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Lionel Bart took Charles Dickens’ story, “Oliver Twist,” and wrote the music, lyrics and book to this tale that combines tragedy and joy. “Oliver” premiered in the West End in London in 1960 and ran successfully on Broadway in 1963 with many tours and revivals. “Oliver’s” music can be haunting and enjoyable. An excellent movie version was released in 1968 directed by Carol Reed. In this production, tiny, 9-year-old gamin gal Tegan Leong flawlessly plays a captivating Oliver with a winning personality and generous energy.

“Love Letters” is a gentle delight with two people on stage reading letters to each other from the time they are children at a birthday party, continuing through their lives with a bond that brings closeness. The A.R. Gurney’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated, emotional, humorous and touching play draws profound feelings from the audience.

I sacrificed my garden this year due to the drought and now I need to obtain summer tomatoes either at a farmers market or from someone I know. I was very fortunate when my dad gifted me with a few tomatoes he grew. For this week’s recipe, I share how I used the tomatoes along with making use of

The other day it occurred to me that I could solve the world’s problems with one invention. I’m talking ALL of the world’s problems. OK, maybe not every single one. Possibly, we can exclude world hunger from the list of things I can solve. And world peace may be too lofty a goal for me. And I may not cure any diseases. But trust me when I say, I can move mountains by inventing one thing: The sarcasm font.

MONTREAL—Jeff Garcia has made his return to the Canadian Football League.

Another Garlic Festival—the 36th to be exact—is in the books. And boy, it was a hot one.

Completion and occupancy of the proposed San Benito Education Center has been pushed out to fiscal year 2020-21, according to the last Gavilan Community College Five-Year Capital Outlay Plan. However, for that to happen the district will have to get the state to pony up 100 percent of site development and facilities funding, $24.3 million. That estimated cost has increased $9.2 million (62%) from the plan costs of only four years ago. The San Benito County cost increase outpaces the other ballooning Gavilan projects over the same period; the Coyote Valley project cost estimate – not including the latest $17 million lease scheme – increased $6.9 million (40%), the Theater Replacement Project increased $2.8 million (16%), and the Library/Media Remodel increased $2.9 million (21%).

Ryan Bernal doesn’t know how long he’ll continue his racing career.

Even though the San Benito Babe Ruth 18-and-under All-Star team fell short in its quest to reach the World Series following last year’s historic appearance, manager Andrew Barragan said plenty of positives came out of this year’s postseason experience.

TRES PINOS—Alyssa Elliott and Rachel Tripoli are students at San Benito and Christopher, respectively, and neither one plays a sport in high school.