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TransactionsJuly 2008 to July 2009712 Coastland Drive Palo Alto

855 Chimalus Drive Palo Alto

334 Hawthorne Avenue Palo Alto

760 Lytton Avenue Palo Alto

1988 Middlefi eld Road Palo Alto

2814 South Court Palo Alto

937 Cotton Street Menlo Park

719 Hermosa Way Menlo Park

203 Lexington Drive Menlo Park

292 San Luis Drive Menlo Park

677 Arrowood Court Los Altos

940 Lundy Lane Los Altos

1084 Parma Way Los Altos

26541 Purissima Road Los Altos Hills

11308 Magdalena Road Los Altos Hills

1579 Begen Drive Mountain View

938 Clark Avenue #5 Mountain View

1200 Fairbrook Drive Mountain View

295 Hans Avenue Mountain View

766 Luce Court Mountain View

929 Marilyn Avenue Mountain View

1983 San Luis Drive Mountain View

133 Stanley Road Burlingame

912 Campisi Way #206 Campbell

40 Adair Lane Portola Valley

310 Rutherford Drive Redwood City

19874 Park Drive Saratoga

26050 Leonard Drive Saratoga

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Welcome to the 15th annual INFO Palo Alto resource guide, offering a taste of just about anything you’d like to know about Palo Alto. Whether it’s historical trivia (In what year was the first wedding held in Palo Alto? 1892) or how to sign up your child for AYSO soccer or audition for the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra, this is the publication to put in a safe place to keep handy all year long.

Of course, if you’ve mislaid it during the year, you can visit www.PaloAltoOnline.com, select Community Resources from the list at the left and get information on the thousands of entries in the printed version of INFO — and those we simply ran out of room to include and many others as well.

INFO is divided up into sections that encompass the arts, community, outdoors and recreation, education and kids’ stuff, government access and just getting around. The Public Officials section is especially handy for those plugged into the local political arena — or who want to be.

Online you’ll find vast amounts of information about our surrounding communities, including Stanford, Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley, Woodside and Mountain View, as well as others in our region.

Our cover photo this year — a graceful courtyard designed by Pedro de Lemos in the 500 block of Ramona Street (now designated a Historic District) — was shot by Veronica Weber.

If you’ve got content suggestions for next year, please e-mail [email protected]. We appreciate your feedback.

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By the Numbers ................................ 6

Arts & Entertainment ......................... 9

Our Community ............................... 15

Outdoors & Recreation ....................33

Kids’ Stuff ....................................... 41

Education........................................ 49

Government Services ...................... 60

Public Officials ................................ 62

Getting Around ................................ 65

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Places of Worship............................ 30

Palo Alto parks map ........................ 36

Advertiser Index .............................. 67

Index .............................................. 67

Quick Reference Directory ............... 70

Savannah Hurt does a cartwheel in front of her Palo Alto home, a reproduction of the 1895 Victorian that was once on the College Terrace lot, while her friends Katherine Thomsen, left, Deepali Sastry and Ella Thomsen watch.


Historic FirstsGaspar de Portola party camps by El Palo Alto: 1769

Juana Briones purchases property now in Palo Alto and Los Altos: 1844

Stanford University opens: 1891

First business opens — a real estate office. Soon joined by a restaurant and bookstore: 1891

First Palo Alto wedding: 1892

First Palo Alto school opens: 1893

Palo Alto votes for incorporation 98 to 21: 1894

Residents approve water system, the first step in creating utilities: 1896

First Palo Alto library opens: 1904

First traffic law passed. Speed limit is “a slow trot:” 1905

“Father of radio” Lee de Forest invents the vacuum tube at Channing Avenue and Emerson Street: 1906

Palo Alto incorporated as Charter city: 1909

First movie theater opens on University Avenue: 1909

May Fete Parade founded: 1922

Mayfield and College Terrace annexed: 1925

Palo Alto’s yacht harbor opens: 1928

First dial phone call made in Palo Alto: 1929

Downtown post office opens: 1932

Palo Alto airport moves from Stanford land to Baylands: 1935

Bill Hewlett and David Packard begin work in Addison Avenue garage: 1938

The Children’s Library, the first stand-alone public library of its kind in the United States, opens: 1940

First liquor store in city opens: 1953

Stanford Shopping Center opens: 1956

Municipal golf course opens: 1956

City purchases Foothills Park: 1958

City buys first computer: 1961

Horace Anderson first African-American elected to Palo Alto Unified School District board: 1962

First woman hired as police officer: 1971

Recycling center at landfill opens: 1971

First cocktail served downtown: 1972

Roy Clay first African-American elected to City Council: 1973

First woman firefighter hired: 1974

City Council passes first no-smoking law: 1975

Barron Park annexed: 1975

Palo Alto launches curbside recycling: 1978

Palo Alto Weekly founded: 1979

Cubberley High School closes: 1979

Yacht harbor closes: 1986

Cable TV service to Palo Alto begins: 1988

June Fleming first female and African-American city manager appointed: 1993

Palo Alto becomes first U.S. city on the Internet: 1994

Palo Alto Weekly first newspaper to put content directly on Internet: 1994

Palo Alto celebrates its Centennial: 1994

Stanford hosts six games of the World Cup: 1994

City builds 29-mile fiber-optic ring within its borders: 1997

Major floods: 1998

Palo Alto City Council approves Tree Preservation Ordinance: 1999

City kicks-off free shuttle service: 2000

Hillary Freeman first African-American woman elected to Palo Alto City Council: 2001

Yoriko Kishimoto first Asian-American elected to the Palo Alto City Council: 2001

Hewlett-Packard Company merges with Compaq Computers: 2002

Opportunity Center homeless shelter opens: 2006

Palo Alto police begin carrying Tasers: 2007

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Vital signsSquare miles: 25.98

Population: 64,484*

Parks: 32

Acres of city parks: 157

Acres of city-owned open space: 3,731

City-maintained trees: 34,556

Miles of streets: 193.12

Square feet of sidewalks: 6,679,200

Tennis courts: 51

Sister cities: 6; Palo, Leyte, Philippines; Oaxaca, Mexico; Enschede, The Netherlands; Linkoping, Sweden; Albi, France; and Tsuchiura, Japan

(Source: *California Department of Finance)

Climate Hottest day in city history: June 15, 1961 (107 degrees)

Coldest day in city history: Jan. 11, 1949 and Dec. 23, 1990 (20 degrees)

(Source: City of Palo Alto)

City factsCity employees: 1,057

General fund budget (2009-2010): $142 million and a $316 million enterprise fund

Police officers: 93

Police patrol vehicles: 30 and 5 BMW motorcycles

Fire stations: 7 (plus one seasonal)

Fire Department employ-ees: 127

Fire Department vehicles: 23 (plus one shared with Mountain View)

Libraries: 5

Per capita circulation rate of library items (2008-09): 25.3 per year

Library card holders (2008-09): 54,878

Average monthly residen-tial electricity bill (1998-99): $39.02

Average monthly residen-tial electricity bill (2009): $76.33

PeopleMedian age (2000): 40.2

Median age (1980): 35.6

White: 75.8 percent

Asian: 17.2 percent

Hispanic: 4.6 percent

Black: 2.0 percent

Seniors (65 and older): 15.5 percent

Veterans (2000): 4,197

(Source: Census 2000)

Education and income

Adults with no college edu-cation (2000): 9.4 percent

Adults with college degrees (2000): 31.4 percent

Adults with graduate degrees or higher (2000): 43 percent

Per capita income (2000): $56,257

Median household income (2000): $90,377

Median family income (2000): $117,574

Residents below poverty level (2000): 3.2 percent


HousingHousing units: 27,763

Average year Palo Alto homes built: 1956

Median home price (through June 2009)*: $1,355,000

Median home price (through June 2008)*: $1,575,000

Median home price (1990): $457,800



Median condo price (through June 2009)*: $745,000

Average monthly rent (2009): $2,594 (two bed-room, two bath)**

Average monthly rent (2009): $1,782 (one bed-room, one bath)**

Median monthly rent in 1990: $825

Median monthly rent in 1960: $162

Average number of people per housing unit in 1960: 3.1

Average number of people per housing unit in 2000: 2.3

Single-person households (1990): 7,865

Single-person households (2000): 8,209

California-born residents (1980): 42.9 percent

California-born residents (2000): 36.1 percent

(Source: Census 2000; *Silicon Valley Association of REALTORSÆ from MLSListings Inc.; **RealFacts)

BusinessCommercial and Industrial space:

27.3 million square feet (June 2002)

Total Assessed Valuation (1984):

$3.85 billion

Total Assessed Valuation (Jan. 1, 2009):

$21.93 billion

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employers*City of Palo Alto

Hewlett-Packard Company

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital

Optx Corp.

Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Roche Palo Alto LLC

Space Systems/Loral

Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center — Palo Alto

Varian Medical Systems Inc.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

*All have at least 1,000 employees. (Source: ReferenceUSA)

Misc.Number of Palo Altans who said they had no phone at home: 112

Number of Palo Altans who said they walked to work: 997

Number of homes in Palo Alto that claimed to have three vehicles or more: 4,278

Number of homes in Palo Alto fueled by solar energy: 22


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DanceAcademy of Danse Libre Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. A non-profit performance group dedicated to the lively exhibition of 19th- and early 20th-century social dances. www.danselibre.org

DanceVisions Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Room L-3, Palo Alto. A nonprofit community dance project offering ongo-ing classes for adults and children, with occasional performances. Call 650-858-2005. dancevisions.org, danceaction.org

Red Thistle Dancers 2921 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Scottish country dance demonstration and performance group. Call 650-327-0762 (Sue Anderson). www.redthistledancers.org

Western Ballet, The Mountain View Ballet Company and School 914 N. Rengstorff Ave., Unit A, Mtn. View. Founded in 1976, the school

emphasizes the art of classical ballet and offers classes for both adults and youth. Call 650-968-4455. www.westernballet.org

MoviesAlways check out Palo Alto Online for the most current movie times and information, includ-ing reviews and movie trailers. Now with Movie Screener, the fast and easy way to get information about movies. www.PaloAltoOnline.com

Aquarius 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto. Foreign and art films. Call 650-266-9260. www.landmarktheatres.com

Century Cinema 16 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mtn. View. Large movie multiplex showing main-stream new releases. Arcade games and cafe. Call 650-961-3828. www.cinemark.com

CineArts at Palo Alto Square 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Foreign, art and mainstream mov-ies on two screens. Call 650-493-3456. wwww.cinemark.com

Guild 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Two blocks south of Santa Cruz Avenue. Foreign and art films. Call 650-266-9260. www.landmarktheatres.com

Stanford Theatre 221 University Ave., Palo Alto. Beautifully restored 1925 movie house showing the classics, including silent films. Live Wurlitzer

organ music before and after the 7:30 show. Calendars of programs are available at the theater. Call 650-324-3700. www.stanfordtheatre.org

Museums and collectionsCantor Arts Center at Stanford University Corner of Museum Way and Lomita Drive, Stanford. Exhibits art in 24 galleries, many from its collection of 25,000 objects from all historical periods, and extensive European and American drawings, prints and photographs. Admission free. The center also has a cafe and bookstore. While at the center, you may want to view Stanford’s outdoor sculptures: the Rodin Sculpture Garden and the New Guinea Sculpture Garden. Free docent tours of contemporary sculptures, including works by Miro and Segal. Hours: Wed-Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thu 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Call 650-723-4177; 650-723-3469 for tours. museum.stanford.edu

Computer History Museum 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mtn. View. Dedicated to the preservation and celebration of computing history, and is home to the largest international collection of computing artifacts in the world. Speaker series, onsite tours, physical and online exhibits. Hours: Wed-Fri, Sun noon-4 p.m.; Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 650-810-1010. www.computerhistory.org

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arts & entertainmentHoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace 434 Galvez Mall, Stanford. Free exhib-its on President Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou Henry Hoover (daily 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) and rotating exhibits that focus on library and archival holdings in the Herbert Hoover Memorial Exhibit Pavilion, adjacent to Hoover Tower (Tue-Sat 11 a.m.-4 p.m.). Hoover Library open Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (650-723-2058) and Hoover Archives open Mon-Fri 8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (650-723-3563). Call 650-723-1754. www.hoover.org

Museum of American Heritage 351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Early inventions of the 19th and 20th centuries are brought to life. In the Livermore Learning Center, hands-on classes and workshops engage and encourage the public, especially youth, to understand prin-ciples and history of technology and consider careers in science and technology. Admission free. Hours: Fri-Sun 11 a.m.-4 p.m. or by res-ervation. Call 650-321-1004. www.moah.org

Palo Alto Art Center 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. A nationally recognized visual arts center presenting approximately 12 exhibi-tions annually that focus on contemporary fine art, craft, design and new art forms. Fine art classes in painting, drawing, new media, ceramics and jewelry. An adult docent program, Art Dialogues provide free tours of current exhibitions. Project LOOK!, a museum education program, offers docent-led tours with hands-on activities for children. The Gallery Shop features jewelry, ceramics, glass, wood and paper works by Bay Area artists. Volunteer opportunities. Gallery hours: Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thu evenings 7-9 p.m.; Sun 1-5 p.m. Call 650-329-2366. www.cityof-paloalto.org/artcenter

Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo 1451 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Fun and learn-ing go together for children and their families in the displays and mini-zoo of the Palo Alto Junior Museum. The zoo houses raccoons, bobcats, ferrets, tortoises, geese and lots of snakes. The museum emphasizes hands-on, interactive exhibits. Hours: Museum: Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Zoo: Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun 1-4 p.m. for both. Call 650-326-6338. www.friendsjmz.org

Rodin Sculpture Garden Lomita Drive and Roth Way, Stanford. Twenty of Rodin’s bronze sculptures are located adjacent to the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. — the world’s largest collection of Rodin’s bronzes outside of Paris. Rodin’s Burghers of Calais are located nearby on campus. Rodin tours are Wednesday at 2 p.m., Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. and meet in the Cantor Arts Center lobby. Tours of other cam-pus sculptures take place on the first Sunday of every month at 2 p.m. No reservations are required for groups of less than 10, and tours are free. Call 650-723-4177. museum.stanford.edu

Stanford Outdoor Art Tours Cantor Arts Center, corner of Museum Drive and Lomita Way, Stanford. Guided tours of Stanford University’s outdoor art collection of more than 70 sculptures. “Campus Sculpture Walk” meets the first Sunday of each month at 2 p.m., rain or shine, at the Main Quad entrance where The Oval meets Serra Street. Tour lasts about one-and-a-half hours and explores the Stanford campus and many 20th-century sculptures in the quad and south campus area. Other tours include the collection of

Rodin bronzes inside and outside the muse-um, art and architecture of Memorial Church and special temporary exhibit tours. Free. Call 650-723-3469 or 650-723-4177. museum.stanford.edu

Stanford Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden Stanford. Located at Santa Teresa Street (off Campus Drive West) and Lomita Drive, near Roble Hall. Tours: Third Sundays of the month, 2 p.m., rain or shine. Large, carved sculptures by artists from the Sepik River region of New Guinea can be found among the trees. In 1994, 10 master carvers from Papua, New Guinea, came to Stanford for four months and produced 40 painted wood and stone relief sculptures. Call 650-723-3469. museum.stanford.edu

MusicBarbershop Harmony Society, Peninsulaires Men’s Chorus Rehearses at First United Methodist Church Hall, 535 Old San Francisco Road, Sunnyvale, every Tuesday, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Guests are welcome to listen or to audition. Established in 1947, the 40-member chorus sings four-part a cap-pella music at different community events, two annual shows and singing Valentines. Call 650-618-8600. www.barbershop-harmony.org

Bay Choral Guild P.O. Box 597, Los Altos. Bay Choral Guild (BCG) is a 40-member audi-tioned chorus led by Artistic Director Sanford Dole. BCG performs three concert sets a year in Palo Alto, Campbell and San Francisco. Rehearsals are Monday evenings in Palo Alto. www.baychoralguild.org

California Bach Society P.O. Box 1526, Palo Alto. California Bach Society is a 25-voice chamber choir based in Palo Alto. The choir specializes in Renaissance and Baroque music, presenting four concerts each year in Palo Alto, San Francisco and Berkeley. The 2009-10 season will include a performance of Bach’s St. John Passion and works by Handel, Vivaldi, Monteverdi and others. Call 415-262-0272. www.calbach.org

California Pops Orchestra (formerly Peninsula Pops Orchestra) 3790 El Camino Real, Ste. 341, Palo Alto. This 60-piece orchestra is the “Boston Pops of the West Coast” and devoted to American popular music from Hollywood, Broadway, TV, jazz and the American Songbook. Under Conductor Kim Venaas, the season offers five new shows, all at Spangenberg Theatre, Gunn High School, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-856-8432. www.californiapopsor-chestra.com

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Foothill Symphonic Winds Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. This community band, formed in 1980, was origi-nally formed as part of the Foothill College Symphonic Wind Ensemble. The ensemble performs classical and contemporary works written or transcribed for symphonic wind ensemble or concert band. The ensemble performs three concerts annually, plus special events. Most concerts are held at Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-969-0191. www.windband.org/foothill

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Magnificat 601 Van Ness Ave., #E3-142, San Francisco. This vocal and instrumental ensemble performs works from the early Baroque period at venues throughout the Bay Area, including First Lutheran Church at 600 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Lectures take place 45 minutes prior to the performances. Call 800-853-8155. www.magnificatbaroque.org

Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra Well-established ensemble, under the direc-tion of David Ramadanoff, showcasing local soloists of international renown. Performs in St. Bede’s Episcopal Church’s art series, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park; Valley Presbyterian Church, 945 Portola Road, Portola Valley;†United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Ave., Los Altos. www.MasterSinfonia.org

Nova Vista Symphony P.O. Box 60312, Sunnyvale. Focuses on making classical music live, attractive and available to families at a reasonable price. Performs at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts and Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College, among other locations. Call 408-624-1492. www.novavista.org

Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra 4000 Middlefield Road, M-1, Palo Alto. Award-winning youth orchestra has been performing locally for more than 35 years. One of the few youth groups in the nation devoted exclusively to chamber music. The season runs from Sept.-June and features world-renowned solo-ists and popular lecture series. Annual Bach festival held in March at Valley Presbyterian in Portola Valley. Call 650-856-3848. www.pacomusic.org

Palo Alto Philharmonic Association P.O. Box 50490, Palo Alto. This Palo Alto-based orchestra performs a broad spectrum of music, while also concentrating on the clas-sics. Four symphonic concerts yearly at Cubberley and other Bay Area locations; two chamber concerts at the Palo Alto Arts Center in addition to a family concert at Cubberley. Open to qualified musicians interested in join-ing. Call 408-395-2911. www.paphil.org

Peninsula Symphony 146 Main St., Ste. 102, Los Altos. The symphony performs a subscription series at three venues: San Mateo Performing Arts Center, the Fox Theatre in Redwood City and the Flint Center in Cupertino. Also performs an annual Holiday Concert at Stanford Memorial Church with Stanford’s Symphonic Chorus, and brings a free outdoor Pops concert to the Oak Creek Apts. every July. Call 650-941-5291. www.peninsulasymphony.org

Peninsula Women’s Chorus P.O. Box 50532, Palo Alto. An internationally award-winning vocal ensemble specializing in serious music for women’s voices from the Medieval through contemporary periods. Concert seasons are December and May, with several performances scheduled for the Palo Alto area. Experienced singers are welcome to audition. Call 650-327-3095, tickets 650-725-ARTS. www.pwchorus.org

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra 180 Redwood St., Ste. 200, San Francisco. The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra has been dedicated to historically-informed perfor-mance of Baroque, Classical and early-Romantic music on original instruments since its inception in 1981. In Palo Alto, the concerts are at 8 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave. Call 415-252-1288, tickets 415-392-4400. www.philharmonia.org

San Francisco Early Music Society P.O. Box 10151, Berkeley. Seeks to create a supportive environment for the study and performance of medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music on period instruments by both amateurs and professionals in northern California. Palo Alto performances are held at First Lutheran Church, 600 Homer Ave. on certain Fridays at 8 p.m. Call 510-528-1725. www.sfems.org

Schola Cantorum 2218 Old Middlefield Way, Ste.G, Mtn. View. Based in Mountain View, the 100-voice chorus offers perfor-mances of choral masterpieces at various Peninsula venues plus workshops, sing-along programs and community performances for adults and teens. Call 650-254-1700. www.scholacantorum.org

Soli Deo Gloria 220 Samsone St., Ste 900, San Francisco. Soli Deo Gloria, with Artistic Director Allen Simon, is a 40-voice auditioned choir made up of singers from six Bay Area counties. The group regularly per-forms classical choral music with orchestra and a cappella masterpieces in Palo Alto, San Francisco and the East Bay. Local per-formances are held at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado, Palo Alto, and First Lutheran Church, 600 Homer Ave., Palo Alto (December, March and May). Call 650-424-1242 or 888-SDG-SONG. www.sdgloria.org

Music/Concert SeriesBrown Bag Concert Series Cogswell Plaza, Palo Alto. A summer series of free one-hour outdoor concerts held Thursdays at noon in July. Features local and Bay Area rock, folk, classical and jazz bands. Concerts are held at Cogswell Plaza, corner Lytton Avenue and Ramona Street, Palo Alto. Free. Call 650-463-4944.

Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center 230 San Antonio Circle, Mtn. View. Free performance series in Tateuchi Hall includes Stanford Lively Arts Informances; Music at 7, Faculty and Friends; and Family Concerts. Free†artist talks and exhibition†openings†in Mohr Gallery. Call 650-917-6800. www.arts4all.org

First Congregational Church of Palo Alto 1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto. Congregational Concert Series featuring the Oratorio Society and guest instrumentalists. Call 650-856-6662. www.fccpa.org

New Century Chamber Orchestra 665 3rd St. #200, San Francisco. This 19-member, conductorless string orchestra — under Music Director Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg — performs imaginative music creating a personal connection with its audience. Check website for concert series locations. Call 415-357-1111; city box office, 415-392-4400. www.ncco.org

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Stanford Jazz Fall Symposium Stanford Jazz Festival is generally held June-August. For more information on purchasing tickets visit Ticketweb.com or for festival lineup go to Stanford’s website. Call 650-736-0324 or 650-725.ARTS. www.stanfordjazz.org

Stanford Jazz Festival P.O. Box 20454, Stanford. Each summer the Stanford Jazz Workshop presents acclaimed jazz education programs for all ages and the annual Stanford Jazz Festival. The festival runs June-August presenting more than 100 top artists playing the full range of jazz styles. Some free events are held for kids and families. Activities are held at Dinkelspiel Auditorium and Campbell Hall. Call For tickets 650-725-ARTS. For infor-mation and schedule 650-736-0324. www.stanfordjazz.org

Stanford Lively Arts More than 30 perfor-mances annually of classical and world music, jazz, dance and theater by world-famous artists, such as Terence Blanchard, Dave Douglas, Christopher Wheeldon’s Morphoses dance company, and the Emerson String Quartet, as well as newcomers. Most per-formances held in Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Memorial Auditorium or Memorial Church on Stanford campus. Call 650-725-ARTS (2787). livelyarts.stanford.edu

Stanford Music Department 541 Lasuen Mall, Stanford. Concerts and recitals, with student, faculty and guest artists in Campbell

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Stanford Shopping Center Summer Jazz 24 Concert Series 680 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto. Free summer evening jazz concerts are held on Thursday nights at the Clock Tower Plaza at the Stanford Shopping Center. Ten-week series begins in June and ends in August, 6-7:30 p.m. Call 650-617-8200. www.stanfordshop.com

Twilight Concert Series Palo Alto. Free outdoor summer evening concerts at Palo Alto parks Tuesday evenings, 6:30-8 p.m., mid-June through August. Bring a picnic supper. Call 650-463-4940. www.cityof-paloalto.org/concerts

OperaStanford Savoyards Stanford community Gilbert & Sullivan operetta performances twice a year, fall and spring, in Dinkelspiel Auditorium on the Stanford campus. Call 650-725-ARTS (tickets) or 650-723-2300. www.stanford.edu/group/savoyards

West Bay Opera 221 Lambert Ave., Palo Alto. Now in its 53nd season, Palo Alto’s own opera company performs at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road. Three pro-ductions per year from October-May. Season subscriptions and tickets for individual perfor-mances are available. Call Box office at 650-424-9999. www.wbopera.org

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Allied Arts Guild 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park. A favorite spot for visitors, Allied Arts has Spanish Colonial-style buildings in a gar-den setting with fountains and flower-lined walkways, studio artists, paintings, pottery, sculpture and woodwork, all in a beautiful gar-den setting. Hours: Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 650-325-2450. www.alliedartsguild.org

Filoli Center 86 Canada Road, Woodside. A 654-acre historic country estate that includes a 43-room mansion and 16 acres of European-inspired gardens. Filoli is open from early February through October, except for the annual week-long holiday event scheduled for the week following Thanksgiving. Hours: Docent-led tours Tue-Sun by advance reser-vation only. Self-guided tours, which do not require reservation, Tue-Sun 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Guided nature hikes by reservation only. Call 650-364-8300. www.filoli.org

Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto. 2.3-acre estate with gardens and 1902 Georgian Revival house, built for Edwin Percy Gamble, son of Procter & Gamble founder. Self-guided tours free to public. Formal, woodland and demonstration gardens. Admission is free. Hours: Daily, dur-ing daylight hours. Call 650-329-1356 during office hours, weekdays 9 a.m.-noon. www.gamblegarden.org

Hanna House Stanford campus, Docent-led tours of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home, based on hexagonal module. Reservations required, 12 years and older. Hours: 1st and 3rd Sun, 11 a.m.; 2nd and 4th Thu, 2 p.m. Call Alana at 650-725-8352. www.stanford.edu/home/welcome/campus/hanna.html

Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve (Stanford University) Sand Hill Road, Woodside. Docent-led educational tours of biological field station. Tour season is Oct. 1-May 31. Pets are not permitted. Reservations required and tours scheduled on an individual basis. Call 650-851-6813. jasper1.stanford.edu

Stanford Memorial Church 450 Sera Mall, Stanford. Rebuilt after the 1989 earthquake, the non-sectarian Memorial Church dominates the Main Quadrangle. Originally built in 1903, the church features mosaic Biblical scenes as well as New Testament stained-glass windows, four organs and an impressive dome. Hours: Daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Docent tours every Friday at 2 p.m.; last Sunday of month at 11:15 a.m.; special tours for groups. Call 650-724-9349.

Stanford University Campus 551 Serra Mall (Memorial Auditorium Lobby), Stanford. Visitor information center is located in the main lobby of Memorial Hall across from the Hoover Tower. Free one-hour, student-led tours of campus, including Memorial Church, daily at 11 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Hear about student perspectives on campus, including the his-tory of the university and Stanford anecdotes. Meet in front of Memorial Auditorium. Tours are free for groups of nine or fewer. Larger groups must call for reservations. Private tours and motorized cart tours arranged for a fee. See also Museums and collections section for information on Cantor Arts Center, Hoover Institution and Hoover Tower, Rodin Sculpture Garden and Stanford New Guinea Sculpture Garden. Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat-

Sun 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 650-723-2560 (Visitor Information Services). visitorinformation.stanford.edu

Sunset Magazine and Gardens 80 Willow Road, Menlo Park. Gardens designed by landscape architect Thomas Church rep-resent distinct Western climate zones and showcase plants for each region — Central and Northern California, the Southwest and the Northwest. The gardens display many seasonal plants, as well as a coast live oak called “the Old Man.” Also part of the garden is the test garden, where Sunset plants and plans for upcoming coverage in the magazine. Free self-guided walking tours, weekdays 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Call 650-321-3600. www.sunset.com

U.S. Geological Survey Menlo Center tours 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park. Three stops with 20- to 30-minute presenta-tions on earthquakes, hazards mapping, and historic topographic maps and aerial photog-raphy. Group tours available by appointment. Tour hours: Tue, Thu at 10 a.m. Call 650-329-4390; 650-329-4356 for group tours. www.usgs.gov

TheaterDragon Productions 535 Alma St., Palo Alto. Professional live theater, a variety of arts classes for all ages, and rental space. Call 650-493-2006; 800-838-3006 for tickets. www.dragonproductions.net

Foothill College Smithwick Theatre 12345 El Monte Road (I-280 at El Monte), Los Altos Hills. Under the direction of Jay Manley, Foothill Theatre mounts several full-scale musicals throughout the year, from standards like “Kiss Me, Kate” to lesser-known works such as “Assassins.” Call 650-949-7777. www.foothill.edu/fa

Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts 500 Castro St., Mtn. View. A performing-arts complex hosting more than 400 events a year: theater, dance, music, professional Bay Area companies. The home venue for TheatreWorks and Peninsula Youth Theatre. Call 650-903-6000 (24 hours). www.mvcpa.com

Palo Alto Children’s Theatre See Kids’ stuff section.

Palo Alto Players Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Founded in 1931, the Peninsula’s first theater company brings works from Broadway, Off-Broadway and beyond to Bay Area audiences. Season runs September-June. Hours: Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 650-329-0891. www.paplayers.org

Stanford University Department of Drama Memorial Hall, Room 144, Serra Mall 551, Stanford. The Department of Drama presents many student productions throughout the year, usually at Pigott Theater and The Nitery in the Old Union at Stanford. Ram’s Head Theatrical Society performs three times a year. Summer Theater Institute puts on a produc-tion during the summer. Call 650-723-2576. www.stanford.edu/dept/drama

TheatreWorks P.O. Box 50458, Palo Alto. Nationally acclaimed theater of Silicon Valley under the direction of Robert Kelley. Presents dramas, comedies and musicals year-round at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., and at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-463-1950. www.theatreworks.org

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Animal services/protectionPalo Alto Animal Services 3281 E. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto. Animal Services provides lost-animal recovery, animal rescue, pet adoption, vac-cination, licensing services and low-cost spay and neutering for residents of all cities. Hours: Mon-Sat 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Closed Sundays and holidays, and every other Friday. Call Main number, lost or stray animals, 650-496-5971; after-hour emergen-cies, dead animal pickup, animal control dispatch, 650-329-2413 (24 hours); Spay and Neuter Clinic, 650-496-5933. www.cityofpaloalto.org/depts/pol/animal_services.asp

Palo Alto Humane Society P.O. Box 60715, Palo Alto. Devoted to the protection and welfare of animals on the Midpeninsula, the Humane Society provides education, intervention, advocacy and emergency advice. It is not a shelter and does not have animal-control officers. Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 650-424-1901. www.paloal-tohumane.org

Pets In Need 1190 Main St., Redwood City. Pets In Need is the first no-kill adoption shelter serving the Peninsula and Greater Silicon Valley. Call 650-367-1405. www.petsinneed.org

Wildlife Rescue Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Bldg. V, Palo Alto. A non-profit program of the Peninsula Humane Society and the SPCA that focuses on rehabilitation of local wildlife and fostering public awareness, serving Palo Alto and surrounding communities. Wildlife Rescue provides care for animals in the shelter and staffs a wildlife hotline. Birds and ani-mals must be brought to the shelter (there is no pick up service). Hours: Daily 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Call 650-494-SAVE. For questions about animals, call the hotline at 650-494-7283, daily from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. www.phs-spca.org

Business organizationsCalifornia Avenue Area Development Association (CAADA) P.O. Box 60826, Palo Alto. This nonprofit association, founded in 1957, represents member merchants, professionals and landlords who conduct their business within the California Avenue business district. Meeting time: Second Wed of every other month at 9 a.m. at Keeble and Shuchat, 290 California Ave., Palo Alto. Call Ronna Devincenzi, volunteer president, at 650-688-6295. www.californiaavenue.org

Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce 122 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. The 700-member nonprofit orga-nization provides services to businesses, sponsors programs and events and advocates on behalf of its membership. The chamber refers member businesses and provides a variety of informa-tion including relocation packages, membership directories and maps. Membership fees are based on number of full-time employees. The Chamber also functions as the tourist bureau for Palo Alto. Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 650-324-3121. www.paloaltochamber.com

Santa Clara County Association of Realtors 1651 N. 1st St., San Jose. With more than 10,000 members in Santa Clara County, SCCAOR spon-sors seminars and an annual convention and trade show. Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 408-445-8500. www.sccaor.com

Silicon Valley Association of Realtors (SILVAR) 19400 Stevens Creek Blvd., Ste. 100, Cupertino. The trade association for the real-estate industry in Silicon Valley, providing professional standards and educational services, protecting property rights and promoting home ownership. SILVAR represents more than 4,000 members in five local

districts. Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 408-200-0100. www.silvar.org

Cable televisionComcast Provides service for cities around the Bay Area, including Atherton, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Portola Valley and Woodside. Hours: Mon-Sat 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Call Customer service line, 24-hours/day: 1-800-COM-CAST. www.comcast.com

The Media Center 900 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto. Operates government and community-access channels 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30, which can be seen both on local cable TV and on the Internet. Trains residents to make their own programs in the studio or in the field and offers teen summer camps. The center offers TV production classes, equipment and studio facilities. Volunteer opportu-nities and scholarships available. Production ser-vices include studio rental, documentaries, events coverage, A/V clips for websites, and Internet streaming, archiving and indexing. Office hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Tue, Thu 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Call 650-494-8686. www.communitymedia-center.net

Career/Job servicesJobTrain (formerly Opportunities Industrialization Center West — OICW) 1200 O’Brien Drive, Menlo Park. Works with 7,000 people a year in job-training placement programs, ESL and basic skills/GED classes, youth pro-grams, Peninsula/Works One-Stop Center and more. Vocational-training programs: office skills, culinary arts, construction, telecommunications, computer-service technician, medical-office assis-tant, certified-nurse assistant and acute care. Teen programs: after school, summer internships and others. The JobTrain Child Development Center in East Palo Alto serves 40 children and the Toddler Center in Menlo Park serves 12. Hours: Mon, Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tue-Thu 8:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Call 650-330-6429. www.JobTrainworks.org

CemeteriesAlta Mesa Memorial Park 695 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. 72-acre cemetery with lawn buri-al, mausoleum and crematorium, as well as indoor chapel. Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sat-Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; grounds open daily 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Call 650-493-1041. www.altamesacemetery.com

Gates of Heaven 22555 Cristo Rey Drive, Los Altos. Established in 1971 to fulfill the needs of the Catholic communities in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Hours: Grounds open daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (to 8 p.m. during Daylight Savings Time); office open Mon-Sat 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Call 650-428-3730. www.ccdsj.org

Community centersChinese Community Center of the Peninsula 470 Anton Court, Palo Alto. Activities located at Cubberley Community Center. A service-oriented, nonprofit center that provides senior community-service work, family-oriented services, and infor-mation and referral services since 1968. English and Cantonese. Co-sponsors activities with City of Palo Alto Recreation Department. Call 650-324-4786. www.chinesecommunitycenter.com

Oshman Family Jewish Community Center 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. The OFJCC offers a variety of classes, lectures, sports programs and cultural events for seniors, emigres, adults, school-age and preschool participants. It also offers sum-mer day-camp programs for children and teens. Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 650-852-3500. www.paloaltojcc.org

Page Mill YMCA 755 Page Mill Road, Bldg. B, Palo Alto. Facilities: racquetball, group exercise room, cardiovascular and strength-training equip-ment, and free weights. Personal training and more than 60 weekly group exercise classes are available. Jacuzzi and dry sauna. Features: weight training for women and instructor training, group cycling classes. Call 650-858-0661. www.page-millymca.org

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YMCA of Silicon Valley 1922 The Alameda, 3rd Floor, San Jose. Corporate association office. Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 408-351-6400. www.ymcasv.org

Drug and alcohol servicesAlcohol and Drug Services, Santa Clara County - Children Family Community Services Division 2101 Alexian Drive, Ste. 2101, San Jose. Children Family Community Services Division provides drug and alcohol treatment for adolescents. Gateway is an adult drug- and alcohol-placement referral service throughout Santa Clara County. Call 800-488-9919; 408-272-6518 for youth. www.sccdads.org

Emergency servicesAbilities United (formerly C.A.R., Community Association for Rehabilitation, Inc.) 525 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto. Serves more than 2,500 people of all ages with develomental and other disabilities, as well as the nondisabled, and their families. Services include early interven-tion, Milestones Preschool, after-school social-ization, Computer Cafe, respite, adult day activities, community connections, employ-ment and independent-living skills training. Aquatic services are provided at the Betty Wright Swim Center and include physical and aquatic therapy, personal training and fitness classes, perinatal and learn-to-swim classes. Call 650-494-0550. www.abilitiesunited.org

American Red Cross Silicon Valley Chapter 400 Mitchell Lane, Palo Alto. Helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies; provides disaster relief. Offers classes in CPR, first aid, babysitting and other skills. Call 650-688-0415. www.siliconvalley-redcross.org

Blackberry REACT, Volunteer Radio Communications P.O. Box 1491, Mtn. View. Volunteers provide radio communications for local community events within portions of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties at no charge. Free training in emergency preparedness and communication procedures. Meeting time: First Wed at 7:30 p.m. in the training room, Menlo Park Fire Station 77, 1467 Chilco St., Menlo Park. Call 650-919-9251. www.black-berryreact.org

Support Network for Battered Women 1257 Tasman Drive, Ste. C, Sunnyvale. This agency provides support and services for battered women and their children. Services include shelter, counseling, legal aid and community education. Call 24-hour crisis line at 800-572-2782; for business call 408-541-6100. www.snbw.org

EnvironmentActerra 3921 E. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto. Acterra aims to create local solutions that fos-ter a healthy natural environment. The organi-zation hosts talks on environmental issues and provides community programs on the environ-ment. Call 650-962-9876. www.acterra.org

Baylands Conservation Committee 1056 Forest Ave., Palo Alto. An environmental-ac-tion committee of 650 individuals concerned with the Palo Alto and Midpeninsula baylands and bayfront areas. Call 650-321-4165.

Canopy 3921 E. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto. A nonprofit advocate for the urban forests of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and neighboring communi-ties. Educates public about trees and encour-ages environmental stewardship through plant-ing and tree care opportunities. The website includes a list of local certified arborists, a Tree Library and 13 self-guided tree walks. Call 650-964-6110. www.canopy.org

Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge 453 Tennessee Lane, Palo Alto. The committee’s goal is to see all wetlands remain-ing in the San Francisco Bay acquired by the public and placed in the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, which

it helped establish in 1972. Recently, 16,500 acres of salt ponds have been acquired for restoration to wildlife habitat. Thousands of acres remain for acquisition in Redwood City, Fremont and Newark. Call 650-493-5540. www.cccrrefuge.org

CLEAN South Bay 527 Rhodes Drive, Palo Alto. An organization working to protect and enhance wetlands, watersheds and stream-side riparian habitat and to protect South San Francisco Bay and its tributary creeks and watersheds. Call 650-326-0252.

Committee for Green Foothills 3921 E. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto. Founded in 1962, the committee works to protect the open space, farmlands and natural resources of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties through advocacy, education and grassroots action. Call 650-968-7243. www.greenfoothills.org

Common Ground Garden Supply and Education Center 559 College Ave., Palo Alto. Offers Saturday gardening classes and is stocked with tools and books, more than 500 varieties of seasonal organic vegetables, herb and flower seedlings, open-pollinated seeds, organic fertilizers, pest-control products and gardening supplies. It also provides a refer-ence library and a demonstration garden. Call 650-493-6072. www.commongroundin-paloalto.org

Conexions: Partnerships for a Sustainable Future 1023 Corporation Way, Palo Alto. Nonprofit organization that aims to advance regenerative social, ecological and business practices that enable the Earth to thrive. Its projects focus on healthy foods,


innovative business, nature awareness and personal awareness, providing opportunities to learn, collaborate and build knowledge and skills that can be put into action today and have a lasting impact on future life on Earth. Call 650-938-9300. www.conexions.org

Environmental Volunteers 3921 E. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto. Dedicated to pro-moting an understanding of and responsibility for the environment through hands-on, natural science education. Volunteer docents inspire a love of nature through classroom presenta-tions in schools with related field trips to local nature sites. Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 650-961-0545. www.evols.org

Hidden Villa Farm and Wilderness Preserve 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. The 1,600 acres of farm and foothill lands, once owned by the late Frank and Josephine Duveneck, host a working organic farm and offer educational activities for children, hiking trails and a youth hostel. There is a summer camp from June-August and environmental education programs from September-May. Call 650-949-8650. www.hiddenvilla.org

Magic, Inc. 381 Oxford Ave., Palo Alto. Nonprofit demonstrates how people can learn and apply ecology to live better. Activities include life-planning workshops; seminars in valuescience; swim, cycling and hatha yoga instruction; youth mentoring; mediation; com-munity organizing; planting and caring for trees; habitat stewardship; water and land resource planning; environmental advocacy and publishing. Call 650-323-7333. www.ecomagic.org

Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) 222 High St., Palo Alto. A private, nonprofit land conservancy dedicated to preserving the beauty, character and diversity of the San Francisco Peninsula landscape. Since its founding in 1977, POST has protected more than 50,000 acres of land in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Call 650-854-7696. www.openspacetrust.org

Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter 3921 E. Bayshore Road, Ste. 204, Palo Alto. Addresses conservation issues at local, regional and state levels. Major conserva-tion issue areas include protection of San Francisco Bay, promoting sustainability, ending sprawl, preservation of open space and farm land, wetlands restoration, coastal protection, mass transit, energy efficiency and global warming. Also sponsors social and out-door activities including hiking, backpacking, rock climbing, kayaking, rafting and cycling. Volunteer opportunities. Call 650-390-8411. www.lomaprieta.sierraclub.org

The Trail Center 3921 E. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto. Fosters a sense of stewardship through volunteer trail projects such as build-ing, restoring and mapping trails and protect-ing and improving access to open space. Call 650-968-7065. www.trailcenter.org

Farmers marketsCalifornia Avenue Farmers Market California Avenue, Palo Alto. Sponsored by the California Avenue Area Development Association and hosted by the nonprofit Urban Village Farmers Market Association,

farmers sell a wide variety of organic and tra-ditionally grown produce, fresh fish, assorted breads, cheese, fresh honey, flowers, made-to-order foods and crafts. Hours: Sundays, year-round; 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Call 510-745-7100. www.urbanvillageonline.com/home.php; www.californiaavenue.org/caada

Downtown Palo Alto Farmers Market Behind the downtown Palo Alto post office at Gilman Street and Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto. Approximately 50 vendors offer locally grown produce and artisan foods including fruits and vegetables, flowers, dried fruit, nuts, honey, fish, breads, pastries, eggs, cheese, sausages, pates, olive oil, tamales, mole, crepes and jam. Proceeds from the volunteer-run, non-profit organization are donated to Avenidas, a nonprofit agency serving mid-Peninsula seniors and their families. Hours: Sat 8 a.m.-noon, starting the second Saturday in May through the third Saturday in December www.pafarmersmarket.org

GardensCommunity Garden Program For more than 20 years Palo Alto has sponsored a community garden program, which is open to residents only. Organic gardening only. No herbicides or pesticides allowed. Community gardens include the main garden, adjacent to the Main library at 1313 Newell Road, with about 150 plots; Eleanor Pardee Garden, at the corner of Channing Avenue and Center Drive, with 65 plots; Johnson Park Garden, at Kipling and Pine, with 29 plotsCall Catherine Bourquin at 650-496-5980. www.cityofpaloal-

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Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto. A 2.3-acre estate with gardens and 1902 Georgian Revival house. Self-guided tours free to public. Formal, woodland and demonstration gardens. Garden classes, monthly luncheons in Main House, special events and Master Gardener hotline and plant clinics. Facilities available for social and busi-ness events. Garden open during daylight hours. Call 650-329-1356. www.gamblegar-den.org

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Alzheimer’s Association 1060 La Avenida St., Mtn. View. A nonprofit providing informa-tion, support, referrals, education/training, advocacy and research for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders, families, caregivers and healthcare profes-sionals. Quarterly newsletter, 24/7 Helpline, support groups. Call Helpline, 800-272-3900; office, 650-962-8111. www.alz.org/norcal

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Cardiac Therapy Foundation of the Midpeninsula 4000 Middlefield Road, Ste. G-8, Palo Alto. Provides cardiac rehabilitation therapy, a wellness exercise program as well as heart-related educational programs to more than 200 participants, who are referred by their physicians, usually after a major heart condition is diagnosed. Call 650-494-1300. www.cardiactherapy.org

Children’s Health Council 650 Clark Way, Palo Alto. Offers interdisciplinary assessment and treatment services to children with behav-ioral, emotional, developmental and learning challenges through an outpatient clinic and the Esther B. Clark School. CHC offers con-tinuing education training for the professionals who work with children. Call 650-326-5530. www.chconline.org

Funeral Consumers Alliance of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties 463 College Ave., Palo Alto. Nonsectarian volunteer orga-nization offers consumer education regarding the death-care industry; advocates preplan-ning, not prepaying, for funeral arrangements. Publishes surveys of mortuary prices. Free speakers bureau. Call 650-321-2109. www.funeralconsumerinfo.org

Kara 457 Kingsley Ave., Palo Alto. Kara offers grief support to children, teens and adults who have recently lost a loved one or who are facing a life-threatening illness. One-to-one counseling and drop-in grief support group for adults. Support groups for survivors of suicide,

for parents who have had an adult child die, and for families who have lost a family mem-ber. On-site support for schools, corporations and community organizations after a death. Call 650-321-5272. www.kara-grief.org

Living Strong Living Well Strength-fitness program for cancer patients and survivors. A 12-week small-group program designed for adult cancer survivors who have recently become de-conditioned or fatigued from their treatment or disease. Classes are free but par-ticipants must register in advance. Sponsored by the Health Improvement Program of the Stanford Prevention Research Center in association with the YMCA. Classes are held at local YMCAs. Call 650-725-5014. lslw.stanford.edu

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital 725 Welch Road, Palo Alto.

n Family Resource Library A library for use by patients, their families and the community is on the third floor of the Children’s Hospital. Only patients and their families can take out books. Call 650-497-8102. www.lfrclibrary.lpch.org

n Parent Information and Referral Center (PIRC) Pediatric nurses answer questions about child’s health, development, behavior and safety. Call 650-497-8000. www.lpch.org

n Teen Health Line Free, anonymous line for teens to get accurate health information. Call 888-711-TEEN. www.lpch.org

Momentum for Mental Health 438 N. White Road, San Jose. A private, nonprofit organization (formerly known as Miramonte

Mental Health Services) providing a full array of contracted mental health services to Santa Clara County residents. Its goal is to assist persons with psychiatric diagnoses achieve recovery, live in the community and function at the highest level possible. Palo Alto location at 206 California Ave. Call 408-254-6828. www.momentumformentalhealth.org

Nicotine Anonymous Meets at All Saints Episcopal Church, 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Twelve-step program to help people stop using nicotine. Smokers welcome. Meeting time: Sat at 10 a.m. Call Hotline at 877-879-6422. www.nicotine-anonymous.org

Peninsula Stroke Association 3801 Miranda Ave., Bldg. 6, A162, Palo Alto. A nonprofit organization serving Santa Clara and San Mateo counties that offers stroke educa-tion for the community and 10 support groups for stroke survivors and caregivers. Groups are offered in Palo Alto and nearby cities. Call 650-565-8485. www.psastroke.org

Planned Parenthood Mar Monte 225 S. San Antonio Road, Mtn. View. Family planning and health services for both women and men. Education, pre-marital testing, HIV-antibody testing and counseling, and primary care. All services are low cost/sliding scale. Call 650-948-0807. www.ppmarmonte.org

Ronald McDonald House 520 Sand Hill Road, Palo Alto. Provides a “home away from home” to the patients and families of children from around the world receiving treatment for life-threatening illnesses at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford Medical Center. Flexible length of stay. Reservations

needed. Call 650-470-6000. www.ronaldhouse-stanford.org

Stanford Blood Center 3373 Hillview Ave., Palo Alto. Nonprofit community blood center located at three sites and at mobile blood drives throughout the Bay Area. Stanford Blood Center serves Stanford Hospital, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, El Camino Hospital, Palo Alto Veterans Administration Hospital and other local facilities. Offers speakers and educational materials for schools, businesses and civic organizations. Call 650-723-7831. bloodcenter.stanford.edu

Stanford Health Library G2-B Stanford Shopping Center (also Stanford Hospital and Cancer Center locations), Palo Alto. Offers a wide range of medical and health-related materials. Use of the library is open to the public. Research assistance is provided free of charge. Check-out privileges are limited to members only. Call 650-725-8400. healthlibrary.stanford.edu

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Arbor Free Clinic 251 Campus Drive, MSOB x 367, Stanford. A private, nonprofit agency providing acute medical care, TB testing and other health screenings for uninsured people in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. The clinic is staffed by volunteers from the Stanford University Medical School. Call dur-ing Sunday Clinic: 650-493-5000 ext. 22222; weekdays 650-724-1332. arbor.stanford.edu

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El Camino Hospital 2500 Grant Road, Mtn. View. A full-service, acute-care community hospital that offers a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services. El Camino Hospital serves Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Sunnyvale, Cupertino and parts of Palo Alto and San Jose. Registration hours: Daily 5:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Emergency: 24 hours a day, call 650-940-7263. www.elcaminohospital.org

Kaiser Permanente - Mountain View 555 Castro St., Mtn. View. Satellite office of Kaiser Permanente of Santa Clara Medical Center, providing services to members in the areas of dermatology, internal medicine, laboratory, minor injury, obstetrics and gynecology, oph-thalmology, optometry, pediatrics, pharmacy, psychiatry and radiology. NOTE: This office does not provide emergency services. For emergency, call 911, or go to the Kaiser Santa Clara Medical Center. Call 650-903-3000 or 650-903-3020. www.kaisermountainview.org

Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center 1150 Veterans Blvd., Redwood City. A 213-bed acute-care hospital and medical office complex, serving nearly 100,000 Kaiser Health Plan members. Specialized center for neurosciences, including neurosurgery and neurointerventional radiology, nationally accredited stroke care center, full-service birthing center, 24/7 Emergency Department. Eye and hearing services. Chronic-conditions management programs. Call 650-299-2000. www.kaiserpermanente.org

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital 725 Welch Road, Palo Alto. A 272-bed hospital

devoted to the care of children and expect-ant mothers. Provides pediatric and obstetric medical and surgical services. Associated with the Stanford University School of Medicine, Packard Children’s offers patients the full range of health care programs and services, from preventive and routine care to the diag-nosis and treatment of serious illness and injury. Hours: 24 hours a day. Call 650-497-8000. www.lpch.org

MayView Community Health Center 270 Grant Ave., Palo Alto. A community clinic that provides primary medical care to low-income individuals and the medically underserved. Sliding-scale fees according to income. MayView accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, Healthy Families and Healthy Kids, as well as the uninsured. MayView also operates clinics in Mountain View and Sunnyvale. Call 650-327-8717. www.mayview.org

Menlo Medical Clinic 1300 Crane St., Menlo Park. Provides comprehensive primary and specialty care, including obstetrics/gynecol-ogy, internal medicine, pediatrics and surgi-cal specialties. Also has on-site laboratory services, as well as radiology, ultrasound and mammography. Call 650-498-6500. www.menloclinic.com

Palo Alto Medical Foundation 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. The Palo Alto Medical Foundation for Health Care, Research and Education (PAMF) offers a multi-specialty group practice of medicine and outpatient medicine. In 2008, PAMF’s affiliated medi-cal groups — Camino Medical Group, Palo Alto Medical Clinic and Santa Cruz Medical

Clinic — merged into a single medical group. Call 650-321-4121 (switchboard is open 24 hours). www.pamf.org/paloalto/

n Urgent Care Center For urgent, drop-in care. Hours: Daily 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Call 650-853-2958; 650-853-2984 family practice; 650-853-2977 internal medicine. www.pamf.org

Stanford Hospital and Clinics 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford. The Stanford University Medical Center includes the Stanford Hospital & Clinics, the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital. Call 650-723-4000. www.stanfordhospital.com

n Stanford Clinics A range of clinics provid-ing specialized outpatient treatment. Call 650-723-4000.

n Stanford Hospital With 613 beds for in-patient treatment, emergency care, major sur-geries, laboratories, X-ray, Stanford Hospital is well-known for cancer treatment, oncology and transplant services. Emergency: 24 hours a day Call 650-723-4000; Stanford consumer line 800-756-9000; cancer referral service 877-668-7535. www.stanfordhospital.com

n Medical groups Medical groups affiliated with Stanford Hospital & Clinics: Stanford Family Practice, 650-723-6963; Stanford Medical Group 650-723-6028; Menlo Medical Clinic, 650-498-6500. Stanford Referral Center: 800-756-9000.

Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) 3801 Miranda Ave., Palo Alto. The facility provides general medi-

cal, surgical and psychiatric care to veterans. Veterans Affairs has three inpatient divisions, the main campus in Palo Alto, a second cam-pus at 795 Willow Road in Menlo Park and a third campus in Livermore. The Palo Alto Health Care System has 913 operating beds including three nursing homes and a 100-bed homeless domiciliary on the Menlo Park campus. Call 650-493-5000. www.palo-alto.med.va.gov

Historical associationsPalo Alto Historical Association P.O. Box 193, Palo Alto. The association collects, orga-nizes and preserves information pertinent to Palo Alto and makes that information acces-sible to the public. Monthly programs the first Sunday of the month from October-May. A number of images are now online. Located at the Main Library, 1213 Newell Road. Hours: Tue 6-9 p.m.; Thu 2-5 p.m. Call 650-326-3355; 650-617-3100 ext. 3211. www.pahis-tory.org

Palo Alto-Stanford (PAST) Heritage, Inc. P.O. Box 308, Palo Alto. PAST Heritage is a nonprofit organization supporting the pres-ervation of the historic architecture, neigh-borhoods and character of the greater Palo Alto-Stanford area through informed citizen involvement and education. Call 650-299-8878. www.pastheritage.org

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InnVision/Clara-Mateo Alliance 974 Willow St., San Jose. The shelter, located on the grounds of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Menlo Park, is a year-round facil-ity designed to help homeless individuals and families from Santa Clara and San Mateo counties find stable housing and become self-sufficient. The shelter supports 38 single adults in an emergency program (90 days), and 26 single adults in the transitional pro-gram (12 months). The family program houses six families each in its emergency (90 days) and transitional programs (six months). Call 408-292-4286. www.innvision.org

InnVision/Urban Ministry of Palo Alto 33 Encina Ave., Palo Alto. Provides food, cloth-ing, shelter intake, emergency assistance, case management and care to homeless and low-income individuals in the Palo Alto area. Hours: Mon-Fri 8-11:30 a.m. Call Philip Dah, project supervisor, 650-853-8697. www.innvision.org

n Breaking Bread hot meals program Hot meals daily, located at various churches in Palo Alto and Menlo Park. Call for locations. Call 650-853-8672.

n Clothes Closet at the Opportunity Center 33 Encina Ave., Palo Alto. Volunteers sort and distribute clothing, most of which is donated. The program also provides

backpacks, jackets, socks, underwear and toiletries. Hours: Wed 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Call 650-853-8672.

n Food Closet 425 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. A program that provides groceries to the poor and homeless residing in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park. People can come a maximum of two times per week. Hours: Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., and the last Saturday of every month. Call 650-325-3663. www.innvision.org

n Hotel de Zink shelter Hotel de Zink shelter provides emergency housing for 15 people without children nightly. Locations rotate among 12 local churches. Intakes done through Urban Ministry’s Drop-In Center. Call 650-853-8672.

The Opportunity Center 33 Encina Ave., Palo Alto. A mixed-use facility that provides coordinated services and housing to homeless men, women and children and those at risk of becoming homeless. Two separate wings house singles and small families with children in the floors above the service center. Call InnVision: 650-853-8672; 408-292-4286, or Community Working Group: 650-299-8700. www.opportunitycenter.org

HousingPalo Alto Housing Corporation 725 Alma St., Palo Alto. Private nonprofit agency that develops and manages low- and moderate-income housing in Palo Alto. Activities include administration of the City of Palo Alto’s Below Market Rate program, development and man-agement of nearly 630 units of rental housing

and housing advocacy. Call 650-321-9709. www.paloaltohousingcorp.org

Project Sentinel 430 Sherman Ave., Ste. 308, Palo Alto. A private, nonprofit organiza-tion that provides fair-housing investigation, counseling and education for local communi-ties. Serves Palo Alto and Mountain View. Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 650-321-6291. www.housing.org

International issuesNeighbors Abroad 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. The city of Palo Alto’s official sister city organization, which promotes citizen diplo-macy and international understanding. Palo Alto’s sister cities are: Palo, Leyte, Philippines (since 1963); Oaxaca, Mexico (since 1964); Enschede, Netherlands (since 1980); Linkoping, Sweden (since 1987); Albi, France (since 1994); and Tsuchiura, Japan (since 2009). Neighbors Abroad is a member of Sister Cities International. Call 650-856-0618. napa.thewebsecretary.net

Peninsula Peace and Justice Center 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. An education center for changing U.S. foreign and domestic policy to one of human needs and rights. Provides information, resources and referral through a newspaper, speakers bureau and Peace Resource Directory. Call 650-326-8837. www.peaceandjustice.org

United Nations Association Center — Midpeninsula Chapter 552 Emerson St., Palo Alto. Library and information center con-tains extensive files on U.N. materials and is open to the public. Chapter activities include

forums on topics related to world peace and social development, UNA-sponsored school events, speakers’ bureau and celebration of international holidays. Gift Shop features UNICEF cards and products, international flags and international jewelry, clothing, bags, musical instruments and other gifts. Volunteers welcome. Call 650-326-3170. www.unamidpen.org

World Affairs Council 312 Sutter St., Ste. 200, San Francisco. Programs sponsored by Peninsula chapter at Los Altos Public Library and other locations. Call 415-293-4600. www.itsyourworld.org

LawCalifornia Law Revision Commission 4000 Middlefield Road, Room D-2, Palo Alto. Created in 1953, the commission studies the law in order to discover defects and anachro-nisms and recommends legislation to make needed reforms. Call 650-494-1335. www.clrc.ca.gov

Lawyer Referral Service 405 Sherman Ave., Palo Alto. The Palo Alto Area Bar Association offers this service, as well as con-sultations for $35. Call 650-326-8322. www.paaba.org

Senior Adult Legal Assistance (SALA) 160 E. Virginia St., Ste. 260, San Jose. Free legal assistance on issues such as Social Security, medical, long-term care, elder abuse. Call 408-295-5991; 408-295-7401. www.sala.org

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MediationPalo Alto Mediation Program 430 Sherman Ave. #308, Palo Alto. Offers concili-ation and mediation services to help resolve a variety of disputes including tenant/landlord, roommates/shared housing, neighbor to neighbor, personal, consumer, workplace and community. Call 650-856-4062. www.paloaltomediation.org

Mental health/counselingAdolescent Counseling Services Cubberley Community Center, Ste. FH, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Founded in 1975, ACS promotes healthy social and emotional development through counseling and educa-tion for adolescents, their families and their communities. ACS programs include an On-Campus Counseling Program on eight secondary school campuses, an Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Program, and an After School Counseling Program. Call 650-424-0852 www.acs-teens.org

The Bridge 581 Capistrano Way, Stanford University. The Bridge provides free, confi-dential, 24-hour peer counseling services by trained students to anyone in the Stanford community. Counselors trained to deal with loneliness, depression, stress and suicide are available to help sort out problems or just talk. Information and referral services and educational workshops are available. 24-hour phone-counseling services; call 650-723-3392. www.stanford.edu/group/bridge

Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC) 711 Church St., Mtn. View. Provides individual, family and group counseling, com-petency-development classes, and commu-nity-service projects for juveniles who receive citations by police officers in Palo Alto and nearby cities. Hours: Mon-Thu 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Evenings by appointment only. Call 650-965-2020. www.chacmv.org

Family and Children Services 375 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto. Services include counseling for children, teens, adults and families, anger management and violence prevention classes, parenting education, crisis services, workplace mental health and low-interest transportation loans. Multilingual. Sliding-scale fees; insurance accepted. Offices also in San Jose and Campbell. Call 650-326-6576. www.fcservices.org

The La Selva Group 206 California Ave., Palo Alto. Offers various levels of care, which includes psychiatry, residential (24-hour staffed) treatment, outpatient program, indi-vidual and group therapy, supportive housing, case management and after-care/alumni ser-vices. Clients must be 18 years of age or older. La Selva is part of Momentum for Mental Health. Call Jim Millsap, executive director, at 650-617-1759. www.thelaselvagroup.com

Lavender Youth Recreation and Information 127 Collingwood St., San Francisco. Peer counseling information refer-ral for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youths. Call 415-703-6150, 415-703-6153. www.lyric.org; http://myspace.com/lyricyouth

Suicide Crisis Hotline, Santa Clara County Mental Health Administration 828 S. Bascom Ave., Ste. 200, San Jose. Counselors listen to callers and will refer them to helpful services, if they’d like. Offers listen-ing and counseling services. Call 408-279-3312 24 hours.

Neighborhood or homeowner associations

Adobe Meadow Neighborhood Association Bounded by Adobe Creek, Middlefield Road and East Meadow Drive. www.adobemeadow.org E-mail: [email protected].

Barron Park Association Call Lynnie Melena at 650-493-2135. www.bpaonline.org E-mail: [email protected].

Charleston Meadows Association www.CharlestonMeadows.org

College Terrace Residents’ Association Call Greg Tanaka, president. www.ctra.org E-mail: [email protected].

Community Center Neighbors Association Call Rick Ferguson at 650-327-3222.

Crescent Park Neighborhood Association 1005 University Ave., Palo Alto. Call Norm Beamer at 650-327-7071, 650-617-4030. E-mail: [email protected].

Downtown North Neighborhood Association Call Dan Lorimer, president, at 650-322-5500. www.dtnna.com E-mail: [email protected].

Duveneck/St. Francis Neighborhood Association Call Karen White at 650-494-7026. E-mail: [email protected].

Evergreen Park Neighborhood Association Call David Schrom. www.epna.palo-alto.ca.us E-mail: [email protected].

Fairmeadow Neighborhood Association [email protected]

Green Acres I Neighborhood Association (GAIA) E-mail: [email protected].

Green Acres II Neighborhood Association Call Betsy Allyn at 650-493-8859. E-mail: [email protected].

Greenmeadow Community Association 303 Parkside Drive, Palo Alto. Call Manager at GMCA, 650-494-3157. www.greenmead-ow.org E-mail: [email protected].

Leland Manor Neighborhood Association E-mail: [email protected].

Meadow Park Neighborhood Association Association for residents in south Palo Alto in neighborhood bounded by Charleston Road, Grove Avenue, Bibbits Drive and Adobe Creek. Call Mike McMahon, president, at 650-493-7392. www.geocities.com/meadow-parkpa/ E-mail: [email protected].

Middlefield Road Residents’ Association Call Michael Gagliasso at 650-326-3514. E-mail: [email protected].

Midtown Residents Association Call Sheri Furman, chair, at 650-856-0869. www.midtownresidents.org E-mail: [email protected].

Monroe Park Neighborhood Association E-mail: Linnea Wickstrom, president, at [email protected].

Palo Alto Greenhouse Homeowners Association Call Ralph Cahn, treasurer, at 650-858-1012.

Palo Alto Hills Neighborhood Association Call Jan Terry at 650-949-3596. www.pahna.org E-mail: [email protected].

Palo Alto Orchards E-mail: John Spiller at [email protected].


Palo Verde Residents Association Bounded by Loma Verde Avenue, Middlefield Road, East Meadow Drive and West Bayshore Road. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/palo_verde_ra/ E-mail: palo_verde_ra@ yahoogroups.com.

Southgate Neighborhood Association Neighborhood Watch program, which handles Neighborhood Watch activities, organizes neighborhood events and notifying neighbors of goings-on affecting Southgate. Call Jim McFall at 650-327-4428.

University South Neighborhood Association P.O. Box 1538, Palo Alto. Call Elaine Meyer, president, at 650-325-8057. E-mail: [email protected].

Walnut Grove Homeowners Association Call Tom Crystal at 650-493-3276.

Radio stationsKFJC 89.7 FM 12345 S. El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Foothill College station with eclectic blend of programming, emphasizing new material. Offers many styles of music and relevant public affairs programming. Call requests 650-941-2500; business 650-949-7260. www.kfjc.org

KZSU 90.1 FM Memorial Hall, 540 Memorial Way, Stanford. Stanford college radio station with diverse mix of programming focusing on new and original material. Broadcasts a wide range of musical styles, Palo Alto City Council meetings, Stanford sports, news and public affairs. Call Requests 650-723-9010; busi-ness 650-725-4868. www.kzsu.stanford.edu

Recycling and hazardous waste disposal

Goodwill Industries Goodwill collects elec-tronics (anything with a “chip”) working or not, palletizes it and sends it to Electronic Recyclers of America/Electronic Recyclers Intl. Goodwill does not resell any of the electronics in its stores. Drop-off locations include: 2380 Embarcadero Road (inside Palo Alto Recycling Center), Palo Alto; 164 S. California Ave., Palo Alto; 4085 El Camino Way, Palo Alto; 580 Showers Drive, Mtn. View. Call 408-869-9244. www.goodwillsv.org

GreenWaste Recovery GreenWaste Recovery contracts with the City of Palo Alto to provide garbage pickup and curbside recy-cling, including yard trimmings, plastic bags and rigid plastics. Call 650-947-4994. www.greenwaste.com

Hazardous Waste Program Palo Alto residents may drop off photo chemicals, household batteries, paints, solvents, chemi-cal drain openers, pool chemicals, household cleaners, aerosols, pesticides, insecticides, pharmaceuticals and hypodermic needles at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant, 2501 Embarcadero Way, Palo Alto, on City of Palo Alto Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days. Call 650-496-6980. www.cityofpaloalto.org/depts/pwd/recycle/default.asp

Computer Recycling Center 370 W. Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale. Accepts com-puters, software, telephones for recycling, donation to schools. Please consult website for updated information, directions and fees. Hours: Drop-off hours Tue-Sat 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; 1-4:30 p.m. Call toll free 888-887-3372; Sunnyvale 408-327-1800. www.crc.org

GreenCitizen 4500 El Camino Real, Los Altos. Free recycling of monitors, CRTs, TVs, cell phones, batteries, ink cartridges and DVDs/CDs. Accepts broad range of electronics including audio/visual, telecom, game consoles and other hard-to-recycle electronics for a fee. Business pick-up available. Call 650-493-8700 or 877-918-8900. www.greencitizen.com

Palo Alto Recycling Program 3201 E. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto. Helps Palo Alto residents, schools and businesses reduce waste. Encourages waste prevention through source reduction, reuse, recycling and buying recycled content products. Programs include junk mail reduction kits, compost workshops, recycling drop-off center, online Recyclopedia, free technical assistance and more. Palo Alto Recycling Center, which accepts materials that may not be accepted at the curb, is located at 2380 Embarcadero Road. Call 650-496-5910. www.cityofpaloalto.org/recycle

Stanford Recycling Drop-Off Center 701 Serra St., Stanford. Call 650-321-4236. http://recycling.stanford.edu/dropoff/index.html

Research institutionsAmerican Institutes for Research, John C. Flanagan Research Center 1070 Arastradero Road, Ste. 200, Palo Alto. An independent, nonprofit corporation engaged in research, development, evaluation and policy analysis in education, employment dis-crimination, health and early childhood. Call 650-843-8100. www.air.org

The Electric Auto Association, Silicon Valley Chapter 1691 Berna St., Santa Clara. Meetings, open to the public, are held at HP, 3000 Hanover St., Palo Alto. A national nonprofit organization that supports a variety of electric-vehicle activities and educates the public on the introduction of the new produc-tion vehicles. Meeting time: Third Sat of the month 10 a.m.-noon. www.eaasv.org

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) 3420 Hillview Ave., Palo Alto. With major locations in Palo Alto and Charlotte, NC, EPRI was established in 1973 as an independent, nonprofit center for public-interest energy and environmental research. EPRI brings together member organizations, scientists and engineers and other leading experts to work collaboratively on solutions to the challenges of electric power, spanning power generation, delivery and use, health, safety and environ-ment. Call 650-855-2000; 800-313-EPRI (3774); 650-855-2121. www.epri.com

SeniorsAvenidas 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. A non-profit that provides services to older adults and their families. Programs include Lifelong Learning and Leisure, with fitness, personal-growth classes, day trips and longer tours; Health & Wellness, with free health screen-ings and services such as podiatry; volunteer-ing opportunities; transportation; Handyman Services; Avenidas Rose Kleiner Senior Day Health Center, providing daily enrichment and health monitoring services; social work services, with counseling and support groups; and Avenidas Village, which offers the ameni-ties of a retirement community for people who choose to stay in their own homes. Call 650-289-5400. www.avenidas.org

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home repair and computer troubleshooting to homeowners and renters, 55 years or older. Services include painting, carpentry, plumb-ing and electrical repairs, gutter and furnace cleaning, installation of grab bars, handrails, wheelchair ramps and computer troubleshoot-ing. Call 650-289-5426. www.avenidas.org

Avenidas Rose Kleiner Senior Day Health Center 270 Escuela Ave., Mtn. View. Provides a stimulating and secure environment for the less-independent older adult. Programs include: therapies (physical, speech, occupa-tional and psychological), health monitoring, group exercises, social and recreational activi-ties, and nutritionally balanced daily lunch and snacks. Call 650-289-5499. www.avenidas.org

Council on Aging Silicon Valley 2115 The Alameda, San Jose. Services include care management (to help frail clients remain at home), health insurance counseling (to help with Medicare and long-term care insur-ance), senior employment, Meals on Wheels, predatory lending (to help with home improve-ment scams), Carecall (personal emergency response system) and GRC (moving senior services on wheels). Call 408-296-8290. www.careaccess.org

Lytton Gardens Senior Communities 437 Webster St., Palo Alto. Provides residential, health and support services to enable seniors with varying needs and resources to age with dignity. Lytton Gardens comprises three levels of care: independent living, assisted living and a skilled nursing facility. Lytton offers activities, out-ings, socialization and support for its residents. Call 650-617-7350. www.lyttongardens.org

Medicare Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) 1710 S. Amphlett Blvd. #302, San Mateo. A nonprofit agency that provides counseling at no cost to Medicare recipients about their health insurance questions and problems. It is not associated with insurance, Social Security or Medicare. Call 800-434-0222. www.hicap-sanmateocounty.org; www.careaccess.org/html/Services/healthInsurance.html

Older Adults Care Management 3330 Geary Blvd, 2nd Floor West, San Francisco. A nonprofit division of the Institute on Aging, OACM offers home care and dementia care, care management, family consultation, coor-dinating and monitoring of services, escorted transportation, personal bookkeeping, com-panionship and keeping families in the loop. Call 415-750-4111. www.ioaging.org

Outreach Van 926 Rock Ave., Ste. 10, San Jose. Provides rides anywhere in Santa Clara County for ADA-eligible disabled persons. Wheelchair accessible. Application must be approved. Attendants ride free. Outreach offers second program for non-disabled seniors using taxi and bus passes. Call 408-436-2865. www.outreach1.org

Palo Alto Senior Men’s Club 1875 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Open to seniors age 60 and above. Meets every Monday at Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course. Four flights divided by handicap. Call 650-322-5712 (George Brown) or 650-941-4302 (John Reinhardt). www.PaloAltoGolfCourse.com

Saturday Luncheons at Cubberley Community Center 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Held since 1976, volunteers from the Chinese Community Center of the Peninsula prepare and serve lunch last Saturday of the month. Pre-registration one

day in advance is requested, preferably by the Wednesday before the luncheon. Free blood pressure check from 11 a.m.-noon. Call 650-968-5496.

Senior Friendship Day at Cubberley Community Center 4000 Middlefield Road, Auditorium, Palo Alto. Free program co-spon-sored by the Palo Alto Adult School, the Palo Alto Recreation Department and Avenidas. Offers crafts and stretch exercise; physical fitness; line dance in the afternoon. Lunch catered by La Comida. Sign in by 10:30 a.m. A special program is also held on Wednesdays from 11-11:45 a.m. with a speaker or perform-er. Meeting time: Wed 9:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m. Call Thanh Nguyen, 650-854-8897.

Senior lunch at La Comida Dining Room 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Hot meal for seniors age 60 years and older. Music and festivities for birthdays and special occasions. Reservations not required. Hours: Mon-Fri, 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Call Dining Room Manager at 650-322-3742. www.LaComida.org

Seniors At Home 200 Channing Ave., Palo Alto. Comprehensive, award-winning services to help seniors live safe, healthy, independent lives in their own homes. Attendant care four to 24 hours a day, skilled nursing, palliative and end-of-life care, care management and more. Call 650-688-3000; Centralized Intake: 415-449-3777. www.SeniorsAtHome.org

Stevenson House 455 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto. A nonprofit apartment community providing a quality living environment for low-income, independently functioning older adults, age 62 and over. Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 650-494-1944. www.stevensonhouse.org

Service groupsAmerican Association of University Women (AAUW-Palo Alto Branch) P.O. Box 60653, Palo Alto. Promotes education and equity for all women and girls. Open to all graduates who hold the associate, baccalau-reate or higher degree or who are registered nurses. General meetings, plus separate inter-est groups. Times and places vary. www.aauw-paloalto.org

Junior League of Palo Alto/Mid-Peninsula, Inc. 555 Ravenswood Ave., Menlo Park. Open to all women age 21 or older. Promotes volunteerism and trains mem-bers in leadership skills. Projects focus on developing families’ potential in three areas: teaching coping skills to members of families with addiction, assisting homeless families, and providing at-risk youth with mentoring and leadership-skills training. Call 650-321-5026. www.thejuniorleague.org

Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Meeting time: Thursday at 12:10 p.m. at the Sheraton, 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Call 650-852-0652. paloaltokiwanisclub.thewebsecretary.net

Lions Club — Palo Alto Host P.O. Box 976, Palo Alto. Raises money for hearing and sight assistance and for community youth groups and seniors. The main fund-raising activity is the annual Concours D’Elegance. Also collects used glasses for distribution outside the coun-try. Meeting time: 1st and 2nd Tue at noon at the University Club; 3rd Tue at the Bay Cafe at the Palo Alto Golf Course. Call 650-424-1371. www.paloaltolions.org; www.paconcours.com

Mid-Peninsula Newcomers Club Menlo

Park. Open to newcomers to Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley and Woodside. Members and prospective members meet to get to know one another. Groups get together for book discussions, bridge, walking, movie night, golf, tennis, lunch and field trips. Couples activi-ties include dinner groups, wine tastings and bridge. Call Debbie Lundahl at 650-321-1671. www.midpeninsulanewcomers.org

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), El Palo Alto Chapter Palo Alto. Nonprofit organization that promotes history, education and patriotism, as well as preservation of Native American culture as a heritage. Meeting time: 3rd Mon in Feb, April-June, Sept-Nov. Call Valerie Hamilton at 408-970-8444. www.dar.org

Order of the Eastern Star Palo Alto Masonic Center, 461 Florence St., Palo Alto. Membership for women and men based on affiliation with a Masonic Lodge or familial rela-tionship to a Master Mason. Open to all faiths and ethnic groups. Raises money for children’s hospitals, retirement homes, school groups. Meeting time: 1st and 3rd Wed at 8 p.m. at Masonic Lodge, 461 Florence St., Palo Alto. Call 650-322-0338. www.paloaltolodge.com

Palo Alto Auxiliary for Children P.O. Box 7064, Menlo Park. Social and service group that raises funds for Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Raises funds through sales of the organization’s award-winning cookbook, “Tastes, Tales and Traditions,” and American Girl Fashion Show and Tea in the fall. Meeting time: Meets eight times a year. Call 650-364-2588. www.paloaltoauxiliary.com

Palo Alto Roller Masonic Lodge Masonic Center, 461 Florence St., Palo Alto. Sponsors hospitals for children, support for public schools, clinics for learning-disabled children and retirement homes for aged members. Meeting time: 1st Tue at 7:30 p.m. Call 650-322-0338. www.paloaltolodge.com

Parents’ Club of Palo Alto and Menlo Park P.O. Box 155, Menlo Park. A member-led non-profit organization of more than 2,000 moms and dads that provides support and fun through playgroups, monthly meetings, guest speakers, a baby-sitting co-op and family events. Call 650-306-8182. www.pampclub.org

Quota International of Mountain View/Los Altos P.O. Box 445, Mtn. View. Mountain View club is part of international service organiza-tion, which links members of all ages, occupa-tions and nationalities in a worldwide network of service and friendship. Assists disadvan-taged women and children and seeks to edu-cate the public about issues of the deaf and speech impaired. Meeting time: 1st and 3rd Thu at noon at Michaels at Shoreline, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mtn. View. Call Sarah Perez at 650-964-4285. www.quota.org

Rotary — Palo Alto P.O. Box 592, Palo Alto. Meeting time: Mon at 12:15 p.m.; Ming’s, 1700 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. www.rotarypaloalto.org

Toastmasters International — Palo Alto/Menlo Park 333 Ravenswood Ave., Menlo Park. Toastmasters offers a way to improve communication skills and lose fear of public speaking. Call 650-859-2236. www.toastmasters.org

University Rotary Club of Palo Alto/Stanford 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Meeting time: Fri at 7:15-8:30 a.m. Call 650-227-0925. www.paloaltouniversityrotary.org

Women’s Club of Palo Alto 475 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. With a history of community activism and philanthropy, the club’s mission is “friendship, self-improvement, and com-munity involvement.” Luncheons, programs and special events. The clubhouse may be rented for wedding receptions and small par-ties. Meeting time: Third Wed at noon. Social hour 2nd Tue, 5-7 p.m. Call 650-321-5821. paloalto.womensclub.org

Services for people with disabilities

Abilities United 525 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto. Nonprofit Abilities United (for-merly C.A.R., Community Association for Rehabilitation, Inc.) serves more than 2,500 people of all ages with developmental and other disabilities, as well as the non-disabled, and their families. Services include early intervention, Milestones Preschool, a therapy clinic, after-school socialization, computer education, respite, adult day activities, com-munity connections, employment and inde-pendent living skills training. Aquatic services are provided at the Betty Wright Swim Center. Call 650-494-0550. www.AbilitiesUnited.org

Achievekids 3860 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. This center offers a spectrum of special educa-tion, mental health and services to the devel-opmentally disabled and emotionally disturbed. Call 650-494-1200. www.achievekids.org

Kitty Petty ADD/LD Institute Referral service includes listings of tutors, private schools, life skill programs for adults, disability attorneys, diagnosticians and therapists and coaches. Call Sue Jaffee at 408-972-9774. www.kpinst.org

Morrissey/Compton Educational Center 2555 Park Blvd., Ste. 20, Palo Alto. A non-profit agency that provides both diagnostic and treatment services for children and adults with learning disabilities, as well as profes-sional consultation to agencies and commu-nity organizations. Call 650-322-5910. www.morrissey-compton.org/

OUTREACH Paratransit 926 Rock Ave., Ste. 10, San Jose. Provides transportation for individuals who have a disability that prevents them from using public transportation (bus, light rail). Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Call Information on eligibility 408-436-2865; scheduling 408-436-4860; TTD 408-436-0155. www.outreach1.org

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic 488 W. Charleston Road, Palo Alto. Volunteers record educational materials for students and professionals who cannot read standard print. Call 650-493-3717. www.rfbd.org

Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired 2470 El Camino Real, Ste. 107, Palo Alto. Offers a family-centered rehabilita-tion program for clients with severe sight loss. Counseling and support groups, low-vision clinic, store with helpful products, daily-living skills, orientation and mobility instruction, computer and Braille classes. Appointment needed for services other than the store. Call 650-858-0202. www.vistacenter.org

Westwind 4-H Riding for the Handicapped/Westwind Riding Institute 27210 Altamont Road, Los Altos Hills. Classes are held year-round at Westwind Barn. Volunteers welcome (minimum age 14). Hours: Classes Mon and Thu 4-5 p.m. Call 650-947-8680. www.westwind4h.org

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2-1-1 Santa Clara County 1400 Parkmoor Ave., Ste. 250, San Jose. Information and referrals to health and human service agen-cies that assist with basic needs. Help is in English and Spanish. Staffed by United Way of Silicon Valley. Hours: 24 hours/day Call 2-1-1; 866-390-6845. www.211scc.org

Child Abuse Reporting (Santa Clara County Child Protective Services) 1725 Technology Drive, San Jose. Hours: 24-hour emergency 408-299-2071; Palo Alto 650-493-1186 www.sccgov.org

Deborah’s Palm 555 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto. A women’s center offering individual and group counseling, support groups, lunchtime speaker series, classes and intergenerational mentoring program. Volunteer opportunities. Expected to open in September 2009. Call 650-473-0664. www.deborahspalm.org

Ecumenical Hunger Program 2411 Pulgas Ave., East Palo Alto. A nonprofit organization that helps families in need with food, clothing, household essentials, social advocacy and refer-ral services to eliminate hunger and break the cycle of poverty. Assists with the Monday night meal for the homeless and low-income in con-junction with St. Vincent de Paul at St. Francis of Assisi Church on Bay Road. EHP has a women’s support group and children’s program. Call 650-323-7781. www.ehpcares.org

Family Resources Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, T2, Palo Alto. Helps families find services and ser-vice providers and make connections in the

community. Resource areas are Emergency/Crisis; Basic Needs; Child Care; Community Resources; Disability Resources; Education; Health Care; Mental Health and Counseling. Family Resources Desktop Kiosks are located in the libraries and other community loca-tions. Specialists are available to assist and interpret the information. Call 650-329-2221 or 650-329-2619. www.cityofpaloalto.org/familyresources

Jewish Family and Children’s Services 200 Channing Ave., Palo Alto. Provides professional counseling services, case-man-agement, elder-care consultation, home-care services. Parents Place services include par-ent education, clinical services, special needs information and program and drop-in center. Sliding scale. Call 650-688-3030. www.jfcs.org

Second Harvest Food Bank 1051 Bing St., San Carlos. The largest food bank in the Bay Area distributes more than 34 million pounds of food a year for more than 1,000 agencies or distribution sites in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. It welcomes donations of food and money, and volunteers. Call 650-610-0800. www.2ndharvest.net

Social Services Agency — North County District Office 100 Moffett Blvd., Mtn. View. Adult and child welfare services. Distributes food stamps, MediCal and cash aid. Call 650-988-6100.

St. Anthony’s Padua Dining Room 3500 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park. The largest dining room for the needy between San Francisco and San Jose serves hot lunches

to about 600 people per day, six days each week throughout the year. It welcomes donations of money and food, particularly ham and poultry, canned goods, pasta, rice and dry beans. As part of a mini-health program, a public-health nurse gives advice and referrals one day a week during lunch on a walk-in basis (no appointment neces-sary). Free clothing, Wed (for women with children) and Thu (for men and single women), 9-11:30 a.m. Lunch Mon-Sat 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; holiday meals noon-2:30 p.m. Call 650-365-9665 or 650-365-9664. paduadiningroom.com

TrafficNational Traffic Safety Institute 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Traffic-school classes. Call 408-297-7200. www.ntsi.com

TransportationBayRail Alliance 3921 E. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto. A nonprofit organization that advo-cates for improvements to the Bay Area’s rail transit network including High Speed Rail. Hosts monthly meetings on transit issues. Meeting time: 3rd Thu in Mtn. View. Call 866-267-8024. www.bayrailalliance.org

California Highway Patrol 2020 Junction Ave., San Jose. Works in partnership with com-munity groups to find solutions to local traffic problems. Call 800-835-5247; 408-467-5400; emergencies, call 9-1-1. www.chp.ca.gov

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Youth and childrenGaGa Sisterhood P.O. Box 7803, Menlo Park. Social network for grandmas to bond, brag and benefit from grandparenting. Meetings in members’ homes are first Sun of every other month. http://gagasisterhood.com

La Leche League 555 Waverley Ave. (at Hamilton St.), Palo Alto. Breastfeeding sup-port and information for nursing mothers. Meeting time: Third Tue at 10 a.m. Call Hayley at 650-234-9788. lllnorcal.org/groups/PeninsulaCA.html

La Leche League Lunchtime at Blossom Birth 229 N. California Ave., Ste. 120, Palo Alto. Breastfeeding support and information for nursing mothers. Meeting time: 2nd Fri at 12:30 p.m. Call Anabel at 650-566-5652 or Cindy at 650-424-9741. lllnorcal.org/groups/PeninsulaCA.html

Las Madres Neighborhood Playgroups, Inc. P.O. Box 26428, San Jose. An education-al and support network for caregivers/parents and their children (newborn to 5 years). Local groups throughout Santa Clara County meet weekly plus monthly activities. Call 877-527-6237. www.lasmadres.org

Safe Ride 400 Mitchell Lane, Palo Alto. Sponsored by the American Red Cross, Palo Alto Area Chapter. High school students provide free, confidential rides home for their peers on Friday and Saturday evenings from 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. during the school year. Call 877-753-RIDE for a safe ride; 650-688-0433 for American Red Cross. www.siliconvalley-redcross.org


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Aldersgate United Methodist Church 4243 Manuela Ave., Palo Alto. Denomination: United Methodist. Leader: Pastor Roger Morimoto. Congregation size: 260. Services: Sun 10 a.m. worship service and Sunday school. Call 650-948-6806. www.aumcpa.org

All Saints Episcopal Church 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Denomination: Episcopal. Leader: The Rev. Ian Montgomery. Congregation size: 300. Services: Holy Eucharist on Sun 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. and Holy Eucharist and Healing Prayer on Wed 12:05 p.m. Call 650-322-4528. www.asaints.org

Ananda Sangha (Teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda) 2171 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Denomination: Self-Realization. Leader: Minister David and Asha Praver. Congregation size: 250. Services: Meditation: Sun 9 a.m.; Worship: Sun 10 a.m. Call 650-323-3363. www.anandapaloalto.org

Christ Temple Church 884 San Carrizo Way, Palo Alto. Denomination: Apostolic. Leader: Pastor James Due Jr. Congregation size: 34. Services: Sunday school 9:15 a.m.; Sunday service 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Tuesday Bible study Room A-2, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Meets at Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-851-0224.

Christian Reformed Church of Palo Alto 687 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. Denomination: Christian Reformed. Leader: Daniel Hutt. Congregation size: 100. Services: Sun 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. (on first Sunday of the month). Call 650-493-1152. www.pacrc.org

Church of Gnosis (Ecclesia Gnostica Mysteriorum) 1965 Latham St., Mtn. View. Denomination: Gnostic. Services: Sun 10:30 a.m. Call 650-494-7412. www.gnosticsanctuary.org

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 3865 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Denomination: Mormon. Leader: Bishop Michael Covert for Second Ward; Bishop Frank Branson for First Ward. Congregation size: 400 each ward. Services: Palo Alto First Ward meets Sun at 9 a.m.; Second Ward Sun at 1 p.m. Call 650-494-9256. www.lds.org

Congregation Ahavas Yisroel-Lubavitch/Chabad of Greater South Bay 3070 Louis Road, Palo Alto. Denomination: Orthodox Jewish. Leader: Rabbi Yosef Y. Levin. Congregation size: 50-100 families. Services: Sat 10 a.m.; Sun 8:30 a.m.; Mon-Fri 6:45 a.m.; Fri at sunset. Call 650-424-9800. www.chabadpaloalto.com

Congregation Beth Am 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills. Denomination: Reform Jewish. Leader: Rabbi Janet Marder. Congregation size: 1,380 families. Services: Fri services 5 and 6:15 p.m., periodically at 8 p.m.; Sat. 10:30 a.m. Call 650-493-4661. www.betham.org

Congregation Emek Beracha 4102 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Denomination: Orthodox Jewish. Leader: Rabbi Yitzchok Feldman. Congregation size: 110. Services: Mon-Fri 6:30 a.m.; Sat 9 a.m.; Sun and all business holidays, 8 a.m.; Fri evening candle lighting 20 minutes before sundown or 7 p.m., whichever is earlier. Call 650-857-1800. www.emekberacha.org

Congregation Etz Chayim 4161 Alma St., Palo Alto. Denomination: Independent. Leader: Rabbi Ari Cartun. Congregation size: 275 families. Services: Fri 7:30 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.; Torah study, Sat 9-10 a.m. Call 650-813-9094. www.etzchayim.org

Congregation Kol Emeth 4175 Manuela Ave., Palo Alto. Denomination: Conservative Jewish. Leader: Rabbi David Booth, Associate Rabbi Sarah Graff. Congregation size: 590 fami-lies. Services: Daily Minyan Sun-Thu 7:45 p.m.; Thu 6:45 a.m., Fri 6 p.m.; Sat 9:15 a.m.; Sun 9 a.m. Call 650-948-7498. www.kolemeth.org

Conscious Living Center 2400 Wyandotte St., Ste. C, Mtn. View. Denomination: Religious Science. Leader: Rev. Jane Beach. Services: Sun 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. Pre-Service Meditation 8:15 a.m. Call 650-965-1152. www.consciouslivingcenter.org

Covenant Presbyterian Church 670 E. Meadow Drive, Palo Alto. Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Denomination: Presbyterian (USA). Leader: Rev. Paula Kelso. Congregation size: 177. Services: Sunday School and Adult Ed. 9:30 a.m. (Fall through Spring). Sun 10:45 a.m. (Summer services Sun 10 a.m. starting in June.) Call 650-494-1760. www.covenantpresbyterian.net

Crossroads Community Church 2490 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Denomination: Nazarene. Leader: Senior Pastor Jim Clayton. Congregation size: 85. Services: Sun 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. fellowship. 11 a.m. bible study. Call 650-322-3097. www.xroads-naz.org

Episcopal Lutheran Campus Ministry at University Church 1611 Stanford Ave., Palo Alto. Denomination: Lutheran/Episcopal. Leader: Pastor Richard L. Foster and Father David Jackson. Congregation size: 150. Services: Sun 10 a.m. Call 650-857-9660. www.stanford.edu/group/elcm

The Father’s House 3585 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Denomination: Pentecostal. Leader: Pastor Glen Coulter. Congregation size: about 40. Services: Sun 10:30 a.m. Call 650-493-0901. fathershousepaloalto.com

First Baptist Church of Palo Alto 305 N. California Ave., Palo Alto. Denomination: American Baptist (ABC-USA). Leader: Rev. Dr. Randle (Rick) Mixon. Services: Sun 10 a.m. After-school program Thu 4-6:30 p.m., Adult Pot-luck Thu 5:45-7:15 p.m. during school year. Call 650-327-0561. www.firstbaptist-paloalto.org

First Christian Church — Disciples of Christ 2890 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Denomination: Christian (Disciples of Christ). Leader: Co-Ministers Scott Budlong and Laurie Budlong-Morse. Congregation size: 80. Services: Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Call 650-327-4188. www.pafcc.org

First Church of Christ, Scientist 3045 Cowper St., Palo Alto. Denomination: Christian Science. Leader: No ordained ministers. Services: Sun 10 a.m. (Sunday School for young people up to 20); Wed 7:30 p.m. Childcare provided. Call 650-493-7870. www.cspaloalto.org

First Congregational Church of Palo Alto 1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto. Denomination: Congregational. Leader: Rev. David Howell, pastor. Congregation size: 570. Services: Sun 10 a.m. Call 650-856-6662. www.fccpa.org

First Fijian United Methodist Church 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. Denomination: United Methodist. Leader: Rev. Simione Bikai. Services: Sunday worship 10:30 a.m. Call 650-323-6167. www.firstpaloalto.com

First Lutheran Church (ELCA) 600 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Denomination: Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Leader: Interim Pastor David Rohrer. Congregation size: 300. Services: Choral Eucharist on Sun 10:30 a.m.; summer Eucharist on Sun 9:30 a.m. Call 650-322-4669. www.flcpa.org

First Presbyterian Church 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto. Denomination: Presbyterian. Leader: Rev. Rob Martin, pastor; Rev. Nan Swanson, assoc. pastor; Rev. Jonas Hayes, assoc. pastor for family ministry. Congregation size: 300. Services: Sun 11 a.m. Call 650-325-5659. www.fprespa.org

First Tongan UMC 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. Denomination: United Methodist. Leader: Pastor Heilala Ahio. Congregation size: 235. Services: Tongan service 3-4:30 p.m.; Wed. 7-8 p.m. Call 650-323-4340.

First United Methodist Church 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. Denomination: United Methodist. Leader: Senior Pastor: Rev. Michael Love; Associate Pastor: Rev. Laurie McHugh. Congregation size: 1,000. Services: Sun 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.; Sat at 6 p.m. Call 650-323-6167. www.firstpaloalto.com

Friends Meeting of Palo Alto 957 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. Denomination: Quaker. Congregation size: 140. Services: Unprogrammed worship Sun 10:30 a.m. Call 650-856-0744. www.pafm.org

Grace Community Covenant Church 701 E. Meadow Drive, Palo Alto. Denomination: Covenant. Leader: Pastor Steve Wong. Congregation size: 150. Services: Sun 11 a.m. Call 650-813-1241. www.graceconnections.com

Grace Lutheran Church (ELCA) 3149 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Denomination: Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Leader: Pastor Matthew A. Smuts. Congregation size: 500. Services: Sun 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. with Adult Forum and Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., childcare provid-ed. Summer worship hours: 8:30 and 10 a.m. Call 650-494-1212. www.gracepa.org

Grace Presbyterian Church 2431 Park Blvd., Palo Alto. Meets at Gunn High School, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. Denomination: Presbyterian. Leader: Rev. Andrew Field. Congregation size: 500. Services: Sun 10 a.m. Call 650-326-7737. www.gracepres.com

Highway Community All services are at Palo Alto High School, 50 Embarcadero, Palo Alto or 2050 Miramonte Ave., Mtn. View. Hours: Office hours: Mon 9 a.m.-noon; Tue-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Denomination: Non-denominational. Leader: Head Pastor Dean Smith; Worship Pastor John Riemenschnitter. Congregation size: 350. Services: Sun 9:30 a.m. Call 650-968-4200. www.highway.org

Humanist Community P.O. Box 60069, Palo Alto. Denomination: Humanist. Leader: Arthur Jackson. Congregation size: 200. Services: Sun 11 a.m. at the Mitchell Park Recreation Center, 3800 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-964-7576. www.humanists.org

Jamil Masjid 427 California Ave., Palo Alto. Next door to Jamil Oriental Carpets, the

mosque is maintained by Adam Jamil, son of Mohammad Mazhar Jamil. Denomination: Muslim. Congregation size: about 30. Services: Open seven days a week from sun-rise to nightfall to accommodate all five prayer times. Call 650-321-1819.

Jehovah’s Witnesses — Palo Alto North Congregation 429 High St., Palo Alto. Meeting time: Sunday 12:30 p.m.; Thursday 7:30 p.m. Denomination: Jehovah’s Witnesses. Leader: Presiding Overseer Willie Mobley. Congregation size: 300. Services: Sun 1 p.m.; Tue and Thu 7:30 p.m. Call 650-328-0865.

Jehovah’s Witnesses — Palo Alto South Congregation 4243 Alma St., Palo Alto. Denomination: Jehovah’s Witnesses. Congregation size: 100. Services: Sun 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. (Spanish) Call 650-493-3020. www.watchtower.org

Jerusalem Baptist Church 398 Sheridan Ave., Palo Alto. Denomination: Baptist. Leader: Pastor Anthony E. Darrington. Congregation size: more than 200. Services: Sun 10:45 a.m. Call 650-325-9022. www.jerusalem-church.org

Keddem Congregation 3900 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. Denomination: Reconstructionist Jewish. Leader: Rabbi Elisheva Salamo. Congregation size: 140 individuals. Services: Shabbat services first Fridays and second, third and fourth Saturdays of each month. High Holy Day services. All Shabbat events are held at Kehillah Jewish High School unless otherwise noted. Call 650-494-6400. www.keddem.org

Our Lady of the Rosary Church 3233 Cowper St., Palo Alto. Denomination: Catholic. Leader: Father George Aranha. Congregation size: 2,000 families (between St. Thomas of Aquinas, St. Albert the Great and Our Lady of the Rosary). Services: Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.; Sun 9 a.m. (in Spanish); Sun 10:30 a.m. Call 650-494-2496. www.paloaltocatholic.org

Palo Alto Buddhist Temple 2751 Louis Road, Palo Alto. Denomination: Jodo Shin Buddhist. Leader: Rev. William Masuda. Congregation size: 300 families. Services: Sun 10 a.m. Call 650-856-0123. www.pabt.org

Palo Alto Church of Christ 3373 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Denomination: Non-denominational. Congregation size: 50. Services: Sunday School class 9:30 a.m. Services Sun 10:45 a.m.; Wed Bible class 7 p.m. Call 650-493-4263. www.pacc.org

Palo Alto Zen Center P.O. Box 824, Palo Alto. Denomination: Zen Buddhist. Leader: Cheri Huber, founder. Services: Mon-Fri Daily Recitation and Meditation 7:15-7:45 a.m. Call for further schedule, directions and orientation. Call 650-966-1057. www.livingcompassion.org

Pathway Church P.O. Box 1713, Palo Alto. Denomination: Assemblies of God. Leader: Lead Pastor Scott Aughtmon. Congregation size: 55-60. Services: Sun at 10:30 a.m. Location varies: 1st and 2nd Sun CineArts Theater, Palo Alto; 3rd and 4th Sun homes and cafes. See Web site for specifics. Call 650-331-7351. www.PathwayPaloAlto.com

Pathways to Self Healing 4153A El Camino Way, Palo Alto. Denomination: Non-denominational. Leader: Minister Paul Sibcy. Congregation size: 50. Services: Sun medita-tion 9:15 a.m., program 10 a.m.; Call 650-424-1118. www.psh.org

Peninsula Bible Church 3505 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Denomination: Non-

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denominational (Bible church). Leader: Pastor Steve Zeisler. Congregation size: 1,000. Services: Sun Services 8:30 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.; community hour for visiting or adult electives 10-11 a.m.; children’s classes throughout the morning; Jr. High & High School meet at 10 a.m. Call 650-494-3840. www.pbc.org

Russian Orthodox Church 3475 Ross Road, Palo Alto. Denomination: Russian Orthodox. Leader: Rev. Vladimir Derugin. Congregation size: 100 families. Services: (in Slavonic): Sat 5 p.m.; Sun 9 a.m. Call 650-494-1099.

Seventh-day Adventist Church of Palo Alto 786 Channing Ave., Palo Alto. Denomination: Seventh-day Adventist. Leader: Minister: Steve Constantine. Services: Sat 11 a.m. Call 650-327-8545. www.paloaltosda.org

St. Albert the Great Church 1095 Channing Ave., Palo Alto. Denomination: Roman Catholic. Leader: Father George Aranha. Congregation size: 2,000 (bet. St. Albert the Great, St. Thomas Aquinas and Our Lady of Rosary). Services: Sat 5 p.m. Sunday vigil; Sun 9 a.m. Call 650-494-2496. www.paloaltocatholic.org

St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church 4111 Alma St., Palo Alto. Denomination: United Methodist. Leader: Rev. Rick Plain. Congregation size: 75. Services: Sun 10:30 a.m. Call 650-493-0900.

St. Ann Anglican Chapel 541 Melville Ave., Palo Alto. Denomination: Traditional Episcopalian.

Leader: Reverend Charles Dillon, Vicar. Congregation size: 45. Services: Choral Mass - Sun at 11 a.m.; Low Mass - Wed at 6 p.m. Call 650-838-0508. www.saintannchapel.org

St. Bede’s Episcopal Church 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park. Denomination: Episcopal. Leader: Rev. Dr. Katherine Lehman. Congregation size: 250. Services: Sun servic-es 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.; Children’s Sunday School 10 a.m.; weekday services, Tue Holy Eucharist 8 a.m., Thu Holy Eucharist with healing 12:10 p.m. Call 650-854-6555. www.stbedesmenlopark.org

St. Luke’s Chapel in the Hills 26140 Duval Way, Los Altos Hills. Denomination: Anglican Episcopal. Leader: Rev. Michael Penfield. Congregation size: 30. Services: 10 a.m. Morning Prayer; Holy Communion 10 a.m. on the 1st Sun of each month and all Appointed Feast Days and Holy Days; noon Holy Communion every Sun; Healing Service on the 3rd Sun of each month at noon. Call 650-941-6524. www.stlukeschapel.org

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. Denomination: Episcopal. Leader: Rev. Matthew McDermott. Congregation size: 250 families. Services: Sun 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist; 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with choir; 10 a.m. children’s worship and education hour; 6 p.m. teen program ; Tue 7:30 p.m. evening prayer; Wed 12:15 p.m. Holy Eucharist with healing prayer. Call 650-

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St. Thomas Aquinas Church 751 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Denomination: Catholic. Leader: Father George Aranha. Congregation size: 2,000 families (between St. Thomas, Our Lady of Rosary and St. Albert the Great). Services: Mon-Fri 7:15 a.m.; Wed and Sat 12:15 p.m.; Sun 7:30 a.m., 8:45 a.m., 10:30 a.m., noon. Call 650-494-2496, ext. 12. www.paloaltocatholic.org

Stanford Memorial Church Main Quad, Stanford University, Palo Alto. Denomination: Non-denominational. Leader: Dean for Religious Life The Rev. Scotty McLennan. Services: University Public Worship, Sun 10 a.m. (Eucharist celebrated twice a month, and multi-faith service once a month); Compline service Sun 9 p.m. (academic year only) Call 650-723-1762. religiouslife.stanford.edu

Trinity Lutheran Church 1295 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Denomination: Lutheran_Missouri Synod. Leader: Rev. Stewart D. Crown. Congregation size: 230. Services: Sun 8:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. Handicapped acces-sible. Christian instruction: Sun 9:45 a.m. children and adults. Call 650-853-1295. www.trinity_lutheran_church.homestead.com

Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto 505 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto. Denomination: Unitarian Universalist. Leader: Parish Minister: Amy Zucker Morgenstern; Consulting Minister: Kurt Kuhwald; Interim

Minister of Religious Education: Eva Ceskava. Congregation size: 350. Services: Sun 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Call 650-494-0541. www.uucpa.org

Unity Palo Alto 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Denomination: Non-denominational. Leader: Sr. Minister Rev. Karyn Bradley (650-849-1125). Congregation size: 490. Services: Sun 8:45, 11 a.m. Call 650-494-7222. www.unitypaloalto.org

University African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Church 3549 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Denomination: Methodist. Leader: Rev. Dr. Eugene Parker, pastor. Congregation size: 100. Services: Sunday school lesson at 9:15 a.m. followed by worship service at 11 a.m. Call 650-494-2007. www.universityamezion.faithweb.com

Vineyard Christian Fellowship of the Peninsula 4000 Middlefield Road (Cubberley Community Center), Palo Alto. Denomination: Evangelical/Non-denominational. Leader: Randy Chase, interim lead pastor. Congregation size: 450. Services: Sun 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Call 650-327-5727. www.vcfp.org

Wesley United Methodist Church 470 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto. Denomination: Methodist. Congregation size: 110. Services: Sun 11 a.m. English speaking; Tongan Fellowship: Sun 2 p.m. Call 650-327-2092. www.wesleychurchpa.org

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Bay Area Adult 3on3 Basketball Palo Alto. Adults 30+ basketball league. Sunday evenings at Cubberley Community Center, 4120 Middlefield Road, Pavilion Gym in Palo Alto. Four seasons/year; playoffs and trophies; $60/player. www.leaguelineup.com/bayarea3on3

BowlingPalo Alto Bowl 4329 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Bumper lanes available for kids. Each night has a theme that includes unlimited bowling (Planet Bowl known as “Disco Bowl”) and drink deals in the evening. Bowling league for juniors, adults and seniors. Reservations can be made for special events. Palo Alto bowl also includes arcade, snack bar, cocktail lounge and a bowler’s pro shop. Call 650-948-1031. www.fun2spare.com, www.paloaltobowl.com

DanceDanceVisions Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Room L-3, Palo Alto. A nonprofit community dance project offering ongoing classes for adults and children, including ballet and cre-

ative dance, modern dance, improvisation, chore-ography, video production and dance conditioning. Call 650-858-2005. www.danceaction.org or www.dancevisions.org/

Palo Alto Arts & Sciences Division A wide array of dance classes are offered for children and adults each quarter through the City of Palo Alto, includ-ing ballet, tap, salsa, tango, capoeira and jazz. Call 650-463-4900 or drop by any community center for a catalog. www.cityofpaloalto.org/enjoy

Raices de Mexico Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Room L-6, Palo Alto. Promotes cultural education through regional dance and Mexican popular art. Dance instruction for children and teens, as well as performances and workshops in traditional customs. Call 650-322-1501. www.raicesdemexico.wordpress.com

Tuxedo Junction Beginning ballroom dance instruction Saturdays at 8 p.m. at Cubberley Pavilion, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. No partner needed. Call 650-856-6991 or 650-856-9930. www.cubberleyballroom.com

Zohar Dance Company & Studio Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Room L-4, Palo Alto. Zohar dance studio offers ongoing classes for adults in jazz, modern and ballet. The studio is also available for rehearsals and small per-formances. Call 650-494-8221. www.zohardancecompany.org

Golf (private courses)Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club 3000 Alexis Drive, Palo Alto. Golf, pool and tennis courts.

Also catering and banquet facilities for weddings and events. Two types of memberships are avail-able: social membership (limited golf), and golf proprietary membership with full privileges to the golf course and club facilities. Call 650-948-1800. www.pahgcc.com

Stanford Golf Course 198 Junipero Serra Blvd., Stanford. Open to Stanford Alumni Association members, students and faculty of Stanford University and their accompanied guests. Driving range is open Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat-Sun, holidays and weekends, 7 a.m.-9 p.m. one hour before dark. Open to public. Call 650-323-0944 for golf course, 650-323-9516 for driving range. stanfordgolfcourse.com

Golf (public courses)Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course 1875 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Par-72 golf course, driving range, restaurant and pro shop. Lessons offered. Practice putting green. Tee time reserva-tions can be made in person, online, or by phone. Carts are available. Call 650-856-0881. www.paloaltogolfcourse.com/

Shoreline Golf Links 2940 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mtn. View. Par-75 golf course, practice facilities, pro shop, restaurant. Open year-round, sunrise to sunset. Frequent player rates and cart rentals also available. Call 650-903-GOLF (4653) and 650-962-1014 for restaurant. www.ci.mtnview.ca.us (search for Shoreline Golf Links)

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Hiking/walkingBay Area Orienteering Club Sport of navi-gation with map and compass, coupled with walking or running. Usually meets Sundays from 9 a.m.-noon at various parks around Bay Area. Fees range. Families welcome. Instruction provided for beginners. www.baoc.org

Lifelong Fitness Alliance 2682 Middlefield Road, Ste. Z, Redwood City. Regularly scheduled walks, runs, discussion groups, fitness and health information, and bike rides throughout the Bay Area. Call 650-361-8282. www.lifelongfitnessalliance.org

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District 330 Distel Circle, Los Altos. A regional greenbelt system in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is comprised of nearly 57,000 acres of land in 26 open-space preserves protected for public enjoyment, making a preserve system of diverse and unparalleled beauty in one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country. Preserves are free to explore from dusk to dawn. Call 650-691-1200. www.openspace.org

Palo Alto Baylands Preserves east end of Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Bounded by Mountain View and East Palo Alto, the 1,940-acre Baylands Preserve is the largest tract of undisturbed marshland remaining in the San Francisco Bay. Fifteen miles of multi-

use trails provide access to a unique mixture of tidal and freshwater habitats. Considered one of the best bird watching areas on the west coast. Open 8 a.m. to sunset. Call 650-329-2506. www.cityofpaloalto.org (search for parks and open space)

Santa Clara County Parks Santa Clara County offers many opportunities for the hiker who loves a rugged trail, as well as for those who prefer smoother, paved roads and paths.www.parkhere.org/portal/site/parks

Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter 3921 E. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto. The chapter has 24,000 members in three counties. Variety of hiking and outdoor experiences, including backpacking, singles groups, whitewater paddling. Three regional groups and 12 activities sections plan hiking, day trips, social activities. Operates Hiker’s Hut in Sam MacDonald County Park, La Honda, which accommodates up to 14 per night by reservation only. Call 650-390-8411. http://lomaprieta.sierraclub.org/

Stanford Foothills A network of paths in and around the Stanford foothills west of Junipero Serra Boulevard offers opportunities for hill-side trail runs and hikes. The most popular route is a 3.5-mile loop up to the giant radio telescope known as “the Dish,” with entrance at Stanford Avenue. Access to foothills limited to daylight hours. No pets. Call 650-926-0275.

Windy Hill Open Space Preserve Skyline Boulevard, in the Santa Cruz Mountains, above Portola Valley. Go south on Alpine Road about 2.9 miles to Portola Road. Turn right on Portola Road and travel 0.8 miles to the parking lot. Intermediate. 12 miles of trails. Climbs 1,300 feet. Starts on Portola Road,.8 miles from intersection of Alpine and Portola roads. (See also Open Space Areas.) Interactive map available on web-site. Size: 1,312 acres. Call 650-691-1200. www.openspace.org

Ice skatingWinter Lodge 3009 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. The only permanent outdoor skating rink west of the Sierras is open September-April. Weekly lessons offered at all levels for both children and adults. Parties. Call 650-493-4566 (recording); 650-493-4579. www.winterlodge.com

In-line skatingIn-line skating The local hot spot is Stanford University. The Shoreline trail from the Palo Alto Airport to Shoreline Amphitheatre pro-vides a good trek, as does the 6-mile path along Crystal Springs Reservoir in San Mateo County.www.caskating.com

JudoPalo Alto Judo Club A nonprofit club serv-ing Palo Alto for more than 50 years. Judo Club practices Monday and Thursday eve-nings at the Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School gymnasium at 480 E. Meadow Drive in Palo Alto from 7-9 p.m., summer until 9:30 p.m. Call 650-960-1361. www.paloaltojudo.com

Lawn bowlingPalo Alto Lawn Bowls Club Bowling Green Park, 474 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Organized in 1933, the Palo Alto Lawn Bowls Club provides instruction by arrangement. The green is open to members and guests for draw game on Tue, Thu and Sat starting at 1:30 p.m. Also bowling on Wed at 5 p.m., Fri evening league, and casual games and beginners’ lessons Sun at 1:30 p.m. Call club house at 650 323-2575 or Bonny Turner, president, at 650-326-1370. www.palbc.org

Open space areasBaylands Nature Preserve 2775 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Trails link through a riparian environment along the San Francisco Bay, supporting aquatic and avian fauna and a number of threatened and endangered species. Considered one of the best bird watching areas on the west coast. Area Includes Palo Alto airport, Lucy Evans

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Baylands Nature Center, Harriet Mundy Marsh, Baylands Athletic Center, duck pond and municipal golf course. Size: 1,940 acres. Call 650-329-2506. www.cityofpaloalto.org

Esther Clark Nature Preserve Old Trace Road, Palo Alto. Located at the end of Old Trace Road off of Arastradero Road. Open 8 a.m. to sunset, this is a good place for quiet meditation or watching the sunset. Pets are permitted on leash. It has no picnic tables, restrooms, or other amenities. Size: 21 acres. Call 650-329-2423. www.cityofpaloalto.org (search parks and open space)

Foothills Open Space Preserve Page Mill Road at Moody Road, Located in the Adobe Creek watershed above Hidden Villa Ranch and adjacent to Palo Alto’s Foothills Park. Trails lead to a grassy ridgetop surrounded by steep chaparral-covered slopes, with oak-madrone woodland in the ravines and on the north fac-ing slopes. A half-mile trail leads from Page Mill Road to a grassy knoll with a view of the South Bay. Size: 212 acres. Call 650-691-1200. www.openspace.org/preserves/pr_foothills.asp

Foothills Park 3300 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto. Nature preserve open only to Palo Alto residents and their accompanied guests. Includes Boronda Lake, where you can fish with a license. Open every day from 8 a.m.-sunset. Fifteen miles of hiking trails; Seven picnic areas and eight campsites at Towle Camp. No dogs on weekends or holidays. Size: 1,400 acres. Call 650-329-2423. www.cityofpaloalto.org (search parks and open space)

Hidden Villa Farm and Wilderness Preserve 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. Hidden Villa is a place to volunteer, hike, camp and visit farm animals of all kinds. Tue-Sun 9 a.m.-dusk, the organic farm and wilder-ness trails are open to the public, but only on select weekends during summer camp season from mid-June to mid-August. Call 650-949-8660; to volunteer 650-949-8655; for farm tours 650-949-8653. www.hiddenvilla.org

Los Trancos Open Space Preserve Page Mill Road east of Skyline Boulevard, in the Santa Cruz Mountains, above Palo Alto and Los Altos Hills. Entrance on Page Mill Road, 7 miles west of Highway 280. Trails: 5.2 miles. Hiking and horseback riding allowed. Bicycles and dogs are not allowed. Views of San Francisco and Mt. Diablo; 1.5 mile self-guided San Andreas Fault trail with brochure on earthquake features; monthly docent-led walks the first Sunday of the month. Size: 274 acres. Call 650-691-1200. www.openspace.org

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District 330 Distel Circle, Los Altos. Most of the 57,000 acres of public lands are open for hiking, cycling and horseback riding. Steep trails, redwood canyons, madrone and pine forests mark the 25 preserves, which are open year-round from sunrise to a half-hour after sunset. Helmets are required for bicyclists at all times. Fires and smoking are prohibited at the preserves. Dogs permitted in some preserves. David Daniels Nature Center at Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve. Call 650-691-1200. www.openspace.org

Monte Bello Open Space Preserve Page Mill Road 1 mile east of Skyline Boulevard, in the Santa Cruz Mountains, above Los Altos Hills. Fifteen miles of trails. No dogs allowed. Size: 3,142 acres. Call 650-691-1200. www.

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Pearson-Arastradero Preserve Arastradero Road and Page Mill Road, in the foothills above Stanford and Palo Alto, Preserve con-tains 10 miles of hiking in savanna grassland and broadleaf evergreen forest. It is not uncommon to see deer, bobcats, coyotes, and many varieties of birds. Horses, bikes, leashed dogs and fishing (with license) allowed. Parking lot at 1530 Arastradero Road, 1/4 mile north of Page Mill Road. Open daily from 8 a.m.-sunset. Size: 622 acres. Call 650-329-2423. www.cityofpaloalto.org

Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve Cristo Rey Drive south of I-280, above Los Altos Hills. With 24miles of trails, this open space area offers hiking, biking and equestrian opportunities. Deer Hollow Farm, a working farm with barnyard animals, is a high-light, as is Grant Cabin, which represents the living conditions of the late 1800s. Size: 3,800 acres. Call 650-691-1200. www.openspace.org

Ravenswood Open Space Preserve end of Bay Road, east of U.S. Highway 101, East Palo Alto. This preserve is comprised of two noncontiguous areas located south of the Dumbarton Bridge and adjacent to San Francisco Bay. The larger area is located near Cooley Landing in East Palo Alto. Hiking and bicycling is allowed, but, horses and dogs are not allowed on the trails. Size: 373 acres. Call 650-691-1200. www.openspace.org

Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve west of Skyline Boulevard, in the Santa Cruz Mountains, above Los Altos Hills. Located one mile south of the Page Mill/Alpine Road and Skyline Boulevard intersection. Ten miles of trails are open for exploration to hikers, bik-ers and equestrians. Two one-mile trails are accessible to wheelchairs and baby strollers: one encircling Alpine Pond and another hug-ging the shores of Horseshoe Lake. The David C. Daniels Nature Center at Alpine Pond is open on the weekends, April through mid-November. Restrooms. No dogs allowed. Size: 2,143 acres. Call 650-691-1200. www.openspace.org

Windy Hill Open Space Preserve Skyline Boulevard, in the Santa Cruz Mountains, above Portola Valley. Twelve miles of trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding, kite-flying. Views of the Peninsula and coast, picnic tables, creeks, grassland ridges, and a por-tion of the Ridge Trail. Parking: 45-car lot on Portola Road; 15-car lot 2.3 miles south of Hwy. 84 (La Honda Road); limited roadside parking. Leashed dogs permitted in desig-nated areas. Size: 1,312 acres. Call 650-691-1200. www.openspace.org

ParksPalo Alto parks and plazas Most of Palo Alto’s 28 parks are open from dawn to dusk unless otherwise indicated. No alcohol permit-ted at individual sites. Call 650-496-6962. www.cityofpaloalto.org, search parks and open space

Baylands Preserve 2775 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Bounded by Mountain View and East Palo Alto, the 1,940-acre Baylands Preserve is the largest tract of undisturbed marshland remaining in the San Francisco Bay. Multi-use trails provide access to a mixture of tidal and freshwater habitats. Complex features Lucy Evans Baylands Nature

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Interpretive Center, Byxbee Park Hills (Art Park), Emily Renzel Wetlands, Harriet Mundy Marsh, municipal golf course, duck pond and Baylands Athletic Center, 15 miles of trails, wildlife observation platforms, picnic facilities and restrooms. Dogs permitted on leash. Size: 1,940 acres.

Bol Park 3590 Laguna Ave. Palo Alto, includes a jogging path, wood benches, a large climbing structure, undeveloped mead-ows and a 1-mile bicycle path running from Gunn High School to Arastradero Road. Size: 13.8 acres.

Boulware Park 410 Fernando Ave., Palo Alto. Shaded picnic area with barbecue grills, playground with slides and swings, and a bas-ketball court. Size: 1.5 acres.

Bowden Park 2380 High St., Palo Alto. Redwood grove, extensive playground, picnic area and attractive landscaping. Size: 2 acres.

Bowling Green Park 474 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. (See Lawn Bowling.) Size: 1.86 acres. Call Bonny Turner, president, at 650-592-2932. www.palbc.org

Byxbee Park 2375 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Open space land with trails, restroom.

Cameron Park 2101 Wellesley St., Palo Alto. Wooden climbing structure with a triple slide, swings and picnic tables. Size: 1.1 acres.

Cogswell Plaza 264 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto. Free brown bag concerts are held at noon on Thursdays during the summer. Benches, redwood trees and an open lawn area. Size: 0.5 acres.

Don Jesus Ramos Park 800 E. Meadow Drive, Palo Alto. Picnic areas, barbecues, playground, lawn area, shade trees, paths with benches, and multi-purpose square cement slab with basketball hoop. Size: 4.4 acres.

El Camino Park 100 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Lighted softball diamond, soccer field, lawn areas, parking area and restrooms.

El Palo Alto Park 117 Palo Alto Ave., Palo Alto. Path for walking and biking. Size: 0.5 acres.

Eleanor Pardee Park 851 Center Drive, Palo Alto. Large grassy areas and shade trees, picnic tables, barbecues, jogging path and a multi-use concrete bowl. The park has a tod-dler playground area with bucket swings and climbing structures. Size: 9.6 acres.

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Greer Park 1098 Amarillo Ave., Palo Alto. A neighborhood park with many large, grassy areas. Playgrounds, five soccer fields, three softball fields, one Little League diamond, picnic area with barbecues, two basketball courts, restrooms, par course, small dog run, skateboard bowl and toddler playground. Size: 22 acres.

Henry W. Seale Park 3100 Stockton Place, Palo Alto. Picnic area, barbecue area, toddler play area, large open space for volleyball and soccer. Size: 4.3 acres.

Hoover Park 2901 Cowper St., Palo Alto. The park includes two tennis courts, two handball courts, tennis backboard, softball field, picnic facilities with barbecues, a dog run, toddler playground with two wood and plastic climb-ing structures; swings and monkey bars, and a multi-purpose concrete bowl with a basket-ball hoop. Size: 4.2 acres.

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from El Camino Real to Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. A mile-long strip of land that meanders along the creek and is never wider than 200 feet. Three open grassy areas with benches and tables. Size: 12.4 acres.

Johnson Park Everett Avenue between Kipling and Waverley streets, Palo Alto. Many shaded, grassy tree areas, basketball hoops, toddler playground with sand and water play equipment, wide concrete slide and wooden climbing structures, volleyball pit, picnic areas and community garden. Size: 2.5 acres.

Juana Briones Park 609 Maybell Ave., Palo Alto. Picnic facilities, a large bridge, toddler play equipment with a “train station” and a large lawn. Size: 4.1 acres.

Kellogg Park Waverley Street at Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Size: 0.2 acres.

Lytton Plaza 202 University Ave., Palo Alto. Paved brick courtyard includes benches, shade trees, and is often the site of concerts by street musicians. This is one of Palo Alto’s designated “free speech areas.” Size: 0.2 acres.

Mayfield Park 2300 Wellesley St., Palo Alto. This park wraps around the College Terrace branch library. Small lawn area with benches, library and child care center. Size: 1.1 acres.

Mitchell Park 600 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto. Seven tennis courts, two paddle-tennis courts, four handball courts, horseshoe pits, jogging/walking trail, picnic areas with barbecues, multi-use concrete bowl, toddler playgrounds, children’s water park, fenced dog run and restrooms. Reservation policy enforced. Group sites restricted to Palo Alto residents or groups sponsored through a Palo Alto organization. Size: 21.4 acres.

Monroe Mini Park 4305 Miller Ave., Palo Alto, Mtn. View. Includes a mounded grassy area, toddler play area with swings, and benches. Size: 0.55 acres.

Palo Alto Heritage Park 300 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Playground, swings, picnic area (no barbecues), climbing rock, sand area, great lawn, pathways. A sentinel redwood tree stands out as the focus point in the center of the park. Size: 2.6 acres.

Peers Park 1899 Park Blvd., Palo Alto. Toddler and school-age play equipment, two tennis courts, basketball court, large grassy area, restrooms and picnic facilities. Size: 4.7 acres.

Rinconada Park 777 Embarcadero Road at Newell Road, Palo Alto. Community swimming pool, nine tennis courts, six with lights, two shuffleboard courts, one tennis backboard, and a cemented multi-purpose bowl. Two large picnic areas with barbecues and multi-ple playground areas. Open space surrounded by jogging paths. Reservation policy enforced. Group sites restricted to Palo Alto residents or groups sponsored through a Palo Alto organi-zation. Size: 19 acres.

Sarah Wallis Park 202 Ash St. at Grant Avenue, Palo Alto. Grass area with benches and a short path, in the middle of the California Avenue downtown shopping district. Size: 0.3 acres.

Scott Street Mini Park 911 Scott St., Palo Alto. Circular basketball court, toddler play equipment with swings and spring animals and benches. Size: 0.4 acres.

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Shoreline Blvd., Mtn. View. Features 50-acre sailing lake and center, 18-hole golf course (see Golfing) and seven miles of trails. Trails link with Palo Alto Baylands. Popular birding locale and in-line skating spot. Shoreline Aquatic Center rents sailboats and windsurf boards as well as paddle boats and kayaks. Size: 750 acres. Call 650-903-6392; boat rental 650-965-7474; Rengstorff House reservations 650-903-6088; golf course, 650-903-4653.

Stanford Palo Alto Community Playing Fields 2700 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Two regulation-size, synthetic turf soccer fields, complete with night lighting, restrooms, snack facility and seating area. Size: 6 acres.

Terman Park 655 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. Softball diamond, four tennis courts, two soccer fields and a basketball court. Also walking and biking path at the back of the park. Size: 7.7 acres.

Weisshaar Park 2298 Dartmouth St., Palo Alto. Two tennis courts, open grassy field with benches and picnic table. Size: 1.1 acres.

Werry Park 2100 Dartmouth St., Palo Alto. Large open lawn area and a toddler play area, with sand, swings and climbing structure. Size: 1.1 acres.

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The Trail Center 3921 E. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto. Nonprofit organization that hosts a website with guides, maps and other trail-related information. Publishes a newsletter as well as a calendar of outdoor events sponsored by a variety of organizations, for

a diversity of trail users. Organization also organizes trail building and cleaning events. Call 650-968-7065. www.trailcenter.org

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Foothills Tennis & Swimming Club 3351 Miranda Ave., Palo Alto. Serving about 300 families, the club includes seven tennis courts, a 25-yard swimming pool, a fitness room, an open-use kitchen and a comfortable clubhouse for lounging. Call 650-493-8540 (clubhouse); 650-493-3244 (tennis office). www.foothills-club.org

Greenmeadow Community Center 303 Parkside Drive, Palo Alto. Pool and park open to members only. Swim lessons, adult water aerobics. Call Manager at GMCA, 650-494-3157. www.greenmeadow.org

Stanford Campus Recreation Assn. (SCRA) 875 Bowdoin St., Stanford. 25-yard pool, seven tennis courts (three lit for night play) for faculty, senior staff and their families. SCRA offers many programs to its member families. The swim program offers a year-round USS swim team for children as well as summer swim lessons. The tennis program offers both private and group les-sons for children and adults year round and also features junior and adult leagues and tournaments. Call 650-857-9521. www.scra.stanford.edu/

The University Club of Palo Alto 3277 Miranda Ave., Palo Alto. Family-oriented, non-profit club with tennis courts, swimming and children’s wading pools, fitness facilities with

locker rooms, picnic and barbeque facilities, children’s playground, fine and casual dining and children’s summer programs. Call 650-493-3972. www.ucpaloalto.com

RugbyMission Rugby The local rugby team for the Palo Alto, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara areas, established in 1976. Regularly competes at the national level. Teams practice at Cubberley Community Center in Palo Alto. missionrugby.com

RunningCity-sponsored runs The Palo Alto Recreation Department sponsors the 24th annual Moonlight Run & Walk Oct. 2, 2009. Call 650-326-8120. www.cityofpaloalto.org

Palo Alto Run Club Sponsors Monday and Wednesday evening runs year-round and long-distance runs on Saturday mornings. Also sponsors club runs on the first weekend of the month. Features moderately hilly runs at different parks in the area and includes a pot-luck tailgate brunch afterward. Call Dave Ahn, 650-725-5320. www.parunclub.com

Sailing and sailboardingBaylands Sailing Dock east end of Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Located near the mouth of what used to be the entrance to the old Palo Alto Yacht Harbor, the dock provides access to south San Francisco Bay for sailboarders and any other small craft that can be carried by hand. Make sure to check the tides before going out. Canoes and kayaks

can explore the sloughs through the Baylands when tides permit. Call 650-329-2506. www.cityofpaloalto.org

Shoreline Aquatic Center at Shoreline Lake 3160 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mtn. View. Classes in small boat sailing, kayaking, wind-surfing, dinghy sailing (day sailors and chil-dren). Weekend teen/adult classes ages 14 and up; program for nonprofits and churches at reduced rates. Shoreline rents canoes, kay-aks, pedalboats, sailboats, rowboats, windsurf-ers, wetsuits, bicycles and tandem bicycles. Launch passes sold. Open year-round, seven days a week. Call 650-965-7474. www.shorelinelake.com

SkateboardingGreer Park Skateboard Bowl 1098 Amarillo Ave., Palo Alto. Open for general skateboard-ing (no supervision provided) sunrise to sun-set daily. Users are required to wear helmets, elbow and knee pads. Facility is for skate-boards only, not bikes or in-line skates. Call 650-329-2487.

SoccerPalo Alto Adult Soccer League PAASL is a San Francisco Bay area soccer league for men and women ages 25 and over. The league has three seasons per year, spring (Jan-May), summer (June-Aug) and fall (Labor Day-Dec) Games are Sundays 8 a.m.-5 p.m. www.paasl.org

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SoftballAdult leagues The City of Palo Alto offers men’s and co-ed softball leagues. Divisions at the recreational “D”, upper-recreational “D+” and competitive “C” levels. Fall league runs Sept-Nov, games at either El Camino Park or the Baylands Athletic Center. Spring league runs April-Aug, games at either El Camino Park or Greer Park. Call 650-463-4953. www.cityofpaloalto.org

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Star-gazingFoothill College Observatory 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Operated by Peninsula Astronomical Society. View stars, planets and galaxies through a 16-inch reflecting telescope and a new hydrogen-alpha solar telescope on clear Friday nights from 9-11 p.m. Also open Sat 10 a.m.-noon for solar viewing. Free pubic viewing. Closed when cloudy. Observatory next to Parking lot #4 (D). Bring $2 in quarters for parking per-mit. Call 650-949-7334. www.foothill.fhda.edu/ast/fhobs.htm

Peninsula Astronomical Society Los Altos Hills. Meets every 2nd Friday of each month 7:30 p.m. in room 8402, at Foothill College, next to parking lot #8. Lecture, presentations. $2 charge for parking at Foothill. Public wel-come. Call William Phelps at 650-493-4742. www.foothill.fhda.edu/ast/pas.htm

SwimmingBetty Wright Aquatics Center at Abilities United 3864 Middlefield Road, Building #C, Palo Alto. Bay Area’s only full-service, pub-lic warm-water therapy center. Year-round indoor pool heated to 92 degrees. Provides qualified physical therapists, personal trainers that teach proper exercise and rehabilitative technique. Specializes in adapted aquatics for people with disabilities. Also offered: swim lessons for 3-12 year-olds and parent-tot swim lessons. Prenatal, arthritis, post-stroke and other water-exercise classes. Call 650-494-1480. www.abilitiesunited.org

Burgess Memorial Pool 501 Laurel St., Menlo Park. Outdoor pool, open year round for lap and recreational swimming. Group and pri-vate swim lessons. Swim team. Pool rental avail-able. Call 650-328-7946. www.menloswim.com

Mitchell Park 600 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto. Water-play area with sprinklers for chil-

dren ages 2-5. May-Oct 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. No staff supervision. Call 496-4962. www.cityofpaloalto.org

Rinconada Pool 777 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Adult and children’s outdoor pools open year-round. Aquatics programs including lap swim, recreational swim and swim lessons for every age and interest. Lifeguard, lanes, dressing rooms and showers are provided (no lockers). The Rinconada Pool is heated to approximately 80 degrees. Call 650-463-4914. www.cityofpaloalto.org

Table tennisTable Tennis Club One of the largest table tennis clubs in the Bay Area prac-tices at Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Auditorium Tue 6:30-11 p.m.; Gym B Fri 6-12 p.m., Sat 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Sun 1-5 p.m. Juniors program Sat 5-8 p.m. Call 650-964-6130. www.tabletennisgold.com

TaijiquanTaijiquan Tutelage Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Room M4, Palo Alto. Six-month basic course teaches the complete series of the traditional Yang-style Taijiquan Slow Form as published by Yang Cheng-fu in 1931. Intermediate, advanced and private training also available. Call 650-327-9350. www.ttopa.com

TennisPalo Alto Recreation, Open Space & Sciences The City of Palo Alto has 12 tennis-court sites and 1 paddle-ball court site. Public tennis courts are at Rinconada Park, 777 Embarcadero Road (6 with lights, 3 w/o lights); Mitchell Park, 600 E. Meadow Drive (7 courts); Cubberley, 4000 Middlefield Road (6 courts); Hoover Park, 2901 Cowper St. (2 courts); Peers Park, 1899 Park Blvd. (2 courts); Terman Park, 655 Arastradero Road (4 courts); Weisshaar Park, 2298 Dartmouth (2 courts); as well as Palo Alto and Gunn high schools and Jordan and JLS middle schools. Call Shia Geminder at 650-463-4928. www.cityofpaloalto.org

Palo Alto Tennis Club P.O. Box 60434, Palo Alto. Tournaments, ladders, challenge match-es and social events for adults who want to play tennis together. Annual fee: $35 for one adult, Palo Alto resident, $45 non-resident; $60-$70 families; $20 under age 18. Call 650-328-1911. www.paloaltotennis.com

VolleyballNorthern California Volleyball Association Programs and information for adults and youth, team competition. NCVA memberships are valid from Nov. 1-Oct. 31. A full-season membership is $50 per person. Call 415-550-7582. www.ncva.com

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CAIS: California Association of Independent Schools

CDC: Child Development Center

JCC: Oshman Family Jewish Community Center

NAEYC: National Association for the Education of Young Children

NAFCC: National Association for Family Child Care

NAA: National AfterSchool Association

PACCC: Palo Alto Community Child Care

PAUSD: Palo Alto Unified School District*

Child care Addison Kids’ Club (AKC) 650 Addison Ave., Palo Alto. PACCC program. Grades K-5. State of California licensed; NAA accredited. Part-time kinder care from noon-2:45 p.m. (excluding Wednesdays); full-time kinder care noon-6 p.m., and first- through fifth-grade care from after school-6 p.m. Capacity: 70 children. Call 650-323-4007. www.paccc.com

Barron Park Children’s Center (BPCC) 800 Barron Ave., Palo Alto (PAUSD site). PACCC pro-gram. 3 yrs.-K entry. Hours: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Hot lunch and snacks provided. Capacity: 24 children. State of California licensed; NAEYC accredited. Call 650-856-7559. www.paccc.com

Barron Park Kids’ Club (BPKC) 800 Barron Ave., Palo Alto (PAUSD site). PACCC program. Grades K-5. Part-time kinder care from noon-2:45 p.m. (excluding Wednesdays); full-time kinder care noon-6 p.m., and first- through fifth-grade care from after school-6 p.m. Snacks provided. Capacity: 80 children. State of California licensed. Call 650-856-1220. www.paccc.com

Barron Park Preschool 3650 La Donna St., Palo Alto. Preschoolers. 2-5 yrs. Community-based school of 24 kids. Dynamic, “whole” child approach to learning. Curriculum is child-centered and emergent. Call 650-493-7597. www.barron-parkpreschool.com

Besse Bolton Kid’s Club (BBKC) 500 E. Meadow Drive, Palo Alto (PAUSD site). PACCC program. Grades K-5. Part-time kinder care from noon-2:45 p.m. (excluding Wednesdays); full-time kinder care noon-6 p.m., and first- through fifth-grade care from after school-6 p.m. Snacks provided. Capacity: 80 children. State of California licensed. Call 650-856-0847. www.paccc.com

Bing Nursery School 850 Escondido Road, Stanford. Accepting children beginning at age 24 months; kindergarten is the cutoff age. Morning and afternoon sessions. NAEYC accredited. Call 650-723-4865. www.stanford.edu/dept/bing-school/index.htm

Casa dei Bambini Montessori School 457 & 463 College Ave., Palo Alto. Preschool and kindergarten (ages 2-6). NAEYC accredited. AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) member. International and multicultural. Call 650-473-9401. www.casadeibambini.net

CCLC at Stanford West 625 Clark Way, Palo Alto. Across from the Stanford Shopping Center. Mon-Fri 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Infants through pre-K, full-time and part-time schedules. Play-based curricu-lum. NAEYC accredited. License #: 434404923, 434404924 Call 650-723-8700. www.cclc.com

Children’s Center of the Stanford Community 685 Pampas Lane, Stanford. For Stanford affiliates only. Infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Parent cooperative. NAEYC accredited. Call 650-853-3090. www.stanford.edu/group/CCSC

Children’s Pre-School Center 4000 Middlefield Road, Bldg. T-1, Palo Alto. Infants, toddlers and preschoolers. NAEYC accredited. 7:15 a.m.-6:15 p.m. Multicultural professional staff. Call 650-493-5770. www.cpsccares.org

Children’s Creative Learning Centers Downtown Child Care Center 848 Ramona St., Palo Alto. 6 wks.-5-yrs. Affiliated with Children’s Creative Learning Centers. NAEYC accredited. Call 650-473-1100. www.cclc.com

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College Terrace Children’s Center (CTC) 2300 Wellesley Ave., Palo Alto. PACCC pro-gram. 2.5 yrs-kindergarten entry. Hours: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Hot lunch and snacks provided. Capacity: 32 children. State of California licensed; NAEYC accredited. Call 650-858-1580. www.paccc.com

Country Day Little School 3990 Ventura Court, Palo Alto. Ages 2-6. Infant-toddler, parent-participation program also available. Waldorf preschool. Call 650-494-8044. www.countrydaylittleschool.com

Covenant Children’s Center 670 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto. Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school age. Call 650-493-9505. www.openwork.com/ccc

Crescent Park Child Development Center (Peekaboo) 888 Boyce Ave., Palo Alto. Preschool/Young 5’s afterschool program. 2-5 yrs. Full- and part-day. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Call 650-322-9668. www.crescentparkpreschool.com

Discovery Children’s House — Montessori 437 Webster St., Palo Alto. Preschoolers and kindergarteners. Affiliated with the American Montessori Society. Half-day and full-day pro-grams. NAEYC accredited. Call 650-329-8023.

Downtown Children’s Center (DCC) 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto. PACCC program. 2 yrs.-kindergarten entry. Hours: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Hot lunch and snacks provided. Capacity: 24 children. State of California licensed (License #430700018). Call 650-321-9578. www.paccc.com

Duveneck Kids’ Club (DKC) 705 Alester Ave., Palo Alto (PAUSD site). PACCC program. Grades K-5. Part-time kinder care from noon-2:45 p.m. (excluding Wednesdays); full-time kinder care noon-6 p.m., and first- through fifth-grade care from after school-6 p.m. Snacks provided. Capacity: 100 children. State of California licensed; NAA accredited. Call 650-328-8356. www.paccc.com

El Carmelo Kids’ Club (ECKC) 3024 Bryant St., Palo Alto (PAUSD site). PACCC program. Grades K-5. Part-time kinder care from noon-2:45 p.m. (excluding Wednesdays); full-time kinder care noon-6 p.m., and first- through fifth-grade care from after school-6 p.m. Snacks provided. Capacity: 70 children. State of California licensed; NAA accredited. Call 650-856-6150. www.paccc.com

Ellen Thacher Children’s Center (ETCC) 505 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto. PACCC program. 2.5 yrs.-kindergarten entry. Hours: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Hot lunch and snacks provided. Capacity: 28 children. State of California licensed; NAEYC accredited. Call 650-494-1467. www.paccc.com

Escondido Kids’ Club (EKC) 890 Escondido Road, Palo Alto (PAUSD site). PACCC pro-gram. Grades K-5. Part-time kinder care from noon-2:45 p.m. (excluding Wednesdays); full-time kinder care noon-6 p.m., and first- through fifth-grade care from after school-6 p.m. Snacks provided. Capacity: 45 children. State of California licensed; NAA accredited. Call 650-855-9828. www.paccc.com

First Congregational Church Nursery School 1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto. Preschoolers. Parent cooperative. Call 650-493-1915. www.firstcongonurseryschool.com

First School 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. Preschoolers (2.5-6 yrs.) who are potty-trained. Call 650-321-3871. www.firstschool.org

Gan Ami Early Childhood Education Program Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills. A syna-gogue-based Reform Jewish early childhood program, offering parent-toddler groups and morning classes for 2- and 3-year-olds in collaboration with the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center. Call 650-493-4661. www.betham.org

Good Neighbor Montessori 4000 Middlefield Road, K-4, Palo Alto. Modified Montessori program for early preschool through preschool. Dance, gymnastics, piano, art and more available. 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Call 650-493-2777. www.goodneighbormontessori.com

Grace Lutheran Preschool 3149 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Preschoolers. Parent participa-tion required. Call 650-494-1212. www.gracepa.org/preschool/

Growing Tree Montessori Preschool 450 W. Charleston Road, Palo Alto. Pre-K program. Pre-reading offered. Ages 2-5. 1:6 ratio. Meals included. Call 650-857-0655. www.growingtreepreschool.com

HeadsUp! Child Development Center 2800 W. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto. Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners. Montessori curriculum encourages fundamental thinking skills through art, music, imaginative play, practical life skills, language, mathematics, science and cultural activities. Call 650-424-1221. www.headsup.org

Heffalump Co-operative Preschool 3990 Ventura Court, Palo Alto. 2-5 yrs. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Scheduling available for three, four or five sessions per week. Parent participation required. Call 650-856-4321. heffalump-preschool.com

Hoover Kids’ Club (HKC) 445 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto. PACCC program. Grades K-5. Part-time kinder care from noon-2:45 p.m. (excluding Wednesdays); full-time kinder care noon-6 p.m., and first- through fifth-grade care from after school-6 p.m. Snacks provid-ed. Capacity: 70 children. State of California licensed. Call 650-565-8847. www.paccc.com

International School of the Peninsula 3233 Cowper St., Palo Alto. An independent coed nursery-8th grade Chinese- and French-language immersion day school. Call 650-852-0264. www.istp.org

Juana Briones Kids’ Club (JBKC) 4100 Orme St., Palo Alto (PAUSD site). PACCC program. Grades K-5. Part-time kinder care from noon-2:45 p.m. (excluding Wednesdays); full-time kinder care noon-6 p.m., and first- through fifth-grade care from after school-6 p.m. Snacks provided. Capacity: 40 children. State of California licensed. Call 650-856-3874. www.paccc.com

The Learning Center 459 Kingsley Ave., Palo Alto. Infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Call 650-325-6683. www.tlcpaloalto.org

Love ‘n’ Care Christian Pre-School 2490 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Preschoolers. 2-6 yrs. 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Call 650-322-1872. www.bestpreschools.org/LoveNCare.nxg

Leaping Lizards Nature Awareness Preschool 397 Fernando Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650-858-0355. www.leapinglizardspreschool.com

Milestones Preschool, Abilities United (formerly C.A.R.) 3864 Middlefield Road,

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kids’ stuffPalo Alto. Age 2-5 yrs. Developmentally orient-ed preschool for children of all ability levels. Morning and afternoon sessions. 1:5 teacher to student ratio. Call 650-618-3325. www.abilitiesunited.org/preschool.html

Mini Infant Center of Palo Alto 3149 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Child care for children under the age of 3 years old. Capacity: 12 children. Call 650-424-9130. www.miniinfant.com

Montessori School of Los Altos 303 Parkside Drive, Palo Alto. Serves children ages 2.5-6 yrs. Bilingual classes in French and Spanish and a fully integrated curriculum encompassing language, math, science, art, music, geography, movement, cultural studies and more. Call 650-493-7200. www.montessorischooloflosaltos.org

Neighborhood Infant-Toddler Center (NITC) 311 N. California Ave., Palo Alto. PACCC program. 2 mos.-3 yrs. Hours: 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Hot lunch and snacks provid-ed. Capacity: 12 children. State of California licensed; NAEYC accredited. Call 650-321-3493. www.paccc.com

Nixon Elementary School Children’s Creative Learning Center 794 E. Duane Ave., Sunnyvale. Entering K-5. Open Mon-Fri, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. during school days; summer hours Mon-Fri 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Offers sum-mer camp mid-June to end of August. NAEYC accredited. Call 888-909-2252. www.cclc.com

Ohlone Kids’ Club (OKC) 950 Amarillo Ave., Palo Alto (PAUSD site). PACCC program. Grades K-5. Part-time kinder care from noon-

2:45 p.m. (excluding Wednesdays); full-time kinder care noon-6 p.m., and first- through fifth-grade care from after school-6 p.m. Snacks provided. Capacity: 70 children. State of California licensed; NAA accredited. Call 650-493-0774. www.paccc.com

Palo Alto Community Child Care (PACCC) 3990 Ventura Court, Palo Alto. Full- and part-time licensed programs in various Palo Alto locations for children ages 2 mos.-12 yrs. Contact the individual centers listed on the website for information on space availability. Call 650-493-2361. www.paccc.com

Palo Alto Friends Nursery School 957 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. Preschoolers. 2 yrs., 9 mo.-6 yrs. Tue-Thu or Mon-Wed-Fri, 9 a.m.-noon or noon-3 p.m. programs are modified parent cooperative. Call 650-856-6152. www.pafns.org

Palo Alto Infant-Toddler Center (ITC) 4111 Alma St., Palo Alto. PACCC program. 2 mos.-3 yrs. Hours: 7:30 a.m.-5:45 p.m. Hot lunch and snacks provided. Capacity: 24 children. State of California licensed. Call 650-493-2240. www.paccc.com

Palo Alto Montessori School 575 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. Preschool. Child care 2-5 years. Hours: 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Call 650-493-5930. www.pamontessori.com

Palo Verde Kids’ Club (PVKC) 3450 Louis Road, Palo Alto (PAUSD site). PACCC pro-gram. Grades K-5. Part-time kinder care from noon-2:45 p.m. (excluding Wednesdays); full-time kinder care noon-6 p.m., and first- through fifth-grade care from after school-6 p.m. Snacks provided. Capacity: 65 children.

State of California licensed; NAA accredited. Call 650-852-9475. www.paccc.com

Parents Nursery School 2328 Louis Road, Palo Alto. Play-based co-operative preschool serving families of children aged 3-5. Hours: Mon-Fri 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Three or four days/week. Call 650-856-1440. www.parentsnurseryschool.com

Peninsula Day Care Center 525 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto. 2.5-12 yrs. Preschool, aferschool and summer programs. Call 650-494-1880. www.peninsuladaycare.com

Pepper Tree After School Program 859 Escondido Road, Stanford. K-2. Priority given to Stanford-affiliated families. NAEYC accred-ited. Call 650-723-3646. worklife.stanford.edu/children_prog_school.html

PreSchool Family 4120 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Parent education/participation. Infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Part-time only. Call 650-856-0833. www.psf.pausd.org

Rainbow School at Escondido Village 845 Escondido Road, Stanford. International, parent-participation preschool. NAEYC accredited. Priority given first to Escondido Village residents and then to Stanford affiliates and community members. Call 650-723-0217. worklife.stanford.edu/rainbow.html

Sojourner Truth Child Development Center (STCDC) 3990 Ventura Court, Palo Alto. PACCC program. Infant-toddler program 2 mos.-3 yrs.; preschool 2.5 yrs.-K entry. Infant-Toddler hours: 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Preschool hours: 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Hot lunch and snacks provided. Capacity: Infant-toddler

program, 36 children; preschool, 32 children. State of California licensed. Call 650-493-5990. www.paccc.com

Stanford Arboretum Children’s Center 215 Quarry Road, Stanford. Infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Only serves Stanford-affiliated families. NAEYC accredited. Call 650-725-6322. www.cclc.com

Sunshine Preschool Montessori 3711 Ross Road, Palo Alto. 2-5 yrs. Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Call 650-493-0665. www.sunshine-preschool.com

T’enna Preschool (Oshman Family JCC Palo Alto) 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. Preschool classes for ages 2-4, Young Fives Program, Hebrew Immersion for 3s and 4. Call 650-213-9316. www.paloaltojcc.org

Walter Hays Kids’ Club (WHKC) 1525 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto (PAUSD site). PACCC program. Grades K-5. Part-time kinder care from noon-2:45 p.m. (excluding Wednesdays); full-time kinder care noon-6 p.m., and first- through fifth-grade care from after school-6 p.m. Snacks provided. Capacity: 80 children. State of California licensed; NAA accredited. Call 650-325-5350. www.paccc.com

The Whistle Stop 3801 Miranda Ave. No. T6B, Palo Alto. A child development center for Infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Open 6 a.m.-6 p.m. NAEYC accredited. Call 650-852-3497. www.whistle-stop.org

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Day care homes 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. For a complete list of licensed day care homes in Palo Alto, visit www.cityof-paloalto.org/community-services Call 650-463-4952. www.cityofpaloalto.org/custom/familyresources

Child care/referralsAuPairCare 600 California St., Fl. 10, San Francisco. Sponsors au pairs to come to the U.S. for 12 months. Agency recruits, screens and places au pairs for children. Call 415-434-8788; information packet 800-4AUPAIR. www.aupaircare.com

Bay Area 2nd Mom Inc. 860 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto. Established in 1983, this agency has placed nannies for full-time, part-time, temporary and on-call for sick child care, date night out. Minimum four hours. Call 650-858-2469. www.2ndmom.com

Children’s Health Council — Child Care Outreach Program 650 Clark Way, Palo Alto. Offers interdisciplinary assessment and treatment services for children with behavioral and developmental problems. CHC also offers continuing education training for the profes-sionals who work with children. Call 650-326-5530. www.chconline.org

4Cs (Community Child Care Council) of Santa Clara County 2515 N. First St., San Jose. Referral center for child care in Santa Clara County including a searchable online database of licensed child care centers and home day care. Call 408-487-0747. www.4c.org

Family Child Care Association of the Mid-Peninsula 3166 Kipling St., Palo Alto, CA. Provides information on accreditation through the National Association of Family Child Care Providers (NAFCC), licensed and accredited family child-care homes in Palo Alto and sur-rounding communities, and support networks for licensed, family child-care providers. Call Barbara Driscoll at 650-494-3066.

Family Resources Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Bldg. T-2, Palo Alto. Provides information and referral services to assist parents seeking child-care programs and related services in Palo Alto, and direction for providers wishing to start a child care facility. Child-care listings and maps are available at the office, in family

resources desktop kiosks in libraries and other community locations, and on the web-site. Call 650-329-2221. www.cityofpaloalto.org/familyresources

PACE APP (Professional Association for Childhood Education Alternative Payment Program) 300 Montgomery St., Ste. 200, San Francisco. Administers subsidy program for income- eligible families. Call 800-924-2460; 415-749-6851. www.pacenet.org

Stanford University WorkLife Office 655 Serra St., Stanford. Stanford University offers a variety of child care alternatives including two full-time centers for infants through 5-year-olds (Stanford affiliates only), a part-time nursery-school program and a part-time lab school, and an after-school program for K-2. The program in Stanford West for infants through 5 years old, gives priority to Stanford West residents and affili-ates, but also accepts community enrollment on a space-available basis. Call 650-723-2660. worklife.stanford.edu

Town & Country Resources 425 Sherman Ave., Ste. 130 , Palo Alto. Offers access to a wide variety of nannies, baby nurses, family assistants, housekeepers, personal assistants, chefs and professional caregivers on a full-time, part-time and on-call basis. Call 650-326-8570. www.TandCR.com

TrustLine Conducts background checks on in-home child care, provided by the California

Department of Social Services. Phone coun-selors available Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 800-822-8490. www.trustline.org

HotlinesContact Cares of Santa Clara County P.O. Box 210 A, Santa Clara. 24/7 Safe Place Youth Line is a crisis line for children and youth to talk to someone about any problem, or obtain help if homeless or endangered. Call For 24/7 Safe Place Youth Line 888-247-7717; for Contact Cares Crisis Line 408-850-6125. www.billwilsoncenter.org

Parent Information and Referral Center (PIRC) 725 Welch Road, Palo Alto. Pediatric nurses answer questions about child’s health, development, behavior and safety. A free service from Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. Mon-Fri noon-8 p.m.; Sat-Sun and holidays 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Teen Health Line: 888-711-TEEN. Call 650-497-8000. www.lpch.org

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Arts organizationsAdvanced Acting Academy Palo Alto. Advanced level scene study, technique work-shops and productions for students ages 13-19. Four-week summer conservatory, ongo-ing workshops and classes during the school year held at Jordan Middle School and Palo Alto High School. Sponsored by BootStrap Foundation, a local nonprofit dedicated to providing opportunities for theater artists of all ages, and in conjunction with TheatreWorks. www.advancedacting.org

California Youth Symphony 441 California Ave. #5, Palo Alto. Founded in 1952, the Palo Alto-based youth orchestra performs at Spangenberg Theatre in Palo Alto, Foothill College, Flint Center and San Mateo Performing Arts Center. Many local par-ticipants are among 500 students enrolled in nine ensembles. Directed by composer-conductor Leo Eylar. Open to kids ages 7-18. Auditions in April. Call 650-325-6666. www.cys.org

Cantabile Youth Singers 953 Industrial Ave., Ste. 122, Palo Alto. A member of the Cantabile Choral Guild, operating four choir levels serving children ages 7-18 since 1994. Activities include quarterly training workshops, weekend retreats, including: vocal training, diction and language coaching, movement and dance, training in theory, music reading skills, interpretation and history. Winter and Spring concerts are performed throughout the community. Call 650-424-1410. www.cantabile.org

Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) at Finn Center 230 San Antonio Circle, Mtn. View. Founded in 1968, CSMA is a nonprofit arts education center dedicated to providing “Arts for All.” Offers year-round programs for all ages and levels, including lessons, classes, camps in music, visual arts and new media, arts-in-the-schools pro-grams; and concerts, lectures, exhibits and community outreach events. Early childhood education program for ages 18 months and older. Multilingual faculty of more than 100 professional musicians, artists and educators. Financial aid offered. Call 650-917-6800. www.arts4all.org

Dance classes Palo Alto Arts and Sciences Division offers dance classes each quarter for children ages 2-18 in ballet, hip hop, modern dance and capoeira. Call 650-463-4900. www.cityofpaloalto.org/recreation/enjoy.asp

DanceVisions Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Bldg. L-3, Palo Alto. A nonprofit community dance project offering ongoing classes, including pre-ballet, ballet and modern dance for children. Call 650-858-2005. danceaction.org

El Camino Youth Symphony Association 4055 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. The award-win-ning ECYS sponsors nine ongoing ensembles that rehearse weekly and perform regu-larly. They include the Senior Symphony, the Sinfonietta Orchestra, four preparatory orches-

tras, two flute ensembles and a wind orches-tra. Membership is by audition for musicians ages 6-18, and auditions are held each spring and fall. Apply online for an audition appointment. Performances are at Cubberley Community Theatre and Spangenberg Theatre in Palo Alto, and Flint Center in Cupertino. Call 650-213-7111. www.ecys.org

Music for Children Meets at First Congregational Church of Palo Alto, 1985 Louis Road. Call 888-413-6683. www.musicforchildrenca.com

The Music Within Us P.O. Box 1520, Palo Alto. A developmental program that includes individual instruction, performance opportu-nities, concert tours and master classes in violin for children of all ages, beginning as early as age 2 1/2 and continuing through high school. Call 650-325-2194. www.themusicwithinus.com

Pacific Art League 668 Ramona St., Palo Alto. Art classes for children, teens and adults. Galleries with monthly exhibitions of profes-sional and students’ work. Summer Kids Camp offers artistic programs from arts to cartooning. Call 650-321-3891. www.pacificartleague.org

Palo Alto Art Center 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Offers year-round art classes citywide and workshops for children ages preschool and up. Cultural Kaleidoscope pres-ents an artist-in-the-schools program of arts workshops, classes and special arts programs. Project LOOK! offers a docent-led tour of cur-rent exhibitions with a hands-on activity that follows in the Project LOOK! studio. Available for groups of students K-12. Call 650-329-2366. www.cityofpaloalto.org/artcenter

Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra 4000 Middlefield Road, #M1, Palo Alto. Award-winning youth orchestra has been performing locally for more than 40 years. One of the few youth groups in the nation devoted exclusively to chamber music. The season runs from September-June and features world-renowned soloists and popular lecture series, plus an annual Bach festival held in March at Valley Presbyterian in Portola Valley. Call 650-856-3848. www.pacomusic.org

Palo Alto Children’s Theatre 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. The oldest the-ater by and for children in the United States offers innovative classes, exciting perfor-mances, backstage and onstage opportuni-ties for participants from age 4 to 22. Palo Alto Children’s Theatre offers programming year-round, including summer camps. Call 650-463-4930. For tickets: 650-463-4970, Tue-Sat, 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. www.cityofpaloalto.org/childrenstheatre

Ragazzi Boys Chorus 20 N. San Mateo Drive, Ste. 9, San Mateo. One of the largest boys’ choruses in the San Francisco Bay Area, Ragazzi holds auditions in January, May and September and provides musical training to boys who love to sing. Concerts are mostly on the Peninsula. Call 650-342-8785. www.ragazzi.org

Raices de Mexico Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Offers classes in Mexican folklore dance to children and teens at the Cubberley Community Center. All levels. Call 650-322-1501.

Classes/places to goComputer History Museum 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mtn. View. See entry in Arts (Museums) section. Call 650-810-1010. www.computerhistory.org/

Foothill College Observatory 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. View stars, plan-ets and galaxies through a 16-inch reflecting telescope. Open on clear Fri nights 9-11 p.m. Solar viewing on Sat 10 a.m.-noon. Closed when cloudy. Free to all ages. $2 (eight quar-ters) parking. Call 650-949-7334. www.foothill.fhda.edu/ast/

Hidden Villa 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. The 1,600-acres of farm and foothill lands, once owned by the late Frank and Josephine Duveneck, are the base of a work-ing organic farm, educational activities for children, hiking trails and a youth hostel. A summer camp runs from June-August and environmental education programs from September-May. Open Tue-Sun 9 a.m.-sunset. Call 650-949-8650; 650-949-8648 for reser-vations. www.hiddenvilla.org

Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Center 2775 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Duck pond on site. Wooden walkway runs over adjacent marsh to the edge of the Bay. Displays and laboratory at the nature center. Occasional

workshops, slide shows and nature hikes; facility space available by appointment. Call 650-329-2506.

Mitchell Park Youth and Teen Center 3800 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. The “Drop” is a free after-school drop-in center, offering computer/homework lab, homework assis-tance, break dancing, game tournaments, pool table, ping-pong, big-screen TV, snack shack, community service activities, teen leadership clubs, movies and more. Monthly middle-school dances, Teen band concerts. Open Mon-Fri 3-6 p.m., Wed 2-6 p.m. Call 650-329-2390.

Museum of American Heritage 351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Early inventions of the 19th and 20th centuries are brought to life. In the Livermore Learning Center, hands-on classes and workshops engage and encourage the public, especially youth, to understand prin-ciples and history of technology and consider careers in science and technology. Fri-Sun 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Special tours at other times available by arrangement. Call 650-321-1004. www.moah.org

Palo Alto Family YMCA Ventura Youth Activity Center 3990 Ventura Court, Palo Alto. The center, for elementary to high school-age students, includes the Henry Page computer center, a tutoring center and an activity center with pool tables, foosball, air hockey, ping-pong and basketball courts. Offerings include: soccer, crafts, basketball, homework time and community service projects. Most activities are free. Sponsored by the Palo Alto Family YMCA, and the City of Palo Alto’s Recreation and Positive

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Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo 1451 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Fun and learning go together for children and their families in the hands-on, interactive exhibits and mini-zoo. The zoo houses bobcats, a red-tailed hawk and bats. The museum offers science classes, summer camps and an outreach pro-gram to local schools. Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun 1-4 p.m. Call 650-329-2111. www.cityofpaloalto.org/jmz

Palo Alto Recreation 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Gymnastics, hula, golf, yoga, soccer, tennis. Teen programs offer free dance workshops including breakdance, hip-hop and choreographed dance. Pick up an Enjoy catalog at Palo Alto recreation cen-ters and libraries. Call 650-463-4900. www.cityofpaloalto.org/enjoy

Parents Place 200 Channing Ave., Palo Alto. A program of Jewish Family and Children’s Services, Parents Place offers parent-support groups, classes and workshops, as well as Parents Place Community Education Center, a mobile program that brings support groups and workshops to work sites. Drop-in playroom, parenting library, child-care com-munity bulletin board, and comprehensive mental-health services for children, teens and families, as well as parent coaching and con-sultation and staff training to Early Childhood programs. Call 650-688-3040. www.ParentsPlaceOnline.org

SportsAmerican Legion Baseball— Palo Alto For ages 16-19. Two teams — 17 and under as well as 19 and under. Season runs from Memorial Day to early August. Postings at area high schools. Call 650-328-5562.

American Youth Soccer Organization, Region 26 626 Wildwood Lane, Palo Alto. AYSO organizes soccer teams and matches starting in September for all kids ages 5-18. For kids under 6, there is Kinder League. Registration is held in the spring for the fol-lowing fall. Registration online. Call for mail-in registration info. Call 650-324-0863. www.ayso26.org

Blue Angels Youth Ski & Snowboard Program 1630 N. Main St., #128, Walnut Creek. Offered each winter through the City of Palo Alto, City of Menlo Park and the Town of Los Altos Hills, the Blue Angels operates a five-Saturday ski and snowboard program that includes transportation, lift tickets, all-day professional coaching, lunch, adult supervi-sion and a ProTec Helmet. Bus departs from the Lucie Stern Community Center. Call City of Palo Alto Recreation at 650-463-4929. www.BlueAngelSnow.com

Palo Alto Babe Ruth League P.O. Box 1363, Palo Alto. For ages 13-15. Spring sea-son from March through early July. Fall season in September-October. For baseball players in Palo Alto and nearby cities. Sign-ups and try-outs for spring play in early February. Majority of games played at Baylands Athletic Center and Flood Park in San Mateo County. www.pababeruth.org

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Palo Alto Girls Softball P.O. Box 60027, Palo Alto. Softball league for girls ages 5-14. Season runs from mid-March to early June. Fliers are sent to district schools, and previ-ous players should receive information via e-mail. Residents of the greater Palo Alto area are welcome. Call 650-361-0743. www.paloaltogirlssoftball.org/

Palo Alto Knights/Pop Warner Youth Football For ages 7-15, different levels based on age and weight. Season runs August-November. Coed. Sign-ups gener-ally begin in January. Practices in August, Mon-Fri; Practices September-November, Tue, Thu and some Fri. Game on week-end. Volunteers are needed to coach, be on the board of directors and work in the scholastic program. Call 650-321-7484. Registration may be done online at www.paknights.com

Palo Alto Little League P.O. Box 785, Palo Alto. For ages 5-16. From 5 yrs., playing T-ball, up to the majors. Junior League (ages 13-14) and Senior League (ages 15-16). Also Challenger League for children of all ages with disabilities. Season runs from March to June. Sign-ups are online at www.pabase-ball.org or by mail starting in December, or by walk-in at Little League Ball Park, 3672 Middlefield Road in early January. Returning players should receive information via e-mail. www.pabaseball.org

Palo Alto Soccer Club P.O. Box 50831, Palo Alto. 40 teams for boys and girls ages 8-18. Affiliated with the California Youth Soccer Association (CYSA), U.S. Club Soccer

and NorCal. Teams play at the Premier, Class 1 and Class 3 levels. Clinics and academy for all age groups throughout the year and Youth Development Program (ages 6-9) spring and fall. Training by professional coaches. Scholarships available. Call 650-361-0561. www.pasoccerclub.org

Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics — Palo Alto Swim Club Palo Alto. Part of six different groups, the local club holds prac-tices at Rinconada Pool and trains year round. Ages 6 to college. Fall mini-camp for tryouts to be held in September. If you can’t make the fall mini-camp, call 650-328-6536 to schedule a tryout. Call 650-328-6536. www.paloaltoswimclub.org

Stanford Soccer Club P.O. Box 1414 , Palo Alto. Soccer for boys and girls ages 8-18. Must qualify through tryouts generally held in spring for the fall season. Emphasis on skills development. Many teams play spring soccer in addition to regular fall season. CYSA affili-ated. Call 650-799-2439. www.stanfordsoccerclub.org/

Tomahawks Youth Lacrosse Club Palo Alto and Midpeninsula. Lacrosse for both boys and girls. One of 68 clubs in Northern California Junior Lacrosse Association. Ten boys and three girls teams in the following age-based divisions: U9, U11, U13 and U15, and Junior Varsity and Varsity for high school students. Registration is in the fall for season running January-May. Introductory clinics held year round. SummerBall and FallBall programs as well. Home field is Gunn High School in Palo Alto. Call 888-599-5096.

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Union Football Club (Soccer) 555 Bryant St., #437, Palo Alto. This Palo Alto-based youth soccer club is dedicated to developing elite, college track youth players (Academy for age 4-9; teams for ages 7-18). Training by professional coaches from Liverpool F.C. Call 650-799-7984. www.unionfootballclub.com

Viking Wrestling Club For ages 7-14, all weights. January-February practices held at Palo Alto High School, Tue and Thu, 6:30-7:45 p.m. Call Jack Moses at 650-868-2601. groups.yahoo.com/group/VikingWrestlingClub

Winter Lodge 3009 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. The only permanent outdoor skating rink west of the Sierra is open late September to April. Children’s lessons on weekday afternoons and Saturday mornings. Call 650-493-4566. www.winterlodge.com

YMCA Youth Sports Programs 3412 Ross Road, Palo Alto. FUNpetitive sports programs for children ages 5-14 with an emphasis on positive coaching and success for each player. Programs are appropriate for novices and experienced players. Sports are coed and include Y baseball, flag football, soccer, roller hockey and basketball. Call 650-856-9622. www.paloaltofamilyymca.org

Youth and service groups4-H Clubs of Santa Clara County 1553 Berger Drive, Bldg. 1, San Jose. Serves boys and girls in grades K-12; outdoor

education in agriculture, animal science, home economics and the environment. Leadership development, public speak-ing, civic responsibility are emphasized. Summer camp for kids ages 10 and up. Call U.C. Cooperative Extension office. Call 408-282-3110. www.scc4h.org

Boy Scouts of America — Pacific Skyline Council 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Cub Scouts, ages 7-10; Boy Scouts, ages 11-18; Exploring and Venturing (career exploration or high adventure fun) programs for young men and women. Call 650-327-5900. www.pacsky.org

Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County 1310 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose. Girls 5-17 yrs. Traditional troops, virtual troops, math and science technology programs, as well as summer camp programs. Adult vol-unteers also sought. Look for postings at schools about Girl Scout registration. Call 408-287-4170 or 650-968-8396. www.girlscoutsofscc.org

Youth Community Service (YCS) 3800 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Through YCS, Midpeninsula young people are develop-ing leadership skills and putting ideas into action to benefit the community. YCS offers school-based service clubs in middle and high schools in the Palo Alto Unified and Ravenswood City school districts, as well as a summer camp, Summer of Service, for middle school students. Also sponsors an annual service day for families of all ages. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 650-617-8960. www.youthcommunityservice.org

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