Illusive Comics & Games, LLC

All are welcome at Illusive Comics &amp; Games, located in Santa Clara. Woman owned and all spectrum friendly, we are a brightly lit, well organized, and welcoming shop. It's easy for anyone to come in and wander, and shop. Roll some gorgeous dice and play some boardgames if you have the time. We will you pick out the perfect item you're looking for! We have the largest selection of new comics in the Bay Area. You can also find Dungeons &amp; Dragons, Pokemon, Magic: the Gathering, and a huge selection of boardgames. We've got comic books for every age, starting with Superhero board books. We have a full weekend of events all of the time, which we update on our website each week. There's also space for free Boardgaming for you and your friends. Illusive has been a Santa Clara mainstay since 2007. We're on Stevens Creek at Lawrence Expy and 280, next to Harbor Freight, on the other end of the center from MicroCenter. Open every day of the year, our Holiday Hours for 2026/27 are Mon 11a-7p Tues 12p-7p Wed 11a-8p Thur 11a-7p Fri 11a-9p Sat 10a-7p Sun 11a-7p (Libraries, Teachers and Schools- contact us for bulk ordering discounts for your schools and fundraising options!)

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All are welcome at Illusive Comics & Games, located in Santa Clara. Woman owned and all spectrum friendly, we are a brightly lit, well organized,...

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Aluminary Arts Studio

Aluminary Arts is a boutique art studio in downtown Los Gatos offering thoughtfully curated, small-group workshops for adults and teens. Founded by artist and longtime graphic designer Lisa Tollner, the studio was created to provide a welcoming, inspiring space where creativity feels approachable, engaging, and genuinely enjoyable—regardless of experience level. Blending fine art practice with a background in design and creative direction, Aluminary Arts offers a fresh take on traditional art classes. Each session is intentionally designed to be both elevated and accessible, combining professional-quality materials, guided instruction, and the freedom to explore personal expression. From acrylic painting and mixed media to watercolor and seasonal themed workshops, participants are encouraged to experiment, build confidence, and create original work they feel proud of. Classes are kept intentionally small to allow for individualized guidance and a relaxed, social atmosphere. Whether attending a wine-inspired evening workshop, a weekend immersive session, or a teen-focused class designed to foster creativity and confidence, guests experience a balance of structure and creative freedom. More than just a studio, Aluminary Arts is rooted in community. The space brings people together to slow down, connect, and rediscover the value of working with their hands in an increasingly digital world. A portion of workshop proceeds is also donated to local charities, reinforcing a commitment to giving back and supporting the surrounding community.

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Super Brothers Plumbing, Heating and Air - San Jose

Super Brothers Plumbing, Heating and Air in San Jose, CA proudly serves the entire Bay Area — including San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Fremont, Milpitas, and surrounding cities. We’re your one-stop shop for plumbing, HVAC, and electrical services, offering everything from water heater replacement, tankless and heat pump systems, AC repair, and furnace installation to bathroom remodeling, whole-house repiping, and EV charger installation. Whether your air conditioner isn’t cooling, your heater needs repair, or you’re upgrading to energy-efficient systems, our licensed professionals are ready to help. As a family-owned California company, Super Brothers is known for quality craftsmanship, transparent pricing, and excellent customer care. Call today or visit our website to schedule your next service with Super Brothers Plumbing, Heating and Air – San Jose, proudly keeping Bay Area homes safe, comfortable, and efficient.

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A 90-minute virtual, live workshop for parents. The skills employers want most can't be tutored in. They have to be grown, and no one grows them like you.
<hr>
Employers are telling us what the next decade of work will require, and it isn't more screen time or another coding class.
In the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025, more than half of employers named durable human skills, including creative thinking, resilience, self-awareness, empathy, and curiosity, among the core skills their workforce needs. CASEL, a leading authority on social and emotional learning, echoes this in its annual State of the Field address: alongside math, reading, and science, these human skills are what let a person grow, adapt, and thrive no matter how the economy or job market shifts.
Here's the part most parents never hear. Those workplace skills aren't a separate checklist to train. Each one grows out of a deeper set of social-emotional competencies: knowing your own emotions, managing them under pressure, and reading the emotions of others. Resilience and flexibility grow from a child learning to manage emotion. Empathy and collaboration grow from learning to read others. Creativity and sound judgment grow from self-awareness. Build that foundation, and the workplace skills follow. Skip it, and no amount of tutoring or enrichment fills the gap.
And that foundation is built through relationships, which is where you come in.
Teachers, coaches, and mentors all contribute to a child's social-emotional growth. But the most important relationship is the one at home. A child's bond with a parent is the template for every relationship that follows, and it is where they first learn whether emotions can be named, whether stress can be soothed, and whether the world is safe enough to stay curious in. Psychologists call that bond attachment, and it is the soil these durable skills grow in. No teacher or program can replace it, and no adult has more influence over it than you, at every age including the teen years.
This workshop shows you how it works and what to do about it: which skills the future demands, why they matter more as AI reshapes work, how secure attachment builds them from the inside out, and what you can start doing today.
<h2>What You'll Learn</h2>
<ul>
<li>The 2030 Skills Landscape. Which durable human skills employers actually need, and why AI makes them more essential, not less.</li>
<li>From Skills to Foundation. How the skills employers want are really expressions of deeper social-emotional competencies, and why those competencies take root at home first.</li>
<li>The 4 Attachment Styles. How your child's bond with you shapes their ability to manage emotion, collaborate, stay curious, and bounce back under pressure.</li>
<li>When Attachment Gets in the Way. How insecure attachment quietly undermines the exact skills the future workplace requires most, often without anyone noticing.</li>
<li>What You Can Do Right Now. Practical, everyday ways to strengthen the secure foundation your teen needs, at any age.</li></ul>

Learn more about attachment at <a href="https://www.attachmentmatters.co" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.attachmentmatters.co</a>.
<hr>
Sources
¹ Lieberman, Mark. "The SEL Skills Google, Microsoft, and Other Top Companies Want Schools to Teach." Education Week, January 13, 2025. <a href="https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-sel-skills-google-microsoft-and-other-top-companies-want-schools-to-teach/2025/01" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-sel-skills-google-microsoft-and-other-top-companies-want-schools-to-teach/2025/01</a>
² World Economic Forum. The Future of Jobs Report 2025. Geneva: World Economic Forum, January 8, 2025. <a href="https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/</a>

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A 90-minute virtual, live workshop for parents. The skills employers want most can't be tutored in. They have to be grown, and...

Ensure Your Teens Have the Durable Human Skills to Succeed in an AI Workforce & Life

A 90-minute live workshop for parents. The skills employers want most can't be tutored in. They have to be grown, and no one grows them like you.
<hr>
Employers are telling us what the next decade of work will require, and it isn't more screen time or another coding class.
In the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025, more than half of employers named durable human skills, including creative thinking, resilience, self-awareness, empathy, and curiosity, among the core skills their workforce needs. CASEL, a leading authority on social and emotional learning, echoes this in its annual State of the Field address: alongside math, reading, and science, these human skills are what let a person grow, adapt, and thrive no matter how the economy or job market shifts.
Here's the part most parents never hear. Those workplace skills aren't a separate checklist to train. Each one grows out of a deeper set of social-emotional competencies: knowing your own emotions, managing them under pressure, and reading the emotions of others. Resilience and flexibility grow from a child learning to manage emotion. Empathy and collaboration grow from learning to read others. Creativity and sound judgment grow from self-awareness. Build that foundation, and the workplace skills follow. Skip it, and no amount of tutoring or enrichment fills the gap.
And that foundation is built through relationships, which is where you come in.
Teachers, coaches, and mentors all contribute to a child's social-emotional growth. But the most important relationship is the one at home. A child's bond with a parent is the template for every relationship that follows, and it is where they first learn whether emotions can be named, whether stress can be soothed, and whether the world is safe enough to stay curious in. Psychologists call that bond attachment, and it is the soil these durable skills grow in. No teacher or program can replace it, and no adult has more influence over it than you, at every age including the teen years.
This workshop shows you how it works and what to do about it: which skills the future demands, why they matter more as AI reshapes work, how secure attachment builds them from the inside out, and what you can start doing today.
<h2>What You'll Learn</h2>
<ul>
<li>The 2030 Skills Landscape. Which durable human skills employers actually need, and why AI makes them more essential, not less.</li>
<li>From Skills to Foundation. How the skills employers want are really expressions of deeper social-emotional competencies, and why those competencies take root at home first.</li>
<li>The 4 Attachment Styles. How your child's bond with you shapes their ability to manage emotion, collaborate, stay curious, and bounce back under pressure.</li>
<li>When Attachment Gets in the Way. How insecure attachment quietly undermines the exact skills the future workplace requires most, often without anyone noticing.</li>
<li>What You Can Do Right Now. Practical, everyday ways to strengthen the secure foundation your teen needs, at any age.</li></ul>
Learn more about attachment at <a href="https://www.attachmentmatters.co" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.attachmentmatters.co</a>.
<hr>
Sources
¹ Lieberman, Mark. "The SEL Skills Google, Microsoft, and Other Top Companies Want Schools to Teach." Education Week, January 13, 2025. <a href="https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-sel-skills-google-microsoft-and-other-top-companies-want-schools-to-teach/2025/01" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-sel-skills-google-microsoft-and-other-top-companies-want-schools-to-teach/2025/01</a>
² World Economic Forum. The Future of Jobs Report 2025. Geneva: World Economic Forum, January 8, 2025. <a href="https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/</a>

A 90-minute live workshop for parents. The skills employers want most can't be tutored in. They have to be grown, and no one...

Lynbrook High School

Join the 18th annual Lynbrook Speech &amp; Debate Summer Camp.
Get training and coaching from Lynbrook High School's nationally-ranked Speech &amp; Debate team; featuring eight (8) champions to national tournaments and having earned 28 bids to the prestigious University of Kentucky’s Tournament of Champions (TOC).
Participants get personalized feedback, small group activities, and professional-level coaching across multiple speech and debate events.
Choose from two, one-week sessions (or both):
Monday - Friday, 2026 July 27-31, 8.30AM to 3.00PM
Monday - Friday, 2026 August 03-07, 8.30AM to 3.00PM
For more information or to register, go to:
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Lynbrook Speech & Debate Summer Camp

Join the 18th annual Lynbrook Speech & Debate Summer Camp.
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