THE WEEK OF
SEPTEMBER 11, 2002
CAMELOT
COALITION
DATE BOOK
CITY LIGHTS
SOCIETY
Datebook

Thu, Sep 12

Jewel 7:30pm. Also Fri, Sep 13, 7:30pm. $45-$55. Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Rd, Saratoga, 408.998.TIXS or www.mountainwinery.com.

Fri, Sep 13

Once on This Island Opening night. Presented by Sunnyvale Community Players. 8pm. Also Sat, Sep 14, 8pm and Sun, Sep 15, 2:30pm. Ongoing until Sun, Oct 6. $13-$18. Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre, 550 E. Remington Dr, Sunnyvale. For more information, call 408.732.2311 or visit www.sunnyvaleplayers.org.

Tripsichord Yoga Theatre Presented by Willow Glen Yoga. 8pm. $25. Le Petit Trianon, 72 N. 5th St, San Jose. For more information, call 408.291.5250 or visit www.trianontheatre.com.

Faith Ringgold

Trout Fishing in America 8pm. $25-$30. Montalvo, Carriage House Theatre, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.867.4311 or www.villamontalvo.org.

Sat, Sep 14

Chicago 7:30pm. Also Sun, Sep 15, 7:30pm. $45-$65. Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Rd, Saratoga, 408.998.TIXS or www.mountainwinery.com.

Sun, Sep 15

Brand New Beats Roadshow A reception will be held 4-7pm to reunite two generations of the Los Gatos Beat scene as part of 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.

Faith Ringgold Internationally acclaimed artist and children's book author Faith Ringgold will give a lecture. 2pm. Free to Museum members/$10 for non-members. San Jose Museum of Art, 110 S. Market St, San Jose, 408.271.6840 or www.sjmusart.org.

Wed, Sep 18

Cinema San Pedro Scheduled: The Maltese Falcon. 8:30pm. Free. San Pedro Square, San Pedro St, San Jose. For more information, call 408.882.5064.

Ton Koopman and Tini Mathot 7:30pm. $35-$45. Montalvo, Main Hall of the Villa, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.867.4311 or www.villamontalvo.org.

Ongoing

Blast! American Musical Theatre of San Jose presents the Bay Area premiere of the 2001 Tony winner for Best Theatrical Event. Tue-Fri, 8pm. Sat, 2pm and 8pm. Sun, 1pm and 6:30pm. Ongoing until Sun, Sep 22. $40-$65. San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose, 888.455.SHOW (7469).

The Drawer Boy San Jose Repertory Theatre presents the West Coast premiere of playwright Michael Healey's The Drawer Boy. Directed by John McCluggage. Thu, Sep 12-Fri, Sep 13, 8pm. Sat, Sep 14, 3pm and 8pm. Sun, Sep 15, 2pm and 7pm. Tue, Sep 17-Fri, Sep 20, 8pm. Ongoing until Sun, Sep 29. $20-$48. San Jose Repertory Theatre, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose. For more information, call 408.367.7255 or visit www.sjrep.com.

La Cenerentola Opera San Jose presents Rossini's 1817 take on the Cinderella story. The opera will be performed in Italian, with English translations. Ongoing until Sun, Sep 29. $40!=$58. Montgomery Theater, Market and San Carlos St, San Jose. For more information, call 408.437.4450 or visit www.operasj.org.

Much Ado About Nothing Presented by the Shady Shakespeare Company. Fri-Sun (Sep 13-22), 7pm. Free. Sanborn-Skyline County Park, 16055 Sanborn Rd, Saratoga, 408.298.0649 or www.shadyshakes.org.

Ragtime TheatreWorks presents the Tony-winning musical version of the E.L. Doctorow novel. Ongoing until Sun, Sep 29. $20-$45. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Castro St, Mountain View, 650.903.6000 or www.theatreworks.org.

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.

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.

(un)Common Ground: Introductions South The ICA will present a survey exhibition featuring the cutting-edge work of young, emerging Bay Area artists. Artists whose work will be represented are: Nicholas Ackerman, Reanne Estrada, David Huffman, Alicia McCarthy, Julio Morales, Mark Nobriga, Christopher Oliveria, Marina Vendrell, Jon-Paul Villegas and Neil Woodman. Thru Sat, Sep 14. San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, 451 S. First St, San Jose, 408.283.8155 or www.sjica.org.

Upcoming

Celia Cruz Sat, Sep 21, 4pm. $42-$52. Montalvo, Front Lawn, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.867.4311 or www.villamontalvo.org.

Etta James Thu, Sep 19, 7:30pm. $42-$70. Montalvo, Garden Theatre, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.867.4311 or www.villamontalvo.org.

George Strait Thu, Sep 19, 7pm. $49.50-$59.50. Compaq Center, 525 W. Santa Clara St, San Jose, 408.998.TIXS or www.compaqcenteratsanjose.com.

Jazz at Hakone Gardens Presented by the San Jose Jazz Society. Third Thu of each month. Thu, Sep 19, 5-9pm. Free. Hakone Gardens, 21000 Big Basin Wy, Saratoga. For more information, call 888.726.5673.