Month: September 2016

Artist Badri Valian focuses on the beauty of the human body in her paintings

If you get a sense that the human figures in Badri Valian's paintings are moving, that's exactly what the artist hopes. "I paint standing up

by Linda Hubbard
on September 8, 2016

Silicon Valley Dance Festival debuts at Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center

The inaugural Silicon Valley Dance Festival, Across the Current Now, takes place at the Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center, September 24-25, 2016. This festival celebrates the diversity of

by Contributed Content
on September 8, 2016

Author Jeanne DuPrau reflects on best-selling Ember series

While author Jeanne DuPrau views herself as "always a writer," she didn't write fiction until she was in her 40s and wrote the best-selling The City

by Linda Hubbard
on September 7, 2016

Linda Salter is featured artist at Portola Art Gallery with exhibit “Summer Farewell”

“Summer Farewells,” a collection of pastel and oil paintings by Linda Salter, is the featured exhibit for September at the Portola Art Gallery in Menlo

by Frances Freyberg
on September 7, 2016

Jen Ratay leads the Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund in support of nonprofits and social enterprises

An East Coast transplant, Jen Ratay now couldn't imagine living anywhere else but here. "I deeply love the outdoors, and this area is so beautiful," said

by Linda Hubbard
on September 6, 2016

Local nonprofit hosts ‘Innovative Minds’ event at Allied Arts Guild

Young Minds Advocacy is hosting an event on October 7, 2016, at Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park to celebrate efforts to change the way we

by Contributed Content
on September 6, 2016

M-A alum Susan Samuels Drake chronicles her work with labor organizer Cesar Chavez in a book

Susan Samuels Drake grew up on Walsh Road in Atherton, graduated from Menlo-Atherton High School and then attended Occidental College. It was a life, she says,

by Linda Hubbard
on September 5, 2016

Flea St. Cafe is a Menlo Park fixture for 36 years

We stopped in at Flea St. Cafe last week, just a couple days after the restaurant celebrated its 36th anniversary. That's one long run for

by Linda Hubbard
on September 4, 2016

Menlo Park Library celebrates its centennial on September 10

Come join the Menlo Park Library as it celebrates 100 years of stories on Saturday, September 10th from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. A “Century of Stories” come to life

by Contributed Content
on September 3, 2016

Menlo Park residents invest in youth through Future Profits program

Talking about money may make some youth more squeamish than a freshman at his first biology dissection, but knowledge about money remains core to an individual’s

by Andrew Olson
on September 2, 2016