The Campbell Heritage Theatre dates back to 1938, but the storied auditorium recently took a big leap into the present. On Tuesday, Kereli Sengstack, president of the Friends of the Heritage Theatre, unveiled the venue’s new $38,000 system of moving stage lights — the result of a three-year effort and a huge fundraising campaign.

The Friends of the Heritage Theatre raised nearly half of that amount, $18,500, mostly through concessions sales and secured an additional $4,000 from the Campbell Community Fund. The City of Campbell contributed $13,690 and the remaining money came from the Richard Kaufmann & Family Trust, Joe Quilici and Silicon Valley Civil & Structural Engineers, Brian Brennan, Debra DeMartini, Jane Kennedy and Sue Rodrigues.

The theater, which was restored in 2004, is used for concerts, plays, lectures and corporate events. Campbell Mayor Liz Gibbons was at the demo and said she hopes the upgrade encourages more outside promoters to use the 800-seat venue. Next on the wish list? Theater staff say hazers — which provide that “rock show” look to the lights — would add even more value. Sounds like it’s time to start fundraising.

HEART-HEALTHY EVENING: More than 300 people gathered at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga last Saturday for the Scarlet Masquerade, the annual benefit gala for the South Asian Heart Center at El Camino Hospital. The black-tie affair brought in more than $304,000 to support the center’s programs to fight heart disease and diabetes among the valley’s South Asian community and featured Esther Gokhale, the “Posture Guru of Silicon Valley,” as its keynote speaker.

The South Asian Heart Center, which was launched in 2006, has recently completed a three-year expansion plan with the opening of its third facility in Fremont and launched a diabetes prevention program called STOP-D.

BUILDING A BETTER RESTAURANT: Content Magazine’s occasional LAB series always brings interesting ideas to the forefront, sort of a TED Talk for creative minds. The latest one taking place this Saturday is appropriately titled “Dine + Design” and will feature design pros from Gensler talking about the elements of architecture and design that go into making today’s popular dining spaces. No architecture experience is needed, but attendees will get to let out their inner “Bob the Builder” by creating a space for a hypothetical restaurant client.

It’s all taking place from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at the new Forager Tasting Room in downtown San Jose. And don’t worry, there’s more than just work. The LAB includes dinner, entertainment and — for designers who do attend — an optional portfolio review led by staff from Gensler and Content Magazine. Get more information and tickets at bit.ly/C-LAB-DD.

CONSIDER ME FLOORED: A reader wanted to know how the Patriot, the new thrill ride at California’s Great America, could be called the park’s first “floorless” roller coaster when Flight Deck has been letting people’s feet dangle since it first operated as Top Gun in 1993. It’s all in the terminology: Flight Deck is considered an inverted coaster with the track running along the top. For “floorless” rides like Patriot, the track’s on the bottom, but the cars don’t have flooring so your feet fly free.