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2 PM Wednesday, September 17, 2014

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Today's events (September 17)

'Helping the Snowy Plover'
This Audubon Lecture Series event will discuss the state of the Western Snowy Plover, a sensitive species with only about 200 birds that breed in the Bay Area. This talk will cover research and habitat enhancement work being done by the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory. Sept. 17, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Cubberley Community Center, Room H1 , 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.

'Recorded Live'
The Community School of Music and Arts will have on display an exhibit called "Recorded Live: Drawings, Paintings and Collage," which features works focused on the human form by a number of artists. Sept. 2-30, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Community School of Music and Arts, Mohr Gallery, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View.

Author Megan O'Keefe on 'Writers of the Future'
Megan O'Keefe will talk about the 30th volume of the anthology, "L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future," which includes her story, "Another Range of Mountains." Sept. 17, 7 p.m. Free. Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto.

Tomorrow's events (September 18)

'Creating Conditions of Discovery & Inquiry in Our Schools'
Authors Lisa Kay Solomon and Warren Berger will lead a conversation about how to teach students important critical thinking and problem-solving skills they will need to succeed in today's job landscape. Sept. 18, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View Center for Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View.

'Water-Wise Color Palette'
Bay Area Water Supply Conservation Agency will offer a workshop on infusing year-round color into home gardens with drought-tolerant plants -- including shrubs, grasses, trees and flowers. Registration is required. Sept. 18, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View.

Transitions talk
Richard Winetzky, a licensed marriage and family therapist from El Camino Hospital, will give a talk about facing life transitions and strategies for combating depression and anxiety and improving health. Sept. 18, 1-2 p.m. Free. Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View.

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