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2 PM Thursday, August 7, 2014

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Today's events (August 7)

Akamai CEO Tom Leighton
Akamai Co-founder and CEO Tom Leighton will join Jim Hollar in conversation about his career and the Internet infrastructure company. Please register on the website. Aug. 7, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View.

Thursday Night Live
Downtown Mountain View will host Thursday Night Live, an evening with dining, shopping, children's activities, a farmers' market, live music and a car show. Aug. 7, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Downtown Mountain View, Castro Street, between Evelyn Avenue and California Street, Mountain View.

Tomorrow's events (August 8)

'Free Birds' at Whisman Park
Mountain View will show the movie "Free Birds" as part of its Summer Outdoor Movie Night Series in the city's parks. Movie will begin at 8:30 p.m., or when it becomes dark. Attendees should bring a blanket or lawn chairs. Aug. 8, 8:30-10 p.m. Free Whisman Park, 400 Easy St., Mountain View.

Peninsula Astronomical Society meeting
At this month's meeting of the Peninsula Astronomical Society, Dr. Brad Bailey from NASA Ames Research Center will give a talk called "Astrobiology in our Solar System." The observatory will be open after the meeting, weather permitting. Attendees should park in Lot 6. Aug. 8, 7:30-9 p.m. Free; $3 parking. Foothill College, Room 5015, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills.

Stanford Jazz Workshop All-Star Jam
In this Stanford Jazz Festival concert, many jazz talents will perform together, including Chick Corea, Peter Erskine, Mark Turner, George Cables, Jeremy Pelt, Fred Hersch, Dayna Stephens, Dena DeRose, Larry Grenadier, Julian Lage, Jeff Ballard and others. Aug. 8, 8-9:30 p.m. $15-$55. Dinkelspiel Auditorium, 471 Lagunita Drive, Stanford.

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LASD approves bond measure
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