Express: Today's news and events in Mountain View

2 PM Friday, October 26, 2012

TopStories from the Mountain View Voice staff The colorful dead About 100 children from Mountain View's two middle schools got a hands-on lesson on a centuries-old ... (Friday, 11:45 AM) Talking about the end of the world On Saturday, Oct. 27, the SETI Institute's weekly science radio show, "Big Picture Science," will be... (Friday, 11:26 AM) Tour de Coop shows off backyard chicken roosts With names like Chicken Spa, Coupe De Plume and California Coop, the first Silicon Valley Tour de Co... (Friday, 10:57 AM) • Mountain View Voice Home Page BestBets This week's events Friday, Oct. 26 Community: Bay Area Star Party Tonight, Oct. 26, the second annual Bay Area Science Festival holds a regional star party (telescope observing night) at over a dozen sites, including Foothill College Observatory, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. 7-11 p.m. Free. Colleges, schools, observatories and science centers around the Bay Area will be open, and both professional and amateur astronomers will be on hand to show the sky. Weekend, Oct. 27 & 28 Music: Bluegrass show The Kathy Kallick Band will celebrate the release of its new CD at the Redwood Bluegrass Associates performance. The public is invited to bring an instrument to the 5 p.m. bluegrass jam. The event is Saturday, Oct. 27, 7:30-10:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mountain View. $20 advance, $22 at the door. Run: Marsh Madness 5K, 10K walk/run Registration is now open for Marsh Madness 5K/10K and marathon run/walk. Marsh Madness is a joint partnership of the Palo Alto Family YMCA and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. It is a professionally timed event on a USA Track and Field certified course. Saturday, Oct. 27, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Family: Shoreline Pumpkin Splash Activities this weekend, Oct. 27-28, at the pumpkin patch include a jump house, bobbing for apples, pumpkin decorating and boating. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Shoreline Aquatic Center and Cafe, 3160 N. Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View. Free admission. • Master Community Calendar TownSquare Mountain View's Online Gathering Place No funds yet for city-wide shuttle On Tuesday City Council members struggled to realize visions of a city-run shuttle that would make s... Immigrant House saved, for now The City Council voted Tuesday to save what is possibly the city's oldest home still standing in its... Council OKs burrowing owl plan Borrowing owl lovers rejoiced Tuesday when the City Council adopted a plan for protecting the rare g... • Town Square Home Page

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