Weekly Message - November 2017
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Holiday Tree Lighting this Friday
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Join us at
Fremont Park
on
Friday, December 1st
from
5:30 to 7 pm
for our annual Holiday Tree Lighting with Mayor Kirsten Keith, presented by the City of Menlo Park and the Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce.
This holiday favorite event brings the Menlo Park community together to ring in the holiday season. Come enjoy live entertainment, free hot cocoa, and the lighting of the holiday tree. Santa and his elves just might make a special appearance. The holiday tree lighting is a rain or shine event.
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We invite you to a fun-filled morning featuring holiday activities, an amazing pancake breakfast and of course Santa Clause himself!
Activities include: pancake breakfast, visiting and picture taking with Santa, letter writing to Santa, holiday crafts, and a photo booth with holiday props.
Saturday, December 2, 2017
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center
7:30 to 11:30 am
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Menlo Park Firefighters Toy and Food Drive
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Help Menlo Park Firefighters with their 2017 Toy and Food Drive. We are collecting new toys, non-perishable food, and monetary donations for members of our community. To find out more about the Toy and Food Drive please click
here
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West Bay Model Railroad Association 2017 Holiday Show
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Watch trains run on the two-level layout while club members answer your questions. Admission is free! Donations are greatly appreciated and will help us perform more work on the railroad.
Note that the Caltrain Holiday Train will stop at the Menlo Park Station at 7:05pm Sunday, and a visit to our club before or after makes for a great train- and holiday-themed evening.
1090 Merrill Street, Menlo Park
Saturday, December 2nd, 1 to 5 pm
Sunday, December 3rd, 1 to 8 pm
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Celebrate the season with the Holiday Train! This beloved Bay Area tradition features a glittering train, a community toy drive and fun characters that delight families at train stations from San Francisco to Santa Clara.
Glowing with thousands of lights and holiday decorations, the Holiday Train will stop at nine train stations over two nights. During the 20-minute station stops, Santa, Mrs. Claus, Frosty and the gang will get off the train to greet children and spread holiday cheer. Bring the family to join in the fun, and bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to the Holiday Train Toy Drive.
The Holiday Train will stop at the Menlo Park station on
Sunday, December 3rd at 7:05 pm
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Taste of the Mountains Wine Event
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Saturday, December 2, 2017
1 to 4:30 pm
Downtown Menlo Park
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It's a Wonderful Nutcracker
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Blended with the story line of the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life", Menlowe Ballet’s production is set in the 1940's and boasts all the magical trimmings of a traditional Nutcracker. You and your family will experience surprising twists on both stories and a heartfelt message that while giving and receiving 'presents' is just part of what makes the holidays wonderful. This is a holiday production that you and your family will want to see!
December 8-10 & 15-17, 2017
Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center
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Support our local clubs and organizations by purchasing a tree at one of these Christmas Tree Lots:
The
Kiwanis Christmas Tree Lot
is l
ocated on the Stanford Campus on the corner of Embarcadero and El Camino Real, across from Palo Alto High School.
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December 1
8:30 to 9:30 am, Chamber Conference Room
December 1
5:30 to 7 pm, Fremont Park, Menlo Park
December 2
7:30 to 11:30 am, Arrillaga Family Recreation Center
December 2
1 to 4:30 pm, Downtown Menlo Park
December 2
10 am to 4 pm, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park
December 2 & 3
Model Railroad Building, 1090 Merrill Street, Menlo Park
December 3
7:05 pm, Menlo Park Caltrain station
December 8-10 & 15-17
Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center
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