5 Things You Need to Know Today, Aug. 8

1. Have you signed up for the 38th annual Dammit Run at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 13 at Los Gatos High School? Race-day registration begins at 6:30 a.m. with a race start of 8:30 a.m. The pre-registration entry fee is $20 ($35 with a Coolmax T-shirt), and the fee is $25 on race day ($45 with a T-shirt). T-shirts alone are priced at $15 and will be sold at the track on race day or in advance at Athletic Performance, 55 W. Main Street, Los Gatos. You can also register online at Active.com. Details: 408-354-7365. 

2. What better way to celebrate summer than to attend a great art and wine festival? Los Gatos Fiesta de Artes, the town's only art and wine festival, returns this coming weekend, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13-14, for its 40th year, on the Civic Center grounds, 110 E. Main St. The Los Gatos Kiwanis Club sponsors this free wonderful party. Details: 408-395-8016 or www.lgfiesta.org.

3. The is inviting the public to its grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony 4-6:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 12, at the organization's new location, 10 Station Way. Los Gatos Mayor Joe Pirzynski will preside over the ceremony. California Cafe, Cin-Cin Wine Bar & Restaurant and Purple Onion Cafe & Catering will offer hors d'oeuvres. Wine tasting will be provided by Poetic Cellars and Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards. RSVP by Aug. 10. Details: 408-354-9300.

4.  a specialty toy store that allows you to build, race, learn and celebrate the engineering of classic cars, will feature silhouette artist Karl Johnson, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 10, 21 W. Main St. Johnson is a third-generation silhouette artist whose work has been featured in Oprah magazine, In Style, Martha Stewart Living, Elle Decor and Domino Magazine. Details: 408-402-3818.

5. The  is sponsoring a daily blood drive 10 a.m.-5 p.m., daily until Aug. 31, 2731 N. First St., San Jose. Donors can beat the heat and get a cool ice cream treat after they're done. The American Red Cross "Pint For a Pint" promotion runs through the end of the month and allows any donor that donates a pint of blood to receive a coupon for a free pint of ice cream at the nearest Baskin Robbins location.