Events

Kate McQueen is a writer and lecturer at University of California Santa Cruz, specializing in literary journalism, with a focus on narratives of crime and justice. She also serves as a director at Prison Journalism Project and as an editorial advisor at San Quentin News, San Quentin State Prison, Calif. She can be found on Twitter at @katejoymcqueen

Journalism wields enormous power by choosing who and what to highlight. Today, stories about the criminal justice system are written almost entirely with an outside perspective. Drawing on a few historical and recent stories, Kate McQueen will talk about how the public benefits when incarcerated writers use the tools of journalism to join the national conversation on crime and punishment. Attendees will learn about local prison newspapers as well as nation-wide initiatives to bring journalism and journalism education into prisons.

• Mobile Medical Clinic (Teen Van) - Stanford Children's Health (stanfordchildrens.org)
• Bill Wilson Center

Effects Animation is a broad category of artistry encompassing both naturalistic and other-worldy effects that appear in films and television.  These elements include fire, water, and magic which require computer simulation and other sophisticated techniques because of their visual complexity.  Instead of drawing or manipulating models, Effects Artists design networks of nodes similar to flowcharts that produce these stunning visuals.   Because this work requires knowledge of physics, mathematics, and computer programming as well as artistic fundamentals, Effects Animation is indeed a rare marriage of art and science.

Toby Rosen is an Effects Artist working at Dreamworks.  He specializes in computer simulations of natural phenomena and other complex effects for feature films at various studios including Disney, Sony, and Dreamworks.  He has worked on more than 25 features including Moana, Frozen 2, and Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse, which won the Academy Award for best animated feature in 2018.  Toby is a graduate of UC Berkeley and Caltech.

Make a difference! We will be painting the exterior of a home of a family in need. Come ready to paint- small jobs and large jobs for all kinds of volunteers. And remember, many hands make light work. 

Make a difference! We will be painting the exterior of a home of a family in need. Come ready to paint- small jobs and large jobs for all kinds of volunteers. And remember, many hands make light work.

Launch the holiday season with Los Gatos Rotarians and their significant others for this festive event.  We celebrate our club, all the members but especially our current and Past Presidents.  In years past we have had 17 Past Presidents attend a, wonderful group photo opportunity.

*It is not just for past presidents - all rotarians are encouraged to attend. 

Date:   Sunday December 5th 

Time:  10:00am - 12:30pm

Location:  Cinnabar Hills Golf Club; 23600 McKean Road, San Jose - 95141

Cost: $65/pp

This is an elegant affair and such a fun way to kick off the holiday season in our Sunday's best attire.  Enjoy good food, good company, and a live performance from a High School Youth ensemble.  They sound like angels signing.