Business After Hours event
The San Benito County Chamber of Commerce
&
amp; Visitors Bureau wants residents to join it this Wednesday
for Business After Hours. This is a time to get to know your fellow
chamber members and network. The event is being hosted by H.O.P.E.
Services and will be held at their office at 650 San Benito St.,
Suite 120, Hollister from 5:30 p.m to 7 p.m. Remember to bring a
prospective chamber member and receive 6 free raffle tickets! Hope
to see you there. This event
 is free to members and first-time visitors.
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Business After Hours event
The San Benito County Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau wants residents to join it this Wednesday for Business After Hours. This is a time to get to know your fellow chamber members and network. The event is being hosted by H.O.P.E. Services and will be held at their office at 650 San Benito St., Suite 120, Hollister from 5:30 p.m to 7 p.m. Remember to bring a prospective chamber member and receive 6 free raffle tickets! Hope to see you there. This event is free to members and first-time visitors.
Open mic night
An open mic night will be held at the Blak Sage Gallery, 727 San Benito St., in Hollister, March 11, at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to participate or listen to others perform poetry, music of song. Any age, style or language is welcome. The event is free. For more information, call 636-9100 or 634-0263.
Fashion Show Luncheon
The Native Daughters of the Golden West will host a Fashion Show luncheon March 12, at the Adobe Home, 203 Fourth St., in San Juan Bautista. The social begins at 11:30 a.m., with lunch at noon, followed by the fashion show. A donation of $15 per person will go toward a new roof for the adobe. For more information or for reservations, call 636-1556.
Khris Francis dinner and comedy show
Comedian Khris Francis will perform a dinner and comedy show benefit for Relay for Life, March 12, at the Vault restaurant, 452 San Benito St., in Hollister. Tickets are $45 each and the event includes a silent auction. No host bar starts at 6 p.m, with dinner starting at 7 p.m. Guests must be 21 and over. Tickets are available at Prudential Insurance, 899 San Benito St., The Locker Room, 441 San Benito St., and at Wright Bros Industrial, 1745 San Felipe Road.
Shamrock Scrambles Golf tournament and dinner
The Bolado Park Golf Club Benefit Shamrock Scrambles Golf Tournament and Corned beef and cabbage luncheon is March 12, with a 8 a.m. sign in and 9 a.m. tee off. The tournament is a four-person team scramble format for $60 per person, which includes, green fee, cart rental and corned beef and cabbage lunch. Those interested can register at the Bolado Park Golf Course. It is limited to 72 players. A closest to the hole contest and mulligans will also be on sale. Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m., and lunch tickets can be purchased for $10 per person for those not participating in the tournament. Tickets may be purchased at the Bolado Park Golf Course, The Inn at Tres Pinos, McKinnon Lumber Company, Muenzer’s Cyclery and Timber and Textiles. Sean Dempsey will provide bagpipe entertainment. For more information, call 628-9995.
The ghosts of the Bandidos
Local historian Ray Iddings will lead a tour of the New Idria and Panoche area that the legendary bandit Tiburcio Vasquez called home March 12. In the evening there will be a special program around the campfire that features western singer Dave Stamey. The cost is $120 for the full event, which includes the tour and evening program, overnight camping and breakfast at Mercy Hot Springs. The one-day tour is $100 or the evening barbecue dinner is $25. For more information, visit sandylydon.com/panoche.html.
El Teatro presents one-acts
El Teatro Campesino will present two one-act comedies, “Simply Maria, or the American Dream” and “Food for the Dead,” by Josefina Lopez (author of “Real Women Have Curves.”) The show runs through April 3, with performances at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, at 2 p.m. on Sundays, at 705 Fourth St., in San Juan Bautista. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 on the day of the show for general admission. Students are $10. Opening weekend and bargain Thursday evening shows are $8. For more information, visit www.elteatrocampesino.com or call 623-2444.
Art 103 Exhibition
San Benito High School students will have their artwork on display at Blak Sage Gallery, March 1-13. The show, Art 103 Exhibition, will be led by art instructor John W. Robrock. The gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Jelly Belly RV visits
The Jelly Belly RV will visit Casa de Fruta, March 11, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Samples of Jelly Belly Cold Stone Ice Cream Parlor Mix, Sunkist Citrus Mix, Superfruit Mix, Sunkist Fruit Gems, BeanBoozled and Dips will be given out during the event. For more information, call Suzan Slater at 408-843-9059.
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