May
16
GAL’s Impressions
Home & Garden Tour
Enjoy touring four homes and
a garden at this year’s GAL’s
Tour. Check-in is between 10
am -1:30 pm. The perfect outing
for Mom complete with hors
d’oeuvres & no-host wine tasting
with a Home & Garden Decor
Boutique. 100% of all proceeds
benefi t local youth. Tickets: $30
in advance and $35 at the door.
For information, contact
gilroyassistanceleague.org.
14
Wings of History Air
Museum 16th Annual
Open House & Fly In
A day of fun and excitement
celebrating the spirit of fl ight.
Admission to museum and
displays is free. Hot air balloons,
airplanes of all varieties, antique
cars, antique farm equipment,
steam engines, a yard sale and
kids’ activities that include rib
building, model-making, and a
maze. Food available all day from
8 am -3:30 pm. Located at 12777
Murphy Avenue, San Martin.
Fun starts at 7 am. Contact:
408.683.2290
20
Operation Freedom Paws
6th Annual Golf Tournament
Support our veterans at the OFP
annual tournament and awards
ceremony at Eagle Ridge Golf
Course in Gilroy. Registration
at 12 pm. Details available
408.642.7137 or OFP Golf.
eventbrite.com.
21
Gilroy Art & Wine Stroll
Stroll through Downtown Gilroy
while enjoying wine tasting,
art and special dining. Tickets
available at the Gilroy Chamber
of Commerce or at DowntownGil-
roy.com or EventBrite.com (2016
Gilroy Art and Wine Stroll). For
information, call 408.842.0005.
Events
Morgan Hill Mushroom MardiGras
Morgan Hill will again turn Memorial Day (May 28-29) weekend into a celebration of the mushroom in the
downtown area. Two days of family fun with live entertainment, arts and crafts, gourmet food, mushroom
education, strolling musicians and a Munchkinland to captivate the kids with rides, games and continuous
entertainment. Saturday 10 am - 7 pm and Sunday 10 am - 6 pm. Admission and parking is free. Information
available at mhmmg.com or call 408.778.1786.
4
28
Historic Walking Tour
Dazzle
A Celebration of Giving, Evening
in Tuscany hosted by the Rotary
Club of Morgan Hill at Clos La
Chance Winery in San Martin
at 5 pm. For information and
reservations, visit
dazzle.morganhillrotary.org.
30
Memorial Day Car Show
and Parade
Remembrance ceremony at
Gavilan Hills Cemetery at 9
am Parade start time is 11 am.
Car show starts at 8 am at
Christmas Hill Park. Family Fun
Day starts immediately after
parade at Christmas Hill Park.
Jump houses, Rock wall, live
music, face painters, balloon
artists, all for the kids. Free
to the public. Food vendors
available for food purchases.
For parade route and more info
visit gilroycommunity.org
June
28 3
Chldren are invited to tour Gilroy
Yamato Hot Springs from 9am
to 4:30 pm. Enjoy docent and
staff tours, displays, activities
for the family, and entertain-
ment. Bring a picnic and friends;
parking on site. Reservations:
call 408.314.7185 or email at
[email protected]. Opening night for Friday Night
Music Series in the downtown
amphitheater, each Friday night
to August 26th. Music from 6
pm to 9 pm. Entourage, playing
Todays Favorites and Yesterdays
Classics, kicks-off the season. For
the complete band line-up, go to
morganhill.org.
Children Through History
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Morgan Hill Concert Series
Join members of the Gilroy
Historical Society as they
guide you through Gavilan HIlls
Memorial Park Cemetery at 1000
First Street, Gilroy. Regular tours
through Gilroy’s historic districts
are given on the fi rst Saturday of
each month from 10 am to noon.
Reservations are recommended
but not required. Information at
408.846.0446.
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Gilroy Concert Series
Opening night for Friday
Night Music Series in the
downtown between Monterey
and Eigleberry on Fifth Street.
Featuring vendors, food, fun
and music from 6 pm to 9
pm. For the complete band
line-up and schedule, go to
gilroydowntownbusiness.org.
26
Concours at Kirigin Valley
An exclusive automobile event
held at the historic Kirigin
Cellars from 11 am to 4 pm at
11550 Watsonville Road, Gilroy.
Experience a day of delicious
wine, food, and beautiful cars
on display across ten acres of
cricket lawns as part of the
winery’s Centennial Celebrations.
Registration and spectator info
and tickets are available at
[email protected].
GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN
MAY/JUNE 2016
July
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Ameri a MY HOM E S W EET HO M E
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A spectacular festival of light
celebrating 2,000 years of
Chinese culture and tradition
with over 30 colossal light
sculptures and displays.
Includes gigantic reproductions
of historic landmarks like the
Great Wall, Temple of Heaven,
and Terra Cotta Warriors, as
well as playful pandas, Chinese
“Qilin”, and a huge dragon
constructed entirely of porcelain
plates and bowls all carefully
tied together by hand. This
cultural festival also includes
a bustling artisan marketplace
and live performers from China.
As visitors stroll through the 26
acres of Gilroy Gardens Family
Theme Park at night, they will
witness the splendor and mystic
beauty of over 30 dazzling light
displays, all hand-crafted by
master artisans from Zigong,
China. Each display is composed
of hundreds or even thousands of
individual pieces, from traditional
hand-crafted silk lanterns to tiny
glass bottles fi lled with colored
water. These intricate light
sculptures are fascinating by
day and absolutely breathtaking
at night. Information at
gilroygardens.org.
Morgan Hill Freedom Fest
Annual events include the
Patriotic Sing, Family Street
Dance, Freedom Run, Parade,
Freedom Car Cruise and Show
followed by a spectacular
fi reworks and entertainment
show entitled Fireworks on the
Green. Celebrated in the historic
downtown core, the Community
and Cultural Center as well as
the Outdoor Sports Center, six
events deliver a spectacular,
fun-fi lled family set of events
every July 4th holiday. Visit
morganhillfreedomfest.com
for details.
4-10
US Women’s Open
The 2016 U.S. Women’s Open
is the premier women’s golf
championship in the world,
with 150+ of the best golfers
all striving to hoist the game’s
ultimate trophy. Hosted by Corde
Valle in San Martin, the 71st U.S.
Women’s Open is only being held
in California for the third time in
its illustrious history and the fi rst
time ever in the Bay Area. Infor-
mation at sanjose.org/events/
the--2016-us-womens-open/
gmhtoday.com
29-30
Gilroy Garlic Festival
Known as the world’s greatest
summer food festival, this
Gilroy event has drawn visitors
from around the world to enjoy
great garlicky food, live cooking
competitions and lots of fun for
the whole family. Gourmet Alley,
the heart of the festival, features
a gigantic outdoor kitchen where
wold famous “pyro chefs” put
on a spectacular fl ame-up. Live
entertainment can be found on
three stages and visitors enjoy
strolling through the arts & crafts
area, wine tastng and cooking
contests and demonstrations.
Info at gilroygarlicfestival.com.
SHEPHERD
Gilroy Gardens
2016 Lumination
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