Monday comes in at 84 and sunny, and the evening carries the day: a poetry open mic in Los Altos, adult board game night in Saratoga, an AI-assisted coding talk at Hacker Dojo, and executive coach John Baird at SJSU's Student Union Theater. Earlier, docent naturalists lead a moderately paced Lucky Seven hike through Rancho San Antonio at 9. The field guide below is built around free library tech stops, with donuts, brisket, and a food hall to eat between them.

Today's field guide

Tinker all day, eat well between stops

Three free tech stops thread the day: try new AI tools with SJSU students and staff at King Library's open lab at 9, get one-on-one help with printing, email, and e-books at Joyce Ellington at 1, and watch Alum Rock's 3D printer run at 5 while picking up Tinkercad basics. Breakfast is Stan's acclaimed donuts in Santa Clara, lunch is slow-smoked brisket and ribs at Smoking Pig, and dinner is a pick-your-vendor spread at San Pedro Square Market on N San Pedro St.

Tonight's pick

Poetry Open Mic

7:00 PM · Adults, Older Adults, Teens · Los Altos Library · Los Altos · Free

An open mic is the rare Monday plan that gets better the more people show up, and Poetry Los Altos runs this one for listeners as much as readers: you do not have to be a poet to attend. Bring a poem if you have one, or just take a seat and hear what your neighbors have been writing.

Also on the calendar

The Saratoga game night and the King Library STEM club both say drop in, and the rest stretch from a docent hike in Cupertino to a Tiger's Wife book club in Los Gatos and an evening climbing meetup in Sunnyvale. Open the full calendar →

Civic meetings tonight

Palo Alto — City Council Regular Meeting · 5:30 PM

Around town

All four threads sit at zero replies this morning, including one resident's thanks for Sunday's Viva Calle and a question about whether the Japanese Friendship Garden has its water and koi back, so a local who knows can actually help.