Students dive deep into ocean learning
SO MANY OF US, young and younger alike, have read (or at least watched film versions of) Jules Verne’s iconic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Captain Nemo’s underwater adventures are nothing short of legend, steering his Nautilus into the great ocean depths and, to this day, into our imaginations.
Find your inner truth with Yoga Immersion
YOGA Immersion weekend offeres a holistic experience by energizing and integrating the mind, body and spirit. Typically offered as a 4-6 day workshop, each 2.5 hour session offers a beautiful blend of yoga postures, breathing techniques, meditations and yogic knowledge.
South Bay Singers Ring In the Holiday Season
THE SOUTH BAY Singers will welcome the holiday season with a Holiday Concert titled “Jingle!” on Saturday December 5 at 3:00pm at Gilroy Presbyterian Church, 6000 Miller Avenue in Gilroy The first half of the concert will feature Christmas Carols arranged by Howard Helvey, a musician known for his richly harmonized choral music. The second half of the concert offers fun and popular holiday-oriented tunes that celebrate the joy of the season.
‘The 39 Steps’–A hilarious chaotic romp with Hitchcock
Kenneth Kelleher directs this production of “The 39 Steps” with a giggle and a gasp. Once the production starts it moves with an energy that keeps moving at a nonstop pace.
Newfound passion for running
SIX MONTHS after he graduated from North Monterey County High in 2004, Danny Tapia had put on 15 pounds in all of the wrong places.
‘Odysseo’–A panorama of serendipitous beauty and imagination
Normand Latourelle, director of “Odysseo”, was at the rendezvous greeting audience members as they entered the White Big Top opening night in San Francisco. He is a non-assuming fellow with a sweet smile and gentle continence that gives a feeling of blissful pride and control over his amazing creation. I remembered him from “Cavalia” a few years back. I didn’t think he remembered me – but he hugged me like a long lost friend and led me to my seat like we had never parted.
Feast for All
A week ago, the woman charged with feeding holiday meals to thousands of hungry families wasn’t sure what she would do.
Step away to Vasquez Peak
AUTUMN is a close second to spring as an ideal time to tromp our local hills. While the green grass and flowing creeks are gone, autumn possesses a special languid peacefulness as nature prepares for the arrival of winter.
Napping cat gets a house call from jay
CAT OWNERS are frequently advised to keep their pets indoors, not just to prevent them from being hit by cars and attacked by predators, but also to save some of the millions of birds that are killed each year by outdoor cats.
‘If/Then’ – A lesson in making life’s choices
Idina Menzel brings a new twist to her career in “If/Then” as a newly divorced woman looking for a job and starting a new life in New York. Menzel (originally in “Rent”) is best known for her Tony award winning Elphaha in ‘Wicked’ and more recently her popular award rendition of “Let It Go” in Disney’s “Frozen".
