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Viewpoint: Readers react to 'Caught in Meta's shifting plans, Japanese eatery ends 26-year run in Menlo Park"
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (123+ words) Viewpoint: Readers react to 'Caught in Meta's shifting plans, Japanese eatery ends 26-year run in Menlo Park' The Almanac The following comments and opinions were posted by readers on The Almanac's news site in response to "Caught in Meta's shifting…...
'All over the map': Four Shillings Short kicks off U. S. farewell tour in Palo Alto
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (817+ words) Celtic, world and folk band Four Shillings Short got its start in Palo Alto decades ago so it only seems fitting, as Aodh Og O'Tuama and Christy Martin prepare to say goodbye to the nomadic life and settle down overseas,…...
What's up this week: Clay & Glass Festival, SF Symphony at Frost, a jazz master's centennial, the 'lost' founding father and more
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (200+ words) July 11-12, 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. , Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto; free; acga. net/acga-clay-glass-festival-2026." July 10-11, performances at 6: 30 and 8: 30 p. m. each night, Meyhouse, 640 Emerson St. , Palo Alto; $48; meyhousejazz. com." July 11 to Sept. 13 (check with the organization for availability), NODE, 180 University Ave. , Palo…...
Menlo Park celebrates Fourth of July with parade, circus at Burgess Park
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (275+ words) Menlo Park marked the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with a celebration that drew families to Burgess Park for a DIY parade, picnic and open-air circus performances. A Fourth of July "people parade" kicked off the…...
Actor Mariska Hargitay will kick off Theatre Works' New Works Festival next month
5+ day, 11+ min ago (191+ words) The local performances will benefit Theatre Works and Joyful Heart Foundation, an organization founded by Hargitay to support survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse. Theatre Works will host a post-show reception with Hargitay as well as a…...
With town's equestrian culture at risk, Woodside women take the reins
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (1338+ words) Driving through the bucolic town of Woodside, visitors might be lucky enough to see a local equestrian riding their horse on a trail or spot a horse grazing in a resident's paddock. Woodside is known for its strong equestrian culture,…...
Redwood City film fest showcases documentary about Magical Bridge playgrounds
1+ week, 1+ day ago (616+ words) Annette King's film, "Magical Bridge: Kind by Design," will debut at the Brave Maker Film Fest in Redwood City on July 9. The festival, now five days long, runs July 8 to 12. Started in December 2018, the festival features local films with "thought-provoking…...
Why medical murals by a Diego Rivera prot'g' adorn a Peninsula museum
1+ week, 2+ day ago (674+ words) According to the Palo Alto Museum, not only are the murals the only buon (true) frescoes in Santa Clara County, they also speak to the medical innovations at the time, and showcase Arnautoff's influence by Diego Rivera, whom he learned…...
What's up this week: Comedian Laurie Kilmartin, a ska anniversary show, Classical on the Square, AI in healthcare and more
2+ week, 1+ day ago (213+ words) June 26 at 8 p. m. , June 27 at 6 and 8: 30 p. m. and June 28 at 7 p. m. , Rooster T. Feathers, 157 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale; 21+; $29. 50 plus two item food and drink minimum per person; rooster-t-feathers. seatengine-sites. com." June 27, 8 p. m. , at The Guild Theatre, 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park; $34-$69; guildtheatre. com. Through July…...
Stanford Jazz Festival brings centennials, string quartets and stars
2+ week, 1+ day ago (636+ words) A little more than half a century into its existence, the Stanford Jazz Festival maintains a solid foundation in the history of jazz and continues building on it with artists who take jazz in new directions. It makes particular sense…...