Saratoga News Village Briefs Oil painter speaks at artists' meeting The Saratoga Community of Artists invites everyone interested in art to attend its Jan. 14 meeting, which takes place at 7 p.m. at the Saratoga Library, 13650 Saratoga Ave. South Bay artist and art instructor Mike Linstrom offers a demonstration of his oil-painting techniques. The SCA is a community organization that promotes the arts and lets artists of different levels and styles socialize, network, review each others' work and occasionally paint together. For more information about the group, call 378-7659 or 354-9046. Speechreading classes in Saratoga and Los Gatos A series of speechreading--also known as lipreading--classes gets underway Jan. 19 and will be held on Mondays and Tuesdays through the end of May. Marcia Fariss, a clinical audiologist, is the instructor. These classes are designed to improve word understanding through techniques useful to both hearing-aid users and non-users. Among the topics are visual cues, manipulation of the listening environment, hearing loss, assistive listening devices and how to get the most out of a hearing aid. Classes take place at the Saratoga Senior Center and at the Jewish Community Center in Los Gatos. Class size is limited. For information, call Fariss' office at 356-0404, the SSC at 868-1257 or the JCC at 358-3636. West Valley holds auditions Teenagers through senior citizens are invited to try out for roles in two upcoming theatrical productions at West Valley College, 15400 Fruitvale Ave. The Spring One-Act Festival, which runs in the campus' Chamber Theatre in mid- to late-March, has roles for more than 20 actors of both genders and all ages. Roles for 12 males and six females are also available in William Shakespeare's A Comedy of Errors, set for a late April and early May run. Cold-reading auditions for both shows take place Jan. 25 and 26 from 7 to 10 p.m. Callbacks are Jan. 27 and 28, beginning at 7 p.m. Individuals interested in technical theater work can pick up packets and register on either audition day. For information or directions, call 741-2058. [ Back to Contents Page | Saratoga News Home Page | Archives ] This article appeared in the Saratoga News, January 13, 1999. ©1999 Metro Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.