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Community Interest Fun After Fifty Club Installs New Officers to classes that will help in those areas. Students will be learning medical terminology, math needed for dosages and, if needed, writing development. With limited space, the program expanded to start with 38 people on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Students will take between 14.5 units to 18.5 units per semester as a group depending on their skill level. “It’s not easy; it’s accelerated. [These students] can all succeed if they put the time in,” Hayes said. Hayes is optimistic the program can be duplicated starting this fall if the funding continues. Given the need and interest, a database was created of those who were interested. This isn’t the first time the college has offered free training. More than a year ago, English and accounting courses were offered in Menlo Park. Last year, thanks to a different grant, Cañada offered home energy retrofitting training. Despite the budget challenges, Hayes noted more and more people need job retraining. Hayes and her staff are always looking for new ways to meet those needs. To learn more about the program visit canadacollege.net/caa. The Redwood City Fun After Fifty Club installed their newly elected officers at their first meeting of 2012. The swearing-in ceremony was officiated by Bruce Utecht, manager of the Veterans Memorial Senior Center. Marilyn Centoni continues as president. David Desideri stepped up to vice president, with Dolores Siegfried as second vice president. Money managers Chito DeLeon and Rudy Grana remain executive treasurer and treasurer, respectively. The secretarial pool of Fran Benedetto, (membership), Margaret Powers (correspondence) and Dolores Weigand (recording) remains intact. Newly elected trustees Sandi Williams and Stanley Butler join trustees Maureen Grover (immediate past president), Karl Girardi (past president) and Gloria Stent to fill out the team. Dennis Berglund and his 11-member dance band will continue to entertain the center with music of the ’40s and ’50s from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on the last Friday of the month. Jack Hickey will continue to serve the club in an appointed role as public relations chair. The club-sponsored Fun After Fifty Bowling League continues at Bel Mateo Bowl after the Mel’s Bowl shutdown. Fun After Fifty congregates each Tuesday in the VMSC Sunset Room at 10 a.m., with meetings beginning at 11 a.m. in the theater. This is followed by lunch and bingo. The club has two websites: the rwcfaf.com/wp interactive site created by Marilyn Centoni with the assistance of her son Scott and the original rwcfaf.com created by Hickey. These will eventually be combined into rwcfaf.org. Cañada College Offers Free Job Training Those hoping to train in a new field are faced with numerous challenges — rising unit fees, book cost and limited space in classes. Cañada College in Redwood City recently launched a free medical administrative assistant certificate program. Originally limited to 30 students, the grantfunded program will run over two semesters. The program is totally free to those accepted, and students will leave prepared for the testing required to apply for jobs in the growing field. “I think it’s just a wonderful opportunity,” Linda Hayes, dean of Cañada’s Workforce Division, said. The program covers tuition fees, textbooks and material fees. It provides students the training to get started in a front office position and possibly start earning a livable wage. Once a person is employed, he or she can return and cover the costs — thanks to the new salary or financial aid — for back office training, said Hayes. “You can keep developing those skills to climb the ladder,” said Hayes. Jeri Eznekier, who is coordinating the program, explained interest has been high. About 200 people inquired about the program and 85 applied, she said. “So many people need retraining,” said Eznekier. Getting a medical assistant position isn’t as simple as applying. Eznekier explained many offices require a number of tests to be completed before a candidate will be considered. Through the program, students will have access The Redwood City–San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce Announces Award Recipients — Golden Apples and 2011 Business Woman of the Year In recognition of the contribution of business to education, the Port of Redwood City and Honey Bear Trees will receive the Redwood City–San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce’s Golden Apple Awards this year for their commitment to local education. The Golden Apples will be awarded at the chamber’s annual dinner and awards recognition banquet at the Hotel Sofitel. The Golden Apple recognizes businesses that strive to make a difference in city schools. Nominated by Jo-Ann Sockolov, the president of the Redwood City Education Foundation, the Port of Redwood City is being recognized not only for being a lead sponsor of the RCEF’s premiere fundraising event “Benefit for a Brighter Future,” but also because with their support the RCEF was able to expand the “Music for Learning” program to reach 4,000 students. The port also sponsors regular visits by historic tall ships, which offer educational tours and programs on their vessels to local school children. The port has a history of supporting the schools for more than 25 years. The port’s annual “Port Poster Contest” is conducted as an opportunity for Redwood City elementary school children to compete for prizes while learning about their hometown port. The winning school also receives a generous donation from the port. In making the nomination Sockolov said, “We are proud to partner with the Port of Redwood City. Its commissioners and staff are stalwart advocates of our students and schools and they have chosen to make a solid investment in our children’s and our community’s future.” Also receiving a Golden Apple is Honey Bear Trees, whose nomination by Jane Taylor, chair, Local Business Program of the Redwood City Education Foundation, recognizes them for their enthusiastic support of Redwood City schools. Honey Bear Trees has a school fundraising program. They donate 15 percent of the sales of Christmas trees to a particular school or educational foundation when a customer mentions it when purchasing their tree. Taylor said, “I think what I find significant is that Honey Bear Trees started their fundraising effort in 2007, and they continued to expand the program as the downturn in the economy started and when many small businesses were eliminating any charitable giving that they were doing.” The chamber’s Golden Apple Award was started 16 years ago by its Education Committee to recognize what business does for the educational community. Golden Apple Award recipients the Port of Redwood City and Honey Bear Trees both exemplify a commitment to education and demonstrate what great partnerships with the business community can accomplish. The chamber’s Business Woman of the Year Award for 2011, co-sponsored by United American Bank in Redwood City, was presented to Nori Jabba, director of community affairs for DMB Associates. Jabba obtained her master’s in urban and regional planning from George Washington University in 1991 and then began working for Pacific Gas and Electric Company. At PG&E she traveled throughout the state studying and forecasting land use and development patterns and later managed real estate transactions and strategic planning for the northern half of PG&E’s service territory. (continues on page 17) www.SpectrumMagazine.net
Cultural Events The Main Gallery 1018 Main St., Redwood City 650-701-1018 www.themaingallery.org The Main Gallery, an artists’ cooperative with 23 members, showcases the work of some of the best local talent in the Bay Area. The gallery is located in the historic yellow Victorian cottage at the corner of Main and Middlefield. The gallery is open Wednesday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pixie Couch, “Wall Angel,” ceramic raku fired porcelain, 2012 Susan Wolf, “Butterfly Teapot,” stoneware, 2012 Mainly Clay The Main Gallery is excited to announce its annual Mainly Clay show, which opens Feb. 15 and runs through March 18. This year the gallery’s ceramic artists have come together to bring you an exciting new body of work. The gallery will host a reception with the artists on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Here is a small sampling of what you will find from the gallery’s three-dimensional artists for the Mainly Clay show: “For amusement I have been playing with animals in utilitarian ware and in wall pieces. Some have taken the form of cake testers and others appear on platters. Birds populate wall pieces. All aim to delight,” states Doris Fischer-Colbrie. In addition, Fischer-Colbrie’s constant exploration of surface treatment of vase forms continues. By pressing clay bits onto cardboard boxes she uses for molds, Pixie Couch says she makes “boxes from boxes.” After making two of the same box, the pieces are joined together to make a closed box form. A hole in the top and feet are added and — voilà — they become small vases, making wonderfully unique gifts. Couch is also continuing her wall angel series, stretching out clay for wings, and incorporating the human face into the pieces. Couch exclaims, “I have a new lovely white matte glaze that I’m using for my functional bowls, cups and plates. It gives the brushwork decoration a soft, pastel quality.” Although Susan Wolf doesn’t think of it as a theme, most of the work she presents for this show has to do with butterflies. The Rain Forest Exhibit at the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco inspired Wolf and she knew she needed to do something with butterflies. Wolf goes on to say that when she makes butterflies out of clay, “they are far more earthbound than I had hoped, but then, clay is about as far away from butterfly wings as one can get. I’m getting some of the colors that I want, and at the moment I am trying to finish a set of teapots with butterflies that, I am hoping, will convey some of the lightness!” Fox Theatre and Club Fox 2209 Broadway, downtown Redwood City Tickets available at www.clubfoxrwc. com, 650-369-7770 or tickets.foxrwc.com Fox Theatre • Colbie Caillat. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4. • Tony Orlando. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. • Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer Live! Dora’s Pirate Adventure. 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24 • Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer Live! Dora’s • Pirate Adventure. 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25. • An Afternoon of Bridal Planning. 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. • Fly Fishing Film Tour. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28. Club Fox • Paula Harris & Blu Gruv (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8. Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Cha Cha Cha. 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10. Tempest with Ol’ Cheeky Bastards. 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. Silly Sunday with Sal Calanni and Kirk McHenry hosted by Al Gonzales. 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12. Nancy Gilliland “Incurably Romantic” Valentine’s Day Concert. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14. Cold Feat (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15. Fred Eaglesmith. 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17. Purple Haze (Jimmy Hendrix cover) and Kevin Russell’s Cream of Clapton. 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. Junior Watson (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22. Arab Comedy by the Bay. 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23. Journey Unauthorized. 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24. Kim Baker & Heather Combs with Garrin Benfield. 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25. Lara Price Blues Revue (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29 • • • • • • • • • • • • San Mateo County History Museum 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City 650-299-0141 www.historysmc.org Tuesday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and students, free for children 5 and under The History Museum is housed inside the historic 1910 County Courthouse. Over 50,000 people visit the museum each year, and the number of local residents who hold memberships is growing. The History Museum teaches approximately 14,000 children each year through the on- and offsite programs. The museum houses the research library and archives that currently hold over 100,000 photographs, prints, books and documents collected by the San Mateo County Historical Association. New Exhibit at History Museum Honoring Steve Jobs The San Mateo County History Museum is proud to announce a new addition to our permanent exhibit San Mateo County History Makers: Entrepreneurs Who Changed the World. The new exhibit features an original 1988 NeXT computer and will discuss NeXT Inc., the company local Woodside resident Steve Jobs founded in Redwood City after leaving Apple in 1985. Tim Berners-Lee used NeXT technology to create the World Wide Web and, according to Jobs’ 2005 Stanford commencement speech, “the technology … developed at NeXT is at the heart of Apple’s current renaissance.” Also on view are books, brochures and an original NeXT decal given away free with the purchase of the computer. (continues on page 13) The Spectrum 11
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