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The Kings Mountain Art Festival runs during Labor Day weekend. A photo of a past event shows the event entryway. Courtesy Kings Mountain Art Festival.

Kings Mountain Art Fair

The annual Kings Mountain Art Fair is being held on Labor Day weekend from Aug. 30- Sept. 1. Artist booths, featuring jewelry, pottery, artwork and clothing will be open from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Breakfast will be available from 8 -10:30 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

The art fair is entirely run by volunteers and supports the work of independent artists. Proceeds from the event go to the Kings Mountain Volunteer Fire Brigade and Elementary School.

For more information about the fair, artists, parking and more visit kingsmountainartfair.org.

Meet and greet with Portola Valley Town Manager

The residents of Portola Valley will have a second chance to meet town’s new Town Manager Darcy Smith on Aug. 27 from 6:15 – 7 p.m. This will take place before the regularly scheduled Town Council meeting at 7 p.m. at the Historic Schoolhouse at Town Center, 765 Portola Road.

Light refreshments will be served and council members may also be present.

— Jennifer Yoshikoshi

Pool hours reduced

The Burgess pool will close from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays as Menlo Park’s pool operator faces fiscal challenges. The change started with the beginning of the pools’ fall schedule on Aug. 18.

More information on the new hours is available at menloswim.com/pool-schedule/.

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Jennifer Yoshikoshi joined The Almanac in 2024 as an education, Woodside and Portola Valley reporter. Jennifer started her journalism career in college radio and podcasting at UC Santa Barbara, where she...

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