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Saturday, May 10, 2008 |
| | Mother's Day Concert 8:00 pm (Arts and Entertainment)
Location: Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose, 95116
Los Lupeños de San José and special guests Mariachi Monumental de Juan Reyes invite you to Mother's Day Concert, at 8 pm, on Saturday, May 10th, at Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose, 95116. Amor de Madre is a special concert of music and dance that reminds us of our mothers. Amongst the varied suites dedicated to our mothers is a special flashback to the early 1950s when passion, music, and movement were one in the same.
For more details www.mhcviva.org or(408) 928-5563.
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| | SAVE THE FREMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Arts and Entertainment)
Location: THE DOMINICAN SISTERS IN FREMONT
YOU ARE INVITED TO SAVE THE FREMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WITH WINE TASTING, AN AUCTION AND MORE FUNDRAISER, ON SATURDAY, MAY 10TH, AT THE DOMINICAN SISTERS IN FREMONT. COME LISTEN TO LIVE CLASSICAL AND JAZZ MUSIC AND BID ON WONDERFUL ITEMS WHILE YOU SIP CHAMPAGNE AND STROLL THE GROUNDS. THE PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE FREMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
FOR MORE DETAILS LOG ONTO WWW.FREMONTSYMPHONY.ORG OR CALL 510-794-1659.
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| | Mail Food Drive (Charity)
Location: Your mail box
Every day, over fifty thousand people go without food in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties… But you can help. Second Harvest Food Bank and the U.S. Postal service have made Saturday, May Tenth a day to deliver hope. Leave a donation of food by your mailbox on Saturday, May Tenth. Your letter carrier will pick it up and Second Harvest Food Bank will deliver it to those in need. For more information, go to SECOND HARVEST FOOD DOT ORG or call 866-234-FOOD. Together, we can end local hunger.
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| | TurningWheels For Kids Fundraiser 4:00 p.m. (Charity)
Location: Almaden Valley Athletic Club
Help TurningWheels for Kids a non-profit purchase bikes to distribute to underprivileged children, at 4 pm, on Saturday, May 10th, at Almaden Valley Athletic Club. A $50 donation will guarantee one of 50 spots available.
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| | 9/11: Blueprint For Truth The Architecture of Destruction 12-noon (Educational)
Location: San Jose State University Engineering Auditorium
Six and a half years after 9/11 many details remain unexplored by the general public. How and why did THREE World Trade Center buildings, #1, #2, AND #7, collapse? What were the flashes and explosions reported by over 100 first responders? What caused the molten iron “flowing like lava” found under the buildings weeks after 9/11?
Architect Richard Gage will address these issues and more in his live multi-media presentation: 9/11: Blueprint For Truth The Architecture of Destruction at 12 Noon, on Saturday, May 10th, in the San Jose State University Engineering Auditorium.
There is no charge for this event, but donations will be gladly accepted.
Don’t miss this timely and informative presentation!
For more details log onto www.ae911truth.org.
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| | E-Recycling from 9am – 4 pm (Environment)
Location: Mountain View Masonic Center located at 890 Church St., Mountain View
Join the Mountain View Job’s Daughters to help keep our environment green. Bring your obsolete computers, monitors printers and fax machines from 9 am to 4 pm, on Saturday May 10th, at the Mountain View Masonic Center located at 890 Church Street, in Mountain View.
Job’s Daughters International teaches ladies ages 10-20 years old important skills for life, such as leadership, organization, teamwork and self-reliance. Girls also learn a sense of community by participating in many philanthropic projects but it is especially known for having founded the Hearing Impaired Kid's Endowment (The HIKE Fund). The HIKE Fund provides assistive hearing devices for children in need. Regular meetings are held on the 1st Monday at 7 PM and the 3rd Saturday at 11AM at the Mountain View Masonic Center. For membership information and a current calendar of events please contact Yvette Spencer at bethel103@yahoo.com or (408) 781-0946. |
| | 2008 Vesak Celebration 2 to 10 pm (Festivals)
Location: San Jose City Hall
Please join us in the 2008 Vesak Celebration that commemorates the birth, enlightment and passing away of Lord Buddha. The celebration will be blessed with the presence of Buddhist Sangha from Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam. It will be held on Saturday, May 10th from 2 to 10 pm at the San Jose City Hall at 200 E. Santa Clara Street in San Jose. There will be a lot of fun activities for children and families such as game booths, face painting, arts & crafts, free vegetarian food and Asian traditional songs and dance. For more information, contact ICAN (International Children Assistance Network) at 408-509-8788. |
| | ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION’S NATIONAL WALK (Outdoor Fun)
Location: SAN JOSE’S GUADALUPE RIVER PARK
CHANCES ARE YOU HAVE ARTHRITIS OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO DOES. 46 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE THIS PAINFUL AND DISABLING DISEASE. TAKE STEPS—LITERALLY—TO HELP. JOIN THE ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION’S NATIONAL ARTHRITIS WALK ON SATURDAY, MAY 10TH AT SAN FRANCISCO’S GOLDEN GATE PARK MUSIC CONCOURSE, LIVERMORE’S LIFESTYLE RX, OR SAN JOSE’S GUADALUPE RIVER PARK. USE YOUR FEET TO RAISE BOTH AWARENESS OF ARTHRITIS AND THE FUNDS TO FIGHT IT. CALL THE ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION AT 800-464-6240 OR VISIT ARTHRITIS.ORG. |
| | The Human Race 7:00 AM (Outdoor Fun)
Location: Charleston-Shoreline Park
You are invited to take part in The Human Race, a 5-K & 10-K Runs and 5-K Pledge Walk, Check-In Opens at 7:00 AM and the Human Race Starts at 8:30 A.M., on Saturday, May 10th, at Charleston-Shoreline Park, at 1450 Amphitheatre Parkway, in Mountain View.
Rollerblades, strollers and scooters are welcome on the Walk!
Pledge walkers with leashed dogs will enjoy separate course.
To sign up Go to www.helponechild.org.
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| | TroopSlam: A Wrestling Show Honoring OIur Veterans and Troops 7 p.m. (Sports)
Location: Santa Clara VFW Post 3982, 1313 Franklin Street, Santa Clara, CA 95050
You are invited to Troop Slam: A Wrestling Show Honoring Our Veterans and Troops, on Saturday, May 10th, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the Santa Clara VFW Post 3982, at 1313 Franklin Street at Monroe, in Santa Clara, CA 95050
Seven Exciting, Bone-Crushing Matches.
The entire family can attend this G-Rated event. Kids, seniors, adults, youth, FAMILIES!
Current and former Veterans will be acknowledged during the show.
Tickets are $10 Adults, $5 Kids (Under 12). For sponsorship opportunities and ticket outlet information, E-mail TroopSlam@aol.com or call 408-893-7190. |
| | Child Advocate Orientation 10:30am - 11:30 am (volunteerism)
Location: 531 Valley Way, Building 2, Milpitas, CA
Only a few hours a week can bring hope to a child in need.
Child Advocates of Silicon Valley provides stability and hope to children that have been abused, neglected or abandoned. Volunteers serve as friends, mentors and court appointed advocates to a child in the foster care system.
Advocates(21+ years)spend one-on-one time with a child on a weekly basis and speak up for their best interest in court.
For more information about volunteering join us at an orientation session, 10:30am - 11:30 am, on Saturday, May 10th, at 531 Valley Way, Building 2, Milpitas, CA. For more orientation dates and times please visit our website at www.BeMyAdvocate.org.
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