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Community Briefs
Celebrate Kids' Day at Wild Oats Market
Wild Oats Community Market will host a free Kids' Day on July 28 at the market, 1265 S. Mary St., Sunnyvale. The event will feature free Pokémon videos and free Dr. Seuss books for the first 30 youngsters, along with free balloons, coloring books and food samples. Call 408.730.1310 for more information.
Wacky comedy show at Fremont High School
The Fremont High School drama department announces the performance of "Fuddy Meers" Aug. 2-3 at 7:30 p.m. in the school's main auditorium, 1279 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Ave., Sunnyvale.
The comedy features a wacky group of characters acting out one day in the life of Claire, who wakes up to a man she doesn't know, who explains to her that she has amnesia.
Claire has no memory of her daughter, her mother, her husband, life or anything at all. Another man then appears to tell her she is in great danger unless she escapes with him. The comedy continues with a zany cast of characters.
Tickets for the performance are $5 for general admission and $4 for thespians and seniors. Call 408.522.2422 for more information.
'Blue's Clues Live' plays at Flint Center
"Blue's Clues Live," based on the popular Nickelodeon television show for preschool-age children, will debut Aug. 15. The show will feature the familiar cast of characters, including Blue the puppy and Steve, every child's ideal grownup.
The nine performances of the interactive theatrical production will run Aug. 15 at 7 p.m.; Aug. 16 at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Aug. 17 at 7 p.m.; Aug. 18 at 11 a.m., 8 p.m. and 5 p.m.; and Aug. 19 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Flint Center at De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino.
Tickets for the performances are currently on sale for $16.50, $21.50 and $28.50. For tickets or more information, call the box office at 408.998.8497.
Humane Society holds auto donation program
The Humane Society of Santa Clara Valley is asking for the donation of used, working cars, trucks or campers to sell to raise money for the organization.
The society is looking for cars that will sell for a profit. Cars that need to be registered or do not pass smog tests will also be accepted. The Humane Society will provide all donors with the proper paperwork for their tax-deductible donation.
The Humane Society of Santa Clara Valley is one of the largest nonprofit animal shelters on the West Coast. The society receives no government funding, relying solely on monetary support from the community to fund the animal welfare and sheltering service. For more information about donating a vehicle or about the society, call 408.727.3383, ext. 878.
Host families needed for exchange students
AFS Intercultural Programs (formerly known as the American Field Service) is currently searching for host families for several international exchange students who will be placed in the Bay Area and surrounding communities for the 2001-'02 academic year.
Each year, more than 2,600 high school students from around the world are hosted in communities across the nation, and 1,900 American students are sent abroad to 44 countries.
Host families open their homes to students and provide them with a bed, meals, guidance and support. Host families can be two-parent households with small children, teenagers or no children at home. Single parents, grandparents, same-sex couples and adults with no children are also welcome to host.
Families receive support from the AFS staff and more than 8,000 volunteers. Students come with their own spending money and medical insurance and the desire to participate as active members of their host families and communities.
Families interested in hosting an exchange student or who wish to receive more information about the program can call 800.AFS.INFO or go to www.afs.org/usa.
Sunnyvale High Alumni Association holds reunion
The Sunnyvale High School Alumni Association will hold the seventh annual Alumni Association Picnic on Aug. 4 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Ponderosa Park in Sunnyvale. All teachers, parents and families from the classes of 1958-1981 are welcome to bring their own picnic or purchase hot dogs and sodas provided by the association.
There will also be a pizza party on Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. at Round Table Pizza on Old San Francisco Road at Wolfe Road. Call Norma at 408.923.2634 or Patty at 408.263.4850 for more information.
'West Side Story' comes to San Jose
The Children's Musical Theater presents its production of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's popular musical, West Side Story, July 27-Aug. 5 at the Montgomery Theater in downtown San Jose. The musical, set in 1950s Manhattan, is a modern-day Romeo and Juliet story, sung and danced on the sidewalks of New York.
Sunnyvale resident Darrin Glesser plays Tony, the impetuous New Yorker in a doomed romance with Maria, a Puerto Rican girl. Performances will be held July 26-Aug. 4 at 7 p.m., except July 29 at 6 p.m. Matinee shows will be held at 2 p.m. on July 28 and Aug. 4; 1 p.m. on July 29; and at 1 and 5 p.m. on Aug. 4.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $11 for children ages 12 and under. For tickets or more information, call the box office at 408.288.5437.
Frank Sinatra Day at Wild Oats Market
The first 30 senior citizens to arrive at Wild Oats Market on July 26 will receive a free Frank Sinatra CD or book during Frank Sinatra Day, also called Super Senior Day, at 1265 S. Mary St., Sunnyvale.
The market will offer 10 percent off all purchases for seniors age 60 and older, an "Issues and Answers" talk at 8 a.m. by GE Financial, and a free dance performance at 10 a.m. Call 408.730.1310 for more information.
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