California's Great America
(http://www.cagreatamerica.com/). nestled among the office buildings is one of the bay area's largest amusement parks. open seasonally. yes, from their cubicles they can hear you screaming on the roller coasters.
Santa Clara Golf and Tennis Club
5155 stars & stripes, tel. 408-980-9515.
San Tomas Aquino/Saratoga Creek Trail
This relatively new bicycle and pedestrian trail currently extends as far south as the intersection of cabrillo and san tomas expressway. the trail follows the san tomas aquino creek north, roughly parallel to san tomas expressway, all the way to the bay. it connects to other trails and sunnyvale's baylands park.
Santa Clara Vanguard
Drum and bugle corps, cadet corps, and winter color guard. (http://www.scvanguard.org/). shows are seasonal, and the group tours across the country during the summer.
Santa Clara Aquamaids
Synchronized swimming (http://www.aquamaids.org/). the group boasts numerous olympic team members among its alumni.
Santa Clara Players
This local, volunteer drama group stages three to four shows per year. Consult their website for shows, dates, and times.
Santa Clara University, (http://www.scu.edu/), is a private, Jesuit university offering a variety of undergraduate and graduate curricula in the schools of Arts and Sciences, Education and Counseling Psychology, Business, Engineering, Theology, and Law. Summer school classes are open to visitors and students.
Mission College, phone 408-988-2200, 3000 Mission College Boulevard Santa Clara, CA 95054, (http://www.missioncollege.org/). This community college offers academic, vocational, and other classes, including associate's degrees and certificates.
UCSC offers accredited curricula and courses through their Silicon Valley Extension, with a Santa Clara location. (http://www.ucsc-extension.edu/)
Santa Clara Adult Education, (http://www.scae.org/), a division of the Santa Clara Unified School District, offers selected technical, academic, and recreational classes. Students must be at least 18 years of age.
The Santa Clara Parks and Recreation Department offers a variety of classes, largely recreational, listed in their Recreation Activities guide. Classes are open to non-residents, but city residents pay lower fees. (http://santaclaraca.gov/i...)
The Santa Clara City Library, (http://library.santaclara...), offers numerous programs, lectures, presentations, and classes. Visit their program schedule on their website for current details.