AAUW to hold showcase event
The Los GatosSaratoga branch of the American Association of University Women invites members and guests to attend its membership showcase on Sept. 28 at 9:30 a.m. at The Terraces of Los Gatos, 800 Blossom Hill Road. Saratogan Les Landin, a jazz music collector, writer, cartoonist and Saratoga citizen of the year will present a program titled "History Through the Eyes of a Cartoonist."
Refreshments will be served. Members can also sign up for the branch's interest groups, which include a committee on homeless women and children, a book club, a discussion group and groups for walkers, film buffs, bridge players, gourmets and travelers.
New members are welcome. For more information, call 408.867.0575 or 408.356.7910.
New classes at Hakone Gardens
Hakone Gardens, the authentic Japanese gardens and ponds at 21000 Big Basin Way in the hills above Saratoga, offers a full slate of autumn classes on art, wellness, Japanese culture, ikebana, meditation, yoga, tai chi, the Japanese language, tea ceremonies, watercolor painting, pastel drawing, calligraphy, jewelry-making, paper-making, belly dancing, feng shui and journal keeping.
Membership is $35 for individuals or $55 for a family. For more information, call 408.741.4994.
Abstract paintings come to Montalvo
A"High and Low, Fast and Slow" is the title of an exhibit being installed at the Montalvo Gallery, set to open on Sept. 22 and continue through Nov. 10. It comprises abstract paintings by Chicago-based artist John Phillips, whose style is noted for bright, flat colors, bold lines and networks of tubes and kidney shapes.
A collector of 1950s rhythm and blues music and an admirer of pop artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, Phillips says, "My work is about attitude, attempting to embrace simultaneously both high and low culture."
An artist's reception, with refreshments, takes place Sept. 22 from 2 to 4 p.m. Phillips will speak at 2:30 p.m. The Montalvo Gallery is at 15400 Montalvo Road in Saratoga.
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