Pancake feast
GILROY
– The Gilroy FFA Boosters will be hosting a Pancake Breakfast on
Saturday, March 20, from 7 to 11 a.m. at Grange Hall, 8191 Swanston
Lane. Tickets are $5 at the door. Details: Joan Pires at
848-3938.
Pancake feast
GILROY – The Gilroy FFA Boosters will be hosting a Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, March 20, from 7 to 11 a.m. at Grange Hall, 8191 Swanston Lane. Tickets are $5 at the door. Details: Joan Pires at 848-3938.
Work outside
GILROY – Do you enjoy working with people and the outdoors? The docent population at Bonfante Gardens, a nonprofit organization, is looking for volunteers who would like to work in a beautiful garden setting. Previous horticulture experience of any sort is helpful but not a requirement. Orientations will be offered Saturday, March 20, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Details:
840-7210.
Celebrate music
GILROY – The Gilroy High School Chamber Singers present “Spring Celebration Of Music,” a concert/wine tasting event, on Saturday March 20, beginning at 4 p.m.
The concert will feature four renowned artists from the Bay Area who have donated their performances to help the Chamber Singers go to Germany. In April 2004, the Chamber Singers will be performing in the East German cities of Berlin, Leipzig and Dresden, as well as in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic.
Guest performers will be Maria Armirkhanian, concert pianist, Emil Miland, cellist, Karen McConachie, soprano singer, and Ruth Butterfield-Winter, orchestral pianist. The Gilroy High School Chamber Singers will also be performing. Local fines wines and hors d’oeuvres will also be included in the event. Tickets are $75 per person. Seating is limited, but tickets are still available. For ticket information, call Pat Good at 842-9033.
The Wise Monkey returns
GILROY – The Wise Monkey Acoustic Trio will be performing at First Street Coffee House, 1211 First St., on Saturday, March 20, from 7 to 9 p.m. Details: 842-5547.
Give others life
MORGAN HILL – The American Red Cross will hold a United Methodist Church of Morgan Hill Blood Drive on Monday, March 22, from 1 to 6 p.m., at 17175 S. Monterey Road. To donate, blood participants must be at least 17 years or older with valid ID, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in general good health. To save time schedule an appointment at BeADonor.com or 770-4044.
Support Gilroy spirituality
GILROY – Pacific West Christian Academy in Gilroy will hold its eighth annual Spring Gala Auction and Dinner entitled, “Hollywood … A Night For Our Little Stars” on Saturday, May 8, at the Hayes Mansion, 200 Edenvale Ave. in San Jose. Proceeds will go to benefit the new facility in Gilroy planned to open in September of 2005. The new facility will feature playing fields, a large worship center, banquet hall and the ability to house 600 Christian students. Details:
847-7922.
Get Footloose
MORGAN HILL – The South Valley Civic Theatre presents “Footloose,” directed by Carol Harris, at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, March 19, 20 and 27, and 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, March 20, 21 and 27. Performances will be at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse, located at Monterey Road and Dunne Avenue. Cost is $15 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at BookSmart and the Morgan Hill Community Center in Morgan Hill, California Music in Gilroy or online at www.svct.org. Details: 842-SHOW or visit www.svct.org.
Hike at Henry
MORGAN HILL – Henry Coe State Park will host hikes beginning at the visitor center. On Saturday, March 20, join Libby Vincent and Diane Scariot at 10 a.m. for a hike of 8 miles or less. The group will choose the destination and difficulty of the hike. Bring water and a lunch. At 8 p.m., the evening program “Natural History of Coe Park” will begin. Join Winslow Briggs as he gives a tantalizing preview of the wonders to be found in the Coe backcountry. On Sunday, March 21, “Wildflower Walks” will be held at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Details: 779-2728 or visit www.coepark.org.
British cyclist visits
GILROY – Alastair Humphreys is biking ’round the world and will be stopping in Gilroy. He’s travelling 50,000 miles and across five continents and 50 countries. Plus, he’s doing it alone and on a bicycle – no buses, no hitch-hiking, no support vehicles. He is trying to raise awareness for a nonprofit called Hope and Homes For Children, which provides homes for children in Bosnia. He will be speaking at St. Stephen’s Church, 831 Sixth St., at 7 p.m. Saturday. Details: www.roundtheworldbybike.com
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