RAINCOATS & RUBBER BOOTS Head outdoors for activities including hiking, biking and playing in the creek Mar. 27 in Morgan Hill.
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OUT & ABOUT WATSONVILLE
GILROY
MORGAN HILL
OUTDOOR EXPLORATION
JAPANESE JAZZ
DRUMMING WORKSHOP
PURIM CELEBRATION
Coe Park will host “Raincoats and Rubber Boots.” Participants are advised to bring rain slickers and boots to play in the creek, float rubber ducks and boats and hike along the creek on a scavenger hunt to discover plants and animals that exist there. Kids are encouraged to bring bikes and helmets to ride the obstacle course under supervision of experienced mountain bikers. Saturday, Mar. 7, 10:30am-3pm at Henry W. Coe State Park, Hunting Hollow Entrance. For information, visit coepark.net.
World-renowned drummer Akira Tana will bring consummate musical mastery into congruence with his deep Japanese cultural roots as he performs with his group, Otonowa in Watsonville. Guests will be treated to unique melodies as Tana and Otonowa perform Japanese jazz. Proceeds will benefit the Watsonville Buddhist Temple and City of Watsonville Kawakami Sister City Program. Saturday, Mar. 7, 3-6pm at Watsonville Buddhist Temple, 423 Bridge St., Watsonville. For tickets, visit tinyurl.com/srhvkf4.
Barbara Borden, percussionist, teacher, composer and subject of the documentary Keeper of the Beat: A Woman’s Journey Into the Heart of Drumming, will lead a beginning drumming workshop at the Gilroy Library. Borden aims to introduce women to the restorative and transformative nature of drumming and music. This program is part of the Silicon Valley Reads programming. Sunday, Mar. 8, 2-3pm at 350 W. Sixth St. For information, visit sccld.org.
All ages are invited to connect with the Jewish community and celebrate at the Grand Purim Community Celebration. This celebration will feature a New York style deli dinner, Megillah reading, magic show, Hamentashen Bar, music, children’s activities and more. Participants are encouraged to arrive in costume. Suggested donation is $15 for adults, $10 children and $40 families. Tuesday, Mar. 10, 5:45pm at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey Road. For information and to RSVP, visit jewishmh.com/purim.
MARCH 6, 2020
MORGAN HILL
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