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Group of trees at Holbrook-Palmer Park. Ginkgo tree in the foreground. Photo by Eleanor Raab.

Atherton Arbor Day

The town of Atherton is hosting Arbor Day at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, at Holbrook-Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Ave., in celebration of Earth Month. Volunteers are invited to help the town plant new sapling trees with Atherton Town Arborist Sally Bentz-Dalton.

If you are interested in volunteering, contact Bentz-Dalton at sbentz@athertonca.gov.

GeoKids open house

GeoKids Early Childhood Development Center, 345 Middlefield Road in Menlo Park, is hosting its open house from 10-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, for families to tour the campus and meet its teachers.

The cooperative childcare center and preschool is now enrolling for the 2026-27 school year for children between the ages of three months and 5 years. GeoKids was founded in 1987 by a group of parents who worked for the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Stanford Research Institute (SRI).

Tours can also be scheduled at other times through the “Contact Us” page at geokids.org or by calling 650-942-6560.

Music at the Park

The Horse Park at Woodside is celebrating the community with live indie music at Music at the Park from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, May 9. The event will take place at the Heart of the Park.

The event will be headlined by Anthony Arya Band, an indie folk artist from the Bay Area. He previously appeared on NBC’s The Voice and has released four albums with a fifth scheduled for release this year.

Tickets for the concert cost $35 for adults and are free for children under 8 years old. Chairs, tables, and light refreshments will be provided.

For more information, visit horsepark.org/calendar/music-at-the-park.

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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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