Weekend on Tap: Mediterranean Food, Art & Wine Festivals

1. “Surviving High School” Book Launch

Where/When: , 265 State Street, Los Altos / 3 p.m. 

Why Go: If you’re a fan of “Surviving High School” the game, you’ll want to check this out. If you’re not sure what that is, maybe you should check this out, too! M. Doty, author of the "Surviving High School" novel, will be at Linden Tree to talk about writing for video games, writing the "Surviving High School" novel, and the mobile game's journey from a start-up to being acquired by Electronic Arts.  "Surviving High School" is an interactive story that follows students through weekly episodes about the drama, excitement, and fun of high school. As the longest-running episodic game on mobile devices, Linden Tree says, "Surviving High School" has released over three hundred episodes.

If you’re a parent of a young child, 2-6, you might want to start even earlier at Linden Tree. Children’s Picture Book Story Hour begins at 10 a.m. In keeping with the book launch, this week’s theme is writing and drawing, including “Harold and the Purple Crayon.”

 

2. Los Altos Hills Hoedown

Where/When: , 27210 Altamont Road Los Altos Hills / Saturday, 3-8 p.m.

Why Go: Get your purtiest cowboy boots (or use this as an excuse to buy some) and head on down to Westwind Barn for the town’s annual fall event, the Hoedown. There’s bluegrass music by Morgan Hill-based Sidesaddle (we’ve got some video from last year), activities for the kids, delicious vittles and lots of Los Altos Hills purveyors of local products, including family wines. There's demonstrations of domestic arts including quilting, knitting and weaving, plus leather tooling. Check out the horse show (they don’t wear cowboy boots) and enjoy pure Los Altos Hills fun.

 

3. 31^st Annual Mediterranean Food Festival

 

Where/When: , 380 Magdalena Avenue, Los Altos Hills /Saturday, noon 10 p.m., Sunday, noon to 8 p.m.

Rise late, have lunch at the annual Mediterranean Food Festival. From tabbouleh to gyros and much much more (like baklava!), it’s all lovingly handmade. Plus, there’s a "crafter's alley," children's carnival and games, and a raffle for a Toyota Yaris.

 

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Where/When: Downtown Mountain View, 500 Castro Street/Sat-Sun, 10 a.m. 

Why Go: and a ton of fun. Food, drink, arts, crafts, plus music non-stop! Check out local youth in "Mountain View's Got Talent" If you can't bear missing football, check out the Comcast Pigskin Lounge with ... TVs showing all games. Stop by the KMVT mobile studio and see what fun it is to be on local TV.  Editors from Los Altos Patch, Mountain View Patch and Cupertino Patch produce a weekly show on KMVT!