Thu, Oct 3

Jazz at Hakone Gardens Presented by the San Jose Jazz Society. Third Thu of each month. 5-9pm. Free. Hakone Gardens, 21000 Big Basin Way, Saratoga. For more information, call 888.726.5673.

Mark Salzman 7:30pm. $20-$25. Montalvo, Carriage House Theatre, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.867.4311 or www.villamontalvo.org.

Fri, Oct 4

In Flux San Francisco electronic diva Amy X Neuberg will headline the first-ever All Women's Looping Festival. 7-10pm. Free to Museum members/$7 non-members. San Jose Museum of Art, 110 S. Market St, San Jose, 408.271.6840 or www.sjmusart.org.

Sat, Oct 5

Performing Arts Series The Flamenco Society of San Jose presents dancers Andres Marin and company, direct from Seville, Spain, with singers David Logos and Cristo Cortes and guitarists Juan Requena and Richard Diaz. 8pm. $18. Montgomery Theater, 150 W. San Carlos St, San Jose. For more information, call 408.971.8468.

The Red Balloon Presented by the Scottish theater company Visible Fictions. 11am and 1pm. $8-$16. Montalvo, Carriage House Theatre, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.867.4311 or www.villamontalvo.org.

Sun, Oct 6

Live at the Plaza! Featuring Afro-Peruvian singer Susana Baca and opening act Claudia Villela. 3pm. $25-$30. Mexican Heritage Theater, 1700 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose. For more information, call 800.MHC.VIVA or visit www.mhcviva.org.

Performing Arts Series The Dancing Sun Foundation presents the two-hour dance drama Mulan, created by Bih Tau Sung. Professional Chinese and modern dance artists will be featured. 3pm. $15-$18. Montgomery Theater, 150 W. San Carlos St, San Jose. For more information, call 408.446.4308.

South Bay Clarinet Choir The program will feature "Music of the Masters," with selections by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Franck, J. Strauss and Weber, along with other novelty numbers. Bay Area clarinetist Susan Macy will perform the Mozart Bassoon Concerto on bass clarinet. 3pm. $5 donation. San Jose State University, Music Concert Hall, San Jose. For more information, call 408.924.4668.

Tak·cs String Quartet The program will include Beethoven, Bartok and Schubert. Presented by the San Jose Chamber Music Society. 6:15pm (pre-concert chat), 7pm (concert). $17-$30. Le Petit Trianon Theatre, 72 N. Fifth St, San Jose, 408.286.5111.

Womyn's Intuition The artists' lecture series continues with a lecture by Native American artists Jean LaMarr and Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie. 3pm. $10. San Jose Museum of Art, 110 S. Market St, San Jose, 408.271.6840 or www.sjmusart.org.

Mon, Oct 7

Al Di Meola 7:30pm. Also Thu, Oct 10, 7:30pm. $32-$37. Montalvo, Carriage House Theatre, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.867.4311 or www.villamontalvo.org.

Wed, Oct 9

Laurie Anderson 7:30pm. Also Thu, Oct 10, 7:30pm. $50-$55. Montalvo, Carriage House Theatre, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.867.4311 or www.villamontalvo.org.

The Syringa Tree TheatreWorks presents playwright Pamela Gien's Obie-winning musical set in 1960s South Africa. Opening night. 8pm. Also to be previewed Thu, Oct 10-Fri, Oct 11, 8pm. Ongoing until Sun, Nov 3. $20-$43. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Castro St, Mountain View, 650.903.6000 or www.theatreworks.org.

Ongoing

Brand New Beats Roadshow This exhibition, which features letters, posters, signed books, other printed ephemera and never-before-seen photographs of Beat figures Neal Cassady, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. The exhibition continues until Oct 25 and is courtesy of Jasmine Stockett, daughter of William Arthur Stockett, who was friends with Cassady and Ferlinghetti. Art Museum of Los Gatos, 4 Tait Ave (corner of Main and Tait), Los Gatos, 408.354.2646.

California Theatre Center Family Season for Young Audiences "The Canterville Ghost." Sat, Oct 5-12, 11am, and Oct 12, 7:30pm. "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day." Sat, Oct 19-26, 11am. $11.50-$12. Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre, 550 E. Remington Dr, Sunnyvale. For more information, call 408.245.2978 or visit www.ctcinc.org.

Camelot Saratoga Drama Group presents Lerner and Loewe's musical version of the King Arthur legend. Fri, Oct 4-Sat, Oct 5, 8pm, and Sun, Oct 6, 2:30pm. Ongoing until Sat, Oct 12. $16!=$20. Saratoga Civic Theater, Fruitvale and Allendale Ave, Saratoga. For more information, call 408.264.3110 or visit www.sdg.to/page.html.

Comic Potential Opening night. City Lights Theater Company's 20th anniversary season opens with British playwright Alan Ayckbourn's comedy about a future where actors have been replaced by robots. Thu, Oct 3, 8pm, Sat, Oct 5, 8pm, Sun, Oct 6, 7pm, and Wed, Oct 9, 8pm. Ongoing until Sat, Oct 19. $15!=$20. City Lights Theater Company of San Jose, 529 S. Second St, San Jose. For more information, call 408.295.4200 or visit www.cltc.org.

Eating DisOrder, Eating DatOrder Theatre on San Pedro Square presents a new comedy about America's obsession with food and cooking. Wed-Sat, 8pm (cocktails at 7pm), and Sun, 2pm. San Pedro Square, San Jose. For ticket information, call the box office at 408.283.0200.

Fight or Flight Visual Aid presents works by Gregg Cassin, Julian Faulkner, Margaret Herscher, Joel Hoyer, Nancer LeMoins, Mark Paron and Dan Pillers. This exhibition is about the fragility of human existence, a sensation that's heightened for many Visual Aid artists who live with life-threatening illnesses. Artist talk and artist reception Fri, Oct 4, 6-9pm. Exhibition opens Thu, Oct 3 and ends Sat, Nov 2. WORKS/San Jose, 30 N. Third St, San Jose, 408.295.8378.

High and Low, Fast and Slow An exhibition of abstract paintings by Chicago-based artist John Phillips. Exhibition continues through Nov 10. Montalvo Gallery, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.961.5813 or www.villamontalvo.org.

Once on This Island Opening night. Presented by Sunnyvale Community Players. Fri, Oct 4-Sat, Oct 5, 8pm, and Sun, Oct 6, 2:30pm. $13-$18. Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre, 550 E. Remington Dr, Sunnyvale. For more information, call 408.732.2311 or visit www.sunnyvaleplayers.org.

Upcoming

Performing Arts Series "Balik Tanaw (In Retrospect)." Kaisahan of San Jose Dance Company, Inc. presents a new collection of dances and costumes from the Philippines in a performance celebrating the company's 20th anniversary. Fri, Oct 11-Sat, Oct 12, 8pm. $12-$18. Montgomery Theater, 150 W. San Carlos St, San Jose. For more information, call 408.298.3787. "Meritage." San Jose Dance Theatre unites the talents of artists from dance companies and schools throughout San Jose and the Bay Area. Sun, Oct 13, 6pm. $12-$18. Montgomery Theater, 150 W. San Carlos St, San Jose. For more information, call 408.286.9905.