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Aegis Gallery filled with photographs

For the month of September, Aegis Gallery's featured artist is Nancy Jo Lopp, who is exhibiting a series of photographs produced by the Polaroid emulsion transfer process. She uses hot water to remove each photograph's top layer, then sticks the layers on other surfaces such as glass, watercolor paper and rice paper. This often creates a three-dimensional quality.

Lopp, a longtime Los Gatan residing in the Santa Cruz Mountains, has been a fine art photographer for 15 years. She also grows, dries and sells her own lavender.

A reception for the artist takes place Sept. 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. The public is invited. Aegis Gallery is located at 14531 Big Basin Way, Unit 2 in Saratoga. For gallery hours or other information, call 867-0171.

Dance classes celebrate the gifts of Africa

UCANDANC Peace Productions, in cooperation with the Saratoga Recreation Department and the Los Gatos-Saratoga Department of Community Education and Recreation, offers a series of classes on African dance from Sept. 9 thorugh Nov. 25.

In "Gifts of Africa," instructor Masankho teaches participants about African culture through traditional rhythm, melody and dance. The classes run from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. every Wednesday, except for Nov. 4 and 11, and take place at the Saratoga Community Center, located at 11655 Allendale Ave. To register, call 868-1248 or 354-8700 ext. 228. For more information about the classes, call Masankho at 888/326-2330 or visit www.ucandanc.org/ucandanc/ on the Web.

Public invited to book discussions

Congregation Shir Hadash, located at 16555 Shannon Road in Los Gatos, invites the community to participate in its book discussion group, which was resumed after a summer hiatus. On Sept. 13, the group will discuss Don't Call It Night by Amos Oz, a native Israeli writer. Other books will be discussed at the group's future meetings, which are set for Nov. 15, Jan. 10, March 14 and May 16.

The program is free of charge and participants need not be members of the congregation to attend. For more information, call 358-1751.

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