May 2025

Music on Castro (Wednesday)
Enjoy free live Music every Wednesday evening at the Civic Center (April through October!)
https://www.mountainview.gov/our-city/departments/community-services/music-on-castro

Magical Bridge Performance Series (May 9 and June 13)
On May 9, delight in a colorful and lively bird show by Happy Birds. Then, on June 13, get ready for an interactive, music-filled adventure with Noise Lab. To make the festivities even more magical, special guests Hey Balloon Lady and Miss Molly Bubbles will join us, dazzling everyone with their whimsical balloon creations and enchanting bubbles.
https://www.mountainview.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/2566/18?curm=5&cury=2025

Rengstorff Pool Open
The big new aquatic center is open in time for summer!
https://www.mountainview.gov/our-city/departments/community-services/recreation/aquatics-pools/rengstorff-park-aquatics-center-project

Get Your Summer Movie Tickets
The tradition of cheap tickets ($1.75 per person) and plentiful popcorn continues!
https://www.cinemark.com/series-events-info-pages/summer-movie-clubhouse/

Gilroy Gardens
This amusement park/garden/nature center/playground is one of our favorites! Their water park will be opening May 10th and they also have some fun events planned for Memorial Day weekend.
https://www.gilroygardens.org/

Happy Hollow
The last week in May Happy Hollow will return to the summer hours and be open every day!
https://happyhollow.org/

Mountain View Library Programing
There are SO many great events coming up at the library!

Friends of the Library Sale (May 3-4th) — Look for my hand-painted canvas bags for hauling your treasures home!
Let’s Create (May 15th)
Foothill Star Observatory
Japantown History Talk
Outdoor Jazz Concerts
and More

Summer Community Kick-off (May 17th)
Come out for a day of fun and learn about community resources to help you stay healthy, happy and housed! Saturday May 17th from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Rengstorff Park, BBQ Area.
https://www.mountainview.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/2548/18?curm=5&cury=2025

Flowers at Filoli
The spring bulbs are in bloom! Come in enjoy!
https://filoli.org

Baby Animals
Check out Deer Hollow and/or Hidden Villa and see cute lambs/kids/piglets (they grow up fast!)

Tickets to Fourth of July Concert and Fireworks
Your free tickets will probably be ready sometime this month. Keep your ears and eyes open for updates:
https://www.mountainview.gov/our-city/departments/community-services/shoreline-at-mountain-view/fourth-of-july

Parenting Book Club
If you are interested in discussing, just shoot me an email and we’ll figure out a time!

May: The Collapse of Parenting by Leonard Sax  (Haha! I realized after I was about 20% done that I had read this years ago. But figured that if it took me so long to figure that out, I should probably reread and revisit:)

June: Calm the H*ck Down: How to Let Go and Lighten Up About Parenting by Melanie Dale