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Village Briefs
AAUW to host a dinner fundraiser
The Los Gatos-Saratoga chapter of the American Association of University Women will hold one of its annual fundraisers, its Chinese New Year Dinner, on Feb. 28 at Hung Fu Restaurant, located at 20588 Stevens Creek Blvd. in Cupertino.
Proceeds from the event enable the chapter to support women continuing their education at Saratoga's West Valley College in mathematics or science-related fields. Connie Young Yu, author of Chinatown San Jose, USA, is this year's guest speaker.
Cost is $34 per person. A social hour begins at 6 p.m., with dinner at 7 p.m. For information or reservations, call Margaret Ford at 408.867.9014.
Ensemble to play at Saratoga church
The award-winning Whitworth College Wind and Jazz Ensemble will perform a concert on March 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Saratoga Presbyterian Church, located at 20455 Herriman Ave.
The 18-piece ensemble performs several times a year on the Whitworth campus in Spokane, Wash., and at jazz festivals, public schools, civic events and annual tours throughout the United States.
The ensemble has been invited to perform at the 2002 College Band Directors National Association Northwestern/Western Division Conference and has won first place in the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival four of the last six years.
For more information about the concert, call 408.867.0144.
Historian speaks at Foothill Club
The Saratoga Foothill Club has invited architectural historian and geographer Gray Brechin to speak at the next installment of its 2001-'02 Public Lecture Series, which takes place March 26 at the Foothill Club clubhouse, 20399 Park Place.
Brechin, who holds a doctorate degree in geography, is particularly knowledgeable on the styles and lives of Julia Morgan and Bernard Maybeck and will discuss their architectural legacies during the arts and crafts era. He is also the author of Imperial San Francisco and Urban Power, Earthly Ruin.
Admission is a $6 donation; everyone is welcome. Call 408.354.2527 or 408.867.2361 for more information about the club.
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