Rancho Day
Visitors to the Los Altos History Museum on Nov. 1 can get a glimpse into California’s Rancho period through hands-on activities, performances and displays. Rancho Day will explore what life was like for rancho inhabitants and how those lives connect to today’s residents.
The event will feature charrería performances featuring rope tricks by charro Christian Navarrete; a Mexican tin art workshop; spinning and weaving demonstrations; and hands-on activities and games for children.
Descendants of Juana Briones, a ranchera who is remembered as the “Founding Mother of San Francisco” and who also played a role in developing Palo Alto, will participate in Intergenerational storytelling, and panels from the museum’s past exhibitions telling the stories of Briones and the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe will be displayed.
Rancho Day is set for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the museum, located at 51 S. San Antonio Road in Los Altos. Admission is $10 per person, payable at the entry gate. Museum members and children 12 and under are free. For more information, visit losaltoshistory.org/RanchoDay2025.
‘Hard Knock’ musical
Palo Alto Players continues its 95th season with the Broadway classic “Annie,” running Nov. 7-23, the Lucie Stern Theater, located at 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto.
Based on Harold Gray’s comic strip, the Tony-winning musical follows a plucky orphan and her dog who find an unlikely home with Daddy Warbucks. The show is directed and choreographed by Joey Dippel and features a cast of 26 actors and one adorable pup.
Tickets are $20-$63 at paplayers.org or 650-329-0891.
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