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Wallace Baine on January 2, 2019
Nope, not that Mr. Rogers. Tennessee-born stand-up comedian Olan Rogers has staked his claim to pop-culture relevance on YouTube with his comedic sketches, as well as his creation of the animated show Final Space on TBS. As 2019 opens, Rogers jumps into a mini-tour, beginning in San Jose, with all new material…
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Avi Salem on December 28, 2018
San Jose-based mixed media artist and muralist Micah Alfaro will install his latest art piece at Campbell’s Station X Salon while onlookers enjoy live music, drinks and bites. His newest mural will adorn the salon’s spacious front windows, which he’ll be painting live throughout the course of the evening. The local artist…
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Avi Salem on December 28, 2018
Two Netflix specials and two babies later, comedian Ali Wong is taking center stage again—this time not pregnant (we think) but with the same comedic force and exaggerated stage presence that brought her into the standup limelight. The San Francisco-born and -raised performer gained a serious following after her 2016 special, Baby…
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Avi Salem on December 19, 2018
The story is the same, but the beat is way different. Bringing a fresh new twist to the holiday classic, Peninsula Ballet Theatre’s holiday production of The Nutcracker reinterprets the whimsical Christmas classic. Led by choreographers Alee Martinez and Isaac “Stuck” Sanders, a cast of 17 dancers take audiences on a magical…
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Nick Veronin on December 19, 2018
Take in a sweeping, leaping musical history of China. The new Shen Yun program dances its way through 5,000 years of Chinese mythology, war and political upheaval—combining age-old legends with modern technological achievements. Hundreds of handmade costumes and cutting-edge digital projection backdrops will merge with some of the world’s best dancers and…
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Wallace Baine on December 13, 2018
For those depraved souls whose holiday tradition includes adult beverages and Bad Santa, there is a live theater show just for you. Who’s Holiday is a decidedly raunchy, not-for-kids take on the Dr. Seuss classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas. This one-woman show stars Shannon Guggenheim as the all-grown-up Cindy Lou Who—now…
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Wallace Baine on December 13, 2018
True to its name, The San Jose Nutcracker adapts the iconic Tchaikovsky-scored ballet for local audiences—bringing the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Mouse King and all those marching toy soldiers into the orchards of the Valley of Heart’s Delight. Performed by the New Ballet School, the production also features plenty of South Bay…
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Wallace Baine on December 13, 2018
Massachusetts-born standup comic Alingon Mitra has all the bonafides, both as a performer (Conan, Last Comic Standing, Craig Ferguson, Colbert) and as a writer (The Daily Show, Adam Ruins Everything, the Harvard Lampoon). He loves Katy Perry, the pope and reality TV, doesn’t like the word “gonorrhea,” and has deep suspicions about…
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Mike Huguenor on December 5, 2018
In the binary universe of the Santería religion, Iré (blessing) is the opposite of Osogbo (curse). However, like true binaries, neither could exist without the other. Written by playwright, author, poet and professor Paul S. Flores, We Have Iré is a new theater project that uses the cosmology of Santería to explore…
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Nick Veronin on December 5, 2018
No serious examination of the facts will lead a sensible person to conclude that the Trump trolls have a point when they say it’s a “scary time” for straight white men in America today. That doesn’t mean cis dudes don’t face any challenges. Comedian Matt Braunger manages to coax some non-confrontational laughs…
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