Relay for Life meeting
Interested in forming a team for the Gilroy Relay for Life? It
is never to late to participate. The final team captain meeting Is
scheduled for 6 p.m. June 3, at the St. Mary School 7th-grade
classroom. Details:l 1-800-ACS-2345, or join us at the next team
captain meeting.
Relay for Life meeting
Interested in forming a team for the Gilroy Relay for Life? It is never to late to participate. The final team captain meeting Is scheduled for 6 p.m. June 3, at the St. Mary School 7th-grade classroom. Details:l 1-800-ACS-2345, or join us at the next team captain meeting.
See a Rockin’ musical
Middle school students from Ascension Solarsano, Brownell Academy and South Valley Junior High perform the ’50s musical ‘Rock Around the Block.’ Directed by Jose ‘Pepe’ Espinosa and Zoi Amaya Alvarez.
Performances will be held at the Gilroy High School Theater on Friday June 4, at 7 p.m., and Saturday June 5, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $9 for adults, $5 for students.
Start off right
GILROY – The Gavilan College Small Business Development Center will present ‘Starting Your Own Business’ on Tuesday, June 1, at the SBDC offices at 8351 Church St.
Learn how to get started the right way with marketing essentials, product selection, business goal setting, legal issues, licenses required, risk evaluation, bookkeeping, financing and management issues.
The cost is $20, payable in advance or at the door.
Details: 847-0373.
‘Office Hours’ on stage
GILROY – Pintello Comedy Theater, 8531 Church St., will present ‘Office Hours,’ directed by Marion Pintello, beginning on Friday, June 4. The play shows at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, June 4 through July 3.
‘Office Hours’ is a comedy featuring five actors playing 17 parts in six different offices who are connected, but in very unexpected ways.
Local actors include Rod Pintello, his son Simon Pintello, Donna Tom, John Brewer and Sandi Lewandowski.
Tickets are $15 each. For reservations call 776-8004 or e-mail pi******@****ic.com. Details: Visit www.pintellocomedy.com.
Be an alley artist
GILROY – The Fairview Drive Neighborhood presents ‘Alleyway Paint Out Day’ on Saturday, June 5, starting at 8:30 a.m. at Southside Alley Way, 400 Fairview Drive.
Help paint out the alleyway fence and make a positive difference in the community. After the paint out, all participants are invited to lunch and treats, sponsored by the Gilroy Police Department and South County Housing.
Details: GPD Community Service Officer Rachel Munoz or Graffiti Abatement Administrator Gail Tamez at 846-0524.
Be a winning poet
GILROY – Celestial Arts is offering more than $50,000 in cash and prizes in a free poetry contest.
‘Even if you have never entered a competition before,’ says Poetry Editor Michael Thomas, ‘this is your opportunity to win big. Even if you have written only one poem it deserves to be read and appreciated. Beginners are especially welcome.’
To enter, send one poem of 21 lines or less to Celestial Arts, P.O. Box 1140, Talent, OR 97540. Or enter online at www.freecontest.com.
Be sure your name and address is on the page with your poem. Deadline for entering is June 5, 2004. A winners list will be sent to all entrants. Winning poems may be posted online.
Get on the air
GILROY – Local television station Community Media Access Partnership (CMAP) is looking for residents of Gilroy, Hollister and San Juan Bautista to become producers, cast and crew members of their own TV shows.
The public is invited to tour the facilities and find out more at an orientation on Saturday, June 5, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with Kelly Abbott at the CMAP office at Gavilan College, 5055 Santa Teresa Bvld.
After the orientation and signing up for membership, participants are encouraged to enroll for six free basic workshops and four low-cost advanced workshops and learn to create your own television show.
To sign-up for the orientation call 846-4983.
Details on CMAP or the workshops visit www.mycmap.org or call 846-4983.
Small Business Workshops
GILROY – The Gavilan College Small Business Development Center will host ‘Basic Bookkeeping for the Small Business Owner’ from noon to 3 p.m. and ‘Retirement Plans for Small Business’ from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8, at the Dry Creek Village Center, 8351 Church St., Bldg. E.
Bookkeeping will help get control of your business with the basic, written (no computers), double entry bookkeeping system.
Retirement Plans will present an overview of retirement plans, including SEP/IRA’s, SIMPLE, UNIK’s, traditional IRA and Roth IRA. Learn how anyone in small business can set aside money for their ‘golden years’.
Cost for each workshop is $20 payable in advance or at the door.
Pre-register at 847-0373 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Give the Gift of life
GILROY – The American Red Cross will hold a Gilroy Community Blood Drive on Thursday, June 10, from 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 8455 Wren Ave.
To donate blood you must be 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in general good health. American Red Cross volunteer blood donors are required to provide identification before donating blood. Preferred identifiers include a government-issued ID, such as a driver’s license, or a Red Cross blood donor card. Save time and make an appointment.
To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or visit BeADonor.com.
