Free 'Arts On The Grounds' Festival Planned At Montalvo

SARATOGA, CA — The Montalvo Arts Center is opening "Threads: Weaving Humanity," featuring interactive art activities, live dance performances and refreshments on July 19 starting at 6 p.m.

The free Arts on the Grounds festival displays new works on view by artists Hellen Ascoli, Yasmin Jahan Nupur, Sudnya Shroff and RoCoCo, which uses braiding, stitching, patching and mending as a metaphor for weaving the threads of our diverse communities into a shared social fabric.

The performances presented through a partnership with Sangam Arts will include Calpulli Tonalehqueh, San Jose Taiko, New Ground Theatre Dance, Xpressions and Yang Yang Dance.

Ramekon O’Arwister will also present Crochet Jam, an art-making event that will invite the public to consider the power of art in society — with Lucas Artists Fellows to engage visitors throughout the property.

Montalvo is a nonprofit center for the arts located at 15400 Montalvo Rd. in Saratoga.