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Wed · Oct 14·Lathrop Library, 518 Memorial Way, Stanford, CA 94305 · Palo Alto

The East Asia Library at Stanford University will host a print exhibition by Kim Bong-Jun, a leading figure in Korean Minjung (People’s) Art, from September 29 to December 11, 2026. Active since the 1980s, Kim has developed a distinctive visual language that combines traditional Korean folk art and popular expression w…

Wed · Oct 14·Stanford Events Calendar (talks) · Palo Alto

FREE Contemplation by Design Summit, Oct. 14-25, 2026 Experience how contemplative practices can cultivate the resilience, discernment, and wise compassion that support individual and societal health and well-being, healing, and transformation. Learn evidence-based contemplative practices from secular as well as spirit…

Wed · Oct 14·10:30 AM – 11 AM·Children's Library, Treetop Room, Palo Alto

Join Librarian Heidi on Wednesday mornings at 10:30AM for Little Ones Storytime at Children's Library. Storytime includes a variety of early literacy activities such as stories, songs, rhymes, and movement activities. Storytime is a fun and interactive experience for the whole family that promotes the joys of reading a…

Wed · Oct 14·11 AM – 12 PM·Palo Alto City Library

Our ESL (English as a Second Language) / Learn English conversation group program is a friendly and informal environment for adults (18 years old and older) to practice speaking and listening in English. It is designed for English learners who enjoy meeting friends from various ethnic backgrounds and learning conversat…

Thu · Oct 1·10 AM – 2 PM·Shultz Auditorium, George P. Shultz Building · Palo Alto

The Hoover Institution is pleased to announce the third and final memorial event in honor of former Secretary of State and Hoover Distinguished…

Fri · Oct 2·10 AM – 2 PM·Hauck Auditorium, David and Joan Traitel Building · Palo Alto

You are coordially invited to a fireside chat on Democracy Without Shelter: How Mongolia Holds the Line with Elbegdorj Tsakhia and H.R. McMaster on…

Wed · Oct 7·10 AM – 2 PM·Hoover Institution · Palo Alto

The Hoover Institution's Center for Revitalizing American Institutions invites you to attend Redrawing the Rules? Mid-Decade Redistricting and the…