Menlo College will hold its second annual Wine & Brew Festival on Saturday, June 17, on campus from 1:30 to 5 p.m.
The festival features products from several alumni, including Michael and Lynn Yates, owners of Napa Redwoods Estate, Trey Beffa, vice president of operations for K & L Wine Merchants, and Chris Garrett and Hap Leonard, founders of Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company. K & L Wine Merchants in Redwood City is sponsoring a wine education booth.
Many other wineries and breweries will also be represented, including McCray Ridge Vineyards of Healdsburg, Wente Vineyards, Organic Vintners, Gordon Biersch, Half Moon Bay Brewing Company, and Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing.
Casual gourmet food will be available at The Bistro, sponsored by Sodexho Catering, the festival’s primary sponsor.
Admission to the festival is $35 at the door for ages 15 and up; and $10 for children ages 6 to 14. Menlo College is a private four-year college located at 1000 El Camino Real, Atherton. For information, go to winefest.Menlo.edu.
Menlo Chorus concert
The city-sponsored Menlo Park Chorus will hold its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 16, at the Burgess Recreation Center. This will be the first concert for the chorus’ new director, April McNeely, and for accompanist John Iosefa.The program will include spirituals, “Ave Maria,” Irish ballads, blues and popular show tunes. Tickets are available at the door at $10 general admission, $8 for seniors and students. Burgess Recreation Center is located at 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park.
Vertical Challenge at Hiller Aviation
Helicopters from around the country will give aerial demonstrations from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 17, at the 7th annual Vertical Challenge at San Carlos Airport and Hiller Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Road, San Carlos.The event showcases how helicopters affect daily lives, from traffic and news reporting to search-and-rescue missions and national defense.
Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for children 5 to 17 and seniors, free for children 4 and under. For information, call 654-0200 or go to www.hiller.org.
Woodside Day at ballpark
Woodside Day at AT&T Park is set for Sunday, June 25.Woodsiders are urged to turn out in force to watch the 1:05 p.m. game, when Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants take on Barry Zito and the Oakland A’s.
The seats are in section 327 and cost $24 each. Contact Chuck Martin, 851-1482, to arrange tickets.
What type are you?
The Stanford Blood Center will hold a free blood-typing and National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) registration drive on Tuesday, June 20, at Mitchell Park Bowl, 600 East Meadow Drive in Palo Alto.The drive, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., will coincide with the Twilight Concert, featuring the Celtic rock group, Tempest.
The “Are you my type” blood center event allows people to find out their blood type, register for the NMDP and have a free cholesterol screening. Minority NMDP donors are urgently needed, said Michele Hyndman of the blood center.
A person must be 18 years old and give a small tube of blood to find out their blood type. Results will be mailed to participants. To register for the NMDP, a person must be between 18 and 60, give a small blood sample, and be willing to donate to any patient in need. People can choose either or both screenings.
Screenings will be done in the blood center’s “bloodmobile,” which will be parked at Mitchell Park. For more information, call 723-7831, or visit bloodcenter.stanford.edu.
Consolidating student loans
Because interest rates on federal student loans will rise July 1, Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-Atherton) is urging parents and students to lock in lower interest rates now.Student borrowers who consolidate before July 1 may be eligible to lock in a rate as low as 4.75 percent. After July 1 the rates will climb to 6.625 percent for continuing students, 7.25 for graduates and 8 percent for parents.
Information about consolidation can be found on Congresswoman Eshoo’s Web site at eshoo.house.gov.
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