As breakfast and lunch venue Sara’s Kitchen celebrates its 23rd anniversary, owner Sara Manion expresses gratitude to the community for its continuing support. The restaurant, on Franklin Street, opened in 1992 and its anniversary was celebrated on April 27. “Santa Clara has been very good to us, and all the neighbors who come here feel … Read more
Humans can begin journeying to Mars as early as the 2030s, says Dr. Pascal Lee, a planetary scientist with the Mars Institute, SETI Institute, and NASA Ames Research Center. On May 4, about 85 people, both adults and children, attended Lee’s book talk at Central Park Library. At the Second Annual Emma Kaliterna Author Event, … Read more
Salvador, Victor and Jose Luis are mariachi musicians. Performing in front of the Northside Library at its Cinco De Mayo celebration on May 2, the men’s jovial music and harmonious voices reached library goers and passerbys. “I want people to be more aware of cultural diversity and having this Cinco De Mayo festival may expose … Read more
“We are celebrating our diversity through our oneness,” says Nalini Marie, a music and kindergarten teacher known to Braly Elementary School students as Ms. Nalini. “My students have been working on their songs the whole year. So the recital is the culmination of their work.” Young singing voices filled Braly School’s cafeteria on the morning … Read more
“My acrylic painting of an astronaut is called ‘Hang on Tight,’” says Myles Fenton, a former student at Mission College. “I put a twist here. The astronaut is floating in space and his arms are ripped off because he wants to go further. Since there is no sound in space, there is an exclamation mark … Read more
Announcing the arrival of spring were the enormous ornamental butterflies gracing the tables at the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends’ annual chocolate party and grant event on April 27. Library donors and volunteers enjoyed dessert entrees featuring anything chocolate – chocolate-covered fruit, chocolate-covered macadamia nuts, fudge, brownies, cupcakes and M & M cookies. … Read more
Krista Van Laan compares knowing the architect of your home to knowing the artist of a cherished painting. Living in a prairie home designed by the late San Jose architect Frank Delos Wolfe, Van Laan spent five years researching him before writing her book, Frank Delos Wolfe: California Prairie Architecture. At the Central Park Library … Read more
At the Northside Library on April 25, prom goers immersed in musical and cinematic nostalgia. They danced to 80s hits, such as Earth, Wind, & Fire’s “September,” and Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” in front of a projector screen airing clips from old movies like “Back to the Future.” Over 80 people went to … Read more
“Gun shots in the Garden of Eden!” The opening line of performing artist Kilusan Bautista’s UNiVERSALself, a solo multimedia show, refers to the bombs the Japanese military dropped on Manila during World War II. Today Bautista credits his great–grandfather’s participation in the Armed Forces of the Philippines during the war for enabling his family to … Read more
Here’s a fun fact. A popular variety of koi is the tancho, a white carp with a bright red spot on its head; avid koi owners feel this fish resembles the Japanese flag. Members of the Santa Clara Valley Koi and Water Garden Club can learn more about koi and water gardening at club gatherings. … Read more