"The Jungle Book"
Come see Angels on Stage's production of "The Jungle Book." It's a musical theatre performance featuring local children with special needs. The show runs Saturday, March 6th through Sunday, March 14th. For more information on tickets, visit www.angelsonstage.org.
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Workshops for Job Seekers
The Santa Clara County Library is offering a free three-hour workshops for job seekers The next session takes place on Thursday, March 11th at the Milpitas Library at 160 North Main Street from 5:30pm to 8:30pm.
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"A Midsummer Night's Dream"
San Jose Youth Shakespeare presents its production of the mystical comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Performances run Wednesday through Saturday, March 11th through the 14th at the Historic Hoover Theatre in the Rose Garden District of San Jose. For information on tickets, visit www.youthshakes.org.
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"Pride and Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience"
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San Jose is hosting the traveling exhibition "Pride and Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience." It runs through Friday, March 12th. For more information, visit www.sjlibrary.org.
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Tree Care Event
Our City Forest is holding a tree care event on Saturday, March 13th, in San Jose. Volunteers are invited to the organization's offices at 151 West Mission Street to come help with various projects from 8:30am to 5pm. Registration is required. For more information, visit www.ourcityforest.org, call 408-998-7337 x123 or e-mail volunteer@ourcityforest.org.
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Happy Hollow Re-Opening
The Happy Hollow Park and Zoo in San Jose will be holding its grand re-opening on Saturday, March 20th. The official ribbon cutting takes place at 9:30am and the gates will open at 10am. For more information, visit www.hhpz.org.
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Viva Italia!
The San Jose University Symphony Orchestra presents "Viva Italia!" The program will be a celebration of music by Italian composers. The concert takes place Wednesday, March 10th at 7:30pm in the SJSU Music Concert Hall at One Washington Square. For more information on tickets, call 408-924-4673 or e-mail averettjm@aol.com.
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"Papers: The Movie"
SIREN will be holding a community screening of "Papers: The Movie" on Wednesday, March 10th at the Performing Arts Building at Evergreen Valley College. The documentary covers the issue of undocumented children who were born outside the United States and the difficult path to citizenship. The program begins at 6:15pm and will include a classical piano concert by Jesus Navarro Ochoa, a farm worker from Napa. For more information visit www.siren-bayarea.org.
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Water Pollution Control Plant Advisory Group Meeting
The San Jose/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant is holding its next community advisory group meeting on Thursday, March 11th from 6pm to 8pm. There will be a discussion of land use ideas for the 2,600-acre plant site. The meeting will be located at the Santa Clara Council Chambers at 1500 Warburton Avenue in Santa Clara. For more information, visit www.piersystem.com.
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Science and Technology Championship
More than 700 students grades 6 - 12 will be taking part in the Annual Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship. It takes place Tuesday and Wednesday, March 16th and 17th at the South Hall of the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. For more information, visit www.science-fair.org.
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Community Job Faire
The Milpitas Chamber of Commerce will be holding a Community Job Faire on Thursday, March 18th. It runs from 4pm to 7pm at the Milpitas Community Center at 457 East Calaveras Boulevard. Job seekers at all levels are invited to attend. For more information, visit www.milpitaschamber.com.
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German Shepherd Rescue Fundraiser
German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California will have a fundraising dance concert on Friday, March 19th at Napredak Hall, located at 770 Montague Expressway in San Jose. The event will feature the Joe Sharino Band playing from 8pm to 11pm and will include a silent auction. For more information, visit www.gsrnc.org.
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Asian American Film Festival
The Asian American Film Festival will be making its way through San Jose the weekend of March 19th through the 21st. There will be 18 exciting programs that offer a cross-section of Asian and Asian-American cinema. For more information, visit asianamericanmedia.org.
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"Viva Musica - Bel Canto"
Vivace Youth Chorus of San Jose presents "Viva Musica - Bel Canto." The fundraiser and silent auction event takes place Saturday, March 20th, from 5pm to 9pm at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church on Moorpark Avenue in San Jose. For more information on tickets, call 408-885-1746 or e-mail info@vivaceyouthchorus.org.
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"Ain't Misbehavin'"
San Jose Repertory Theatre presents its production of the Tony Award-winning musical hit "Ain't Misbehavin'." It features 30 songs by Thomas "Fats" Waller and will run from March 13th through April 18th at the Rep's location at 101 Paseo de San Antonio in Downtown San Jose. For more information on tickets, visit www.sjrep.com.
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"Scarlet Night"
The South Asian Heart Center will be holding its annual fundraising gala "Scarlet Night" on Saturday, March 20th. It takes place at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center from 6pm to 11:30pm. Proceeds support research, education and outreach to combat heart disease in people of south asian descent. For more information, visit www.southasianheartcenter.org.
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"The Eye of the Beholder"
The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University presents "The Eye of the Beholder: Honoring Ruth and Robert Halperin." The exhibition features 45 works collected by discerning art lover Ruth Halperin. It runs March 17th through May 30th. Admission to the museum and the exhibition is free. For more information, visit museum.stanford.edu.
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2010 Monotype Marathon
The San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art presents its 2010 Monotype Marathon. The annual exhibition and auction fundraiser will feature more than 100 unique works on paper. An opening receoption will be held on Friday, March 5th from 6pm to 8pm. The exhibit runs through Saturday, March 27th, when there will be a silent arction from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. For more information, visit www.sjica.org.
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"Tracing the Past, Drawing the Future"
The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University is featuring the exhibition "Tracing the Past, Drawing the Future: Master Ink Painters in 20th Century China." There will be two rotating displays with more than 110 works that run February 17th through July 4th. Admission is free. For more information, visit museum.stanford.edu.
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"Wayne Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting"
The San Jose Museum of Art presents the retrospective exhibition "Wayne Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting." The display runs from February 16th to July 4th at 110 South Market Street in San Jose. For more information, visit www.sjmusart.org.
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"By a Thread"
The San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art is pleased to present "By a Thread." It's an exhibition of artwork by Bay Area artists using thread as their primary medium. It will be in the Main Gallery from Saturday, February 6th to Saturday, May 15th. For more information, visit www.sjica.org.
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Link to Jobs
The Fremont Main Library is holding a series of seminars through March 22nd to provide free job help and training. The sessions take place on Monday evenings beginning at 7pm in the library's Fukaya Meeting Room on Stevenson Boulevard. To register, e-mail grooshan@aclibrary.org or call 510-745-1440.
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