Community resources

William Mahrt, associate professor of music, directs the St. Ann Choir, a Gregorian schola at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Palo Alto

The resources in this section include guides to finding housing, activities, arts and entertainment in the Bay Area, and especially in Palo Alto and surrounding communities. The area is home to many thriving neighborhoods, churches, social programs and cultural activities, and Stanford faculty have a long history of participation in the local community.

• Housing

• Activities, arts and entertainment

• Religious life

• Life in the Bay Area