Summer Outdoor Movie Nights kicks-off in Mountain View’s Cuesta Park, located at 615 Cuesta Drive TONIGHT – July 16th at 8:30 pm. Enjoy a free movie under the stars with neighbors and friends. Don’t forget to BYOB (Bring your own blanket) and lawn chair! Summer Outdoor Movie Nights run each Friday through August 20th and are a family friendly event. Playing tonight: Cloudy with a Chance of Meat Balls
Summer is here and that means Bay Area festival season is in full swing. We can think of no better way to spend a sunny weekend day than with a fine collection of exhibits, great music and wonderful food & drink.
If this type of venue sounds appealing to you, head to downtown Menlo Park for the 24th Annual Connoisseurs’ Marketplace, July 17-18. This year’s event will feature something for everyone – world-class art by 250 of America’s top artists, two days of great music, engaging chefs’ demos, fabulous food and drink, tons of fun for kids, artisan specialty food purveyors, a new collector car show, home and garden exhibits, health and wellness displays and an organic and green products showcase.
Watch the video below and take a look at their website for more information.
Glencoe & Carlyle Model Homes now available for sale at Gables End in Mountain View! Join us Saturday, July 10th from 12 to 3pm, tour our beautiful new homes and enjoy delicious BBQ from Andy’s Bar-B-Que with all the fixins’. Here’s a sneak peek of Andy’s menu, just to tempt you! With over 100 happy owners already calling Gables End “home”, come see for yourself why we are Mountain View’s best selling residential community.
*Limited Time 4.5% Fixed Rate Offered
Glencoe- 3 bed/ 2.5 bath, great for entertaining, granite counter tops in kitchen, high ceilings, patio/deck, extra storage, 2 car garage, and skylight.
Carlyle – 3 bed/ 2.5 bath, bonus room, large windows, great locations, granite counter tops in kitchen, 9 foot ceilings, patio, and 2 car garage.
Gables End is on Facebook and Twitter, follow along for specially priced homes, community events, local business spotlights and incentives!
image credit albertos.com
Let’s face it…we “SV techies” spend too much time in front of computers and not enough time mixing it up, socializing (the old fashioned way) and letting loose! We are grateful that Mountain View offers such a diverse range of cultural activities, venues and events. Watching Spain beat Germany at The World Cup left us feeling like doing the Tango and lucky for us Alberto’s is just several dance steps away on Dana Street, downtown. Looking for a fun way to spice up your weekly workouts? How about a great Sunday date night idea? Viva Espana… Meet a neighbor and do The Tango- Sundays and Mondays @ Alberto’s!
Read about the history of Tango here
Argentine Tango Sundays
Hosted by Dorcas
MILONGA every Sunday, except the 2nd of the month
From 7:00 p.m. until late.
Afternoon workshops with visiting teachers for intermediate/advanced level
For more information:
espiritulibretango.blogspot.com
Check Calendar for Times
Tango Mondays
Hosted by Marcelo Solis
Lessons All Levels
7:00 pm Tango Fundamentals
8:00 pm Intermediate
9:00 pm Practica
For more information:
marcelosolistangoargentino.blogspot.com
Check Calendar for Times
Do you love the water and the great outdoors? Then you’ll be excited about all of the work being done to improve Alviso Park.
For the first time in 25 years, recreational boaters can launch their vessels from Alviso Marina County Park. Residents of South Bay and the Peninsula are now more connected than ever and have an easier way to get to San Francisco Bay.
The new boat launch includes a pier for non-motorized craft, such as kayaks and canoes, and another for launching large motorized boats. This improvement effort is part of an ongoing project to revitalize the Alviso area. The Alviso Park upgrade also includes a parking lot for boat trailers. Phase 1 of the wetland improvement project, completed in 2005, involved such improvements as walking boardwalks throughout the slough area, observation decks, picnic areas, natural landscaping and interpretive trails.
Once a hotbed of activity for fishermen and businesses, the local residents believe that the new launch will be good for Alviso. Boaters and non-boaters alike will find something new to do with this ambitious wetland improvement.
Having convenient access to outdoor recreation in such close proximity to Gables End is just one of the many reasons that we love Mountain View and all it has to offer.
Image Credit City of Mountain View
Celebrate Independence Day in style! The first-ever “4th of July Victorian Fashion Promenade,” is on the calendar for Sunday, July 4, 2010 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
There will be costumed guests, picnic baskets and entertainment at the Rengstorff House, Mountain View’s oldest house, and one of the finest examples of Victorian Italianate architecture on the West Coast. Enjoy live jazz from Benny Torres of the Silicon Valley Repertory Jazz Orchestra! Come prepared for the evening and grab a spot at Shoreline Ampitheatre or grassy spot along the bay to watch the fireworks overhead set to the music of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra’s “Hits through the Decades”.
According to the City of Mountain View – “The holiday event will include activities such as costumed guests in procession, historic house tours, storytelling for kids, a marionettes “vaudeville follies” show on the front lawn of the Rengstorff House, “All American” jazz in the gardens, a special picnic lunch menu and water-based activities at the Shoreline Lake Aquatic Center and Café, and thematic breakfast offerings and an Independence Day BBQ at Michaels at Shoreline in the afternoon-into-evening hours.
A “Victorian Fashion: Head to Toe” cultural arts display is also currently on view at 3070 N. Shoreline Boulevard, Mountain View during Rengstorff House public tour hours (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) through July 28, 2010. The exhibition includes black and white fashion advertisements, color fashion plates and an array of costumes on loan from the Friends of ‘R’ House, TheatreWorks and West Bay Opera.”
The full schedule and details can be found on the City of Mountain View or simply download a copy of this pdf
For additional information, please call (650) 903-6392.
If you don’t already have plans for this upcoming weekend, you may want to participate in the 2010 Dream Mile 5K/10K. Vibha’s Dream Mile Walk/Run is a great cause and an excellent reason to get outdoors and help those who are far less fortunate.
The Dream Mile is the flagship event in Vibha’s continued efforts to increase awareness about the plight of underprivileged children. The Dream Mile event has come a long way since its humble beginning in 1998, growing from being a small volunteers and friends event to a permanent fixture on the calendars of runners in the various cities in America.
This year Vibha has partnered with My New Red Shoes(MNRS), a San Francisco Bay Area non-profit organization. Part of the proceeds from Dream Mile 2010 will be donated to MNRS to help underprivileged kids right here in the Bay Area.
Find out more about donating or volunteering for this event by clicking here.
Our featured Home of the Week is 1923 Newbury Drive – 3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath, 2-Car Garage, Gorgeous Mountain Views, Southwest Exposure and Tons of Natural Light! Only $659,900! You could be in your home this summer, but you have to act fast as there are just a few homes remaining at Gables End.
Join us this weekend for a tour of our 2 Model Homes at Gables End:
Glencoe- 3 bed/ 2.5 bath, great for entertaining, granite counter tops in kitchen, high ceilings, patio/deck, extra storage, 2 car garage, and skylight.
Carlyle – 3 bed/ 2.5 bath, bonus room, large windows, great locations, granite counter tops in kitchen, 9 foot ceilings, patio, and 2 car garage.
Gables End is on Facebook and Twitter, follow along for specially priced homes, community events, local business spotlights and incentives!
Pinot With FidoLocation: Mountain Winery
Time: June 20. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Gables End is a pet-friendly community and our greater community of Mountain View offers our four-legged friends a lot of parks and outdoor spaces to socialize and enjoy life here as much as our homeowners do. Since so many of you love your pooch, we thoughts we’d mention this event… Back by popular demand – this is a unique opportunity to bring your pets along for an afternoon of wine tasting at the picturesque Mountain Winery.
The Mountain Winery invites you and your four-legged friend to their Pets and Pinot Wine Tasting event. Enjoy a complimentary taste of Estate Pinot Noir and beautiful vistas from the outdoor Vineyard Grill Patio, boasting spectacular views of the Silicon Valley.
You will be delighted with the amazing wine and your pet will be delighted with a treat! Please note that leashes are required — and clean up supplies, if needed.
More information can be found on their website.
