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Preserving beauty is the theme of flower show opening May 6

By Jane Knoerle
Almanac Lifestyles Editor

National Preservation Week, May 3-8, inspired the Friends of Filoli to transform its flower show (Thursday through Sunday, May 6 to 9) into a tribute to masterpieces of the past. Along with spectacular floral arrangements, table settings, vignettes and music, the flower show will include historical exhibitions.

The San Mateo County Historical Museum and the Museum of American Heritage will display early 1900s artifacts throughout the house, including a carriage and horse in the ballroom and period clothing in several rooms.

Gleim Jewelers will display vintage jewelry, ranging from Victorian to Art Deco, and Lynne Krantz, author of "To Honolulu in Five Days," will create table settings with Matson memorabilia, including photographs of the cruise ship, Lurline. The ship was named for Lurline Matson Roth, who gave the Filoli estate to the National Trust for Historic preservation in 1975.

"Preserving Beauty" opens with a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 6. There will be music, hors d'oeuvres and wine, and guests will be able to get a close-up view of the flower arrangements before the crowds arrive the following day. Reserved tickets are $50, admission included.

Teas will be held at noon and 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 7, and Saturday, May 8, in the Visitor and Education Center. Ticket price is $35 for adults, $21 for children.

A champagne buffet brunch will be served at 10:30 a.m., noon, and 1:30 p.m. on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 9, in the Visitor and Education Center. Tickets are $60 for adults and $30 for children. Hurry to make reservations, as the brunch always sells out.

Admission to the flower show only -- from Friday, May 7, to Sunday, May 9 -- is $15 for adults; $1 for children ages 2 to 12; and free for children under 2. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

If you don't fancy brunch, box lunches may be pre-ordered for pick-up on Sunday only, May 9, in the Quail's Nest Cafe, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The box lunch is $18; the cost doesn't include admission.

For tickets and reservations, call 364-8300, ext. 508, or visit www.Filoli.org/calendar/registration.PDF.

Let's do lunch

The Peninsula Republican Women will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 7, at St. Michael's Alley, 806 Emerson St., Palo Alto. The guest speaker will be Steve Poizner, candidate for the 21st Assembly District, speaking on "Politics today, current issues for our state government."

Mr. Poizner's career began in Silicon Valley, where he started two technology companies. After 20 years, he sold his business and worked for a year in Washington as a member of the White House fellowship program. After returning from Washington, he worked as a teacher in East San Jose, where he was named "rookie teacher of the year."

Reservations for the luncheon are required by Saturday, May 1. Call Virginia Luna, 854-6483.

Sports legends

Delta Tau Delta chapter at Stanford is hardly the new kid on the block. The chapter, which was founded 111 years ago, is honoring several members at its third annual Stanford Delta Legends Golf Classic to be held Monday, May 3, at Sharon Heights Country Club.

The Delts will honor legends Dr. Dennis Sheehan, Marty Brill, Ted Tanner and Rob Moore of Stanford University, along with Dutch Fehring of Purdue University and Jim Thompson of UC Berkeley. The local Delts hold three records in the entire fraternity system: the most professional football players, the most professional baseball players, and the most Olympic participants of any fraternity chapter.

The golf classic will benefit the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula and the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (Bay Area office).

The public is invited to join the tournament, which will be followed by a Cinco de Mayo reception at a private home in Atherton. Cost ranges from $120 to $200. For more information, call chairman Charles Marsala, 328-7113, or visit www.StanfordDelts.org.

Family concert

Six choirs, including the youth ensemble and children's choirs, will give their annual spring concert at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 2, at the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, 950 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. Admission is free, as is child care for ages 3 months to 4 years. For more information, call 323-8657.

Garden gala

Good food, good wine, good cause, say invitations to the garden gala to be held in the courtyard of the Stanford Park Hotel on Sunday, May 16, to benefit Urban Ministry of Palo Alto. The party goes from 4 to 7 p.m., and includes an auction for imported African art, works by emerging and local artists, weekends away, wine collections and more.

Cost is $85 per person, $150 for two, with special rates for Urban Ministry volunteers. Reservations are needed by Friday, May 7. Call 853-8697.

Urban Ministry of Palo Alto is a division of Innvision, offering food, shelter, clothing and assistance to homeless and low-income people in our community.

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