CALENDAR

For more events, visit the online calendar at losgatan.com/events-calendar

Live Oak Adult Day Services Reopening

On June 1, the reopening reception of the Live Oak Adult Day Services will be held from 4-6pm, with a ribbon cutting ceremony by Mayor Maria Ristow at 5pm. The reception, with light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments, will be at the Live Oak Los Gatos site, 111 Church St. in Los Gatos.

Blood Drive

require the most frequent irrigation. Yet, even they can rot if their soil is always saturated. Calibration of irrigation requires diligence.

Highlight: punchbowl godetia

All 41 species of Clarkia that are native to North America are native to California. Punchbowl godetia, Clarkia bottae, inhabits almost all counties of Southern California. It is absent only from Imperial County. It also inhabits Monterey and San Benito counties. Its name may allude to its floral shape, or its bloom in Devil's Punchbowl near Valyermo.

Punchbowl godetia is an ephemeral annual that blooms briefly for spring. Bloom is early in some regions but late in other regions. Also, its schedule varies from year to year. Because it does not transplant easily, it is rarely available from nurseries. It grows better from seed, which is available online. Within favorable situations, it self sows after bloom.

Bloom is delicate and airy, on limber and lightly foliated stems less than three feet high. Individual flowers are barely an inch wide. Floral color is slightly purplish pink with white centers and tiny red spots. It is variable though, so might be a bit more purplish or lighter pink. Leaves are very narrow. New seedlings do not compete well with other vegetation.

The Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Robin Sedgwick and Don Knight of Coldwell Banker Realty, and Stanford Blood Center, is holding a blood drive outside its office, 10 Station Way, on June 2 from 10am to 3pm.

➝ sbcdonor.org/donor/schedules/ drive_schedule/12233.

Huemanity Festival

AWỌ’s Huemanity Festival will take place at Congregation Shir Hadash in Los Gatos on June 4, noon-7pm The youth-led, free festival will offer workshops and interactive celebrations for all ages. Concurrent workshops for all families and youth, with food and drinks are scheduled from noon-4pm. Photo opportunity on a Purple Carpet is scheduled from 4-5pm. The Festival Main Stage is scheduled from 5-7pm.

➝ awocenter.org/huemankindfest.

First Free Sunday

New Museum Los Gatos, 106 E. Main St., offers free general admission on the first Sunday of the month. The museum will be open June 4 from 10am to 4pm, with guided tours at 11am and 2pm. Registration is required.

➝ numulosgatos.org/events/first-freesunday-jun23.

MYSTERY LOVER’S BOOK CLUB

The Los Gatos Library’s Mystery Lover’s Book Club meets the first

Wednesday of every month. The next meeting is June 7 at 5pm in person and on Zoom. The club will discuss “The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century” by Kirk Wallace Johnson ➝ losgatosca.libcal.com/ event/9872424.

‘MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE’ SCREENING BENEFIT

The Veterans Memorial and Support Foundation will host an evening at the CineLux Los Gatos Theatre on July 19 for the premier showing of the new movie “Mission: Impossible.” It will start at 7pm and the cost will be a $50 donation to the Veterans Foundation.

➝ bit.ly/4183sMr.

Live Jazz Music

Live jazz performances at the Tasting House, 368 Village Lane, take place Fridays and Saturdays from 6-9pm, and Sundays from 11am-2pm.

ENTERTAINMENT AT GARDINO’S

Gardino’s, 51 N. Santa Cruz Ave., features entertainment Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, along with Sunday afternoons.

➝ bit.ly/3OSvPHS.

Ongoing

Los Gatos Farmers Market

The Los Gatos Certified Farmers’ Market offers seasonal fruits and vegetables from Santa Clara County yearround. More than 40 local farmers and food producers sell their wares Sundays from 9am to 1pm at Town Park Plaza on Main Street and N. Santa Cruz Avenue.

➝ cafarmersmkts.com/losgatosfarmers-market.

Campbell Farmers Market

The Downtown Campbell Farmers Market is held Sundays, rain or shine, from 9am to 1pm.

➝ uvfm.org/campbell-sundays.