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POLICE Council to take another shot at stun guns Controversial tasers considered ‘mid-level’ tool for police force; now equipped with video, audio recording by Becky Trout wo years after the talk of stun use already use Tasers, Burns said. guns created a whirlwind of Officers here would like them be- T controversy, the Palo Alto Po- cause they offer a “mid-level” force, lice Department is again making a applicable from a distance, and the push to purchase them. opportunity to avoid using lethal To determine once and for all if weapons, Burns said. the Tasers have a place in Palo Alto, The department would like to Councilwoman LaDoris Cordell purchase Taser X26 models outfit- — prompted by Police Chief Lynne ted with cameras that record video Johnson — wants to create a com- and sound, Burns said, offering re- munity committee to “firmly and (continued on page 8) finally decide whether or not to permit the use of Tasers by our po- lice department,” Cordell wrote in a PALO ALTO memo this week. The issue will be discussed at next Monday’s City Council meeting. Benest to As proposed, the committee would include representatives from undergo job the police department, the public defender’s and district attorney’s evaluation offices, the city’s Human Relations Commission, City Council, a medi- cal expert, city residents, a city at- next week torney, and representatives from several civil-liberties groups. Mayor says second review The committee would give the this year necessary for community an opportunity “to take ‘oversight’ a very serious, objective and close look at everything,” Cordell said. by Becky Trout She said she also wants to ensure that if Tasers are adopted, the de- ext Tuesday and Wednesday partment has a clear policy on their night, the Palo Alto City appropriate use. N Council will convene to re- A Taser is an electric weapon view City Manager Frank Benest’s

Nicholas Jensen that shoots probes attached to wires job performance — for the second more than 20 feet. In contact with a time in 2006. person, the probes deliver a shock Twice yearly evaluations aren’t that incapacitates the individual for common for Palo Alto city manag- several seconds. ers, but city leaders are shying away “(My) muscles completely tight- from labeling the review as anything Uprooted ened up and weren’t able to move. out of the ordinary. Jess Ponce of Valley Crest Tree Company uses a pick axe to remove excess dirt from the roots of an oak tree I certainly wouldn’t have been able “I don’t know what is the standard, being transplanted from the corner of Homer Avenue and Bryant Street to Arastradero Preserve. to resist any type of officer. I was but we felt that we wanted to speak glad when the system turned off,” with him again,” Mayor Judy Klein- said Capt. Dennis Burns, who was berg said. “It’s our responsibility to “tased” during a training exercise. have oversight of the management.” SCHOOLS Although Tasers have been talked Hints that all is not rosy between about in Palo Alto before, a pro- the city manager and his nine bosses posal to purchase them has never emerged in August, when Benest School boundaries could become brouhaha been brought before the council, just barely received a $4,000 bonus, Angry Southgate residents turn out to Board of Education meeting said Assistant City Manager Emily a bequest opposed by Vice Mayor Harrison. With controversy swirling Yoriko Kishimoto and councilmem- to try to squash option for redrawing school-attendance lines two years ago, the Police Depart- bers Dena Mossar and Larry Klein. by Alexandria Rocha ment backed down from efforts to Some say he leaves too much of acquire them. Police Chief Lynne the day-to-day management to his acking the Palo Alto school shared dreams of families-to-be. condido Elementary School, instead Johnson wanted to wait until they No. 2, Assistant City Manager Em- district’s board room this Some were too shook up to of Walter Hays. And although Su- were a “generally accepted tool,” ily Harrison. P week, angry parents booed, speak. perintendent Mary Frances Callan Harrison said. “He heard us and responded ac- heckled and waved picket signs. The residents turned out to protest assured the protesters the idea was, Johnson was unavailable for com- cordingly,” said Councilwoman They gushed about kindergartners an idea that would send kids from in fact, just an idea, the outcry was ment. LaDoris Cordell, who voted for settling into their new school and the Southgate neighborhood to Es- (continued on page 8) Many area police departments (continued on page 7) Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, December 8, 2006 • Page 3 703 HIGH STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94302 (650) 326-8210 PUBLISHER William S. Johnson ReaderReaderWire comments via e-mail, voice mail and U.S. mail EDITORIAL Jay Thorwaldson, Editor ‘Social host’ concerns ment of a task force to study the Jocelyn Dong, Acting Managing Editor issue, both a use policy be prepared Allen Clapp, Carol Blitzer, Assistant Editors I hope the new “social host” ordi- Keith Peters, Sports Editor nance will be very carefully and very by the police chief and an applica- Rick Eymer, Assistant Sports Editor tion be made this month for a grant Rebecca Wallace, Arts & Entertainment Editor specifically drawn. According to the Don Kazak, Senior Staff Writer Weekly’s article (Dec. 6), the new to fund these weapons. It appears Alexandria Rocha, Molly Tanenbaum, Becky the powers that be have already Trout, Staff Writers ordinance “would make it illegal to Norbert von der Groeben, Chief Photographer have alcohol at a party where a cer- decided that Palo Alto will acquire Nicholas Jensen, Staff Photographer tain number of minors are present.” these tools of torture, for that is Veronica Weber, Photo Intern what they are. Tyler Hanley, Assistant to the Editor & When it says “a certain number Online Editor of minors,” is it talking about some Natalie Fisher Sue Dremann, Staff Writer, Special Sections Editor Ellsworth Place, Palo Alto Cammie Farmer, Calendar Editor specific number of children, regard- Jeanne Aufmuth, Dale Bentson, less of how many adults are also Lynn Comeskey, Kit Davey, Tim Goode, Jack McKinnon, Susan Tavernetti, Robert Taylor, present? Is it talking about a certain Library leadership Contributors percentage of minors relative to the Library supporters filled the Palo Dan Shilstone, Editorial Intern total numbers at the party? Alto City Council chambers Monday Julie Park, Arts & Entertainment Intern I give a little neighborhood Christ- night (Dec. 4) to endorse the Library Deep Tissue • Orthopedic Massage • Myofascial Release • Reflexology DESIGN • Sports Massage • • Massage Sports • Advisory Commission’s unanimous Carol Hubenthal, Design Director mas carol sing every year. There Diane Haas, Sue Peck, Senior Designers; are usually around eight adults and recommendations for improvements Royd Hatta, Dana James, Paul Llewellyn, nine children ranging in age from to our library system. Charmaine Mirsky, Scott Peterson, Designers 3PECIALS 8 to around 16. I serve wine to the Though voters may be looking at

Shiatsu • PRODUCTION adults and cranberry apple juice to another package that includes a new &REE'IFTS Jennifer Lindberg, Production Manager Dorothy Hassett, Blanca Yoc, the minors. Mitchell Park building, like Measure D #OUPLES0ACKAGE Sales & Production Coordinators If the new ordinance were to say from four years ago, the new recom- ADVERTISING that the adults couldn’t have wine mendations are substantially better. 'IFT#ARDSAND#ERTIFICATES Trigger Release Point Vern Ingraham, Advertising Manager The proposals presented Monday Cathy Norfleet, Display Advertising Sales Asst. (and everyone knows that people sing Tony Gay, Jasbir Gill, Janice Hoogner, Sandra better after a little wine) because make the most of the library’s proxim- Valdiosera, Display Advertising Sales there will be more children there than ity to Mitchell Park, leaving heritage   Kathryn Brottem, Real Estate Advertising Sales Joan Merritt, Real Estate Advertising Asst. adults, for instance, I would not be trees, tennis courts and open park CHOOSEYOURDISCOUNT Nerissa Gaerlan, Evie Marquez, Irene happy about that. space intact. They also solve traf- Schwartz, Classified Advertising Sales Blanca Yoc, Classified Administrative Asst. Where and how are the police go- fic circulation problems between ing to draw the line as they work on Middlefield Road, the library and the ONLINE SERVICES Lisa Van Dusen, Director of Palo Alto Online this? I hope they will use a great deal park with cost-effective above-ground

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• Acupressure Acupressure • BUSINESS are going to end up with a lot of ir- The improvement is by design. The Iryna Buynytska, Business Manager ritated people and an unenforceable process began by defining the needs Let Us Enjoy Miriam Quehl, Manager of Payroll & Benefits Paula Mulugeta, Senior Accountant ordinance. of our library system, using surveys, Elena Dineva, Judy Tran, Business Associates Sue Kemp community meetings and data-driven Tina Karabats, Cathy Stringari, Doris Taylor, Seale Avenue, Palo Alto analysis. The resulting proposals LID L Business Associates were then designed to efficiently ADMINISTRATION

• Swedish Massage Swedish • Amy Renalds, Assistant to the Publisher & Anti-tasers meet the defined needs. Form fol- Promotions Director; lowed function. Rachel Palmer, Promotions & Online Assistant I’m upset by the Colleagues’ Janice Covolo, Receptionist; Ruben Espinoza, Memo regarding tasers, which the Two years and a lot of dollars have www.massagetherapycenterpaloalto.comw.massaggetherapycenterpaloalto.capyce to.coocom Jorge Vera, Couriers council will now discuss Dec. 11. been spent to ascertain that current facilities are “substandard” and solid • 30 licensedd massagem e theraptherapiststherapisiststs EMBARCADERO PUBLISHING CO. Chief Lynne Johnson is quoted in William S. Johnson, President the Dec. 3 Daily News as saying, as solutions endorsed by library stake- • open sevenveenndan daysays a wweekwe k Michael I. Naar, Vice President & CFO; Walter Kupiec, Vice President, Sales & Marketing; justification for acquiring these weap- holders have been developed, under • offer good through 12/31/0631/01//0/ Frank A. Bravo, Director, Computer Operations ons, that “Our officers are running into the City Council’s guidance. However, HOLIDAYS Chiropractic Bodywork • Pregnancy Massage • Lymphatic Drainage • Chiropractic Bodywork • Pregnancy Massage Lymphatic & Webmaster a new proposal for additional polling Connie Jo Cotton, Major Accounts Sales more and more violent people, and 368 S. California Avenue | Palo Alto, CA 94306 Manager; Bob Lampkin, Director, Circulation people who are high on methamphet- puts the June 2008 vote at risk by & Mailing Services; Alicia Santillan, Circulation compressing the timeline for an ad- Assistant; Chris Planessi, Joel Pratt, Chip amine. They have super strength.” Poedjosoedarmo, Computer System Associates I’ve been following news stories equate design review. The delay may only yield a rushed The Palo Alto Weekly (ISSN 0199-1159) on taser use for years. People on is published every Wednesday and Friday by meth have been frequently reported final measure. Polling on a measure Keep ‘em Embarcadero Publishing Co., 703 High St., Palo that the public knows only by its pre- Alto, CA 94302, (650) 326-8210. Periodicals post- as not responding to tasers. Either age paid at Palo Alto, CA and additional mailing the tasers are completely ineffective decessor is unlikely to offer accurate guessing. offices. Adjudicated a newspaper of general circu- or are used repeatedly to the point or particularly useful information. lation for Santa Clara County. The Palo Alto Weekly is delivered free to homes in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, where the victim often dies. These Council member Larry Klein sug- Atherton, Portola Valley, East Palo Alto, to faculty are the very people on whom tasers gested that leadership is necessary and staff households on the Stanford campus and instead of polling, and I agree. to portions of Los Altos Hills. If you are not cur- should not be used. rently receiving the paper, you may request free Police Auditor Gennaco is quoted Provision of adequate library facili- delivery by calling 326-8210. POSTMASTER: Send ties is a basic function of local gov- address changes to Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box as referring to tasers as “this tradi- 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302. Copyright ©2003 by tional tool.” That shows a bias in my ernment. The need for this facility Embarcadero Publishing Co. All rights reserved. has been well-defined by extensive Reproduction without permission is strictly prohib- opinion. When did these weapons ited. Printed by SFOP, Redwood City. The Palo Alto become “traditional”? study. Weekly is available on the Internet via Palo Alto The colleagues’ memo suggests, Elizabeth Alexis Online at: http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com at the same time as the establish- Diablo Court, Palo Alto Our e-mail addresses are: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]. Missed delivery or start/stop your paper? Call YOUR TURN 650 326-8210, or e-mail circulation@paweekly. com. You may also subscribe online at www. PaloAltoOnline.com. Subscriptions are $60/yr ($30 within our circulation area). ReaderWire Question: With the planned expansion We’ll hide the bike until of Stanford Shopping Center and a remodeled Town Christmas Eve! (wrapping it is up to you) & Country, how many boutiques can the city sustain? SUBSCRIBE! Stop into Mike’s for an amazing selection of bikes and gear for any Support your local newspaper by becom- E-mail: [email protected] ing a paid subscriber. $30 per year for cyclist, on any budget. We make it easy with special holiday bar- residents of our circulation area: $60 for Fax: 326-3928 businesses and residents of other areas. Web Site: http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com gains, bike pick-up on Dec. 24th, and our all-new custom Gift Cards! Name: ______

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Page 4 • Friday, December 8, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly Upfront (650) 969-7663 Lic. #785441 Since 1975 LAND USE 1901 Old Middlefield Way, #22 Planners revise nursery, hotel futures Mountain View, Ca 94043 DISCOUNT COUPON Recommendation goes forward for two mixed-use sites bowling alley in limbo, $400 WITH INSTALLATION OF COMPLETE NEW ROOF by Molly Tanenbaum he Palo Alto Planning and extension of the Greenhouse,” she originally upset by the prospect of Transportation Commission said. losing residential zoning on their T followed a City Council di- Noonan and her family worried site. But they arrived at the Planning rective Wednesday night to protect the rezoning would also diminish the Commission meeting in favor of three pockets of commercial space property’s value. But the majority of commercial zoning, which would al- PALOPALO ALTOALTO from becoming pure housing. the commission disagreed with her, low for both housing and commercial The commission recommended recommending that the spot be slated uses, thanks to a recent city zoning- GRANDGRAND PRIXPRIX rezoning both the Mayflower Motel to become a neighborhood shopping ordinance update. (with a 6-1 vote) and Summerwinds center. It is a half-mile down Middle- “For 28 years, my father has tried ROADROAD RACERACE SERIESSERIES Nursery (with a 4-3 vote) to commer- field Road from Charleston Center. to improve the property. We look cial; keeping an office building next “I see it as being another walking forward to the rezoning,” said Di- to Summerwinds as residential (6-1) shopping center within Palo Alto,” ana Chien, daughter of the property JOIN US FOR A SECOND SEASON and continuing discussion on the Palo said Commissioner Lee Lippert, owners. Alto Bowl to the Jan. 10 meeting. because of the nursery’s prime loca- Because the motel does not con- IN 2007! All four sites are currently zoned tion at the corner of San Antonio and form to its residential zoning, the for housing, despite hosting commer- Middlefield. The commission then Chiens have been unable to make cial uses. On Aug. 7, the council di- voted 6-1 to maintain the current resi- significant changes to the site. Now, rected staff to rezone these properties dential zoning for an office building the family has given up on the motel as commercial to preserve the city’s next to Summerwinds. and wants to redevelop the land. retail revenue. “It’s only a fluke that this is on the “There’s too many (hotels) already,” The commission’s decision to table tonight,” said Burt, because city said owner Charles Chien, with his recommend commercial zoning for staff originally had thought the build- daughter adding, “Occupancy has Summerwinds Nursery, located at ing was part of the same parcel as the suffered because of competition.” Middlefield and San Antonio roads, nursery and later discovered it had a “We have been trying to zone for proved the most difficult. Three com- separate owner. Fry’s for a long time and maybe we’ve missioners — Dan Garber, Samir Commissioner Arthur Keller dis- found an alternative,” Commissioner Tuma and Pat Burt — hoped to con- sented, hoping to rezone the parcel Paula Sandas said. tinue the item to another meeting, to match the commission’s recom- The commission then decided to as part of a broader initiative — the mendation for Summerwinds — as continue the Palo Alto Bowl prop- Comprehensive Plan update. a neighborhood commercial center. erty discussion to Jan. 10 after the “I don’t think we have to rush to a This, he said, would encourage fu- Wednesday meeting extended past decision here,” Tuma said, referring ture redevelopment of both parcels 11 p.m. Palo Alto Grand Prix wants to thank our to the November failure of Proposi- together as one. However, several bowling-alley tion 90, which would have put the The Mayflower Motel brought neighbors who came to the meeting sponsors for the 2006 awards dinner: city at risk for lawsuits because of its the commission closer to consensus were able to voice their concerns rezoning activities. than Summerwinds. A 6-1 vote rec- about the traffic that new housing or Summerwinds property owner ommended rezoning the El Camino retail stores could bring to Monroe Elisa Varni Noonan opposed the re- Real motel to commercial, with Chair Park. “I don’t want to see a very large zoning of her family’s property at 725 Karen Holman opposed. complex,” said Monroe Drive resi- San Antonio Road from housing to “This parcel has the potential dent Donna Simonides. commercial. for a lot more service to this area,” The commission’s recommenda- “We see homes there,” Noonan she said. Because the Comfort Inn tions will be considered by the City said. Ten or 20 years from now, she next door would soon come up for a Council in the new year on a date yet said, her family would like to redevel- similar discussion, Holman hoped to to be chosen. N For more information & 2006 final results go to: op the property with condominiums discuss the two adjacent properties Staff Writer Molly Tanenbaum similar to those nearby. together. can be e-mailed at mtanenbaum@ www.pagrandprix.org “We see San Antonio as an elegant Mayflower Motel owners were paweekly.com.

Corrections NEED A Give Your Two recent articles about Edgewood Plaza contained inaccura- cies. A Nov. 22 article incorrectly stated that Sand Hill Property Co. TAX acquired the Shell Gas Station lot and the yoga center parcel. It has Car to only bought the retail shops and former Albertsons land. A Nov. 29 Around Town column item incorrectly stated that one tenant was DEDUCTION? ...help create a future for people with developmental disabilities assessed $2,000 in operating expenses a month. It was a one-time Community Association for Rehabilitation, Inc. expense. To request a clarification or correction, contact Jocelyn 525 East Charleston Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306 • www.c-a-r.org Dong, acting managing editor, at [email protected], 650-326- United Way 8210 or P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto 94302. Call: 650-494-0550

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   Daniel Alexander, a 51-year resident of Palo Alto and Los Altos Hills, died Nov. 9. A celebration of life will be held Sunday, Dec. 17, at 2 p.m.   
  at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Memorial donations may be made to the Sempervirens Fund (www.sempervirens.  

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Barry G. Coetsee, a longtime resident of Palo Alto, died Oct. 30. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Palo Alto, 1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto.       Josetta Walsh, co-founder of The Child and Family Institute in Menlo Park, died Nov. 10. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Dec. 16, at 2 p.m. at Mission Santa Clara de Assis, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara. Memorial donations may be made  
 

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 strong families, strong communities. Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, December 8, 2006 • Page 5 Upfront Every 44 minutes the sun provides enough energy to Public Agenda News Digest PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL satisfy the entire world's . . . At6p.m.,thecouncilis Where to give during the holidays settohearplanstoexpand Several businesses are hosting charitable campaign during the holi- energy requirements Stanford Shopping Center.In days. A few are listed here. its regular meeting at 7 p.m., Palo Alto-based Maya’s Mom, a social network for parents, has for a year. the council expects to vote launched a Bay Area initiative to teach children about the spirit and on proposals to improve the practice of giving this holiday season. Partnering with Meals on Wheels, library system, including a the Maya’s Mom Web site is encouraging parents and children to create new Mitchell Park Library, and and give holiday wreaths. discuss auto-dealership loca- Wreaths can be brought to the Maya’s Mom office at 235 Alma St., tions.Themeetingissched- Palo Alto, no later than Dec 19th, and they will be distributed to clients uled for Monday, Dec. 11 in of Meals on Wheels. the Council Chambers at City Donors can also e-mail the company at [email protected] to Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). schedule a home pick-up. For details, see The Giving Project at www. mayasmom.com/wreaths. PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL Whole Foods Market is offering pre-packed “Stop Hunger Now” bags DISTRICT . . . The Board of of groceries, which customers can buy and then donate. Bags in Palo Alto Educationwillelectapresi- will be distributed through the Ecumenical Hunger Project in East Palo dentandvicepresidentat Alto. Each $6.99 grocery bag contains items such as rice or pasta, beans, thestartofthemeeting.The tuna fish, macaroni and cheese and peanut butter. The “Stop Hunger board will review the results Now” campaign continues through Dec. 31. N of the Mandarin-language Nonprofit organizations seeking volunteers or donations can e-mail immersion program feasibil- press releases to [email protected] or fax to 650-326-3928. ity study and also discuss —Palo Alto Weekly staff its first steps in conducting a search for a new superinten- Attorney General OKs $14.5 million HP settlement dent. The meeting will begin at7p.m.Tuesday,Dec.12,at Hewlett-Packard Co. will pay $14.5 million to the California Attorney the district’s board room (25 General’s Office to settle civil claims filed against the Palo Alto company Churchill Ave.). for using false pretenses to unlawfully access telephone records, the company and the state announced today. PALO ALTO PLANNING AND HP will pay $13.5 million to create a new “Privacy and Piracy Fund” 261 Hamilton Ave., Suite 320 TRANSPORTATION COMMIS- in the Attorney General’s office for law-enforcement activities related to Palo Alto • 650-322-1200 SION . . . The commission piracy and intellectual property rights. M-S 10-7; Sunday 11-5 will discuss 1072 Tanland The company will also pay $650,000 in civil penalties and $350,000 www.diamondsofpaloalto.com Avenue, which will merge to cover the cost of the investigation of HP by the Attorney General’s eightparcelsforaproposed Office. residential infill develop- Former HP board chair Patricia Dunn and four other defendants were ment.Then,thecommis- charged in a felony criminal complaint by the Attorney General Oct. 4 for sion will discuss the Zoning their alleged roles in the company’s illegally obtaining private telephone Ordinance Update related to records of its board of directors and news reporters in an attempt to plug landscaping, wireless com- a leak of boardroom information. 
     munications and storm-wa- Attorney General Bill Lockyer said the new fund “will help ensure that ter prevention. The meeting if businesses cross the legal line, they will be held accountable. Fortu-  
     
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In addition, Evans agrees that Center — even though he was in line for the The retaliation allegations were he called the city’s former finance 2. Selection of Applicants to Interview for the Parks and Recreation position. added to Gordon’ s original complaint director white. “This remains a fact: Commission But he also wasn’t formally cen- because following the filing of the She is. Is the harassment in being 3. Adoption of a Resolution Declaring Weeds to be a Nuisance and sured for harassing Assistant City complaint, Evans recommended the white?” he wrote. Setting January 16, 2007 for a Public Hearing Manager M.L. Gordon or for retali- elimination of the assistant city-man- Evans said he is not actively plan- 4. Finance Committee Recommendation to Accept the Auditor’s Office ating against Gordon’s complaint. ager position. Gordon told Kramer he ning a response following the ex- Quarterly Report as of September 30, 2006 That action is expected at the coun- believed that was retaliatory. pected censure, but said, “This is 5. Approval of Amendment Number 4 to Add $150,000 to the cil’s Dec. 19 meeting, after Evans’ Evans said he would not shy away the first inning and we have 99 more Contract with Carollo Engineers (CMR: 124:06) for Additional colleagues have had an opportunity from saying if he thought Gordon innings to go. . . . This is just the be- Engineering Support Services for Phase I Water Distribution System to review his 14-page response to the should be fired. “This was a position ginning of the process.” Improvements and Emergency Water Supply and Storage EIR allegations, released Monday. elimination, not a personal elimina- Gordon wasn’t available for com- Projects In June, the assistant city manager tion,” Evans said. ment Wednesday. 6. 195 Page Mill Road, 2825, 2865, 2873, 2891 & 2901 Park made a formal complaint of harass- Kramer wrote that she was unable Trouble isn’t new for Evans: In a Boulevard [05PLN-00281]: Approval of Record of Land Use Action ment and racial discrimination, say- to determine whether Evans’ com- 2001 council meeting, he told devel- for Courthouse Plaza Company for a Major Architectural Review Board application to allow the construction of a three story mixed ing he was a victim because of Ev- ments about eliminating the position oper Linda Law to “go back to Isra- use building including a subterranean parking garage and related ans’ “continued insult, intimidation preceded Gordon’s complaint. el” and was removed from the meet- site improvements. The project includes a request for Design and ridicule of me and others.” In the document, which Evans ing by the police chief. Evans was Enhancement Exceptions to exceed the maximum allowable building The council launched an inves- signs as “unbought, unbossed,” the recalled from the Sanitary District height, encroach into the side and rear daylight plane, reduce the tigation into the matter and most councilman questions the legitimacy Board of Directors in 1994 for alleg- front and street side setbacks and increase the lot coverage. recently directed the attorney assist- of the original complaint and retali- edly exceeding his travel budget. 7. Approval to Appropriate Additional Funds to Existing Blanket ing them, Cynthia O’Neill, to draft a ation charge, and questions the fair- Tuesday’s mayoral election also Purchase Orders with Cooper Power Systems and Howard censure of Evans, a public apology, ness of the investigation itself, which revealed a gap in the young city’s Industries for the Purchase of Electric Distribution Transformers provide training on harassment pre- he calls “the plot.” laws. A 1991 city resolution states required for Capital Improvement Projects and to provide service to vention, alter the city’s harassment He said he was not kept informed that the “Vice-Mayor shall be se- New Customers policy and adopt rules of conduct for or given an opportunity for defense. lected as Mayor.” The mayor is 8. Colleagues Memo from Council Members Cordell, Drekmeier and council members. Kramer interviewed several city elected by the council only if the Klein re Decision-Making Process on Use of Tasers by Palo Alto As currently proposed, the censure employees in her investigation. Ev- vice mayor is no longer on the coun- Police Department (Item continued from 12/4/06) would simply formalize the council’s ans discounts their contributions as cil or if he or she has previously 9. Transmittal of Final Library Service Model Analysis and disapproval of Evans’ behavior with- “Captured Hostile witnesses” be- been mayor, but there are others on Recommendations (LSMAR) Report and Request for Approval of out imposing a punishment. cause they work for the city. the council who haven’t, according Staff Recommendation to Undertake Community Polling Prior to O’Neill presented the draft apol- In his response, Evans criticizes to Resolution No. 738. Final Decisions on Library Service and Facility Enhancements (Item ogy and censure to the council Tues- City Manager Alvin James and City The council did vote for mayor, continued from 12/4/06 – PUBLIC TESTIMONY CLOSED) day, but the councilmembers opted Attorney Michael Lawson. These picking David E. Woods and electing 10. Transmittal of a Study by Group 4 Architecture on Library Space to delay discussing them until they harsh critiques, mentioned by sev- as vice mayor Patricia Foster. Evans Needs at Mitchell Park Library and Community Center, Main Library, and the public have had a chance to eral employees in the Kramer report, voted for himself. Woods, a business and Branch Libraries; Library and Parks and Recreation Commission Recommendations Based on the Group 4 Architecture Report; and read Evans’ response. contribute to the culture of harass- owner, recently won a second term in Staff Recommendation to Undertake Polling Prior to Final Decision In his response, Evans states that ment, the employees said. November. on Library Facility Enhancements (Item continued from 12/4/06 he did not write earlier because Evans mentioned race only a few Woods immediately faced loud – PUBLIC TESTIMONY CLOSED) he only understood the retaliation times in his response, although the challenges to his leadership from 11. City Council Direction to Identify One of Two City-Owned Site charges when documents were de- Kramer report is packed with refer- residents who support Evans. A few Options for Auto Dealer Relocation and Direct the City Manager and livered to his house Dec. 1, despite ences to racial comments he has al- even threatened to recall him. N City Attorney to Negotiate a Lease That Will Retain Anderson Honda having requested them earlier. In her legedly made. StaffWriterBeckyTroutcan in Palo Alto Oct. 26 report, investigator Karen Evans wrote he was initially be e-mailed at btrout@paweekly. Kramer said she informed Evans pleased that a young African com. SPECIAL MEETING – COUNCIL CHAMBERS DECEMBER 12, 2006 -- 5:00 PM Benest Benest said he starts work at 8:15 “I’m a (fellow in the) National 1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION a.m. and stays until 5 or 6 p.m., un- Academy of Public Administra- Title: City Manager (continued from page 3) Authority: Government Code section 54957(b)(1) less there is a meeting, and then he tion,” Benest said, referring to the Benest’s bonus. often works until 11 p.m. He said he prestigious society created by Con- Benest e-mailed the council his also spends an average of two hours gress to improve government. “I’m STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS accomplishments Wednesday. It a night on work at home. not generally a braggart . . . (but) I The Finance Committee will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, cites his hiring of Diane Jennings as Rumors have also taken off about don’t need Stanford.” December 12, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers to discuss: library director and Val Fong as util- Benest’s presence on a list of “senior Benest began in Palo Alto in 2000, 1) Long Range Financial Plan; 2) First Quarter Fiscal Year 2006-07 ities director; ongoing negotiations consultants” for Signature Resourc- moving north from Brea where he Financial Results; 3) Approval of an Ordinance Closing the 2004- 05 Fiscal Year, Including Transmission of the City’s Comprehensive with Stanford Shopping Center, auto es, and a part-time teaching gig at was also city manager. He had al- Annual Financial Report (CAFR), Reappropriation Requests, and dealers and Stanford Medical Cen- Stanford. ready established a national reputa- Completed Capital Improvement Projects; 4) Maze & Associates Audit ter; finalizing the contract with labor Neither detract from his focus on tion as a local government expert. of the Financial Statements as of June 30, 2006 and Management unions; and budget cost-cutting. managing Palo Alto, Benest said. Benest’s style, all agreed, is the Letter; 5) 2005-06 Year-End Capital Improvement Program Projects Benest said he and Harrison have He spent one weekend in the last opposite of micromanagement. Status Report; 6) Update on Financial Reporting Activity and Funding divvied up responsibilities: Benest five years working with Signature “Frank sees his role as a delegater Options for Post employment Benefits Plans Other than Pensions takes the lead on land use, business, Resources. And volunteer teaching with sort of a mandate to step in and – Governmental Accounting Standards Boards Statements No. 43 & police, the budget, transportation, at Stanford, one in a long list of in- take charge of issues he things are 45; and 7) Recommendation Regarding Rent Charged by the General and labor relations, while Harrison stitutions at which he has taught, is most (important),” Klein said. Fund to the Refuse Fund on Unopened Portions of Landfill from Finance handles other issues. part of his professional commitment “He likes to be kept informed but Committee Meeting of October 17, 2006 Some discord may have carried to public leadership, Benest said. he’s certainly not a micromanager,” The Policy and Services Committee will hold its Regular Meeting on over from the scandal that rocked He expressed amusement at sug- said Police Chief Lynne Johnson. Tuesday, December 12, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Conference the Utilities Department, continued gestions teaching would hamper “He allows the department heads Room to discuss: 1) Utility Advisory Commission’s Current Municipal budget struggles, or from Benest’s his ability to work with Stanford on a great deal of independence ... ,” Code Responsibility; and 2) Payments to Boards and Commissions absences following the death of his other issues affecting the city. said Community Services Director wife — leaving him with two young “If there were a history of me be- Richard James. “(Benest) is a per- SPECIAL MEETING – COUNCIL CHAMBERS children — and his own cancer. ing docile ... ” Benest said. “(But) I’m son that walks the fine line between DECEMBER 13, 2006 -- 5:00 PM Benest worked part-time while un- rather fierce in these negotiations.” being both an intellectual and being 1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION dergoing cancer treatment. Whether or not community mem- a manager.” N Title: City Manager “He’s just been through hell,” bers agree, Benest also scoffed at Staff Writer Becky Trout can Authority: Government Code section 54957(b)(1) Cordell said. “It’s not an excuse, it’s the suggestion he’s teaching for a be e-mailed at btrout@paweekly. a reality.” status boost. com. Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, December 8, 2006 • Page 7 Upfront Call me today about our full line-up. (Auto. Home. Life. Commercial.) of property values, social equity We are incensed,” she added. “It Boundaries and safety. may affect my property values. (continued from page 3) The committee tasked with re- I’ve heard people talk about law- (650) 691-4770 viewing how the district’s bound- suits.” reflective of the difficult and di- aries are drawn (the Attendance Tucked next to Palo Alto High visive nature of redrawing school Area Advisory Group) looked at School, Southgate is considered boundaries. a plethora of enrollment data and a close-knit and kid-friendly “I’m sick to my stomach think- came up with a variety of solu- neighborhood by its residents. It’s ing about all this,” said Ann Smi- tions. bordered by the Caltrain tracks, BALDEV MANN therman, a parent. The one that caused uproar this Churchill Avenue, El Camino Real Insurance Agent This week’s meeting was the first week, however, had to do with the and Park Boulevard. 1901 OLD MIDDLEFIELD WAY STE 6 in a slew of discussions regarding change to Walter Hays. In 2005, the median home price MOUNTAIN VIEW the district’s attendance boundar- “We know that this is not a was $1.6 million. ies, which are being reviewed be- popular idea, but every way for re- In the late 1990s, Walter Hays [email protected] cause of unbalanced elementary- ducing enrollment in the impacted was the district’s highest perform- CA Lic: 0F24165 school populations. areas was considered,” said Jeanne ing school.

Subject to availability and qualifi cations. Insurance offered only with select companies. Allstate Insurance If Tuesday night’s meeting is any Gobalet, a district demographer. Although it dropped from that Company, Allstate Indemnity Company, Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company, and Allstate indication, the issue could erupt About 50 students currently live status a few years ago, it still re- Life Insurance Company: Northbrook, Illinois ©2006 Allstate Insurance Company. into future turmoil over concerns in Southgate and attend Walter mains one of the district’s top per- Hays. forming sites: Walter Hays’ over- Their parents said Southgate was all state score last school year was targeted unfairly and without rea- 936 out of 1,000. Escondido’s was son and that it would be unsafe for 904. MARION K. BELLAMY their children to cross El Camino The parents’ outcry is already Passed away Marion married John B. Bellamy Jr. and set up Real to attend Escondido. They creating some skepticism outside peacefully on Friday, home in the bay area. also accused the school board of their circle. having a hidden agenda. “I really hope the arguments December 1, 2006 During the late 1950’s and 1960’s Marion was “There is no way my son is ever about Walter Hays are really about with her son by her well known for her love of coordinating fashion going to walk that; there is no way El Camino and not about being side after a brief battle shows for a long list of charities, restaurants and my son is ever going to scooter moved to a school that is perceived that. I know what it’s like to lose less terrific than Walter Hays,” with cancer. She is hotels. She helped celebrate the opening of the a child,” Helen Sandoval said. “It said Julie Lythcott-Haimes, an- survived by her son, San Francisco Hilton and Jack Tar Hotel. She is our neighborhood school, and it other parent. Paul Scott (Joyce) was active with KQED and served as a guest will keep our children safe.” While the school board’s discus- If the school board decides to sion Tuesday avoided the specific Bellamy, Bartlett, auctioneer for six years during the 1960’s. She change boundaries, current stu- topic of Southgate, Board member TN; daughter-in-law, later got involved in the real estate business and dents will be grandfathered into Gail Price said that “boundaries Suzanne S. Bellamy, Indianapolis, IN; step-son spent 15 years with Cornish and Carey of Menlo their sites and can remain at their are not promised to anyone. They schools. The changes would only are not permanent. Every school in Rob (Judy) Taylor, Gaithersburg, MD; four loving Park. In her later years she continued her desire affect incoming students. this district is wonderful.” grandchildren, Brad, Marcus, Erica and Blair and to help others as an active member of Peninsula But parents of toddlers and even Minutes from the Attendance some soon-to-be parents were also Area Advisory Group’s meetings, three step-grandchildren, Paul, Scott, and Kelly. Volunteers of Menlo Park. disgruntled over the proposed along with maps indicating option- She was preceded in death by her husband, A celebration of her life will take place with a idea. al boundary changes, are online at Norman Taylor and two sons, John B. Bellamy III memorial service in January 2007 at Menlo Park Cynthia Bright and her husband www.pausd.org. bought their home in Southgate a A separate report by district and Robert K. Bellamy. Presbyterian Church where she was a long time year ago. They don’t have any chil- staff, which will include recom- Marion was born in Middletown, CT and grew member. Memorials can be sent to Peninsula dren now but plan to in the future. mendations for boundary changes, up in Norfolk, VA where she graduated from Volunteers 800 Middle Ave, Menlo Park, CA The neighborhood schools — will be available on www.pausd. Walter Hays, Jordan Middle School org on Jan. 12. Maury High School and continued her education 94025 or to KQED, San Francisco and Palo Alto High School — were Another study session on the is- at William and Mary College. After college advertised as fringe benefits on the sue will be held Jan. 16. ■ flier for their home, Bright said. Staff Writer Alexandria PAID OBITUARY “This process is so broken. It Rocha can be e-mailed at arocha@ didn’t reach out to the community. paweekly.com.

(!2,%3 2!6%,,% Tasers # ' (continued from page 3) Grace was in all his steps, Chuck's zest for life served him well professionally, but shone particularly assurance to both citizens and of- Heaven in his eyes. when he was with his family. His love and laughter were contagious, whether he ficers that the weapons are being deployed properly, he said. Ideally, In every gesture dignity and love. was skiing, boating or engrossed in a game of bridge or golf. He was a member each patrol officer would be as- of the Menlo Country Club and Spyglass at Pebble Beach. Chuck's love for his signed one, he said. Charles Gravelle, treasured husband, dad, and grandfather; family is a legacy that will be long cherished. He is survived by his wife of 57 State money is available to de- fray their cost, Cordell said. If the generous and warm hearted friend to a multitude; greatly years, Dorothy, his daughter Cindra Nicholson, his son-in-law, John Nicholson, committee decides against endors- respected businessperson; and a truly kind and gentle soul, and granddaughters, Kelly and Stephanie Nicholson. He was predeceased by his ing Tasers, however, the money died at home November 30, 2006 of cancer. Chuck's life was rich with friends much loved sons, Douglas and Stephen. could still be obtained and applied and family; his days were full with a plethora of interests, from professional to Chuck is also survived by his beloved brother and sister-in-law, Richard and to other public-safety efforts. Cordell’s memo — also signed recreational. He was born in Minneapolis on July 4th , 1924; the country's birthday Rose Gravelle of San Jose, and four nieces and a nephew; Kathy (Dan) Furtado, by Councilman Larry Klein — was his and fireworks were always in order! Mary Liz Perez, Stephanie (Greg) Siegel, Michael (Andrea) Gravelle and Barbara prompted a heated exchange on Chuck's curiosity and passion took him on a career path that brought the (Gary) Thomas. Palo Alto Online’s Town Square, where participants have expressed Gravelle family from the Midwest to California in 1962. After he served in the Army A mass was held to honor Chuck's life on December 5, 2006 at Nativity opinions ranging from strong sup- during WWII, he began in Minnesota with Larsen boats, and moved to the Bay Church, 210 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park. port of Tasers to those equating the Area to be president of Electroglas, a company which recently celebrated its fortieth In gratitude and appreciation, contributions may be sent to the Charles weapons with torture. “Taser” is actually an acronym for anniversary. His career culminated with his role as founder and president of GHI. Armstrong School: 1405 Solana Dr., Attn: Development, Belmont, CA 94022 or Thomas A Swift’s Electric Rifle, af- Upon retirement he served as President of the Atherton Civic Interest League and the George Mark Children's Home, 2121 George Mark Lane, San Leandro, CA ter a science fiction character. shared his time and talents with several philanthropic projects. Among his varieties 94578. The City Council meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Dec. 11. At its were The Charles Armstrong School, where he was a trustee, and George Mark Arrangements under the directions of the Menlo Park Chapel of Spangler Dec. 18 meeting, the council will Children's house, a pediatric hospice where the Gravelle family built a chapel in Mortuaries. address the police chief’s request to memory of their sons, Douglas and Stephen. apply for funding for the Tasers. ■ Staff Writer Becky Trout can be e-mailed at btrout@paweekly. PAID OBITUARY com. Page 8 • Friday, December 8, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly Go Solar. Start Saving Today.

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Pennsylvania, Cindy Stokes N i stared at images through a cholas Jensen A microscope, noticing their elegant structures and intricate design. “I was captivated by photo- micrographs of the structures of Besides having a passion for photography, Cindy Stokes has studied yoga for more cells and tissues,” she said. “Blood than 20 years. The Avalon Art and Yoga Center in Palo Alto seems a fitting place to vessel networks looked to me like display her work. river tributaries and the cell cyto- own. skeleton looked like tangled tree In “Wooden Hair,” cascading branches.” shapes in a woodpile suggest a Over time, these experiences long sweep of human hair. “Yes- helped Stokes develop an eye for terday’s Tea” reveals geometric the forms and patterns in nature shapes made by the oils in the that are subjects of her dramatic bottom of a cup that still holds a black-and-white photography. Her bit of liquid from old tea. new solo show, “Dynamic Form,” “Like my engineering work, is on display at the Avalon Art and my photographs reflect my attrac- Yoga Center in Palo Alto through tion to general form and function Dec. 30. rather than the literal identity of The exhibit’s location is appro- an object,” Stokes wrote in a press priate: Stokes, an Atherton resi- release about her work. “Where ndy Stokes ndy i

C dent, has studied yoga for more many people see an oak tree, I Top right: Cindy Stokes’ “Polypore Spirals” is a 2002 than 20 years. She has an ener- see a branching structure; where photo of a spiral of fungi on the forest floor in Big Basin getic and intense personality, and others see a mountain stream, I’m Redwoods State Park. Top: “Pebbles and Stone” was says yoga helps her relax. drawn to its swirling eddies and taken at a rock beach at Point Lobos State Reserve in Stokes’ images spotlight in- refraction patterns. I compose my California in 2002. Above: A lemon tree in Menlo Park tricate and unusual forms and images to reveal these dynamic produced some unusual fruit in 2004, including the one structures created by natural phe- forms and patterns.”

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QFSNJTTJPO She also cites Daly City photogra- pher Mark Citret — whose work can go to www.cindystokes.com. Page 12 • Friday, December 8, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly Arts & Entertainment December diversions Palo Alto calendars are full of holiday events these days by Rebecca Wallace rench horns compose the are $10-$25. Go to www.theatreq. sound of the classical quartet org. F Quadre. But at next Tuesday’s concert, a drummer will be a star The Dickens parody “Mrs. Bob of the show. Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge” As part of the Mountain View plays at the Bus Barn Theatre, 97 group’s holiday concert, “Horns Hillview Ave. in Los Altos, through for the Holidays,” the musicians are Dec. 16. Tickets are $24-$30. Go to enlisting local students. About 120 www.busbarn.org. students from Graham Middle, St. Francis High and Mountain View “Carols, lullabies, landscapes” High schools will accompany Qua- is the theme of the Peninsula dre on several numbers. Women’s Chorus winter concerts, That includes Alan Yip of Moun- held at 8 p.m. Dec. 9 and 4 p.m. tain View High, who will play the Dec. 10 at St. Patrick’s Seminary, snare drum in “The Little Drummer 320 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park. Boy.” Music includes works by Conrad This is the second year that stu- Susa and Veljo Tormis, and tickets Evy Sch Evy dents are performing with Quadre, are $20/$18. Go to www.pwchorus. thanks to the efforts of Quadre mu- org. i sician and artistic director Daniel ffman Wood. A graduate of Graham and The Peninsula Pops host “Jolly Mountain View High, Wood started Holiday” concerts at 7:30 p.m. Mathew Croft, Jessica Valeri, Daniel Wood and Nathan Pawelek will perform next Tuesday in the Quadre a program in which Quadre musi- on Dec. 9 and 3 p.m. on Dec. quartet’s “Horns for the Holidays” concert. cians work regularly with students, 10 at Spangenberg Theatre, 780 prepping them for the concert and Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. Mu- sical guitarist performing. The res- for Jewish Education, the party will mission is free; go to music.stan- improving their knowledge of clas- sic will include Bing Crosby, Mel taurant is in the Four Seasons Hotel include songs, dances, candle-light- ford.edu. sical music. Torme and movie tunes, with such Silicon Valley at 2050 University ing and latkes. Families with chil- “They get to know us really well,” guests as the Bay Bells handbell Ave. in East Palo Alto. Call 650- dren ages 4 to 13 are welcome. Call The annual Holiday Soiree at Wood said. choir. Tickets are $20/$16/$10; go 566-1200. 650-855-9063. Rengstorff House at 3070 N. Shore- The holiday concert will include to www.peninsulapops.org. line Blvd. in Mountain View means such seasonal compositions as A Hanukkah party is planned Organist Robert Huw Morgan caroling, parlor games, food and a “Silent Night” and Tchaikovsky’s On Saturdays in December, the from 10 a.m. to noon on Dec. 10 at plays seasonal works with soprano visit from Father Christmas. The “Waltz of the Flowers” from “The Quattro Restaurant and Bar hosts the Lucie Stern Community Center, Ruth Escher and bass Jeffrey Fields party goes from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 10, Nutcracker.” Quadre is a mix of holiday teas from 3 to 4 p.m., with 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 10 in Memorial (continued on next page) principal, associate and guest art- sweets and savory eats, and a clas- Organized by the Palo Alto School Church at Stanford University. Ad- ists; on Tuesday the performers will be Wood, Jessica Valeri, Nathan Pawelek, and Mathew Croft. The show is at 7 p.m. at the Moun- tain View Center for the Performing Arts at 500 Castro St. Tickets are $15 for adults and $7 for seniors and students. Call 650-903-6000 or go to www.quadre.org. Many other local holiday events are going on in the next couple of weeks. Here are some of the festivi- ties: Western Ballet presents “The 6=:72/G574B0=CB7?C3 Nutcracker” Dec. 8 (7 p.m.) and Dec. 9 and 10 (1 and 6 p.m.) at the 4W`S6]caS5OZZS`g Mountain View Center for the Per- forming Arts at 500 Castro St. Tick- • Jazzy Jewelry ets are $23/$18. A “sweet tea” with • Perfect Paintings some of the dancers will be in the lobby at 3 p.m. Dec. 9, for $7. Go to • Gorgeous Glass www.westernballet.org. Teapot by Joy Imai • Scented Soaps A holiday gift boutique will be at • Stunning Ceramics the Fire House Gallery at Avenidas • Textile Treasures at 450 Bryant St. in Palo Alto this weekend, featuring paintings, pho- • Sassy Purses tographs, ceramics and other artistic • Fantastic Photos items. Hours are 5 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 8; and 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 9 and 10. Call 650-289-5430.

“A Service of Lessons and Car- ols,” including chants and works by Bach, will be performed at 8 Gift p.m. Dec. 8 and 9 by the Memo- Boutique: rial Church Choir and the Univer- sity Singers, in Memorial Church at Fri Dec. 8 4-8:30 pm Stanford University. The concert is Sat Dec. 9 10-4pm free; go to music.stanford.edu. Sun Dec. 10 10-4pm The irreverent holiday tale “Keep the Yuletide Gay” plays at Dragon Theatre through Dec. 30, presented At Avenidas, 450 Bryant, Palo Alto by Theatre Q. The theater is at 535 Bring this ad in for a free gift! Alma St. in Palo Alto, and tickets

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THIS SPACE IS DONATED AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE BY THE PALO ALTO WEEKLY sa Kohler sa i L The a cappella singers of Chanticleer bring their annual Christmas show to Stanford University’s stately Me- morial Church on Dec. 12 and 13. Diversions (continued from previous page) and tickets are $18. Call 650-968- 3110 for reservations.

The San Francisco Concert Chorale comes to All Saints’ Epis- copal Church at 555 Waverley St. in Palo Alto for a concert of carols and Christmas classic songs, featuring Dan Levitan on harp. The concert starts at 7 p.m. on Dec. 10. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door; go to www.sfconcertchorale. org.

Warble along with Schola Can- torum during the “Messiah Sing,” also featuring the Redwood Sym- phony. It’s at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 in the Mountain View Center for the Per- “Peru” by Renata Radcliffe is among the artwork at the holiday gift forming Arts; tickets are $16/$13. boutique at the Fire House Gallery in Palo Alto this weekend. Go to www.scholacantorum.org. Handel’s “Messiah” at 8 p.m. Dec. Alto). The opening/lighting cer- 15 in Stanford University’s Memo- emony starts at 5 p.m. on Dec. 16 at The Chanticleer a cappella en- rial Church. Orchestral parts are 1881 Fulton with a performance by semble returns to Stanford Universi- provided and vocal scores are for the Music In Motion Singers from ty’s Memorial Church for its annual sale. Tickets are $10/$5/$9; go to Duveneck and Escondido elemen- Christmas concert. Shows are at 8 music.stanford.edu. tary schools in Palo Alto. p.m. on Dec. 12 and 13, including Gregorian chant and Renaissance “Winter Melodies” is the theme The annual holiday concert put music. Tickets are $44/$22; go to of the Silicon Valley Gay Men’s on by the El Camino Youth Sym- livelyarts.stanford.edu. Chorus performances, which in- phony features Anderson’s “Sleigh clude holiday and classical pieces. Ride” and others, including a rare Congregation Etz Chayim is The show is at 8 p.m. on Dec. 15 and trombone solo in Gordon Jacob’s planning a community Hanuk- 16, at the Mountain View Center for “Concerto for Trombone and Or- kah party on Dec. 15 at 4161 Alma the Performing Arts at 500 Castro chestra.” The show is at 2:30 p.m. St. in Palo Alto. Story-telling and St.; tickets are $20. Go to www. on Dec. 17 in Spangenberg Theatre, candle-lighting for young children svgmc.org. 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. begin at 6:30 p.m., and a service and Tickets are $10/$5; go to www. other festivities follow. Go to www. Holiday tunes and musical styles ecys.org. etzchayim.org. ranging from Irish to Brazilian are in store when the Gryphon Holiday Peninsula Youth Theatre brings All Stars and the Gryphon Carol- “A Christmas Carol” to the Moun- ers perform at 8 p.m. on Dec. 15. About the cover: tain View Center for the Performing The concert is at Spangenberg The- The main photograph is “Yes- Arts at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Dec. 15; atre, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo terday’s Tea,” a picture Cindy and 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Dec. Alto; tickets are $25/$18 (premium Stokes took in 2004 of a forgot- 16. Tickets are $6 on Friday and seats) and $15/$10 (general). Go to ten teacup at her home. In the $7 on Saturday. Go to www.pytnet. www.gryphonallstars.com. top right corner is Kim Venaas, org. conductor of the Peninsula It’s time again for Christmas Pops Orchestra. The audience can sing — and Tree Lane (also known as the play instruments — along with colorfully lit Fulton Street in Palo Page 14 • Friday, December 8, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly Arts & Entertainment

The Bowman program builds

ous debates. confidence, creativity and Director Robert Kelley has academic excellence. done it up in a bright, sparkling style, very broad and cartoon-like, Lower School - GradesK-5 which befits the commedia origins of Molière’s work. For my taste, he could have gone even further, Middle School - Grades6-8 especially with the character of Upton Gabbit, the flamboyant and Individualized, self-directed program oily poet. There are a few times when the action feels forced rather Rich international & cultural studies than flashy, when there’s too much shouting and not enough farce. But Proven, Montessori approach overall, the production is an enjoy- able holiday gambol, with some State-of-the-art facility terrific performances. Darren Bridgett and Kristin Low student-teacher ratio Stokes are delightful as the young lovers, Dicky and Betty, with req- uisite good looks and wide-eyed www.bowmanschool.org expressions. Julia Motyka plays 4000 Terman Drive l Palo Alto, CA l Tel: 650-813-9131 Betty’s older sister, Ramona, with silky smooth arrogance and svelte grace. Maureen McVerry and Jackson Davis, two TheatreWorks regulars, play Aunt Sylvia and Uncle Rupert to the hilt, two classy characters who are terrific fun to watch. Phoebe Moyer is a treat as the de- luded, upper-crust mother, sashay- Dav ing her way through other people’s i d Allen lives with judgments and edicts. She’s matched by Warren David Keith playing her husband, Henry, who goes from mouse to man. Sister to sister: Kristin Stokes as Betty and Julia Motyka as Ramona Nancy Sauder is a rather elegant have a little chat in “The Learned Ladies of Park Avenue.” cook, and Brian Herndon a little understated as Gabbit, but both have charming moments. Co- A confection in couplets lin Thompson serves well in two cameo roles. TheatreWorks’ ‘Learned Ladies of Park Avenue’ skewers Two marvelous “characters” in shallow society and sparkles with wit the production are the exquisite sets by Joe Ragey and the stun- by Jeanie Forte ning costumes by Fumiko Biele- f you fear Molière plays because At first, the rhyming is a bit of a feldt. Cliff Caruthers captures the of language, fear not; remedy is shock, and requires some mental Jazz Age in wonderful sound bites Ihere in a bright new adaptation adjustment. But soon the audience between scenes, and livens up an of “Learned Ladies” by award- is anticipating or eagerly trying to entertaining curtain call. And by winning playwright David Grimm. guess the next rhyme, and laughs that point, both the actors and the It’s currently playing at the Lucie gleefully when it is a smart sur- audience are smiling ear to ear. ■ Stern Theatre, presented by The- prise. The versification actually atreWorks. propels the action, drawing us for- What: “The Learned Ladies “Les Femmes Savantes” was ward and moving inexorably rhyme of Park Avenue,” the West Molière’s next-to-last play, a suc- by rhyme. Coast premiere of a new adap- cessful offering at the height of his This adaptation also tackles tation of Molière’s play by David popularity. His sudden death while the storyline by updating it to the Grimm, presented by Theatre- performing in his next play ended American Jazz Age and align- Works a brilliant talent, but his plays went ing it with contemporary themes. Where: Lucie Stern Theatre on to greater posterity than even he The basic plot remains the same: at 1305 Middlefield Road in perhaps imagined possible. Still, wealthy parents have two daugh- Palo Alto “Learned Ladies” has languished ters, the youngest of whom loves When: Through Dec. 23, in today’s theatre canon, in part and wants to marry Dicky, a poor with 7:30 p.m. shows Tues- because of its dated story line and but hard-working and honorable days, 8 p.m. shows Wednes- in part because of its verse form. young man. But Mother has anoth- day through Saturday, 7 p.m. All of Molière’s plays present a er groom in mind for Betty: a gold- shows on Sundays, and 2 p.m. challenge for a modern audience digging, pretentious poet who is all matinees on Saturdays and who is unused to hearing rhymed too eager to marry into riches. Stir Sundays couplets, and older translations in a milquetoast Father, an egocen- Cost: Tickets are $20-$56. sound positively creaky. But lately tric Aunt, a jealous sister, a revolu- there have been a number of new tionary Cook, and other assorted translations of his work. They’re characters, and you have a recipe more rightfully called adaptations, for comic confection. A friendly accordion player because of the extent to which they There are some questionable sparks some real-life street the- update and modernize the plot politics along the way, and one ater in Palo Alto. Read about it through clever language — a ploy isn’t quite sure that Molière (and on arts editor Rebecca Wallace’s of which Molière himself would Grimm) haven’t set feminism back blog. Go to www.PaloAltoOn- surely have approved. several decades. But the outcome line.com and scroll down to Ad Grimm’s new adaptation of is predictably joyful in the name of Libs. “Learned Ladies” is no exception. true love, so one forgives the dubi-

Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, December 8, 2006 • Page 15 Arts & Entertainment Worth a Look The three-day exhibit goes this Friday through Sunday, with a reception on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the league at 668 Ramona St. in Palo Alto. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and 10 to 4 on Saturday and Sunday. Call 650-321-3891 or go to www.pacificartleague.org. Theater Student plays Drama students from Gunn High School in Palo Alto have an unusual opportunity next Monday: they’ll see the plays they wrote staged by profes- sional TheatreWorks actors. As part of “Student Speak: The Playwright’s Proj- ect,” actors and directors will give eight one-act plays a staged reading in the SecondStage at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts at 500 Felipe Hernandez’s woven rugs will be shown and Castro St. The student writers represented are: Max sold this weekend in Palo Alto, along with wood Butera, Shani Chabansky, Benjamin Christel, Mag- carvings by his wife, Maria. The two Oaxacan artists gie Cole, Laura Fraley, Katelyn Hempstead, by Maria are in town for their second holiday show here. Cristina Lalonde and Madeline Minor. The performances are part of a process that cov- ered the two months this fall that playwright Robert Art Alexander spent in the classroom. He worked with Oaxacan art the students to help improve their writing through Felipe Hernandez, a master rug weaver, has looms sense memory and writing exercises, TheatreWorks in most of the rooms in his house, says Palo Alto officials said. Eight plays were then chosen for artist Andrea Spira. Felipe’s wife, Maria, comes from staged readings. a wood-carving family and creates colorful painted The readings are free and open to the public, be- carvings of animals. ginning at 7 p.m. on Monday. For more information, Spira is hosting the pair for the second year in a go to www.theatreworks.org. row, allowing them to exhibit and sell their art in her home this weekend. She said: “It is fascinating when he (Felipe) describes the sources of the dyes he uses. It is all from natural sources from his region” such as pomegranate skin and bark. Literary The show takes place at 2025 Tasso St. in Palo Dickens exhibit Alto from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday and Sun- Charles Dickens’ words were just made for the day. Also being shown are the beaded necklaces page. But the 19th-century author certainly contin- that Spira and her beading partner, Freddie Allen, ues to make his mark in theater and film, especially have created. this time of year. (It’s only Dec. 8 — how many Tiny The show is free and open to the public. Email Tims have you seen so far?) [email protected]. An exhibit in Green Library at Stanford University delves into “Charles Dickens and Show Biz” with the help of vintage playbills, rare editions of dramatic writings by Dickens, and photos. Theater costumes and movie memorabilia also play roles in the show, which is in the Bing Wing on the second floor. Organized by Stanford’s Department of Special Collections, the exhibit is scheduled to be up every day through Jan. 28. Library hours do vary with the academic calendar, though, so it’s best to call 650- 723-0931 in advance. Music Nova Vista Symphony Fireworks and drama — the drama of the Prot- “Arrow” is part of painter Chris Dicker’s “Akita” estant Reformation — come to Foothill College’s series, which includes canine portraits in watercolor Smithwick Theatre this Saturday evening. and ink. Dicker and three other artists are showing The Nova Vista Symphony will be playing Men- work at the Pacific Art League this weekend. delssohn’s Symphony No. 5, which the composer ‘Neo/4’ wrote to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Four artists + new work = “Neo/4,” a visual art Reformation. Also on tap is Handel’s “Music for the exhibit at the Pacific Art League in Palo Alto this Royal Fireworks,” a 1749 composition celebrating the weekend. end of the War of the Austrian Succession. The four are striving for a unique blend of creativity In addition, Nova Vista is scheduled to play Bach’s that includes photos of desert wildflowers by Romain Brandenburg Concerto No. 4. Featured performers Agostini and emotional paintings of nature by Gen- at the concert will be violinist David Wilson and flut- way Gao. Rounding out the foursome are Sophie ists Jamie Mulfinger and Christine Doxtad. Aix, who creates strongly colored works of paper The concert begins at 8 p.m. in the theater at and acrylic paint; and Chris Dicker, whose “Akita” 12345 El Monte Road in Los Altos Hills. Tickets are series of watercolor and ink paintings includes a gal- $16 general, $13 for seniors, $9 for students and free lery of canine portraits. for children under 12. Go to www.novavista.org.

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RESTAURANT REVIEW

peppermint. The fish was served spacious dining room and lounge atop a bed of mustard, peanut, are festooned in colors of dusty lemon rice. It sounded great but rose, saffron and cool greens. the ingredients were too finely There are several colorful Indian chopped to leave much flavor of paintings on the walls that some- anything in the mouth. how remind me of Technicolor Chicken Moilee ($20), on the versions of Picasso’s “Guernica” other hand, was chock-a-block but with a much happier theme. with flavor. The rolled juicy The piped-in music — a medley chicken breast was sauced with of American classics and contem- tomato and chili coconut. Spiced porary Indian music — can be ter- plantain chips accompanied. ribly distracting, though. At times, Subz Nadirgadh ($16) was a it is just too loud. When the tempo wondrous combination of vegeta- is furious, it makes diners jittery, bles: potato, lotus root, carrots and and they gulp rather than enjoy the tofu simmered in mouthwatering fare. yogurt and roasted onion sauce. It Besides having a full bar, Man- was pleasantly spicy on the tongue tra can be proud of its wine list. yet didn’t char the esophagus. The selection is broad-based and Norbert von der Groeben der von Norbert Tandoori mixed grill ($23) was the wine menu has suggestions a mixed bag. The clay-baked rack for pairings. The wait staff did of lamb was overcooked, losing its not seem terribly knowledgeable succulence. The rosemary chick- about the wine list and I had to en, though, was juicy and tender point with my finger as to what I as were the jumbo shrimp and wanted on two of my visits. the sea bass. Dried cherries, date The list, however, is well con- chutney, cilantro pesto and chick- structed and offers many wines Mantra’s Kashmiri sea bass mingles roasted Kashmiri cayenne pepper and mustard-marinated sea bass, pea and potato salad garnished the in the $30-$40 bracket with a few then serves it over a nest of leeks. Keeping company on the plate is a salad of marinated onions and fresh plate. even cheaper. On the other end vegetables. Anari steak ($24) was an- of the spectrum is the fabulous equally delectable. Three jumbo other just-off-the-mark plate. Domaine Dujac Echezeaux, 2001 Something to chant about shrimp, marinated in cinnamon Flank steak had been marinated ($295). and chili, baked in the clay oven, in pomegranate, and sliced and Mantra is headed in the right With a new chef, Mantra passionately fuses were served on a compartmental- served over a fluffy concoction direction with Sachin Chopra or- ized ceramic dish. Each section of Fuji apples, jicama and cilantro chestrating the cooking. Service, California and Indian cuisine contained a shrimp on a bed of cream sauce. The flavors seemed the quality of the food, and pac- by Dale F. Bentson minced pickled onion, fennel and to fight rather than complement ing from the kitchen are vastly pepper. each other. improved. Fusion is experimen- Cumin cauliflower soup ($8) Of the desserts, the ice cream tation and, while some of the achin Chopra is cooking up India in Mountain View. His no- was thick and luscious. The server trio ($7) was the easy favorite. dishes didn’t quite make it, I ap- a storm at Mantra. Prior to tion of California-India fusion poured the golden soup from a tea- Three scoops of house-made ice plaud the effort and appreciate Shis arrival six months ago, cuisine is inspired. A couple of pot and filled the bowl surround- cream sat atop a combination of the passion ■ the clouds lingering over the res- dishes didn’t quite hold up but, ing a delicate tomato custard. The chopped, macerated fruits. One taurant were ominous. The food overall, the imaginative menu is custard added interest and another scoop was kulfi, an Indian ver- Mantra 632-636 Emerson was uneven and filtered from the appealing. taste dimension as it slowly dis- sion of gelato, dense, rich and lus- St., Palo Alto 650-322-3500 kitchen at a snail’s pace. The wait For starters, there was naan, the solved in the hot soup. cious. Lunch: Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.- staff seemed uninformed and tar- traditional Indian flat bread baked The day boat scallops ($12) The candied ginger crème 2:30 p.m. Dinner: Sun.-Wed. dy at their duties. Only the décor in the Tandoori clay oven. The on- didn’t fare as well. The marinated brûlée with fennel pollen ($8) was 5-10 p.m.; Thurs.-Sat. 5-10:30 and bar were to recommend. ion goat cheese naan ($4.50) was scallops were served atop tomato grainy and lacked the caramelized p.m. The restaurant is not quite yet delicious and filling. The garlic saffron and gingered spaghetti sugar top that makes crème brûlée www.mantrapaloalto.com top-flight but has taken major naan ($3.50) and the rosemary squash noodles. The squash was worth the calories. The lemon tart strides from what was to what pesto ($4) were airy and flavor- overcooked and mushy, resulting ($8) was a soft served dollop amid ✔ Reservations ✔ Banquet is. Executive chef Chopra has ful. The breads are served with in an unappetizing, gooey texture, fresh fruit. 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NOW SERVING feel important. Still a place to see and be 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 5-10 p.m.; Sun. 4:30-9 Fri. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5-10:30 p.m.; Sat. St. Michael’s Alley, 806 Emerson St., Following are condensed versions, in alpha- seen, Spago Palo Alto is one of five Wolf- p.m. (Reviewed Dec. 19, 2003) 5-10:30 p.m. (Reviewed Sept. 1, 2006) Palo Alto (650) 326-2530 betical order, of longer restaurant reviews gang Puck-owned Spagos nationwide. Spice Islands Cafe, 210 Hope St., Moun- Spot: A Pizza Place, Town and Country The restaurant offers an appealing com- published in the Weekly over the past several Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; Mon.-Thu. tain View (650) 961-3500 Village, No. 107, Palo Alto (650) 324- bination of Mediterranean and Asian- years. This week’s reviews begin where the 5:30-10:30 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 5:30-11 p.m. (Re- Intriguing mix of Indian, Chinese, Thai, 3131 inspired fare. Intriguing starters include list ended one week ago. viewed Oct. 18, 2002) Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean Pizza Sorento, pizza California and pizza roasted red beet tart, five-spice butternut Spago, 265 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto (650) Spalti Ristorante, 417 California Ave., dishes at this medium-size restaurant. Parisiene all on excellent sourdough crust. squash wontons and goat cheese souffle. 833-1000 Palo Alto (650) 327-9390 Many dishes are family-style in size. Popu- Also serves pasta, homemade soup and Generously portioned entrees include stuffed chicken breast, risotto, braised The true draw at this upscale Californian This fine restaurant offers an extensive din- lar choices are pineapple fried rice, poh salads. No reservations. Local free delivery lamb shank and pork tenderloin. Desserts restaurant is the decadent atmosphere ner menu featuring a broad cross section piah spring rolls and green curry pork in a available; offers many discount coupons. are uniformly excellent. Well-thought out and the ostentatious aura that magically of classic and unusual dishes. Above-aver- creamy coconut broth. Efficient and pleas- Daily 11 a.m.-9 p.m. (Reviewed July 12, makes anyone passing through the doors age food, fair pricing, personable service ant service makes for a relaxing meal. 2001) (continued on page 19) and an excellent wine cellar. Mon.-Sat. Sun.-Thu. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5-9:30 p.m.; Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, December 8, 2006 • Page 17 MEXICAN

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

Palo Alto Sol 328-8840 www.hobees.com 408 California Ave, Palo Alto Huge menu • Homestyle Recipes An Award-Winning AMERICAN FRENCH California Tradition PIZZA Since 1974! Armadillo Willy’s 941-2922 Chez TJ 964-7466 Fandango Pizza 494-2928 1031 N. San Antonio Rd., Los Altos 938 Villa St., Mountain View 3163 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto Range: $5.00-13.00 Tues-Sat Dinners only 5:30-9:00pm Live Bluegrass Music Hobee’s 856-6124 “Outrageously good” New French-American fare www.fandangopizza.com 4224 El Camino Real, Palo Alto —Zagat 2003 Also at Town & Country Village, Pizza My Heart 327-9400 Palo Alto 327-4111 INDIAN 220 University Ave., Palo Alto CAFES Range: $1.50-16.50 Hobee’s has satisfied thou- Cafe Bombay 948-9463 sands of healthy appetites with 4546 El Camino, Los Altos fresh, distinctive cuisine since Crepes Cafe Pizza Chicago 424-9400 473-0506 at San Antonio 1974. Hobee’s customers enjoy 1195 Merril St., Menlo Park 4115 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Lunch, Dinner, Buffets every day fast and friendly service in a Corner Oak Grove Ave. This IS the best pizza in town casual, homey atmosphere. Mon-Sat 8am-9pm Darbar Indian Cuisine 321-6688 We offer generous portions at Sunday 8am-4pm Spot A Pizza 324-3131 modest prices. We cater to a 129 Lytton, Downtown Palo Alto www.crepescafe.com 107 Town & Country Village delightfully diverse clientele. Lunch Buffet M-F; Open 7 days All feel warmly welome at Voted Best Pizza in Palo Alto CHINESE Hobee’s. Janta Indian Restaurant 462-5903 www.spotpizza.com 369 Lytton Ave., Downtown Palo Alto 4224 El Camino Real, Chef Chu’s (650) 948-2696 POLYNESIAN 1067 N. San Antonio Road Lunch Buffet M-F; Organic Veggies Palo Alto, ph: 856-6124 on the corner of El Camino, Los Altos And at: ITALIAN 2002 Zagat: “Gold Standard in Trader Vic's 849-9800 Town & Country Village, Fresh Chinese Cuisine.” 4269 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Palo Alto, ph: 327-4111 Oregano’s 941-3600 Try our Sunday á la Carte Brunch! Jing Jing 328-6885 4546 El Camino, Los Altos Hours of Operation: 443 Emerson St., Palo Alto Lunch Tue-Fri 11:30am - 2pm Gourmet Pasta, Pizza. Banquet Rooms • Monday 7am - 2:30pm Authentic Szechwan, Hunan Brunch Sun 10:30am - 2pm • Tuesday - Friday 7am - 9pm Food To Go, Delivery Dinner Mon-Thurs 5-10pm; Fri-Sat 5-11pm; Spalti Ristorante 327-9390 • Saturday 7:30am - 9pm www.jingjinggourmet.com Sun 4:30 - 9:30pm • Sunday 8am - 2:30pm 417 California Ave, Palo Alto Lounge open nightly Ming’s 856-7700 Exquisite Food • Outdoor Dining 1700 Embarcadero East, Palo Alto www.mings.com Trattoria Buon Gusto 328-2778 SEAFOOD 651 Maloney Lane, Menlo Park New Tung Kee Noodle House Sicilian Menu • Family owned Cook’s Seafood 325-0604 520 Showers Dr., MV in San Antonio Ctr. JAPANESE & SUSHI 751 El Camino Real, Menlo Park Voted MV Voice Best ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 & ‘04 Prices start at $3.75 See Coupon Seafood Dinners from 947-8888 Fuki Sushi 494-9383 $5.95 to $9.95 4119 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Peking Duck 856-3338 Open 7 days a Week THAI 2310 El Camino Real, Palo Alto We also deliver. Search a complete LEBANESE Indochine 853-1238 listing of local Su Hong—Menlo Park Thai & Vietnamese Cuisine restaurant Dining Phone: 323–6852 Illusions fayrouz Dining & Entertainment Grand Opening reviews by location To Go: 322–4631 260 S.California Ave, Palo Alto 2710 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto or type of food on Winner, Palo Alto Weekly “Best Of” 650-321-6464 8 years in a row! PaloAltoOnline.com Lunch: Tue-Fri, Dinner: Tues-Sun Krung Siam 322-5900 Windy’s (Chinese) 325-3188 Take out, Banquet facility, 423 University Ave., Palo Alto 168 University Ave., Palo Alto Dancing, Live Entertainment, Hookah King of Krung Siam 960-7077 Award-winning food. Catering/To Go www.illusionssuperclub.com 194 Castro St., Mtn. View

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(continued from page 17) oman” wine list with fair prices. Inviting upscale Beautiful imported European bistro ambiance. Lunch: Tues.-Fri. 11:30 • Lingerie for everyday and a.m.-2 p.m. Dinner: Tues.-Sat. 5:30-9:30 1st Pizzeria on El Camino Real special occasions p.m. Brunch: Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. W • Unique and luxurious (Reviewed March 11, 2005) Est. 1947 sleepwear St. Stephen’s Green , 223 Castro St., Veal ◆ Pasta ◆ Seafood • High quality hosiery and Mountain View (650) 964-9151 accessories This comfortable pub is a a friendly spot, where patrons can socialize while they ALL FOOD AVAILABLE TO GO! Expert fi ttings and personal- grab a few beers and partner them with ized service by owner, Marcia. hearty, filling fare. Traditional treats include Open Late 7 Days a Week Shepherd’s Pie, Irish stew and chicken New lines arriving weekly and mushroom pie. It’s impossible not to (650) 967-5384 in time for the holiday order a plate of fries to pair with a hand- shopping season. pulled Guinness. Lunch: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Dinner: 4:30 to 10 p.m., Tues- Voted Stanford University’s day-Saturday. Monday and Sunday Lunch, Warm and inviting ambience. 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pub is open from GOLD MEDAL WINNER 10:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. every day. Children Chantelle are permitted until 10 p.m. (Reviewed “BEST PIZZA” PrimaDonna Dec. 31, 2004) Lise Charmel Stacks, 600 Santa Cruz Ave, Menlo Park 939 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View Verena Designs (650) 838-0066 …and many others… While the restaurant’s pancakes and Between Shoreline and Castro waffles were quite good (especially the ELA Mon. - Thur.: 11am - Midnight ◆ Friday: 11am - 1:00am LINGERIE plain Belgian waffle), the egg-and-veg- 1139 Chestnut Street, Menlo Park etable dishes managed to be both under- ◆ Saturday: 11:30am - 1:00am Sunday: 11:30am - 11:00pm 650-325-2965 and overcooked. Another big hit on the [email protected] breakfast table was the bowl of fresh fruit. www.fjlmountainview.com Burgers, sandwiches, soups and salads Open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 6pm are available for lunch -- or at breakfast for that matter. 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily. (Re- viewed April 1, 2005) Straits Cafe, 3295 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (650) 494-7168 This stylish outpost of Singaporean cuisine serves up generous dishes that are meant What a combination- to be shared. The menu comprehensively represents the four ethnic elements of Sin- Award winning pizza and beer! gapore’s national cuisine: Chinese, Indian, Malay-Indonesian and Nonya (Chinese- Imported Beers Malay) cooking. Mon.-Thu. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 5-9:30 p.m., Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 on Tap p.m., 5-10 p.m., Sat. 5-10:30 p.m., Sun. 5- RestaurantMan &t Loungera 9:30 p.m. (Reviewed Aug. 28, 1998) Weltenburger Barock Hell Su Hong Restaurant, 1039 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (650) 323-6852 Weltenburger Barock Dunkel Mandarin and Szechwan dishes, with Anchor Steam Chef Sachin Chopra has take-out available. It’s almost always busy, so reservations are recommended. Lunch: Bass Ale Mon.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dinner: Sparten Primium made this elegant restaurant Sun.-Thu. 4:30-9:30 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 4:30-10 p.m. (Reviewed April 30, 1999) Amstel Light Su Hong To Go, 630 Menlo Ave., Menlo a destination. Park (650) 322-4631 With our pastas, Ceasar Salad, Take-out and delivery store for the popular Greek Salad, Spinach/Goat − Michael Bauer Chinese restaurant. Mandarin and Szech- wan dishes. Lunch Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-3 Cheese Salad, Hungarian p.m., Sat.-Sun. 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Dinner Goulash and Fine wines, Sun.-Thu. 4-9:30 p.m., Fri.- Sat. 4-10 p.m. expresso, even Champagne! Sue’s Indian Cuisine, 216 Castro St., Book your holiday party now Mountain View (650) 969-1112 Generous with portions, Sue’s serves southern Indian cuisine that’s rich and Holiday Gift Cards at a discount spicy in a casual atmosphere. Diners are surrounded by paintings by the res- taurant’s owner. Daily lunch buffet 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m; Sun.-Wed. dinner 5-9:30 p.m. Thu.-Sat. 5-10 p.m. (Reviewed Dec. 632 Emerson Street • Palo Alto, CA 94301 29, 1995) Menlo Park Pizzza-2-Go Los Altos tel 650.322.3500 • fax 650.322.3502 Sufi Coffee Shop, 815 W. El Camino 1001 El Camino Real 989 El Camino Real 227 First St. Road, Mountain View (650) 962-9923 650 324-3486 650 328-1556 650 941-9222 [email protected] (continued on page 21) www.mantrapaloalto.com

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(continued from page 19) lage, Palo Alto (650) 321-3453 Sweet Onion Deli and Gelato, 2424 This small but popular Japanese restau- Charleston Road, Mountain View (650) Offers individually brewed cups of cof- rant specializes in sushi, but also serves 625-1363 fee, roasted daily. Also has a selection tempura, beef and chicken teriyaki, salads, Italian-style deli offering up fresh-sliced of whole-leaf teas, pastries, and panini. udon noodles, etc. Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-2:30 meats and cheeses along with sandwich- Mon.-Wed. 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Thu. 7 a.m.-6:30 p.m., 4-8 p.m. es, salads and gelato. Boxed lunches and p.m.; Fri. 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sat. 9:30 a.m.-10 Sushi Tei, 1036 Castro St., Mountain lunch combos available. p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. View (650) 961-7272 Szechwan Cafe, 406 California Ave., Sultana, 1149 El Camino Real, Menlo Offers traditional Japanese favorites such Palo Alto (650) 327-1688 Park (650) 322-4343 as sushi, teriyaki, sashimi and tempura. Szechwan Cafe is a neighborhood res- Sultana is a cozy restaurant specializing in Seating in and take-out is available. Tues.- taurant offering a broad range of Chinese Turkish cuisine. The combo platter of ap- Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; 5 p.m.-9:30 p.m.; dishes. The peppery Szechwan dishes are petizers is delightful, and the beyti kebab, Sat.-Sun. 5 p.m. -9:30 p.m. toned to local tastes. Fried foods (fish rolls, lamb kavurma and shrimp guvech are very Sushi Tomi, 635 W. Dana St., Mountain chicken dishes) are particularly good. Veg- good. Chocolate baklava with vanilla ice View (650) 968-3227 etarian pot stickers excel. Food is always cream is wonderful. Wine list has some This tiny Japanese restaurant almost fresh and colorful. No desserts. Beer, sake unusual and worthwhile Middle East always seems full. More expensive than and wine only. Casual ambiance. Lunch: wines. Large portions. Mon.-Fri.: Lunch some local sushi spots, but you can taste Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Dinner: Mon.- 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Dinner 5-10 p.m. Sat.- the quality- chef Kitamura serves some Sat. 4:30-9 p.m. (Reviewed July 8, 2005) Specialize in hot and spicy dishes Sun.: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. (Reviewed June 30, of the freshest and most succulent sushi Taco Del Mar, 365 California Ave., Palo (mild also available) 2006) around. Lunch: Mon.-Fri., 11:30 a.m.- Alto (650) 853-2480 Banquet and catering are available Sumo Japanese Restaurant, 355 State 2:30 p.m.; Dinner: Sun.-Wed., 5-9 p.m.; Tacos, combos, burritos, quesadillas, and St., Los Altos (650) 941-9898 Thurs.-Sat., 5-9:30 p.m. (Reviewed March (continued on next page) Call for special banquet and catering menu This small sushi boat restaurant offers 3, 2006) both cooked and raw sushi. A great place Sushi Ya, 380 University Ave., Palo Alto to take kids and those unfamiliar with (650) 322-0330 sushi. Mon.-Thu. 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat. Tiny restaurant serving mainly sushi, but 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. also has a small selection of tempura, teri- Sundance Steakhouse, 1921 El Camino yaki chicken and beef, etc. Mon.-Fri. 11:30 Real, Palo Alto (650) 321-6798 a.m.-2 p.m.; Mon.-Thu. 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Sundance offers excellent cuts of beef Fri.-Sat. 6-10 p.m. prepared in a variety of ways: slow-roasted Sushitomi Japanese Restaurant, 635 prime rib, grilled steaks, teriyaki-skewered W. Dana Street, Mountain View (650) filet. Seafood is especially good, with 968-3227 salmon and swordfish excelling. Appetiz- A wide array of sushi is the main focus of ers and desserts are interesting and tasty. this restaurant, with additional offerings of Portions are large. Broad wine list , full bar, teriyaki and tempura. Lunch: Mon-Fri 11:30 outstanding selection of dessert wines. a.m.-2 p.m. Dinner: Mon-Fri 5:30 p.m.-9:30 Mahogany-paneled walls, masculine de- p.m., Sat-Sun 5 p.m.-9:30 p.m. cor. Excellent service. Lunch: Mon.-Fri. NOW Susie’s Sushi, 4546 El Camino Real A-4, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Dinner Mon.-Thu. 5-10 Los Altos (650) 559-9218 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 5-10:30 p.m.; Sun. 5-9 p.m. This sushi boat restaurant has a large (Reviewed Dec. 10, 2004) sushi menu, but also has a full kitchen that OPEN Sundeck Restaurant, 3000 Sand Hill serves traditional Japanese cuisine. Menu Road, Menlo Park (650) 854-2119 also features Japanese beers. Mon.-Thu. Not your A room with a view. There’s a world of 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.; typical civility inside The Sundeck’s dining room, Fri.-Sun. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. coffee where Silicon Valley movers and shakers Sweet Amy’s, 732 Willow Road, Menlo place meet to breakfast and lunch. Mon.-Fri. Park (650) 322-9789 7:30-9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Donuts, deli, coffee, Mexican food and (Reviewed June 15, 2001) even balloons. Daily 5 a.m.-4 p.m. Sushi House, 158 Town & Country Vil- 235 University Avenue at Ramona • In the heart of downtown Palo Alto • (650) 566-8860

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Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, December 8, 2006 • Page 21 Japanese Food to Go. Delivery Eating Out • Lunch Obento &6.25 • Dinner Obento $9.25 Beef Teriyaki Tempura • Vegetable Sushi (continued from previous page) (Reviewed Oct. 24, 2003) tacos, tostadas and daily specials. Mon.- Tacqueria La Bamba, 2058 Old Middle- Fri. 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-9 Salmon Teriyaki • Combo Sushi Rice & Salad other classic fare at this Seattle-headquar- field Way, Mountain View (650) 965- p.m. (Reviewed May 1, 2002) • Sushi tered Mexican chain restaurant. 2755 Tai Pan, 560 Waverley St., Palo Alto Tacos Autlense, 260 Moffett Blvd., No-frills to the extreme, Taqueria La (650) 329-9168 Mountain View (650) 960-0752 Bamba has no tables, just a counter. Most This classy Hong Kong-style seafood res- 650-323-9449 MIYAKE people order their food to go. The menu is taurant has an extensive menu, highly at- We accept Visa & Mastercard www.miyake-usa.com This small, family-run restaurant serves up dependable Mexican food. Sun.-Thu.: a wonderful mixture of Mexican and Salva- tentive service and unusually good wines, Min. Order $20 140 University Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 8 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri.-Sat.: 8 a.m.- midnight. doran dishes, offering a variety of burritos, as well as a fun list of signature drinks. Menu highlights include the meltingly ten- der Flounder Two Taste and the subtly aro- matic steamed chicken in ginger. Lunch: Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Dinner: Nightly 5:30-9:30 p.m. See what happens when you dress up a little? (Reviewed Oct. 20, 2006) Tamarine Restaurant, 546 University Ave., Palo Alto (650) 325-8500 Locals wishing to sample excellent Viet- namese cuisine should try Tamarine, which serves flavorful, complex and sophisticated dishes that utilize native ingredients. Also features soothing decor, attentive service and a lively bar. Lunch Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; dinner Sun.-Thu. 5-9 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 5-10 p.m.; bar opens at 5 p.m. daily (Reviewed Dec. 13, 2002) Tapioca Express, 740 Villa St., Mountain View (650) 965-3093 Trendy pearl tea shop with 150 exotic drink choices. Milk teas, fresh juices, smoothies, slushies, and coffee drinks are available at your command. Taiwanese snacks, such as peanut butter toast or spicy, crispy Wool crepe chicken poppers, are also offered. Mon.- Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri. 11 a.m.-midnight; Sun. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. (Reviewed Aug. 23, Wrap Dress 2002) Taqueria El Grullense J&G, 3636 El $395 Camino Real, Palo Alto (650) 251-9317 This no-frills restaurant serves up tradition- al Mexican food. However, deviating from worn with standard offerings, Taqueria El Grullense also serves “beef head” and other unusual White Gloves $25 dishes; the salsa verde in noteworthy. Part of a local chain. 8 a.m-11 p.m. and Taxi’s, 403 University Ave., Palo Alto (650) 322-TAXI Aventurine Taxi’s has thrown together all the classic kitschy elements of a diner. The menu is basic Americana with a twist: burgers, Necklace fries, onion rings, chili dogs, tuna melts, as well as low-fat alternatives. Great place for $155 kids. Mon.-Thu. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-midnight; Sun. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. (Reviewed Jan. 5, 1996) Tea Era, 271 Castro St., Mountain View (650) 969-2899 Tiny shop with some seating offers a solid selection of pearl tea drinks and other Taiwanese specialty beverages. Tea Era is one of few shops that offers white tapioca pearls, in addition to black. Mon.-Wed. & Fri.-Sun. 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. (Reviewed Aug. 23, 2002) Tea Time, 542 Ramona St., Palo Alto (650) 328-2877 For the aesthete who can tell an oolong from a Darjeeling with just one whiff, Tea Time in Palo Alto is the place to visit. All of the teas are offered in a mini pot, a 4- cup pot or a 6-cupper, and a variety of tea sandwiches, scones, crumpets and cook- ies round out the menu. Mon.-Fri. 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. noon-4 p.m. (Reviewed May 1, 2002) Tenfu Chinese Restaurant, 1352 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (650) 323- 6134 This restaurant specializes in Szechuan, Hunan, and Mandarin gourmet food. Mon.- Thu., Sun. 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Thai City, 3691 El Camino Real, Palo Designed and Made Locally Alto (650) 493-0643 Fresh chilis, coconut milk, sour lemon Fashionably classic accessories, grass and pungent cilantro are flavors that intermingle beautifully in the dishes served dresses and separates with at Thai City. Curry and stir-fry specialties. a modern fit, in modern fabrics. Large, cavernous dining room, families welcome. Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; 5-10 p.m., Sun. 5-9 p.m. s(Reviewed May 1, 2002) HOLIDAY HOURS Thaiphoon, 543 Emerson St., Palo Alto (650) 323-7700 Sun - Sat 10am - 7pm Formerly known as The New Bamboo, this restaurant offers freshly prepared Viet- 520 Bryant St (at University) namese, Chinese, and Thai food. Its coco- nut-milk soups and curries radiate flavor, Palo Alto while stir-fries, noodles and clear-broth soups, were also quite good. Thaiphoon’s (650) 327-1780 dinner dishes were better than its lunch of- www.vianhunter.com ferings, and main courses outshone hum- drum appetizers. Try the refreshing coco- nut juice beverage and delectable coconut desserts. Lunch: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Dinner: 5-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. and 5-9:30 p.m. Sun.-Thurs. (Reviewed Feb. 25, 2005) The Boardwalk, 4940 El Camino Real, Los Altos (650) 964-7500 Page 22 • Friday, December 8, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly Eating Out

The Boardwalk is a no-frills burger and meals, but most take it to go. Lunch: 11 pizza joint brought to you by the folks who a.m.-3 p.m. Dinner: 4 p.m.-9 p.m. blessed Menlo Park with the like-minded Tofu House, 4127 El Camino Real, Palo Oasis. The decadent double cheese- Alto (650) 424-8805 burger makes the calories count. Mon.- Offers tasty Korean dishes such as Thu. 8 a.m.-12:30 a.m.; Fri. 8 a.m.-2 a.m.; Bibim-bop of Jije soup with customiz- Sat.-Sun. 9 a.m.-12:30 a.m. (Reviewed able ingredients. The menu is simple and June 12, 1998) vegetarian-friendly, with meat and seafood The City Cafe, 550 Showers Drive, #3 is available as well. Mon-Sat 11 a.m.-9:30 San Antonio Center, Mountain View p.m. (650) 941-3000 Tokyo Subway, 605 Santa Cruz Ave., European-style deli, famous sausages. Menlo Park (650) 325-9399 Hot soups, chili, sandwiches, Mediterra- This small Japanese restaurant specialies nean specialties, salads, desserts, coffee in sushi and offers daily specials. Friendly and power juice drinks. Mon.-Sat. 7:30 atmosphere and good service. Mon.-Fri. a.m.-9 p.m. 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; Tue.-Sat. 5:30-9 p.m The Mountain Terrace, Hwy. 84 at Sky- (except Fri. 5:30-9:30 p.m.) line Blvd., Woodside (650) 851-1606 Tom’s Depot, 995 A Street, Los Altos With a scenic view of skyline, this rustic (650) 948-8515 restaurant is popular for weddings and This breakfast and lunch spot in Los other large events, as well as Sunday Altos offers burgers, sandwiches, and brunch. Sunday brunch, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. ice cream. Breakfast offerings include Three Seasons Restaurant, 518 Bryant scrambles and huevos rancheros. Daily 7 St., Palo Alto (650) 838-0353 a.m.-3 p.m. When done properly, Vietnamese cuisine has an elegance that rivals the great cui- Tony & Alba’s Pizza & Pasta, 619 Es- sines of the world. The intriguing menu cuela Ave., Mountain View (650) 968- offers exciting flavors and unexpected com- 5089 binations designed to modernize traditional A true pizza parlor that hand tosses pies dishes. Dinner Sun.-Thu. 5-10 p.m.; Fri.- and tops them with creative, hearty top- Sat. 5-11 p.m.; weekday lunch 11:30 a.m.-2 pings. Large pizzas here are 20 inches, p.m. (Reviewed March 21, 2003) and the pizza dough is sweet and chewy and resists sogginess -- a bonus for take- Tied House Cafe and Brewery, 954 Villa out or delivery. Sun.-Thu. 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; St., Mountain View (650) 965-2739 Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. (Reviewed Jan. Comfort-food choices include thick, juicy 26, 2001) burgers, tortilla soup, and house-made sausages. Another recent highlight was Tony’s Pizza, 820 Willow Rd, Menlo Park barley-crusted Idaho trout. Of course, the (650) 853-0860 beers flow freely at this microbrewery and This small Willow Road establishment of- the Tied House brand, Redwood Coast, is fers New York-style pizza. Mon.-Sat. 11:30 justifiably award-winning. Mon.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun. 5 p.m.-9 p.m. a.m.-10 p.m.; Sun. 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Totoro, 841 Villa St, Mountain View (Reviewed June 9, 2006) (650) 691-0796 TK Noodle, 357 Castro Street, Mountain This small Korean restaurant is a popular View (650) 605-1200 lunch spot, offering barbeque, hot pots, Part of a chain of Bay Area pho restau- and noodles. Mon.-Sat. 11:30-2:30 p.m.; rants. Offers chow mein and flour cake 5:00-9:30 p.m. (Reviewed Oct. 3, 2003) in addition to a wide selection of noodle Tour Eiffel, 200 State St., Los Altos soups. Daily 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (650) 917-1328 To Chau, 853 Villa St., Mountain View Don’t be fooled by the name: this small (650) 961-8069 restaurant offers traditional Vietnamese Located in downtown Mountain View, this dishes and pho. Mon.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 small noodle house offers quick sit-down p.m. 5 p.m.-8 p.m.

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Page 24 • Friday, December 8, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly MovMovie reviews by Jeanne Aufmuth,ies Tyler Hanley and Susan Tavernetti OPENINGS guage. And what faces: chiseled, proud and some older brother (Jude Law as Graham). infinitely expressive. Amanda and Graham share a fast attraction, Youngblood is a daunting hero, all sinew encouraging Amanda to break down her rigid and primal heat with a sultry-sweet sensi- barriers. Meanwhile, Iris befriends a retired tivity. The Holcane are a different beast, L.A. writer (Eli Wallach) and surprisingly monsters of mindless fury with an insatiable bonds with a quirky composer (Jack Black), thirst for the kill. Magnificently be-boned all the while determined to break ties with Raoul Trujillo, adorned with segments of her sleazy ex-beau. human and animal skeletons, will inspire The witty script is rife with sincere roman- nightmares long after the lights have come tic insight (primarily from the lips of Iris) up. and intelligent observations into behind- Underscoring all is the nuance of despair, the-curtain Hollywood. Hilarious narration and Gibson’s complex politics and not-so- occasionally interrupts Amanda’s thought subtle allusions to contemporary policy and process, transforming her inner wonderings rage. The violence is outrageously gory but into absurd movie trailers. And quick cam- never gratuitous, perfectly in keeping with eos from actors such as Dustin Hoffman and the anguish of a disintegrating civilization Lindsay Lohan add to the creativity. and the survival of the fittest. Winslet and Law take top honors in the Vivid, provocative and utterly breathtak- acting department. Diaz, though, plays a role Rudy Youngblood is the charismatic ing. she could virtually sleepwalk through — en- tribesman hero of the visionary “Apoca- gaging but not inspired. lypto.” Rated: R for extreme violence, bloodshed The film’s biggest flaw is in the casting of Apocalypto ✭✭✭✭ and nudity. 2 hours, 16 minutes. In Mayan Black as a romantic lead. Although he elicits (Century 16, Century 20) Mel Gibson Yucatec with English subtitles. a few laughs, his chemistry with Winslet is combines his infamously twisted sensibili- Leonardo DiCaprio gives the performance terribly strained and wholly unbelievable. ties and mammoth talents to create a bold — Jeanne Aufmuth he was destined for in “Blood Diamond.” Law, on the other hand, instills his Gra- and visionary telling of the downfall of the ham with humanity, charm and heart. But it’s ✭✭✭ ish line with the utmost melodrama. Winslet’s Iris whom audiences can deeply Mayan civilization. Blood Diamond The brutality is rough, too much of it in- “Passion of the Christ” meets “The Naked (Century 16, Century 20) Leonardo Di- empathize with, and she plays it perfectly. volving innocent women and children. Battle “The Holiday” is reminiscent of a winter Prey” in this ambitious morality tale of vio- Caprio finally grows up and gives the per- sequences are extreme but impressive. lence and greed and a culture on the verge of formance he was destined for. pastry — sugar-coated and sweet, but too DiCaprio is the quintessential charming much can make you sick. a nervous breakdown. As ex-mercenary Danny Archer, DiCaprio rogue, delivering the face, the body and the The film begins by establishing the Ma- captures the essence of a conflicted smug- sexy dark side with movie-star flash. He yans as fun-loving, intimate folk with a deep gler from Zimbabwe (née Rhodesia) making Rated: PG-13 for sexual content and some works the triangle with ease, male-bonding strong language. 2 hours, 16 minutes. sense of family and innate spiritual beliefs. a living running stolen diamonds from Si- with Vandy and reluctantly love-connecting Soon enough their idyll is shattered by a erra Leone to Liberia. Archer chances upon with Maddy. Hounsou is excellent, exuding — Tyler Hanley vicious attack at the hands of the Holcane the mention of a rare pink diamond that has a fierce intensity and cultural pride. warriors, ruthless predators who torch their been hidden in the mountains (during Si- A solid effort. erra Leone’s turbulent 1999 civil war) and village, rape their women and take the men ✭✭✭ captive. determines to locate it and get the hell out Rated: R for extreme violence and lan- Shut Up & Sing 1/2 The Mayans, whose descriptive monikers of Dodge. guage. 2 hours, 20 minutes. (Aquarius, Century 20) “Just so you know, (Cocoa Leaf, Curl Lip and Flint Sky, etc.) re- It sets him on an unlikely collision course we’re ashamed the President of the United flect their colorful identities, gather strength with Mende tribesman Solomon Vandy (Dji- — Jeanne Aufmuth States is from Texas.” from chaos thanks to the fervor of their be- mon Hounsou), a proud husband and father Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck’s lively liefs. Leading the pack is charismatic tribes- who has been torn from his family to slave documentary launches into the footage of man Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood), whose in the diamond fields. Vandy unexpectedly ✭✭✭ Natalie Maines, the lead singer of the Dixie discovers the rare pink and hides it, hoping The Holiday Chicks, quietly muttering the line that would father is brutally murdered before his eyes (Century 16, Century 12) “Bridget Jones’s and who manages to conceal his pregnant to later retrieve it and re-connect with his rock outraged Americans into a CD-stomp- family. Diary” meets “L.A. Story” in this feel-good ing, name-calling frenzy. Dixie Twits. Ditzy wife and young son before setting off on his romantic chuckler doused with a healthy tortuous death march. Enter the third member of the studied tri- Chicks. Dixie Sluts. Traitors. angle: foxy American journalist-cum-action layer of seasonal schmaltz. One half British Who said there’s no such thing as bad pub- Their destination is a Mayan city of great comedy and one half Hollywood commen- splendor where gaily painted warriors rub junkie Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), licity? who doggedly pesters Archer for a story tary, “The Holiday” stays afloat thanks to its The cameras catch it all — from Maines’ shoulders with slave traders and tattooed charismatic leads and an insightful screen- shanty-folk. Mayan pyramids are being about the truth behind conflict diamonds, spontaneous remark before a London crowd thus exposing the corruption of European play from writer/director Nancy Meyers during the trio’s 2003 European tour to the erected as grisly human sacrifices are made (“Something’s Gotta Give”). to appease the gods and ostensibly put a diamond industry leaders who choose the bitter blowback from that incident as the U.S. bottom line over humanity. Two very different women on either side invaded Iraq. The number-one female band stop to the scourge of famine, plague and of the Atlantic share the urge for a change of rot that’s destroying an entire society. The trio is unusually co-dependent. Maddy in the country saw their record sales start needs a story yet yearns to comfort the emo- scenery. Iris (Kate Winslet) is a British re- to slide off the charts. Diane Sawyer grilled Corrupt rulers govern with an iron fist and porter eager to shed the agony of a three-year miss nary a beat in eviscerating and maim- tionally vulnerable Archer; Archer wants to them on ABC, Fox News talk show host Bill recover the valuable diamond to salvage his love affair that’s left her an emotional wreck. O’Reilly and country singer Toby Keith used ing in the name of an unforgiving deity. It’s Amanda (Cameron Diaz) is an uptight L.A. here that Gibson’s gifts are most evident: His life and his sanity; and Vandy desperately them for target practice, and country music needs the stone as a means to recover his exec who wonders why she can’t shed a tear radio virtually banned their songs. visualization is so audacious that it positively over her broken relationship. smolders with cinematic fever and the stench son, who has been forced into the role of But the group from the Lone Star State child-soldier by rebel forces. Serendipitously the two meet on a home- had bigger worries than poor record sales. of civilized decay. exchange Web site. Iris’s quaint country At this juncture “Apocalypto” segues into There’s a lot to like about director Edward Despite Maines’ apology for her anti-Bush Zwick’s hard-line investigation on principle home seems the perfect getaway for Aman- comments and the Dixie Chicks’ support an intense manhunt, an epic pursuit fraught da, and Amanda’s lush Hollywood mansion with tension and the cunning art of the stalk. and profit: attacks of conscience, relentless for the troops, the musicians refused to back action and a teary finale. Highly charged looks to be the ideal distraction for Iris. The down from their questioning of the war. The It’s an intrepid action-adventure, a heady women elect to swap places for two weeks, adrenaline rush that never loosens its grip. politics are funneled into personal exploits outpouring of hatred for their views esca- crafted for maximum entertainment. neither realizing how much can change in a lated to death threats. Intimate moments Performances are remarkably on-point short period of time. considering the assemblage of indigenous But the film’s message — stem the flow backstage and in their homes record their of conflict diamonds — is too preachy, bra- Amanda is instantly uncomfortable in the defiance, tears and strong bond of sisterhood unknowns and a mood established primar- secluded English countryside and is quick to zenly dragging its significance over the fin- (continued on page 27) ily through facial expression and body lan- pack her bags — until she meets Iris’s hand-

Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, December 8, 2006 • Page 25 Movies This Christmas Season Remember What Matters Most MOVIE TIMES

Note: Screenings are for Friday through Tuesday only. “Your family will love this inspirational film for the holidays!” Apocalypto (R) ✭✭✭✭ Century 16: 11:25 a.m.; 12:50, 2:35, 4, 5:45, 7:10, 9 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 11:40 a.m.; 12:40, 1:40, Jeffrey Lyons, NBC’s REEL TALK 2:45, 3:45, 4:45, 6, 7, 8:05, 9:10 & 10:10 p.m. Babel (R) ✭✭✭1/2 Century 16: 12:45 & 9:15 p.m. Century 20: 11:35 a.m.; 2:30, 5:30 & 8:30 p.m. “The movie to see this Christmas.” “A wonderful film.” Blood Diamond (R) ✭✭✭ Century 16: 11:20 a.m.; 12:40, 2:40, 3:50, 5:55, 7:20, 9:20 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:25 a.m.; 12:25, 1:25, 2:35, 3:35, 4:35, 5:45, 6:45, 7:55, 9 & 9:55 p.m. Gordon Robertson, THE 700 CLUB Bill Zwecker, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES Bobby (R) ✭✭ Century 16: 1:50, 4:35 & 7:15 p.m. Century 20: 11:50 a.m.; 2:20, 4:55, 7:40 & 10:05 p.m. Borat (R) ✭✭✭1/2 Century 16: 11:40 a.m.; 1:45, 3:50, 5:50, 8 & 10:05 p.m. Century 20: 11:50 a.m.; 1:55, 4, 6:15, 8:20 & 10:20 p.m. Casino Royale Century 16: 11:05 a.m.; 12:30, 2:20, 3:45, 5:40, 7:05 & 9 p.m. Century 12: 12:10, 1:30, 3:40, 5:20, 7:10, (PG-13) ✭✭✭1/2 8:40 & 10:25 p.m. Deck the Halls (PG) Century 20: 11:25 a.m.; 1:45, 4:20, 6:55 & 9:15 p.m. (Not Reviewed) Déjà Vu (PG-13) ✭✭✭ Century 16: 1:05, 3:55, 6:50 & 9:45 p.m. Century 12: 12:20, 4, 7:30 & 10:20 p.m. The Departed (R) ✭✭✭1/2 Century 16: 10:15 p.m. Century 12: 11:30 a.m. & 10:10 p.m. Flushed Away (PG) ✭✭✭ Century 12: 12:30, 2:40, 5:30, 7:50 & 10 p.m. For Your Consideration Century 20: 2:40, 4:45 & 7 p.m. Aquarius: 2:55, 5:05, 7:35 & 9:50 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. also at 12:50 p.m. (PG-13) ✭✭1/2 The Fountain (PG-13) 1/2 Century 12: 2:30, 4:50 & 7:25 p.m. Guadalupe (PG) Century 12: 11:45 a.m.; 2:20, 5, 7:40 & 10:15 p.m. (Not Reviewed) Happy Feet (PG) Century 16: 11:15 a.m.; 2, 4:40, 7:25 & 10 p.m. Century 20: 11:20 a.m.; 12:35, 2, 3:05, 4:30, 5:40, 7:05, (Not Reviewed) 8:10, 9:30 & 10:30 p.m. The History Boys Century 20: Noon, 2:30, 5:05, 7:35 & 10:10 p.m. CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 2:15, 4:45, 7:30 & 10:10 (R) (Not Reviewed) p.m.; Sat. & Sun. also at 11:35 a.m. The Holiday (PG-13) ✭✭✭ Century 16: 11 a.m.; 12:30, 2:15, 3:40, 5:20, 7, 8:30 & 10:10 p.m. Century 12: Noon, 1, 1:55, 3:10, 4:10, 5:10, 6:20, 7:20, 8:20, 9:30 & 10:30 p.m. SOUNDTRACK NEW LINE AVAILABLE ON RECORDS Little Children (R) ✭✭✭✭ Guild: SOME VIOLENT CONTENT www.thenativitystory.com 1, 3:40, 6:30 & 9:20 p.m. ©MMVI NEW LINE PRODUCTIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. National Lampoon’s Van Century 16: 11:30 a.m. & 9:55 p.m. Century 12: 2:50, 5:15 & 7:45 p.m. Wilder: The Rise of Taj Century Theatres CENTURY 20 DOWNTOWN Century Theatres CENTURY 12 DOWNTOWN Century Theatres CENTURY PLAZA 10 (R) (Not Reviewed) Redwood City 650/369-3456 San Mateo 650/558-0123 So San Francisco 650/742-9200 CHECK DIRECTORY OR CALL THEATRE FOR SHOWTIMES NO PASSES ACCEPTED FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT The Nativity Story Century 16: 11:10 a.m.; 1:40, 4:20, 6:55 & 9:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:30 a.m.; 12:45, 2, 3:10, 4:30, 5:35, 7, (PG) ✭✭ 8, 9:25 & 10:30 p.m. The Prestige Century 20: 11:45 a.m. & 9:10 p.m. (PG-13) 1/2 The Queen Century 20: 12:15, 2:35, 4:50, 7:15 & 9:35 p.m. CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:35 p.m.; Sat. “A FAMILY HOLIDAY (Not Rated) ✭✭✭✭ & Sun. also at 11:30 a.m. The Santa Clause 3: The Century 20: 11:35 a.m. & 1:55 p.m.; Fri.-Mon. also at 4:25 p.m. –Shawn Edwards, CLASSIC.” FOX-TV Escape Clause (G) (Not Reviewed) Shut Up and Sing Century 20: Fri.-Mon. at 6:50 & 9:05 p.m. Aquarius: 2:35, 4:45, 7 & 9:15 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. also at 12:30 (R) ✭✭✭1/2 p.m. Stranger Than Fiction Century 16: 4:05 & 6:45 p.m. Century 20: 11:55 a.m.; 2:25, 5, 7:30 & 10 p.m. (PG-13) ✭✭ Tenacious D: The Pick Century 12: 11:55 a.m. & 9:50 p.m. of Destiny (R) “A DYNAMIC, FUN-FILLED “HILARIOUS. 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gun that started the chain of events. Direc- doesn’t shadow Kennedy. Instead he NOW PLAYING tor Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu criticizes the focuses on the dozens of campaign sup- way of the gun and the clash of cultures porters and hotel employees whose lives Babel ✭✭✭1/2 in a world where bad things happen to touched and exploded with a bang shortly (Century 16, Century 20) On a Moroccan good people. Rated: R for violence, some after midnight on June 5 in Los Angeles. A mountain, a young goat herder fires his graphic nudity, sexual content, language cross between a Robert Altman ensemble father’s rifle at a tour bus. The bullet hits and drug use. In English and French, Span- piece and the classic “Grand Hotel,” the an American passenger (Cate Blanchett), ish, Japanese, Berber, Arabic and Japa- star-studded drama moves at a fast clip. WARNER BROS. PICTURES PRESENTS whose distraught husband (Brad Pitt) ex- nese sign language with English subtitles. 2 The reel rendition fails to capture the reality IN ASSOCIATION WITH VILLAGE ROADSHOW PICTURES ADONNERS’ COMPANY PRODUCTION LEWIS BLACK WILMER VALDERRAMA “UNACCOMPANIED MINORS” hibits the same mix of fear and entitlement hours, 22 minutes. — S.T. (Reviewed Nov. of the times but conveys an earnest and MUSIC EXECUTIVE TYLER JAMES WILLIAMS BY MICHAEL ANDREWS PRODUCERS IRA GLASS CARRIE MORROW JULIE SNYDER MICHAEL LAMBERT AND BRUCE BERMAN as his fellow Western travelers. In San Di- 10, 2006) timely message against violence. Rated: R WRITTEN PRODUCED DIRECTED BY JACOB MESZAROS & MYA STARK BY LAUREN SHULER DONNER MICHAEL AGUILAR BY PAUL FEIG ego, the couple’s nanny (Adriana Barraza) for language, drug content and a scene of Soundtrack Album on learns they won’t return in time for her to Bobby ✭✭ violence. 1 hour. 51 minutes. — S.T. (Re- Plan R Soundtracks/Element1 viewed Nov. 24, 2006) www.unaccompaniedminors.com attend her son’s wedding in Mexico. Hav- (Century 16, Century 20) One of the iconic ing cared for their two children since birth, images of 1968 is U.S. Sen. Robert F. MOBILE USERS: For Showtimes – Text Message UM with your ZIP CODE to 43KIX (43549)! she decides to take them along. Her gun- Kennedy, sprawled on the kitchen floor Borat ✭✭✭1/2 STARTS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8 toting nephew (Gael Garcia Bernal) com- of the Ambassador Hotel after being (Century 16, Century 20) Batten down the Century Theatres CENTURY 20 DOWNTOWN Century Theatres CENTURY 12 DOWNTOWN Century Theatres CENTURY PLAZA 10 plicates the return trip. Meanwhile, a deaf gunned down by Sirhan Sirhan. Revisiting hatches and hide the children because Redwood City 650/369-3456 San Mateo 650/558-0123 So San Francisco 650/742-9200 Japanese teen (Rinko Kikuchi), desperate the routine day leading up to the peace- Borat is coming to town. That’s Borat Sag- CHECK THEATRE DIRECTORY OR CALL FOR SOUND INFORMATION AND SHOWTIMES SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS NO PASSES OR DISCOUNT COUPONS ACCEPTED for love, wanders through Tokyo. Her father and-justice politician’s assassination, diyev, a sex-crazed obscenity-spouting Ka- (Koji Yakusho) is the former owner of the screenwriter-director-actor Emilio Estevez zakhstani reporter who’s crossing the U.S. Page 26 • Friday, December 8, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly Movies

with the guts to go out on a limb with this ing egos inherent in the film business. OPENINGS fish-out-of-water tale and wacky mocku- The Departed ✭✭✭1/2 The project in question is a low-budget mentarial adventure that’s destined to be- (Century 16, Century 12) Director Martin indie by the name of “Home for Purim,” a drama about a Jewish family’s trouble- (continued from page 25) come a cult classic. Rated: R for obsceni- Scorsese’s latest masterpiece defies the ties and nudity. 1 hour, 22 minutes. — J.A. crime-fiction genre. Irish mobster Frank some reunion. The “Purim” players are that transcends the fact that Em- (Reviewed Nov. 3, 2006) Costello (Jack Nicholson) is wanted man fringe celebs, a motley crew of wannabes number one for the Boston State police. and used-to-bes. One little mention on ily Robison and Martie Maguire an obscure movie blog is all it takes to actually are sisters. Casino Royale ✭✭✭1/2 The gangster stays one step ahead of (Century 16, Century 12) The verdict is the men in blue thanks to Colin Sullivan start tongues wagging over a rumor that An Academy Award-winning in: Daniel Craig is an edgy and eclectic (Matt Damon), a mole in the department faded personality Marilyn Hack (Catherine documentarian, Kopple (“Amer- James Bond, deftly grabbing the reins who’s worked for Costello since child- O’Hara) may be crafting an Oscar-worthy performance. Suddenly everyone who is Richard Griffiths from uber-Bond Sean Connery. This go- hood. On the other side of the spectrum is THE HISTORY BOYS (R) ican Dream” and “Harlan Coun- anyone is talking about “Purim.” Guest is ty U.S.A.”) and her co-director around, James is tackling the money man undercover cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo Fri. Mon. & Tue. 2:15-4:45-7:30-10:10 for the world’s most notorious terrorists. DiCaprio), a young officer who manages to a gifted director with a group of talent will- Sat. & Sun. 11:35-2:15-4:45-7:30-10:10 place the Chicks squarely in the Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) is a criminal infiltrate Costello’s crew. Sullivan and Costi- ing to take one for the team. He needs to Helen Mirren center of the changing political mastermind with a thirst for hard currency. gan quickly find themselves in a cat-and- move on. Rated: PG-13 for language and THE QUEEN(PG–13) A series of explosive events lead Bond and mouse game to unmask the other. With adult themes. 1 hour, 26 minutes. —J.A. Fri. Mon. & Tue. 2-4:30-7-9:35 climate. A montage of media (Reviewed Nov. 24, 2006) Sat. & Sun. 11:30-2-4:30-7-9:35 clips — Bush and his Cabinet Le Chiffre to face off in a high-rollers poker the help of slick writing and an A-list cast, showdown at the luxurious Casino Royale Scorsese scores again. Rated: R for strong Times Valid For Friday, 12/8 thru Tuesday,12/12 Only © 2006 members insisting that Iraq has in Montenegro. Aiding Bond in his quest brutal violence, pervasive language, some The Nativity Story ✭✭ weapons of mass destruction to vanquish evil is British treasury agent strong sexual content and drug material. 2 (Century 16, Century 20) The timeless XPERIENCE HE OST — gives way to admissions that Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), a brainy beauty hours, 29 minutes. — T.H. (Reviewed Oct. tale of Jesus, Mary and Joseph comes E T M the American public was misled. who will shape Bond’s heart and his future. 6, 2006) to cinematic life thanks to sweeping cin- MAGICAL FAMILY COMEDY From Africa to Lake Como, Prague to the ematography, exquisite costuming and a The trio represents all Ameri- Bahamas, the beat is heart-pounding. Flushed Away ✭✭✭ fantastic score. Unfortunately, the film is OF THE SEASON! cans who dared to exercise the “Casino” is pure testosterone pleasure. (Century 12) Mice have long sat atop also about as exciting as a nap. The Virgin constitutional right of freedom Rated: PG-13 for violent action, torture and the animation throne. The latest rodent Mary (Keisha Castle-Hughes) is betrothed of speech at a time when doing some nudity. 2 hours, 24 minutes. — J.A. to squeak across the screen is a British to carpenter Joseph (Oscar Isaac). Un- (Reviewed Nov. 17, 2006) easy about her arranged marriage, Mary so had severe consequences. mouse named Roddy (voiced by Hugh Jackman). Roddy enjoys the lifestyle of a finds solitude in a nearby grove where she Politics aside, “Shut Up & Déjà Vu ✭✭✭ pampered pet, but solitude has forced him is visited by an angel (Alexander Siddig Sing” succeeds as a rousing (Century 16, Century 12) New Orleans, Fat to befriend plastic action figures. Roddy’s as Gabriel) who informs her that she will Tuesday: A ferry filled with naval recruits life goes topsy-turvy when a rat invades bear the child of God. Life is tough for the concert and behind-the-scenes young peasant girl. Forced to wed a man film, an expose of country radio and children on a field trip explodes, kill- his loft and flushes Roddy down the toilet, ing more than 500 people. Seasoned ATF where he winds up in the sewer city of she doesn’t love, impregnated by a deity practices, and a personal look agent Doug Carlin (Denzel Washington) re- Ratropolis. A meeting with a passionate and all but ostracized by the suspicious townsfolk. But Joseph’s love for Mary into the lives of the three moth- alizes the tragedy was a deliberate act, and rodent (Kate Winslet as Rita) lands Roddy Distributed by BUENA VISTA PICTURES DISTRIBUTION ©DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. federal officials struggle to find a suspect. in conflict with the mobster Toad (Sir Ian runs deep. Together Mary and Joseph set ers whom Sony considers cash out for Bethlehem by order of the vicious MOBILE USERS: Free Showtimes – Text cows. Meanwhile, the body of a young woman McKellen). Roddy and Rita quickly find SANTA With Your ZIP CODE To 43KIX (43549)! (Paula Patton as Claire) washes up on themselves hunted by Toad’s gang and a King Herod (Ciaran Hinds), who is trying to Maines bristles with spark and the shore with clues that could help track suave French mercenary, Le Frog (Jean quash a prophecy that would threaten his SEE IT spunk. At her lowest moments, down the killer. Carlin’s talents of observa- Reno), as they endeavor to get Roddy power. People curious about the original NOW! tion endear him to FBI agent Andrew Pryz- home. This collaboration between Dream- Christmas story will appreciate this visually she appropriates Bush’s lan- impressive feature. But don’t buy a ticket if guage and challenges her critics warra (Val Kilmer), who unveils an elaborate Works Animation (“Shrek”) and Aardman network of satellite-powered cameras that Features (“Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of you’re prone to dozing. Rated: PG for some to “Bring it on.” Not only do the can look back in time. The question inevi- the Were-Rabbit”) is one of the most enjoy- (continued on next page) Dixie Chicks refuse to shut up, tably arises: If it’s possible to look back in able films of the year. Rated: PG for crude but also they put their thoughts time, could Carlin travel back too and keep humor and some language. 1 hour, 25 min- into lyrics and sing their hearts the ferry from exploding? “Deja Vu” is the utes. — T.H. (Reviewed Nov. 3, 2006) kind of pulse-pounding action flick that you out. It’s downright American. THE SMASH HIT PLAY IS NOW A need an astrophysics degree to under- For Your Consideration ✭✭1/2 stand but only a pair of eyes to appreciate. (Aquarius, Century 20) Christopher Guest MAJOR MOTION PICTURE COMEDY! Rated: R for language. 1 hour. Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of knows a good spoof when he sees one. 33 minutes. violence and terror, disturbing images and Unfortunately his shtick is getting stale. some sensuality. 2 hours, 8 minutes. —T.H. “Consideration” touches on a topic that’s (Reviewed Nov. 24, 2006) rife with comic possibilities: the nauseat- To view the trailers for “Apoca- lypto,” "The Holiday," "Blood Dia- BRILLIANT AND INFECTIOUS... mond" "Shut Up and Sing" ‘THE HISTORY BOYS’ IS EXPLOSIVELY ALIVE. go to Palo Alto Online at http:// www.PaloAltoOnline.com/ ““ ”” “ David Edelstein of A. in search of the pulse of mainstream ATATRIUMPHRIUMPH!! ” America. As Borat (comedian Sacha Baron GLENN KENNY, Cohen) crosses the country, he interviews PREMIERE ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT, 'THE HISTORY BOYS' IS all manner of unsuspecting Americans A BLOOMING MIRACLE. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. eager to help a foreigner in need. No one Rex Reed is immune to Borat’s outrageous antics. “ Throughout the film, Borat’s humor crosses every line of decency and taste: scatologi- ” cal, anti-Semitic, sexist and pervasively offensive. But it’s damn funny for most of its short running time. Credit Baron Cohen

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Page 28 • Friday, December 8, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly SHEN’S GALLERY invites you to our newest arrivals GoingsThe best of what’s happening On on the Midpeninsula from China! ArtSynergy Group Show Nine mem- Presented in celebration of the Palo Alto Art Galleries Children’s Theatre’s 75th Anniversary. “Beaches” Pastels by Waif Mullins Fea- bers display through Dec 22. Pacific Art Sparkling with newly made book Dec. 12-13, 3:45-6 p.m. Palo Alto Chil- tures new works on paper of his travels to League, 668 Ramona St., Palo Alto. dren’s Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, exotic islands in the South Pacific, Carib- Contemporary British Art Nine British Palo Alto. Call 463-4930. cases, dressers, chairs, armoires, bean and Mexico. Through Dec. 31. Por- artists in an ongoing exhibition through tola Art Gallery, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Dec. 31. Hours: Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Classes/Workshops Park. www.portolaartgallery.com. Sun., noon-5 p.m. and by appointment. large and small cabinets, gifts, Free. Chelsea Art Gallery, 440 Kipling December Community Forums Dec. 13: “Flowers, Fruit and Fungi, Trees and “Comfort Shoes for the Holiday Season”; Travel” Photographs by Dawn Ishimaru St., Palo Alto. Call 324-4450. www.chel- porcelain wares, and a full range seaartgallery.com. Dec. 20: “An Introduction to Reverse Frazier on display through Jan. 13. Free. Mortgages.” 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Little Spirit Dancers and Tree Dwellers Ce- Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. ramic Sculptures by Jean Prophet and of imported fresh fine Chinese Park. Call 326-2025. www.peninsulavol- Call 326-2025. www.peninsulavolunteers. watercolors by Floy Zittin. Through Dec. unteers.org. org. “Winter Salon” 30 artists present con- 30, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Viewpoints Gal- teas, this season we boast the temporary art and fine crafts for holiday lery, 315 State St., Los Altos. www.view- Clubs/Meetings shopping. Wall art, jewelry, sculpture and pointsgallery.com. American Association of University best in fine Chinese antiques and ceramics created by local artists. Through Stephen Achimore: Color Field Paint- Women Meetings A network of women Dec. 24. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. ings Features abstract paintings of New and men and an organization for over 75 affordable furnishings! Gallery 9, 143 Main St., Los Altos. www. York-based artist. Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 years. Women and men with college and gallery9losaltos.com. p.m. through Jan. 27. Free. Stellar Gal- associate degrees welcome. Meetings Allegro Fine Art Jil Coolidge, watercolor lery, 539 Bryant St., Palo Alto. held 3rd Saturdays or 3rd Thursdays. artist and teacher, displays work through Free. Location varies, Palo Alto. Call 968- Auditions 0443. www.aauw-paloalto.org. Dec. 31. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Peninsula Pops Orchestra Openings Cesarean Support and Prevention Sup- Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Allegro Gallery, For advanced players of all instruments. port for the birthing experience. Tue., 3130 Alpine Road, Portola Valley. Call Rehearsals Tuesdays, through Dec. 31, 7- Dec. 12, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Blossom Birth 851-4300. www.allegroframing.com. 10 p.m. Call for appointment. Gunn High Services, 299 S. California Ave., suite Art21 Artist Kate Curry shows her latest School, 780 Arastradero Road Room M1, 120, Palo Alto. Call 322-4834. www.ican- work of sky scenes on display through Palo Alto. Call 856-8432. www.peninsu- online.org. Jan. 30; reception Dec. 8, includes live lapops.org. Friends of the Palo Alto Library Book Rare ancient stone music by Neil Adler. Free. Art21 Gallery, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” Group Dec. 14, 7:30-9 p.m. Discussing 539 Alma St., Palo Alto. Call 566-1381. Auditions open to ages 8 to high school. statue of a deity ...... www.art21.us. “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe. Free. Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. www. friendspaloaltolib.org. OF NOTE Monday Night Out A Lesbian, Gay, Bi- sexual, and Transgender group with sup- porters and friends. Discussion, social events, education and spiritual develop- ment. Second Monday, monthly, 7 p.m. Unity Palo Alto Community Church, 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 966- 8290. Vintage hand-painted Shanxi SPAUG PC Computer Group Meeting ...... papier-mâché storage box Wed., Dec. 13, 7:15 p.m. Brad Templeton, chairman of Electronic Frontier Founda- tion, will discuss privacy, why it’s impor- tant and how to protect it. First meeting free. Palo Alto Elks Lodge, 4249 El Cami- no Real, Palo Alto. Call 858-1647. www. paspaug.org. Community Events A Musical Solstice A candlelit, participa- tory winter solstice ritual. Choral music by Joan McMillen, sung by Voices of the Coming Tribe. Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Unitarian Universal- ist Church, 505 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto. Call 858-2436. Canopy Tree Walk A guided tree walk Sat., Dec. 9, 10 a.m. Certified Arborist Kevin Raftery will lead. Free. Palo Verde Elementary School, 3450 Louis Road, Palo Alto. Call 964-6110. www.canopy. org. Friends of Palo Alto Book Sale Dec. 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Dec. 10, 1-4 p.m. Cub- berley Community Center, 4000 Middle- field Road, Palo Alto. Call 213-8755 or A pair of 19th C. armchairs with 493-5672. www.friendspaloaltolib.org. spindle design Holiday in the Garden and Children’s Puppet Show Green sale and holiday items, unique floral arrangements. “Nut- cracker” puppet show, $10 in the Car- *10% of your purchases in December will be riage House. Dec. 9 at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. donated to selected charities. and 1 p.m. Call 329-1356 for reservation for puppet show and floral arrangement. Please mention this ad Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto. www.gamblegarden.org. when making a purchase. PA High School Flea Market Dec. 9, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Palo Alto High School, Holiday Hours: 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. 10-7 Mon-Sat & 10-6 Sunday (now thru Dec 23rd) Concerts A Christmas Oratorio Celebrating Open 10-4 on Dec 24th & closed on Dec 25th Scores of strings Christ’s Life A 60-voice choir with instru- For the eighth year, Harpeggio Studios performs a holiday program mentalists Dec. 9, 7:30-9 p.m. $10. Anan- da, 2171 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Call featuring 20 harps and a blend of classical and holiday music. The 323-3363. www.anandapaloalto.org. concert, which includes solos, ensemble songs and guest artist John Foothill Symphonic Winds Fall Concert Metras on the cross-strung harp, goes from 4 to 6 p.m. this Satur- “Rejoice” The Foothill Symphonic Winds, 2404 Mission St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 day at Los Altos United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Ave. David B. Adams, conductor. Program fea- (831) 457-4422 & 457-4424 Tickets are $10-$15. Call 408-366-8810 or go to www.harpeggio. tures music by Shostakovitch, Milhaud, com. Holsinger, Burkhart, Hazo, van der Roost, www.shensgallery.com (continued on next page) Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, December 8, 2006 • Page 29 Goings On

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(continued from previous page) Peninsula Women’s Chorus Fall/Winter Concert “Carols, Lullabies, Landscapes” Leroy Anderson and Percy Grainger. Dec. St. Patrick’s Seminary showcases the 10, 2:30 p.m. $10-$5. Cubberley Theatre, PWC’s rich choral sound. Aleatoric voices 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. www. accompanied by handbells. Dec. 10, 4-6 windband.org/foothill. p.m. $20 general/$15 students/seniors. Gunn High School Winter Choral Concert St Patrick’s Seminary, 320 Middlefield Featuring the Treble Choir, the Concert Road, Menlo Park. www.pwchorus.org/ Choir and the Chamber Singers under concerts.html. the direction of William Liberatore. Thu., Schola Cantorum and Menlo Brass Sun., Dec. 14, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5/$3 students. Dec. 10, 4-6 p.m. 100 voices of Schola Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Cantorum with Menlo Brass Quintet pres- Road, Palo Alto. Call 269-4194. www. ent Brian Holmes’ nostalgic “Now is the gunn.pausd.org. Time,” and arrangements of Christmas Mostly Mozart Presented by Choristers music, and carols. $22/$18 for seniors from the Menlo Park area along with the and students. Los Altos United Methodist St. Francis High School Chamber Choir. Church, 655 Magdalena Ave., Los Altos. A program of Mozart’s music featuring his Call 254-1700. www.scholacantorum. Coronation Mass. Dec. 10, 2-3:30 p.m. org. $15 general/$10 seniors. Church of the The Fortnightly Music Club Con- Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. cert Sun., Dec. 10, 8 p.m. Works by Call 323-7914. Beethoven, Schumann, Barber and Mar- Peninsula Pops “Jolly Holiday” Show The tinu. Performers include E. Serebrenniko- Pops with conductor Kim Venaas features va, C. Barkin, M. Reiss, piano; B. Radin, holiday music made by Bing Crosby, Mel flute; A. Pease, clarinet; D. Budson, cello. Torme and the Grinch. Guests: the Bay Free. Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Bells Handbell choir. Tickets available Road, Palo Alto. Call 522-8152. www. online. Dec. 9, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Adults fortnightlymusicclub.org. $20/seniors $16/students $10/kids (free The New Choir Christmas carols from with adults). Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas. Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. Call 856- Dec. 9, 8-10 p.m. $12-$20. St. Mark’s 8432. www.peninsulapops.org. Episcopal, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. Call 330-0414. Dance “Snowflake Ball” Thu., Dec. 14, 7 p.m. Music by Mike Johnson and the Sound Wizards. Formal attire. Tickets at the Stratford School door. $7. Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Call 326-2025. www.penin- sulavolunteers.org. Preschool and Elementary School “The Nutcracker “ Presented by West- ern Ballet. Featuring choreography by Gonzalo Espinoza, with students of the in Palo Alto! School of Western Ballet and guest art- ists Katherine Wells, Travis Walker, Ra- To learn more about Stratford or to schedule a tour, mon Moreno and Olivier Munoz. Dec. 8, 7 p.m.; Dec. 9-10, 1 and 6 p.m. Adults please call (650) 493-1151 or email [email protected]. $23; children/seniors $18. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Cas- tro St., Mountain View. Call 903-6000. www.mvcpa.com. Ballroom Dancing Nightclub Two Step will be taught Fri., Dec. 8, 8 p.m. Begin- ning and intermediate lessons, no ex- perience or partner necessary. General dance party 9 p.m.-midnight with Victo- rian dance show, games, prizes, gifts, food. Singles/couples welcome. Casual or dressy. $10. Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 856-9930. www.readybyte.com/fri- daynightdance. Congolese Dance Classes With Congo- lese Master of Dance Regine N’Dounda. Dance to live drums by master drummers Massengo Constant, Matingou Tintina and Kiazi Malonga. All levels welcome. Sundays, through Dec. 17, 3:30-5 p.m. $12 drop-in. Cubberley Community Cen- ter, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 510-754-3197. www.congorhythms.org. Live Music Contra Dance Caller: Eric Black, Band: Jody Stecher Kate Breslin, www.stratfordschools.com Bill Evans. Beginners class 7:30 p.m.; dance 8-11 p.m. $10; members $8; stu- Page 30 • Friday, December 8, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly Goings On dents $5. 1st United Methodist Church of ford Blood Center, 3373 Hillview Ave., Palo Alto, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. Palo Alto. Call 723-8270. http://blood- Call 965-9169. www.bacds.org. center.stanford.edu. Vintage Dance Party Dec. 10, 4 p.m. Art in Action Library Show Art in Action $15. Presented by The Varsity Dance opens a 6-month long art show series Club. A holiday vintage dance party, with featuring artwork from local students live music by Paul Price’s Society Orches- grades K-8. Through May 5. For a list of tra, featuring singer Ann Gibson. Refresh- participating schools see website. Free. ments, dance lesson included. Palo Alto Art in Action, 3925 Bohannon Drive, Masonic Center, 461 Florence St., Palo Menlo Park. Call 566-8339. www.arti- Alto. www.PaulPriceOrchestra.com. naction.org. Design Within Reach Art Show “Mus- Exhibits tang” features recent photographic work “Bountiful Bowls, Platters of Plenty” A by artist Cindy Bennett. Dec. 8, 6-9 p.m. collection of distinctive serving pieces. Design Within Reach, 447 University Ave., Tue.-Sun., 9 a.m.-9 p.m. through Dec. Palo Alto. Call 328-2700. 24. Free. Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 New- Mexican Handcrafts and Bead Jewelry ell Road, Palo Alto. Call 329-3168. www. Showcase/Sale A holiday craft gallery paacf.org. and sale featuring works of two Oaxacan “Classic and Timeless Toys” Palo Alto artists. Dec. 9-10, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Andrea Sport Shop and Toy world and the Mu- Spira Studio, 2025 Tasso St., Palo Alto. seum of American Heritage present Paintings and Collage Oil Paintings by “Classic and Timeless Toys,” an exhibit Bohdanna Kesala; watercolors by Amy featuring over 75 classic toys of the 20th Da-Peng King, and collage by Mellissa century. Learn the history of toys and the Shields. Dec. 8-Feb. 8. Free. Stanford story behind their inventions. Fridays- Art Spaces, 420 Via Palou, Stanford. Sundays, through Jan. 28, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 725-3622. http://cis.stanford.edu/ Free. Museum of American Heritage, 351 ~marigros. Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Call 321-1004. www.moah.org. Palo Alto Art Center Free tours for adults with docents in Art Dialogues program. “Rail Gardeners Run Trains” Fridays- Saturdays, through Dec. 22, 2 p.m. Pri- Sundays, through Dec. 10, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. vate tours available. Palo Alto Art Center, The Bay Area Garden Railway society will 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. present a double track garden gauge lay- out. Museum of American Heritage, 351 Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Call 321-1004. Created on-site at Stanford by artists www.moah.org. from Papua New Guinea, the garden con- tains wood and stone carvings of people, “Sliding Scale” By Gail Wight. Objects of animals, and magical beings that illustrate scientific research and the larger field of clan stories and creation myths. Tours science in a new light. Mice eat through a available 3rd Sunday monthly, 2 p.m. representation of their genome, butterflies through Dec. 16, 2007. Free. Meet at the struggle to escape their pins, and beetles corner of the Papua New Guinea Sculp- tell their stories. Through Dec. 10. Hours: ture Garden, at Santa Teresa and Lomita Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 1-5 Drive. http://museum.stanford.edu. p.m. Free. Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery, 419 Laseun Mall, Stanford. Call Repetitious Antics Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4:30 723-3404. art.stanford.edu. p.m. through March 23. Photographs and collages by Jessica Walker and Cyane Art for Life presents Shadows and Fog Tornatzky, blending gender issues and Art for Life, a quarterly exhibition celebrat- technology to blur the edges of the natu- ing the gift of life blood donors provide ral and the artificial. Free. Serra House, others in our community. Through Jan. 2. Shadows and Fog, done by a community of San Francisco Bay Area artists. Stan- (continued on next page)

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(continued from previous page) Children’s Story Time Sundays, 11:30 through product labeling, with a focus on 390 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto. www. 7 p.m.; Dec. 9, 2 p.m. $12-16. Spangen- a.m. Free. Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Cami- Fair Trade coffee and Forest Stewardship cbhp.org. berg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo 589 Capistrano Way, Stanford. Call 723- no Real, Menlo Park. Call 324-4321. Council certified wood. Speaker and dis- Walking Group Meets Thursdays, 9 a.m. Alto. Call 322-7032. www.danceconnec- 1994. http://gender.stanford.edu. www.keplers.com. cussion to follow. Dec. 8, 7:30-9:30 p.m. December meet at Little House. Explore tionpaloalto.com. Family Storytime Dec. 13, 7-7:30 p.m. $5-$10 donations. Unitarian Universalist local streets. Walk about 3-4 miles. Call Visions of Dharma: Thai Contemporary Stanford Improvisors Fall Show Dec. 8, Free. Main Library, 1213 Newell St., Palo Church, 505 E. Charleston Road, Palo Hal Makin 948-2310 for weekly loca- Art Exhibition highlights the work of two 8-10 p.m. $5 students/$8 general. Pigott Alto. Call 329-2205. Alto. www.worldcentric.org/filmseries/ tion. Free. Little House, 800 Middle Ave., of Thailand’s artists. Works are contem- Theater, 551 Serra Mall, Stanford. Call current.html. Menlo Park. Call 326-2025. www.penin- porary and explore a wide range of sub- Preschool Storytime For children ages 617-967-3099. simps.stanford.edu. jects and styles. Hours: Wed.-Sun., 11 3-5. Tuesdays, 10 a.m. Main Library, 1213 Monday Movies Dec. 11: “Tristram sulavolunteers.org. a.m.-5 p.m.; Thu., 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Through Newell Road, Palo Alto. Call 329-2134. Shandy”; Dec. 18: “The Family Stone.” TheatreWorks’ “Student Speak: The March 4. Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 www.cityofpaloalto.org/library/kids- 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $1 members/$2 non- Live Music Playwright’s Project” Producing eight Lomita Drive, Stanford. Call 723-3469. teens. members. Little House, 800 Middle Ave., The Swing Monkeys The Swing Monkeys plays written by Gunn High School stu- play swing. Dec. 10, 7:30-10 p.m. Rose http://museum.stanford.edu. Toddler Storytime For children ages 18 Menlo Park. Call 326-2025. www.penin- dents. The program gives emerging and Crown, 547 Emerson St., Palo Alto. months-3 years. Mondays, 10 and 11 sulavolunteers.org. young writers the opportunity to “speak www.terflinger.com. Family and Kids a.m. Main Library, 1213 Newell Road, up” about their lives and their communi- “A Christmas Carol” Charles Dickens’s Palo Alto. Call 329-2134. www.cityofpalo- Health Tibetan Bell Vibrational Sound Experi- ties. Plays will be staged by local profes- Breast Cancer Q & A A physician and a classic presented by Peninsula Youth alto.org/library/kids-teens. ence With Karma Moffett. Dec. 9. $15 sional actors and directors. Dec. 11, 7 Theatre. By PYT Artistic Director Dexter therapist will address medical questions advance/$20 at the door. Karma Moffett, p.m. Free. Mountain View Center for the Fidler. Dec. 15, 9:30 and 11 a.m.; Dec. 16, Film and concerns of breast cancer patients. 370 S. California Ave., Palo Alto. Call 324- Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Moun- 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $5-$7. Mountain “Buyer be Fair” Documentary explores Family and friends are welcome. Thurs- 2517. www.avalonyoga.com. tain View. www.theatreworks.org. View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 how conscious consumers and business- days, through March 27, 5:30-7 p.m. On Stage Castro St., Mountain View. www.pytnet. es can use the market to promote social Free. Community Breast Health Project, Outdoors org. justice and environmental sustainability “Keep the Yuletide Gay” Presented by Theatre Q. Christmas comedy by Dale Birds of Bayfront Park Open House Sat., Albright. Through Dec. 30. Thu.-Sat., Dec. 9, 9-11:30 a.m. Experienced observ- 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. $10 previews/$25 ers will be available to point out the dif- opening night/$20 regular/$15 seniors. ferent species of birds, show telescopic Dragon Theatre, 535 Alma St., Palo Alto. views, and answer questions. Bring bin- www.theatreq.org. oculars. Offered by Friends of Bayfront “Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Park. Free. Bayfront Park, End of Marsh Binge” A parody by satirist Christopher Road, Menlo Park. Durang. Wednesdays-Sundays, through Dec. 16, 8-10 p.m. $22-$32 Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. Call Religion/Spirituality 941-0551. www.busbarn.org. Christmas Oratorio Celebrating Christ’s “Pied Piper” Written for preschool and Life Includes 60-voice choir, plus instru- primary children, performed by high- mentalists. Dec. 9, 7:30-9 p.m. $10. school aged PACT participants. “Partici- Ananda, 2171 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. pation plays” based on familiar stories. Call 323-3363. www.anandapaloalto. Dec. 9, 2:30-3:15 p.m. $4 children/$8 org. adults. Palo Alto Children’s Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call Dances of Universal Peace Meditative, 463-4970. multicultural dances using sacred phras- es, songs and movement from many “The Learned Ladies of Park Avenue” spiritual traditions to touch the spiritual Presented by TheatreWorks. Set in the essence in ourselves and others. No ex- Jazz Age of Cole Porter’s New York. perience or partner necessary. Instruc- Through Dec. 23. $20-$60. Tuesdays, tions given before each dance. Fourth 7:30 p.m.; Wed.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 and Saturdays, through Dec. 23, 7:30-9:30 7 p.m. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Mid- p.m. Donations accepted. Unitarian dlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 463-1960. Universalist Church of Palo Alto, 505 E. www.theatreworks.org. Charleston Road, Palo Alto. Call 368- “The Nutcracker Ballet” Presented by 6121. www.dancesofuniversalpeace.org. Dance Connection of Palo Alto. Dec. 8,

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i Akinradewo, a two-time all-Pac- participants in distant locations. th Peters 10 selection, has already made her Boys and girls ages 8 to 13 are mark. With 244 blocks, she’s 10th eligible. The age divisions are 8- on the Pac-10 active career list. She’s 9, 10-11 and 12-13 (as of April 1, Menlo sophomore Madi Shove (right) scored two goals and got the better of Woodside Priory sophomore Erin also second in the conference with a 2007). Proof of age (passport or Kestler (left) during a 4-0 nonleague soccer triumph by the Knights on Tuesday. .411 hitting percentage, a figure that birth certificate) is required. Con- would set the Cardinal record for a testants do not need to pre-reg- single season. ister. A 30-minute warmup period PREP ROUNDUP “I’m glad she’s on my team,” at the Elks Lodge (4249 El Camino Stanford senior outside hitter Kris- Real) begins at 9 a.m., with the tin Richards said. contest starting at 9:30 a.m. It’s time for Paly, Pinewood Richards, who had a season-high 22 kills in the second-round victory THE OAK TREE . . . The Menlo to start new hoop streaks over Missouri last Sunday, was so College women’s basketball team impressed with Akinradewo’s effort edged host Concordia College of Defending state champions suffer their first basketball losses that she told junior setter Bryn Ke- Texas, 68-67, on Monday night as by Keith Peters changing of the guard, with both hoe to feed her every ball. Emily Zygmontowicz scored off t’s time to start over for the Palo teams sporting new faces and line- “They couldn’t stop her,” said an offensive rebound as time ran Alto boys’ and Pinewood girls’ ups. Paly, of course, graduated its Richards. out. Zygmontowicz led the Lady I basketball teams, now that the entire starting lineup while Pine- Opponents have had a difficult Oaks (5-1) with 22 points and defending state champions have wood lost two seniors and another time stopping Richards and Kehoe, 11 rebounds. Kepua Lee added seen their respective streaks end. player transferred. as well. Richards is the Pac-10’s ac- 20 points and 11 rebounds. Lee Palo Alto saw its 26-game win The Panthers (3-1), perhaps, felt Ke tive career kills leader with 1,769 i was named Cal Pac Player of th Peters streak, which included 24 straight to the loss of 6-2 Aly Geppert against and also leads with 121 service aces. the Week after scoring 45 points end the 2005-06 campaign, end last a tall Burlingame team that got 36 Richards is Stanford’s career leader and grabbing 28 rebounds in two weekend in a 61-51 loss to Bellarm- points from two frontline players. with 1,543 digs. games over the weekend. Menlo ine in the finals of the James Lick Pinewood, meanwhile, relied on Kehoe is fourth on the active ca- hosts Dominican on Saturday at Paly’s Philip MacQuitty won the Classic. Pinewood saw its 12-game its three-point shooting and made reer assists list with 4,007 assists 5:30 p.m. freshman race at the Foot Locker streak end Wednesday in a 68-63 10 — Grace Beck and Sami Field- Western Regionals. and is also among the active leaders overtime loss to Burlingame in the Polisso draining three each while in digs. ON THE AIR opening round of the Notre Dame- Tika Koshiyama-Diaz nailed two over Harker. If experience means anything, Friday Belmont Holiday Classic. and finished with 18 points. Menlo’s 6-1 Alex Shepard led the Stanford should have the edge over Women’s volleyball: Stanford vs. Cal Paly, which last suffered a loss While Pinewood dropped a rare Knights with 18 points and 18 re- the Bears. The Cardinal will be at NCAA regional, 3 p.m., KZSU (90.1 almost 12 months ago, captured the first-round game, Sacred Heart Prep bounds while 6-2 Lesley Stauffer- playing its 100th NCAA tournament FM) CIF Division II state title last March (4-1) advanced with a 61-47 victory Green added 13 points and nine match today while Cal will be play- Prep sports: High School Sports Fo- while Pinewood won the Division over Leland. Senior Adriana Vogt boards. Jackie Shepard contributed ing its 18th. cus, 11 p.m., KICU (Cable 6). Rebroad- V crown. Both teams were hoping scored a season-high 20 points 10 points. Stanford brings an NCAA record cast Sunday at 4 p.m. to begin new streaks on Thursday while Janisa Jones added 16. Alex Shepard also is coming off 79 wins into the contest while the Saturday night, Paly in the opening round of In other girls’ tournament action: an all-tournament performance af- Bears have won nine of their previ- Women’s volleyball: Stanford vs. Texas-Wisconsin winner, 5 p.m., KZSU the Half Moon Bay tournament and Menlo (5-1) opened play in the ter pouring in 70 points to help the ous postseason matches. (90.1 FM) Pinewood in the second round of the Gryphons Holiday Tournament at Knights finish third in the Lick- Cal, however, is making its fifth Prep sports: Cal Hi Sports, 9 p.m.; Belmont tourney. Crystal Springs-Uplands (Hillsbor- Wilmerding tourney last weekend. straight trip to the NCAA under Ch. 44 (Cable 12) What those losses signal is a ough) on Tuesday with a 50-27 win (continued on page 39) (continued on next page) Page 36 • Friday, December 8, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly ford players honored. Freshman our program next season. He will in the Stanford media relations de- “We are very pleased to announce Stanford roundup Drac Wigo earned a share of the have an immediate impact on our partment 11 years ago, and Chris Beth Goode’s promotion,” Athletic (continued from previous page) Newcomer of the Year honor, while team.” Hutchins have been appointed Se- Director Bob Bowlsby said. “Beth coach Rich Feller, a Palo Alto High freshman Janson Wigo and senior Clayton, who attended the Edison nior Associate Athletic Directors at has done an excellent job as Senior grad. The Bears also reached their J.J. Garton were named third team. Academic Center in Bradenton, Fla., Stanford. Woman Administrator on an interim second Sweet Sixteen, and their first Drac Wigo and Tyler Drake were was the 2006 doubles champion at Goode will assume the position basis and she will do an outstanding since 2003. accorded honorable mention. the U.S. Junior National Champion- of Senior Associate Athletic Direc- job in the years ahead.” Senior setter Samantha Carter ships in Kalamazoo, Mich. tor/Senior Woman Administrator Hutchins came to Stanford in is Cal’s all-time assist leader with Men’s golf while Hutchins will take over as July, 2005 as a Special Assistant to 5,738 assists and is only the fifth Stanford senior Zack Miller was General Senior Associate Athletic Director the Director of Athletics/Stadium Pac-10 player to ever reach 5,000 named Pac-10 Golfer of the Month Beth Goode, who made her start for External Relations. Management.■ career assists. after winning a pair of tournaments, Stanford and Cal are two of five and helping Stanford to two team ti- We’ve Changed The Way Toyotas Are Sold At TOYOTA 101 Pac-10 teams among the final 16, tles during October and November. with USC, UCLA and Washing- Miller made six birdies over the ton the other schools. It’s the sec- final nine holes and shot a final You’ll Be Get Yours at... ond time in four years the confer- round 69 for a 9-under-207 to claim ence has had as many advance this medalist honors at The Prestige at far. USC plays Hawaii and UCLA PGA West. Green With Energy meets Oklahoma in Honolulu, while Miller and Cardinal teammate Washington takes on Ohio State in Rob Grube shared medalist honors Seattle. at the CordeValle Collegiate, help- Prius Hybrid, Stanford and Cal have never met ing Stanford to a 14-stroke win. in the postseason, though the Car- Miller fired a course-record 63 in Camry Hybrid & dinal owns a 57-5 overall record in the second round and finished the the series. Stanford has met every tournament at 14-under 202. other Pac-10 school except Oregon Highlander Hybrid State in the tournament and has a Men’s tennis 20-8 mark against them. Top junior player Alex Clayton California has signed a national letter-of-intent to an experienced attend Stanford in the fall. setter and one Clayton , considered one of the of the top out- prized recruits in the nation, won side hitters in the 2005 U.S. National Junior Clay the nation in Court Championship and is a two- Carter and An- time U.S. Junior National Champi- - Highlander Hybrid gie Pressley. onship quarterfinalist. - Prius Hybrid Pressley ranks “I am extremely pleased to have - Camry Hybrid third in the Pac- Cynthia Barboza Alex join our program,” Stanford 10 with 4.40 coach John Whitlinger said. “He is kills a game, just ahead of Stanford’s a great tennis player, and an even 525 E. Bayshore Road, Redwood City Cynthia Barboza (4.28). better person. Alex has proven to To The V Dumbarton e Bridge Carter has helped Cal hit at a .245 be one of, if not the, top recruit in t e ra clip, fifth in the conference. Stan- the country. He works extremely ns Blvd. Mark Up! 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HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK BOYS BASKETBALL 3, DeFrancisco 2 0-1 4, Doubogo 0 1-2 1, GIRLS BASKETBALL Ryan 1 3-8 5, Critchfield 1 0-0 2, Kozinsky 0 Burlingame Lions Club Tournament Gryphons Holiday Tournament 1-2 1. Totals: 9 9-19 29. First round WP — Feldman 1 0-0 2, Barriga 1 0-0 2, At Crystal Springs-Uplands Los Altos 5 6 13 12 — 36 Schreiner 1 3-4 5, Greg. Somogyi 5 1-1 11, First round Gunn 24 14 10 5 — 53 R. Willhite 7 6-10 20, Geo. Somogyi 2 2-5 6. Menlo 10 10 13 17 — 50 LA — Wilson 1-0-2, Manashirov 4-0-11, Totals: 17 12-23 46. Harker 10 7 9 1 — 27 Arcone 3-0-6, Taylor 1-0-2, Johnson 5-2-12, Three-point goals: Moret, Boatwright M — Olson 2 0-0 5, A. Shepard 7 4-6 18, Perrotta 1-1-3. Totals: 15-3-36. (ISA). Stauffer-Green 4 5-12 13, Zamaria 2 0-0 4, G — M. Riley 1-1-3, Steele 1-0-2, Klaus- Records: Woodside Priory 3-2 J. Shepard 5 0-0 10, Berry 0 0-1 0. Totals: ner 1-0-2, Anthony 1-2-4, Miller 0-2-2, D. Nonleague 20 9-19 50. Riley 4-0-8, Kolkowitz 0-1-1, Flaxman 3-0- SF Christian 8 8 10 4 — 30 H — Liau 4 0-6 8, Kameyuki 3 2-6 8, Yuan 6, Jordan 8-3-19, Perricone 3-0-6. Totals: Pinewood 18 19 26 11 — 74 1 0-0 2, Chen 1 0-0 3, Sapin 3 0-0 6. Totals: 22-9-53. SFC — Valenzuela 4-1-9, Naverrette 3-2- 12 2-12 27. Three-point goals: Manashirov 3 (LA). 8, Panameno 2-0-4, Pendleton 4-1-9. Totals: Three-point goals: Olson (M); Chen (H). Records: Gunn 5-1 13-4-30. Records: Menlo 5-1 Mills 13 14 14 13 — 54 P — Capin 3-0-7, Mosher 7-0-20, Whit- Notre Dame-Belmont Holiday Classic Menlo-Atherton 22 12 14 17 — 65 lock 3-0-6, Jue 1-0-2, Nofal 6-4-18, Lowe First round M — Fochtman 8 2-5 18, Echols 5 6-8 18, 0-2-2, Fraioli 9-1-19. Totals: 29-7-74. Pinewood 7 20 11 19 6 — 63 Del Bianco 2 0-1 5, Knect 2 0-0 4, Hildalgo Three-point goals: Capin (SFC); Mosher Burlingame 14 12 16 15 11 — 68 1 1-2 3, Yau 1 0-0 2, Gutierrez 2 0-0 4, Huff- 6, Nofal 2 (P). P — Field-Polisso 4 2-3 13, Beck 3 0-0 man 0 0-2 0. Totals: 21 9-18 54. Records: Pinewood 2-0 9, Taniguchi 1 0-0 3, Koshiyama-Diaz 6 4-4 MA — Wilkins 2 0-0 4, Call 8 0-0 19, San- SH Prep 20 13 5 16 — 54 18, Borland 1 1-2 3, Nickel 8 0-0 17. Totals: victores 4 0-2 8, Fogel 3 0-0 7, Holland 1 Menlo 22 8 16 22 — 68 23 7-9 63. 2-2-4, Branning 4 0-0 10, Skidmore 3 2-2 8, SHP — Izuka 9 3-5 22, Buone 4 0-0 12, B — Scattini 4 3-5 11, Posey 1 1-2 3, DeFilipps 1 1-5 3, Smith 1 0-0 2, Knapp 1 Bertolacci 3 1-2 9, Casciaro 3 1-3 7, Naka- Gardner 4 1-2 10, Montgomery 9 2-5 20, 0-0 2. Totals: 28 5-11 65. mura 1 0-0 3, Wegman 0 1-2 1. Totals: 20 Bradley 1 0-0 3, Heckenberg 1 0-0 2, Mi- Three-point goals: Echols 2 (M); Call 3, 6-12 54. chaels 1 0-0 3, Malaspina 6 4-5 16. Totals: Branning 2, Fogel (MA). M — Heidrich 7 3-3 21, Guertin 3 9-12 15, 27 11-19 68. Records: Menlo-Atherton 3-2 Smith 5 3-5 13, Frye 3 2-2 8, Cohen 2 2-2 Three-point goals: Beck 3, Field-Polisso Katherine Jordan Nick Goodspeed Gryphons Holiday Tournament 6, Harris 1 1-2 3, Richard 1 0-0 2. Totals: 3, Koshiyama-Diaz 2, Nickel, Taniguchi (P); 22 20-26 68. At Crystal Springs-Uplands Gardner, Bradley, Michaels (B). Castilleja School Palo Alto High Three-point goals: Buono 4, Bertolacci 2, Records: Pinewood 3-1 The senior setter had 48 The senior quarterback com- First round Izuka, Nakamura (SHP); Heidrich 4 (M). Leland 10 13 11 13 — 47 ISA 7 2 10 10 — 29 Records: Sacred Heart Prep 0-1, Menlo SH Prep 15 21 8 17 — 61 assists and 19 digs in a pleted eight passes for 129 Woodside Priory 8 17 13 8 — 46 3-0 L — M. Yoshioka 1 3-4 5, Castillo 1 0-0 five-game win in the NorCal yards and a touchdown in ad- ISA — Moret 4 4-6 13, Boatwright 1 0-0 2, K. Yoshioka 5 2-2 4, Farrington 2 2-2 6, Division V volleyball finals, dition to running for key first Do 3 0-0 6, Ricco 3 2-5 8, Wolfe 3 0-0 6. Totals: 19 9-13 47. then had 40 assists and 17 downs while guiding the Vi- SHP — B. Aitken-Young 1 0-0 2, Micek digs in a five-game loss in kings to a 23-21 victory over 4 0-1 9, Vogt 9 1-2 20, Tameilau 1 0-0 2, the state finals while making favored Oak Grove in the Culpan 4 4-5 12, Jones 7 0-0 16. Totals: 26 5-8 61. the all-tournament team. CCS Open Division finals. Three-point goals: K. Yoshioka 2 (L); Jones 2, Micek, Vogt (SHP). Records: Sacred Heart Prep 4-1 Honorable mention Nonleague Kelly Jenks Buddy Benaderet* Castilleja 11 16 8 7 — 42 Palo Alto soccer Palo Alto football Head Royce 9 7 10 9 — 35 Tika Koshiyama-Diaz Will Frazier* C — Cohn 2 2-4 7, Taylor 2 1-4 5, Given 0 2-2 2, Zelinger 6 0-0 12, von Kaeppler 7 0-1 Pinewood basketball Palo Alto football 14, Powers 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 5-11 42. Audrey Kuan John Hall HR — Scherer 0 2-4 2, Hogg 1 1-3 3, Castilleja volleyball Palo Alto football Kennedy 4 0-0 10, Arca 0 0-1 0, Kramer 1 0-0 2, Isomo 4 4-6 14. Totals: 12 7-18 35. Alex Shepard Peter Jordan Three-point goals: Cohn (Casty); Kennedy Menlo basketball Gunn basketball 2, Isono 2 (HR). Laura Smith Fred Koloto Records: Castilleja 3-1 Castilleja volleyball Palo Alto football Gunn 15 13 10 12 8 — 58 Santa Teresa 18 10 11 11 4 — 54 Eve Zelinger Sione Mataele* G — Shevick 2 6-7 10, McAdam 1 0-0 2, Castilleja basketball Palo Alto football R. Cartun 2 0-2 4, Evans11 4-6 31, Hauser 3 5-10 11. Totals: 19 15-25 58. * previous winner ST — Tirado 4 1-3 11, Langlois 2 1-2 5 Collins 4 0-2 8, Gonzalez 3 0-0 6, Sanders- Bisallon (Sheffie); Sheffie (Shekita). Tournaments — Half Moon Bay: Palo Alto Curry 2 0-1 5, N. Williams 3 2-4 8, Bisbee 4 Tuesday entered. Burlingame: Gunn, Menlo-Atherton 0-0 11. Totals: 22 4-12 54. Woodside Priory 0 0 — 0 entered. Tamalpais: Menlo entered. Wilcox: Three-point goals: Evans 5 (G); Bisbee 3, Menlo 1 3 — 4 Eastside Prep entered. Tirado 2, Sanders-Curry (ST). M — Brown (Howard), Shove (unassisted), Nonleague — Bentley at Pinewood, 6:30 Records: Gunn 4-2 Fasola (Ryan), Shove (Howard). p.m. Records: Woodside Priory 7-2, Menlo Girls basketball BOYS SOCCER 3-1 Tournaments — Dragon Classic in So- Nonleague Gunn 2 0 — 2 noma: Menlo-Atherton entered. Los Altos SH Cathedral 1 0 — 1 Saratoga 2 3 — 5 Invitational: Castilleja, Eastside Prep en- Menlo 1 0 — 1 G — Greely (unassisted), Bahlman (Stein- tered. Notre Dame-Belmont: Sacred Heart SHC — Ramirez (McEvoy). er). Prep entered. S — Walker (Sabes), Sabes (unassisted), M — Rosenkrantz (Halprin). Girls soccer Records: Menlo 1-3-2 Pruzansky (Belpasso), Pruzansky (unas- Gunn 0 2 — 2 sisted). Nonleague — Palo Alto at Menlo, 3 p.m.; Lincoln (SJ) 2 1 — 3 Records: Gunn 2-4 Cupertino at Pinewood, 3:30 p.m.; Wood- G — not reported. Castilleja 7 3 — 10 side Priory at King’s Academy, 3:30 p.m.; L — Dorrego (unassisted), Heredia (unas- EPA Academy 0 0 — 0 Redwood Christian vs. Castilleja at Stan- sisted), Garcia (Chavez). C — Schryver (Toig), Schryver (Cooper), ford/Palo Alto Community Fields, 3:30 p.m. Schryver (unassisted), Toig (Schryver), Toig SATURDAY Records: Gunn 1-3-2 (Martin), Toig (unassisted), Colvin (Toig), Col- Boys basketball vin (unassisted), Ka. Fitzgerald (Schryver), Tournaments — Half Moon Bay: Palo Alto Tucker (Schryver). GIRLS SOCCER entered. Tamalpais: Menlo entered. Wilcox: Records: Castilleja 2-1 West Catholic Athletic League Eastside Prep entered. Wednesday SH Cathederal 1 0 — 1 Girls basketball SH Prep 0 1 — 1 Fremont 0 0 — 0 Nonleague — St. Francis at Palo Alto, SHC — Folan (unassisted) Castilleja 4 4 — 8 7:30 p.m. SHP — Abe (Denniston) C — Cooper (Colvin), Cooper (Colvin), Records: Sacred Heart Prep 0-0-1 (2-4- Cooper (Ka. Fitzgerald), Schryver (Cooper), Tournaments — Gryphons Holiday in Hill- 1) Schryver (Ke. Fitzgerald), Tucker (unassist- sborough: Menlo, Woodside Priory entered. Los Altos Invitational: Castilleja, Eastside Nonleague ed), Tucker (Martin), Colvin (Martin). Prep entered. Notre Dame-Belmont: Sacred Menlo-Atherton 2 2 — 4 Records: Castilleja 3-1 Heart Prep entered. Saratoga 1 1 — 2 Palo Alto 2 2 — 4 MA — O’Donnell (penalty kick), O’Donnell Santa Clara 0 1 — 1 Boys soccer (unassisted), McGhee (O’Donnell), Renkel PA — Noyola (Caryotakis), Noyola (unas- Tournaments — Homestead Christmas (O’Donnell). sisted), Noyola (unassisted), Jenks (unas- Cup: Menlo vs. Live Oak at Oak Grove, 8:30 S — Brenner (unassisted), Walker (unas- sisted). a.m.; Gunn vs. Sequoia at Oak Grove, 3:30 sisted). SC — Hurtado (unassisted). p.m. Records: Menlo-Atherton 1-1 Records: Palo Alto 5-1-1 Girls soccer Pinewood 0 0 — 0 WCAL — Sacred Heart Prep at Mitty, 11 Presentation 7 2 — 9 Schedule a.m. Prez — Boddie 2 (unassisted, unassisted); Wright (Cisneros); Fillmore (Wright); Molina FRIDAY Wrestling (DeMello); Regan (Fillmore); DaVey (Fillmore); Boys basketball Nonleague — Gunn Quad, 10 a.m. Page 38 • Friday, December 8, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly Sports

Kyle Perricone both were named to WE NEED CARS NOW! Prep roundup the all-tournament team. (continued from page 36) Menlo-Atherton jumped out to Shepard scored a career-high 31 a quick lead and then held on for points in a second-round win. a 65-54 win over Mills. The Bears CA$H 4 CARS In nonleague play: saw an early lead disappear when Gunn failed to qualify for CCS Mills grabbed a 41-39 lead late in last season, but it taking posi- the third quarter. M-A then nailed OR CONSIGNMENT tive steps toward making sure that three straight baskets to take the doesn’t happen this campaign. With lead for good at 48-41. Steve Call new head coach Sarah Stapp lead- led the Bears with 19 points. ing the way, the Titans are off to At the Gryphons Holiday Tour- a respectable 4-2 start following a nament at Crystal Springs-Uplands, Same Over 50 58-54 overtime nonleague victory Woodside Priory (3-2) got 20 points over host Santa Teresa on Tuesday from senior Reggie Willhite and 11 Location Since Cars In Our night. from 7-1 junior Gregory Somogyi in www.duncanmotors.com Sophomore standout Jasmine Ev- a 46-29 first-round win over Inter- 1996! Quality Pre-Owned Cars & Trucks Inventory! ans scored a career-high 31 points national Studies Academy. to lead Gunn. On Tuesday, Menlo School (3-0) 1655 El Camino Real, San Carlos - 1/2 Mile North of Whipple “We did a great job,” Stapp said. overcame a barrage of three-point- “Our girls are really beginning to ers by Sacred Heart Prep in the first believe they are supposed to win half and rallied for a 68-54 non- games.” league triumph. Gunn never wavered, even after Kevin Izuka led the Gators with making a mistake or two that al- a career-high 22 for first-year SHP lowed Santa Teresa to get easy bas- coach Gilbert Perez. kets. Menlo’s Beau Heidrich scored a The game was close all the way, number of key baskets in the third tied at the half (28-28) and at the quarter, including a three-pointer to end of regulation (50-50). Santa tie the game at 33. He finished with Teresa, however, had to battle foul four treys and 21 points while Mi- trouble and Evans. chael Guertin (15 points) and Alex Evans made five three-pointers Smith (13) also had big hands in the and clinched the victory with a pair offense. of free throws with 15 seconds left in overtime to give the Titans a four- Cross country point lead. Palo Alto’s Philip MacQuitty won Six-foot junior Eva Hauser and 6- the boys’ freshman race at the Foot 0 sophomore Sophie Shevick com- Locker West Regional Champion- bined for 21 points to support Evans’ ships last Saturday at Mt. San An- career-best outing while helping the tonio College in Walnut. Titans win their third straight. The meet brought together the top Evans, who scored 64 points, had runners from 10 western states. 17 steals and made the all-tourna- MacQuitty clocked 16:54 (an ment team in the Burlingame tour- average of 5:26 per mile) over the ney last week, is averaging 23.7 5,000-meter course. He won by five points over her past four games. seconds. Paul Summers of Gunn Castilleja (3-1) is also off to a was 18th in 17:53 while teammate good start following a 42-35 non- Ethan Glassman was 44th in 18:52. league victory over host Head Royce Gunn’s Joane Reid was the top lo- (Oakland) on Tuesday. Ericka von cal finisher in the sophomore girls’ Kaeppler, a 5-11 sophomore, scored race, taking sixth in 20:09. Reid was 14 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and the fourth-fastest runner from Cali- blocked five shots to pace the Ga- fornia. Gunn’s Lisa Fawcett was the tors. top local finisher in the freshman Freshman Eve Zelinger, also 5-11, girls’ race, taking 38th in 22:15. added 12 points. Zelinger became In the senior boys’ race, Gunn the first Castilleja player in his- brothers Jonathan and Calvin Chu tory to score 20 or more points in finished 16th and 46th, respectively, her debut with a 20-point effort to in 17:34 and 18:08. open the Forest Lake Invitational In the senior girls’ race, Chrissa last weekend in Auburn. Zelinger Trudelle of Woodside Priory was finished the tourney, which saw the the top CCS finisher, taking 28th Gators take second to Forest Lake in 21:36. Christian, with averages of 17.7 points and 9.0 rebounds while von Girls soccer Kaeppler averaged 13.7 ppg and 9.3 With many of the leagues open- rebounds. Both were named to the ing next week, teams are in the pro- all-tournament team. cess of making their final tuneups Zelinger hit the winning basket in count. a 57-55 overtime win over Natomas Castilleja (3-1) is coming off a 10- in a second-round game, capping a 0 win over East Palo Alto Academy 19-point, 10-rebound performance and an 8-0 triumph over Fremont. for the first double-double of her Senior Kelly Schryver scored five career. goals and added three assists in the two wins while sophomore Libby Boys basketball Cooper and freshman Amy Toig Gunn (5-1) and Menlo-Atherton scored three and assisted on two. (3-2) faced each other Thursday Menlo (3-1) tuned up for a big night after opening the Burlingame nonleague match against visiting Lions Club Tournament with victo- Palo Alto today with a 4-0 victory ries Wednesday. over visiting Woodside Priory (7-2) The Titans got 19 points from on Tuesday. Sophomore Madi Shove senior Peter Jordan in a 53-36 win scored twice and sophomore Katie over Los Altos. Jordan is coming off Howard provided two assists. a solid performance last week where Menlo-Atherton, which opens PAL he hit the game-winning basket to Bay Division play on Tuesday along lift Gunn to a 49-48 win over Cu- with Menlo, got two goals and two pertino in the championship game of assists from Kim O’Donnell in a 4-2 the Cupertino Shootout. Jordan and nonleague win over Saratoga.■ Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, December 8, 2006 • Page 39 DECEMBER 2006 Class Schedule

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5 Secrets to Permanent Weight Loss making chocolate truffl es and confectioneries. Experi- cracking crab, students will be invited to dip the crab in Tuesday, December 5th, 6:30–8:30 p.m. $10 ence how to temper chocolate, hand dip center, and use various butters to taste and enjoy. If you’re a crab lover, Do you suff er from fl uctuating weight, being over- several diff erent kinds of molds. We will make over ten this class is for you. People of all ages are invited to join weight or thyroid problems? Join Jenny C. Lee, L. Ac. varieties of confectioneries using a variety of methods us! in her discussion of 5 Secrets to Permanent Weight to fl avor the ganache. You will learn the very best reci- Loss. Jenny will talk about how to lose weight and pes for fabulous chocolate truffl es; Amaretto Truffl es; Stress Reduction for the Holiday Season increase your energy level leaving you feeling in better Ivory Truffl es (with white chocolate centers); Crème de Wednesday, December 13th, 7:00–8:00 p.m. Free health. Menthe Truffl es; Bourbon-Pecan Truffl es; Milk Choco- Learn a simple practice that you can do through the late; Cappuccino Truffl es; Rum-Raisin Truffl es; Rocky holidays to relax, quiet your mind and body and feel Gluten-Free Baking Road and more. better fast. Instructor Dana Ben-Yehuda, M.AmSAT, Wednesday, December 6th, 6:30–8:30 p.m. $28 teaches you to undo everyday stresses using the Alexan- Join Kathleen Levitt as she teaches us how to prepare Kids Cookie Decorating der Technique. tasty and gluten-free treats! Th is class will feature Saturday, December 9th, 1:00–3:00 p.m. $25 hands-on participation, demonstration, and delicious Have fun with cookies! Join Hallie, our Bakery Chef, A Night In Oaxaca sampling. Items include: as she shows us fun and easy ways to decorate festive Th ursday, December 14th, 6:30–8:30 p.m. $29 • Corn Cakes with Black Bean Salsa sugar cookies. Both parent and child are invited to par- Instructor: Ron Kent (www.oaxanfoods.com) • Stuff ed Cherry Tomatoes ticipate. Items on the agenda include decorating sugar Experience some of Mexico’s extraordinary and surpris- • Endive Boats cookies and multi-colored chocolate dipped sandwich ingly subtle fl avor combinations with Oaxacan expert • Holiday Chocolate Torte crèmes (fi rst you’ll dip the sandwich crèmes, and then chef Ron Kent. He will guide you through an elegant • Clementine Cake you’ll decorate them). Learn how to create fun and fes- menu that will include Tiny Hors d’Oeuvres Tama- • Sugar Cookies tive cookies during the holiday season! Each child must les; Antojitos of Molotes with Chorizo and Potatoes, be accompanies by his or her parent/guardian. topped with Black Beans and Fresh Guacamole; Braised Holiday Truffl es, Truffl es, and More Red Snapper Fillets Wrapped in Banana Leaves with Truffl es... Crab Crackin’ Class Hoja Santa Leaves; Spanish Rice; and “Popocatepetl” Th ursday, December 7th, 6:30–8:30 p.m. $29 Monday, December 11th, 6:30–8:00 p.m. $10 Mexican Chocolate Lava Cake. Quench your thirst Instructor: Ron Kent (www.oaxanfoods.com) Join Mario Guerrero and our Seafood Team as they with Agua de Horchata. Have a great time learning the fi ne art and technique of show us the proper and fun way to crack crab! After

4800 El Camino Real To sign up for a class or to receive more information regarding a class, please Los Altos, CA 94022 contact Customer Service at 650-559-0300. To guarantee your place in a 650-559-0300 class, payment must be received when you enroll. If a class is full, please ask www.wholefoodsmarket.com to be put on the wait list or send am e-mail to [email protected].

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