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Tad Malone on December 28, 2017
San Jose’s premier Chicano theater company has been producing great stage productions for more than 30 years. Its latest is a staged reading of Departera, a new in-the-works play by actor and playwright Evelina Fernández. Departera revolves around Doña Juana, a midwife, who instead of helping deliver babies, helps the dying move…
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Tad Malone on December 27, 2017
At most family reunions, booze is imperative to survival. One thing’s for sure: there will be plenty of liquor Johnny V’s Family Reunion. Although legendary downtown dive Johnny V’s closed its doors last December because of an improper alcohol license, its spirit of hard-partying fun and loud, live music lives on. The Ritz is…
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Tad Malone on December 27, 2017
Veteran West Coast comedian Jamie Kennedy will help the San Jose Improv close out 2017. Kennedy first rose to prominence starring in the popular Scream movie series. From there he starred in his eponymous prank show, The Jamie Kennedy Experiment. Kennedy is also known for his offbeat, goofy role in the love-to-hate…
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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. The globally acclaimed program has been updated for 2018. Hundreds of handmade costumes and cutting-edge digital projection backdrops will…
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Tad Malone on December 27, 2017
To celebrate its ever-growing collection, the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University is highlighting its extensive Modern and Contemporary art galleries in the last two weeks of the year. The “Modern and Contemporary” art exhibit will feature a plethora of early- to late-20th century art with an emphasis Bay Area artists—as well…
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André Jaquez on December 20, 2017
Harlem-bred comic Zainab Johnson wants people to know she isn’t defined by any particular joke—her standup routine sticks to factual storytelling. Whether that be the fact she’s a black woman, has a big family or that she sometimes has issues with her body. Last fall, Johnson starred on HBO’s All Def Comedy…
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Anthony Torres on December 14, 2017
Joe Bastida Rodriguez’s plein aire landscapes, “Inspired Before Nature” at the Foundry Commons mini gallery, honor the Earth as the foundational source of human sustenance, physical self-actualization, and spiritual affirmation. The paintings reference the Bay Area figurative art tradition, which infused and blended figurative subject matter—including still life, portraits, landscapes and the…
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Before he went gold as a solo artist with 1998’s Thugged Out: The Albulation, Yukmouth was one half of The Luniz, the crew who dropped what is arguably the greatest weed-smoking anthem ever to come from the Bay Area (and there’ve been a lot): “I Got 5 On It.” Since then the…
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André Jaquez on December 8, 2017
The first sights and sounds of a Legend of Zelda game are unforgettable. Horses gallop, wind blows and piano and strings strike a chord—figuratively and literally. The music of the Zelda franchise undoubtedly represents some of the best video game music ever. This four-movement symphony draws pieces directly from the video game…
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André Jaquez on December 7, 2017
This annual Christmas ballet is bound to get any Scrooge into the holiday spirit. For 24 years, Michael Smuin’s company has merged the diverse vocabulary of classical ballet with contemporary American dance. This year, Smuin’s acclaimed choreographer-in-residence, Amy Seiwert, pairs a new piece with Joni Mitchell’s mournful Christmas tune, “River.” The first…
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