Pet Friends is hosting a “Pizza Party Fundraiser” set for 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Hacienda de Leal, 410 The Alameda in San Juan Bautista. It is $15 per person and includes all-you-can-eat wood-fired pizza and complimentary soft drinks with a percentage of proceeds going to the Pet Friends rescue organization.
Pizza party fundraiser
Pet Friends is hosting a “Pizza Party Fundraiser” set for 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Hacienda de Leal, 410 The Alameda in San Juan Bautista. It is $15 per person and includes all-you-can-eat wood-fired pizza and complimentary soft drinks with a percentage of proceeds going to the Pet Friends rescue organization.
Freitas Memorial Golf Tournament
The 2015 Kelly Freitas Memorial Golf Tournament at San Juan Oaks is set for July 10. This event is in memory of San Juan Oaks Director of Golf Manny Freitas’ wife Kelly who passed away in 2010 from breast cancer. Proceeds from the event go directly to the Kelly Freitas Memorial Scholarship Fund. The golf tournament begins with a noon shotgun start that includes music throughout the day, unique on-course games including the “High Heel Hole”, the “Fastest Hole” & “the “Blind Fold Hole”. The dinner party begins at 5 p.m. with a no-host cocktail hour, silent auction, raffle, games and live entertainment. Dinner party tickets are $45 each and are available at San Juan Oaks beginning April 1. This event will fill up very quickly so be sure to sign up and get your tickets ASAP. If you would like to make donation or contribution to the event or have any questions, please contact Manny Freitas at (831) 636-6113 or by email
mf******@sa*********.com
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Movies in the Park
The Hollister Recreation Division is hosting “Movies in the Park”—free showings July 17 and Aug. 7—at Dunne Park. The recreation division announced there will be showings of Big Hero 6 on July 17 and The Goonies on Aug. 7. At 5 p.m., there will be vendors and food trucks on site, and the movies will start at dusk. Dunne Park is at the corner of West and Seventh streets. For more information, call Jennifer Rodriguez at (831) 636-4390.
Arts Council celebrates locals
The San Benito County Arts Council is celebrating regional culture with locally made art in a special exhibition called “Hollister made.” The pieces created by Hollister artists explore the car and bike culture, Mexican traditions and the area’s rural landscapes. They will be on display from June 26 through July 18 at the council’s new ArtSpace at 240 Fifth St. in downtown Hollister. The exhibition includes photography, paintings, sculptures, pen and ink work, and nontraditional art such as tattoos and graffiti. For more information, check the council’s website at sanbenitoarts.org, email
in**@sa***********.org
or call (831) 636-2787.
Knights of Columbus anniversary
Knights of Columbus San Benito Council 1792 is hosting a 100th Anniversary Dinner Dance on July 18 at O’Riley Hall, 680 College St., in Hollister. Dinner includes a steak/chicken combination plate, with all the trimmings including dessert. There will be a no-host bar, beer, wine, soda and water. Dance to the music of the Shiloh Band from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. Raffles are included with the ticket price. For information and tickets, call David at (831) 537-8305 or Mark at (831) 902-9218.
‘Ocean’ presentation in SJB
Set for 1 p.m. July 20 at the San Juan Bautista Luck Library, 801 Second St., “The Ocean — Our Life Support System” is an experiential art and science installation designed to connect the public with the ocean through the breakthrough scientific findings of ocean research scientists. The intent of the exhibit is to go below the surface of the ocean and gain a better insight into the role the ocean plays as the heart and lungs of the planet. It is designed to educate the public on the fragility of this ecosystem; the stress humanity is placing on its resilience and to give voice to the marine mammals that live in the ocean.” For more, email
li*****@sa***************.us
or call (831) 623-4687.
AMABAG contractor workshops
AMBAG Energy Watch and the HERO Program are inviting local contractors to attend a workshop 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. July 22 to learn about becoming a Registered HERO Contractor in the greater Monterey Bay region. The HERO Program is a residential and commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy financing program for property owners who want to implement energy efficiency, energy generation, and water efficiency projects. Any contractors representing the HVAC, electrical, window, photovoltaic, plumbing, insulation, roofing, or landscape/irrigation trades are highly encouraged to attend. The HERO Program is rapidly expanding throughout the many communities in the Monterey Bay region and now is the right time for local contractors to learn more about how they can offer their services through the HERO program.AMBAG Energy Watch is committed to reducing energy use in the Monterey Bay region through energy efficiency. Toward that end, we are excited to co-host this event to help local contractors understand how they can expand their service offerings with local property owners through the HERO program. Please see the attached flyer for further information on how to register for the upcoming HERO contractor workshops in July. To register for the workshop, please email
sc*******@am***.org
as soon as possible.
Downtown Street Festival
The Hollister Downtown Association is hosting the 29th Annual Street Festival, Car Show and Chili Cook Off on July 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Hollister. This family-friendly event features over 200 show cars and specialty vehicles, free admission, free parking, free watermelon, a kid’s zone, food concessions, vendor booths, live entertainment, youth performances and more. New this year, the Hollister Firefighters Union is coordinating a chili cook off on the corner of Fourth and San Benito. For more information contact Jeana Arnold at HDA at (831) 636-8406 or by email at
ma*******@do***************.org
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Capital Kings concert
Hollister is hosting Capital Kings (Electronic Dance Music, pop rock, hip hop, rap), a music duo from Tennessee, in concert at the Veteran’s Memorial Building 649 San Benito St., Hollister, on July 25. Capital Kings’ website is www.capitalkingsmusic.com. The show is kicking off with upcoming local artist Aaron Magill (www.songcloud.com/aaronmagill) at 6:15 p.m. This is a free event, sponsored by the Redeemed Team – a group of Christians from various churches in Hollister. We are offering VIP tickets for $20/ticket, which includes early entry, special seating, meal, drink, and a raffle ticket.
Flea market
Sunnyslope Christian Center’s Women’s Ministries is hosting a flea market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 25. Buy space for $20 to sell items. The event includes a hot dog and drink cart along with sweets, music and more. Proceeds go toward the center’s Women Empowered Conference 2016. To reserve a space, call (831) 537-8390.
MACE to honor Chavez
The Mexican American Committee on Education of San Benito County is hosting a tribute to Paul Chavez, the son of late farmworker rights advocate Cesar Chavez and chairman of the foundation bearing his father’s name. The local MACE chapter is hosting Paul Chavez, the foundation chairman, for a tribute recognition dinner along with a mariachi. It is set for 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. July 25 at the Hollister Elks Lodge, 351 Astro Drive. Tickets are $50 per person and tables of eight are available. For more information, call (831) 245-6971.
Comedy benefit for Garcia boys
The Portuguese Kids comedy group has toured the U.S. They will be coming to Hollister on August 1 at the SDES Hall 675 Seventh St. They are preforming to assist the Garcia Boys with medical costs. Emilio 5 years of age and Marcos 2 years of age were both born with Neuromuscular disease that requires the need for them to have intense therapy so that they may reach their potential growth. The tickets are $45.00 which includes BBQ, and the show. Raffle and silent auction will also be available. Please call Susan 831-902-9078 or Allison 831-524-1228 for more information. There will be not tickets sold at the door and must be 16 years or older. It is set for 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 1.
Music at the Mission
On Aug 16, 4-6 p.m and 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., the splendor of the sanctuary at Mission San Juan Bautista, California’s treasured “Mission of Music,” Cabrillo Festival will celebrate its Grand Finale performances of the 2015 season. The program begins with Christopher Rouse’s Supplica, meaning “supplication” in Italian. Rouse provides audiences very little explanation of his influence, save to say that he felt an inner compulsion to write the work as an intimate and impassioned communication with meaning “that must remain personal. “Receiving its U.S. premiere is James MacMillan’s Epiclesis, a musical meditation on the mystery of the Eucharist and the idea of transformation of materials. “MacMillan writes brilliantly for brass. The trumpet is not used as a bravura expressionist, more as a virtuoso communicator,” wrote The Scotsman. Cabrillo Festival features Norwegian trumpet soloist Tine Thing Helseth, one of the leading trumpet soloists of her generation. For more, email
in**@ca***********.org
or call (831) 420-5260.
Downtown Farmers Market
The Downtown Hollister Certified Farmers’ Market is every Wednesday from 3 p.m.-7:30 p.m. through Sept. 30. Located on San Benito Street between Fourth and Seventh streets, it includes such items as fresh produce, flowers, organic meat and poultry, specialty baked goods (including gluten free), local olive oils, honey, sausages, barbecue items, free entertainment, culinary demonstrations and more. Call Market Manager Tammy Jackson at (408) 804-1234 for questions about being a vendor at the market.
