Talk about your contrarian takes: Stanford poli-sci professor Rob Reich boldly looks the gift horse right in the mouth at the launch of his new book Just Giving: Why Philanthropy is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better. He makes the argument that the philanthropy of big-name kajillionaires and world-dominating Silicon…
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Raunchy dummy jokes a la Jeff Dunham are cool and all, but as they say, variety is the spice of life. Ventriloquist wunderkind Darci Lynne has been making the rounds with a national tour since winning America’s Got Talent last year. She and her colorful cast of characters are double threats as…
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Yousif Kassab on November 21, 2018
Way back in 2003, someone at Rooster T. Feathers got the idea to start showcasing burgeoning local comedians with a New Talent Comedy Competition. The winner of that very first outing was Reggie Steele. So, it’s no surprise he keeps old Roosters in the rotation. When he’s not making the residents of…
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Yousif Kassab on November 21, 2018
The Harvest Festival is making its way back to San Jose this weekend for three days of arts and crafts. Visitors will find all kinds of American handmade products just in time for the holidays. The event also features three days of family-oriented fun, with oscillating performances by John Park the Funny…
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Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning comedic drama Between Riverside & Crazy is first and foremost a story about social injustice. It follows ex-cop and widower Walter “Pops” Washington and his recently paroled son, Junior, as he pursues a discrimination suit against the NYPD. All the while, the landlord of his rent-controlled apartment…
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Wallace Baine on November 14, 2018
Though it may not feel like it, winter is coming. And in San Jose, that means ice skating under the Circle of Palms, next to the San Jose Museum of Art. The beloved holiday tradition continues into its 23rd year, under the benevolent leadership of Kristi Yamaguchi, one of the Bay Area’s…
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Wallace Baine on November 14, 2018
Broadway San Jose hosts six performances (over four days) of the celebrated crime-and-dames musical Chicago, which first burst out of Broadway back in 1975. (Let’s not forget the 2002 movie version won the Oscar for Best Picture.) The play is the story of two women, Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, both of…
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Metro Staff on November 14, 2018
Checking in with a single family over the course of three decades’ worth of holidays, this play explores how siblings grow up, grow apart and simultaneously manage to engender both pride and disappointment in their parents. Making God Laugh tells the story of Ruthie, Bill and their three fully grown kids—a priest,…
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Wallace Baine on November 14, 2018
Pity every kid who grew up an obsessive fan of dinosaurs and is not part of the generation that gets to experience Jurassic Quest. This traveling exhibit and event features about 80 true-to-life models of dinosaurs that roar, move and lumber around. Along with slides, bungee jumps, science demos and all sorts…
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Tad Malone on November 8, 2018
Started in Boston back in 2003, Nerd Nite is now regularly observed in pubs, bars, theaters and other venues in cities around the world. A varied discussion event for fun, thought-provoking and sometimes ridiculous presentations, Nerd Nite topics range from prototypical nerdy fare to pop culture. Anyone—not just nerds—is invited to show…
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