A.W.A.K.E meetings share sleep issues
The Alert, Well and Keeping Energetic help group for people with sleep-disordered breathing and their families schedules monthly meetings 6:30-8:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Mountain View Center, located at 701 El Camino Real.
The group functions as a forum for exchanging information and increasing awareness of sleep disorders and related health concerns. The meetings provide an opportunity to learn about the different methods and aides prescribed for sleep apnea and other sleep disorders.
The meetings are free and open to the community.
A visit from mystery writer Laurie R. King
The Los Altos main library has scheduled bestselling mystery writer Laurie R. King 7 p.m. today in the Program Room, 13 S. San Antonio Road.
King is a third generation Californian with a background in theology, whose first crime novel, “A Grave Talent” (Crimeline, 1995), won the Edgar and Creasey awards.
Her yearly novels range from police procedurals and stand-alones to a historical series about Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, beginning with “The Beekeeper’s Apprentice” (Picador, 2007). Her books have won the Edgar, Creasey, Nero Wolfe, Lambda Literary and Macavity awards and appear regularly on the New York Times Best Seller list.
King, who she has been writing crime fiction since 1987, lives in the hills above Monterey Bay. Her background includes such diverse interests as Old Testament theology and construction work. Her highly anticipated novel, “The God of the Hive” (Bantam, 2010), is the latest installment in the Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes mystery series.
Books will be available for purchase, courtesy of Books Inc. in Mountain View.
A book signing will follow King’s talk.
For more information, call 948-7683 or visit www.santaclaracountylib.org/losaltos/.
Quilting exhibit at Los Altos museum
The Los Altos History Museum’s new exhibition explores the art of quilting. “By Hand: American Women with Needle and Thread,” includes samples of quilt styles from the past 150 years.
The exhibition, running through Oct. 31, also features other forms of historical needlework – early samplers, crochet, cross-stitch and needlepoint. A series of programs accompanies the exhibition, including a presentation by Kay Payne, a docent at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
An opening reception is scheduled Thursday. Los Altos artist Linda Gass, one of the exhibitors, will discuss her work in a July 28 presentation titled, “For Love of Water and Place.” The event is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start at the museum.
The Los Altos History Museum, located at 51 S. San Antonio Road, is open noon to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays.
For more information, call 948-9427 or visit www.losaltoshistory.org.
Galleries sponsor Second Fridays
Viewpoints Gallery and Gallery 9 in downtown Los Altos are scheduled to remain open until 8 p.m. on the second Fridays of June, July and August. Second Fridays allow the galleries to exhibit the work of their featured artists and offer an opportunity for art patrons to browse at leisure.
Viewpoints Gallery, 315 State St., has exhibited fine art since 1972. The gallery is owned, operated and staffed by 14 artists.
Gallery 9, 143 Main St., established in Menlo Park in 1970 and relocated to Los Altos in 1973, is owned and staffed by 31 artists who exhibit jewelry, watercolors, oil paintings, photography, mixed media, sculpture, weaving and printmaking.
Both galleries change shows on the first day of each month to feature a different gallery member. For more information on Viewpoints Gallery, visit www.viewpointsgallery.com.
For more information on Gallery 9, visit www.gallery9losaltos.com.
