A free support group for Spanish-speaking persons who are
experiencing grief and loss is scheduled to begin Monday, July 23,
at the Kaiser Gilroy Medical Center. New members are welcome.
VNA Grief and Loss Support Group Meets
Gilroy – A free support group for Spanish-speaking persons who are experiencing grief and loss is scheduled to begin Monday, July 23, at the Kaiser Gilroy Medical Center. New members are welcome.
The group, organized by the hospice unit of the Central Coast Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice, plans to meet on the fourth Monday of every month from 4:30-6pm. Rev. Ruben Escobar leads the free and confidential group. Meetings in English are held on the second Monday of every month from 4:30 to 6pm at the Kaiser Gilroy Medical Center.
“These groups are for those who are dealing with a difficult loss,” Lumello said, “and who would like to talk about their loss and meet with others who have something in common with them.
Details: Joseph Lumello, VNA bereavement and volunteer coordinator at 831-758-8243, or on the VNA Web site at www.ccvna.com.
Enjoy Christian Music and a Cup of Coffee
Gilroy – Enjoy coffee and Christian music Saturday July 28, at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 651 Broadway.
Drop in anytime between 7 and 10pm to a neighborhood coffee house setting with live Christian music by the Living Water Band, Jim Armstrong & Friends, and others.
Details: 842-4415.
Auditions for ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’
Gilroy – South Valley Civic Theatre will conduct auditions for “Arsenic and Old Lace. The first is Thursday Aug. 2 and Friday Aug. 3. Check in at 6:30pm, auditions begin at 7pm. Check in time for Sunday Aug. 3 audition is 1:30pm with auditions beginning at 2pm. Call backs (if necessary) will be Monday, Aug. 6. Be prepared to read from the script or perform a monologue of choice.
Auditions will be held at the South Valley Civic Theatre Warehouse, behind Kelly Moore Paints, 8565 Monterey Road. Please arrive early to register.
The show will open Sept. 14 and run four weekends with performances Friday and Saturday evenings each week and matinees Sunday Sept. 23 and Sunday Oct. 7 in the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse.
Details: Sandi Lewandowski at 427-1670, or Loritta Bonfante-Johnson at 779-5120.
‘Shake, Rattle & Roll’ Hits the Stage
Gilroy – The City of Gilroy Community Services Department presents John Bisceglie’s “Shake, Rattle & Roll,” the ultimate 1950s and ’60s musical reunion. The show featured more than 109 local youth and adults.
The show runs Aug. 3 through 17. Aug. 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16 and 17 at 7:30pm. Aug. 5 and 12 at 1 and 5pm.
Performances will be held at South Valley Middle School, 385 IOOF Ave.
All tickets are $12. Seating is reserved seating and reservations are recommended.
Tickets: 846-0449, and for more information, jbpresents.org.
PCAG Meets in August
San Martin – The Perchlorate Community Advisory Group meets from 2 to 4pm Friday, Aug. 3, at the San Martin Lion Club Hall, 12415 Murphy Ave. (across from the airport) in San Martin. A second meeting will be held from 7 to 9pm Thursday, Aug. 30 at the same location.
Details: www.smneighbor.org, or www.valleywater.org.
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