So what exactly did we do? Well, we bowled. Then we played a little pool, and then bowled. Maybe we did a little dancing, then bowled. Stopped to get something to eat, and then … yeah, you guessed it–bowled some more. I must have knocked down a couple thousand pins that night–of course, it took me 20 games to do it. But then, I had plenty of time: We were locked in for the night … what else was there to do?. You see, while we listened to the same tones of ‘Pomp and Circumstance,’ received our diplomas with the same beautiful backdrop of the high school’s main building and sat in the same folding chairs on the same plush, green lawn, things are not quite the same for the graduates of 2014 as they were for the Los Gatos graduates of the era of the 1960s.
The nighttime spectacular includes songs from “The Jungle Book” (“I Wanna Be Like You”), “The Aristocats” (“Ev’rybody Wants To Be A Cat”), “Aladdin” (“Friend Like Me”), the Haunted vintage baby booties crib shoes mrs day's ideal baby shoe cotton ballet baby slippers mid century antique vintage nursery de Mansion attraction (“Grim Grinning Ghosts”), “Coco” (“Un Poco Loco”) and “Frozen” (“Let It Go”), Mickey’s Mix Magic begins with spotlights sweeping across the night sky, lasers shooting from Sleeping Beauty Castle and faux snow falling on Main Street USA as the “It’s a Good Time” theme song plays..
Aug. 29, 1966, at Candlestick Park would be The Beatles last concert, and Rhys will take the audience back to that night. The songs The Beatles performed will be heard and discussed, along with details about the opening acts and insight into the Beatles’ decision to stop touring. For more information, visit www.wclibrary.org or call 925-935-5395. Book signing, reception at Heather Farm garden. There will be a book signing and reception for Larry Weaner’s “Revolutionary Landscapes” at the Gardens at Heather Farm.
Corvette Spectacular, 8 a.m.-4 p.m, Sept, 17, 41st annual All-Corvette Car show, featuring 175 Corvettes, Live music, raffles, local shops and restaurants, Main Street, Los Altos, Free, For information, contact Robert Kuwada at rkuwada@sbcglobal.net or 408-702-7848 or Cliff Martin at dervet07@gmail.com or 408-688-6449, Oktoberfest, 5-10 p.m, Sept, 22, noon-4p.m, and 5-9 p.m, Sept, 23, 11 a.m.-3 p.m, and 4-8 p.m, Sept, 24, Bench seating, music, dancing, contests, vintage baby booties crib shoes mrs day's ideal baby shoe cotton ballet baby slippers mid century antique vintage nursery de beer and other beverages, food, contests and more, Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City, $15 advance, $22 door for adults; $10 advance, $15 door for children and designated drivers; include commemmorative steina nd one drink ticket, http://www.redwoodcity.org/oktoberfest..
“Private Eyes.” By Steven Dietz. Presented by Dragon Productions Theatre Company. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, through Feb. 13. The Dragon Theatre, 535 Alma St., Palo Alto. $16-$30. 800-838-3006 or www.dragonproductions.net. “Shadowlands.” The story of C.S. Lewis and Joy Gresham. Palo Alto Players. Through Feb. 6. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. $21-$32. paplayers.org or 650-329-0891. “Sylvia.” By A.R. Gurney. Today-Feb. 19. Romantic comedy about a marriage and a winsome dog found in Central Park. Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 and 16; 3 p.m. Feb. 6 and 13. $24-32. 650-941-0551 or www.busbarn.org.
