Foothill Baptist Church will hold a block party from noon to 2 p.m., Saturday, at the church, located at Grant Road and Richardson Avenue in Los Altos.
The event will include free activities, including lunch, a fire safety demonstration, children's identification through Childquest, El Camino Hospital information and screenings, voter registration and information from Midpeninsula Hospice.
Prize drawings will be held every 15 minutes, including special drawings for children.
For more information, call 968-5778.
Lecturer at garden club
Robert Kourik, nationally known landscape consultant and author, will be the guest speaker for the next meeting of the Garden Club of Los Altos.
Kourik will share his interest and extensive knowledge about lavender, a deer-resistant plant, from his newly-released book, "The Lavender Garden."
The program is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Creekside Room of the United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Ave., Los Altos.
The public is invited to attend. Anyone interested should plan to arrive no later than 1 p.m. Admission is $5.
Summer homes for exchange students
The International Educational Program (IEP) at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills needs help finding summer host homes for university students from foreign lands.
The IEP sponsors work visas for approximately 180 international college-aged interns. Incoming participants work throughout the Bay Area and stay with single or family hosts.
Hosts are paid $500 a month, and all students are said to be mature and speak more than one language.
For more information on IEP, call Dana Schwartz at 949-7049.
Bastille Day celebration
Neighbors Abroad of Palo Alto and its sister organization in Albi, France will host a celebration of Bastille Day 7-11 p.m., July 11, at the Cubberley Community Center Auditorium, located at 4000 Middlefield Road, in Palo Alto.
The event includes French foods and wines, dancing, accordion music, sketch artists and singing.
Cost is $12 for adults, $5 for youth and free for children 7 and under.
For more information, call 949-0757 or 326-8885.
Underground opens doors
The Los Altos Recreation Department's drop-in teen center, the Underground, will again be open this summer for students in grades 7-12 during the 1999-2000 school year.
The Underground is located in the basement of the Garden House at Shoup Park, 400 University Ave., Los Altos.
The facility has pool and ping-pong tables, a big screen TV, and food and drinks for purchase. The Underground is supervised by city recreation staff.
The Recreation Department also is offering a two-night camping trip July 16-18 to Manteca Waterslides and Oakwood Lake.
The cost of the trip is $75.
For more information, call 941-0950.
Hidden Villa closed for camps
Hidden Villa, a 1,600-acre environmental education camp and wilderness preserve in Los Altos Hills, will be closed to the general public Monday through Aug. 21 while its summer camp program is in session.
The preserve, located on Moody Road, will be open on select weekends during the summer for guided farm tours and use of hiking trails.
The following dates will be open to the public: July 3-4, July 17-18, July 24-25 and Aug. 7-8.
For more information, call 949-8650.
Los Altos Masons plan dinner programs
Los Altos Masonic Lodge is sponsoring a series of after-dinner programs during 1999 and the public is invited.
The presentations will be held in the downstairs dining room of the Lodge, at 146 Main St.
Programs will be held on the first Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
Plans for the year include fire prevention and safety, earthquake preparedness, first aid, and the kids identification program, sponsored by the California Masonic Grand Lodge.
For more information about the programs, call 941-6615 and press *2. The purpose of our Masonic Lodge is to serve the local community.
Art & Wine Festival photos sought
Preparing to celebrate its 20th annual Arts & Wine Festival, the Los Altos Village Association is seeking photos and memorabilia from past festivals.
Anyone with old photos of past festivals is asked to bring them to the association at 111 Main St., Suite 3, in Los Altos or call 944-5282.
Foothill hams hold 'field day'
Radio hams across the nation, including Los Altos, will celebrate Field Day Saturday and Sunday, during which they will attempt to contact as many amateur radio buffs as possible using radios operating in field conditions.
The annual event tests amateur operating skills to gain experience, should communications be needed in the aftermath of a disaster.
The Foothills Amateur Radio Society plans to operate four stations this weekend, opposite the entrance to Rancho San Antonio park at the Los Altos-Cupertino border. Visitors are welcome.