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San Mateo native, Vinny Ferrando has been a Bay Area sports fan for as long as he can remember. Practically raised at Candlestick Park, Ferrando’s father used to drive the family to games in his San Francisco Giants-themed car, which landed them a front row parking spot every time.

Ferrando began working in the food industry as a teenager, eventually managing a restaurant in Chico during his college years.

He said organizing employee schedules, maintaining stock orders and pulling long hours there gave him the confidence and the know-how to open his own joint, Sandwich Spot, about a year and a half ago.

“I’ve always just liked dealing with food and dealing with people,” Ferrando said. “It just became time and I decided I

wanted to be my own boss. So that’s how we got here.”

Today, just over 18 months since opening his first Sandwich Spot, Ferrando combines his love of local sports, good food and happy people at one of the top Yelp-rated eateries in Mountain View. The shop has designated wall space for each of Ferrando’s favorite sports teams, and the big screens tune in for every game.

There are 27 Sandwich Spots locations in the Bay and surrounding areas, but each is operated by a different owner and has its own style and menu. The Spots are not franchised, but rather run under a licensing agreement which allows each owner to personalize and maintain each outpost as he or she sees fit.

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Vinny Ferrando opened Mountain View’s Sandwich Spot over a year ago, as way to combine his love of sports with his love of serving people good food.

all-laughs attitude — but his sandwiches are no joke. His shop offers 24 specialties with the option to create your own.

The bread is baked in-house and Ferrando takes pride in using all fresh ingredients for his subs.

He has also incorporated a love of barbecue and offers pulled pork specials on Wednesdays and Thursdays, plus tri-tip on Fridays and Saturdays — both of which always sell out. The pork and tri-tip are dry-rubbed, marinated and smoked on site, and a few different sauce options are prepared fresh daily. Ferrando guarantees the Spot’s “bomb sauce,” a house-made jalapeño ranch, tastes good on everything.

“It is bomb,” he jokes. “I tell people I put it on my cereal.”

The menu features sandwiches named after teams’ athletes, Ferrando’s dogs and even a veggie option named after his mother Annette. The Christina Louise, with marinated chicken, pepper-jack cheese, hot sauce and bomb sauce, is one of the most popular orders, Ferrando said. The marinated chicken is flavorful on its own but the combination of hot and bomb sauce packs an added punch, and the dutch crunch bread is a

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Bruschetta – toasted slices of oven baked bread topped with Roma tomato cubes marinated with olive oil, garlic and fresh basil.

Crispy Zucchini Cakes – served with marinated cucumber & mint yogurt.

Soup/Salad Butternut Squash Soup – Garnished with pumpkin seeds and olive oil.

Venti Garden – Butter lettuce with organic mixed greens, shaved funnel, red onions, cherry tomatoes and toasted pecans with champagne vinaigrette dressing.

Greens & Apples - Organic mix greens, topped with gorgonzola cheese crumbles, walnuts, cranberries, granny Smith apples and poppy seed dressing.

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Filet Mignon – Filet mignon in a red wine reduction Served with broccolini and a risotto cake filled with blue cheese.

Cioppino-Fresh salmon, snapper, clams, mussels, crab legs and prawns in spicy Venti tomato sauce.

Braised Short Ribs in a light red wine sauce – served with polenta and seasonal fresh cut vegetables.

Grilled Lamb Chops in a lemon vinaigrette sauce – Served with Swiss chard, and roasted potatoes.

Linguine Pescatore – fresh salmon, snapper, clams, mussels and prawns in a spicy tomato sauce.

Mushroom Ravioli – with Roma tomatoes and fresh spinach, in a light Marsala cream sauce.

Grilled Salmon – served with sautéed spinach, wild rice and vegetables.

Dessert Tiramisu – Italian dessert, consisting of alternating layers of coffee-soaked lady fingers and sweet mixture of mascarpone cheese, eggs and sugar.

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Another chicken option, the “hooligan,� comes with pineapple and jack cheese and is smothered in warm teriyaki sauce. Ferrando suggests a sweet roll with his hooligan sub, saying the soft bread coupled with the sauce makes a sticky but delicious meal. With turkey, bacon, avocado, bomb sauce and cream cheese on the roster, San Jose Sharks or sandwich fans might enjoy No. 16, The Sharky.

All sandwiches cost between $7 and $9, and are more than big enough to satisfy most appetites.

The sports theme at the shop is a big hit with customers, drawing in Giants, Oakland A’s, San Francisco 49ers, Golden State Warriors and San Jose Sharks fans. The shop gets extra-packed on game days, because according to Ferrando’s philosophy, sports and sandwiches go hand-in-hand. “People can always relate, especially in the Bay Area, with how hot we are with all of these sports right now,� Ferrando said. “If it’s not the Warriors it’s the Giants; (if it’s) not the Giants, it’s the Niners; if it’s not that, it’s the Sharks losing in the first round of the playoffs every year.� He even made a vow to Raiders customers that he will put something up to represent Oakland’s team if they make it to the play-offs before his lease is up.

Ferrando is a people-person and seems to spend as much time cultivating relationships with his customers as he does making sandwiches. He said he is careful to hire like-minded people to ensure everyone that comes through the door feels at home — even Los Angeles Dodgers fans can stop by and the staff will treat them with respect, Ferrando promised.

To take his sports haven to the next level, Ferrando plans to secure a liquor license as soon as he can and extend the shop’s hours so customers can stick around for evening games.

Eventually, he hopes to open a second location to serve sports and sandwich fans closer to his hometown of San Mateo. “I’m always here. But it’s cool, I like it. I love sports and I love sandwiches and being here,� Ferrando said. “What’s that saying, ‘If you love what you do, you don’t work a day in your life’ or something like that? Well, it’s true.�

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001/2 (Century 20) Ever since the 2004 mega-hit “The Passion of the Christ,” Hollywood has been open-minded to faith-based entertainment, and 2014 has seen both economic true-believer productions (“Left Behind,” “God’s Not Dead,” and “Heaven is for Real”) as well as would-be blockbusters “Noah” and now, Ridley Scott’s $140 million Moses epic “Exodus: Gods and Kings.” There’s gold in them thar sand dunes, or so 20th Century Fox hopes.

And yet, a biblical epic in 2014

is a strange beast indeed, walking a fine line in the hopes of pleasing both the faithful and those audiences more accustomed to secular myths. Indeed, the religio-historical “Exodus: Gods and Kings” at times feels like a stone’s throw from both superhero cinema (after all, erstwhile Batman Christian Bale plays Moses) and Scott’s own Oscar winner “Braveheart.”

“Exodus: Gods and Kings” kicks off in 1300 BCE, with Moses ensconced as a general, amongst Egyptian forces set to

do unneighborly battle with the Hittites over ye olde “land of milk and honey.” Screenwriters Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Jeffrey Caine and Steven Zaillian set up an unfortunately anemic “Angels with Dirty Faces” dynamic between Moses and stepbrother Ramses (Joel Edgerton): raised alongside each other, they’re nevertheless destined to wind up on opposite sides of the chariot tracks.

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soul of Scott’s picture, with considerations of the relationships between manly men Moses and Ramses, between kings and slaves, and between men and gods. The picture most distinctly roars to life when Scott apparently relishes his chance to play “Ben-Hur” with those dangerous-looking, fast-as-lightning chariots careening across battlefields or on the edges of treacherous mountain passes—and not so much when making its way through at-times chewy dialogue (like Ramses’ negotiation with Moses: “From an economic standpoint, what you are asking is problematic to say the least”).

As for God, he appears in the form of a droll, perpetually unimpressed pubescent boy (Isaac Andrews). The filmmakers try to play it coy, feinting in a skeptical direction suggesting Moses could be concussed or schizophrenic, but ultimately the picture — which sets off from the epigram “God has not forgotten them”—falls on the

side of depicting God and man in uneasy alliance: bet-hedging debates about the sources of the plagues can’t explain the dutifully depicted spontaneous deaths of first-born children.

And so it goes, with “Exodus” checking off Moses’ greatest hits (familiar from the Bible stories and Cecil B. DeMille’s perennial “The Ten Commandments”): the burning-bush encounter; the plagues; the climactic parting of the Red Sea; and a stone-tabletchipping resolution. That these aren’t spoiler alerts highlights one problem plaguing Scott’s picture: a lack of dramatic tension given the widespread familiarity of the story.

Despite earnest acting from the leads (and some of the supporting players, like Ben Kingsley and Aaron Paul), the story has a muddy effect, hampered partly by the “economic standpoint” arguably necessitating casting lily-white stars as Middle Eastern characters and partly by the hollow-ringing impression that

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political and spiritual concerns matter far less here than grand 3-D spectacle.

Rated PG-13 for violence including battle sequences and intense images. Two hours, 30 minutes.

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Apartment for Peggy (1948) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 7:30 p.m. Sat & Sun 3:55 p.m.

Big Hero 6 (PG) Century 16: 11 a.m., 1:40, 4:25, 7:10 & 9:50 p.m.

Century 20: 11 a.m., 1:35, 4:15, 7:10 & 9:50 p.m.

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Exodus: Gods and Kings (PG-13) Century 16: 1 & 8 p.m. In 3-D at 11:15 a.m., 2:45, 4:30, 6:15 & 9:45 p.m.

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Foxcatcher (R) +++1/2 Aquarius Theatre: 12:45, 3:45, 7:05 & 9:55 p.m.

Fury (R) +++ Century 20: 4, 7:15 & 10:25 p.m. Fri & Sun 12:45 p.m.

Gone Girl (R) ++1/2 Century 20: 12:20, 3:45, 7:05 & 10:20 p.m.

Horrible Bosses 2 (R) Century 16: 11:20 a.m., 2:20, 5:15, 7:55 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 11:50 a.m., 2:30, 5:10, 7:55 & 10:40 p.m.

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Joel Edgerton as Ramses.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (PG-13) ++1/2 Century 16: 11:10 a.m., 12:10, 1:10, 2:10, 3:10, 4:10, 5:10, 6:10, 7:05, 8:10, 9:10 & 10:10 p.m. Sat 9 a.m. Century 20: 11 a.m., 12:25, 1:55, 3:20, 4:50, 6:15, 7:45, 9:15 & 10:40 p.m.

The Imitation Game (PG-13) Century 16: 11:30 a.m., 12:50, 2:15, 3:40, 5, 6:25, 7:45, 9:15 & 10:30 p.m.

Interstellar (PG-13) ++1/2 Century 16: 11:30 a.m., 1:35, 3:30, 5:20, 7:30 & 9 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 a.m., 2:50, 6:30 & 10:05 p.m.

The Metropolitan Opera: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Century 16: Sat 9 a.m. Century 20: Sat 9 a.m.

Miracle on 34th Street (1947) (G) Stanford Theatre: 7:30 p.m. Sat & Sun 3:55 p.m.

Nightcrawler (R) Century 16: Fri & Sun 11:10 a.m., 4:35 & 10:05 p.m.

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The Pyramid (R)

Century 20: 12:40, 3:15, 5:40, 8:10 & 10:40 p.m.

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Gabrielle Union and Chris Rock in “Top Five.”

Top Five (R) Century 20: 10:20 & 11:40 a.m., 1, 2:20, 3:40, 5:05, 6:20, 7:50, 9 & 10:45 p.m. Fri & Sat 11:40 p.m.

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White Christmas (1954) (G) Century 16: Sun 2 & 7 p.m. Century 20: Sun 2 & 7 p.m.

COMIC PERFORMER CHRIS ROCK WRITES, DIRECTS, AND STARS IN THE SEMI-AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ‘TOP FIVE’ 001/2 (Century 20) When it comes to comedy, funny always wins, and Chris Rock’s third directorial effort does run on engagingly amusing riffs.

But “Top Five” also steers hard into undisciplined storytelling, damning the comic’s overhyped awards-season comedy with the faint praise of being better than (though just as cannily commercial as) the typical Adam Sandler

vehicle.

Sandler pops up briefly in “Top Five,” along with many other celebrity friends of the writerdirector. Rock plays Andre Allen, a former stand-up comic who rose to megastardom in three “Hammy the Bear” buddy-cop pictures (in a ludicrous shorthand parody of crap Hollywood comedy, these find Allen wearing a bear suit to fire off a machine

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gun and wisecracks). The Allen at the outset of “Top Five,” however, longs to be taken seriously as a dramatic actor, and so earnestly does his promotional duties to flog “Uprize,’ the historical slave rebellion picture Allen hopes “could be like a Haitian ‘Django.’”

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Wild (R) +++ Century 20: 11:05 a.m., 12:25, 1:50, 3:10, 4:40, 6, 7:30, 8:50 & 10:20 p.m. Fri & Sat 11:40 p.m. Guild Theatre: 1:30, 4:15 7:05 & 9:40 p.m.

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Union), who’s shadowed by Bravo’s reality-TV cameras; meanwhile, Allen reluctantly agrees to let conspicuously beautiful New York Times reporter Chelsea Brown (ever-charming Rosario Dawson) — who, like Allen, is four years sober — trail him around New York City. Long a vocal fan of Woody Allen, Rock not only adopts his name here but openly borrows the central character beat of Allen’s “Stardust Memories.” Though everyone around Allen professes to love his “early, funny” work, he maintains, “I don’t feel like doing funny movies anymore. I don’t feel funny.”

Were “Top Five” more deeply felt and less by-the-numbers, Rock might have avoided the impression of a long-winded, selfmassaging fantasy about reclaiming authenticity (and finding romance with the psychologically incisive woman who helps him do so). Instead, the picture lays what feels like miles of emotionally cliched track (including Ben Vereen playing, in one weightless scene, the jiving leech of a dad who

greets Allen as “Hollywood!”).

Silly plot twists unfortunately take the edge off a story that keeps name-checking “rigorous honesty,” and a film-opening conversation including the line “Sometimes a movie is just a movie ... sometimes a joke is just a joke” doesn’t quite excuse the film’s narrative letdowns, condescending depiction of Erica as a pathetically empty dress (“I don’t have a talent!” she wails), or the fleeting but distasteful bits about icky gay sexuality and falsely crying rape.

That said, “Top Five” is mostly as genial as its writer-directorproducer-star. Like seemingly every character in the film, we’re relieved when Andre Allen/Chris Rock steps away from the scattered hilarity and simply takes a comedy-club stage to let loose with a stream of signature wit, giving an unintentionally selfdefeating meaning to that bit of dialogue “Sometimes a movie is just a movie ... sometimes a joke is just a joke.”

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, crude humor, language throughout and some drug use. One hour, 41 minutes.

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The conventional wisdom goes that everyone grieves differently, the devil being in the details. For Cheryl Strayed, author of the Oprah-approved memoir “Wild,” those details included binging on sex and heroin before hitting rock bottom and committing to a cleansing, 1,100-mile, 94-day solo hike. Now “Wild” has gotten the Hollywood treatment, with Reese Witherspoon as Strayed, Laura Dern as her mother Bobbi, Nick Hornby (“About a Boy”) penning the script and Jean-Marc Vallee behind the camera. One might look cynically upon “Wild,” and actors, as entirely apparent Oscar bait. However, “Wild” benefits from Hornby’s literate, thoughtfully constructed narrative. Add rather brilliant editing by Martin Pensa and Vallee and expert work by Witherspoon and Dern, and you get a secular but spiritual journey of self-discovery. Strayed’s walk up the scenic Pacific Crest Trail (from the Mexican border up to Canada) force her into self-dialogue, though she gleans lessons from folks she meets along the way.

Strayed needs to get her head straight after poorly navigating a health crisis affecting her 45-year-old mother and the dissolution of her seven-year marriage to Paul (Thomas Sadoski). Hornby and Vallee employ voiceovers for internal monologue, musical earworms (most notably Simon & Garfunkel’s “El Condor Pasa (If I Could)”), and frequent flashbacks. Strayed’s story can still feel pat, its wisdom at times resembling that of a fortune cookie (“I’m gonna walk myself back to the woman my mother thought I was.”). Still, “Wild,” proffers a useful message that it’s wise to clear the clutter every once in a while, especially during a painful transition, to take stock. Rated R for sexual content, nudity, drug use and language. One hour, 55 minutes. — P.C.

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Adapted by screenwriters E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman for director Bennett Miller, “Foxcatcher” interprets the disturbing true-crime story of millionaire John du Pont through bifocal lenses of American dreaming and sexual fantasies made accessible by wealth. The film’s early scenes, set in 1987, establish Olympic gold

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medalist Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) as a lonely, lost soul with an inferiority complex, feeling always in the shadow of brother and fellow gold medalist Dave (Mark Ruffalo). When eccentric chemical corporation heir du Pont (Steve Carrell) comes calling on Mark, massaging his ego and offering monetary and moral support for upcoming competitions, Mark gets past his uneasiness. Though failing to convince his brother to do the same, Mark resettles on du Pont’s Foxcatcher Farm in Delaware, to train and anchor “Team Foxcatcher.” Du Pont wraps himself in the flag, but his goals are purely self-serving: to win the respect of his decaying, disapproving mother (Vanessa Redgrave) and his “stable” of brawny boy toys. While stopping shy of spelling out unambiguous advances or assaults, the director and his actors accumulate details that paint du Pont as a sexual predator, who takes every advantage he can, and Schultz eventually as an emotionally shut-down victim of abuse. As du Pont, Carell employs a fake nose, unsettlingly flat affect, weirdly cadaverous face and druggy demeanor to disappear into his role. Tatum, too, impresses, leading with his jaw and subtly tracing the emotional journey of a sullen hulk. Miller’s austere aesthetic, naturallighting scheme and long takes together build a realistic tension that allows the story to creep up on the audience. Rated R for some drug use and a scene of violence.

Two hours, 14 minutes. — P.C.

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Now thrust into the spotlight in “Penguins of Madagascar,” the quartet of penguins from “Madagascar” prove that they’re better in small doses. Three-time franchise director Tom McGrath returns for a fourth go-around, this time with co-director Simon J. Smith (“Bee Movie”). “Penguins of Madagascar” has energy and action in abundance, in what feels like a desperate attempt to mask its thin, familiar storyline and lack of depth. Compensations comes in the form of willful, merry senselessness and sometimes charming verbal and visual wit. The plot concerns the penguin adventurers getting themselves into jam after jam, most of which have to do with a campaign to thwart evil octopus Dr. Octavius Brine, aka Dave (John Malkovich). Brash, reckless leader Skipper (Tom McGrath, working a mock-suave voice), “brains of the operation” Kowalski (Chris Miller), “demolition expert” Rico (Conrad Vernon) and “cute and cuddly” rookie Private (Christopher Knights) make a good if haphazard team. Dave’s plot to take over the world is motivated by his jealousy of penguin popularity, but none of this coalesces enough to make “Penguins of Madagascar” truly about anything, despite feints at making a statement about appearances not mattering.

What the DreamWorks Animation picture is really about is attempting a stealth

remake of “The Incredibles” with a dash of “Monsters vs. Aliens.” Though disappointingly rote in many ways, the film will probably divert kids with ease. As for their adult minders, the picture is more likely to narcotize them into holiday naps with its exhaustingly flashy CGI detail. Rated PG for mild action and some rude humor. One hour, 32 minutes. — P.C.

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY — PART 1 001/2

Breakout star Jennifer Lawrence aside, it seems we love “The Hunger Games” because it caters to the suspicion that the have-it-alls have fixed the odds to be ever in their favor. And so mallgoers flock to slum it in Panem, the dystopian postapocalyptic nation marked by its minimal bread and annual fight-to-the-death reality TV competitions called “the Hunger Games.” Having survived two bouts in the arena, Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) finds herself ensconced within the rebel faction poised to wage war on the Capitol, a city of excesses lorded over by Donald Sutherland’s serpentine President Snow. “She’s the face of the revolution!” enthuses former Head Gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee (the late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman) to rebel leader Alma Coin (Julianne Moore). But convincing Katniss to play along with his propaganda campaign will require addressing her chief concern: the recovery of beloved Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) from the Capitol’s clutches.

There’s another man in Katniss’ life: hunky bestie Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth), who spends this sequel mooning — and occasionally shooting — by Katniss’ side.

Also in Katniss’ rebel-base orbit: fellow Games escapee Finnick Odair (Sam Claflin), now-sober alcoholic mentor Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson), displaced Capitol fashion plate Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks), tech whiz Beetee Latier (Jeffrey Wright) and Katniss’ sister (and soul) Primrose (Willow Shields). Director Francis Lawrence (also of “Catching Fire”) plays out these chapters on a grand scale, but most of the picture is dire talk seen through dim light, dull color and just-so hazes. Little of consequence happens, as most of the key incident is back-loaded into next year’s “Part 2.” “Mockingjay” noodles on the franchise’s key themes of the burdens of leadership and celebrity, and the manipulation of a population through distraction and propaganda. But even on these points, the film isn’t much more than skin deep.

No doubt the gamesmanship will step up ... after a long year’s wait. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some disturbing images and thematic material. Two hours, 3 minutes. — P.C.

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Q HIGHLIGHT CALIFORNIA YOUTH SYMPHONY HOLIDAY CONCERT The California Youth Symphony will perform a free holiday program, showcasing the talents of its Associate and Senior Orchestras. Pieces performed will include Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus,” “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and seasonal favorites.

Dec. 14, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Foothill College, Smithwick Theatre, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-325-6666. www.cys.org

ART GALLERIES ‘Ebb & Flow’ For this exhibit, plein air pastelist Teresa Ruzzo will contribute new work inspired by the Russian River, Big Sur, the Palo Alto Baylands and the Stanford hills. Dec. 2-Jan. 3, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (Sundays til 3 p.m.) Free.

Viewpoints Gallery, 315 State St., Los Altos. www.viewpointsgallery.com ‘Reflections’ Gallery 9 Los Altos will mount an exhibit of contemporary art by 28 different local artists, depicting landscapes, seascapes, abstract compositions and introspective reflection. Mediums will include painting, photography, metal work, jewelry, sculpture, ceramics and printmaking. A reception with the artists will be held on Dec. 5 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 25-Dec. 30, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Free. Gallery 9 Los Altos, 143 Main St., Los Altos. www. gallery9losaltos.com

AUDITIONS Los Altos Youth Theatre auditions for ‘Jane Eyre’ Los Altos Youth Theatre will hold auditions for an upcoming March production of “Jane Eyre,” directed by Rebecca J. Ennals.

Interested boys and girls ages 10 to 20 can sign up for half-hour appointments by email.

Callbacks will occur on Dec. 17. Dec. 15 and 16, 4-7 p.m. Free. Hillview Community Center, Multi Purpose Room, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. Call 650-947-2796. www.losaltosca.gov/recreation/ page/los-altos-youth-theatre

BENEFITS/FUNDRAISERS Baby clothing drive at Children’s Corner Children’s Corner Inc. will hold a baby clothing drive for the Bay Area nonprofit Loved Twice, during which community members can drop off gently used garments for infants up to 12 months old. Monday-Friday, Nov. 18-Dec. 12.

Free. Los Altos Mountain View Children’s Corner, 97 Hillview Ave., Room 3, Los Altos. Call 650948-8950. www.lamvchildrenscorner.org

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Bike craft activity This workshop at the Mountain View Public Library will lead participants in making crafts out of old bike parts like inner tubes and chains. Space is limited and registration required. Dec. 18, 7-8 p.m.

Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-903-6337. www. mountainview.gov/library Fake Food Fest: Gingerbread House This Fake Food Fest event will lead participants, ages 16 and up, in making inedible gingerbread houses. All materials will be provided. Dec. 20, 2-3:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-9036337. www.mountainview.gov/library Felt ornament workshop with ITSPHUN ITSPHUN will return to the Mountain View Public Library for a workshop making felt ornaments. No registration is required. Dec. 13, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View.

Call 650-903-6337. www.mountainview.gov/ library Foothill College Winter Quarter registration Registration for Winter Quarter 2015 classes at Foothill College is now open and will continue until Jan. 4, the day before classes begin. Winter Quarter will last until March 27.

A search-able class schedule is available. Nov. 20-Jan. 4. $31 per unit for California residents, plus basic fees. Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-949-7325. www. foothill.fhda.edu/admissions.php Health care programs orientation In these workshops for those interested in health care careers, information will provided on the Certified Nursing Assistant and Medical Assistant paths and what programs are offered through the Mountain View-Los Altos Adult School. Register on the website. Dec. 12, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Mountain View-Los Altos Adult

School, 333 Moffett Blvd., Mountain View. Call 650-940-1333. www.mvlaae.net

CLUBS/MEETINGS Mountain View Tennis Club 2015 Membership The Mountain View Tennis Club is offering new memberships for city residents until the end of the year at a special price of $20.

The club holds tournaments, sponsors USTA teams, has a ladder and promotes tennis within the community. Non-residents are also welcome.

Nov. 20-Dec. 31. www.mvtc.net Mountain View Woman’s Club Mountain View Woman’s Club is a charitable organization working on community projects that meets monthly. Guest are welcome at meetings. First Wednesday of each month, year-round, noon.

Free. Mountain View Masonic Lodge, 890 Church St., Mountain View. Call 650-965-1570.

COMMUNITY EVENTS A Winter Tree Walk This event hosted by the Mountain View Public Library and Mountain View Trees will feature a tour of Pioneer Park with arborists, as well as hot cider and baked goods. All ages are welcome. Registration is appreciated but not required. Dec. 13, 10 a.m.noon. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-903-6337. www.mountainview.gov/library Drop-in Bike Clinic The Mountain View Public Library will hold a monthly bike repair clinic, where community members can use the library’s tools and receive assistance from professional bike mechanic Ryan Murphy.

Tasks he can help with include changing a tire, adjusting brakes and shifting, identifying noises and more. No registration is required. Third Saturday of the month, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free.

Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-526-7020. ca.evanced. info/mountainview/lib/eventcalendar. asp?kw=bike_clinic&nd=365 Holiday Sing-Along with Linda Gibson Linda Gibson will lead community members of all ages in singing holiday songs during this event at the Mountain View Public Library. Dec. 20, 11:30-12:30 a.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View.

Call 650-903-6337. www.mountainview.gov/ library

CONCERTS ‘Psalms and Spirituals for the Season’ Pacific Edge Voices will perform a vocal program of classical and contemporary psalm settings by composers including Henrich Schutz, Georg Schumann, Bobby McFerrin and John Maas.

The show will also including traditional AfricanAmerican spirituals. Dec. 13, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $15-$30. Community School of Music and Arts, Finn Center, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. Call 510-524-7035. pacificedgevoices.org/ concerts California Pops Orchestra: ‘Pops Very Merry Christmas’ The California Pops Orchestra will perform a holiday concert with both new and old favorites, including jazzy holiday hits, music from Disney’s “Frozen” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” and “White Christmas.” Dec. 21, 3 p.m. $15-$37. Foothill College, Smithwick Theatre, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos. www.calpops.org./cposhows. html Handel’s ‘Messiah’ Sing-Along The Bay Area adult classical chorus Schola Cantorum will hold its 48th consecutive annual audience sing-along of Handel’s “Messiah.” Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m. $22 general. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View.

Call 650-254-1700. www.scholacantorum.org Merit students holiday concert Merit Scholar student ensembles from the Community School of Music and Arts will perform both holiday and classical pieces. Students will sing and play piano, harpsichord, violin, viola, cello, trumpet, percussion and bassoon. Dec. 12, 7:308:30 p.m. Free. Community School of Music

and Arts, Finn Center, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. www.arts4all.org/attend/ concerts.htm South Bay Gospel Holiday Concert The seventh annual South Bay Gospel Holiday Concert, featuring a multicultural group performing black gospel music, directed by Terrance Kelly, will include gospel arrangements of holiday favorites. Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m. $36 general; $31 senior, student; $28 child (age 12 and under) Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. www.mountainview.gov/mvcpa/dec14.html The Maccabeats: Hanukkah Concert The Maccabeats, Yeshiva University’s student vocal group, will perform a show of Jewish a capella music in celebration of Hanukkah. See website for ticket info. Dec. 14, 5-6:30 p.m.

Prices vary. Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. Call 650-223-8609. paloaltojcc.org/Cultural-Arts/Music

DANCE For the Love of Dance classes For the Love of Dance in Mountain View continues to offer its full suite of dance classes, including instruction in ballet, jazz, tap and other styles for both children and adults. See website for dates, times and pricing. Year-round. Prices vary. For the Love of Dance, 2483 Old Middlefield Way, Suite B, Mountain View. Call 650-861-0650. www.fortheloveofdancemv.com

EXHIBITS ‘Beginning with Water’ This exhibit will showcase the work of Community School of Music and Arts faculty and students ages 5 to adult. Their work incorporates water as a material and as a theme. An opening reception will be held on Friday, Dec. 12, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Dec. 12-Jan. 11, center hours. Free. Community School of Music and Arts, Finn Center, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. www.arts4all. org/attend/mohrgallery.htm ‘Silicon Valley: The Lure & the Legends’ The Los Altos History Museum will have on display an exhibit called “Silicon Valley: The Lure & the Legends” which examines the reasons why this area turned from orchards to a technology hub. The exhibit will focus on local factors and figures who contributed to the transformation. Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 18-April 19, noon-4 p.m. Free. Los Altos History Museum, 51 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. www. losaltoshistory.org/lure_legends.html

FAMILY AND KIDS Hey, Mom! folk concert Hey, Mom!, a family-friendly all-female folk band, will perform a concert of traditional and contemporary songs at Linden Tree Books. Dec. 13, 11 a.m. Free.

Linden Tree Books, 265 State St., Los Altos. Call 650-949-3390. www.lindentreebooks.com Saturday Story Time Each Saturday at Linden Tree Books, booksellers will share picture-book classics and new favorites with children ages 2 to 6. Saturdays, year-round, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Linden Tree Books, 265 State St., Los Altos. Call 650-949-3390. www. lindentreebooks.com

HEALTH Jacki’s Aerobic Dancing Jacki’s Aerobic Dancing classes, held three times per week, lead participants in abdominal work, strength training and aerobic routines. Complimentary child care is available. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, year-round, 9-10 a.m. $36/month; $5/class. Mountain View Masonic Lodge, 890 Church St., Mountain View. Call 650-941-1002. www.jackis.com Jacki’s Aerobic Dancing at For the Love of Dance These twice weekly classes held at For the Love of Dance will help participants stay fit through dance-like exercises.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, year-round, 9-10 a.m. $90 for 10 classes; $65 monthly. For the Love of Dance, 2483 Old Middlefield Way, Suite B,

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‘Uncorked: The Christmas Ballet’ Smuin Ballet will bring back its holiday show, “Uncorked: The Christmas Ballet,” a ballet performance set to music by Elvis, Mozart, the Chieftains, Ray Charles and others. See website for specific times, dates and prices. Dec. 10-14. $49-$68. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-903-6000. smuinballet.org

Mountain View. Call 650-861-0650. www. fortheloveofdancemv.com

Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. www.mountainview.gov/mvcpa/dec14.html

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RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY

‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ TheatreWorks will stage a holiday production of “Peter and the Starcatcher,” a Tony Award-winning, adventurefilled sequel to “Peter Pan.” See website for specific dates, timing and pricing. Dec. 3-Jan. 3. $19-$74. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-463-1950. www. theatreworks.org ‘Super Villain!’ This irreverent comedy, written and directed by the Pear’s James Kopp, will center on the super villain The Remote — after he has defeated his nemesis — while he explores issues of love and identity. Attendees must be age 13 or older. See the website for exact times and dates. Thursday-Sunday, Dec. 4-21, 2, 7 or 8 p.m. $15. The Pear Avenue Theatre, 1220 Pear Ave., Unit K, Mountain View. www.thepear.org/season.htm ‘The Fox on the Fairway’ For its latest production, the Los Altos Stage Company will perform “The Fox on the Fairway,” a fast-paced comedy by Ken Ludwig that makes light of the pretentious members of a private country club.

See website for specific dates, times and prices.

Wednesday-Sunday, Nov. 20-Dec. 14, 3 or 8 p.m. $18-$34. Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. Call 650-941-0551. www. losaltosstage.org ‘The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming’ Peninsula Youth Theatre will stage an adaptation of Lemony Snicket’s story “The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming: A Christmas Story,” a hilarious take on the Gingerbread Man. Dec. 12, 9:30 and 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 13, 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $8-$12. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. www.mountainview.gov/mvcpa/dec14.html ‘The Snow Queen’ by Bayer Ballet Bayer Ballet Company will put on two productions of the ballet “The Snow Queen,” a story about a spell capturing a young boy and his friend’s adventure to rescue him. Dec. 20, 5:30 p.m.; Dec. 21, 2:30 p.m. $40 orchestra level; $30 balcony. Mountain View Center for the

Insight Meditation South Bay Shaila Catherine and guest teachers will lead weekly Insight Meditation sittings, followed by talks on Buddhist teachings. Nov. 11-Jan. 6, 7:30-9 p.m.

Donations accepted. St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall, 2094 Grant Road, Mountain View. Call 650-857-0904. www. imsb.org

SENIORS Hands-only CPR class This class at the Mountain View Senior Center will teach students how to perform CPR using only hands. Dec. 18, 1-2 p.m. Free. Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View. Call 650-9036330. www.mountainview.gov/seniors Mental wellness screenings El Camino Hospital professionals will offer one of their monthly screenings of mental wellness, examining changes in health status or responses to loss of a loved one, retirement or lack of independence. Dec. 18, 10-11 a.m. Free.

Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View. Call 650-903-6330. www. mountainview.gov/seniors Travel presentation This Mountain View Senior Center presentation will share information about day and overnight trips offered in 2015, as well as ones to new casinos and extended trips with Collette Vacations. Contact the center’s front desk to register. Dec. 18, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Free. Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View. Call 650-903-6330. www.mountainview.gov/seniors

LECTURES & TALKS Catherine Hoke of Defy Ventures Catherine Hoke, founder and CEO of Defy Ventures, will speak in conversation with Laura Sydell, digital culture correspondent from NPR, about her experience in private equity and venture capital in the Bay Area. Online registration is requested. Dec. 17, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. www. computerhistory.org/events

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Higher prices clearly don’t form an obstacle to buyers. The average squarefoot price for homes here was $587 in January 2011 and has grown consistently in the ensuing months to hit $990 per square foot in October 2014. For the last nine months, the average hasn’t gone below $870.

People want to live and invest in Mountain View properties, and buyers are coming into the market with the kind of money that results in quick sales. Look at the average days on the market for homes in June through October for the last four years: 2011: 30.6 days 2012: 20.0 2013: 17.2 2014: 15.4

Buyers willing to pay more Even with rising prices, homes in Mountain View are still priced quite moderately by the standards of some Silicon Valley cities. Currently there are 13 homes/condos available on the MLS, ranging from $405,000 to $3,295,000. Nine of these are priced at under $1 million. Only one is listed

at more than $2 million.

But these are just listing prices.

Homes here rarely sell for what the owner initially asks. In fact, in only three of the last 46 months did the price paid for homes go under the asking price. The last time was in January 2012.

Through October 2014, buyers paid an average of 11.13 percent over listing prices.

Low inventory One reason Mountain View homes tend to sell so fast is that there are so few of them available. The desire to buy hasn’t diminished, though the inventory has. Compare population and homes inventory of Mountain View to neighbors Sunnyvale and Los Altos Hills (population numbers are approximate).

Mountain View has a population of 74,000 and 13 homes up for sale.

Sunnyvale, with about double the population, has more than four times the number of homes currently listed, with 54. Los Altos Hills’ population is just 7,900, about a tenth of Mountain View’s, yet 20 homes are on the market there.

Statistics can be interpreted in a number of ways, but two things appear clear: Mountain View homeowners in large numbers are staying put, and buyers are ready and able to move in fast when one of them start stirring.

Hadar Guibara is a Realtor with Sereno Group of Palo Alto. She can be reached at hadar@serenogroup.com.

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Move right in to this fine three-bedroom and two and one-half bath townhouse at Whisman Station. Prime location right on the expansive, park-like Green. Enjoy views of the park and trees in this lightfilled home. This unit has a well-equipped kitchen, good common space, convenient indoor utility room, two-car garage, and it has been beautifully painted and carpeted. The new owner doesn’t have to do anything except settle in.

Price $850,000 Information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. Sq. ft. and/or acreage information contained herein has been received from seller, existing reports, appraisals, public records and/or other sources deemed reliable. Neither seller nor listing agent has verified this information. If this information is important to buyer in determining whether to buy or the purchase price, buyer should conduct buyer’s own investigation.

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Single Family Home Sales so far this year: City: Santa Clara Sunnyvale Mountain View Los Altos Los Altos Hills Palo Alto Menlo Park

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BEFORE LISTING YOUR HOME, CONTACT MICHAEL REPKA

OF DELEON REALTY With Michael heading the listing division, the DeLeon team has sold more real estate than any other Realtor® or team in the Bay area this year.

Simply put, DeLeon Realty’s experience, expertise, and marketing program are the best in the business. Also, unlike the vast majority of real estate offices, we do not let independent contractors use the DeLeon Realty name; from agents to interior designers to graphic artists, everyone with a DeLeon Realty business card is actually an employee of the company.

Before selecting a Realtor® to list your home, call Michael to hear about DeLeon Realty’s unique approach to selling homes. You will also appreciate his background in tax and real estate law, which enables him to answer your tax and legal questions related to the sale.

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Thinking of making a move?

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Kim Copher Direct: 650-917-7995

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It’s not just about the quantity of transactions, but the QUALITY given to YOUR transaction.

Just call Kim… A Mountain View resident since 1994 Rated in Northern California’s Top 100 agents Awarded International President’s Elite status for outstanding performance in 2014 No one knows your Mountain View neighborhood like your neighbor!

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Coldwell Banker

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By Appointment $29,000,000 3 BR 2 BA 12.98acres of rolling hills, bordered by 60acres of open space, close to downtown Saratoga Debbie Nichols CalBRE #00955497 650.325.6161

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By Appointment $11,888,000 www.4103OldTraceRoad.com Palo Alto rare Zoned R-E Density Residential. New Price.

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LOS ALTOS Pending $4,590,000 6 BR 6.5 BA EXCLUSIVE Outstanding new construction! Lots of impressive features throughout home!

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HILLSBOROUGH Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $3,299,888 115 Glengarry Way 5 BR 5.5 BA Meticulous attention to detail!

Wrought iron decorated dbl glass front doors! Formal entry Eppie Lum CalBRE #01150959 650.941.7040

LOS ALTOS HILLS Pending $1,988,000 3 BR 2 full BA + 2 half Rare opportunity: remodel or build new, quiet pastoral setting, great SW views, PA schools Clara Lee & Rod Creason CalBRE #01723333 & 01443380 650.325.6161

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MOUNTAIN VIEW Sat/Sun 12 - 4:30 $1,150,000 2431 Alvin St 3 BR 2 BA A true Eichler located in the Monta Loma area of Mountain View. Approx 1,116sf.

Shelly Potvin CalBRE #01236885 650.941.7040

BLOSSOM VALLEY Home for the Holidays! $850,000 4 BR 3 BA Great floor plan; remod w/permit; LR w/over sized window & vaulted ceiling; modern kitchen Alice Chakhmazova CalBRE #01419568 650.941.7040

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STANFORD Stanford Qualified Only $829,000 2 BR 2 BA Stanford Qualified Only Beautifully Renovated Campus Condominium Carole Feldstein CalBRE #00911615 650.941.7040

TRES PINOS Sun 1 - 3 $669,000 445 Quien Sabe Rd 4 BR 2.5 BA Beautiful Private Home in Stonegate, gated Community. Over 3 acres w/Beautiful Barn Linda Kingsbury CalBRE #00981402 650.941.7040

EAST PALO ALTO Pending $649,000 4 BR 2 BA Remodeled 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, plus den. Crown modlings, hardwood floors. Nice lot 5670 sf Shawnna Sullivan CalBRE #00856563 650.325.6161

SUNNYVALE Pending $599,000 2 BR 2.5 BA Exceptional suites feature fully remodeled bathrooms, granite, new vanities, crown molding Gordon Ferguson CalBRE #01038260 650.325.6161

CENTRAL SAN JOSE A Must See! $509,000 3 BR 1.5 BA Beautiful, turn-of-the-century Victorian in Dwntn SJ, is located next to light-rail & fwys.

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