The Saratoga Recreation Department is hosting 51 day camps for children this summer. In addition to art, dance and rock climbing, kids can take up theater with the musical theater workshop for 8- to 18-year-olds.

The camp focuses on honing auditioning skills and stage presence throughout a five-day camp.

Students work in their own age groups, learning a song, poem or monologue that will be featured during a performance showcase at the end of the week.

The camp costs $129 and runs from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., June 16 through 20 at the North Campus, located at 19848 Prospect Road in Saratoga.


Talk makes opera easy to understand

The Saratoga Foothill Club will host Dr. D. Kern Holoman on June 12 from 10 a.m. to noon to lecture on the San Francisco Opera's summer productions, which include La Damnation De Faust, La Cenerentola, and Il Trovatore. Holoman is a professor of music at UC-Davis and conductor of the UC-Davis Symphony Orchestra.

No reservations are necessary; the cost is $10 at the door.

The Saratoga Foothill Club is located at 20399 Park Place, Saratoga.


Fashion, food and fun at Montalvo

The Montalvo Service Group kicks off its 26th season of summer luncheons with this year's series, "Show Stopping Summer Luncheons," on June 18 with "Oklahoma." Fashions by Chicos will be featured along with a luncheon of barbecued chicken, potato salad and honey corn muffins.

AWestside Story theme will set the stage for June 25, with fashions by Cambric of Los Gatos paired with prawn quesadillas and gazpacho.

Luncheons will be held every week through Aug. 27. Tickets are $29 per person, including tax and gratuity. To reserve a spot, call 408.961.5823 or fax 408.961.5850.

For more information visit www.villamontalvo.org/SummerLuncheons.html.