October 5, 2007

CALENDAR

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

MUSIC

Oct. 19
KOME’s Mikel Hunter’s induction into the San Jose Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Dinner and Concert Event hours 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. at History Park, 1650 Senter Road In San Jose, Ca. Presented by The Hugh Stuart Charitable Trust and sponsored by The Mercury News, SVCN and 98.5 KFOX, this event will feature performances by Greg Kihn (2007 Inductee) , People!(2007 Inductee), Larry Norman (2007 Inductee), Papa Doo Run Run (2007 Inductee), Robert Berry & Thom Duell and Special Guest Band: Billy the Kid, the U18 Last Band Standing Finalist. Tickets are $125 VIP, $35 Grandstand. For more information, visit www.sanjoserocks.org/events.htm

Oct. 20
San Jose Wind Symphony Celebrates 50! Darrell Johnson, SJWS founding conductor and Ed Harris, succeeding conductor will lead the Wind Symphony in favorite musical selections. Special guest artist, Ed Shaughnessy, drummer on the Johnny Carson-era Tonight Show, will be performing unique arrangements with the Wind Symphony. The Wind Symphony will also be premiering Craig Bohmier’s repolished Concert Variations on a Theme of Schubert. Leigh Weimers and Forrest Williams will be our guest announcers at this special event. Show time is 7 p.m. at the California Theatre. Admission is $15 - $20. For more information, 927-7597 or visit www.sjws.org

THEATER

Sept. 19 – Oct. 14
Opening its 25th Anniversary Season, San Jose Stage Company presents “The Diary of Anne Frank”. This is a story the world knows by heart: a young Jewish girl’s harrowing account of hiding from the Nazis with her family in a tiny attic in Amsterdam. A striking new adaptation restores deleted passages from the diary, offering a richer look into this extraordinary young woman’s coming of age. Drawing on newly discovered material from the diary that changed the world, Kesselman’s play shows Anne Frank in a more human, realistic light as we honor the 60th anniversary of her diary’s publication. All performances are staged at The Stage, 490 South First Street in San Jose. This production is directed by Rick Singleton. Tickets are $20 - $45 and may be ordered by phone at 283-7142 or online at www.sanjosestage.com.

Sept. 29 – Oct. 13
Actors Theatre Center presents Stephen Sondheim’s Tony–award winning, controversial musical “Assassins” playing at the Hoover Theater in San Jose. Written as a one-act historical “revusical,” Assassins explores the dark side of the American experience from John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald. Composer Sondheim and writer John Weidman take audiences on a nightmarish roller-coaster ride in which assassins and would-be assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and finally inspire each other to harrowing acts all in the name of the American Dream. Tickets are $25.00 for adults and $23.00 for student/seniors. This production contains strong language, violent imagery and is performed without intermission. Not recommended for patrons under 16. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or 998-TIXS and directly through Actors Theatre Center at 985-5500 and www.theatrecenter.biz.

ART

Sept. 14 – Dec. 31
San Francisco’s Metreon, located at 101 4th Street, hosts the North American debut of Da Vinci – an Exhibition of Genius, celebrating the man who invented the forerunner to the tank, camera, and automobile, engineered bridges and cities, documented the intricacies of the human body, in addition to painting the most famous piece of art in the world. This stunning, interactive and experiential exhibition has taken 10 years to create, and includes 3D animations illuminating the genius behind the famous Vitruvian Man and the Last Supper. Come see the most comprehensive traveling exhibition ever assembled on the greatest creative mind of the Italian Renaissance.  Admission fees are Adult $19.50, Seniors (62+), $17.50 and kids aged 4-12 years are $15.50. For ticket information, visit davincithegenius.com.

CHILDREN/FAMILY

Oct. 13 - 14
The Good Sam Showcase of Miniatures at South Hall: This is the largest miniature show west of the Mississippi.  The “Good Sam Showcase of Miniatures” -- in its 32nd year -- comes to downtown San Jose at South Hall, 435 Market Street, on 10/13, from 10 am - 5 pm, and on 10/14, from 11 am - 4 pm. This family-friendly, event brings exhibitors, dealers, and artisans from throughout the U.S., including over 100 displays including fabulously designed and decorated dollhouses and room-boxes.  Workshops for adults and children (children's workshops are free), free tools & techniques program, door prizes, silent auction, drawings for children's prizes and dealer donations. Proceeds benefit nonprofit, nationally acclaimed PlaneTree Health Library in Los Gatos.

Oct. 13 – 14
37th annual Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival, The World Pumpkin Capital of Half Moon Bay celebrates its bountiful fall harvest and autumn splendor with a spectacular lineup paying homage to the Great Gourd including a special display of gigantically enormous weigh-off champion pumpkins, three stages of smashing entertainment, live music, the Great Pumpkin Parade, a bone-chilling Haunted House, The Golden Gourds Youth Talent Showcase, massive weigh-off champion pumpkins, harvest-inspired crafts, homestyle foods, expert pumpkin carvers, photos with the grand champion gourd, pie-eating, carving and costume contests, The Take 5 Lounge with giant screen LED TV, Half Moon Bay Winery's special festival-label wine and Half Moon Bay Brewing Company's Mavericks Pumpkin Harvest Ale 2. Admission is free. This event is presented by the Half Moon Bay Beautification Committee. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. The event is located on Main Street between Miramontes and Spruce Streets in Half Moon Bay, CA. For more information, call 650-726-9652 or visit http://www.miramarevents.com/                      

Oct. 13 – 14
Malan Flower, adopted from a traditional Chinese fairy tale, is a musical drama dedicated to children of all ages. This story praises love, sincerity and diligence as means to happiness. This production is staged at the California Theatre. Admission is $25 - $50. For more information, visit www.malanflower.org

Oct. 16 – 18
San Jose’s Spaghetti Factory offers up dinner at 1972 prices: To celebrate 35 years of serving up delicious pasta dinners, the landmark Old Spaghetti Factory located at 51 North San Pedro in San Jose, is rolling back the clock to offer a truly retro deal – three nights of pasta dinners at prices circa 1972. Special anniversary prices are not available on to-go orders. For three nights, from 5 to 10 p.m., guests at The Old Spaghetti Factory can relive the past and enjoy a complete dinner like Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce for as little as $1.85. Customers will have their choice of six complete dinner items, including salad, a spaghetti entree, fresh bread and spumoni ice cream. This special anniversary menu will include Spaghetti with Tomato, Meat, Mushroom or Clam Sauce, and the signature Spaghetti with Mizithra Cheese or the Manager's Favorite – all for $1.85 to $2.25 per person. There will be a children's spaghetti dinner as well, for just $1.25. For more information, call 288-7488.

Oct. 20
The Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society presents the 16th Annual Wildlife Education Day at McClellan Ranch, 22221 McClellan Road in Cupertino from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Families are invited to join Santa Clara Audubon and over 20 other environmental organizations to celebrate nature and wildlife. Activities include birdhouse and bird feeder building, a scavenger hunt, educational presentations, and a wildlife poster contest. Live animals, including birds, reptiles, and insects will be shown. For “Early Birds,” SCVAS will hold a guided shorebird walk at Charleston Slough in Mountain View’s Baylands at 8 a.m. Following the walk, participants will caravan to Wildlife Education Day festivities in Cupertino. RSVP is required for the walk only. More Information: www.scvas.org, and click on Kids’ Corner.

Ongoing
Eastridge Barnes and Noble offers a variety of story time activities for children and families to enjoy each week: On Mondays at 10:30 a.m. is “Toddler Time” for children 3 years and under. Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. is “Jamarama” pajama story time for all ages. Thursdays at 11 a.m. welcomes parents and children aged 3 – 5 years for “Preschool story time,” and every Saturday at 12:30 p.m. is a story time for the entire family. For more information, call our store at 270-9470.

The San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles announced the new schedule of topics for its popular free multicultural arts program for elementary school children. “Kids Create,” aimed at children ages 5 to 11, explores different cultural traditions through stories and hands-on art projects. “Kids Create” is free to children; accompanying adults pay museum admission. The program runs from 2:00-3:00pm the first Sunday of each month. Reservations are required. For more information call 408-971-0323 x14 or visit www.sjquiltmuseum.org/events. The San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles is located at 520 South First Street in downtown San Jose.

CLASSES

Oct. 12 – 14
The Santa Clara Valley Square Dancers Association is hosting its 51st Annual Jubilee at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds on Tully Road. And will offer a free introduction to Modern Square Dancing on 10/12 from 7-9:30 p.m. and an all-day basics class for $8 on 10/14 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., parking for both events is available through Gate B off Tully Road.  Questions?  Call (408) 774-1570, email jubilee@scvsda.org or visit www.scvsda.org

Ongoing
South Bay Deutscher Schulverein, a German Saturday Language School, offers German language instructions at the Willow Glen Educational Park, Middle School Section, 2001 Cottle Avenue. The school offers classes for pre-school through teenagers, as well as adult beginners, intermediate and advanced courses on Saturdays from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.,  For more information visit our website www.sbds.org or call 266-5100. Please note that no information is available weekdays at the school location.

VOLUNTEERS

Sept. 28
Crafters Who Care meets the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month at the Evergreen Community Center from 10-12 p.m. We are a group of ladies who use our crocheting, knitting, or sewing talents to make blankets for Project Linus and other charities. Our fall kick off is on 9/28. For more information, contact Erma Linn at ermadlinn@msn.com or 274-7517.

Ongoing
Kaiser Permanente San Jose is seeking volunteers. For as little as four hours a week you can make a difference in someone's life, as well as your own. Volunteering gives you the opportunity to learn new skills, make new friends and take pride in knowing you are providing a community service. Gain retail and business experience volunteering in our newly remodeled Keepsake Gift Shop. We also have positions in the hospital or medical offices. We offer day, evening and weekend opportunities for those 18 and over. For more information go to our website at www.kpsanjose.org or call Teri at 972-7409.

Do you enjoy working with children and have an interest in art?  The San Jose Museum of Art is currently recruiting volunters to join the Let's Look at Art Program.  As a volunteer docent you would bring art into classrooms and lead interactive discussions with the students.  Classroom visits are done according to your availability during school hours.  For more information, phone 291-5393 or email Vol4LLAA@sjmusart.org.  No art experience is required.  Training session begins Oct. 17, 2007.

MISCELLANEOUS

Oct. 10
The city of San Jose-sponsored Community Meeting for the proposed Vietnamese Business District has been changed. The new location is at the Leininger Center/ Okayama Room (Located in Kelley Park) 1300 Senter Road, San Jose, Ca 277-2757 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. This change has also been posted on the city website. To access this information, click on the following link: http://www.sjredevelopment.org/Events/VietnameseBusines%20DistrictOct10newmeetinglocationFINAL.pdf

Oct. 13
The San Jose Auxiliary hosts its 35th Pumpkin Patch Boutique from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at First Congregational Church (Hamilton & Leigh in San Jose) This promises to be one of the Bay Area’s finer nonprofit sales of jewelry, antiques and collectibles including the best-of-the-best dontations to the Thrift Box in Willow Glen. Past items have includes silverware, jewery, artwork, brass, antiques, crystal and collectibles. Also featured are Holiday decorations, rare books, CDs furs, kitchenware and much more. Come early and shop all day. Items can be held at our “will call.” There is a $2 admission proceeds benefit the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. For more information, contact Deanne Westen, Pumpkin Patch Assistant Chair, 559-1187, or Marilyn Taketa, Publicity Chair, 288-9400, mtaketa2@earthlink.net.

Oct. 18
Exclusive eWomenNetwork "Accelerated Networking" Lunch Event from 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Maggiano's, in Santana Row will feature guest speaker Terry Mandel discussing “From Private Signs To Working Wise – Tapping Your Collaborative Resources” $53/Guests; Late Registration, beginning 10/13; $63 for all registrants, Contact Kristy Rogers for more information at 288-8484 or kristyrogers@ewomennetwork.com https://events.ewomennetwork.com/event/calendar.php?lid=74

Oct. 21
Dennis Erectus Benefit Event at A Perfect Finish Wine, Cheese, & Dessert Bar, 55 S. First St. in San Jose. Enjoy an afternoon of tasting fine Northern California wines from local Santa Clara and Santa Cruz vintners to wines of Napa and Sonoma.  Flemming-Jenkins and Silver Oak are two of the outstanding wineries that will be pouring their gold at this beautiful venue. The silent auction and raffle will feature vintage wines and vintage KOME memorabilia along with other  upscale items to benefit our friend, Dennis. 94.5 KBAY's Steve Fox will host this event with a special piano concert from 98.5 KFOX's Chris Jackson!  Join former KOME personalities: Dana Jang, Jona Denz-Hamilton, Marla Davies, and many others. See a special video presentation showing a glimpse of Dennis's life today.  Help his recovery process--enjoy a fun afternoon and make a difference! Tickets: $50 per person includes a commemorative Dennis Wine Benefit wine glass. Only 100 tickets are available. Checks should be made payable to: Ophoenix Public Benefit Corporation.  Mail to: Jona Denz-Hamilton at KBAY Radio, 190 Park Center Plaza #200, San Jose, CA 95139.  For info, please contact Jona at jhamilton@kbay.com

Oct. 21
Partner for Preparedness hosts 2nd Annual free Disaster Preparedness Event at Kelly Park: The American Red Cross Santa Clara Valley Chapter in partnership with local community, cultural and government leaders will present hands on and visual demonstrations about preparing you and your family in how to prevent and respond to disasters in your school, your neighborhood, your workplace, etc. There will be a 50-cot Red Cross shelter demonstration with local volunteers participating as disaster clients or Red Cross workers and a pet shelter demonstration by local animal relief agencies. There will also be a Kid’s Corner activity area for school-aged children, a mobile blood drive, First Aid and CPR class demonstrations, a display of fire, rescue and military vehicles and more! Don't miss this free event open to all! Event hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at History San Jose at Kelly Park in San Jose

We are seeking calendar items pertaining to the South Bay communities we cover in our seven monthly community newspapers: Blossom Valley, Cambrian, Campbell, Evergreen, Santa Teresa, Willow Glen, and our weekly publication, Almaden Times Weekly. Items must be submitted by e-mail or fax several weeks before the event. Send an email to candy@timesmediainc.com or fax to Candy Richter at 494-7078. Photos should be sent digitally as jpegs or mailed to Calendar, Times Newspapers, 1310 Tully Rd., Suite 107, San Jose, CA 95122. Due to the large volume of items received calendar requests left on voice mail cannot be used. Space is limited.