Workshop focus is decorative gourds
Saratoga's Hakone Gardens will host a workshop, "Decorative Gourds" on April 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The instructor, San Jose artist Jennifer Wool, will provide each participant with a large gourd. She will teach various techniques to embellish it, including wood-burning, dyeing and painting, as well as the use of weaving and twining.
The cost is $50 per person, plus a $10 materials fee. Participants should bring their own bag lunch. Hakone Gardens is at 21000 Big Basin Way. To register, call Wool at 408.937.4445 or email JLWgourds@aol.com.
Montalvo luncheon will be stylish
The nonprofit Montalvo Service Group is planning the first of what it plans to make an annual event, the Administrative Professionals Luncheon, on April 24 at noon at Montalvo's historic villa, located at 15400 Montalvo Road in Saratoga. The idea of the lunch is for companies and co-workers to honor their administrators, secretaries and support staff in a stylish way.
Catered by Pat Smith's Extravaganza of Saratoga, the menu consists of mimosas, appetizers, entree (choice of two), vegetable accompaniments, dessert and coffee or tea. Cost is $28 per person. Reservations are required. For more information, call 408.961.5823. Proceeds of the luncheon benefit restorations and upkeep of the villa and its expansive grounds.
Carvers to hold annual show
The Santa Clara Valley Carvers, a chapter of the California Carvers Guild, invites the public to its 35th annual show on April 20 from noon to 5 p.m. and April 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the gymnasium at Prospect High School, 18900 Prospect Road in Saratoga.
The event includes carvers' competitions, raffles, whittling contests, woodcarving demonstrations, a silent auction of carvings and a country store with many items for sale. Parking is free; admission is a $2 donation for adults and $1 for children ages 10 to 18. Children under 10 are admitted free.
The carvers group also welcomes new members. Call Grant at 650.854.4348 or Allan at 650.323.3171.
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