Village House sets Valentine mood
The Village House and Garden Restaurant marks Valentine's Day with its second annual champagne and candlelight dinner on Feb. 14 and with a champagne lunch on Feb. 15.
The Friday night dinner takes place at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $25, including tax and gratuity. The cost of the Saturday lunch, including tax and gratuity, is $20. Reservations are required. Call 354-1040.
Indian actors stage play at West Valley
Along with technological and scientific advances, modern life brought a singular contribution to the human labor process: the 9-to-5 office clerk, equipped with a typewriter and a colossal tolerance for monotony.
This bureaucratic phenomenon is explored in Aath Ghante ("Eight Hours"), a production by Naatak, the Bay Area's Indian theatre group. Naatak was founded by graduate students Saraf and Sanjay Rajagopalan to provide thought-provoking, socially relevant Indian theatre to the Bay Area.
Aath Ghante is written by members of Naatak and partly inspired by American plays like Love Letters. The play is set against four decades of Delhi's history. The play will be staged at West Valley College Theater, 14000 Fruitvale Ave., on Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 9 at 5 p.m. Tickets are $12 general, $8 students.
LWV cosponsors population talk
Marilyn S. Hempel, executive director of the Population Coalition, will speak on "Two's Company, 5.8 Billion's a Crowd: Building Sustainable Communities" during a seminar at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 on Hewlett-Packard's Santa Clara campus, building 50, Stevens Creek Blvd. and Lawrence Expressway.
Partnering with the League of Women Voters of Los Gatos, Saratoga, Monte Sereno is Zero Population Growth, Santa Cruz and Santa Clara chapters; the League of Women Voters of Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara Los Altos-Mountain View, and Cupertino-Sunnyvale; and the Loma Prieta Chapter of the Sierra Club. San Jose City Councilmember Trixie Johnson will introduce the speaker.
Hempel will address the impact of an increased population on the economy, environment and social services. There also will be audience participation. According to Hempel, "no matter what your cause, it's a lost cause if we don't come to grips with overpopulation." Having lived and worked in developing nations and studied population issues for many years, she says that the interactive problems of overconsumption and overpopulation must be addressed in industrial and developing nations alike.
The public is invited. For information, contact Fran Krezek, 867-1029.
Concert group presents cellist
The Saratoga-Los Gatos Community Concert Assoc. will present cellist Zvi Plesser of Tel Aviv on Sunday, Feb. 16, at 2:30 p.m. in the Los Gatos United Methodist Church.
Plesser, who began studying the cello at eight years of age, is a recent graduate of Juilliard School of Music. At 17, he appeared at Carnegie Hall with Isaac Stern. He has performed with many symphony orchestras in the U. S. and in Europe. For ticket information, call Ray Strong, 377-1106.
Annual Chinese New Year's Dinner
The annual Chinese New Year's Dinner, sponsored by the Los Gatos-Saratoga Branch of the American Association of University Women, will be held Wednesday, Feb. 26, starting at 6 p.m. at Chef Chau's restaurant, 14510 Big Basin Way.
Dr. Gloria Hom, chair of the economics department at Mission College, will discuss the future of Hong Kong and other Asian issues.
This event will finance an annual scholarship awarded to a West Valley College reentry woman majoring in math or science. Reservations are due Feb. 19. Call 867-1410.
Volunteer recognition reason for luncheon
Nominations are now being accepted for the April 25 Volunteer Recognition Luncheon sponsored by the Junior League of San Jose. Nominations are being accepted through Feb. 14. All nominees will receive a certificate, and some 25 will be selected to receive Silver Bowl Awards. One volunteer will be honored with The Alexis Award.
The luncheon will be held at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown San Jose in celebration of National Volunteer Week.
For more information and applications, contact the Junior League office, 264-3058.
This article appeared in the Saratoga News, February 5, 1997.
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