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Local AAUW branch hosts dinner benefit

The Los Gatos-Saratoga branch of the American Association of University Women holds its annual Chinese New Year Gourmet Dinner on Feb. 10 at Chef Chau's, located at the corner of Fourth Street and Big Basin Way in Saratoga.

The dinner benefits the AAUW branch's local scholarship fund, which the organization awards each year to a West Valley College re-entry female student majoring in math or science. Speaker at the dinner is Dr. Gloria Hom, author of The Chinese Argonauts and chairwoman of the economics department at Mission College in Santa Clara.

For reservations or more information, call 354-2944.

Aegis Gallery shows clay, paper vessels

Four local artists are showing handmade vases, bowls and other containers in a group exhibition through Feb. 28 at Aegis Gallery, located at 14531 Big Basin Way #2.

Jacqueline Butts, Starr Davis, Bill Sawhill and Jeanne Tillman use various artistic techniques and methods of firing clay to craft their vessels; they also use paper fibers and other mixed media as unique substitutes for clay.

A reception for the artists takes place Feb. 13 from 6 to 9 p.m. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday, 11 am. to 9 p.m. For more information, call 867-0171.

Exchange students need host families

The ASSE International Student Exchange Program seeks local families to host teenagers, ages 15 to 18, who are coming to the United States for the upcoming school year. All students speak English, bring money and insurance, are ready to share household responsibilities and have been screened by ASSE, a nonprofit organization originally started by the Swedish Ministry of Education to promote intercultural understanding.

Host families may choose a student by reading biographical essays written by the students themselves. ASSE also seeks American high school students to spend a school year abroad. Shorter summer programs are also offered. For information, call 370-0448 or 1-800-733-2773.

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