Week Ahead: Foreign Films, Children's Theatre, the Science of Beer

Want to get your kids to eat healthier? Bring them to the Palo Alto Public Library, Downtown Branch 270 Forest Ave., on Tuesday, July 23 for "Teens: Books and Pizza—Cookbook Edition" from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. There teens will cook up a tasty meal and enjoy it picnic-style on the Downtown Library patio. Registration required. For teens entering grades sixth to twelve only.

What's your favorite summer seasonal fruit or vegetable? Get your fruits and vegetables at the Veterans Affairs Hospitals Farmers Market every Wednesday this summer 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. 

Enjoy some outdoor music at Town & Country's 6th Annual July Music Fest. Stop by Wednesday, July 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. and listen to Double Take a rock and roll cover band

Stanford University’s Division of International, Comparative and Area Studies (ICA) Film Festival's showcase presents "No" (Chile, 2012) follows a young girl who fights for her community this Wednesday, July 24 at 7 p.m. at Cubberley Auditorium, 485 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305. Free and open to the public.

Enjoy listening to Hans Christian Anderson’s classic story, The Ugly Duckling during the free children's theatre with "Honk! Jr.," on Wednesday, July 24 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Bring a picnic for your family or purchase hotdogs, hamburgers, veggie burgers, chips and soft drinks from the Friends of the Children’s Theatre. Recommended for ages four and over. At the Roy Ginsburg Magic Castle Stage at Children’s Theatre. Gates to Secret Garden open at 5:45 p.m.

Register for Palo Alto Public Library's "Brew University" second edition called Beer Geeks: The Techie Side of Beer on Thursday, July 25 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at the Downtown Library, 270 Forest Ave. Here beer geeks will  learn the science of making beer and sample tastings at the Gordon Biersch Brewery. Free. Registration required.