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Elliott Sky Case on January 5, 2022
It’s a mouthful to say and an eyeful to see: GAYLAPALOOZA is here! The 12th annual benefit serving the Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center—hosted by queen Elsa Touché—presents a rainbow of entertainment for those seeking further revelry to ring in 2022. The Rainbow Women’s Chorus, Opera San José and the Gay &…
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Alec Adams on December 8, 2021
Though Christmas music has its nay-sayers, complaints about Christmas music are sometimes more tiring than the Christmas music itself. What’s the problem with classically constructed, fun pop songs that we save for three-to-six weeks of the year? I have a feeling Jose Hernandez, leader of the three time Grammy nominated mariachi group…
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Grace Stetson on December 1, 2021
Although it may not snow in San Jose this year, that doesn’t mean the winter holidays aren’t in full force. Take, for example, “Cool Yule,” a classic orchestral twist on the popular holiday tunes from years past. Hosted by SJSU’s Jazz Orchestra, the ensemble will be joined by Valley Christian High School…
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Elliott Sky Case on November 10, 2021
The work of Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri is a testament to literature’s distance-traversing magic. Following the success of her short story collection Interpreter of Maladies and novel The Namesake, which explored the lives and lonelinesses of South Asian immigrant communities, Lahiri moved to Rome and began writing books in Italian. For…
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Mike Huguenor on September 22, 2021
In celebration of its 25th year, the Mission Chamber Orchestra of San Jose has made all performances in its 2021-22 season free. The season highlights the works of women and composers of color, and in addition to the standard Beethoven (here represented in his “first large-scale groundbreaking work,” the “Eroica” symphony), the…
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Jay Edgar on August 4, 2021
Rostand’s classic about an immensely talented but ugly man holding his own in a narcissistic society gets a new treatment by renowned British playwright Martin Crimp in this production broadcast from the National Theatre in London. Known for his experimental and austere approach to theater, Crimp’s minimalist art direction allows star James…
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Jay Edgar on July 28, 2021
Mark Haddon’s inventive and profound mystery novel “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time” reached a whole new audience when it was adapted into a Tony-award winning play. Following an Aspergian teenager trying to solve the mystery of a neighbor dog’s death, the audience must see the world through…
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Wallace Baine on February 4, 2020
Not since Sherman Alexie’s heyday has there been a Native American novelist with as strong a literary tailwind as Oakland-born writer Tommy Orange. His heartfelt and hilarious 2018 novel There, There won a whole mantlepiece of awards, including the American Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award (and was a…
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Metro Staff on October 23, 2019
The accomplished Ukranian-American pianist Anna Dmytrenko takes the stage for the second concert of the Steinway Society’s 25th season. The Juilliard-trained Dmytrenko plays works by Medtner Rachmaninoff and Barber on her recently released debut album. She has performed in such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center and the Salle Cortot…
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Nick Veronin on May 8, 2019
With the Vietnam War at its height and serious civil unrest sweeping the country, one of the 20th century’s most respected composers sought to produce a work that would both challenge and unify a deeply divided America. After his decade-spanning tenure leading the New York Philharmonic concluded in 1969, former First Lady…
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