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Art, Music and Pancakes in Menlo Park

An Art talk, a Benefit Concert, free training and a terrific Saturday breakfast for a good cause are all on the program for Menlo Park.

Art Talk at Little House

Artist Bill Szarowicz is one of the tens of thousands of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. He had an art gallery in New Orleans for 30 years until Katrina forced him to leave New Orleans behind. Today he will share some high points of a career that has taken him across five different continents over six decades.

The talk begins at 2 p.m. in the Little House Auditorium. Admission is $5 for members; $7 non-members. Little House is at 800 Middle Ave. For more information, call Julie Scales at (650) 326-2025 ext. 241 or e-mail jscales@peninsulavolunteers.org.

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Train for a Triathlon 

You've probably heard of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program. But perhaps you haven't had time to check it out. Today's the last chance to do so and you can go to a free training to learn about the program and get a workout. Today's workout for the Menlo Park team is at 6:15 p.m. at the Foothill College Track, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Plenty of people have participated in their events -- maybe you can be one of them. For more information call Nevelle Rodriguez at (408) 490-3136 or email at nevelle.rodriguez@lls.org 

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Music at Menlo’s Winter Residency Program

Today marks the start of Music@Menlo’s seventh annual Winter Residency Program, which brings elite and promising young musicians to the San Francisco Peninsula for a week long series of special performances. These up and coming stars will hold workshops and more with local middle and high school students. Violinists Sean Lee, Michelle Ross, and Areta Zhulla; cellist Eric Han; and pianist Gloria Chien — all past participants of Music@Menlo’s Chamber Music Institute — are this year’s artists-in-­residence. But the high point of their stay here will will be the Music@Menlo’s annual benefit concert and reception Sunday at 4:00 p.m. The concert will take place in Martin Family Hall on the Menlo School campus at 50 Valparaiso Ave. Tickets are $50, but $30 is tax­-deductible. For more information call (650­) 331­-0202.

Avoid Identity Theft

It’s a fear and concern that plagues us all — identity theft. We’ve all heard the horror stories and all hope it won’t happen to us. Saturday we can learn more about identity theft and how to avoid it from Kai Deering, executive director of Prepaid Legal Services, Inc., Deering will give a free talk from 11 a.m. to noon at the Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St. For more information, call Roberta Roth at (650) 330-2512 or e-mail rlroth@menlopark.org.

Pancake Breakfast

Menlo Park/Atherton's Boy Scout Troop 206 will be serving at their annual all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast. Griddlecakes, sausages, fruit, assorted juices, coffee and tea are on the menu. March 5, 8 a.m. to noon. $5 for adults or two children 10 and under. Cub scouts in uniform eat free. Visit www.bsa206.org. Trinity Church Parish Hall, 330 Ravenswood Ave., Menlo Park


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