The Town Crier will be the exclusive media sponsor for opening production of West Bay Opera's 1998-99 season, West Bay officials announced last week.
The Palo Alto-based opera company's 43rd season will kick off with Gioachino Rossini's opera, "The Italian Girl in Algers," a comedy sung in English. Performances are scheduled for Oct. 16-18 and 23-25 at Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto. For more information or to purchase tickets, call the West Bay Opera Box Office at 424-9999.
'The Truman Show' in Los Altos
The Sunbird Gallery of Los Altos presents a show of bronze sculptures by Los Altos artist R. J. Truman. The show opened last Saturday and continues through July 31. Truman is the sculptor whose statue, "The Cradle of Liberty," was dedicated in Shoup Park on July 4.
The sculptures at Sunbird, bronze figures about 22 inches tall, "are the pieces that helped me be selected as a finalist," for the Shoup Park Veterans Memorial, Truman said.
Prices of the figures range from $950 to $3,950, Truman said. Also available at the gallery are three different sizes of "The Cradle of Liberty," at 13-, 22- and 48-inches.
Sunbird Gallery is located at 333 First St. in Los Altos. Summer hours are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 941-1561.
Music For Minors calls for docents
Volunteers are needed to enrich music programs in local elementary schools. Visit a classroom once a week as a Music for Minors docent during the upcoming school year. Sharing songs and games, rhythm instruments, music appreciation and movement activities will all be included. Volunteers do not need to be trained musicians.
Training classes are scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning the week of Sept. 15, and will be held in both Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.
For more information, e-mail mfmexec@mfm.org or call 941-9130.
Golf tourney for food bank
Philips Semiconductor has teamed up with Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties to present the ninth annual Philips Semiconductor/Second Harvest Food Bank Golf Tournament this coming Monday at Stanford Golf Course.
This best individual ball tournament features 18 holes of golf, lunch, a cocktail reception and awards banquet.
Individual players can reserve their space for $250 or as an individual sponsor with tee or green signage for $650. Corporate foursomes are $1,250 with tee and green signage.
For more information, call (408) 266-8866, ext. 227.
50th birthdays at Cubberley
All Cubberley graduates are invited to an old fashioned sock hop to help members of the Cubberley High School class of 1966 celebrate their 50th birthdays.
The celebration is set for Saturday, Aug. 15, from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Cubberley Auditorium, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
For more information, call 493-6971.