Top 5 things to do around Gilroy

The Gilroy Dispatch presents its picks for the five local things
to do for the weekend warrior. Music, food, or fun, South Valley
has it all. Have another event in mind? Feel free to comment to
tell your fellow Gilroyans what’s going on. Here are some
interesting options for the June 24-26 weekend. Full article
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The Gilroy Dispatch presents its picks for the five local things to do for the weekend warrior. Music, food, or fun, South Valley has it all. Have another event in mind? Feel free to comment to tell your fellow Gilroyans what’s going on. Here are some interesting options for the June 24-26 weekend.

Garlic City Fun Run

The 10th Garlic City Fun Run will feature about 200 vintage cars from 1972 or older and eight bands on three stages from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday. Monterey Road from Third to Seventh streets will be closed for the event. Registration begins at 11 a.m. in the train station parking lot on Eighth and Monterey streets. No outside alcohol is permitted. Details: John at 594-1157 or Dave at 842-6501.

Limelight Theater’s ‘Norman, Is That You?’

Limelight Actors Theater presents its fourth production of 2011, “Norman, Is That You?”, a hysterical two-act comedy written by Ron Clark and Sam Bobrick. Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through July 9, with a matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Center for the Arts, 7341 Monterey St. People are encouraged to bring their own dinner or wine. Wine is also available for purchase. Tickets are $18. Details: 472-3292 or Li********************@gm***.com.

Rockin’ in the Vineyard fundraiser

The fifth annual Rockin’ in the Vineyard fundraising event will take place from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Fortino Winery on 4525 Hecker Pass Highway in Gilroy. The gathering features wine tasting, a buffet dinner, silent auction and raffle prizes with benefits going to the Lt. Jose A. Santiago Memorial Foundation. The $75 tickets may still be purchased by calling 655-0262 or by emailing bu***@lt********.org. For more information visit ltsantiago.org.

San Benito County Horse Show & Rodeo

The San Benito County Saddle Horse Show & Rodeo features several events at Bolado Park in Hollister. There will be a variety of events today, including the horse show and rodeo at 7 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for toddlers through 11-year-olds. The rodeo continues at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $4 for kids. Details: SanBenitoCountyRodeo.com.

Early Days in San Juan Bautista

Step back in time and meet the people of early California from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the San Juan Bautista State Historic Park. See craft and cooking demonstrations. Ride in a horse drawn wagon, drink an old fashioned soda in the 1890 saloon, have someone “arrested” and placed in the historic jail by the Gunfighters of the Old West. Cost: $3 per adult, children 16 and under are free. Details: (831) 623-4881 or ac****@pa***.gov.

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