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2 PM Friday, April 27, 2012

TopStories from the Mountain View Voice staff Police: Gun-wielding suspect 'targeted' victims Two Mountain View men received a frightening wake-up call early Thursday morning, when a man with a ... (Friday, 1:36 PM) Apology doesn't change approval of roof-top patio In a difficult meeting Wednesday, Zoning Administrator Peter Gilli said he could not remove a contro... (Friday, 1:30 PM) Trees axed for $1.6 million condos The loss of two cedar trees nearly killed a plan for five, $1.6 million condos which the City Counc... (Friday, 12:39 PM) VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Mad Cow concerns Will you change your eating habits now that a California cow has died from mad cow disease? (Friday, 11:02 AM) 2,000 miles on a bike As she approaches her 70th year, Pam Perkins is gearing up for the ride of her life -- a 2,000-mile,... (Thursday, 10:58 AM) • Mountain View Voice Home Page BestBets This week's events Friday, April 27 Music: Larry Kenneth Potts Folk-Americana musician Larry Kenneth Potts brings his guitar and his songs about dogs, trains, peculiar frontier characters, politics and adventures to Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St., Mountain View. The free show, which is at 8 p.m. tonight, April 27, also features the musicians Tom Daggett and Paul Fifield. Weekend, April 28 & 29 Community: Spring family parade The 34th annual Spring Family Parade will wind through downtown Mountain View on Saturday, April 28. The theme is "rock it to the future" and ends with a celebration in Pioneer Park featuring children's activities, food, live entertainment, a robot art gallery and, for the first time, a Spring Parade float contest. The parade starts at noon on Castro Street at Villa Street, and the event ends at 3 p.m. Talk: Tony Derose Pixar Animation Studio senior scientist Tony Derose will give a talk at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28, on how math relates to the film-production processes at Pixar. Organized by the Commonwealth Club, the talk will be in the Eagle Theatre at Los Altos High School, 201 Almond Ave. Film: Romanian Film Festival Movie screenings, panel discussions and appearances by directors will be part of Stanford's Romanian Film Festival this weekend, April 27 through 29. Events will include a 3:30 p.m. showing of "Goldfaden's Legacy" and then a 5 p.m. panel discussion on Yiddish theater including the film's director, Radu Gabrea. Music: Nicolle Foland Soprano Nicolle Foland, who has long performed with the San Francisco Opera, will give a recital at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 29, in Campbell Recital Hall at Stanford University. The program will include music by Ives, Brahms and Weill. $10 general, $9 seniors, $5 students. • Master Community Calendar TownSquare Mountain View's Online Gathering Place Community Center: rehab or replace? Citing tight finances and the virtues of recycling, on Tuesday City Council members expressed intere... City looks for solution to North Bayshore traffic woes On Tuesday the City Council took a small step towards addressing the bumper to bumper traffic in and... • Town Square Home Page

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