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Local Notebook
Guadalupe River Presentation
Terry Neudorf, environmental planner with the Guadalupe Watershed for the Santa Clara Valley Water District, will speak Feb. 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Garden Center, located at 715 Spring St., in San Jose.
Neudorf's free presentation will be about the health of all rivers and the species that reside in them, which are dependent on the fitness of their surrounding habitat. The Guadalupe River is no exception. Filled with new and growing native vegetation and being used by various wildlife species, the river is returning to a more wild and natural state, with the help of a few friends.
The presentation will explore the river's habitat, linking the riparian habitat, native plant re-vegetation and the special-status species considered in the design of the river project. For more information, contact Kary Wilson at 408.298.7657 or via email at kary@grpg.org to R.S.V.P.
Civil grand jury seeks volunteers
The Santa Clara County Superior Court is seeking volunteers to serve on its civil grand jury beginning July 1.
The investigative body can examine all aspects of the county governments and those of its cities and special districts and inspect the county's jail and adult and juvenile detention facilities.
Applicants must be 18 years or older, be U.S. citizens and county residents for one year and be able to speak English. Elected officials or persons convicted of any felony are ineligible.
Applications are due by Mar. 1. For more information or to request an application, call Gloria Chacón at 408.299.3608.
Caltrain travels to Sharks games
San Jose Sharks hockey fans can reach games at Compaq Center, formerly the San Jose Arena, by taking Caltrain to the San Jose Diridon station, which is directly across from the site.
Several trains are scheduled to arrive before evening weeknight and Saturday matches begin, and a departing train leaves 15 minutes after the match or at 10:30 p.m., whichever is later.
Brochures describing the trips are available on the trains, at staffed stations, or by calling 800.660.4287 or visiting www.caltrain.com.
Silent Movie Night
A silent movie night will be held March 9 at 7 p.m., at the nonprofit Divine Science Community Center, 1540 Hicks Ave., in San Jose, to raise money for the center's music and organ funds.
The event will be similar to old classic movie presentations in the 1920s, with an organist making sounds and setting the mood as the picture rolls by. Featured will be The Three Musketeers, starring Douglas Fairbanks, based on the novel by Alexander Dumas; and Sherlock Junior, a short film starring Buster Keaton. Drinks and popcorn will be provided.
The movies will be shown on a movie screen, accompanied live by organist Gene Turner. Currently employed at the center, Turner is a professional organist and teacher. He has played many recitals and performed silent movie shows for many groups and clubs. He learned his technique while watching the famous theater organist Gaylord Carter and has a large repertoire of popular tunes and expert improvisational abilities. He also worked for Conn Organ Company for many years. Suggested donation is $6 at the door. Additional donations are welcome.
Benefit Wine Tasting
The Lincoln High School Music Boosters Inc. will host the second annual Benefit Wine Tasting and Silent Auction on Friday, April 12, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, 451 S. First St. Entertainment will be provided by the award-winning Chamber Chorale under the direction of Lou De La Rosa. Proceeds from the event will directly benefit students through the Lincoln Music Boosters Scholarship Fund.
Each year the choirs, bands and orchestras of the Lincoln Music Department travel to participate in music festivals all around the country. Music ensembles from Lincoln have performed at such prestigious venues as the Polynesian Cultural Center, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and twice at Carnegie Hall. Scholarship funds allow all students to participate in these tours regardless of their financial situation.
Tickets are $25 and will be available beginning March 4. For more information, contact Lou De La Rosa at 408.293.6422, or by email at loud@lincolnperformingarts.com.
Ballots are due for San Jose recycling carts
Feb. 25 is the dealine to let the city know which size cart residents want for the new recycling program which begins in July.
Residents need to choose which size of wheeled recycling cart they want to replace the four separate containers they've been using since 1993 For more information, watch cable channel 37A, which is airing a seven-minute recycling program at 9 a.m. daily. For more information visit www.sjrecycles.org or call 408.277.2700 .
Willow Glen movie coming to Cinequest
A movie by a Willow Glen High School teacher and two alumni has been accepted for inclusion in San Jose's film festival, Cinequest, next month.
Kidschool, written, produced, directed and edited by English teacher Mike Andres and former students Seth Andrews and Max Knies, and filmed in part in Willow Glen using Willow Glen High School students as actors, will be shown, in conjunction with Unforeseen, Feb. 23 at 8:30 p.m. at Camera 3, 288 S. Second St., and Feb. 27 at 6:45 p.m. at Camera One, 366 S. First St. It will be the movie's first official public showing. Tickets are $8.
For more information visit www.cinequest.org.
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