Be sure to catch the Aegis Gallery's art exhibit "Where Creations Are Visualized" before it packs up Feb. 23.

Featuring macramé jeweler Irina Serbina, acrylic and oil painters Li-Chen Kuo and Christine Chen and photographer Hiroko Muramatsu, the collection is an eclectic blend of work in texture and tone.

Serbina's collection of jewelry includes bracelets, cuffs and earrings designed with silk cording and stones of various shapes and colors.

Kuo and Chen use a splash-wash Chinese color process and material to create brightly colored renditions of vineyards, forests and redwood trees.

Muramatsu is showing a collection of photographs from a three-week Paris excursion; the exhibit is titled "The First Time I Saw Paris."

The Aegis Gallery is located at 14531 Big Basin Way and is open Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.


New breast cancer support group

Good Samaritan Hospital is beginning a new support group for breast cancer victims, called "New Beginnings." The group is suited for newly diagnosed women as well as survivors. Patricia Penn, Ph.D., will lead discussions. Meetings will be held on the second Monday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the breast care center lobby, located at 15400 National Ave., Suite 200, Los Gatos. For more information, call 408.358.8414.


Saratogans perform in Cupertino band

Mark those calendars for the Cupertino Symphonic Band's concert on March 9 at 3 p.m. at the Quinlan Community Center. The band features Saratoga members Jack Stanley, Jim Andrada, Gary Cuthbert and Win Cummings. The program will include overtures and marches and several ensemble pieces from the group. Conductors Robert Gomez and Tom Narcisso will be leading the concert. There is no cost; however, a donation of canned goods for the community services program is encouraged.

The Quinlan Community Center is located at 10185 N. Stelling Road at Stevens Creek Boulevard in Cupertino. For more information, call 408.262.0471.