Programs

Upcoming program -

Shake, Rattle 'n' Roll

Sunday, June 3, 2026
5:00 - 7:00 pm

First Presbyterian Church – Fellowship Hall
1140 Cowper Street
Palo Alto

Celebrate with us at this year's PAHA Annual Event, "Shake, Rattle 'n' Roll," as we honor and reminisce about the 1950s in Palo Alto, a community grounded in simplicity, standing on the edge of transformation.

Reserve your spot
Tickets: $40 per person
Make your reservation by Monday, May 25th at Eventbrite.

Test your smarts with some far-out ‘50s trivia and prove you're the hippest cat in the room.

Dress code: Break out your best '50s threads. Don't be a square! Be there!

Everyone is welcome!

University Avenue, Palo Alto in the 1950s

Future Public Programs -

PAHA’s programs will resume in October 2026.

Check back later for upcoming program information.

Recordings and General Program Information

PAHA programs are recorded. DVDs of the programs can be checked out from the Archives at Cubberley Center, Room-7. Recordings of our programs, titled "Heritage," are broadcast on local cable public access.

If you missed the May 3rd program, The 30th Centennial Plaque & Historic Preservation Awards, you can find it at Vimeo.

Also on the Vimeo site you will find programs from past seasons, including the December 2021 program Life in the Frank Lloyd Wright Hanna House with Karen Holman and John Hanna, and PART: Palo Alto "Rapid" Transit with PAHA Historian Steve Staiger presented in January 2022.