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Around The Glen
Silk artists' show at Triton Museum
The South Bay Silk Artists will strut their stuff at the AVA Sixth Annual South Bay Fine Arts Festival at the Triton Museum of Art on June 3 and 4.
Willow Glen artist and South Bay Silk Artists founding member Jeanne-Michele Salander is one of the featured artists. She was an AVA first-place winner in mixed media in 1999, and plans on teaching this summer at the Second International Silk Painting Congress in Washington, D.C.
The festival is a juried art competition and fine-art sale with works from 200 local artists. The exhibited media include oil, acrylic, watercolor, drawing, photography, ceramics, 3-D art and more. Silk is the medium of choice for Salander and her group.
The Triton Museum is at 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara. The art festival runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
--Michele Leung
Free car-care clinic offered downtown
Are you a Glenite who doesn't know a car's engine from its gas cap? If you are, there's help. Tate Family Complete Auto Care is offering a free car-care clinic on June 21, at 477 S. Market St. in downtown San Jose from noon to 1 p.m.
Glenites who are automobilically challenged will learn the basics on keeping their cars in tip-top shape from some of Silicon Valley's certified mechanics. Officers from the San Jose Police Department will also be around to offer driving tips.
The first 25 people who RSVP for the workshop will receive free valet parking and lunch. To reserve a spot, call 293.8915, or email larry@tatefamilyauto.com.
--Chantal Lamers
Valley Chamber holds 'After Hours' mixer
The San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly Business After Hours mixer on June 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. The meeting will be held during the Silicon Valley Business Expo at the McEnery Convention Center at 150 W. San Carlos St.
The event is free to all expo attendees. For more information, call 291.5296.
--Michele Leung
Discovery Museum's director goes national
Willow Glen resident Sally Osberg, executive director of the Children's Discovery Museum, was recently elected to the board of directors for the American Association of Museums. For this honor, Osberg joins five other directors from around the country, who all serve a three-year term on a 21-member board. Every type of museum is represented at AAM, from art, history and youth museums to aquariums, zoos, botanical gardens and science centers.
Osberg has been executive director at CDM since 1983. In addition, she has served as president of the Association of Youth Museums and sat on the national and local boards of directors for the American Leadership Forum.
The Children's Discovery Museum is the largest children's museum in the West and is rated among the top five children's museums nationally. CDM has welcomed 4 million children since it opened in 1990.
--Michele Leung
One fifth of U.S. cases of hepatitis A in state
According to a survey conducted May 2 through May 10, California has the dubious honor of being the single largest contributor to hepatitis A, with a rate of twice the national average. The American Liver Foundation says that 20 percent of the nation's total cases occur in the Golden State, yet the majority of Californians do not understand the disease.
Hepatitis A affects the liver and is spread via contact with fecal matter, through close personal contact with infected persons or the ingestion of contaminated water or food. Young children make up half of all reported cases of hepatitis A.
ALF and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encourage children and adults to be vaccinated against this preventable disease. Symptoms include fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, abdominal discomfort, jaundice and dark urine.
For more information about hepatitis A and other liver diseases, visit www.liverfoundation.org, or call 1.888.4HEP.ABC.
--Michele Leung
Bus trips to Walnut Creek gardens offered
On June 23, the Guadalupe River Park & Gardens will sponsor a bus tour of two Walnut Creek attractions. For $40, Glenites can ride along and see the Gardens at Heather Farms and the Ruth Bancroft Garden.
The bus leaves the Guadalupe Garden Center at 715 Spring St. at 8 a.m. and returns at 5 p.m. Admission includes docent-led tours and transportation. To reserve a spot on the bus or for information, call Phil Cornish at 277.8845.
--Chantal Lamers
Seniors classes for lifelong learners
The Willows Senior Center has a slate of interesting new classes for lifelong learners who want to explore a new hobby. For those who want to dig up their family roots, a genealogy class will provide assistance in studying a family's heritage. The instructor, who has been a genealogist for 35 years, will give tips on putting family records together and provide research techniques.
Piano classes will be available for beginners and intermediates. Topics in the class include basic music theory and sight reading. Students progress at their own rate. Finally, a hula dance class rounds out the senior center's lineup. The class is offered in six-week cycles for a fee of $17.
For information on these and other classes offered at the Willows, call 448.6400.
--Michele Leung
Class in genealogy offered at Willows
Ever wonder about your genes? At the Willows Senior Center, people may learn more about their family history in the genealogy class. Through genealogical techniques and individual assistance, students can learn to unravel their family heritage. Students will also learn how to put family records together. For information on this class and other classes offered at the center, call 448.6400.
--Chantal Lamers
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