Village Briefs
Artists' group holds meeting
The Saratoga Contemporary Artists welcome artist Deborah Matlack at their meeting on April 11, 7 p.m., in the modular building at the Saratoga Senior Center. Matlack will give an overview of her father-in-law, Jules Halfant, and his 80 years as an award-winning artist who produced more than 1,000 canvasses, several hundred monotypes and hundreds of charcoal, watercolor and pen-and-ink drawings. Although he showed and sold some of his works, he painted only for himself and his personal visions.
Refreshments will be served. The public is welcome. Saratoga Contemporary Artists promote the arts and let artists of different levels and styles socialize, network, review each others works and occasionally paint together. For more information, call 408.255.5026.
'Harvey' hopping in at West Valley
The Theatre Arts Department at West Valley College in Saratoga presents its production of Harvey, a Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy by Mary Chase made popular by the 1950 film starring Jimmy Stewart. Harvey, a giant rabbit, is the imaginary friend of Elwood P. Dowd. When Dowd's sister decides her brother should be committed to a sanitarium, the plot really starts hopping.
Performances run April 26-28 and May 2-4. Tickets are $10 general admission and $8 for students and seniors. The West Valley College Chamber Theatre is at 14000 Fruitvale Ave., building MU-12. For show times, call 408.741.2058.
YSI makes plans for night hike
The Youth Science Institute will hold a night hike on April 20, 7:30-9 p.m., at Sanborn-Skyline County Park in Saratoga. The hike, open to all ages, begins at the YSI Nature Center at 16055 Sanborn Road.
Led by Nature Center manager Patricia Kucker and instructor Jennifer Snedeker, the hike takes participants through the evening woods and teaches them to use their senses in spotting and identifying nocturnal animals. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Cost is $5 per person.
Call 408.867.6940 for hike reservations.
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