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Poppy Jasper International Film Festival expands to Gilroy—hosts the world.

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G N I D L I U B ENE C S A Poppy Jasper International Film Festival invites the community to participate

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ew people have embarked on a filmmaker's journey, but with the advances in technology—quite literally, at our fingertips—making our own movies is easier than ever.

This is one of the messages that L. Mattock Scariot, director of the upcoming Poppy Jasper International Film Festival, hopes will inspire local people of all ages.

Now in its 13th year and expected to draw more than 3,000 people this April, the festival invites independent filmmakers, both local and from the far reaches of the world to submit their original films.

With still a month to go to the submissions deadline, Scariot, 51, says the festival already has received more than 100 films, some from such far-away places as Denmark, Malaysia and Turkey.

“We are discovering amazing, beautiful films that people would just never see,” Scariot says. ➝ 6

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NEW ADDITION Director L. Mattock Scariot leads the Poppy Jasper Film Festival in its 13th year, April 2018.

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Scariot says the event got its start after a group of people in Morgan Hill decided to raise money for a local TV station, MHAT. “At the time, it was a novelty” Scariot says, “But they got so much support—raising $65,000 the first year with more than 1,000 people in attendance.”

Scariot says the festival did really well for the first few years, but after a while it became more difficult. That’s when they asked her to take it over.

Kim Bush, the first director and one of the festival founders, says the festival has had its ups and downs, but she’s impressed by how far it has come.

“It’s pretty amazing.” she says.

“When we started the festival back in 2004, I don’t think there were 300 film festivals in the United States.”

With the advent of technology Bush says there are probably 300 in the Bay Area alone, but the harder part, she laments, has been getting the community to attend.

“So you’re not getting car chases and shoot ‘em up films, but

you’ll get really great films from up-and-coming, actors, producers or directors,” she says.

Bush says this event brings one more cultural aspect to the area.

“It’s expanded the horizon of Morgan Hill—and now Gilroy—to the world.”

Bush says there is a language to international films—a kind of universal message no matter what the genre.

Bush says she’s excited about the direction the festival is going, especially because of Scariot’s background in film.

“She understands the filmmakers, being one herself, and I think she’ll bring that understanding to the festival,” Bush says.

This may be Scariot’s first year as festival director, but as Bush mentioned, it’s not Scariot’s first experience in film. Involved in nonprofit organizations serving the arts community for nearly 20 years, Scariot is also a film producer and co-owner of 152 West Productions.

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LUNAR LANDING Experience a semi-technical presentation of the details of the July 20, 1969 lunar landing by Ed Ferner, former Grumman Aerospace Corporation employee assigned to the Lunar Excursion Module project. Seating is limited, attendance is by reservation only and no walk-ins will be permitted. Learn how America went to the moon Saturday, Jan. 27, 1-2:15pm at the Wings of History Air Museum Clubhouse, 12777 Murphy Ave. For more information or to register, email museum1903@gmail.com.

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SCAVENGER HUNT Discover night phenomena with family and friends at the Youth Night Scavenger Hunt at Calero County Park. Participants will work through team activities designed to ignite curiosity in youth ages nine and above.

Dress for cool weather, please note that rain will cancel the event. Hunt for fun at this free event Friday, Jan. 26, 6:30-8pm at Calero County Park, 23205 McKean Road. Meet near the park office. Reservations are required, please call 408.918.7779 to register.

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MISSION 10 RACE Head to the 35th annual Mission 10 Race, sponsored by Hollister Rotary Club. Participants of the half marathon will run through the Anzar Hills and past Anzar Lake, and participants of the 5k race will compete for prizes for the top theme teams. WIth four different races, including a 1-mile kids fun run, there is something for everyone. All proceeds benefit local scholarships and charities. Join the 2018 Mission 10 Race Saturday, Jan. 27 at Mission Plaza, Second St. Register now at mission10.racemine.com.

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Join native representative of the Ohlone people, Kanyon Sayers-Roods as she facilitates conversations around decolonization and acknowledging indigenous protocol. Sayers-Roods will also offer history and insightful knowledge of the Bay Area native perspective around such issues. Learn protocol and gain awareness around these issues and more at this free event on Saturday, Jan. 27, 1-3pm at Indian Canyon. For more information and to register, visit tinyurl.com/y9mnzmmj.

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Black History Month ceremonial Native American blessing. Incorporating this element enhances the Black History Month celebration, demonstrating that all men and women come from the same creation.

‘It’s a way of celebrating, observing and remembering the people’ ‘Frederick Douglass’ Sculpture by Katie Johnson

SOCIAL GOOD Gilroy Center for the Arts invites the public to its fourth annual Black History Month art exhibit and event, opening Feb. 3.

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Appreciating and sharing black culture in Gilroy

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arlic—it’s usually the first thing that comes to mind when people mention Gilroy. But this February the Gilroy Arts Alliance will host its fourth annual Black History Month art exhibit and event. South Valley sat down with Gilroy local and exhibit curator Louise Shields to find out what event-goers could expect this year.

What's new this year?

This year the alliance is in partnership with Gavilan College to help promote each other’s Black History

Month’s events. The alliance and the college hope to continue this partnership and work together for future events.

The alliance also is sponsoring a performance by the South Valley African community dance troupe in traditional regalia, dancing and drumming.

Local artist Ernest Kirk, Jr. also will exhibit. He has been painting folk art for a while. Local African American vocalist Saintjohn Ward will also be one of the performers.

He has his own story of triumph— he’s a great role model.

The alliance has also invited Vercila Chacon to conduct a

Why is it important to continue to offer events like these?

Black History Month offers a way to celebrate and remember people and the events in the history of the African Diaspora. It’s a way of celebrating, observing and remembering the people and the events that took place, building connections and inclusiveness. The celebration will bring the community together, regardless of race, creed, color.

Who should attend?

Everyone. This is an an enrichment event for the community.

It’s going to be a day filled not just with beautiful artwork and storytelling, drumming, and talking about the richness of black history—it’s a family day.

Gilroy Arts Alliance presents its fourth annual Black History Month Art Exhibit and Event at the Gilroy Center for the Performing Arts, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 with an opening reception at noon-3:30pm. The exhibit continues until March 3.

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Join the San Benito County Arts Council at a high school contest for Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest. The competition, taking place in San Benito County for the first time, is part of a national program encouraging high school students to learn about great poetry. Attend the competition to watch students from San Benito and Anzar High Schools compete in Live Poetry Contest County Finals. One winner will be chosen to represent the county at the state finals. Witness the county finals Friday, Feb. 9, 6-8pm at Anzar High School, 2000 San Juan Highway, San Juan Bautista. Visit sanbenitoarts.org.

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HOLLISTER COFFEE MUG CREATION Create a ceramic coffee mug masterpiece with ARTI-Culture.

Participants will mold clay into

a custom coffee mug that can be used again and again. Make something amazing Saturday, Jan. 27, 10am-noon at Mars Hill Coffeehouse, 610 San Benito St, Hollister. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/y9x2ppzo.

REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES Meet California’s statewide Republican candidates for governor, attorney general, secretary of state and state Assembly presented by the San Benito County Republican Party. Meet and greet influential speakers Travis Allen, Judge Steven Bailey, Mark P. Meuser and Neil Kitchens. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet statewide candidates Saturday, Jan. 27, 11:30am-2pm at the Veterans Memorial Building, 649 San Benito St. For more information, visit sbcrepublicans.org.

AWARDS DINNER Join San Benito County Chamber at its 97th annual Awards Dinner and Dance and help honor the Man, Woman

and Businesses of the Year for 2018.

Invite friends along and enjoy the Margaritaville “Jimmy Buffet Style” themed party. Guests are invited to dress the part, but please, no shorts.

Honorees include Frankie Gallagher, Jim Hart, Michael Fisher, Pierce Real Estate, Galaxy Self Storage, Intero Real Estate and Margot’s Ice Cream. Join the party Saturday, Jan. 27, 6-11pm at San Juan Oaks, 3825 Union Road. For more information, visit sanbenitocountychamber.com.

FLIGHT OF FANCY Head to The GardenShoppe for its first unique wine sampling experience, A Flight of Fancy. Guests will be able to choose their flights based on their own desired price range from a

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selection of 42 wines, including exquisite organic varieties and delicious local favorites. Jeans and hoodies area appropriate and encouraged. Guests that are not fans of wine will be accommodated with 20 different beers and a nice lineup of Coke products. Light hors d’oeuvres will also be served.

Guests must be 21 to participate.

Event is limited to 50 participants; first come, first served. Sample great wines Saturday, Feb. 3, 2:305:30pm at The GardenShoppe, 364 Seventh St. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/ybkrywnl.

during Gilroy Restaurant Week in honor of California Restaurant Month. Join the celebration for a chance to win $500 in the “Taste of Garlic” contest and enjoy Gilroy restaurants, where garlic is always on the menu through Jan. 28. For more information and a list of participating restaurants and locations, visit gilroyrestaurantweek.com.

Everyone who loves to sing is invited to join San Benito Oriana Chorale as it begins another fun and challenging season. Sopranos, altos, tenors and basses are all welcome to join this community choir in singing the best of classical, folk, Broadway, light opera, pop and gospel vocal music. No auditions are required. Join the first rehearsal Monday, Jan. 29, 7:15-9:30pm at Christ Fellowship Hollister, 2066 San Benito St, Hollister. For more information, visit orianachorale.org..

RANCH DANCE Enjoy a fun

GILROY RESTAURANT WEEK Head to Gilroy and enjoy a “Taste of Garlic” in a range of creative and delicious dishes presented by participating restaurants

MORGAN HILL WILDLIFE TRACKING Join wildlife biologists at Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve for a free hike and wildlife tracking demonstration. Use tracking guides to identify tracks while

hiking on the family-friendly moderate Arrowhead Loop Trail.

Bring brown-bag lunches and stay around after the hike for a tracking demo and to learn how to interpret animal tracks. Spot wildlife tracks Sunday, Jan. 28, 9am-1pm at Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, 550 Palm Ave, Morgan Hill. For more information, visit greenfoothills.org.

AUTHOR VISIT Join former journalist, professor and media researcher John McManus, author of “Don’t Be Fooled, A Citizen’s Guide to News & Information in the Digital Age” at the Morgan Hill Library. McManus will share research insights and ➝ 12

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evening at Sacred Heart Parish School’s annual Ranch Dinner Dance and Auction. Attendees will enjoy dinner by Zuc’s Frontyard Barbeque, dessert, dancing and both silent and live auctions. Tickets are free and required for entry into the event; ages 21 and over only. Join the fun Saturday, Jan. 27, 5-11pm at San Benito County Fair, 9000 Airline Highway. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/ybox7ydf.

Join Raw Combat International at the first RCI Self Protection Seminar for Central and Northern California. The seminar will include risk management, threat management, crisis prevention and situational awareness.

Attendees that sign up for classes prior to Jan. 27 will receive their gear free.

Please wear street clothes and bring water, age 18 and over only. Become hard to kill Saturday, Jan. 27, 2-4pm at Enterprise Academy of Martial Arts, 351 Tres Pinos Road, Ste B, Hollister. Visit tinyurl.com/yadhat8g.

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For more information, visit chantillylacevincent.com.

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Bring theory and practice together at the Silicon Valley Lego League District Championship. Teams will use LEGO Mindstorms robotics to design, build and program autonomous robots to compete in an obstacle course using LEGO elements to model challenges related to those encountered by working scientists and engineers, and present their research and solutions at a tournament. Watch the robot rounds Sunday, Jan. 28, 7am-6:30pm at Ann Sobrato High School, 401 Burnett Ave, Morgan Hill. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/y8rra8cb.

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practical methods to evaluate the reliability and trustworthiness of the information presented in the news. Copies of the book will be available for signature at the talk. Join the conversation Monday, Jan. 29, 7-8pm at the Morgan Hill Library, 660 W. Main Ave. For more information, visit friendsmhlibrary.org.

EVENTS REGISTRATION DEADLINE Piano students ranging from fifth to 12th grades are invited to register to compete in the Marian Filice youth

piano competition and music festival at Gavilan College. Contestants will be expected to prepare two contrasting pieces from the classical repertoire performed by memory.

The competition will consist of a junior and a senior division with winners in each division. Nearly $2,000 in prize money will be awarded and honorable mentions will be recognised. The competition will be held Sunday, March 4 at 10am at Gavilan College in Gilroy.

The deadline for entry is Friday, Jan. 26. For more information contact mamirkhanian@gavilan.edu, for applications, visit gavilan.edu/music.

PLANTS & JAZZ Everyone is welcome to head to Ford Ord to help Return of the Natives (RON) restore and revitalize the national monument by planting native plants. This free event is very familyfriendly, and community service hours are available. Volunteers under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian sign a waver. Tools, water and great snacks will be provided and participants will be treated to live jazz played by CSU Monterey Bay student Salvador Alamillo. Wear sturdy footwear and dress in plenty of layers. Restore and revitalize Ford Ord Saturday, Jan. 27, 10am-1pm at Fort Ord National Monument, Salinas. For directions and more information visit csumb.edu/ron.

BARREL TASTING Join the three winemakers of Blended, A Winemaker’s Studio as they each present a barrel of yet-to-be bottled wine for sampling. Guests will enjoy small-bite pairings and lots of background information on the winemakers’ philosophy.

Enjoy the Blended Barrel Tasting Event Saturday, Jan. 27, 1-4pm at Blended, A Winemaker’s Studio, 3200 Dryden Ave, Ste A, Gilroy.

For more information, visit tinyurl.com/ybsjbe6e.

DINNER COMEDY Join Granada Theater for a night of laughter, dinner and dancing. Laugh along to the comedy of Ellis Rodriguez while enjoying a three-course dinner by executive chef Mark Johnson and dance to music by Pacific Soul.

Dress to impress; collared shirts

required and no ball caps allowed.

Attendees must be twenty-one or older. The Comedy and Dinner Show will be held Saturday, Jan. 27, 6-10pm at Granada Theatre, 17440 Monterey St. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit lealgranadatheatre.com.

MIKE OSBORN BAND Enjoy an evening with The Mike Osborn Band and experience a unique blend of blues, rock, R&B and progressive country. From the band’s boot scootin’ dance songs to its weepy ballads, attendees will enjoy a diverse selection of tunes with passionate, masterful guitar playing to tie it all together.

Experience some danceable, southern fried rock and blues with a concert stage show Saturday, Jan. 27, 9pm-midnight at Ridgemark Golf Club and Resort, 3800 Airline Highway, Hollister.

For more information, visit michaelosbornmusic.net.

POTTER NIGHT Join BookSmart of Morgan Hill for a night of magic and fun at Harry Potter Book Night.

Dust off those wands and get out those spell books as BookSmart hosts more than two hours of costume contests, spell casting, potion making and much more. Celebrate all things Harry Potter Thursday, Feb. 1, 4:307pm at BookSmart of Morgan Hill, 1295 E. Dunne Ave, Ste 120, Morgan Hill. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/ydfc44wn.

MUSICAL AUDITIONS All actors ages six through eighth grade are invited to audition for San Benito Stage Company’s Spring Musical, The Grunch. Inspired by the well known, “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas”, The Grunch tells the story of grumpy 6th grader Rudy Grunch and his perfect plan to ruin the annual school musical for everyone. Auditionees should be prepared to sing and dance and bring comfortable shoes and a great attitude. Audition for the Spring Musical Thursday. Feb. 8, 5-8pm at San Benito Stage Company, 336 Fifth St, Hollister.

For more information, visit sanbenitostage.org.

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With an event of this size, Scariot says it’s critical to get the involvement of the entire community.

Gilroy local Joan Buchanan is leading the charge for volunteers.

Buchanan, the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce 2015 Woman of the Year, says this is a new venture for her, but she’s excited about the work ahead and is just starting to put the word out about volunteers.

“We’re open to anyone that might like to see some of these films as well as work at a station for a few hours.”

Organizing a team of volunteers is nothing new to Buchanan. For 20 years she orchestrated a team charged with garlic bread duty for the Gilroy Garlic Festival. Each year, Buchanan says she organized and recruited more than 120 people—25 people in two shifts for three days.

Buchanan says she hopes to get at least 50 film festival volunteers to work 3- to 4-hour shifts as greeters, ticket takers, merchandise salespersons or runners.

Like Walton, Buchanan thinks the film festival is a great idea for downtown.

“Both Morgan Hill and Gilroy downtown associations have been kind of looking for a joint project that would involve both towns— so I think it would be great,” says Buchanan.

Beyond volunteers, Scariot and her team have designed several events to engage the community and inspire others to explore filmmaking.

The Poppy Jasper International Film Festival is holding several filmmaking workshops in the coming months.

The workshops are designed for people as young as 4 years old to adults.

One workshop for kids ages 4-14 is taking place with the help of a grant from the Morgan Hill Community Foundation—the next workshop is Jan. 27.

“For our young filmmakers program, we’re working with CMAP and the local libraries in Gilroy and Morgan Hill,” Scariot says. “We’re teaching the kids to make their own movies with the iMovie app, and those films will then be shown at the film festival.” Scariot says while Thursday will be set aside for viewing films created by local ➝ 16

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really impacted by the content of the submissions she and her team are reviewing.

“Some nights I’m crying,” she says. “I feel like I’m connecting with these people. Even though I’m a director, I’m still a filmmaker and I’m just so touched by the outreach. People are connecting with us, Morgan Hill and Gilroy—all over the world.”

The festival has its roots in Morgan Hill, specifically the Granada Theater, now owned by Frank Leal.

Scariot says Leal was one of the festival’s charter sponsors.

This is the first year that Gilroy has been invited to take part.

“The idea was always to have Poppy Jasper be a regional festival,” Scariot says.

Gary Walton, president of the Gilroy Downtown Business Association is also really excited.

He says this is one of those events that’s going to change Gilroy’s downtown and will bring people and publicity to the area.

“We have a very intact downtown and who knows, some filmmaker might want to use us a location for their next film,” Walton says.

Walton also says Gilroy shops, hotels, restaurants and bars should see an increase in business.

“The fact that the Poppy Jasper Film Festival is going to occur on the same day as the GDBA’s annual Wine Stroll should make the event even more memorable and bring a lot of vitality to our downtown,” Walton says.

With the enhancements in homemade movie technology, Scariot expects to receive a wide variety of films, from short films of all different lengths to feature films.

“We won’t know exactly how many films we are showing until we pick what we want, then we start programming it,” Scariot says.

Scariot says among the films she knows they will be screening is Cesar’s Last Fast, a documentary with San Juan Bautista’s Luis Valdez, film director and founder of El Teatro Campesino and a 2015 National Medal of Art recipient.

“We thought it was appropriate for our area,” Scariot says. “Luis is local. The director is in London, but we’re talking to the composer to see if he can come after and participate in the Q/A.”

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filmmakers, children’s films will be shown on Sunday, when awards will be given out and a reception will be held. “The world is moving rapidly toward film and video as a preferred form of communication,” Scariot says. “Now everyone is filmed and video taped—en our conference calls: Scariot says they will not just have film shorts, but music videos.

“For millennials we have a music video program,” she says. “A team of five filmmakers will be shooting a music video of a local band.”

Scariot says members of the community can sign up at pjiff.org to be ‘audience extras’ during the filming and the music video will be shown at the festival, where the band will make an appearance.

The third program is for ages 40 and up. “Back in the day, it was 8mm, 16mm, 35mm film.

Filmmaking was complicated and expensive for the amateur or film student. I bet there are a lot of people who wanted to make a film but never did but with digital technology it is so much more doable.”

Scariot says in three Sundays participants will be guided, as a group, to write a script, cast it, direct the film and edit and add music. Scariot says the completed film will premiere at the festival and she hopes after being shown how to do it, people will be encouraged to pursue filmmaking projects on their own. More than anything, Scariot wants to enable more community awareness and involvement in film and digital media arts, and connect filmmakers to the community.

“We all sit at home and watch movies,” she says. “It’s a little

daunting for people to go to a film festival. But we’re picking movies from all over the world that you’re not going to see anywhere else.”

“It is really about connecting people and making a difference— these programs mean a lot to me.” she says. “If I can just change one person’s life by introducing them to something that gives them a purpose, then I’ve done my job.”

Scariot says they’re hoping to build a more self-sustaining model that operates like a business with paid staff.

“I want to do what most film festivals do—have an institute attached to them that runs the programming. I would like a south county film institute and run the festival where we have films year round. The better this festival gets and the more structure I can put into this the more I can do,” Scariot says.

She hopes this festival will introduce films and film festivals to people and inspire them to take film seriously.

“Film is a viable career choice,” she says. “It’s a good way of teaching kids and adults that you can do this for a relatively cheap cost and you can make a living at it—it’s creative and empowering.”

The Poppy Jasper Film Festival runs April 5-8, 2018 in downtown Morgan Hill and Gilroy. If you’d like to serve as a greeter, ticket taker, merchandise salesperson, or runner, email the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival at volunteer@pjiff.org. For more information about the film festival, visit www.pjiff.org.

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