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View MoreTheatreWorks world premiere puts caste bias in a Silicon Valley office
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley opens its 56th season with "The Employee Dharma Handbook," a world premiere by Geetha Reddy exploring caste discrimination at a fictional aerospace company, running through Aug. 2 at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto.
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View MorePalo Alto teens built a solar car in a garage. Now they're racing it 650 miles across Texas.
A 13-student Palo Alto-based team called PASCAR built a solar-powered car in a family garage and is racing it 650 miles across Texas in the national Solar Car Challenge starting July 19, seeking redemption after their 2024 car failed safety inspections.
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View MoreMocktails at Gamble Garden, a free marsh walk and a flower workshop: Palo Alto's July garden events
A roundup of mid-to-late July garden and nature events in and around Palo Alto, including Gamble Garden's ticketed mocktail evening, a free guided marsh walk at Ravenswood Preserve, and a free flower workshop at Rinconada Library.
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View MorePalo Alto police invite neighbors to National Night Out block party at Bol Park
The Palo Alto Police Department will host a free National Night Out block party at Bol Park on Tuesday, August 4, from 5 to 8 p.m., and residents can apply for Know Your Neighbor Grants of up to $1,500 to host their own neighborhood gatherings by the Wednesday, July 22 deadline.
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View MoreFour Shillings Short plays its last Palo Alto show, launching a farewell tour back to Ireland
Celtic and world music duo Four Shillings Short, which started in Palo Alto in the 1980s, plays its final local concert Saturday, July 18, launching a multi-year U.S. farewell tour before the married couple retires to Ireland.
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View MoreMariska Hargitay to perform solo show at Palo Alto's Lucie Stern Theatre in August
Emmy winner Mariska Hargitay will perform her Broadway solo show "Every Brilliant Thing" at Palo Alto's Lucie Stern Theatre on Aug. 7-8, benefiting TheatreWorks Silicon Valley and her Joyful Heart Foundation, with tickets priced at $270-$400.
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View MoreCaltrain's $1 youth fare drives 26% ridership jump as summer travel ramps up
Caltrain reported a 26% increase in youth ridership during the first five months of 2026, with about 355,000 trips taken under the agency's $1 flat fare for riders ages 5 to 18, and officials expect summer travel to push the numbers to record levels.
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View MorePalo Alto library hosts Disability Pride events, announces fall Music & Movement series
The Palo Alto City Library celebrates Disability Pride Month with a virtual book club on Tuesday, July 14 and a family storytime on Saturday, July 18 at Mitchell Park, while announcing that regular storytimes will pause in August and return September 1 with new Music & Movement programs.
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View MoreThree with deep Palo Alto ties remembered: a speech therapist, a bridge champion, a teacher
Obituaries published Sunday, July 12, 2026, by The Almanac remember Kuniko Ikemori Okamoto, 94, Elizabeth "Beth" Cowell, 89, and Stacey Burkholder, 48, whose lives were shaped by Palo Alto's schools, clubs, and neighborhoods.
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View MoreNODE gallery opens free interactive pixel art exhibition on University Avenue
NODE, the nonprofit digital art gallery at 180 University Ave. in downtown Palo Alto, opened its free PXL exhibition by German artist Kim Asendorf on Saturday, July 11, 2026, featuring three interactive pixel-based works through Sunday, Sept. 13.
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View MoreFree concerts, outdoor movies and open trails: the Peninsula's summer recreation lineup
Palo Alto residents have a packed summer of free outdoor events, from the monthly Thursday Live concert series on California Avenue to movie nights at Mitchell Park, plus Shakespeare, festivals, and guided hikes across the Peninsula.
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