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SEPTEMBER

12 / fridayNew Century Chamber Orchestra, “Carmen Returns” First United Methodist Church, Palo Altoncco.orgZen Zenith, guitar Red Rock Coffee, Mountain Viewredrockcoffee.org13 / saturdayBlake Shelton, country music Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain Viewtheshorelineamphitheatre.comEsther Berndt, jazz saxophoneRed Rock Coffee, Mountain Viewredrockcoffee.orgKaraj Lost Coast, solo acousticCoHo Stanford Coffee House, Stanfordcoho.stanford.edu15 / mondayWorld Harmony Chorus, season begins for all-inclusive community singsCommunity School of Music and Arts, Mountain Viewinstantharmony.com16 / tuesdayDrake and Lil Wayne, hip-hop Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain Viewtheshorelineamphitheatre.comErev Shira, Traditional Israeli Sing-Along in Hebrew Oshman JCC, Palo Altopaloaltojcc.org17 / wednesdayJazz Community Showcase CoHo Stanford Coffee House, Stanfordcoho.stanford.edu19 / fridaySouth Bay Acoustic Stanford Comedy Club CoHo Stanford Coffee House, Stanfordcoho.stanford.eduZen Zenith, guitar Red Rock Coffee, Mountain Viewredrockcoffee.org

20 / saturdayBeyond Wonderland Festival, electronic genres and audio-sensory events, through Sept. 21Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain Viewtheshorelineamphitheatre.comElflock Red Rock Coffee, Mountain Viewredrockcoffee.orgSteinway Society of the Bay Area, Augustin Anievas, piano Mountain View Center for the Performing ArtsSteinwaySociety.com21 / sunday“Broadway, Hollywood, Big Band, Comedy” — California Pops OrchestraSmithwick Theatre, Foothill College, Los Altos Hillscaliforniapops.org26 / fridayRobert Huw Morgan, classical organ Stanford Music Department, Memorial Church, Stanford music.stanford.edu

27 / saturdayJason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Tyler Farr, country musicShoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain Viewtheshorelineamphitheatre.comNahum Zdybel Trio, postmodern jazzCoHo Stanford Coffee House, Stanfordcoho.stanford.eduThe Forbin Project with Cleopatra Degher, dreampop Red Rock Coffee, Mountain Viewredrockcoffee.org28 / sundayNew Esterhazy Quartet, “Masonic Brotherhood,” Mozart, Haydn, PleyelAll Saints Episcopal Church, Palo Altonewesterhazy.orgToumani & Sidiki Diabate, West African music Bing Concert Hall, Stanfordlive.stanford.edu30 / tuesdayDeborah Rosengaus, mezzo-soprano Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto

paloaltojcc.orgOCTOBER

1 / wednesdayCCRMA Transitions, live-electronic performances, mixed-media, laptop/mobile ensembles, through Oct. 2CCRMA Courtyard, The Knoll, Stanford University, Stanfordmusic.stanford.edu 3 / fridaySt. Michael Trio, “The Sonata Then and Now” Menlo-Atherton Center for the Performing Arts, Menlo Parksaintmichaeltrio.com4 / saturdayNashville Songwriter Round Red Rock Coffee, Mountain Viewredrockcoffee.orgKronos Quartet Bing Concert Hall, Stanfordlive.stanford.edu9 / thursdayPhilharmonia Baroque Orchestra, “Music at the Prussian Court”Bing Concert Hall, Stanfordphilharmoniabaroque.org

10 / fridaySnoop Dogg, Ice Cube, The Game and Warren G., hip-hopShoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain Viewtheshorelineamphitheatre.com12 / sundayFortnightly Music Club, free concerts by local musicians and composers Lucie Stern Ballroom, Palo Altofortnightlymusicclub.org13 / mondayPhilharmonia Baroque Orchestra Tateuchi Hall, Community School of Music and Arts, Mountain Viewarts4all.org14 / tuesdayDaniel Pearl World Music Days Concert Memorial Church, Stanfordmusic.stanford.edu17 / fridaySheryl Crow, rock, pop Bing Concert Hall, Stanfordlive.stanford.eduWest Bay Opera, “Il Trovatore,” Oct. 17, 19, 25 and 26Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo AltoWBOpera.org18 / saturdayCalifornia Bach Society, 30-voice Baroque/Renaissance chamber choir, “Splendor at Versailles” calbach.orgDan Zanes & Friends, American roots musicBing Concert Hall, Stanford live.stanford.eduLuke Bryan, Lee Brice and Cole Swindell, country musicShoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain Viewtheshorelineamphitheatre.comMaster Sinfonia, music of Cavaterra, Chopin, DohnanyiPortola Valley Presbyterian Church, Portola Valleymastersinfonia.orgPalo Alto Philharmonic, Orchestra Concert I Cubberley Theatre, Palo Alto paphil.org

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KidsSEPTEMBER

20 / saturdayTrain Days, model train layouts throughout the museum,through Sept. 21 Los Altos History Museum, Los Altos losaltoshistory.org22 / mondayAaron Becker, “Quest” Books Inc., Palo Alto booksinc.net

OCTOBER

2 / thursdayAli Eteraz, “Falsipedies and Fibsiennes”Books Inc., Mountain View booksinc.net10 / friday“Bunnicula,” through Oct. 11 Peninsula Youth Theatre — Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View mountainview.gov/mvcpa/mvcpa.html18 / saturdayTatiyana and Sergey Nikitin, “A Folk Concert for Children,” in Russian Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto paloaltojcc.org

NOVEMBER

6 / thursday“Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse,” Palo Alto Children’s Theatre,through Nov. 16 Lucie Stern Community Center, Palo Alto cityofpaloalto.org7 / friday“Rumpelstiltskin’s Daughter,” Peninsula Youth Theatre, through Nov. 8 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View mountainview.gov/mvcpa/mvcpa.html

9 / sunday“The Pop-Ups: Appetite for Construction,” music, dance and puppetry Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto paloaltojcc.org15 / saturday“Oklahoma!,” Peninsula Youth Theatre, through Nov. 23 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View mountainview.gov/mvcpa/mvcpa.html16 / sunday“Around the World in 88 Keys” Musical Journey with Frank Levy Oshman Family JCC, Palo Altopaloaltojcc.orgTrain Days

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19 / sundayArts Action 21/The Classical CollectiveMountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain Viewmountainview.gov/mvcpa/mvcpa.htmlSt. Lawrence String Quartet 25th anniversary Bing Concert Hall, Stanfordmusic.stanford.edu21 / tuesdayDeborah Rosengaus, mezzo-soprano Oshman Family JCC, Palo Altopaloaltojcc.org25 / saturdayBridge School Benefit, through Sept. 26Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain Viewtheshorelineamphitheatre.com29 / wednesdayJohn Scott, organ, Stanford Department of Music Memorial Church, Stanfordmusic.stanford.edu

30 / thursdayArturo Sandoval and his Quintet, jazz Oshman Family JCC, Palo Altopaloaltojcc.org31 / fridayStanford Symphony Orchestra and Stanford Wind Ensemble, Halloween Concert Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanfordmusic.stanford.eduNOVEMBER

1 / saturdayKlezCalifornia Yiddish Culture Festival, through Nov. 2Oshman Family JCC, Palo Altopaloaltojcc.orgRedwood Bluegrass Associates, Kathy Kallick Band First Presbyterian Church, Mountain Viewrba.org2 / sundayOrpheus Chamber Orchestra Bing Concert Hall, Stanfordlive.stanford.edu

Schola Cantorum chorus with Jon Nakamatsu, pianoMcAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratogascholacantorum.org3 / mondayJennifer Koh, violin Tateuchi Hall, Community School of Music and Arts, Mountain Viewarts4all.org5 / wednesdayPhilharmonia Baroque Orchestra, music of Scholl, Bach, Handel Bing Concert Hall, Stanfordphilharmoniabaroque.org7 / fridayIves Quartet, “New World Music” St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Palo Altoivesquartet.org8 / saturdayFortnightly Music Club, free concerts featuring local musicians and composers Lucie Stern Ballroom, Palo Altofortnightlymusicclub.org

Palo Alto Philharmonic, Fall Chamber Concert First Baptist Church, Palo Altopaphil.org9 / sundayMelody of China, traditional Chinese music and instrumentsTateuchi Hall, Community School of Music and Arts, Mountain Viewarts4all.org14 / fridayApollo’s Fire Baroque OrchestraBing Concert Hall, Stanfordlive.stanford.edu16 / sundayCalifornia Pops Orchestra, “Great Gatsby!, Music from the Roaring 20s-30s” Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College, Los Altos Hillscaliforniapops.orgMusic@ Menlo, “Classical Traditions” The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Menlo Park musicatmenlo.org

18 / tuesdayLouise Constigan-Kerns, pianoOshman Family JCC, Palo Altopaloaltojcc.org19 / wednesdayUniversity Singers Memorial Church, Stanfordmusic.stanford.edu 20 / thursdayJeffrey Siegel, “The Miracle of Mozart,” concert and commentaryOshman Family JCC, Palo Altopaloaltojcc.org21 / fridaySan Francisco Early Music Society, East of the River performs Medieval music of the Mediterranean First Lutheran Church, Palo Altosfems.org23 / sundayBay Choral Guild, Ein Deutsches Requiem (Brahms) First Baptist Church, Palo Altobaychoralguild.org

I sometimes forget how lucky

we are to be surrounded bythe beauty of our creeks andthe

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*The Baylands hike and treatment plant tours have been timed for participants to

enjoy either event or both.

LOVE OUR BAYLearn About the Science of Wastewater Treatment * Saturday, September 13,

11am-noon

Tour the award winning Regional Water Quality Control Plant (RWQCP) to see how 99% of the biological pollutants are removed from 20 million gallons of our region’s wastewater every day. For reservations, call 650.329.2495 or email cleanbay@cityofpaloalto.org. For ages 11 and over. Closed-toe walking shoes required.

Safer Cleaning at HomeTuesday, September 23,

7-8:30pm

This fun, hands-on class will teach you how to buy or make cleaning products to keep your family healthy, your home sparkling and the Bay a little cleaner. Participants leave with a green-cleaning toolkit and goodies! Register for this free class by calling 650.329.2495. Location details provided during registration.

Baylands Hike-Where does your water go? * Saturday, September 13,

9:30-10:30am

Meet at the Baylands Interpretive Center parking lot for a 60 minute walk to learn about where your water goes once it leaves your home, pollution challenges and the importance of a healthy Baylands in Palo Alto (limit 20 people). Register for this free event by emailing open.space@cityofpaloalto.org.

Grow a Bee-autiful and Bay-friendly Garden Saturday, September 27,

10:30am-12:30pm

Learn creek and Bay-friendly tips and techniques that will help you transform your yard into a safe oasis for honey bees, native bees, birds and other pollinators. Register at commongroundinpaloalto.org, or call 650.493.6072.

Wonder What to DoWith Hazardous Waste? Saturdays 9-11am

First Friday of the month 3-5pm

Palo Alto residents and businesses in the RWQCP service area can bring unwanted Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) to the HHW Station at 2501 Embarcadero Way, Palo Alto. cityofpaloalto.org/hazwaste, or call 650.496.5910. Residents and businesses outside of Palo Alto visit baywise.org for drop-off sites nearest you.

Celebrate Pollution Prevention Week September 22-26

650.329.2122 OR

cleanbay.org

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