SUMMER WRITING CAMPS April/May 2016 33 CALENDAR CALENDAR Kids’ Stuff APRIL Jack and the Beanstalk. April 2, 11 a.m. Follow the adventures of young Jack through an imaginative use of both live actors and puppetry as he acquires magic beans in trade for his beloved cow and encounters a menacing giant at the top of a beanstalk. Tickets $13-$15. Sunnyvale Theatre at the Sunnyvale Community Center, 550 E. Remington Drive, Sunnyvale. 408/245-2978. Sheep Shearing Day. April 2, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Watch as the sheep get their annual haircut and cheer hardworking herding dogs as they round up sheep. Learn how their wool is turned into sweaters, create felted wood figurines and make yarn critters. Tickets $15. Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. 650/949-8650. Model Railroad Exhibit. April 9-10, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kids can’t get enough of these tiny trains and broccoli-sized trees. Watch your children’s face light up as they play engineer chugging through the redwoods to the Boardwalk at this Central Coast-themed Model Railroad Exhibit. Parking $8. Roaring Camp Railroads, 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton. 831/335-4484. Hansel and Gretel. April 16 and 23, 11 a.m. Accompany two heroic children who struggle for survival in an enchanted wood and use their cleverness to prevail against a wicked old woman who lives in a candy cottage. Tickets $13-$15. Sunnyvale Theatre at the Sunnyvale Community Center, 550 E. Remington Drive, Sunnyvale. 408/245-2978. Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. April 22-23, times vary. Lively Lilly stirs up trouble with her favorite teacher, leading to the loss of her beloved purple plastic purse! Will her quest for revenge backfire? Find out in this stage adaptation of the book by Kevin Henkes. Tickets $8-$10. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. 650/903-6000. Family Lunadas. April 23, 5:30 to 8 p.m. In small towns around Mexico, community members come together informally on the night of the full moon to share stories, poetry and music. Celebrate the tradition at this family-friendly event. Tickets $12-$13. Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, 180 Woz Way, San Jose. 408/298-5437. Día del Niño. April 24, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This annual celebration of children features live Latin performances, bilingual animal feeding shows, a craft room and more. Children 12 and younger will be admitted free all day. Tickets $34.95-$39.95, free for children 12 and under. Monterey Bay Aquarium, 886 Cannery Row, Monterey. 831/648-4800. Grades 2-8 July 11 - July 29, 2016 Expository Writing Creative Writing Presentation Skills •• •• •• EMERSON SCHOOL Palo Alto (650) 424-1267 HACIENDA SCHOOL Pleasanton (925) 485-5750 Apply online at: www.headsup.org
South Bay Accent - Apr/May 2016
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