Community Corner

5 Things You Need to Know Today, Sept. 25

Support West Valley College educational programs today by attending the fundraiser this afternoon at Regale Winery.

1. Community Against Substance Abuse, CASA, has begun sign-ups for a new Run Club for middle and high school students atand Los Gatos High School. The group already has 45 student signatures. Two local personal trainers have volunteered their time every week to those interested in the CASA Run Club. First 'training' for an upcoming 5-10k will be next week. Details: Joan Y. Cross, 408-395-0505 or JYCROSS@aol.com.

2. West Valley College, which serves the communities of Los Gatos, Campbell, Saratoga and Cupertino, will have a fundraiser Harvest Music and Wine Festival 3-6 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 25, at , 24040 Summit Road, in Los Gatos. The event benefits the college's educational and student-support programs. Entertainment will be provided by the WVC Music Department. Tickets are $75 per person. Details: www.westvalleycollege.eventbrite.com, or 408-741-2097.

3. "Long Live Life" presented 7-9 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 25, by San Jose's Retro Dome, 1694 Saratoga Ave., is a collaboration between the San José Chamber Orchestra and the National Jewish Theater Festival. The event commemorates the Jewish experience through music and text. Performers include a string quartet from the San José Chamber Orchestra, a pianist, and singers Stephen Guggenhiem, tenor; Layna Chianakas, mezzo-soprano; Allison Charney, soprano and Kevin Nakatani, bass. All the music was written by prominent composers while they were detained at the camp. Tickets are $50.

Find out what's happening in Los Gatoswith free, real-time updates from Patch.

4. Tony Bennett performs tonight, Sunday, Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m. $55-$155, at The Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Rd., in Saratoga. Details: 408-998-TIXS, or www.ticketmaster.com.Read more and hear music by Tony Bennett on his website.

5. Two new exhibits highlight photos and artifacts from the and Los Gatos Public Library collections. The exhibits are on display 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Wedneday-Sunday at the museum, 75 Church St. The Hooked on Los Gatos photo project began in 2003 to preserve and make accessible the photos and archival documents of the Los Gatos community. In Capturing Los Gatos, Museum visitors will have the opportunity to view historic images of Los Gatans over the past 100 years, many of which have not been published outside of the online project website.  Traps, Maps and Money Belts features common and unique artifacts from The Museum Collection that tell a story about different eras and people in Los Gatos history, including anti-prohibition banners from a controversial 1908 town election. Details: 408-395-7375.

Find out what's happening in Los Gatoswith free, real-time updates from Patch.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here