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		<title>Sports, Art &amp; Music</title>
		<updated>12/26/2007</updated>
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			<category>PHYSICAL EDUCATION</category>
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			<name>Aerial Tumbling and Acrobatics for Children</name>
			<desc>Blossom Hill/Snell area. (Ages 18 months to teens).</desc>
			<phone>408-224-5437</phone>
			<email>info@atagymnastics.com</email>
			<url>http://www.atagymnastics.com</url>
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			<name>Twisters Gym</name>
			<desc>1st-8th Grade; gymnastics, rock climbing and karate. Age-appropriate activities for preschoolers.</desc>
			<phone>650-967-5581</phone>
			<email>ContactUs@twistersgym.com</email>
			<url>http://www.twistersgym.com/</url>
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			<name>Bethel Sports Ministry</name>
			<desc>Upward basketball camp (July); Upward Basketball League (begins in September); Skate Park.</desc>
			<contact>Robert Stefani</contact>
			<phone>408-246-6790 x253</phone>
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			<name>Bowling League for Homeschoolers</name>
			<desc>Bowling league normally runs January - April, if there is enough interest.</desc>
			<contact>Eileen Eden</contact>
			<phone>408-209-7542</phone>
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			<name>California Sports Center</name>
			<desc>Gymnastics, dance, swimming. Age appropriate classes (toddler and older). Sibling discount, 10% discount for classes before 3PM M-F. 408-280-5437, -269-5437, -264-5439, -360-9400, -732-2257 (5 locations).</desc>
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			<name>Calvary Church Youth Basketball</name>
			<desc>Balancing physical and spiritual growth. Girls and boys ages 6 and up, in age-grouped divisions. Sign-ups begin September 30th, until full; season is early January through mid March of 2006.</desc>
			<url>http://www.calvarylg.com/connect/sports.html</url>
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			<name>Christian Athletic Association</name>
			<desc>Emphasizing Christian character, skills &amp; techniques, sportsmanship, competition. Soccer, call for schedule. For ages 4-18.</desc>
			<phone>408-369-8334</phone>
			<url>http://www.playcaa.org</url>
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			<name>Homeschool Bowling League in West San Jose Area</name>
			<desc>Meets Fridays, 10:30AM to ~12PM at the Cambrian Bowl, in the Cambrian Park Plaza, located at the corner of Camden and Union Avenues.  All ages welcome, including parents; year-round rather than tournament-style.  Cost is $6.00 for three games, including shoes.</desc>
			<contact>Kati Guilfoyle</contact>
			<email>kguilfoyle2@yahoo.com</email>
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			<name>Trinity Christian Family Sports</name>
			<desc>Soccer, kickball, flag football, volleyball, tee ball, softball &amp; basketball. Roy Butcher Park, SJ. Ages 5-18. Oct. - May, Wednesdays, 12:15-2:30 PM. $30 fee. Parent coaches are needed. For info send a SASE (business-sized envelope) to Trinity Christian Sports League, 6110 Heathercreek Way, SJ 95123. (Those received after Sept. 1st may be put on a waiting list.)</desc>
			<phone>408-224-1371</phone>
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			<name>Victory Sports League</name>
			<desc>Soccer, flag football, kickball, basketball, volleyball, tee-ball and softball. Two leagues - Milpitas and Hayward areas. Two age groups: 5-7 and 8-12; 13+ may be junior coaches. First come, first served, space may be limited.</desc>
			<contact>Diane Ott</contact>
			<phone>408-725-8764</phone>
			<secondcontact>Denise Eldred</secondcontact>
			<secondaddress>31636 Burnham Way; Hayward, CA 94544</secondaddress>
			<secondemail>tanvandenise@yahoo.com</secondemail>
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			<name>Homeschool Hiking Group</name>
			<desc>We will be hiking trails in the local area, including Fremont, Newark, Hayward, and Livermore areas.We will be hiking the first and third Thursdays, meeting at 10:00 for questions, bathroom break and head out on the trail at 10:15. We will plan on stopping for lunch during or after the hike, so please bring a snack or lunch. Be sure to bring sunscreen. Other recommended items to bring: hat, sweatshirt, water and a camera. If you intend to accompany us please e-mail me a day or so before the hike. If I need to cancel the hike, I will contact all those that have confirmed to me that they are planning on joining us. I will also e-mail directions, the location where we will meet, etc., a couple of days before the hike.</desc>
			<contact>Deb Bontadelli</contact>
			<email>hmjjmom@comcast.net</email>
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			<category>FINE ARTS</category>
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			<name>Bethel School of Music</name>
			<desc>Various instruments and voice lessons available.</desc>
			<contact>Pastor Harold Litfin</contact>
			<phone>408-246-6790, ext. 230</phone>
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			<name>Coram Deo Chorus</name>
			<desc>Novice, Main and Ensemble Choirs. For information, registration forms, e-mail us.</desc>
			<email>coramdeochorus@gmail.com</email>
			<address>4986 Avenida De Lago, Santa Clara, CA 95054</address>
			<url>http://www.emmauschristianfellowship.org</url>
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			<name>The Guitarist</name>
			<desc>Owned by a homeschooling parent. Teaching guitar and bass (acoustic and electric) for 15 years - including some homeschooled students.</desc>
			<address>1572 Los Padres Blvd., #204, Santa Clara</address>
			<contact>Rich Hawthorne</contact>
			<phone>408-247-2684</phone>
			<url>http://www.youcanplayguitar.com</url>
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			<name>The Music Place</name>
			<desc>Music Awareness, ages, 1-7. Private voice &amp; instrument lessons; small group Voice, Drama &amp; Dance, ages 4 - 18; Summer Camps: Art, Christian Theatre. Homeschool discounts. Multiple locations Sunnyvale - San Jose;</desc>
			<phone>408-445-2787</phone>
			<email>info@musicplace.com</email>
			<url>http://www.musicplace.com</url>
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			<name>Polynesian Dance</name>
			<desc>Christian worship emphasis</desc>
			<contact>Makalea Kim</contact>
			<phone>408-390-3930</phone>
			<email>MakaleaKim@aol.com</email>
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			<name>Marvegos Fine Art School</name>
			<desc>Saratoga &amp; Fremont. Fine art for ages 4 1/2 - 17, start at any time in the school year. Summer classes offered.</desc>
			<phone>408-866-0671</phone>
			<contact>Saratoga Studio</contact>
			<secondphone>510-770-0671</secondphone>
			<secondcontact>Fremont Studio</secondcontact>
			<url>http://www.marvegos.com/homeschool.htm</url>
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			<name>Mother Earth Clay Art Center</name>
			<desc>Offers Family Clay Days and pottery &amp; ceramics classes to children ages 5-17 (including special classes for homeschoolers) and to adults.</desc>
			<phone>408-245-6262</phone>
			<contact>Mother Earth Clay Art Center</contact>
			<address>790 Lucerne Dr.; Sunnyvale, CA 94085</address>
			<email>info@mamasclay.org</email>
			<url>http://www.mamasclay.org/cgi-bin/DJcalendar.cgi?TEMPLATE=kids.html</url>
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			<name>Pioneer Family Academy Band</name>
			<desc>Intermediate band for woodwind, brass, &amp; percussion students with 2 or more years experience. Weekly class runs through May 17, Wednesday mornings at the Home Church, 1711 S. Winchester Blvd., Campbell. First student, $160; discounts for additional students from the same family.</desc>
			<contact>Kevin Broyles</contact>
			<email>klbroyles@sbcglobal.net</email>
			<phone>408-781-8232</phone>
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			<name>Simply Music</name>
			<desc>The Simply Music program has even beginning student playing pop, blues, and classical pieces. Ages 7 and up, group/private piano lessons.</desc> 
			<contact>Bernadette Ashby</contact>
			<phone>408-923-8558</phone>
			<url>http://www.simplymusic.net</url>
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			<name>Soaring Sprit Dance Studio</name>
			<contact>Jamie Parnum</contact>
			<phone>408-281-4728</phone>
			<email>litdance@juno.com</email>
			<url>http://www.soaringspiritdance.com</url>
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			<name>Stephanie Dunkle</name>
			<desc>artist/art teacher. Drawing and painting in various media. Group classes and private lessons for children and adults.</desc>
			<phone>408-226-8714</phone>
			<email>shepaintsalot@yahoo.com</email>
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			<name>The Strads</name>
			<desc>Major and Minor - Beginning and Intermediate homeschool orchestras for violin, viola, and cello. We meet on Wednesday afternoons (noon and 1:00 pm) in the Fall and Winter semesters in my home in Sunnyvale.</desc>
			<contact>Lisa Harline</contact>
			<phone>408-732-7567</phone>
			<url>lisaharline@earthlink.net</url>
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			<name>Vivace Youth Chorus of San Jose</name>
			<desc>A community-based, non-profit organization open to all children, ages 6 and up in the San Jose area. If your children love to sing, and would like to develop their musical and ensemble skills, this is the place to start. The chorus and chorus leadership include homeschooling families. Rehearsal location is the Stone Church on Lincoln Avenue; performances; summer camp.</desc>
			<phone>408-979-9997</phone>
			<url>http://www.vivaceyouthchorus.org/</url>
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			<category>PRIVATE MUSIC INSTRUCTION</category>
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			<name>Kevin Broyles</name>
			<desc>(Drums)</desc>
			<phone>408-781-8232</phone>
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			<name>Peter Kistler</name>
			<desc>(Drums)</desc>
			<phone>408-265-0467</phone>
			<email>localdrummer@aol.com</email>
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			<name>Holly M. Lasky</name>
			<desc>(Piano, all ages &amp; levels)</desc>
			<phone>408-776-1091</phone>
			<email>Holly@MiracleTrax.com</email>
			<url>http://www.MiracleTrax.com</url>
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			<name>Eileen Shaffer</name>
			<desc>(Piano)</desc>
			<phone>408-265-1332</phone>
			<email>jels@pacbell.net</email>
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			<name>Jeff Spicer</name>
			<desc>(Piano lessons at your home)</desc>
			<phone>408-893-4442</phone>
			<email>jeff.spicer@att.net</email>
			<url>http://www.spicermusic.com</url>
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