Light the Night Walk:
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society will hold its annual Light the
NightWalk on Sept. 13 at te Santa Cruz Boardwalk. The walk
commemorates the lives touched by cancer. Participants solicit
donations from friends and family and raise a minimum of $25 to
walk in the event carrying n illuminated balloon. For more
information, call (408) 271-CURE.
Light the Night Walk:
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society will hold its annual Light the NightWalk on Sept. 13 at te Santa Cruz Boardwalk. The walk commemorates the lives touched by cancer. Participants solicit donations from friends and family and raise a minimum of $25 to walk in the event carrying n illuminated balloon. For more information, call (408) 271-CURE.
Breast Cancer Awareness:
Botique de Lingerie presents the third annual fashion show and dinner in memory of Juli-An Rowe. The event will be held Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Veterans Memorial Building in Hollister. Hors d’oeuvres will be served at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. followed by the fashion show. Fashions by Boutique de Lingerie, Drapoel, Dick Bruhn, She’s and Just Friends. Catering by Main Street Bistro.
Tickets are $35 and may be purchased at all participating stores. Seating is limited. Proceeds from the event will go to the Permanent Endowment Fund, Juli-An Rowe Memorial Education Fund and Karen Flaherty Family Fund through the Community Foundation for San Benito County. For more information, call Boutique de Lingerie at 635-0722.
The Art that Made Nemo:
The Monterey County Film Commission will host a lectureon the movie magic that went into the making of the blockbuster “Finding Nemo” on Sept. 26 at the Performing Arts Center at Santa Catalina School in Monterey. Tickets are $15 general admission; $12 for “friends of the film commission or Monterey Bay Aquarium,” seniors or students with an ID card; $10 for children younger than 14. For more information or reservations, call (831) 646-0910.
Monterey Jazz Festival Tickets on sale:
Tickets for the 46th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival are on sale and going fast. Tickets for the jazz festival which will be from Sept. 19 to 21, run from $25 for Ground tickets, which provide access to five stages of continuous music, to $155 for an Arena package which provides reserved seating for the main stage concerts, all other concert stages set up throughout the Monterey County Fairgrounds and the jazz theater. For more information, call (925) 275-9255 or visit:
www.montereyjazzfestival.org
Dance Live:
The YMCA of San Benito County and the San Benito County Prevention Coalition are sponsoring Dance Live, a summer dance program for middle and high school students. The program, which will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the YMCA at 339 Fifth St. in Hollister. Youths will learn hip-hop, jazz, salsa and other dance styles. They wil also be taught choreogrophy, basic dance moves and theory. At the end of the program, youths will perform their routines for family and friends. The program is free and youths can sign up on a first come, first serserve basis, for more information, call 637-8600.
Hollister Rec Classes:
The Hollister Recreation Division is offering monthly classes and programs in the following areas: pakua kickboxing, pakua slow movement, women’s self defense, including intermediate karate, dance, creative cartooning, aerobics, Latin ballroom dance, adult golf and time bowling. For more information, call 636-4390.
San Juan Library Story Time:
Story-teller Adele Pimentel will present story time for pre-schoolers at the San Juan Bautista Library on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and every other Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the library, 801 Second St. Pimentel uses puppetry and songs in her stories. For more information, call the library at 623-4687.
Summer Reading Program: The Friends of the San Benito County Free Library will sponsor a free summer reading program, “Reading is a Picnic,” for young adults and children 6 and over Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. through Aug. 7 at the library, 470 Fifth St. Mary Lee Sunseri will perform Marylee’s Musical Library Show for children during Awards Night Aug. 7. Participants must have a library card and read books checked out from the library. Library cards will be available when registering or any time before. For more information, call 636-4107.
Bilingual Story Time:
The San Benito County Free Library holds Bilingual Story Time with refreshments and prizes for children ages 3-5 Saturdays from 2-3 p.m. at the library, 470 Fifth St. For details, call 636-4107.
