Cupertino/Sunnyvale calendar of events for the week of May 24
Special Events
Sunnyvale Farmers Market: Enjoy fresh fruits, vegetables and arts and crafts from local growers and artisans. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Murphy and Washington avenues, Sunnyvale. Urbanvillageonline.com/markets/Sunnyvale.
Seniors
Sunnyvale Senior Center: The center offers a variety of services and activities, billiards room, fitness center, table games, trips, classes and lunches every weekday. 550 E. Remington Drive, Sunnyvale. 408-730-7360, Sunnyvale.ca.gov.
Senior Nutrition Program: Hot meals served along with camaraderie. Must be age 60 or older and a resident of Santa Clara County. Monday-Friday, live dance music at 9:30 a.m., lunch at 11 a.m. First United Methodist Church, 535 Old San Francisco Road, Sunnyvale. Sunnyvaleumc.org/mission/seniornutrition.html.
Theater/Arts
Twelve Angry Men/Women: The Foothill Theatre Department will perform this classic drama in repertory, with the jurors in a murder trial being played alternately by men and women. Through June 9. $10-$20. 650-949-7360, www.foothill.edu/theatre.
The Best of Smuin: Smuin concludes its quarter-century celebration with a tribute to founder Michael Smuin and his works set to the music of Gershwin, Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole and others. Through May 26. Center for the Performing Arts 500 Castro St., Mountain View. $25-$75. 650-903-6000, www.smuinballet.org
Next to Normal: Los Altos Stage Company stages this musical, winner of three Tony Awards and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, which explores a suburban household affected by mental illness. Through June 23. Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Avenue, Los Altos. $20-$38. losaltosstage.org, 650-941-0551.
De Anza College Student Art Show: This exhibition will feature a variety of media from paintings and photography to furniture and ceramics. Artworks will include a set of kinetic sculptures made from transformed electric pencil sharpeners and an interactive installation about consumer culture. Through June 6. Euphrat Museum of Art, De Anza College, Cupertino. http://www.deanza.edu/euphrat, 408-864-5464.
Mass Communication: An exhibit showing how mass communication has developed in Silicon Valley over the years features letters written by Mattie and Molly Taaffe, Elizabeth Yuba Murphy Taaffe’s twin daughters. Learn how postal worker Joe Stanich hung Sunnyvale’s outgoing mail pouch on a tall crane at Murphy’s Station, to be grabbed by someone on the passing train. Refresh your memories of a Walkman, typewriters, handheld calculators and IBM punch cards. Through May 31. Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum, 570 E. Remington Drive, Sunnyvale. 408-749-0220, www.heritageparkmuseum.org.
Fine Arts League of Cupertino: The group meets the second Monday of the month, 7-9 p.m., and welcomes visitors. Quinlan Community Center, 10185 N. Stelling Road, Cupertino. Visit falc.org or call Janki at 408-863-9991.
Lectures/Learning/Meetings
Second Sunday Chess Fest: Free event for chess players of all ages. Second Sunday of the month through Oct. 13, 2-5 p.m. Stocklmeir School, 592 Dunholme Way, Sunnyvale at outdoor lunch tables facing Ortega Park. 408-736-7138.
Cupertino Morningmasters: Improve your speaking and networking skills at this Toastmasters club. Thursdays, 7:30 a.m. Bethel Lutheran Church, 10181 Finch Ave., Cupertino.
Sunnyvale Rotary: Meetings are Tuesdays at noon. Elks Club, 375 N. Pastoria Ave. Sunnyvalerotary.org.
Dementia/Alzheimer’s Support Group: A safe, confidential, supportive environment for families to develop informal mutual support, get information about dementia and develop methods and skills to solve problems related to dementia. Fourth Tuesday of the month. Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church gym, 728 Fremont Ave., room 750, Sunnyvale. For more information, call the Alzheimer’s Association at 800-272-3900.
Eating Disorders and Body Image Support Groups: The Eating Disorders Resource Center offers free support groups to create a safe space for those struggling with eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction. The groups are unstructured and open to all ages, genders and types of eating issues. Second and fourth Saturday of the month 9:30-11 a.m. for family and friends. El Camino Hospital, 2500 Grant Road, Mountain View. www.edrcsv.org.
Open Gardens: Charles Street Gardens opens its gates to the public. Tuesdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 433 Charles St., Sunnyvale. Charlesstreetgardens.org.
Military Officers Association of America: The Silicon Valley chapter holds a luncheon meeting on the third Thursday of the month. Siliconvalleymoaa.org, 408-245-2217.
Submit a listing by emailing information about your event to cal@community-newspapers.com. Deadline is noon, two weeks prior to Friday’s publication.