June 13, 2008

CALENDAR

Unless otherwise noted all phone numbers are in the 408 area code.

MUSIC

June 19
The Music in the Other Park 2008 concert series presents Augustana and special guest Ben Lee. All concerts are free, and begin at 5:30 p.m. every Thursday through June 26 at St. James Park in downtown San Jose. Food and drink are available at the show. Call (408) 279-1775 or check www.sjdowntown.com for more details.

June 20
The Hedley Club Lounge presents “Gemini Soul” performing two free show at 8:30 and 10 p.m. This jazz funk fusion group has recently released a CD, The Nefertiti Xperience. The Hedley Club is located at 233 West Santa Clara St. in Santa Clara. For more information, visit www.geminisoul.net.

CHILDREN/FAMILY

June 21
Kepler Learning Center will host the San Jose Autism June meeting at their facility, 305 Piercy Road, San Jose at 7 p.m. This outreach event will offer the opportunity for parents of Autistic children to meet and network. Kepler is also in the process of forming a team for the upcoming “Walk Now for Autism” fundraiser sponsored by Autism Speaks.For more information, call 363-0222.

June 21
Children’s Discovery Museum presents “Top Secret: Mission Toy”: Opening June 21, this exciting exhibit invites children to use their investigative skills to check out toys from around the world in our newest traveling exhibit, created by the Canadian Children's Museum. Explore dolls and balls, robots, puzzles, and secret de-coding devices. Find out why tops are tops and how string can be a fascinating thing in Top Secret: Mission Toy. 

June 22
Dance Theatre International presents the children's classic fairy tale Ballet, "Sleeping Beauty's Wedding", the Evergreen Valley Performing Arts Center, 3300 Quimby Road (at Ruby) in San Jose. This production is danced to Pytor Tchaikovsky's score, and was especially created for families and children as young as 4 years. This fun-filled 45 minute performance is choreographed by DTI faculty and directed by Maggie Ferla. Sleeping Beauty’s Wedding is part of DTI's two hour Student Showcase that also includes world premier works by choreographer Gregory Dawson, formerly of Lines Ballet. Performance times are 3:30 and 7 p.m. Family-friendly pricing of $15 per ticket will be available 45 minutes before each show. Photo opportunity with characters at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. Photo fee is $5. For information, visit www.DTIdance.com

June 23 - 26
Check out the full-filled Summer Classes offered by the Friends of Guadalupe River Park and Gardens: Selections include Fitness Fun, Fossil Finders, Little Sprouts, Pioneer Parade and Nature Navigators. Most classes are from 9 a.m. to noon and are designed for children aged 5 – 7. The cost is $30. The Nature Navigators session is for children age 7 – 10 and runs from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. the fee is $40. All sessions take place at the Visitor & Education Center located at 438 Coleman Ave, San Jose, CA 95110. Pre-registration is required and parents need not be present during the workshop. To register call 298-7657 or visit www.grpg.org to learn more class details.

June 28
Children’s Musical Theater celebrates 40th anniversary with free party in the park: CMT will host a free “Party in the Park” from 5 – 7 p.m. at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez in downtown San Jose. Open to anyone and everyone, this event includes performances by CMT members , a sneak preview of the 2008/09 CMT season, multi media entertainment, children’s games and an enormous cake to feed the expected 3000 people attending the event.

July 7 – 11
Kids in Parks - Summer Day Camp at Santa Teresa County Park's Historic Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch
Held Monday – Friday from 9a.m. -2 p.m. each day, campers will explore local history and nature through fun outdoor activities and adventures with Park Staff. Each day offers new and different topics to explore, while building a healthy, respectful relationship with the natural, cultural and historic resources in or near their neighborhoods. A maximum of 20 campers aged 9-11 years will be accepted. The fee is $150 per child. Please call Mary Berger at 323-0107 for program and registration information.

CLASSES

June 7 – July 26
Friends of Guadalupe River Park and Gardens Summer Walking Series: Get fit in the beautiful setting of Guadalupe River Park’s paved trails! Whether you are an avid walker or new to a walking program, you will learn about proper equipment, walking technique, stretching and beneficial strength exercises for walkers while meeting others who enjoy walking. Instructor Kristin Strellis will lead this 8-week Saturday series along with weekly emails of encouragement and walking tips. Session times are 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Fees are $30/members and $40/non-members. Pre-registration is required and participants must be 18 years of age or older. All classes will begin at the GRPG Visitor and Education Center, 438 Coleman Avenue. To register, call 298-7657. For questions about the class, please contact Kristin Strellis at kstrellis@yahoo.com.

VOLUNTEERS

Humane Society Silicon Valley is actively seeking volunteers to provide foster care to kittens and dogs. Foster families provide long and short-term care for animal families in their homes. For more information, please visit http://www.hssv.org/you_can_help/volunteer/positions/foster.htm, or contact the special needs department at at 408.727.3383 ext. 834 for dogs and 819 for kittens.

Summer of Service at Children’s Discovery Museum is a great way for youth to enjoy their summer while serving the community.   Youth grades 7 through 10 participate on one of five teams, each with its own theme of service.  These themes include community outreach, early childhood education, environment and ecology, media and museum, and leadership development.  Participants work in shelters, senior centers, and development centers; serve as role models and mentors for pre-school aged children while assisting classroom teachers; perform restoration projects throughout the county; volunteer in Children’s Discovery Museum while building media and technology skills; and build leadership skills while planning special projects and facilitating many important aspects of the program.  Visit www.cdm.org/sos for more information.

MISCELLANEOUS

June 21
The Marine Corps League Needs You!  We are a family support organization for Marines and Marine families. We participate in Veterans Parades and other Vet related events around Santa Clara County. Meetings are held locally in Santa Clara County every third Sat. from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Santa Clara Elks lodge on Martin Ave. For more information, contact S/SGT Dick Whitaker at 219-3024 or view our website @ http://www.usmcleague.com/ .

June 22
Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley (JFS) will host the first ever Silicon Valley Duck Race at Vasona Lake County Park, 333 Blossom Hill Road in Los Gatos. A festival filled with entertainment, food and games will kick-off the event, followed by the duck race where 10,000 individually numbered rubber ducks will pour from a dump truck into a creek at Vasona Lake County Park and race into Vasona Lake. The top twenty winners of the race will have the opportunity to win one of several great prizes, including the chance to win $1,000,000. Proceeds from the Duck Race will benefit JFS and other local non-profits. Festivasl times is 11 a.m., duck race at 1 p.m. For ducks, $5 each, visit http://siliconvalleyduckrace.org/ or call JFS at 357-7406.

June 28
The Point, Church of the Nazarene will host a free Electronic Waste Recycling day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 3695 Rose Terrasse Circle in San Jose. Acceptable items: All computer & electronic equipment including desktops, laptops & PDAs; mice and keyboards; monitors and televisions; stereos. No freezers, ACs, batteries or anything with motor oil, please. For more information, call 943-9943 or stever@earthcarerecycling.com. All proceeds benefit The Point.

June 28 - 29
San Jose Amateur Radio volunteers participate in annual Field Day: San Jose RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service) is a group of volunteer radio amateurs (“hams”) sanctioned by the city of San Jose to provide emergency communications support. Field day is an annual, national ham radio activity. On the fourth weekend in June every year, ham radio operators around the U.S. and Canada set up their stations under simulated emergency conditions and contact other hams all over the country, from Hawaii to Maine and from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland.. Many groups, including San Jose RACES, use portable equipment and emergency power sources, from generators to solar cells and windmills. Location is Nobel Park, 3321 Noble Avenue in San Jose from 11 a.m. on 6/28 to 11 a.m. on 6/29.

Ongoing
The Evergreen Chapter of Society Dog announces weekly walks: These free walks happen every Monday evening at 6:30 p.m. We will do a different walk each week, so check the Society Dog website for weekly details. The walk is followed by "Yappy Hour" at a dog friendly restaurant. Everyone is invited, but you must sign up as a member (Basic Membership is free) & agree to the terms of participation. One dog per person unless otherwise permitted by the Alphadog, alphadog@societydog.com.

James Lick High School Class of '58, 50th Reunion will be held on August 2, 2008 at 11a.m. at James Lick.  Tickets are $30 which includes a BBQ lunch.  For more information, go to Classmates.com and click on the Events/Reunion link and get info on registering before July 15th.  Any questions email Bettysjc@sbcglobal.net, put “Reunion” on subject line.

Announcing the Lincoln High School (San Jose) Class of 1973 - 35 Year Reunion: This event will be held on July 19 at City Beach in Fremont from 6 – 10 p.m. Cost is $65 per person. Email registration requests to alhs73reunion@yahoo.com

Santa Teresa High School Class of 1988 20th Reunion will be held on Jun. 28, at 7 p.m. at the San Jose Hilton and Towers. Tickets are $93 through May 30th and go up $10 after that date. Tickets can be purchased from GreatReunions.com – Select California and find Santa Teresa ’88. For More information, go to the Alumni page of Santa Teresa High School:  sths.ca.campusgrid.net/home/Alumni

Camden High School Class of 1973 will hold a Reunion gala on Jun. 21 at the Los Gatos Lodge. For more information, contact Jackie (Johnson 73') Daley at 205-9715, or email jclarktx@yahoo.com.

Get ready for a blast from the past! Leland Chargers Class of 1988 are reuniting this September. The location will be the Hotel Valencia in Santana Row at a to-be-announced date. For more details or to join a Reunion Committee, contact Paula Cavagnaro at CavagnaroPaula@yahoo.com or Laura Delizonna at ldelizonna@gmail.com

Santa Clara High School Class of 1968 Reunion. This event is open to any attendee of the school from it’s inception up through the Class of 1981. Our event, “The Panther Festival” – is named in honor of the school’s mascot until it changed to “Bruins” in 1981- and it will include a BBQ picnic and music performance to be held on Jun. 14, 2008 at Baylands Park in Sunnyvale, CA. A website for the event is available at www.pantherfestival.com.

Willow Glen High School Class of 1988 Twenty Year Reunion. This event will be held on Sept. 13, 2008 at the Hotel Los Gatos, 210 E. Main St. in Los Gatos, at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $95 per person. For more information, go to Classmates.com and click on the Events/ Reunion link and register today.

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