Month: August 2013

Kiwanis Club of Menlo Park is hosting community fundraiser on Sept. 7

The Kiwanis Club of Menlo Park is holding fundraiser at Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park on Saturday, September 7, with 100% of the profits

by Louise DeDera
on August 22, 2013

Piles of shoes shuffle off to non-profit, thanks to efforts by local family and Fleet Feet in downtown Menlo Park

This is a story about how one pair of shoes led to another and another — 92 pairs in fact. That's the number that the Collins

by Linda Hubbard
on August 22, 2013

Blue Rock House Concert features two artists in Menlo Park on Saturday, August 24

Blue Rock is hosting both 8 Ball Aitken and Alice Wallace in Menlo Park on Saturday, August. 24. "They are new performers to this venue,

by Linda Hubbard
on August 21, 2013

Singing, filmmaking, riding – they’re all part of Katy Boyd’s life

There was a point well into our conversation with Katy Boyd when we asked "What don't you do?" That she answered, "draw — I'm a terrible artist,"

by Linda Hubbard
on August 21, 2013

Facebook launches back-to-school laptop giveaway in Ravenswood School District

Facebook and local leaders in the community will visit Cesar Chavez Academy on in East Palo Alto on Thursday, August 22 to launch the Facebook Back-to-School Laptop

by Contributed Content
on August 20, 2013

Alexander Barantschik and Alona Tsoi in recital at Menlo School on Aug. 25

Menlo School is inviting the community to a fundraiser for the school's orchestra's travel scholarship fund. The violin recital, with music by Bach, Mozart, and

by Contributed Content
on August 19, 2013

Two “momprenuers” launch HoneyBee Child, combining infant/toddler products with consulting services

Update: The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) honored the HoneyBee Child SwingEase as the 2013 most innovative entertainment and play product at the ABC Kids Expo

by Linda Hubbard
on August 19, 2013

Photographer and theologian Kim Daus-Edwards to speak on August 22 at MPPC

Photographer and theologian Kim Daus-Edwards will discuss "The Cross Between Art and Faith" on Thursday, August 22 at 7:30pm in Menlo Park. The presentation will

by Frances Freyberg
on August 18, 2013

TechShop Menlo Park urgently searching for temporary and permanent home

We received this email from Jim Newton (pictured below), founder and chairman of TechShop, where makers and DIYers gather in Menlo Park: "We are writing

by Contributed Content
on August 18, 2013

Intrepid traveler Doug McConnell speaks at Little House on Aug. 20

For more than 15 years as the host of KRON's Bay Area Backroads, Doug McConnell gave viewers an opportunity to learn more about the unique

by Linda Hubbard
on August 17, 2013