Village Briefs
Soprano sings for the last concert in community series
For the last concert of its 1999-2000 season, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Community Concert Association presents coloratura soprano Erie Mills on April 16, at 2:30 p.m., in Los Gatos High School's Prentiss Brown Auditorium, at 20 High School Court.
Mills is a graduate of the College of Wooster, in Ohio, and holds a vocal performance degree from the University of Illinois. She has sung with many American symphony orchestras and opera groups, including the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, the New York City Opera and the San Francisco Opera. She is a professor of vocal music at San Jose State University; her accompanist, Sharon Brook, is, also, an SJSU faculty member. The afternoon's program consists of vocal selections, ranging from 17th Century Handel to 20th Century Leonard Bernstein.
For ticket information, or, to get on the mailing list for the 2000-2001 performance season, call Ray Strong at 408.377.1106, or Leah Frey at 408.356.5698.
YWCA seeks young women for recognition
The YWCA of the Mid-Peninsula has extended the nomination deadline for its annual Voices of our Future awards program to April 14. The YWCA Teen Women Entrepreneurs Program, which sponsors the awards, seeks nominations of teenagers, who live or work anywhere from San Jose to San Francisco.
Nominees must demonstrate a commitment to the YWCA's goals, which include empowerment of women, elimination of racism, inspiration of others, compassion and community leadership, and activism. Call 650.494.0972 ext. 331.
Camera Club welcomes all
The Los Gatos-Saratoga Camera Club holds its monthly slide critique on April 3, at 7:30 p.m., at the Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos, 16575 Shannon Road. Pictorial and travel slides are the topics for this critique. Prospective members and anyone interested in photography are welcome to attend. The club meets the first and third Mondays of each month. Call 408.266.0250 for more information, or visit home.att.net/~lgscc.
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