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Mountain Lion talk
At 6 p.m. on March 20, the Oakland Zoo will be presenting an update on the three mountain lion cubs rescued from Portola Valley in late January. The mountain lion talk will take place in the Community Room at Town Center.
The event will feature presentations from the Oakland Zoo Vice President of Veterinary Services Dr. Alex Herman and Vice President of Conservation Amy Gotliffe.
Register for the event visit tinyurl.com/mountainliontalk.
Menlo-Atherton High School Prom Closet accepting donations
The Menlo-Atherton High School PTA is hosting its second annual Diamond and King Prom Closet Boutique, an initiative to make prom accessible for every student. The PTA is collecting new and gently worn attire including prom style dresses in all sizes, accessories, suits, men’s dress shirts and ties.
Donated clothing should be laundered or professionally dry cleaned and ready to wear. Community members can drop off donations from 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. from Monday, March 10, to Friday, March 14, at the district office.
— Jennifer Yoshikoshi
Atherton to host community emergency preparedness forum March 13
On March 13, the town of Atherton, the Atherton Disaster and Preparedness Team and the Menlo Park Fire Protection District are cohosting a community forum on wildfire preparedness from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Jennings Pavilion at Holbrook-Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Ave.
Atherton Police Chief Steve McCulley and Fire Protection District Chief Mark Lorenzen will lead the discussion on fire safety and mitigation, emergency evacuation and home preparedness.
The meeting will take in place and will not be broadcast, however a video recording of the meeting will be posted to Atherton’s website following the meeting.
Learn more and RSVP to the free event at atherton.news/CommunityForum
Menlo Park will celebrate World Storytelling Day with performance from Spontaneous Combustion
The Menlo Park Library will host a performance from storytelling duo “Spontaneous Combustion” in celebration of World Storytelling Day. The event is set from 6 to 7 p.m. on March 19 at the Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St.
Spontaneous Combustion is made up of performers Tom and Sandy Farley, Redwood City-based performers who have been telling stories together since 1979.
The performers will be telling stories from author Eric Sabelman who hails from Menlo Park.
Play Nature Lotería in East Palo Alto on March 22
On March 22, Peninsula Open Space Trust, Canopy and Latino Outdoors are cohosting a nature-themed Lotería — a game similar to bingo, in East Palo Alto. The event will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Bloomhouse event space at 2555 Pulgas Ave.
The event will include specially designed lotería cards, created by San Jose artist David Cipres. There will be prizes, food, music and nature education.
Learn more and RSVP at openspacetrust.org/event/nature-loteria
— Eleanor Raab
