Leadership Sunnyvale celebrates 40 years on Aug. 28

Leading the way Leadership Sunnyvale is celebrating years of training citizens for civic arrangement with an Aug event honoring the undertaking s alumni and those who have shaped it A buffet will feature food from a variety of Sunnyvale restaurants Related Articles San Jose honoring retiring CMT Artistic Director Kevin Hauge awesome Bay Area things to do this weekend Auto enthusiasts expected in downtown Saratoga for July car show Silicon Valley Shakespeare brings Richard III and Emma to Saratoga High school students dance recital raises money for eye surgeries in India Mayor Lynn Briody first proposed a Leadership Sunnyvale scheme in patterned on a model designed by the National Association for Region Leadership The inaugural Leadership Sunnyvale class was held in fall The campaign now boasts over graduates Among those set to be honored at the celebration are California Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens Mike Gallagher retiring superintendent of the Sunnyvale School District Pilar Lorenzana of the Silicon Valley Group Foundation and retiring Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone who also served as a Sunnyvale mayor and councilmember The event is set for - p m at the Sunnyvale Public Center E Remington Drive Tickets are per person at https givebutter com gMN S and include one beverage and the buffet Love and Mercy The Sunnyvale Residents Library is screening Love and Mercy the biopic about the late Beach Boys musician Brian Wilson on Aug at p m Paul Dano and John Cusack both portray Brian Wilson at two different times in his life as a young man in the s recording the classic album Pet Sounds while struggling with mental illness and as a middle-aged man getting a second chance at life and love This scheme is for adults as the movie is rated PG- It will be presented with English captions for the hard of hearing Registration is not required but seating in the library s effort room is first come first served The library is located at W Olive Ave