Thu, March 6

Conjunto Teatro Visión presents the world premiere of a play by Oliver Mayer set in the early years of World War II. The play tells the story of the friendship that grows between the wife of an interned Japanese American farmer and the farm's Mexican American foreman. Preview night, 8pm. Also previews Fri, March 7, 8pm. Opens Sat, March 8, 8pm. Also plays Sun, March 9, 2pm. Ongoing thru Sun, March 23, 2pm. $8-$12 previews, $30 gala opening, $12-$17 regular performances. Mexican Heritage Plaza, Alum Rock Avenue and King Road, San Jose, 408.272.9926 or www.teatrovision.org

The Legacy Codes TheatreWorks presents the world premiere of a drama inspired by the story of nuclear weapons scientist Wen Ho Lee. Preview night, 8pm. Also previews Fri, March 7, 8pm. Opens Sat, March 8, 8pm. Also plays Sun, March 9, 2pm, Tue, March 11, 7:30pm, Wed, March 12, 8pm. Ongoing thru Sun, April 6. $20-$43. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, 650.903.6000.

Fri, March 7

Smokey Joe's Cafe Children's Musical Theater of San Jose presents a musical revue highlighting the songs of Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber, who strongly influenced early rock & roll. Opening night 7pm. Also plays Sat, March 8, 2pm and 7pm, Sun, March 9, 1pm and 6pm. Ongoing thru Sun, March 16. $12-$18. Montgomery Theatre, Market and San Carlos streets, San Jose, 408.288.5437 or www.cmtsj.org.

Sat, March 8

Ballet Fundraiser Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley presents its annual fundraiser. This year's theme is "Evening in the French Quarter," and the fundraiser will feature cajun food and drink, a cocktail reception, live and silent auctions, dancing to music by the Magnolia Jazz Band Quartet. Company dancers will perform scenes from their upcoming May production of "District Storyville." Sat, March 8, 6pm. $195 per person, $3,500 sponsor tables, $2,500 donor tables. Fairmont Hotel, 170 S. Market St, San Jose, 408.358.3373 or see www.balletsanjose.org.

June Kuramoto Kuramoto, of the jazz group of Hiroshima, blends the sounds of the Japanese koto with American culture and music. She appears with several Hiroshima bandmates. Sat, March 8, 8pm. $32-$37. Carriage House, Villa Montalvo, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.961.5858 or www.villamontalvo.org.

San Jose Stage Co. Anniversary Bash The San Jose Stage Company celebrates its 20th anniversary with a party featuring cabaret-style musical highlights from some of the company's past productions. 8pm. $50 per person or $500 table. The Stage, 490 S. First St, San Jose, 408.283.7142 or www.sanjosestage.com.

Sun, March 9

California Youth Symphony The youth sympony will perform works by Copland, Respighi, Francaix and Prokofiev in a concert that features soloists and Young Artist Competition winners Joyce Pan on violin and Robert Scott on oboe. 2:30pm. $6-$12. Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, 650.325.6666 or www.cys.org.

Cinequest Closing Party Celebrate the closing of the Cinequest film festival with a special screening of "100 Mile Rule," followed by a party with the filmmakers and the announcement of Cinequest's jury and audience award winners. Screening held 6:30pm at San Jose Repertory Theatre, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose. Party follows at A.P. Stump's, 163 W. Santa Clara St, San Jose. Tickets are $60. For tickets call 408.295.FEST or www.cinequest.org

Cupertino Symphonic Band A concert featuring marches, overtures and dances. Conducted by Robert Gomez and Tom Narcisso. 3pm. Free (donations of canned goods for Community Services are encouraged). Quinlan Community Center, N. Stelling Road and Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino, 408.262.0471 or www.netview.com/csb.

Palm Room Sunday Jazz Series The San Jose Jazz Society sponsors a series of Sunday afternoon jazz concerts. The Mimi Fox Trio performs this week. 3pm-5pm. $15. Hyatt Sainte Claire, 302 S. Market St, San Jose, 408.288.7557 ext. 2328 or visit online at www.sanjosejazz.org.

Ongoing

California Theatre Center Theater for children and families. "Miss Nelson Is Missing." Sat, March 8 and March 15, 11am. $11.50-$12. Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre, 550 E. Remington Dr, Sunnyvale, 408.245.2978 or www.ctcinc.org

Les Miserables American Musical Theatre of San Jose presents the hit musical based on the novel by Victor Hugo. Thu, March 6, 2pm and 8pm, Fri, March 7, 8pm, Sat, March 8, 2pm and 8pm, Sun, March 9, 1pm and 6:30pm, Tue, March 11-Wed, March 12, 8pm. Ongoing thru Sun, March 23. $39.50-$68.50. San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose, 888.455.SHOW.

On the Twentieth Century Foothill Music Theatre presents a quirky romp about the denizens of the theater world on a luxurious passenger train in the 1930s. Thu, March 6-Fri, March 7, 8pm, Sat, March 8, 2pm and 8pm, Sun, March 9, 2pm. Ongoing thru Sun, March 16. $10-$20. Foothill College Studio Theatre, 12345 El Monte Rd, Los Altos Hills, 650.948.4444.

San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art "Bytes and Pieces: The Art of Contemporary Collage," featuring the work of 15 artists who explore new interpretations of collage using digital and video media. Ongoing thru April 5. San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, 451 S. First St, San Jose, 408.283.8155 or www.sjica.org.

San Jose Museum of Art "L.A. Post-Cool." This major exhibition, curated by Los Angeles-based writer and critic Michael Duncan, features new works from Southern California artists. Thru Sun, Mar 23. "Celebrating Home: Gertrude Bleiberg." Thru Sun, Mar 16. "David Jones." "Tino Rodriguez: The Darkening Garden/El Jardin al Anochecer." The first solo museum exhibition for emerging San Francisco artist Tino Rodriguez. Thru Sun, July 13. Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm, Fri, 11am-10pm, closed Mon. 110 S. Market St, San Jose, 408.271.6840 or www.sjmusart.org.

San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles "Language Arts: Text as Imagery," an exploration of the use of written language in visual art through the works of five contemporary textile artists. Ongoing thru March 16. San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, 110 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, 408.971.0323 or www.sjquiltmuseum.org.

Triton Museum of Art "New Works by California Artists: Mitchell Johnson," an exhibition of works by figurative and landscape painter Mitchell Johnson. Thru Sun, Mar 9. "Jessica Dunne: Synchronized Lights," monotypes, canvases and aquatints, Thru Sun, May 25. "Gary Snifer: Calafia," collages, drawings and poetry inspired by Catalonian art. Thru Sun, June 1; "Bay Area Glass Institute," glass art. Thru Sun, June 1. Mon-Wed, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-9pm, Fri-Sun, 11 am-5pm. 1505 Warburton Ave, Santa Clara, 408.247.3754 or www.tritonmuseum.org.

Upcoming

Alex de Grassi Acclaimed acoustic guitarist. Fri, March 14, 7:30pm. $40-$45. Carriage House Theatre, Villa Montalvo, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.961.5858 or www.villamontalvo.org.

Baroque Choral Guild "There Is Sweet Music: The English Choral Tradition, Then and Now," an a cappella concert highlighting two eras of British music with works by 13 composers. A lecture by Peter Susskind, formerly of the UC Berkeley Symphony, precedes the concert. Sat, March 15, 8pm. $17-$22. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, 650.969.4095 or www.bcg.org.