Week Ahead: 'Mysore' Yoga; Flamenco; Smithsonian Expert; Sax Jazz Concert

Monday, Nov. 18

• Youth Advisory Committee Meeting. Mountain View Community Center - Room 2. 4:30 p.m.

•  Smithsonian's History of America in 101 Objects with Author Richard Kurin.  Computer History Museum, Mountain View. Museum CEO John Hollar moderates conversation with Kurin about this remarkable book.   

• Protecting Your Privacy in a Not-So Private World. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Mobile Monday Silicon Valley, Mountain View.

• City Council Meeting. 6:30 p.m.

•  Chap*Book: Writing Workshop for Teens. Cubberley Community Center Room A-6. Two- part writing workshop for teens using writing prompts and improvisational exercises to create their own chapbook of art and poetry. For grades 6-12 only.  Registration is required for each workshop.   

• Wine Tasting with Jon Bonne, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Editor. Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 7 p.m. From the front lines of the California wine revolution, Bonné shares the fascinating stories, philosophies and techniques of the innovative producers who are rewriting the rules of contemporary winemaking.

• Santana Row's Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. San Jose.

• New Century Chamber Orchestra presents LEGACIES AND CONCERTOS . 8 p.m. Mountain View Center for Performing Arts. Two violin concertos.

• Waldorf School of the Peninsula High School Tour.  180 N. Rengstorff Avenue, Mountain View.

• Classic Jazz Treasures with Jazz Saxophonist Loren Schoenberg. Community School of Music and Arts, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. 7 p.m. 

• Zombie Prom, The Musical, Sunnyvale Community Players. 7:30 p.m.

• Writing Workshop - Kids. 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Lucie Stern Community Center. Free workshop by Communication Academy to learn writing skills to help kids ace essays.Registration required.

• Mushroom Morsels and Forays Cooking Class.  50 Embarcadero Rd Palo Alto. 6:30 p.m. Learn to prepare mushrooms in Mushroom Risotto, Portobello Mushroom Burgers, Mushroom Hazelnut Soup with Marsala Wine.

• November by David Mamet. 2120 Broadway St., Redwood City. 8 p.m. A lesbian, a turkey lobbyist, and a Native American walk into the White House... it's not a bad joke, it's "November" by Mamet ("Glengarry Glen Ross").
  

• Pauline Frommer, Editorial Director - Frommer Travel Media. 7 p.m. Schultz Cultural Hall, Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto.  Looking for a fresh take on budget travel? Award-winning writer Pauline Frommer has been traveling since she was four months old and has been working with her travel guru father, Arthur, for the past 17 years.

• Free Homeowner Workshop: Energy Efficiency Rebates. 1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood City. 6:30 p.m.

• Cooking Class - Thanksgiving Sides & Pies. Let’s Cook! Santa Cruz, 2880 Research Park Dr., Ste. 200, Soquel. 6:30 p.m.

• Zombie Prom, The Musical, Sunnyvale Community Players. 8 p.m.

• November by David Mamet. 2120 Broadway St., Redwood City. 8 p.m.

• Intro to Mysore Style Ashtanga. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Yoga is Youthfulness, 590 Castro Street, Mountain View. $30/$35 at door. Curious about early morning Mysore?  Join this workshop to address transition to Mysore style Ashtanga yoga.

•  Theatre Flamenco presents CON NOMBRE Y APELLIDO. 8 p.m. Mountain View Center for Performing Arts. Explore Flamenco history and embrace the dance and tradition of Flamenco.

• Founder's Hike. David Schooley, founder of San Bruno Mountain Watch, will lead hikes into Owl and Buckeye Canyons. 
  

• HOLIDAY GIFT BOUTIQUE! ALL SAINTS' CHURCH - 555 Waverley Street, Palo Alto. Gift selections from 20 vendors! To support aid and recovery efforts in SE Mexico and All Saints' outreach programs. 

• November by David Mamet. 2120 Broadway St., Redwood City. 8 p.m.

• Global Gift Fair - Perfect Holiday Shopping. Pop Up Store @ Menlo Park Presbyterian, 950 Santa Cruz Ave. 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Habitat Stewardship Talk. Brisbane Library. 1 p.m.

• Hanukah on Ice. Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos. 6 p.m. Indoor ice skating, holiday activities, games and food, Kid Zone with bounce houses. Free admission and free skates.

• Zombie Prom, The Musical, Sunnyvale Community Players. 8 p.m.

• All Season Certified Farmer's Market. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. At Downtown Mountain View Caltrain Station Parking Lot at 600 West Evelyn. 

• Upside-Downton Abbey.  Mountain View Center for Performing Arts. 4 p.m. Lamplighters spoof the award-winning British television series Downton Abbey in their much-anticipated Annual Gala. 

• Global Gift Fair - Perfect Holiday Shopping. Pop Up Store @ Menlo Park Presbyterian, 950 Santa Cruz Ave. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

• November by David Mamet. 2120 Broadway St., Redwood City. 2 p.m.

• Zombie Prom, The Musical, Sunnyvale Community Players. 2:30 p.m.