This is your last chance to see the colorful wildflower displays at Coyote Lake-Harvey Bear Ranch County Park in 2008. The hills are turning golden, and these floral gems are quickly going to seed. But all is not lost. Join a park ranger at the Mendoza Ranch Trailhead in Coyote Lake-Harvey Bear Ranch County, on Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon. Take a moderate 4.5-mile hike around Mummy Mountain for spectacular valley views and colorful wildflower displays. NOTE: Depending on weather/flower conditions, this hike might be moved to the Coyote Dam the day of the hike. Participants should wear hard-soled shoes, sunscreen, a hat, and long pants. They should also bring water, a snack and lunch. For more information call Ranger Crockett at 408-842-7800, or e-mail: chris.crockett@prk.sccgov.org.

Games, prizes, entertainment, bounce tent, dunk tank, playground, surprises. REAL Doctors, Dentists, Nurses, and Therapists repair your bear. Kids - bring your bear or other stuffed pals for a checkup and repair! Adopt-A-Bear Placement Agency: For kids without their own teddy bear, we’ll help you adopt one for free!

Teddy Bear Comedy Show: Entertainer Tony Borders with puppets, ventriloquism, and tricks.

Lunch available
Hot dog/chips/soda ($2.00)

All are welcome, especially the young and the young at heart. Invite your friends, neighbors and co-workers and their stuffed pals, the more the bearier!

We need teddy bears and other stuffed friends for kids to adopt! Drop off your donation in the church lobby on Sunday mornings through May 11.

About West Valley Presbyterian Church: West Valley Presbyterian Church is a diverse community in the heart of Silicon Valley (Cupertino, CA) centered on the love of God revealed in Jesus Christ. We are people who find ourselves touched, blessed, healed,
and transformed by Jesus.

The Organization of Special needs hosts it’s 4th annual festival for people of all walks (or wheels) of life. May 17th is filled with fun activities. Flag raising ceremony, a special parade, a special soccer tournament, children’s arts/crafts/music and face painting activities, inflatable games like Bounce House, Giant Slide and Obstacle Field, children’s books give away, live community multi-cultural stage performance, over 40 FREE community service exhibits and Health & Nutrition service exhibits, and a one day Youth Leadership Conference. The festival will also prepare an international food court and outdoor music concert,
plus the carnival must have — icy, cotton candy, pop corn, and colorful balloons for children.

Walkable Castro Street will be transformed into a resplendent sea of people and colorful tents for the 12th Annual presentation of A La Carte & Art; a vibrant, multiethnic celebration of the arts. The open-air festival will feature two full days of attractions with live music (rock/jazz/world beat), a juried art show with 250 craftspeople exhibiting their latest wares, festive food, and drink with premium wines, microbrews and margaritas, a farmers’ market with fresh seasonal produce, the popular chefs’ demonstration tent, a variety of amusements for kids and free facials, hand massages and mini-makeovers from Burt’s Bees and Maybelline brand ambassadors.

101st Season Kick Off for the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - Opening Weekend will be a splashy affair when champion high divers return to the beach with a thrilling new aquatic show. From an incredible 80-foot tower dive to wild trampoline antics, these talented performers will keep everyone gasping The action-packed day also includes a preview performance by the Amazing Chinese Acrobats. Sky Divers (Saturday only) wrap up the day with a spectacular beach landing over the Cocoanut Grove. (more…)

One of America’s top political satirists, Will Durst, will discuss his new book, The All-American Sport of Bipartisan Bashing: Common Sense Rantings from a Raging Moderate, an equal-opportunity offender swats both partisan political pinatas from both sides of the spectrum upside their heads.

Bring the whole family to History Park for a day of fun and activities with live music, dance, children’s activities, Portuguese cooking demonstrations, artist’s exhibits, and spectacular food from Portugal, Brazil and Macao.

Gates open at 10am and admission is FREE!
Entertainment and dancing until 7:30pm