Cuban music and mojitos will put guests in a festive mood at “Havana Nights,” St. Raymond School’s annual auction, to be held Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Menlo Circus Club in Atherton.
The evening will feature a wine cellar, with popular favorites and hard-to-find wines, cocktails, dinner, a live auction and dancing.
Those who wish to donate wine for the auction, may call Bob Vanhoy or Kevin Forsaith at Draeger’s supermarket in Menlo Park with donation amount and credit card number and they will select wines for purchase at the auction. For every dollar donated, the store will add another 20 percent to the school.
Week-long accommodations in Italy, Cape Cod and Kiahuna Beachside Resort in Hawaii, are among the auction items, according to co-chairs Britt-Marie Sundquist and Stacey Sundquist Anstead. This is the third year the twin sisters have co-chaired the event.
Tickets are $50 for cocktails, appetizers, wine and roving auctions. Tickets for the entire evening are $100 and also include dinner, live auction and dancing. For tickets, call Nina Gabb at 593-5494.
Solo art exhibit by Adele Seltzer
A solo exhibition of recent paintings, sculptures and monotypes by Portola Valley artist Adele Seltzer opened this week at Bryant Street Gallery in Palo Alto.
An artist reception is set for Friday, Nov. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m.
For some 30 years, Ms. Seltzer has exhibited her works in museums and galleries in the United States and Germany.
Her work is inspired by an interest in archaeology and her connections with nature, she says. Motion is a theme of the work in her current exhibit.
The exhibit closes Nov. 30. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and Thursdays until 7 p.m. The gallery is at 532 Bryant St.
More information about Ms. Seltzer and her work is at adeleseltzer.com.
Native sons in Yukon gold rush
Chris Goode of Menlo Park will discuss his book, “Sourdoughs at Seventy Miles: California Native Sons in the Yukon Gold,” at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St. in Menlo Park.
Mr. Goode’s book blends San Mateo County pioneer history with the experiences of the sons of the pioneers who traveled to Alaska in search of gold in 1898. There will be a 30-minute DVD, which includes excerpts from the book. The program is supported by the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.
Free van service is available for Menlo Park seniors and people with disabilities. For more information, call 330-2512.
Broadcast legends
“Golden Memories of Radio” will be presented by the Broadcast Legends at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at Hanson Hall at The Sequoias, 501 Portola Road in Portola Valley.
Broadcast Legends is an organization of broadcast veterans. They will re-create some old-time programs and commercials. The performance is free and open to the public. For more information, call 851-1501.
Ladera meditation group
A Ladera meditation group, called Ladera Sunday Morning Mindfulness Meditation Sangha, will hold a free introduction to its program from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at a home in Ladera.
For more information, call 854-4157 or e-mail Birgitte Moyer-Vinding of Ladera at bpmoyer@earthlink.net.
