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JUST ANOTHER REMARKABLE DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. Jackie Seki has a smile that lights up a room. But things weren’t always so bright for the little girl. By three months of age, Jackie was suffering from end-stage intestinal failure and her liver soon began to fail. Her only option: a combined small intestine and liver transplant. © 2007 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Jackie joined the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Transplant Program and became one of the few patients to receive the groundbreaking procedure. Ten years ago, an operation like this was experimental at best. Today, with the commitment and pioneering spirit of the doctors, nurses and researchers at Packard Children’s, patients like Jackie are thriving after such surgeries. It’s this kind of innovative thinking, as well as sensitive, nurturing care, that makes Packard Lucile Packard Children’s a world-class hospital. And these days, Jackie is a world-class doll, enchanting Children’s Hospital everyone she meets–people and animals alike. Visit www.lpch.org for more information. AT STANFORD

Page 2 • Friday, March 9, 2007 • Palo Alto Weekly UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Tax on large businesses proposed for Palo Alto Councilman Bern Beecham seeks more revenue funds could be used to replenish the approved by two-thirds of city vot- Beecham has floated his plan past city’s infrastructure fund to rebuild ers. Nonprofit organizations would some members of the Chamber of to help with $3 million infrastructure shortfall or repair city facilities, streets and also be excluded, regardless of size, Commerce’s Government Action by Jay Thorwaldson sidewalks. he said. Council. Raising $3 million would trans- Implementing such a tax would Beecham has been considered the alo Alto’s largest businesses man Bern Beecham. late to $50 per employee per year, eliminate the need for the council most “business friendly” member of have benefited hugely from He plans to propose a busi- Beecham estimated in a “very and city staff to cut $3 million in the council. As mayor in 2005, he P the 1978 Proposition 13 tax- ness revenue tax at the March 20 rough” calculation. city services, either in the form of spearheaded an effort to increase or limitation initiative and should meeting of the council’s Finance Small businesses — those with numerous small cuts or one or two maintain city revenues in the face of contribute a bit more to help the Committee, which is struggling to fewer than 25, 50 or even perhaps large total-program cuts — any of sharp declines in sales-tax income city rebuild its infrastructure, ac- find ways to cut the city operating 100 employees — would be unaf- which is likely to be highly contro- in recent years, as well as a loss of cording to Palo Alto City Council- budget by close to $3 million. The fected by the proposed new tax, if versial. (continued on page 7)

TRANSPORTATION Paying for progress? Caltrain commuters slapped with parking tickets, despite legally parking in lots by Molly Tanenbaum altrain’s new system for pay- ing for parking, meant to be C more convenient than the old system, has been a lot of trouble for some commuters. People have been reporting receiv- ing parking tickets even though they paid the $2 fee. “Apparently, the police don’t know about (the new system),” said Portola Valley resident Philippe Bossut, who has received two $30 parking tick- ets since the new payment machines were installed in mid-February. Before, riders without monthly Norbert von der GroebenNorbert parking passes would park in the lots, walk up to machines to pay the fee and walk back to their cars to put a receipt on their dashboards. The new machines ask Caltrain commuters to type in the space num- bers where their cars are parked. The machines save riders time by cutting Coffee and a pedicure: Kerry Thompson holds Rebecca, her 5-month-old daughter, while getting a pedicure from Diana Saucedo at In Her out an extra trip back to their cars Shoes on Emerson Street Wednesday afternoon. with the receipt. However, since the system rates of downtown commercial In Her Shoes. changed, Bossut said he received BUSINESS spaces are at a five-year low. “We have a healthy, prospering tickets on Feb. 15 and March 1 from Another business owner who downtown,” said Susan Arpan, the the San Mateo County Transit Dis- chose downtown Palo Alto is Pam city’s manager of economic devel- trict at the University Avenue sta- Downtown vacancy Rosekrans of In Her Shoes on Em- opment and redevelopment. tion — even though he paid in the erson Street. “We’ve had steady rises in res- machine. rate at five-year low “I like the energy on this street,” taurants, in miscellaneous retail “I said, ‘Well, that’s the second she said. — actually, in all the sectors,” time.’ The first time, I said, ‘OK, it’s Flux and flow of stores and restaurants continues She added that Palo Alto Arpan said. a new system. They don’t know.’ The second time, I was kind of upset,” by Molly Tanenbaum seemed like the right place for her She added that the “strong, shoe shop’s business model — her healthy office market” downtown Bossut said. hristine Chang moved her it’s kind of fun,” Chang said. proceeds go to benefit the Global right now contributes to the solid He added that one time when he 26-year-old store, Paper- She had wanted a larger store in Fund for Women. retail base because “it provides us was fined “the whole line of cars” C whirl, from Stanford Shop- the shopping center for a long time; “I thought the climate in Palo the daytime population to use a in the lot also had tickets on their ping Center to University Avenue now she has one on University. Alto was really good for that,” lot of the services. It’s obviously windshields. last May, and she hasn’t looked Chang’s Paperwhirl is one of she said. synergistic.” Another Caltrain rider, Steve back. many new businesses coming to Emerson also recently wel- City Planner Roland Rivera Richardson of Los Altos, also re- “We love our space, our custom- downtown Palo Alto, leaving few comed Romi Boutique and Mantra helped compile the vacancy-rates ceived a ticket in Palo Alto after the ers have loved our space, and Palo storefronts empty. Restaurant & Lounge. Rosekrans report. system switched. Alto’s the closest we’re going to A Palo Alto Planning Department said an organic cafe and yogurt “I think they’re the lowest I’ve He had paid the $2, but he thinks he may have typed in the wrong get to an urban environment, so report noted this week that vacancy shop has plans to move in next to (continued on page 7) (continued on page 7) Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, March 9, 2007 • Page 3 In addition, drugstore reading glasses are set Upfront up with optical centers for the average persons pupillary distance (distance between the two pupils), and may not match your eyes. To best focus on reading material, visit an eye care 703 HIGH STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94302 professional. (650) 326-8210 Do you have trouble reading newspaper or PUBLISHER restaurant menus? Our vision changes as we William S. Johnson age. Although it may be tempting to purchase EDITORIAL low-cost glasses from a convenience store, you Jay Thorwaldson, Editor will achieve better results with prescription Jocelyn Dong, Managing Editor ReaderReaderWire comments via e-mail, voice mail and U.S. mail lenses that are suited to your specific needs. We Allen Clapp, Carol Blitzer, Assistant Editors carry lightweight, scratch-resistant lenses and Keith Peters, Sports Editor READING THE FINE PRINT Rick Eymer, Assistant Sports Editor a variety of frames in the latest shapes, sizes, Rebecca Wallace, Arts & Entertainment Editor Barron Park disaster consumer and workplace. Age-related decline in near-focusing ability and colors. We are located at 1166 University Don Kazak, Senior Staff Writer This program also provides the is called “presbyopia.” This is the reason why, The Palo Alto Unified School Drive, on the corner of Oak Grove Avenue and Molly Tanenbaum, Becky Trout, Staff Writers conciliation and mediation services beginning in middle age, people develop a need University Drive. Norbert von der Groeben, Chief Photographer District eliminated all life from two Marjan Sadoughi, Staff Photographer on behalf of the city for landlord- for reading glasses. Those who have no need of P.S. Unlike drugstore reading glasses, the reading acres of grassland in Barron Park Karna Kurata, Photo Intern Photo Intern tenant cases under the jurisdiction a distance prescription may purchase reading glasses available from eye care professionals can be Tyler Hanley, Assistant to the Editor & as a cost-cutting measure? glasses at the local pharmacy. Although these outfitted with custom frame designs, special materials Online Editor You have got to be kidding. of the city’s Mandatory Response glasses are relatively inexpensive, it should be and anti-glare coatings. Sue Dremann, Staff Writer, Special Sections Editor The herbicide Roundup was Ordinance. The Palo Alto Mediation noted that both lenses in these inexpensive Cammie Farmer, Calendar Editor Mark Schmidt is an American Board of Opticianry and Jeanne Aufmuth, Dale Bentson, sprayed exactly where Great Blue Program is governed by the local reading glasses have the same effective power. National Contact Lens Examiners Certified Optician licensed Lynn Comeskey, Kit Davey, Tim Goode, Jack Herons slowly stride along, hunting. volunteers, under the auspices of Thus, they might not work well if the reader’s by the Medical Board of California. He can be easily reached McKinnon, Susan Tavernetti, Robert Taylor, the Human Relations Commission. eyes differ significantly in their prescriptions. at Menlo Optical, 1166 University Drive, Menlo Park. Contributors We often take our little grandkids Susan Hong, Editorial Intern by there on our way to visit the don- Project Sentinel’s role is to provide Caitlin Berka, Arts & Entertainment Intern keys. A jogging and bike path used the case management and other DESIGN by neighbors, workers and Gunn administrative support for the vol- Carol Hubenthal, Design Director unteers. PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL Diane Haas, Sue Peck, Senior Designers; students is there, and Matadero Nathan Hammer, Dana James, Paul Llewellyn, Creek is near. The creek is fairly Project Sentinel does provide fair- CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE Charmaine Mirsky, Scott Peterson, Designers housing services to the city as well. BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 natural, with little fish, wild ducks PRODUCTION and egrets. However, those services are pro- CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS Jennifer Lindberg, Production Manager Dorothy Hassett, Blanca Yoc, Obviously we will no longer let our vided pursuant to the Community CHANNEL 26 Sales & Production Coordinators grandkids play in the area of the Development Block Grant program ADVERTISING defoliation. using funds from the U.S. Depart- COUNCIL AGENDA HOTLINE 329-2477 Vern Ingraham, Advertising Manager ment of Housing and Urban Devel- Cathy Norfleet, Display Advertising Sales Asst. I worked at a local plant nursery Tony Gay, Janice Hoogner, Sandra Valdiosera, where we carried herbicides as well opment, which are not part of the (TENTATIVE) AGENDA Display Advertising Sales as less-toxic products for weed general-funds budget process and Kathryn Brottem, Real Estate Advertising Sales which were not related to the Feb. REGULAR MEETING - COUNCIL CHAMBERS Joan Merritt, Real Estate Advertising Asst. control. It was the policy for staff to 28 presentation. March 12, 2007 -- 7:00pm Nerissa Gaerlan, Evie Marquez, Irene suggest people avoid Roundup, the Schwartz, Classified Advertising Sales Martin Eichner Alicia Santillan, Classified Administrative Asst. product used in Barron Park, as it 1. 2nd Reading - Adoption of an Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager to could end up in rain runoff, creeks Sherman Avenue, Palo Alto ONLINE SERVICES Purchase a Portion of the City’s Natural Gas Requirements from Certain Lisa Van Dusen, Director of Palo Alto Online and the bay. Dangerous Palo Altans? Prequalified Natural Gas Suppliers Under Specified Terms and Conditions Shannon White, Assistant to Webmaster I lived in the Palo Alto foothills I keep seeing news about meet- During Calendar Years 2007 through 2022, Inclusive for 23 years. We hired a guy with a BUSINESS ings of the Taser committee, 2. 2006-07 Adjusted Budget - Second Quarter (Q2) Financial Results, Iryna Buynytska, Business Manager tractor once a year to plow under a Miriam Quehl, Manager of Payroll & Benefits responsible to make a recommenda- Midyear Amendments and Capital Improvement Program Status from two-tractor width of grass around Paula Mulugeta, Senior Accountant tion to the city about these devices. the Finance Committee Meeting of February 21, 2007 - Resolution Elena Dineva, Judy Tran, Business Associates our four-acre meadow. Midpeninsula Tina Karabats, Cathy Stringari, Doris Taylor, After reading the pros and cons Regional Open Space District does 3. Council to Adopt Amendments to Protocols on Multiple Appellants for Business Associates on this subject and learning that Planning Appeals the same thing. We paid a couple ADMINISTRATION more than 100 people have died hundred dollars once at the start 4. Request for Authorization to Increase Existing Contract with the Law Firm Amy Renalds, Assistant to the Publisher & from being Tasered and that the of Littler & Mendelson by an additional $40,000 for a Total Contract Not Promotions Director; of summer when the grass was just Rachel Palmer, Promotions & Online Assistant Taser is frequently used to torture beginning to turn brown. Cheap, ef- to Exceed Amount of $165,000 Janice Covolo, Receptionist; Ruben Espinoza, people, I can’t help but wonder why Jorge Vera, Couriers fective and it sure beats complete 4a. Approval of Contract with HF&H Consultants, LLC in an Amount Not to the Palo Alto Police Department defoliation with toxic herbicide. Exceed $205,165 to Assist the City in the Solicitation Process for a New EMBARCADERO PUBLISHING CO. wants to buy them. William S. Johnson, President School board: Please assure us Solid Waste and Recycling Collection and Processing Agreement Michael I. Naar, Vice President & CFO; Walter Haven’t the police of the world that this will never happen again. 5. Public Hearing: Recommend 1) Adoption of Resolutions Amending Kupiec, Vice President, Sales & Marketing; managed to do their work without Frank A. Bravo, Director, Computer Operations Winter Dellenbach Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designations from Multiple Family Tasers for a very long time? & Webmaster Barron Park, Palo Alto Residential to Service Commercial or Neighborhood Commercial, Connie Jo Cotton, Major Accounts Sales Do we really look forward to being and 2) Adoption of Ordinances Amending Zone District Designations Manager; Bob Lampkin, Director, Circulation & Mailing Services; Alicia Santillan, Susie Ochoa, pulled over by officers armed with from Multiple-Family Residence (RM-15, RM-30, RM-40) to Service Circulation Assistants; Chris Planessi, Joel On ‘Project Sentinel’ these devices? 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Page 4 • Friday, March 9, 2007 • Palo Alto Weekly Upfront School board lays groundwork for financial swaps Money may go with charter school students when they transfer from Palo Alto to Los Altos by Susan Hong he opening of Bullis-Purissima Elemen- five agreements made with local districts that board’s two-meeting rule. She also called said it would be “cost neutral.” For every stu- tary School, a neighborhood school in have charter schools: Mountain View, Sequoia for more community input. dent who wants to attend Bullis, a seat in Palo T Los Altos Hills, is still a year and a half Union High School, Sunnyvale, Los Gatos About 20 to 30 students have requested an Alto would open up, she said. The interdistrict away, but the Palo Alto school district is al- Union and Los Altos. interdistrict transfer to Los Altos, Superin- transfer “will save a seat, materials, and sup- ready preparing to financially support the If Palo Alto had a charter school, the mem- tendent Mary Frances Callan said. plies,” she added. students who go there. os would ensure monies would flow into the According to Townsend, the cost to Palo “It’s about choice,” Board member Barb In an early move, the Palo Alto school board district from the other cities. Alto could range up to $180,000 per year. Mitchell said. voted Tuesday to adopt a “memorandum of The Palo Alto school district doesn’t have to And the obligation to pay is not required by Board member Mandy Lowell agreed. understanding” that would divert $5,600 per pay Los Altos now, however. Based on condi- law, she argued. “The bottom line decision has to be made pupil per year from Palo Alto district coffers tions of the agreement, Palo Alto would only “I’m concerned about creating a favored with parents. No one cares more about their to the Los Altos’ for every student who choos- have to pay if Los Altos becomes a “basic aid” class of students based on address,” she kids’ education than the parents,” she said. es to attend the school. district, meaning that it is supported primarily added. Whether or not Los Altos stays a revenue- “These are students we would otherwise by property-tax revenues. If Los Altos contin- Townsend also noted that the agreement limit district remains to be seen. Local prop- have to educate,” said Board member Dana ues to be a “revenue limit district” — funded only should have been up for discussion erty-tax revenue and enrollments fluctuate from Tom, who voted to adopt agreement. with state monies as well as property taxes Tuesday, not action, since it was the first year to year, so some districts are basic aid one By agreeing to the memorandum, Palo — Palo Alto will not have to give funds for time the board had discussed the memo. But year and not the next, according to Edsource, Alto signed on to reciprocate financially transferring pupils. Board member Gail Price moved for a vote, a nonprofit organization. If Los Altos were to for students who transfer to attend a charter The Palo Alto school board vote was 4- saying the board could review the memo in have excess property-tax revenue next year, it school. Pending the Los Altos school board’s 0, with Board President Camille Townsend a year. would become a basic aid district. approval, the Los Altos memo is the final of abstaining. She said the vote violated the Arguing in favor of the agreement, Callan (continued on next page)

PALO ALTO The Public Agenda ‘Building community’ PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL . . . The council plans to discuss the Roth building; amending the comprehensive plan for properties takes work — and caring at 4329 & 3981 El Camino Real, 4151 Middlefield Road, and 725 San Antonio Road; banning second units with different owners in Palo Altans for Government Effectiveness forum certain areas; and making developments involving hospitals pay for Tuesday aimed at spurring citizen participation or provide housing. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 12 in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). by Becky Trout PALO ALTO SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH FIRM . . . Leadership n a society of nameless neigh- build cities without building com- Citing the work of Robert Putnam, Associates will hold two public forums on the school district's bors and high-tech gizmos ga- munities,” he said. author of “Bowling Alone,” Everett superintendent search on March 12 at 6 p.m. at the Gunn High I lore, people may not know they He shared stories of Redwood said the city has hosted dinners that School library (780 Arastradero Road) and on March 13 at 4:30 need to belong somewhere, to fit City’s unconventional community mix residents who don’t know each p.m. at the Palo Alto High School library (50 Embarcadero Road). in, participate and take pride in a building efforts with the audience, other, charging them to develop a On March 12 and 13 the search firm will also meet with a limited group or place, Redwood City City which gathered at the opulent Gar- list of four messages they would like number of persons and small groups. To arrange an appointment Manager Ed Everett told a crowd of den Court Hotel Tuesday evening to give to city leaders. contact Kathleen Ruegsegger at 650-329-3737. about 50 Palo Alto area residents for the discussion “Building Com- To address a neighborhood com- this week. munity: Making Citizens out of plaining about speeders, the city PALO ALTO POLICY & SERVICES COMMITTEE. . . The committee But it’s actually a fundamental Residents.” It was hosted by Palo trained four residents to use speed will discuss procedures on meeting attendance by telephone and human need, he said. Contributing Altans for Government Effective- guns, instructed them about traffic results of a consultant’s zero waste plan for the city. It will begin at and benefiting from associations ness (P.A.G.E.), a nonprofit com- laws, and told them to record speed- 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 13 in the Council Conference Room at City with others — forming a commu- munity group that “involves and ing incidents. The neighbors were Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). nity — is a skill that government informs Palo Altans on ways to also empowered to draft letters to should play a part in regenerating, understand the value of working to- the violators, which would be vetted PALO ALTO SCHOOL BOARD MEETING . . . The board will discuss Everett said. gether toward the common good,” through the police department, but a bid for two extra modular buildings, one at the science resource “My thesis is governments cannot according to its mission statement. (continued on next page) center and the other at Barron Park Elementary. The board will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13, at the district office (25 Churchill Ave.).

CODE ENFORCEMENT PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL . . . The council will discuss plans to divert an additional $3 million per year to pay for infrastructure. The Leaf blower enforcement tumbling along meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, in the Coun- cil Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). Decision whether to continue enforcing ban to be made by June PALO ALTO PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION . . . by Becky Trout The commission will look at rezoning 4233 and 4225 Middlefield as-powered leaf blower foes documents has revealed that viola- ing at everything. That was one option Road and 710 San Antonio Road to Service Commercial with can rest assured, Palo Alto is tions continue and some gardeners that Chief Johnson put forward.” an Automobile Dealership Combining District overlay. The G again enforcing its ban on the and properties have racked up mul- In early February, the department commission will review and recommend changes to the zoning roaring contraptions. tiple violations. decided to crack down on abandoned ordinance on multiple family residential districts and parking. The gap, which lasted for less than In addition, the fate of the en- vehicles rather than lawbreaking Finally, they will look at the 2007-2012 proposed capital improve- a week in early February, was due to forcement program isn’t known. As gardeners because vehicle violations ment program. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, personnel changes, police Sgt. Patty the city squeezes every excess dollar bring in more money to the city. March 14, at 7 p.m. in the Council Conference Room at City Hall Lum said. from its budget, the Police Depart- A public protest of the change led to (250 Hamilton Ave.). During that time the message on ment has given notice that enforce- the transfer of Vilorio, who formerly the city’s leaf blower complaint line ment of the leaf blower ordinance enforced parking regulations. PALO ALTO ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD . . . The board will directed callers to report only mul- isn’t its top priority. Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto, for one, conduct a preliminary review of a request by Toll Brothers to con- tiple violations through the regular Due to a respiratory infection, Chief remains an avid fan of the ban. struct 43 residential units at 200 San Antonio Road, the Mayfield noise violation process, she said. Lynne Johnson was unavailable for “The passing of the ordinance project. The board will also review 777 Welch Road, a proposed Following a public outcry, the comment this week, Assistant City made a huge difference,” Kishimoto new, three-story medical office building with one level of under- city has assigned acting Commu- Manager Emily Harrison said. said. “As I walk and bike through ground parking. The meeting will take place on Thursday, March 15, nity Services Officer Oscar Vilorio Administrative Services Director our town, the number of leaf blow- at 8 a.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). to the task full-time. Earlier, the Carl Yeats said although the budget ers I see and the quality of the air department reduced the number of isn’t done, changes to enforcement of has been significantly improved.” PALO ALTO PUBLIC ART COMMISSION . . . The commission will warnings — from two to one — be- the leaf blower ban may be possible. She said she agrees that public meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, in the Council Conference fore a $100 fine is levied. “We have just talked about potential safety should trump enforcement Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). Nonetheless, a review of city reductions,” Yeats said. “We’re look- (continued on next page) Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, March 9, 2007 • Page 5 Upfront

Another repeat offender is Rafael truck given, he checks the city’s da- Leaf blowers Solis Tinajero of Redwood City, tabase to see if a violator has already (continued from previous page) who has received at least five cita- been cited. If not, a single warning of the leaf blower ban, but believes tions. Tinajero did not respond to letter is sent to the owner of the ve- News Digest it has a place in the police depart- the Weekly’s inquiry by deadline. hicle. If the violator has already re- ment’s duties. Jose Jimenez of East Palo Alto has ceived a warning, then a $100 fine Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday morning “As a city, we’re also beholden to also received numerous citations, is levied, Vilorio said. Springing forward is taking place ear- uphold the health, safety and wel- and his number is unlisted. Very few of the tickets are chal- lier this year, thanks to the federal Energy fare of the people,” Kishimoto said. From July 2005 to February 2007, lenged, he said. Policy Act of 2005. Daylight Saving Time “To me, it’s almost like smoking. It’s the city has issued about 87 cita- The ban dates back 20 years, when will begin Sunday, March 11, at 2 a.m. Local something that’s clearly bad for hu- tions. If all were paid, it would have city staff first recommended a leg- residents should adjust their clocks forward man health.” collected $8,700. islative solution to the many public by one hour. Standard time will resume later Unhealthy as it may be, using a Few citations or warnings go to complaints about leaf blowers. In re- in the fall than before, on the first Sunday in November. According to gas-powered leaf blower remains Palo Alto residents. Most are sent sponse, the council agreed to restrict the Act, the Department of Energy will study the effects of the change. the speedy way to leave a lush Palo to gardeners with Latino names in the hours of use. Based on that report, Congress will decide either to continue with the Alto lawn free of debris. other cities. According to a review A ban on the gas-powered versions, new schedule or revert to the dates followed in previous years. N Vilorio said he rarely encounters a of letters, property owners were intended for 2002, was delayed as the gardener who hasn’t heard of the law. sometimes notified of the violation. city waited for industry to produce PA reluctantly OKs demolishing Briones House Some gardeners have received mul- From July 2005 to the end of Feb- quieter blowers. tiple citations. Early this year, Com- ruary 2007, the city has received They had no such luck and decided The long battle to preserve historic Juana Briones House is over. munity Services Officer Stacy Hen- 676 complaints, many from the to enact the ban July 1, 2005 for resi- After nearly nine years of contention, the City of Palo Alto approved derson reported receiving complaints same people, Vilorio said. dential areas of the city. a demolition permit for the 1840s adobe home once owned by Latina every week for a month for a Cely’s It has sent about 1,400 letters, To report a leaf blowing violation, pioneer Juana Briones. Garden Maintenance based in Sunny- mostly to gardeners and homeown- phone 329-2210 or visit www.papd. The city’s planning director, Steve Emslie, sent a letter Wednesday, vale. The company had received ear- ers, according to city records. org/topics/leaf_blower_ord.html. N March 7, informing the homeowners, Jaim Nulman and Avelyn Welczer, lier citations as well. The phone num- When a complaint is received and Staff Writer Becky Trout can of his decision to allow the demolition permit, which, he noted, “should ber for the business is unlisted. the license plate of the gardener’s be e-mailed at btrout@paweekly. immediately be granted . . . pursuant to their original application.” The owners applied for the demolition permit in 1998 but were turned down, resulting in a lengthy lawsuit, which the city lost last A clear understanding of the issue of cheeses, bread, sliced fruit and September. Community might have allowed the city to ad- decadent desserts — the “come (continued from previous page) Nulman and Welczer can demolish the Mexican Rancho-era adobe dress the residents’ concerns, rather one, come all” idea of community home within 60 days of issuance of the demolition permit. essentially sent from one neighbor than inflaming the community by participation wasn’t immediately The permit includes provisions for members of the Juana Briones to another, Everett said. invoking the rallying cries of his- apparent. Historical Foundation and others interested in the house to obtain pho- “The community can do a lot. toric preservation and property But this is Palo Alto, a commu- tographs, cuttings of native plants, a heritage plaque and other artifacts They’ve got to start getting out of rights, Johnson said. nity of experts and leaders, accord- from the home. the ‘bitch, bitch, bitch (mode),’” Ev- He also discussed The Weekly’s ing to Johnson, many of whom spent Emslie will facilitate the development of a preservation plan for some erett said. efforts to promote community in- more than $1 million each for their of the artifacts. A Stanford historian, a photographer and an architect Weekly Publisher Bill Johnson volvement and engender discus- houses and expect only the best. will be allowed to photograph and videotape the house. and former Portola Valley May- sion with its online forum “Town Councilwoman Judy Kleinberg California State Court of Appeals judges ruled last September the or Steve Toben also spoke at the Square,” where anyone can intro- said she would have liked to hear heritage ordinance under which the city bid to preserve the Briones event. duce an issue or comment on an more about Palo Alto’s commu- House did not apply, and the contract was too vague to be enforceable. A long-time participant in Palo existing discussion. nity-building successes, including The city also had not pursued enforcement within the statute of limita- Alto affairs, Johnson localized the “Town Square” was launched its active neighborhood associations tions, the court noted. issue of community building to Palo in June 2006 and has been more and the recent Green Ribbon Task The court battle cost the city $313,119.40 in fees and costs. Alto. successful than expected, Johnson Force, a group of about 60 people Kent Mitchell, the attorney for the owners said he had not seen the The key is defining community said. who formed a plan to address global decision as of 5 p.m. Wednesday evening. He said his clients would not goals and problems, he said. The The site permits people to com- warming, which she created while speak publicly while they are still in the legal process. Downtown North traffic calming ment anonymously, which Johnson mayor in 2006. The decision now raises the question of how proponents of the house debacle and the historic preser- said reduces obstacles to participa- PAGE was founded in 2002 to will be able to remove all artifacts agreed upon within the 60 days prior vation clash of several years ago tion and allows people to explore combat “a destructive rather than to demolition, he added. were both exacerbated by commu- “opinions in a freer way.” constructive” civic spirit that had a “I think everyone is working together now,” he said. nication gaps between community Everett, however, disagreed hold on the town, Chairwoman Bar- The impending demolition comes at the 35-year anniversary of Palo members and city leaders, Johnson sharply with Johnson. bara Spreng said. The organization Alto’s first major successful preservation, initiated by Gail Woolley, said. “You can’t form community anon- is nonpartisan and not formed “to former mayor and Juana Briones Heritage Foundation co-president. The historic-preservation conflict ymously. People may feel freedom, support or oppose development or Woolley helped preserve the Squire House, the 1904 mansion at 900 began with the roaring economy but a citizen has responsibilities and neighborhood issues or candidates,” University Ave. from being demolished in 1972. and rush to replace older houses accountability,” Everett said. she said. The Squire House is considered by some to have given birth to the with newer and larger ones. It didn’t The event’s audience of about 50 The group will next host state historic preservation movement in Palo Alto. It is the only other home really have much to do with historic people was primarily composed of Sen. Joe Simitian discussing “13 besides the Briones House for which the city entered a Mills Act con- well-known Palo Altans. With a Tips for Effective Advocacy” on resources, he said. tract with homeowners to preserve, Woolley said. N “The problem was the commu- $10 suggested entry fee and wait- Saturday, March 24, from 9 to 11:30 —Sue Dremann nity was scared that its homes were ers circulating during the evening a.m. at the Garden Court Hotel. A changing,” Johnson said. — offering wine and a lush spread donation of $10 is suggested. N EPA police arrest 84 in last six weeks East Palo Alto police have arrested 84 people since a police emer- School district gency was declared Jan. 20 in a response to increasing shootings that (continued from previous page) occurred in late December and in January, Police Chief Ron Davis Correction announced this week. The basic aid designation is not AMarch2newsbrief,“Mayfieldhousingprojectslammed,”in- Police have also recovered 10 guns and 3.9 pounds of narcotics. by choice. The California Depart- correctly stated the number of units proposed by developer Toll The city had two shootings in February compared to 23, including ment of Education must officially Brothers. The plan calls for a total of 562 homes, with 519 of them three homicides, in January. certify which districts become ba- in Mountain View and the remaining 43 in Palo Alto. To request a The department also co-sponsored the Unity March and Rally Feb. sic aid, according to the Edsource clarification or correction, contact Jocelyn Dong, managing editor, 3, which drew as many as 1,000 people. Davis said the department has Online Web site. N [email protected],650-326-8210orP.O.Box1610,Palo been working with the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department, Menlo Editorial Intern Susan Hong can Alto 94302. Park and Palo Alto police, the California Department of Justice, the be e-mailed at shong@paweekly. county probation office, and other state and federal agencies to target com. known or wanted individuals suspected of violence. The next phase of the effort, which started Wednesday, is a partner- ship with the California Highway Patrol to increase patrols and traffic MEMORIAL SERVICES enforcement in the city. There will be one CHP sergeant and six officers assigned to East Palo Alto through the end of May. The department is co-sponsoring a youth summit meeting on Satur- Susan Hemmenway, a 30-year resident of Palo Alto, Warren William Yenney Jr., a former resident of day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Costano Elementary School, 2649 Fordham died Feb. 13. A memorial service will be held Friday, Palo Alto, died Feb. 11. A “Celebration of Life” me- St. The summit is targeted for youth ages 14-24 and is open to the March 9, at 7 p.m. at the Lucie Stern Community Cen- morial service will be held Sunday, March 11, at 4 public. N ter, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Donations may p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo —Don Kazak be made to the Brain Tumor Society (www.tbts.org). Alto, 505, E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto. ON THE WEB: The latest local news headlines at www.PaloAltoOnline.com

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As if “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” isn’t colorful enough, last month the actors of The Bawdy Caste — who add some live acting by performing along with the 1975 movie — also honored famous couples for Valentine’s Day. Here, Brittany Knupper plays both Dr. Frank-N-Furter and Jessica Rabbit. (Tim Curry is on the screen behind her.)

photographs by Karna Kurata ■ story by Rebecca Wallace

‘Rocky Horror ’ rocks Menlo theater Jeb Purucker (as Rocky Horror and Roger Rabbit) teams up with Brittany Knupper.

Page 8 • Friday, March 9, 2007 • Palo Alto Weekly As the flick unspools behind them, Julie Barman (Janet Weiss-slash-Bo Peep) and Eugene Todd (Brad Majors- slash-Woody of “Toy Story” fame) share a moment.

About the cover: The “Rocky Horror” crowd gathers in front of the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park. Photograph by Karna Kurata.

Far left: Shannon Wilke plays Magenta and Nancy Spungen (think “Sid and Nancy”) concurrently. Left: Sarah Reynolds gives the character of Columbia that “Grease” touch as Sandy Olsen. Below: From left, Jared Wilke, Sarah Reynolds and Shannon Wilke take the stage.

To get a real appreciation for the lively scene at “Rocky Horror,” check out the Weekly’s audio/vi- t’s midnight in Menlo Park — not typically a bastion sual slideshow on www.paloal- of countercultural subversion. toonline.com. That is, unless it’s the first or third Saturday of the month, and you’ve ventured out to the Guild Theatre. I Then the witching hour means a time warp back to the raunchy cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” When the reels roll, Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon have plenty of live-action company, with local drama kings and queens acting out scenes along with them. Hailing from vari- ous corners of the Bay Area, the actors are part of a company called The Bawdy Caste that’s performed at different movie theaters since 1995. The appeal, of course, is timeless: “I can be as crazy as I want to on stage,” says Jeb Purucker of Santa Cruz, who played Rocky on a recent Menlo Park midnight. To add an extra dollop of spice, sometimes the Bawdy Caste plays more than one role at a time. The Feb. 17 showing, for instance, honored St. Valentine by having the actors also dress as famous couples. So Purucker donned a bunny suit to play Rocky-slash-Roger Rabbit. Brittany Knupper was both Dr. Frank-N-Furter and Jessica Rabbit, which meant plenty of glitter. There’s more silliness to come. A St. Patrick’s Day theme is planned for March 17 (it’s up to you if you want to get pinched). And on April 21, all the roles will be “gender-swapped,” says Bawdy Caste co-director Julie Barman. They call the night “Tacky Horror.” ■

Info: The Guild Theatre is at 949 El Camino Real. For more information, go to www.bawdycaste.org.

Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, March 9, 2007 • Page 9 (650) 969-7663 Arts & Entertainment Lic. #785441 Since 1975 The project is spearheaded by 1901 Old Middlefield Way, #22 David Goldman, executive direc- Mountain View, Ca 94043 tor of the National Center for New Plays at Stanford, who hopes that $400 DISCOUNT COUPON combining medical issues with WITH INSTALLATION OF COMPLETE NEW ROOF human concerns will allow the au- dience to ponder these topics in a new light. “Since it feels like we as a so- ciety are on the edge of medical and technological breakthroughs, dealing with how these innovations might affect us as people in a dra- matized way might help folks un- derstand what is at stake,” he said. The collaboration arose when a mutual friend introduced Goldman to the head of communications for the Medical School. Goldman al- ready knew of several plays dealing with biomedical issues, and said it seemed like “a natural project.” The National Center for New Plays was born in 2004 when Goldman teamed up with the San Francisco-based Playwrights Foundation to provide a new fo- rum for emerging playwrights to revise their works and see them performed. A former theatrical di- rector, Goldman moved here from New York, where he was a film critic for WCBS Radio. Staged readings of new plays are a major part of both the Stanford center and of Goldman’s continu- ing studies class at Stanford, en- Mar titled “Innovation and Exploration j an Sadough at the Theater: The National New Play Center.” In it, students attend several readings at Stanford, fol- lowed by in-depth critical discus- i David Goldman, executive director of the National Center for New sions of the plays. Plays at Stanford, hopes new plays can help people see complex medical Often, these readings are bare- topics in a new light. bones theatrical hors d’oeuvres. Staging is minimal, and there are no costumes, sets, or props to speak The man with two brains of. Yet, according to Amy Mueller, artistic director of the Playwrights New play probes tough bioethical questions Foundation, the aim is not to pres- surrounding a transplant ent a polished product but rather to help a playwright “find out how a by Caitlin Berka play sounds in the mouths of ac- hen medical ethics are in- reality. But here we are, and I no tors, not just in his or her head.” volved, few questions are longer believe in ‘impossible.’ It’s The playwright gets the chance to Weasily answered. And few made me think we should call sci- have an audience respond, and the imagined scenarios are out of the ence fiction ‘science not-yet-hap- audience gains from being coached realm of possibility. pened’ instead.” to think about deeper aspects of the That’s why “Echoes of Another Thanks to a recent collabora- play, Mueller said. This reciprocal Man,” a play in which the brain tion between the National Center relationship can help create plays of a diabetic artist is transplanted for New Plays at Stanford and the that feel pertinent to people’s lives. into the body of a comatose young university’s School of Medicine, And the hot-button issue of bioeth- golfer, maybe isn’t as far fetched “Echoes of Another Man” will take ics certainly fits into the Center’s as it seems. to the Stanford stage on March 15 goal of featuring relevant works. While it may sound like a bad as the second part of a staged read- “The plays we showcase dra- 1950s horror film, the premise of ing series focusing on bioethical- matize very important social and “Echoes of Another Man” is actu- themed plays. The first, “Reinvent- political issues that always center ally quite serious, digging deep to ing Eden,” which dealt with genetic on their impact on people,” Gold- reveal some of the fundamental manipulation, was performed in man said. questions of bioethics — and ex- late February. “It’s my hope that, through the ploring where we should draw the “It’s not surprising that there is a center, I will have the opportunity line. strong association between medi- to introduce more and more stu- For playwright Mia McCullough, cine and the humanities that is of- dents and faculty to the importance that line is always moving. ten depicted in literature, art, and of new works as a means of insur- “During the development of the theater,” Philip Pizzo, Stanford’s ing the viability of theatre as a vital play, a lot of people said to me: ‘It’s dean of medicine, wrote. “The part of our society.” ■ ridiculous. It’s not possible,’” Mc- boundaries of medicine arise from Cullough stated in a press release. its fundamental underpinnings in What: A staged reading of “To me, it doesn’t matter if it’s im- basic science and extend to the “Echoes of Another Man,” pre- possible. When I started working ethereal limits of humanity and sented by the National Center on this play, cloning was not yet a spirituality.” for New Plays and the School of Medicine at Stanford Where: Clark Center audito- Think Globally, Post Locally. rium, 318 Campus Drive, Stan- ford University When: March 15 at 7:30 p.m. Cost: Admission is free. Info: Go to ethicsinsociety. stanford.edu.

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Kim Nalley: “The Heart Of Lady Day” The Music Of Billie Holiday

“Irresistibly sexy sense of swing, rhythmic dexterity and beautiful sound.” Downbeat Magazine Allen Smith, trumpet; Tammy Hall, piano; Michael Zisman, bass; Kent Bryson, drums; Josh Workman, guitar Sunday A March 18, 2007 A 2 to 5 p.m. Elks Lodge, 4249 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (next to Trader Vics) Presented by Palo Alto Jazz Alliance (PAJA) and Palo Alto Adult School Tickets: $20: PAJA members A $25: General public A $10: Students Information: 408.257.4584 Proceeds go to Palo Alto Jazz Alliance Education Fund Presented as a community service by the Palo Alto Weekly Apparently you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find your prince or princess, as Noel Wood and Meredith Hage- dorn illustrate in a collection of theatrical vignettes on love. An actors’ showcase ‘Maybe Baby’ at the Dragon offers fun and games for the lovelorn by Jeanie Forte

f you’ve ever been in love or ever ment, and in a tux, no less. searched for it, you can relate. He also makes a fine senior citi- costume transformations. Fewer of I Dragon Productions contin- zen in one of the more tender scenes, each might have facilitated a more ues its second season in its Palo as two elderly divorced mates joust flowing action. Alto theater with “Maybe Baby, It’s for rapprochement. His four teenage To cover for the scene changes, You,” by Charlie Shanian and Shari boy characters are a hoot, recogniz- director Bill Starr opted for voice- Simpson. The 90-minute show of- able and comical. over narrations of love poetry, but fers a light-hearted look at love It is because of these two great tal- these were read with such flat emo- through 11 vignettes. ents that the show works at all. It’s tion that they didn’t match the play’s Men and women of all types and a relatively lightweight piece, with action. I wondered whether I was all ages are represented as they predictability and too much banal- supposed to hear them with irony, search for that elusive carrot, true ity regarding the complex subject or as straightforward odes to love. love. Two performers, Dragon Ar- of love relationships. As each scene At times they were simply hard to tistic Director Meredith Hagedorn unfolds, one hopes for more surprise hear and understand, which was a and Noel Wood, play all the roles, or originality, and sometimes gets it, problem with the final vignette. which is the best part of the show but not often enough. Even the ap- But the production values and — we get to see both of these su- pealing scene with Medea resolves imperfect script are secondary to perb actors change like chameleons into an all-too-ordinary ending. the pleasure of seeing talented local to meet the demands of each scene. Occasionally a scene starts with actors show off their stuff — Wood promise but flounders and goes no- and Hagedorn alone are worth the where, as with the scene “Dream price of admission. ■ Men and women of Lovers,” where two characters all types and ages are search for their ideal loves. The idea is intriguing, but doesn’t play out in What: “Maybe Baby, It’s represented as they a way that reveals new insights into You,” a show of 11 vignettes search for that elusive our delusions. about love, by Charlie Shanian This seems to be a persistent flaw and Shari Simpson, presented carrot, true love. in the script, although sometimes by Dragon Productions Theatre it might be that the over-the-top, Company broadly played comedy runs rough- Where: Dragon Theatre at Hagedorn is sheer delight as shod over any potentially sensitive 535 Alma St. in Palo Alto a nervous date, or not-so-blush- moments buried in the text. When: Through Mar. 25th, ing bride, or a feisty pre-teen; and Still, I enjoyed watching Wood with 8 p.m. shows Thursday she totally rocks as the blind date and Hagedorn inhabit these wacky through Saturday and 2 p.m. from Hell, er, Greece. In one of the characters, and the rare thought- matinees on Sundays funniest vignettes, an eager young ful moment gives them a chance Cost: Tickets are $13-$20. man discovers that his blind date to demonstrate their more serious Info: Call (800) 838-3006 or is, in fact, Medea, who is not happy acting skills as well. Clearly they’re go to www.dragonproductions. about the turn of events in her life. having fun in this romp through net. Hagedorn’s spot-on characterization love, which invites the audience to and comic timing make it work with enjoy it with them. hilarious effect. The set by Ron Gasparinetti pro- Not to disregard Wood — he has vides a colorful, simple backdrop to to match Hagedorn in energy and the action, although I found the up- Got an idea for a fab arts story? excellence, and he does. In one of stage moving panels a bit mystifying Leave a comment on arts editor the earliest scenes, his Best Man — I wasn’t sure why they needed Rebecca Wallace’s blog. Go to character breaks out into frenzied to be moved for every single scene. www.PaloAltoOnline.com and Ad Libs dancing — and what a dance. Wood Scene changes were long, owing scroll down to . offers a terrific display of abandon- to moving set pieces and actors’ Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, March 9, 2007 • Page 11 A Guide to the Spiritual Community

Family, Friends, Faith SUNDAY: Sunday It’s what’s important. Sunday School 9am Mornings for Stanford Memorial Church It’s who we are. Worship 10:30 am Spiritual Health University Public Worship Meditation 9:15-9:45am Sunday, March 11, 10:00 a.m. First Presbysterian Service 10-11am Christian Ecumenical Service 1667 Miramonte Ave. Non-denominational “Gird your Loins: (650) 968-4473 and Inclusive Spirituality. Thursdays 7-8pm The Problem with Running in Skirts” “Come and have your Faith lifted! www.fpcmv.org Meditation & Guest Preacher Self-Development The Rev. Dr. Diana Akiyama Pathways to Self Healing Director of the Office for Religious and Spiritual Life, All are Occidental College 4153A El Camino Way welcome. Palo Alto (650) 424-1118 Information: Music featuring University Organist, Dr. Robert Huw Morgan, and the www.psh.org 650-723-1762 Stanford Memorial Church Choir, under the direction of Gregory Wait http://religiouslife.stanford.edu

Los Altos Lutheran Church UNITy PALO ALTO ELCA Pastor David K. Bonde Outreach Pastor Unity has roots in Christianity and embraces all paths to God. Gary Berkland 9:00 am Worship Services Sunday at 8:45 and 11 am 10:30 am Education Childcare and youth programs available. Nursery Care Provided Alpha Courses 3391 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto FIRST CONGREGATIONAL Phone: 650-494-7222 650-948-3012 CHURCH UCC 460 S. El Monte Ave., Los Altos 1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto • (650) 856-6662 www.fccpa.org www.losaltoslutheran.org www.UnityPaloAlto.org Sunday Worship and Church School at 10:00am This Sunday: Grace “Getting Our Hands Dirty” Lutheran The Thomas Merton Center David Howell, preaching Church of Palo Alto -ELCA- Encouraging spiritual development through education, 3149 Waverly St., Palo Alto God Is Still Speaking spiritual practice and social action. 650-494-1212 Celebrate Catholic liturgy with a progressive, lay-led 8:00 AM - Worship Service community every Sunday at 8:45 a.m. 10:30 AM - Worship Service St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church, First Baptist Church Child Care Available 751 Waverley Street (at Homer), Palo Alto Of Menlo Park Pastor Matt Smuts http://www.thomasmerton.org “A small Church with a big HEART” Worship celebration 11:00 Sunday Sunday School and Bible Study 9:30 INSPIRATIONS Sound Biblical Teaching, Drama, Music, Retreats A RESOURCE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS AND O A L Children’s Ministry, Home of New Beginnings Preschool L T (650) 323 8544 ONGOING RELIGIOUS A O P •

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Fiesta Del Mar 965-9354 1006 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View Mexican Cuisine & Cantina Restaurant Fiesta Del Mar Too 967-3525 of the week 735 Villa Street, Mountain View Open Weeknites to 11pm, Weekends to 12pm Darbar Palo Alto Sol 328-8840 408 California Ave, Palo Alto Huge menu • Homestyle Recipes

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Armadillo Willy’s 941-2922 Su Hong—Menlo Park Fandango Pizza 494-2928 1031 N. San Antonio Rd., Los Altos Dining Phone: 323–6852 3163 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto To Go: 322–4631 Range: $5.00-13.00 Live Bluegrass Music Winner, Palo Alto Weekly “Best Of” Hobee’s 856-6124 8 years in a row! www.fandangopizza.com 4224 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Also at Town & Country Village, Windy’s (Chinese) 325-3188 Pizza My Heart 327-9400 Palo Alto 327-4111 168 University Ave., Palo Alto 220 University Ave., Palo Alto Award-winning food. Catering/To Go Range: $1.50-16.50 AFGHAN/PERSIAN FRENCH Pizza Chicago 424-9400 Afghan Persian Kabobs 4115 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Chez TJ 964-7466 408-733-5262 This IS the best pizza in town 604 S. Mary Ave. (at El Camino) 938 Villa St., Mountain View Sunnyvale Tues-Sat Dinners only 5:30-9:00pm “Outrageously good” New French-American fare Spot A Pizza 324-3131 BURMESE —Zagat 2003 107 Town & Country Village Voted Best Pizza in Palo Alto INDIAN www.spotpizza.com Green Elephant Gourmet (650) 494-7391 Cafe Bombay 948-9463 POLYNESIAN Burmese & Chinese Cuisine 4546 El Camino, Los Altos 3950 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto at San Antonio (Charleston Shopping Center) Lunch, Dinner, Buffets every day Trader Vic's 849-9800 Dine-In, Take-Out, Local Delivery-Catering 4269 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Expires 3/31/07 Darbar Indian Cuisine 321-6688 Expires 3/31/07 CAFES 129 Lytton, Downtown Palo Alto Try our Sunday á la Carte Brunch! Lunch Buffet M-F; Open 7 days Lunch Tue-Fri 11:30am - 2pm Crepes Cafe 473-0506 Brunch Sun 10:30am - 2pm Janta Indian Restaurant 462-5903 1195 Merril St., Menlo Park Dinner Mon-Thurs 5-10pm; Fri-Sat 5-11pm; 369 Lytton Ave., Downtown Palo Alto Larget Indian Buffet in Downtown PA Corner Oak Grove Ave. Lunch Buffet M-F; Organic Veggies Sun 4:30 - 9:30pm Take out & Catering Available Mon-Sat 8am-9pm Lounge open nightly Sunday 8am-4pm ITALIAN www.crepescafe.com SEAFOOD Open 7 days CHINESE Oregano’s 941-3600 www.darbarcuisine.com 4546 El Camino, Los Altos Cook’s Seafood 325-0604 Gourmet Pasta, Pizza. Banquet Rooms Chef Chu’s (650) 948-2696 751 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 1067 N. San Antonio Road Spalti Ristorante 327-9390 Seafood Dinners from on the corner of El Camino, Los Altos 417 California Ave, Palo Alto $5.95 to $9.95 2002 Zagat: “Gold Standard in Exquisite Food • Outdoor Dining Fresh Chinese Cuisine.” Trattoria Buon Gusto 328-2778 THAI Jing Jing 328-6885 651 Maloney Lane, Menlo Park 443 Emerson St., Palo Alto Sicilian Menu • Family owned Thaiphoon Restaurant 323-7700 Authentic Szechwan, Hunan Food To Go, Delivery JAPANESE & SUSHI 543 Emerson St., Palo Alto www.jingjinggourmet.com Full Bar, Outdoor Seating www.thaiphoonrestaurant.com Fuki Sushi 494-9383 Ming’s 856-7700 2006 Best Thai Restaurant in Palo Alto 1700 Embarcadero East, Palo Alto 4119 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Search a complete Open 7 days a Week listing of local www.mings.com Indochine 853-1238 restaurant LEBANESE Thai & Vietnamese Cuisine New Tung Kee Noodle House reviews by location 520 Showers Dr., MV in San Antonio Ctr. Grand Opening or type of food on Voted MV Voice Best ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 & ‘04 Illusions fayrouz Dining & Entertainment 2710 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto Prices start at $3.75 See Coupon 260 S.California Ave, Palo Alto PaloAltoOnline.com 947-8888 650-321-6464 Krung Siam 322-5900 Lunch: Tue-Fri, Dinner: Tues-Sun 423 University Ave., Palo Alto Peking Duck 856-3338 Take out, Banquet facility, 2310 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Dancing, Belly dancing King of Krung Siam 960-7077 We also deliver. www.illusionssuperclub.com 194 Castro St., Mtn. View

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RESTAURANT REVIEW

In the Salads & Soups section, vegetarian dishes. you may think, “Ho-hum, butter- Larobi, the one in the open nut squash soup again?” But Laro- kitchen cockpit wearing a ban- biʼs ($8) uses a silken vegetable dana, is flying without a sous chef broth, apple compote and spices or a pastry chef. He will add Med- including ginger, nutmeg and cin- iterranean desserts, but for now namon. The secret ingredient is his desserts are simple, elegant Argan oil, adding a nutty flair. custards. Panna cotta ($8) arrives Argan, the Moroccan equivalent at the table looking very petite, of truffle oil, is reputed to have but it is full of vanilla bean flavor, healthful qualities. densely rich, and splendid in a pool The salad with roasted beets and of pomegranate sauce and seeds. white asparagus ($9) is dressed in Chocolate pot de crème ($10) is a honeyed lemon vinaigrette that even richer, accessorized with sounds cloying but isnʼt. A clump chopped nuts and a sprig of mint. of goat cheese teams up with or- The wine list is small but well- ange and yellow beets in little chosen, with good choices in each cubes or melon-ball sizes — none food-appropriate varietal. Special- of those giant moons of beet flop- ty cocktails include the Marrakesh ping around. Mojito. Mʼrouzia tagine ($23) is a must Sweet mint tea ($8 a pot) gets a for meat-eaters. An approximation dramatic pouring into tumblers, of this clay-pot stewʼs Moroccan as at more traditional Moroccan

Mar name, mʼrouzia features a tender, restaurants. But there is no belly

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i festival of 20 fresh-ground spices. Sing your own tune on Zitune: Monkfish Tangiernoise is roasted the Tangiers way, just enough, and served with mussels and tender Pomegranate sauce and prunes Join the conversation at Town- chunks of Portuguese linguica in a tomato broth. sweeten the pot, with a dish of soft Square by going to www.Palo Servers are charming and effi- couscous and chickpeas as a wel- AltoOnline.com. cient, but their menu knowledge come sidekick. A new winner for Los Altos feels recently memorized. Zitune From Fish & Shellfish, both the has a way to go in the service de- scallops ($24) and the monkfish Zitune adds California zip to Moroccan cuisine partment. ($24) were spectacular. Four sea scallops, barely seared, get a hit of Zitune 325 Main St., Los by Sheila Himmel In the food department, how- ever, Larobi provides at least four star anise and a parsnip purée am- Altos 650-947-0247 t the dawn of this century, cook from his mother in Morocco; luscious choices in each of four plified with fennel, coriander and Hours: Tues.-Sun. 5:30-10 Los Altos lost Jaime Carpen- Todd English in Boston; and Gary sections. white wine. p.m. Aterʼs California grill, Joccoʼs, Danko and the California Culi- Appetizers offer two versions Monkfish Tangiernoise ($24) Website: www.zitune.com leaving a distinct void in the fine- nary Academy in San Francisco. of pastilla, a spelling of the sweet is roasted the Tangiers way, just dining department. And then he smartly married an and savory pastry that looks like enough, and served with tender ✔ Reservations Catering Enter Zitune, bearing San Fran- MBA, Kim Auerbach. “This has a throat lozenge. One pastilla is chunks of Portuguese linguica in ✔ Credit cards ✔ Outdoor cisco-quality food minus the long been my plan since the night we vegetarian and one packs foie gras, an impossibly delicious tomato seating in ✔ Lot Parking drive. The food is Moroccan with met,” says Auerbach, whoʼs also caramelized onion and duck confit broth. Six plump mussels make a the spring Mediterranean and Middle Eastern general manager of Zitune. ($14). Sometimes confit can taste ring around the fish. ✔ Full Bar Noise level: accents, classic French technique Zitune (zee-toon) seats 75 peo- like itʼs been around the block, Among the other fish dishes, Can be loud rock shrimp risotto and the salmon Takeout and California immediacy. Other ple in the space that most recently but Larobiʼs springs to life. This Bathroom restaurants, mainly Indian and was Ragusa. The full menu also is combination is very rich, though, tagine get great reports from trust- Highchairs Cleanliness: ed sources. Larobi also makes a Chinese, ply this upscale ethnic available at the bar, and everyone so that layers of pastry lose their ✔ Wheelchair Excellent trade with often awkward results, starts with hummus, eggplant dip flakiness. vegetable tagine, and plans to add access but Zituneʼs cultural hybrid feels and olive bread. A room in the ✔ Banquet seamless. back provides privacy and quiet ON THE WEB: Hundreds of restaurant reviews at www.PaloAltoOnline.com Chef Chafik Larobi learned to for up to 25 people.

NOW SERVING items on the menu are the arepas, corn- chocolate mousse in a setting that screams Dana Street Coffee Roasting Company, Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Mon.-Wed. 5- Following are condensed versions, in alpha- meal pancakes stuffed with various ingredi- French bistrot. Mon.-Sat. 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; 744 W. Dana St., Mountain View (650) 9:30 p.m.; Thu.-Sun. 5-10 p.m. (Reviewed betical order, of longer restaurant reviews ents, from traditional Venezuelan meat stew Sun. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (Reviewed April 8, 2005) 390-9638 Jan. 12, 1996) published in the Weekly over the past several to smoked salmon to guava jelly. Mon.-Sun. Crossings Cafe, 2101 Showers Drive, The comfortable atmosphere provides a Dashi, 873 Hamilton Ave., Menlo Park years. This week’s reviews begin where the list 7 a.m.-11 p.m. (Reviewed June 18, 2004) Mountain View (650) 559-9989 place to hang, but the real draw is the cof- (650) 328-6868 ended one week ago. The Cravery, 378 Main St., Los Altos Crossings Cafe offers typical deli sandwich- fee, with in-house roasted beans. Early This hip and stylish Japanese restaurant Country Gourmet, 2098 W. El Camino (650) 948-8886 es and salads, as well as a daily special. morning, find baskets of muffins, bagels serves big portions of fresh and beauti- Real, Mountain View (650) 962-1700 The Cravery, a chain hailing from Southern Often caters as well. Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-6 p.m. and pastries, while at noontime choose ful sushi and sashimi, as well as tempura, from sandwiches and salads. Wireless This “California cuisine” staple has been California, dreams up a whole world of pot Da Kitchen, 1477 Plymouth St., Mountain udon noodle and grilled fish and vegetable Internet access; live jazz on weekends. dishing up reliable food at fair prices for pies you probably have never imagined: View (650) 960-6906 specialties. Lunch: Mon.-Sat. 10:30 a.m.-3 Mon.-Thu. 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri. 6:30 a.m.- more than 20 years. A comfortable place to Thai curry chicken, or scrambled eggs, Da Kitchen is part of a chain of restaurants p.m.; Dinner: Mon.-Thu. 5-9 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sun. 8 a.m.-5 sit and chat and the best part is that there’s bacon and cheese? And you try putting from Maui. It serves a variety of Hawaiian 5-10 p.m. (Reviewed June 8, 2001) p.m. (Reviewed Dec. 28, 2001) no corkage fee -- so bring your own wine Hollandaise sauce inside a crust. Sand- classics, such as kalua pork, chicken katsu Deedee’s, 2551 W. Middlefield Road, to dinner and drink it with impunity. Tues.- wiches, salads and soups are served up, (breaded and fried chicken thighs) and loco Darbar Indian Cuisine, 129 Lytton Ave., Mountain View (650) 967-0568 Fri. 7 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 8 a.m.-8:30 too, for those who donít dare try a pie. Daily moco (hamburger patty topped with two Palo Alto (650) 321-6688 The pure vegetarian homestyle cooking p.m. (Reviewed April 18, 2002) 8 a.m.-8 p.m. fried eggs and doused with onion-and- Main dishes change daily, but there are here means handmade roti breads, made- Coupa Cafe, 538 Ramona St., Palo Alto Crepes Cafe, 1195 Merrill St., Menlo mushroom gravy). Service is both casual always vegetarian and meat entrees. Trim- from-scratch sauces and chutneys, and (650) 322-6872 Park (650) 473-0506 and professional. Open Monday through mings include buttery rice, lentils, soups, a wide selection of vegetables. Lunch is a white nan bread, wafer-crisp dosas, three High-quality Venezuelan coffee and choco- This tiny cafe offers a taste of Europe, serv- Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m. bountiful buffet; dinner is a thali platter with chutneys, salsa, orange wedges, green lates are among the highlights of this caf. ing traditional Breton crepes, great French to 3 p.m. Closed Sunday. (Reviewed Oct. salad, raita and dessert. Lunch buffet. (continued on next page) Among the most authentic and interesting onion soup, fine cheeses and the best 29, 2004) Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, March 9, 2007 • Page 15 Eating Out

(continued from previous page) Menu includes grilled center-cut pork 6:30-10:30 a.m.; Sun. 6:30-10 a.m.; Brunch: 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Dinner Sun.-Wed. 4-9 seafood and pasta in a modern, stream- chops, Southern fried chicken and rack Sun. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Lunch: Mon.-Sat. p.m. Dinner Thurs.-Sat. 4-10 p.m. Brunch lined atmosphere. On weekend nights, F&A lots of small bites. Desserts are not to be of lamb with caramelized onions. “65,000 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; Dinner: Daily 5:30-10 Sat.-Sun. 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Reviewed is more of a bar than a restaurant, with live missed. Mon.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; possible omelet combinations.” Breakfast p.m. (Reviewed March 14, 1995) Jan. 13, 2006) music and a cover charge. Banquet facili- Sun. 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Reviewed Nov. served all day. Daily 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (Re- Dutch Goose, 3567 Alameda de las Pul- Eric’s Gourmet Delicatessen, 325 Sharon ties and outdoor patio dining. Tue-Fri lunch 10, 2000) viewed Aug. 29, 2002) gas, Menlo Park (650) 854-3245 Park Dr., Menlo Park (650) 854-5501 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., happy hour 4-7 p.m., Dinah’s Poolside Grill, 4261 El Camino Dittmer’s Gourmet Meats and Wurst The menu at this classic sports bar and This delicatessen features fresh-baked appetizers 4-10 p.m. Sat. happy hour and Real, Palo Alto (650) 493-4542 House, 400 San Antonio Road, Mountain restaurant specializes in your basic burg- meats, hot entrees and homemade soups appetizers only. Run by the Magnuson family for 30 years. View (650) 941-3800 ers, fries, pizza and sandwiches. Daily 11 and salads. Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 9 Fiesta del Mar, 1005 N. Shoreline Blvd., This small shop is home to almost 50 types a.m.-midnight. a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Mountain View (650) 965-9354 of sausage and more than 30 lunch meats, El Calderon, 699 Calderon Ave., Mountain Erik’s Deli Cafe, 1350 Grant Road Suite Impressive menu that specializes in gour- 40 smoked meats and assorted liverwursts, View (650) 940-9533 #18, Mountain View (650) 962-9191 met Mexican cuisine and seafood dishes. pats, poultry and smoked fish. Offers a This family- owned and -operated restau- Offers a variety of sandwiches, soups, The bar also features more than 200 tequi- FREE lunch menu: sandwiches and drinks are rant specializes in Salvadoran dishes but and salads served up cafeteria style at this las. Lunch: Daily 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dinner: available. Seating is only available outside serves traditional Mexican food as well. chain restaurant. Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Mon.-Thu. 5-9 p.m.; Fri. 5-10 p.m.; Sat. on picnic-style benches. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-6 Lunch 11 a.m.-1:45 p.m., Dinner 5- 8:45 Sun. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. (Re- p.m.; Sat.: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Reviewed Nov. viewed Aug. 18, 1995) BURRITO! p.m. Estrellita Express, 4141 El Camino Real, 29, 2002) Buy one Burrito El Cerrito, 325 Sharon Park Drive, Menlo Palo Alto (650) 493-9020 Fiesta Del Mar Too, 735 Villa St., Moun- at the regular price Douce France, 104 Town & Country Vil- Park (650) 854-7300 Located in Dan Brown’s Lounge and tain View (650) 967-3525 lage, Palo Alto (650) 322-3601 While not a first date or wow-’em kind of Sports, this quick-service sister restaurant Like the original Fiesta Del Mar, this restau- and get one Burrito of Douce France (“sweet France”) is chock- place, El Cerrito is family-friendly and a to Estrellita Restaurant in Los Altos offers rant offers gourmet Mexican cuisine and lesser or equal value full of decadent dessert and breakfast good value for the money, offering gener- country-style Mexican dishes. Mon.-Wed., seafood dishes, along with an impressive from 2PM–6PM offerings. Try a two-bite mini tart with ous portions of traditional Mexican fare. 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Thurs., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri., array of tequilas. Mon.-Thu. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Please present coupon blackberries or blueberries and custard Great guacamole is served with quesadillas 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sat., noon-10 p.m.; Sun., Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-9 Offer Expires 4/30/07 -- or anything else from a huge array of and many other dishes. Staff is friendly and noon-8 p.m. p.m. (Reviewed Aug. 18, 1995) Chicken & Pork ONLY eclairs, cookies and cakes. Sandwiches accommodating. Mon.-Fri. 7:30 a.m.-9 Estrellita Restaurant, 971 N. San Antonio Fiesta Vallarta, 242 State Street, Los are pricey but oh-so-French, featuring such p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Road, Los Altos (650) 948-9865 Altos (650) 559-5871 ingredients as creamy mozzarella, smoked (Reviewed March 19, 2004) Southern Mexican cuisine in a no-frills at- Besides offering a full-service bar, Fiesta Best ham and oven-roasted turkey. And when El Galope Restaurant, 941 Donohoe St., mosphere. Regional specialties, tamales, Vallarta serves up Mexican standards it comes to salads, Douce France pays at- Margarita East Palo Alto (650) 322-6355 burritos, enchiladas, tacos. Mon.-Thu. 11 including nachos, quesadillas, burritos, so- tention to the details. Mon.-Sat. 7 a.m.-7 This longtime East Palo Alto establishment a.m.-9 p.m.; Fri. 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Sat. papillas and flan. Daily 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. p.m.; Sun. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (Reviewed July Deal in Town! offers Michoacan-style Mexican food, 5-9 p.m. Fish Market, 3150 El Camino Real, Palo 21, 2006) including uchepos, morisqueta, and other Evvia, 420 Emerson St., Palo Alto (650) Alto (650) 493-9188 House Margarita Draeger’s Market, 1010 University Ave., regional favorites. Tortillas and salsa are 326-0983 East Coast-style decor with a nautical motif on the rocks Menlo Park (650) 324-7733 made fresh daily. Daily 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Exciting Greek cuisine amid a rustic yet and polished brass. Large fresh fish selec- Part of a small South Bay chain of upscale El Paso Cafe, 1407 W. El Camino Real, stylish Mediterranean decor. The room fea- tion, grilled items, salads and pasta. Mon.- 00* groceries, Draegers offers fresh produce, Mountain View (650) 961-8858 tures large wood tables, wood-fired ovens Thu. 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-10 $2. wines, and specialty foods, as well as a *Limited 2 per person, offer good for Mexican food with Texas flair: think burritos, and colored bottles on the walls. Mezethes p.m.; Sun. 12 a.m.-9:30 p.m. all adults in party. delicatessen and bakery. The second story burgers, chicken and fajitas. Longhorn- (appetizers) are particularly good. Mous- Flea St. Cafe, 3607 Alameda de las Pul- Offer Expires 4/30/07 PAW is a cooking store. Catering is available, as Please present coupon horseshoe decor, and the burritos run large saka, lamb chops, lamb shank, quail and gas, Menlo Park (650) 854-1226 well as a cooking school at its San Mateo and various. It isn’t an all-meat menu, but seafood excel. Desserts are heaven-sent. Fresh organic cuisine in a country-cozy location. Weekday breakfast 7:30 a.m.-11 close. Huevos rancheros are a highlight. Knowledgeable service. Excellent wine atmosphere. Fish, poultry, pasta, home- a.m. Lunch 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Brunch Sat.- Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. in the winter, 11 list. Noisy and busy; reservations recom- made bread, biscuits and desserts. One of Sun. 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Reviewed March a.m.-10 p.m. in summer. Closed Sundays. mended. Lunch: Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2 the first West Coast purveyors of organic 24, 1995) (Reviewed Jan. 12, 2007) p.m.; Dinner Mon.-Thu. 5:30-10 p.m.; Fri.- produce. Reservations recommended. Duck Club Restaurant, 100 El Camino Elbe, 117 University Ave., Palo Alto (650) Sat. 5-11 p.m.; Sun. 5-9 p.m. (Reviewed Dinner Tue.-Sat. 5:30-9 p.m.; Sun. 5:30-8 650-961-8858 Real in the Stanford Park Hotel, Menlo 321-3319 Aug. 13, 2004) p.m.; Sun. brunch 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (Re- 1407 El Camino Real, Mtn. View • Mon-Sat 11am – 9 pm Park (650) 322-1234 Elbe offers German-styled food. The Fambrini’s Terrace Cafe, 2600 El Camino viewed May 31, 2002) EL PASO CAFE RESTAURANT Specialties at this hotel restaurant include check us out on the web for menu & directions. smoked trout and salmon and the potato Real, Palo Alto (650) 858-1268 Food Street Chinese Restaurant, 292 Governor Stanford’s favorite duck and www.elpasocafe.com pancakes are good starters. Wiener schnit- Straightforward sandwiches and salads Castro St., Mountain View (650) 961- grilled salmon. Variety of pasta dishes, zel, goulash and Rahmgeschnetzeltes vom served in a beautiful terrace setting with a 2638 sandwiches and breakfast items. Reserva- Huhn are good main plates. Desserts are view that just won’t quit. Affordable coffee Food Street Chinese Restaurant is an inti- tions recommended. Breakfast: Mon.-Sat. sweet. Lots of beers but small wine list. drinks and good range of cookies as well. mate restaurant that has a menu limited to Segues into adjacent Rudys Pub at 9 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Reviewed April noodle soups and a few beverages. Daily to become a comedy nightclub. Can be 7, 2000) 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Explore the Healthy World of Tea at very noisy at night. Lunch: Mon.-Fri. 11:30 Fandango Pizza, 3163 Middlefield Road, Frankie, Johnnie and Luigi Too, 939 W. a.m.-2 p.m.; Dinner: Daily 5-9 p.m. (Re- Palo Alto (650) 494-2929 El Camino Real, Mountain View (650) viewed July 28, 2006) Pizzas, sandwiches, appetizers and lunch 967-5384 Empire Tap Room, 651 Emerson St., Palo combos highlight the Fandango menu. For Excellent New York-style pizza, good pasta, Alto (650) 321-3030 a change of pace, there’s an espresso bar tasty veal and chicken dishes. Weeknight An extensive menu of well-prepared ap- and live tunes: regular bluegrass and Irish specials are a particularly good value. 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Page 16 • Friday, March 9, 2007 • Palo Alto Weekly Eating Out re Than Mo Fratelli Deli, 405 University Avenue, Palo flavors as tiramisu, hazelnut, ginger and h Alto (650) 323-0423 blackberry cabernet. Sun.-Thu., 11:30 a.m.- c ffee B Sandwiches, meats, cheeses, pastas, 10:30 p.m.; Fri. and Sat., 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. u Co ar boxed lunches and specialty salads are (Reviewed July 29, 2005) Sehbali Cafe M a ! among the fare at this deli. Mon.-Fri. 7:30 Giovanni’s, 2525 El Camino Real, Menlo Presents a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Park (650) 298-8669 •Exotic appetizers,ppetizers,zers, sandwiches, salads and dedesserts Fresh Choice, 2540 W. El Camino Real, Giovanni’s pizza parlor has a large selection “Mordechai ben Herschel” Mountain View (650) 949-4901 of pizzas and toppings for sit-down, take- •Importedd Indiadia espresso, coffees, chai & organorgorganic Forty-foot, all-you-can-eat soup and salad out or delivery. Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Family entertainment with a beat! bar, including fresh fruit, muffins, pasta, Sat.-Sun. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday, March 11, 7 - 9 pm teas (SWPP ddedecaf espresso) baked potato bar and desserts. Salad-only Go Banana, 163 Stanford Shopping Cen- (no charge) •Relax with ououtut wi-fi or carry out option available. Come hungry. Daily 11 ter, Palo Alto (650) 322-3050 a.m.-9 p.m. This smoothie shop features standard •Join us eachh evening in our hookah ShoShop! Fresh Taste, 2107 El Camino Real, Palo choices such as mango but also offers “or- Alto (650) 324-8749 ange white mocha,” “chestnut” and other This Chinese restaurant features both Hu- distinctive flavors. Blended fruit juices, “Present this ad & get a free cup of drip Monsoon coffee” nan and Szechwan cuisines. Major credit fresh-squeezed juices and fruit salad are cards. Reservations accepted. Mon-Sat also served. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (Re- Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dinner: 5-9:30 viewed July 19, 2002) 650-566-8860566 8860 p.m. Godavari, 216 Castro St., Mountain View 235 University Avenue (at Ramona), Palo Alto Fuki Sushi, 4119 El Camino Real, Palo (650) 969-1112 Cafe Hours: Sun-Thurs: 7 am - 11 pm / Fri & Sat: 7 am - midnight Alto (650) 494-9383 Generous with portions, Godavari (formerly Hookah Shop hours: 7 pm - 1 am every night Comprehensive Japanese menu offering Sue’s Indian Cuisine) serves southern In- sushi, sashimi, teriyaki, tempura, shabu dian cuisine that’s rich and spicy in a casual shabu and noodles. Recently remodeled atmosphere. Diners are surrounded by interior includes a sushi bar, Western-style paintings by the restaurant’s owner. Daily dining, and private tatami rooms. Reserva- lunch buffet 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m; dinner 5-10 tions recommended. Lunch Mon.-Fri.: 11:30 p.m. daily. (Reviewed Dec. 29, 1995) a.m.-2 p.m.; Dinner Mon-Sat. 5-10 p.m.; Golden Wok, 451 California Ave., Palo Sun. 5 p.m.-9:30 p.m. (Reviewed March Alto (650) 327-2222 7, 20 0 3) Hunan, Szechwan style. Specials include Gambardella’s, 1165 Merrill St., Menlo General Tao chicken, moo shu pork, cala- Park (650) 323-6730 mari in black bean sauce. Most people take Gambardella’s offers a richly textured menu out, but the restaurant does also have small of antipasti, salads, pizza, meats, fish and tables inside. Daily 10 a.m.-10 p.m. desserts. Mozzarella Fresca, Polenta Fritta, Gombei Japanese, 1438 El Camino Real, Pollo alla Fiorentino are outstanding. The Menlo Park (650) 329-1799 desserts are heavenly, with the apple pizza Gombei serves family-style Japanese food. (pizza di Mele) alone worth the trip. The Teriyaki and deep-fried meats, vegetables straightforward wine list is a handsome and seafood dominate the menu. Wide, flat compilation of Italian and California wines. udon noodles, tofu dinners and donburi Lunch: Mon - Fri : 11:30 a.m. -2:30 p.m. (vegetables and meat or seafood over rice) Dinner nightly 5:30-10 p.m.; Fri-Sat until 11 are especially good. Aesthetically pleasing p.m. (Reviewed April 9, 2004) and nutritionally balanced dinners. Quiet Garden Fresh Vegetarian Restaurant, with unremarkable decor and quick service. 1245 El Camino Real, Mountain View Beer, wine and sake. Cash only. Lunch: (650) 961-7795 Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Dinner: Mon.- International vegetarian and vegan dishes. Sat. 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Sunday 5-10 p.m. No fish. No dairy. No eggs. No frills. Daily (Reviewed Aug. 27, 2004) 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Gordon Biersch Brewing Company, 640 Gaylord, 1706 El Camino Real, Menlo Emerson St., Palo Alto (650) 323-7723 Park (650) 326-8761 Cavernous, upscale microbrewery featuring The venerable Gaylord could use some German-style beer and an eclectic menu of freshening up, but the menu has some sa- pasta and sandwiches. California casual. vory highlights, including lamp chop masala Full bar in addition to menu of handcrafted and tandoori chicken. Fireplace and dark- beers. Sun.-Thu. 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri.- wood walls add to the men’s club-type Sat. 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m. (Reviewed Feb. 7, atmosphere. Lunch daily: 11:30 a.m.-2:30 2003) p.m.; Dinner nightly: 5-10 p.m. (Reviewed Gourmet Franks, 199 Stanford Shopping Feb. 3, 2006) Center, Palo Alto (650) 327-7246 Gelato Classico, 435 Emerson St., Palo This tiny restaurant offers the healthiest Alto (650) 327-1317 sausages around. Selections include Loui- If the line out the door is any indication, siana hot, vegetarian and chicken apple Gelato Classico is one of the hippest places sausages. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun. in town. The Emerson Street franchise’s 11 a.m.-7 p.m. dressed-down decor belies its high-end fare, which comes in such sophisticated (continued on next page)

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(continued from previous page) Green Elephant, 3950 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto (650) 494-7391 You must start with a salad at this delight- Lobster Dinner ful Burmese restaurant. Starring ginger, mango, tofu or Burmese tea leaves as the main players, the Burmese salads appear as little artworks on your table. For the main course, choose from familiar Chinese restaurant dishes -- wonton soup, kung $17.95 PER PERSON pao chicken -- or pick from cuisine from Burma (now called Myanmar), which draws culinary influences from neighboring India, E China and Thailand, particularly. Seafood njoy a 1 ½ lb. Lobster Dinner for only $17.95* Friday and Saturday evenings at the and freshwater fish, rice and noodle dishes are fundamentals. Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-2:30 Duck Club Restaurant at the Stanford Park Hotel. Reservations recommended: 650-330-2790 p.m. Tue.-Fri. Dinner 5-10 p.m. Tue.-Sun. (Reviewed Sept 29, 2006) *Offer valid until April 28, 2007 and not combinable with other discounts. Grill at Stanford Golf Club, The, 198 Junipero Serra Blvd., Palo Alto (650) www.stanfordparkhotel.com 325-4427 100 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA Dishes are a step up from standard golf club grill fare, running the gamut of break- fast egg and griddle dishes, to salads, sandwiches, burgers and shakes for mid- day repasts. Relaxed atmosphere. Tue.- Sun. 7 a.m.-7 p.m. (Reviewed July 27, 2001) Gyros Gyros, 498 University Ave., Palo Alto (650) 327-0107 True to its name, Gyros Gyros offers top- Small Buildings for Sale notch beef and lamb gyros. This is a no- frills takeout place with a few tables inside The ineyard and another few outside. Sun.-Thu. 11 Convenient Mountain View Location a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. (Re- V viewed Jan. 7, 2000) Gyros House, 212 Castro Street, Moun- tain View (650) 940-9316 Small Mediterranean restaurant specializing Prices Range From $395,000 to $1,149,000 in Turkish food. Offers favorites such as falafel and gyros, as well as borek and oth- A TYPICAL OFFICE SUITE ers for the more adventurous. Sun.-Thu. 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-11 p.m. 475 Whisman, Suite 300 Hahn’s Hibachi, 460 Ramona St., Palo Alto (650) 323-2555 ■ 1251 SQUARE FEET Many of the supposedly Korean dishes ■ served here are really American fare. LOBBY & CONFERENCE ROOM Hahn’s boasts 15 two-seat tables on the ■ 2 PVT OFFICES 1 CONFERENCE RM inside and three cafe-style tables out front. ■ Simple yet classy atmosphere. Mon.-Thu. SPACE FOR 3 WORKSTATIONS 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-10:30 ■ KITCHENETTE W/SINK & FRIDGE p.m., Sun. 5-9:30 p.m. (Reviewed Dec. 6, ■ BREAK AREA & BATHROOM 2002) Hangen Szechuan Restaurant, 134 Cas- ■ CARPETING AND DROPPED CEILING tro St., Mountain View (650) 964-8881 ■ FULLY AIR CONDITIONED This simple restaurant features some of the best Chinese food for the price in Mountain View. Among the house specialties are $512,374 AS SHOWN General Tso’s Chicken, kung pao scallops (Furniture, work stations, with peanuts in a spicy brown sauce and offi ce equipment not included) prawns in walnut cream sauce. Lunch: 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Dinner: 5 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Design Your Own Space Plan! (Reviewed Sept. 30, 2005) CONCEPTIONAL SPACE PLAN Happy Ben, 132 State St., Los Altos (650) 948-5838 Broad menu of Chinese choices. Lunch • An Exclusive Community for Business and Professionals specials, light offerings (no fat or oil), and boneless flounder filet dishes featured. • 425-495 Whisman Road (near Ellis St. off ramp from hwy 101) Lunch: Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dinner: Mon.-Sat. 4:30-9 p.m.; Sun. 4:30-9 p.m. • 1118-8000+ square feet Hattoriya, 799 San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto (650) 857-0273 • 90% fi nancing available Offering homestyle Japanese food, Hat- toriya features such items as karage (cro- quettes), tonkatsu (pork cutlets), and curry. It serves no sushi, much like in Japan, where sushi is made mostly in specialty restaurants. Lunch: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Dinner: 5-9:30 p.m. Hiraku, 2595 California Street #C, Moun- tain View (650) 947-9985 Serves traditional Japanese fare including sushi, sashimi, udon, nigiri. 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Hobee’s, 4224 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (650) 856-6124 Country-style restaurant with healthy Cali- fornia influence. Long lines for weekend breakfast. Mon. 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Tue.-Fri. 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun. 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Hobee’s, 67 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto (650) 327-4111 Another location for this popular country- style restaurant. Long weekend lines here, too. Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Contact Exclusive Agents Homma’s Brown Rice Sushi, 2363-B Birch St., Palo Alto (650) 327-6118 KEVIN CUNNINGHAM RICK BELL Natural sushi with brown rice, vegetarian www.TheVineyardMV.com sushi. Homma’s Brown Rice Sushi has 650.688.8521 650.982.8428 the feel of a hidden secret that only savvy [email protected] [email protected] locals know about. No-frills, self-service. A must for the health-conscious. Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-9 p.m.; Sat. noon-2:30 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. (Reviewed June 16, 2000)

Page 18 • Friday, March 9, 2007 • Palo Alto Weekly GoingsThe best ofOn what’s happening on the Midpeninsula 315 State St., Los Altos. http://view- $25. Michael’s at Shoreline, N. Shoreline Art Galleries pointsgallery.com/ Blvd., Mountain View. www.mvef.org CALENDAR LISTINGS “Art Madness” Artists will show exhibits from pottery to painting. Through March Paintings by Norm Rosenberger Through Classes/Workshops 31; reception March 9, 6-8 p.m. Free. Gal- March 9. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. CALENDAR. Information for Weekly and Master Community Calendar Free. Canada College Main Theater Gal- “A Garden Can Be Anywhere” Participa- lery House, 320 California Ave., Palo Alto. tion class, Karen, owner of Natureís Alley, listings must now be submitted online. Please go to www.PaloAltoOnline. Call 574-4654. www.galleryhouse2.com lery, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City. Call 306-3343. www.canadacollege.edu will demonstrate proper soil preparation, com, click on “Master Community Calendar,” and then click on “Submit “Cataract: A Journey of Spirit” Chinese- watering, fertilization, and plant com- a listing.” Listings are published in the papers on a space-available basis. style brush paintings by local artist, Pa- Auditions bos. Bring your own container. Gamble tricia J. Machmiller, on display through Kate Hawley’s “Cinderella” PYT invites will provide soil. March 14, 9:30-11:30 NEWS. The online form is e-mail editor@paweekly. March 31. Soaring granite, a single pine youths ages 8-20 to audition for this a.m. $20 members/$25 non-members. tree and the mist from a waterfall are madcap musical. Prepare song and one- Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St., Palo for Calendar listings only. com; fax (650) 326-3928, some of the subjects rendered in ink on minute prose monologue. Bring sheet Alto. Call 329-1356 ext. 0. http://gamble- To submit information for Attn: Editor; or mail to rice paper. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 music or instrumental tape or CD. March garden.org/ p.m. Gallery 9, 143 Main St., Los Altos. 17, 10 a.m. or 2 p.m.; March 18, 2 p.m. “Peers, Popularity and Power” Under- possible use elsewhere in Editor, Palo Alto Weekly, www.gallery9losaltos.com $160. Peninsula Youth Theatre, 2500 Old standing girls friendships covering grades the paper, send it the usual 703 High St., Palo Alto, CA “Images from Italy” Watercolors by San- Middlefield Way, Mountain View. www. 4th-8th grade. Parenting workshop. way: 94301. son Through March 31. Exhibit reflects pytnet.org Learn to understand and navigate your Sansonís attraction to Italian hill towns daughter’s social relationships your role in and Renaissance cities. Reception March Benefits supporting her. Mon., March 19, 7-9 p.m. QUESTIONS? If you have questions, call the reception desk at the 10, noon-4 p.m. Portola Art Gallery, 75 “Spring Fling” Presented by The Ather- With Sheila Dubin. $30. Pre-registration Palo Alto Weekly between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. weekdays, (650) Arbor Road, Menlo Park. www.porto- lons. A bridge/fashion show luncheon required. Parents Place, 200 Channing 326-8210. After hours, you may press zero and leave a message in the laartgallery.com Thu., March 15, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Ave., Palo Alto. Call 688-3040. www.par- “Now and Then” A solo exhibition by Bay Proceeds will benefit Community Over- entsplaceonline.org general mailbox. Area artist Albert Smith. Showcasing the coming Relationship Abuse of San Mateo “The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita" transformation in his work since 1975. By County. Models will feature clothing by A study course based on “The Es- For complete Calendar listings, go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com appointment through Sun., April 1. Free. Jud Green of San Mateo. $60 donation. sence of the Bhagavad Gita,” explained and click on “Master Community Calendar.” Chelsea Art Gallery, 440 Kipling St., Palo The University Club, 3277 Miranda Ave., by Paramhansa Yogananda. Tuesdays, Alto. Call 324-4450. www.chelseaartgal- Palo Alto. March 13-May 29, 7:30-9 p.m. $100 for lery.com Chefs Who Care Buffet St. Patrick’s Day 12 weeks/$10 class. Ananda, 2171 El “Open Spaces and other Places” Car- dinner: corned beef, cabbage and red Camino Real, Palo Alto. Call 323-3363. olyn Shaw will present a solo exhibit of potatoes. $24 adults prepaid/$26 at the www.anandapaloalto.org oil paintings of California landscapes door/$14/$16 children 6-12. Mail check Blueberries and Raspberries Learn how www.PaloAltoOnline.com through April 29; reception Sun., March payable to CSA/Chefs Who Care, 204 to select, plant, and maintain blueber- If it’s useful and local, it’s on Palo Alto Online! 18, 2-5 p.m. Free. 1870 Art Center, 1870 Stierlin Rd., Mtn. 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Spur Projects, 888 Portola For Life Goes to the Tropics” March 17, www.commongroundinpaloalto.org p.m. Free. Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Library, 2300 Wellesley Ave., Palo Alto. Road, Portola Valley. www.SpurProjects. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Event will raise funds and CPR Saturday Free CPR classes Sat., Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. Call (415) Call 329-2205. community awareness to support CBHP 782-6253. www.jvs.org/JEN com March 10: two sessions, in English, Span- Discovering Sherlock Holmes Stanford in its mission of providing personalized in- Seed Propagation “Water” An exhibit of watercolor paint- ish or Chinese. Learn CPR, rescue breath- Class will explain soil University will release 12 weekly facsimi- ings by Kay Culpepper. Through March formation and free support to all affected ing, choking aid and EMS use. Adult CPR mix, transplanting, pricking out seedlings by breast cancer. $250. Sofitel, 223 Twin les of Sherlock Holmes stories, as first 30. Tue.-Sun., 2-5 p.m. Free. Flea Street 8 a.m.-noon or 1-5 p.m.; afternoon first from flats, proper watering, and planting seen in The Strand Magazine. Mailings Cafe Gallery, 3607 Alameda de las Pul- Dolphin Dr., Redwood City. Call 326-6299 aid basics class for those who have taken by the phases of the moon. Call 493-6072 ext.17. www.cbhp.org through April 13. $20 for newsprint cop- gas, Menlo Park. Call 854-1226. kaycul- morning CPR $20 fee. Cubberley Com- to register. March 10, 2-4 p.m. $24. Com- ies; free pdf access. Discovering Sher- pepper.com Friends of Palo Alto Library Book Sale munity Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, mon Ground Organic Garden Supply, 559 lock Holmes, 482 Galvez St., Stanford. Guilty Pleasures Features paintings by March 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; March 11, 1-4 Palo Alto. Call 688-0417. www.paarc.org College Ave., Palo Alto. www.common- Call 724-9588. http://sherlockholmes. Ana Teresa Fernandez, Nanda Plamieri, p.m. Free. Cubberley Community Center, Double Digging and Bed Preparation groundinpaloalto.org stanford.edu Catherine Saiki and Sharon Shapiro, as 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call Participants will learn the method. March Seed Starting the Spring Garden Master well as a video installation by David and 328-1954. www.friendspaloaltolib.org 10, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $24. Common Gardener Bekah Stratton teaches how to Concerts Hi-Jin Hodge. Through March 17. Free. Monte Carlo Night and Silent Auction Ground Organic Garden Supply, 559 Col- start seeds indoors, sew directly in soils, 23rd Annual Bach Celebration Present- Spur Projects, 888 Portola Road, Portola To raise funds for Mountain View Educa- lege Ave., Palo Alto. Call 493-6072. www. and planting methods for organic veggies, ed by Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra. A Valley. Call 529-2040. www.SpurProjects. tional Foundation to provide students in commongroundinpaloalto.org as well as edible flowers. March 10, 9-11 series of three Sunday concerts March com the Mountain View Whisman School Dis- Enhancing Your Child’s Success in a.m. Free. Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverly 11-25, 7:30-9 p.m. Focusing on the music Hawaii: “Up Close” Views of Hawaii by trict with music, art, PE, science materi- School Parenting workshop covering St., Palo Alto. Call (408) 282-3105. www. of Johann Sebastian Bach and featuring watercolor artist Sue Lyttle. Through als and more. Casino games, silent and grades K-8th. Analyze learning styles gamblegarden.org an array of guest performers. $12/$10 se- March 31. Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; live auctions, food, drinks and dancing. and theories and ways to help children Sibling Preparation A parenting work- niors and students. Valley Presbyterian Sun., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Viewpoints Gallery, Childcare available. March 16, 7-11 p.m. learn effectively. Thursdays, March 15 shop covering ages 2-6 years to discuss Church, 945 Portola Road, Portola Valley. and 22, 6:30-8:30 p.m. with Gloria Mos- strategies for adjusting to the new sibling. Call 856-3848. www.pacomusic.org kowitz-Sweet. $50 for 2 sessions. Pre- Learn ways to minimize jealousy and cre- Boys of the Lough, Celtic Music March registration required. Parents Place, 200 ate a bond. Wed., March 21, noon-1:30 13, 6-7 p.m. Free. Community School of Channing Ave., Palo Alto. Call 688-3040. p.m. with Heidi Emberling. $25. Pre-reg- Music and Arts at Finn Center, 230 San OF NOTE www.parentsplaceonline.org istration required. Parents Place, 200 Antonio Circle, Mountain View. www.art- Family Fun with Flowers Recommended Channing Ave., Palo Alto. Call 688-3040. s4all.org for children ages 5-12. Participants make www.parentsplaceonline.org California Youth Symphony Performs their own arrangement to take home. Textile Manipulation Art Workshop Cre- also performances by CYS senior soloist March 17, 10:30 a.m.-noon $55 mem- ate samples, strip trimmings and edgings competition winners. March 11, 2:30-4:30 bers/$70 non-members. Filoli, 86 Canada to embellish quilts, bags, accessories p.m. $12/$6 students and seniors. San Road, Woodside. www.filoli.org and wearable art. For ages teen to adult. Mateo Performing Arts Center, 650 N. Growing Terrific Tomatoes Learn trellising Bring needles, thread, scissors, measur- Delaware St., San Mateo. Call 325-6666. methods, soil preparation, and the plant- ing tape and 2 contrasting color fabrics, www.cys.org Ω ing locations for harvest. Call 493-6072 to yard each. Bring lunch. March 11, 10 CSMA Merit Scholarship Piano Stu- register. March 17, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. a.m.-5 p.m. $100. Community School of dents Students of CSMA’s Distinguished $24. Common Ground Organic Garden Music and Arts at Finn Center, 230 San Teacher Ludmila Kurtova perform music Supply, 559 College Ave., Palo Alto. Call Antonio Circle, Mountain View. Call 917- for piano solo, duet and duos. Sponsored 493-6072. www.commongroundinpalo- 6800. www.arts4all.org by Applied Materials; presenting partner alto.org Transistors and Vacuum Tubes Intro- Mellon Financial; media sponsor Classi- Guided Autobiography Pre-registration ductory course covering the basics of cal 102.1 KDFC. March 15, 7-9 p.m. Free. required. One-day workshop March 15, transistor and vacuum tube circuits. Community School of Music and Arts 10-11:30 a.m. Little House, 800 Middle Students perform experiments to learn at Finn Center, 230 San Antonio Circle, Ave., Menlo Park. Call 326-2025. www. how basic transistors are used to control Mountain View. Call 917-6800. www.art- peninsulavolunteers.orgp flow of electric current. Students keep s4all.org Hands-on “Papel Picado” Family Work- their electronics lab and can perform Emily Wang, piano Sat., March 10, 2:30 shop With artist Carmen Lomas Garza. additional experiments at home. Ages p.m. A student recital featuring Ravelís Listen here, young lady A free workshop for the whole family. 10 and up. Saturdays, March 10-31, 10 Sonatine, Beethovenís Sonata, op. 110, Aurora Real de Asua, left, undergoes a scolding from Mrs. Minchin Age-appropriate projects for ages 4-8 a.m.-noon Members $45/ non-members and works by Bach and Brahms. Free. and 9-adult. E-mail [email protected] $60. Museum of American Heritage, 351 Campbell Recital Hall, 541 Lasuen Mall, (Emily Barry) as Sara Crewe in the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Call 321-1004. production of “A Little Princess.” The musical, which has music by or call 917-6800 ext. 306 for reservations. Stanford. Call 723-2720. http://music. Sponsored by the Castellano Family www.moah.org stanford.edu Andrew Lippa and book and lyrics by Brian Crawley, opens March Foundation. March 10, 1-2:30 p.m. Com- Clubs/Meetings Josef Frank, tenor, and Gwendolyn Mok, 16 at 7:30 p.m. and runs through March 24 at 1305 Middlefield munity School of Music and Arts at Finn Menlo Art League Artist Martha Castillo pianist Wed., March 14, 8 p.m. A program Road in Palo Alto. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children. For Center, 230 San Antonio Circle, Moun- will demonstrate clay monotype print- of French works, including selections from more information, call 650-463-4970. tain View. Call 917-6800 ext. 306. www. making. March 14, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Ravelís Miroirs Suite and Le Tombeau de arts4all.org Menlo Park Recreation Center, 700 Alma St., Menlo Park. Call 322-6867. (continued on page 21) Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, March 9, 2007 • Page 19 Helping You Do the Most Important Job in the World.

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(continued from page 19) p.m. Gallery Hours: Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 1-5 p.m. Thomas Welton Couperin, Poulencís Tel Jour, Tel Nuit, Stanford Art Gallery - Stanford Univer- When we set out and Songs by Duparc. $10/$5. Campbell sity, 419 Lasuen Mall, Stanford. Call 723- Recital Hall, 541 Lasuen Mall, Stanford. 3404. http://art.stanford.edu Call 723-2720. http://music.stanford.edu 100 Years at the Williams House Ex- Noon Concert Series Wednesdays and hibit celebrates the 100th birthday of the Fridays, through March 28, 12:15 p.m. Williams House through revisiting the life to change the community, See website for daily performers. Free. and times of the family who built and oc- Campbell Recital Hall, 541 Lasuen Mall, cupied the home. Exhibit examines life Stanford. Call 723-2720. http://music. from 1907 to the 1930s. Through June 3. stanford.edu/Events/calendar.html Fri.-Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Museum of PACO’s “Sinfonia” Chamber Orchestra American Heritage, 351 Homer Ave., Palo Will perform works by Telemann, Holberg, Alto. Call 321-1004. www.moah.org we started by Balkrishnan and Hindemith, conducted Anything Goes Presented by The Santa by Doris Fukawa, a violinist who performs Clara Valley Watercolor Association. with the San Francisco Symphony and Group showing of watercolors, sculp- San Francisco Opera orchestra. March tures, oils and more. Through March 31; 10, 8-9:30 p.m. $10 adults/$5 seniors reception March 11, 2-4 p.m. Redwood changing ourselves. and students. Cubberley Theatre, 4000 City Art Center, 2625 Broadway, Red- Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 856- wood City. 3848. www.pacomusic.org Architectural Tours of Williams House Palo Alto Philharmonic Chamber Con- Docent led architectural tours of the cert March 10, 8 p.m. Schubert Cello Century Old Williams House. Saturdays, Quintet, other string, wind and brass through June 2, 2 p.m. Free. Museum of chamber groups. $16/$14/$7. Palo Alto American Heritage, 351 Homer Ave., Palo Arts Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Alto. Call 321-1004. www.moah.org www.paphil.org Art Dialogues Free docent-led tours of Piano Students of Ludmila Kurtova current exhibitions. Saturdays, 2 p.m.; Presented by The Community School of no tour April 7. Call 329-2370 to arrange Music and Arts. Students of teacher Lud- private tour. Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 mila Kurtova performing music for piano Newell Road, Palo Alto. solo, duet and duos. Sponsored by Ap- Art in Action Library Show Art show se- plied Materials; media sponsor Classical ries featuring artwork from local students 102.1 KDFC. March 15, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. grades K-8. Through May 5. For a list of Community School of Music and Arts, participating schools see website. Free. 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. Art in Action, 3925 Bohannon Dr., Menlo www.arts4all.org Park. Call 566-8339. www.artinaction. Prelude to Spring Concert The Peninsula org Youth Orchestra, directed by Mitchell Sar- Art Opening: Immersion of Color Ab- dou Klein, presents Shostakovich, Heller, stract acrylic paintings by Kathryn Rone. Borodin, and Sibleius. Sun., March 11, 7 Through March 16. Colors move in wave- p.m. Featured PYO concerto winners are like patterns, displaying emotions and in- Gracie Brown performing the Creston ternal flow. Free. Institute of Transperson- “Concertino for Marimba”, and Ben Rich- al Psychology, 1069 E. Meadow Circle, ard performing the Telemann “G Major Palo Alto. Call 493-4430 ext. 254. www. Viola Concerto.” $10 adults/$7 students itp.edu and seniors. Skyline College Main The- Carmen Lomas Garza: Paintings and atre, 3300 College Dr., San Bruno. Call Prints Paintings and prints by Chicana 325-7967. www.peninsulayouthorches- narrative artist Carmen Lomas Garza, de- tra.org picting special and everyday events in the Stanford Flute Ensemble Tue., March 13, lives of Mexican Americans. Presented 8 p.m. Karen Van Dyke, director. Works by Heritage Bank of Commerce. Spe- by Delibes, Tull, Bizet, Smetana, and Ga- cial exhibition partner: Castellano Family brieli all written or arranged for flute choir. Foundation. Through March 28, 9 a.m.-7 Free. Campbell Recital Hall, 541 Lasuen p.m. Free. Community School of Music Mall, Stanford. Call 723-2720. http://mu- and Arts at Finn Center, 230 San Antonio sic.stanford.edu Circle, Mountain View. www.arts4all.org The Fortnightly Music Club Concert In the American West: Photographs By Sun., March 11, 8 p.m. Includes works Richard Avedon. Assertive, controversial, by Scarlatti, Chopin, Debussy, Dvorak and graphically striking, Avedon’s over- and Brahms. Performers include C. sized images of working-class Western- Kozel, piano; S. Wilson, mezzo-sop.; H. ers provide the opportunity to reexamine Kennemer, piano; C. Horelick, violin; A. the group of photographs and to explore Doheny, piano. Free. Palo Alto Art Center, the realities and myths of the American 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Call 522- West. Hours: Wed.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; 8152. www.fortnightlymusicclub.org Thu., 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Through May 6. The counties of San Mateo and Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Dr., Dance Stanford. Call 723-3469. http://museum. Santa Clara have always stood for Live Music Contra Dance A traditional stanford.edu form of American social folk dance. Call- Repetitious Antics Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4:30 imagination and innovation. So when er: Erik Hoffman Band: Morgan Meadow, p.m. through March 23. Photographs and Tawnya Kovach, Pat Ryan. Sponsored collages by Jessica Walker and Cyane it came to dreaming up ways to better by the Bay Area Country Dance Society. Tornatzky, blending gender issues and March 10, beginners class 7:30-8 p.m.; technology to blur the edges of the natu- dance 8-11 p.m. $10 members /$8 low ral and the artificial. Free. Serra House, serve the region, we imagined a income/students $5. 1st United Method- 589 Capistrano Way, Stanford. Call 723- ist Church of PA, 625 Hamilton, Palo Alto. 1994. http://gender.stanford.edu new way forward for ourselves. Call 965-9169. www.bacds.org Seasons at Filoli Exhibition will highlight Exhibits Filoli’s special events through a collec- This January, the new Silicon Valley “Actor Actor” Through April 29. A broad tion of photographs by members of the celebration of the intersection of art and Friends of Filoli and other local artists. Community Foundation opens its theater with an emphasis on Asian ma- Through March 25, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. terial. Subjects include masks, puppets, Free with paid $12 admission. Filoli, 86 doors, following the merger of and stage set design. Hours: Tue.-Sat., Canada Road, Woodside. www.filoli.org 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., 1-5 p.m. and 7-10 Stevenson House Fifth Monoprint Show Peninsula Community Foundation p.m. Free. Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Resident artist Vlasta Diamant mounts INTRODUCING THE NEW Newell Road, Palo Alto. Call 329-2366. her students’ fifth monoprint show titled and Community Foundation Silicon www.cityofpaloalto.org “Fossils.” Through March 31, 7:30-8:30 SILICON VALLEY “Correspondence: Masami Teraoka p.m. Stevenson House, 455.E. Charles- Valley. The new foundation combines Ukiyo-e” Through April 29. Explores the ton Road, Palo Alto. Call 493-1478. contemporary work by Japanese Ameri- COMMUNITY FOUNDATION more than $1.5 billion in assets with can artist Masami Teraoka in juxtaposi- Family and Kids tion with Ukiyo-e woodblock prints by Carnivorous Plants: “Little Shop of Hor- a priceless portfolio of expertise and Japanese masters. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 10 rors” Rick Walker will show parents and a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., 1-5 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. children ages 6 and up, how to identify experience-in turn creating a catalyst Free. Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell and cultivate carnivorous plants, and how Road, Palo Alto. Call 329-2366. www. they trap and digest their victims. March for change greater than the sum of cityofpaloalto.org. 10, 9:30-11:30 a.m. $20 members/$25 non-members. Gamble Garden, 1431 “No Limits, Whatever” Multimedia Ex- Waverley St., Palo Alto. Call 329-1356 its parts. Imagine that. hibit Includes more than 30 mixed me- ext. 0. http://gamblegarden.org/ dia works created by Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society members. Through Family Story Time: A Seed is Sleepy March 31; reception March 11, 2-4 p.m. With Sylvia Long/Dianna Hutts Astonview. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.- Sun., March 11, 11:30 a.m. Free. Kepler’s www.siliconvalleycf.org Sun., by appointment 369-4096. Free. Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Redwood City Art Center, 2625 Broad- Call 324-4321. www.keplers.com way, Redwood City. Call 917-1929. www. Preschool Storytime For children ages 650.358.9369 | 408.278.2200 scvws.org 3-5. Wednesdays, 11 a.m. College Ter- “The Landscape Of” Stanford First Year MFA Exhibition Through March 18, 5-7 (continued on next page)

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Woodside Li- us to get the closest cab to you? brary, 3140 Woodside Road, Woodside. Call 851-0147. Tom Chapin Family Concert For ages 4 OVER 300 TAXIS AVAILABLE and up. March 11, 1-2 p.m. $12. Smith- HE SEQUOIA CENTER helps families recover the wick Theatre Foothill College, 12345 El Reservations Welcome. Monte, Los Altos Hills. Call 949-3390. Tbalance in their lives from the effects of abusing alcohol www.lindentreebooks.com and other drugs. Our services are offered in a warm and caring Film environment by trained staff dedicated to helping individuals Banff Mountain Film Festival World 650-321-1234 Tour March 15, 7-10 p.m. A collection of gain control over their lives. environmental, and adventure films. $13- Sunnyvale & Mountain View Served by Checker Cab. $16. Eagle Theater, 201 Almond Ave., Los Order a cab online at www.foraride.com –Call today 1-800-997-5504 Altos. 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Call 575- • Integrated Behavioral Health sequoiaCENTER 6816. www.frenchcineclub.com Monday Movies March 12: “Last of the Programs /Partial Hospitalization CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT SERVICES Blond Bombshells”; March 19: “The Il- /Day Treatment 650 Main Street, Redwood City lusionist”’; March 26: “The Devil Wears 2660 Solace Place, Suite A, Mountain View Prada.” 1-3 p.m. $1 members/$2 non- 800-997-5504 • www.sequoiacenter.com members. Little House, 800 Middle Ave., JOSH KORNBLUTH Menlo Park. Call 326-2025. www.penin- sulavolunteers.orgp HEALTH • HOPE • RECOVERY Schmooze and Views “Little Mosque on the Prairie.” Sun., March 18, 7-9 p.m. Free. Kehilla Jewish High School, 3900 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. Call 494-6400. www.keddem.org LOVE & TAXES Stanford Theatre Guide March 9: “The I Thing” 7:30 p.m.; “Isle of the Dead” 6:05 magine... and 9:10 p.m.; March 3-4: “Morocco” FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2007 - 7:00 PM 3:45 and 7:30 p.m.; “The Love Parade” 5:30 and 9:15 p.m.; March 12-13: closed; March 14-16: “White Heat” 7:30 p.m.; “The Body Snatcher” 6 and 9:35 p.m.; March 17-18: “The Bitter Tea of General Yen” 4:10 and 7:30 p.m.; “Flying Down to MONOLOGIST JOSH KORNBLUTH Rio” 5:50 and 9:10 p.m.; March 19-20: rium, Stanford University closed; March 21-23: “Hollow Triumph” Location ...... • Dinkelspiel Audito 7:30 p.m.; “The Seventh Victim” 6:05 and 9:05 p.m.; March 24-25: “Dinner at Eight” 4:05 and 7:30 p.m.; “One Hour with You” DISCUSSION TO FOLLOW 6:05 and 9:30 p.m.; March 26-27: closed; March 28-30: “The Big Clock” 7:30 p.m.; “Bedlam” 6 and 9:15 p.m.; March 31- Discussants . . . . • Josh Kornbluth April 1: “Cleopatra” 3:35 and 7:30 p.m.; “The Gay Divorcee” 5:30 and 9:25 p.m. • Barbara Fried, Stanford (Law) / Tax Expert Stanford Theatre, 221 University Ave., Palo Alto. Call 324-3700. www.stanford- • Joseph Bankman, Stanford (Law) / Tax Expert theatre.org Wednesday Movies March 14: “Busby FREE OF CHARGE Berkeley: 21 Astonishing Creations”; OPEN TO THE PUBLIC & March 21: “Giselle”; March 28: “La Bo- heme.” 1-6 p.m. $1 members/$2 non- members. Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Sponsors • The Barbara and Bowen McCoy Program in Ethics in Society cosponsors Stanford Law School, Center on Ethics, Drama Department, Menlo Park. Call 326-2025. www.penin- Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts sulavolunteers.org what we can build for you. Health http://ethicsinsociety.stanford.edu Breast Cancer Q & A A physician and a Details • for more information and a map For 20 years, the fine people at De Mattei therapist will address medical questions and concerns of breast cancer patients. Construction have been building and Family and friends are welcome. Thurs- days, through March 27, 5:30-7 p.m. remodeling dream homes. Families in your Free. 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For tick- system. March 13, 4:30-8:30 p.m. $25/ Stanford Health Library ets call 482-5980. Performances March scholarships available. Parents Place, 9-10, 7 p.m. $10 adults/$5 students. Au- 200 Channing Ave., Palo Alto. Call 688- Stanford Continuing Studies ditorium, McKinley Institute of Technol- 3037. www.parentsplaceonline.org ogy, 400 Duane St., Redwood City. Call Spring Tea Sat., March 17, noon. Formal present: 619-6942. tea includes sandwiches, fruit, scones “Les Miserables” Musical based on Vic- and French pastry with steaming pots tor Hugo’s novel revolutionary times in of hot tea. $25, reservations required. Paris circa 1815. The cast delivers all of Yerba Buena Nursery, 19500 Skyline Life Science Symposium the songs, dialog and story of the original Blvd., Woodside. Call 851-1668. www. production. Thu.-Sat., through March 10, Heart Disease in America: Public yerbabuenanursery.com 7 p.m. $7/$5 students. Woodside Priory School Assembly Hall, 302 Portola Road, Stanford Grounds and Plants University Enemy Number One Portola Valley. Call 851-6111. www.wood- Grounds Manager Herb Fong will talk sidepriory.com about the campus grounds, trees, ani- “Maybe Baby, It’s You” By Charlie mals, natural habitat, and how the cam- In the United States each year, nearly 1 million Shanian and Shari Simpson, directed pus has evolved over the years. March people die from heart disease, while 60 mil- by Bill Starr. 2 actors explore the trials, 14, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Oak West Lounge, tribulations and hilarity of dating. Through Tresidder Union, 459 Lagunita Dr., Stan- lion Americans live with some form of cardiac March 25, Thu.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. ford. Call 725-3332. http://histsoc.stan- $13-$25. Dragon Productions, 535 Alma ford.edu disease. Moreover, heart disease is the leading St., Palo Alto. Call 493-2006. www.drag- cause of death in women of all ages. With a onproductions.net Sports “Splendour” A play about decadence, Palo Alto Run Club Monday Night Run pioneering history of “firsts,” including the first desire, and dictatorship, written in 2000 Mondays, 6 p.m. A social run of 5-6 heart transplant in the US, the first heart/lung transplant in the world, and one of the first by British playwright Abi Morgan. The play miles. The loop is mostly paved and in- experiments with dramatic form. Follow- cludes challenging hills. Free. Stanford left ventricular assist device procedure in the world, cardiovascular surgery and research ing four women, the movie explores civil Track House, Campus Drive East and at Stanford continues to be a major focus of the School of Medicine. war and the dissolution of a dictatorship Galvez, Stanford. www.parunclub.com/ in a placeless international setting. March monday.htm 9-10, 8-10 p.m. $15 general/$10 faculty, Palo Alto Run Club Wednesday Night Drs. Robert C. Robbins, Mark A. Hlatky and Thomas Robinson, three leading Stan- staff/ $5 seniors, students. Roble Studio Run Wednesdays, meet at 6:15 p.m. A Theater, http://campus-map.stanford. run between 5 and 7.5 miles. Lucie Stern ford researchers, will ask how it has happened that heart disease has become the num- edu/index.cfm?ID=04-650, Stanford. Call Community Center, 1305 Middlefield ber-one killer in the US, and what is being done about it. They will examine the percep- 725-5838. http://drama.stanford.edu Road, Palo Alto. “Thoroughly Modern Millie” Presented tions and realities of heart disease in America, the outlook for our children, as well as by Peninsula Youth Theatre. Musical Support Groups about a small-town girl determined to Breast Cancer Couples Support Group the personal and societal costs of heart disease. They will also cover new and emerging take a bite out of the Big Apple in the Explores issues that arise for couples treatments that are being developed at Stanford and elsewhere. Roaring Twenties. March 10-11 and dealing with breast cancer. Spouses 16-17, 7:30 p.m.; March 18, 2 p.m. Dis- or partners are welcome. Facilitated by counted weekday matinees March 15-16, Deborah Rosenberg. 2nd and 4th Tues- Saturday, March 10 9:30 a.m. $7-$18. Mountain View Center days monthly, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Com- for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., munity Breast Health Project, 390 Cam- 1:00 – 4:00 pm Mountain View. www.pytnet.org bridge Ave., Palo Alto. www.cbhp.org Cubberley Auditorium (School of Education) Josh Kornbluth performs “Love and Breast Cancer DCIS Support Group For Taxes” A one man show about a tax de- Stanford University women diagnosed with Ductal Carcino- linquent who tries to get out of his obliga- Free; open to public. tions. March 9, 7-10 p.m. Free. Dinkelspiel ma In Situ. Facilitated by Merry Astor. Ev- Auditorium, Stanford University, Stanford. ery other Thursday, noon-1:15 p.m. Free. For more information, please visit http://csp.stanford.edu Call 723-0997. ethicsinsociety.stanford. Call for information., Los Altos. www. edu cbhp.org Monologuist Josh Kornbluth “Love and Breast Cancer Recovery and Renewal Taxes” A one-man show about a tax de- Program Ongoing support for women linquent who tries to get out of financial who have completed treatment and are Community Health obligations but over time comes to be- focusing on continued physical, emotion- lieve that individuals need to join forces al, and spiritual well-being. 2nd and 4th and share the responsibility for maintain- Mondays monthly, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Call Education Programs ing the public institutions that sustain a for address information.. www.cbhp.org democratic nation. March 9, 7-10 p.m. Healing and Guided Imagery For people March 2007 Free. Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford living with cancer. Led by Jeanne Fourni- University. Call 723-0997. http://ethicsin- er, Medical Hypnotherapist. Call for de- society.stanford.edu tailed information. Through March 30. Web site • www.pamf.org E-mail • [email protected] Outdoors Free. Call for address information., Palo Events & Lectures Little House Walkers We meet at Little Alto. www.cbhp.org House March 15, 29; Avenidas March 22, Metastatic Breast Cancer Support “Numbness, Tingling, Weakness “How to Avoid and Treat “What the Traveler Needs to Know” 9 a.m. to explore various neighborhoods. Group Therapist-led group addresses and Pain: A Guide to Peripheral Dangerous Heart Rhythms” Tuesday, April 3, 7 – 8:30 p.m. Call Hal Mankin 948-2310 for weekly concerns of women dealing with ad- Neuropathy” meeting locations. Free. Little House, 800 vanced breast cancer including: treat- Monday, March 26, 3:30 – 5 p.m. Gary Fujimoto, M.D., PAMF Travel Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Call 326-2025. ment decisions, side effects of treat- Tuesday, March 13, 7 – 8:30 p.m. Sung Chun, M.D., PAMF Cardiology Medicine www.peninsulavolunteers.orgp ment, work-related issues, end-of-life David Gershfield, M.D., PAMF Hear a discussion on life-threatening This talk will focus on food and sanitation concerns, changing relationships with Neurology heart rhythms, prevention and in some overseas travel destination, the Religion/Spirituality children, spouses/partners, family and Dances of Universal Peace Meditative, management including use of medication, latest vaccination recommendations and friends. Mondays, through March, 6:30- Join us to hear a presentation on the multicultural circle dances using sacred requirements, avian influenza and other 8:30 p.m. Free. Community Breast Health symptoms, diagnosis and causes of implanted defibrillators and rhythm phrases, songs and movement from peripheral neuropathy. Treatment strategies ablation. emerging infectious diseases, malaria many spiritual traditions. No experience Project, 390 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto. will be discussed in detail. prevention, travelers’ diarrhea and jet lag. or partner necessary. Instruction given www.cbhp.org before each dance. Fourth Saturdays, Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Sup- Hearst Center for Health Education, Level 3, Jamplis Building, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 795 El Camino through March 24, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free; port Group Facilitated by Marcie Pais. Real, Palo Alto. RSVP to (650) 853-4873. donations accepted. Unitarian Universal- Group offers women the opportunity to ist Church of Palo Alto, 505 E. Charles- express concerns in an atmosphere of Classes ton Road, Palo Alto. Call 368-6121. www. warmth, sensitivity and understanding. dancesofuniversalpeace.org Library has a collection of reference ma- “Supermarket Wise,” Thursday, March 8, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Learn techniques for making healthier food choices in a local supermarket with dietitian Karen Ross, M.S., R.D. Special Events terials, journals, circulating books, video and audiotapes. Saturdays, Jan. 13- “Shapedown,” Tuesdays, March 13 – May 8, 6:15 – 8 p.m. Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour March 31, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Community March 15, 7-10 p.m. A collection of envi- A weight management program for children and their families. Breast Health Project, 390 Cambridge ronmental and adventure films. Film list Ave., Palo Alto. www.cbhp.org “Managing Your High Blood Pressure,” Tuesday, March 27, 3 – 5 p.m. at www.snowlands.org. $13-$16. Eagle This class provides information on causes, risks and treatment of high blood pressure, and approaches to successful reduction, such Theater, 201 Almond Ave., Los Altos. Call Volunteers as exercise and medication. (925) 455-5816. www.snowlands.org Relay For Life of Menlo Park Volunteers “Good Nutrition and Feeding Practices for Toddlers,” Wednesday, March 28, 3 – 5 p.m. Book Club Mixer and Staff Recom- needed to plan the annual “Relay for Life” mendation Night Learn new books of Menlo Park, a fundraiser that is com- This class will address parental concerns regarding nutrition and feeding practices. It should be attended by parents or caretakers only. from Kepler’s staff; meet local authors. munity based and volunteer driven. Vol- “What You Need to Know About Warfarin,” Wednesday, March 28, 6 – 8 p.m. First 100 people will receive goody bags unteers needed first Thursdays, monthly containing not-yet-published books. Re- Learn what warfarin is, why you are taking it and how you can help yourself. through Aug. 12, 7-8 p.m. Free. Burgess freshments will be served. Mon., March “Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program,” April 9 – June 11, 6:30 – 9 p.m.. 12, reception: 6:45 p.m.; presentations Park, 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park. Call (408) 892-3643. www.relayforlife.org Free orientation on Monday, March 26, 6:30 – 9 p.m. The program designed to help people learn how to deal effectively with physical 7:30 p.m. Free. Kepler’s Books, 1010 El and emotional stress by providing training in breathing, meditation and gentle yoga. Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 324-4321. YES Reading Tutor volunteers needed www.keplers.com for students who are reading below grade Support Groups Navigating Learning Disabilities A Re- level at under-served schools. Tutors are source event for parents and profession- needed at Belle Haven School in Menlo Cancer (1st & 3rd Tuesdays) • Diabetes (1st Wednesday) • Multiple Sclerosis (2nd & 4th Mondays) • Sleep Apnea (1st Thursday) • als. Exhibitors, book fair, demonstrations Park and Selby Lane School in Atherton. Alcohol and Drug Education (Every Tuesday) • Healing Imagery for Cancer Patients (Mar. 14 & 28) of assistive technologies, simulation of Mondays-Thursdays through June 30. For information on class fees and to register, call the Education Division at (650) 853-2960. learning disabilities and keynote speech E-mail [email protected] for more in- by Carol Zepecki, on navigating school formation. Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, March 9, 2007 • Page 23 Peter Travers “A MIND-BENDING, NONSTOP MESMERIZER OF A MOVIE. Gyllenhaal is expert. Ruffalo is outstanding. And Downey gives a blazing performance that runs the gamut from humor to heartbreak. Make no mistake, you will be hooked. Also creeped out big time.” MovMovie reviews by Jeanne Aufmuth,ies Tyler Hanley and Susan Tavernetti Owen Gleiberman OPENINGS “ A! ‘Zodiac’ is a vastly intricate and dazzling drama.” sics, a B-grade creature-feature that does far more than go bump

Richard Roeper and Michael Phillips, Guest Critic in the night. “TWO THUMBS UP.® ” The pandemonium begins as pandemonium does, on a lazy day of sunshine and goodwill. Dim- witted single dad Gang-Du (Song Kang-Ho) is working his father’s makeshift food stand when he spies crowds of rubberneckers anxiously gathering on the banks of the Han River. Suddenly an enormous amphibious creature rises from the water and begins to attack the frantic masses. Gang-Du and his middle-school daughter Hyun-Seo (Ko A-Sung) “300” is a visual symphony, with vivid costumes and lighting. join the fleeing flock, but the slimy Century Theatres Century Theatres Century Theatres SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS CHECK THEATRE DIRECTORY CENTURY 20 DOWNTOWN CENTURY 12 DOWNTOWN CENTURY PLAZA 10 NO PASSES OR DISCOUNT OR CALL FOR SOUND thing snatches Hyun-Seo with a Redwood City 650/369-3456 San Mateo 650/558-0123 So San Francisco 650/742-9200 TICKETS ACCEPTED INFORMATION AND SHOWTIMES flick of its tail and disappears back FOR GROUP TICKET SALES INFORMATION CALL: 1-877-PAR-GRP5 300 ✭✭✭1/2 penning his graphic novel, intro- into the murky depths of the Han. (Century 16, Century 20) The ducing exotic characters (such as a Gang-Du fears the worst but final- first groundbreaking film of 2007 mutated executioner) that spice up ly receives a scratchy cell-phone explodes on the screen courtesy of the shield-and-spears tale. Akin to call from his daughter, who claims up-and-coming director Zack Sny- “Sin City,” the adaptation of “300” to be trapped by the creature in der (“Dawn of the Dead”) and ac- is so loyal to Miller’s source mate- Seoul’s labyrinth sewer system. claimed comic creator Frank Mill- rial that it’s a near-perfect panel- Thus begins an oddly compel- er. Snyder adapts Miller’s sparse by-panel rendition. ling journey that pits Hyun-Seo’s ‘‘ONE OFTHEGREATEST‘ graphic novel about the Battle of Butler is superb as Leonidas, shell-shocked family against the Thermopylae with the same de- infusing the Spartan leader with slimy monstrosity known as The ’MONSTER MOVIES EVER MADE!’’ voted verve that Robert Rodriguez nobility, strength, humanity and Host, for its scientific connection confidence. Mesh that with a chis- – Logan Hill, NEW YORK MAGAZINE brought to “Sin City.” to a deadly virus. The result is a visual symphony, eled physique and you have the The Park family single-minded- “A TERRIFIC HYBRID-GENRE FANTASY an unparalleled artistic rendering most impressive sword-wielding ly bands together to rescue Hyun- flush with exquisite costumes and warrior since Russell Crowe sev- Seo, utilizing their individual AND A SERIOUSLY SCARY FREAKOUT.’’ ered heads in “Gladiator.” – Manohla Dargis, THE NEW YORK TIMES pitch-perfect sound. The unique strengths — Olympic archer, com- picture’s only drawback is a weak And Snyder is proving to be an puter whiz — in a low-tech battle “THE OUT-AND-OUT SCARIEST MONSTER MOVIE narrative: Dialogue and character adroit director on the rise — he against evil. TO COME DOWN THE PIKE SINCE‘ALIENS’. ’’ development suffer beneath the gave 2004’s “Dawn of the Dead” Director Bong Joon-Ho’s world – Glenn Kenny, PREMIERE overwhelming sensory experience. new life and his sophomore effort isn’t all monster madness. His “ON ALMOST EVERY LEVEL THERE’S NEVER BEEN It seems a fair trade. After all, the is even more impressive. Battle colorful dissection of the fiendish “300” graphic novel was praised scenes are bloody but not gratu- creature genre manages to touch A MONSTER MOVIE LIKE ‘THEHOST.’’’ primarily for its vibrant artwork, itous, and the vivid lighting is al- on a number of contemporary – Derek Elley, VARIETY not its writing. most hypnotic. themes: the very real fear of a viral “‘THE HOST’ IS THE MOST ORIGINAL, EXHILARATINGLY Miller’s fantasy-infused account Some viewers may scoff at the plague, rampant paranoia inherent of the clash between the Greeks and thin character development or in national disaster, a bit of social SCARY-FUNNY MONSTER MOVIE IN MANY A SEASON.’’ macho dialogue, but the entranc- – Scott Foundas, LA WEEKLY the Persians in the year 480 B.C. satire and the deep bonds of a fam- revolves around King Leonidas ing visual power and unparalleled ily caught up in crisis. “ON A PAR WITH ‘JAWS’.’’ (Gerard Butler) of Sparta. When imagination of “300” cannot be The action is pure high camp, a – Harry Knowles, AIN’T IT COOL NEWS a massive Persian army led by the ignored. The 300 Spartan soldiers madcap mix of fear and humor that effeminate and self-proclaimed wanted glory, and they got it. hits a few slap-sticky skids along “Man God” Xerxes (Brazilian ac- the way. The effects are uber-cool, tor Rodrigo Santoro) threatens to Rated: R for graphic battle se- in particular breathtaking shots of enslave Greece, Leonidas and 300 quences, some sexuality and nu- the slithery creature hanging off of his most devoted soldiers travel dity. 1 hour, 57 minutes. the Han River Bridge and swing- to the narrow mountain pass of — Tyler Hanley ing itself into its watery lair. Thermopylae in an effort to hold A good time at the movies, no off the approaching horde. Three matter how you cut it. hundred versus more than 100,000 The Host ✭✭✭ — seems like fun to Leonidas and (Century 16, Century 12) Kore- Rated: R for excessive gore. 1 his courageous crew. an cinema, both North and South, hour, 59 minutes. In Korean with Narration by “Lord of the Rings” has long been a personal favorite, English subtitles. alum David Wenham (as Spartan blessed as with a caustic edge and — Jeanne Aufmuth soldier Dilios) is woven throughout tongue-in-cheek humor that belies its countries’ tetchy politics. To view the trailers for “300” and “300,” giving the film an almost "The Host" go to Palo Alto Online fairytale quality. “The Host” is straight from the at http://www.PaloAltoOnline. Miller used creative license when annals of Japan’s ‘50s horror clas-

STARRING SONG KANG-HO, BYUN HEE-BONG, PARK HAE-IL, BAE DOO-NA, KO A-SUNG / PRESENTED BY CHUNGEORAHM FILM, SHOWBOX / MEDIAPLEX, INC. / A CHUNGEORAHM FILM PRODUCTION / PRODUCER CHOI YONG-BAE / EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS CHOI YONG-BAE, KIM WOO-TAEK / CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS JEONG TAE-SUNG, CHUNG JIN-KI / CO-PRODUCER JOH NEUNG-YEON / NOW PLAYING nearing physical and emotional collapse opponents Lord Tarlton (Ciaran Hinds) VFX SUPERVISOR KEVIN RAFFERTY / VISUAL EFFECTS AND ANIMATION BY THE ORPHANAGE / CINEMATOGRAPHY KIM HYUNG-GOO / ORIGINAL STORY BONG JOON-HO / SCREENPLAY BONG JOON-HO, HAH JOON-WON, BAEK CHUL-HYUN / from his all-consuming cause, and is and the crafty Duke of Clarence (Toby DIRECTED BY BONG JOON-HO © 2006 CHUNGEORAHM FILM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following is a sampling of movies forced to retire to the country home of Jones). The climax is a groundswell of recently reviewed in the Weekly: generous benefactors for some R&R. 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In late- William is assured the support of future CALL THEATRE OR CHECK DIRECTORY FOR SHOWTIMES Redwood City (650) 365-9000 Mountain View (650) 960-0970 18th-century England, antislavery pioneer Prime Minister William Pitt (Benedict The Astronaut Farmer ✭✭ William Wilberforce (Ioan Gruffudd) is WWW.HOSTMOVIE.COM • WWW.MAGPICTURES.COM • MONSTERS ARE REAL: WWW.MONSTERHUNTERCLUB.COM Cumberbatch), but butts heads with evil (Century 16, Century 20) Director Michael Page 24 • Friday, March 9, 2007 • Palo Alto Weekly MOVIE TIMES WINNER Note: Screenings are for Friday through Tuesday only. ACADEMY AWARD® 300 (R) ✭✭✭1/2 Century 16: 11 a.m.; noon, 1, 1:50, 2:50, 3:50, 4:40, 5:35, 6:40, 7:30, 8:20, 9:30 & 10:20 p.m. BEST ACTOR • FOREST WHITAKER Century 20: 11:30 a.m.; 12:25, 1:20, 2:15, 3:10, 4:05, 5, 5:55, 6:50, 7:50, 8:45, 9:40 & 10:35 p.m. Amazing Grace Century 16: 12:50, 3:55, 6:50 & 9:30 p.m. Century 12: 12:20, 3:10, 7 & 9:50 p.m. (Not Rated) ✭✭1/2 The Astronaut Farmer (PG) ✭✭ Century 16: 11:30 a.m.; 2 & 4:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:55 a.m.; 2:25, 4:50, 7:20 & 9:50 p.m. Because I Said So Century 12: 12:40, 3:40, 6:30 & 9:10 p.m. (PG-13) ✭✭1/2 ✭ CENTURY THEATRES LANDMARK’S CALL Black Snake Moan (R) 1/2 Century 16: 11:25 a.m.; 2:25, 5:05, 7:50 & 10:30 p.m. Century 12: 12:10, 1:30, 3, 4:20, 6, 7:20, 9 & THEATRE 10:05 p.m. CENTURY 20 REDWOOD CITY AQUARIUS FOR Redwood City (650) 369-3456 Palo Alto (650) 266-9260 SHOWTIMES Breach (PG-13) ✭✭✭ Century 16: 11:20 a.m.; 1:55, 4:30, 7:25 & 10 p.m. Century 20: 11:40 a.m.; 2:25, 5, 7:40 & 10:15 p.m. Bridge to Terabithia Century 16: 11:40 a.m.; 2:15, 4:35, 6:55 & 9:15 p.m. Century 20: 11:30 a.m.; 12:55, 1:55, 3:15, 4:35, (PG) (Not Reviewed) 5:45, 7:10, 8:10 & 10:30 p.m. Charlotte’s Web (G) ✭✭1/2 Century 12: 11:50 a.m.; 2:40 & 5:20 p.m. Dreamgirls (PG-13) ✭✭✭ Century 20: 1:10, 4:05, 7:05 & 10:05 p.m. # Ghost Rider (PG-13) Century 16: 11:10 a.m.; 1:45, 4:20, 7 & 9:35 p.m. Century 20: 11:45 a.m.; 1:05, 2:30, 3:50, 5:15, 1 MOVIE IN AMERICA! (Not Reviewed) 6:45, 7:55, 9:20 & 10:25 p.m. The Host (R) ✭✭✭ Century 16: 11:15 a.m.; 2, 4:45, 7:35 & 10:25 p.m. Century 12: 1, 4, 7:30 & 10:20 p.m. The Last King of Scotland Century 20: 1:15, 4:25, 7:15 & 10:10 p.m. Aquarius: 1, 3:45, 6:30 & 9:30 p.m. (R) ✭✭✭1/2 The Last Mimzy (PG) Century 16: Sat. at 5:30 p.m. Century 12: Sat. at 5:30 p.m. (Sneak Preview) Letters from Iwo Jima Century 16: 7:10 & 10:15 p.m. Century 20: 12:30, 3:35, 6:50 & 9:55 p.m. (R) ✭✭✭1/2 The Lives of Others (R) ✭✭✭✭ Guild: 2:30, 5:30 & 8:30 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. also at 11:30 a.m. The Messengers (PG-13) Century 20: 9:35 p.m. (Not Reviewed) Miss Potter (PG) ✭✭✭1/2 Aquarius: 2:30, 4:45, 7 & 9:15 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. also at 12:15 p.m. Music and Lyrics (PG-13) ✭✭✭ Century 16: 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45 & 10:10 p.m. Century 12: 7:50 & 10:25 p.m. Night at the Museum Century 20: Noon, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45 & 10:20 p.m. (PG) (Not Reviewed) Norbit (PG-13) ✭✭ Century 20: 12:20, 2:55, 5:25, 8 & 10:35 p.m. The Number 23 (R) ✭ Century 16: Fri., Sun.-Tue. at 11:50 a.m.; 2:40, 5, 7:40 & 10:05 p.m.; Sat. at 11:50 a.m.; 2;40, 7:55 & 10:25 p.m. Century 12: Fri., Sun.-Tue. at 11:55 a.m.; 2:25, 5:10, 7:45 & 10:15 p.m.; Sat. at 11:55 a.m.; 2:25 & 10:15 p.m. Pan’s Labyrinth (R) ✭✭✭1/2 Century 20: 11:35 a.m.; 2:20, 4:55, 7:30 & 10:10 p.m. CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 1:30, 4:20, 7:20 & 10:10 p.m. The Queen (Not Rated) ✭✭✭✭ Century 20: 12:10, 2:40, 5:05, 7:25 & 9:45 p.m. CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:30 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. also at 11:30 a.m. For Theatres and Showtimes: Check Movie Times or Text HOGS with your ZIP CODE to 43KIX (43549) Reno 911!: Miami (R) Century 20: 11:50 a.m.; 1:50, 3:55, 6, 8:05 & 10:20 p.m. SEE IT NOW! or Visit www.wildhogsmovie.com (Not Reviewed) SORRY, NO PASSES Two Weeks (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 12: 11:45 a.m.; 2:15, 4:45, 7:15 & 9:40 p.m. The Ultimate Gift (PG) Century 12: 12:30, 3:30, 7:10 & 10 p.m. (Not Reviewed) Wild Hogs (PG-13) ✭✭ Century 16: 11:35 a.m.; 12:30, 2:20, 3:15, 4:50, 5:40, 7:15, 8:05, 9:40 & 10:30 p.m. Century 12: Noon, 12:50, 1:40, 2:30, 3:20, 4:10, 5, 5:50, 6:40, 7:40, 8:30, 9:20 & 10:10 p.m. Zodiac (R) ✭✭✭1/2 Century 16: 11:05 a.m.; 12:45, 2:30, 4:15, 5:55, 8 & 9:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:40 a.m.; 12:50, 2, 3:05, 4:10, 5:20, 6:30, 7:35, 9 & 10 p.m. “A LANDMARK MOTION PICTURE.”. 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(continued from previous page) (Guild) Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck the story may take her. And you may won- content and language. 1 hour, 50 minutes. crafts a personal drama about the night- der the same when the 30-something spin- STANFORD THEATRE — T.H. (Reviewed Feb. 16, 2007) marish years of East Germany’s creative ster dabs paint on a watercolor of a resting cold war. The German Democratic Repub- brown bunny — and his eyes spring open lic circa 1984 is still a place of exploitation in an animated sequence that takes you by The Stanford Theatre is at 221 University Ave. in Palo Alto. Listings are for Letters From Iwo Jima ✭✭✭1/2 and evil. Loyal dramatist Georg Dreyman surprise. Such moments of whimsy enliven Friday through Sunday. The theater is closed on Monday and Tuesday. For (Century 16, Century 20) The second of (Sebastian Koch) is the darling of the re- the narrative of Miss Potter peddling her more information, go to www.stanfordtheatre.org. Clint Eastwood’s World War II sagas is gime, churning out cultural hits while oth- wares to a publisher, finding success, and clearly superior to his flat companion piece, ers of his ilk are shunned or worse. Such falling in love with the endearing Norman The Thing (1951) In an Arctic substation, scientists find the frozen “Flags of Our Fathers.” Unspooling from political allegiance isn’t above suspicion, Warne (Ewan McGregor), who believes in the perspective of the Japanese, the battle remains of an alien. They make a big mistake by taking it back to according to Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler her work. Flashbacks wonderfully convey scenes against U.S. troops for control of their lab. Fri. at 7:30 p.m. (Ulrich Muhe), whose unwavering belief in how Beatrix came under the spell of the the volcanic island are searing. The pres- his country’s political philosophy clouds his English Lake District during the summers ent-day discovery of a cache of letters trig- judgment and steeps him in paranoia. Thus of her childhood. Pretty as a Beatrix Potter Isle of the Dead (1945) A group of travelers is stranded on a gers the flashback to 1944. Iris Yamashita’s when the ruthless Secret Police officer picture, director Chris Noonan’s charmer first script, developed from a story co- Greek island, quarantined by a plague. Fri. at 6:05 & 9:10 p.m. attends a performance of Dreyman’s new will surely put a smile on your face. Rated: authored with “Crash” scribe Paul Haggis, play he determines to expose the chinks PG for brief mild language. 1 hour, 32 min- quickly establishes Iwo Jima as part of Ja- in the playwright’s Socialist armor. A thrill- utes. — S.T. (Reviewed Jan. 26, 2007) Morocco (1930) A love affair develops between a foreign legion- pan’s sacred homeland and a key strategic ing and compelling work extremely worthy naire (Gary Cooper) and a cabaret singer (Marlene Dietrich). Sat. & position in the Pacific Theater. Embodying of its nod for a Best Foreign Film Oscar. the honor and warrior code of the Imperial Music and Lyrics ✭✭✭ Sun. at 3:45 & 7:30 p.m. Rated: R for violence, language and mature (Century 12, Century 16) Hugh Grant and forces, General Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe themes. In German with English subtitles. 2 of “The Last Samurai”) plans a do-or-die Drew Barrymore make some beautiful The Love Parade (1929) A commoner (Maurice Chevalier) mar- hours, 17 minutes. — J.A. (Reviewed Feb. music in this romantic laugher that trolls defense. He and his troops write letters 16, 2007) ries the ruler of the feminist queendom of Sylvania (Jeanette Mac- home, which become accounts of the for big Valentine’s box office. Grant is has- preparations and doomed attempt to stem been pop star Alex Fletcher, whose fame Donald). Sat. & Sun. at 5:30 & 9:15 p.m. ✭✭✭ the American attack in February of 1945. Miss Potter 1/2 and fortune from the kitschy ‘80s group Eastwood triumphs in making you identify (Aquarius) With her bee-stung lips and rosy Pop! have gone the way of acid-washed with the Japanese entrenched in a no-win cheeks, Renne Zellweger twinkles and denim. Alex makes ends meet by playing situation, instead of caring more about charms as children’s book author-illustra- county fairs and stag parties, creaking tor Beatrix Potter. Miss Potter’s narration his way through trademark hip thrusts. A novella about a detective named Fingerling mount their motorcycles to seek adventure those raising the flags of our fathers. Rated: (also Carrey) and his growing obsession on the open road. Make that misadventure. R for graphic war violence. In Japanese opens the film, welcoming the viewer into chance meeting with professional plant the imagination that fuels her creativity doctor Sophie Fisher (Barrymore) alters the with the number 23, Walter begins to notice There’s not a sign or post that Dudley with English subtitles. 2 hours. 20 minutes. unsettling similarities between himself and (Macy) doesn’t seem to slam into between — S.T. (Reviewed Jan. 12, 2007) and fills her lonely life with make-believe landscape. Alex is offered the opportunity friends both furry and feathered. “There’s to pen a hit for spiritual teen sensation Cora the story’s protagonist. Life imitates art as Cincinnati and this not-so-wild bunch’s something delicious about writing the first Corman (Haley Bennett) but his creative Walter’s behavior grows erratic and he, too, destination of the Pacific Ocean. Allen The Lives of Others ✭✭✭✭ words,” says the author, wondering where juices have all but dried up. When Alex dis- becomes obsessed with the number 23 takes the role of Doug, a dentist with a covers that Sophie has a knack for snappy and the mysterious author. The biggest flaw supportive spouse (Jill Hennessy) and a lyrics he persuades her to team up in the with “23” is its insipid screenplay. The trail- son (Dominic Janes) disinterested in having name of showbiz. Naturally the relationship ers and title promise a supernatural thriller anything to do with him. Lawrence plays blossoms; even less surprisingly, narrative along the lines of “The Sixth Sense,” but a hen-pecked husband forced to return to Read. Call. Do nothing more. misunderstandings threaten to destroy it: Schumacher and company deliver a sense- The Firm, a plumbing business that sends the tried-and-true formula for silver-screen less dud. Rated: R for violence, disturbing him out to repair overflowing toilets at gas affection. “Lyrics” screams mainstream, images, sexuality and language. 1 hour, 35 stations. Travolta seems to be living the but it’s a sweet enough holiday confec- minutes. — T.H. (Reviewed Feb. 23, 2007) male-fantasy dream with a supermodel tion. Rated: PG-13 for some language and wife. But all of them are dissatisfied with sexual content. 1 hour, 36 minutes. — J.A. Pan’s Labyrinth ✭✭✭1/2 their dull, boring lives. Rated: PG-13 for (Reviewed Feb. 14, 2007) (CineArts, Century 20) Guillermo del Toro crude and sexual content, and some crafts a captivating gothic fairy tale rich violence. 1 hour, 39 minutes. — S.T. (Re- • Uniformed, Bonded & Insured with the sorrow of the postwar repres- viewed March 2, 2007) The Number 23 ✭ sion of Francisco Franco’s Spain. 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OF LOCAL NOTE . . . Palo Alto Stanford’s NCAA swim hopes High graduate Brian Baskaus- kas helped Amherst reach the Round of 16 in the NCAA Divi- start with fabulous freshmen sion III Men’s Basketball Tourna- Cardinal women look for a winning formula while chasing ment by producing 14 points, five rebounds and three assists their first national team championships since 1998 in an 87-70 victory over Widener by Keith Peters last weekend in a second-round pic gold-medalists-to-be. game. Amherst (26-2) will host he Stanford women’s swim team has That brings us to 2007 and the latest in- a sectional this weekend, facing been winning individual NCAA races stallment in Stanford’s chase for the sport’s Stevens Institute of Technology. T since 1982 and national titles since ‘83. top collegiate prize, which will be decided The winner of the sectional will One would think a formula for that success this weekend at the University Aquatic Cen- advance to the NCAA Final Four . would have been figured out in the past quar- ter in Minneapolis, Minn. . . Former Stanford All-American ter century. The nationally No. 2-ranked Cardinal has Ryan Hall will be in the field that Well, it hasn’t. The Cardinal women have potential first-place points, adequate depth includes six 2004 U.S. Olympians won eight NCAA team crowns and they’ve and two divers — one of whom (senior Cassi- on Saturday for the 2007 USA done it seemingly every way possible. dy Krug) won two titles at the NCAA Zone E 15 km Championships in Jack- In 1989, Stanford won just two individual Championships to qualify for this weekend. sonville, Fla. Hall is the 2007 USA events and no relays. Yet, the team scored Stanford coach Lea Maurer hopes that’s a Half-Marathon champion and 610.5 points — the third-highest total in winning formula that will bring the team its American recordholder at that school history. first national title since 1998. Dav i distance. Though Hall is a relative In 1992 and ‘93, Stanford won 12 titles “I think the key is when every member of d Gonzales/Stanford Athlet newcomer to the road scene, he each year — including four relays plus one the NCAA team comes knowing that they has taken the road running world diver winning twice. The other championship have a job to do here at NCAA’s,” Maurer by storm, winning the 2006 USA seasons have included no fewer than two win- said. “Initially, the goal is to do your job in 20 km Championships in his de- ning relays among the five titles won. your events, get in the finals and swim faster but at the distance. He followed From the numbers produced over the years, at night. But, inevitably, if there’s a miss in that with an 11th place finish at Stanford has won with talent and depth — an event or two then the job must change for the 2006 IAAF World Road Run- and not necessarily at the same time. The those individuals. They must look for other Julia Smit i ning Championships while setting Cardinal has won with Olympians and Olym- (continued on page 30) cs a U.S. 20 km record last Octo- ber in Debrecen, Hungary, and earlier this year he won the 2007 STANFORD ROUNDUP Half Marathon Championships in Houston in an astounding U.S. USC offers Cardinal baseball record of 59:43. ON THE AIR a chance to erase ugly loss by Rick Eymer Friday today’s series opener. Stanford is College baseball: USC at Stanford, 5 he Stanford baseball team expected to counter with freshman p.m., KZSU (90.1 FM) gets a chance to erase Tuesday right-hander Jeffrey Inman (2-1, Men’s basketball: Pac-10 tourna- T night’s 13-5 loss to host Santa 3.54). ment: Stanford-USC winner vs. WSU- Washington winner, 8:30 p.m.; Fox Clara this weekend when the Car- The Cardinal had its eight-game Sports Net Bay Area dinal plays host to USC in a non- winning streak, the longest in nearly Prep sports: High School Sports Fo- conference series beginning with three years, stopped by Santa Clara cus, 11 p.m., KICU (Cable 6). Rebroad- today’s 5 p.m. contest. in game that took nearly four hours cast Sunday at 4 p.m. Stanford left a season-high 14 to complete. The teams combined Saturday runners on base, and season highs for 20 walks and three hit batters.

College baseball: USC at Stanford, 1 Dav of 13 runs scored, 10 walks and six “We just gave them too much,” p.m., KZSU (90.1 FM) i

d Gonzales/Stanford Athlet stolen bases in the loss to Broncos. Stanford coach Mark Marquess Men’s basketball: Pac-10 Tourna- ment championship, 3 p.m., KPIX (5) The Cardinal (10-6) lost to an un- said. “It’s tough to beat anybody Prep sports: Cal Hi Sports, 9 p.m.; ranked opponent for the first time (when you do that). We also left a lot Ch. 44 (Cable 12) this season. of runners on base and when they Sunday The 20th-ranked Trojans (13-8) got them on, they got them in. They College baseball: USC at Stanford, 1 come to Sunken Diamond having did a good job of swinging the bat in p.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM) won six of their past seven games. clutch situations.” They had a four-game winning Brandt Walker made his colle-

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Los Altos rested their No. feated in the Private Schools Ath- 1 player, but it still is a great day for Camry Hybrid & letic League once more, the Gators us.” need only to make sure they don’t Highlander Hybrid trip themselves up before the CCS Baseball tournament. Menlo got an outstanding perfor- That nearly happened this week mance from Kenny Diekroeger in a when Woodside Priory pushed SHP 1-0 win over St. Ignatius to conclude to the limit before falling, 4-3, in a play in the annual Tim Kuehnert PSAL match. The Gators pulled all Memorial Tournament on Tuesday. but one of their singles starters and Diekroeger pitched a complete nearly suffered an upset. game while throwing only 71 pitch- Menlo (3-1) bounced back from es. 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Stanford roundup Stanford hosts No. 9 Oklahoma Sophomore pitcher Missy Penna is (continued from page 27) (11-1) on Friday at 7 p.m. in Burn- fourth in Stanford history with 298 PICK THREE. two wild pitches. He allowed six ham Pavilion. career strikeouts, and eighth with 33 runs on three hits. The Cardinal (9-2) enters compe- career wins. Penna is averaging 10.1 Sean Ratliff equaled his career tition ranked third in the country, strikeouts per game. high with three hits and stole his with a regional qualifying score sixth base of the season for Stanford. (RQS) of 196.53. Women’s tennis Brent Milleville had two hits and Stanford ranks third on bars Fourth-ranked Stanford hosts drove in two runs while Joey August (49.28), third on beam (49.105) and Oregon on Saturday at noon and had two hits and drove in a run. fifth on floor (49.215). Texas on Sunday at noon as it looks The Cardinal fell to 1-6 on the to build on its 112-match home road. Stanford is 9-0 at home, its Women’s soccer winning streak and six-match win best since the 1993 team started 10- The Cardinal has signed four of streak overall. 0 at Sunken Diamond. the nation’s top high school seniors The Cardinal (5-0 in the Pac-10, Earlier in the week, Ratilff earned — Christen Press, Kira Maker, Ali 9-1 overall) was knocked out of the THEALL-NEWVOLVOS80.THE ALL-NEW VOLVO S80. a couple of awards for his play dur- McCann and Morgan Redman — to top spot in the FILA/ITA rankings ing the week ending on March 5. He National Letters of Intent. because a different rating system $39,388* was named the Pac-10 Player of the The group is highlighted by Press, was implemented this week. Stan- Starting at Week and was also honored on the who is one of the best prep forwards ford’s average score of 91.43 is 2.82 The all-new Volvo S80 is proof that luxury, College Baseball Foundation’s Na- in the nation. 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Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, March 9, 2007 • Page 29 Sports NCAA swim (continued from page 27) ways to help — cheer, get a drink (for a teammate), be positive.” Stanford has 16 swimmers and two divers entered in the meet, which began Thursday night and concludes Saturday on the campus of the University of Minnesota. The Cardinal has the top-seeded swimmer/relay in six events and 17 seeded finalists overall. In the re- lays, which count double, Stanford is expected to final in all five. The real question mark for the Cardinal, perhaps, is how freshmen Julia Smit and Elaine Breeden will react to the pressure-cooker atmo- sphere of the NCAA meet. Both have turned in sensational seasons thus far while rewriting the Stanford record book. “I can expect them to race tough and to give it everything they have,” Maurer said. “I know they will swim their best and I know I will be proud and happy when they finish, and I hope they will feel the same way.” Smit, who came to Stanford from a high school (Mt. Sinai, N.Y.) that didn’t even have a team, has quickly made a name for herself since be- cs Please join us for a little ing featured in Sports Illustrated’s i “Faces in the Crowd” in 2005. Smit has the nation’s fastest times in the 200 back (1:53.95), 200 IM (1:55.38) and 400 IM (4:04.02). MARCH Both individual medley times are faster than the winning marks at the 2006 NCAA championships. More- d Gonzales/Stanford Athlet d Gonzales/Stanford over, Smit’s 200 IM time is a school i

record, the 400 IM mark ranks her Dav MADNESS No. 2 in school history and her 200 Stanford senior Cassidy Krug will have a key role in the Cardinal’s back is No. 3. NCAA championship hopes after qualifying in two events. The 200 back and 400 IM records are held by Olympic gold medalists also has been making big waves No. 3 200 free relay. Misty Hyman and Summer Sand- this season. She broke the school Bruce made a splash her fresh- ers, respectively. Both won gold in record in the 200 fly with a 1:52.99 man year by winning the 100 and the 200-meter butterfly, Sanders that leads the nation. Her 51.44 time 200 breaststrokes. She underwent in 1992 and Hyman in 2000. Smit in the 100 fly ranks second to Hy- shoulder surgery before her sopho- broke Sanders’ 200 IM record that man in school history and No. 2 in more year, which sidelined her. had stood since 1992. the nation this season to Olympian Bruce has returned to post the na- Fellow freshman Elaine Breeden Dana Vollmer of Cal (50.80). tion’s fastest time in the 200 breast Breeden also ranks No. 3 in the (2:09.32), the No. 3 time in the 100 200 IM, swims a leg on Stanford’s breast (1:00.00) and No. 10 time in No. 1-seeded 200 medley relay team the 200 IM. She’s also a member of and No. 2-seeded 400 medley relay the two medley relay squads. ENDURO SL is in stock now! squad with Smit. Stanford also will look to junior “What she and Julia Smit are Elizabeth Durot (No. 4 in 500 free), doing by putting themselves side- freshman Whitney Spence (No. 11 by-side in our record books with in 500 free), sophomore Laura Wad- American swimming icons is a huge den (No. 11 in 200 fly) plus senior accomplishment,” Maurer said. “Not distance standouts Desiree Stahley only are they already doing that, but and Morgan Hentzen. they are also looking forward to do- Auburn is the defending cham- ing even more at the NCAA Cham- pion. Stanford finished fifth last pionships. They know what they’ve season after going 13-2 overall. This Climb like an angel, done to this point is huge, but they season, the Cardinal fashioned a 10- descend like a bat out of hell. also know there are a lot of people 0 dual-meet record and is primed to in country swimming similarly fast move up the NCAA ladder. times, and they are just trying to get Maurer, who was Lea Loveless better for the NCAA’s . . . This year when she helped Stanford win could prove to be one of the fast- NCAA titles from 1992-94 by win- (650) 858-7700 est and one of the deepest NCAA ning the 100-yard back each year, 3001 El Camino Real in Palo Alto meets.” does share stories of the past but, www.MikesBikes.com In addition to Smit and Breeden, more importantly, “I really try to Stanford will count heavily on ju- teach them to make their own his- niors Brooke Bishop and Caroline tory.” Bruce. With only four seniors entered in GREAT BEER Bishop is still looking for her first this year’s meet, there seems to be GREAT FOOD Recycle individual NCAA title. While that plenty of time for that. As for team GREAT PLACE might not happen this weekend, honors . . . your she’ll be counted on to maintain (or “I think this year the team that improve) her seedings in the 100 wins will be the team that fought 640 Emerson Street, back (No. 5), 50 free (No. 6), 100 all six (trials and finals) sessions,” Palo Alto, CA 94301 free (No. 7) in addition to anchoring Maurer said. “There will be no room 650-323-7723 the No. 1-ranked 200 medley relay, to feel comfortable in the place you No. 2-ranked 400 medley relay and hold until the end of the meet.”■ Page 30 • Friday, March 9, 2007 • Palo Alto Weekly Sports
       
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      BASEBALL Mercy-SF 011 000 — 2 1 1 At Menlo 6, Los Gatos 1       Tim Kuehnert Memorial Tournament Menlo-Atherton 130 026 — 12 11 0 Singles — Stege (LG) d. Hoffman, 7-6 Mitchell and Anderson; Vujovich and Final round (7-5), 6-3; Ball (M) d. Teel, 6-2, 6-1; Keegan Vagelos. WP — Vujovich (1-1). LP — Mitch- (M) d. Liversidge, 6-0, 6-1; Williford (M) d. St. Ignatius 000 000 0 — 0 6 1 ell (0-3). Menlo 000 010 x — 1 6 2 Garcia, 6-1, 6-1. 3B — Vujovich (MA). 2B — Epstein (MA). Bugatto, Borella (5) and Gordon; Diek- 3 hits — Epstein (MA). 2 hits — Vujovich, Doubles — Sum-Przybyla (M) d. Unger- roeger and Umphreys. WP — Diekroeger Battaglia (MA). 2 RBI — Galvez, Vagelos, Magliocco, 6-2, 6-2; Glenn-Chase (M) d. (1-0). LP — Bugatto. Battaglia (MA). Mosher-Givens, 6-0, 6-0; Castor-Serrurier 2B — Schaefer (SI). 3 hits — Rose (M). 2 (M) d. Collins-Tailesnik, 6-0, 6-0. hits — Dill (SI). Records: Menlo-Atherton 1-1 Records: Menlo 4-1 Wednesday Records: Menlo 3-1 Wednesday Mills 101 001 0 — 3 4 0 Pinewood 6, at Mtn. View 1 Burlingame 000 323 0 — 8 7 0 Menlo-Atherton 000 000 0 — 0 0 2 Singles — Jayakar (P) d. Carmen, 6-4, SH Prep 000 010 0 — 1 8 0 Lewis and Belknap; Vujovich and Vagelos. 6-1; Brewer (P) d. Lue, 6-2, 6-1; Napier (P) d. MacLeod, Simpson (6) and Chickman; WP — Lewis (2-1). LP — Vujovich (1-2). Dowling, 6-0, 6-1; Jindal (P) d. Parker, 6-3, Davila, Sallaberry (4), Duffy (6), Connor (6), 3B — Belknap (M). 2B — Belknap (M). 3 3-6, 10-7. LaRue (7) and Brezinski. WP — MacLeod hits — Belknap (M). 2 RBI — Belknap (M). (1-0). LP — Davila (0-1). Records: Menlo-Atherton 1-2 Doubles — Field-Alter (P) d. Cheng-Lim, HR — Chavez (B). 2B — Pasiecznik (B); 6-3, 7-6; Kadambi-Low (P) d. Pollard-W. Brezinski, Davila (SHP). 3 hits — Hyland BOYS SWIMMING Smith, 6-3, 6-3; B. Smith-Harris (MV) d. (SHP). 2 hits — Pasiecznik, Chavez (B); Lee-Cheng, 7-6, 6-2. Nonleague Brezinski (SHP). 2 RBI — Feldman, Chavez, Records: Pinewood 2-1 Chickman (B). At St. Francis Records: Sacred Heart Prep 2-5 Menlo 181, St. Francis 177, Harker 95    
!"!# $%!"! Nonleague 200 medley relay — Menlo (Kim, Mer- Schedule Monday loe, Hohl, Hale) 1:44.20; 200 free — Kuo FRIDAY &'()'*+*" ,-+,*.'(* Gunn 001 002 0 — 3 7 1 (SF) 1:50.99; 200 IM — Chin (H) 2:06.34; Baseball
       Mitty 100 020 1 — 4 12 1 50 free — Hale (M) 23.45; 100 fly — Pat-               Nonleague — Sacred Heart Prep at WP — Estrada (3-1). LP — Zipperstein naik (SF) 54.33; 100 free — Hale (M) 52.06; (0-2). 500 free — Pleiss (M) 5:04.40; 200 free re- South San Francisco, 3:30 p.m. 2B — Haniger (M). 2 hits — Austin (G), lay — Menlo (Balassone, Hohl, Kim, Hale) Girls lacrosse  *%' !/! SOLD OUT Hanigan (M). 2 RBI — Haniger (M). 0'(1('22*,)+',+3,'%'(',',%(+2+)*( 1:34.00; 100 back — Fronczak (SF) 59.93; Nonleague — St. Ignatius at Menlo 3:15 Wednesday 100 breast — Merlone (M) 1:05.15; 100 free p.m. * +         $  Gunn 010 101 0 — 3 10 1 relay — St. Francis (Healy, Kuo, Fronczak, Softball Monta Vista 100 101 1 — 4 3 0 Patnaik) 44.35.         $'&  ,  Nonleague — %-  %   WP — Voight (1-0). Records: Menlo 2-0 Palo Alto at Menlo-Ather- HR — Einfalt (G). 2 hits — Laurence (G). ton, 3:30 p.m. !  .   +      Records: Gunn 1-6 Swimming GIRLS SWIMMING  +$            De Anza Division — Palo Alto at Gunn, BOYS GOLF Nonleague * /  +            3:30 p.m.                 Monterey Invitational At St. Francis SATURDAY     At Salinas Country Club (par 72) St. Francis 214, Menlo 132, Harker 91 Baseball Team leaders — 1, Harker 362; 2, Pacific 200 medley relay — St. Francis (Gilley, (*2%'-+",'4,5((* Grove 377; 3, Harbor 385; 4, Serra 393; 5, Vo, Pichay, O. Smith) 1:54.93; 200 free — Nonleague — Carlmont at Palo Alto 11 Menlo-Atherton 404; 6, Saratoga 406; 7, Krueger (M) 2:00.39; 200 IM — Wong (H) a.m.; Balboa at Gunn, 11 a.m.; Burton at %+,(+(       !  "  !      "  !  #$  Palma 412; 8, Sacred Heart Cathedral 415; 2:16.07; 100 fly — Gilley (SF) 1:01.78; 100 free Menlo, 11 a.m.; Lowell at Menlo-Atherton,    !  %  "    " &  " '( )&  9, Menlo 416; 10, Aptos 426. — O. Smith (SF) 55.26; 500 free — Krueger 11 a.m. Individual leaders — 1, Nick Sako (M) 5:27.78; 200 free relay — Menlo (Hiller, Boys basketball 
     (Menlo-Atherton) 68; 2, Harper (PG) 70; 3, Burmeister, Allen, Read) 1:46.34; 100 back NorCal playoffs — Division II semifinals: — Pichay (SF) 1:02.93; 100 breast — Wong Gorman (PG) 72; 4, Sy (SHC) 73; 5, Light Richmond/Menlo-Atherton winner at Mitty, 7 (PG) 74. (H) 1:09.40; 100 free relay — St. Francis (Na- p.m. Division IV semifinals: Menlo-St. Mary’s runs, Pichay, O. Smith, Talbott) 46.88. Other MA scorers: Elliot Hume 81, Jake (Berkeley) winner at Palma, 7 p.m. Division Hall Toy 84, Ben Jackson 84, Greg Sako Records: Menlo 1-1 V semifinals: Woodside Priory-Liberty Chris- 87. MARCH 2007 tian winner at Modesto Christian, 7 p.m. Woodside Priory: Sam Chavez 74, Edu- BOYS TENNIS Girls basketball ardo Chavez 77, Rocky Chan 88, William Harryman 94, Laurel Duncan 103. Private Schools Athletic League NorCal playoffs — Division V semifinals: CELEBRATE ARBOR MONTH Menlo: Will Roberts 80, Riley Kribel 80, At SH Prep 4, Woodside Priory 3 Liberty Christian-Rincon Valley Christian at with Ricky Hawkins 80, Faiz Abassi 87, Connor Singles — Dixit (WP) d. A. Davison, 6-3, Pinewood, 7 p.m. Douglass 89. 6-7 (8-10), 10-5; J. Davison (SHP) d. Szoke, Girls lacrosse CANOPY Private Schools Athletic League 6-1, 6-2; Helfrich (WP) d. Burton, 7-5, 6-4; Nonleague — Acalanes at Menlo 2 p.m. Khanna (WP) d. Wheat, 6-1, 6-0. At Los Altos CC (par 36) Track and field Pinewood 254, Fremont Christian 314 Doubles — Rapp-Westerfield (SHP) d. McIntosh-Rass, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3; Derwin-Van Nonleague — San Rafael Twilight Relays: FC — McDowell 54, Natividad 57, Wang Alstyne (SHP) d. Capelle-Peiser, 6-0, 6-0; Gunn entered. K-Bell Invitational at Los Ga- 58, Siciliano 68, Thompson 77 tos: Palo Alto entered. Bell-Joy (SHP) d. Ackerman-Sherman, 6-4, March 3 Trees, Birds and People in the City P — Mosher 47, Edwards 51, Lippe 51, 6-1. MONDAY Yam 52, Van de Goor 53 John M. Marzluff, Professor of Wildlife Science Records: Sacred Heart Prep 2-0 (4-0) Boys golf Records: Pinewood 1-0 College of Forest Resources, Univ. of Washington Pinewood 6, VC Dublin 1 PAL Bay Division — Menlo at Aragon, 3 Singles — Brewer (P) d. Cisunski, 6-0, 6- p.m. 9am–noon BOYS LACROSSE 0; Jindal (P) d. Leong, 6-0, 6-2; Shin (VCD) d. PSAL — Sacred Heart Prep vs. Valley Palo Alto Art Center Auditorium Nonleague Van Reis, 6-2, 6-4; Pinewood by default. Christian-Dublin at Menlo CC, 3:30 p.m. Amador Valley 0 2 1 1 — 4 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto Doubles — Kadambi-Low (P) d. Rosin- Boys lacrosse Menlo-Atherton 0 3 2 2 — 7 Ko, 6-1, 6-2; Lee-Tuan (P) d. Gibley-Amber- March 10 Tree Walk AV — Krystal 2, Creighton, Kyle. crombie, 6-0, 6-2; Pinewood by default. PAL — Menlo-Atherton at Menlo, 3 p.m.; Kevin Raftery MA — Peters 2, Zamora, McLaughlin, Hy- Leland at Sacred Heart Prep, 4 p.m. , ISA Certified Arborist rne, Merrill, Fitz. Wednesday Softball 10am–noon, meet at the Records: Menlo-Atherton 1-0 Woodside Priory 7, St. Lawrence 0 Greenmeadow Community Center, Palo Alto SCVAL El Camino Division Nonleague — Palo Alto at Lynbrook, 3:30 p.m. SOFTBALL At Palo Alto 7, Fremont 0 March 17 Tree Planting TUESDAY Nonleague Records: Palo Alto 3-0 9am–noon Pinewood 540 001 0 — 10 7 6 At Gunn 7, Santa Clara 0 Badminton Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course Menlo 323 030 x — 11 9 4 De Anza Division — Gunn at Palo Alto, WP — Martinez (1-0). Records: Gunn 3-0 3:30 p.m. 1875 Embarcadero Road Rd., meet at the 3 hits — J. Shepard (M). 2 hits — Wise Nonleague Girls lacrosse Canopy banner in the parking lot (P). Monday Records: Pinewood 0-1, Menlo 1-0 PAL — Menlo at Menlo-Atherton, 4 p.m.; At SHP 5, Bellarmine 2 March 21 Watershed Management and Urban Ecology Palo Alto 001 010 0 — 2 3 1 Gunn at Leland, 4 p.m.; Woodside at Sacred Andy Lipkis Mtn. View 000 021 x — 3 3 0 Singles — James (B) d. A. Davison, 6-3, Heart Prep, 4 p.m. , Founder & President of TreePeople WP — Vanek (1-1). LP — Cory (0-1). 0-6, 6-2; Blumenkranz (SHP) d. Wu, 4-6, 6- 7–9pm, in partnership with Acterra 2B — Bucolo (PA). 4, 6-1; B. McCall (SHP) d. D. Clark, 6-3, 6-4; Softball Records: Palo Alto 0-1 Mohr (B) d. Hansen, 6-1, 6-3. Nonleague — Mercy-Burlingame at Menlo USGS Auditorium (Bldg 3) Sobrato 000 000 0 — 0 8 2 Doubles — Klis-D. McCall (SHP) d. 3:30 p.m.; Gunn at Monta Vista, 3:30 p.m. 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park Gunn 000 024 x — 6 4 0 Knauf-Weisman, 6-0, 6-1; Parsons-J. Da- Swimming March 24 Tree Planting WP — Crothers (2-0). LP — Clamtett. vison (SHP) d. I. Clark-McGinnis, 6-4, 6-3; Nonleague — Menlo at Palo Alto, 3:30 2B — McKenna (G). Westerfield-Rapp (SHP) d. Heisman-Frac- p.m. 9am–noon chia, 6-4, 6-3. Records: Gunn 2-0 Boys tennis East Palo Alto YMCA Records: Sacred Heart Prep 3-0 Tuesday PAL Bay Division — Menlo at Mills, 3:30 550 B Bell Street, East Palo Alto Gunn 000 201 2 — 5 3 1 Wednesday p.m.; Menlo-Atherton vs. Aragon at Hills- —All events are free.— Woodside 000 310 0 — 4 7 2 Palo Alto 6, at St. Francis 1 dale, 3:30 p.m. Records: Palo Alto 6-1 For more information, see www.canopy.org, call 650.964.6110. WP — Rea. El Camino Division — Milpitas at Palo 2B — B. Binkley, Greenberg (G). Gunn 4, Los Altos 3 Alto, 3:30 p.m.; Cupertino at Gunn, 3:30 Records: Gunn 3-0 Records: Gunn 4-0 p.m. Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, March 9, 2007 • Page 31 Real Estate Matters The Spiritual Path to Health and Sports Well-Being starts here at square one. the basis of SCOREBOARD A SURPRISE dence. If you have to sell after 18 christian months, you will qualify for 18- A Special Program science BASEBALL PITCH 24ths, or 75% of the total $250K or at the Menlo Park Recreation Center Nonconference $500K exemption. 101 Alma Street, Menlo Park healing Stanford 200 011 010 — 5 11 2 You may be aware that you can Santa Clara 330 120 40x — 13 11 0 The rules may seem compli- Friday Evening, March 23, 2007 at 7:30 pm. avoid capital gains taxes on the sale Walker, Davis (2), Clauson (5), Stilson (6), cated, but with the assistance of Fearnow (7), Petrill (7), Hancock (7), Yount of your home if it was your primary your tax adviser and real estate Hear verified accounts of physical healings brought about (8) and Juhl, Milleville (6). Brandt, Kuehn residence for two of the five years professional, you can maximize through this Healing Science. (5), Kalush (6), Rivers (8), Lombard (9) and prior to its sale. Individuals may your savings and locate your next Bacon, Klein (8). WP — Brandt (2-0). LP qualify for a $250K tax exemption, — Walker (0-1). home with a minimum of aggrava- Join Tim Myers, C.S. from La Canada, CA in exploring healing, 2B — Taylor, August, Yount (S); Conan and married couples up to $500K. tion. based on The Bible and explained in Mary Baker Eddy’s book, (SC). 3 hits — Ratliff (S). 2 hits — August, But life is funny, and sometimes Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. Milleville (S); Bacon, Long (SC). 3 RBI — throws you a curve ball you weren't Jackie Schoelerman is a Realtor Hoffmere, Bacon (SC). 2 RBI — Milleville (S); Conan, Long (SC). expecting. What if you've moved with Alain Pinel Realtors and a Real Estate Specialist for Seniors. Learn how and why the Science of Christianity applies to you. Records: Stanford 10-6; Santa Clara 11- into your forever home and sud- 10 Call Jackie for real estate advice. denly get laid off from your job, or Convenient on-site parking. No admission charge. 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Learning Disabilities • Attention Deficits • Behavior/Emotional Problems 2 RBI — Button (S). • Social Difficulties • Poor Organization • Autism • Parenting • School Issues Records: Menlo 5-7; Simpson 2-14 Free Consultation Contact us for an appointment WOMEN’S BASKETBALL $100 Value 650-521-7112 office • 650-949-2778 fax Expires 4/16/2007 [email protected] Pac-10 Tournament 3UMMER&ESTIVALOF,EARNING at HP Pavilion, San Jose It is never too late to help a child succeed in school Monday & Summer Camps Championship , ARIZONA ST. (55) June, July August Westerberg 5-11 2-2 12, Johnson 2-7 0- 0 4, Pariseau 2-5 0-0 5, January 2-11 6-6 11, Noe 3-11 2-5 9, Engelbrecht 2-3 0-0 4, Orsillo 1-6 0-0 2, Lopez 0-0 0-0 0, Murphy 1-2 0-0 2, Thompson 3-6 0-0 6. Totals: 21- 62 10-13 55. STANFORD (62) Smith 3-8 5-5 11, Harmon 3-6 4-6 10, Newlin 0-4 2-2 2, Wiggins 6-14 6-6 20, Mur- phy 0-4 0-0 0, Appel 8-16 1-3 17, Harrison 0-0 0-0 0, Pierce 1-4 0-0 2. Totals: 21-56 18-22 62. Halftime: Stanford 34, Arizona State 19. 3-point goals: Stanford 2-7 (Wiggins 2), Ari- zona State 3-13 (Pariseau, Noe, January). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Stanford 45 (Appel 15), Arizona State 32 (Johnson 8). As- sists: Stanford 9 (Smith 4), Arizona State 14 24th Annual Fitness Weekend (January 4). Total fouls: Stanford 15, Arizona • Athletics • Art State 18. A: 3,579. Records: Stanford 28-4; Arizona State • Drama • Music DARE TO BE FIT 28-4 NAIA Division II Championships • Grammar • Science March 9th at the Pacific Athletic Club at Sioux City, Iowa March 10th and 11th, 2007 at Stanford University Wednesday • Reading Comprehension First round IOWA WESLEYAN (63) • Literature/Writing Thomas 0-2 0-0 0, Goodman 0-3 0-0 0, • Math DeVries 6-10 0-2 16, Pence 0-3 2-2 2, Swick • Photography 5-14 5-8 17, Okland 3-3 0-3 6, Newton 1-5 0-0 2, Vincent 3-4 2-2 8, Mitchell 5-8 1-2 12. Create an Action Plan for your own future fitness with Fifty-Plus Totals: 23-52 10-19 63. Lifelong Fitness! 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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Tika Koshiyama-Diaz John Hall Pinewood School Palo Alto High The senior guard had 28 The senior won his first points, 8 rebounds, 12 as- four matches, two by pin, to sists and 8 steals in two become the first Palo Alto basketball victories, in addi- wrestler to reach the CIF tion to sparking the defense state championship since to help the Panthers rally 1978. Despite an 8-5 loss past Sacred Heart Prep for in the finals, he finished the the CCS Division V title. year 38-2. Bruce Bauer Lumber & Supply Honorable mention 134 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View, CA 94040 Sammy Albanese Stephen Call* (650) 948-1089 • www.brucebauer.com Castilleja softball Menlo-Atherton basketball Grace Beck Michael Guertin Mon-Fri 7:30am-5:00pm • Sat 8:00am-4:30pm • Sun 9:00am-4:30pm Pinewood basketball Menlo basketball Helena Borland Kiyoshi Kawano Pinewood basketball Gunn wrestling Sami Field-Polisso* Nick Sako Pinewood basketball Menlo-Atherton golf Kyla Ushman Austin Stahley WE NEED CARS NOW! Menlo-Atherton lacrosse Sacred Heart Prep swimming Adriana Vogt* Reggie Willhite* Sacred Heart Prep basketball Woodside Priory basketball Low Cost * previous winner

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2006-07 GIRLS’ WINTER ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS

BASKETBALL (Harker) Sr.; Brett Powers (Castilleja) Sr.; Rachelle Leung (Mercy-San Francisco) Jr.; ALL-SCVAL Rebecca Herzog (ND-San Jose) DE ANZA DIVISION Honorable Mention Co-MVP: Jasmine Evans (Gunn) So.; Jessie Carr (Castilleja) Sr.; Annie Given Deanna Weaver (Wilcox) Fr. (Castilleja) Sr.; Liz Johnson (Castilleja) Sr.; First Team Allysa Cheung (Woodside Priory) Jr.; Maria Jasmine Evans (Gunn) So.; Deanna Kharon (Mercy-San Francisco) Jr.; Alvina Weaver (Wilcox) Fr.; Madeline Rose (Los Franklin (Mercy-San Francisco) Jr.; Keana Gatos) Sr.; Carol Hoang (Fremont) Sr.; Robles (Mercy-San Francisco) Jr.; Natasha Rachael Pecota (Palo Alto) So.; Lis Foster Sarin (Harker) Sr.; Melissa Chen (Harker) (Wilcox) So.; Luisa Musika (Milpitas) Jr.; Jr.; Victoria Valencia (ICA) Jr.; LaShanae Neva Hauser (Gunn) Jr.; Nicole Behr (Palo Everette (ICA) Jr.; Christina Ospital (ICA) Jr.; Alto) Jr. Kelly King (ND-San Jose) Sr.; Elyssa Timbol Second Team (ND-San Jose) Sr.; Alexa Tee (ND-San Jose) Jr.; Brittany Bartolomei (ND-San Jose) Sr.; Ganeaya Rogers (Milpitas) Sr.; Laura Nicole Rath (Mercy-Burlingame) Sr.; Priya Brigham (Mountain View) Sr.; Anecia Jones Naicker (Mercy-Burlingame) Jr. (Wilcox) So.; Alex Nguyen (Palo Alto) Fr.; Sophie Shevick (Gunn) So.; Krystal Sana (Fremont) Sr. ALL-WEST CATHOLIC Honorable Mention ATHLETIC LEAGUE Dara Taleni (Wilcox) Jr.; Jenna Anderson Player of the Year: Danielle Robinson (Los Gatos) Sr.; Kim Cawley (Milpitas) Sr.; (Mitty) Sr. Katie Barich (Palo Alto) Sr.; Kiley McDermott First Team (Palo Alto) So. Jazmine Jackson (Sacred Heart Cathe- dral) Jr.; Kassandra McCalister (Mitty) Sr.; ALL-PAL SOUTH DIVISION Tierra Rogers (SH Cathedral) So.; Nicole MVP: Al Shepard (Menlo School) Sr. Canepa (St. Ignatius) Sr.; Lauren Bell (SH First Team Cathedral) Jr.; A.J. Newton (Valley Christian) Fr.; Jaclyn Bisordi (ND-Belmont) Jr. Christina Dixon (Menlo-Atherton) Sr.; Second Team Erica Hayes (Menlo-Atherton) Jr.; Lesley Stauffer-Green (Menlo School) Sr.; Coleen Lindsay Leo (Mitty) Jr.; Kelsey Houlihan Garrett (Carlmont) Jr.; Brittany Wilson (St. Francis) Sr.; Ki-shawna Moore (SH (Menlo-Atherton) Sr.; Laura Olson (Menlo Cathedral) So.; Maggie McCarthy (St. Ig- School) Sr. natius) Jr.; Addie Schivo (St. Ignatius) So.; Second Team Erin Grady (St. Ignatius) So.; Kim Culpan th Peters th Peters i (Sacred Heart Prep) Sr. i Emily Richard (Carlmont) So.; Kathleen Ke Honorable Mention Ke Burrell (Carlmont) Jr.; Arleene Figueroa (Sequoia) Jr.; Ofa Taimani (Sequoia) Sr.; Torey Walker (Valley Christian) Sr.; Kim- Menlo School senior Al Shepard is the MVP of the Gunn sophomore Jasmine Evans shares MVP hon- Linda Pita (Menlo-Atherton) So.; Melissa berly Benedetti (St. Francis) Jr.; Nicole PAL South Division. ors in the SCVAL De Anza Division. Ho (Carlmont) Sr.; Jackie Shepard (Menlo Anderson (Mitty) Sr.; Aly Geppert (St. School) So. Francis) Jr.; Kelsey Byrd (Valley Christian) Mason (Los Gatos) Sr.; Sofie Lynn (Los Ga- Forward of the Year: Theresa Cornwell Sarah Montgomery (Woodside Priory) So.; Honorable Mention So.; Margaret Dowling (ND-Belmont) Jr.; tos) Sr.; Michelle Chester (Mountain View) (Carlmont) Sr. Melissa Perna (Woodside Priory) Fr.; Hannh Monique Calvello (SH Cathedral) Sr.; Kris- Sr.; Haley Nahman (Mountain View) Sr.; Lisa Burch (Castilleja) So.; Dena Block (Castille- Abby Enright (Half Moon Bay) Sr.; Rachel tin Montanari (St. Francis) Jr.; Adriana Vogt Midfielder of the Year: Kaitlyn Morales Zarate (Woodside) Sr. Brenner (Saratoga) Sr. (Burlingame) Sr. ja) Jr.; Michelle Balcazar (ND-San Jose) Jr.; (Sacred Heart Prep) Sr.; Jazzmyne Ross Katie Harrington (ND-San Jose) Sr.; Ama- Second Team Defensive Player of Year: Maggie Har- (Valley Christian) So.; Lauren Boyle (Sacred dea Earl (ND-San Jose) Sr.; Haylet Wart- Jesse Duller (Palo Alto) So.; Sarah Flamm relson (Carlmont) Sr.; Jennifer Lu (San Ma- ALL-PRIVATE SCHOOLS Heart Prep) Sr.; Katie Reed (Presentation) ers (Mercy-Burlingame) So.; Nicole Grady (Palo Alto) Sr.; Emily Galli (Los Altos) Jr.; Kel- teo) Sr. ATHLETIC LEAGUE Jr; Erwina Kwan (Presentation) Jr. (Mercy-Burlingame) So.; Jackie Ploscowe lie Welch (Los Altos) So.; Jennifer Nguyen Goalie of the Year: Kaitlyn Revel (Ara- MVP: Sami Field-Polisso (Pinewood) Sr. (Mercy-San Francisco) Sr. (Monta Vista) Sr.; Shandon Rovetta (Monta gon) Sr. First Team ALL-CHRISTIAN PRIVATE Vista) So.; Kristine Roome (Homestead) Honorable Mention First Team Sami Field-Polisso (Pinewood) Sr.; Tika SCHOOLS ATHLETIC LEAGUE So.; Diana Charrier (Homestead) So.; Kelly Lauren Allen (Woodside Priory) Fr.; Zoe Makenna Chambers (Burlingame) Sr.; Koshiyama-Diaz (Pinewood) Sr.; Lindsay MVP: Samantha Bunch (Eastside Prep) Hoose (Los Gatos) Fr.; Susie Brewster (Los Ciupitu (Woodside Priory) So.; Libby Cooper Danielle Boross (Carlmont) Sr.; Sara Saper- Nickel (Pinewood) So.; Helena Borland Jr. Gatos) Jr.; Kate Kornegay (Mountain View) (Castilleja) So.; Emily Colvin (Castilleja) Fr.; stein (Carlmont) Jr.; Kayla Revel (Aragon) Sr.; (Pinewood) Sr.; Laura Magee (Redwood Freshman of the Year: Felicia Anderson Sr.; Jan Iyer (Saratoga) Fr. Allie May (Castilleja) Fr.; Amber O’Connell Emma McCarthy (Menlo School) Sr.; Chel- Christian) Fr. (Eastside Prep) (ND-San Jose) Sr.; Becca Mantecon (ND- sea Braun (Woodside) Fr.; Kim O’Donnell San Jose) Jr.; Kelsey Carrey (ND-San Jose) Second Team Team Sportsmanship: Liberty Baptist ALL-SCVAL (Menlo-Atherton) Jr.; Jillian Juller (Terra So.; Leanna Gicale (ND-San Jose) So.; Ju- Caitlin Magee (Redwood Christian) Jr.; First Team EL CAMINO DIVISION Nova) Sr.; Stephanie Birch (Terra Nova) Sr. lia Price-Madison (Harker) Sr.; Megan Davis Crystal McLaughlin (Redwood Christian) Felicia Anderson (Eastside Prep) Fr.; MVP: Nicole Bahlman (Gunn) So. Second Team (Mercy-Burlingame) Fr.; Julia Shen (Mercy- Jr.; Anna Ottavis (Fremont Christian) Jr.; Heather McFadden (Mountain View Acad- MVP Offense: Michelle Hurtado (Santa San Francisco) Sr.; Michelle Lee (Mercy- Grace Beck (Pinewood) Jr.; Valerie Castro Siobhan Brosnan (Burlingame) Sr.; Ash- emy) Sr.; Annabel Mendaros (Mtn. View Clara) Sr. San Francisco) So.; Megan Fitzsimmons (St. Lawrence) So. ley Grotz (Burlingame) Sr.; Marie Torres Academy) So.; Tory Osborne (Alma Heights) MVP Defense: Katherine Daniels (Milpi- (Burlingame) Jr.; Tammy Abinader (Carl- (Mercy-San Francisco) Fr. Honorable Mention Fr.; Geniesha Robinson (Eastside Prep) Sr. tas) Jr. mont) Jr.; Shanelle Furner (Carlmont) Jr.; Maggie Hatton (Redwood Christian) Fr.; Second Team MVP Goalie: Jessie Belfer (Gunn) So.; Patty Vega (Carlmont) So.; Abby Kirkup ALL-WEST CATHOLIC Brittany Smith (Valley Christian-Dublin) Fr.; (Aragon) So.; Kira Schwartz (Aragon) Fr.; Tom Albert (Kehillah Jewish School) Jr.; Andrea Navarro (Milpitas) Sr. ATHLETIC LEAGUE Amanda McDonnell (St. Lawrence) Sr.; Lauren Brown (Menlo School) Jr.; Rebecca Ashley Antuna (Liberty Baptist) Fr.; Nikole Senior of the Year: Kristine Higgins (Mil- Jessica Butelo (King’s Academy); Hannan Lyman (Woodside) Sr.; Rachael Morin (San Player of the Year: Lily Chavez (Mitty) Duario (Mtn. View Academy) Sr.; Evelyn pitas); Brittany Palacio (Cupertino). Henderson (King’s Academy). Fusimalohi (Eastside Prep) Sr.; Emily Gross Mateo) Sr.; Kaitlin McGhee (Menlo-Ather- Jr. (Alma Heights) Sr. Junior of the Year: Daphane Taller (Lyn- ton) Sr.; Brittany Frederittwin (Terra Nova) Senior of the Year: Danielle Drago (St. brook); Molly Babbington (Gunn). ALL-WEST BAY Sr.; Rachel Yamahiko (Terra Nova) Sr. Francis) Sophomore of Year: Kerri Robinson (Fre- ATHLETIC LEAGUE SOCCER Honorable Mention Sophomore of Year: Lindsay Dickerson mont). (St. Francis) Co-MVP: Eve Zelinger (Castilleja) Fr.; Emily Stubbs (Burlingame) Sr.; Jennifer ALL-SCVAL Freshman of Year: Katie Boyole (Cuper- Kristy Lee (Mercy-San Francisco) Sr. Haggarty (Burlingame) So.; Kelly Cunning- Freshman of Year: Elizabeth Weisman DE ANZA DIVISION tino). ham (Carlmont) Jr.; Caitlin Kerwin (Carl- (Sacred Heart Prep) First Team MVP: Emily Langston (Los Altos) First Team mont) Jr.; Stephanie Woo (Aragon) Fr.; Alex First Team Ericka von Kaeppler (Castilleja) So.; Er- Warren (Aragon) Jr.; Casey Finch (Menlo MVP Offense: Andrea Nelson (Mountain Libby Birch (Gunn) So.; Megan Clendenin Elizabeth Weisman (Sacred Heart Prep) ica Haedrich (ND-San Jose) Jr.; Breanna School) So.; Mia Ortiz (Woodside) Sr.; Jes- View) (Gunn) So.; Beatrice Strnad (Gunn) So.; Tay- Fr.; Lily Chavez (Mitty) Jr.; Samira Jaafari McNeil (Mercy-San Francisco) So.; Rocio sica Schulman (Woodside) Jr.; Samantha MVP Defense: Sarah Nolet (Los Altos) lor Gardiner (Gunn) So.; Sabina Sood (Gunn) (Mitty) Jr.; Aisha Lott (Mitty) Jr.; Kaylene Perez (ICA) Sr.; Anna Jayo (ICA) Jr. Hoffman (San Mateo) Sr.; Doniz High (San So.; Shelbi Andrion (Milpitas) So.; Tiffany Wood (Mitty) Sr.; Danielle Drago (St. Fran- Second Team MVP Goalie: Christy Gauthier (Palo Mateo) Sr.; Stephanie Lee (Menlo-Atherton) Sosa (Milpitas) Sr.; Katee Moffett (Milpitas) cis) Sr.; Lindsay Dickerson (St. Francis) Alto) Jr.; Marisa Benson (Terra Nova) Jr.; Haley Janee Hayes (ICA) Sr.; Faustine Liao Sr.; Ashley Kleefman (Milpitas) Sr.; Athena So.; Elle Meulman (St. Francis) Sr.; Morgan Senior of the Year: Jessica Lau (Monta Bell (Santa Clara) Sr.; Sandra Mendonca Walker (Terra Nova) Jr. Vista) Celaya (Valley Christian) Jr.; Chanae Jones (Santa Clara) Jr.; Munique Martinez (Santa (Valley Christian) Sr.; Kate Bergstrom (St. Junior of the Year: Margueritte Aozasa Clara) Fr.; Cici Kobinski (Cupertino) So.; ALL-WEST BAY Ignatius) Sr.; Michela Rizzo (St. Ignatius) Sr.; (Los Altos) Christine Adame (Cupertino) So.; Ashley ATHLETEIC LEAGUE Michelle Ancelj (ND-Belmont) Sr.; Allison Sophomore of Year: Rachelle Comeau Wakefield (Cupertino) Sr.; Kendra Woods Haupt (Presentation) Sr.; Annemarie Gresh Co-MVP: Cami Simpson (Woodside (Los Gatos) (Lynbrook) Sr.; Amy Moffet (Lynbrook) So.; (SH Cathedral) Sr. Kaitlin Rogers (Fremont) Sr.; Slex Tershary Priory) Jr.; Myra Amparo (ND-San Jose) Sr. Freshman of Year: Kelly Jenks (Palo Second Team (Fremont) So.; Robyn Ridpath (Wilcox) Sr. First Team Alto) Kira Abe (Sacred Heart Prep) So; Jenny Second Team Leslie Barkmann (Woodside Priory) So.; First Team MacGregor (Sacred Heart Prep) So.; Megan Victoria Van Duyne (Gunn) Jr.; Emmiliese Courtney Lee (Woodside Priory) So.; Julia Teresa Noyola (Palo Alto) Jr.; Alyson Kehriotis (Mitty) Sr.; Katie Gordon (Mitty) Sr.; Van Duyne (Gunn) So.; Melina Shak (Milpi- Lee (Castilleja) Sr.; Darien Martin (Castilleja) Seedman (Palo Alto) Sr.; Chelsea Williams Courtney Bibb (St. Francis) Sr.; Mandy Mar- tas) So.; Ariel Kleefman (Milpitas) Jr.; Claire Sr.; Kelly Fitzgerald (Castilleja) Sr.; Kristen (Palo Alto) Sr.; Sarah Nesmith (Los Altos) Jr.; tin (St. Francis) Jr.; Macie McMillan (Valley Lam (ND-San Jose) Fr.; Kristina Bither Ke Sherman (Santa Clara) So.; Courtney Lu- Nicole Duller (Los Altos) Jr.; Lauren Crum Christian) So.; Ali Cheadle (Valley Christian)

i cero (Santa Clara) So.; Amanda Cook (Cu- (Harker) So.; Mia Borzello (Mercy-Burlin- th Peters (Los Altos) Jr.; Brittany Westrum (Los Altos) So.; Danielle Brunache (St. Ignatius) Jr.; pertino) Sr.; Natalie Cannon (Cupertino) So.; game) Sr.; Ali Gilmartin (Mercy-Burlingame) Jr.; Nallie Keenan (Los Altos) Jr.; Alex Gatley Christina Sangiacomo (St. Ignatius) Sr.; K.C. Marissa Kan (Lynbrook) So.; Melis Okter Sr.; Kristin Nordberg (Mercy-San Francisco) (Monta Vista) Sr.; Jennifer Kute (Monta Vista) O’Shea (ND-Belmont) Sr.; Gwen Jackson (Lynbrook) So.; Jenny Martinez (Fremont) Sr. Sr.; Emily Rubin (Monta Vista) Sr.; Rosa Ahn (ND-Belmont) So.; Shelby Linerud (Presen- Jr.; Keri Nelson (Wilcox) Sr. (Monta Vista) Jr.; Michelle Grabau (Home- Second Team tation) Sr.; Paula Cisneros (Presentation) Castilleja freshman Eve Zelinger stead) Sr.; Melanie Jones (Homestead) Sr.; Massiel Castellanos (Woodside Priory) Sr.; Gihane Addi (SH Cathedral) Sr.; Bridget is co-MVP in the WBAL. Megan Foertsch (Homestead); Samantha ALL-PAL BAY DIVISION Fr.; Maddie Turner (Woodside Priory) Jr.; Folan (SH Cathedral) Sr.

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Natural Strategies for a Sluggish Thyroid Fresh from the Sea: Pacific Salmon Global Passport: Spanish Tapas Thursday, March 1, 7:00-9:00 pm FREE Tuesday, March 13, 7:00-9:00pm $34 Friday, March 23, 7:00-9:00 pm $34 Learn natural strategies for common symptoms of Chef Darrell of Big City Chefs will show you how to Small-plate “tapas” provide the perfect backdrop to Sluggish Thyroid including fatigue, weight gain, fillet and clean local salmon, cure your own gravlax, conversation. Big City Chefs introduce some of Spain’s constipation, cold hands/feet, ridged nails, hair loss, poach salmon, and create smoked salmon mousse. traditional dishes: Chicken & Chorizo Paella, Gambas al brain fog & metabolism problems. Headache, Neck & Back Pain Solutions Ajillo (Garlic Shrimp w. Sherry), and Spanish “Tortilla”. Cooking with Kids: Healthy After School Wednesday, March 14, 7:00-8:00 pm FREE Indian Food Made Easy! Snacks (Hands-on) Join Dr. Vikki as she discusses simple ways to ease Saturday, March 23, 11:00 am- 1:00 pm $15 Saturday, March 3, 11:00 am- 1:00 pm $29 headache, neck, and back pain. Indian food made easy with premixes, pre-measured to Big City Chefs’ warm and knowledgeable chef will Culinary 101: Week 2 of 4 (Hands-on) minimize prep time and get the perfect taste. show kids how to make delicious after-school snacks Thursday, March 15, 7:00-9:00 pm $34 Neighborhood Chinese Favorites (Hands-on) they’ll love to eat and share. Lesson 2: luncheon & light dinner: soups and salads, Tuesday, March 27, 7:00 -9:00 pm $34 Cooking with Tofu (Vegetarian) Cream of Fresh Tomato Soup with Cheese Croutons, Join Chef Darrell of Big City Chefs as he prepares Tuesday, March 6, 7:00-9:00 pm $34 Greens with Toasted Goat Cheese and Candied Nuts, authentic favorites weeknight simple but party special: Chef Darrell of Big City Chefs shows you how to cook and Apples Baked in Puff Pastry with Caramel Sauce Steamed Shu Mai Dumplings & Dipping Sauce, Sweet with different types of tofu in ways you’ve never Global Passport: Dublin Pub Grub (Hands-on) & Sour Shrimp, and Vegetarian Fried Rice. imagined! Dishes include Caesar Salad with Eggless Friday, March 16, 7:00-9:00 pm $34 Classic Desserts Dressing, Pad Thai with Tofu and Vegetables, and a Just in time for Saint Patrick’s Day, an evening of Wednesday, March 28, 7:00-9:00 pm $34 Mocha-Chocolate Tofu-Mousse-and-Berry Parfait. hearty, authentic Irish pub fare that you’ll be sure to Ron Kent teaches two easy to prepare, classic French Culinary 101: Week 1 of 4 (Hands-on) make again at home. Big City Chefs will show you how doughs and an American classic. We will make Thursday, March 8, 7:00-9:00 pm $34 to make Traditional Irish Soda Bread, Guinness- Chocolate St-Honore Cake, Cream Puffs w. Fresh Join chef, Linda Taylor, a Highest Honors graduate of Braised Beef Stew, and a Strawberry and Bailey’s Fool. Strawberries, Pear Frangipane Tart, and Tarte Tatin, the New York Restaurant School who has cooked at Local Asparagus Harvest and Blackberry Lime Crisp. Gracie Mansion. This course will teach students how Tuesday, March 20, 7:00-9:00 pm $34 Culinary 101: Week 4 (Hands-on) to cook with the right tools, techniquesand tricks to Chef Darrell of Big City Chefs will showcase fresh, Delta Thursday, March 29, 7:00-9:00 pm $34 allow everything to come out at the right time. region asparagus in delicious, versatile dishes to enjoy In the final class, Linda teaches Party Food, followed Lesson 1: Kitchen Tools & Knife Skills, breakfast all season long. Menu: Cream of Asparagus Soup w. by graduation! Features: hot & cold finger foods, Global Passport: A Night in Morocco Cognac, Truffled Asparagus in Puff Pastry, and Creamy savory and sweet treats, easy cheesy platter, and wine Friday, March 9, 7:00-9:00 pm $34 Spring Risotto w. White Asparagus & Pancetta. pairing. Students may bring a guest to graduation. Explore one of the most unusual and diversified More Healthy Thirty Minute Meals Haute Vegetarian Cuisine cuisines in the world, Moroccan cuisine, as Big City Wednesday, March 21, 7:00-9:00 pm $34 Friday, March 30, 7:00-9:00 pm $34 Chefs’ professional chef takes you on a culinary Join Big City Chefs as we make weeknight cooking fun, Big City Chefs’ chef will teach unique, interesting dishes journey through the bounty of Moroccan spices, easy, and healthy, with Artisanal Tuna Nicoise for both vegetarian and non-vegetarian gourmets. traditions, and traditional dishes. Sandwiches, Marinated Flank Steak with Traditional Menu to be determined by the freshest produce Cooking with Kids: Healthy Meals For Kids Chimichurri and Salsa Verde Sauces, and an Easy available at Whole Foods during the week of class. Garlic and Tomato Bouillabaisse Fish Stew. Mrs. A’s Famous Mexican Cuisine (Hands-on) Saturday, March 31, 11:00 am- 1:00 pm Saturday, March 10, 11:00 am- 1:00 pm $29 Culinary 101 : Week 3 of 4 (Hands-on) FREE Get ready for hands-on fun as Big City Chefs brings Thursday, March 22, 7:00-9:00 pm $34 Leah Aguayo of Mrs. A’s Famous Salsa Buena teaches together kids and food in a session of easy meals that Lesson 3: everyday dinner basics. Includes: Southern fun and simple Mexican Cuisine! Includes: Cheese will teach kids several fundamentals of cooking and Fried Chicken Tenders, Cream Biscuits and Pecan Pie. Enchiladas, Beans, Beef & Chicken Fajitas, Salad, introduce them to delicious and healthful ingredients. Spanish Rice, Tortillas, and Guacamole

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