Humanist Community Fun Group
monthly group outings (anywhere in the Bay Area)
What:  POSIBILIDAD, or Death of the Worker
by the San Francisco Mime Troupe (SFMT)
When:  Sat, Aug 28th, 4:00 PM (Music 3:30)
Where: South Field, Mitchell Park, 600 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto
Cost:    Free. Donations accepted.
The Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe opens its 51st season. Quoting their web page:
“A small U.S. factory is shutting down. All of the workers are losing their jobs, and to add insult to injury, they have also lost their last two weeks of pay and retirement funds, which were raided over the years to pay stock dividends. On the final day of work, a pregnant employee, suddenly overtaken with labor pains, sits down on the job. Interpreting this as an act of defiance, The Boss calls security. The situation escalates and before anyone has a chance to think, the Workers have accidentally occupied the Factory!
“During the negotiation process, The Boss tries intimidation, patriotism, and Red Scare tactics, while the Workers just try to figure out what the heck they're doing. Some say wreck the place. Tea Baggers say it's all the government's fault. Others blame the Union. One Worker, an Argentine ex-pat, says they should consider running the Factory themselves and is immediately labeled a Commie. At night, as the occupying Workers entertain themselves with songs and stories, the Argentine comes forward again and tells the tale of a similar strike back home. As more of the Argentine's story unfolds, the parallel plights of the American and Argentine Workers play out side by side. While the Americans struggle to keep their factory occupation from becoming politicized, the Argentine strike is deeply political. In the end, both the American and Argentine Workers are victorious, but which resolution will ultimately keep the power in the Workers' hands?”
For more information, call 415-285-1717 or visit http://www.sfmt.org/
—— Bobcats and Bats, Oh My! ——
What:  Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo
When:  Saturday, September 18, 10 am
Where: 1451 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Meet:   museum entrance
Cost:   Free. A $3 donation per person is appreciated.
The Palo Alto Zoo has recently reopened the bobcat habitat after a $450,000 renovation project. The Bat Cave has also been renovated and now includes include Egyptian Fruit bats along with the African Straw bats. The Zoo is home to more than 50 species of animals—about 200 specimens in all—many of which are brought into classrooms as part of the Junior Museum & Zoo’s science outreach program with local schools. In addition to the bobcats and bats mentioned above, some of the animals include raccoons, hedgehogs, ferrets, snakes, fresh and salt water fish and invertebrates, a red tail hawk, and other birds.
For more information, call (650) 329-2111 or visit http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/jmz
—— Ohlone Day at Deer Hollow Farm ——
What:  Ohlone Day at Deer Hollow Farm
When:  Saturday, October 16, 1 pm
Where: (see directions)
Deer Hollow Farm is located in
the Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve,
nestled in the foothills of Los Altos.
Meet:   entrance to Farm
Cost:   Admission: $5.00. Kids under 2: Free
All proceeds fund the Farm’s environmental education program.
Ohlone Day at Deer Hollow Farm provides an opportunity for the general public to enter the Farm’s replica Ohlone village and learn about the Bay Area’s original inhabitants, the Ohlone, who lived here for 10,000 years. Enjoy hands-on activities and demonstrations of Ohlone daily life, such as fire starting, acorn grinding, shell drilling, tool making, and much more! Throughout the rest of the year, this village is used throughout for classes for third and fourth graders on field trips and is closed to the public. Deer Hollow Farm is an educational center where the public, school classes, and community groups can observe and participate in a historic working farm. The 150-year-old Farm stands as a reminder of Santa Clara County’s agricultural history. In the tradition of a working homestead, Deer Hollow Farm continues to produce food on-site.
Directions:
  1. Exit 280 at Foothill Expressway/Grant Road.
  2. Follow the signs to Rancho San Antonio County Park.
  3. Turn right onto Cristo Rey Drive, 0.2 mile south (uphill) of the 280 off-ramp.
  4. Follow Cristo Rey Drive for approximately 1 mile to the roundabout circle. Take the second roundabout exit to continue on Cristo Rey Drive.
  5. Turn left into the entrance of Rancho San Antonio County Park.
  6. Park at any of the five parking lots. Deer Hollow Farm is a leisurely 1 mile walk into the preserve.
For parking convenience, you may wish to arrive earlier and explore the 24 miles of trails in the surrounding Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve.
For more information, call (650) 903-6430 or visit http://www.fodhf.org/
For more information on any event, or about the Fun Group, or to get Fun Group e-mailings, or to reserve a place (only when event requires reservations which are being handled by the Fun Group), send email to hcfungroup@yahoo.com
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previous Fun Group Events:
2010
(Jul-
Dec)
Thu, Jul 15, 7 pm: Living Roofs / Native Plants Slideshow, Saratoga
2010
(Jan-
Jun)
Sat, Jun 26, 10 am: Shoreline Interpretive Center, Hayward
Sat, May 15, 10 am: Elizabeth Gamble Garden, Palo Alto
Thu, Apr 15, 6 pm: GREENLIGHT Earth Day Film Festival, Palo Alto
Sat, Mar 27, 10 am: Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito
Sat, Feb 20, 3 pm: Bird photography, Don Edwards S. F. Bay Nat’l Wildlife Refuge
Sat, Jan 16, noon: Scaled Miniatures, Los Altos
2009 Sat, Dec 5, 10:00 am: Soapmaking and shopping, Palo Alto
Sat, Nov 7, noon: NASA Ames Exploration Center, Mountain View
Sat, Oct 17, 11 am: "New Forms of 36 Ghosts" art exhibit, Stanford
Sat, Sep 5, 12:30 pm: Nike Missile Site museum, GGNRA, Marin Co.
Wed, Aug 5, 7 pm: Too Big to Fail by San Francisco Mime Troupe, Palo Alto
Sun, Jul 12, 2 pm: Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum, Sunnyvale
Sat, Jun 27, 11:30: "Happy Birds" show, Cambrian Library, San Jose
Fri, May 29, 8 pm: Stargazing and Constellation Talk, Alviso
Thu, Apr 16, 6 pm: GREENLIGHT Earth Day Film Festival, Palo Alto
Sat, Mar 21, noon: Historic Tour of the Johnston House, Half Moon Bay
Sat, Feb 21, 11 am: Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco
Sat, Jan 17, noon: Takara’s Sake Museum and Tasting Room, Berkeley
2008 Sat, Dec 6, 12:45 pm: Computer History Museum, Mountain View
Sat, Nov 1, 10 am: Holiday Tour of the Johnston House, Half Moon Bay
Sat, Oct 18, 1 pm: Robot Exhibit, San José Museum of Art
Sat, Sep 20, 1 pm: San José/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant, Alviso
Tue, Aug 5, 7 pm: Red State by San Francisco Mime Troupe, Palo Alto
Sat, Jul 19, 10 am: San José Museum of Quilts & Textiles
Sat, Jun 7, noon: Lucile and David Packard Exhibit, Los Altos
Sat, May 17, 10 am: Overfelt Gardens and Chinese Cultural Garden, San José
Thu, Apr 17, 6 pm: GREENLIGHT Earth Day Film Festival, Palo Alto
Sun, Mar 2, 2 pm: Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Santa Clara
Sat, Feb 2, noon: The Perfumer’s Apprentice, Santa Cruz
Sat, Jan 5, noon: Museum of Railroad History, Santa Clara
2007 Sat, Dec 1, noon: Ainsley House Tour, Campbell
Sat, Nov 10, 11 am: San José State University Historical Campus Tour
Sat, Oct 27, noon: Shark Day at Don Edwards S. F. Bay Nat’l Wildlife Refuge
Sat, Sep 15, 10 am: Bark in the Park, San José
Sun, Aug 5, 5 pm: San Francisco Mime Troupe at Mitchell Park, Palo Alto
Sat, Jul 28, 1 pm: Cool Waters Exhibit, Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center, Ben Lomond
Sat, Jun 16, noon: 29th Annual Highland Games & Celtic Gathering, Campbell
Sun, May 6, 2 pm: Rotary Art Show, Saratoga
Sat, Apr 28, 10 am: Filoli tour, Woodside
Sat, Mar 3, 10 am: Coffee tasting, Santa Clara
Sun, Feb 11, 2:30 pm: Chocolate tasting and trivia, Mountain View
Sun, Jan 21, 2 pm: Museum of American Heritage, Palo Alto
2006 Sat, Dec 16, 10 am: Artopia (giftmaking), Cupertino
Sat, Nov 18, 11 am: Sunnyvale Lace Museum
Sat, Oct 14, 6 pm: bad sci-fi DVD, Mountain View
Sat, Sep 16, 11 am: 10th Anniversary ArtCar Fest, San José
Sun, Aug 19, 4:30 pm: San Francisco Mime Troupe at Mitchell Park, Palo Alto
Sun, Jul 9, 2 pm: Palo Alto Clay and Glass Festival, Palo Alto
Sun, Jun 4, 3 pm: Rodin Collection, Cantor Museum, Stanford
Sat, May 20, noon: The Innocents, de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara
Sat, Apr 22, noon: Los Altos Hist. Museum & Smith House
Sat, Mar 25, noon: Peralta Adobe & Fallon House, San José
Sat, Feb 4, 10 am: Petroglyph ceramics, San José
Sat, Jan 7, noon: dinosaurs at Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley
2005 Sat, Dec 3, 10 am: Victorian Holiday, Ardenwood Farm, Fremont
Sun, Nov 13, 2:30 pm: Tour of the Rengstorff (Victorian) House, Mountain View
Sat, Oct 8, 10 am: Samhain Tour of the Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland
Sat, Sep 17, 10 am: Annual Silicon Valley of Moon Festival, Stevens Creek
Sat, Aug 20, evening: Chabot Space and Science Center, Oakland
Sun, Jul 17, 4:30 pm: San Francisco Mime Troupe at Mitchell Park, Palo Alto
Sat, Jun 25, 7:45 pm: Silent Film Festival, Fremont
Sat, May 7, 9:45 am: Elkhorn Slough Reserve, Monterey Bay
Sun, Apr 17, 1:45 pm: Museum of American Heritage, Palo Alto
Sat, Mar 5, 7 pm: Games Night, Saratoga
Sat, Feb 19, 12:45 pm: Computer History Museum, Mountain View
Sat, Jan 15, 2:30 pm: Año Nuevo State Reserve
2004 Sat, Dec 11, 2 pm: Ceramics workshop, Linda’s Ceramics, Fremont
Sat, Nov 13, 1:45 pm: Blackhawk Museum, Danville
Sat, Oct 23, 3:45 pm: Corn Maze, Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont
Fri, Sep 10, 8 pm: The White House Murder Case, Lucie Stern Theater, Palo Alto
Sun, Aug 22, 3:15 pm: Silent film Zorro, San José
Sun, Jul 11, 2:15 pm: The Tech Museum of Innovation, San José
Sun, Jun 6, 1:45 pm: kite flying, Shoreline Park, Mountain View
Sun, May 23, 2:15 pm: Japanese Friendship Garden, San José
Sat, Apr 17, 11:30 am: Mars exhibit, NASA Ames Visitor Center, Mountain View
Sat, Mar 20, 2 pm: Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San José
Sat, Feb 21, 2:30 pm: Año Nuevo State Reserve
. . . (Jan: none)
2003 Sat, Dec 6, 2 pm: Solstice Tree (Xmas in the Park), downtown San José
Sat, Nov 22, 1 pm: Intel Museum, Santa Clara
Sat, Oct 18, 10 am: Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz ‹inaugural›
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