Express: Today's news and events in Mountain View

2 PM Friday, February 22, 2013

TopStories from the Mountain View Voice staff Hill's bill seeks to guarantee Caltrain electrification As Caltrain prepares to embark on its long-stalled voyage toward electrification, Sen. Jerry Hill on... (Friday, 12:39 PM) Local bank robbed A man robbed the Chase Bank at 2510 W. El Camino Real on Tuesday, according to police. (Friday, 11:18 AM) Fake weddings a 'success' Supporters of Mountain View High School's Queer-Straight Alliance have responded in force to objecti... (Friday, 10:32 AM) The Voice celebrates 20 years When Carol Torgrimson and Kate Wakerly came up with a plan to start what was originally called "The ... (Friday, 10:30 AM) • Mountain View Voice Home Page BestBets This week's events Friday, Feb. 22 Theater: 'The Apple Never Falls' Opening night is tonight, Feb. 22, for the new play "The Apple Never Falls," a hard-boiled 1960s detective story by Bay Area playwright Paul Braverman. The Pear Avenue Theatre presents the play at 1220 Pear Ave., Unit K, starring artistic director and Palo Altan Diane Tasca. Tickets are $10-$30. Weekend, Feb. 23 & 24 Family: African celebration Hidden Villa and African percussionist Afia Walking Tree present a journey through the regions of Africa with interactive drumming, dynamic storytelling, cultural craft activities and foods on Saturday, Feb. 23, at Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. 1-4 p.m. $15. Music: New works A performance of new chamber works by local composers is planned for 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, presented by the local chapter of the National Association of Composers. The event will be in the Lucie Stern Center's ballroom at 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Tickets are $12/$17. Music: 'Make a Joyful Noise' The Peninsula Community Gospel Choir presents "Make A Joyful Noise," its 24th annual gospel concert on Saturday, Feb. 23, at Los Altos United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Ave., Los Altos. The choir operates under the auspices of the Foothill-De Anza Community Education Program. 6:30-8:30 p.m. $15, general; $12, students with OwlCard and seniors; and $10, children ages 7–12. Community: Repair Cafe Folks can bring broken household items to Palo Alto's Museum of American Heritage on Sunday, Feb. 24, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to have them fixed by volunteer repairers. The idea is to keep more stuff out of the landfill: small appliances, lamps, clocks, bikes, computer items, toys and other objects. Music: Christopher Costanza St. Lawrence String Quartet cellist Christopher Costanza will present a free performance of J.S. Bach's Suite No. 2 in D minor and Suite No. 5 in C minor beginning at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24. The event, which will also include a presentation by Stanford composer Jonathan Berger, will be at the CCRMA Stage at The Knoll, Stanford University. • Master Community Calendar TownSquare Mountain View's Online Gathering Place Crittenden club says goodbye to robot The Crittenden Middle School LEGO Robotics Club varsity squad gathered after school on a Wednesday a... Traffic plan: Council zeroes in on North Bayshore A host of options for relieving traffic by Google headquarters were presented to the City Council Fe... EPA finds toxic vapors in Evandale homes Above a much-studied toxic groundwater plume, the Environmental Protection Agency has found somethin... • Town Square Home Page

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