Arts & Entertainment
Chucho ValdĂŠs (continued from page 17)
Palo Alto UniďŹ ed School District Notice is hereby given that proposals will be received by the Palo Alto UniďŹ ed School District for Gunn High School Walkway Project, Contract no: GSW-13. Description of the work is as follows:
The practiced hands of jazz pianist Chucho ValdĂŠs.
“When I create music like this, it’s not this or that or the other,� he said of his latest album. “The way I trained, I studied Cuban music, I studied Afro-Cuban music, I studied classics, I studied other genres — and since my childhood. So when I say ‘It’s not this that or the other,’ it’s that all of this comes together as a single coherent whole.� N Editorial Assistant Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.
What: Chucho ValdĂŠs will perform with his quintet at the Stanford Jazz Festival. Where: Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford University When: 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10. Cost: Tickets are $45-$70 general and $15 for students, with premium tickets priced at $100. Info: Go to stanfordjazz.org or call 650-725-ARTS.
Supply and installation of new accessible stairs and ramps, guard rails, hand rails, replacement/adjustment of existing utility vaults, and drain inlets. Grading & compaction, protection of existing ďŹ nished surfaces for a complete project. Bid documents contain full scope of work. Mandatory Job Walk: 10:00 a.m. on July 31, 2013 starting at the front of Gunn High School Administration OfďŹ ce, Palo Alto, CA 94306. Failure to addend or tardiness will render bid ineligible. Bid Submission: Proposals must be received at the District Facilities OfďŹ ce, Building “Dâ€?. Proposals are due on August 15, 2013 10:00 a.m. Contractor to ensure bid is received at the District Facilities OfďŹ ce. Bidding Documents: Plans and speciďŹ cations are available at ARC Reprographics located at 1100 Industrial Rd. Unit 13, San Carlos, CA 94070 for $100 | Phone: (650) 517-1895 This fee is refundable if the Contract Documents are returned in clean condition back to the District Facilities OfďŹ ce no later than ten (10) calendar days after the date of the bid opening. Bidders may also examine Bidding Documents at Facilities OfďŹ ce, Building “Dâ€?. PREVAILING WAGE LAWS: The successful Bidder must comply with all prevailing wage laws applicable to the Project, and related requirements contained in the Contract Documents. Palo Alto UniďŹ ed School District will maintain a Labor Compliance Program (LCP) for the duration of this project. In bidding this project, the contractor warrants he/she is aware and will follow the Public Works Chapter of the California Labor Code comprised of labor code sections 1720 – 1861. A copy of the Districts LCP is available for review at 25 Churchill Avenue, Building D, Palo Alto, CA 94306. 1. 2.
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A pre-job conference shall be conducted with the contractor or subcontractors to discuss federal and state labor law requirements applicable to the contract. Project contractors and subcontracts shall maintain and furnish to the District, at a designated time, a certiďŹ ed copy of each payroll with a statement of compliance signed under penalty of perjury. The District shall review and, if appropriate, audit payroll records to verify compliance with the Public Works Chapter of the Labor Code. The District shall withhold contract payments if payroll records are delinquent or inadequate. The District shall withhold contract payments as described in the LCP, including applicable penalties when the District and Labor Commissioner establish that underpayment of other violations has occurred.
Bidders may examine Bidding Documents at Facilities OfďŹ ce, Building “Dâ€?. For more details on obtaining plans and speciďŹ cations, the mandatory job walk, bid submission, or prevailing wage laws please contact: Palo Alto UniďŹ ed School District 25 Churchill Avenue, Building “Dâ€? Palo Alto, CA 94306-1099 Attn: Ron Smith Phone: (650) 329-3927 Fax: (650) 327-3588
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name indicates the meeting of two worlds, a fusion that characterized their culture. “(They) created a sort of Mardi Gras-like celebration in eastern Cuba similar to New Orleans where the Africans dress up as Native Americans and create music together with them, which must have been a tremendous musical expression,â€? ValdĂŠs said. “And that’s why I appear wearing a Native headdress on the cover.â€? The album’s cover art — an image of ValdĂŠs in an enormous Native
American headdress — shows him again testing the limits of borders, traditions and styles. Other tribute tracks include “Caridad Amaro,â€? a piece for ValdĂŠs’ grandmother; “Tabu,â€? a nod to Cuban musician and composer Margarita Lecuona; “Santa Cruz,â€? a track that draws on flamenco music in dedication to Santi, a guitarist from the Canary Islands; and “Abdel,â€? the eighth and final track, named for a Moroccan percussionist who taught ValdĂŠs. ValdĂŠs said he will “for sureâ€? play from “Border-Freeâ€? at the jazz festival, and also plans to preview a few songs he’s currently working on for next year.
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The Best of the Stanford Youth Orchestra Tickets: $10. Available at the Stanford Ticket Office. More information: youthorchestra.stanford.edu 1.888.423.6040
WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE? ... One of Palo Alto’s oldest florists is shutting its doors. After 19 years in business, Stanford Floral Design at 433 Hamilton Ave. will close on Sept. 30. “I have no choice but to leave. The rent is almost doubling here,� owner Werner Rogmans said. Also leaving is Rogmans’ companion, a 10year-old white dog named Stanford, who was a constant fixture in the small shop. “Stanford comes out to greet all my customers. He loves them. All of them. And they love him. He will especially miss being here,� Rogmans said. Born and educated in Germany, Rogmans takes great pride in the business of flower arranging. “I’m a sixth-generation master florist,� said Rogmans, who studied for eight years in his native country to get his horticulture degree. “In Germany, it’s a profession. Here people think it’s just a job. I am better educated than U.S.-trained horticulturists. There’s a real art to flower arranging. For example, you don’t put a cactus with an orchid. You just don’t,� he said. Rogmans has seen the florist industry dramatically change in the past few years. “What makes me upset is that people go through the Internet now to get their flowers. It didn’t use to be like that. We only have three florists left in downtown Palo Alto,� he said. Rogmans plans to continue his flower business out of his East Palo Alto home. “I have so many longtime customers. They will continue to be my customers even though I no longer have a shop in Palo Alto. I’m not going to disappear,� he said.
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Earnest (continued from page 18)
gets to sit back and enjoy actors being earnest about everything but actually being earnest. It’s Wilde’s great irony and part of what makes the play so smart and so foolish at the same time. Next up for Stanford Summer Theater: another Irish playwright, Samuel Beckett and his “Happy Days,� although in the afterglow of “Earnest,� it’s hard to imagine happier theatrical days than this. N What: “The Importance of Being Earnest� by Oscar Wilde, presented by Stanford Summer Theater Where: Pigott Theater, Memorial Auditorium, 551 Serra Mall, Stanford When: Through Aug. 11 with 8 p.m. shows Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday Cost: Tickets are $15-$25. Info: Go to sst.stanford.edu or call 650-725-5838.