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Ongoing
Anything Goes Music and lyrics by Cole
Porter. New book by Timothy Crouse and John
Weidman. Presented by West Valley Light
Opera. Fri-Sat, 8pm, and Sun, 2:30pm. Thru
Jul 27. $18-$20. Saratoga Civic Center, 13777
Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga, 408.268.3777.
Bugsy Malone Children's Musical Theater San
Jose presents a Rising Stars production of
Bugsy Malone, adapted for the stage by
Michael Dolenz. Ends Jul 21. $11-$15.
Montgomery Theater, Market and San Carlos
Sts, San Jose. For more information, call
408.288.5437 or visit www.cmtsj.org.
Celtic Music Seisiún With John
Taylor, Richard Katz, Dave Brewer, Pete
Haworth and about 15 more local Celtic
musicians. Instruments include: fiddle,
bodhran, mandolin, guitar, uillean pipes, tin
whistles and flutes. Every Thu. King's Head
Pub & Restaurant, 201 Orchard City Dr,
Campbell, 408.871.2499.
Gaslighter Theatre The Perils of Sweet
Polly Dimples or Just a Jilted
Jewel. Melodrama and vaudeville. Fri-Sat,
8pm. Call for tickets. Gaslighter Theater,
400 E. Campbell Ave, Campbell, 408.866.1408
or www.gaslighter.com.
Los Gatos Shakespeare Festival Presented by
Festival Theatre Ensemble. Henry IV, Part
I: Fri, Jul 19, 8pm. A Midsummer
Night's Dream: Sat, Jul 20, 8pm.
Treasure Island: Sun, Jul 21, 8pm.
$15-$40. Oak Meadow Park, Los Gatos,
408.996.0635 or www.festivaltheatre
ensemble.org.
A Patchwork of Quilts Over 45 quilts from
the 1800s through 1930 are on display. Guided
tours Thu-Sun, noon-4pm. $6 adults/$4
seniors/$2.50 youth. Ainsley House, 300 Grant
St, Campbell, 408.866.2118.
San Jose Museum of Art "Luci S. Houston
Memorial Exhibition." Ends Jul 28. "Beaware:
Teens Aware." An exhibition of artwork
created by San Jose teens. Ends Sep 29.
"Parallels and Intersections:
Art/Women/California, 1950-2000 - Part I."
Ends Oct 13. This exhibition will present
works by California's most inventive and
adventurous women artists. Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm,
Fri, 11am-10pm, closed Mon. 110 S. Market St,
San Jose, 408.294.2787.
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles "The
Last Year" and "Surrounded by Family and
Friends." Contemporary textile artist Deidre
Scherer of Williamsville, VT, explores the
subjects of death, dying and grieving in two
traveling exhibitions of fabric and thread
portraits. Ends Sep 18. Tue-Wed, Fri-Sun,
10am-5pm. Thu, 10am-8pm. $3-$4. 110 Paseo de
San Antonio, San Jose, 408.971.0323 or
www.sjquiltmuseum.org.
Triton Museum of Art "On Common Ground."
Group show. Ends Jul 21. "The Saratoga
Community of Painters." Ends Jul 28.
"Awakening the Sleeping Monkey." Ends Aug 4.
Mon-Tue, Fri-Sun, 10am-5pm, and Thu,
10am-9pm. Free. 1505 Warburton Ave, Santa
Clara, 408.247.3754 or www.tritonmuseum.org.
Thu, Jul 18
Arms and the Man By George Bernard Shaw.
Presented by California Theatre Center. 8pm.
Also Sat, Jul 20, 8pm. $18-$25. Sunnyvale
Community Center Theatre, 550 E. Remington
Dr, Sunnyvale, 408.720.0873 or
www.ctcinc.org.
Charlotte's Web Presented by Peninsula Youth
Theatre. 7:30pm. Also Fri, Jul 19, 1pm and
7:30pm. $13-$15. Cubberley Community Center
Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto,
650.988.8798 or www.pytnet.org.
The Complete History of America (abridged)
By Long, Tichenor & Martin. Directed by
Tom Gough. Ongoing until Jul 20. $17-$20.
City Lights Theater Company, 529 S. 2nd St.,
San Jose, 408.295.4200 or www.cltc.org.
Fri, Jul 19
The Crew Live music. 9pm. King's Head Pub
& Restaurant, 201 Orchard City Dr,
Campbell, 408.871.2499.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
(abridged) By Borgeson, Long & Singer.
Presented by California Theatre Center. 8pm.
$18-$25. Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre,
550 E. Remington Dr, Sunnyvale, 408.720.0873
or www.ctcinc.org.
The Hobbit "Children's Theater in the Park,"
presented by Peninsula Youth Theatre and the
City of Mountain View. 6:30pm. Free. Mountain
View Center for the Performing Arts Park, 500
Castro St, Mountain View, 650.903.6000.
Last Call for Purgatory Big Lil's Comedy
Cabaret's original comedy play. 8pm. Also
Sat, Jul 20, 8pm. $23. Big Lil's Cabaret, 157
W. San Fernando St, San Jose. 408.295.7469 or
www.biglils.com.
On the Town Opening night. By Leonard
Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green.
Presented by Foothill Music Theatre. Thru Aug
11. Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2:30pm. $10-$20.
Smithwick Theater, Foothill College, 12345 El
Monte Rd, Los Altos Hills. To purchase
tickets, call 650.949.7360.
Sat, Jul 20
Be Aggressive Opening night. TheatreWorks
presents a comedy written by Annie Weisman
and directed by Wendy C. Goldberg. Contains
mature language. Ongoing until Aug 18. 8pm.
$20-$45. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305
Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto. For more
information, call 650.903.6000.
The Canterville Ghost By Oscar Wilde,
adapted by Gayle Cornelison. Presented by
California Theatre Center. 4pm. Also Wed, Jul
24, 8pm. $18-$25. Sunnyvale Community Center
Theatre, 550 E. Remington Dr, Sunnyvale,
408.720.0873 or www.ctcinc.org.
James Murphy Mystery author James Murphy
will read from and sign copies of his book
The Frame. 4-6pm. Willow Glen Books,
1330 Lincoln Ave, San Jose, 408.298.8141.
R&B 101 Live music. 9pm. King's Head Pub
& Restaurant, 201 Orchard City Dr,
Campbell, 408.871.2499.
Silicon Valley Wine Auction This year's
fundraiser, "Vintage Tastes," will offer a
tasting showcasing the best of Northern
California wineries, a silent auction, a
gourmet dinner and a live auction conducted
by charity auctioneer David Reynolds. 5pm.
$175 per person. La Estancia, 18000 Overlook
Ave, Los Gatos. For more information, call
408.367.7293.
Sun, Jul 21
Angel Street By Patrick Hamilton. Presented
by California Theatre Center. 2pm and 7pm.
$18-$25. Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre,
550 E. Remington Dr, Sunnyvale, 408.720.0873
or www.ctcinc.org.
Womyn's Intuition Artist Ester Hernandez
will give the first in a series of lectures
by female artists, in conjunction with the
exhibition "Parallels and Intersections:
Art/Women/California, 1950-2000." 2pm. San
Jose Museum of Art, 110 S. Market St, San
Jose, 408.294.2787.
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