Group Upcoming Events Calendar

Place: The Grapevine - Wine Bar
Address: 1389 Lincoln Avenue
City: San Jose

What could be more appropriate than sparklers to celebrate our nation's Independence Day? But instead of running around the lawn twirling firey, glowing metal sticks, here at The Grapevine in Downtown Willow Glen we're putting ours in a glass.Join us as we sample red, white, and blue sparklers: Rose, Blanc de Blanc, and Sparkling Shiraz. Enjoy a flight of all three or a flute of your favorite. All Sparklers will also be available for resale to take home.Our regular wine & noshie menu will also be available all week. No reservations needed, just drop in during regular wine bar hours: 12-9pm. Please note: we will be closed on Friday, July 4th

Place: Black Leopard Clayware
Address: 2213 Radio Ave.
City: San Jose, CA
6:00pm - 8:00pm $50
Clay-Pasa! is offered every Friday evening, with alternating Family Night and Adults' Night Out. This a fun opportunity to try your hand at throwing on the potter's wheel or handbuilding something cool. Perfect for date night, friends' night out, or parents and their kids! Cost includes a generous supply of clay, tools, glazing and firing of your creations. Your works will be ready to take home about two weeks after the course.Our other pottery classes for all levels are flexible so you can start when you want and learn what you want! Small classes (4 max) ensure individual attention and rapid progress. Courses on handbuilding and potter's wheel include glazing and decorating techniques. All courses are by pre-registration. These classes fill fast, so plan at least a week ahead of your desired date. For more information, please visit our website, check out the Studio Calendar, or call 408-448-4597.Black Leopard Clayware...more

Place: Behind the Garden Theatre
Address: 1145 Lincoln Avenue
City: San Jose
7:30am - 12:30pm free
Come on down to the Downtown Willow Glen Farmers Market and visit all your favorite farmers including Country Essences Flowers, Happy Boy Organic Produce, Allard Farms, Western Sun Flowers, and Rodriquez Farms, and enjoy the finest in fresh, local produce.Each Saturday, the Farmers Market will also feature arts and crafts for sale by local artisans as well live musical entertainment for your listening pleasure. The Willow Glen Farmers Market is located at The Garden Theater building, 1165 Lincoln Avenue, in the heart of Willow Glen. More than 100 on-site parking spaces are available, with vehicle entrances at both Meredith and Willow. And bring your furry friends! There's a dog rest area available every week, complete with water bowls and shade. The Willow Glen Farmers Market will take place every Saturday from May 3 through November 22. For more information, or to apply for a booth, please contact South Bay Farmers'...more

Place: BabyBuzz
Address: 1314 Lincoln Ave
City: San Jose
2:00pm $10
Join us for a baby sign language class at BabyBuzz, a new baby/tot boutique in downtown Willow Glen, with lounge and playarea, and free coffee and tea.

Place: Treasure Chest Aquarium
Address: 1064 Lincoln ave
City: San Jose
4:30pm free
Treasure Chest Aquarium in Downtown Willow Glen presents a shark feeding on the 5th, 15th, and 25th of every month at 4:30pm. Check out our shark and bring the kids to learn more about this amazing fish.

Place: Sew Beadazzled
Address: 1068 Lincoln Avenue
City: San Jose
10:00am - 4:00pm $40
Sew Beadazzled, located in Downtown Willow Glen, presents this class for people with some knowledge of wire working, Bold, Coiled, and Hinged.This class isn’t for whimps - you will be using 14, 16 and 18 gauge silver and copper wires. Learn to coil and twist wire around a bead you’ve caged, connect your pieces, and then clasp your bracelet with a clasp you make in class. Which pieces are you going to antique? Learn it in class! The instructor is Phyllis Martin-Rennie.Cost for the class is $40. (All supplies purchased at Sew Beadazzled for one of our classes are 15% off!) Please phone the shop for more information on how to reserve a spot: 408-293-2232.

Place: ArtHouse Kids
Address: 1043 Lincoln Avenue
City: San Jose
9:30am - 12:30pm $230
Mon, July 7 - Fri, July 119:30am - 12:30pmCost: $230During this cool ArtHouse Kids camp for children ages 7-12 we'll create original 3-D works of art made from clay, wood, junk, sculpy, wire, tile, cardboard, and much more! Wacky shoes, robots, and clay food are part of this creative class. For more information and to register, please visit http://arthousekids.com.

Place: Black Leopard Clayware
Address: 2213 Radio Ave.
City: San Jose, CA
9:30am - 12:30pm $215 / $350
Our pottery classes for all levels are flexible so you can start when you want and learn what you want! Small classes (4 max) ensure individual attention and rapid progress. Courses on handbuilding and potter's wheel include glazing and decorating techniques. Classes meet 2-1/2 hours once a week. Choose Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, and class sessions are 2-4:30 pm and 6:30-9 pm.Black Leopard Clayware is full-service private studio open by appointment or current class registration.All courses are by pre-registration. For more information, please visit our website, check out the Studio Calendar, or call 408-448-4597.

Place: US Bank
Address: 1099 Lincoln Avenue
City: San Jose
8:00am - 10:00am free
All parties interested in the affairs, culture, and vitality of Downtown Willow Glen are welcome to join us for the Willow Glen Business Association's Membership & Board Meetings.Our Membership & Board Meetings are open to the general community. They are held on the second Tuesday of each month, 8am-10am at US Bank, 1099 Lincoln Avenue. At 9:00-9:20am the meeting is an open forum for business and community members to share ideas and concerns. Issues will be referred to the appropriate committee.Meeting reminders, along with the agenda, are distributed prior to the meeting to members and interested parties. If you would like to be put on this distribution list, please send arequest to norma@downtownwillowglen.org.

Place: Diabetes Society
Address: 1165 Lincoln Ave, Suite 300
City: San Jose
7:00pm - 8:00pm free
Parents who have children with diabetes are encouraged to attend this free monthly support group. The Diabetes Parent Support Group focuses on problems specific to dealing with diabetes and children from infants through their teen years. If you would like to share experiences, problems, or just talk to others who have children with diabetes, please drop in.For more information, please phone Kat Winant at 408-287-3758, ext. 123.

Place: The Grapevine
Address: 1389 Lincoln Avenue
City: San Jose
6:00pm - 9:00pm $25
Please join Rainmaker Properties and Willow Glen 2.0 on Wednesday, July 9th along with your neighbors and friends for the 1st Neighborhood Mixer at The Grapevine in Downtown Willow Glen.The cost of this event is $25 per person payable online thru PayPal. Space is limited to 50 people so reserve your spot now. Price includes wine, food, water, and other non-alcoholic beverages. You must be 21-years or older to attend.To reserve your spot you must pay via PayPal. Please visit www.paypal.com; go to 'merchant services'; 'send money'; enter To 'sara@realestaterain.com; amount '$25.00' (or if 2 people $50.00, 3 people $75, and so on) and then click 'send money'. On the next screen, please enter where it says 'Message to recipient' your Name and person/people you're attending with. Your spot will be reserved and we will see you on July 9th for the best party of the summer.

Place: Diabetes Society
Address: 1165 Lincoln Ave, Suite 300
City: San Jose
7:00pm - 8:30pm free
The Diabetes Society sponsors a monthly support group for women ages 25 who have Type 1 (insulin dependent) diabetes. These meetings focus on the concerns of young women such as pregnancy, marriage, emotional peaks and valleys, etc. The group is run as an open forum, allowing it to be dynamic and interactive. Participants are encouraged to share from their own experiences.This group does not meet at the offices of the Diabetes Society. For meeting locations, please call Jean at 408-378-9494.

Place: Diabetes Society
Address: 1165 Lincoln Ave, Suite 300
City: San Jose
7:00pm - 8:30pm free
The Kiwanis Club of Willow Glen presents Music in the Glen 2008, six weeks of concerts held every Thursday evening, 6:30pm-8:30pm, in the quad area of Willow Glen Elementary. All concerts are free to the public!Food and beverages will be sold at each event, with all profits benefiting Willow Glen Elementary and other local charities supported by the Kiwanis Club of Willow Glen.Please note that no animals, alcohol, or bicycles will be allowed in the concert area. And be sure to bring your own lawn chair or blankets for seating.

Place: Sew Beadazzled
Address: 1068 Lincoln Avenue
City: San Jose
6:00pm - 9:00pm $25
Sew Beadazzled, located in Downtown Willow Glen, presents this class for beginning beaders, 12 years and older.Intro to Beading , taught by Phyllis Martin-Rennie, will teach you about the fundamentals of beading and about materials and findings used in many beading designs. Do you know how to tell if semi-precious stones are real or fake? Are the crystals you’re buying what you think they are? Get those answers and more in this class. You’ll be introduced to tools, materials and methods, and you’ll get to experiment with color and design. A single strand bracelet or necklace will be completed in class.Cost for the class is $25, and some supplies are included. (All supplies purchased at Sew Beadazzled for one of our classes are 15% off!) Please phone the shop for more information on how to reserve a spot: 408-293-2232.

Place: Hicklebee's Books
Address: 1378 Lincoln Avenue
City: San Jose
6:30pm free
Hicklebee's Books of Downtown Willow Glen is pleased to present Wiggle Friendly Family Story Time! Fans of Margaret More will be familiar with her wild outfits and fun songs. First time children, too, will be delighted with her engaging stories.Wiggle Friendly Family Story Time is appropriate for children ages 4 and up.

Place: Willow Glen Elementary
Address: 1425 Lincoln Avenue
City: San Jose
6:30pm - 8:30pm free
The Kiwanis Club of Willow Glen's 2008 Music in the Glen Concert Series presents FlashBack!Join The FlashBack Band for a fun and lively trip through the music of the 50s-90s. People have asked Flashback members, "How do you make that sound?" and the response is that we were there and we feel the music! Members of the band have played on the same stage as the Doobie Brothers, Tower of Power, Sly Stone, Cold Blood, and Fleetwood Mac. For more information on The FlashBack Band, please visit: www.aflashbackband.com/.

Place: Willow Glen Books
Address: 1330 Lincoln Avenue
City: San Jose
7:00pm free
Willow Glen Books is pleased to present a reading by poet Nicholas Karavatos, followed by an open mic reading. All are welcome to bring a poem of their own or by a favorite poet.Nicholas Karavatos was a manual worker by day and a poet-musician by night before going into debt to complete his formal education. A graduate of Humboldt State University in Arcata and New College of California's poetics program in San Francisco, he is currently an assistant professor in the department of English at the American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. He is reading in eleven cities this summer in the Western United States and hopes his employer will consider it “professional development.”

Place: ArtHouse Kids
Address: 1043 Lincoln Avenue
City: San Jose
9:30am - 12:30pm $230
2 classes: Ages 5-7 & Ages 8-12Ages 5-7: 7/14-7/18 (9:30am-12:30pm)Ages 8-12: 7/14-7/18 (1:30pm-4:30pm)Cost: $230Join ArtHouse Kids for this 5-day class for children ages 5-7 & 8-12. This new ArtHouse camp will combine painting techniques, working on drawing skills and learning fun cartooning basics. We’ll work in acrylics, oil and chalk pastel, watercolor, and more! A variety of techniques all in one fun week.For more information and to register, please visit http://arthousekids.com.

Place: Treasure Chest Aquarium
Address: 1064 Lincoln ave
City: San Jose
4:30pm free
Treasure Chest Aquarium in Downtown Willow Glen presents a shark feeding on the 5th, 15th, and 25th of every month at 4:30pm. Check out our shark and bring the kids to learn more about this amazing fish.

Place: Diabetes Society
Address: 1165 Lincoln Ave, Suite 300
City: San Jose
7:00pm - 8:30pm free
This monthly support group, sponsored by the Diabetes Society, is for people currently using an insulin infusion pump for the treatment of diabetes. Meetings will focus on the questions and problems that arise while using a pump. This group has no set agenda and is open for the discussion and sharing of experiences.Group leaders include: Bob Goodman; Alice Orth, RN, CDE; Sue Ann Lopes, RN, CDE. For more information on this support group, please e-mail Bob Goodman.