1. Mother’s Day Bike Ride: There will also be a Mother’s Day Bike Ride on May 13, encouraging residents to ride a bike to Ella’s Italian Restaurant, Cozy Cup Café or Country Rose Café. Residents can register to win a gift certificate by emailing. Details: 637-7665 or ve******@sa**********.org or www.bike2work.com.
2. Open mic night: There will be an open mic night at the Blak Sage Gallery, 727 San Benito St., in Hollister, May 11, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is free. Each reader or performer will perform in the order in which they sign up. Any type of poetry, prose, music or song is welcome. Details: Joe Navarro at 634-0263 or Black Sage Gallery at 636-9100.
3. CASA Texas Hold ’em: CASA of San Benito County presents Cards for a Cause, a Texas hold ’em poker tournament May 12. A barbecue dinner will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m., and the tournament follows from 6 to 10 p.m. Cost is $75 and includes dinner and chips. There will be a raffle. Details: (831) 637-4992.
4. Arts Out Loud: San Benito High School’s cafeteria area will be transformed into an interactive art zone on May 12 and 13, from 1 to 5 p.m., with exhibits, multimedia shows and a stage during the annual Arts Out Loud celebration sponsored by the school’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts. Demonstrations and workshops will allow hands-on fun as more than 500 artists and entertainers will have their work on display, including a special graduating senior showcase. An artists’ reception will be held in the cafeteria with free refreshments supplied by parents and local businesses. An awards presentation will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday to recognized outstanding achievements as judged by local artists. Original student artwork will be available at “before they are discovered” prices.
5. Auditions set for ‘Big River’: The San Benito Stage Company will host auditions for its summer show, Rodger & Hammerstein’s “Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Auditions are May 11 at 6:30 p.m., and May 12 at 10 a.m., at the Granada Theater, 336 Fifth St., in Hollister. Auditions are open to children age 8 through adult. Those trying out should prepare an audition song, bring sheet music and comfortable shoes for dancing. The show will be July 13, 14,15, 30,21,22, 27, 28 and 29. Details: 636-0122 or www.sanbenitostage.org.
