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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

Today, there are two private airports in San Mateo County. One is located in San Carlos, along the mid-Peninsula. The other is Half Moon Bay Airport on the coast.

Guest opinion: The health of our local economy is on the ballot

Determining who will lead our nation, represent us in Congress, carry our voices and be our advocates in Sacramento, at the county building and in city halls in San Mateo County is critical to mapping out a healthy and prosperous future for all.

Where to celebrate Dia de los Muertos on the Peninsula

Commemorate the lives of deceased loved ones with music, food, art and community.

Peaches Christ talks the origins of her drag, love of horror and more

We chatted with Bay Area drag icon Peaches Christ, who will be performing a “macabre-ret” show at Stanford Live on Oct. 27.

Arts briefs: Jewish film festival, Jackie Ryan, The Mother Hips and more

This is a good week for cinephiles, who can enjoy Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival as well as a short film fest in the South Bay; while the weekend also brings shows with jazz vocalist Jackie Ryan, psych-and-folk tinged Bay Area rockers The Mother Hips and singer-songwriter Jonah Melvon, and “Carnival of the Animals,” a poetry, dance and music performance with an unusual inspiration.

Gallery brings fall colors to Palo Alto with painter’s new show

Here in Northern California, we get a taste of autumn, but if you’re longing to see the brilliant panorama of colors that the season is best known for, make your way to “East Coast Echoes,” a solo show by New York painter Larry Horowitz at Pamela Walsh Gallery.

Which CA ballot props are likely to pass?

For those who are still deciding and curious about what other California voters think about the statewide ballot measures, a new poll out Wednesday night from the Public Policy Institute of California sheds some light.

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Health talk: The Promise and Downsides of Genetic Testing
Feldman’s Books hosts novelist and physician Carol Peyser, who will interview two senior genetic counselors from Stanford: Kerry Kingham, discussing general issues and genetic testing for cancer genes and Carly Siskind, discussing testing for diseases like Alzheimer’s in which treatment options are limited.

Film: ‘Racist Trees’
Stanford University’s Department of Art & Art History hosts a screening of a film by alums Mina T. Son and Sara Newens. Racial tensions ignite in this documentary, when a historically Black neighborhood in Palm Springs fights to remove a towering wall of trees, believed by some to form a barrier that segregates the community.

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Concert: Stephen Henderson
Multi-genre singer, songwriter, producer, looper pedal artist and instrumentalist Stephen Henderson, performs at Stanford Live. He draws from his multi-ethnic island heritage for music that’s at the intersection of folk, soul, pop, indie rock and cinematic electronica,

Stage: ‘Wait Until Dark’
Hillbarn Theatre presents a thriller about a blind woman who becomes the target of a group of ruthless criminals searching for a mysterious doll filled with contraband. She must use her wits and courage to outmaneuver her dangerous adversaries.

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