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THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY

A supplement to the Hollister Free Lance

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

DIVINE PAIRING Mansmith’s BBQ and Aroma Cellars are better together

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FIERY DUO Mansmith’s BBQ and Aroma Wine Cellars team up in Hollister BY JENNY ARBIZU

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROBERT ELIASON

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itting across from Hollister natives Mike Mansmith and David Adammo is like experiencing the phenomena of yin and yang firsthand.

Mansmith’s reserved nature (seemingly more comfortable behind his Mansmith’s BBQ grill) contradicts Adammo’s personable

demeanor—often found in his Aroma Wine Cellars tasting room.

Each of their attributes counterbalances the other’s beautifully. And each of their strengths are huge assets.

So it’s a wonder why these complementary businessmen haven’t formed a dynamic team yet.

Well, it’s been a wonder—until now.

One tip-off Hollister locals may have gotten about their partnership

was possibly from the new aroma being emitted from Aroma Wine Cellars over the past three weeks.

“I really want to spread the word that we have [Mansmith’s BBQ] here now,” Adammo announces.

With a menu now featuring Mansmith’s BBQ, fans of the local barbeque business now can chow down on their favorite grilled meats five days a week.

“We’re still doing our Friday night thing and we’ll still doing the

Farmers Market just like we always did,” assures Mansmith. “But this gives people another option to not have to take it to-go.”

But a change in food isn’t the only transformation in the establishment.

Adammo says his former wine bar/restaurant, Aroma Wine Cellars, is now officially Mansmith’s BBQ. The Mansmith’s BBQ sign will be physically taking over the Aroma Wine Cellars sign while this

PERFECT PAIR Armed with great

meats and wines, Mansmith’s BBQ and Aroma Wine Cellars pair up on San Benito Street in Hollister.

enjoyed having Italian food at the location, he noticed customers have been looking for more.

“The thing that I already know is that we are definitely in a barbeque town and nobody gets tired of eating barbeque food,” Adammo says.

When Adammo brought the idea of teaming up to Mansmith, the opportunity seemed ideal.

“David has taken on the majority of the risks as far as the overhead

and so forth; all I’m really doing is providing the food. So it’s a pretty easy decision to give people the opportunity to have it five nights a week—where they can come in and sit down,” Mansith says.

With a change in a business license (beginning in March, minors will be allowed on the premises), the transition is obviously in the works. Adammo says the evolution has been a great move “because of the history and

everything that goes along with Mansmith’s BBQ.” The catering company found its beginnings in the late 1980s when Mansmith’s parents, John and Juanita Mansmith, began making grilling seasonings. Later, to promote their seasonings, Mansmith started cooking at Hollister’s Farmers Market, then on Friday evenings, in 1990. He was still a high school student at San Benito High ➝4 School at the time.

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is in print. The restaurant will continue to serve wine from local wineries and beer from local brewery, Brewery Twenty Five.

“We’re doing a co-op,” Adammo explains. “But it is Mansmith’s BBQ here. My role in the restaurant will have nothing to do with the food.

I’m a winemaker, so my role will be to continue running the wine tasting and supplying wine; handling that portion.”

Adammo says though he’s

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“I would go to school, leave the high school main parking lot, drive back to the football stadium and get the football booster’s barbeque pit, then drag it downtown and started cooking on it,” Mansmith recalls. “Because we didn’t have barbeque pits or anything.”

Mansmith’s BBQ ultimately developed a following, and during the Farmers Market off-season a Friday evening barbeque pick-up location was set-up on Cushman Street (in the parking lot of the current Hollister Athletic Club).

“From there it developed into festivals and caterings,” Mansmith says.

The Friday barbeque pick-up location is now located at the Bertuccio’s Lot at 2410 Airline Highway from noon-7pm. They also continue to barbeque at the Hollister’s Farmers Market during the summer months.

With 30-plus years of success, though, Mansmith says there’s never been a place where people

could go and sit down to enjoy their food.

“We’d get asked quite often if we’re going to open up a restaurant, which we’ve never really wanted to take that step to do that,” he says.

“There’s a lot of benefits in operating the way we are, as far as overhead and making your own schedule.”

So why take that step now?

Now married with four children, Mansmith says he’d like to slow down on some of the catering.

“I don’t want to be going as hard as I was on the out of town stuff,” Mansmith says. “I’d rather stick local. So when the opportunity presented itself, I figured I’d go this route.”

The new Mansmith’s BBQ restaurant will still feature all of the dishes it’s known for—customers can enjoy tri-tip, chicken or rib plates complete with beans, potato salad and garlic bread. There is also a combination plate option, with all three ➝ 6

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Experience tunes for every taste throughout San Benito and South Valley beginning Feb. 15.

OUT & ABOUT

HOLLISTER

THE ELDORADOS Don’t miss the soul blues music of the Eldorados as the band returns to Grillin & Chillin Alehouse. Hear original songs in genres from R&B, blues, rock ‘n’ roll and country to south Texas Zydeco. Enjoy great food, drink and a night not to be forgotten Friday, Feb. 15, 7-10pm at Grillin & Chillin Alehouse, 401 McCray St, Hollister. Visit tinyurl.com/y8v9hmwa.

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1960S TRIBUTE Travel back in time to 1960s Las Vegas at Granada Theatre’s Vegas 1960s Tribute to the Rat Pack Era dinner and show. Enjoy a threecourse dinner and dance to the music of the Jonathan Poretz Band. Guests must be 21 or older to attend and dress to impress with collared shirts and no ball caps. Celebrate the Kings of Cool Saturday, Feb. 16, 6-10pm at Granada Theatre, 17440 Monterey St. For tickets and more information, visit liveloveleal.com.

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DANCE PARTY Head to Clos LaChance for an After Dark Dance Party. Enjoy the music as the lights are dimmed, the sound is turned up and the Johnny Neri Band performs all evening long. Pizza prepared by Chef Lou will be available for purchase; outside food is not permitted, and attendees must be 21 or over. No tickets are required; just join the party Saturday, Feb. 16, 7-11pm at Clos LaChance Wines, 1 Hummingbird Lane. Visit clos.com.

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Plan a rockin’ night out with local favorite JJ Hawg Band at Daisy’s Saloon. Guests will be treated to all their favorite classic rock, blues, country and funk songs. Enjoy dancing along to the great original music too. Saturday, Feb. 16, 9pm-1am at Daisy’s Saloon, 213 Third St. For more information, visit jjhawgband.com.

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HOT AND SWEET Lena and John Blackburn from John Blackburn Winery prepare for a bite of Mansmith’s famous barbeque.

meats. Pricing for the meat plates run from $15.95 to $18.95.

“The responses I’ve been getting is that people love it,” Adammo says. “They’re truly blown away with the portions and the prices.

The quality has always been there, and now they’re getting the same food and able to come in and sit down and eat it.”

The menu has even added a Mediterranean salad with tri-tip; a Caesar salad with chicken; and a loaded nacho dish with chunks of tri-tip or chicken on top. Adammo says a key point in their business is that Mansmith prepares the food daily for the restaurant.

“It’s not like he’s bringing in food and we’re reheating it.”

Hollister resident and business owner, Anne Hall, has enjoyed the new chicken Caesar salad, and is excited about the business merger.

“I’m happy to see a thriving evening business downtown,” she says.

“It’s good to have options downtown—it creates synergy.”

Mansmith’s daughter, Bonnie—a senior at San Benito High School—and part of the restaurant staff, shares Hall’s sentiments. “It’s a really cool opportunity for us to be involved with another business,” she says.

And though Adammo envisions Mansmith’s BBQ restaurant to become a chain, Mansmith would like to take it one step at a time.

“My concern with chains is getting it cooked right,” Mansmith says. “There’s only one of me. I’ve got some really good employees, but at the same time I want to make sure everything goes right and is cooked right. The reputation has grown over the past 30 years; it can be ruined really quickly.”

But an unlikely possibility in the realm of yin and yang.

Mansmith’s BBQ is located at 650 San Benito Street in Hollister. Hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 5pm to 10pm. For more information call 831.313.1717.

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LIVE MUSIC

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Enjoy an afternoon of live music at Daisy’s Saloon as local favorite, singer/ songwriter Zack Freitas performs. Guests will enjoy Freitas’ heartfelt songwriting and powerful voice backing up a lyrical intensity. Music lovers also have the opportunity to support local music and Freitas’ efforts to transform Sweet Oblivion, a previously recorded five-song EP, to a full-length, 10-song LP by way of a crowdfunding campaign active through Mar. 5. Catch the live performance Sunday, Feb. 17, 1-4pm at Daisy’s Saloon, 213 Third St, San Juan Bautista. For performance information and links to the crowdfunding campaign, visit zackfreitas.com.

HOLLISTER DINNER THEATER Don’t miss Inspire Performing Arts Academy’s teen murder mystery

dinner theater production of 2019, An Inconvenient Corpse.

Enjoy dinner as the talented ensemble cast puts on a show filled with mystery and nonstop

hilarity. Friday, Feb. 15, 6-9pm or Saturday, Feb. 16, 1-4pm or 6-9pm at Paine’s Restaurant, 421 East St. For tickets and more information, visit tinyurl.com/y9vjdozf.

AWARDS DINNER Join San Benito County Chamber of Commerce at its 98th Annual Awards Dinner and Dance, “Celebrating Our Legacy: A San Benito County Story.” Help honor the Man, Woman and Businesses of the year for 2019 while enjoying the Scooby Valdez Band. Tickets are available now.

Join the party Saturday, Feb. 16, 6-10pm at Leal Vineyard, 300 Maranatha Dr. For more

information, visit bit.ly/ awardsdinnerdance.

WRITER’S LAB Authors of all genres are invited to drop in and experience The Writer’s Lab, a free weekly workshop.

Enjoy flexible space to imagine, experiment and refine the craft of writing. Participants will discover creativity through discussion, peer to peer mentoring, guest author talks and more. Attendees are welcome to bring working pieces, exciting writing prompts and examples of stellar work to share. The Writer’s Lab will meet Wednesday, Feb. 20, 5:30-7pm at ARTspace Annex, 217 Fifth

Olan Mills Co.

AUTHOR TALK

Join Author Jan Batiste Adkins at Author Talk: History of African Americans of San Jose and Santa Clara where historical photos and individual stories of political struggle, success and triumph will be showcased. The complicated history of the black community throughout Santa Clara County’s progress towards social and economic success is captured in the presented images in this newly released book. Signed copies will be available for purchase. Saturday, Feb. 16, 10-11:30am at Gilroy Library, 350 W. Sixth St, Gilroy. Visit sccl.org.

St. For more information, call 831.636.2787.

SWEETS & WINE Continue the Valentine’s celebration with a special dessert and wine pairing at Fortino Winery. Bring that special someone to Sweetheart Saturday to enjoy dessert, live music and wine with descriptions from the winemaker.

Purchase tickets for $30 per person, or $25 for wine club members.

Saturday, Feb. 16, 1-3pm at Fortino Winery, 4525 Hecker Pass Highway.

For more information, visit fortinowinery.com.

BLACK HISTORY Join the Gilroy Center for the Arts at its fifth annual Black History Month Exhibit. See the featured

Kids are invited to groove it and improve it at Children’s Discovery Museum’s Kids Like to Move It Week. Boogie with dance instructors, enjoy activities with local sports teams and learn aerobics, Zumba and yoga moves at this fun event that is part of the museum’s commitment to Childhood Obesity Prevention. Monday, Feb. 18- Friday, Feb. 22 with two sessions daily, 10:30am-12:30pm and 1:30-3:30pm at Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, 180 Woz Way. Visit cdm.org.

art of black folk artists, collage artists, photographers, sculptors and more through Mar. 3 at Gilroy Center for the Arts, 7341 Monterey St. Admission to the gallery and receptions are always free. For more information, visit gilroycenterforthearts.com.

SAN MARTIN OLD METHOD WOODWORKING Head to Terra Amico to learn to make a simple dowel-joined wooden box using a variety of hand tools. Learn old-method ways to saw, bore, plane and nail to make a sugar pine box, including how to make

dowels to use as the pins to hold the sides of the box together. Class will be facilitated by exceptional woodworker, Bernie Ross, who specializes in the original ways of the woodworking craft. This class is geared toward adults, but children over 11 years old are welcome with a parental to assist them. Saturday, Feb. 16, 1-5pm at Terra Amico, 12525 Monterey Road. To sign up, visit terraamico. com/workshops.

MORGAN HILL SUPERMOON VIEWING Enjoy a family-friendly viewing of the February supermoon as ➝ 11

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AZTEC DANCING All ages are invited to join Calpulli Itzpapalotl Danza Azteca at the ARTspace Annex. The Calpulli Aztec dancers are a local arts group promoting, educating and inspiring individuals through preHispanic dances and indigenous culture. This event is free, open to all and presented by San Benito County Arts Council.

Beginners are welcomed to come to the circle and experience danza Wednesday, Feb. 20, 7:30-8:30pm at ARTspace Annex, 217 Fifth St. Visit sanbenitoarts.org.

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GETTING OUT

Wildlife hums here

Ron Erskine

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ANIMAL PATHWAY Many coyotes and bobcats call the valley between the Diablo Range and the Santa Cruz Mountains home.

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Early morning in Coyote Creek

By RON ERSKINE

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recently moved to a place at the very northeast corner of Morgan Hill. Outside my front door is a vineyard. When I pass through the gate at the far end of the vineyard, I am standing on Coyote Parkway, the paved path that follows Coyote Creek to San Jose. I have walked and biked this path and the land around it many times, but having it at my doorstep, available at my whim, has awakened me to charms there I never would have imagined.

My first clue came early one morning. I woke to the sound of a robust chorus of coyote calls. I raced to my front door, looked out on the landscape, and listened.

There were three, maybe four of them. They were so close. They had to be just beyond the vineyard, in the field between the Anderson Lake Visitor Center and the bridge across Coyote Creek.

I know from the research that Tanya Diamond and Ahiga Snyder

have done at Pathways for Wildlife that Coyote Valley hums with wildlife. Many coyotes and bobcats call the valley home, and for the occasional mountain lion, it is a pathway between the Diablo Range and the Santa Cruz Mountains.

The experts say they are there.

I have heard them. Now, I want to see them.

I rise early, and I know that is when critters are active. So I have begun a regimen of early morning runs. Before sunrise, but when dawn is warming the eastern sky, I strap on my shoes, grab the gate key and head out.

The magic of predawn mornings in the fields between Coyote Ridge and Coyote Creek almost made me forget why I came. Few things equal the beauty of daybreak. My first morning out, a thin cotton candy layer of tule fog lay low and soft over the open field without hiding the color of warmly lit clouds above. No wildlife that morning, but what a show.

Since that first morning, I have seen wildlife as frequently as Steph Curry hits threes. I am surprised when I don't see at least one coyote.

I regularly see two or three pass by, more prancing than walking; wary, but indifferent to my presence.

The greatest show came last week.

I had turned toward home. Just ahead, but out of sight, several coyotes began to whoop and wail. The sound was so close. I emerged from the shaded creekside into the open field just north of the footbridge.

One coyote scampered across my path and disappeared in the brush, but two others remained. For the next 10 minutes I watched and listened as they held forth, snouts turned toward the heavens, singing with an impressive primal canine enthusiasm.

I have been doing this for only a short time. I have seen too many coyotes to count and several bobcats. So far, no mountain lions, but I have my fingers crossed.

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9 TRIVIA NIGHT Join Vertigo Coffee Roasters each Thursday for weekly Trivia Night hosted by Quizmaster Miguel Silva. Teams must be limited to six people, and prizes will be awarded for first and second place. Also enjoy $1 off all draft beer. Thursday, Feb. 21, 6:30-8:30pm at Vertigo Coffee Roasters, 81 Fourth St, San Juan Bautista. For more information, visit vertigocoffee.com.

EARLY WILDFLOWERS

Get a sneak peek of Spring with Open Space Authority docents at Rancho Canada del Oro. Seek out early wildflowers of the year while adventuring on a moderately paced 4.5 mile loop walk along the Mayfair Ranch Trail. Bring along a snack or lunch to enjoy at the midway rest stop. Monday, Feb. 18, 10am-2:30pm at Rancho Canada del Oro Open Space Preserve, 4289 Casa Loma Road, Morgan Hill. Heavy rain will cancel. For information and to register, visit openspaceauthority.org.

EVENTS CENSUS CONVERSATION The public is invited to join the

conversation as the Community Action Board hosts the free event, Counting All San Benito County Residents in the 2020 Census, featuring speaker Tory Del Favero, partnership specialist from the Los Angeles Regional Census Center, U.S. Census Bureau. Points of discussion will include how to partner to best serve the hard-toreach population, how census data is used, why the census is important and benefits communities and more. Thursday, Feb. 21, 3-5pm at Veterans Memorial Building, 649 San Benito St, Hollister. Visit tinyurl.com/ycejok53.

GROWING STRAWBERRIES Join UC Master Gardener Dawn Avery at the free class, “Grow Great Strawberries.” Learn about the different types of strawberries, optimum site selection and preparation and best watering and fertilization practices. Also learn about integrated pest management for strawberries. A portion of the class will be held outside, so dress accordingly. Saturday, Feb. 23, 10am-noon at UC Master Gardeners of Monterey Bay, 1432 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville.

Arrive 15 minutes early for checkin. To register, visit tinyurl.com/ yd64osuo.

DALLAS BRASS Join San Jose Wind Symphony for an afternoon of great music and good fun as it welcomes the world famous Dallas Brass to its next concert, “The Brass Ring.” Enjoy one

BRIDGE LESSONS Sharpen playing skills at Intermediate Bridge Lessons in Gilroy. Six instructional sessions featuring lecture, pre-dealt practice hands and handouts will be held.

Thursdays, Feb. 28-Apr. 4, 2:304pm at the Gilroy Senior Center, 7871 Hanna St, Gilroy. To register, call accredited bridge instructor Patty Stone, 408.981.1043 or 408.846.2952, or email patty. stone@charter.net.

SPRING PASSPORT Join the Wineries of Santa Clara Valley for an exciting month of wine tasting along the Santa Clara Valley WIne Trail during Spring Passport 2019. Throughout the month of March meet the talented winemakers and enjoy complimentary wine tasting, other surprises and special perks at the tasting rooms of more than 30 wineries along the Santa Clara Valley Wine Trail. Enjoy Spring Passport 2019 March 1-31. For individual winery hours, days of operation, tickets and a list of partnering restaurants, visit santaclarawines.com.

OUTDOOR EXPLORATION Visit Coe Park for “Raincoats and Rubber Boots.” Bring rain slickers and boots to play in the creek, float rubber ducks and boats and hike along the creek on a scavenger hunt to discover plants and animals that exist there. Kids are encouraged to bring bikes and helmets to ride the obstacle course under supervision of experienced mountain bikers.

Join the fun Saturday, Mar. 2, 10:30am-2:30pm at Henry W. Coe State Park, Hunting Hollow Entrance, Morgan Hill. Visit coepark.net.

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it rises over the distant eastern foothills. Wear warm clothes, bring a flashlight and water or hot chocolate to drink. Reservation is by parking space. Arrive before 5:45pm and join the group to walk together to the viewing site. Gates will close at 6pm to allow better viewing. Tuesday, Feb. 19, 5:308pm at Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, 550 Palm Ave. To register, visit openspaceauthority.org.

TOUCHING COMEDY Enjoy a wickedly, wonderfully touching discovery of the fragility and ferocity of life in the comedy, The Velocity of Autumn, directed

by Kevin Heath. In this play, 80-year-old artist Alexandra is in a showdown over where she’ll spend her remaining years, barricading herself in her home with Molotov cocktails, and surprised by her estranged son who returns after 20 years.

Guests are invited to bring their own dinner and wine to performances. This production runs Friday, Feb. 22-Saturday, Mar. 23 at Limelight Actors Theater, 7341 Monterey St, Gilroy. For information, showtimes and tickets, visit limelightactorstheater.com.

of America’s foremost musical ensembles as the Dallas Brass augments the traditional brass quintet with a full complement of drums and percussion.

Sunday, Feb. 24, 3pm at McAfee Performing Arts Center, 20300 Herriman Ave, Saratoga. Visit sjws.org.

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THEATER

Jenny Arbizu

WHODUNIT D'Angelo Blair, Bella Veglia, Cole Parks and Audrey Isom raise a ruckus during IPAA’s Murder Mystery dinner theater at Paine’s.

Drama on stage IPAA offers a haphazard meal

By JENNY ARBIZU

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dead body is discovered at a potluck lunch, turning out to be of the Grand Marshal of the Founder’s Day parade. Sounds like a small-town’s headline story, but this drama is only set for the stage.

Non-stop hilarity ensues in Inspire Performing Arts Academy’s Teen Dinner Theater Murder Mystery, An Inconvenient Corpse, running at Paine’s Restaurant, 421 East St. in Hollister on Feb. 15 and 16.

“This show is really popular,” says co-producer Tristan Clayson.

“We’ve opened up ticket sales and the first show is sold out already.”

Directed by Sally Hail and co-produced by Tristan and Rachel Clayson, the play features a cast of teenagers and young adults, ranging

from 13 years old to 23 years old.

The ensemble cast has been in rehearsals since early January.

Tristan says the show is sure to be a hit will all audiences. “The primary selling point of this show is it is a nice relaxed time,” Tristan says. “For that first date there is enough to distract while still getting to know the person; for families, it is a fun time to eat and enjoy a show together.

Evening shows will begin with dinner at 6:30pm and the show beginning at 7pm. On the Feb. 9 and 16 matinee shows, lunch will begin at 1:30, with the show beginning at 2pm. Adults and children 13 and over are $35; children 12 and under are $20. For more information or tickets, call 831.635.0553 or visit ipaacademy.com.

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HOLLISTER HOUND Maremma "Mima" Torrenueva (Sylvia) and

Jason Harris (Greg) star in SBSC’s, ‘Sylvia’ running till Feb. 23.

Clever canine A Man’s Best (Girl) Friend

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Aroma Wine Cellars/ Mansmith’s BBQ is hosting the play in its downtown Hollister restaurant at 650 San Benito St. until Feb. 23.

“David Adammo has been incredibly kind and is excited about us using his premises as a stage and to incorporate San Benito Stage Company,” adds Proctor. “It’s good for his business and its good for our business.”

Shows run Fridays through Sundays; evening shows begin at 8pm and matinee shows begin at 2pm.

Pre-purchased tickets are available at sanbenitostage.org for $20; tickets at the door are $25. Dinner and drinks can be purchased separately. The show is recommended for mature audiences.

For more information contact info@sanbenitostage.org or call 831.636.0122.

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udiences are going to the dogs with San Benito Stage Company’s latest production about a man and his best (canine) friend.

A.R. Gurney’s stage play, Sylvia, explores the love-triangle that can occur among empty-nesters and a newly adopted dog. Middle-aged Greg finds beautiful lab/ poodle mix, Sylvia, astray in Central Park—and it’s love at first sight.

But his wife, Kate, is less than thrilled with him bringing the stray home; even more so after the clever and coquettish canine takes Greg’s attention away from his marriage.

Directed by Duane Holt, and co-produced by Suzanne Proctor and Anne Hall, the show features local actors Jason Harris, Robin Harris, Maremma Torrenueva, and Matt Morrison.

“The actors are very enthusiastic about their roles,” says Proctor, who says the cast has been in rehearsal since December.

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Living room has a fireplace insert and the interior ceiling heights are 9 ft. Note the crown molding. Hall bath has custom vanity and stall shower. Master suite has jetted tub & stall shower & french doors open to back deck. Kitchen- 5 burner cook top, free standing marble island,granite square counter tops, self cleaning oven, microwave, stainless steel refrigerator. Off kitchen is office or a breakfast nook which opens to deck. 2028 sqft basement with wine room & laundry located in basement. Water heater is electric, dryer propane. Detached garage features lots of storage. Zoning is Rural Res.(agricultural) great potential.

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