St. Joseph’s Hill Open Space Preserve

Here's a great post I found on 365 Things to do in Silicon Valley - Sounds like fun so I thought I'd pass along this link to the blog.

by Dawn Thomas on January 25, 2011

In getting reacquainted with outdoor exercise once again this year, my husband and I have been to St. Joseph’s Hill Open Space Preserve twice in the last couple weeks...read the rest on the original site.

2010 July 4 San Jose (Silicon Valley) fireworks, parades, family friendly events

Saturday, July 3
“Celebrate America” Music Festival & Fireworks | Shoreline Amphitheater
San Jose Giants Post-Game FIREWORKS (July 2 & 3)

Sunday July 4
The Worlds Shortest Parade/Pancake breakfast  & 4th of July Festival - Aptos
Boulder Creek 4th of July Parade
Childrens Parade & Community Sing-Along – Cupertino
Blackberry Farms Free Swimming Day, plus BBQ and Music– Cupertino
Fourth of July FIREWORKS Show  - Cupertino
 4th of July  FIREWORKS show – Gilroy
Kiddie Parade & FIREWORKS show – Hollister
10th Anniversary 4th of July Celebration – Los Gatos
Pool Party, Concert & FIREWORKS – Milpitas
Silicon Valley Parade & FIREWORKS –Morgan Hill

Radio Disney FIREWORKS Show with the San Francisco Symphony – Mountain View

San Jose | 95.3 KRTY’s All-American Country Jam & FIREWORKS –

San Jose | Rose Garden Neighborhood Rose, White and Blue Parade & Street Festival
All City picnic and fireworks  Santa Clara

Fourth of July Celebration Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Firecracker 10K Run
Saratoga's Independence Day Celebratestival, Parade & FIREWORKS - Scotts Valley

State of the City” Celebration in the Park  Sunnyvale
Spirit of Watsonville Parade - Watsonville

Ready for a bit of a drive?  This just in: 
The folks from Pier 39 in San Francisco sent out a media advisory reminding everyone that PIER 39 celebrates Independence Day with a star-spangled line-up of free entertainment for the whole family. The fun kicks off with a soft rock explosion from Mustache Harbor from 3-5pm in the PIER 39 Entrance Plaza. At 6pm, get ready to groove to your favorite 80’s dance hits with the ever popular Tainted Love. At approximately 9:30pm, look up to the stars as the City of San Francisco’s fireworks spectacular illuminates the sky over the Bay. PIER 39 shops and restaurants are open late so you can grab dinner, a hot chocolate, a cold beer, or a fresh bowl of chowder after the fireworks show has ended.
For all details and a complete listing of PIER 39 businesses open after the fireworks show, visit www.pier39.com.

Silicon Valley senior centers offer activities, fitness and exercise

Senior centers can be a wealth of opportunity for the fitness-minded. Typically they offer a variety of workout and exercise programs at all levels. Don't be too quick to dismiss them as "places for really old people."

Yes, there are activities for active-minded people in their 70's, 80's and 90's, but there are also a lot of low cost options for people in their 50's and 60's too. And face it, sometimes it's nice to know that a class instructor has been trained to work with "the slightly older body."

Here's a list (send in more if you have them) of centers, most of which have programs for residents and non-residents of that city.

Typically the programs are available to people ages 50+:

Click here for a list of Silicon Valley-area senior centers