Downtown Willow Glen

Vin Santo's Prix Fixe Lunch Is Back!

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:05:44 PST

Vin Santo Ristorante, located at 1346 Lincoln Avenue, is pleased to announce the return of our Prix Fixe Lunch Menu! Every Wednesday - Friday, 11:30am-2pm, you can enjoy soup or salad, a main course, and soda or iced tea for only $12. Main course selections include our ravioli del giorno, fusilli al pollo, panino al pollo, and more!

Event: WGBA Membership & Board Meeting

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:44:39 PST

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. Please note: this meeting will be held at the Willow Glen Community and Senior Center, 2175 Lincoln Ave. 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 a
request to norma@downtownwillowglen.org.

Event: Treehouse in the Glen: Red Sale

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:52:16 PST

Treehouse in the Glen presents our Red Sale, February 3-7. Everything in the store is on sale, up to 60% off! Come on in and get great deals on all your favorite Treehouse toys. If there was something that you were thinking of getting and you've been saving up for a "rainy day," now is the time. Come on in to Treehouse in the Glen this week to enjoy great savings.

Event: The Grapevine: Music with Laura Meyer

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:47:52 PST

Stop by The Grapevine and enjoy the music of New York folk-rock artist Laura Meyer. Since 2007, Meyer has performed at hundreds of venues ranging from a tiny spirit store nestled amid medieval ruins north of Dublin to the main stage at the renowned Telluride Bluegrass Festival, where she performed in two consecutive years for crowds of over 10,000 people.
After completing a marathon tour at last summer’s Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, Meyer returned to Manhattan to write what has become Miles From Nowhere, a collection of twenty songs inspired by 40,000 miles of touring. Recorded in a single session on August 11, 2009, the album explores a driving, electric sound in addition to the standout fingerstyle playing for which she has become known.
The Grapevine: Music with Laura Meyer
Details: Sat, Feb 27th (7:00pm - 9:30pm)
City: San Jose

Event: The Grapevine: Music with Peter Chung

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:38:11 PST

Enjoy the acoustic guitar music of Peter Chung, playing a mix of jazz, blues, rock, and alternative at The Grapevine in Downtown Willow Glen. Come savor the tunes as you sip and snack your way through our tasting menu.
Our full, regular wine, beer and small plates menus will be available. All pricing is ala carte. There is no cover charge. Tables are for bar customers only. No reservations are needed.
The Grapevine: Music with Peter Chung
Details: Fri, Feb 26th (7:00pm - 9:30pm)
City: San Jose

Event: Grapevine Winemaker Event: Lucas & Lewellan Wines

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:36:11 PST

Join us at The Grapevine in Downtown Willow Glen for this very special event and meet Louis Lucas of Lucas & Lewellan Vineyards & Winery. We will be tasting 5 of his current released wines, including a few Grapevine staff favorites.
$10 will allow you to try all of these tasty wines; our regular bar and small plates menu will also be available at our usual prices. Reservations are not required.
Originally from the Central Valley of California, Louis Lucas is one of California's premier grape growers. He literally grew up in the business: his father, son of Croatian immigrants, was a leading table grape grower in California for decades. Louis is best described as an innovator and a master at utilizing a variety of growing practices and techniques. His vast knowledge and viticulture expertise span over 35 years, making him a sought after speaker, consultant, and advisor.

Event: The Grapevine: Music with Mark Rodriguez

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:26:46 PST

Stop by The Grapevine and enjoy the music of local guitarist Mark Rodriguez, performing the music of Tracy Chapman, John Mayer, Elvis Costello, John Legend, and more. Our regular wine and small plates menus will be served; all pricing is ala carte.
There will be no cover charge, and reservations are not necessary. Tables are for bar customers only - 2 item minimum purchase. 21 years and over only please.
The Grapevine: Music with Mark Rodriguez
Details: Sat, Feb 20th (7:00pm - 9:30pm)
City: San Jose

Event: The Grapevine: Music with Shawn Evans & Diego Picetti

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:24:26 PST

Enjoy the sounds of Shawn Evans and Diego Picetti groovin' at The Grapevine with some jam-based rock, world music, blues, funk and R&B. Our regular menu will be available, all pricing is ala carte.
There will be no cover charge, and reservations are not necessary. Tables are for bar customers only - 2 item minimum purchase. 21 years and over only please.

Event: The Grapevine: Music with Peter Chung & Chris Chavez

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:23:51 PST

Enjoy the acoustic guitar music of Peter Chung and Chris Chavez, playing a mix of jazz, blues, rock, and alternative at The Grapevine in Downtown Willow Glen. Come savor the tunes as you sip and snack your way through our tasting menu.
Our full, regular wine, beer and small plates menus will be available. All pricing is ala carte. There is no cover charge. Tables are for bar customers only. No reservations are needed.

Event: The Grapevine: Live Music Hootenanny!

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:23:09 PST

Enjoy an evening of live music at The Grapevine! Willow Glen locals Mike Murdock and Sean McGuire will be playing your favorite pop gems and curiosities.
Our full, regular wine, beer and small plates menus will be available. All pricing is ala carte. There is no cover charge. Tables are for bar customers only. No reservations are needed.

An Ace in the Hole: Hicklebee's Card Game

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:54:29 PST

Hicklebee's Books presents An Ace in the Hole: Hicklebee's Card Game! Find at least five books in the Hicklebee's windows that fit the theme. Write down their titles and explain in a few words how that book fits, and drop off your entry form at the front desk of the bookstore. Our judges will announce the results on March 1, 2010, and the winner will receive a $50 gift certificate.

Event: Willow Glen Relay for Life

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:02:35 PST

Each year, across the nation, one event brings together entire communities to take part in the fight against cancer. The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life is a time and place where people come to celebrate those who have survived cancer, remember those we've lost, and fight back against a disease that touches too many lives.
Won't you gather together a group of up to 15 family, friends, and colleagues and be a part of the Relay this year? You'll join teams from across San Jose on May 15 & 16, 2010, as they raise money for the American Cancer Society, walk the track at Willow Glen High School, play games, listen to live music, camp-out, and experience the night-time candle-led walk and reading of names of local cancer Survivors and those that have lost their lives to the disease.
Your involvement will help the American Cancer Society work toward its mission of eliminating cancer as a major health issue and will support much-needed services in your community. Thanks in part to the donations from Relay For Life and other events, the Society is saving lives, helping those touched by cancer, and empowering people to fight this disease all over the world.
For more information, and to sign up to participate in the Relay, please click here. There's no deadline to sign up...more

Participate in Willow Glen's Relay for Life and Fight Cancer

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:59:16 PST

Event: Saint Andrew's Episcopal School Meet & Greet

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:40:48 PST

The Saint Andrew's School Meet & Greet held at Willow Glen Library is a reception for current and prospective families to meet and discuss admission to the school. All interested parties are welcome. For more information on the school, please click here.

Event: WG Library Book Talk: Women's Ways of Leading

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:36:26 PST

Willow Glen Library welcomes Mary E. Gardner, co-author with Linda Lambert of the book Women's Ways of Leading, who will speak about findings from a 20-year study of women leaders. The study began in San Jose with educators, and then expanded to industry. In this talk, learn about the values, courage, imagination, sense of community, and mentoring that is shared by women leaders
Gardner is the former superintendent of the Saratoga School District, a visiting practitioner at Harvard University, and a professor of educational leadership. She consults with non-profit organizations and has served on five boards of directors.

Event: WG Library Book Club: "Secrets of the Flesh"

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:32:35 PST

Join us each month for Willow Glen Library's Daytime Book Club. This month's book selection is Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette by Judith Thurman.
A scandalously talented stage performer, a practiced seductress of both men and women, and the flamboyant author of some of the greatest works of twentieth-century literature, Colette was our first true superstar. Now, in Judith Thurman's Secrets of the Flesh, Colette at last has a biography worthy of her dazzling reputation - rich with delicious gossip and intimate revelations, shimmering with grace and intelligence.

Event: Reading on the Ave Book Club: Loving Frank

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:54:18 PST

All are welcome to attend the Reading on the Avenue Book Club, which meets in the Community Room of Willow Glen Library on the 4th Monday of every month. On February 22, we'll be discussing Loving Frank by Nancy Horan.
In 1903, Mamah an Edwin Cheney, commissioned the renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, to design a new home for them. During the construction of the house, a powerful attraction developed between Mamah and Frank, and in time the lovers, each married with children, embarked on a course that would shock Chicago society and forever change their lives.
In this ambitious debut novel, fact and fiction blend together brilliantly. While scholars have largely relegated Mamah to a footnote in the life of America’s greatest architect, author Nancy Horan gives full weight to their dramatic love story and illuminates Cheney’s profound influence on Wright.

Event: Valentine Fun for Fidgety Fingers at Hicklebee's

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:30:56 PST

The children's books My Heart Is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall and One Shoe Blues by Sandra Boynton have knocked our socks off with their fun, creative play and inspired us to have a little Valentine fun of our own.
Children ages 5 and up are invited to join us at Hicklebee's Books as we make sock puppets inspired by Sandra Boynton's book, and valentines in the style of My Heart is Like a Zoo! Please bring your own sock to decorate.
Please RSVP as space is limited - phone Hicklebee's at 408-292-8880.

Willow Glen Community & Senior Center: Fun for All Ages!

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:22:15 PST

Have you visited your local Willow Glen Community and Senior Center recently? Then don't delay, come visit us today! See the beautiful classrooms that have been painted, the new kitchen that was built, and all of the great programs and activities available for you to enjoy. Programs include: news and views, piano, computer classes, billiards, karaoke, chess, social bingo, theater group, line dancing, walking club, lapidary, and woodcarving, as well as free services such as legal assistance and health insurance counseling.
Do you have children and grandchildren that live in the area? Then please be sure to check out the great programs that our Community Center offers for them, too! We now offer programs for all ages.
We're located at 2175 Lincoln Avenue in San Jose, and are open Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4pm. For more information please phone staff member Janine Bray at 408-448-6400.

Event: Lunch & Learn for Adults: Italian Dessert & Salad

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:07:23 PST

Cucina Bambini presents Lunch and Learn, a hands-on lunchtime cooking class for adults! Join Chef Leslie Saviage while she demonstrates fun new recipes for you to enjoy. Today we'll be exploring the wonderful world of Italian cooking, creating tiramisu, toasted bread with gorgonzola and honey, and Tuscan bread salad.
Cost is $20 per class, or $45 for a series of 3 classes. For more information and to register, please visit Cucina Bambini's website.