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Preston Wynne Spa presents Glamorama

Preston Wynne Spa presents Glamorama, a makeup-fashion event and party, on Fri., Oct. 18 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the spa, 14567 Big Basin Way. Proceeds will benefit Next Door, a Santa Clara women's shelter.

The spa will be transformed into a glamour spot as makeup artists and hair stylists paint, powder, tease and fluff guests. Champagne, an all-chocolate dessert buffet and a trunk show by Los Angeles designer Melanie Apple will add to the festivities.

"Glamorama is dedicated to the diva in every woman," said spa director Peggy Wynne Borgman. "She's a woman who loves the spotlight. She doesn't care what anyone else thinks; she's her own person."

The event offers "gilt without guilt," Borgman said. "Professional women and moms need to take off their practical, wash-and-wear every day personas once in a while."

Next Door operates a shelter for victims of domestic violence, as well as counseling, education and outreach programs.

Junior League gets Golden Sword Award

The American Cancer Society presented the Junior League of San Jose Inc. with the Golden Sword Award for 1996, recognizing the work of the League's SmartWoman breast cancer education project. The award is the highest honor bestowed on a private organization for contribution to cancer control.

The SmartWoman Project in collaboration with the American Cancer Society worked to increase breast health awareness. From September 1995 to June 1996, SmartWoman speakers and promotions reached over 7,000 women in Santa Clara County with a lifesaving message about early detection of breast cancer.

Program focuses on Julia Morgan

Julia Morgan, California architect who designed the Saratoga Foothill Clubhouse and the original building of the Federated Church, will be the subject of the first in the Foothill Club's lecture series Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. in the clubhouse. The speaker will be Sara Holmes Boutelle, biographer of Julia Morgan.