home study with personal artifacts, prizes and awards; a section profiling his important environmental contributions; a special children’s section; and interactive audio and video stations.
For more information on the exhibit and associated events, call 948-9427 or logon 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. Linden Tree is located at 170 State St. For more information, call 949-3390.
