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Salvatore Maxwell on February 22, 2018
What’s better than hanging with your buds and having a few brews? The answer is obvious: adding bacon. Levi’s Stadium is hosting the third annual Bacon and Beer Classic—where two of our favorite things converge for a daylong festival featuring more than 30 bacon dishes and 100 beers from local breweries, including…
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Kristin Lam on February 22, 2018
Struggling to land jokes at one of the many local comedy open mic nights? Instead of drowning your sorrows after the set, consider saving up for an interactive stand-up class. It may help you take your game to the next level. Heather Barbieri, owner and booker at Rooster T. Feathers, isn’t afraid…
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Kristin Lam on February 21, 2018
Words and music can be transformative, as they have the power to shape how people see, and are seen, in society. Two-time Grammy-winning musician and co-founding member of Living Colour Will Calhoun, along with acclaimed poets and performers Danez Smith, Monica Sok and Julian Talamantez Brolaski, aim to break boundaries, erase stereotypes…
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Stephen Perez on February 21, 2018
Ten poets have been chosen and invited as semi-finalists to a competition that could land them on the Hammer Theatre stage this spring. Semi-finalists have already submitted video and text for their work, but now we’ll get to see how they perform live. Winners of this competition will go on to perform…
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Stephen Perez on February 21, 2018
When a widowed British schoolteacher is summoned by the king of Siam to tutor his wives and children, worlds collide, as the two develop a temperamental relationship. He’s a staunch traditionalist of an old culture, and she’s modern, educated foreigner. The pair push at each other’s buttons and boundaries until they realize…
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Jaleny Reyes on February 21, 2018
This week, Olla Cocina kicks off a string of tequila-oriented events in partnership with Espolòn Tequila. These award-winning tequilas are crafted in Jalisco, Mexico, so it comes as no surprise that their label plays tribute to Mexican culture and José Guadalupe Posada, a 19th-century artist and printmaker. Today, Espolòn offers four different…
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Stephen Perez on February 16, 2018
Leonore’s husband, a Spanish nobleman named Florestan, has been sentenced to starve in prison for trying to expose a nefarious warden. And so, the brave and faithful Leonore infiltrates the fortress where her lover is being kept—by impersonating a young man named Fidelio. Now she’s on a mission to save her beloved…
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Jaleny Reyes on February 16, 2018
After more than five years in the making, Susan Else is ready to show off her work at the Quilts & Textiles Community Open House. Her bright, circus-themed pieces will give viewers a new outlook on this once-popular family pastime. With dark humor and an unexpected, edgy style, Without a Net will…
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Stephen Perez on February 16, 2018
Born deaf and blind in the 19th century, a young girl is pitied by a family with no idea how to care for her. Believed to be a lost cause, she grows feral with no way to communicate her emotions. That all changes when a determined young teacher finds a way to…
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Stephen Perez on February 15, 2018
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is setting up shop in San Jose in this contemporary envisioning of Stephen Sondheim’s Gothic musical thriller. Witness the legend of a man banished for a crime he did not commit as he returns to London bloodthirsty for revenge against the judge who took everything from…
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