Road closed
GILROY
– Tatum Avenue is now closed between Wren and Kern avenues
through July 1. The closure is necessary to make improvements for a
subdivision development. Details: Engineering at 846-0450.
Road closed
GILROY – Tatum Avenue is now closed between Wren and Kern avenues through July 1. The closure is necessary to make improvements for a subdivision development. Details: Engineering at 846-0450.
Fortino Winery Fiesta
GILROY – Fortino Winery, 4525 Hecker Pass Highway, will host “Spring Dinner” at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 8. Cost is $40 all-inclusive.
Join the Fortino family for a Fiesta of food, music and wine. Strolling Mariachis and a live band will provide music for dancing. Gino will cook his famous roasted pig and a barrel of new Charbono will be served.
Don’t forget your sombreros! Reservations needed by today.
Mother’s Day Dinner Dance
GILROY – Las Rosita’s Club is sponsoring “Mother’s Day Dinner Dance – Fiesta Tardiada” on Saturday, May 8 at the Gilroy Senior Center, 7371 Hanna St.
Dinner will be served from 3 to 5 p.m., followed by cake and raffles from 5 to 6 p.m. and finished with music from 6 to 9 p.m. Event includes raffle and blanket raffle. Admission is $15. No children will be admitted.
Details: Inez at 842-2969 or Felicia at 842-3295.
Mother’s Day Breakfast
GILROY – A Mother’s Day Breakfast will be held at Gilroy Elks Lodge from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 9. Adults are $10 and children are $5 per person. Details: 842-9397.
Recite the Rosary
GILROY – The I.F.D.E.S. Portuguese Lodge will hold Holy Ghost Festival Rosary prayers in their Chapel at 8 p.m., May 9 through 14.
Coyote Valley Workshop
GILROY – The Coyote Valley Specific Plan Task Force and Community Workshop will be held on Saturday, May 15 at the Southside Community Center, 5595 Cottle Road, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The workshop will involve land use and urban form concepts for the Coyote Valley Specific Plan.
Task Force co-chairs, Mayor Ron Gonzales and Forrest Williams will be present. The public is encouraged to attend.
RSVP to Sal Yakubu or Susan Walsh at 277-4576 or e-mail at sa***********@*******ca.gov or su*********@*******ca.gov.
Details: Visit www.sanjoseca.gov/coyotevalley.
Fun for the disabled
GILROY – Gilroy Community Services Therapeutic Recreation presents “Friends and Family Fun Fest” on May 22, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Las Animas Veterans Park.
The event is for the developmentally disabled to take part in a fun and social environment. Event includes limited carnival games, unlimited jump houses and games, lunch and a T-shirt.
It is free to participants with special needs or $10 for non-developmentally disabled persons. All participants must register before May 14. Details: 846-0460.
Race for a cure
GILROY – Gilroy’s “Race For A Cure – 10K Race and 5K Race/Fun Walk” will be held Saturday, May 15, at Christmas Hill Park’s Ranch Site.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the American Cancer Society’s Gilroy Relay For Life.
Pre-registration is $20, at www.active.com or by contacting Kelly Ramirez at ba************@*****er.net.
Day of event registration is $25 and begins at 7:30 a.m. 10K begins at 9 a.m. and 5K begins at 9:10 a.m.
Details: Kelly Ramirez at 842-3348 or e-mail ba************@*****er.net.
Lodge dance
GILROY – The I.F.D.E.S. Portuguese Lodge will host a dance with the Portuguese band “Raca” on Saturday, May 15, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. A presentation of the board and queens will be at 10 p.m.
Blood Drive
GILROY – The American Red Cross will hold a community blood drive on Wednesday, May 19, at First Baptist Church, 8455 Wren Ave., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
In May, the American Red Cross is trying to build a large reserve of blood for an expected drop-off in the summer due to donor vacations.
Donators must be 17 years or older, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in general good health. Please bring ID, two forms if it is not government issued. To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE.
Summer job fair
GILROY – The Gilroy Gang Task Force, Silicon Valley Workforce Investment Network, MACSA and Employment Development Department present the “South County Summer Jobs for Youth – Job Fair” on Thursday May, 20 at Gilroy One Stop, 7800 Arroyo Circle, Suite A.
Details: David Montes at 846-3932.
Use those senses
GILROY – Chitactac-Adams County Park, located at the intersection of Watsonville and Burchell roads, will conduct “Wildlife Sensory Awareness” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 21.
Discover how animals have adapted to survive in the wild by using all of their senses. Nature walk and activities incorporate sight, sound, touch, taste and smell. Details: 323-0107.
Robot wars
GILROY – Sacbots presents “The Gilroy Bot Gauntlet” at noon on Saturday, May 22, at Hobby World, 6901 Monterey Road.
Admission is free. Entry fee is $15 per robot. Weight classes are divided into 1-pound ant weight and 3-pound beetle weight.
First place prize is $200 and second place prize is $75.
For information about building your own fighting robot visit www.sozbots.com or www.robotcombat.com. Details: www.sacbots.com.
SV Symphony with Mariachi
GILROY – The South Valley Symphony has invited the popular and talented Mariachi Santa Cecelia to appear with them at the Gavilan College Theater on Saturday, May 22, at 7:30 p.m. This is the first time conductor Henry Mollicone has performed with a Mariachi ensemble during his musical career.
Also appearing with the orchestra will be guitarist/composer Rick Vandivier. His performances have been described as daring, soulful and evocative. His recent appearance in the Bach to Blues concert on April 23 at the Gavilan College Theater was warmly received.
Mariachi Santa Cecelia was formed in 1995 and has performed throughout Santa Clara County.
They are a very popular weekly attraction at the Berryessa Flea Market in San Jose and are a highly entertaining group. This marks the final concert of the season for the symphony so get your tickets early.
See those ‘Guys and Dolls’
MORGAN HILL – South Valley Civic Theatre presents “Guys and Dolls,” a musical fable of Broadway, on May 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28 and 29 at 8 p.m., at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse, located at Fifth and Monterey streets.
This comedy features characters from mission evangelists to nightclub showgirls to desperate gamblers.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students and seniors.
Details: 842-SHOW or visit www. svct. org.
Final bird walk
MORGAN HILL – The last bird walk of the spring hosted by the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center (WERC) will be on Saturday, May 8, from 9 to 11 a.m.
Jane Haley, a National Park Service docent for 20 years and WERC volunteer, will lead the hike along Coyote Creek and teach about the local birds, their habitat and ecological importance.
Due to rough terrain, young children are not recommended to attend.
The event is free, but space is limited so reservations are required.
Details: 779-9372 or visit www.werc-ca.org.
