Community Corner

Week Ahead: Open Space, Covered California Meetings, Fundraiser, Exhibits

Don't miss the fundraiser benefit for Viva's bartender Randall 'Randy' Froh at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3.

Editor's Note: "Week Ahead" is published Monday morning giving Los Gatos Patch readers essential information at a glance—places to go and things to do in town and the surrounding area. For other activities and events this week, check our calendar by clicking here. If you know of any other happenings this week, please add them in the comments' section below. Thank you.

MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT 'VISION PLAN' MEETING

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is engaged in a comprehensive vision planning process and seeks your involvement during a meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 at West Valley College in the Campus Center, Baltic rooms A and B, 14000 Fruitvale Ave. in Saratoga. So far about a thousand people have participated in conversations about how they envision the future of open space in the South Bay. The District has used the information to identify a range of actions to include in its "Vision Plan." The  Los Gatos foothills and Sierra Azul regions will be discussed.

ASSEMBLYMAN PAUL FONG'S COVERED CALIFORNIA MEETING

Assemblymember Paul Fong, who represents the 28th district, which includes Los Gatos, is inviting the public to an informational meeting to learn more about Covered California, the state's new "health insurance marketplace," created to meet the requirements of the federal Affordable Care Act. The event takes place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at the West Valley Branch Library Community Room, 1243 San Tomas Aquino Rd. in San Jose. Open enrollment is Oct. 1, 2013 through March 2014. Please RSVP by clicking here.

BENEFIT FOR LOS GATOS BARTENDER RANDY FROH

Friends of Viva's bartender Randall "Randy" Froh, who is battling cancer, are organizing a benefit fundraiser for him 3-8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3 at the restaurant, 15970 Los Gatos Blvd. Your $35 tax-deductible ticket purchase will include a buffet dinner, live music, drink contest with local bartenders, raffle prizes and surprises. Those interested in donating a raffle prize for the benefit should contact Meghan Maynard at meghan.maynard@gmail.com or Tiffany at believefun13@gmail.com. Tax deductible donations to the Randall Froh Medical Fund are being processed through the Los Gatos-based Eric Drew Foundation, dedicated to helping seriously ill patients. To make a tax deductible donation to the Randy Froh Medical Fund, please click the "Donate" button and you will directed to give through PayPal. Please enter Randy Froh in the special instructions box to direct your contribution. To donate to Randy's recovery, please visit his site through the GoFundme website.

BACKWARD IS FORWARD EXHIBIT AT LOS GATOS ART MUSEUM

The Museums of Los Gatos presents Backward is Forward: Layer and Impact in Printmaking exhibit through Jan. 12, 2014 at the Art Museum of Los Gatos, 4 Tait Ave. The show features prints by Enrique Chagoya, Hung Liu, Sam Francis, David Gilhooly, Gregory Edwards, Michael Mazur, Frank Lobdell, Andrew Romanoff, Inez Storer, Nathan Oliveira, Erik Bakke, Joan Miro, Marguerite Saegesser, Ruth Wall, Kathy Aoki, Vicky M. Chen, Tom Killion, Jessica Dunne, and Robin McCloskey. Artists have been using printmaking processes for centuries to create thought-provoking works of art, however the details of the medium are often a mystery to viewers. Details: 408-395-7386,

'AMERICAN BOHEMIA: THE CATS ESTATE IN LOS GATOS' EXHIBIT AT HISTORY MUSEUM

The History Museum of Los Gatos at Forbes Mill, 75 Church St., presents "American Bohemia: The Cats Estate in Los Gatos" noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday beginning Saturday, Oct. 19. Details: 408-395-7375


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