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For the third consecutive year, Gentry Magazine
(www.gentrymagazine.com) and the Stanford
Park Hotel (www.stanfordparkhotel.com) are
presenting Hollywood Hosts, a special event that
benefits Peninsula Youth Theatre. For those who've
attend in years past, you know firsthand how unique
and fun an event this is: It is held in the charming
European courtyard of the Stanford Park Hotel. This is
the only Five Star Diamond-Rated hotel in the Silicon
Valley and San Francisco Peninsula. There isn't a
more beautiful background for this memorable event.
The theme is old Hollywood and this year six design
teams will be creating fabulous tablescapes based
upon one of their favorite movies. These tablescapes
aren't just eye-candy for the evening because guests
have a chance to win everything these creative
designers put on display. Tiffany & Co is
setting a table Elle Woods would be proud to host
from Legally Blonde. Vicki Thorne,
known for her whimsical over-the-top fantasy tables, is
creating a Truly Scrumptious & Friends scene from
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The group from
Neiman Marcus at Stanford is celebrating 100
years of fashion and style so they'll be doing - what
else but The Devil Wears Prada. Spectrum
Fine Homes specializes in Green Design so they
have naturally chosen An Inconvenient Truth
where they'll feature stylish earth-friendly
products. You'll be charmed by the table featuring
Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart from
Sabrina by designers Tracy Hass and Stephen
DaSilva from The Dressed Room. The
Wedding Planner tablescape will be classic and
festive by Emily Joubert Home + Garden.
One of the evening's highlights is the local chefs from
restaurants all over the Peninsula who come to share
their gourmet specialties with us. This year, we're
fortunate to have chefs from The Duck Club,
Soleil, The Poolside Grill, Park
Place, The Village Pub, and
CuisineStyle. Dessert will be presented by
Esther's German Bakery.
PYT has also been honored by being selected as
beneficiary of the premiere Gentry event of the year:
The Gentry Gala. In 2008, Gentry will be celebrating
their 15th anniversary so their annual gala will be even
bigger and better than ever!
The theme is "Spotlight on the Arts" and will be
benefiting some of the Peninsula's treasures:
Peninsula Youth Theatre, Ragazzi Boys Chorus and
West Bay Opera. Each is a respected and highly-
acclaimed arts organization dedicated to quality
productions and enriching their participants' lives.
Together, they promise to deliver one blockbuster
evening.
Purchase a Hollywood Hosts ticket for $40 and a
Gentry Gala 2008 ticket for $100 (or VIP ticket for $150)
and you are invited to an exclusive Gentry party on
April 17 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at the amazing Hotel
Cypress in Cupertino - a Mediterranean villa
designed to inspire wellness and romance.
Tickets are currently available for one or both events.
So grab your chance to walk on the red carpet in style
with Gentry as you support PYT!
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| 2007/2008 Season |
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A whole lot of rockin' and rollin' -- not to mention
fleeing and flying - will be going on at PYT during the
2007-08 season. Three of our five CenterStage
musicals are certified
sensations, and the two PYT premieres have all the
hallmarks of hits. Our "Stories on Stage" season
features two world premieres!
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| Little Ways to Help A Lot |
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PYT has several on-going fundraisers - here are
some ways you can help PYT without much trouble:
Next time you are doing a search on the internet, go
to
http://www.goodsearch.com/
Select Peninsula Youth Theatre as your charity of
choice and they will donate a penny to PYT for each
search you complete.
Save on Taxes. Save the Environment. Help PYT:
Donate your cell phones, ink jets, DVD's, laptops,
MP3's and digital cameras. PYT is conducting a
recycling fundraiser. There is nothing to buy. We are
asking our supporters to protect their environment and
help us raise funds by donating your used cell
phones, ink jet cartridges, DVD movies, video games,
laptop/notebook computer, MP3 player or digital
camera. Need not be in working condition. Your
donation is 100% tax deductible. Tax receipts and the
donation box is located in the PYT lobby.
Buying books, gifts or electronics? Go to
www.pytnet.org/shop
Our partners,
including Kepler's Books and Amazon.com, donate a
percentage of sales back to PYT.
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| Nominate PYT's Volunteer of the Year |
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Do you know someone who goes above and beyond
for PYT? Nominate them for PYT's volunteer of the
year award. Every year PYT selects one outstanding
volunteer to honor from nominees submitted by
members of the PYT family. This year, the winner will
be honored at our "Hollywood Hosts" event on Sept.
16.
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| Thanks for Making Us Best of the Best! |
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The votes are in! Readers of Bay Area Parent have
voted PYT the "Best Children's Theater Workshop."
"PYT (Peninsula Youth Theatre" provides wonderful
family entertainment that introduces kids to the
struggling but vital art form of live theater. Better than
a movie any day!"
Kelly Holliday, San Jose as quoted in Bay Area
Parent Magazine
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Sweet Charity |
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COMING SOON! Sweet
Charity, a Broadway hit of 1966 and the final show
of PYT's 2006-07 "Rags and Riches" season. This
production features a
script by Neil Simon, one of the world's most beloved
playwrights; the songs of Cy Coleman and Dorothy
Fields, a master at matching the rhythms of colloquial
speech to music; and choreography inspired by Bob
Fosse, who revolutionized dance with his signature
moves mixing sentiment and cynicism.
It also will shed light on an exciting time and place: the
1960s, a decade of rapid social change, in New York,
a restless city of infinite possibilities. At the outset, big-
hearted, all-too-eager Charity Hope Valentine dreams
of being swept off her feet and settling down in
suburbia. By the end, she learns the necessity of
taking responsibility for her own happiness and
success. But her optimistic world view never wavers.
PYT's production, featuring youths ages 12-20 in all
roles, is directed by Rebecca Ennals, with
choreography by Katie O'Bryon and music
direction by Rob Nieves. It is sponsored by
Gentry magazine, Cameron Veterinary Hospital,
Fenwick & West, LLP and the De Martini family.
Shows perform July 28 through Aug. 5 at the Mountain
View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St.,
Mountain View. Tickets, $15-18, can be purchased at
www.pytnet.org or by calling (650) 903-6000.
Click HERE for ticket information!
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