THE WEEK OF
OCTOBER 23, 2002
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Thu, Oct 24

Faust Lecture The San Jose Opera Guild Fall Lecture Series will continue with Opera San José's director of development, Larry Hancock, who will give a lecture on Charles Gounod's opera Faust. 10am. Guild members free/$10 guests. Los Gatos History Club, 123 Los Gatos Blvd, Los Gatos. For more information, call 408.378.4823.

Frances Mayes The author of the international bestsellers Under the Tuscan Sun, Bella Tuscany and In Tuscany. 7:30pm. $35-$40. Montalvo, Carriage House Theatre, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.867.4311 or www.villamontalvo.org.

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.

Fri, Oct 25

An Evening of Rodgers and Hammerstein Studio Theater of California presents 10 local theater veterans, including Robert Bergman, Marcia Lawson, Larisa North, Edmond Qwong, Christy Ekblom and others. 8pm. Also Sat, Oct 26, 8pm. $8-$10. Congregational Church of Sunnyvale, 1112 Bernardo Ave, Sunnyvale. For more information, call 866.206.9070 x1060 or visit www.stoc.org.

Choral Debut Concert Fri, Oct 25, 8pm. $10-$25. First United Methodist Church of Campbell, 1675 Winchester Blvd, Campbell. For more information, call 408.924.4332 or email chorale@email.sjsu.com.

Performing Arts Series "Raices Flamencas!" Arte Flamenco de San Jose presents the roots of flamenco. The cast features dancer Phoebe Vernier, "La Fibi," who will perform flamenco from the south of Spain. 8pm. $15-$18. Montgomery Theater, 150 W. San Carlos St, San Jose. For more information, call 408.971.2783.

Sat, Oct 26

Golden Bough Celtic music. Presented by Almaden Adventures in the Arts. 7:30pm. $8-$15. Joint Venture Churches, 6581 Camden Ave, San Jose. For more information, call 408.268.0243.

Lace Museum Sale Including lace-trimmed tablecovers, collars, handkerchiefs, pillow slips and edgings, as well as books and patterns. 9am-5pm. The Lace Museum, 552 S. Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale. For more information, visit www.thelacemuseum.org.

San Jose Chamber Orchestra The gala opening for the 2002-03 concert season will feature works by Bach, Strauss and Villa-Lobos. Le Petit Trianon Theatre, 72 N. Fifth St, San Jose. For more information, call 408.295.4416 or visit www.sjco.org.

Sun, Oct 27

Auryn String Quartet Presented by the San Jose Chamber Music Society. Le Petit Trianon Theatre, 72 N. Fifth St, San Jose. For more information, call 408.286.5111 or visit www.sjchambermusic.org.

Dia de Los Muertos A day of storytelling with Latina author Olga Loya. 11am-3pm. Free. San Jose Museum of Art, 110 S. Market St, San Jose, 408.271.6840 or www.SanJoseMuseumofArt.org.

Performing Arts Series "Twin Ballets of Kalidasa" Now in its 25th year, Shri Krupa Dance Company presents a performance of classical Indian dance. 3pm. $12-$18. Montgomery Theater, 150 W. San Carlos St, San Jose. For more information, call 408.293.5206.

The Waybacks Newgrass, Celtic, Tin Pan Alley, folk, beat, space-jam and "Grappelli-esque swing." 7:30pm. $25-$30. Montalvo, Carriage House Theatre, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.867.4311 or www.villamontalvo.org.

Mon, Oct 28

Matt Haimovitz Cellist Matt Haimovitz will play Bach's Suites for Cello Solo, as part of his Bach Listening Room Tour. 7:30pm. $15. Espresso Gardens, 814 S. Bascom Ave, San Jose, 408.298.0808 or www.espresso-garden.com.

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.

California Theatre Center Family Season for Young Audiences "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day." Sat, Oct 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.

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. Ends Sat, Nov 2. WORKS/San Jose, 30 N. Third St, San Jose, 408.295.8378.

San Jose Museum of Art "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.

A Skull in Connemara Written by Martin McDonagh. Directed by James Reese. Thu, Oct 24-Sat, Oct 26, 8pm, and Sun, Oct 27, 2pm. $16-$36. San Jose Stage Company, 490 S. First St, San Jose, 408.283.7142 or www.sanjosestage.com.

Stanford's Cantor Arts Center "Salviati at Stanford: Venetian Glass of the 1890s." 120 Venetian glass vessels from the collection of 19th-century glassware given to Stanford University in 1903 by the celebrated Venetian firm Salviati & Company, including all the techniques, styles and colors that have made the Venetian island of Murano famous since the Renaissance. Guest curator: Carol Osborne. Ends Dec 29. "Contemporary Reflections of Venetian Glass." This small exhibition, selected by guest curator Patrick Maveety, includes work by the Italian maestro Lino Tagliapietra and his American contemporaries, such as Dale Chihuly. Ends Dec 29. Free. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, Museum Way (off Palm Dr), Stanford, 650.723.4177 or www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva.

The Syringa Tree TheatreWorks presents playwright Pamela Gien's Obie-winning musical set in 1960s South Africa. Thu, Oct 24-Fri, Oct 25, 8pm, Sat, Oct 26, 2pm and 8pm, and Sun, Oct 27, 2pm and 7pm. 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.

The Wind Cries Mary San Jose Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere of Philip Kan Gotanda's new play, set in San Francisco in 1968, when California's Asian American intellectuals were first finding a political voice. Directed by Eric Simonson. To be previewed Thu, Oct 24, 8pm. Press night on Fri, Oct 25, 8pm. Also to be performed Sat, Oct 26, 3pm and 8pm, Sun, Oct 27, 2pm and 7pm, and Tue, Oct 29-Thu, Oct 31, 8pm. Ongoing until Sun, Nov 17. $20-$48. San Jose Repertory Theatre, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, 408.367.7255 or www.sjrep.com.

Upcoming

Faust Opera San Jose presents Charles Gounod's 1859 version of Faust. Performed in French with English titles. Sat, Nov 9-Sun, Dec 1. $40-$58. Montgomery Theater, Market and San Carlos Sts, San Jose. For more information, call 408.437.4450 or visit www.operasj.org.

Miss Saigon Presented by American Musical Theatre of San Jose. Fri, Nov 1-Sat, Nov 2, 8pm, and Sun, Nov 3, 1pm and 6:30pm. Ongoing until Sun, Nov 17. $39.50-$62. Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose. For more information, call 888.455.SHOW (7469) or visit www.amtsj.org.