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Cultural Events (Continued from page 12)
The artists exhibiting are Linda Allen, Alisan
Andrews, Brenda Bennett, Gloria Dalmau,
Catherine Delfs, Sharon Hogan, Berni Jahnke,
Marla Lehr, Gisela Rabdau, Camilla Roos, Linda
Salter, Johanna Uribes and Marion Vanden Bosch.
In 1962 a group of local artists spent the
weekend painting together in the Gold Country.
On the ride home, they discussed creating an art
group to meet monthly to share their work and to
invite top Bay Area artists to demonstrate their
talents. The next year they became the Sequoia
Art Group (SAG) and began co-sponsoring the
Redwood City Spring Flower and Art Show,
later to become the Redwood City Spring Art
Show. In the years that followed, the art group
has continued to support local artists and provide
them with opportunities to show their work.
SAG is open to all artists and photographers
interested in improving their skills. Meetings
are on the fourth Monday of each month at the
Veterans Memorial Building, Gold Star Room,
1455 Madison Ave., Redwood City, at 7:30 p.m.,
except in January, July and December.
The purpose of SAG is to provide opportunities
for cooperation in the development of artistic
culture, improvement of fine art skills and
promotion of fellowship among persons who have
these interests.
For more information on the Sequoia Art Group
visit their website, www.sequoiaartgroup.com. If
you have any questions you can phone for info at
650-369-6456.
San Mateo County
History Museum
2200 Broadway St.
650-299-0141
www.historysmc.org
Tuesday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
$2–$4, free for children 5 and under
The History Museum is housed inside the historic
1910 County Courthouse. Over 50,000 people
visit the museum each year, and the number of
local residents who hold memberships is growing.
The History Museum teaches approximately
14,000 children each year through the on- and
off-site programs. The museum houses the
research library and archives that currently hold
over 100,000 photographs, prints, books and
documents collected by the San Mateo County
Historical Association.
Ongoing Exhibits
The Great Rotunda. The stained-glass dome
of the rotunda, thought to be the largest in a
Pacific Coast public building, is the architectural
highlight of the museum building.
Courtroom A. The oldest courtroom in San Mateo
County has been restored to its appearance in 1910.
Nature’s Bounty. This exhibit gallery explores
how the earliest people of the Peninsula used
the natural resources of the area and how those
resources were used to help build San Francisco
after the discovery of gold in 1849.
Journey to Work. This exhibit gallery shows how
transportation transformed San Mateo County
from a frontier to suburbs.
Carriage Display. An exhibit of the museum’s 30
horse-drawn vehicles.
Charles Parsons Gallery. An exhibit of the 23
historical model ships created by Charles Parsons
of San Carlos.
Politics, Crime and Law Enforcement. The Atkinson
Meeting Room includes the Walter Moore Law
Enforcement Collection of historic badges.
San Mateo County History Makers:
Entrepreneurs Who Changed the World. The
exhibit chronicles the entrepreneurs who made
San Mateo County internationally known.
Land of Opportunity: The Immigrant Experience
in San Mateo County. The exhibit tells the stories
of the diverse people who came to the area and
explores how different groups faced hardships and
discrimination.
Living the California Dream. The exhibit depicts
the development of the suburban culture of San
Mateo County.
Heather David
Aug. 7, 1 p.m.
The author talks about “Mid-Century by the Bay.’’
Redwood City’s Hernandez to Fulfill His Boxing Dream
(Continued from page 7)
Hernandez last fought in November, when he
won via a first-round knockout. He said his form
and conditioning is strong. He runs the 3.5-mile
loop near the Stanford University campus, a hilly
circuit that burns the lungs and tests the soul.
Hernandez prides himself on being in tip-top
condition. He knows having superior endurance
and stamina will take him a long way, especially
now that his fights consist of four three-minute
rounds. But the biggest difference in going
from the amateur to pro ranks — besides the
competition, of course — is that fighters don’t
wear head gear.
“I actually like boxing without head
protection,” he said. “You feel faster and see
things better.”
Hernandez doesn’t usually get nervous before
a fight, but he knows he’ll have some butterflies
in the hours leading up to his first-ever pro
match. Hernandez said he’ll have over 20 family
members and friends in the crowd, cheering his
every move.
It’s taken Hernandez a tremendous amount
of discipline to get this far. In addition to his
training, he works as a landscaper with his
brothers and at a retirement center in Portola
Valley. He trains five to six days a week and
works up to 50 hours a week, leaving him little —
if no — downtime.
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“No one told me it was going to be easy, and it
hasn’t been,” he said. “But I knew it would take
a lot of hard work to try to become a professional
boxer, and I’m just happy to get an opportunity
to realize my dream. I really appreciate everyone
who has helped me out, and I want to make them
all proud.”
Here’s thinking Hernandez has already done
that. Born in Mexico, Hernandez came to
America in 2001. The youngest of five children,
he struggled at first, not knowing a single word
of English. However, he eventually got up to
speed and became the first person in his family to
graduate from high school and attend college.
Hernandez was studying construction
management architecture at Cañada College for
the last couple of years before taking a break to
focus on his pro boxing career. Once he gets more
time, Hernandez plans on earning his degree and
becoming an electrician or architect. Until then,
he plans on mastering the sweet science.
Editor’s note: Tickets for Hernandez’s fight can be purchased
at https://t1.clicknprint.com/tix/SilverStream/Pages/pgIndex.
html?siteID=2778&eventID=25627&memberID=RWCPAL.
Nava said those looking to help Hernandez’s team and the
Redwood City PAL should use the ticket code RWCPAL under
order status.
“I knew it would take
a lot of hard work
to try to become a
professional boxer,
and I’m just happy to
get an opportunity
to realize my dream.
I really appreciate
everyone who has
helped me out, and I
want to make them
all proud.”
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