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Avi Salem on May 10, 2018
The Stanford American Indian Organization and the Stanford Planning Powwow Committee host the biggest student-run powwow in the country. People from native and non-native backgrounds alike flock to Eucalyptus Grove to view the sea of ornately decorated headdresses and traditional regalia worn at powwows, and can participate in the annual fun run…
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Wallace Baine on May 10, 2018
The brightly colored ao dai dress is a powerful symbol for everything elegant about old Vietnam. Worn mostly by women, but also by men, the tunic-style garment has informed currents in Vietnamese fashion for centuries.
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Avi Salem on May 9, 2018
Since its founding in 2002, the Pear Theatre has silently but stealthily showcased over 100 original plays—most of them written, directed and performed by local auteurs, and showcased during the company’s annual Pear Slices festival. The 90-seat theater’s latest offering of Slices is a collection of eight short plays from members of…
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Julia Baum on May 9, 2018
California’s once-maverick marijuana industry faces some unique roadblocks to doing business, so state officials have stepped in to help. Although recreational cannabis use became legal on Jan. 1, ganjapreneurs are still dragging out bags of cash from dispensaries every day, as they’re unable to deposit their pot proceeds at any federally insured financial…
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Nick Veronin on May 3, 2018
The biblical story of creation has inspired painters, playwrights and musicians for millennia. Austrian classical composer Joseph Haydn turned in his artistic interpretation back in 1799 with “The Creation,” an oratorio that takes its audience from a “Representation of Chaos” up to Adam and Eve’s declaration of love. Keeping in stride with…
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Nick Veronin on May 3, 2018
Silicon Valley Open Studios has connected South Bay and Peninsula artists with their neighboring communities more than 30 years. The annual three-weekend event kicks off this Saturday and Sunday, as artists from South San Francisco down through Los Altos and Palo Alto open their studios to the public. Started in 1986, the…
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Yousif Kassab on May 3, 2018
Free Comic Book Day is upon us again, which means it’s time to hit the local comic shop to grab some free swag. Participating stores will have a slew of free books from all the heavy hitters. From the usual suspects, like DC and Marvel, to respected niche publishers, including IDW, Dark…
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Yousif Kassab on May 2, 2018
Some of Silicon Valley’s most talented percussionists will be pounding on very big drums this weekend as a part of the Stanford Taiko Spring Concert. The university’s 18-piece resident taiko ensemble has prepared a brand new show to celebrate the season. Titled “Wavebreak,” the concert will feature new arrangements from the group’s…
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Nick Veronin on May 2, 2018
What price do we pay for the longer lives modern science can give us? It is a question that has haunted humanity since Mary Shelley’s seminal speculative horror novel, Frankenstein. Today, 200 years since Dr. Frankenstein’s monster first sprang to life on the page, artists and thinkers continue to grapple with many…
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Jaleny Reyes on April 27, 2018
Nothing warms the heart quite like a cute dog—except maybe whiskey. Lovers of pooches and hooch are invited to come together for this fundraiser to benefit the Silicon Valley Pet Project. Based in San Jose, the organization works to to save local, at-risk shelter pets through rescue, fostering, adoption, community involvement and…
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