The city of Menlo Park presents a “Wise and Well Health Screening” Thursday, Nov. 29, 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Menlo Park Senior Center.
A pharmacist will be available to answer general questions and conduct personal consultations about medication compatibility. There will be blood pressure and glucose-level screenings offered as well
All screenings are free for seniors. The Menlo Park Senior Center is located at 110 Terminal Ave. For more information contact Avideh Samardar at 330-2283 or aysamardar@menlopark.org.
Holiday happenings at Little House
A tree trimming party will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3, in the Jane West Room at Little House, 800 Middle Ave. in Menlo Park. There will be complimentary coffee and cookies.
The annual “Snowflake Ball” will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in the Little House auditorium. Cost is $7 per person.
For more information, call 326-2025.
Gift fair at Menlo Presbyterian
Menlo Park Presbyterian Church will hold a gift fair, in partnership with Heavenly Treasures, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, in fellowship hall and the garden court at 950 Santa Cruz Ave.
The fair will feature textiles, ceramics, jewelry, and home and fashion items from developing countries such as Ethiopia.
Heavenly Treasures is a micro-enterprise network that invests in developing countries. Proceeds from the sale of fair items are reinvested in the artisans’ businesses, “thus providing basic health-care needs, education for their children, and adequate food and housing,” according to a church spokesperson.
“Last year’s fair was our first and it was a huge success,” said Bennie Ingraham, international mission director. “We learned that one artisan who has AIDS in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, received enough proceeds from the sale of her candles in last year’s Menlo Park fair to keep her housed and fed for over a year as she is too ill to work.”
For more information, call Mr. Ingraham at 323-8619, bingraham@mppc.org.
Christmas Creche exhibit
More than 500 creches from around the world will be on display from Saturday through Wednesday, Dec. 1-5, from noon to 9 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3865 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
This is 20th annual Christmas creche exhibit, which is sponsored by the Menlo Park Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The exhibit will also include a 17-by-8-foot oil painting, “Nativity,” by Brian Kershisnik, a Utah artist. Mr. Kershisnik is giving a talk about his painting at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4.
The children’s room will have craft activities, nativity costumes and marionette shows.
Admission is free. For more information, call 856-3781.
Puppet show at library
The Atherton Library will host Nick Barone and his puppets for a holiday show Monday, Dec. 10, at 4 p.m. “Holiday Treats” will be staged in the main room of the library, at 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane in Atherton. The show, recommended for ages 4 and up, is free and open to the public.
More information is available at the San Mateo County Library Web site, www.smcl.org.
