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Bill Kopp on May 1, 2019
In the history of popular music, Tony Bennett stands tall. His professional singing career can be said to have started at age 13 when he began working as a singing waiter in Queens, but it was only after serving in WWII that he landed a recording contract. Continue reading »
I was filming the joyous celebration of thousands of fellow Sharks fans leaving the Tank after the incredible comeback Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1 Game 7 OT win. There were so many of us that we spilled off the sidewalk into the bike lane on Santa Clara Street. Cars and vehicles were beeping their horns to the beat of “LET’S GO, SHARKS!” It was fun and chaotic, and then you, kind sir, grabbed my shoulders and spun me around fully to save me from getting hit by a car. I actually have your face on film, in your Sharks sweater, and I really appreciate your swift action so I wouldn’t get hurt. Pavs already spilled blood on ice, so we didn’t need a fan getting hurt, too. Fellow Sharks fan, you’re the real MVP.
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Mike Huguenor on April 25, 2019
That a band like Sales played Coachella this year is pretty remarkable. Continue reading »
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Erika Rasmussen on April 24, 2019
Kenny Sebastian is a modern day Renaissance man. A talented painter and musician hailing from Bangalore, Sebastian pays the bills with his standup comedy. He’s taken his act all over the world with six standup comedy specials and made millions laugh on YouTube. His live vlog show, Chai Time with Kenny, brings an intimate audience together around comedy and tea. In his latest touring show, “The Most Interesting Person In the Room,” Sebastian combines his talents, fusing his acoustic guitar with his left-field sense of humor. Continue reading »
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Erika Rasmussen on April 24, 2019
The human body was meant to move. The art of dance is an affirmation of this imperative. This weekend, sjDANCEco’s annual Spring Dance Festival brings together more than 60 local dance organizations in a mass celebration of our collective kinetic potential. Performers will demonstrate a variety of forms—jazz, modern, tap, hula, hip-hop and beyond. The public is invited to attend this free demonstration of the power of dance, of whipping limbs and muscles twitching to the beat. Performers of all levels will be featured over the course of the day, while a spotlight from noon to 1pm focuses on professionals. Continue reading »
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Erika Rasmussen on April 24, 2019
Decades after the end of World War II, Yoshio Yamamoto, mayor of Toyokawa, Japan, extended a peace offering to the South Bay city of Cupertino. A beautiful sisterhood bloomed, and the seeds of the annual Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival were sown. Since 1983 the festival has honored Toyokawa with a weekend of Japanese festivities. Attendees will savor sushi and sake, and enjoy cultural presentations—including Ikebana flower arrangement, taiko drum and dance demonstrations, and showings of traditional calligraphy. Furry friends, especially Shiba Inus and Akitas, are encouraged to attend. Continue reading »
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Nick Veronin on April 24, 2019
It’s never the wrong time for a good wine. Enjoy a stroll through old town Morgan Hill while sipping on some of the finest vintages in the Santa Clara Valley. Fortino Winery, Guglielmo Winery, Morgan Hill Cellars and Clos la Chance are just a few of the vintners pouring this weekend. Local artists and musicians, including the South Valley Symphony, Chris O’Connor and the Cook’n Fenny Combo will also join in the festivities. This year’s Wine Stroll will feature a dazzling raffle prize—a diamond Jewel Box Morgan Hill. Continue reading »
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Erika Rasmussen on April 24, 2019
When her father is murdered for daring to oppose Maoist doctrine, Mei-Li has no choice but to flee her native China for an uncertain life in San Francisco. After managing to enter the country without papers, she finds that Chinatown is fraught with intergenerational tension. The Palo Alto Players stage playwright David Henry Hwang’s updated version of the original Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. In his reimagining, Hwang replaces the shallow stereotypes of the original production, painting Chinatown as gritty and unforgiving for new immigrants like Mei-Li and giving the female characters more agency. Runs through May 12. Continue reading »
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Nick Veronin on April 24, 2019
The Night King may be descending on Westeros, but in San Jose winter is finally over, and Clandestine Brewing is celebrating the fairer weather at this springtime shindig. There won’t be a Maypole, but there will be a sunny patio and number of traditional German beers, including a range of bocks, on tap. Sample the lighter maibock style (Bignose MyBock) and the darker doppelbock variety (Agent Provacator) while toasting to longer days and warmer nights. The event is free, but $25 gets you a Clandestine stein along with two pours of your choice. Continue reading »
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Erika Rasmussen on April 24, 2019
What is that smell? A 20-year drought has led to the abolition of private toilets and the rise of a corporate authoritarian state where everyone has to pay to pee. Those caught relieving themselves outside of sanctioned latrines are exiled to Urinetown. No one is safe in this Tony Award-winning musical satire, which skewers capitalism, the legal system, corporate ethics, governmental bureaucracy and Broadway itself—with plenty of fourth-wall-breaking and campy, over-the-top showtunes. Memorable numbers include “It’s a Privilege to Pee,” “Follow Your Heart” and “I See A River.” Runs through May 5. Continue reading »
