Week Ahead: Learn to Compost and Enjoy Blown Glass

Monday, Aug. 19

Stay, or come over to campus, and watch Seven Beauties (Wertmüller) during Stanford Summer Festival Series, with introduction by Speaker Inga Pierson, Fellow, in Introduction to the Humanities Monday, Aug. 19, 7 p.m. FREE.

Tuesday, Aug. 20

Learn to compost in your backyard with this compost workshop at Cubberley Community Center from 6 p.m to 8 p.m at 4000 Middlefield Rd. Call 408-918-4640 to register. Additional compost workshops are available throughout Santa Clara County. Click here for more information. FREE.

Wednesday, Aug. 21

TheatreWork's presents "Other Desert Cities" by Jon Robin Baitz, a play about a novelist whose memoir causes political rifts. Starts Wednesday, Aug. 21 until Sept. 15 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. Cost between $25 and $52.

Thursday, Aug. 22

Paly High students will preview their collections for the the Fall glass art sale. All glass hand blown by students, alumni and instructors. Glass Sales benefit the Paly Fiery Arts program. Palo Alto High School, 50 Embarcadero Rd. from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. FREE

Friday, Aug. 23

Celebrate the creeks of Barron Park and participate in the initial city-wide project that highlights of the areas habitats. At Bol Park 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. FREE