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C.J. Prusi on March 27, 2019
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents the latest installment in piano virtuoso Hershey Felder’s “Great Composer Series.” Felder has given more than 5,000 performances over the last two decades, portraying the likes of Beethoven, Gershwin and Tchaikovsky. He now sets his sights on the work of French impressionist composer Claude Debussy and the city…
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C.J. Prusi on March 27, 2019
Grab your conductor’s hat and get ready to sip suds 19th-century style—on a chugging locomotive winding its way through picturesque Niles Canyon. Beer on the Rails will serve up adult sodas by a number of Bay Area brewers along with Polish sausage sandwiches, coleslaw and potato salad. The trip lasts two hours…
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C.J. Prusi on March 27, 2019
Space opera junkies rejoice! Symphony Silicon Valley’s ongoing Movies in Concert series presents Star Wars: A New Hope. Watch Han shoot first on the big screen and feel the force of a full orchestra perform John Williams’ legendary Oscar-winning score, led by Jeffrey Schindler. With a résumé long enough to make Bach…
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C.J. Prusi on March 27, 2019
Many will be familiar with New York-based stand-up comedian Joe List from his set on season two of the Netflix original series The Standups, as well as spots on Conan and Letterman. He’s also got a podcast called Tuesdays with Stories, which he co-hosts with fellow comedian Mark Normand. Diehard fans will…
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C.J. Prusi on March 27, 2019
Um Yeah Arts presents a screening of Thomas Campbell’s newest skateboarding movie. Self-funded and shot mostly on 16mm film, Ye Old Destruction focuses on the DIY ethos of skating and features a number of guerrilla skate parks, abandoned pools and two vintage cars—a Cadillac and Ford station wagon, which serve as transportation…
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Metro Staff on March 27, 2019
Locals will recognize the work of artist Lacey Bryant in the sprawling mural covering the west-facing wall of Recycle Bookstore on The Alameda. Choose Your Own Adventure depicts a line of joyous children taking flight on their bicycles. Her new Slow Tarot project met its Kickstarter goal within hours of launching and…
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Metro Staff on March 20, 2019
One of San Jose’s best vintage and used clothing boutiques, Black & Brown has been going strong for well over a decade. The shop has endured multiple location changes and volatile shifts in the economy by sticking to what it does best—curating a badass selection of high style threads. This year the…
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Metro Staff on March 20, 2019
After a wet winter, the sun is awakening magnificent floral displays everywhere. In fact, the so-called “super bloom” is drawing hordes of tourists to oft-overlooked towns in the Inland Empire, with wondrous displays of desert flora. You don’t have to go all that way to see an amazing collection of flowers, though.…
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Anne Gelhaus on March 20, 2019
Hailed by the New York Times as the “greatest living interpreter of Groucho Marx’s material,” Frank Ferrante portrays the young Groucho of stage and film, while reacquainting the audience with brothers Harpo and Chico as well as the much-maligned Zeppo and the rarely seen Gummo. Ferrante also invokes his peers Charlie Chaplin,…
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Anne Gelhaus on March 20, 2019
Leo Tolstoy’s novel, first published as a serial from 1875-1877, has inspired more than 30 screen adaptations, a play and a ballet, but it is only recently that the tragic love story has been set to music. The Moscow Operetta Theatre’s version of Anna Karenina opened in October 2016, and 3Below is…
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