Week Ahead: Secrets of a Restaurateur and Outdoor Music

Want to open your own restaurant? Learn the secrets of running one—like how to get the best deals, seats, and wait staff—from a veteran restaurant manager at California Pizza Kitchen at 531 Cowper St. on Tuesday, July 16 at 7 p.m. Free.

Did you know that strawberries are in season? 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 17 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 "Life, Above All" (South Africa, 2010) follows a young girl who fights for her community this Wednesday, July 17 at 7 p.m. at Cubberley Auditorium, 485 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305. Free and open to the public.

The Friends of the Palo Alto Library invite the community to listen to Chris Bohjalian discuss his new book The Light in the Ruins Friday, July 19 at Books, Inc., at 855 El Camino Real from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. Book signing after the event.  Free!