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Photograph courtesy of Karen Potts
Wall of Life: Willow Glen Elementary School parent and artist Marylea Adams helped outline the theme of the school's mural and the students painted the images.
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Elementary school students paint mural
Willow Glen Elementary School has a colorful new mural in its multipurpose room/cafeteria that can be seen by passersby on Lincoln Avenue.
Marylea Adams, a local artist and the mother of a child at the school, designed and helped paint the mural on March 15 with the assistance of many third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students. A school committee selected the theme—friendship, play and kids, says Parent-Teacher Association President Karen Potts. The Friendship Mural, which depicts children playing, is painted in all different shades of lavender, pink and orange. It revolves around the ideas of friendship, peace and working together.
"Typically murals are of nature but this one is funky and fun," Potts says. "We see this as not only beneficial to our kids but as public art for Willow Glen. It reflects the racial diversity at our school and in our community."
The public art project, sponsored and funded by the PTA, is intended to be a part of the school's decor for the next five years. After that time the next generation of students can create a new painting, Potts says.
—Amy Jenkins
Lofgren to be honored at city evening event
San Jose City Council members Cindy Chavez and Linda J. LeZotte and Santa Clara County Supervisor Liz Kniss are hosting an event titled "Women on the Move: It's Not a Laughing Matter." The event, which will honor Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren and benefit the National Partnership for Women and Families, will be held on April 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at The Improv, 62 S. Second St.
The event will honor Lofgren for her exemplary service and commitment to improving conditions for women and children. There will also be speakers from the National Partnership for Women and Families, who will talk about fighting government policies and practices that threaten the rights and protections of women and families.
For more information, call 415.661.2645, ext. 2. Individual tickets are $100, and groups of 10 are $1,000.
—Moryt Milo
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