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Thursday, Aug 8
Alice in Wonderland CMT presents a Rising
Stars production of Alice in
Wonderland. Directed by Rachel Prouty and
choreographed by Megan McGrath. 7pm. Also
Fri, Aug 9, 2pm and 7pm, Sat, Aug 10, noon,
4pm and 7pm, and Sun, Aug 11, 1pm and 5pm.
$11-$15. Montgomery Theater, Market and San
Carlos Sts, San Jose. For more information,
call 408.288.5437 x10 or www.cmtsj.org.
AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival Presented by
Southwest Airlines and the San Jose Jazz
Society. Thu, Aug 8-Sun, Aug 11. Free. Plaza
de Cesar Chavez, Market and San Carlos Sts,
and various other venues in downtown San
Jose. For more information, call the San Jose
Jazz Society at 408.288.7557 or visit
www.sanjosejazz.org.
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 7:30pm. $46-$68. Montalvo, Garden Theatre, 15400 Montalvo Rd,
Saratoga, 408.867.4311.
Music in the Park Featured artist: Mike
"Spiderman" Robinson. 5-8:15pm. Free. Plaza
de Cesar Chavez, Market and San Carlos Sts,
San Jose, 408.279.1775 x42 or
www.sjdowntown.com.
Summer Jazz 16 Scheduled: Sylvia Cuenca.
6-7:30pm. Free. Clock Tower Plaza, Stanford
Shopping Center, 680 Stanford Shopping
Center, Palo Alto, 800.772.9332.
Friday, Aug 9
Children's Theater in the Park The
Trial of Goldilocks. 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.
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Kitaro 7:30pm. $35-$45. Mountain Winery,
14831 Pierce Rd, Saratoga, 408.998.TIXS or
www.mountainwinery.com.
Sweet Honey in the Rock An a cappella
ensemble of six African American women engage
in a wide range of styles - traditional
African American church music, freedom songs,
reggae and doo-wop. Fri, Aug 9, 8pm. $35-$55.
Montalvo, Garden Theatre, 15400
Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.867.4311.
Saturday, Aug 10
Alice in Wonderland Adapted and directed by
Amy Zsadanyi-Yale. Presented by the Saratoga
Children's Summer Theatre. Also Sun, Aug 11,
11:30am and 4:30pm. $5-$7. Wildwood Park,
Fourth Street, Saratoga. For more
information, call 408.868.1248.
Fiesta de Artes Browse and shop for the best
fine arts and crafts and enjoy live music and
entertainment. Taste fine food, wines and
microbrews and take home a commemorative
fiesta wine glass. Presented by the Los Gatos
Kiwanis Club. Sponsored in part by SVCN.
10am-6pm. Also Sun, Aug 11, 10am-6pm. Free.
For more information, call 415.861.3461.
Fun Times Singers The Fun Times Singers
community choir will perform songs from
Hollywood movies. 7:30pm. $5-$10. Campbell
Congregational Church, 400 W. Campbell Ave,
Campbell, 408.739.7679.
Michael McDonald Also: Silent Partner.
7:30pm. $28-$48. Mountain Winery, 14831
Pierce Rd, Saratoga, 408.998.TIXS or
www.mountainwinery.com.
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Mission Chamber Orchestra 4pm. Campfire
Center, Big Basin State Park. $3 park entry
fee. Group's string quartet performs as part
of park's centennial.
Sunday, Aug 11
Boney James 7:30pm. $40-$65. Montalvo,
Garden Theatre, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga,
408.867.4311.
John Hiatt & the Goners Also: Jimmie
Vaughan featuring Lou Ann Barton. 7:30pm.
$25-$45. Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Rd,
Saratoga, 408.998.TIXS or
www.mountainwinery.com.
Tuesday, Aug. 13
Chris Isaak 7:30pm. $55-$75. Mountain
Winery, 14831 Pierce Rd, Saratoga,
408.998.TIXS or www.mountainwinery.com.
Ongoing
Be Aggressive 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
or visit www.theatreworks.org.
Fashionable Art OO Shin, who teaches in the
West Valley College Fashion Design and
Apparel Technology Program, will display 14
one-of-a-kind garments in a multimedia
sensory art show. A free opening reception
takes place Aug 9, 6pm. Fri, Aug 9-Fri, Aug
23. Free. West Valley College Theatre, 14000
Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga. For more
information, visit www.ooshin.biz or call
408.741.4035.
On the Edge and In the Round An exhibition
of ceramic sculpture, wall slabs and drawings
by Japanese-born artist Jun Kaneko. Thru Sep
15. Montalvo Gallery, 15400 Montalvo Rd,
Saratoga, 408.961.5813 or
www.villamontalvo.org.
On the Town 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.
San Jose Museum of Art "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.
"Parallels and Intersections:
Art/Women/California, 1950-2000 - Part I."
Ends Nov 3. Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm, Fri,
11am-10pm, closed Mon. 110 S. Market St, San
Jose, 408.294.2787.
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