June 19, 2008

Calendar of local events

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

MUSIC

June 26
The Music in the Other Park 2008 concert series wraps up with Midnight Star and special guest Ryze The Band (formally Nu Day). Best known for the hit singles “Freakazoid,” and “Midas Touch,” Midnight Star’s retro funk sound has had people movin’ and shakin’ for over two decades. 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 279-1775 or check www.sjdowntown.com for more details.

THEATER

June 21 - 29
Lyric Theatre presents “The Pirates of Penzance” at the Montgomery Theater: Start with a band of rollicking pirates who get caught with a gaggle of proper maidens, then add in some ridiculous logic, a whimsical major general, the Keystone Cops, and a misplaced sense of duty. The result is a comic masterpiece loved by audiences the world over. Admission is $12 - $34 Call 408-986-1455 or www.lyrictheatre.org for more information.

CHILDREN/FAMILY

June 21
Almaden Valley Athletic Club (AVAC) invites the San Jose community to its ‘Kick off Your Summer!’Open House & Community Day, a free, fun-filled day of family-friendly activities and health screenings from 2 to 6 p.m. AVAC will offer free body fat testing, blood pressure screenings and injury analyses. AVAC swim school instructors will also be on hand to discuss summer water safety tips. For the tennis enthusiast, AVAC tennis instructors will host first-come, first served hands-on clinics open to anyone 6 years and older. Other activities raffles for free tennis, swim and Pilates lessons as well as AVAC Fitness and Tennis memberships. Print your online raffle coupon at www.avac.us and bring it to the event. Current AVAC members and those under the age of 18 are not eligible. Advance registration is recommended at www.avac.us.  A complimentary barbeque lunch will be provided to all participants. AVAC is located at 5400 Camden Avenue in San Jose. For more information please visit www.avac.us.

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 – 27
St Edwards Church Vacation Bible School schedule. Designed for children age 4 yrs. 3 months to 10 years, the summer session hours are from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. at St. Edwards Church, 15040 Union Avenue in San Jose. For more information, visit www.stedwards.org/vbs.htm

June 23 - 27
Join us at Foxworthy Baptist Church for Vacation Bible School! These free classes are for kids 3 years through 6th grade. Hours are from 9 a.m. - noon. Register online at www.foxworthy.org. Foxworthy Baptist Church is located at 1774 Foxworthy Avenue, San Jose, between Meridian and Ross.

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.

June 29
Bethel Church of San Jose presents “Celebrate America” at the Mountain View’s Shoreline Amphitheater, One Amphitheater Parkway. Open at 5 p.m .for concessions and family activities, the stage production begins at 8 p.m. Celebrate America is a nonpartisan patriotic musical celebration and laser light show. The musical portion of this event includes performances by the Voices of Bethel (a 100-member choir), the Kingdom Kids choir, Bethel’s 35 piece orchestra and drama/dance ensembles. The production also includes audience sing-a-longs, fun snippets about our country’s history, and a segment honoring veterans. The grand finale of the production will consist of a laser light show spectacular timed to music performed by our live orchestra. The day will begin with pre-show activities for the entire family. Admission is free. For more information visit www.bethel.org.

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.

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.

CLASSES

June 19
Almaden Valley Counseling Service presents the Cooperative Parenting and Divorce course ”How to Parent as a Team when you are No Longer a Couple.” Cooperative Parenting classes are for parents who are either divorced or in the process of divorcing. The class focuses on reducing parental conflict and addresses the factors that influence children’s post-divorce adjustment. This 7-week course will be held from 7:15 – 9:15 p.m. at 6529 Crown Blvd., Suite D, in San Jose. The cost is $145 and is limited to one parent from a co-parenting family. For more information, contact AVCS at 997-0200 or staff@avcounseling.org. Register online at www.avcounseling.org

Ongoing
Children's Drawing & Painting Classes - art classes for children 7-12 years old are offered in Nelly Rouhani's house in Almaden. Classes are on Tuesdays or Thursdays from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. with a maximum 4:1 child to teacher ratio. Children will learn about the fundamentals of drawing and paint using various media. Tuition is $100 per month, and includes all required materials. A snack will be provided. For more information, call 607-7588 or email niloufarafshin@sbcglobal.net.

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.

Ongoing
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 June 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 June 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
Willow Glen High School Class of 1988 Twenty Year Reunion. This event will be held on Sept. 13, 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.

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, at Baylands Park in Sunnyvale, CA. A website for the event is available at www.pantherfestival.com.


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