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As the earliest rays of the dawning sun appear in the sky April

Some people think that churches are like social clubs or

Though financial and employment challenges may have limited

I was planning to write a whiny, complaining column this month,

I was a lucky kid; I grew up in “Small Town America” during the 1950s. And although my Colorado hometown wasn’t “small” by most standards (roughly 100,000 people), it felt that way because we were encapsulated within our close-knit neighborhoods.

The Gilroy Rotary volunteers are already at work preparing for the Wine Pavilion at the Garlic Festival. The pavilion, often referred to as the “Wine Tent,” allows festival-goers to sample local wines by the taste or by the glass. Often people will find themselves in the tent enjoying wine and escaping the heat under the cooling misters, but many don’t realize that the Gilroy Rotary has been using the event as a major fundraiser for community projects and outreach for the past 13 years.

Man's battle with nature has never been more dramatically told than through the true story of building a canal across the Isthmus of Panama.

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“Amaluna” moves our planet to another universe and scans the surface of William Shakespeare's “The Tempest.” It moves its artists on a fanciful, unforgettable journey that - at times - takes the breath away. Esteemed award-winning Broadway director Diane Paulus has been given the reins to create this glorious work of art. (Paulus also directed the brilliant “Porgy and Bess” production now playing in San Francisco and the Tony winning revival of “Pippin”.)