Women’s chorus seeks new members
The Community Women’s Chorus is open to new members.
The no-audition chorus practices in Palo Alto and sings to senior audiences in Los Altos, Mountain View and Palo Alto.
Rehearsals are held noon to 2:30 p.m. Mondays. The choral season is set to begin Jan. 13.
The Community Women’s Chorus is a fiscally sponsored project of Los Altos Community Foundation.
To join or observe a rehearsal, text or call Diane Walter at (510) 333-9630 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Loma Prieta quake focus of exhibition
The Los Altos History Museum, in partnership with the city of Los Altos, marks the 30th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake with the exhibition “Our Community Prepares: Acts of Nature, Then and Now,” on display through Jan. 19.
The exhibition highlights the stories of lives shaken by disasters in the area, and ways the community has worked together to prepare for natural disasters in the future. In a series of free workshops, families and individuals can learn how to protect themselves and their pets in the event of earthquakes, wildfires, floods and other acts of nature at home and work.
Related programming includes the event “Be Prepared for the Big One,” scheduled 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 11 at the museum. Attendees can take a ride on the Big Shaker, the world’s largest mobile earthquake simulator, and experience what an earthquake feels like.
Space is limited and registration is required.
Cal Water and Los Altos Community Foundation are corporate sponsors of “Our Community Prepares.”
The Los Altos History Museum is located at 51 S. San Antonio Road.
To register and for more information, visit losaltoshistory.org.
City offers grants to prepare for disasters
The city of Los Altos’ Community and Emergency Preparedness Grants Program funds projects aimed at encouraging residents and small businesses to improve emergency preparedness, build community and strengthen neighborhood ties.
Grants are available for qualified projects that support the program’s goals to enhance community resiliency by proactively preparing for emergencies and strengthening the community’s ability to respond to and recover from emergencies, disasters and crime, and to increase communication and bolster connections within the Los Altos community.
For a neighborhood to qualify for a grant, applicants must be Los Altos residents and the neighborhood must be registered as a Block Action Team or a Neighborhood Watch group, or be in the process of registering as one.
Grant applications are due Jan. 14. Mail signed applications to City of Los Altos, 1 N. San Antonio Road, Los Altos 94022, Attn: Emergency Preparedness Coordinator. Applications may also be dropped off at city hall.
Grant recipients will be announced Jan. 30.
For a grant application and a list of last year’s grant recipients and projects, visit losaltosca.gov/cepg.
For more information, call Ann Hepenstal at 947-2629 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Course helps residents become local ‘LEAD’-ers
Los Altos Community Foundation sponsors the Leadership Education and Advancement (LEAD) program, designed to provide an in-depth introduction for residents and business owners interested in making a difference in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills.
In the 10 interactive classes, participants will learn about the municipal, nonprofit, school, hospital and business organizations that drive the local community, and meet their leaders. Since the inception of the course in 1995, many of the 450-plus LEAD graduates have run for and/or served on the city council, school boards, commissions or nonprofit boards, or assumed nonprofit leadership roles.
The 2020 LEAD class is scheduled to begin in early January and run through May. Classes are typically held 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays; the first class is a half-day Saturday workshop that includes lunch.
Cost to participate is $150. Class size is limited.
To view the 2020 LEAD schedule, visit losaltoscf.org/lead.
To apply and for more information, call 949-5908 or email Gema Wood at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Concert supports visually impaired
Los Altos residents Steve and Anne Gill are scheduled to perform the concert “Magic to Do: Broadway in the 1970s” 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 and 19 at the Spieker Ballroom at Menlo School, 50 Valparaiso Ave., Atherton.
The concert is a benefit for LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Admission is a donation of $20.
For more information, call Steve or Nancy Gill at 948-4648 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
