At the Santa Clara Senior Center on Feb. 10, members of the Santa Clara Sister Cities Association’s (SCSCA)Youth Commission decorated the Multipurpose Room with big hearts, set up tables with formal place settings, made delicious tea sandwiches, poured tea and served guests at the SCSCA’s Eighth Annual Afternoon Tea. Santa Clara’s Sister Cities are Izumo, … Read more
“The cornerstones of good storytelling is to find a story you love, know it and don’t memorize it, see it as you tell it and share that love of the story with the audience,” said professional storyteller Michael Katz (www.storytellermichael.com). Katz demonstrated his passion for the stories he told during a Jan. 23 visit to … Read more
In Rupert Kingfisher’s children’s book, “Madame Pamplemousse and Her Incredible Edibles,” a young and talented chef named Madeline must live with her cruel uncle, who runs a restaurant in Paris. Madeline meets the kind shop owner Madame Pamplemousse, who sells her a jar of delicious pate. When this pate is a hit at the restaurant, … Read more
At Bracher Elementary School’s Jan. 26 STEM Night, students experienced the hands-on side of science, technology, engineering and math. They touched Jungle James’s 11 ft. Burmese python, Slim Jim. They punched buttons on remote controls to race Lego trains and scored tickets to spin a prize wheel for science kits. They threw paper airplanes into … Read more
“Is it possible for your voice to reach so high that it can shatter glass?” a Peterson Middle School student asked the opera singers visiting from Opera San Jose (www.operasj.org) for a Jan. 18 school presentation. The answer was “yes” although none of the opera singers present have ever accomplished this feat. During this hour-long … Read more
Santa Clara’s newest grocery store is Nob Hill Foods (3555 Monroe St.), tucked away inside Monticello Village. The 24,000 square ft. store opened on Jan. 10. Inside are aisles carrying neatly arranged products, a produce area with fresh fruits and vegetables, a sandwich station, a bakery, and endless meal options for breakfast, lunch and dinner … Read more
At her Jan. 23 parenting program “Multilingual Development” at Northside Library, Early Childhood Consultant Sylvia Ford (sylviaford.com) suggested that parents create a photo album of their child with photo captions in the foreign language they are learning. Ford offered other tips to help enhance a child’s proficiency in another language besides English. “I’m here to … Read more
At the Mission City Center for Performing Arts on Jan.13, the Miss Santa Clara Organization hosted its 2018 Scholarship Competitions. During the afternoon competition, young ladies vied for the title of 2018’s Miss Santa Clara, Miss Santa Clara’s Outstanding Teen and Miss Silicon Valley’s Outstanding Teen. “I’m really excited that we’re giving out $18,500 in … Read more
At Sutter Elementary School on the morning of Jan. 16, the Multipurpose Room was set up for the school’s 5th annual Lego Show to be held that evening. Student-constructed Lego exhibits sat on the tables. Loose Lego bricks filled giant tubs. Lego prizes were ready for children who were purchasing raffle tickets for a dollar … Read more
Hilary Keith, Director of the Santa Clara City Library, was excited to point out the colorful new library cards, bookmarks, and flyers with paper cut outs that can be folded into 3D bookmobiles available at Santa Clara City Library’s new bookmobile. Now making its way around town, the bookmobile is a traveling library intended to … Read more