Hakone Gardens history program
Historian and columnist Willys Peck will show slides and talk about the early history of Hakone Gardens on Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m., during an annual meeting of the board of trustees at the Hakone Gardens Cultural Exchange Center, 21000 Big Basin Way.
Jacqueline Stine, granddaughter of the original developer of the gardens, has lent her family scrapbooks and allowed photographs to be reproduced.
These old photographs have inspired Helen Metcalf and the Pecks to instigate a revival of a performance of the opera Madame Butterfly in the gardens. Planning, chaired by Margaret Slemmons, is in progress for an event next May.
Old-fashioned ice cream social
The Saratoga Senior Center invites members of the community to an old-fashioned Ice Cream Social on Sun., Aug. 18 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. A variety of ice cream and toppings will be available and entertainment will be provided.
Cost is $2.50 per person. Contact Olga MacFarland, 867-3438, ext. 257, for reservations.
Benefit for Saratoga Adult Care Center
Bella Saratoga, 14503 Big Basin Way, and Exclusively Yours boutique join forces to stage a luncheon and fashion show Sept. 11 at 11:30 a.m. at Bella Saratoga to benefit the Saratoga Adult Care Center. Tickets are $20.
For information, call 867-3438.
This article appeared in the Saratoga News, August 14, 1996.
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