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Published on 01/25/1999 All articles from this issue

Community Briefs

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Sister Cities annual meeting

The public is invited to the annual meeting of the Los Altos Sister Cities, scheduled for 6 p.m., Thursday, at the Los Altos Garden House, 400 University Ave.

The Los Altos High School Main Street Singers will be the featured entertainment. Refreshments will be served by Chef Chu's.

The meeting will be a review of activities with the sister cities of Bendigo, Australia; Syktyvkar, Russia; and Shih Lin, Taiwan; and feature discussion of plans for 1999.

There will be a small charge at the door for non-members. For more information, call Lee Lynch at 961-0394.

History House presents 'Music & Memories'

"Music & Memories," a collection of oral history readings with period music, will be presented from 2-3 p.m., Feb. 20, at the Los Altos History House Museum.

Music by Paul Price will include 1926 Victor recordings of the Stanford Marching Band. Admission is free.

The History House is located in the Los Altos Civic Center area at 51 S. San Antonio Road behind the Main Library.

For more information, call 948-9427.

Children's performer holds benefit concert

Children's performer Charlotte Diamond is returning for her 13th year to perform local concerts benefiting the Music For Minors program.

Her concerts will be at 1:30 and 4 p.m., Feb. 6 and 7, at Spangenberg Auditorium, Gunn High School, Palo Alto.

Founded in Los Altos in 1975, Music for Minors trains docents who volunteer their time to teach classroom music to elementary school children.

Tickets for the concert are $9. There is a group rate of $8 a ticket for groups of 12 or more. Tickets are available at Linden Tree Children's Records and Books, 170 State St., Los Altos.

For more information, call 941-9130.

New art exhibit in Los Altos Hills

Los Altos Hills announces that a new exhibit featuring local artists will be on display in the Los Altos Hills Council Chambers from 8 a.m. to noon and from 2-4 p.m. until March 31. Gloria Shiff will be displaying sculpture. Aris Balmori will be displaying ink paintings. The chambers are located at 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills.

Shiff, an artist for more than 35 years, works from her Los Altos Hills studio. When she moved to California 20 years ago, she worked at San Jose State. Recently she won an award for her work with Venetian glass.

Balmori admires Zen-like calligraphy and graphics and is conscious of the impact of black ink combined with grays.

For more information, call 941-7222.

History House seeks volunteers

The History House seeks volunteer docents who can work one day per month on Wednesday or Saturday afternoon. Planning is under way to open the museum house on Sunday.

Training will begin March 17. The History House is located in the Los Altos Civic Center at 51 S. San Antonio Road, behind the main library building.

For information, call 948-9427.

Daughters hold workshop

The Daughters of the American Revolution are conducting a research workshop on Feb. 3. The group encourages guests to attend the workshop and find their early American ancestors. Additional workshops will be held the first Wednesday of every month on March 3, April 7, May 5 and June 2.

Call 494-1866 for time and place of the workshops.

New pastor at Foothill Christian

The Rev. Glen Cole will be guest speaker at Foothill Christian Center, Los Altos, in the worship service at 10:30 a.m., Feb. 7, and will officiate at the installation of the Rev. Doug Hampton as pastor.

For more information, call (408) 733-7273.

Newcomers group takes a hike

The Los Altos/Los Altos Hills Newcomers Club has added an evening book group which will meet the first Tuesday of the month. For more information, call 941-1759. Upcoming is a Friday hike of the Barbary Coast Trail. Call 559-0202 for details.