It's 58 and clear now, climbing to a mostly sunny 74 by afternoon, the kind of Tuesday that makes an outdoor storytime or a walk between errands easy. The libraries carry the daytime, from a Mountain View talk with therapist Mark Wolynn on inherited family patterns to a drum circle in Santa Clara, and the evening fills in with tacos, a Bollywood dance workout, and an AI demo night. If you want a plan already built, we mapped a Mountain View day below.

Today's field guide

A Mountain View day

Start with coffee and pastries just over the Sunnyvale line at Redwood Place Cafe & Market, then catch the late-morning library talk with Mark Wolynn on family trauma patterns and how to break them. Grab Mediterranean for lunch, settle in for the afternoon Wicked: For Good screening, and close the night with salsa lessons and social dancing at Alberto's.

Tonight's pick

Classical Guitar Open Mic

6:30 PM · Los Altos Library · Los Altos · Free

Classical Guitar Open Mic at the Los Altos Library, 6:30 PM and free. Bring a fingerstyle piece to play, or just settle in and listen to other classical guitarists take the room.

Also on the calendar

The picks run from a free outdoor storytime and a daytime drum circle to Taco Tuesday in Santa Clara, a sci-fi book club, a Bollywood dance workout, and an evening of AI demos. Open the full calendar →

Newly opened

A new Asian grocery on Monterey Road in San Jose, with fresh produce, meats, and prepared foods.

Civic meetings tonight

Milpitas — City Council · Milpitas City Hall

What locals are talking about

Neighbors are rallying around The Ritz after a review-bombing, hunting for roast duck over rice, and looking for adult debate clubs and LGBT+ friendly D&D groups.