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Zoning Out Medical marijuana clinics are having a big summer in downtown San Jose, as patients in oversized jean shorts and nightgown T-shirts can be found burningg on the sidewalk almost any afternoon.

Complaints of people lighting up on city streets are numerous—ask downtown’ss Councilmember SAM LICCARDO as well as police—but medicating in public isn’t illegal as long as smokers carry a doctor-prescribed card and stay clear of public transportation hubs.

With the council in recess until August and the planning commission’s new ordinances still pending, the city’s efforts to regulate the use and sale of medical marijuana remain hollow. With four dispensaries in the neighborhood, Fountain Alley has become a hangout for pot smokers as local businesses complain to cops, who can only shrug and turn to a City Council that has stalled for two years running. And after letting the number of collectives mushroom to more than 100, there is Don’t now an indicator that forget arbitrarily capping to tip! collectives at 10 instead of legislating zoning FLY@ restrictions and other WS. METRONEWS. guidelines—over the COM strenuous objections of Councilmembers PIERLUIGI OLIVERIO, ASH KALRA and DONALD ROCHA—may prove to have been a rash decision. A report by the Gilroy Dispatch says that city spent moree than $200,000 on legal bills to prevent just one collective from operating in town. That number should have San Jose’s city attorney, RICH DOYLE, thinkingg about the quantity of pot shops that have threatened to sue San Jose if they aren’t included in the Top 10. If Gilroy is any example of the headaches that lie ahead, the time and money needed to fight all those lawsuits will be a strain on the city’s already impacted staff and budget.

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her heart “so loud that other people could hear it.”

“I was pretty much bedridden for all but about two hours of the day,” Thomas recalls.

Thomas says she did not know at the time that a SmartMeter—one of PG&E’s new wireless power-reading devices—had been installed on her home by the energy provider in early 2010. As far as she is concerned, that is what sparked her symptoms. Only in February, after being struck, she says, by an invisible force field while walking across her front yard, did Thomas inspect her home and take full notice of the device, as well as the SmartMeter on her neighbor’s home.

“I started doing some research, and I found that other people were having similar problems,” says Thomas, who quickly packed her cat

and a few of her belongings into a van. Thomas says she began living out of her vehicle, sleeping every night in neighborhoods free of SmartMeters, which PG&E is now installing statewide. Her symptoms, she notes, cleared up.

Thomas believes she suffers from a condition called electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS). This slightly understood disorder is generally associated with symptoms like headaches, ringing in the ears and insomnia, and its victims believe it is caused by exposure to electromagnetic radiation, the sort emitted by SmartMeters, cell phones and WiFi routers.

When Thomas first began experiencing symptoms, she saw a doctor who could not identify what was going on. She has never received an official diagnosis of electromagnetic hypersensitivity— which in fact is not recognized as a physical disorder by any established American medical body.

Many of the people who complain of EHS are widely believed to be hypochondriacs. In a peer-reviewed study published in the journal

medicine,” the correlation between EHS symptoms and the radiation emitted by increasingly ubiquitous wireless communication devices is clear enough to take seriously. “I know some of these people who report these symptoms, and they aren’t necessarily crazy people,” he says. “They have these symptoms, and they often coincide with the installation of their SmartMeters.”

Maret lists the symptoms frequently described by EHS sufferers: ringing in the ears, headaches, anxiety and difficulty using one’s limbs.

Lloyd Morgan, a researcher with the Berkeley-based Environmental Health Trust, says EHS is a serious health issue for people who suffer from it.

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Morgan, who says that he himself was once diagnosed with radiationcaused brain cancer, warns that all people—whether with or without EHS—are susceptible to brain and other tissue damage caused by electromagnetic radiation. He believes that few serious efforts have been made to better understand any health impacts of cell phone use and WiFi is a result of industry’s influence on the government agencies meant to protect the health of the public.

“Agencies are controlled by the corporations they regulate,” he says.

Joshua Hart, founder of the locally based organization Stop SmartMeters!, says he suffers from EHS. Hart does not use a cell phone and, when possible, stays out of proximity of wireless Internet routers. But while commuting on the Highway 17 Express, Hart says, he experiences headaches, ringing of the ears and fatigue. He blames these symptoms on the WiFi routers that the Santa Cruz Metro Transit District fitted on its fleet buses in 2007.

In February, Hart sent a letter to the transit district asking that Internet routers be removed from the buses. But that’s unlikely to happen, according to Ciro Aguirre, the transit district’s manager of operations. The bus line’s WiFi service, he says, seems to have generated a sharp increase in ridership since the devices were installed, and many riders, he says, now work on open laptops as they commute over the hill.

Unlike Hart, Thomas says she isn’t particularly affected by WiFi routers and cell phones—both of which she uses regularly. A Los Gatos man, who requested anonymity, tells a similar tale. He says he and his wife both use cell phones but that, just weeks after a SmartMeter was installed on their home, they both began losing sleep and suffering from severe headaches.

Now, he says that he and his wife spend as much time as they can on the side of their house furthest from their SmartMeter, though the emissions of their neighbors’ WiFi sometimes become irritating.

Recently, he bought a handheld device called a radiofrequency analyzer with which he has scouted his home carefully and managed to map out a network of radiation-free corridors.

Even medical professionals and others skeptical of electromagnetic hypersensitivity recognize that people who exhibit symptoms are actually suffering and need help, though the causes of the condition remain unclear. As university researcher Eltiti writes: “It is imperative to determine what factors other than low-level [electromagnetic field] exposure could be possible causes of the symptoms…” Almost certainly, the causes are invisible. Less certain is whether they’re real or imagined.

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Environmental Health Perspectives, psychologist Stacy Eltiti found “no evidence” that individuals suffering from EHS could detect the presence of radiofrequency-electromagnetic fields. The same report concluded that “exposure from mobile phone technology is not related to levels of well-being or physical symptoms in [electromagnetic hypersensitive] individuals.”

Nevertheless, worldwide, many people are increasingly reporting pain and irritation that they believe is traceable to the presence of wireless devices. Numerous agencies, groups and surveys dedicated to the issue seem to have settled on a number: They say that about 3 percent of all individuals are electrohypersensitive.

In recent months thinking on EHS has shifted slightly. In Sweden, sensitivity to electromagnetic radiation is now officially recognized as a functional impairment. And in May, the World Health Organization (WHO) determined that enough evidence exists linking brain cancer to the use of cell phones to officially classify “radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans.” This designation puts electromagnetic radiation in “Group 2B,” the category shared by such known toxins as DDT and leaded gasoline.

The WHO panel that made the classification, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, is by no means convinced that a causeeffect relationship exists between cell phones and cancer.

Jonathan Samet, the agency’s chair and a professor at the University of Southern California’s Department of Preventive Medicine, responds carefully when told that his agency’s conclusions are being cited as evidence that electromagnetic radiation is toxic.

“Our agency analyzed a lot of evidence and concluded that cell phones might possibly cause cancer,” he said. “But nothing is definite. The evidence may be adequate, or maybe there is no risk.”

Samet says more sophisticated studies must be conducted before any conclusion can be reached about possible hazards of wireless communication technology.

But for Karl Maret, a Santa Cruz MD who specializes in “energy

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Compared to every other team in the minor leagues—from Single-, to Double-, to Triple-A—no club had a better record through the first half of the season than the Giants’ 50-19. Jumping out to a 12-anda-half-game lead to win the firsthalf crown, which guaranteed the Giants an eighth-straight spot in the postseason, San Jose was the most represented club at June’s All-Star festivities in Modesto.

But the festivities took a toll.

The Giants went on to lose six in a row to start the second half of the season. (By the way, what kind of idiot thinks playing an extra game in 100-plus degree heat in Modesto should be a reward?) Since that time, San Jose was able to get Modesto out of its system to win six straight entering a four-game series in Visalia that started Tuesday.

The Giants will return home to host San Bernardino’s Inland Empire 66ers on Saturday (6pm), Sunday (5pm) and Monday (7pm).

Minor-league rosters tend to have the day-to-day consistency of a former child actor’s jobs, but the Giants weathered the vacillating

nature of the beast—call-ups, injuries, etc.—with a rock-steady pitching rotation and chorus line of capable bats. Centerfielder Gary Brown and pitchers Chris Heston, Kelvin Marte, Craig Westcott and Zack Wheeler have proven their stripes as All-Stars, and catcher Alex Burg has been phenomenal at the plate to lead the team with a .374 batting average.

Newcomers James Simmons, an outfielder who came down from Triple-A Fresno, and shortstop Ehire Adrianza, have also performed admirably in limited action.

Adrianza, 21, came over from the South Athletic League, which generally nurtures younger players.

So far he’s shown a smooth enough swing to record a hit in every three at-bats.

Despite trailing the Stockton Ports by six games in the second half of the schedule, the Giants could be back on top if they keep on sweeping series like their recent four-game pummeling of the Bakersfield Blaze. (As if going back to Bakersfield wasn’t bad enough.)

As always, tickets to Saturday’s and Sunday’s games can be had for the old-fashioned price of $10, but for more stingy fans, passes to Monday’s contest are being handed out for free at local State Farm branches. It might be worth taking the time to look into some life insurance policies as well, because Turkey Mike’s barbecued ribs and chicken—a staple at Muni—is likely to inspire some overeating.—Josh Koehn

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Ther e, the instigators behind behind Little Littttle There, IItaly taly coordinated coordinated a silent silent auction auction of of sseveral everal prestigious prestigious items items donated donated or groups groups who who will will by individualss or ave Little Little Italy Italy banners ban nners in in eventually have their names. tems included included paintings paintings Auctioned iitems eVincenzi, o ne o he from John DeVincenzi, one off tthe hers o he S an JJose ose founding fathers off tthe San rt. S ports m emorabilia Museum of A Art. Sports memorabilia ose E arrthquak kes an nd from the San JJose Earthquakes and O akland A’s A’s were were auctioned au uctioned off off for for Oakland the family of U n nited States Soccer Soccer United States Hall of Fam mer Umberto Umberto Abr onzino.

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Secret Secr et Society Societtyy Sept. 11 ffell ell e on the second second d Tuesday Tuesdaay of myy fr m freshman eshman year, year e r, and the th he sheer impact off tthe o he eevents vents o off a ssingle ingle day day seemed seemed to to sshatter hatter w whatever hatever cconcept oncept I had had of of how how things were were or would eever ver e be. be.

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Like Lik ke us, us, Harry Harr H y had changed,, too. too.

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Or that w as the plan,, an yway.

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Ass yyou A ou might m imagine, imagine, reader, reader, that relationship relatio onship only lasted so long after it b became eccame clear that finishing the final Harry H y Potter Harr Potter b book ook took took precedence pr ecedence o over ver the bir birthday thdaay ffestivities, eestivities, and yyes, es, I still feel feel e a pang of guilt thi thinking inking back on it.

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Among this melee, onstage, a multi-band jam cranked out an impromptu version of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smells Like Teen Spirit,â&#x20AC;? with the iconic refrain of â&#x20AC;&#x153;a denialâ&#x20AC;? supplanted, lyrically, by two different words: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Harry Potter.â&#x20AC;?

This is wizard rock, a musical genre mixing an obsessive love of J.K. Rowlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s series and an obsessive need to set that love to music.

Wizard rock bands unabashedly worship at the altar of Harry Potter, singing songs about characters and happenings from the series with nerdy, gleeful creativity. Fan lore names Harry and the Potters, a punkish group of striped-tie and glasses wearing lads out of Massachusetts, as progenitors, which led to Draco and the Malfoys, which then lead to . . . 500 wizard rock bands and counting.

Wizard rock bands tour the country, make records and play shows in libraries and malls, all while glorifying a love for â&#x20AC;&#x153;reading and rocking.â&#x20AC;? In June, the Whomping Willows, the Armoured Bearcub and others played a Wizard Rock show at the Milpitas Library.

The 2007 documentary We Are Wizards tells the story of this emonerd-book hybrid, where bands have names like the Basilisk in Your Pasta, Ginny and the Heartbreakers, Shrieking Shack Disco Gang, Big Whompy, MC Kreacher, the Giant Squidstravaganza, Gryffindor

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Not to be left out, we decided to enlist the help of Xenia, our resident 15-year-old Harry Potter superfan (girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s read the series six times!).

Xenia was more than able to deliver a quick assessment of some of the more well-known wizard rock videos.

Since the Hogwarts crew is separated into houses depending on their varying levels of abilities, strengths, wizard blood or muggledom, we rated the wizard rock bands on a scale from 1 to 5.

1. DUMBLEDORE Ultimate wizard status! Considered the most powerful wizard of his time, Dumbeldore was headmaster at Hogwarts until his death in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

2. GRYFFINDOR Founded by Godric Gryffindor, this house values courage, bravery, loyalty and nerve. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re people that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take things sitting down,â&#x20AC;? says Xenia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re brawny rather than brainy.â&#x20AC;?

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Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re loyal and hard-working, and their spirit animal is a badger, if that tells you anything.

4. RAVENCLAW The super-smarties of the school. Creative and intelligent,

they rule when it comes to wit, talent and brains.

1. Harry and the Potters, ‘The Godfather’ Rating: 2 (Gryffindor) Xenia explains that this song is about Sirius Black, who in the third book reveals himself to be a good guy instead of a bad guy. The music is super-catchy, a cross between early Green Day and Bright Eyes. The band writhe and screech before a crowd of screaming Potter fans, mainly girls, a scene that repeats itself throughout many of the live videos.

“I like that he wrapped the cord around his head,” says Xenia. “A lot of the songs I’ve seen or heard them do, they’re pretty accurate.

They don’t mess things up. They’ve obviously read the books and seen the movies, and they put that into their songs.” Sample lyric: “We’ve got to save Sirius Black / from something worse than death / But how can we do it / when our teacher is a werewolf on the loose?”

2. Draco and the Malfoys, ‘My Dad Is Rich’ Rating: 4 (Ravenclaw) This is one of the bigger bands in the wizard rock movement, but that doesn’t impress our teen expert.

“They’re lyrics are really good, but their songs are kind of slow. They’re just not quite as good as Harry and the Potters.” She thinks they take the sarcasm a bit too far, but that the lyrics are pretty accurate for how Draco Malfoy might think. “He’s singing, ‘My dad is rich and your dad is dead,’ and he’s making fun of Harry for that because it makes Draco feel superior,” she notes. Sample lyric: “You may have freed our house-elf / and brought doubt to our family name / but your parents still got toasted by a big green glowing flame”

3. The Whomping Willows, ‘Cedric Had It Coming’ Rating: 1 (Dumbledore) Xenia likes this one so much that

4. The Hungarian Horntails, ‘I Am a Dragon’ Rating: 3 (Hufflepuff ) This song is the most punk rock out of the bunch—think Daniel Johnston on speed, sung by a little boy who attacks his guitar with an energy not seen since Pete Townshend broke his Gibson at the Cow Palace in 1967. “I am a dragon and I don’t care!” the young wizard rocker screeches.

“They are by far the cutest, most adorable band,” says Xenia. “I can’t rate them, because that wouldn’t be fair since they’re only nine.”

Eventually, she breaks down and, with a laugh, gives the boys a Hufflepuff. “I wouldn’t listen to them on my own time. They have a cool band, but they’re just kids.”

Sample lyric: “I am a dragon and I don’t care / I just like burning Voldemort’s butt”

5. The Parselmouths, ‘What Kind of Name Is Hermione?’

Rating: 2 (Gryffindor) Two girls take the bratty, sneering ethic of ’90s-era riot grrrl band Bratmobile and mix it with some serious ministry-of-magic wizard action. One of the more popular bands on the wizard rock scene, the Parselmouths represent just one of many girl-fronted wrock bands out there. “It sort of seems like something Slytherin girls might say, because none of the Slytherins like her, and the band name is sort of associated with Slytherin, so it makes sense,” says Xenia. “The lyrics are pretty clever, because Hermione is a know-it-all a lot of the time, and she does have crazy hair.” Sample lyric: “What kind of name is Hermione? / It makes me think of something whiny / Like cats!”

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5. SLYTHERIN The house for people who have pure wizard blood. They’re of “noble descent” says Xenia, but also the source of most of the “dark wizards,” hence a negative reputation.

she reposts the link onto Facebook immediately. “I’m creating a new category, because this is really good.

It’s pretty clever,” says Xenia. “The lyrics are spot-on and ironic.” The song has a pensive, sad feel to it, which makes sense given the subject matter of Cedric being killed even after he was nice to Harry. Sample lyric: “Oh, Cedric why’d you go into that maze? / Haven’t you ever seen a Hollywood movie before / in which a minor character gets slain / to benefit the survival of the big star?”

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He said it was hard to earn a living in the cockpit so he turned to a career as a pizzaiolo. A pizzaiolo is a pizza chef, but Eleftheriadis belongs to an elite school of pie tossers.

He earned a certification from Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana Americas, the U.S. branch of a Naples-based nonprofit that certifies pizza chefs in the art and science of Neapolitan-style pizza. Eleftheriadis’ diploma hangs next to the fires of his wood-burning oven.

In addition to his training, Eleftheriadis counts his GreekItalian heritage as part of his bona fides. He’s spent a lot of time in Italy and says he knows his pizza: “I have a passion for this kind of pizza.”

While pizza making isn’t as exacting as flying a plane, breaking the rules that govern Neopolitanstyle pizza can wreck an otherwise delicious 300-year-old tradition.

Italy’s Ministry of Agriculture issued a set of strict rules to govern

the sacred art of pizza making.

According to these guidelines, true Napoletana pizza from Naples must be round, no more than 14 inches in diameter, no thicker than .11 inches in the middle and with a crust no thicker than .8 inches. The pizzas must be cooked in a wood-fired oven that reaches 900 degrees. The mozzarella must be made from buffalo milk and San Marzano plum tomatoes.

Furthermore, the rules state that there are only three true types of pizza—margherita (basil, tomato sauce and buffalo-milk mozzarella, marinara (tomato sauce, garlic and oregano) and extra-margherita (fresh tomatoes, basil and mozzarella cheese).

Technically speaking, Eleftheriadis bends a few rules, but his pizza is still quite good. He makes marinara and margherita pizzas but a few others as well. While he makes his own mozzarella, it’s made with cow’s milk instead of buffalo milk.

He uses Italian tomatoes but not San Marzano tomatoes, a premium

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variety beloved for its sauciness.

“It’s too expensive,” Eleftheriadis says. “If I used those ingredients a margherita pizza would cost $20.”

His pizza costs $13, and it’s beautiful. The pizza emerges from his almond-wood-fueled oven lightly charred and crisp and chewy in all the right places. One of my favorite pizzas is prosciutto e funghi ($15), which is baked with sliced mushrooms, basil, tomato sauce and mozzarella with a layer of proscuitto added after it comes out of the oven. The salty proscuitto is a great match for the creamy mozzarella.

My other favorite is pizza del carcerato ($15). It’s essentially a margherita pizza with the added bonus of a crust deftly stuffed with sweetish ricotta cheese that oozes out with each bite.

My one quibble with the pizzas —and my East Coast-bred friends, who believe a pizza slice was meant to be fo folded, argue with me about this—is that the interior was too thin aand drooped too readily, sendin sending the molten cheese and sauce slidi sliding floorward. The essence of Neapolitan-style Nea pizza is a crust that’s light and thin, but not so lightweight that it can’t support the cheese and sauce. I say Pizza Napoletana’s crust needs a millimeter more dough or a crisper texture with more tensile strength.

There are other items on the menu, like pasta, risotto, salads and a few starters. The linguini alla polpette di carne, a.k.a. linguini with meatballs ($14), is good enough, but nothing special. I liked the tricolore salad (radiccio, endive, dried cranberries, arugula and shaved Parmesan, $9) even though the arugula was missing its telltale peppery bite. The requisite bowl of minestrone soup ($6) lacked luster.

Desserts aren’t made in-house, so I passed on those, but they are standard issue, albeit made in Italy, i.e., tiramisu, cannoli, limoncello.

But this is a pizza shop so I can let all that go.

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VAHL’S CONTINENTAL $$$.

Since 1941, Vahl’s has served a wide variety of old-style favorites in warm Alviso comfort. Steaks, lobster and squab are specialties. Full bar.

Closed Mon-Tue. El Dorado and Taylor. 408.262.0731.

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MAURIZIO’S AUTHENTIC ITALIAN RISTORANTE Italian. $$. You don’t dine here for a quick upscale fix, you dine here for down-home atmosphere. Tender vitello saltimbocca tops the menu.

11:30am-2pm, 5-9pm MonThu, 11:30am-2pm, 5-10pm Fri, 5-10pm Sat. Closed Sun. 25 E. First St, Morgan Hill.

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AKANE Japanese/sushi bar. $$. Nigiri and maki treasures are gracefully presented at this attractive restaurant.

Beer, wine. 11:30am-2pm TueFri, 5-9pm Tue-Sat. 250 Third St. 650.941.8150.

ALDO LOS ALTOS Italian. $$. Downtown Los Altos is ghostly quiet after dark but Aldo has injected some life into this corner of town with its lively wine bar, friendly service and welcoming atmosphere. 11am-2pm, MonFri; 5pm-close daily. 388 Main St. 650.949.2300.

BEAUSÉJOUR Continental. $$$. Elegant seafood, meat and game dishes lean toward reducing fat without compromising taste. Call for reservations. Full bar.

Lunch 11:30am-2pm Mon-Fri; 5-9pm daily. 170 State St. 650.948.1382.

CHEF CHU’S Chinese. $$.

Speedy service, superb preparation and the ability to cater to varied tastes keep this landmark in business.

Full bar. 11:30am-9:30pm Mon-Thu, 11:30-10pm Fri, noon-10pm Sat, noon-9:30pm Sun. 1067 N. San Antonio Rd. 650.948.2696.

ESTRELLITA RESTAURANT Mexican. $$. Estrellita’s reverence for regional Mexican cooking distinguishes it from the enchilada-andtaco masses. The menu is full of Mexican-American standards, but the changing selection of specials make this restaurant a star. Full bar.

11am-2pm, 5-9pm Mon-Thu, 11am-2pm, 5-9:30pm FriSat, 5-9pm Sun. 971 N. San Antonio Rd. 650.948.9865.

LOS ALTOS GRILL American. $$. The handsome Los Altos Grill celebrates big plates of grilled meat and fish with plenty of fixings on the side.

Try the spit-roasted chicken, fresh fish and big burgers.

The long, horseshoe-shaped bar is a big draw, too. Full bar.

4:30-9:30pm Sun-Mon, 4:3010pm Tue-Sat. 233 Third St. 650.948.3524.

SATURA CAKES FrenchJapanese bakery. $. Satura Cakes offers sweet treats for adult tastes. A Japanese take on a French patisserie, these confections are prepared fresh daily and meticulously crafted using the finest organic ingredients. 8am-8pm daily.

200 Main St. 650.948.3300.

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SUMIKA Japanese. $$.

Sumika is a Japanese pub, but that doesn’t do it justice. It’s elegant, yet still a great place to drink beer and sake. The specialty is kushiyaki, small bites of grilled chicken, beef and vegetables cooked on bamboo skewers over charcoal.

11:30am-2pm, 6-10pm Tue-Fri, 11:30am-2pm, 5:30-11pm Sat, 5-9pm Sun. 236 Central Plaza.

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ANGELO MIO Italian. $$. A small space with a large menu, sporting the traditionals that have been mainstays at local eateries. Appetizers and salads are the best bets.

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FLEA STREET CAFE New American. $$$$. Carefully crafted, impeccably chosen food featuring seasonal local produce and Niman Ranch meats. Atmosphere is casual and eclectic. Full bar. 5:309:30pm daily. 3607 Alameda de las Pulgas. 650.854.1226.

IBERIA. Spanish. $$. Iberia’s cheap tapas menu is available at the bar anytime or in the dining room at lunch, but these nibbles alone are worth the trip. Lunch noon-2pm MonSat; dinner 5:30-10pm daily.

1026 Alma St. 650.325.8981.

KAYGETSU Japanese. $$$.

Kaiseki is a rarefied Japanese cuisine born in Kyoto with impeccably seasonal ingredients and poetic presentations. Kaygetsu bills itself as “classic Japanese cuisine” but its kaiseki menu is like discovering a new galaxy of food. Closed Mon. 325 Sharon Park Dr. 650.234.1084.

LEFT BANK Grandma’s French. $$$. Wise country fare combined with metropolitan savoir faire and a dash of Gallic attitude. Full bar. 11:30am10pm Sun-Mon, 11:30am-11pm Tue-Sat. 635 Santa Cruz Ave. 650.473.6543.

SULTANA Turkish. $$$. If you’ve eaten Greek, Iranian or Middle Eastern food, you’ll find much that’s familiar here. Sultana makes your introduction to Turkish food easy with its warm service, well-executed dishes and soothing ambience. 11am2:30pm, 5-10pm Mon-Fri, 11am-10pm Sat-Sun. 1149 El Camino Real. 650.322.4343.

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ABC SEAFOOD RESTAURANT Chinese. $$. ABC is a Hong Kong-style restaurant, and that means dim sum and lots of fresh, fancifully prepared

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seafood. At lunch the place is a traffic jam of dim sum carts proffering an assortment of little snacks. 11am-2:30pm, 59:30pm daily. 768 Barber Lane.

408.435.8888.

BANANA LEAF Southeast Asian/Malaysian. $$$. A charming, exotic gem of a place with some of the best Southeast Asian food in the county. Sauces are masterfully crafted and reduced to glossy consistencies. 11am-3pm, 5-9:45pm Mon-Thu, 510:30pm Fri-Sat. 182 Ranch Dr. 408.719.9811.

CHILI GARDEN Szechuan. $$.

There’s a lot to recommend at this Szechuan standout.

Mapo tofu is a classic that rules here. For sheer fireworks, go for the Chongqing spicy chicken, a fearsome-looking dish of chicken lightly battered and crisp. 10:30am-2:30pm and 4:30-10pm Mon-Thu, 10:30am-2:30pm, 4:3010:30pm Fri-Sun. 210 Barber Lane. 408.526.9888.

DARDA SEAFOOD RESTAURANT Islamic Chinese. $. Darda serves halal meat and draws parts of its menu from western China, a region that borders the Muslim countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Seafood and noodle dishes are particularly good. No alcohol served. 11am2:30pm, 5-9:30pm Mon-Fri, 10:30am-3pm, 4:30-9:30pm Sat-Sun. 296 Barber Court.

408.433.5199.

DING SHENG Chinese. $$.

Bustling Ding Sheng restaurant specializes in Shanghai-style Chinese food but features a wide variety of regional dishes.

Shanghai dishes include cold weather fare like dumplings, braised meats and sweet and savory meats. 11am-2:30pm, 5pm-midnight daily. 686 Barber Lane. 408.943.8786.

LIOU’S HOUSE Chinese. $$.

A shopping center next to a miniature golf course is an unlikely place to find a classically trained Chinese chef, but Silicon Valley offers good food in unexpected places.

Check out the Hunan tofu, kung pao chicken and stirfried pea greens. 11am-2:30pm, 4:30-9:30pm Tue-Sun. 1245 Jacklin Rd. 408.263.9888.

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SAVORY CHICKEN Filipino. $. Savory Chicken offers a Filipino take on fried poultry.

The chicken is tossed in a proprietary blend of herbs and spices and fried in soybean oil.

No flour or bread crumbs are used. The result is an almost translucent skin that is so crisp it shatters on contact. 11am8pm Tue-Sun. 1557 Landess Ave. 408.945.8616.

SOUTH LEGEND SICHUAN RESTAURANT Szechuan Chinese. $. The menu of this Milpitas standout reads like an encyclopedia of Szechuan food. Couple beef, kung pao chicken and Chen ma pa tofu are all great. 11am-2:30pm, 59:30pm Mon-Fri, 11am-9:30pm Sat-Sun. 1720 N. Milpitas Blvd.

408.934.3970.

SWAGAT Indian. $. Swagat explores both southern and northern Indian cuisine in its traditional and extensive menu. Beer, wine. Buffet daily 11am-3pm, 5:30-10pm. 68 S. Abel St. 408.262.1128.

TIRUPATHI BHIMAS Indian. $$. Tirupathi Bhimas specializes in vegetarian food from south India, particularly that of Andra Pradesh, a spicy and aromatic cuisine, as well as a few north Indian dishes and “Indo-Chinese.”

11:30am-2pm, 6-9:30pm Sun and Tue-Thu, 11:30am-2:30pm, 6-9:30pm Fri-Sat. 1208 S. Abel St. 408.945.1010.

Redwood City OLD PORT LOBSTER SHACK New England. $$. Made with lobster flown in from Maine, the lobster roll is simple but good: a toasted, buttery hot dog-style bun cradles fresh, juicy lobster meat. The Gruyère-laced lobster mac ’n’ cheese and lobster bisque are good, too. 11am-8pm MonFri, 11am-9pm Sat-Sun. 851 Veterans Blvd. 650.366.2400.

PAMPLEMOUSSE Cafe. $. Aside from owner Kelli Manukyan’s pastry skills, the cafe offers a number of tasty sandwiches, soups and quiches. 7am-7pm Mon-Thu, 7am-9pm Fri, 8am-7pm

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We still plan to visit several cities later this year to screen our pilot episode on urban agriculture and interview food rebels for future episodes. Only this time, we’ll be flying to get there.

The truth about the road trip is that we tried to do too much with too few resources. The trip was meant to play a supporting role to the TV show, but it began to eclipse it. We owed it to our supporters, our sponsors and ourselves not to let that happen.

What’s more, day in and day out with my family proved to be very challenging.

OK, make that extremely stressful. It’s one thing to take a family vacation, it’s another to try to work on the road, coordinate farm visits, participate in conference calls and schedule interviews with my family in tow. I felt a bit like Chevy Chase in his Vacation movies, trying to soldier on in spite of one mishap after another. Only it wasn’t quite so funny at the time and it didn’t feel like much like a vacation.

For the record, I was the one who grew most weary of the road. It’s a wonder that my family didn’t kick me out and leave me by the side of the road. My wife and kids are remarkable travelers—adaptable, ever-curious and always ready for another adventure.

In many respects, the trip, albeit short, was a great success. We held our most successful screening to date at the Brower Center in Berkeley. We sold it out!

I recruited a couple of bloggers for Losangeles.com, and I was able to connect several school districts with the Root 4 Kids, a farm-to-school campaign launched

by Annie’s Homegrown, one of our sponsors. And we shot some great video of Organic Valley dairy farmers Ward and Rosie Burroughs. Best of all, I met people and saw things that I’ll carry with me forever, people like Stephen and Gloria Decater, Jared Lawson and Nancy Vail, Mark McAfee, Patty Karlin, Bryan Kaminsky, David Hill, Bill Niman and Nicolette Hahn Niman and places like Covelo, Pescadero, Bolinas, Richvale, Ojai and Denair. Most of all I was struck by the kindness and commitment of all the people I met. Thank you to everyone who fed us, sheltered us, gave us a place to park and welcomed us into their lives. These people and experiences will continue to inform and shape Food Forward.

I especially want to thank our partners, Boulevards New Media, Organic Valley, Annie’s, ISA and Animal Welfare Approved. Together, we still plan to do great things. Greg and I are committed to documenting this movement and the people behind it. I just won’t be doing it in a diesel-swilling truck pulling a 45-year-old trailer. This road trip is over, but Food Forward goes forward!—Stett Holbrook

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RED LANTERN Southeast Asian. $$. Scattershot pan-Asian restaurants often falter because their menus offer tepid examples of each cuisine, but Red Lantern shows confidence and mastery of a variety of cooking styles. Lunch 11am-2pm Mon-Fri; dinner 5-10pm Sun-Wed, 5-11pm Thu-Sat. 808 Winslow St. 650.369.5483.

Thai. $$. Bay Leaf’s menu is divided into Thai and Indonesian food and it’s the latter that stands out. While Thai food is characterized by bright, high notes, Indonesian food strikes a lower bass note. 11am-3pm, 5-9:30pm Mon-Thu, 11am-10pm FriSat, 11am-9pm Sun. 122 S. Sunnyvale Ave. 408.481.9983.

CHELOKEBABI Persian. $$.

Go straight for the baghali ghatogh, a fantastic appetizer made from delicate but rich baby lima beans, scrambled eggs and lots of garlic. Just as good is ghaymeh, a daily special made from tender chunks of beef, split peas, eggplant and tomato sauce.

11am-10pm daily. 1236 Wolfe Rd. 408.737.1222.

DISHDASH Middle Eastern. $$. Dishdash celebrates the culinary glories of the Middle East beyond falafels and hummus. The menu is made from traditional recipes and ingredients but presented with a contemporary flourish.

There’s also a small but wellchosen wine list to match.

11am-2:30pm, 5-9:30pm Mon-Fri, 10pm Sat-Sun. 190 S. Murphy Ave. 408.774.1889.

IL POSTALE Italian American. $$$. Its previous incarnation as a post office lends this space eccentric charm, and the food delivers full-bodied taste in generous portions.

Veal marsala, thin-crust pizza and New York steak are featured. 11am-1:30pm, 4-9:30pm Tue-Sun. 127 W. Washington St. 408.733.9600.

LUCKY DHABA Indian. $. A dhaba is a roadside fast-food joint in northern India. We’ve got our own version here at

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Located off busy El Camino Real, Lucky Dhaba offers a wide variety of good Indian food. 11am-10pm Sun-Thu and 11am-10:30pm FriSat. 1036 El Camino Real.

408.617.0660.

sweets found at most restaurants and bakeries.

The bakery’s chocolate skills are particularly strong.

7am-7:30pm Mon-Thu, 7am-8:30pm Sat, 8am-5pm Sun. 669 S. Bernardo Ave. 408.732.8597.

PEZELLAS Family Italian.

TAVERNA BISTRO Old Mediterranean/Turkish. $$. Mustard and ruddy pomegranate hues warm the restaurant’s interior; zesty Arabic infusions warm the food. Choose from mezes such as hummus or tabouli.

Entrees include lamb, beef or chicken gyros or lamb kebab.

11am-10pm daily. 133 S. Murphy Ave. 408.735.9971.

$$. Serves popular Italian dinners with rich sauces and generous portions. East Coast seafood dishes like linguini and clams and calamari sautéed in tomato, garlic, and basil stand out. Pizza and pasta abound. Full bar. 11am2:30pm Tue-Fri, 5-10:30pm Tue-Sat. Closed Sun-Mon. 1025 W. El Camino Real.

408.738.2400.

P.F. CHANG’S CHINA BISTRO Chinese. $$. With atmosphere to spare, Chang’s doesn’t neglect taste.

Vibrant Szechuan flavors mix surprisingly well with rich Western-style desserts. Full bar. 11am-10pm Mon-Sun, 11am-11pm Fri-Sat. 390 W. El Camino Real. 408.991.9078.

SAIZO Japanese. $$. Part bar, part eatery, Saizo served small plates of grilled and fried dishes made to go with sake and beer. It’s all good.

Open daily for lunch and dinner Mon-Sat. 592 E. El Camino Real. 408.733.7423.

SENZALA Brazilian. $$.

Senzala restaurant is like a Brazilian cultural center that also serves food. Brazilian art and photographs cover the walls. Go for the feijoada, a hearty, smoky black bean stew made with chunks of beef and pork. 11am-10pm Mon-Sat. 250 E. Java Dr. 408.734.1656.

SHALIMAR Indian-Pakistani. $. Walk up to the counter, grab a menu and place your order. One of the best dishes is the plain-looking haleem, a lentil and barley stew available with chicken or beef. Nihari, a rich beef shank stew, is also great. 11:30am2:30pm, 5:30-10:30pm Sun-Thu, noon-3:30pm, 5:30-11pm Sat-Fri. 1146 W. El Camino Real. 408.530.0300.

SUGAR BUTTER FLOUR Bakery. $. Sugar Butter Flour’s desserts and pastries go well beyond the humdrum

UDUPI PALACE Indian. $$. Udupi Palace, a south Indian vegetarian restaurant, specializes in dishes—dosas and uthappams. Dosas are long, thin crepes made with rice flour. Uthappams are pancakes made with rice and lentil flour. 11:30am-10pm Mon-Thu, 11:30am-11pm Fri-Sat, 11:30am-10:30pm Sun. 976 E. El Camino Real.

408.830.9600.

YUME-YA Japanese. $$.

Don’t come here looking for sake bombs and macadamia nut-encrusted gimmicky sushi rolls. What sets this restaurant apart is its selection of izakaya-style dishes, little plates of food designed to go with beer and sake. 6-11pm Mon-Sat. 150 El Camino Real. 408.530.8156.

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THE MOUNTAIN HOUSE Continental. $$$. A menu strewn with rare game and hearty selections seems fitting for this forest find.

Worth the trip. Bar 2pm; dinner 5pm, Wed-Sun. 13808 Skyline Blvd. 650.851.8541.

VILLAGE PUB New American. $$$. Chef Mark Sullivan’s unpretentious but refined French-influenced American food continues to make this a destination restaurant.

Brunch 10am-2pm Sun; lunch 11:30am-2:30pm Mon-Fri; dinner 5-10pm daily. 2967 Woodside Rd. 650.851.9888.

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Plaza de Cesar Chavez, San Jose Thu – 5:30pm; free To see alt-rock sensations Neon Trees live is downright confusing. Onstage, they look like the second coming of the Clash—a head-on collision of art and punk. And then they’ll play . . .

Hall and Oates’ “Adult Education?”

Trippy. They had a huge hit on modern-rock radio with “Animal,” but it took a while before I figured out that underneath the punk posturing, Neon Trees’ strength is actually their soul influences. Which is why I prefer their cover of Justin Bieber’s “Baby,” which they combined with “Stand

By Me,” resulting in possibly the best doo-wop I’ve ever seen delivered by a guy with a Mohawk. (SP)

MIDSUMMER MOZART California Theatre, San Jose Thu – 8pm; $30-$65 For its 37th season, the Midsummer Mozart Festival will perform eight concerts around the Bay Area under the capable baton of George Cleve, familiar to long-ago fans of the San Jose Symphony in its previous reincarnation. The first program, this week at the California Theatre, features the Overture to Idomeneo, the Piano Concerto no.

26 (with pianist Jon Nakamatsu) and Symphony no. 36. The following week (July 21 at the California), the selections range from the Clarinet Concerto (with Mark Brandenburg) to Symphony no. 39. (MSG)

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they’re at their best stomping through a remarkably pure and heavy revisionist history of bluesrock. Vocalist SteveO (formerly of the Fourfits) can yell through the noise or sound remarkably like Bowie on a ballad. (SP)

Montalvo Arts Center. Saratoga Fri – 7pm; $45-$86

Caravan Lounge, San Jose Sat – 10pm; free

ANCESTREE

In the late ’90s, Vertical Horizon rose to the stardom with several singles, the biggest of them being the sing-along classic “Everything You Want.” They mixed polished, heavy guitars and jangly pop into easily digestible pop-rock songs that resembled what the college-radio bands were doing just enough to be included in the same category. Looking back, what they were really doing was playing a form of adult-contemporary, hard rock that hadn’t yet been invented.

Guitarist Kevin Cadogan, formerly of Third Eye Blind, also performs. (AC)

What the Stooges did to the Stones, the Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs did to the Stooges. It’s an seminatural history that perhaps proves Devo’s theories of reverse evolution—each band strips the sound of its predecessor down to its most iconic parts and then blows those up into mythic, amprupturing decibels. Blackwood Royalty takes its place somewhere near the end of the line—giant, swinging riffs uncluttered by the psychedelic fuzz of the early ’70s or the faux-punk amateurism of the ’90s. Like the Black Keys,

Streetlight Records, San Jose Sat – 4pm; free Rock bands have been mixing elements of reggae and rock steady into their music for decades now. Ancestree on the other hand are a reggae/rock steady band that mixes just a dash of rock & roll into their songs in much the same manner, and without losing the basic groove that defines them as reggae. Their cool soulful group vocals are a nice, gentle way to deliver their political messages of justice, peace and unity. They hope

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THE DISCO FRIES Jul 115 at 9pm, Studio 8, San Jose

EDDIE IZZARD Jul 16 at 8pm, Shoreline

INXS With Berlin, Jul 19 at 7:30pm, Mountain Winery

CHRIS ISAAK Jul 222 at 7:30pm, Mountain Winery

JOHN CALLOWAY Jul 23 at 8pm, Campbell Recital Hall, Stanford

JASON ALDEAN Jul 27 at 7:30pm, Shoreline

AIDA Children’s Musical Theater, July 29–Aug 7, Montgomery Theater, San Jose M

KID ROCK With Sheryl Crow, Jul 29 at 7pm, W Shoreline

K.D. LANG Jul 31 3 at 7:30pm, Mountain Winery

SYMPHONY SILICON VALLEY SYM TTarget Summer Pops Series, Jul 30–Aug 7, SJSU

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Avalon Nightclub, Santa Clara Sat – 2pm; $15/$20

Mountain Winery, Saratoga Sat – 8pm; $49.50-$95.50

Presented by Nemesis Records LLC, the ambitious goal of Bay Area Metal Fest is to showcase all factions of NorCal’s metal scene under one roof at a reasonable price. Almost two dozen bands in the span of 12 hours for under $20? Unheard of nowadays. Thrash, speed, death, grind—you name it, you’ll hear it with Forbidden, Ulysses Siren, Embryonic Devourment and Hatroit as the main headliners.

There are several South Bay bands

Has any non-punk-rock celebrity ever clung to outsider status like Kathy Griffin? My Life on the DList isn’t just the name of her TV show, it’s a badge of pride. It’s not easy to avoid being an A-lister when you hang with A-listers, get invited to the same parties as Alisters and win the same awards as A-listers. In fact, her shtick is always threatening to turn into an A-lister pretending to be a Dlister. How does she avoid this?

By pissing off as many people as

possible, getting herself banned from as many shows as possible, and just in general doing whatever she can to shoot her career in the foot in an entertaining way. She’s an acquired taste, sure, but once you do, her obsessive, twisted takes on pop culture and politics become addictive. (SP)

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Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga Sun – 7:30pm; $32 If there’s one nickname that’s screaming to be repurposed, it’s “Tootie.” That chick from Facts of Life isn’t using it anymore, so let’s all agree to give it back to

the jazz guys. Albert Heath has been using it since he recorded with John Coltrane in the ’50s— although, ironically, it’s his brother Jimmy that plays the horn. The 76-year-old Tootie sits behind the singularly tootless drums.

In 1975, they began performing with bassist brother Percy as the Heath Brothers, recording several albums through the early ’80s that are credited with before-theirtime explorations of hip hop and smooth jazz sounds. Percy, who also played with greats like Miles Davis (as did Jimmy), died in 2005, but the remaining brothers have carried on and quite deservedly titled their 2009 comeback album Endurance. (SP)

With Yes, Styx and Kansas, Aug 3 at 5:30pm, Shoreline

BLUES TRAVELER Aug 4 at 7:30pm, Montalvo Arts Center

PAT TRAVERS Aug 11, Avalon, Santa Clara

KATY PERRY Aug 12 at 7:30pm, HP Pavilion

SAN JOSE JAZZ FEST Aug 12–14, downtown San Jose

DISASTER RELIEF BENEFIT With CS&N, Jackson Browne and more Aug 7, Shoreline

ITALIAN FESTA Family event from Italian American Heritage Foundation, Aug 27-28, Guadalupe River and Gardens Park

DEVO Aug 27 at 7:30pm, Mountain Winery Like Metro on Facebook (metrofb.com) for a chance to win exclusive concert tickets for Metro fans.

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An adaptation of Harold Pinter’s drama. Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun 2pm. Runs thru Jul 24. $15/$25. Piggott Theater, Stanford.

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“The Art of the Book.” A show about five fine presses in the Bay Area. Thru Aug 28. “Illustrated Title Pages: 1500-1900.” A show of 80 illustrated book pages from the museum’s collection.

Thru Oct 16. “True Colors: Rediscovering Pigments of Greco-Roman Marble Sculpture.” Thru Aug 7. WedSun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am8pm. Stanford.

Presented by Flamenco Society of San Jose with pianist Rosario Montoya (the Gypsy Queen) and her group 88 Keys of Passion. Fri, 8pm, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, $37-$42; also Sat, 8pm. Historic Hoover Theatre, San Jose, $30.

ABHINAYA A night of next-generation Indian dance soloists with choreography by Rasika Kumar. Sun, 4pm. $10-$100.

McAfee Theater, Saratoga.

Theater AVENUE Q The popular Broadway musical about snarky puppets and people comes to town in a San Jose Stage Company production. WedThu, 7:30pm, Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2pm. Runs thru Jul 24. $25-$50. The Stage, San Jose.

CALIFORNIA THEATRE CENTER For summer, the company mounts several productions in repertory. “Around the World in 80 Days”—this week Thu, 7:30pm. “The Servant of Two Masters”— this week Fri, 7:30pm, Sun, 3pm. “Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee”—this week Sat, 3 and 7:30pm. The whole series runs thru Jul 24. $10-$25.

Sunnyvale Community Center Theater.

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A Jedi experience with Charles Ross, courtesy SJ Rep. Thu-Fri, 8pm, Sat, 3 and 8pm, Sun, 2pm. $35-$69. San Jose Repertory Theatre.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC The hills are alive with the famous musical at West Valley Light Opera. Regular shows: Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2:30pm. Runs thru Jul 23. $18-$30. Saratoga Civic Theater.

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COMEDYSPORTZ Fri, 9pm and Sat, 7 and 9pm: Live improv comedy. Fri, 11pm: The Midnight Show. Inside the Camera 3 building, San Jose.

ROOSTER T. FEATHERS Wed, 8pm: New Talent Showcase. $10. Thu, 8pm, Fri, 9pm, Sat, 8 and 10:30pm, Sun, 8pm: Nick Thune. $12-$18.

Sunnyvale.

SAN JOSE IMPROV Wed, 8pm: Unfiltered. $12.

Thu, 8pm: Aurelio Miguel Bocanegra. $12. Fri, 8 and 10pm, Sat, 7 and 9pm, Sun, 7pm: Bill Burr. $25. San Jose.

*art

Museums OPENING

A TheatreWorks presentation of a musical about New Yorkers during the 1965 power outage. Previews Wed-Fri, 8pm, opens Sat, 8pm. Regular shows: Wed, 7:30pm, Thu-Fri, 8pm, Sat, 2 and 8pm, Sunday 2 and 7pm. $19-$69. Lucie Stern Theater, Palo Alto.

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART

THE MUSIC MAN

“In the Abstract.” Abstract works by artists Paula Schales, Ewa Gavriellov and Neal Boor. Thru Jul 21.

Los Gatos.

Broadway by the Bay performs a classic musical.

Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2pm.

Runs through Jul 31. $22-$48.

Fox Theatre, Redwood City.

“Bill Owens: Ordinary Folks.”

A selection of photographs taken by Owens of the suburbs in the 1970s. Jul 16Feb 5. Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm, closed Mon. San Jose.

CONTINUING ART MUSEUM OF LOS GATOS

“Mammoth Discovery!” Plus activities and hands-on fun for kids. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm.

Sun, noon-5pm. Discovery Meadow, San Jose.

“Nature’s Beloved Son: Rediscovering John Muir’s Botanical Legacy.” A show dedicated to the many biological specimens collected by the naturalist.

Runs thru Sep 11 at Pacific Hotel. “Celebrating Local Artists.” Thru Sep 18 at Pasetta House, History Park, San Jose.

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART “The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb’s Book of Genesis.”

Thru Sep 25. “Laboratory.”

The museum’s new Beta Space hosts experimental shows. First exhibit features installations by Kevin Appel and Ruben Ochoa. Runs thru Aug. 14. “Roots in the Air, Branches Below: Modern and Contemporary Art From India.” Thru Sep 4. Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm, closed Mon. San Jose.

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF QUILTS & TEXTILES “Primary Structures.” A look at sculptural art knitting.

“Southwestern Banded Blankets: Three Cultures, One Horizon.” Thru Aug 7. TueSun, 10am-5pm. San Jose.

TECH MUSEUM OF INNOVATION Exhibits about science, technology and the world.

Ongoing. Mon-Wed, 10am5pm, Thu-Sun, 10am-8pm.

San Jose.

TRITON MUSEUM OF ART “Non-Traditional Landscapes.” Six artists

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Passionate Keys WHILE traditionally a guitar-based genre, there is a new branch on the flamenco family tree. Nuevo flamenco is a future-forward variation of traditional music that stretches stylistic boundaries and incorporates a variety of instruments including flutes, strings, percussion instruments, pianos and more. Although deeply rooted in the vibrant and emotionally charged flamenco traditions, flamenco nuevo filters the music of the past through the lens of today.

Flamenco nuevo pianist Rosario Montoya, who performs in Mountain View on July 15 and San Jose on July 16, is a master of the modern flamenco style. Montoya, who is a musical sensation in her native Spain, has a keen and thorough understanding of traditional flamenco styles as well as a clear vision of flamenco’s evolving place in world music. A passionate and dedicated virtuoso of the keys, Montoya plays with a fiery grace that transfixes audiences and transports them into a realm of musical timelessness where complex rhythms, dynamic melodies and raw emotion reside.

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Known as La Reina Gitana (the Gypsy Queen), Montoya is the first woman of Gypsy heritage to be granted the title of professor of piano and piano instruction on a national level. An astonishingly talented, technically proficient and expressive artist, Montoya has created compositions that both contribute to the vast well of traditional flamenco music and help to further its reach—introducing the 18th-century style to a worldwide audience.

Touring in support of her latest album, 88 Keys of Passion, Montoya is welcomed to the area by the Flamenco Society of San Jose, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and teaching the Spanish flamenco arts including dance, song and guitar. She will be performing with her group from Jerez, Spain, which includes dancer Rocio Romero and percussionist Pakito “El Aspirina.”—Cat Johnson

Directed C hore ograp hed by Kevin R . Hauge

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metroactive ARTS 38 display abstract images of landscape settings. Thru Jul 20. “Lou Bermingham— Ancient Dreams for New Realities.” Thru Jul 24. TueWed and Fri-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-9pm. Santa Clara.

Galleries BRUNI GALLERY Jazz portraits by Bruni, plus sports art by Mark Gray.

Thru Aug 31. Daily, 1-6pm.

San Jose.

FILOLI “Botanical Art Exhibit.” Thru Jul 31. Woodside.

GALLERY HOUSE “Bird Song and Other Stories.” Works by Trevlyn Williams and Martha Castillo.

Thru Jul 16. Palo Alto.

Impossible Dream’n.” A sculptural installation in the Project Space Gallery in the form of a “grow lab” investigating biodiversity.

Thru Jul 17. Thu-Sun, 11am3pm. Saratoga.

MOUNTAIN VIEW CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Paintings by Gail Ragains.

Thru Aug 22. Mountain View.

PHANTOM GALLERIES “Defragmentation 66.” An installation by Michele Guieu. Thru Jul 23. Storefront windows on South First Street, San Jose.

RED BERRY COFFEE BAR “Fresh Out of Ink.” Figurative works in ink on paper by Leslie Lambert. Thru Jul 30.

San Jose.

SAN JOSE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART

“Wild.” Photography by Judy Bingham. “Images Remembered.” Paintings by Dorothy Atkins. Thru Jul 31.

Reception Sat, 2-6pm. TueSun, 11am-6pm. Saratoga.

“Lift Off.” A show of works by recent MFA art grads from SJSU. Thru Sep 10. “Frames of War.” Works by Hanna Hannah. Thru Sep 10. Tue-Fri, 10am-5pm, Sat, noon-5pm.

San Jose.

LOS GATOS COMPANY

SANTA CLARA CITY HALL

“Variations, Different Faces of the Same Place.” Oil paintings of Los Gatos by Riki R. Nelson. Los Gatos.

Biennial “Indoor Sculpture Exhibition.” Thru Sep. Santa Clara.

MACLA

Photographs of West Coast people and places by Charles DiLisio. Thru Aug 31.

Saratoga.

GALLERY SARATOGA

“Navigations of the Fantastic.” A group show

by Elizabeth Gomez, Betty Davis, Jose Arenas and Veronica Felix. Thru Aug 13.

Wed-Thu, noon-7pm, Fri-Sat, noon-5pm. San Jose.

MAIN GALLERY “Aloha—Return to Paradise.” Works by Foster City artists Nancy and Robert Terrebonne inspired by Hawaii. Thru Aug 7. Wed-Sun, 10am-3pm. Redwood City.

METRO LOBBY “This Is Me.: Dolls ’n’ Drag.”

Thru Jul 31. Metro, San Jose.

MOHR GALLERY “Cars, Gates and Landscapes.” Paintings by Alexis Grant. Thru Jul 31.

Community School of Music and Art, Mountain View.

MONTALVO ARTS CENTER “A Common Balance:

SARATOGA LIBRARY

STANFORD ART SPACES

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METROACTIVE.COM 7pm. Free. Kepler’s, Menlo Park.

SHEILA KOHLER A talk and meet-the-author session with creator of the new novel “Love Child.”

Sat, 5pm. Free. Books Inc., Mountain View.

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CHILDREN’S THEATER IN THE PARK A weekly family show presented by Peninsula Youth Theater. This week: “The Adventure of Cobbler and Knobs.” Fri, 6:30pm. Free. On the lawn at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.

HANSEL AND GRETEL: THE UNTOLD STORY A show by Palo Alto Children’s Theatre. Runs thru Jul 16. (Call 650.463.4970 for tickets.) Palo Alto.

STUART LITTLE A family play by Peninsula Youth Theatre. Thu-Fri, 10am, Sat, 2 and 7:30pm, Sun, 1pm. Thru Jul 24. $10-$22.

Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.

THE WIZ A Rising Stars show from Children’s Musical Theatre San Jose. Jul 15-24. (See www.cmtsj.org for full schedule.) Montgomery Theater, San Jose.

Paintings by Haiying Wang, digital art by Mark McAfee Brown, photography by Gabe Sheen. Thru Jul 23. Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5pm. Paul G. Allen Art Spaces Gallery, Stanford campus.

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BLACK MESA WEAVERS

DOUG EDWARDS

The author of “I’m Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59” talks. Mon, 7pm. Free.

Kepler’s, Menlo Park.

SIMON VAN BOOY A booksigning with the author of “Everything Beautiful Began After.” Fri,

ALZHEIMER’S CAFE

A monthly informal meeting to help people through creative outlets. Wed, 2-4pm.

Theatre on San Pedro Square.

A mini-symposium about Navaho artists with Carol Halberstadt. Sun, 1-4:30pm. $40-$60. San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles.

CONNOISSEURS’ MARKETPLACE An annual event with food, arts, crafts and music, including David Martin’s House Party. Sat-Sun. Downtown Menlo Park.

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An event for families and caregivers at a San Jose Giants Game. Sat. Municipal Stadium, San Jose.

TIM DRAPER A managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson talks about venture capital. Thu, 6pm. $12-$20. Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara.

EPAGOMENAL FESTIVAL A holiday derived from the extra, or “out of time,” days of Egyptian mythology.

Features programs, tours, a costume contest and more.

Sat-Sun, 10am-6pm. $5$9. Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose.

FARMERS’ MARKET The downtown weekly market is open for summer.

Fri, 10am-2pm. San Pedro Square, San Jose.

GIVING TO LIVE A 5K run/walk to help cancer research. Sat, 8:45pm, Almaden Lake Park. (Call 877.839.6638 for details.)

RED CARPET POODLE PARADE A chance for poodles to strut their stuff; with canine treats, music and more. A benefit for Hospice of the Valley. Sun, noon.

By LB Steak, Santana Row.

SUMMER CELEBRATION Wine-tasting, music and food to benefit Friends of Los Gatos Public Library. Thu, 5-8pm. $50. Regale Winery, Los Gatos.

SUMMERTIME FUN A family event looks at life in the 1890s. Sun, 11:30am3:30pm. History Park, San Jose.

THE TOMATO A culinary program presented

by San Jose Italian-American Heritage Foundation. Thu, 7:30pm. $15-$18. IAHF Italian Cultural Center, San Jose.

TARGET FAMILY DAYS A Wild About Wildlife event with Dr. Noize, Native Bird Connections, the Lizard Lady and more. Sun, 11am-3pm.

Free. Courthouse Square, Redwood City.

TEDGLOBAL 2011 The TEDx group in San Jose hosts a live feed of a world conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, called “The Stuff

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WAGGING TAILS & WINE A dog-centric wine-tasting event to benefit Humane Society of Silicon Valley. Thu,

5:30-7:30pm. $15. Garden Court Hotel, Palo Alto.

WILDWOODSTOCK A family music event and fundraiser for breast cancer research. Sat, 11:30am.

Wildwood Park, Saratoga.

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(Unrated; 124 min.) Peter Nullan directs the story of a young man who joins a juvenile gang. It shows as part of a series of new indie ďŹ lms from Britain. (Plays Thu at 7pm and Sat at noon at Camera 3 in San Jose.)

BEATS, RHYMES AND LIFE (R; 98 min.) A documentary about hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest.

(Opens Fri at Camera 12 in San Jose and CineArts San Jose.)

PROJECT NIM (PG-13; 93 min.) See review art left.

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2

SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN

(PG-13; 130 min.) The saga comes to an end. (Read Richard von Busackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s review at Metroactive.com). (Opens Fri.)

(PG-13; 104 min.) A two-track ďŹ lm about women in 19th-century China

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Elizabeth Hessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; book Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human is the source for the new documentary

by James Marsh (Man on Wire). In the 1970s, at an Oklahoma primateresearch center, a baby chimp named Nim was taken from his mother at birth, just as a half-dozen of his siblings had been taken before him.

Nim was sent to New York to learn sign language in a study led by Columbia University professor Herbert Terrace.

Terrace hired a series of assistants, some who knew something about apes, few who set any limits. Stephanie Lafarge, interviewed here, was a well-off bohemian who included Nim with her seven children (she literally wet-nursed the chimp). Nimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next home was a Riverdale estate, where Terrace kept a closer eye on his development.

What follows is a story of a beast getting beastlier. (â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one keeps a chimp after age 5,â&#x20AC;? weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re warned.) It was the decade in which the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;inappropriateâ&#x20AC;? vanished from the dictionaries; most disturbing, maybe, is Lafarge, seen in home movies, getting sexually groped by Nim in the name of exploration. Meanwhile, friends of the

PETER TRAVERS, ROLLING STONE

ape recall holding pot parties for him.

I guess sharing a joint with a chimp was a dream we all harbored in those days. Compromised data and thorny personal situations make matters worse. After a number of bloody attacks, Nim ended up in lockdown: first, the Gifa\Zk E`d prisoner of cattle-prodPG-13; 93 min. wielding handlers; later Opens Friday, a captive in a medical Camera 3, experiment lab.

San Jose, and Century 16, Dickon Hinchliffeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mountain View droning score reinforces the obsessive accounts of injuriesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;those done by the chimp and those done to him. The film leaves hanging the question of how much Nim knew and when he knew it. Was Terrace right when he claimed that the chimp was mimicking rather than thinking? Were the enamored humans who surrounded Nim right in believing the chimp was communicating with them? This T.C. Boyle-ish story makes you hang your head in despair. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tragedy no matter how Marsh seeks to enshrineâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;through polished visuals, smooth, deposition-like interviews, and typographically precise titlesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;pretty details of loyalty amid a history of grim betrayal.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Richard von Busack

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(R; 105 min.) A troubled kid is redeemed by the unlikely intervention of a school vice principal. Stars John C. Reilly and John Wysocki. (Opens Fri at Camera 3 in San Jose at Century 16, Mountain View.)

(1978) The sing-along version of the poplar musical. (Plays Jul 15-17 in San Jose at the Retro Dome.)

CASABLANCA/ THE MALTESE FALCON (1942/1941) You must remember this.

In a remarkable studio re-creation of North Africa, an elaborate story of wartime loss and love is played out.

Club owner Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) is confronted by his old lover (Ingrid Bergman) and her husband

WINNE THE POOH (G; 70 min.) A gritty look at the dark underbelly of the 100-acre woodsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; not. Just a genial G-rated animated ďŹ lm for the young ones. (Opens Fri.)

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Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) is on the trail of â&#x20AC;&#x153;the stuff dreams are made ofâ&#x20AC;?: a gem-encrusted ďŹ gure of a falcon, pursued by a lethal gang of San Franciscans. Features a peerless castâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor and Elisha Cook Jr.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;with peerless namesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Caspar Guttman, Joel Cairo, Brigid Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Shaughnessy and the gunselâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gunsel, Wilmer. (Plays thru Jul 15 in Palo Alto at the Stanford Theatre.) (RvB)

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“It haunts my dreams to this day. In a good way.”

This kind of craziness is a perfect fit for the kinds of venues the Pillowfights normally play: houses, arcades, bowling alleys, rented halls.

Their music is straightforward, loud punk rock with heavy syncopated guitars and drum break downs, but always with ultra-catchy, popbubblegum lead vocals.

While the audience happily contributes a lot of goofy energy, the Pillowfights have plenty of weird ideas up their sleeves, too.

At their first proper show in 2007, they began their set with a rap song, much to the surprise of all their friends.

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showings of Rock ’n’ Roll High School on July 14 and 16.

“It took half of a second to realize that the Pillowfights playing the Ramones would be a ton of fun,” said Byron Yue, who organizes the monthly cult movie series at Camera 3.

The Pillowfights will play 15–20 minutes of Ramones songs before the movie begins, giving audiences both a movie and a show, and plan to look as close as possible to the real thing.

When Yue chose the Pillowfights, it wasn’t because they have a long history of covering Ramones songs, In fact, up to now, they’ve only played one cover song, a Kelly Clarkston song.

Yue chose the Pillowfights because they are a solid and fun band. Plus, they are one of the only active poppunk bands in San Jose.

Though she started the band only four years ago, Bailey’s relationship with a Ramones-influenced sound goes back much further. “Pop-punk was my go-to music since high school.

Sometimes I go away from it, but I always come back,” she says.

Before becoming aware of underground bands like the Queers, the Groovie Ghoulies, Lemuria

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and the Ergs, Bailey was into more mainstream pop-punk bands such as Taking Back Sunday. She had so many Taking Back Sunday T-shirts, she made a quilt out of them one day.

She even entered an online contest to determine who was the biggest Taking Back Sunday fan—and won.

In 2007, she approached bass player Mark Guerrero about starting a poppunk band, and he signed up, even though he was mostly into heavier, darker music. He encouraged Bailey not just to sing but also to learn how to write a song, so he left her alone one day while he went out to purchase a Scantron for an upcoming test. He told her to write a song while he was gone.

“I had to write a song all by myself and I did it. I’ve never done that before,” says Bailey.

They enlisted Bailey’s friend and fellow pop-punk enthusiast Leo Henderson to play guitar. Lastly, they got drummer Trevor Lindow, even though his musical tastes were totally different, to say the least.

“I was only into hardcore and grind.

I absolutely hated pop-punk. The thought of it just disgusted me. But I wanted to play drums,” Lindow says.

Lindow’s pop-punk aversion quickly melted after Bailey assaulted him with lots of great bands. “She made me a whole set of CDs to listen to. She just fed me pop-punk,” Lindow says.

Thanks to Guerrero and Lindow’s hardcore background, the Pillowfights have created a more complex, hardedged sound than many of the bands that inspired Bailey and Henderson in the first place. Because their music is harder, people mistakenly booked them on a lot of hardcore shows, but they never did as well with those crowds. Lindow describes those people as “tons of hipster dudes with lip piercings, looking pissed.” They did better when they started playing to pop-punk crowds, people more willing to be goofy and have fun, say start a spontaneous pillow-fight.

“We’re called the Pillowfights,” says Henderson. “How hardcore can we be?”

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Wed: Jack Rip Off. Thu: Sexy Back. Fri: Kid Dynamite. Sat: 10 til 2. Sun: Chili Sauce. Mon: Degenerates. Campbell.

Sat, 6:30-8pm: Moonalice. Part of the Twilight Concert Series.

Palo Alto.

Mon, 7:30pm: Marty Atkinson.

No cover. Redwood City.

AVALON Sat, 2pm: Metal Fest, with two dozen bands. Santa Clara.

BRITANNIA ARMS ALMADEN Fri, 10pm: Zoo Station. Sat, 10pm: Sexy Back. San Jose.

BRITANNIA ARMS CUPERTINO BLINKY’S CAN’T SAY Sat, 9:30pm-1:30am: Volume Control, rock and blues. Santa Clara.

Fri, 9pm: The Emerald Hill, Cartoon bar Fight, Dirty Duo. Cupertino.

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Wed, 9pm: Local Legends, Dirty Pillows, Town Crier. Free.

Fri, 10pm: Cheeseballs. $5.

San Jose.

Sat, 8pm: Ghost of Wrights.

San Jose.

CAPERS Fri-Sat, 8:30pm: Live music.

Campbell.

CARAVAN Thu: Tres Lunas. Fri: Bird, Human Toys, Talky Tina. San Jose.

CLUB FOX Fri, 9pm: An evening with Pop Fiction. $12/$15. Sat, 8pm: San Francisco’s Summer of Love Revue. $8. Redwood City.

JOHNNY V’S Fri: The Rivals. Sat: Dub Massive.

San Jose.

LILLY MAC’S Fri: Goodz Band. Sat: Got 2 Groove. Sunnyvale.

Sun, 5-7pm: The Best Intentions.

Part of the Los Gatos Music in the Park series. Los Gatos.

SOUTH FIRST BILLIARDS Thu: The Trims, Beta State, Analyzer Generator. San Jose.

STATION 55 Fri-Sat, 9pm-1am: Live music.

Gilroy.

LOS GATOS LODGE Fri-Sat: Live bands. Los Gatos.

STREETLIGHT RECORDS

MOROCCO’S RESTAURANT SJ Wed, 5pm: Flamenco. Thu: Lee Allen, jazz. Fri, 5pm: Belly dancer Adriana. Sat, 5pm: World music.

Sun, 5pm: Moroccan music and belly dancing. Mon, 5pm: Hot Kugel. San Jose.

Sat, 4pm: Ancestree. Free. San Jose.

PARRANDA NIGHTCLUB

Thu: Local bands. Fremont.

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Wed, 5:30pm: Sage. Free.

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Sunnyvale.

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Fri, 7:30pm: Vertical Horizon and Kevin Cadogan. $49 and up.

Saratoga.

MOUNTAIN VIEW SUMMER CONCERTS Thu, 6:30pm: Tin Man. Cuesta Park, Mountain View.

MOUNTAIN WINERY Sat, 8pm: Kathy Griffin. Sun, 7:30pm: Sarah McLachlan. Tue, 7:30pm: INXS. Saratoga.

Sat, 8pm: Live music. San Jose.

THE VENUE Fri, 6pm: Clockwork Hero, Libertine Circle. Sat, 6pm: In an Emergency, Shattered Hope.

Sun, 6pm: Our Living Memory.

Los Gatos.

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Fri, 8pm: Live music.

Willow Glen.

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Fri and Sun: Pro Jam with local rock musicians. Santa Clara.

Thu, 5:30pm: Neon Trees with 5606 and Bad Suns. Free. Plaza de Cesar Chavez, San Jose.

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NAGLEE PARK GARAGE Wed, 7pm: Careless Hearts. San Jose.

NETO’S GRILL Thu: Ruckus Band. Fri, 7:30pm: Chris Burt Band. Sat, 7:30pm: Hatrick. Santa Clara.

NINE LIVES Thu, 8pm: Battle of the Bands with Zombie Pool Party, Wicked Jupiter and more. $5. Fri, 8pm: SoMoS. $10. Sat, 8pm: Just Chill, Wasted Noise. $10. Gilroy.

NUMBER ONE BROADWAY Wed: Jam night with Backfire and Diva Stativa. Thu: After Sunset Band. Fri, 9:30pm: Touch of Class. $10. Sat, 9:30pm: Jam Funkshus. $10. Los Gatos.

THE QUARTER NOTE Fri-Sat: Live music. Sunnyvale.

REDWOOD CITY Fri, 6pm: Native Elements. Free.

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Wed, 7:30pm: Dave Rocha. Free.

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Fri, 8pm: Adam Everett and Ben Flood. San Jose

An Evening With Melissa Etheridge • July 29

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CAMPBELL RECITAL HALL Fri, 8pm: Ken Peplowski Quartet.

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CLUB FOX Wed, 7-11pm: Blues jam. $5.

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Sat, 8:30pm: Susan Rancourt. $15-$20. Redwood City.

Sat, 8pm: Bird with Strings, featuring Andrew Speight. Part of Stanford Jazz Festival. $18$32. Sun, 7:30pm: The Heath Brothers. $30-$32. Stanford University, Palo Alto.

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Mountain View.

HEDLEY CLUB Thu, 8:30pm: Russo Alberts Trio.

Fri, 8:30pm: Brian Ho Trio. Sat, 8:30pm: The Jazz Mechanics.

San Jose.

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POOR HOUSE BISTRO Wed, 6-9pm: Ron Thompson and friends. Thu, 6-9pm: Lara Price and Yesterdays Band. Fri, 6-10pm: Tia Carroll Band. Sat, 6pm: John Tucker and Dave Workman Band. Sun, 1pm: Golden Gate Blues Society Battle of the Bands. San Jose.

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MURPHYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LAW Wed: Marvin Banks. Fri: Dennis Dove Band. Sat: Vinny Johnson Band. Mon: Pro blues jam.

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MISSION CITY COFFEE ROASTING Fri, 7:30pm: David Aguilar.

Santa Clara.

ORCHARD VALLEY COFFEE Fri: Better Promises. Sat, 6pm: Analog Zombies. Campbell.

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Bay Area legend Testament was, by far, the best band of the day. They headlined one of two smaller stages and brought their old-school thrash— what Bay Area metal’s known for. Why they weren’t on the main stage is beyond me. Suicide Silence and Kingdom of Sorrow also kept it brutal. The biggest and best surprise turned out to be on a tiny mobile stage about as big as a mid-size U-Haul truck: a two-man band called the Athiarchists, who played a blend of punk and thrash metal.

Machine Head opened up on the main stage, but most fans were waiting for Megadeth, who came out in full force. Dave Mustaine kept bringing up the fact they flew in from France the night before. Mon dieu, Dave, we get it. Following a short but powerful retrospective of their music, about one-fourth of the crowd left. Godsmack did their thing and Disturbed brought their sickness.

For fans, though, festivals like this (including Ozzfest, Slaughter by the Water, Warped Tour, etc.) are T-shirt contests. Who has the most metal, punk or hardcore shirt? Of course, there are always the ones who wear the shirt of a band that’s playing. But the most points (with the possible exception of dragging out your Slayer shirt again) is to wear the shirt of the most obscure band that absolutely no one has ever heard of. That’s why I chose a gruesome design from San Jose’s own infamous Eyesores. I win.—Beau Dowling

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Wed, 9pm: English and Spanish karaoke. San Jose.

Tue, 7pm: Steve Tiger. Cupertino.

BLINKY’S CAN’T SAY

Wed and Sun, 10pm: DJ Hank.

San Jose.

Fri, 9pm-1am: Danielle. Santa Clara.

BLUE BONNET BAR Wed-Thu and Mon, 8pm: Karaoke. No cover. Sunnyvale.

BRITANNIA ARMS ALMADEN

BRITANNIAARMSCUPERTINO Sun-Tue, 10pm: Karaoke.

Cupertino.

BRITANNIAARMSDOWNTOWN Wed, 9pm: August. San Jose.

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Nightly, 9pm-2am: Karaoke.

San Jose.

Wed and Mon-Tue: Stephanie.

Thu and Sat: Randy. Fri: Jerry Sauceda. San Jose.

BOGART’S LOUNGE Wed, Fri and Sun, 8pm-2am: KJ Dennis. Sunnyvale.

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The ARTTEC 2011 Summer Concert Series FAHRENHEIT ULTRA LOUNGE Tue, 9pm: Partyoke. Beer pong and karaoke. San Jose.

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Thu, 9pm: DJ Che. Fri, 9pm: Latin rock en espanol. Sat, 9pm: Salsa, . Tue, 9pm: Salsa. San Jose.

Wed-Sat and Tue: Uncle Dougie Show. No cover. San Jose.

THE BLANK CLUB Fri, 9pm: DJ Craigiscool.com and Greta Clue. Free. San Jose.

BLINKYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T SAY Thu: College night. Santa Clara.

DASILVAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BRONCOS

Vertical Horizon & Kevin Cadogan

Fri-Sat, 6pm: DJ or live band. No cover. Santa Clara.

Fri, July 15, 7:30pm Launched in 1991 as a folk-based acoustic duo, Vertical Horizon gradually molded itself into a slick pop/rock band whose hits include â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a Godâ&#x20AC;?, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything You Wantâ&#x20AC;?, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)â&#x20AC;?.

THE ELEGANT PUB Thu, 9pm: Throwback Thursdays.

Fri, 9pm-1:30am: DJ. Sat, 9pm1:30am: Snapshot Saturdays.

Evergreen Inn, San Jose.

Co-headlining the show is Kevin Cadogan, co-founder of Third Eye Blind, best known for his platinum-selling hit songs â&#x20AC;&#x153;Semi-Charmed Lifeâ&#x20AC;?, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jumperâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Howâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s It Going To Beâ&#x20AC;?.

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Blues Traveler

Thu, 9pm:The Heit Thursdays. Fri, 9pm: DJ. Sat: DJ Homicide. Mon, 9pm: Industry.Tue: San Jose.

Thu, August 4, 7:30pm From jam-band to mainstream stardom more than 24 years ago, the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best-known single, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Run-Around,â&#x20AC;? was the longest-charting radio single in Billboard history.

Along the way, they played more than 2000 live shows to more than three million people.

JOHNNY Vâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Fri: Cutso. San Jose.

PARRANDA NIGHTCLUB

THE GOOSETOWN LOUNGE Fri-Sun, 9:30pm-1:30am: Karaoke. Willow Glen.

HUDDLE Wed-Thu and Sun, 9pm: Wild Nights Karaoke. Fremont.

KATIE BLOOMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Sun, 9:30pm: Karaoke. Campbell.

KHARTOUM Thu, 9pm: DJ Davey K. Campbell.

LILLY MACâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Thu: Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

BRITANNIA ARMS ALMADEN

Fri: The Disco Fries. Sat: Twisted Cani, bikini fashion show, with DJ Slick D. San Jose.

BRITANNIAARMS CUPERTINO

TEMPLE BAR & LOUNGE

Thu, 10pm: DJ Tosh. Cupertino.

BRITANNIA ARMS DOWNTOWN

NETOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MARKET & GRILL Fri, 6:30-10:30pm: Bands with live karaoke. Santa Clara.

BRITISH BANKERS CLUB

Wed, 9pm: Vic. Fremont.

Wed: RedRun Thu: JazBiz and Dave Dynamix. Fri: Video Mixing, then DJ Radio Raheem and DJ Ready Rock.

Sat: Live bands. San Jose.

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Fri, August 19, 7:30pm Five-time Grammy winner Christopher Cross was the biggest new star in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s with the #1 hit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sailingâ&#x20AC;? followed by â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ride Like the Windâ&#x20AC;?, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Never Be the Sameâ&#x20AC;?, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Think of Lauraâ&#x20AC;? and the #1 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Arthurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theme (Best That You Can Do),â&#x20AC;? from the popular movie starring Dudley Moore that earned Cross an Academy Award. Opening the evening is Cupertino native Jenn Grinels.

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WILLOW DEN Thu: Uncle Hank. Fri, 12:30am & Sat, 10pm: DJ Truth. Willow Glen.

ZEN LOUNGE Wed-Sat: DJs. Menlo Park.

Christopher Cross

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Wed & Sun, 10pm: DJ Hank. Thu: VJ Don. Mon, 9pm: Beer Pong.

Tue: Pub-stumpers. San Jose.

Thu: VJ Mixing with DJ David Q. Sat, 10pm: DJ Quantum. Sun, 2-6pm: Dub FX, Dos Equis Patio Party. No cover. San Jose.

MOJO LOUNGE

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TEQUILA SHOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BAR & GRILL Wed, 9pm: Larry. Thu-Sun, 9pm: August. Milpitas.

WILLOW DEN Wed, 9:30pm: DJ JR. San Jose

NELLIE MCKAY Charming, smart singer presents suite based on classic Susan Hayward ďŹ lm â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I Want To Live!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Jul 14 at Yoshiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s SF.

DIRTY VEGAS Party like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2003 to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Days Go Byâ&#x20AC;? and more with live set from electronic hitmakers. Jul 15 at the Independent.

ALKALINE TRIO Chicago pop-punk stalwarts join superior Windy City crooners the Smoking Popes. Jul 16 at Slimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

OWL CITY WOODHAMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LOUNGE Wed-Thu, Sat, Tue: 9:30pm: Vinnie. Santa Clara.

Dance Clubs AGENDA Wed, 8pm: Salsa Wednesdays.

If only Ben Gibbard had made another Postal Service album instead of letting this guy swoop in. Jul 19 at the WarďŹ eld.

AVETT BROTHERS Quiet on record, furiously energetic live, North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ nest play two nights. Jul 19-10 at the Fox Theater.

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aanswers nswers ttoo ttomorrow’s omorrow’s qquestions,” uestions,” ssaid aid tthe he sseer eer EEdgar dgar CCayce. ayce. TThat’s hat’s your your thought thought for for the the week, week, Taurus.

Taurus. Not Not dreams, lifee as well, you will just in dr eams, but in your waking lif bbee eexperiencing xperiencing iinsights, nsights, hhearing earing sstories tories aand nd ggetting etting provide information messages that pr ovide useful inf ormation ffor or the crucial qquestions uestions yyou ou hhave ave nnot ot yyet et fframed, ramed, llet et aalone lone pposed. osed. I hope that by telling you this, I will expedite your work on questions. fformulating ormulating those pertinent quest tions.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20): “Thee most important thing

honestyy,” , said Hollywood Hollywood actor George George Burns. in acting is honesty,” “If you can fake fake that, you’ve got it made.” The same thing is weeks, is true true about about life life itself itself in in tthe he coming coming w eeks, Gemini.

Gemini. The The more more you you dispense dispense the the raw raw truth—even truth—even if if you you hhave ave to to push yourself to do it—the it the more more successful you’ll you ll be. be Being Being a fount fount of of rradical adical authenticity authenticity might might feel feel like like a performance at at first, first, but but it’ll it’ll eventually eventually get get easier, easier, more more performance natural. natural.

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Sept. 223–Oct. 3–Oct. 222): 2): ““He He ggot ot a bbig ig eego, go, ssuch uch a

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Scorpio.” Dear Dear Fayyaz: Fayyaz: I’m I’m happy happy to to inform inform you you Degree that your your future future is is not not set set in in stone; stone; you you have have tthe he power power that to carve carve out out the the destiny destiny you you prefer. prefer. And And it it so so hhappens appens to that the the next next four four weeks weeks will will be be prime prime time time ffor or you you that Scorpios to to formulate formulate a clear clear master master pplan lan ((or or rreformulate eformulate Scorpios carry it out with your existing one)) and take a vow to carry impeccability. impeccability.

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Predictions of a massive shift from paper documents to electronic ones were likewise wildly off, at least in the early going. Global consumption of paper doubled between 1980 and 2000. Partly that was because of general economic expansion, but strictly on a per-worker basis U.S. consumption of paper increased 50 percent between 1990 and 2000, inspiring books such as 2001â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Myth of the Paperless Office.

Theorists tried to explain why. In 2006 sociologist Richard York suggested two possibilities. The ďŹ rst was the Jevons paradox, initially proposed by 19thcentury British economist William Jevons: As use of a resource becomes more efficient, in effect it becomes cheaper, which leads to greater use. Better fuel economy doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reduce gasoline consumption; instead it encourages people to drive more, and overall gas use goes up. As York recognized, however, the Jevons paradox didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fully explain why the paperless office had failed to materialize. Digital technology didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make paper cheaper; rather, it offered a cheaper alternative, namely electronic data storage. So why didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t one drive out the other? York proposed the paradox of the paperless office: As the cost of memory technology drops, we create and store more digital documents. Meanwhile, easy access to printers encourages workers to make paper copies of all those documents, and total paper use increases.

A more persuasive explanation, however, is that computers suck. Paper is cheap and adaptable and almost always works. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re scrambling to get a lastminute report out, one disaster youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re

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not living in fear of is the Blue Sheet of Death. Computers, in contrast, make politicians look reliable. And letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not forget premature high-tech obsolescence.

God help the poor sap who committed critical information to magnetic tape, a ďŹ&#x201A;oppy disk or a Bernoulli drive.

But hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the surprise. Despite all the above, people eventually did begin using less paper. The year 2000 was the peak for both office paper and newsprint consumption in the United States. Since then, the use of office paper has dropped 40 percent, newsprint 60 percent. Similar reductions are being seen in Europe.

Some call it a paradigm shift.

The fact that today you can ďŹ le your tax return electronically and read The New York Times on your iPad doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve saved the rain forest. People use wood for lots of things besides paper.

Worldwide demand for wood products is still increasing. Still, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reasonably clear weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not up against some implacable law of nature that will drive us to chop down trees till the whole planet looks like Easter Island. Fact is, as far as the forests are concerned, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been here before.

Wood use in the United States hit what would be a long-standing peak in 1906.

After that it plunged by a sixth as coal replaced ďŹ rewood. Overall, U.S. wood consumption didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t surpass its former high until the 1980s, by which time American forests, once thought doomed, had largely recovered.

Could the same thing happen on a global scale? It might, due to the same forces that are starting to make the population crisis seem manageable.

In the industrialized world, people are reducing their paper use for the same reason they have smaller families: Life is easier that way. Meanwhile, rising prosperity around the world means thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be less pressure to clear the forests for ďŹ rewood or subsistence agriculture.

Sure, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still running out of oil, electric generating capacity, helium, copper, rice, fresh water, technetium, ocean-caught ďŹ sh, chocolate, topsoil, bananas, tequila and phosphorus, among other things. But look on the bright side. Assuming acid rain, insects, shifts in land use, climate change, and disease donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get them, we might, eventually, be OK on trees.

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