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Village Briefs
New exhibit is on display at Gallery Saratoga
The featured artist at Gallery Saratoga for the month of April is Ferenc Besze. The Hungarian native, who will be showing his impressionistic landscapes and cityscapes, expresses himself with watercolors with a spontaneous approach. He has won several awards and was featured in a recent issue of International Artist magazine.
The public is invited to an artist's reception on April 16, from 1 to 4 p.m. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Gallery Saratoga is at 14531 Big Basin Way, Unit 3. For more information, call 408.867.0458.
Saratoga Children's Festival Theatre performs a play
The Saratoga Children's Festival Theatre group invites the community to attend its production of the classic fairy tale Cinderella, whose five remaining performances are on April 7, at 8 p.m., on April 8, at 1 and 7 p.m. and on April 9, at 1 and 5 p.m. Directed by Shauna Harris and produced by Bruce De Les Dernier, the performance is a joint presentation of the Festival Theatre Ensemble and the Saratoga Recreation Department. It takes place at the Saratoga Community Center, 19655 Allendale Ave. Tickets are $5 in advance or $7 at the door. Call 408.868.1248.
Hakone Gardens spring workshop gets postponed
"A Day in the Garden," a participatory art and meditation workshop set for March 26 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Hakone Gardens, has been rescheduled. The new date is April 16.
Workshop leaders are Karen Nagano, a Salinas-based poet, writer and printmaker and an artist in residence at Hakone; and Kobun Chino Otogawa Roshi, an artist, Buddhist priest of the Soto sect and practitioner of meditation living in Santa Cruz. Nagano and Roshi will demonstrate creative and spiritually centering activities. They will guide participants through meditation and use springtime at Hakone as an inspiration for the creation of paintings and poems.
Cost is $65 for the general public or $55 for Hakone Foundation members. This includes a Japanese lunch and tea and cookies. Call Shizue Tomlinson at 408.255.6345.
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