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Take advantage of spring with upcoming rides

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Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. Have y’all heard? The Amgen Tour of California has unfortunately been placed on hiatus for 2020. It was always a real treat watching the pros race through our neck of the woods! Organizers maintain that a change in “business [...]

Elevated valley views

Perched high above Morgan Hill, this home offers valley views from nearly every corner. Located at 1566 Llagas Road, the 3,939-square-foot home includes five bedrooms and four baths. The gourmet kitchen features a large kitchen island and granite countertops. The living room has [...]

Back in the Limelight

Lover of arts & books; ukulele learner; therapeutic knitter; long-distance runner. Former Arts and Books Editor at Herald-Tribune.
Susan Rife
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When word started going around last summer that Kevin Heath was shutting down his 10-year resident theater company at the Gilroy Center for the Arts, the theatrical community and audience let out a collective gasp of dismay. While there’s no shortage of community theater in [...]

Journey through Oz

Lover of arts & books; ukulele learner; therapeutic knitter; long-distance runner. Former Arts and Books Editor at Herald-Tribune.
Susan Rife
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Christopher Niemann is no stranger to composing. His first work was premiered by the South Valley Symphony in 2013 while he was still a student at Sobrato High School in Morgan Hill. “I was writing music and one of my former scout masters, who also plays in the orchestra, had [...]

Rising entertainment form finds way to Morgan Hill

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When your friend goes missing in the bayou while searching for supernatural sightings, the wise thing to do is go looking for them without any preparation, of course. A colleague and I found our way to a cabin at the edge of a swamp, where various creepy creatures crawled and [...]

Vineyard with privacy

This Gilroy home is a vintner’s paradise, with four of its 14 acres devoted to professionally-maintained wine grapes. Located at 4265 Redwood Retreat Road, the 7,000-square-foot home includes five bedrooms and seven baths. A gated entrance leads into an olive tree-lined [...]

Concours accepting entries

Registration is now open for the Coyote Creek Concours d’Elegance on June 27-28. This year’s theme is “Cars of General Motors and British Motor Cars” along with a host of other automobiles. Car enthusiasts gathered at the first-ever Coyote Creek Concours d’Elegance in [...]

‘Rock of Ages’: Teenaged cast brings big-hair era to life

Lover of arts & books; ukulele learner; therapeutic knitter; long-distance runner. Former Arts and Books Editor at Herald-Tribune.
Susan Rife
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There’s nothing like the enthusiasm of young people for the music of an earlier generation to ratchet up the excitement of a community theater musical production. Savvy casting, strong voices and solid acting in South Valley Civic Theatre’s production of the high school [...]

Volunteers revive veteran’s historic home

Wallace Baine is a staff writer for New SV Media with extensive experience covering community arts in the region.
Wallace Baine
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On a crisp and sunny winter morning in late January, about two dozen volunteers, dressed in identical T-shirts, gathered at an address on Rosanna Street in Gilroy. Their mission was to give a beautiful, if understated, old home a fresh coat of paint. The vibe was upbeat, with [...]
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