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Page 2 • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis city officials warn. structure improvements. pected to approve that committee’s PALO ALTO The new figure came to light A reserve fund the city uses for formation Monday night. because Palo Alto — like all cit- repairs to its roads, parks, sidewalks Because the city is also expecting ies — is struggling to fulfill a new and buildings is projected to run out to lose revenue, the city will need an The rising cost of retirement government accounting regulation. of money in 2011. estimated $7 million to $8 million Failure to regularly set aside money The City Council’s Finance in new general-fund revenues and City will owe millions to retired employees for the compulsory long-term cost Committee will discuss both of the expenditures next year, according to by Bill D’Agostino of retirees’ benefits could lead to mounting costs at its meeting Tues- Beecham. He called the city’s bud- credit agencies downgrading the day night. get situation “bleak.” o offset escalating future costs, The overall sum the city is com- city’s stellar credit rating. Last Monday, Mayor Judy Klein- “This time next year we are likely the City of Palo Alto needs to mitted to paying for that lifelong The need for the $5 million berg — at the request of Council- to be cutting the budget as drastical- T set aside an additional $5 mil- benefit is estimated to be $148.7 mil- — from both the general fund and man Bern Beecham and other coun- ly as any budget in the past decade,” lion per year, starting in 2007, to lion over 30 years, the report noted. utilities budgets — comes as the city cil members — proposed to create Beecham said. pay for health-care coverage it pro- That huge cost could endanger is already looking for an additional a new committee to look into ways In recent years, the city laid off vides retired employees and spous- many of the city services residents $3 million year to pay for another to find new revenue to offset any employees, closed a library, vastly es, according to a city staff report. and businesses rely upon and enjoy, long-term need: general-fund infra- spending cuts. The council is ex- (continued on page 6)

SCHOOLS Budget looks promising ‘Wish list’ of priorities a sign that more money may come by Alexandria Rocha

or the first time in three years, some Palo Alto school board F members are feeling optimistic about the upcoming year’s budget. The $127 million budget, re- viewed at this week’s board meet- ing, does not add new offerings or restore programs slashed three years ago because of a shaky state budget and declining property-tax revenue. It does, however, include a list of nine priorities — from new staff to technology — that would be added Norbert von der GroebenNorbert if more funds come in. The budget is scheduled for adoption at the board’s meeting June 27. It will be the first time a budget is approved with a “wish list” of programs. “I’m hoping there is going to be money available, and I want to be in a position where we can take advan- tage of it with our priorities,” board Have a nice summer member Gail Price said. “The opti- Chelsea McLaughlin, an Eastside junior, hugs new grad Enrique Godinez after he received his diploma at the 7th annual commencement at East- mist in me says we’ll have a little bit side Preparatory School in East Palo Alto Wednesday afternoon. For a comprehensive list of local graduates, see page 19. of money to work with.” The board has adopted priorities in the past, but much later in the berg, a subcamp of Dachau — one ing away. I wanted the (students) to process, said board Vice President SCHOOLS of the most notorious sites of the hear real people who lived through Camille Townsend. Holocaust. it and how they survived. District administrators are not A bid to keep history Together they shared their ac- “Hopefully students will compare ready to be so hopeful. counts of the war: Bauer of being that life with what they have today The Palo Alto Unified School forced to labor through agonizing — giving a little bit of perspective. District receives most of its revenue from repeating itself cold and starvation, and Bertelson Maybe they’ll be happy with what through local property taxes — only of his journey through Europe with they have. Everything is ‘me, me, 11 percent of the district’s budget Holocaust survivor teams with WWII soldier the 10th Infantry Division and the me.’ These kids demand and expect. comes from the state and an even to educate teens about Nazi atrocities eventual discovery of the harrowing And I wanted them to know Alex smaller portion comes from the fed- remains of the Nazis’ brutality. Bauer was happy to find and eat a eral government. Called a commu- by Andrew Thompson Menlo-Atherton teacher Michael frozen potato.” nity-funded or “basic aid” district, he only thing Alex Bauer can counted the story of his time spent at Schneider invited the pair to speak, Bauer has traveled around the Bay Palo Alto Unified is thus subject to compare his Holocaust experi- Mittergars concentration camp to a both to impart a history lesson and Area for 30 years, educating listen- variations in property taxes. T ence to is a horrific nightmare. world history class at Menlo-Ather- also to give his class of mostly soph- ers about the Holocaust and Nazi Superintendent Mary Frances Cal- “I don’t know how things are in ton High School last week. He was omores some perspective on life. oppression. He began when his son, lan said the district will not know hell, but this was at least comparable joined by Marvin Bertelson, a World “A lot of these young people have then a senior at Homestead High exactly how much revenue was gen- to it or worse,” he said. War II U.S. Army veteran who was no idea what the Holocaust was. The School in Cupertino, asked him to erated for the 2005-’06 year until Bauer, a Hungarian-born Jew, re- present at the liberation of Lands- last living survivors are slowly fad- (continued on page 5) (continued on page 6) Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Page 3 703 HIGH STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94302 KKGO J?* (650) 326-8210 >PdaSaopÑoKh`aopEj`alaj`ajp>kkgoahhanE PUBLISHER Oej_a-41- William S. 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Page 4 • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly Upfront astigmatism associated with keratoconus in its early stages, either soft contacts or eyeglasses may be used. After that, rigid gas permeable contact lenses may be needed. In time, the cornea usually Holocaust stablizes, requiring no further treatment. (continued from page 3) Eyeglasses or contact lenses can correct refrac- tive errors such as nearsightedness or distorted speak to a history class. vision. Bring your prescription to MENLO “We didn’t discuss it in detail in Presented by OPTICAL at 1166 Universityu Drive, on the corner our home,” Bauer said. “The teach- of OakGrove Avenue and University Drive. We are Mark Schmidt not a large, impersonable corporation where per- er asked, ‘Do you think your father Licensed Optician sonnel changes are frequent and you never know would be willing to come to the TOO STEEP! from visit to visit who will be available to help you. school and tell us about it?’ I said, We feature a wide selection of designer frames as ‘Sure, I would like to try it.’” Keratoconus is a condition that is characterized well as contact lenses. Call us at 322-3900 if we Since then, Bauer has narrated by a cornea whose curve becomes too steep due to can assist you. his story to countless audiences in thinning of this transparent outer layer of the eye. P.S. Patients with keratoconus need to have the hopes of galvanizing people to As a result, keratoconus is likely to cause distorted their contact-lens or eyeglass prescriptions action against racism and hatred. vision in its earliest stages, as incoming light is frequently checked. “’The only thing necessary for irregularly refracted by the cornea. There may also Mark Schmidt is an American Board of be increased sensitivity to glare and light. These evil to triumph is for good men Opticianry-and National Contact Lens Examiners symptoms may first appear in a person's teens Certified Optician licensed by the Medical Board of to do nothing,’” he said, quoting and twenties, after which the condition may prog- California. He can be easily reached at Menlo Optical, the English philosopher Edmund ress slowly. To correct the nearsightedness and 1166 University Drive, Menlo Park. 650-322-3900 Burke. “Whatever is in your power you should do and don’t stand idly by.” Bauer met Bertelson 15 years ago Adam Heyman at a conference of Holocaust orga- nizations. The Northern California Holocaust Center needed liberators to join the survivors in talks, and the two have been speaking togeth- Alex Bauer, a concentration-camp survivor, laughs as Marvin Bertelson er ever since. talks about General Patton during a talk about WWII at Menlo-Atherton Bauer’s story begins in 1944, High School last week. when he was 22-years-old and studying to be a math and physics high school teacher. Hungary was forms and wooden sandals, which that the average weight of a pris- under German occupation and had offered no protection against the oner there was about 75 pounds. instituted most of the anti-Semitic harsh winter. The snow-covered “They were all dead and lying all Nuremberg Laws, which denied ground caused many prisoners’ feet over the compound.” Jews their rights of citizenship. to become frostbitten, preventing Soldiers from his infantry divi- On June 6 of that year, the Allied them from working. Those pris- sion stayed and helped the towns- forces invaded Normandy, France, oners were taken to the infirmary, people build mass graves. and Bauer was ordered to report for where they were left to starve to Bertelson said that, had Ameri- auxiliary military service. He was death. can troops not arrived when they sent to a camp outside Budapest It was only by chance that this did, evidence of the Holocaust where he worked near an ammuni- fate did not befall Bauer. For an un- might have been destroyed. Weeks tion depot. known reason he was able to keep before the liberation of Dachau, “It was summertime and we his closed-toe shoes, something Heinrich Himmler, the second- weren’t freezing, and the Hungar- that he said “saved my feet and highest ranking Nazi in Germany ians didn’t starve us,” Bauer said. saved my life.” and commander of the S.S., had “It was tolerable, and we were wait- Still, the bitter cold and severe sent orders for the concentration ing for the end of the war, and it lack of food tormented him. Every camps to be burned. didn’t want to come.” day for nearly six months, he was Bertelson stayed in American-oc- As the Soviets closed in on Hun- forced to subsist on a slice of bread cupied Germany until 1946. When gary, Bauer was forced to march and margarine, and three ladles’ he returned to the United States he from the camp to a then-unknown worth of soup that was little more attended the University of Iowa, location. When he and other pris- than warm water. The feeling of where he earned his bachelor’s and oners asked where they were being hunger “was the worst pain that master’s degrees in instrumental- taken, the guards told them they was with us every second of our music education. He went on to were going to a “family camp.” existence in the camp,” he said. teach in the Mountain View El- “They told us our families were In April 1945 Bauer was forced ementary District for 32 years. there,” he said. “These were the to march again — this time back While teaching a social studies biggest lies we were given.” to Muhldorf. Upon his arrival he class, Bertelson invited a Holocaust After about two weeks of march- was loaded onto a boxcar. But when survivor to speak. He became in- ing, Bauer and his company arrived the train stopped and its doors were volved with the Northern Cali- at a train station in the town of opened in the town of Seeshaupt fornia Holocaust Center and met Zurndorf, where he recalls being on April 30, it was not German Bauer. packed into cattle cars, “literally S.S. guards he saw, but American After leaving the displaced-per- pressed in there like sardines.” troops. sons camp, Bauer continued his As the train pulled into its des- “I will never forget that sight,” he education in Munich, opting not The Bowman program builds tination, riders looked out the said. “We finally realized that we to return to Communist-occupied confidence, creativity and window to see a sign that read were liberated.” Hungary. He switched his focus “Dachau.” Emaciated and sick with typhus, of study to mechanical engineer- academic excellence. “That was the only concentration Bauer was taken to a hospital where ing and after a year of work moved camp we had heard of at that time,” he recovered for what he guesses to Chicago where he met his wife Lower School - Grades K - 5 Bauer said. “We didn’t want to get was three months. When he some- and had their two sons. In 1962, out, we were so frightened.” what resembled his old self, he he moved to Sunnyvale, where he Bauer was processed at Dachau was taken to a displaced-persons lives today. Middle School - Grades 6 - 8 and labored there for a week, then camp. Bauer and Bertelson continue transferred to the satellite camp Soldier Bertelson, meanwhile, to travel and tell their stories to Individualized, self-directed program Muhldorf. After another three had arrived at the town of Lands- remind listeners of the atroci- weeks he was taken 15 miles north berg and learned from locals of the ties Himmler and the Nazis tried Rich international and cultural studies of Munich to Mittergras. nearby concentration camp. He and to destroy, making sure that the “By that time the starvation and four others decided to drive a jeep memories of the Holocaust are Proven, Montessori approach the cold really got to us,” he said. to the site. not forgotten and that lessons are Unlike camps like Auschwitz, “No higher officer told us any- learned. State-of-the-art facility where victims were exterminated thing about what to expect if we “The opposite of good is not evil, by gassings and shootings, prison- saw concentration camps,” Bertel- but indifference,” Bauer said. “Just Low student-teacher ratio ers at Mittergras died by freezing son said. He and his comrades ar- standing by at the sight of evil is or starving, Bauer said. rived to a view of a seemingly end- not a good choice to make.” N The Nazis at Dachau took all of less number of scattered bodies. Editorial Intern Andrew www.bowmanschool.org the prisoners’ civilian clothes and “The condition of the bodies is Thompson can be e-mailed at 4000 Terman Drive z Palo Alto, CA z Tel: 650-813-9131 gave them felt, pajama-like uni- what amazed us,” he said, adding [email protected]. Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Page 5 Upfront Stanford Recreation Department presents Building School budget structional support; $260,000 toward per pupil spending; and $50,000 to- (continued from page 3) ward staff development. Community July 13; however, board members are Next year, those restorations, be- [ABC] required by law to adopt the 2006- cause of salary increases and other ’07 school-year budget by June 30. rising fees, will cost the district For this reason, district officials are $865,425 beyond what the parcel ANDRE’S BOOT CAMP With calling the budget a “maintenance bud- tax will fund, said District Business get.” It includes a 2 percent growth in Manager Jerry Matranga. And each PLAY HARD, WORK HARD, HAVE FUN! property taxes over 2005-’06, or $1.6 year the district’s expense will con- million. That conservative percentage, tinue to go up. however — used as a rule of thumb The nine priorities, which the 21-SESSIONS each year in the maintenance budget board plans to rank at the June 27 Indoor/Outdoor, Physical — has drawn criticism from some meeting, would only be funded after Conditioning Course With Music teachers and community members the district maintains the Measure who say the district estimates low as A-funded programs, negotiates with July 10 - Aug 30 a strategy for negotiations with its em- its employees’ unions, and puts away ployees’ unions and to sway voters. a few hundred thousand dollars for 6:15 - 7:15am: Mon, Wed, & Fri For 2005-’06, the district projected retiree benefits. Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation a 2 percent growth in property taxes, About 85 percent of the district’s (Corner of Galvez & Serra Streets) but now it appears that property-tax budget each year goes toward person- growth will be closer to 7 percent nel. And about half of the district’s Stanford Students $120 over the prior year. Each property-tax employees receive step-and-column Faculty and Staff $170 percentage is worth about $810,000, salary increases based on employ- Public $220 Callan said. ment longevity and experience that www.paloaltohardware.com Board members and administrators are separate from negotiations. Ask About Our Tuesday-Thursday Special stand by the conservative estimate. “For any (priorities) right now, there 875 Alma Street, Palo Alto RATE The district, officials say, is still reel- are no funds available if you look at OA For info & registration log on to: www.stanford.edu/dept/pe ing from the 2003-’04 school year the bottom line,” Matranga said. FOR OVER ACHIEVERS or email: [email protected] 650-327-7222 when property taxes plummeted to But, as Townsend said, “it’s the first less than 1 percent, resulting in signif- year that maybe there’s a little room” icant cutbacks to program and staff. since she has been on the board. “As a basic-aid district, we don’t The priorities include a teacher on even know what our budget is for this special assignment to help with some year,” Townsend said. “We’re build- major district projects; additional :K\LVWKLVZRPDQVPLOLQJ" ing our budget for next year so we counseling, reading support and ad- don’t get overextended.” ministrative time at the elementary In June 2005, Palo Alto voters ap- schools; a part-time human-resources ,W·VEHFDXVHVKHOLNHVKHUZRUN proved an annual $493 per resident position; a task force to study alterna- parcel tax that will generate about $9 tives to comprehensive high schools; a million a year for the district. Besides library plan; technology refreshment; ‹ $VDYROXQWHHUGULYHUIRU5RDG5XQQHUV$YHQLGDV maintaining the current small-class a full-time residency inspector; more VKHKHOSVVHQLRUVJHWZKHUH WKH\ wantWRJR program, the Measure A tax has al- funds allocated toward school sites; ready restored some programs and and a world-language task force. ‹ +HUUHZDUGVDUHDPSOHJUDWLWXGHIURPWKH staff cut during the budget crises. The Board of Education will re- Those include three teachers, two view and vote on the 2006-’07 budget VHQLRUULGHUVVPLOHVVPLOHVDQGPRUHVPLOHV librarians, one part-time psycholo- at its 7 p.m. meeting June 27 in the gist and $20,000 toward the art pro- district’s board room, 25 Churchill gram for the elementary schools; 54 Ave. For more information, visit teaching periods and two counselors www.pausd.org. 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www.avenidas.org Retirement expected to escalate from $3.3 mil- (continued from page 3) lion in 2006 to a whopping $16.9 million in 2035, according to the increased fees and reduced other new report. To spread out the costs, services due to projected budget the city must set aside $10 million deficits. a year. The city’s benefit package — a Fortunately, Palo Alto has already deal called “generous compared to begun saving money — $18.2 mil- those of many other California cit- lion total, as of June 2005 — for ies” in the recent city staff report this “un-funded liability.” City staff — offers current employees and is advising the City Council to put their spouses lifelong health care that money into a trust. coverage if they retire after age 50 That savings fund would help re- with at least five years of service duce the $10 million need for 2007 with the city. to $8 million, the report noted. The city pays the full cost of the Also, the city already pays about premiums for the employees, and $3 million a year in retiree health- between 60 to 100 percent of the care premiums, reducing the figure premiums for the spouses. As of to about $5 million. July 1, 2005, the city was providing In the very long-term, the overall health care coverage to 592 retired cost for retirees’ healthcare should employees and 217 spouses. begin dropping because the city has Although the city pays for retir- a less-generous package for most At the 2nd Annual Menlo College ees’ health care through ongoing employees hired after Jan. 1, 2005. medical premiums, the new ac- For them, the city only pays 50 counting rule advises cities to set percent of premiums after 10 years Wine & Brew Festival up trusts and pay for the costs as an of working for the city. After 20 employee “earns” those benefits. years, that grows to 100 percent. N Saturday, June 17, 2006 • 1:30 - 5:00 p.m. Palo Alto is not alone in facing Concerned about the city’s bud- spiraling health care costs for its get? Join the conversation at Town 650-543-3823 • http://winefest.menlo.edu retirees. Analysts estimate cities Square on Palo Alto Online, www. nationwide will pay $1 trillion for PaloAltoOnline.com. that expense, according to a recent Staff Writer Bill D’Agostino Menlo College, 1000 El Camino Real, Atherton, Ca Reuters news report. can be reached at bdagostino@ Health-care costs in Palo Alto are paweekly.com. Page 6 • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly ArtsA weekly guide to music, & theater, art,Enterta movies and more, edited by Rebeccai Wallacenment

and Sarah Stiles. Director Gordon Greenberg mar- vels. “I’ve never seen anything like it.” It’s a show where chemistry comes in handy. “Vanities,” a mu- sical version of the long-running stage play by Jack Heifner, follows three girls from a small town in Texas as they grow from teens to adults. They start as peppy 17-year-olds: the opening number has them at their mirrors primping for school, singing “a love song to themselves,” as Greenberg puts it. Composer David Kirshenbaum said he wanted a song that depicts the trio not as self-absorbed but as products of their time. They’re early-’60s girls with their sense of self-worth tied up in their looks, he says — and they have no idea of the societal turbulence to come. “Their world expands from era to era, from ‘it’s all about the pep rally’ to ‘it’s all about the soror- ity’ to ‘it’s all about the cosmos,’” Greenberg said. The years from the early ‘60s to the early ‘70s have been well mined Top: Playwright Jack Heifner in theater, books, movies and song. penned the original “Vanities” What makes this show stand out, stage play and now has writ- says Greenberg, is the characters: ten the book for the musical they’re pioneering depictions of version. Above: To mold the feisty Southern females. “Vani- show’s sound, composer Da- ties” ran off Broadway from 1976 vid Kirshenbaum surrounded to 1981, well before the “Designing himself with music from the Women” came to television and the period: Carole King, the Su- “Steel Magnolias” took the stage premes, Jimi Hendrix. and screen. “We now understand the saucy Song Song Southern woman in all her glory,” Greenberg said. The rebellious character of Mary is a turn-around for Hilty, who said, “I’m normally cast as a good girl.” Indeed. She just finished playing the good witch Glinda in “Wicked” on Broadway. Meanwhile, Stiles, who has ap- peared on Broadway in “The 25th d Allen

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Dav Bee,” will play Joanne, a woman clinging to a picture of how she As rebellious Mary (left), Megan Hilty makes a statement, watched by Leslie Kritzer (center) thought her life would be. as Kathy and Sarah Stiles (right) as Joanne. Kritzer, whose credits include “Hairspray” and “Urinetown,” has by Rebecca Wallace the role of Kathy, who learns to hen you’ve got a theater move with the flow. musical with a cast con- “She has a plan, but things fall W sisting only of three dy- apart and she recognizes that,” namic women, you might expect Hilty said. “She tries to get us to some stage-hogging. see there’s more to life than we But the three cast members of thought.” “Vanities,” which has its world In its original incarnation, “Vani- premiere at TheatreWorks on June ties” was one of the longest-running 21, apparently get along like a off-Broadway plays, and the one in house on fire. The Broadway ac- which Kathy Bates made her off- tresses have become inseparable, Broadway debut. It was made into of the even moving into the same apart- South a TV movie in 1981. ment for the duration. Greenberg and Kirshenbaum Three Texas girls weather the ‘60s in a new “From day one of this rehearsal had long been fans of the play, and process, the three of us, we just Greenberg ultimately contacted au- musical version of the play ‘Vanities’ clicked,” Megan Hilty said of her new roommates, Leslie Kritzer (continued on next page)

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Save a life - Donate Blood! 'Vanities' (continued from previous page) Go to beach with friends thor Heifner, who agreed to adapt his play into the book for the musi- cal. DOWNTOWN PALO ALTO This proved a fruitful collabora- tion. When Kirshenbaum writes a COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE score, he generally finds lyrics more difficult to create than music. This Wednesday, June 28, 2006 time was different: he literally had the voice of the play as a guide. 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM “It was great working with Jack,” he said. “He lived through the time period, and I talked to him about PALO ALTO CITY HALL growing up in Texas in the ‘60s. 250 Hamilton Avenue Just listening to him talk (helped); he has a little accent and all these Council Chambers, colloquialisms.” 1st Floor To help mold the show’s sound, Kirshenbaum also surrounded himself with music from the pe- For an Appointment, Call: 650-723-7819 riod: Carole King, the Supremes, or Jimi Hendrix. He ended up with 12 Log onto http://bloodcenter.stanford.edu original songs, which will be played during the show by an eight-piece Click on “Find a Blood Drive” band. and search by city “Palo Alto” SATURDAY, HILLER AVIATION The other piece of the creative JUNE 17, 2006 process was TheatreWorks itself. MUSEUM Up until last October, the “Vani- 9AM-5PM SAN CARLOS AIRPORT ties” creators had about half of it AIR SHOW HELICOPTER RIDES written. Then they came out from ACT I – 11:30-12:30 New York for an intensive one-week ACT II – 2:00-3:00 For Medical INTERACTIVE workshop. Questions, Call: • Military and TheatreWorks organized the Civilian Demos HELICOPTERS 650-725-9968 • Showcopters workshop and provided help in sev- • Otto the Clown REMOTE CONTROL eral ways, including hiring actors Helicopter HELICOPTER DEMOS to read from the script-in-progress and offering feedback from found- Located at 601 Skyway Road, San Carlos, Ca between ing artistic director Robert Kelley. San Francisco and San Jose, off Highway 101, at the “Vanities” took shape. San Carlos Airport. CALL 650-654-0200 or visit www.hiller.org for “It happened fast. It was inspired more details. Tickets are available on-line through our web site. by the process and by being here,” Greenberg said. Greenberg and Kirshenbaum said TheatreWorks has built a strong reputation in the New York theater world as a fertile place to develop new musicals, through its writers’ retreats and New Works Initiative. Kirshenbaum has worked with TheatreWorks several times, includ- ing writing the score for “Summer of ‘42,” which debuted there in 2001 before heading off-Broadway. His favorite experience was dur- ing a writers’ retreat a few years ago, when he realized one of his cohorts was Tom Jones, the libret- tist of the classic “The Fantasticks.” Jones was writing a musical version of the movie “Harold and Maude,” which premiered at TheatreWorks last year. Kirshenbaum was star- struck. “It just killed me that Tom Jones was here like one of the kids, writ- ing a new show,” he said. ■

What: “Vanities,” a musical version of the long-running off- Broadway stage play, premier- ing at TheatreWorks Where: Mountain View Cen- ter for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. When: Previews June 21, 22 and 23 and then runs through July 16, with shows Tuesday through Sunday. There is no performance on July 4. Cost: Tickets are $20-$62, with some discounts available. Info: Call 650-903-6000 or go to www.theatreworks.org.

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i Court - Appointed Special cholas Wr ing a chance with the arts? There’s Advocates (CASAs). nothing to lose,” Kuan said. Over 2,000 children in our The music program at El Carmelo communities have been placed in i ght consists of one hour of music appre- foster care due to abuse or neglect. ciation, and practice on the recorder Our next volunteer training From left, Josh Stanton-Savitz, Clifford Russell and Hannah Salmon, twice a week. Kuan’s lessons for begins on July 8th. Please fourth-graders at El Carmelo Elementary School, recreate the music of small groups of children have been consider joining this special the past on their recorders. included into the curriculum in ad- daytime, accelerated training. dition to these school music classes. Prior orientation is required. Groups of four to five children are Renaissance rhythms taken out of the classroom to be Location: Milpitas, CA Monday, July 17th taught in a small-group environ- Saturday, July 8th Tuesday, July 18th Palo Alto students go back in time, learning ment. 17th-century music and dance In developing the project, Kuan Monday, July 10th Wednesday, July 19th and Yang consulted historical dance Tuesday, July 11th Graduation: Visit our website for more by Brooke Thomas teacher Angene Feves, who suggest- Wednesday, July 12th Thursday July 20th information, www.cadvocates.org ed simple Renaissance dances such Or call Lydia at 408.573.5611 as pavanes, galliards, and bransles for the children to learn. The Pa- vane is a marching dance that was often performed at weddings and funerals. Galliards and bransles are circular dances commonly per- formed at court and parties, or on festival days. According to Feves, Renaissance dances and music still remain in our society in some form. “Pavanes are still done at formal weddings, when the bride marches down the aisle,” said Feves. N i

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i rhythm of a galliard. ght Kuan also consulted Stanford No one wants to hold hands during dance practice. From left, the stu- University Music Professor and In- dents are: Carlos Leon, Josh Stanton-Savitz, Hannah Salmon, Clifford strument Collection Curator Herb Russell and Maria Kosenko. Myers on the appropriate music of the period. enaissance!” teacher Danie also thought the unit was a “Most Renaissance music didn’t Kevin Danie shouts, giv- natural fit with the standard fourth- specify what instruments it should “Ring the kids their cue to grade curriculum, which covers be performed on,” so the music is scurry to their places in the portable California settlement and mission easy to adapt to the recorder, Myers classroom decorated with papier- history, including the movement of said. Furthermore, recorders were mâché and shiny laminated cursive Native Americans onto missions. frequently played at that time, he letters. Recorders in hand, the chil- Missionaries brought with them added. dren bow and tip their imaginary Renaissance music, which en- During the class, the children also hats in the manner of centuries-old thralled the Native Americans, he learned a collection of traditional etiquette. said. He added of the project, “It’s dance music composed by Michael With the help of parents and lo- getting them (the students) con- Praetorius. The instrumental com- cal scholars, Danie’s fourth-grade nected with the influences of the positions, called “Terpsichore” af- students at El Carmelo Elementary period.” ter the Greek muse of dance, were School in Palo Alto have been play- With the help of Danie and oth- based on French dancing music, ing music and dancing as though er parents, Kuan has researched, Myers said. Let the Sunshine in they were in 17th-century Europe. compiled and taught the music and The children recently got to per- They’re learning to play “Pavane de dances. Due to the smaller instru- form before a small audience at the There’s nothing quite Spagne” by German Renaissance mental range of the recorders is- Cantor Art Center at Stanford Uni- like the well crafted composer Michael Praetorius on sued by the school, the kids play the versity. beauty of an Andersen their school-issued recorders, and higher parts of the music. Volunteer Overall, Kuan says the students window or door. At Bruce Bauer our expert sales staff they’re dancing galliards and brans- parents, including Kuan’s husband, have been excited about the project, will help you find the best Andersen solution for your les (circle dances of the period). Larry Yang, perform the lower parts and clamor for their turn to play home improvement needs. The famous Andersen® “You have to play well, but really with the children. during practices. “They say: ‘Pick ® fast!” student Cecy Yanez Lara says Getting 9- and 10-year-olds to sit Frenchwood patio doors and the new custom-sized me! Pick me!’ They’ve been so en- double-hung windows provide exceptional beauty, enthusiastically. Other kids agree, still long enough to learn the tra- thusiastic,” she said. ■ squirming for their turn to perform ditional music and dances seemed energy efficiency and reliability. on their recorders. like a daunting task at first, Kuan Come in to Bruce Bauer Lumber & Supply today to find out The project began when Jenny said. more about our Andersen® windows and doors. Bruce Bauer Kuan, herself a violinist, ap- “The music hasn’t been watered Lumber & Supply. We’re more than just a warehouse. proached Danie in January about down for kids,” she said. Pierogies, LEGOs, and swing- having a Renaissance unit in her Obviously, the music’s complex- ing strings. These pieces of the Bruce Bauer Lumber & Supply son William’s class. Kuan chose the ity isn’t the only obstacle; as the arts world do their thing on arts 134 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View, CA 94040 time period because fourth-graders children line up, the girls complain editor Rebecca Wallace’s blog. (650) 948-1089 www.brucebauer.com already learn to play the recorder, about holding hands with the boys Go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com Mon-Fri 7:30am-5:00pm Sat 8:00am-4:30pm Sun 9:00am-4:30pm an instrument that is commonly as- and their “sweaty palms.” and click on Ad Libs. sociated with Renaissance music. “Pretend that you like each other,”

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sets a slow pace that is thankfully presents rectified by Paul and Hannah’s ar- Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Song rival. Maureen Coyne, as the neurotic Featuring world premiere works by celebrated Bay Area writer, handles her character’s sud- composer, Henry Mollicone, and by our New Voices contest den shifts nicely, from introverted winners, along with other intriguing works celebrating mumble to panicky outburst. As nature and the natural landscape. Expect theatrics! her dinner companion and potential publisher, Kevin Copps provides a gentle, if bland, baseline of nor- “the finest choral group in the Bay Area.” Saturday, June 17, 8pm malcy. (audience member, Oakland, 6/05) St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Mary Lou Torre, Dana Zook, and “loved... the ecstatic mix of styles and emotions” Palo Alto (first-time audience member, Palo Alto, 6/05) Kyla Gibboney play a trio of thirty- Tickets $12 - $25 somethings who occupy the remain- Thanks to our Palo Alto venue sponsor: Repeats in San Francisco June 18, ing table; their game of “musical Pamela Rummage Culp Oakland June 11 Alain Pinel Raltors entrées” is one of the show’s fun- 415-640-3293, [email protected] niest (and sharpest) bits. Gibboney is by far the most dynamic presence 415-979-5779 – [email protected] - www.sfca.org on stage, though not entirely to the good. While her energy is admi-

Weddings • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Holiday Parties • Cruises * Weddings • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Holiday Parties rable, she doesn’t always blend with Weddings • Birthdays Anniversaries Holiday Parties Cruises * Weddings • Birthdays •• Holiday The game of “musical entrées” played by Dana Zook, Kyla Gibboney the other actors, and her sudden ges- and Mary Lou Torre is one of the show’s funniest — and sharpest tures draw focus from other scenes — bits. even when her table is in relative darkness. What you do on In addition to the quirky acting Piquant play style demanded by the text, the the Dance Floor script poses significant technical Dragon Productions’ latest fare, ‘The Art of Dining,’ challenges, which have been han- leaves audiences wanting more dled remarkably well by the show’s is Our Business designers. by Kevin Kirby Ron Gasparinetti’s colorful set Parties 1st Session FREE uses the limited space well, en- promotional blurb from the While this is clearly a play about compassing kitchen and dining Dragon Productions Theatre food, it is also a play about people Group Classes Available area without feeling crowded. The A Company poses this ques- who do not listen. On this frigid No- modern kitchen is convincing in its New adult students only. No partner needed. tion: what do “pendulous breasts, vember evening at The Golden Car- smallest details, and Gasparinetti Ballroom • Latin • Swing roast duckling, carousel horses, ousel, the Not Listening is rife. Cou- reinforces the carousel theme with snowy white thighs, hollandaise ples talk at cross-purposes, friends his rounded crown molding in the 650-216-7501 sauce, china acorns, and orgasms prove too self-involved to hear and dining area. 2065 Broadway, Redwood City over delicious food” have in com- sympathize with each other’s inse- Brendan Bartholomew’s light- www.arthurmurrayredwoodcity.com

Weddings • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Holiday Parties • Cruises * Weddings • Birthdays Holiday • Birthdays Anniversaries Holiday Parties Cruises * Weddings Weddings mon? The answer, of course, is that curities, and the restaurateurs’ mar- ing design is effective in isolating Weddings • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Holiday Parties • Cruises * Weddings • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Holiday Parties they all turn up in Tina Howe’s play riage teeters on the brink for lack of individual tables when necessary “The Art of Dining,” now playing listening. (a tricky task on a small stage), yet at Dragon’s intimate performance Then there is wine, a soup course, the overall illumination is seamless space. more Not Listening, and an entrée, when the entire stage is lit. This “gastronomic farce” riffs on followed by an improvised dessert The uncredited person or persons Is your these and other topics, to enjoyable — Crepes Carousels — that mirac- responsible for props also deserve effect. Set in The Golden Carousel ulously calms the hubbub. This end- accolades. With numerous dishes addiction — a budding gourmet restaurant ing, tacked onto a script that seems prepared, served, and/or eaten in run by Ellen and Cal in what was more like sketch comedy than a full view of the audience, this is a hurting once their living room — the play is single unified story, feels forced, prop-heavy show, and miming the lively, cleverly designed, and gener- unprepared. food is not a viable option — the anyone? ally well acted and well staged. It is unclear whether director Kay farcical elements too often rely on Lights rise and fall alternately Kleinerman, who has deftly shaped distinguishing a full bowl of grapes on three different groups of diners. the preceding scenes, could have (for instance) from an empty one. In one scene, a couple points at the done more to finesse this moment, Dragon Productions has stocked menus, oohing and aahing provoca- or if the fault lies with the play- the pantry, and the actors leave the tively over items too decadent to be wright. theater less hungry than when they spoken aloud. In another, an agora- The pat ending, though, is only arrived. phobic writer recalls her childhood one of the script’s challenges. In the end, “The Art of Dining” tactic of cleaning her plate by trans- Two of the first rules drilled into is a thoroughly entertaining show, ferring its contents into her napkin, actors’ heads are: 1) Don’t step on if less profound than it would like to one mouthful at a time. each other’s lines, and 2) Really be — ideal fare to share with fam- Each scene is funny on its own. listen to the other characters. But ily and friends on a relaxed summer The characters’ spats, misunder- Howe’s choppy, overlapping dia- evening. And don’t worry: the folks standings and phobias are immedi- logue forces the actors to unlearn at Dragon won’t mind at all if you ately recognizable, and the sincer- this basic training. Consider the fol- go back for seconds. ■ HE SEQUOIA CENTER helps families recover the ity with which the actors approach lowing exchange: these scenes makes the mundane/ Tbalance in their lives from the effects of abusing alcohol absurd dialogue that much funnier. Hannah: I hardly had anything. and other drugs. Our services are offered in a warm and caring But after the aforementioned Paul: You should have seen the environment by trained staff dedicated to helping individuals breasts have been critiqued, the plum tart I had for dessert... duckling garnished, the hollandaise Hannah: Just an omelette. 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But you just might find some other influ- ences sneaking into their music. After all, their musicians weren’t exactly next-door neighbors growing up: for example, bassist Ariane 7HATSYOURGOAL ¥!LLIANCE#REDIT5NION Cap hails from Austria, while drummer Adolfo Lazo is Cu- $OESITINVOLVEAYEAR LONGSABBATICALANDALLSTATES /RISITYOUROWNLITTLE ban, guitarist Ronan Carroll CABININTHEMIDDLEOFNOWHERE -AYBEYOUJUSTWANTACARFROMTHEYEARYOU is Irish, and electric man- WEREBORN.OMATTERWHATYOURGOALSARE ITSOURJOBTOGETTOKNOWTHEM!ND dolinist Lief Sorbye is from Norway. And then there’s THATSWHYAT!LLIANCE#REDIT5NION WEGETTOKNOWYOU"ECAUSEANYONECAN fiddler Michael Mullen, all HELPYOUMAKEADECISION7EHELPYOUMAKEASMARTONE the way from Fresno. Now based in Oakland, Tempest brings Celtic rock to Palo Alto’s the band is performing next Twilight Concert series next Tuesday. Tuesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. as part of Palo Alto’s Twilight Concert series. The free performance is at the Mitchell Park bowl at 600 E. Meadow Drive. Audiences often bring blankets and picnic dinners. For more information, call 650-463-4940 or go to www.tempestmusic. com. Qfstpobm/!Cboljoh/

‘Divas for Life’ ANYONECANJOIN ALLIANCECREDITUNIONORG Think of the biggest diva you know. Does the adjective “charitable” !LAMEDA 3AN-ATEO3ANTA#LARA#OUNTIES come to mind? Apparently these are some unique divas performing next Monday at Los Altos High School. Organized by Los Altos actress and dance/voice/acting teacher Molly Bell, “Divas for Life” is the second annual benefit concert aiding the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. Performers including Bell, An- nmarie Martin, Kristin Sharpley, Alison Ewing, Diana Torres Koss and Angela Gunter will sing a variety of songs. The concert takes place at 7 p.m. in the Eagle Theater at 201 Al- mond Ave. in Los Altos, followed by a VIP reception at 8:30. Tickets are $25/$50/$75. Go to www.missmollybell.com. Celebration Farmers’ Market The Palo Alto Farmers’ 165 main street Market turns 25 this Satur- los altos, ca 94022 day (funny, it doesn’t look a day over 24), and folks are 650 917 8099 planning a celebration from www.panachebridal.com 8 a.m. to noon. The festivities will include free birthday cake, live mu- sic by the Celtic folk group Four Shillings Short, and a display of watercolor paint- ings by artist Karen Bieber, who has painted scenes of the market. The market, which peddles locally grown fruits and vegetables along with fresh fish, flowers, cheeses, jams and other products, is in down- town Palo Alto at Gilman Street between Forest and Hamilton avenues. Proceeds from the market go to Avenidas, an organization providing ser- vices for mid-Peninsula seniors. Go to pafarmersmarket.homestead.com for more. Art ‘Getting to Abstract’ Artist Karen Druker takes an unusual approach to her paintings. Tak- ing everyday objects, buildings and landscapes as her inspiration, she first paints them in a realistic manner. Then she paints them semi-ab- stractly, and finally abstractly. Talk about peeling back the layers. Druker’s work can currently be seen at the Los Altos Hills Town Hall, where she’s the featured artist. The long-running exhibit is up through Dec. 11, at 26379 Fremont Road. For more information, call 650-948-5840. Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Page 11 JUNE IS PALO ALTO PLAYERS MONTH!

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Page 12 • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly GoingsThe best ofOn what’s happening on the Midpeninsula cling Team: Drafting for Davis. Fri., June Commencement Recital, featuring mas- Special Events 16. Tickets $250. For more info email terpieces of British organ music, includ- CALENDAR LISTINGS 4th of July Celebration An old-fashioned [email protected]. Sharon Heights ing Elgar’s Sonata in C. Free. Memorial picnic and the music of Steve Edwards. Country Club, 2900 Sand Hill Road, Men- Church, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford. Call July 4, 11:30 a.m. $10 members/$15 CALENDAR. Information for Weekly and Master Community Calendar lo Park. www.davisphinney.org 723-2720. music.stanford.edu/events/ non-members. Purchase tickets by June calendar.html listings must now be submitted online. Please go to www.PaloAltoOnline. 27. Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Concerts San Francisco Choral Artists, Magen com, click on “Master Community Calendar,” and then click on “Submit Park. Call 326-2025. www.peninsulavol “First Thursday” Organ Concert A free unteers.org Solomon Artistic Director “Partly Cloudy a listing.” Listings are published in the papers on a space-available basis. lunchtime recital of Baroque organ mu- with a Chance of Song.” Featuring works Father’s Day BBQ Sun., June 18, noon. sic. First Thursdays monthly, 12:15-12:45 by Bay Area composer, Henry Mollicone, $20. Yerba Buena Nursery, 19500 Skyline NEWS. The online form is e-mail editor@paweekly. p.m. All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 555 and by our New Voices contest winners, Blvd., Woodside. Call 851-1668. www. for Calendar listings only. com; fax (650) 326-3928, Waverley St., Palo Alto. www.asaints. along with works celebrating nature and yerbabuenanursery.com org/parishlife/activities/yoga.html the natural landscape. Sat., June 17, To submit information for Attn: Editor; or mail to Second Annual Menlo College Wine California Youth Symphony China Tour 8 p.m. $18-$25. St. Mark’s Episcopal possible use elsewhere in Editor, Palo Alto Weekly, and Brew Festival Sat., June 17, 1:30- Preview Concert Sun., June 18, 2:30 Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. 5 p.m. Music by “Spun” tickets $30/ad- p.m. The program includes works of Call (415) 979-5779. www.sfca.org the paper, send it the usual 703 High St., Palo Alto, CA vance ages 15 and up; ages 6 $10; ages Shostakovich, Copland, Prokofiev, Lalo, way: 94301. 5 and under free. Menlo College, 1000 El and Stravinsky. Tickets $12 general/$6 Live Music Camino Real, Atherton. Call 543-3823. students and seniors. Spangenberg Palo Alto Two-Piano Club Annual Con- QUESTIONS? 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June 17, 2-5:30 p.m. Free and For complete Calendar listings, go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com Los Altos High School, 201 Almond Ave., Sat., June 17, 8 p.m. $15 advance/$17 and click on “Master Community Calendar.” open to the public Cubberly Auditorium, Los Altos. Call (408) 807-2030. www. at the door. Little Fox, 2209 Broadway, 485 Lasuen Mall, Stanford. communica- missmollybell.com Redwood City. Call 369-4119. www.fox tion.stanford.edu Foothill Symphonic Winds Concert dream.com Summer Fun June 24, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The Foothill Symphonic Winds, David B. Rick Powers Band Performing Sat., June $15 members/$20 non-members/$5 Adams, conductor. Music by Carl Orff, 17, free. Bring a picnic. Mitchell Park children/children under 5 free. BBQ: $15 Sousa, Grainger, John Williams, Robert Bowl, 600 E. Meadow Drive, Palo Alto. www.PaloAltoOnline.com adults/$6 children reservations required.; Jager. Sun., June 18, 2:30 p.m. $5-$10. Call 320-9793. If it’s useful and local, it’s on Palo Alto Online! ice cream social $3. Wild West revue Cubberley Community Center, 4000 puppet show, face painting, decorate pot Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto. Call 969-0191. On Stage and plant it, scrapbook demo, juggler “The Art of Dining” by Tina Howe Ellen www.windband.org/foothill piece of any style. June 19, 7-9 p.m. Pri- 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. and clown, nature/orchard hike. Filoli, 86 and Cal have risked everything to pursue Free Barbershop Harmony Concert vate Location, address given upon regis- Call 917-6800. www.arts4all.org Canada Rd., Woodside. Call 364-8300. their dream of operating their own gour- Traditional American songs sung in the tration. www.calbach.org Oksana V. Johnson: Florals and Land- www.filoli.org Barbershop Harmony style June 20, met restaurant. 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Mon.-Fri., and reunion of original 7-Eleven men’s cy- Dragon Theatre, 535 Alma St., Palo Alto. org ganist Fri., June 16, 8 p.m. The annual 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Through July 13; recep- Photo Exhibit “Floral Fantasy” by local Call 493-2006. www.dragonproductions. tion June 16, 5-7 p.m. Paul Allen Center net photographers Bob and Joy Rewick. for Integrated Systems, 420 Via Palou, An array of over 70 close-up floral im- 2006 Mid-Peninsula Shakespeare Fes- Stanford. Call 725-3622. cis.stanford. OF NOTE tival ”The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of ages transformed into designs. Through edu/~marigros Aug. 27, Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., Denmark” presented by Menlo Players Africa Comes to Palo Alto Local artist Guild, directed by Bruce De Les Dernier. noon-5 p.m. Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Tracy Ferea’s photographs capture the Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo. Call 254- June 16-17, June 24, 8 p.m. Free to pub- contrasts of beauty and harshness in lic. 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Mid- Sun., through Sept. 24, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and showcases the lithographic process- Free admission. Museum of American Peninsula High School, 1340 Willow es of the time. June 22-Sept.10. Tue.-Sat., Road, Menlo Park. Call 322-3261. www. Heritage, 351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Call 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., 1-5 p.m.; Thu., 7-9 321-1004. www.moah.org menloplayersguild.com p.m. Free admission. Palo Alto Art Cen- Foothill College Drama Department Stevenson House Fourth Monoprint ter, 1313 Newell Rd., Palo Alto. Call 329- ShowVlasta Diamant, a resident artist/ Stages “¿De Donde?” Performances are 2366. www.paacf.org June 16-17, 8 p.m. $16 general/$12 stu- teacher, presents her students’ mono- Fine Art Photography Exhibit Color prints. Through June 30. Stevenson dents and seniors. Call or see website for photographs by Judy Kramer exhibited tickets. Foothill College, 12345 El Monte House, 455 East Charleston Road, Palo through July 10. Free. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 Alto. Call 493-1478. www.stevenson Rd., Los Altos Hills. Call 949-7130. www. p.m. The Fire House Gallery, 450 Bryant foothill.edu/fa/theater.html house.org St., Palo Alto. Call 289-5499 ext. 430. The Gallery Shop Continuous exhibits TheatreWorks Presents Its 37th season Fine Art Two Person Exhibit “Windy Hill with the World Premiere musical “Vani- of ceramics, glass, jewelry and fiber by Fine Arts” by artists Gloria Strongin and American artists. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.- ties.” The comedy captures the spirit of a Rich Bielsker. Through June 30. Hours: bygone era and the eternal complexities 5p.m.; Tue.-Thu., 7-10 p.m.; Sun., 1-5 Tue.-Thu., 6-8 p.m.; Wed.-Fri., 11 a.m.- p.m. Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 New- of friendship. June 21-July 16. Tuesdays, 2 p.m.; artists in gallery Sat.-Sun., 11 7:30 p.m.; Wednesdays-Fridays, 8 p.m.; ell Rd., Palo Alto. Call 329-2366. www. a.m.-4 p.m. Redwood City Art Center, paacf.org Saturdays, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sundays, 2 and 2625 Broadway, Redwood City. Call 851- 7 p.m. $20-$62. Mountain View Center The Perfume of Sadness: Symbolist Art 7845. from the Kirk Long Collection The 30 for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Flowers: The Art of Interpretation The Mountain View. www.theatreworks.org works offer a succinct introduction to meaning and evolution of various artis- Symbolism, a short-lived but immensely Auditions tic styles by exhibiting paintings. Free. influential literary and pictorial movement. Auditions for 2nd Annual Foothill Col- Through June 25. Filoli, 86 Canada Rd., Through July 23. Wed.-Sun. 11 a.m.-5 Peaceful places lege New Works Festival Includes six Woodside. Call 364-8300. www.filoli.org p.m.; Thu. 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; closed Mon- short plays. Auditions June 19-20, 7 p.m. Ideo Prototypes the Future Showcas- days and Tuesdays. Cantor Arts Center, Just think of this exhibition as an oasis of calm in the middle of Prepare cold readings from the script. All ing the comprehensive collection of re- 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. Call 723- downtown Palo Alto. Petaluma painter Donna McGinnis is dis- roles are open. Ages 16 and welcome. cent concepts and prototypes created 4177. museum.stanford.edu playing her serene oil landscapes (pictured: “Sonoma Road”) as Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Rd., Los by Ideo. June 22-Sept. 10, Tue.-Sat., 10 Three Dimensional Art A group exhibition Altos Hills. Call 949-7130. www.foothill. a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., 1-5 p.m.; Thu., 7-9 p.m. of 3-D work including ceramics, blown part of a show called “Pacificus,” Latin for “peacemaker.” The Free. Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell landscapes, which reflect California and the Pacific Northwest, are edu/fa/theater/auditions.html glass, sculpture and jewelry on display Experienced Singers Needed The Cali- Rd., Palo Alto. Call 329-2366. www. through June 24. Hours: Tue., 11 a.m.-5 at the Chelsea Art Gallery at 440 Kipling St. through July 16. The fornia Bach Society is a chamber choir paacf.org p.m.; Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Gallery gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. specializing in historically informed inter- Manuel Santana, Paintings, Etchings House, 320 California Ave., Palo Alto. Call and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. Call 650-324-4450 or go to www. pretations of Renaissance and Baroque and Lithographs Through July 26. Body 326-1668. www.galleryhouse2.com chelseaartgallery.com. choral music. The audition consists of of 40 works. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.- vocalizing, sight reading, and a prepared 7 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center, (continued on next page) Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Page 13 Goings On

(continued from previous page) School, 4251 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Choosing a Preschool 1-4 years Parent- 505 E. Charleston Rd., Palo Alto. www. Call 424-1155. www.headsup.org Film ing workshop. Understand different phi- Monday Movies 1 p.m.: June 19: “An uucpa.org Talks/Authors Preschool Storytime Storytime for chil- losophies and how to identify high quality Unfinished Life”; June 26: “Mrs. Hen- Patio Eucharist Informal outdoor Eu- From Harbor Lights to Tall Ships Artist dren ages 3-5. Fridays, 11 a.m. Mitchell programs. Thu., June 29, 7-9 p.m. With derson Presents.” $1 members/$2 non- charist Communion service followed by Jim Campbell will examine nautical art Park Library, 3700 Middlefield Rd., Palo Stephenie Agnew. $30. Pre-registration members. Little House, 800 Middle Ave., potluck dinner. Wednesdays, June 21, from the perspective of artist and sailor. Alto. Call 329-2134. www.cityofpaloalto. required. Parents Place, 200 Channing Menlo Park. Call 326-2025. www.penin- July 19, 6 p.m. Bring food to share. All June 20, 7 p.m. Museum of American org/library/kids-teens Ave., Palo Alto. Call 688-3040. www.par- sulavolunteers.org Saints’ Episcopal Church, 555 Waverley entsplaceonline.org Heritage, 351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Call Preschool Storytime For children ages Stanford Theatre Guide June 16: “Cham- St., Palo Alto. www.asaints.org/parishlife/ 321-1004. www.moah.org 3-5. Tuesdays, 10 a.m. Main Library, Flora in Focus Workshops Campanulas pagne for Caesar” 7:30 p.m.; “My Life with activities/yoga.html Hitchcock Slide Lecture Aaron Lev- 1213 Newell Rd., Palo Alto. Call 329- June 20-21, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $140 Caroline” 5:55 and 9:20 p.m.; June 17: enthal, author of “Footsteps in the Fog: 2134. www.cityofpaloalto.org/library/ members/$170 non-members. Filoli, 86 “Kiki” 7:30 p.m.; “Champagne for Caesar” Support Groups Breast Cancer Couples Support Group Alfred Hitchcock’s Bay Area,” will show kids-teens Canada Rd., Woodside. Call 364-8300. 9:20 p.m.; June 18: “Kiki” 2 p.m.; “Bells Explores issues that arise for couples slides of N. California locations used in Preschool Storytime For children ages www.filoli.org are Ringing” 7:30 p.m.; “Kismet” 5:25 and dealing with breast cancer. Spouses/ Hitchcock’s films and discusses actors 3-5. Wednesdays, 11 a.m. College Ter- German Language Class Conversation, 9:50 p.m.; June 19-20: “Bells are Ringing” partners of breast cancer patients are he worked with, several of his most fa- race Library, 2300 Wellesley St., Palo reading, writing, basic grammar, and Ger- 7:30 p.m.; “Kismet” 5:25 and 9:50 p.m.; welcome to come alone. Facilitated by mous films, and more. June 21, 7:30- Alto. Call 329-2134. www.cityofpaloalto. manic culture are all covered. Mondays, June 22-24: “Kismet” 7:30 p.m.; “The Un- 8:30 p.m. Free Atherton Public Library, org/library/kids-teens June 19-July 17, 7-9:15 p.m. $56. Palo holy Garden” 6:05 and 9:20 p.m.; June Deborah Rosenberg. Free admission. 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane, Atherton. Call Toddler Storytime For children ages 18 Alto High School, 50 Embarcadero Rd., 25: “Her Sister from Paris” 7:30 p.m.; “The 2nd and 4th Tuesdays monthly, 6:30-8:30 328-2422. www.smcl.org/libraries/ath/ months-3 years. Fridays, 10 a.m. Mitchell Palo Alto. Call 329-3752. Unholy Garden” 9:30 p.m.; June 26: “Her p.m. Community Breast Health Project, events/adult.html Park Library, 3700 Middlefield Rd., Palo Introduction to Garden Based Herbal- Sister from Paris” 2 p.m.; “Gigi” 7:30 p.m.; 390 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto. www. Alto. Call 329-2436. www.cityofpaloalto. cbhp.org Local Authors: Aaron Glantz, Rucha ism With Darren Huckle. Sat., June 17, “The Reluctant Debutante” 5:40 and 9:35 org/library/kids-teens Humnabadkar, Hemila Pedram To dis- 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $65. 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Common Ground, 559 College querader” 9:05 p.m. Stanford Theatre, Breast Health Project, 390 Cambridge Wacky Wednesday “Big Show Magic” 221 University Ave., Palo Alto. Call 324- Ave., Palo Alto. www.cbhp.org Persis Karim, “Let Me Tell You Where Ave., Palo Alto. Call 493-6072. www. with Mike Fodor. June 21, 3:30 p.m. 3700. www.stanfordtheatre.org I’ve Been” New Writing by Women of commongroundinpaloalto.org Metastatic Breast Cancer Support Sponsored by the Friends of the Palo Alto Negotiating With Kids Parenting work- Wednesday “Kultur” Movies 1 p.m.: Group Therapist-led group addresses the Iranian Diaspora Thu., June 22, Library. Main Library, 1213 Newell Rd., 7:30 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, shop covering ages 3-8 years. Problem June 21: “Amadeus”; June 28: “Vladimir the concerns of women dealing with ad- Palo Alto. Call 329-2134. www.cityofpalo solve adult-child conflicts. 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Meet Luke: CSI K-9 Palo Alto Police $45 members/$55 non-members. Learn 6:30-8:30 p.m. Community Breast Health her new memoirs “A Curious Kind of Tue., June 20, 7-9 p.m. With Sue Din- Agent Jean Bready will present Luke, a K- Widow: Loving a Man with Advanced widdle. $30. Pre-registration required. how to make a pizza in a pot. Participants Project, 390 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto. 9 Bloodhound trained in tracking people www.cbhp.org Alzheimer’s.” Little House, 800 Middle Parents Place, 200 Channing Ave., will decorate and pot-up their own pizza and locating evidence. All teens welcome. Ave., Menlo Park. Call 326-2025. www. Palo Alto. Call 688-3040. www.parents pot to take home. Recommended for Free snacks and raffles. June 19, 7-8 p.m. Young Women’s Breast Cancer Support peninsulavolunteers.org placeonline.org children ages 5-12. Filoli, 86 Canada Rd., Free J. Pearce Mitchell Park, 600 East Group To discuss issues such as: con- Beyond Sibling Rivalry: Keeping the Woodside. 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Call 725-2787. www.stanfordjazz.org Live Music Classical Concert Performances by Irene Sharp, cello, Steven Lightburn, piano; Wendy Sharp, violin. Works by Brahms, Schulhoff, Kodaly and Bartok. June 28, 8-9:30 p.m. Free Community School of Music & Art, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. Call 493-1545. Terry Hanck plus Janiva Magness Fri., June 23, 8 p.m. $12 advance/$14 at the door. Little Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. Call 369-4119. www.fox dream.com Talks/Authors “What’s Happening to the Polar Bears?” Learn about global warming through the eyes of the World Wildlife Fund’s Chief Scientist and conservation specialist, Dr. Lara Hansen. June 26, 7-8:30 p.m. $5 Fel- lowship Hall, First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto, 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto. Call 962-9876 ext. 306. www.acterra.org Erik Davis, “The Visionary State: A Jour- ney Through California’s Spiritual Land- scape” Photographs by Michael Rauner. Wed., June 28, 7:30 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 321-2084. www.keplers. com Finding Your Own Path to Health Cook- book Author and Nutritional Counselor Meredith McCarty will share her expe- riences adjusting to macrobiotics and developing recipes for her cookbooks. June 26, 8-9 p.m. $5-$10 donation First Baptist Church, 305 N California Ave, Palo Alto. Call 903-0447. www.peninsula macro.org From India to Palo Alto Jennifer Kaufman and Karen Mack, “Lit- Works by the Indian artist Shuvaprasanna are on exhibit starting eracy and Longing in L.A.” Tue., June 27, with a reception this evening from 6 to 9 p.m. at the ArtsIndia West 7:30 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call gallery at 535 Bryant St. in Palo Alto. Besides being a painter and 321-2084. www.keplers.com printmaker, the artist is also the co-founder of the College of Visual Revolutionizing Space For All Humanity Arts in Calcutta. As part of the exhibit, there will be a children’s Featuring Jim Benson, Founder, Chair- activity on Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. Children will be given art man and CTO of SpaceDev, Inc. Tue., supplies and encouraged to create their own art as they watch Shu- June 27, 7-9 p.m. Benson will discuss opening the space frontier using small, vaprasanna working. Call 650-321-4900 or go to www.artsindia. low-cost missions to Earth orbit and com. beyond. No reservations required. Free. NASA Ames Research Center, Bldg. 943, Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Page 15 A Guide to the Spiritual Community Ananda Los Altos Stanford Memorial Church A Place of Awakening Lutheran Church Evening Labyrinth Sunday Celebration ELCA 9-9:45 am Meditation Wednesday, June 21 10-11:30 Worship and Satsang Pastor David K. Bonde 5:00 – 7:00 pm Outreach Pastor 2171 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Gary Berkland Free! Paramhansa Yogananda for a free brochure, call (650) 323-3363 or visit 9:00 am Worship As twilight deepens into evening, experience the tranquility of walking the Author of Autobiography www.anandapaloalto.org labyrinth in the candle-lit ambiance of Stanford Memorial Church. of a Yogi 10:30 am Education Trained facilitators available to enhance your evening labyrinth experience. Nursery Care Provided Alpha Courses All are welcome. 650-948-3012 Information: 460 S. El Monte Ave., Los Altos 650-723-1762 www.losaltoslutheran.org http://religiouslife.stanford.edu Bahá’í Faith “The steed of this Valley is patience; without The Thomas Merton Center patience the wayfarer on this journey will reach of Palo Alto nowhere and attain no goal.” Grace Encouraging spiritual development through education, – Bahá’u’lláh, The Seven Valleys spiritual practice and social action. 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Page 16 • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly Goings On Real Estate Matters HARDER THAN IT LOOKS loan if they run into financial (continued from page 15) The second-home market has difficulties. Moffett Field,, Mountain View. Call 604- grown remarkably in the last couple You might be considering an 1286. http://researchpark.arc.nasa.gov years, largely because of low rates, “interest only” loan, but only those Sheerly Avni, “Cinema By the Bay” easy financing, and the allure of investors who successfully sell Profiles the Bay Area’s studios and direc- tors, taking the reader on a guided tour investing. Many homeowners are before the loan converts will realize through their histories and films, and in- using equity in their current home any benefit from this uncertain cludes filmographies, milestones, awards, to “trade up.” However, instead of option. Begin by speaking with an and trivia. Fri., June 23, 7:30 p.m. Kepler’s Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino selling their first home, they’re agent and a lender - then decide Real, Menlo Park. Call 321-2084. www. renting it for now, hoping to “time whether to move forward. keplers.com the market” and sell in the future for Jackie Schoelerman is a Realtor a big profit. with Alain Pinel Realtors. She has Family and Kids The risks are twofold. First is degrees in both Architecture and Wacky Wednesday “Wild Things” June the effect this kind of speculation Business Finance, with extensive 28, 3:30 p.m. All ages welcome. College could have on the real estate market experience in Real Estate, Architec- Terrace Library, 2300 Wellesley St., Palo Alto. Call 329-2134. www.cityofpaloalto. in general. If too many people chase ture, and Construction. Call Jackie org/library/kids-teens this type of investment, it could for real estate advice. actually drive prices higher than the Classes/Workshops market will bear. 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You’ll Ave., Palo Alto. www.commongroundin likely need a large downpayment paloalto.org pay a higher rate of interest, Jackie Schoelerman How to Draw Comics with Jerry DeCaire because lenders believe that owners www.schoelerman.com June 25, 1-5 p.m. $95 members/$120 are less likely to pay the second non-members Pacific Art League, 668 650-855-9700 Ramona St, Palo Alto. www.pacific artleague.org Film Rhetoric’s of Film Music Laura Roman # # WITH will discuss examples from several direc- JULY THE tors, films, and genres, including Kubrick # CELEBRATION # and Coppola. June 29, 7:30-9 p.m. Free # PRESERVATION HALL Wallenberg Theater - Stanford University, # 450 Serra Mall, Bldg. 160, Stanford. Call # 723-7957. http://continuingstudies.stan # ford.edu When you hire a house cleaning service, # JAZZ BAND AND you want to know that you’re getting a # # Dance reliable, consistent cleaning from a com- 3 # Special Discount 2006 FIREWORKS Ballroom Dancing Waltz and Viennese pany you can trust. 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tudents across the nation were just be- more than they think. ‘That ginning the 2005-2006 school year “It’s just a matter of taking that first step,” S when Hurricane Katrina struck south- she added. east Louisiana. Those people who were not The 950 high school graduates from Castille- directly affected by the catastrophe rallied ja, Gunn, Palo Alto and Palo Alto Preparatory to help others in need. When Palo Alto High high schools will continue to look beyond their School teacher Leigh Cambra launched a plan own backyards as they head to colleges dotting FIRST to transport supplies to the Gulf Coast, students the global map, from Boston College to the In- donated mountains of items. When teenagers ternational Christian University in Japan. displaced by the hurricane began trickling into To get a sense of what shaped some of these Peninsula schools, they were welcomed by con- jetsetters during their past four years as Palo cerned peers. Alto high school students, the Weekly asked The response among Palo Alto’s high school four students who have made significant ac- STEP’ students to the hurricane set the tone for the complishments in their areas of interest to re- Graduates’ school year. From September to May, local flect on their pre-collegiate careers. teens continued to respond to both national and Paly alums Phoebe Champion and Ben Da- futures shaped by international events, attending political rallies, vidow share stories about playing water polo joining national campaigns, founding nonprofit with the nation’s best women athletes and com- accomplishments organizations and fundraising. petitive student bodies, respectively. And Gunn Ashley Schoettle, who graduated from the grads Daniela Buchman and Yoon-Chan Kim of past private all-girls Castilleja School this month, reflect on looking up to mom and Gunn as a started a nonprofit to battle malaria in Africa. private school, respectively. ■ If people are given the chance to take on seri- — Alexandria Rocha ous world issues, she said, they can accomplish (continued on next page)

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Deyola Adekunle Tomi Amos Helen Ashton Ariel Baxterbeck Sophia Berger Haley Berka Anisha Bhalla Rachel Bolten Brittany Brown Patricia Brown Alex Chang-Graham Andrea Chin Daphne Crane Renée Degener Sophie Delphis Jennifer DePuy Molly Doran Lauren Dunec Sarah Espinosa Alissa Flesher Erin Hill Christina Hueschen Jocelyn Jiao Shirin Kasturia Meagan Kenny Camille Labat Olivia Lai Thea Lamkin-Carughi Kerstin Lindstrom Leslie Lipsick Julie Mandle Seana McNamara ght i Emil Michaels Tania Montoya Meredith Muller cholas Wr i Shilpa Mulukutla N Aditi Nagaraj Grace Nelson Chelsea Ono Horn USA Women’s Water polo Junior National train- it’s your high school experience, and pretty much Kathryn Papadopoulos The athlete ing team (a group of about 22 girls). Throughout none of those people will be a part of your life Dersha Patel the summer, I’ll be trying to make the travel team once you graduate. Kate Powell he youngest of four sisters, Phoebe Cham- (13-15 girls), which is going to Italy and Greece Was high school easier or harder than you Alix Pruzansky pion had plenty of role models as a kid. at the end of the summer to play in a couple in- expected? Why? I think overall it was easier Eneida Revueltas T While some little siblings would consider ternational tournaments! Europe and water polo than I imagined it would be, especially because Annie Roberts that a nuisance, Phoebe soaked in their advice. —is there a better combination? I had really supportive and helpful parents and Betsy Rogers The girls are so close, in fact, that when one What is your most memorable high school sisters, and for the most part, really helpful and Ashley Schoettle did a school report on animal cruelty, they all moment? Winning swimming CCS my junior understanding teachers. However, I personally Allison Sih turned vegetarian. Two have since started eating year was pretty amazing. My older sister Remy made it harder than it had to be because I’m hor- Christina Skieller meat again. (Paly ‘05 and Cal Berkeley ‘09) had been injured ribly good at procrastinating and spacing out. Rebecca Strickfaden All four started water sports at young ages. pretty much the whole season but was able to How did you cope in such a competitive en- Tess Thorman Phoebe, who graduated from Palo Alto High swim at CCS, where we got to swim on an All- vironment? I didn’t really pay attention to it at Laurel Tincher School this week, played varsity water polo and American relay together at our last high-school school. Granted, I guess you can ignore it only so Martina Troesch swam all four years. She plans to play water polo swim meet together. Standing up on the first much, but it’s your choice whether or not you’re Anne Vander Ploeg at Princeton University this fall. place podium at CCS with all my teammates going to be competitive on a psychotic level and Amy Walecka “When I was little and stubborn, I always (and then throwing our coaches in the pool) was compare your grade with everyone in the class on Sterling Yee wanted to quit. But parents know best, and I’m awesome. every test and paper, or if you’re going to forget Emily Yelencich so glad I stuck with it because I’ve met some of What was the worst part of high school? Un- those people and just do what you need to do to Meg York the most amazing people,” she said. “It’s a huge sympathetic, bitter teachers who really make or get the grade you want. In the athletic respect, it Suelyn Yu part of my life.” break whether or not you like a class, and in my helped when I took a second to remind myself Tina Yu Phoebe, however, will be the first Champion case, the subject as a whole. Teachers like these that it’s just a game that I love to play. girl to head out of state for college. Two of her are few and far between at Paly, but it taught me If you could change one thing from your sisters graduated from Stanford University and to just do what I could and be satisfied with the high school experience, what would it be? The Eastside the other went to the University of California, fact that I did everything I could. amount of sleep I got. Between morning practice, Berkeley. They all played competitive collegiate What was the best part of high school? Ath- school, afternoon practice, and homework, I feel College water polo. letics. Water polo is by far my favorite thing to like I was always tired. I wish I could’ve just slept Phoebe chose Princeton to possibly branch out do, and well, if you play water polo, it’s kind of more, especially being someone who personally Preparatory from the sports world. She’s excited, for example, implied that you swim too. My water polo and needs a lot of sleep and loves their bed. about a class in chocolate. ■ swimming families at Paly are so close and so What is your dream job? To be able to go School much fun, and my relationship with my coaches around the world (starting with the US) rescuing Marisela Alvarez Full name: Phoebe L. Champion and teammates is unlike any other. I’ve developed animals from the street, pound, slaughterhouse, Sarai Cervantes Age: 17 my strongest friendships with people (both girls circus, cruel owners, etc. and set up ranch-like Mameet Chahal High school: Palo Alto High School and guys) through water polo and swimming, and havens where these animals could live out the Brenda Flores Activities/clubs: Varsity water polo and swim- am so thankful that my parents forced me to stick rest of their lives in peace (If you’ve read Ranch Diego Garcia ming all four years. with both sports when I was younger. of Dreams, I would just expand on that idea). Of Enrique Godinez What are your post-high school plans? At- Any advice for younger students? Just that course, I somehow will have acquired hundreds Anthony Grady tend Princeton University in the fall and play you’ll really regret it later if you don’t give it your of millions of dollars by that point. AuSharre Harvey varsity water polo and maybe swim for them as all on everything, or if you hold back and don’t Quote: “You don’t get a second chance at high Karen Hernandez well. do the things you even remotely wanted to do. school, so you’ve got to get everything you can Norma Jaimez Any interesting summer plans? Coaching It sucks to look back and say: “Oh, I wish I had out of it while you can, and enjoy every minute Rizwana Khan summer league swimming at Fremont Hills Coun- done/tried that,” and you find that you restricted you can.” Jesus Lopez try Club; playing on the Stanford Club open- and yourself for silly reasons like caring what other Teresa Magana 18-under water polo teams; and playing with the people would think of you. Because in the end, Giovanni Mata Sherlynn Meacham Ashly Mitchell

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Miriam Noriega Tal Cohen Kenneth Elmore Julia Gens Emerson Green Irving Pineda Coreen Collins Have any graduation Katherine Erickson Kyle Gertridge Julie Gretler LaKesha Roberts Lynn Conell-Price memories you'd liek William Fayer Amar Ghose Daniel Guenzer LaNesha Roberts Taline Cox to share? Go to Michelle Fong Amato Giaccia Camilla Gupta Roxana Sandoval Steven Craig TownSquare at Shira Frager Josue Gil Misha Guttentag Gabriela Tamayo Joseph Crevelli PaloAltoOnline.com Ilana S. Friedman Emma Grace Gilman Sarah Hamburger Thembi Thompson Carolyn Cross Megan Kimberley Fung Caitlin Gjerdrum Brian Han Sione To’a Marcus Danuser Osma R. Dossani Patricia Fung Alexandre Glenard Channing Hancock Luis Torres Eric Darling Thelen Dow Justin Gamble Christina Go Marina A. Harrison Diana Vargas Katja Lavinia Davis Clayton Du Albert Gao Kendra Gordon Theodor Haugen Maria Vasquez David DeFrenza Haggai Dziesietnik Ashley Gardiner Dina Gorenshteyn Krysta Heffner Mayra Vega Nick DeFrancesco Diana Eaton Brent Gardiner Fiona Gowen Robert Hemenway Sheli DeNola Alicia Edelman R. Philip Gauthier Alexander Granieri Ian M. Henderson Brandon Der Alissa V. Egorova Oren Gazit Giulio Gratta Kate Hendrickson Gunn High Adam Dohner Nicole Einfalt Stefan Geiger Alexandra Graves Marcello Herreshoff School Lauren Donohue Cooper M. Elliott Alexa Gelfenbaum John Greely (continued on page 24) Madeline Adamo-Coons Nicolas Aguon Stephanie Ahrendsen Noor Agha Ahsan Sabeen Ahsan Emily Alagueuzian Brian Alexander Hye-Sung An Steven Anderson William O. Angel John Antal Dennis Giovanni Arévalo Adria Arko Benjamin Arnold Katherine Arnow Eber Arreola Ronan Arthur Asal Askarinam Matthew Auerbach Corwin Babbington Laura Anne Baer Luke J. Baldwin-Brown Jessica Baloun John Barley Ian Barnett Carole Bataillard John Baugh Abhishek Belani Vincenzo Beltrami Trevor Ryan Bennett Iliana I. Berkowitz Dorian Bertsch Devana Bhargava Brennan Blazer Bird Cole Bite

Eleanor Boothroyd N i Nikhil Borra cholas Wr George Boxer Jason Boyle i Nathaniel Brennan ght Jules Brouillet Jacob Brown Noa Bruhis expected? Why? It’s tough to say because I re- Daniela Buchman The artist ally didn’t have any expectations for high school. Catharine Burhenne Full name: Yoon-Chan Kim Gunn is such a great school that it’s almost a Heath Burian ollowing his father’s business, Yoon-Chan Age: 18 private school. You will get out what you put in. Aleshia Rena Cannon Kim’s family moved from Seoul, Korea High school: Henry M. Gunn High School I chose to put in a lot of time and effort into my Thomas Cantwell Fto Palo Alto when he was 10 years old. Activities/clubs: El Camino Youth Sympho- high school career, and I had a blast. Moises Carrillo He knew “bits and pieces” of English, he said, ny; National Flute Convention; National High How did you cope in such a competitive Robert Carter and had a difficult time adjusting to the new School Flute Choir; Santa Clara County Honor environment? I focused on my own goals and Dustin Ceron culture. Band; CA All-State Honor Band; Founder of The definition of success. I abided by them no matter Charlotte Cesana Yoon-Chan said he was fortunate to attend Ethereal Ensemble; Gunn tennis team; Gunn what others’ goals were. Besides, realistically, Eugene Cha Palo Verde Elementary School that first year cross country; Northern California Flute Camp; how are other students’ accomplishments go- Jodi Chan here, where the “teachers were great and the Internship at Tube Entertainment, Korea; ECYS ing to change anything about mine? Certainly Stephanie Chan social environment was easy.” Central Europe Tour (acting principal flautist). it may be an incentive (or a source of stress), Eric Jin-Jay Chang On Wednesday, Yoon-Chan graduated from What are your post-high school plans? Po- but it should have no bearing if I am happy with Jonathan Chang Gunn High School. At 18, he is an accom- mona College achieving my own goals. Roger Chang plished flautist in the youth community. He Any interesting summer plans? Two week If you could change one thing from your Yi-Heng Roy Chang high school experience, what would it be? Stephen Chao picked up the flute in the fifth-grade after a home-stay program to Japan; music camps in Valerie Chao basic lesson in musical instruments. Korea. Nothing. I feel that I had a wonderful time, and Catherine Chen It was “the one instrument that spoke to me,” What is your most memorable high school my experience is what is it. I would not be where Howard Chen he said. moment? Performance at the Franz Liszt Acad- I am now nor would I be the person I am if it Katherine H. Chen In Korea, Yoon-Chan was a speed skater. He emy in Budapest during junior summer, as act- were not for each and every moment, good or Gregory Chesavage decided to leave the sport behind. Now, he’s an ing principal of ECYS. bad, in my high school career. I’m very grateful Clinton Cheung avid classical music fan who also has an ear for What was the worst part of high for a wonderful experience. Jonathan Cheung Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye school?SATs Who is your biggest role model? My grand- Wing Cheung and some hip-hop. Any advice for younger students? Work father. David Chezar He may, however, be the only musician hard. Don’t worry about not having enough time What is your dream job? Oh, I don’t know. I Katherine Chiu alive who doesn’t own an iPod. But, he also to play. You will have fun no matter what. Be- don’t know what life will bring me. As of now, I Jaehoon Cho still shares a cell phone with his mom. sides, working hard now means a much better am reluctant to commit myself to a “dream job” Eunji Choi “We’re not really the up-to-date, ‘techie’ chance at having more play time for the rest of or “dream career.” Whatever it turns out to be, I Tiffany Chow family,” he says. ■ your life. will do all I can to achieve that job! Anthony Chu Was high school easier or harder than you Quote: “Enjoy the little things in life.” Jordan Claassen Cyrus Ely Clarkson

Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Page 21 Palo Alto Realtors and Affi liates Proudly Announce a Gift of $60,000 to Palo Alto Partners in Education

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Adam Heyman Seong Su Steve Park Katherine Vining Gunn High School seniors wait to receive their diplomas Wednesday evening. Nathan Pearl Michael Vitousek Nicholas Wright Bryson Peckenpaugh Kayleigh Von Dollen Noah Kopito Gal Michael Peleg Anna Wachtel Grads Maile Krauss Jean-Laurent Pelissier Brandon James Wallach (continued from page 21) Elliot Krigel Sara Pendelton Anthony Wang Amber-Nicol Herring Susan I-Shan Ku Audrey L. Pereira Bo Wang Igor Hiller Tanmay Kumar Nadav Perl Emily Wang Taku Hirakawa Andrew Ethan Kuo Leanne Perricone Yimeng Wang Emily Ho Irena Kvam Alice Peterson Alexander Watson Richard Ho Marianne Kvitko Erik Petigura Amanda Wijekoon Khoa Hoang Amanda Kwong Tatyana V. Petrova Aaron Williams Annie Hodges Janice Kwong Craighton Poon Rayma Williams Caroline Elizabeth Hodson Nicholas LaFleur Natalie Popovich Isaac Wilson Geoffrey D. Holman William Laaser Manon Pouedras Andrea Wong Ellen Holtzman Brett Labash David Ken Poulton Diana Wong Wooseung Jane Hong Lucille Lanza Nicolas Prebin Elaine E. Wong Kyle David Hopkins Jary Lau Gwyneth Price Michael Gi-Him Wong Melissa Hornback Crystal Le Matthew Prior Peter Woo Daniel Hoshizaki Jennifer Lee Clarissa Ann Quismorio Samuel Wood Bethia Hsaw Joshua T. Lee Ross Raffin Justin T. Woodward Tsung-Yi Hsieh Mac Lee Anthony J. Ramirez Alexander Wu Chen-Hao Hsin Robert Lee Luke Rampersad Kimberly C. Wu Jason Nae-Jyh Huang Shoshana Leeder Carl D. Reid Samuel Wu Benjamin Huggins Jinna Lei Amber Rendon Stephanie Wu Allison Hughes Kirill Levashov Rodrigo Andres Rengifo Susan Wu Jre S. Hunter Madeline Levinson Christine Hyunae Rhyu Eytan Wurman Aleshia Rena Hurt-Cannon Katherine Leyva Diane Richmond Ilan Wurman John Hyde Daniel Li Chevalier Riley Russell Wynne Michael Jacobs Linda Li Alia Rizvi Jennifer Jie Xu Michael Jaggard Nan Li Braulio Robinson Noa Yaari Priscilla Ruth Jang Fernando Light Francisco Ruben Rocha Kathleen Yanofsky Elliot Jasiulek Saery Lim Renteria Tina Yau Dane Jensen Roscoe Linstadt Jack Rodriguez Eric Yih Amy Jewett Che-Wan Liu Aaron Rosengaus Justin Ying Siru Christie Jiang Darryl Liu Nikolaus Rost Gean R. Yip Brandon Johnson Jennifer F. Liu Izaak L. Rubin Hyun-Jin Julia Yoo Matthew Johnson Jonathan Liu Lindsay Ruggeri Tae Hyuk Yoon Natasha Nicole Johnson Liz Yu-Hsin Liu Patrick Rundell Gabriel A. Yorke Nicole Lee Johnson Steven Liu Kavita Sainanee William W. Young Rosanne Joseph Tony Liu William Salzman Christopher Yu Neel Joshi Yu Liu Lyudmila Samoylova Paul Zahorsky Alana Ju Judy Menyee Lo Courtney Sanchez Natalia Zatarain-Gieseler Anna Jun Petrina Yui-Sing Loh Yasmin Santis Zhe Fangyi Zhao Dinara Kamalova Conor Lowe Vijay Saxena Bryan Ziebelman Grace Kang Christopher Lowman Madeline G. Schnipper Ron Kao Di Lu Julian Schweingruber Orlie Kapitulnik Jyh-Bong Benjamin Lu Suhail F. Shaikh Adam Kaplan Megan Lucas Alexander Shau Menlo Michael Katz Katrina Grace Luna Inbal Shaviv Risako Kawai Jimmy Zheng Luo Matthew Sheppard Atherton Cynthia Kelly Simon L. Ma Samuel Shevick Alexander Kerckhoff Christina MacMillan Aaron Shin Sebastian Kilpatric Alexandre Makarov Esther Jyungyee Shin High School Anna Kim Steven Mandoli Khen Shomron Jonathan Stewart Abramson Jin-Kyung Esther Kim Rigel Marcinik Henry Silverman Shervin Aghili Ma Ro Kim Alexandra Marsh Douglas J. Simpson Wendy Almazo Michelle Kim Cara Melissa Marshall Sherry Sisemore Kara Elyse Alter Sunghyun Kim Anatoliy Maryanchik Julia S. Sizto Jessica Koch Altman Yoon-Chan Kim Natalya Mashevsky Christen Smith Russ Federico Altman-Me- Alisina Kimiagar Tiffany Mathiason Joann So rino Natalie Kirkish Or Matias Yana Sorokurs Jesus Evelio Alvarado Anna Knyazik Amy Mayman Francisco Soto Karina Alvarez Sree S. Kode Ian McCulloch Graham Stanton Karina Ambriz Page 24 • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly Cover Story

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Lauren Margaret Camarillo Kelly Etta Eaton Brenda Vanessa Gonzalez Adam Heyman Shanese Danae Campbell William Eberli Eric Gonzalez Gunn graduate Lynne Morgan (right) hugs her best friend, Alissa Newman. Bernard Capi Zepeda Norah Eldredge Toni Mercedes Gregory Diego Cardenas James Alexander Enns Benjamin Knute Gullard Shayna Joan Carp Anne Ariakna Espinoza Eric Liu Gumerlock Claudia J. Hernandez Margaret Ann Hunter Albert Juarez Francisco Jesus Carretero Fabian Esquivel Bertha Gutierrez Yanira Guadalupe Hernandez Jacob Hutt Daniel Jacob Kadvany Felisia Adelina Castan Leslie Sara Estrada Daniel Contreras Gutierrez Danielle E. Hildebrandt Marcus Jamelle Hyde Kristen Kallstrom Helynne Suzanna Causor Melissa Jean Evans William Francis Hale Stephen E. Hipskind Matthew Ing Spencer Clayton Kemp ErÈndira Beatriz Cerrillo Hector Manuel Fajardo Stephanie Hannan Christina Marie Holly Ashkahn Jahromi Noé Samuel Khalfa Jason Raynil Chand Jennifer Riley Farel Alison Eller Harris Anders Henry Holvick-Thomas Evan Carter James Stephen Matthew Kieninger Andrew Chao Michele Suzanne Fasig William Whitman Harsh Christopher Holyoake Julian Jennings-White Georgia Kinne Stephanie Anne Chuck Sharaf Kafoatu Feao Melanie Hartman Gorjan Hrustanovi? Jeremy Jordan (continued on next page) The academic

hen Daniela Buchman was a little my family. girl, her parents bought her Mec- What is your most memorable high W cano construction sets, which con- school moment? The first time I walked sisted of various parts and nuts and bolts into our robotics lab. to build different models. It didn’t take What was the worst part of high long for Daniela’s hobby to turn into her school? Late night homework sessions af- life’s passion. ter I’d spent the week procrastinating. In seventh-grade at Jane Lathrop Stan- What was the best part of high school? ford Middle School, Daniela joined the Our math and physics teachers love disco Electric Moose Team and built the first dancing for some reason. Some of my electric scooter with friends. In eighth- fondest memories are of my math teacher grade, she went on to build electric cars. teaching me the end behavior dance (for At Gunn High School, where she gradu- graphs of polynomial functions) and my ated from Wednesday evening, Daniela physics teacher teaching us harmonic mo- was an influential member of the Gunn tion, both using disco dancing. Robotics Team. When the team disbanded Any advice for younger students? As two years ago because of a conflict be- corny as it sounds, enjoy high school it’ll tween teammates, Daniela and her friend be over before you know it. You can get Marianne Kvitko successfully got the team into college without a 4.0 (GPA), so live up and running this past school year. The life and enjoy being a teenager. team went on to win the Regional Chair- Was high school easier or harder than man’s Award at a competition in San Jose you expected? Why? It was at the level I this spring. expected, after having all my older friends “I love building things; I have ever since tell me how hard it would be. Fear turns I can remember,” Daniela said. “It’s the out to be a great motivator. whole process. I just enjoy it very much.” How did you cope in such a competi- When she’s not in the Gunn robotics tive environment? My friends. workshop, Daniela spends her time read- If you could change one thing from ing. She also played on the Gunn water your high-school experience, what polo team all four years and swam for a would it be? I wouldn’t procrastinate on few years. ■ my homework and I would spend more time getting to know my classmates. Full name: Daniela Tamar Buchman Who is your biggest role model? My Age: 18 mother is definitely my biggest role mod- High school: Gunn High School el. She came to this country as a teenager Activities/clubs: Water polo, swim- knowing no English and worked and stud- ming, Gunn Robotics Team, interned at ied very hard for all of high school. She Norbert von der GroebenNorbert Stanford for two summers. then worked her way through college and What are your post-high school plans? got a masters degree in computer science I will be studying mechanical engineering and electrical engineering in a time when at Brown and hopefully joining their For- there were very few women in that field. mula SAE team. What is your dream job? Engineer Any interesting summer plans? I will Quote: “If it doesn’t work, duct tape and be working at NASA Ames Research Cen- WD-40 will fix it.” ter and hopefully going on vacation with

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Carter Ranecia Danee Fields Erinn Bruce Hurlburt (continued on next page) Aisalkyn Alimbaeva Melissa Ann Cetlin Michael Robert Findley Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Page 27 Cover Story

Megumi Ujiie Grads Joseph Valencia (continued from previous page) Stephanie Valencia Eric Vallone Stephanie N. Huynh Nicole van den Haak Bryan Sangwoo Hwang Ella Z. Varda Michelle Iki Abigail Velasquez Faraz Jaffer Roger Villanueva Starkeshia Jammer Clark N. Vineyard Sven Jensen Brian Vogel Katherine Alexandria Johnson Brendan Wakefield Amber Denise Jones Craig S. Wang Edward G. Jones Katherine E. Wanner Sylvan Richard Juarez Erik Hunter Wardenburg Phillip Jung Elizabet Warshaw-Vickery Alina Kabakova Katherine Lynn Webb Arin Y. Kang Rebecca Clarke Wenzlau Katherine E. Kantor Erica B. Westly Zachary T. Karnazes Andrew White Sarah Faye Kauffman Brendan Boone Wilder Mischa Kavish D’Andre R. Williams Kazuma Kazeyama Clark G. Willison Amanda Michelle Keast Scot Winby Samuel Keller Tiffany Wohlers Lisa Kellerman Caitlin Emma Kosby Wolf Philip Cameron Kemp Micah S. Wolf Wesley Kerman Leah R. Wolfeld Keller Erick Kiger Jonathan Charles Wood Brian Ji-Yup Kim Shelley Wu Chan A. Kim Yanbo Wu Geoffrey J. Kim Damilola Wusu

Gabriel Kiritz N Kyle Edmund Wyatt i Reid Nagel Kleckner cholas Wr Andrew Wyndham Brian Kelly Knott LiLi Xu Jonathan Lewis Koepfgen Jun Hao Yang i Saitejaswi Kondapalli ght Alexander J. Yee Emily Tsivya Koons Jae Ho Yoon Alexander Preston Kreitz Brianna Clay does a celebratory dance after receiving her Paly diploma. Sarah Young Donna Kremer Kevin Yu Allison Krummel Jonathan Morag Megan Eireann Richardson Matthew Sheehan Kelly Nicole Starnes Orin B. Yue Mihir Kshirsagar Edward B. Morrison Kiirsta E. Ridgway Jim H.C. Shen Jonathan Baruch Steinman Jonathan Zernik Isha Leigh Kuhns Felipe Bicalho Motta Daniel Benjamin Riff Mario Yushiang Shen Hayley Elizabeth Stevens Qingmeng Zhang Jordan Lai Karla Meta Mulholland Gabriela Rios Spencer Lawrence Sherby Elizabeth Stevenson Kevin X. Zhou Belize Lane Menilek Raul Benyam Benites Ivo I. Rivetta Naomi Shiffman Gregory Stoft Polly Ziegler Eben Clifton LaPier Mulugeta Britney Lee Robinson Natalie N. Shih Sarah Louise Stratton Daniel R. Lapin David J. Murphy Christine Rogers Martin Gannon Shih, Jr. Martin Strauss Jeannette Cheer Lee Gregory D. Murphy Nicholas Rosas Nicole F. A. Shoji Kaler Strawn Mackenzie Lee Sacred Heart Athena Myers Daniel Rosen Lauren Leigh Shortliffe Jeffrey Suhr Matthew Se Joon Lee Monica Marie Nagel Alex Rosenberg Catherine H. Simon Cameron A. Tacklind Bradford Michael Lehman Preparatory Robert Takeshi Nakamura Alexandra Sophie Rubinov Kathleen Carol Simon Chantel Tafuna Deborah Lehmann Yana Nasakin Joana Villela Sarto Andrew Ryan Skrabutenas Spencer Austin Tall Aram Amid-Hozour Christopher Lewis Robert Newman Cameron Savaree-Ruess Laura E. Small Nikita Tarunduke Kevin Waterman Andrews David Liang Bennett W. D. Ng John Schairer Allyson Nicole Smith Junnosuke Tashiro Vincent Domenic Andrighetto Jeremy Lin Vivian Nguyen Maria Schellenberger Andrew Smith Peter Taylor Randolph William Cua Ang Matthew Litrus Zachary Nigro Matthew Lowery Schindler Deandra S. Smith Danya Taymor Ruth Abrams Bacon Sandy Cong Liu Sarah Nitzan Derek M. Schneider Emily Smith Vanessa Tejada Dante Greco Baruh Katja F. Llach Jonathan Asher Niv Martin Nadler Schneider John Smith Sherina Michelle Thomas Eric Christopher Berlin Natalie Loewenstein Katherine Margaret Nolan Lucy Elena Schoen Alexandra Snell Margaret Thompson Elizabeth Ann Brezinski Victoria Simmons Lofgren-Boll Laura O’Donohue Hannah Elaine Schwartz Kristen Snyder Amy L. Thorne Campbell Williams Browne Emily Ellen Long Alfonso Ochoa, Jr. Ran Moshe Schwartz Erik Sohn Ivana A. Torres Brittany Rose Brugos Max Lu Alex Onitsuka Kheaton Archambeau Scott Stefan Solvason Kevin S. Townsend Nicola Jane Budd-Thanos Nathan Maxwell Lui Nancy Orr Tiffanie Scott Michael Martin Sorgenfrei Samuel Alexander (Alex) Tramiel Edie Rose Campbell-Urban Emily Lundy Sophie Orr Kim Segall Andrew Everett Spangler Jennifer Ngoc Tran Rebecca Ann Carr Maxine Pascua Mabutas Heather Blair Ostrau Jonathan Segovia James Squires Kevin Trimble Lia Gianna Cassanego James Machado Ana D. Oxford AmirHossein Shahhosseini Soumya Srinagesh Clement Tsay Scott Laib Cattaneo Alexander MacQuitty Karishma K. Oza Ariel Elizabeth Feiock Shaker Brittany Stankovic Kathryn Tseng Andrew Bernard Cattermole Carmelyn L. Maglalang Nicholas Palmquist Dillon Scott Chambers Alexandra Makarova Laura Rosemary Park Rebecca Michelle Child Jeffrey Mann-Stock Anjay Patel Nicholas George Chrisman Derek Manske Champ Pederson Charlotte Anne Chuter Elena Claire Marinelli Christina Tanopi Vaioleti Petelo Christina Marie Clark Isabella Marriott Justin Peters Patrick Kelley Coffey Christopher John Martin, Jr. Graham Marshall Petersen Alexander Loong Hoi Collette Alejandra Danielle Martinez Tyler Peterson Ashli Meghan Comstock Mariel Elissa Matze Joshua Ian Pichinson Eric Thomas Cowell Stuart A. Mayo Roxanne Pinto Anne Marie Coyne Zoe Erin Shinners McCarthy Mariya Pitel Mikel Jose Davila Brittney McCormick Kendra Ann Poppy Kevin Bullock Deggelman Ryan McDermott Amy Lucero Powers Elizabeth Marie-Gomez Dilling- Erin M. McGrady-Powers Veronica Slava Prazdny-Dolan ham Sophie L. McMaster Roger Prince Kevin Anthony Dos Remedios Matthew Medina David Protter Sophia Elizabeth Duluk Rogelio Medina Alexandra Alisa Provo Alexander Dwight Dunlevie Kyle Frank Meyer Meghan Przybyla Charles Edward Espeleta Unique Middleton Nicole Przybyla Hailey Elizabeth Evans Cooper H. Miller Jamie Quinonez Lauren Lynne Evans Christopher Robin Milligan Ruyan Rahnama N Adam Peter Fagin i Roy Mills cholas Wr Max Hamilton Rausch Daniel Peter Filice Polina Alexandra Minkin Katherine L. Ray Juliana Denise Filippi Talya Hannah Mizrahi Jocelyn Recht Ada Valeska Flores-Lemos i

Adam Mofrad ght Harlan Remmel Catalina Fries Kathryn Molitor Leah M. Resneck Christopher Joseph Fung Jose Eduardo Montes Francis Charles Reynolds Paly graduate Matthew Lirus adjusts his tassel. Julia Elena Garces Rion Joseph Spak Mora Jonathan Reynolds Samuel Chadwick Gibbs IV Page 28 • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly Cover Story

Charles Van Arsdale Greene Michael Alexander Lim Thomas Edward Pierson Dylan Reid Wengert Nicholas Chapman Sungwoo Park Melissa Carroll Greenleaf Jamie Nicole Lowe Aubrie Claire Pollock Carrie Elysia Wilkins Justin Crandall Victoria Patton Nicolas Adam Haderer Olivia Un-Wei Lu-Hill Jason Michael Powell Katherine Mae Wilkinson Christa Daley Benjamin Pekarek Mark David Hanson Jr. John Travis Lucian Julia Lauren Powers Marcus Dion Williams Emily Elliott Henry Plain III Cory John Hatton Matthew Alexander Manos Thomas Jefferson Powers VII Carmen-Rosa Wishart Alexander Gould Elyse Romano Christian Bernard Hebert Layne Alice Marr Kevin Lew Reynolds Tiffany Hoi-Man Yim Chase Haegele Katya Sarkisov Robert John Horsley Jr. Elizabeth McHugh Mason Adam Michael Rhine Garrick Kar-Hang Yuen Hilary Helfrich William Schofield Grant Keone Hutchins Shayne Germae McGanney Christina Ann Richards Han-Ching Andrew Ho Hyun Soo Sohn Melissa Willett Irvine Kristen Emily McMillan Claire-Marine Marthe Sarner Kristof Horompoly Stephanie Stoll Michelle Monique Ivery Brandon Ming Deh Miao David Thomas Schaller Woodside Beom-Jin Kim Alex Swan Kimberley Hillyard Jackson Brooks Robert Miller Alden Taylor Seabolt Byung Han Kim Geoffrey Taylor Kelly Marie Jandro Margarita Cabangangan Mi- Zachary Spenser Skelton Priory Joonsik Kim Eddie Tseng Lauren Emilie Jollymour randa Brandon Joseph Delgadillo Laura Koenig Sara Verhalen Sean Timothy Jordan Melissa Josephine Mordell Smith Aracely Aceves Myles Lam Ciarra Villaflor-Tanakatsubo Jeffrey Arthur Juelsgaard Andrew Bell Moudry Brenda Emily Soto Jordan Amdahl Julia Lange Allen Young Rachel Lynn Kavanaugh Jacquelyn Christine Mumford Lois Kimiko Stephens Scott Bader Man On Li Sarah Nicole King Kelly Christine Nicholson Edessa Mary Tailo Kendall Bell Heewon Lim Christine Elvira Lahlouh Andrew Lee Ninnemann Diana Elizabeth Tarantino Christopher Benham Molly Magnuson About the cover Kimberly Elizabeth Lautze Julie Anne Oberhausen Samantha Louise Tucker Michelle Bradford Arturo Maldonado Andy Fruchterman Atilla Persik Lazar Andres O’Donnell Elodie Solange Gloria Turchi Ned Cameron Michael Mellenthin III graduates at Paly. Photo Jeffrey Keegan Leary Alexander Luciano Ortiz Stephanie Charlotte Vertongen Clinton Campagna Diego Moncada by Nicholas Wright Jonathan Edward Lervold Irene Palafox Lauren Coleen Virnoche Michael Cauley Rachel Moody Alayna Cantrell Lim Mollie Lane Parker Jonathan Alexander Wang Jocelyn Chambers Kailani Novotny Chris Chan The activist his past school year, Ben Davidow repetitiveness of the daily time schedule of gave a talk at Palo Alto High School high school. The start and end of every class Tcalled “What’s the big deal with eggs? is scheduled to the second. As efficient as The full story.” He admitted later the title this system is, it also makes everything too was a little silly. plain, too predictable, and too rushed. In- The issue he was addressing, however, teresting class periods always seem to get was far from trivial. Ben had joined the cut short, and boring classes just drag on Humane Society of the United States’ cam- and on. paign against Trader Joe’s for selling eggs What was the best part of high school? from caged hens, and the talk was his first One of the best decisions I made in high stint with activism. school was to join Paly’s Verde Magazine. “It has shown me how powerful it can be I loved working with so many hilarious and to live in tune with what you believe in,” talented individuals and being one of five Ben said earlier this year. “It’s hard not to guys on a 30-person staff. feel powerless, but over time I’ve realized Any advice for younger students? To how much of a difference I can make.” simply remember that the ways in which Trader Joe’s announced in November each one of us is remarkable and unlike 2005 that it would phase out selling eggs anyone else are unquantifiable and cannot from caged hens. Ben felt elated about his be taught or measured in school. role in the campaign’s success. Was high school easier or harder than Ben, who graduated from Paly Wednes- you expected? Why? Socially speaking, day, has been a vegetarian since he was 8 high school was a hard adjustment for me. years old and a vegan (no dairy products) I went to the same private school from kin- for about a year. He made the decision to dergarten up till eighth-grade. The student stop eating meat after learning where it body was small and homogenous. When came from and could not justify eating ani- I arrived at Paly, I found myself among a mals when his cat, Fluffy, meant so much more diverse crowd and few people I knew. to him. ■ I am happy I came to Paly though, because this change pushed me to grow and made Full name: Benjamin Bruce Davidow high school a real time of learning. Age: 18 How did you cope in such a competitive High school: Palo Alto High School environment? It was never my nature or Activities/clubs: Piano playing and com- style to get consumed in the competition position, journalism, cooking, road biking. at Paly. While I was not competitive in the What are your post-high school plans? traditional sense, I did set personal goals In August, I will be off to Earlham, a 1,200 and always sought to improve upon my own student liberal-arts Quaker school in East- work. I am excited to go to a college where ern Indiana. students will be more competitive in this Any interesting summer plans? This way than against each other. summer I have no official plans, and am If you could change one thing from excited to have the time to pursue my inter- your high school experience, what would ests with great intensity and freedom. it be? What is your most memorable high If I could change one thing from my high-

school moment? I vividly remember the school experience, it would be the person I N i moment that my two partners and I com- was assigned to watch on career Speaker cholas Wr pleted our physics research project late one Day, sophomore year. While I understand night junior year. We had built a trebuchet the importance of public utilities attorneys i and investigated the relationship between and have the deepest respect for their work, ght the mass of the counterweight and the I would rather spend an hour listening to distance traveled by the projectile. Some- a journalist, chef, doctor, or even a fish- thing that seemed simple turned out to be monger. In the future, I hope students can companion, Puddles. Even though I am 10 amazes me when a peer of mine knows enormously tedious and challenging. Few choose who they wish to see speak. On a times her height, I always look up to her. precisely what he or she wants to take on things in my high school career stand out broader note, I wish we had had more class She takes joy in the simple things like the as a career. I do not think that far ahead. as so unpleasant and so rewarding as this time outside; our campus is beautiful and texture of our backyard porch and the scent All I hope for is a career where I will have project. Of course, as I pulled out of my the weather is nice. I was always frustrated of grass. She chases butterflies and plays reasonable control over my schedule, be friend’s driveway at 4 a.m., my feeling of that so much of our school day was spent her own version of hide-and-seek with me around interesting individuals, and be able accomplishment was overshadowed by the indoors, crammed in desks, watching the late at night, and always wins. In short, she to see positive changes as a result of my fact that I had to write a fairly lengthy essay second-hand crawl in circles like a cater- is an awesome creature and I am proud to everyday work. by first period that morning. pillar. be a part of her life. Quote: “Walk backwards, read upside- What was the worst part of high Who is your biggest role model? My What is your dream job? Work is not down, wear your shirts inside-out, and live school? I really disliked the rigidity and biggest role model is my cat and close exactly something I dream about. It always forward.” ■

Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Page 29 MovMovie reviews by Jeanne Aufmuth,ies Tyler Hanley and Susan Tavernetti OPENINGS OPENINGS Nacho Libre ✭✭1/2 The Lake House ✭ (Century 16, Century 12) Absurdist humor (Century 16, Century 12) Sandra Bull- hits the squared circle in this whimsical ode ock and Keanu Reeves reunite but can’t get to lucha libre (Mexican wrestling). Although the romantic sparks up to “Speed” in this the film itself gets trapped in a headlock of lifeless love story. Instead of delivering a steady stupidity (think fart jokes and juve- great date movie or an interesting take on nile slapstick), funnyman Jack Black deliv- a time paradox, Argentine director Alejan- ers a riotous performance that helps viewers dro Agresti (“Valentin”) gives us one of the embrace the silly fun. most nonsensical and unsatisfying films of Black hams it up to perfection as Nacho, the year. the humble chef at a dilapidated Mexican Perhaps this project was doomed from the monastery. Nacho cares immensely for the start. Screenwriter David Auburn (“Proof”) orphans in his stead, but the expired ingredi- reworked the South Korean time-travel ro- ents he’s forced to cook with make the meals mance known as “Siworae” or “Il Mare” for so disgusting even he can’t swallow a bite American audiences. In the result, an often- Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves really without gagging. If only he could pursue comic tone replaces the atmospheric ambi- missed the bus in the nonsensical “The his lifelong dream of becoming a famous ance of the stunningly beautiful original. Lake House.” luchadore and use the earnings to provide The basic premise of two lonely individu- lief. the children food they can actually stom- Set your brains on low-brow for 100 min- als finding love remains the same. Dr. Kate utes, and you’ll score plenty of laughs in Marty McFly could go back to the future, ach. Forester (Sandra Bullock) moves from her and Peggy Sue could get married with the Enter Esqueleto (Hector Jimenez), a wiry the Mexican-wrestling slapstick tale that is rented lake house in rural Illinois to work “Nacho Libre.” viewer understanding exactly what they and agile vagabond who Nacho encounters in a Chicago hospital. She leaves the next were trying to do, and, moreover, caring potential. Mexican actor Jimenez also shines late one evening. Nacho convinces “man of tenant a note requesting that her mail be about them. But as Kate and Alex exchange thanks to good physical comedy and some of science” Esqueleto to become his lucha libre forwarded. Architect Alex Wyler (Keanu love letters across the two-year time warp, the picture’s best dialogue. tag-team partner and the two are soon book- Reeves) moves into the striking architectural you won’t care about them as individuals or Some scenes carry gross-out and slapstick ing matches and making bucks. Nacho and structure, which was designed by his famous as a couple. too far — it’s a bit unsettling to see Nacho Esqueleto are like the Laurel and Hardy of but distant father (Christopher Plummer). By the time they try to arrange a real-time inadvertently smear snot on his own face the wrestling world, high on character but He’s baffled by certain statements in Kate’s meeting (cue pretentious dialogue about or Esqueleto attacked by a swarm of angry low on skill. Their unique presence soon has letter and sends her one in return. Soon they Jane Austen’s “Persuasion”), you’ll wish bees. But fans of “Napoleon” should appre- lucha libre fans in a frenzy. confirm the date: April 14. But Kate insists that Keanu Reeves would bump into Bill, ciate a similar experience, this time with a But the beautiful Sister Encarnacion (Ana the year is 2006, while Alex lives in 2004. start acting like goofy Ted and take off on far more accomplished actor in the lead. de la Reguera) is forced to remind Nacho the It’s strange but seemingly true. another excellent adventure through time For audiences able to set their brains to monastery forbids wrestling, sending him At this point, shouldn’t Alex bet big bucks and space. into a spiral of internal doubt. Does he do “low-brow” for 100 minutes, the ridiculous on the lottery or sporting events for which moves of “Nacho Libre” will leave stom- what he loves, or what the monks demand? Kate already knows the outcome? Rated: PG for some language and a dis- ach muscles and swollen cheeks sore from Director Jared Hess (“Napoleon Dyna- Guess how they communicate. The let- turbing images. 1 hour, 48 minutes. mite”) instills “Nacho Libre” with the same laughter. ters get placed in the lake house’s mailbox, sense of harmless frivolity that made “Na- a kind of time-travel machine that never — Susan Tavernetti poleon” a cult hit. The wrestling scenes are Rated: PG for rough action, and some moves — except for its red flag. In one silly filled with ridiculous smacks and slams that crude humor including dialogue. 1 hour, scene, Alex puts a letter into the box and 40 minutes. Discuss this movie at TownSquare on can only be laughed at and goofy scenarios raises the flag. The flag lowers and quickly PaloAltoOnline, www.PaloAltoOnline. (such as when Nacho haphazardly baptizes goes up again by itself — magic! — a letter com. Esqueleto before a match) are both unex- — Tyler Hanley from Kate appears. pected and amusing. It’s hard to switch from this comic climate Did you love this movie or hate it? Post To view the trailers for “Nacho Libre” and "The Black incorporates a zany, over-the-top to the serious one required later. Perhaps Lake House," go to Palo Alto Online at http:// your opinion at TownSquare on PaloAl- www.PaloAltoOnline.com/ Mexican accent and elastic facial expres- toOnline, www.PaloAltoOnline.com. magical realism rather than comedy would sions to maximize Nacho’s entertainment have helped viewers suspend their disbe-

NOW PLAYING THE YEAR’S MOST TALKED ABOUT FILM IS ALSO ONE OF THE BEST REVIEWED A Prairie Home Companion ✭✭1/2 (Century 12, Guild) Garrison Keillor heads up an all-star lineup of down-home folks “a triumph!” who work an old-fashioned radio variety show that has withstood the test of time and the onset of cutting-edge electronics. claudia puig, But time marches on and the St. Paul, Minnesota-based Prairie Home Com- “life-affirming, panion is on its last legs, forced into the show biz graveyard by a curmudgeonly poignant and captivating.” producer (Tommy Lee Jones) whose eye is on the bottom line. “Prairie” focuses on the last hurrah of “Prairie,” a bittersweet tribute to the guys and gals of radio of yore warbling over the airwaves from the disintegrating majesty of the Fitzgerald Theater. From singing siblings Yolanda and Rhonda (the excellent Meryl Streep FOR FIVE YEARS, a deepa mehta film and Lily Tomlin) to sandy trail hands Dusty EXTREMIST GROUPS waged a campaign of death threats, arson and riots and Lefty (Woody Harrelson and John C. to stop the production of “WATER.” Reilly), the gang shakes the dust off the classics. But overall this is an uneven yarn but the filmmakers were of pregnant pauses punctuated by charm. not to be silenced. I’m giving director Robert Altman an A for YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. YOU CAN START NOW. 5% of your ticket goes to the fight against global warming. average effort. Rated: PG-13 for language and mature themes. 1 hour, 45 minutes. Century Theatres CINEARTS @ HYATT Cinearts CINEARTS @ PALO ALTO SQ To view the trailer forNOW “Dick iePLAYING Roberts: Former Child Star,” — J.A. 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EBERT & ROEPER An Inconvenient Truth CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 2, 3, 4:25, 7 & 9:35 Bells Are Ringing (1960) (PG) ✭✭✭1/2 p.m.; Fri.-Mon. also at 5:25, 8 & 10:20 p.m.; Sat. “★★★★” A switchboard operator at a & Sun. also at 11:40 a.m. & 12:40 p.m. EARL DITTMAN, telephone answering service The Break-Up (PG-13) ✭✭ Century 16: 12:35, 3, 5:25, 7:50 & 10:10 p.m. WIRELESS MAGAZINES takes too much interest in the Century 12: 11:55 a.m.; 2:40, 5:20, 7:55 & 10:25 personal lives of her clients. p.m. “A RARE Starring Judy Holliday and Cars (G) ✭✭1/2 Century 16: 11:05 & 11:40 a.m.; 12:20, 1:05, 1:50, AND UNIQUE directed by Vincente Minnelli. 2:30, 3:10, 3:55, 4:40, 5:20, 6, 6:45, 7:30, 8:10, AND UNIQUE Sun.-Tue. at 7:30 p.m. 8:50, 9:35 & 10:20 p.m. Century 12: 11:35 a.m.; LOVE STORY. 12:30, 1:30, 2:25, 3:20, 4:20, 5:15, 6:15, 7:10, Champagne for Caesar 8:05, 9:05 & 10 p.m. THERE SHOULD (1950) An unemployed intel- The Da Vinci Code Century 16: 12:30, 3:40, 7:10 & 10:15 p.m. ✭✭✭ BE MORE MOVIES lectual goes on a quiz show (PG-13) Century 12: 1:05, 4:15, 7:20 & 10:35 p.m. after being insulted by the The Fast and the Furious: Century 16: 11:30 a.m.; 2, 4:45, 7:25 & 9:50 p.m. LIKE THIS ONE!” sponsor. He vows to keep Tokyo Drift (PG-13) Century 12: 11:35 a.m.; 2, 4:35, 7:10 & 9:50 p.m. JIMJIM FERGUSON,FERGUSON, ABC-TVABC-TV (Not Reviewed) winning until he gets enough money to buy the sponsor’s Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties Century 16: 11 a.m.; 12:55, 2:55, 4:55, 7:05 & (PG) (Not Reviewed) 9:05 p.m. company. Starring Ronald ✭ Colman. Fri. at 7:30 p.m.; Sat. The Lake House (PG) Century 16: 11:15 a.m.; 12:15, 1:45, 2:50, 4:25, 5:15, 7:05, 7:55, 9:35 & 10:30 p.m. at 9:20 p.m. Century 12: 12:05, 2:30, 5:05, 7:40 & 10:15 p.m. Mission: Impossible III Century 16: 1:40 & 10 p.m.; Fri.-Mon. also at 4:30 Kiki (silent, 1926) A comic (PG-13) ✭✭✭ & 7:15 p.m. Century 12: 9:10 p.m. farce about a saucy Parisian Nacho Libre (PG) ✭✭1/2 Century 16: 11 a.m.; 12:05, 1:15, 2:15, 3:30, 4:35, gamine who loves a theatrical 5:45, 7, 8, 9:15 & 10:15 p.m. Century 12: Noon, manager and battles for his 2:25, 4:50, 7:25 & 9:55 p.m. affections with the snooty star The Omen (R) ✭✭✭ Century 16: Noon, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40 & 10:05 p.m. of the show. Starring Norma Century 12: 11:45 a.m.; 2:20, 4:55, 7:35 & 10:10 Talmadge and Ronald Col- p.m. man. Sat. at 7:30 p.m.; Sun. Over the Hedge (PG) ✭✭✭1/2 Century 16: 11:10 a.m.; 1:20, 3:25, 5:30, 7:35 & at 2 p.m. 9:45 p.m. Century 12: 12:25, 2:35, 4:45 & 7 p.m. Thank You for Smoking Aquarius: 9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. also at 4:15 p.m. Kismet (1955) An “Arabian (R) ✭✭✭1/2 Nights” story based on the Water (Not Rated) ✭✭✭1/2 Aquarius: 7 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. also at 1:45 p.m. STARTS FRIDAY, JUNE 16 successful Broadway stage Century Theatres CENTURY PARK 12 Century Theatres CENTURY 12 DOWNTOWN Century Theatres CENTURY PLAZA 10 X-Men: The Last Stand Century 16: 12:10, 2:45, 5:05, 7:55 & 10:30 p.m. Redwood City 650/365-9000 San Mateo 650/558-0123 So San Francisco 650/742-9200 musical. Sun.-Tue. at 5:25 & (PG-13) ✭✭1/2 Century 12: 11:40 a.m.; 2:45, 5:10, 7:50 & 10:20 CHECK THEATRE DIRECTORY OR CALL FOR SOUND INFORMATION AND SHOWTIMES SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS NO PASSES OR DISCOUNT COUPONS ACCEPTED 9:50 p.m. p.m. Area Codes: (650) My Life with Caroline ★ Skip it ★★ Some redeeming qualities ★★★ A good bet ★★★★ Outstanding (1941) The neglected wife Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (266-9260) of a busy publisher must be “rescued” by her husband Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View (960-0970) when she (repeatedly) gets Century Park 12: 557 E. Bayshore Blvd., Redwood City (365-9000) engaged to other men. Star- Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266-9260) ring Ronald Colman. Fri. at 5:55 & 9:20 p.m. CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (493-3456) Stanford: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (324-3700) Internet address: For show times, plot synopses, trailers and more information about films playing, go to Palo Alto Online at http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com/ Richard Roeper, strikes a nerve in this searing documen- tary about the frightening state of global warming and Earth’s questionable future. Former Vice President Al Gore didn’t just ON THE WEB: The most up-to-date movie listings at www.PaloAltoOnline.com sit on his thumbs after losing the 2000 presidential election. His controversial Brooke refuse to leave their plush living slow lane. Make no mistake — “Cars” is defeat and a family emergency were the space. Soon both are immaturely trying the best animated film this year. But with wake-up calls Gore needed to pour his to one-up each other through jealousy or Disney/Pixar behind the wheel, the film turbulent emotions into a fiery traveling sheer malice. When Brooke takes over should have cruised to must-see status. roadshow focused on a planetary emer- the bedroom, Gary buys the pool table Instead, it stalls. Rated: G. 1 hour, 56 min- gency. The facts, as presented in the film, he’s always wanted. When Brooke brings utes. — T.H. (Reviewed June 9, 2006) are startling. In less than a decade there a date home, Gary stages a strip-poker will be no more snows of Kilimanjaro to night. The unfortunate thing is that they The Da Vinci Code ✭✭✭ soothe the soul, and our frosty glaciers still genuinely love one another and would will have dwindled to mere puddles. Tor- (Century 16, Century 12) “The Da Vinci welcome the opportunity to work things Code” has already been cracked. Even nadoes and torrential flooding will contin- out — if they could stop acting like 4- ue to peak at a devastating rate — Katrina if you haven’t bought or borrowed one year-olds long enough. This bad “Break- of the 50 million sold copies of Dan was just a warm-up. The truth hurts when Up” is better left for DVD and the hours it comes to global warming, but Gug- Brown’s theological thriller, chances are after a disappointing blind date. Rated: you know all about this controversial take genheim has an equally important and PG-13 for sexual content, some nudity inconvenient truth up his sleeve: Al Gore on the legend of the Holy Grail. The film and language. 1 hour, 46 minutes. — T.H. opens on the run with a Louvre curator has charisma, truckloads of it. Passionate (Reviewed June 2, 2006) and world-weary, Gore works a room with (Jean-Pierre Marielle) gunned down in the multi-media splendor. We missed the boat Grand Gallery by a murderous monk (Paul ✭✭ and neither director nor star is going to let Cars 1/2 Bettany), and the action never stops. A us forget it. Illuminating and distressing, (Century 16, Century 12) The star of this French police captain (Jean Reno) escorts “Truth” is a grave message indeed. Rated: animated road-running adventure is Light- renowned Harvard symbologist Robert PG for mature themes. 1 hour, 40 min- ning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson), a Langdon (Tom Hanks) from his book utes. — J.A. (Reviewed June 2, 2006) sporty red racer whose lifelong ambition signing to the museum crime scene, ask- is to win the coveted Piston Cup. A big ing for help interpreting the dead man’s race-off between Lightning and two tough bloody trail of mysterious symbols and ✭✭ The Break-Up challengers is set to take place in Califor- clues. When police cryptologist Sophie (Century 16, Century 12) Although Vince nia, but a late-night miscue sees Light- Neveu (Audrey Tautou) arrives and se- Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston and the rest of a ning speeding along Route 66, lost and cretly informs Langdon that he is the stellar cast somehow escape unscathed, very frustrated. Salvation arrives in the prime suspect and the deceased was her “The Break-Up” itself falls apart. Gary forgotten little town of Radiator Springs, grandfather, the pair go on the lam. So (Vaughn) and Brooke (Aniston) seem like where Lightning meets a handful of odd- Dan Brown isn’t Umberto Eco, and “The a happy couple. The pair enjoys scintil- ball vehicles who value history and family Da Vinci Code” can’t hold a rosebud to lating chemistry and a plush Chicago over fame and fortune. Doc (Paul New- “Citizen Kane.” Howard still plays by the condo. But that all changes when Gary man) is a gruff old Hudson Hornet, Sally book closely enough to entertain fans brings home three lemons — not the 12 (Bonnie Hunt) is a smooth-talking Porsche and the uninitiated alike. Rated: PG-13 for Brooke needs for a dinner party — and 911, and Mater (voiced perfectly by Larry disturbing images, violence, some nudity, NOW PLAYING AT THESE SELECT THEATRES all heck breaks loose. Brooke emotionally the Cable Guy) is a sincere and goofy tow thematic material, brief drug references CENTURY THEATRES ! CENTURY THEATRES CENTURY THEATRES and prematurely ends the relationship, truck. While the media is in a frenzy about and sexual content. In English and in CENTURY 20 DALY CITY CENTURY MOUNTAIN VIEW 16 CENTURY PARK 12 and what should have been a resolvable Lightning’s disappearance, he finds him- snippets of French, Italian and Latin with argument turns into a downward spiral of CENTURY THEATRES CENTURY THEATRES CHECK DIRECTORY FOR SHOWTIMES self bonding with Sally and Mater — and NO PASSES OR DISCOUNT TICKETS CENTURY PLAZA 10 CENTURY 12 DOWNTOWN SAN MATEO ACCEPTED FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT miscommunication and bickering. A clean finally starting to appreciate life in the (continued on next page) break-up is impossible as both Gary and Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Page 31 Movies

(continued from previous page) returns to form with this pulse-pound- Julia, demanding to know the location of Damien. All is well until the troubled nanny ing to Hollywood, pitching a schmoozy ing actioner — the best of the “Mission: the “rabbit’s foot.” Hunt pleads, threatens of Damien (Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick) showbiz bigwig (Rob Lowe) on a product English subtitles. 2 hours, 33 minutes. Impossible” film franchise. The riveting and despairs while Davian methodically throws herself off a balcony in the name placement blockbuster sure to sway even — S.T. (Reviewed May 19, 2006) intro sees IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Cruise) counts to 10 — 10 seconds before Julia of her tiny charge. Which sets off a chain the most rabid non-smoker. Smoking is bound and bloody while a sadistic crimi- will be killed. Flash back several days. of unsettling events and an impending no laughing matter but Reitman’s screen- Mission: Impossible III ✭✭✭ nal (Philip Seymour Hoffman as Owen Da- Hunt has settled down with Julia (Michelle sense of doom as both Kate and Robert play (based on Christopher Buckley’s (Century 16, Century 12) Tom Cruise vian) points a gun at Hunt’s gagged wife, Monaghan of “North Country”), a beauti- reluctantly acknowledge that their child is acclaimed 1994 novel) spoofs its dubious ful doctor who believes her husband the Antichrist and a stout course of Ritalin subject matter with no guilty conscience works in transportation. But when Hunt isn’t going to help. Director John Moore in sight, relishing the opportunity to mock discovers his protegee (Keri Russell) has has re-fashioned the 1976 horror clas- the absurd with tongue-in-cheek gravity. been captured, he leaps out of retire- sic for a new generation, creating a near Rated: R for language and sexual content. “ ’ ” ment and reunites with Luther Stickell shot-for-shot remake that retains spine- 1 hour, 32 minutes. — J.A. (Reviewed IT S JUST WONDERFUL.A TREASURE. (Ving Rhames) to rescue her. Director J.J. chilling impact while utilizing the benefits March 24, 2006) -A.O. Scott, THE NEW YORK TIMES Abrams (of “Lost” and “Alias” fame) makes of modern technology. Rated: R for ex- his big-screen debut with aplomb, utilizing treme violence and bloodshed. 1 hour, 50 Water ✭✭✭1/2 fantastic sets, capturing tension and pull- minutes. — J.A. (Reviewed June 9, 2006) (Aquarius) “Do you remember getting “ ! ing tremendous performances from his married? Your husband is dead. You’re a ★★★★ ” A-list cast. Rated: PG-13 for intense se- Over the Hedge ✭✭✭1/2 widow now.” Chuyia never understood the quences of frenetic violence and menace, (Century 16, Century 12) Dreamworks “ ! A GREAT-TerryMOVIE! Lawson, concept of marriage. She’s only 8 years ★★★★ PRESS disturbing images and some sensuality. 2 ” DETROIT FREE dips into backyard suburbia for this old. With great sensitivity and lyricism, A LOVELY FILM. hours, 6 minutes. — T.H. (Reviewed May crowd-pleasing picture about family, Canadian writer-director Deepa Mehta -Roger Ebert, “ 5, 2006) CHICAGO SUN-TIMES PURE ” friendship and the ugliness of gluttony. depicts the plight of widows, from the “ ” Conniving raccoon RJ (voice of Bruce young to the elderly, in 1938 India. The A GEM!ers, PLEASURE! -Peter Trav -Moira Macdonald, ✭✭✭ STONE The Omen Willis) bites off more than he can chew final installment of her trilogy (“Fire” and ROLLING SEATTLE TIMES (Century 16, Century 12) Showtime at when he tries to steal a wagon full of food “Earth” were the first two films), “Water” the Vatican: a dour clergyman delivers a from a hibernating bear (Nick Nolte as takes a wide-eyed child’s point of view as doom-and-gloom prediction with a flashy Vincent), but loses the grub instead. And she experiences life condemned to the slideshow of contemporary disasters in- Vincent offers RJ an ominous ultimatum: penniless, ostracized existence of females cluding the falling towers of 9/11 and Hur- Replace the items by week’s end or it’s with dead husbands. Surrender to the ricane Katrina. Satan’s child is on his way, raccoon burgers for breakfast. Segue to slow rhythms (and melodramatic contriv- so everyone duck and cover. Nearby in a woodsy nook where one diverse animal ances) of Mehta’s “Water.” She deals Rome, rising diplomatic star Robert Thorn “family” is waking for spring — only to find directly and lucidly with the oppression SOUNDTRACK FEATURES OVER (Liev Schreiber) suffers the painful news a massive hedge has severed its tranquil ONE HOUR OF PERFORMANCES of women within this particular period of that his son has died in childbirth. Salva- refuge. The crew includes a pragmatic India’s history — the remnants of which NOW PLAYING tion arrives in the form of an obsequi- turtle (Garry Shandling as Verne), a manic provoked protests by Hindu fundamental- Landmark Theatres GUILD Century Theatres CINEARTS @ HYATT Century Theatres CENTURY PARK 12 ous priest who insists that another child squirrel (Steve Carell as Hammy) and ists and forced the filmmaker to finish 949 El Camino Real Hwy 101 Broadway Overpass Redwood City has been born that night and has lost other engaging critters. 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(Century 16, Century 12) Mass mutant Rated: PG for some rude humor and mild war is the crux of the finale in the Marvel- comic action. 1 hour, 27 minutes. — T.H. inspired “X-Men” trilogy. “The Last Stand” (Reviewed May 19, 2006) is about choice, the choice to retain mu- tant individuality or succumb to a “cure” Thank You for Smoking ✭✭✭1/2 that will sap the mutants of their gifts and (Aquarius) Jason Reitman’s wickedly droll allow them to fit in at long last. The sup- and irreverent comedy is a politically in- pressive antibody presents an interesting correct breath of fresh air. Aaron Eckhart conundrum, one with a lasting impact on is protagonist Nick Naylor, the resourceful diversity that speaks to alienation and chief spokesman for the Academy of To- prejudice. Not to mention the perfect bacco Studies who pushes cigarettes to excuse for malicious mutant supremacist AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH(PG)On 2 Screens a puritanically anti-smoking society. Nick Magneto (Ian McKellen), who believes in is the Colonel Sanders of nicotine: a jolly Fri. & Mon. (2-3-4:25-5:25) 7-8-9:35-10:20 survival of the fittest at all costs, to stage soul who defends the rights of tobacco war on those who preach tolerance and Sat. & Sun. (11:40-12:40-2) 3-4:25-5:25-7-8-9:35-10:20 manufacturers and smokers by twisting acceptance. Among those are telekinetic Tue. (2-3-4:25) 7-9:35 logic with assertive glee while cancer-rid- Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) den addicts sue the industry in droves. and Secretary of Mutant Affairs Dr. Henry Undeterred, Nick takes his spin-meister- McCoy, a.k.a. Beast (Kelsey Grammer). Times Valid For Friday, 6/16 thru Tuesday,6/20 Only © 2006 The stage is set for a catastrophic show- down between man and mutant, ripe with atmosphere and pregnant with the ramifications of contemporary bias (think “HILARIOUS, homosexuality, immigration, etc.). Un- fortunately playboy director Brett Ratner THE PERFECT SUMMER MOVIE!” (“Rush Hour,” “Red Dragon”) sacrifices Maria Salas, NBC-TV (Miami) socio-political relevance for pyrotechnics “WILDLY FUNNY! “★★★★ and visceral pleasures galore. Rated: PG-13 for language and intense action AN INSTANT YOU WON’T SEE violence. 1 hour, 44 minutes. — J.A. (Re- COMEDY CLASSIC.” A FUNNIER MOVIE viewed May 26, 2006) IN TOUCH MAGAZINE ALL YEAR!” Shawn Edwards, FOX-TV (Kansas City)

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that was loaded with fresh vege- residual sauce. Alas, there was tables. The deep mini tureen was none. topped with a squiggle of pesto The desserts are made in-house and came with a thick slice of fo- and include gelatos and sorbets. caccia. The baked lemon tart ($4.95) was Smoked salmon ($12.95) tasty and not overly filling. Pear- proved nothing special although almond tart ($5.95) had almond the fish was smoked by a small cream baked with fresh poached vendor in Emeryville. The crème pear and was topped with a dol- fraiche that accompanied was lop of whipped cream. It was light tangy. The satisfying prawns bro- enough not to slow down your af- chette ($11.95) were skewered ternoon. and served atop fresh greens with The tiramisu ($6.50) was dif- a hunk of toast smeared with tap- ferent than I expected. It was not enade (olive paste). made with ladyfingers, but with Pizza Positano ($15.95) was a more traditional cake soaked in laden with fresh imported moz- espresso and layered with mas- zarella slices, roasted eggplant, carpone cheese with splashes of tomato and black olives. The crust Kahlua and Marsala wine. Instead was thin and crisp and the balance of whipped cream, it was topped of ingredients to crust was well with cocoa powder. It was okay proportioned. It was an enticing but it lacked the creaminess I had

Adam Heyman pizza. Babbo’s offers more than hoped for. a dozen versions of pizza, all pre- Bread pudding ($6.50) was the pared in the wood-burning oven. best of the desserts. It was made I loved the Moroccan lamb from brioche and baked with rai- tagine ($17.95). Tagine is both sins and orange rind. The thick va- Babbo’s provides a subdued hideaway in the midst of the mall; there are also umbrella-covered tables outside. the name of the cooking vessel nilla sauce that coated the pudding and of the recipes themselves. A was so luscious I nearly licked the conical lid provides the enclosure dish to get every drop. and outside. Umbrella-covered ta- that makes vessel act like an oven. The wine list is adequate with Shoppers’ sanctuary bles out front soften sun-drenched Traditionally, tagines are used by more than 50 selections, primarily days and allow for maximum peo- nomads as portable ovens heated from California and Italy. Prices Babbo’s at Stanford Shopping Center dishes up ple watching. over charcoal braziers. The low, are reasonable but, surprisingly, good food and peaceful ambiance Inside, the mood is subdued indirect heat produces a rich, fra- there are only eight wines avail- with contemporary lighting, bare grant flavor as food slowly cooks. able by the glass, although a dozen by Dale F. Bentson wood tables, rattan bistro chairs At Babbo’s, the tagine was rich are offered in half bottles. There and a rose/green upholstered ban- with lamb cubes that had been are aperitifs, Champagnes and aulette and Laszlo Fono got next to Oakville Grocery. Starting quette that runs along one side and braised and simmered with cumin, beers to choose from in addition into the restaurant business as a pizzeria, the venture segued the back wall. Mirrors and prints paprika, honey, olives and prunes. to the tart fresh lemonade. P by chance. Fleeing their na- into broader Mediterranean fare abound that reminded me of Joan Served with couscous, the stew Babbo’s has all the ingredients tive Hungary during the ill-fated over time. Miró, the Spanish surrealist paint- was scented, opulent and satisfy- for a fine dining experience. The 1956 political revolution, the cou- Between Babbo’s and Bravo er and sculptor. ing. food is very good, the ambiance ple hopscotched across the globe, Fono, almost everything is made On one occasion, I was served Also enjoyable was the lamb is inviting and the prices and por- eventually landing in Vail, Colo- in-house and shuttled between the delicious fresh focaccia while ragout pasta ($17.95). Here, the tions are reasonable. The pacing of rado, teaching skiing and cooking. two eateries. scanning the menu. On two other cubes of lamb were braised with meals and a more exacting eye to “Nobody knew how to cook back The Fonos maintain a large occasions, I was served nothing, garlic, rosemary and thyme and service details would greatly en- then,” said Paulette. garden on their one-acre property not even a glass of water, until af- served atop broad pappardelle hance the experience. ■ A few years later they settled nearby and grow all of the herbs, ter I had ordered. noodles. in San Francisco and opened the many of the vegetables and some Overall, service was generally The house-made spinach tor- To share your opinions of this res- Magic Pan, a restaurant special- of the fruit used in their restau- prompt although I had lengthy tellini verdi ($15.50) was stuffed taurant, or others, go to TownSquare izing in crepes. Paulette authored rants. waits for desserts to arrive. On with minced veal and chicken and at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. the “Crepe Cookbook” in 1969; “We use Hungarian seeds for one visit, when the restaurant was dressed in a light cream sauce. The it’s now out of print. After selling our onions, tomatoes, peppers, nearly empty, the main course ar- plump filled pasta were just chewy the Magic Pan to Quaker Oats a arugula and herbs. And we have rived when I was scarcely half- enough without being tough. Babbo’s 717 Stanford Shop- few years later, the couple opened the most wonderful lemon trees way through my first course. The Chicken al limon ($17.95) were ping Center, Palo Alto the highly regarded Paprikas Fono that we make fresh lemonade with. waiter, instead of taking it back to flattened breasts of chicken sau- 650-321-1488 at Ghirardelli Square. (It has since It’s very tart and everyone loves the kitchen, wedged another large teed with lemon, white wine, Daily hours: Mon.-Sat. 11 closed.) it,” Paulette crooned. dish onto my small table and left. herbs, black olives and capers. a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m.- Still well-known in the industry, Laszlo stockpiles almond wood It was a feat that I didn’t acciden- The generous portion was served 9 p.m. Paulette was quoted last week in and twice weekly transports large tally knock half the dishes to the with a broiled tomato and zucchini the New York Times’ Fitness and bundles to Babbo’s for use in the floor. skewer and potatoes lyonnaise. ✔ Reservations Banquet Nutritional Health section in an wood-burning oven that was built For starters, the mussels ($9.95) Grilled tuna nicoise ($18.95) ✔ Credit cards Catering article about chicken soups around in Italy. had been roasted in the wood-fired featured ahi tuna blanketed in a ✔ Mall Parking ✔ Outdoor the world. On my recent visits, the food oven and were plump and deli- luscious beurre blanc and black seating In 1982, the Fonos turned their was uniformly good with ample cious. The fresh herbs, chopped olive tapenade sauce. The pun- ✔ Beer & Wine attention to Palo Alto and opened portions. The service alternated tomato, garlic and white wine gent sauce worked nicely with the Noise level: Takeout the still-operating Bravo Fono in between adequate and so-so and added zest to the tasty bivalves. meaty rich tuna. I hankered for a Moderate the Stanford Shopping Center. In the prices, while not overly high, I liked the Tuscan soup ($7.25) hunk of baguette to scoop up the ✔ Highchairs Bathroom 1989 they opened Babbo’s (Italian did reflect the high cost of rent in ✔ Cleanliness: Wheelchair Fair for daddy or father) nearby in the a major shopping center. ON THE WEB: Hundreds of restaurant reviews at www.PaloAltoOnline.com access center, in the street market area There is seating both indoors

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Fuki Sushi 494-9383 4119 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Open 7 days a Week Restaurant MEXICAN of the week

Fiesta Del Mar 965-9354 casa isabel 1006 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View Mexican Cuisine & Cantina

Fiesta Del Mar Too 967-3525 735 Villa Street, Mountain View Open Weeknites to 11pm, Weekends to 12pm AMERICAN CHINESE (continued) Palo Alto Sol 328-8840 408 California Ave, Palo Alto Armadillo Willy’s 941-2922 Su Hong—Menlo Park Huge menu • Homestyle Recipes 1031 N. San Antonio Rd., Los Altos Fine Mexican Cuisine Dining Phone: 323–6852 serving many Range: $5.00-13.00 PIZZA To Go: 322–4631 authentic dishes. Henry’s Prime Steakhouse 323-7600 Winner, Palo Alto Weekly “Best Of” Fandango Pizza 494-2928 Among many dishes 888 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 8 years in a row! 3163 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto served at Casa Isabel, Great Steaks New Menu Windy’s (Chinese) 325-3188 Live Bluegrass Music Enchiladas Poblanas Prime and Niman Ranch Steaks www.fandangopizza.com 168 University Ave., Palo Alto and Enchiladas Suizas Hobee’s 856-6124 Award-winning food. Catering/To Go Pizza My Heart 327-9400 are very popular. 4224 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 220 University Ave., Palo Alto We also have Also at Town & Country Village, FRENCH Range: $1.50-16.50 Margaritas, Sangria and Palo Alto 327-4111 Pizza Chicago 424-9400 homemade lemonade. Chez TJ 964-7466 CAFES 4115 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 938 Villa St., Mountain View This IS the best pizza in town Lunch Tues-Sat Dinners only 5:30-9:00pm Crepes Cafe 473-0506 Ramona’s Pizza 322-2181 Tuesday-Friday “Outrageously good” New French-American fare 1195 Merril St., Menlo Park 2313 Birch St., Palo Alto 11:30am-2pm Corner Oak Grove Ave. —Zagat 2003 Free Delivery • N.Y. Hand-Spun Pizza Mon-Sat 8am-9pm Dinner Sunday 8am-4pm INDIAN POLYNESIAN Tuesday-Saturday www.crepescafe.com 5:30pm-9pm Cafe Bombay 948-9463 Trader Vic's 849-9800 4269 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (Closed Sun. & Mon.) CHINESE 4546 El Camino, Los Altos Try our Sunday á la Carte Brunch! at San Antonio Lunch Tue-Fri 11:30am - 2pm Chef Chu’s (650) 948-2696 2434 Park Blvd. Lunch, Dinner, Buffets every day Brunch Sun 10:30am - 2pm 1067 N. San Antonio Road Dinner Mon-Thurs 5-10pm; Fri-Sat 5-11pm; (at California Ave.) on the corner of El Camino, Los Altos Darbar Indian Cuisine 321-6688 Sun 4:30 - 9:30pm Palo Alto 2002 Zagat: “Gold Standard in 129 Lytton, Downtown Palo Alto Lounge open nightly Fresh Chinese Cuisine.” (650) 328-3102 Lunch Buffet M-F; Open 7 days SEAFOOD Jing Jing 328-6885 Janta Indian Restaurant 462-5903 443 Emerson St., Palo Alto 369 Lytton Ave., Downtown Palo Alto Cook’s Seafood 325-0604 Authentic Szechwan, Hunan 751 El Camino Real, Menlo Park Lunch Buffet M-F; Organic Veggies Food To Go, Delivery Seafood Dinners from www.jingjinggourmet.com $5.95 to $9.95 ITALIAN Ming’s 856-7700 VEGETARIAN 1700 Embarcadero East, Palo Alto Oregano’s 941-3600 www.mings.com 4546 El Camino, Los Altos Joy Meadow 780-9978 Search a complete 701 El Camino, Redwood City Gourmet Pasta, Pizza. Banquet Rooms listing of local New Tung Kee Noodle House Enjoy our relaxing garden setting 520 Showers Dr., MV in San Antonio Ctr. restaurant Spalti Ristorante 327-9390 www.joymeadow.com Voted MV Voice Best ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 & ‘04 reviews by location 417 California Ave, Palo Alto or type of food on Prices start at $3.75 See Coupon THAI 947-8888 Exquisite Food • Outdoor Dining PaloAltoOnline.com Krung Siam 322-5900 Trattoria Buon Gusto 328-2778 Peking Duck 856-3338 423 University Ave., Palo Alto 2310 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 651 Maloney Lane, Menlo Park King of Krung Siam 960-7077 We also deliver. Sicilian Menu • Family owned 194 Castro St., Mtn. View

Page 34 • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly Eating Out COME & DISCOVER Your Passport to Italy THE NOW SERVING Following are condensed versions, in alpha- WORLD OF TEA betical order, of longer restaurant reviews Without the Price published in the Weekly over the past several years. This week’s reviews begin where the Voted most excellent Italian Restaurant in Silicon Valley. list ended one week ago. – Silicon Valley Concierge Association Old Pro Sports Grill, 2865 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (650) 325-2070 Palo Alto’s oldest bar-restaurant combi- nation, the Old Pro offers 20 television sets that broadcast every sporting event you can imagine. Add to that suds, grub, and jillions of sports memorabilia items and what you have is a local landmark. • Relaxing ambiance that delights the senses A second location is at 541 Ramona St. in downtown Palo Alto. Daily 11:30 a.m.- • Perfect setting to sit back and enjoy a cup of tea 10:30 p.m. (Opens early for games during football season.) (Reviewed October 4, Serving Lunch & Dinner So take a moment with your friends and family to enjoy: 2002) Happy Hour 4-7pm Old Pro Sports Grill, 541 Ramona St., Tea sandwiches and great desserts Palo Alto (650) 326-1446 ROMANTIC CANDLELIGHT DINING Salads and soups The painted motto on the window proudly • Unique Flambé entreés reads, “House of Protein” and it is not Mon Crumpets and scones false advertising. Don’t come here on a - Fri • Spinach Caesar Salad diet unless it’s Atkins. Great ribs and beef • Cherries Jubilee More than 100 varieties of tea brisket are smoked on the premises, and ALL PREPARED TABLE SIDE steak bites and burgers are the main at- LUNCH • TEA SERVICE • TEA PARTY • CATERING traction. Gilroy garlic fries were, however, in need of more garlic. There’s not a bad Live Entertainment seat in the house, as some 30 television sets make sure you don’t miss a play Fri • Gypsy Violin with Tibor & Yelena while you eat. If the game goes into over- • Enjoy Dancing to love songs & ballads – vocalist Kaye DeVries time, be sure to order s’mores to share. Sat Daily 11:30 a.m.-1:30 a.m. (Reviewed with Richard Geib on piano February 4, 2005) Olives Cafe, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford TEL: 408.734.5323 • 1228 Reamwood Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 542 Ramona Street, Palo Alto | 328-2877 | www.tea-time.com (650) 724-3160 Off Tasman between Lawrence Expwy & Great America Pkwy Mon-Fri 10:30am-7pm • Sat 11am-7pm • Sun 12pm-5pm This Mediterranean eatery on Stanford University’s campus serves grab-’n-go salads, gourmet sandwiches, snacks and desserts; along with a Cafeteria-style “hot” line offering pizzettas, soups, and grilled combo plates. Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Closed during the summer. (Re- viewed November 8, 2002) Oregano’s Wood-Fired Pizza, 4546 El Camino Real, Los Altos (650) 941-3600 Sure, the pizzas are abundant, but don’t let a full menu page of them distract you. You will also find some gems of pasta dishes and at least a couple of mouth-wa- tering salads. Pleasant decor, friendly and consistent service. Mini personal pizzas only. Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sun. 4- 9:30 p.m. (Reviewed September 5, 1997) Original Pancake House, 420 South San Antonio Road, Los Altos (650) 559- 9197 Get breakfast all day — at least until mid-afternoon. Pancakes and omelettes are the highlights here; fresh fruit waffles excel too. Family-friendly and crowded on weekend mornings. Mon.-Fri. 6:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 7 a.m.-3 p.m. (Reviewed January 5, 2000) Osteria, 247 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto (650) 328-5700 Osteria’s reputation was built on house- made pasta, but the restaurant offers well-prepared chicken, veal and fish, as well as daily specials. The pappardelle Osteria, spinach raviolini and gnocchi are noteworthy. Desserts are delicious. Decor is simple, service is efficient and prices are fair. Reservations are a must. Lunch Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Dinner Mon.- Sat. 5-10 p.m. (Reviewed April 23, 2004) 1100 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View Tel: 650.964.5532 • Fax: 650.964.1456 Palermo, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (650) 322-2157 (Between Castro & Shoreline) Open Tues–Sun 11-9PM Palermo Menlo Park excels in contem- porary Italian fare in a fashionable atmo- – ALL VEGETARIAN – sphere. Particularly good are the spiedino alla Romana, fried peppers and calamari, house-made stuffed pastas, veal dishes and fish. Desserts are stellar. Lengthy %.$3*5.% antipasti menu. Patio, full bar, solid wine FRI 11:30AM~2:30PM FRI, SAT, & SUN list. Daily from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. The SAT & SUN 12NOON~3PM 6:00PM~9:00PM dinner menu starts at 4 p.m. (Reviewed %XCLUDES3TRAWBERRY0IE January 27, 2006) Banquet Wedding & Birthday Cakes Palo Alto Cafe, 2675 Middlefield Road, 3TRAWBERRY0IE Palo Alto (650) 322-8644 Facilities Eggless & Sugar-Free Cakes & Pastries f ™™Ê PLUSTIN TH This coffee house offers your basic coffee, Available up to 80 persons. Mithai, Cookies, Burgars, Pizza, Cutlets, 3ALE%NDS*UNE pastries, sandwiches and smoothies, as Contact Sushma at Ç Ê well as free wireless internet. No credit (650) 793-0793 Samosa, Kachories, Sandwiches & Chat Items cards. Mon.-Sat. 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun. 7 #ERTIFIED!NGUS"EEF a.m.-8 p.m. Palo Alto Creamery, #2A, Stanford Shop- Now Serving s&ILET-IGNON s4OP3IRLOIN ping Center, 180 El Camino Real, Palo At Special Introductory Prices  Alto (650) 327-3141 s2IB%YE3TEAK 3TARTINGAT Omelets, pancakes, sandwiches, burg- BIRYANIES • KABABS • CURRIES ers, meatloaf, chicken pot pie, famous milkshakes, beer and wine. “Happy Days” we use HALAL MEAT atmosphere with roomy booths. Mon.-Sat. 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sun. 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Reservations Welcome • Take out Available Palo Alto Creamery Downtown, 566 Em- %L#AMINO2EAL erson St., Palo Alto (650) 323-3131 Tuesday Thru Sunday 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM Omelets, pancakes, sandwiches, burg- JUSTSOUTHOF3AN!NTONIO ers, meatloaf, chicken pot pie, famous We specialize in Catering & Private Parties    (continued on next page) Contact Sushma at (650) 793-0793 www.PassagetoIndia.net

Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Page 35 Eating Out MANDARIN GOURMET (continued from previous page) Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; Dinner Mon.- September 27, 2001) RESTAURANT Fri. 5:30 p.m.-10 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 5 p.m.-10 Pasta?, 326 University Ave., Palo Alto milkshakes, beer and wine. “Happy Days” p.m. (Reviewed July 11, 2003) (650) 328-4585 Classy Dining Experience & Fine Healthy Food atmosphere with roomy booths. Mon.-Fri. O Parkside Grille, 884 Portola Road, Por- This no-frills Italian trattoria is packed and T 8 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sun. 8 a.m.-10 p.m. (Re- E tola Valley (650) 529-9007 inexpensive. Food and service can be K viewed October 12, 2001) L This cafe in the redwoods is a great place inconsistent, but the pasta is consistently L

A Y Palo Alto Sol, 408 California Ave., Palo to go when you’re in the mood for some- fresh and the gnocchi, ravioli and fettuc- Winner of Best Chinese Food P Alto (650) 328-8840 thing simple, elegant and without the cine are house-made. A colorful restaurant specializing in the fuss. The menu defies easy classification, 11 a.m. to midnight Fri. and Sat., 11:30 2 0 0 5 authentic flavors of Puebla. Though you but includes fresh seasonal produce and a.m. to 11 p.m. Thurs., 11:30 a.m. to 10 Curbside pick-up • Valet parking can order familiar food, such as burritos, exceptional seafood. Tue.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.- p.m. Sun.-Wed. (Reviewed September it’s more fun to venture further into the 2:30 p.m.; Sun.-Thu. 5:30-9 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 2, 2005) 420 Ramona, Palo Alto heart of Mexico with Palo Alto Sol’s exotic 5:30-10 p.m. (Reviewed August 2, 1996) Pasta Market, 863 El Camino Real, dishes. Be sure to order the mole sauce, Passage to India, 1991 W. El Camino Menlo Park (650) 324-9394 (between University & Lytton) which originated in Publa. Mon.-Fri. 11 Real, Mountain View (650) 969-9990 Formerly Florentine Pasta Market. The a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sun.-Thurs. 5-9 p.m.; Fri.- While the original southern Indian menu is name has changed, but the menu, full of 650-328-8898 Sat. 5-9:30 p.m. (Reviewed May 27, 2005) in full force, you’ll also find some northern good Italian food, made from the Pasta Paradise, 1350 Grant Road #15B, specialties as well as desi Chinese, an Market’s own homemade noodles, is still www.MandarinGourmet-PaloAlto.com Mountain View (650) 968-5949 Indian twist on Chinese cuisine. New the same. Lots of options for take-out. A dark, no-frills storefront, Paradise is fes- low-fat vegetarian lunch and dinner buffet. Buy your fresh, homemade pastas here: tooned with Persian carpets and outfitted Huge portions, good service. Sun-Thu 11 cappellini, linguine, etc. Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.- Delivery Available with crisp white linens. The menu offers a a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-10 p.m. Fri-Sat 11 9 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 5-9 p.m. good introduction to Afghan food. Lunch a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-10 p.m. (Reviewed Japanese Food to Go. Delivery • Lunch Obento &6.25 • Dinner Obento $9.25 Beef Teriyaki Tempura • Vegetable Sushi Salmon Teriyaki • Combo Sushi WORLD PREMIERE Rice & Salad • Sushi 650-323-9449 MIYAKE We accept Visa & Mastercard www.miyake-usa.com Min. Order $20 140 University Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 VanitiesA New Musical A musical scrapbook of an era that had to be lived to be believed.

Chronicling the comic journey of three vivacious Texas teens, from cheerleaders to sorority sisters to housewives, liberated women and beyond, this bittersweet tale of coming-of-age in the ’60s and ’70s stars Megan Hilty from Broadway’s Wicked, Leslie Kritzer from Broadway’s Hairspray, and Sarah Stiles from Broadway’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Specialize in hot and spicy dishes (mild also available) Banquet and catering are available June 21–July 16, 2006 Call for special banquet and catering menu Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts Book your tickets today! 650.903.6000 theatreworks.org TRELLIS e invite you to celebrate FATHER’S DAY on our terrace patio. “Personal touches make W delicious fare all the With the truly unique upstairs patio Trellis more memorable.” offers, “al fresco dining” along with its ((( 6 many other charms. The new low carb – Sheila Himmel seasonal menu, the vibrant specials and San Jose Mercury News the daily homemade soups and desserts are tantalizing. A warm, comfortable dining room and banquet-catering facilities with VANITIES, A New Musical “The Best of 2 full bars, insure that Trellis is the Menlo Park” Book by Jack Heifner choice for any occasion. Music & Lyrics by David Kirshenbaum Banquet facilities are available for groups Based on the original play Vanities from 10 to 120 guests and the Chef will by Jack Heifner Now Accepting Reservations gladly consult on any special banquet for Graduation & Father's Day Directed by Gordon Greenberg catering needs. Choreographed by Dan Knechtges “If it’s polenta you crave, you only need to remember NIGHTLY FREE PARKING one word, Trellis. 650-326-9028 Trellis is Italian for 1077 EL CAMINO REAL, MENLO PARK “unforgettable polenta.” LUNCH MON.-FRI. 11-2:30 – Christine Waters DINNER NIGHTLY 5-10 Metro www.TRELLISRESTAURANT.com

Page 36 • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly Sports HIGH SCHOOLS Shorts That was CAMPS AND CLINICS . . . The the year Palo Alto Knights’ Pop Warner Football program will hold its first summer passing league, begin- ning June 25 at the new turf field that was at the corner of Page Mill and El Camino. The league consists of Two state hoop six games on Sunday, from 6-8 p.m. There will be two divisions: titles highlighted Lancer (ages 7-10) and Armour 2005-06 school year (ages 11-15). Games are six on six. Registration forms can be by Keith Peters obtained at www.paknights.com. he pinnacle of every sports Deadline to register is June 16 . season is reaching the state . . Gunn varsity basketball coach T championships. There is noth- Chris Redfield will be running the ing higher, nothing more grand and Titan Basketball Camp at Gunn certainly nothing more exciting. High the weeks of June 19-22 Whether getting there with team- and June 26-29. Morning and mates or alone, being in a state final afternoon sessions are available is something to be proud of. It’s an for boys and girls entering grades achievement few ever attain. It’s re- 4-8. Call 917-8754 or email cred- served only for the very best. [email protected] for more info . . . The Palo Alto boys’ and Pine- Palo Alto High swim coach Danny wood girls’ basketball teams were Dye will be running the Excel among the very best during the Swim School this summer at 2005-06 season, which has closed Palo Alto High from June 19-July yet another chapter in the novel that 28. The school is for boys and is high school sports. girls ages 4 and older. For more The Paly boys put their name in information, go to www.excels- the record book with an amazing wimschool.com or contact Dye at season that ended in the CIF Divi- [email protected] or sion II championship game with a 861-1093. shocking 51-47 victory over heav- ily favored Mater Dei of Santa Ana SOCCER NEWS . . . The Palo in Sacramento’s ARCO Arena in Alto 95B Blue Boys Under-11 March. team and Alpine Menlo Cheetahs The Vikings finished 32-1, setting Under-9 squad both won District a school record for most victories in 2 Spring League titles in their a season while earning the school’s respective divisions recently. The first state basketball title (and sec- league is comprised of CYSA ond overall) since the 1993 team teams from San Francisco to went 31-0. Paly won 24 straight Santa Cruz. The 95B Blue won its games to conclude a season that was final games, 2-0 over the Santa improbable as it was remarkable. Cruz Breakers and 1-0 over the This was a team that was under- North Valley Sharks, to claim the sized, with no one standing taller title. The winners finished with than 6-foot-6. It was a team that a 7-1-1 record, scoring 17 goals relied on seven players and often and allowing four. Team mem- played with fewer when it came bers included: Alex Perez, Drew to crunch time. It was a team that Lundgren, Dylan Arsac-Ellison, played with desire and determina- Fede Clerici-Hermandinger, Gill tion, one that refused to lose.

Simonetti, Grant Shorin, James von der GroebenNorbert Coaches talk about team chemis- Foug, Jamie Hayward, Jimmy try and this one had it. There was no Smale, Kevin Dukovic, Kirby single star. There was no one headed Gee, Kyle Stewart, Lucas Cham- for a big-time Division I school on penois, Matthew Ersted, Nikolai a full scholarship. Everyone worked Solgaard and Sam Ebstein. The together to produce arguably one of Menlo Park Cheetahs went 8-1 the finest high school seasons ever. in their division, which included The senior-dominated team fea- teams from Belmont to San tured Jeremy Lin, Steven Brown, Jose. The roster included: Rylan Palo Alto High senior guard Jeremy Lin left no doubt to which Division II team was the best in the state this Pade, Keaton Shiveley, Michael season by leading the Vikings to a CIF state championship and a 32-1 record in 2005-06. (continued on page 38) Thaure, Matt McGarry, Jared Lu- cian, Charlie Andre, Kyle Calado, Tennis standout Alice Barnes is Stanford’s top athlete Milo Simpson-Bint, Gunther Matta, Angelo Athens and So- She heads back to England for pre-med studies after helping continue women’s tennis legacy with a third straight NCAA title hail Notaney. by Rick Eymer take an 86-match winning streak calming effect that will serve her Stanford’s highest award and Barnes COACHING CORNER . . . Menlo- tanford senior Alice Barnes into next season, along with three well in the medical profession. is a worthy choice. Atherton is looking for coaches in might not be seen in these consecutive NCAA team titles. The women’s tennis team seemed She joins a distinguished list of the following sports: girls’ varsity S parts very often over the next If women’s tennis needed a voice, to follow Barnes’ lead. The squad Stanford alumni which includes volleyball, girls’ tennis, boys’ var- few years. She may be a bit distract- Barnes would be the perfect choice. was full of energizing personalities Super Bowl champions, Heisman sity soccer, boys’ frosh-soph soc- ed with her post graduate work over Articulate and poised beyond her and characters and Barnes — an Trophy winners, Cy Young Award cer, girls’ frosh-soph basketball, in England. years, Barnes spoke gracefully and art major — stood tallest among winners, Olympic gold medalists boys’ varsity baseball, varsity soft- For the time being, Barnes has set thoughtfully about her sport and the them. and, well, some of the most success- ball, swimming and cheerleading. aside her tennis racket to begin work people who made it special for her. At the annual Stanford Athletic ful athletes on the planet. Those interested should contact on a pre-med year before applying There’s every reason to believe Board Awards Luncheon on Thurs- In addition to playing for three na- Athletic Director Pam Wimberly at to medical school. Barnes’ soothing style and easy-go- day in Burnham Pavilion, Barnes tional championship teams, Barnes [email protected] Barnes leaves Stanford as one of ing manner will allow her to become was honored for her contribution to owns an NCAA doubles champi- the most respected women’s tennis a successful doctor. The warmth Stanford. She was presented the Al onship (2005) and was part of two SPORTS ONLINE players ever. Not only was she a she projects when she’s engaged in Masters Award as the Stanford ath- ITA National Doubles Team of the For expanded daily coverage of college fierce competitor on the court, she speaking passionately on a subject lete to attain the highest standards Year. She’s a four-time All-Ameri- and prep sports, please see our online was a team leader off the court and lends itself to a personality full of of athletic performance, leadership can, a three-time Most Outstanding edition at www.PaloAltoOnline.com a major reason why the Cardinal charm and elegance, and she has a and academic achievement. It’s (continued on page 40) Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Page 37 Sports Ke i th Peters

Sacred Heart Prep junior Sam Rosekrans won the CCS individual singles title this past season. Prep wrapup (continued from page 37)

Brad Lehman, Kheaton Scott, Cooper Miller and Kevin Trimble. Head coach Peter Diepenbrock and th Peters veteran assistant Bob Roehl did a i masterful job of preparing the Vi- Ke kings for every game, especially the Menlo School girls’ water polo coach Kyle Utsumi (white hat) enjoyed a dunking with his team after guiding state finale against Mater Dei in ad- the Knights to their second straight CCS championship in the fall. dition to the Central Coast Section and NorCal title game victories over Mitty. “We’ve been talking about this since our freshman year,” Lehman said after the victory over Mater Dei. “We had big hopes . . . and we made them come true.” Palo Alto didn’t corner the marker on realizing dreams this past sea- son. The Pinewood girls won their second straight CIF Division V state basketball title with a 58-52 win over Pacific Hills of West Hol- lywood, the morning following Palo Alto’s triumph. The Panthers (24-9) became the first team since the CIF established Division V in 1988 to beat the same team twice in as many years in the state finale. It was perhaps a fitting finish for a team that struggled throughout the season and lost more games than it usually does over a two-year peri- od. Grit and determination marked Ke i this Pinewood team, which brought th Peters home the third state title in school history. Seniors Liz Altmaier and Han- nah Lippe took a pair of state titles Castilleja’s Ashley Schoettle de- with them upon graduation, leaving fended her CCS cross-county title. teammates like floor leader Sami Field-Polisso with the possibility of new pool facility, which hosted the th Peters th Peters winning a third crown next season SCVAL De Anza Division swim i i Ke Ke for coach Doc Scheppler. finals in addition to the inaugural Menlo’s Matt Hudnall (left) and Travis Read showed Castilleja volleyball coach Tracie Hubbard proudly The two state basketball teams NCS-CCS Challenge that proved off their CCS championship trophy. displayed her team’s first NorCal trophy. were the highlights of this past to be a huge hit. Gunn raised funds school year, which zoomed by like to light its football field, with a Menlo-Atherton, which paved the meanwhile, continued the school’s nals for the first time ever under the a sprinter in full stride. Those 9 groundbreaking ceremony set for way for Menlo with a shocking up- dominant fall season by capturing leadership of coach Tracie Hubbard 1/2 months were done in a blink, it Monday. Menlo-Atherton finished set of heavily favored Sacred Heart the CCS championship with a sur- and seniors Ariel Baxterback and seemed, from football to basketball its on-campus baseball facility and Prep, which finished with a 30-2 prising 4-3 win over two-time de- Alissa Flesher, to name a few. The to swimming and track. Castilleja began tearing down its record but no CCS title. fending champion Monta Vista. The Gators finished their dream-come- This year’s seniors are now grad- gym for a new facility that will be The Menlo boys, meanwhile, win marked the end of Menlo’s two- true season with a 36-7 record, tying uates, headed off to college. Some ready in 2007. capped a stellar 32-3 season with a year CCS title drought while giving the school record for most victories will continue their athletic careers The athletic department revolv- 6-4 triumph over Sacred Heart Prep coach Bill Shine a seventh section in a season. while others have seen their careers ing door continued with a handful in the CCS Division II champion- title that may have been the most Castilleja also qualified its cross end. Those juniors, sophomores and of veteran coaches saying goodbye, ship game. It was the Knights’ third surprising of them all. country team to the state meet with freshmen are now ready to move up including Menlo-Atherton’s Rick section crown in six years under Sacred Heart Prep’s Sam senior Ashley Schoettle defend- and take their place in roles vacated Longyear, Joe Fontana and Debbie head coach Jack Bowen. Rosekrans topped the CCS indi- ing her individual CCS Division V by the graduates. Pope, plus Gunn’s David Burgee; The Menlo titles marked the first vidual tournament by winning the title. Every sports season is special Sacred Heart Prep’s Ed Samuels and time in CCS history that the same singles title and stamping herself The Palo Alto girls also qualified and this past one was no excep- Juan Camahort plus Menlo School’s school captured both crowns. as one of the top young players in for the state meet by finishing third tion. Championships were won on Kyle Utsumi. Postseason honors went to Men- Northern California. at the CCS cross-country finals be- the State, NorCal, CCS and league Speaking of Utsumi, he called it a lo-Atherton senior Kelly Eaton and Castilleja also had a very success- hind big finishes by juniors Renata levels. Individual accomplishments career with his girls’ water polo team Menlo junior Ben Hohl, both named ful fall season as the Gators won Cummins and Alicia Ivanhoe. were achieved. Barriers were bro- after guiding the youthful Knights as the outstanding players in the their first-ever CCS (Division V) In football, Palo Alto lost start- ken and records were set. (28-4) to their second straight CCS CCS for 2005. and NorCal volleyball champion- ing quarterback Nick Goodspeed to Palo Alto unveiled its sparking title following a 6-4 victory over The Menlo girls’ tennis team, ships while advancing to the state fi- (continued on page 39) Page 38 • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly Sports Norbert von der Groeben Kyle Terada

Pinewood’s Sam Field-Polisso (left) and Hannah Lippe showed off their state championship trophy after winning the Division V title.

Prep wrapup The Palo Alto boys celebrated after their CIF Division II state basketball championship victory over heavily (continued from page 38) favored Mater Dei in March. The Vikings finished their remarkable season with a 32-1 record. injury for the final month of the sea- son but still reached the CCS finals for the second time in three years but fell to favored Los Gatos, 27-6. The Vikings finished the year 10-3 and set their sights on returning to, and winning, a CCS title in 2006. In boys’ Division III fall soccer, Sacred Heart Prep saw its one-year title reign end in a shocking 1-0 loss to Latino Prep in the section finals. Winter brought us the state cham- pionship storylines in basketball, plus interesting seasons in soccer and wrestling. The Gunn and Paly boys staged their usual showdowns in soccer Margaret Gallagher with the Titans finally grabbing the upper hand and advancing into the CCS playoffs before falling to Watsonville in the Division I semi- finals. The Paly boys and girls both Castilleja’s Tori Anthony was the reached the postseason before first- state pole vault champ. round losses ended their respective seasons, while the Woodside Priory Mid-Peninsula. The Dragons proved girls reached the CCS playoffs for that win was no fluke by beating the first time ever and then lost in Eastside Prep in their rematch. the opening round. A busy spring was interrupted In wrestling, juniors Edwin Pech by awful, rainy weather that played of Menlo-Atherton, John Hall of havoc with schedules and caused Palo Alto and Kiyoshi Kawano of more cancellations than in recent th Peters th Peters i i

Gunn all qualified for their first ap- years. Some teams crammed match- Ke Ke pearances in the CIF State Meet. es and games into the final week of Paly’s (L-R) Becky Wenzlau, Phoebe Champion and The Sacred Heart Prep boys finished third in the Kawano and Hall both finished the season while others simply can- Tanya Wilcox celebrated their CCS runnerup finish. CCS swim finals and set numerous school marks. second at the CCS finals while celled them. Pech took fourth. Kawano saw his The Sacred Heart Prep boys’ ten- way through up and down seasons. two winning relays while figuring in cleared 13-3 to win the gold in the perfect season end in the section nis team was one that tried to play Despite having mediocre records, four school records. Menlo-Atherton girls’ pole vault; Paly sophomore tournament title match and took a every match scheduled, at one point Gunn, Palo Alto and Menlo all also had a standout in senior Heidi Mia Lattanzi settled for silver in 29-1 record to the state competition. playing seven matches plus two joined SHP in the CCS playoffs. Kucera, who set two school marks the girls’ 800 meters after clock- Hall went on to finish eight in the rounds of the league tournament in Gunn made the most of the post- and, like Stahley, clocked a handful ing a state-leading 2:09.61 in the state tourney. one week. All the hard work paid season by winning three straight of All-American times. prelims; and Gunn senior Chris Yu On the basketball court, the Sa- off for coach Losaline Mafileo and games and reaching the section fi- Other individual CCS champions finished fifth in the boys’ long jump cred Heart Prep boys joined Palo her young team as the Gators suc- nals (against league rival Los Gatos) included Paly sophomores Liv Jen- after breaking a 36-year-old school Alto and Pinewood as CCS cham- cessfully defended their CCS Divi- for the first time in 33 years before sen (50 free) and Michaela Fossati record in the prelims with a career- pions after completing a fourth sion II title and went on to capture falling. (diving). best leap of 23-8 3/4. straight 16-0 season in the Private their first NorCal championship. Swimming season didn’t bring In gymnastics, Gunn junior Kay- Anthony followed up that per- Schools Athletic League. That Mirza Klis and Erik Blumenkranz any local CCS team champions, but lyn Reyes won the all-around title formance with another 13-3 clear- stretched the team’s league winning went on to win the CCS individual Palo Alto grabbed second in both at the CCS championships, where ance that earned her first place at streak to 78-0. The Gators’ fine sea- doubles title. the boys’ and girls’ divisions while the Titans finished third in the team last weekend’s Golden West Invita- son (23-5) ended in a CCS Division The lacrosse season, like in water the Sacred Heart Prep boys (third) race. tional. Next up is next week’s U.S. V opening-round loss to Capital polo, belonged to Menlo School as and Menlo-Atherton girls (fourth) That brings us back where we Junior National Championships in Christian (71-66) as senior Pat Cof- the boys and girls each won their re- made waves both in the team and started — at the state champion- Indianapolis. fey poured in 30 points in his final spective Peninsula Athletic League individual competition. ships. In track and field, four lo- Clearly, the bar is being raised prep contest. titles by beating Menlo-Atherton. The Gators won their first indi- cal athletes reached the CIF State — not only for Anthony but for all The Eastside Prep boys, however, Baseball felt the brunt of the vidual section titles and had the in- Meet at Cerritos College earlier this the high school athletes returning saw their hoop streak in CPSAL bad weather and local teams (with dividual standout in month and three advanced to the fi- for the 2006-07 season that begins play end at 96-0 following a 52-32 the exception of PSAL champ junior Austin Stahley, who won nals and won medals. in less than three months. The clock loss to eventual league champion Sacred Heart Prep) slogged their two individual events and swam on Castilleja junior Tori Anthony is ticking.■ Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Page 39 Sports

2005-06 STANFORD ATHLETIC BOARD AWARD WINNERS

Seniors Dylan Carney, gymnastics Al Masters Award Ben Wildman-Tobriner, swimming Alice Barnes, women’s tennis Block ‘S’ Outstanding Female Biff Hoffman Award Theresa Logar, tennis Peter Varellas, men’s water polo Kristin Richards, volleyball Donald Kennedy Award Sophomores Krista Rappahahn, women’s basket- Block ‘S’ Outstanding Female ball Sara Lowe, synchronized swimming Scotti Shafer, women’s water polo Laurea Shane, lacrosse Stanford Athletic Board Award Tabitha Yim, gymnastics Amber Liu, women’s tennis Block ‘S’ Outstanding Male Jake Gimbel Award Tanner Gardner, wrestling Ray Blake, wrestling David Sender, gymnastics Chris Hernandez, men’s basketball Conference Female Athlete of Year Chris Minaker, baseball Erica McLain, track and field Pam Strathairn Award Conference Male Athlete of Year Dana Kirk, women’s swimming Rob Grube, golf Lauren Lappin, softball Shirley Schoof Club Sports Freshmen Athlete of the Year Award Block ‘S’ Outstanding Female Sarah Willeman, equestrian Foluke Akinradewo, volleyball Block ‘S’ Honors Award (men) Taylor Grimes, sailing William Clayton, volleyball (3.888 GPA) Lauren Silver, water polo Block ‘S’ Honors Award (women) Block ‘S’ Outstanding Male Adelina Acuna, fencing (3.824 GPA) Matt Bruch, tennis Juniors Nate Cass, swimming Conference Male Athlete of Year Will Hindle-Katel, water polo Hongzhe Sun, swimming Team Awards Conference Female Athlete of Year Thomas W. Ford Award Arianna Lambie, cross country, track Football team Block ‘S’ Outstanding Male Women’s soccer team

Awards Peter Varellas was an important (continued from page 37) part of the Stanford men’s water polo team, which reached the na- Performer at the NCAA champion- tional championship match in each ships, a three-time Pac-10 doubles of his four years. This season he champion, a two-time recipient of led the Cardinal with 62 goals and

Norbert von der GroebenNorbert the Northwest Region ITA/Arthur helped Stanford achieve a No. 2 na- Ashe Award for leadership and tional ranking. sportsmanship, and an Academic For his efforts, Varellas was hon- All-American. ored with the Biff Hoffman Award, Barnes, who was honored as the presented to the Outstanding Male Outstanding Female Junior Ath- Senior. lete at last year’s luncheon, finishes Varellas, a management sci- her career with a 140-28 record in ence and engineering major, will singles and a No. 3 ranking. She’s be spending the summer with the Stanford senior Alice Barnes on Thursday was named the winner of the Al Masters Award, given to the Cardi- prouder of the team’s 161-2 record United States national team, join- nal athlete who attains the highest standards of athletic performance, leadership and academic achievement. during her four years. ing Stanford grads Tony Azevedo, Thomas Hopkins and Peter Hud- nut. \ Varellas was in Europe last week, IGNITE YOUR POTENTIAL! taking part in practices and scrim- mages with Team USA. He scored a Watercourse Way goal in the Americans’ 13-6 loss to Hungary, the first official match of the summer. FIND OUT Varellas, who scored 168 goals in it's all about Relaxing! his collegiate career, is a two-time HOW. All-American, and a three-time NCAA All-tournament team selec- Dianetics explains in tion. He’s also a two-time AWPCA detail the source of your All-Academic and earned an NCAA failures and unwanted Postgraduate Scholarship. emotions and what you Amber Liu, who will be seen in can do about it. these parts in the coming months as a professional tennis player, was Dianetics: The Modern presented the Stanford Athletic Science of Mental Health Board Award for the Outstanding by L. Ron Hubbard has Female Senior. Uif!cftu!xbz!up!tbz been an international Liu, a two-time NCAA singles bestseller for over 50 years champion, can already say she’s Ibqqz!Gbuifst!Ebz for just two reasons: played the world’s best. She’s lost to B!!hjgu!dbse!gps!nbttbhf 1. It makes sense. Kim Clijsters twice when the Bel- 2. It works. gian was the top-ranked player in gspn!Xbufsdpvstf!Xbz the world. One of those losses came 21&!pgg!nbttbhf+ Buy it. Read it. Use it. at the Bank of the West Classic at )opu!hppe!po!bmsfbez!ejtdpvoufe!tfswjdft* Taube Tennis Center; the other at Available in paperback $7.99 + tax. the U.S. Open in New York. 276!Diboojoh!Bwfovf!!Qbmp!Bmup-!Dbmjgpsojb!:5412 Liu, an economics major, assumed qipof!761/573/3111!!gby!761/573/3131 Call (650)969-5262 to order your copy. the pressure of playing at the top of xxx/xbufsdpvstfxbz/dpn All orders shipped within 24 hours, postage paid. the singles ladder and wrapped her- +Nvtu!csjoh!jo!Be-!pggfs!wbmje!voujm!Kvof!41-!3117 © 2006 CSMV. All Rights Reserved. DIANETICS is a trademark and service mark owned by self in the role. It spoke volumes that Religious Technology Center and are used with its permission. Printed in the USA. Liu delayed her professional career Page 40 • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly Sports

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Amber Liu www.stratfordschools.com Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Page 41 Sports New home for Stanford fencing is fitting for veteran coach Head coach and Olympic medalist George Pogosov now has a facility that will benefit his Cardinal team, club and the Stanford community by Joanne Margalit Sherry Posthumus, an Assistant years ago in 1891 when a great re- this fall. and silver medals. It’s hard to argue here’s a considerable buzz on Director of Athletics, points out the naissance man named Harry Malo- Jennings-White grew up like oth- with that kind of experience. the Stanford campus, now that many advantages to this move. ney first began to coach a team in ers in Pogosov’s fencing classes — “He has brought fencing to the T the new Stanford Stadium is “Fencing at Arrillaga will bring the Woodpecker Lodge. Starting having so much fun that they don’t community at large,” Posthumus nearing completion. The Cardinal the varsity fencing team closer to all in 1932, the fencing program was realize how hard they are working said. “You know he loves kids be- football team’s new home, however, the amenities that Stanford athletes housed at Roble Gym for the follow- and how much they are learning. cause you can see that he really isn’t the only new facility on cam- routinely enjoy,” she said. “Fencing ing 73 years. “When kids first come to fencing, wants them to have fun. That’s not pus. will be more generally visible to At the new Arrillaga Family they think of the Three Musketeers, always true for a high level coach. Until the stadium is complete, the the Stanford community, and we’ll Sports Center, the school’s varsity Zorro and super heroes,” Pogosov Sometimes coaches want to make a newest athletic building is the Ar- have more space for practice and team and the Cardinal Fencing Club said. “They think they will get quick name for themselves by turning out rillaga Family Recreation Center, competitions, which will be a great have new equipment, more fencing results and have a lot of confidence. fencers that get the gold, but when which opened last October. In addi- recruiting tool for us, too. Fencers strips and more space to hold tour- But with fencing, just like any sport, you already have an Olympic gold tion to offering a recreation facility can now enjoy full membership in naments. you have to learn basic skills — how and a silver medal in your own back for students, the building is also the the Stanford athletic community.” Stanford fencing coach George to move, how to have balance, keep pocket, you have less to prove. new home for Stanford fencing. Fencing at Stanford began 114 Pogosov and his staff oversee the distance, and about safety. “Bringing George out to Stanford new building. It’s another campus “There are 50,000 different moves was key to our strategy . . . He’s jewel that has attracted top young in fencing to learn. My goal is to one of the U.S.’s top foil and saber fencers like Julian Jennings-White, maintain my fencers’ motivation coaches. For the varsity team and who grew up fencing for Pogosov at with a fun learning process so they his club kids he’s brought endless Roble Gym since he was 11 years can meet their own expectations. amounts of comic relief, depth of old. Like Tom Sawyer painting the pick- experience as world-class fencing A nationally ranked fencer and et fence, I try to attract students to strategist. He really knows the in- an assistant coach in Pogosov’s Sat- the work of becoming great fencers. ternational fencing world, the many urday morning fencing classes for I don’t want them to lose interest. styles of training represented at the the past three years, Jennings-White Even a negative result is a result.” World Cup and in the international has been accepted to Stanford and Pogosov was a saber fencer in the competition circuit. This makes him hopes to fence for the varsity team Soviet Union and won Olympic gold an indispensable aid to fencers who want to go as far as the Olympics.” One of Pogosov’s varsity students, Adelina Acuna, was honored this week with the Block ‘S’ Award for Women, given to the senior letter- winner with the highest grade point SummerSymphony average. Acuna, a four-year member of the women’s fencing team and a two-year captain, has a 3.824 GPA in American Studies. She was a member of the saber squad that won the Western Region- al Championship in 2005 and ‘06. While the varsity is done for the year, fencing is not over at Stanford. Classes are busily under way at the Cardinal Fencing Club, which is Peter Cetera open to everyone between the ages of eight and up. The web site is “Make Me Smile” www.cardinalfencingclub.com, or “The Next Time I Fall” you can call (650) 444-1972.■ “The Glory of Love” “You’re The Inspiration” “Color My World”

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Stanford fencing coach George Pogosov. Page 42 • Friday, June 16, 2006 • Palo Alto Weekly Sports Business and pleasure for Stanford women’s volleyball team Dunning takes his Cardinal team to Europe for an important educational 14-day trip of sightseeing and playing national teams by Rick Eymer 60 contests overall. in Toyota City, Japan. schedule for the year. Stanford hosts Matt Gentry will represent Canada f it’s Friday (and it is), the Stan- Meanwhile, senior pitcher Matt Cox, who played his freshman its first football game in its new digs this weekend at the seventh World ford women’s volleyball team Manship signed with the Oak- season at Sacred Heart Prep, com- on Sept. 16 when the Naval Acad- University Wrestling Champion- I must be in Rome. Sightseeing is land Athletics on Tuesday. The A’s peted on the West Canon Cup Team emy comes ashore for a 7 p.m. kick- ships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. on tap today and tomorrow, but it’s picked Manship in the 29th round in both 2004 and 2005. Cox won the off. The Cardinal are at Oregon to Gentry, a dual citizen with the not all vacation for the Cardinal. of the amateur draft last week. Car- 2005 Rolex Tournament of Champi- open the season on Sept. 2 at 12:30 United States and Canada, qualified Think of it as a business trip, one dinal senior Chris Lewis has signed ons and was medalist at the Califor- p.m. Part of the marketing program for the event with a first-place finish Stanford coach John Dunning has with the Angels. nia State Amateur. He won the Ju- is in conjunction with CalTrain, at the Canadian University Cham- been on before. nior Open Championship in 2004. which will feature trains with a pionship at 74 kg in May. Gentry It was back in 1999 that Dunning, Golf Stanford football theme painted on also qualified for the Pan American then the head coach at Pacific, took Incoming freshman Jordan Cox of Football the sides. Championships, which were held in his Tigers’ team on a summer tour Serra High will represent the Unit- The 100-day countdown to the Rio de Janeiro earlier this month. of Europe. The trip turned out to be ed States in the 2006 USA Junior opening of the new Stanford Sta- Wrestling He finished in fifth place despite an one of the best things he has ever World Golf Cup team that competes dium became official on Monday, Stanford wrestling volunteer injury.■ done during his coaching career. June 20-23 at Chukyo Country Club just as Stanford released its football coach and 2004 NCAA champion “It was a great educational expe- rience,” said Dunning, who will be entering his sixth season at Stanford in the fall of 2006. “We saw a terrif- Business Owners: ic part of the world, played several excellent teams and met some great people. It was a great experience to How’s your Nest Egg? watch these young student-athletes enjoy the trip.” Every four years, the NCAA al- NEST EGG TO DO LIST: lows a collegiate team to tour for- ✓ eign countries during the summer. OWN YOUR HOME GOT IT! Stanford is doing just that. The Car- dinal (and coaching staff) boarded ✓ a Lufthansa jetliner on Wednesday INVEST IN 401K GOT IT! and arrived in Rome Thursday to begin a 14-day trip that will include tours of several European cities in- OWN YOUR OFFICE BUILDING CALL US! cluding Rome, Italy; Maribor, Slo- venia; Vienna, Austria; and Prague, the Czech Republic. The team will play seven matches “OWNING MY OWN BUILDING? IT’S A NO-BRAINER!” including matches against the Ital- ian Junior National team in Nocera Umbra, the Croatian Junior National team in Slovenia, the Slovenian Na- tional team, and the Czech Junior National team in Prague. It is the first time in school history that the Cardinal women’s volleyball team will be traveling to Europe for a summer tour. “The excitement has grown since we started this project 10 months ago,” said Dunning. “At that time there were people who really thought they didn’t want to go. Now everyone is talking about how ex- cited they are. We will sight see, go to many great places, and meet great people. We will be together a lot, and play some really good teams.” The first three days of the trip will include sightseeing in Rome along with playing two matches against Italian club teams. The team will then depart for Nocera Umbra, Italy, Vince Gidaro, owner of VSG Real Estate Appraisal, recently purchased an offi ce condo at The Vineyard. and Ravenna for two more matches. The two-week trip will end on June 27 when the team flies home from Prague. 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