Alright, jazz fans, here’s the part you’ve been waiting for: The official lineup for the 2011 Stanford Jazz Festival, June 24 – August 6. Tickets go on sale on May 2! All events on the Stanford campus at Dinkelspiel Auditorium or Campbell Recital Hall.
Opening night- Allen Toussaint and Two Nights rare bay area appearance with Milton Nascimento.
Order Tickets : (650) 725-2787 www.stanfordjazz.org
She’s a dreamer: simple, sweet, and shy. She calls herself Mimì, even though it’s not actually her name. She spends her days embroidering flowers and her nights longing for springtime. And she is very much alone and on her own. Literally in search of light – a match for her only candle – she instead finds happiness and friendship with a band of young Parisian bohemians – a handsome but insecure poet, a philosopher, a painter, a musician, and a good-time girl. Briefly, Mimì and Rodolfo make a place of love for themselves – until jealousy and poverty prevail. Eventually she succumbs to tuberculosis – the scourge of the underclass – but she is never consumed by self-pity, and she dies surrounded by those we love her.
For more info, www.operasj.org (408) 437-4450 April 23- May 8, 2011 California Theatre
A REO House in Willow Glen comes with tile roof, hardwood floors throughout, family room, and spacious back yard & side yard for RV parking. 3Bed/1.5Baths, interior is 1,500 ft & lot is 6,500 ft. sold at $414,900 on 04/01/2011 MLS# is 81052221
For more info, contact Michael Koo at (408) 593-0304 or brokerkoo@gmail.com
If you’ve been wondering whether this is the year to expand your vegetable gardening beyond Early Girl and Better Boy, you can visit the big plant sale put on by the Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County on Sat, The event runs from 9am to 2pm at History San Jose.
For more info, visit at http://mastergardeners.org/sgm
California POPS Orchestra, The biggest hits of the Big Band Era & beyond! With special Guests, the Black Tie Jazz Orchestra, The Big Band Hits of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, The Dorsey Brothers, Count Basie, Louis Prima, Harry James, Duke Ellington plus more
www.californiapops.org (650) 856-8432 April 3, 2011 Sun 3pm at Calvary Church 16330 Los Gatos Blvd., Los Gatos CA 95030
Winner of six Tony Awards, five prestigious Drama Desk and two Laurence Olivier Awards. Chicago comes to the Montgomery Theater. Directed & Choreographed by Kevin R. Hauge April 15-23, 2011
www.cmtsj.org (408) 792-4111
Cirque du Soleil’s “Quidam” first swung into the big top back in 1996. And since its debut, the blockbuster has been seen by almost 10 million people worldwide. Cirque du Soleil has reinvented ” Quidam” once performed under a big top, to work in arena settings like HP Pavilion and the Cow Palace. In the new story line, with costumes designed by Dominique Lemieux, the heroine at the center of “Quidam” is no longer envisioned as a little girl, but as a young woman.
For more info, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com or call 1-866-448-7849
Winter Fest kicks off with singer Denise Donatelli, with her silky voice, rhythmically supple phrasing and emotionally incisive interpretation of familiar lyrics, Denise would stand out on any city’s jazz scene. Acoustic Africa, brings together three leading African guitarists, closes out the Winter Fest on March 20 at the Fairmont Hotel’s Club Regent. The festival which used to run over a number of weeks – has now been consolidated into two weekends and will be staged largely at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown San Jose.
For more info, visit www.sanjosejazz.org or call (408) 288-7557 ext. 2335
Over 13 days in March 2011, the Cinequest Film Festival will screen more than 170 films – including 75 that are either world or North American premieres. Cinequest, the Silicon Valley film festival known as a proving ground for new technologies, turns 21 this year, and some might wonder what the staff has been imbibing. After pioneering digital distribution of films, the festival is launching Cinequest Mavericks Studio, a production house that aims to find, fund and bring to market new feature films, documentaries and television shows.
For details, go to www.cinequest.org Cinequest has VIP soirees, after film parties and other events.
It is the World’s leading institution exploring the history of computing and its ongoing impact on society. It is home to the largest international collection of computing artifacts in the world, encompassing computer hardware, software, documentation, ephemera, photographs and moving images. The museum brings computer history to life through an acclaimed speaker series, dynamic website, on-site tours and physical exhibitions.
Museum Hours Wed to Sun (10am to 5pm ) www.computerhistory.org