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Local Notebook
Alzheimer's program coming to San Jose
The nonprofit Greater San Francisco Bay Area Alzheimer's Association will present a free program providing an overview of Alzheimer's and related disorders titled, "Alzheimer's: Beginning to Cope (ABC)," Friday, July 20, from 1 to 3 p.m., at the John XXXIII Multiservice Center, 195 E. San Fernando.
The program will be presented by Edie Yau, multicultural program manager for the Alzheimer's Association Greater San Francisco Bay Area. Yau is responsible for helping expand services to communities of color throughout the greater Bay Area. She previously worked with elders in San Francisco as an in-home supportive services case manager, coordinator for an information and referral program and a hospice volunteer. She holds a master's degree in gerontology from San Francisco State University.
By the year 2040, when aging baby boomers are expected to be especially vulnerable if no cure has been found, the Bay Area population with Alzheimer's or a related dementia is expected to grow to 250,000 from the current 70,000. Call 650.962.8111.
S.J. celebrates World Breastfeeding Week
La Leche League International will celebrate World Breastfeeding Week on Aug. 11 at San Jose's Westgate Mall. Activities will include a walk-a-thon, a silent auction and a prize drawing. The walk takes place at 11 a.m. with registration beginning at 10 a.m. Winners of the silent auction and prize drawing will be announced at 3:30 p.m.
La Leche League is a nonprofit organization. According to Arlene McKinstry, a Sunnyvale group leader, La Leche League offers "mother-to-mother support and encouragement and information to women who want to breastfeed their babies."
La Leche League also provides continuing education to doctors and nurses and is a founding member of the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action, which works to promote breastfeeding's importance. Call 408.993.2035, or visit La Leche League's website at www.lalecheleague.org.
'West Side Story' featured in San Jose
The Children's Musical Theater presents its production of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's popular musical "West Side Story," July 27 through Aug. 5, at the Montgomery Theater, in downtown San Jose. The musical, set in 1950s Manhattan, is a modern-day Romeo and Juliet, sung and danced on the sidewalks of New York. Willow Glen resident Carter Skeath plays Action and Amanda Folena and Whitney Stock play Anita in separate casts.
Performances will be held July 26 through Aug. 4 at 7 p.m., except July 29 at 6 p.m., with matinee shows at 2 p.m. on July 28 and Aug. 4, 1 p.m. on July 29, and at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Aug. 4. Tickets are $15 for adults and $11 for children age 12 and younger. Call the box office at 408.288.5437.
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