Students take the baton
GILROY
– The Gilroy High School Bands will host their third annual
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Student Conductor Concert
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tonight at 7:30 in the GHS Theater. GHS students will be
conducting the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble in a short
performance featuring music from
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Peter and the Wolf,
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Fantasia,
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The Prince of Egypt,
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Cats,
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The Nutcracker,
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Jaws
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and more. Admission is free. Details: 847-2424 ext. 2287.
Students take the baton
GILROY – The Gilroy High School Bands will host their third annual “Student Conductor Concert” tonight at 7:30 in the GHS Theater. GHS students will be conducting the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble in a short performance featuring music from “Peter and the Wolf,” “Fantasia,” “The Prince of Egypt,” “Cats,” “The Nutcracker,” “Jaws” and more. Admission is free. Details: 847-2424 ext. 2287.
Calling for ‘Guys and Dolls’
MORGAN HILL – The South Valley Civic Theatre will be holding open auditions for its upcoming production “Guys and Dolls” on Friday, Feb. 27, at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 28 and Sunday, Feb. 29 at 1:30 p.m., at the SVCT Warehouse, 8565 Monterey Road. Performers ages 16 and up are invited to sing a song of their choice and show their dancing and acting skills for a chance to participate in this play. For an audition appointment, call 683-2817. Details: www.svct.org.
Refresh your driving
GILROY – The AARP 55 Alive Driver Safety Program will be offered on Saturday, Feb. 28. This one-day classroom refresher for motorists 50 and older will familiarize participants with driver safety, new DMV tests and laws. Three-year DMV certificates will be awarded for discounts on auto insurance upon completion of the program. No tests will be given. Space is limited so reserve your place in advance. Location of the class will be given upon registration. For details, call 779-7117 between 1 and 6 p.m.
Listen to the music
GILROY – The South Valley Symphony and the Pacific Brass Band will hold a concert on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the Gilroy High School Theater. The program will consist of a wide range of music – from march and patriotic to folk, pop and opera.
Tickets are available at Snappy Photo, California Music Company and Porcella’s Music, as well as at the theater box office an hour before the performance. Cost is $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizens 55 years or older and students aged 12 to 18 are $7. Space is limited so get tickets in advance.
Dance the night away
GILROY – St. Mary’s Youth Group will hold a “Mexican Fiesta,” an adult dinner dance, on Saturday, Feb. 28, from 6 p.m. to midnight, at Cullen Hall, 11 First St. The event will feature a no-host bar, sounds to DJ spinning, an auction and a raffle. A donation of $25 per person will go to help send St. Mary’s Youth Group on their Mexico mission trip. Details: Clorete Almeida at 848-6034.
Take a faulty walk
GILROY – Join a park ranger for a walk along the Calaveras Fault in Coyote Lake-Harvey Bear Ranch County Park on Saturday, Feb. 28, from 10 a.m. to about 1 p.m. Bring comfortable clothing, water and a lunch for a trek along the fault where the most recent local earthquake occurred. Learn about plate tectonics, how local landscape was formed and earthquakes through fun stories, games and activities. Details: 842-7800.
Monologues showing
GILROY – Gavilan College and Community Solutions present Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Mono-logues,” directed by Gavilan student Cherise Mantia, at the Gavilan College Theater on Saturday, Feb. 28 and Monday, March 1, at 7 p.m. “The Vagina Monologues” is an internationally acclaimed play aimed at raising awareness to end violence against women. Tickets are $10; $5 with an Associated Student Body card. Details: 848-4724.
Participate in Pro-life
GILROY – The Serra Club will be hosting the director of the South Valley Pregnancy Care Center, Linda Patel, for a Pro-life Seminar on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 9 a.m., at St. Mary Extended Day Care Center, 11 First St. Join them for a one-hour information meeting and find out how you can get involved. No reservations needed. Details: Brian Cunningham at 847-2000.
Dine for St. Patrick’s
GILROY – St. Joseph’s Family Center will host “St. Patrick’s Dinner” on Saturday, March 13, at the St. Mary Auditorium, 11 First St. Enjoy an evening of fun, frolic and festivities. A donation of $25 per person will go to benefit families in need and the homeless in the community. Tickets are available at St. Joseph’s Family Center, 7950 Church St., Ste. A, or by phone at 842-6662.
Be a red wine expert
MORGAN HILL – Guglielmo Winery, 1480 E. Main Ave., will hold “Red Wines of California,” the second in its series of wine appreciation classes, on Sunday, Feb. 29, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Learn about California wine labels, the laws behind them, classic and unusual red grapes and wines and taste four unusual California red wines and Cabernet Sauvignon from four different areas around the bay. Cost is $20 per person or $15 for GWG members. Details: 779-2145.
Chug over to swapmeet
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA – The third annual San Juan Bautista “Model Train Show and Swapmeet” will be held on Sunday, Feb. 29, at the San Juan Bautista Community Center, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Buy, sell and/or trade your HO to G scale train treasures. Demonstrations and how-to clinics will be on-hand. Tables are $15 and admission is $1. All proceeds will go to benefit the Boy Scout Troop 428. Details: Pat at 846-8841.
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