THE WEEK OF
August 27, 2003
Don Pasquale
Tapestry Arts Festival
Datebook
Nickel and Dimed
Society
The Magic of Dreams
Photographs by Leigh Ann Maze
Guests attended "The Magic of Dreams," a preview party on Aug. 15 celebrating the grand opening of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, the collaboration between San José State University and the city of San Jose. Attire for the evening was black-tie or a favorite literary character. The library is the first in the United States to bring together a city library and the library of a major university under one roof.
 
1. PATRICIA BREIVIK (left), dean of libraries at SJSU, and JANE LIGHT, library director for the city of San Jose.

2. COLLEEN WILCOX (left), Santa Clara County superintendent of schools, with TOM ATKINSON .

3. From left: ALAN and CAROL DECKER and PEGGY CONAWAY, Los Gatos library director, with BRENDAN RANDOM (a.k.a. the Mad Hatter).

4. From left: CECILIA SORIANO, SYLVIA ANDREW, dean of the College of Social Work, JOAN MERDINGER, dean of faculty affairs, and DR. EDWARD BOUGH.

5. From left: DONNA FONTAINE, CARLA LINDORFF and HAL FONTAINE .

6. San Josean JOHN V. MOORE (left), who contributed a room at the new library, JOHANNA SKUVIS of Los Gatos and BILL BRANDENBURG of Woodside, a major contributor to the library.

Annual summer gathering
Contributed photographs
Second Harvest Food Bank was the beneficiary of Chefs Bite Back, featuring wine, appetizers and an auction at Crimson in Los Gatos on Aug. 10. The fundraiser, organized by Crimson chef/owner Diane Rose, featured food and wine contributed by local wineries and restaurants.
7. Host ROMEO DANAIS pours wine for JAN HUTCHINS of Los Gatos.

8. From left: JOHN THOMAS, hostess DEBORAH MACMILLAN and CHRIS CITTI.

 
9. AIMEE FISCHER and ERIK HALGRIMSON.

10. NORM and LISA HULBERG.

11. JUDY and DON MACMILLAN.