I’ve heard of couples getting a little too comfortable with one another, letting a burp go here or passing a little gas there, but it would be great if you could leave the rest of us out of it. I was walking to a show with my husband when we passed you…
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Yousif Kassab on June 26, 2017
Feminist, author and college professor Roxane Gay is coming to Kepler’s to discuss her new book, Hunger. Despite a body of work that has set its sights on society as a whole—discussing pop culture, feminism and identity—her new work sees her turning that focus inward. Through her personal story she explores the…
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Camille Miller on June 24, 2017
For 15 years, Michael Light has documented American culture from above, pursuing themes of mapping, vertigo and human intervention from the cockpit of a 600 pound aircraft. When the San Francisco-based photographer is not thousands of feet in the air, he’s a couple of fathoms below, capturing the aftermath of atomic tests…
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Payje Redmond on June 21, 2017
As the host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah is one of the most recognizable faces on late night television. The South African-born comedian takes a break from the small screen and returns to the big stage in Saratoga this Friday. During his set, Noah will undoubtedly draw upon his long journey…
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Camille Miller on June 21, 2017
In 2006, the Dukedom of Illyria became the elite boarding school setting of a contemporary teenage drama that catalyzed Channing Tatum’s evolution from male stripper to movie star. This year, playwright Max Gutmann reinvents the beloved Elizabethan era comedy by rearranging thousands of snippets from the original play and shifting savvy sea…
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It’s hard to think of another celebrity as uniquely positioned to pull together an event like this weekend’s ID10T Music Festival + Comic Conival as Chris Hardwick.
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There’s nothing new under the sun. That’s what the preacher man said. What has been will be again. So it was at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Monterey International Pop Festival.
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Yousif Kassab on June 16, 2017
Here’s to you, Mrs. Robinson. The Palo Alto Players present a stage production of this classic coming-of-age story. Based on the 1963 film starring Dustin Hoffman, the plot follows a young Benjamin Braddock as he tries to make sense of the world after finishing college. Braddock is soon seduced by the wife…
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The 2017 Bridge School Benefit Concert has been canceled and Neil Young—the rock star behind the star-studded charity show—has announced he will no longer be performing at the shows. In a letter from Young, posted on the Bridge School website, the singer and songwriter—known for his work in Buffalo Springfield, CSNY and…
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Yousif Kassab on June 14, 2017
Marvel fanbois need not apply. This month’s trivia night at AFK will focus exclusively on the DC Comics universe. The event will be held out on the venue’s patio and the bar will be open an hour before the questions start flying—giving patrons plenty of time to down some drinks and get…
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