On Oct. 19, Stephenie Hebert and Susan Macias, longtime volunteers of Vanguard Music and Performing Arts (VMAPA), folded T-shirts. They were preparing for the upcoming Oct. 21 Quakes Santa Clara Day at Avaya Stadium. At the event, Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor recognized the Santa Clara Vanguard for winning the 2018 Drum Corps International World … Read more
“Cabaret” is a cautionary story about how a gullible observer can misinterpret bigotry as national pride. Currently, Sunnyvale Community Players is showing this musical, set in 1930s Berlin shortly before the Holocaust. The propaganda posters from this time in history were not up yet during the show’s Oct. 25 dress rehearsal. Nonetheless, the show is … Read more
At one of two Oct. 20 Computer Autopsy Programs at Northside Library, Teen Librarian Rachel Hughes wore blue medical scrubs as she dissected two old computers from Central Park Library. Hughes projected the contents of each computer onto a big screen for her audience of second to fourth graders. “When I was younger, the thing … Read more
At the Santa Clara Children’s Business Fair (www.facebook.com/santaclaracbf) held at Live Oak Park on Oct. 14, over 40 child-run stores were open for business. Without the assistance of their parents, children of all ages sold items with creative marketing strategies. At the booth for Bee the Key, 10-year-olds Sahil Jain, Krish Nochnani, Ram Batchu and … Read more
During the Oct. 24 dress rehearsal of Roberta Jones Junior Theatre’s “Pinocchio,” about 25 young cast members illustrated the story of a father’s infinite love for his child. Directed by Katie Ratermann, this musical introduced an elderly and unmarried toy maker named Geppetto who longs for his own child. Geppetto creates a wooden puppet named … Read more
On Oct. 6, Brett Kavanaugh joined the U.S. Supreme Court. Also on this day, singers from the Resistance Chorus Silicon Valley met at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Los Gatos (15980 Blossom Hill Rd., Los Gatos). Founded in Sept. 2017 as a response to the results and ripple effects of the 2016 election, the Resistance … Read more
“The purpose of putting on the show is to give the kids the experience of creating an event together where every person in the group is equally important,” said Maureen Driggs, Vocal Director with the Santa Clara Musical Theater. Driggs worked with the spirited students of Buchser Middle School’s Drama Program on “Shrek The Musical … Read more
On Oct. 12, students in Cindy Voreyer’s class at Washington Open Elementary School met their monthly canine visitors from Furry Friends Pet Assisted Therapy Services. Four dogs — Hope, Millie, Penny and Jack — came to the kindergarten classroom. For about an hour, the students gently petted the dogs, read aloud to them from their … Read more
On the morning of Friday, Oct. 5 at Buchser Middle School, cafeteria staff were busy cooking lunch. On the menu today were barbecue chicken with roasted potatoes, corn dogs, BLT club sandwiches and roasted tomato garlic cream pasta. Later, a volunteer with the Peninsula Food Runners (www.peninsulafoodrunners.org) picked up leftover and untouched food from the … Read more
At the third annual Santa Clara City Library Comic Con held at Central Park Library on Oct. 13, an estimated 7,500 people came. Craft lovers made bowties that lit up or light sabers from pool noodles. Disney fans took pictures with princesses or attended a panel by the Walt Disney Family Museum about writing comics. … Read more