Express: Today's news and events in Mountain View

2 PM Friday, October 7, 2011

TopStories from the Mountain View Voice staff Toxic cleanup at a snail's pace Despite the existence of new, cheaper technologies that promise a much faster cleanup, polluters inc... (Friday, 1:33 PM) TCE causes cancer, other health problems, EPA says Despite political pressures to kill it, a long-delayed Environmental Protection Agency report has fi... (Friday, 1:31 PM) Man shot by police ID'd as suspected Cupertino gunman The Santa Clara County medical examiner's office has confirmed that the man who was shot and killed ... (Friday, 10:42 AM) Not your dad's shop class Two new classes at Los Altos High School will help students learn the basics of carpentry, heating, ... (Thursday, 10:44 AM) • Mountain View Voice Home Page BestBets This week's events Friday, Oct. 7 Family event: Kids' Diwali Celebration The Palo Alto Children's Library is marking the Indian Festival of Lights with a kids' Diwali Celebration for children ages 3 to 5 and their families. An art activity and storytelling in Hindi and English will take place today, Oct. 7, from 11 a.m. to noon at 1276 Harriet St. in Palo Alto. Weekend, Oct. 8 & 9 Music: Mariana Bell at Red Rock Singer songwriter Mariana Bell delivers her soulful brand of folk pop Saturday, Oct. 8, at 8 p.m. at Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St., Mountain View. Community: Foothill College plant sale Foothill College's Environmental Horticulture & Design Department presents its fall plant sale, with a spotlight on drought-tolerant and native plants, and hard-to-find greenery, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8. Free admission; checks and cash OK for plant purchases. Foothill College Nursery & Greenhouse Facilities, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Exhibit: 'Shaped By Water: Past, Present & Future' On Saturday, Oct. 8, at noon, the Los Altos History Museum will open its new exhibit, which focuses on the role that water played in shaping the Santa Clara Valley -- and how residents' usage of water may shape the area's future. The show of artifacts, photographs, maps and artwork will be up through April 22, open Thursday through Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., at 51 S. San Antonio Road in Los Altos. Lecture: 'Rodin and the Americans' Bernard Barryte, curator of European art at Stanford's Cantor Arts Center, and Rutgers University emerita art-history professor Roberta Tarbell will give a free talk on Sunday, Oct. 9, at 1 p.m. on the museum's new exhibition of works by American artists who were influenced by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin. Barryte will focus on Rodin's life, works and reputation, while Tarbell will speak on the American artists. • Master Community Calendar TownSquare Mountain View's Online Gathering Place Science camp on lock-down with gunman at large A shooting in Cupertino caused a science camp in Saratoga to go on lock-down and a number of Mountai... Santa Clara County awarded $750K grant The U.S. Justice Department has awarded Santa Clara County a $750,000 "Second Chance" grant to help ... • Town Square Home Page

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