Express: Today's news and events in Mountain View

2 PM Friday, December 9, 2011

TopStories from the Mountain View Voice staff Google execs offer to save Hangar One "Why doesn't Google pay for it?" has been the sort of comment often made by those frustrated by the ... (Thursday, 10:29 PM) VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Outdoor smoking Watch the video to hear locals' opinions about Mountain View's proposed ban on outdoor smoking withi... (Friday, 10:17 AM) Holiday Fund: Counseling for kids, teens and everyone in between Inside an ordinary-looking house downtown is the non-profit organization that provides mental health... (Friday, 11:31 AM) Council getting serious on new shuttle service City officials have been talking about creating a Mountain View shuttle service for years, but on Tu... (Thursday, 10:27 PM) • Mountain View Voice Home Page BestBets This week's events Friday, Dec. 9 Music: 'Weinachtsfest' Christmas will be celebrated in high Bach style tonight, Dec. 9, at 8 p.m. when the Bay Choral Guild gives a concert at the First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. The program features C.P.E. Bach's "Magnificat" and Cantatas I and VI of J.S. Bach's "Christmas Oratorio." $25 general and $20 for seniors and students. Family: LEGO holiday display Palo Alto's Museum of American Heritage opens its annual LEGO holiday display tonight, Dec. 9, at 351 Homer Ave. The huge panorama of trains and buildings, landmarks and people crafted from LEGO bricks is up through Jan. 15, open Friday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Admission is $2. Weekend, Dec. 10 & 11 Family: Los Altos tree lighting and movies Eggnog, caroling and the lighting of the Heritage Oak at Los Altos Town Hall is followed by movies on Saturday, Dec. 10, 6:30-9 p.m. at 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills. Free. Family: 'A Victorian Christmas with John Doan' John Doan, an Emmy-nominated touring and recording artist, leads a mad-cap musical tour of Victorian Christmas on Saturday, Dec. 10, 7-9 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mountain View. Suggested donation $12 adults; $5 children. Family: 'The Chanukah Experience' On Sunday, Dec. 11, a public kids' Chanukah party is planned at the Lucie Stern Community Center at 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto, hosted by Chabad of Greater South Bay. The party will go from 1 to 4 p.m. with games, arts and crafts, latke-making and a bounce house. $5 per child (parents get in free). • Master Community Calendar TownSquare Mountain View's Online Gathering Place Opinion shifts against high-speed rail As the price tag for California's proposed high-speed-rail system continues to swell, so does public... Los Altos district continues to battle Bullis The years-long legal battle between the Los Altos School District and Bullis Charter School is not o... • Town Square Home Page

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