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Establishment of Corruption This morning, I received an email blast from the Santa Clara County Democratic Party saying that Cindy Chavez has their sole endorsement because of her leadership and dedication

to the values and policies Democrats support. They forgot Teresa [Alvarado]! Last January, I had a conversation with Steve Preminger about the core values of the Democratic Party and how his organization lacks independence when they keep supporting the same establishment, ignoring candidates who come to their interviews. They forgot to say how this Santa Clara County Democratic Party endorsed Mr. Shirakawa and stayed on his back all the way to the end of his corruption case. They forgot to mention how Cindy Chavez had her alliance with the past supervisor. We cannot afford to make the same mistakes; we need a “fresh face” on our district. AARÓN R. RESÉNDEZ, PRESIDENT STORY ROAD BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

Mug Shot Has anyone ever taken a photo of Cindy Chavez where she doesn’t have that expression on her face (“Chain Mail,” SanJoseInside, May 15)? KEVIN RILEY O’KEEFFE

Pot Shots Go ahead and try to regulate [medical marijuana]. It will only encourage people to grow their own. It seems as if Mayor Reed and the rest of his regime have forgotten all the fires that were started because of illegal grow houses, you can expect that number to climb . I for one do not use, but it is crazy to treat marijuana with stricter regulations than alcohol. People in need will continue to use. DISGUSTEDINSJ

Several weeks ago, I sent a letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein about the recent flap over the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) proposal to change its policy on the length of knife blades permitted through airport security checkpoints. What I received in reply was a form letter acknowledging my opposition to the TSA change—the exact opposite of my position. Does anyone on the senator’s staff actually read constituent mail? Just to make a point, I wrote back complaining about the response and received another form letter saying, “The truth is, my office receives thousands of letters and telephone calls per week and, regrettably, in your case we made a mistake. I have made note of your comments and am aware of your point of view.” “... receives thousands of letters and phone calls....” Yes, what a bother. The truth is, neither Sen. Feinstein nor any of her colleagues would send such careless responses to any of their big campaign contributors. This is because U.S. senators have two classes of constituents—the masses like you and me, and the big contributors, who have the private phone numbers of senior staff to be used to personally discuss an issue of concern or to make an appointment with the senator to make their special pleadings in person. Even for those of us whose political preferences align with Sen. Feinstein, we insist on not being taken for granted. MARK A. RANDOL | SANTA ROSA


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Playing Pla yingg the FField ield Local sports ffans Local a and businesses ans celebrated celebr ated TTuesday's uesday's announcement that Francisco the San Fr ancisco 49ers will host Super Bowl 2016 at their t new stadium in Santa Clara. Clar a. But not everyone e has always been a supporter of the club. During the 2010 lead up to elec ction day y, which might as election day, Super well be the Su per Bowl of politics, labor organizer KATHLEEN or ganizer CINDY CINDY CHAVEZ CHAV VEZ and KA ATHLEEN KING, director KING, executivee dir ector of the Santa Clara Family Heal th Clara Health Foundation, were were deep in campaign mode, searching searching ffor or more more contributors to the Measure Measure A effort, eff ffort, t which hi h wanted to rraise aise the Jed Y York ork o cel tax. county par parcel 2010 0, King wrote wrote an email On Oct. 8, 2010, “JED to Chavez withh the subject line, “JED YORK and the 49ers.”” In the email, King YORK e orts to squeeze York York for for describes her eff efforts large contrib bution, but the effort effort was a large contribution, unsuccessful— —even with help fr om San unsuccessful—even from an SAM SAM Jose Councilma Councilman LICCARDO and LISA LISA LICCARDO Don’t LANG, who han ndles the LANG, handles forget team’s govt. rrelations e elations team’s to tip! York] says s the work. “[ “[York] initiativees ar 49ers initiatives aree not FLY@ METRONEWS. focused on hea alth care care focused health COM ng hit and he is getti getting e,”” King up by everyone everyone,” wrote to Chave ez. “I had told wrote Chavez. thaat I was not willing to take Lisa earlier that makes the 49ers look like the $500, it makes don’t car they don’t caree (they gave $10,000 to Measu ure A Hospital Bond). Lisa the last Measure ack if I change my mind. said call her ba back hink?”” Cold as ice, Chavez What do you th think?” replied: “T Taake their t 500.00 shame them replied: “Take Assessor LARRY LARRY STONE, STONE, a bit.”” County Assessor w pr anchises on a who has met with proo fr franchises asions, said it ’s possible number of occ occasions, it’s York ffelt elt he might miight be “drawn “drawn into a York e, or political issue. So, political debate debate, ed York York sensed that ther my guess is Je Jed theree were political overtones o to this, and that were im to pull back, but make would cause hhim donation or contribution.” a token donation

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Family Health Fiasco Em Email mail records show that K Kathleen athle een King, executive director off the Santa Clara F Family amily H Health ealth F Foundation, oundation, has focused fo ocused her agency’ agency’ss efforts on coordinating political campai campaigns igns with county supervisor ca candidate andidate Cindy Chavez att the expense of helping poor children.

IInvestigation: A behind-the-sc behind-the-scenes cenes look at how h two f former elected officials took money m from a kids’ k h health care pla plan n to pay for po political olitical campaig campaigns— gns— a they planne as planned d their return to t public office e By D By DAN AN PUL PULCRANO CRANO and an nd JOS JOSH H KOEHN KOE H N

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PUBLIC agency creat PUBLIC created ted the Santa C Clara lara Family Family H ealth F oundation Health Foundation more than a decade ag ago go to fund the county’ county’ss groundbreaking gr roundbreaking children’s children’s h lth care initiative, health i iti ti one that th h t hat w would guarantee guarantee that every y child ch hild who needed a doctor’s doctor’s at attention ttention would be seen.

For F or the past ffour our yyears, o ears, howe however, verr, low income insurancee lo ow inc ome kids’ health insuranc premiums p pr remiums e u s ha have ave ttaken aken e a backseat

to p personal ersonal ambition as a Health Foundation F oundation offic officers ers ra ran an ffor or offic o office, e, $200k annual funded their $20 0k an nnual ccompensation ompensation pack packages agees and div diverted erted moneyy to pa mone pay ay ffor or p o political olittical cconsultants, onsultants, mailings,, public opinio mailings opinion on p polls, olls, telephone banks and ballot initiatives. b initiativ es. transpired behind shroud All this transpir ed b ehind a shr oud of secr secrecy ecy that w was as lifte lifted ed last week b byy JJudge udge C Carol arol Ov Overton, erton, who w rrejected ejected SCFHF’ss har hard-fought battle SCFHF’ d-ffo ought legal l bat ttle t to keep public’ss k eep its activities out of o the public’ view. Documents obtained vie w. Do cuments obt a ained as a rresult esult of last Frida Friday’s ayy’s su superior uperior ccourt ourt ruling show clearly tha that at the Health Foundation F oundation rrepeatedly epeatedlyy br broke oke st state ate laws la aws w b byy using a public agency’ agency’ss funds property operate political and pr operty to op eratte p olitical ccampaigns ampaigns in close ccoordination oor o dination with local labor leaders. lo ocal a lab abor o leaders eade s.

hundreds A rreview eview of hundr eds of internal Foundation Health F ou undation emails and previously unreleased board pr eviously unr eleased b oard meeting and present agendas an nd minutes pr esent a detailed picture members det ailed pi icture of how ttwo wo memb ers of the ffoundation’s oun o ndation’s eexecutive xecutive Saratoga mayor ccommittee—a ommitttteee—a fformer o ormer Sarato ga ma ayor and a fformer vicee ma mayor— o orm mer San JJose ose vic ayor— the derailed th he ffoundation’s o oundation’s idealistic and virtual mission an nd turned it into a vir tual political organization p olitical ccampaign a ampaign or ganization operating agency’ss op erating in i a public agency’ weree dir directed building ass its activities wer ected from offices Bay fr om the offic o es of the South Ba ay Labor Council. L abor C ou uncil. while And whi ile the pair turned the agency appendage public agen ncy into an app endage of the valle valley’s organized ey’s most or ganized and aggressive political machine,, b both aggr essivve p olitical machine oth CEO SCFHF CE EO Kathleen King and


VMC F Foundation, oun ndation, which until last November November had a fformal o ormal ccontract ontract with the ccounty hospital ountty hospit al ssystem. ystem. Chris Wilder, Foundation, Wiilder, CEO O of the VMC F oundation, the “fundra “fundraising Santaa Clara aising arm of Sant Valley Medical Center, frequently Valle a y Med dical C enter,” also fr equently discussed p political olitical strategies and campaign campaign fundraising fu with King and Chavez appears Chaavez via email—and it app ears he was time,, with was doing so s on ccounty ountty time county property. county pr op perty. “There’s myy mind “There’s no n question in m that three aree public agencies, th t all ll thr th e ar ee bli agencies i ,” said id County Executive Countty Exe ecutive JJeff eff Smith. Emails going between oing back to 2010 b etween go King and C Chavez makee it clear that haavez mak electioneering never electioneering ne ver cceased eased after a county parcel measuree failed to county par cel ttax ax measur win two-thirds two -th hirds of the vote. vote. The Health

Cindy Cha Chavez vez Foundation $215,000 Foundation n ccontributed ontributed $215,0 00 to a Measur Measuree A ccommittee ommittttee run primarily by labor’s political by lab or’s p olitical cconsultant onsultant Ed McGovern Working Partnerships, McGovern and W o orking P artnerships, according according to o an internal donor list. Meanwhile, Foundation Mean nw wh hile, the VMC F oundation gave $432,000 gaave $432,0 000 to the ccommittee—but ommittttee—but email rrecords indicate $25,000 ecords d indic ate that $2 5,000 of that amount have from nt might ha ave ccome ome fr om amoun the Health Plan, bee a P which would b prohibited funds.. prohibited use u of public funds Elizabeth Darrow, Elizabeth h Darr ow w, CEO of the Health Plan n and fformer ormer Health o Foundation director, gave Foundation n dir ector, said she ga ave a $25,000 check from $25,000 ch heck fr om the Health Plan to the VMC Foundation CF oundation in 2010, as well as a p personal donation of $1,0 $1,000. e ersonal 00. But, she add added, payment ded, the fformer ormer pa o ayment y was “absolutely not”” intended ffor was “absolu utely not or o ap political “We olitical ccampaign. ampaign. “W We did not donate (f (for Measuree A A), Darrow fo orr Measur ),” Darr ow said. “As never “As a publicc agency we would ne ver do that. ... What W yyou ou ccan an see is these people aree slopp people ar ssloppy. y.” Theree is some uncertainty Ther s unc ertaintty on who eexactly knew xactlyy kne w what, based on an email Ki King September ing sent in Septemb er 2010 to Cha Chavez, Wilder avez, W iilder and fformer ormer o

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Working W orking P o Partnerships artnerships US U USA SA eexecutive xecutivve Chavez, Cindy Cha avez, who also o headed the South Ba Bay ay L Labor abor C Council ounccil until last Dec ember, imagined th hemselves as December, themselves futuree memb members Santaa Clara futur ers of the Sant S County Supervisors. C ounty Board Board of Sup ervisors v . King ran in 2011-12 while collecting colllecting a salary salary Chavez as a public official, and Cha C avez is now running ffor or George o George Shirakawa Shirrakawa Jr. Jr.’s seat. Over three Ov er the last thr ee yyears, e , the pair ears frequently fundraising fr equently discussed fun ndraising efforts, political polls and eff ffo orts, p olitical p olls an nd strategies local to influence influence lo cal vvoters oterrs and their According elected rrepresentatives. epresentatives. A ccording to California Government Code C aliffo ornia Go vernmentt C ode section unlawful any 8314, “It is unla awful w ffor or or an ny elected state local officer, including any st ate or lo cal offic er, inc cluding an ny state local appointee, employee, st ate or lo cal app ointeee, emplo yee, or others to cconsultant, onsultant, to use or permit permit e use public rresources esources ffor orr a ccampaign o ampaign activity, purposes oses activit y, or personal personal or other o purp authorized byy la law. which are are not authoriz zed b aw.” While King and ffoundation oun o ndation attorney at tttorney Ash Ash Pirayou—who Piraayou— ou—who who also political rrepresents epresents SBLC's p olittical action —contend ccommittee ommittee — contend that t the organization or ganization is a private privatte nonprofit, nonprofit, SCFHF was was created created by by the t countycounttyestablished Santaa Claraa Family Health est ablished Sant that insures Plan, a public agency th hat insur es moree than 10 100,000 mor 0,000 rresidents essidents and has more $200 an annual budget of m ore than $20 0 million. The ffoundation’s oundation o n’s budget hovers around percent ho vers ar ound 1 p ercen nt of that, i l di donations including d ti it rreceives eceiv i es and d over Health turns o ver to the Healt h Plan. Local hospital L ocal municipalities and hospit al operators makee rrestricted operators sometimes mak m estricted through donations to the health h plan thr ough moneyy the ffoundation. oundation. o It also raises r mone through wine thr ough an annual win ne ttasting asting eevent veent Silicon Valley Leadership and the Silic on V aalley L eadership Group’s Materials Silicon Gr oup’s Applied Mater rials Silic on Valley Turkey Trot. Att least V aalley T urk key Tr ot. A l $1.5 unrestricted million of the unr estriccted funds through activities raised i d thr h ough h those h ac ctivities have been ha ave b een used to fund d eexecutive xecutive salaries,, p political salaries olitical ccampaigns ampaaigns and “outreach” through Chavez’s Working “outr each” thr ough Ch haavez’s W o orking Partnerships. Turkey Trot’s P artnerships. The T urkey Tr ot’s “Children’s website lists the “Childr ren’s Health Initiative Santaa Claraa C County” Initiativ ve of Sant ounttyy” as beneficiary—the racee ccontributes ontributes ab eneficiary—the — rac moree than $20 $200,000 mor 0,000 annually a to there’s the ffoundation—though oundation—thoug o gh ther e’s no indication any funds makee it to indic ation that an ny fun nds mak organization delivers acctually deliv an or ganization that actually ers services health ccare are ser vices to childr cchildren. en. identically-named The ttwo wo nearly ident tically-named or ganizations—SCFHF F and SCFHP — organizations—SCFHF SCFHP— work out of the same ccounty o ty building ount Campbell the larger in C ampbell and use th he lar ger agency’ss ser servers email addresses. agency’ vers and em mail addr esses. model that The mo del rresembles esembles th hat of the


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San Jose Cou Councilmember uncilmember R Rose ose H Herrera, errera, rig right, ht, became a labor union targe target et in last year’ year’s ’s campaign season—but not si simply imply because she supports Mayor Reed. M ayor Chuck kR eed.

The Be Beginning eginning of the W War aar On Rose Rose Herr erra Herrera If an elected official o did not join their efforts, ccampaign ampaign eff ffo o ts, Kathleen King and or Cindy Cha Chavez avez de developed veloped ccontingency ontingency For plans ffor or rretribution. o etriibution. F or eexample, xample, no San JJose ose ccouncilmember o ouncilmemb er has eever ver faced opposition—from fac ed as much h opp osition—from unions and in independent ndependent eexpenditure xpenditure Rose Herrera ccommittees—than ommittees— —than R ose Herr o era this last yyear. ear. Herr Herrera rera managed to earn despite rre-election, e- election, de espite an onslaught of attack at ttack ads ads.. many people was While somee man ny p eople ffelt eelt it w as Herrera’s Herr eraa’s supp support port ffor or Ma o Mayor ayo or R Reed’s eeed’s

pension efforts p e ension rreform effo orm eff ffo orts in 2012 thatt fracturee with lab labor, led d to her fractur or, an email wrote Chavez Dec. em mail King wr ote to Cha avez on De c. appears leaves 9, 2011, app ears to show the tea lea aves were already prepped. we ere alr eady pr epped. Cindy, Rose about “Dear Cindy y, I met with R ose ab o ou ut He Healthy ealth hy Kids this week and she said as usual she is supp supportive ortivve and then dis discussed scussed with me how I ccould ould raise m mor moree mone moneyy (yuk),” King wrote. wrote. “I guess gu uess I sshould hould b bee tr trying ying to pin her down on o a let letter tter t so that we ccan an ha have ave ammuniti ammunition on on one ne w way ay or the other other,, right right?” ?”

Board of Supes P Board President residdent LLets ets Organized Or ganized Labor Write Writte His Letters Letters In an email fr from om JJan. an. 11 of this yyear, ear, Kathleen Kingg eexpressed xpressed cconcern oncern to Working W orking P o Partnerships artnerships t US USA Ap policy olicy ownstein that the director dir ector Bob Br B Brownstein city of San JJose osse will stop funding the city Childr en’s He alth Initiativ Children’s Health Initiativee (CHI) after Measur Measuree A passed in the 2012 election. N eed ding six of 11 vvotes otes ffor or o Needing the cit prove funding cityy to app approve funding,, King notes that ccertain ertain ccouncilmembers— ouncilmembers— A sh Kalra, Kan nsen Chu, Xa avvier Ash Kansen Xavier C ampos and Don D R ocha—are Campos Rocha—are alr eady in thee bag already bag,, while Sam Lic cardo and Madison M Nguy en ccould ould Liccardo Nguyen b essured ffor or supp o ort sinc bee pr pressured support sincee the theyy ar oth eexpected xpected to run ffor o or ma ayor aree b both mayor in 2014. “I am worri ied ab out the cit worried about cityy ccouncil, ouncil,” King wr ote. “I am not sur wrote. suree sup we ccan an get support pport fr om 6 of them. from

For For o sur sure, e, we ccould ould get supp support ort fr from om m Ash, A ssh Kansen, sh, Kansen Xa Xavier, avvier, and Don. Don W Wee may m ma ay b bee able to get Sam and Madiso Madison on du due ue to their p political olitical plans plans.. Is it a go good ood id ea to get their p osition whether idea position th hey would supp ort or not. C an wee they support Can str rategize and ccan an we do it so on?” strategize soon?” King and Br ownstein then Brownstein ccoordinated oordinated F eb. 5 on a let ter to b Feb. letter bee se nt to San JJose ose Ma ayor Chuck R ee eed sent Mayor Reed an nd the Cit ouncil. The let tter t , and Cityy C Council. letter, wh hich King ask ed Br ownstein to edit, e which asked Brownstein as ked ffor or o a ccompromise ompromise to b rked asked bee wor worked ou ut on dra aw wing down CHI fundin ng. out drawing funding. That let ttter w as appar ently giv en n to letter was apparently given ccounty o ty Sup ount ervisor K en Y eager e , who o Supervisor Ken Yeager, wr rote R eeed and the ccouncil ouncil a let ttterr wrote Reed letter F e . 7 that w eb as nearly identic al (i.e Feb. was identical (i.e.. wo ord ffor or wor o d) to the one drafted b word word) byy ownstein. Ki ing and Br King Brownstein.

Health Health l hF Foundation oundation d at attorney ttorney Ash hP Pirayou irayou opens door d f M for Metro etro counsell Judy d Alexander and County y Counsel Donald L Larkin. arkin. The co courtroom urtroom has been replaced with a drago dragon on seige to comply with Superiorr Court photography rules rules..

Metroo Wins Metr Winns Docs Docs in Court Courtt Hearing Mettro sc Metro scored ored a legal vict victory tory last Frida Friday ay with JJudge udge C arol Ov veerton t n’s ruling that Carol Overton’s the C County ountty of Sant Santaa Cla Clara ara must rrelease elease do cuments on the p olittical activities documents political ofit Sant C of the nonpr nonprofit Santaa Clara Family Health F oundation. Foundation. efused to The ffoundation oundation o had rrefused pr ovide do cuments or grant g inter views provide documents interviews in Mar ch when Met ro first fi b egan March Metro began in nvestigating SCFHF’s SCFHF’s rrole ole in funding investigating ampaiggn, a half the Measur f-billion Measuree A ccampaign, half-billion dollar tax tax incr ease o veer the ne xt 10 increase over next yyears eears that w aas appr oveed db oters in o was approved byy vvoters N oveember 2012. Dir ecttors of nine lo cal November Directors local nonpr ofits wr ote a Mar rch 29 let tter t that nonprofits wrote March letter ee ccalled alled Met ro’s rreporting eportingg “bad ffor or fr o Metro’s free sp eech,” ffor or critic o ally rreporting ep porting on the speech, critically eevents veents underlying the passage p of what the ey termed “a small sa ales ttax ax incr ease.” they sales increase. On April 16, Met tro fil led a rrequest equest ffor or o Metro filed rrecords ecords under the C aliffornia o Public California R eecords A ct (CPRA A)). SC CFHF rresponded esponded Records Act (CPRA). SCFHF 10 da ayys later with a let tte ter den nying y the days letter denying CPRA rrequest. equest. “P er thee dir ection of our “Per direction at ttorne t ey, the PRA do es not apply to the attorney, does F oundation, as it is a pr rivate, nonpr ofit Foundation, private, nonprofit oundation ccorporation. orp poration. Ther effo ore, the F Therefore, Foundation is not obligated to and her h eb by elects hereby not to pr oduce an ny rrecords ecor o ds rresponsive esponsivve produce any to yyour our R o equest. e The F o oundation now Request. Foundation cconsiders onsiders this mat tter t clo osed,“ wr ote matter closed,“ wrote Boar d Chair Dana Ditm more. Board Ditmore. C ounty officials disa agreed, County disagreed, howe ver. N oting that ffoundation oundation o however. Noting eexecutive xecutive Kathleen Ki ing w as a King was ccounty ounty employee employee and that the do cuments rresided esided on n ccounty ounty email documents ser vers, the ccounty ounty det termined that servers, determined cuments wer p rrecords ecords the do documents weree public vvailable. that should b bee made aavailable. ountty inf formed o the After the ccounty informed Health F oundation tha at it planned to Foundation that rrelease elease the do cuments to t Met ro, the documents Metro, foundation o ’s b oard held d an emer gency foundation’s board emergency ay, Ma M ay 13, ac cording meeting on Monda Monday, May according

to F Foundation oundattion at attorney tttorneey A Ash ssh Pira Pirayou. ayou. SCFHF sued ountty ttwo w wo da ayys later sueed the ccounty days in an at attempt ttem t mpt to blo block ck the disclosur disclosure. e. Pira ayou pleaded with JJudge udge Pirayou Ov ver e ton to o pr event e disclosur Overton prevent disclosuree of the do cumentss, which he said included documents, etts, fundraising strategies trade secr secrets, and internal ommunications that internaal ccommunications email ccorrespondents orresp e ondents ne veer eexpected xp x ected never to b ecome public become public.. He added that the rrelease elease of th hese do cuments would these documents ha ave a “chi illing eff ffeect” on the Health have “chilling effect” F oundation n’s abilit Foundation’s abilityy to raise funds and ccommunicate ommuniccate with the public public.. Met tro’s at aattorney, ttorne t ey, long time F irst Metro’s longtime First Amendme ent la awy wyeer JJudy udy Ale xander, Amendment lawyer Alexander, ar gued Thu ursdaay that the “initial argued Thursday fallacy” in Pira P ayo ou’s ar guments w as a Pirayou’s arguments was that the rrecords eccords actually b elong to the belong Health F ou undation, eeven veen though the Foundation, theyy wer ontrol of the Health Plan. weree underr ccontrol She ccontinued ontinu ued that an agency cr eated created b y, such as the Health byy a publicc agency agency, Plan, is sub bject to the Br own A ct. subject Brown Act. “The Ap pplication is denied,” Ov veerton Application Overton wr ote in th he Sant ountty wrote the Santaa Clara C County etitioner Sup perior C ourt ruling g. “P Superior Court ruling. “Petitioner o est ablish that the subject has failed to establish rrecords ecords in the t p ossession of R eespondent possession Respondent ar blic rrecords ecords within the aree not pub public eecords A ct. meaning o off the Public R Records Act. “Mor eoveer, P etitioner has other wise “Moreover, Petitioner otherwise failed to su ubstantiate its claim that it substantiate will b ep parably harmed unless the bee irr irreparably Applic ation n is granted.” Application cu uments were were handed o veer The do documents over to Met tro on n Frida ay and shed ne w light Metro Friday new ecent ballot initiativ ve w aas on how a rrecent initiative was passed, and d how the South Ba ay L abor Bay Labor C ouncil int teracts with lo cal nonpr ofits Council interacts local nonprofits to advanc advancee its agenda. Analysis of the onc e-secret do cuments once-secret documents will b ostted thr oughout the week and bee p posted throughout ar chivved e at SanJ oseInside.com. archived SanJoseInside.com.


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Working W orking P o Partnerships artnerships p policy olicy dir director ector Muller,, ab about then-upcoming Sarah Muller out a th hen-upcoming Health F Foundation oundation b board oaard meeting meeting.. sensitive ““A A ccouple ouple of sensitiv ve issues; Elizabeth Elizab eth sa says ayys she ccan an b bee at the meeting Saturday giving from on Satur daay but she is gi iving fr om the Health plan to VMC CF Foundation oundation appropriate so she wonders if it is app propriate to bee ther b there, e,” King wr wrote. ote. “T “This This ccould ould b bee sensitive maybe sensitiv ve issue and it ma ayb y e that she should not b bee ther there? e? I th think hink she has a good point go od p oint but she said she s would do ecommend. Sh he also is giving what we rrecommend. She $10 00 p erson ally thr ou ugh VMC ffor or the o $1000 person through ccampaign ampaign and asking eeveryone ver e yo one at her About ttables ables to give givve to VMC. VMC. Ab A out phone banking g, she ffeels eeels as a pu ublic agency y, banking, public agency, she ma ay need to k eep e a low l pr ofile may keep profile aff ff. Ther ould b ew with her st staff. Theree stilll ccould bee a ffew whistle blowers o ver e her re. I ccould ould tr over here. tryy to pull p eople to gether afte er work in the people together after parking lot but that ma ay not b est may bee the b best use of m an putt one of m aff myy time time.. I ccan myy st staff as a vvolunteer o olunteer doing this s.” this. Cha avez rreplied: eplied: “She should not Chavez at tend if she ffeels eeels unc om mffo ortable.” attend uncomfortable. If the Health Plan, wh hich rreceives eceivves e which mone om the ccounty ounty and most moneyy fr from municipalities in the ar rea, did area, ccontribute ontribute $2 5,000 to the t Measur $25,000 Measuree A ccampaign, ampaign, that would b bee a violation of the P olitical R eefform o A ct King ct. Political Reform Act. and Cha avez did not rreturn etu urn ccalls alls ffor o or Chavez ccomment, omment, while W iilderr denied in a Wilder brief phone cconversation onversatio e on that VMC F oundation is a public agency aagency. y. He said Foundation he would need to lo ok into i how the look Health Plan ’s $2 5,000 w as used. Plan’s $25,000 was “I b elieve that the Hea alth Plan is believe Health pr reettty clearly a public ent tittyy, y”” Smith said, pretty entity, an an’’t tell fr rom the email, “and though I ccan’t from It lo oks lik ke ther aas fun nding fr om the looks like theree w was funding from Health Plan to the ccampaign. amp a aign. aign I wouldn n’’tt wouldn’t mak ke a judgment fr om ju ust emails make from just emails,, but I ’s not the t ccase. aase.” would hop hopee that it it’s While the Health F ou undation Foundation st ates that its mission iss to ccover over states health insuranc emiiums ffor or lowo insurancee pr premiums inc ome childr en, SCFH HF’s financials income children, SCFHF’s ontributed justt $51,8 89 to show it ccontributed $51,889 the Health hy Kids Pr ograam b etween Healthy Program between JJuly uly 1 and Dec ember 31 December 31,, 2011. During the same p eriod, it sp en nt $235,20 9 period, spent $235,209 l i and d fringe fi b e fit . Mor enefits M on salaries benefits. Moree rrecently, ecentlyy, the Health F ou undation Foundation ccontributed ontributed $2 50,000 to t last $250,000 N ovember’s Measur e, November’s Measuree A initiativ initiative, ercent of the which passed with 56 p percent vvote ote and will ttap ap cconsumers onsum mers ffor or an o additional half f--billion dollars d in sales half-billion ttax ax o veer the ne xt 10 yyears. eaars. over next

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Pronounced pa-CHOCK-oo-cha, the idea began in Tokyo in 2003, when two architects craved a more informal, cafe-style setting to present their ideas.

Enter San Jose’s own Ric Bretschneider, one of the folks you can officially blame for PowerPoint’s existence. A longtime software designer and technologist, Bretschneider spent 17 years at Microsoft and finally got sick of people blaming the software for their own inability to give clear, focused presentations. “I love the application, but I knew the application couldn’t guide the creation of content, without being intrusive,” Bretschneider said. “The example I use all the time is, ‘Well, you can’t blame a hammer for a poorly built chair.’” Skip to 2009. No longer at Microsoft, Bretschneider discovered the informal PechaKucha phenomenon spreading around the world and realized that San Jose needed its own event.

He took the initiative and launched the first gig in October of that year at the San Jose Improv. Now, specific parties go down around four to six times a year. Any venue of just about any size can host an event with any topic. Last year, for instance, dozens of folks jammed into the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art to see presenters articulate what San Jose meant for them. Politicians, urban planners, artists and publishers all made the evening a successful San Jose lovefest. Councilmember Sam Liccardo’s presentation was called “Downtown San Jose: Land of Biscotti and Cannoli Trees.” A few months ago, successive events—PechaKucha San Jose, Volumes 9 and 10—unfolded at the new Cafe Stritch in the former Eulipia space on South First Street. The bar and cafe setting proved to be ideal, with a stage against one wall, plus work by local artists hanging everywhere. It was a jazzy, Bohemian environment, not unlike a neighborhood art cafe in Europe—with local gadflies waxing poetic to PechaKucha technology.

And just last week, another party unfolded at the San Jose Museum of Art. This one was titled “My Design Vision for San Jose,” another lovefest. The main gallery was between shows—the Eric Fischl exhibit had just come down—and the lobby wall was painted white, a perfect backdrop for a large screen, enabling local business owners and advocates to envision the San Jose they’d all like to see. Presenter Michelle Beasley kicked off the night by advocating a San Jose dominated by people, not cars. That is, people who walk, exercise, float, dance and connect. People who window shop on foot. Urban spaces catering to pedestrians first and foremost. She said (I’m paraphrasing) that pedestrians want to walk by interesting buildings, not ugly blank façades and parking garages butting up against the sidewalks. Any public art should reflect the history or people of San Jose. We’re not Anywhereland, America. The other breath of fresh air was Tracey Ariga. Her unabashed optimism about accessibility, approachability and transparency concluded with her declaring that she just loves San Jose, plain and simple. Thunderous applause followed. That sentiment was the theme of the whole night. Steve Borkenhagen of Cafe Stritch also made a presentation, articulating what many of us have noticed about downtown in the last two years: that a new generation of people aged 20–35 are starting independent businesses and trying to make awesome stuff happen, all at the same time, right now. It’s never been that way before. Even a terminally unimpressed columnist can say so. All in all, PechaKucha is an effective presentation format for teaching people how to focus their thoughts into a concise production without wandering all over the place and boring the audience. “It isn’t, strictly speaking, the way you’d do all your business presentations,” said Bretschneider. “It’s more like an exercise you do to teach yourself techniques on how to focus and how to bring just the points across.”

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CONCERTS

BY STEPHEN LAYTON

David Byrne & St. Vincent

Beyoncé

Between the usual ussual Baby Boomer–bait rreunion eunion tours coming coming through through the Mountain Winery Winery this summer are are a few few bands on the lineup linneup that remain remain relevant relevant in today’s market. markket. Eclectic queen of o neo-soul ER ERYKAH YKAH B BADU ADU shows up on June Ju une 29, seemingly dedicated to nonstop touring tourring since the release release of her fifth album three three years ago. Despite this, she’s she’s alr already eaady managed to pop up on

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Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky

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TTyler, y , the Cr yler eator ’s new album and Jan elle Creator’s Janelle Monae’s M onae’s new single this year year.. July,, acoustic guitar shr shredders In July edders RRODRIGO ODRIIGO Y GGABRIELLA ABRIELLA bring their trademark trademark quickquicckpi picking cking per percussive cussive patois of guitar style styles es too the winery along with pianist and arranger ar rranger Alex Wilson. On July 20, TTalking aalkinng Heads He eads frontman frontman DDAVID AVID BYRNE BYRNE and indie e rrocker o ocker SST. T. VINCENT VINCENT will play tracks tracks from from m th their heir new joint album, LLove ove This Giant. MICHAEL MI ICHAEL FRANTI’s aggressively aggressively positive “rebel “rebel e rrock” ock” arrives arrives Aug 13. To To close thee season, seeason, melancholic warbler CCONOR ONOR OBE OBERST R ST pe erforms on Oct 3 before before heading to San Saan performs Fr Francisco rancisco for for Hardly Hardly Strictly Strictly Bluegrass. Bluegrass.

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Shoreline will see its ffair Shoreline air share share of bigname acts rroll oll through through this thhis summer summer,, including KE KE$HA $HA and PIT PITBULL BULL on a coheadlining tour June 14. WIZ W K KHALIFA HALIFA and AA$AP $AP R ROCKY OCKY bring their theeir “Under the Influence of Music” Music ” tour through thr t ough on July 17, 177, and KKID ID R ROCK OCK makes a blue-collar bluue-collar campaign stop on July 28 with a $20 $220 flat rate rate (plus fees) fees) for for tickets. BO BOB B DYLAN DY YLA AN headlines the Americanarama Americanarama Festival of o Music Tour Toour with support fr from om WIL WILCO CO and MY MORNING JJACKET ACKET on Aug 4.

John Mayall

Pitbull and Ke$ha

HP PA PPAVILION AVILION

Expect a high higgh concentration concentration of tweeners around ar ound HP this t summer starting with JUSTIN JU STIN BI BIEBER EBEER on June 26 with his Believe album tour and a its accompanying cashgr grab ab acoustic-remix acoustic-remix edition. NE NEW W KIDS KIDS ON THE THE BLOCK BLOCK and and 98 DE DEGREES GREES, OGs in the boyboy band busine business, ess, perform perform July 7, 7, followed followed by their Ken Ken n Doll variety-pack spawn, OONE NE DIRECTION D IRECTION, on o July 30. The biggest HP show of the summer ar arrives rives with the return return of BBEYONCÉ EYONCÉ on July 2 ffor or he her er “Mrs. CCarter” arter ” tour and BRUNO BR UNO MAR MARSS rrounds ounds out the pop music lineupp on July 25. 22


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The 33r 33rdd Annual Fountain Foun ntain Blues Festival, presented presented byy M Metro etro, brings GGIRLS IRLS GOT GOT THE THE BLUES BLUES, R ROY OY R ROGERS OGERS AND THE RHYTHM AN DT HE DELTA DELTA RHY THM M KINGS KINGS, R RUTHIE UTHIE FFOSTER OSTER and JJOHN OHN MAYALL MAYALL to the stage ffor or 2013. It takes place placce July 20, noon– 8pm, in St. St. James Park, Parrk, San Jose. Composed of local San Jose blueswomen, Gi l G Girls Gott the th Blues Bl is i fr ffronted ronted t d by b “Empr “E “Empress ess Blues”” Lar Laraa Price Price. Venerable of the Blues e. V enerable Rogers slide guitarist Roy Roge ers rreturns eturns ffor or a seventh time with his band, b , ffollowed ollowed by Foster,r, back vocalist Ruthie Foster b by popular demand after a standin standing ng ovation last year.. First-time Blues Fest performer year F perf ormer player) Mayall, ayall, (though longtime playe er) John M Bluesbreakers whose Bluesbr eakers band b was a leading talent pool ffor or the Briti British sh blues scene in Clapton, Peter Green, Mick the 1960s (Eric Clapton n, P eter Gr een, M ick TTaylor aaylor and others) close closes es out the evening.

Mayhem M ayhem Festival Fesstival

Perennial P erennial prince of darkness daarkness RROB OB ZZOMBIE OMBIE headlines the Mayhem Mayhem Festival coming to Shor Shoreline eline June J 30. Though the title of his rrecently ecently rreleased eleased fifth album, V Venomous eenomous Ratt Regener Regeneration ration a Vendor, Veendorr, might not indicate inddicate any drastic drastic aesthetic changes, the the heavy metal legend is slated to direct dirrect his first nonhor nonhorror ror film in 2015, 2015, The Broad Broad SStreet ttreet Bullies. Other major acts include incluude FI FIVE VE FINGER FINGER DEATH DEATH PUNCH PUNCH, MASTODON MASTOD DON AND AND AMON AMON AMARTH A MARTH, along with M MACHINEHEAD ACHINEHEAD, CHILDREN CHIL DREN OF B BODOM ODOM a and nd CI CITY TY IN THE THE SEA SE A, among others.

Rock the thhe Bells

Perhaps as a sign of things to come, Perhaps two of the biggest b names at this year’s year ’s Rock the Bells festival festival are are dead. Holograms Holograms of both WUWU-TANG TANG CLAN member member OL OL’’ DI DIRTY RTY B BASTARD ASTARD and EAZY EAZY-E -E of N.W.A. N.W W.A. . are are scheduled to play alongside alongside their still-living counterparts. counterparts. Bone Thugs n Harmony will include their mentor Eazy-E in their show, show, and a ODB will turn up with the th rest restt off Wu-Tang. Wu--Taang. Other Oth throwback th owback thr b k acts includee JU JURASSIC RASSIC 5, T TECH EC H N N9NE 9NE and EE-40 -40. ODD O DD FU FUTURE TURE members Tyler, Tyler y , the Creator and Earl SSweatshirt Creator weatshirt are are slated to play, play, along alonng with other contemporary contemporary rrappers appers DDANNY AN NNY B BROWN ROWN, KI KID D CUDI CUDI and DOM D OM K KENNEDY ENNED DY. Rock the Bells unfolds unfolds Sept. 14–15 at Shoreline. Shoreline.

Outside Outsid de Lands Lands

High-profile Hi High-pr h ofile file throwbacks th owback thr b ks PPAUL AUL MCCARTNEY MC CARTNEY, R RED ED HOT HOT CHILI P PEPPERS EPPERS and NINE N INE IINCH NCH N NAILS A S are AIL are set to headline, but even these theese guys might get outshone byy the younger acts. French French indie rrockers ockers PH PHOENIX OENIX appear, appear, as well as hipster heavies heavies VVAMPIRE AMPIRE WEEKEND WEEKEND, YEAH YE AH YE YEAH AH YE Y YEAHS AHS, T THE HE NATIONAL NATIONAL, GRIZZLY GR IZZLLY B BEAR, EAR, B BAND AND OF HOR HORSES S ES , YEASAYER YE ASAYER, M MATT ATT T & KIM and many mor more. e. A few few w electronic electronic acts are are in the mix, as well,, including KA KASKADE SKADE and PRETTY P RETTY LLIGHTS IGH HTS. Former R&B rrecluse ecluse D’ANGELO D’ ANGELO will wiill make an appearance, appearance, though no word w d yet on whether his wor eternally forthcoming forrthcoming new album will be out in time. tim me. Outside Lan Lands nds takes place in Golden Gate P Park, ark, Aug. A 9–11.


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JAZZ

BY ANDREW GILBERT

SJ Jazz

Yosvany Terry

Dayna Stephens

Claudia Villela

Gregory Porter

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OR JAZZ OR JAZ ZZ LOVERS, LOVERS, the summer summ mer is the most generous genero ous season, offering numerous nu umerous opportunitties to experience opportunities the music’s music’s finest pr actitione ers. Here Here are 10 practitioners. highly recommended reco ommended gigs. gigs.

(n (now now based in Seattle) has assembled a pr prodigious rodigious sextet to explore explore the definitive definittive ha hard-bop ard-bop compositions, including tru trumpeter umpeter MIKE OLMOS, OLMOS, tr trombonist ombonist JOH JOHN HN GOVE GO OVE and pianist AD ADAM AM SH SHULMAN ULMAN. They several gigs around around the region, regionn, perform peerform several including including San Jose Jazz’s Jazz at the Market. Friday Market. Friday, y, June 14, 7pm;; free. free. San P e o Square edr Square Market, 87 N. San P edro St, St, t Pedro Pedro Sa San an Jose

Anton Schwartz

release, release, W Water aaterr (Motéma Music), M he’s he’s filled a gapping void, bringing the t swagger and uplift of 1970s R&B to im improvisational mprovisational settings. He kicks kicks off the summer Jazz at Filoli series as part of a tour that also brings him to Kuumbwa Kuumbwa and a the SFJAZZ SFJAZZ Center. Center. Sunday Sunday, y, June 16, 1:30pm; 1 ; $60. Filoli, 86 CCañada aañada Road, W Woodside ooodsidde

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Ugetsu Project Project Five decades ag ago, go, arguably arguably the greatest greatest version of drummer drum mmer Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers played plaayed an extended run at Birdland Bir dland that was w documented on the Riverside album m Ugetsu. Former Bay Area tenor saxo ophonist ANT Area saxophonist ANTON ON SCHWARTZ SCHWARTZ

GGregory Gr egory Porter Porter Cementing Ce ementing GRE GREGORY GORY POR PORTER TER’s status ass the promising thhe decade’s decade’s most pr omising male jazzz singer, sinnger, Blue Note Records Records announced last last week that it has signed the souldrenched drrenched singer/songwriter. singer/songwriter. Since scoring scorring a Grammy Grammy nomination with his 2010 debut deebut

a breathtakingly breathtakiingly beautiful voice, she’s she’s a conjur conjurer er who w can evoke the sigh of a warm br breeze, eeze, the twang of a berimbau or the hollow thump t of a tabla. Sunday Sunday, y, June 23, 7:30pm;; $45. SStanford ttanffor o d Jazz Festival, CCampbell aampbell Re Recital ecital Hall, SStanford tanford

Scotts Valley Valley vocalist CCLAUDIA LAUDIA V VILLELA ILLELA good deal of time has been spending a good Riio de Janeiro, Janeiro, back in her hometown, Rio precious few few opportunities oppoortunities to leaving precious perform ar ound the Bay Ar A ea. That ’s a pity perform around Area. That’s she’s a tr ansform mative artist who because she’s transformative Brazilian jazzz sound unlike has honed a Brazilian e. Possessing Possessing anyone else on the scene scene.

Off the band bandstand, dstand, DDANN ANN ZZINN INN is a music teacher whoo has nurtured nurtured some of the rregion’s egion’s mos most st pr prodigious odigious young players, including Da Dayna ayna SStephens, tephens, Hitomi Oba and Jesse Scheinin. Scheinnin. On the bandstand, he’s he’s an incisive improviser improviser with a warm but steely tone, and a composer of crystalline themes, as can c be heard heard on his recent recent

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album Grace’s Grace’s Song. For his h San Jose Jazz gig, he performs performs with bassist basssist John Shifflett, drummer Alan Hall and pianist pianist Frank Frank Martin (taking over for for Taylor Taylor Eigsti, who album’s ca ast at Zinn’s Zinn’s July completes the album’s cast 29 Stanford Stanford Jazz Festival gig). W Wednesday, eednesdayy, free.. Fairmont Fairm mont Hotel Lobby Lobby June 26, 8pm;; free. Lounge, 170 S.. Market St, Stt, San Jose Lounge,

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creative confidant cr eative con nfidant for for more more than a decade. They join forces for o ces again at the Stanford Stanford Festival multigenerational Jazz Festiva al with a mul tigenerational quintet thatt includes superlative 77-year77-yeardrummer old drumme er Tootie Toootie Heath. Sunday Sunday, y, July Sttanffor o d Jazz Festival, 28, 7:30pm;; $45. Stanford A Sttanffor od Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford

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After a long, circuitous circuitous ca career areer path including stints singing bbackup ackup ffor or David Bowie, Paul Paul Simon, Steely Steelyy Dan and Levon Helm, CA CATHERINE AT THERINE RUSSELL RUSSELLL has claimed her rightful spot as jazz rroyalty. oyallty. The daughter of Panamanian Panamanian pianist/composer pianist/coomposer Luis Luis Russell, who played a keyy role role in Louis Louis Armstr ong’s career career in thee 1930s and ’40s, Armstrong’s she ’s honed a vivid, ir resisstibly swinging she’s irresistibly rrepertoire epertoire of double ente ndre-laden blues, entendre-laden vintage jazz tunes and TTin in P an Alley gems. Pan She kick J on the Plazz kickss off the annual Jazz series as part of a tour th hat also brings that her to KKuumbwa uumbwa and YYoshi’s oshhi’s San Fr ancisco. Francisco. Wednesday, W eednesdayy, June 26, 6:30pm; 6:30 0pm;; free. free.. Los Los Gatos Town Toown Plaza

TTough ough and lyrical, lyyrical, lithe and lissome, ER ERIC IC ALEXANDER A LEXANDER’’ss tenor saxophone sound ranks ranks among the most beautiful in jazz. A prolific prolific rrecording ecording artist, arrtist, he’s he’s often in the company of veter p master H veteran an piano HAROLD AROLD MA MABERN BERN, whose expa expansive nsive résumé résumé includes classic rrecordings ecordings with w jazz giants Lee Morgan, Morgan, Geor George ge Coleman Coleeman and Cannonball Cannonball Adderley. Adderley. With power house drummer LOUIS powerhouse LOUIS HAYES, HAY YES, S trombonist trombonist SSTEVE TEVE DAVIS DAVIS and trumpeter BRIAN B RIAN LYNCH LYN Y CH, this gig is pure pure hard-bop hard-bop heaven. Sun Sunday, ndayy, Aug.. 4, 8pm;; $45. Stanford Sttanffor od Jazz Festival, Festivaal, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford Stanford

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For the past decade, New w York York drummer ALLISON A LLISON MILLE MILLER R has lived a double life, lif e, al alternating ternating gigs between betw ween jazz heavyweights like Dr Lonnnie Smith, Marty Dr.. Lonnie Ehrlich and Sex Mob trum trumpeter mpeter SSteven teven Bernstein and singer/songwriters singer/sonngwriters like Ani DiFranco, DiFranco, Brandi Brandi Carlile Carlile and Natalie Merchant. Mer chant. But lately she’s she’ss been making her der and incisive name as a savvy bandlea bandleader composer with her stellarr quartet Boom Tic Tic Boom, which released released a riveting riveting album last month called No Morphine, Morphinne, No Lilies. She brings an expanded versio version on of the band to SStanford tanford ffeaturing eaturing pianistt MY MYRA RA MELF MELFORD ORD, bassist TTODD ODD SSICKAFOOSE ICKAFOOSE, clarinetist Ben Goldber Goldbergg and tenor saxop saxophonist phonist DDONNY ONNY MCCASLIN M CCASLIN, who are are all dis distinguished tinguished bandleaders and compose composers ers themselves. Friday, Friday y, July 12, 8pm;; $45. Stanford Stanf t for o d Jazz Festival, Campbell Caampbell Recitall Hall, Stanford Stanford

The Bay Area’s Area e ’s best music deal, San Jose Ja ’s Summ Jazz’s Summer mer Fest boasts a particularly str ong lineup this year anging fr om strong line-up year,, rranging from the tr traditional adition nal New Orleans sound of the PRESERVATION PR ESERVATIO T ON H HALL ALL JJAZZ AZZ B BAND AND and the Gypsy swingg of LLEE JJAZZ AZZ H HOT OT to the soul jazz of JJAVON AVON JJACKSON ACKSON with LLES ES MCCANN MCCANN and the Afr Afro-Cuban o-Cuban post-bop al altoist toist Y YOSVANY OSVANY TERRY TERRY. But tthe cr crowning owning booking is the CCOOKERS OOKERS, an n all-star collective featuring featuring some of jazz’s jazz’s heaviest hitters, including tenor saxop saxophonist honist BILL BILLY Y HARPER HARPER, trumpeter EEDDIE DDIE HENDERSON HENDEERSON and pianist GGEORGE EORGE CABLES CA BLES. Frid Friday–Sunday, day–Sunday day Sundayy, Aug. Aug 9–11; 9 11;; $20. $20 Plaza de Ce Cesar esar Chavez, 170 S Market St, Stt, San Jose

Dayna Stephens Dayna Stephens & T aylor EEigsti igsti with w Taylor T oootie H eath Tootie Heath Att 34, Berkeley High alum A m DDAYNA AYNA Y STEPHENS STEPHENS is one of the definitive tenor teenor saxophonists of his generation, generation, a supremely supremely e lyrical player with a huge, burnished tone. toone. He recently recently released released his third third album, That Nepenthetic Place (Sunnyside), which also features features 28-year-old pianist TTAYLOR AYL Y OR EIGSTI EIGSTI, a

CCyrille yrille Aimée Aimée Born to a French Frrench father father and Dominican mother,, CCYRILLE mother YRILLE A AIMÉE IMÉE was raised raised in Samois-surSamois-sur-Seine -Seine and ffell ell under the sway of the Gypsyy musicians who congregate congregate annually in the city for for a festival festival devoted to guitar leg legend gend Django Reinhardt. Reinhardt. Based in Brooklyn Brooklyn since 2009, she’s she’s on a ffast ast rising tr trajectory, ajecctory, rrecently ecently taking first place Sarah at the Sar ah h Vaughan Vaughan International Vocal Vocal Competitionn and rreleasing eleasing her fifth album, sensational a sensationa al session dubbed Live at Birdland. Birdland. Wednesday, Wednesday e y, Aug.. 28, 6:30pm;; free. free. Los Los Gatos Town Town To o Plaza


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Ozomatli, July 19, San Jose

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Steelhorse, June 14, Redwood City

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July 18: Unauthorized Rolling Rolliing Stones Stones

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June 21: Mustache Musstache Harbor

Aug 30: CCaravanserai aravanserai

Aug 8: East Bay Mudd

June 28: Prid de & Joy Pride

Sept 6: Native Elements

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July 5: Cash Cash TTribute rribute

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June 8: CCalaveras alaaveras

July 31: ZZydeco ydeco Flames

Scott June 15: Sco ott TT.. Miller

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Aug 14: Jokers & Thieves

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SSAN AAN JOSE MUSIC MU SIC IN THE T PARK PARK St. James P St. Park; a Friday ark; Friday,, July 19; 5:305:30-9:30pm; 9:30pm; $10/$15 The popularr summer music series comes back ffor or one day to mark its 25th anniversary anniversary.. The headliner is O OZOMATLI ZOMAT TLI. The concert moves fr from om Plaza de Cesar Park, Chavez to SSt. t James P t. ark, and will be by admission th his time ar ound. this around.

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ANDALL KING ANDALL KING remembers seeing s the notoriou notoriouss 1936 film R Reefer eefer M Madness adne ess in a presentation at hiss school in 1962. “They brought brough ht us all into the auditorium,” he h recalls, recalls, “and the nurse talked talk ked about withdrawing a young man with hdrawing from marijuana, foaming fo oaming at the mouth, wetting wettin ng the bed. It was w as horrible.”

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A lot ccan an n change in a half half-century. f- century. Dependingg on how one ccounts, Depending ounts, the cit city ty of San S JJose ose has ab about out 100 100 medical-marijuana medic al-maarijuana disp dispensaries ensaries and ccollectives, ollectives, and st starting arting JJune une 5, San JJose ose St Stage age C Company, ompan ny, of which King is cco-founder o -ffo ounder and ar artistic tistic director, director, will premier pr emier a music m musical al vversion ersion of R Reefer eeeffeer Madness—a Madness —aa pr production oduction that the ccompany ompan ny ccalls, a , with tongue in cheek, alls “smoking hot. h ” It promises promises to b bee the high p point oint of the summer summer.. King,, who King o is dir directing ecting R Reefer eeeffeer Madness:

The Musical Musical,, admits to doing a lott of “research”—some “r esearch h”— ”—ssome of it even eveen academic. acadeemic. He sa says ayys that it is designed to be be an n amusing glimpse at a diff different ffeerent time tim me but adds,, “I also ffound adds o ound it fits our mission missiion statement st atement [to educ educate ate audienc audiences] es] in terms of educ educating ating them not justt ab about out the b boycott oycottt on marijuana or hem hemp mp in the early 19 1900s, 00s, but also about aboutt the thousands of yyears eears b before effo ore that,, when wh hen it w was aas used as a fiber fiber and a medicine. mediccine. I mean,, even even e clipper-ship clipperr-ship sails were were made out of it.”

Reefer R eeeffeer Madness: Th The he Musical is yyet et another eexample xample off what has made San JJose ose St Stage age C Company, omp pan ny, ffounded o ounded back in 19 1982–83, 82–83,, int into o a South Ba Bay ay institution. King sa says ayys that thee ccompany ompan ny w was as originally st started arted b byy a ccollective ollective of SJSU students wh who ho had work worked ed rregionally egionally in the the theater eater sc scene ene and wanted w anted to cr create eate a p permanent ermanent ccompany ompany to put on ccompelling ompelling pla plays. ayys. Theyy ffound The o ound a small plac p placee to p perform erfo orm and unleashed an in incredible ncredible ener energy, gy, “a cconduit onduit to the au audience. udience.” The St Stage age became b ecame known ffor o or its i pr productions oductions of Sam Shepar Shepard d pla plays ayys and Da David avvid Mamet’s Mamet ’s American Buff B Buffalo. ffaalo. King st starred arred in man m many ny early

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productions b productions byy the ccompany. om mpan ny. He impressive eeventually ventually e ccarved arved out an impr essive ccareer areer as an actor and dir director, ector, going television on to work in tele visio on and with the lik likes es of Francis F Ford orrd Coppola Coppola and Bay. instead Michael Ba ay. But inste ead of running off to Hollywo Hollywood, od,, he has h st stayed ayed e true to his rroots oots in San JJose, osee, regularly regularly perform. rreturning eturning to San JJose ose to t p erfo orm. Over Ov ver e the yyears eears King ffound o ound himself increasingly over incr easingly ttaking aking o veerr many man ny of the activities: was ccompany’s ompan nyy’s business acti ivities: “I w aas pretty into stage pr ettty much pushed int to the st age director position, have dir ector p osition,, but we w ha ave always alw ways y worked work keed as an ensemblee ccompany, ompan ny, and choices artistic the choic es I make mak ke as ar rtistic director director aree rreally ar eally choic choices es ccollectively ollecttivveely made ffor or o creative energies the cr eativve ener gies off the ccompany. ompan ny.” hard off. The har d work has paid p off ff.. Says King,, “In the last ffew Sa ays y King ew years, yeears, survival the sur vival of the ccompany om mpan ny has depended creative dep ended not only on n the cr eative choices ourselves choic es and making ou urselvves e happy happy artists suree that as ar tists but also on making m sur we’re interest patrons we ’re stimulating inte rest in patr ons to ccome ome see what we ar aaree doing. doing.” important, JJust ust as imp ortant,, says saays y King, King, the Stage local jewel St age is a lo cal je wel in what has become healthy national trend b ecome a health hy natio onal tr end toward local theater. “When started tow waard lo cal theater r. “W When we st arted Stage, San JJose ose St age, the Bay Baay Area Area had about about theree are 13 theater th t ccompanies. ompanies i . ... ... Now Now ther th are about 300. Theree is a huge movement ab out 30 0. Ther h mo veement across acr oss the ccountry ountry now, now w, especially especially in metropolitan areas. the metr opolitan ar eas.” “Moree important He ccontinues, ontinues, “Mor important it’s is that it ’s not about about spectacle. sp pectacle. It is about ab out holding yyour our audience au udience and giving them an eexperience xperience that will have play ha ave an impact long after a the pla ay is done.. N Nothing othing satisfiess me mor more. done e.” King b believes elieves that a musical musical rrendition endition di i off R Reefer eeeffeer Ma Madness adness d i eexactly is xactly l the ttype ype of show that ccan an enrapture enrapture an audienc audience, e, from from young you ung p people eople who don’t don ’t think ttwice wice about abou ut walking walking into a medic medical al marijuana sh shop hop to oldsters who ccan an remember remember the th he original Reefer R eeeffer e Madness and w want a to enjoy ant enjo oy a ccelebration elebration of the craz crazy zy twists twists that historyy ccan histor an mak make. e. “It’s show,,” King “It ’s a fun show Kin ng says. saayys. “We “W We have great ha ave a gr eat group group of actors a in it. wanted ensemble Iw anted this ensembl le to ccome ome together, to gether, and now I rreally e eally ffeel eeel like like they’ve clicked. show they’ve click keed. This sh how has got great that gr eat energy energy that rreally eally attracts attracts audiences. all ttypes ypes of audienc es. People People who don’t likee mariju marijuana love don ’t even even lik ana still lo ve play, play says. the pla ay, and love lo ove what whaat the pla ay sa ays y. it’s audiencee And it ’s cool cool to see thee audienc

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come come together togeether in a w way ay to tell this particular story. particular stor y.”

REEFER REEFE R MA MADNESS: ADNESS: THE MUSICAL Opens June 5 at the Stage, Stage, San Jose On June 21, at 7pm, San Jose Stage Stage Company w ill celebr ate its 30th will celebrate anniversary —and the 20th anniversary anniversary—and annuaal political satire, satire, Monday of its annual Night Live T show will be headlined by Live.. The comedian Kevin Kevin Pollak, Pollak, ollak who was born in Willow Glen. Glen. Local Local politicians will attend at their own peril peeril as the company plunders the reputations reputations of everyone from from mayor to dogcatcher. dogcatcher. The show takes place at the Silicon Valley Valley Athletic Athletic Club’s Club’s Corinthian Gr and Ballroom. Ballroom. o Grand

PLAYTIME PLAY YTIME BROADWAY B ROADWAY SAN SAN JOSE San Jose Center Ceenter for for the Performing Performingg Arts American Id diot; June 4-9 4-9. The traveling traveling Idiot; th he rock rock musical based on the edition of the Green Day album. a Green

CCALIFORNIA ALIFORNIIA THEA THEATRE AT TRE CCENTER ENTER Sunnyvale Theatre T Theatr e Summer Repertory Reepertory Season; Season; May 30July 31. Duri During ing the rrest est of the year year,, CCTC TC concentr ates on family family entertainment; for for concentrates the summer, summerr, it switches to three three growngrownup plays in repertory. repertory. This year’s year ’s lineup ffeatures eatur t es Da Dangerous D ngerous Corner C b JJ.B. by .B. B Priestley P Priestley, i tl , LLost ost in Holly Hollywood ywood by Gayle Cornelison (with music by Jeffra Jeffra Cook) and The Woomen by Clare Women C e Boothe Luce. Clar Luce.

CCITY ITY LIGHTS LIGHTS Spacebar (A A Broadway Broadway Play by Kyle Kyle Sugerman) Sugerman);; May 30-June 30-June 23;; City Lights, San Jose. Michael Michael Mitnick actually wrote wrote Spacebar, a comedy about a needy, needy, nerdy nerdy teenager fr o Colorado om Colorado who storms from Br Broadway oadway with w a science-fiction play so full of impos ssible special effects effects that he is impossible sur fail spectacularly. spectacularly. suree it will fail

DRAGON PRODUCTIONS DRAGON PRODUCTIONS THEATRE THEA TRE CCOMPANY OMPANY 2120 Broadway Broadw way St, St, Redwood City New Play Development D Factory; Factory; May 2244June 9. A chance chhance to sample three three plays in the works works from frrom Bay Area Area writers: Almost Happy by Jacob Jaacob Marx Rice, The Killing Jar by Jennifer Jennifer Lynne Lynne Roberts and Sexbot 2600 by Jak Jake ke Ark Arky. y. Becky’s Beck y’s New wC Car; ar; July 12-Aug 12-Aug 4. A comedy by SSteve teve Die Dietz etz about a woman who sets off on an un unexpected nexpected adventure. adventure.

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LLOS OS ALTOS ALTOS SSTAGE TAGE COMPANY COMP PANY Bus Barn Theater Theater,, LLos os Al Altos toos A venue Q 23-June 22 22. 2. Now officially Avenue Q;; May 23-June having changed its name from from Bus Barn to Los Los Altos Altos Stage Stage Company, Compannyy, the troupe troupe presents presents the irreverent irreverent musical musical about a new New Yorker Yorker and his snarky snarky puppet friends.

and Ebb, the team responsible responsible for for Chicago, Cabaret Caabaret and other hits.

THEATREWORKS T HEATREWORKS Wild With Happy; Haappy; June 55-30; 30;; Mountain oor the P erfforming o Arts. View Center ffor Performing Colman Domingo’s Domingo’s comedy gets its W West est Coast pr emieere after being workshopped workshopped premiere two years ago aggo at the company’s New W orks Festival. Festival. Domingo himself plays Works a hard-up hardd-up up actor acctor who decides to forgo forgo mourning when whhen his mother dies, and instead goes on a road road trip to the place that made her heer the happiest.

Olinder Theatr Theatre, e, San Jose

The Loudest Loudestt Man on Earth; Earth; July 10-Aug 4;; LLucie ucie SStern ternn Theatr Theatre, e, P Palo alo Al Alto to. The 2013201314 season gets geets started with Catherine Catherine Rush’s Rush’s rromantic omanntic comedy about a deaf directoor and a young female female reporter reporter stage director who sort their theeir way though an unusual relationship. relationship. It It’s ’s a world premiere. premiere.

The Little Dog Laughed; Laughed; June J 20-July 20-July 14. In Douglas Carter Carter Beane’s Beane’s Hollywood satire, a beleaguered beleaguered agent agennt tries to keep satire, ’s flamboyantly gay g activities out her client client’s of the news.

Other Desert Desert Cities; Cities; Aug 21-Sept 15; Mountain View Vieew Center for for the Performing Performing Arts. A come comedy dy about a Hollywood big shot, a family family Christmas Christmas retreat retreat and a daughter who wants too tell all in a memoir. memoir.

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LLucie ucie SStern tern Theatr Theatre, e, P Palo alo A Al Alto to Boeing Boeing; Boeing; June 14-30. 14-30. 3 The season winds up with a fast-paced fast-paced farce farce about bachelor ’s attempts to keep k three a bachelor’s his three mistresses mistresses at bay. bay.

PEAR P EAR A AVENUE VENUE Pear P ear Theatre, Theatre, Mountain View Vieew Hanging Georgia; Georgia; May 24-June 24-June 9. One of the great great and stormy artistic arrtistic affairs affairs of the 20th-century brought brougght together photogr apher Alfr ed SStieglitz tiegllitz and his photographer Alfred young protégé, protégé, painter Georgia Georgia O’Keeffe. O’Keeffe. The musical drama drama will be performed performed by the BootStrap BootStrap Theater ensemble. enssemble. Donuts;; June 28-July Superior Donuts 28 8-July 14. The Pear ’s second play of the summer is Tracy Tracy Pear’s (Bug) Letts’ Letts’ comedy aboutt the friendship between a Polish-American Polish-Americaan draft draft resister resister and an African American man m who wants writer. to become a writer.

SSAN AN JOSE REPERTORY REPERTORY THEATRE THEAT TRE The Tragical Tragical History of Doctor Do octor Faustus; Faustus; continues through through June 2 Minister’s Wife; A Minister ’s Wif e; June 20-July 20 0-July 14. SSJJ Rep pr presents esents the West West Coast Coaast pr premiere emiere of Austin Pendleton’s Pendleton’s rromantic omantic musical adapted fr from om George George Bernard Bernnard Shaw’s Shaw’s CCandida aandida did . about b t a reverend’s reverendd’s ’ wife wif ife torn t between the dictates of Victorian Viictorian society and the passionate embrace embrace of a poet.

TABARD T ABARD T THEATRE HEATRE T COMPANY COMP PANY Theatree on San P Theatr Pedro edro Square Square W orld Goes Round 2 25. A World Round;; July 26-Aug rrevue evue centered centered on the songs sonngs of Kander Kander

Pigott Theater, Theateer, Memorial Auditorium The ffestival, estival, which runs fr from om June until the end of Au ugust, features features workshops workshops and August, classes plus comedies by Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beck kett (whose funny side is still Beckett pr etty dark): Happy Days runs Aug 15-25; pretty 15-25; The Importa Importance ance of Being Earnest runs July 18-Aug 11. 1

WEST WE ST VALLEY VA ALLEY LIGHT O OPERA PERA Saratoga Sar atoga Civi Civic ic Theater 9 to 5 5;; June 2929-July July 277. The musical the popular movie about version of the revenge on a pointyworking girlss taking revenge haired haired boss.

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The LLos os Gatos Gatoos Shakespeare Shakespeare Festival runs July 19-Aug 10, 1 with Hamlet, The Comedy of Er Errors rors andd The Further Adventures Adventures of the Three Three Musketeers. Musketeers. Shows take place at Oak Mead Meadow ow park. Att Sanborn County Park, A C P ark, the Shady Shakespearee Theatre Shakespear Theatre Company will present pr esent The Complete W Works orks of William Shakespear Shakespearee (Abridged), running July 26-Sept 1; Twelfth Twelfth w Night, Night, July 5-21; 5-21; and Romeo and Juliet, Juliet J , July 26-31 26-31 at Bramhall Bramhall Park Park in San Jose. J San Francisco’s Franciscoo’s Shakespear Shakespearee in the Park Park brings Macbeth M to Memorial Park Park Amphitheater Amphitheateer in CCupertino upertino (July 20-Aug 4) and Sequoia High School in Redwood City (Aug 1010-25). 25).

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Damn Yankees; Yaankees; July 26-Aug 26-Auug 18. The summer production production revives revives the popular 1950s musical about a desperate dessperate W ashington Senators (thin nk Chicago Cubs Cubs Washington (think ffor or a modern equivalent) fan fan who makes a deal with the devil so hiss team can beat the invincible Yankees. Yankees. The best part belongs to the devil’s sexyy helpmate, Lola, Lola, who delivers the most memorable memorable song, “Whatever LLola ola Wants, Wants, Lola Lola Gets.”


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World War Z

Dirty Wars

I’m So Excited

Man of Steel

Girl Most Likely

Much Ado About Nothing

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CURD CURDLED DLED version of ““America Ame erica the Beautiful” playss in the trailer trailer for the home-invasion home-in nvasion thriller The Purge Purge (opening ( June 7). And some kind k of equally subtle political polittical allegory can be discerned discerne ed in the gated community y taken to outer space in Elysium Ely ysium (Aug. 9), which depicts depiicts the have-not/ got-more ci civil ivil w war ar of 2154. And the ex executive ecutiive mansion gets it once aga again in in White House House Down ((June June e 28). Escapism

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MAYY 24 M FFrances rances Ha Brright but not brittle dir Bright director ector Noah Baumbach Baumbbach (The T Squid q and the Whale) collabor collaborates ates wi with ith the ever-rising Gr Greta eta Ger Gerwig, wig, who wa was as gli glimpsed impsed in a small but key rrole ole in the las lastt Woody credited W oody Allen film.. She is cr edited with cowr writing riting this comedy about a hapless New dancer.. YYorker o orker who wants to be a dancer Ge Gerwig erwig has persisted thr through ough a string of ha half-baked alf-baked indie movies that were were far far more m e mor fforgettable o gettable than she is. She ought to bbee a or

star by now, now, and Fr Frances rances a Ha may finish the job. Both physically, physically, and in in choice of odd, uncompromising uncompr omising female female roles, roles, she bears a strong str ong resemblance resemblance to the the most versatile Barbara of Hollywood studio actresses, actresses, e Barbara SStanwyck. tanwyck. And Baumbach’s Baumbach h’s use of blackand-white cinematography cinematographhy may bring out that classic strain strain in the actress, a ess, who also actr happens to be his signific significant cant other. other.

JUNEE 7 Much A Ado do About About Nothing Just as some directors directors relax relaax their actors with softball, Joss Whedonn (The A Avengers vengers)

used to enco ourage impromptu impromptu Shakespear encourage Shakespearee during rreadings eadings dur ring rrehearsals ehearsals ffor or Buffy the Vaampire Slayer Slayyerr. In that tactic lies the basis Vampire of this low-b low-budget budget Shakespear Shakespearee adaptation, ttle Neil La Bute in its mood, which is a lit little features features modern modern dr dress ess (suit and tie) and is in black-a black-and-white, nd-white, shot in the spurious Tuscany Tuscany u of Santa S Monica Monica hillside mansions. Amy A Acker cker from f om TTV’s fr V’s Angell makes a witty Beatrice; Alexis Aleexis Denisof is a sarcastic sarcastic Benedick de determined etermined not to be married married (“thrust the neck into a yoke, wear the print of it, and and sigh away Sundays”). Sundays”). Meanwhile, M eanwhile, the ever-debonair Nathan Fillion plays that lawman’s lawman’s lawman Dogberry. Dogber ry. It would be patronizing patronizing to assume thatt the many fans fans 36 of Buffy wer weren’t ren’t ffamiliar amiliar with


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Shakespeare; knowing thee extent of fanboy Shakespeare; fanboy andd fanlady fanlady l d tunnel t l vision, vision i i , though, th h this thi may be the first Shakespear ’s Shakespearee they’ll see. So it it’s a good thing all around. around.

1 JUNEE 14 Dirty W Wars aars Director Rick Rowley documents Director docuuments Jeremy Jeremy Scahill, the journalist investigating inveestigating the Joint Services Services Operations Operations Command—the secret secr et warriors warriors tracking tracking and a killing terrorists ter rorists from from Yemen Yemen to Central Central Asia Asia … or people who to our bes bestt knowledge ar aree ter rorists … or people who who were were driving in terrorists a truck that was the sam and of truck samee br brand that a sought ter rorist wa as known to drive terrorist was … or people who were were jus st in the wr ong just wrong tent at the wrong wrong time. Scahill’s Scahill’s brave brave investigations take him too scary places and to encounters with ever-scarier ever-sscarier people.

Man of Steel Steel The previews previews reveal reveal that our her heroo (Henry Cavill) Cavill) is a war rrefugee efugee and that the seeming “S”” on his mighty m chest is actually a Kryptonian run runee ffor or “hope.” This potential Obamaism may trigger wails of “Benghazi!” among the lo loyal oyal right-wingers movie watching in Southern mo ovie theaters. YYes, es, I am in favor favor of Superman, Supeerman, I ain’t ain’t that ironic. ir onic. Item: TV’s TV’s Justice League L Unlimitedd, an adaptation of Alan Moore’s Mooore’s For the Man Who Has Everything, Everythingg, is very moving, d it th despite the llackluster kl t animation. aniimation. ti My M point i t is that there’s there’s no law a SSuperman uperman movie has to be dumb or predictable, predicctable, even if in Man of Steel Steel the crypto-religious crypto-rreligious origin story is once again rehashed: rehashed: Russell Crowe Crowe plays the godly Jor-El, Jorr-El, while Kevin Kevin Costner appears as a corn-fed cornn-fed St. St. Joseph to the immaculate superhero. superhhero. Through Through youthful confusion, Superman Superrman rises to face face

the Hitler off Krypton, General General Zod (Michael Shannon)) and annd ad astra astrra per aspera asperra.

2 JUNEE 21 World W oorld War War a Z This may bee the trend trend killer—the flop that ends the zombie zombie cr craze—or aze—or the restart restart of a whole new w round. round. The Good W War aarr, Studs Studs TTerkel’s erkel’s narrative narrative history of World World War War II, isn ’t the exa act sour ce, but it might well isn’t exact source, have been. been It IIt’s ’ss Why We We Fight and How We We Hopefully W Won, oon, all about fighting zombies on the beaches beacches and in the streets. streets. Br Brad ad Pitt pla plays ays the U.N. investigator piecing together acc counts of the global conflict. accounts Rewrites ga lore have plagued the project, project, galore so the only certainty is that the film has Pitt and several sevveral hundred hundred million zombs. Will the final finaal version amplify or squelch the political satire satire of the real real source: source: Max Br ooks’ nov el? Marc Marc Foster (Quantum of Brooks’ novel? Solace) directs. directs.

JULYY 5 I’I’m ’m So Excited EExxccited Fate is, one assumes, the hunter aboard aboard a damaged and seemingly doomed plane of fools fools headed headed for for Mexico City. City. No one is rraving aving about about this airborne allegory about the horrors horrors of the Spanish economy, economyy, but they’ree murmuring they’r murmuring with approval. approval. Pedro Pedro Al ód Almódovar is i one off the th few few directors di directors t who h makes comp completionists pletionists out of the hardest hardest to please. Maybe M it it’s ’s the graveyard graveyard wit, it’s it’s maybe it ’s the t campiness, maybe it ’s the attention too glowing fine surfaces surfaces in the eraa when the er thhe digital changeover is making ffor or a lot of ugly u movies.

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Simply colossal. Perhaps Perhaps it i will rekindle rekindle the love of super-r super-robots obots that t Michael Michael Bay tainted in thr ee lousy TTransformer three raannsffoormer movies. Pacific P acific Rim is fantasy fantasy creator creaator Guillermo del Toro’s Tor o o’ss marriage marriage of Japanese Jappanese kaiju (the aliens are are even calledd “the kaiju”) pilffered from from John with a plot seemingly pilfered Wyndham’s Wyndham’s 1953 novel Th The he Kraken Kraken W Wakes aakes.

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We have war with an alien enemy, enemyy, which has We nested in the oceans. The critters c must be repelled with skyscraper-size skyscraper-siize battle robots robots repelled “jaegers” (“hunters” (“hunters” in German). I’d called “jaegers” love to think that these were weere a tribute to the mechanical killer jaegars jaegaars in the novels Cordwainer Smith, subject subjeect of 2013’s most of Cordwainer unfairly unfairly uncelebrated uncelebrated literary literary a centenary. centenary.

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Girl Most Most Lik Likely elly A couple of years ago, thee sweet, bizarre bizarre and convulsive Kristen Wiig Wiiig was a cast member on Satur Saturday day Night Nighht Live, wher wheree entire troupe troupe on her she supported the entire shoulders like the low person perrson in a human pyr amid. Wiig star red in Bridesmaids pyramid. starred B , which was considered considered a risk; it was w rewritten rewritten on the grounds grounds that unfu unfunny nny ““gurls” gurls” needed projectile-diarrhea projectile-diarrhea jokes to get the male audience laughing. Girl G Most Most Likelyy, recently recently rretitled etitled from from its original o Imogene (as if in tribute to the great great e comedienne Coca), is described as Wiig’s Wiig’s passion project. pr oject. She plays a cracked-up cracked-up boomerang boomerang girl bounced off of the New Neew York York theater

scene who moves m in with her mean mom (Annette (Annettte Bening) and her mom’s mom’s mendaciouss pal (one of the seriously underrated funny f Matt Dillon). underrated ones, Matt

Summer Summe er Series The summer’s summer ’s film series include the weekend-long weekend-lo ngg GEN GENRE RE FI FILM LM FE FESTIVAL STIVAL (see page 57, 577, the S SJSU JSU SSTUDENT TUDENT May 23) and SHORT FILM FILM M FE STIVAL ((May SHORT FESTIVAL the S STANFORD TA ANFORD T THEATRE HEA ATRE’s rrepertory epertory screenings screenings (the ( schedule was still to o as we went to pr ess). be worked out press). Don’t car avel, let alone pay y, ffor or Don’t caree too tr travel, pay, movies? Eight sessio sessions ns ar aree scheduled ffor or this year’s year ’s S STARLIGHT TARL R IGHT CINE CINEMAS MAS at various free fr ee locations locationns in downtown San Jose, complete with wiith food, food, ood crowds crowds and opening entertainments. entertainme ents. The series culminates with the Fifth Fiftth Annual Annual Zombie-o-Rama headliner,, Zo headliner Zombieland ombieland ((Aug Aug 21). Come for for the gut-mun gut-munching, nching, stay for for the really really good joke about Miley Miley Cyrus. Cyrus. Included in the series: SStarlight tarlight ser ries: The Princess Bride (June 12), The Adventures Advventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desertt (June (June 19) and Fer Ferris rrris Bueller’s Bueller ’s Day Offf (Aug (Augg 14).

OLD D CCOURTHOUSE OURTHOUSE SQUARE SQUARE Redwood City’s City’s OL series of fr free eee films runs every Thursday at sundown d ffr from om June J 6 allll the th way to t Sept. S t 26. 26 The films on display rrange ange in dates fr from om M Myy Fair Ladyy (1964) (19 964) to The Cr Croods oodss (2013); ther theree is heavy PG-eryy here, here, though, with The Hunger Ages Games.. Rockk of A ges wr wraps aps up the series Sept.. 26:: a ni nice ice finale, because once you see Rock of A Ages gess, you really really never want to see a movie ever again. a


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Chrisette Michele headlines Juneteenth in the Park, June 15–16 in San Jose.

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SSAKE AKE SAN SAN JO JOSE SE SSample l sake k andd soakk up tthe th sights i ht in i Japantown at annual event event to benefit Yu-Ai Yu-Ai KKai ai Senior Ser Services. vices. San Jose Jose Taiko Taaiko starts things off at 5pm. Thu, Mayy 23, 5-8:30pm; $50. Japantown, San Jose.

FFANIMECON ANIMECON Everything anime, plus a music m ffestival, estival, panel discussions, games and a kar aoke. karaoke. Fri-Mon, May 224-27; 4-27; $30 aand nd up. McEnery Convention Center se. Center,, San Jos Jose.

WINGSS OF WING OF FREEDOM TOUR TOU UR Vintage air aircraft craft on display;; flights available. Thru Sat, May 25. Moffett Moffett Federal F Feder al Airfield, View.. Mountain View

SSAN AN JOSE JOSE TACO TACO FE FESTIVAL STIVAL A TTacos acos a of all varieties (Thai noodles, short ribs, ice cr cream, eam, anything go goes) oes) from from a selection of taco truck truckss for forr tasting and

kids’’ area. judging, plus live music and a kids area. Sat, May 25; $10 $ gener general al admission. History Park, Jose. P ark, San Jos se.

ASIAN A ASIAN AMERICAN MERICAN HERITAGE HERITAGE FU FUTURE TURE ROOTS R OOTS FESTIVAL FESTIV VA AL San Jose Councilmember Cou uncilmember Ash Ash KKalra alra hosts a celebration celebbration of Asian Asian P Pacific acific Heritage American He ritage Month, ffeaturing eaturing live perf ormances, heal th screenings, screenings, arts and performances, health cr afts, and ffood o truck ood s. Sat, May 25, nooncrafts, trucks. 7pm; fr free. ee. Pla Plaza aza de Cesar Chavez, San Jose.

MORGAN M ORGAN HILL HILL M MUSHROOM USHROOM M MARDI ARDI GRAS GRAS This event sa salutes alutes the finest of fungus with street str eet perf performers, orm mers live music mers, music, food food vendors and mor more. e. Sat-Sun, Sat-Sun, May 2525-26, 26, 10am-6pm; free. Morgan Center.. fr ee. Mor gan Hill Community Center

CIVIL WAR WAR B BATTLES ATTLES AND EENCAMPMENT NCAMPMEENT Re-enactmennts of historic battles between Re-enactments Union and Co Confederate onfederate soldiers. Sat-Mon,

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Annual openn house ffor or the magazine, with demonstrations, demonstr atiions, food food and entertainment. Sat-Sun, June Junne 12. Sunset, Menlo P ark. 1-2. Park.

Food, arts and cr crafts, afts, and live music, all in a Hellenic vein. Fri-Sun, May M 3131-June June 2. SSt. t. Nicholas Gr eek Orthodox CChur ch, 1260 Davis Greek Church, SSt, t, San Jose.

SST. T. CLARE CCOMMUNITY OMMUNITY Y FE FESTIV’ALL STIV’ALL An annual thr three-day ee-day aff affair aiir with ffamily amily events music, events, music a car show show,, and a barbecue. barbecue Fri-Sun, May 31-June 31-June 2; free. free. St. St. Clare Clare Clara. School, 725 Washington Washington SSt, t, Santa Clar a.

SST. T. PIUS FE FESTIVAL STIV VA AL This year year’s ’s ffestival estival has ann international flavor,, celebrating flavor celebrating the the theme me of “S “St. t. Pius Around World.” Fri-Sun, 31-June Ar ound the W orld.”” Fri-Su n, May 31June 2; fr ee. SSt. t. Pius Chur ch, Redw wood City free. Church, Redwood City..

JUNE THE T HE BEER WALK WALK Cool off with mor moree than 220 0 libations fr from om local br breweries. eweries. Sat, June 1, 1-5pm; $30. Downtown Mountain View View. w.

TIED T IED HOUSE HOUSE 25TH 25TH ANNIVERSARY ANN NIVERSARY The br brewery ewery celebr celebrates ates with w a beer beerwalk walk downtown, in collabor collaboration atioon with SSJbeerwalk.com. Jbeerwalk.com. Sat, Jun Junee 1, noon-5pm. Mountain View View..

VIVACE V IV VACE YOUTH YOUTH CHORUS CHORUSS A 10th-anniversary celebr celebration ration with concert and rreception. eception. Sat, June 1,, 5pm. Le P Petit etit TTrianon, rrianon, San Jose.

REDWOOD R EDWOOD MOUNTAIN MOUNT TA AIN FAIRE FAIRE Art, ffood ood and live music. Sat-Sun, S June 11-2. 2. Railroads, Roaring CCamp amp Railr oads, Fel FFelton. ton.

ROOTS R OOTS THAT THA AT ROCK RO C K A Santa Cruz Mountains vintners vvintners’’ ffestival estival runs two weekends and ffeatures e eatur es scor scores es of wineries Sat-Sun, wineries. Sat Sun June 111-2. -2. 2 Also June 88 8-9. 9 9.

SSUMMER UMMER FASHION FASHION SSHOW HO OW This year year’s ’s showcase ffor or sartorial s design Vernon ffeatures eatures V ernon Davis as one of the models; also champagne and lightt hors d’oeuvr d’oeuvres. es. Sat, June 1, 1 and 4pm. $40 $40. 0. Santana Row Row..

SSUMMER UMMER GET GET-TOGETHER -TOGETHEER A lar large ge car show fr from om thee Goodguys Rod and Custom Custom Association, Association, celebr ccelebrating ating its 20th year year,, with thousandss of vehicles, autocross plus autocr oss rraces, aces vendors aces, venddors and entertainment. Sat-Sun, June June 11-2. 2. Fairgrounds. Pleasanton Fair grounds.

SSUNNYVALE UNNYVALE A ART RT AND WINE W FESTIVAL FESTIVAL Wine tasting fr from om rregional egionaal wineries, beer beer,, ffood ood and mor more. e. Sat-Sun, June J 11-2; 2; fr free. ee. Washington W ashington and Sunnyva Sunnyvale le avenues, downtown Sunnyvale.

JOSEPH ZA JOSEPH ZANGER ANGER MEMORIAL MEMORIAL REUNION DANCE &R EUNION ND ANCE Dancing on the country park stage to the sounds of P Pat a Eodice. Sun, June 2, noonat 5pm; fr free. ee. Casa Casa a de Fruta, Hollister Hollister..

FFOOD OOD AND WINE CLA CLASSIC SSIC Meet with to top op chefs and vintners while sampling dis shes and savoring fine wines. dishes Pr oceeds be enefit education pr ograms. Sun, Proceeds benefit programs. June 2, 5:30 -8:30pm; $175-$225. Montalvo 5:30-8:30pm; Arts Center atoga. Center,, Sar Saratoga.

LLUNCHTIME@TRIANON UNCHTIM ME@TRIANON A new seriess of concerts ffeatures eatures perf ormers fr om Russian International performers from Piano Musicc Competition. Fri, June 77,, 12:10pm Free. 12:10pm. Free. eee Le Petit Petit TTrianon, rianon rianon, r Jose San Jose.

NATIVITY N ATIVITY T CARNIVAL C CARNIV AL Carnival ride Carnival rides, es, music, TTiki iki LLounge ounge and mor more. e. Fri-Sun, June June 7-9; 7-9; free. free. Nativity School, Oak Gr ove A venuue and Laur el SStreet, treet, Menlo P ark. Grove Avenue Laurel Park.

DIA D IA DE PORTUGAL POR RTUGAL FESTIVAL FESTIVAL The P Portuguese ortugu uese Heritage Society of hosts CCalifornia alifornia ho osts a day of ffood, ood, music and dance. Sat, June J 8, 10am-6pm; fr free. ee. Kelley Kelley Park, P ark, San Jo Jose. se.

CAPITOLA CA PITOLA CAR SSHOW HOW With hot rrods odds and live music. Sat-Sun, June 8-9. 89. Esplana Esplanade, ade, Capitola. Capitola.

SSAN AN M MATEO ATE T O CCOUNTY OUNTY FFAIR AIR Exhibits, entertainment enttertainment and lots of rides. 8-16. Center,, June 816. San S Mateo County Expo Center San Mateo.

ROARING R OARING CAM CCAMP PA ANNIVERSARY NNIVERSARY The rrailroad ailroad park honors its 50th year with living-histor g ryy demonstr ations,, live music living-history demonstrations, and tr train ain rid rides. des. Sat-Sun, June 88-9. 9. Roaring CCamp amp Railr Railroads, o oads, Fel Felton. ton.

AFTERNOO AFTERNOON ON T TEA EA AND V VINTAGE INT TAGE FFASHION ASHION SSHOW HOW Tea, fruit an Tea, andd pastries, and a vintage hat and ffashion ashion show show.. Sun, June 9, 1-4pm; $25 adv adv.. Har Harris-Lass rris-Lass Historic Museum, Santa Clar Clara. a.

FFOODIE OODIE FU FUN N Part of a ser Part series ries of ffood-truck ood-truck events with different nonprofit beneficiary.. music and a diff erent nonpr ofit beneficiary This time, the th he Blue Angels Band plays, and American the America an CCancer ancer Society is helped. Sun, Saratoga Gateway, 12341 June 9, 4-8pm. 4-8ppm. Sar atoga Gateway y, 1234 41 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Sar atoga-Suunnyvale Rd.

RAGAZZI R AGAZZI BOYS B YS CHORUS BO CHORUS A 25th-anniversary 25th-anniiversary celebr celebration ation and concert.


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MOMMY MO MMY & ME A series of ffamily amily event; th thee theme this month is ““All A All About Anima ls.” Tue, Tue, u June 11, Animals.” 1am-noon. Park Park Valencia, Valencia, Santana S Row. Row.

ART AR T ON TH THEE SQU SQUARE ARE The first in a series of art shows s that accompany Music on the Squar SSquaree performances. perf ormances. Fri, June 14, 5-8:30pm; free. free. Courthouse Squar Square, e, Redwood Redwoood City City..

JUNETEENTH JUN ETEENTH IN THE THE PARK PARK A celebr celebration ation commemor commemorating ating the emancipation of the slaves slaves; s; with ffood, ood, arts and cr crafts afts and perf performances. ormancces. This year year’s ’s Michele. headliner is Chrisette Mich hele. Sat, 11am7pm, Sun, 11am-6pm, June 1515-16; 16; fr free. ee. Discovery Meadow Meadow,, San Jos Jose. se.

HATS HA ATS O OFF FF TO TO D DAD AD TTrain rain rides, railroad railroad exhibits exhibits and barbecue ffor or Father Father’s ’s Day. Day. Sun, June 16. Roaring CCamp amp Railr oads, Fel ton. Railroads, Felton.

HISTORIC TRANSPORTATION HISTORIC TRANSPORTATION FOR FOR FFATHER’S AT THER’S DAY DAY Forget the TTesla Forget eesla and take a ride on a tr trolley. olley. Sun, June 16, 11am-4pm; $55 general, general, fr free ee to members. History Park, Park, Sann Jose.

GREAT GR EA AT TRAIN TRAIN ROBBERIES ROBBERIES

cooking dem demos, kids’’ activities. os, bands and kids Sat-Sun, 1-am-6pm; 1-am m-6pm; fr free. ee. B SStreet treet between venue, San Mateo. Baldwin and Sixth A Avenue,

WILLOW GLEN’S WILLOW GLLEN’S D DANCIN’ ANCIN’ THEE AVENUE ON TH AVENUE Dance the ev evening vening away at community event ffeaturing eaturing live music fr om local bands. from Sat, June 22, 2-8pm; 2-8pm; fr ee. Lincoln A venue free. Avenue and Willow Street, Street, Willow Glen.

FFOODIE OODIE FUN FUN N A ffood-truck ood-truck event with music by Pathways. SSynchronicity ynchronicityy to benefit P athways. Sun, Saratoga Gateway, June 23, 4-8pm. 4-8ppm. Sar atoga Gateway y, 12341 123441 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Sar atoga-Sunnnyvale Rd.

SILICON V SILICON VALLEY ALL L EY BBQ CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP A ND ALL CITY CIT TY PICNIC AND A cooking co competition, mpetition, carnival games, car show, show w, live mu music usic and mor more. e. Fri-Sat, June 2829. Central Central P a Santa Clar ark, a. Park, Clara.

PALO P ALO ALTO ALLTO CONCOURS CONCOURS D D’ELEGANCE ’ELEGANCE A showcase of o cars, including 2013 exotics from fr om CCadillac adillacc and Fer Ferrari. rari. Sun, June 30, 9am-4pm; $25/$30, $225/$30, under 16 fr ee with free adult. adul t. San Mateo Maateo County Event Center, Center, San Mateo.

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Shootouts, duels and otherr blazing rreeenactments will demonstrate demonstrate a why the West West was wild. Sun, June 16; pluss Thu, July 4 and Sat-Sun, Aug 31-Sept 2. Roaring Rooaring CCamp amp Railr oads, Fel ton. Railroads, Felton.

Honoring Ind Independence ependence Day with a 5k run and walk (7:4 45am), car and cruise show (7:45am), (9:30am) andd par ade (10am), ending the parade day with fir ew works (6pm). Thu, July 4; fr ee. fireworks free. V arious locat tions, Mor gan Hill. Various locations, Morgan

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aditional ri In addition to tr traditional rides, des, art displays and carnival games, this year’s yeear ’s event ffeatures eatures fr eestyle motocr oss riders. Plus live freestyle motocross music at 7pm. Closed Mond Mondays. days. June 19July 7; $6-$10, plus $10 pa rking. Alameda parking. Fairgrounds, County Fair grounds, Pleasanton. Pleasaanton.

A par parade ade andd ffestival estival celebr celebrating ating “75 years of page eantry.” Thu, July 4, 9am; fr ee. pageantry.” free. Middlefield Road R and Br adford SStreet, treet, Bradford Redwood City. Cityy.

DINEE DO DIN DOWNTOWN WNTOWN The city’s best downtown rrestaurants estaurants will pr esent prix fixe thr ee-cou urse menus. June present three-course 2130. Downtown San Jose e. 21-30. Jose.

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ROSE, R OSE, WHITE WHIT TE AND AND B BLUE LU E P PARADE ARADE A Fourth of JJuly uly tr traditional aditional par parade ade with floats, dance gr groups oups and antique autos, ffollowed ollowed by a picnic on The Alameda. Thu, July 4, 10am-3pm. 10am--3pm. The Alameda, San Jose.

SUMMER SU MMER FESTIVAL FEESTIVAL A AND ND CHILI CHILI CCOOK-OFF OOK-OFF

Restored classic Woodies Restored Woodies will w be shown off in all their glory glory.. Sat, June 22, 2 10am-4pm; free. fr ee. Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf. Wharf.

A spicy Indep Independence pendence Day ffest est with teams competing inn the chili championship, plus activities ffor or kids and live music. Thu, July 4, noon-5pm; fr free. ree. Mitchell P Park, ark, P Palo alo Al Alto. to.

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Western Regional Puerto Rican Western R Council pr esents a day of cul tural events, e food and presents cultural food live music by TTito ito Rojas an andd others. Sat, June 22, 11am-7pm; 11am--7pm; 7 $20/$ $25. History P ark, $20/$25. Park, San Jose.

Traditional ffamily Traditional a amily fun, including hula hoop contests, a sock soock hop and live music. Thu, July 4. Roarin ng CCamp amp Railr oads, Fel ton. Roaring Railroads, Felton.

SSAN AN MATEO MATEO SUMMERFEST SUMMERFEST The first go-r go-round ound ffor or this event ffeatures eatures

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Dancin’ on the Avenue fills Willow Glen with tapping feet June 22.

party and sidewalk sale with w music by Primary Colors. Thu, July 4, 4 10am-6pm. Santana Row Row..

THE NIGHT NIGHT MARKE MARKET T Food truck truckss gather to rre-create e-ccreate the popular night market scene in TTaiwan. aaiw wan. Fri-Sat, 611pm, beginning July 5. Thru T Sep 28. 6-11pm, Berryessa Ber ryessa Flea Market, San San Jose.

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LLOS OS ALTOS ALTOS ART ART AND AND WINE WINE FESTIVAL FESTIVAL A Arts and cr crafts afts booths, local artists, ffood ood and wine, plus plus str street eet perf performers ormers and music. Sat-Sun, Julyy 13-14, 13-14, 10am-6pm; fr free. ee. Main and SState tate st streets, reets, LLos os Al Altos. tos.

OBON O BON FE FESTIVAL STIVA AL A Japantown n celebr celebration ation with games, food food free. and performances. perform mances. Sat-Sun, July 13-14; 13-14; fr ee. Buddhist Ch Church urch Betsuin, San Jose.

Food truck truckss gather; the Au Audrie udrie P Pott ott Foundation is the beneficiary. beneficiary. Sun, July 77,, 44-8pm. -8pm. Saratoga Saratoga Gateway y, 12341 123441 SaratogaSaratogaGateway, Sunnyvale Rd.

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The theme is Sports of All Sorts. July 9, Row.. 10am-noon. Park Park Valencia, Valenciaa, Santana Row

JEWELRY JE WELRY ON ON THE THE SQUARE SQUARE A A juried art show to go alo along ong with Music on the Squar e Fri, e. Fri July 12, 12 5-8:30pm; fr ee ee. Square. free. Courthouse Squar e, Redwood Redwood City Square, City..

SSABOR ABOR DEL V VALLE A ALLE An evening of wine tasting, tastingg, art and cooking demonstrations, demonstr ations, focusing focusing on Latino vintners from Bayy and South Bay Bay.. fr om around around the North Ba Fri, July 12, 5:30-9:30pm; 5:30-9:30pm; $35/$50, $ plus $6 Park, parking. History P ark, San Jose.

BASTILLE B ASTILLE D DAY AY The Fr French ench holiday is salu saluted uted with a concert of Fr ench arias by Oper Jose Sat, Sat July French Operaa SSan Jose. 13, 7pm. P Park ark V Valencia, alencia, San Santana ntana Row Row..

CARMEL CAR MEL B BACH ACH FE FESTIVAL STIVAL A Two week Two weekss of classical con concerts, ncerts, classes and open rrehearsals ehearsals devoted to t Bach and his contemporaries. contempor aries. July 13-27. 13-277. V Various arious venues in CCarmel armel ar area. ea.

Local artisans Local artisan ns show their war wares, es, plus demonstr ations. Sat-Sun, July 13-14, 13-14, 10amdemonstrations. free. Palo Alto Palo Alto. 5pm; fr ee. P a Al alo to Art Center, Center, P alo Al to.

American ho hot ot rrods ods and customs fr from om the 1950s an nd ’60s. Plus music, art and and a barbecue. Sun, July 14, 11am-4pm; $5. History P arkk, San Jose. Park,

MUSIC@MENLO MU SIC@MEENLO A full ar array ray of o chamber music concerts and events “From rrelated elated even nts with the theme “Fr om Bach.” July 18-Aug 10. Various Various locations in Menlo Park, P ark, P Palo alo Al Alto to area. area.

CALIFORNIA CALI FORNIA I R RODEO ODEO SALINAS SALINAS With music, a daily horse par parade, ade, games 18-31; and ffood. ood. Thu-Sun, Thhu-Sun, July 1831; $7-$20. $7-$20. Salinas Spor Sports rts Complex, Salinas.

FFOUNTAIN OUNT TAI A N BLUES BLUES FE FESTIVAL STIVA AL John Mayall headlines; also Ruthie Foster, Foster, Roy Rogers and a the Del ta Rhythm Kings, Delta and Girls Go Gott the Blues. Sat, July 20, noon8pm; $15/$20; $15/$220; 12 and under free. free. St. St. James P ark, San Jo se. Park, Jose.

CCONNOISSEUR’S ONNOISSEUR’ E S MARKETPLACE MARKETPLACE A fine-cr fine-crafts aftss ffestival, estival, plus live music, ffood, ood, cooking dem mos and kids demos kids’’ activities. Sat-Sun,


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SSARATOGA ARA ATOGA CLASSIC CLASSIC CAR R SHO SHOW W Rolling mar marvels vels of the past past, t, music fr from om Chubby’s Allstars, food food andd more. more. Sun, July Saratoga. 21 10am-5pm. 21, 10am 5pm Downtown Sar atoga atoga.

DO D O IT IT YOURSELF YOURSELF A hands-on day of cr crafting, aftingg, including weaving and printing. Sun, July 21, 11am4pm; $5 gener general, al, fr free ee to me members. embers. History Park, P ark, San Jose.

ART A RT ON THE SQU SQUARE ARE A juried art show combine combinedd with Music free. on the Square. Square. Fri, July 26, 5-8:30pm; fr ee. Courthouse Squar Square, e, Redwood Redwoood City City..

GGILROY ILROY GGARLIC ARLIC FE FESTIVAL STIVAL A A salute to all things garlic garlic, c, with food, food, music, cook-offs and mor more. e Fri-Sun, July e. 2628, 10am-7pm; 10am--77pm; $8-$17; children children under 6 26-28, free. fr ee. Christmas Hill P Park, ark, Gilroy. Giilroy.

PAL P AL BL BLUES UES FE FESTIVAL STIVAL A summer salute to the blu blues, ues, plus a barbecue cook-off afts, and cook-off,, arts an andd cr crafts, kids July 27 -28; free. free. kids’’ activities. Sat-Sun, July 27-28; Courthouse Squar e, Redwood Redwoood City Square, City..

WILLOW W ILLOW GGLEN LEN SIDEWALK SIDEWALLK SALE SALE Great deals all along Linco Great Lincoln ln A Avenue. venue. Sat, July 27 7, 10am-6pm. Downto own Willow Glen. 27, Downtown

MOSS MO SS LANDING LANDING A ANTIQUE NTIQU UE STREET STREET FAIR FAIR A lar large ge outdoor antiques and a collectibles market. Sun, July 28, 7:30a m-5pm; $5, 7:30am-5pm; childr en 12 and under fr ee. Downtown Moss children free. Landing.

WHARF-TO-WHARF W HARF-TO-WHARF RACE R AC E A 6-mile 6 mile coastal run ffollowed ollow wed by a celebr ation with music andd ffood. ood. Sun, July celebration 28, 8:30am. Starts Starts at Muni cipal Wharf, Wharf, Municipal Santa Cruz.

DAY D AY OUT OUT WITH WITH THOMAS THOMAS A chance ffor or young rrail ail enthusiasts entthusiasts to meet Sir TTopham opham o Hatt and ride a full-size Thomas engine. Fri-Sun, July 2626-28 28 8 and Aug 22-4. -4. Roaring CCamp amp Railr Railroads, oads, Fe Felton. elton.

TARGET T AR A GET SUMMER SUMMER POPS POPS Syymphony Symphony p y Silicon V Valley alleyy co concert oncert series begins with “Sounds of Sum mmer,”” ffeaturing eaturing Summer,” light classical selections. Sat, S July 27 27, 7, 7pm. Then “The Wild Wild W West” est” highlights themes fr om the movies. Sun, S July 28, from 5:30pm. Free. Free. SJSU SJSU Tower Toower Lawn. L

SILICON SILI CON VALLEY VALLE A Y BEER WEEK WEEK This inaugur inaugural al event bringss together local

brew brew enthusiasts enthusiiasts ffor or a series of beerrelated events, related event ts, including tastings, talks talks and tap takeo takeovers, overs, culminating with the Summer Kr KraftBrew afftBrew Beer Festival on Aug. 3. July 28-Au 28-Aug ug 3. San Jose. (See www. www. svbeerweek.com svbeerweek.ccom ffor or details.)

BEERWALK BEER WALK Downtown CCampbell a ampbell hosts a tasting of mor n 20 beers. Souvenir glass moree than included. Wed, Wedd, July 31, 6-9pm; 6-9pm; $30/$35. East CCampbell ampbeell A venue Campbell. venue, Campbell. ampbell Avenue,

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SSANTA ANT TA CLAR CLARA RA CCOUNTY OUNTY FFAIR AIR Rides and an animals imals and games, oh my. my. Claraa County Thu-Sun, Augg 1-4. Santa Clar Fairgrounds, Fair grounds, San Jose.

LLUNCHTIME@TRIANON UNCHTIME@ E TRIANON A new series of concerts continues with SSteve teve Lin on classical guitar guitar.. Fri, Fri Aug 2, 2 12:10pm. Fr eee. Le Petit Petit Trianon, Trrianon, San Jose. Free.

CABRILLO FESTIVAL CABRILLO FFESTIVAL O OFF CCONTEMPORARY ONTEMPORARY MU SIC MUSIC Marin Alsop leads l a series of concerts showcasing cutting-edge c modern classical composers. This T year’s year ’s guest artists include the Kr Kronos onos Quartet. Q Aug 22-11. -11. Santa Cruz Civic Auditori ium. Auditorium.

TARGET T ARGET SUMMER SUMM M ER PO POPS PS SSymphony ymphony Si Silicon licon V Valley alley concert series continues with with the swing rrevival evival sound of Big Bad Voodoo Vooddoo Daddy Daddy.. Fri, Aug 2, 7pm. Next: “Simply Sinatra” Sinattra” with SSteve teve Lippia. Sat, Aug 3, 7pm. Finall y: Music fr om John W Illiams’ Finally: from WIlliams’ scor or “S taar W ars.” Sun, 5:30pm, Aug 4. scoree ffor “Star Wars.” Free. Fr ee. SSJSU JSU TTower ower Lawn.

VIBE: V IBE: SJ SJ SO SOCCER OCCER AND MUSIC MUSIC FE FESTIVAL STIVAL Four-on-fourr tournaments and individual Four-on-four soccer-basedd contests pair paired ed with live music fr om lo ocal acts. Sat, Aug 3, 9am-3pm; 9am-3pm; from local free. fr ee. PAL PAL A Stadium, Staddium, San Jose.

SSAN AN JO JOSE SE R RENAISSANCE ENAISSANCE FFAIRE AIRE Ye olde days of England ar Ye aree celebr celebrated ated with jousting jousting, g, sorcery, sorcery, Tudor Tudor u infighting, period ffood ood and a long rrobes. obes. Sat-Sun, Aug 33-4; -4; $8-$18 plus p $5 parking; under 6 fr free. ee. Guadalupe R River iver P Park, ark, San Jose.

FREMONT FRE MONT FESTIVAL FE F STIV VA AL O OFF THE A ARTS RTS Three stages of music, plus booths from Three from various artisans. artisaans. Sat-Sun, Aug 3-4, 3-4, 10amfree. Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont. 6pm; fr ee. P aseo P adre P arkwayy, Fr emont.

SSAN AN JO JOSE SE JJAZZ AZZ SU SUMMERFEST MMERFEST A weekend ooff live jazz, blues, salsa, R&B and Latin per rformances. Fri-Sun, Aug 9-11. 9-11. performances. LLocations ocations thr roughout downtown San Jose. throughout

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FIESTA FIE STA DE ARTES ARTES Art and wine ffestival estival with bands, local talent, arts and cr afts. Sat -Sun, Aug 1011, crafts. Sat-Sun, 10-11, 10am-6pm; fr ee. LLos os Gato free. Gatoss Civic Center Gr ounds. Grounds.

SCOTTS V SCOTTS VALLEY ALLEY A ART RT AN AND ND WINE FESTIVAL FESTIVAL A With displays by CCalifornia aliforniaa artists and tastings by local vintners. Sat-Sun, Aug 10free. Skypark, Valley. 11 10am-6pm; fr 11, ee Sk ee. ypaark, ark Scotts V alley.

SSUMMER UMMER GATHERING GA ATTHERING O OFF M MOUNTAIN OUNTAIN M MEN EN Re-enactments of a wilderness wildeerness camp. Sat11. Roaring CCamp, a amp, Fel ton. Sun, Aug 1010-11. Felton.

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Square perf Square performance. o ormance. Fri, Aug 23, 5-8:30pm; fr ee. Courtho ouse Squar e, Redwood City free. Courthouse Square, City..

FFAMILY AMILLY FFANDANGO AN NDANGO Learn aboutt lif lifee in CCalifornia alifornia between 1770 and 1870 th through rough ffolklorico olklorico dancing, brickmaking and mor more. e. Sat, Aug 224, 4, 5-8pm; fr free. ee. Bernal-Guln ac-Joice Ranch, Santa Teresa Ter e esa Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Park, County P ark, San Jose.

IITALIAN TALIAN A FFAMILY A LY FE AMIL FESTA STA This long run running nning ffestival estival of Italian ffood ood and frivolity rraises aises funds ffor or the Italian American He eritage Foundation and its Heritage eff orts to pr omote Italian history in the efforts promote Santa Clar vvalley.. Sat-Sun, Aug 224-25; 4-25; fr ee. Claraa valley free. Guadalupe River R P ark, San Jose. Park,

A lar large ge outdoor selection of good old things in the old Spanish missionn town; don’t don’t fforget orget to visit “Vertigo” “Vertigo” loc cations. Sun, Aug locations. 11, 8am-4pm; fr ee. Downtown Downtoown San Juan free. Bautista Bautista.

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NORTH FAIR NORTH FAIIR OAKS OAKS CCOMMUNITY OMMUNIT TY FESTIVAL FESTIVAL A

S.U.E. band perf performs orms whilee ffood ood truck truckss deliver tasty meals. Sun, Aug A 11, 4-8pm. 4-8pm. Sar atoga Gateway y, 12341 123441 Sar SSaratogaatogaSaratoga Gateway, Sunnyvale Rd.

MUSICAL M USICAL SAW SAW FESTIVAL FESTIVAL A TTraditional raditional ffolk olk instruments instruments in concert and workshops. work shops. Sun, Aug 11. Roaring Rooaring CCamp amp Railr oad, Gr aham Hill Road d, Fel ton. Railroad, Graham Road, Felton.

CCAJUN/ZYDECO AJUN/ZYDECO FE FESTIVAL STIVAL A Louisiana culinary tr Louisiana treats, eats, plus live zydeco $5-$22, music. Sat, Aug 17; $5-$22 2, 3 and under fr ee. Ar denwood Historic Farm, F Fr emont. free. Ardenwood Fremont.

FESTIVAL FE STIVAL O OFF IINDIA NDIA A celebr celebration ation of Indian cu culture lture and heritage. Sat-Sun, Aug 17-18, 17-18, 10am-7pm; 10am--77pm; $5. 39439 Paseo Padre P aseo P adre Pkwy, Pkwy, Fremont. Fremon nt.

SAN JJOSE SAN OSE GAY GA AY PRIDE FESTIVAL FEESTIVAL A AND P ARADE PARADE Two days celebr Two celebrating ating the LLGBT GBT and diverse cultural cul tural community in thee South Bay, Bayy, including a family family day, day, children’s children’s activities, live entertainment, a parade parade and booths. Sat-Sun, Aug 17-18. 17-18. Downtown Downtown San Jose.

ALOHA CELEBRITY ALOHA CELEBRITY RACES RACE C S AND POL LYNE Y SIAN FESTIVAL FESTIVAL AL POLYNESIAN Novice rracers acers ar aree encour encouraged a aged to participate in this outrigger canoe-r canoe-racing acing event. Sun, Aug 18, rraces aces at 9am, festival festival at 11am; fr free. ee. Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf. Whaarf.

RINGLING B RINGLING BROS. ROS. AND B BARNUM ARNUM & BAILEY BAILEY CCIRCUS IRCUS Dazzling ffeats eats and specta spectacles. cles. W Wed-Mon, ed-Mon, 21-26; Pavilion, Aug 2126; $20-$110. HP P avilion, San Jose.

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Artists and cr ccraftspeople aftspeople come together at this annual community c extr extravaganza. avaganza. SatSun, Aug 224-25, 4-25, 10am-6pm; fr free. ee. University Avenue, A venue, P Palo aloo Al Alto. to.

A morning par pparade ade is ffollowed ollowed by perf performing orming arts and ffood. ood. Sun, Aug 25, 11am-6pm; fr free. ee. Middlefield Road, R between First and Fifth avenues, Red Redwood dwood City City..

FFANDANGO ANDANGO A AT T THE PERALTA PERALLTA ADOBE ADOBE An exploration exploration of local history with handson activities activities,, live music, storytelling and dancing. g Sun, Sunn,, Augg 25,, noon-5pm; p ; free. free. Peralta P eralta Adobe, Adobbe, Fallon House Historic Site, San Jose.

FFOODIE OODIE FUN FUN Food truck truckss and live music by the Roadshow!. Sun, Aug 25, 4-8pm. 4-8pm. Saratoga Saratoga Gateway, Gateway y, 12341 1233441 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd.

LEGO LE GO K KIDSFEST IDSFEST Three days of Three o inter interactive active exhibits and areas activities, including inccluding construction ar eas and models. Fri, Aug A 30, 4-8:30pm 4-8:30pm and Sat-Sun, Aug 31-Septt 1, 9am-1:30pm 9am-1:30pm and 3-7:30pm; 3-7:30pm; 7 $19-$21. McEnery Center,, San McEnery Convention Center Jose.

WATSONVILLE W ATSONVILLE I FLY-IN FLLY-IN AND AIR AIR SHOW SHOW Airborne tric tricks, cks, vintage planes, swap meet, music with Mario M Valens Valens and food—and food—and some hot rrods ods as well. Fri-Sun, Aug 30-Sept 1. W Watsonville atsonvillle Municipal Airport.

BACON B ACON FE FESTIVAL STIVA AL A Moveable Feast salute to strip ffood. ood. Sat, Aug 31, 11am m. San Jose. LLocation ocation TTBA, BA, 11am.

ARTS, A RTS, CRAFTS CRAFTS AND MUSIC MUSIC FESTIVAL FESTIVAL Everything ffrom rom pottery to stained glass sale. will be ffor or sa ale. Plus live entertainment. Sat-Mon, Aug Auug 31-Sept 2, 9am-6pm. Casa Casa de Fruta, Hollister. Hollister.


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HE BETTER-BEER scene continues its ascent in the South Bay with Steins Beer Garden & Restaurant in downtown Mountain View set to HE NAME28. makes it sound a yogurt place. Butbut There will belike wine and cocktails, open March Toppings Tree in Santa Clara is one of a of beers. Steins the primary focus will be on high-qualityhandful Filipino restaurants that have sprung up in the South will feature 30 taps and a menu of modern American Bay. Curiously, makes upchef a mere percent and1 Bay Areaof comfort foodFilipino crated food by executive California’s restaurant industry, although Filipinos are the native Colby Reade. second-highest Asian population in the country. This lack Owner and South Bay native Ted Kim is a beer enthusiast; he tells me ofthat Filipino remains a German mystery. Some that Steins restaurants is a salute to the traditional beer halls say and gardens, Filipinos prefer to eat at home. Others speculate that Filipinos which he experienced during his travels throughout Europe’s premier have toDesigned come up theMarc secret to marketing theirafood beeryet cities. by with architect Dimalanta, Steins features 300toseat, Americans. Yet, with popular food critic Zimmern 8,000-square-foot domed interior room and aAndrew 4,000-square-foot outdoor patio. food “the next big thing” last July, interest in calling Filipino with his contagious positive he can’t wait thisTed, elusive cuisine appears toenergy, be onsays thethat rise.

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for folks to check out the “in-your-face, custom-made walk-in cooler” Toppings Tree in Santa Clara is one Filipino restaurant on the forefront of this next to the main bar. Guests can gaze at the unique direct-draw draft venture. It is part of a slew of newer Filipino restaurants that are starting to take system—the tap handles are connected to the kegs, eliminating draft hold. Many of these restaurants differ from the traditional turo-turo (literally, lines and helping to keep the beer at the highest quality and freshness “point, point”) restaurants, in which food is prepared ahead of time and sits in levels. Having 30 draft beers is a manageable number for staff, Ted says: steam baths for customers to choose from. These new-generation restaurants “I want them to know exactly what we’re serving. I want to be able to are smartly decorated, offer descriptive menus and produce dishes that are give genuine beer recommendations, so ongoing beer education will be aesthetically pleasing—a purported detriment of many Filipino dishes. important.” One can get a sense of a nation’s history through its food. Nowhere is this The food will have a local, farm-to-table emphasis according to chef more evident than with Filipino food. Toppings Tree’s menu is a conflation Reade, and everything will be made in-house, including breads and of Philippine and Chinese dishes (chop suey, $7.95) with some Spanish (grilled pretzels. Because of the generous kitchen space, there will also be intapa, $7.95) flavoring notes as well. It pays homage to the trade and colonization house charcuterie, butchery and pickling programs. “We want to make influences that altered the Philippine way of eating for over 400 years. food as fresh as the beer is,” says Reade, who embraces beer’s versatility in For an appetizer, we opted for the chicharon bulaklak ($7.95). “Chicharon” food pairing. is a Spanish word that refers to a dish with bronzed rinds. Here, the pork Some examples from the tidy menu of 25 items include pork belly ruffles are served with a zesty vinegar jalapeño sauce. Very good, but because it is offal calls for a level of adventurousness. The tocino ($6.95/$10.95) served with pickled green papaya, steaming rice and an over-easy egg, is one of those unexpected dishes that opens one’s taste buds. The meat is cured for several days and traditionally pan fried, although Toppings grills theirs. Reddish in color and glazed in appearance, it has a smoky and caramelized richness. I was curious about the beef pares, one of the restaurant’s newest dishes and a common street food. Pares means “pair,” because the seasoned beef is usually paired with garlic fried rice and soup. The brisket was slow-cooked and topped with heaps of toasted garlic and green onions. The soup and rice were nice afterthoughts against the robust backdrop of the meat. There is truly something for everyone here, from the foodies to traditionalists looking for the tastes of home. The flavors are exciting, alluring and largely unexplored.—Kristine Bautista TOPPINGS TREE 1171 Homestead Road, Santa Clara; 408.615.1804

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TWO STARS OF FIVE STAR Owners Havva and HE BETTER-BEER scene continues itsOsman ascent Karaman of Five Star Falafel. in the South Bay with Steins Beer Garden & Restaurant in downtown Mountain View set to open March 28. There will be wine and cocktails, but the primary focus will be on high-quality beers. Steins will featurein30the taps and a menu of modern American OCATED predominately Korean stretch of El chef andFalafel Bay Area comfort food crated by executive Camino Real in Santa Clara is Five Star and native Colby Reade. Kebab, whose name, which seems to emphasize falafels more thanand kebabs, might little While Owner South Bay nativebe Teda Kim is amisleading. beer enthusiast; he tellsthis me is a casual deli/cafe someGerman Middle Eastern its that Steins is a salutethat to thesells traditional beer halls andfoods, gardens, which he experienced travels Five throughout Europe’s premier specialty is Turkishduring food.his Where Star Falafel shines is beerits cities. Designed by architect Marc Dimalanta, Steins features a 300-and with kebabs, shawarma wraps, Mediterranean salads seat, 8,000-square-foot domed interior room and a 4,000-square-foot lentil soup.

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outdoor patio. ForTed, starters, would recommend theenergy, Turkishsays coffthat ee ($1.50), which with Ihis contagious positive he can’t wait is a smooth dark When you out purchase a cup, the owner directs you to a metal urn with fortea. folks to check the “in-your-face, custom-made walk-in cooler” thenext tea in form. Underneath a hot-water dispenser. You to concentrate the main bar. Guests can gaze it atisthe unique direct-draw draftcan make the tea as tap strong or as are weak as you like. mixed one-third tea and system—the handles connected to Ithe kegs,mine eliminating draft two-thirds hot water at the owner’s suggestion, which made for an easy, but still lines and helping to keep the beer at the highest quality and freshness flavorful tea. The appetizer list features mostly Middle Eastern foods, though levels. Having 30 draft beers is a manageable number for staff, Ted says: there are a them few surprises, the ezme which isI want a spicytoTurkish “I want to knowlike exactly what($3.99), we’re serving. be ableside to dish consisting of mashed tomatoes, walnuts and spices. The appetizer combo plate give genuine beer recommendations, so ongoing beer education will be ($8.99) features important. ” a little bit of each appetizer item, including the ezme. Lentil a standard dish found all over emphasis Turkey, although prepared Thesoup foodiswill have a local, farm-to-table according to chefa little diffReade, erentlyand in each region. Five Star Falafel’s soup, which is $3.50, is the everything will be made in-house, including breads andowners’ own homemade version. blend of lentilsspace, and potatoes, as also wellbe as the pretzels. Because of theThe generous kitchen there will in- very subtle spicing, creates butchery a tasty, hearty satisfying dish. “We want to make house charcuterie, and and pickling programs. Thereasare several meats nonmeat to choose from for the large food fresh as the beer(and is,” says Reade,options) who embraces beer’s versatility in wraps, including, of course, lamb, beef and chicken shawarma, which are all food pairing. delicious and availablefrom for $6.99. Themenu sameof meats are off ered aspork platters, Some examples the tidy 25 items include bellybut there are some less-common Turkish options on the platter menu as well, like the Adana kebab (spicy minced lamb) for $9.95 and the Iskender (thin sliced lamb/beef basted with tomatoes) and beyti (skewer-grilled ground lamb and beef) kebabs, both for $11.99. Any time I am at a Mediterranean restaurant, there is no doubt I’m having some baklava. Apparently, the owner told me, both Turkey and Greece claim ownership to its creation. Instead of honey, Five Star Falafel’s baklava is made with a liquidy, homemade syrup. This results in sweeter flavors. An order comes with two and is $2.50. The highlight of my meal was the kunefe, which tasted kind of like a sweet grilled-cheese sandwich. For $3.99, it is made from a unique Turkish cheese they call “sweet cheese” that is used almost exclusively for kunefe. The cheese is encased in shredded filo dough, cooked for 10 minutes and served hot with the same sweet syrup as the baklava.—Aaron Carnes FIVE STAR FALAFEL AND KEBABS 3099 El Camino Real, Santa Clara; 408.241.1900

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SKRATCHPAD SAN JOSE WITH DJ TRAPS Paddy’s at Johnny V’s, San Jose Wed – 9:30pm; $3 Amateur turntablists or just fans of the art of scratching should be sure to check out Skratchpad San Jose, a monthly gathering at Paddy’s, where people can take turns showing off their scratching skills or just watch as the pros show them how it’s done (with both planned and improvised sets). Skratchpad started in San Francisco in 2003, with similar such events for DJs at all levels. Chapters have since cropped up all over the West Coast, with Ichy the Killer, DJ Vex and Cut Fresh

running the San Jose chapter. DJ Traps, who recently won the SF Regional DMC and is heading to the nationals in New York, will be performing at Skratchpad this Wednesday, as will Lacerator KV, DJ ISO and AsthmaFunk. Dirtbag Dan hosts. (AC)

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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Black Cat Collective, Fri – 6pm, $10 With so many amazing South Bay bands, it’s always refreshing to see a lineup of only local bands—and these are five of the South Bay’s best. They include the English Language (’60s psychedelic rock

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trio), the Record Winter (dynamic indie rock), Color (eclectic postrock), Dirty Pillows (jangle punk) and Orangutang (experimental dance-rock). It should also be an interesting night in that show organizer Nelly Calvo has gathered approximately 15 South Bay artists to sell their paintings, jewelry and clothing. A couple of the artists include Laura Amy, Monica King and, of course, Calvo. (AC)

MIDTOWN BEAT

The place will stay open late, encouraging other businesses in the area to do the same (so far the Arsenal and Current Tattooing are on board) and bringing live jazz to the store. Grooveyard Shift is scheduled to play this Friday. This local group plays a nice blend of traditional jazz, Brazilian music and funk, most of which are originals. (AC)

FANIMECON

Art Boutiki, San Jose Fri – 7:30pm; free

San Jose McEnery Convention Center Fri–Sun; $30-$65

Now that the Art Boutiki has finally set up shop in its new 44 Race Street location, it is already busy establishing new traditions. For starters, Art Boutiki wants to do its own version of First Fridays over on The Alameda—but on the fourth Friday of the month. It is being called Midtown Beat.

Cosplayers nationwide have been waiting anxiously for this year’s FanimeCon. Part of the fun at FanimeCon is seeing the creativity fans put into their costumes, usually based on popular anime, manga and videogame characters. This year the convention plays host to stars like

Chris Patton, 7!!, Hiroyuki Yamaga and many more. In addition to special guests are all sorts of exhibits, panels, dances and themed parties for three days, all with the purpose of celebrating beloved names in Japanese pop culture. (AD)

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THE JURASSIC Pagoda Lounge, San Jose Sat – 8pm; $10-15 Jackie Gage, singer for San Jose’s the JurrasiC, seems to be channeling both Ella Fitzgerald’s crystal-clear, radiant tone and Etta James’ soulful voice, which is appropriate considering that musically, the JurassiC rests evenly in classic jazz and soul. The


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backbone of the band is purely a jazz one, but the grooves are all ďŹ&#x201A;avored with funk, hip-hop and soul elements. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all mixed up smoothly and makes for some mellow, yet passionate music. This Friday, they release their new EP, Follow Me, which shows remarkable improvement in musicianship since their prior effort, and a little heavier in the jazz realm than before. The way Gage and keyboardist Bennett Roth-Newell play off each other is a pleasure to listen to. (AC)

=@E@J? K@:B<K San Pedro Square Market, San Jose Sat â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7pm; free Finish Ticketâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debut album, Tears You Apart, shows off a collection of beautiful, harmonious songs that mark a major breaking period for the San Franciscoâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;based band. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re young, but I feel so old,â&#x20AC;? is the very ďŹ rst chorus line in

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Doctor,â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;?which which, looking their single â&#x20AC;&#x153;Doctor back at their accomplishments makes some sense. The members are young but have proven they are exceptional, mature musicians. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve played numerous times for Live 105â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music festivals, including this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s BFD, and been featured by the Grammys and PureVolume. This indie rock band looks to have a lot to offer up their sleeves as time goes by. (AD)

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9CL< A<8EJ 9FG The Saddle Rack, Fremont Sun â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11am; $20 The â&#x20AC;&#x2122;50s (and early â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s) had an indelible style, whether it was the cars, the clothing, the music or the ďŹ lms. The Blue Jeans Bop, now in

year, aims to bring all this its fourth year vintage goodness together for one event. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a classic car showâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and a bike show. But the real treat is the two stages of music, featuring some of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best pre-Beatles throwback artists. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lucky Tubb & His Modern Day Troubadours (old country/honky-tonk), Deke Dickerson (rockabilly, surf, roots) who will be joined by late-â&#x20AC;&#x2122;50s legend Jackie Gotroe, (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lobo Jonesâ&#x20AC;?) Stompy Jones (R&B), Carl Sonny Leyland (boogie-woogie and ragtime) and several others. (AC)

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Qwel and Maker, two of Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best underground hip-hop artists, are coming to San Jose. They got their start, separately, in the early 2000s, Qwel as an emcee in the throwback crew, Typical Cats, and Maker as an independent producer (and then later for Glue). They joined forces in 2004 and have since released four albums together. The mixture of Qwelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thought-provoking, introspective lyrics with Makerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soulful, classic boom-bap beats were immediately a natural ďŹ t. As their partnership progressed, Makerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s beats have gotten grimier and more hypnotic, while Qwel has really pushed the boundaries of personal expression, with some sophisticated, rapid-ďŹ re delivery. (AC)

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TRITON MUSEUM OF ART

A play about a young man and the profane puppets he meets in New York; presented by Los Altos Stage Company. Runs May 23-Jun 22. Wed (starting Jun 5), 7:30pm, Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 3 or 7pm. $18-$28. Bus Barn Theater, Los Altos. A spring repertory program by the students. Sun, 2 and 4pm. $20-$45. California Theatre, San Jose.

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Presented by South Bay Musical Theatre. Runs Thru Jun 8. Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2:30pm. $26-$42. Saratoga Civic Theatre.

“Seeking Answers: Photographs by Wynn Bullock.” “Face: Portraits by Valentin Popov.” “Henrietta Shore: Understanding Nature.” All three end Jun 30. Tue-Sun, 11am-4pm. Santa Clara.

HANGING GEORGIA

“RACH & ROLL” Saturday, June 8th 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 9th 7:00 p.m.

West Valley College Theater 14000 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral 81 N. Second St., San Jose

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 Alex Wang, Soloist Haydn: Symphony No. 103 (The Drum Roll) ALSO

Sullivan: The Yeomen of the Guard Overture DAVID SLOSS, GUEST CONDUCTOR HENRY MOLLICONE, CONDUCTOR AND MUSIC DIRECTOR

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CANTOR ARTS CENTER “Revisiting the South: Richard Misrach’s Cancer Alley.” Ends Jun 16. “Lee Friedlander: The Cray Photographs.” Ends Jun 16. “Hauntings: American Photographs, 1845-1970.” Ends Jul 7. “More Than Fifteen Minutes: Andy Warhol and Celebrity.” Ends Jun 30. “Dotty Attie: Sometimes a Traveler/ There Lived in Egypt.” Ends Jun 16. Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-8pm. Stanford.

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A drama about the relationship between photographer Alfred Stieglitz and painter Georgia O’Keeffe. Runs May 23-Jun 9. Preview Thu, 8pm. Opens Fri, 8pm. Also this week: Sun, 2pm. $15/$30. Pear Avenue Theater, Mountain View.

SPREADING IT AROUND A comedy by Londos D’Arrigo about tomfoolery in a retirement community, presented by Santa Clara Plays. Runs thru Jun 8. This week: Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2:30pm. $16-$18. Triton Museum Hall Pavilion, Santa Clara University.

THE TRAGICAL HISTORY OF DOCTOR FAUSTUS SJ Rep presents Kirsten Brandt’s adaptation of the Christopher Marlowe play. Runs thru Jun 2. Wed, 7:30pm, Thu-Fri, 8pm, Sat, 3 and 8pm, Sun 2pm. $24-$74. The Rep, San Jose.

SWAN LAKE Performed by Los Gatos Ballet. Fri, 10:30am, 7:30pm, Sat, 2 and 7:30pm. $8. West Valley Community College Theater, Saratoga.

THE WAITING PERIOD A new one-man show by Brian Copeland. Thu, 8pm. $30/$35. Theatre on San Pedro Square, San Jose.

EUPHRAT MUSEUM A show of student works. Ends Jun 13. Mon-Thu, 10am-3pm. De Anza College, Cupertino.

HISTORY PARK SAN JOSE “Bear in Mind: The Story of the California Grizzly.” A show of historical materials related to the ursine symbol of the state. Opens May 25. McKay Gallery. “Shaped by Water: Past, Present & Future.” A show about the importance of water in local history. Pacific Hotel Gallery. McKay Gallery. History Park San Jose.

MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HERITAGE “From Fiber to Fabric: A History of American Textile Production.” Ends Aug 18. FriSun, 11am-4pm. Palo Alto.

“2013 Photo Competition & Exhibition.” “Clark Gussin.” Realist paintings. Both end Jun 23. Tue-Wed and Fri-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-9pm. Santa Clara.

GALLERIES AEGIS GALLERY “Out of the Blue.” Ends May 26. Wed, 11am-3pm, Thu-Sun, 11am-6pm. Saratoga.

ANNO DOMINI “Art of Zines 2013.” “Death Will Tear Us Apart.” A solo show by Mike Egan. Both end May 31. San Jose.

BRUNI GALLERY Jazz-related art by Bruni Sablan. Mon-Sat, 1-6pm. San Jose.

CAFE STRITCH Art by Erin Salazar. Ongoing. San Jose.

COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND ARTS “Mitchell Johnson—Color and Shape.” Ends May 26. MonFri, 9am-7pm, Sat, 9am-3pm. Mohr Gallery, Finn Center, Mountain View.

ECO MONSTER “Big Fish Little Fish in a Dirty Small Pond.” Graphic works by Nak Bou. Ends May 31. Sperry Station. San Jose.

EMPIRE SEVEN STUDIOS “Permanent Blue.” Works by Neto Soza. Ongoing. Wed, FriSat, noon-5pm. San Jose.

FILOLI Annual Botanical Art Exhibition. Ends Jun 16. Woodside.

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART “Swans, Swine and Sirens.” Artists influenced by Greek mythology. Ends Dec 1. “New Stories From the Edge of Asia: This/That.” Ends Sep 15. “Rising Dragon: Contemporary Chinese Photography.” Ends Jun 30. Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm, closed Mon. San Jose.

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF QUILTS & TEXTILES “Milestones: Textiles of Transition” and “Threads of Love: Baby Carriers From China’s Minority Nationalities.” Ends Jul 21.

GALLERY SARATOGA “Prints & Pots Revisited.” A dual show with ceramist Jeanne Redig and printmaker Jody McMillan. Ends Jun 3. Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm. Big Basin Way, Saratoga.

GOOD KARMA CAFE “From Chaos.” New works by Dylan Kelly, a.k.a. Chaos938. Ends May 31. San Jose.

HIGHER FIRE CLAYSPACE “Steeped in Tradition.” Tea-related items by local artisans. Ends May 30. San Jose.


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“The Weird and the Wonderful.” New works by Christine Benjamin and Murphy Adams. Ends May 31. San Jose.

Works by Kori Thompson. San Jose.

KING MAIN LIBRARY “Italian Americans in the Santa Clara Valley.” An exhibit of historical materials drawn from the Italian American Heritage Foundation and elsewhere. Ends May 30. Di Napoli Gallery, Second Floor, San Jose.

LGBTQ YOUTH SPACE “Hairstyle Themed Gallery. Ends in Aug. San Jose.

METRO LOBBY Photos by Daniel Valencia. San Jose.

MEZCAL “From the Earth to the Spirits.” A show by photographer and artist Alejandra Cano. Ends Jul 5. Mezcal Restaurant, San Jose.

MONTALVO ARTS CENTER “Happiness Is.” Artists Susan O’Malley, Leah Rosenberg and Christine Wong look at the idea of happiness. Ends May 31. Thu-Sun, 11am-3pm. Saratoga.

SAN JOSE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART “Parallax Views.” A group show of photographers using innovative techniques. Ends May 25. Tue-Fri, 10am-5pm, Sat, noon-5pm. San Jose.

SEEING THINGS GALLERY “The Out of Towners.” Works by returning artists Jason Arnold, Andrew Mecum and Michael Hsiung. Tue-Fri, 11am7pm, Sat, noon-6pm. 30 N. Third St, San Jose.

SJSU GALLERY Works by students. Art Building, SJSU.

SNAKE & BUTTERFLY New works by Elka Eastly Vera. Campbell.

STUDIO BONGIORNO “Revolve.” An artists’ salon with works by Emily Bones, Robin Freeman, Asha and more. Ends May 26. Mon-Wed, 10am-7:30pm, Fri-Sat, 11am8:30pm, Sun, 10am-2pm. Santa Clara.

SUNG K JUN ARTS

The annual exhibit of textiles. Ends Jun 8. Thu-Sun, noon5pm. Fremont.

“Four Generations of Weston Photography: Edward, Brett, Kim and Zach.” Images from members of the famed family of photographers. Ends Aug 10. Santa Clara.

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OLIVE HYDE GALLERY

Call. 376 S. First St, San Jose.

PHO69 Works by Roan Victor. Ends May 31. San Jose.

“From Pencils to Pixels: Art and Science for the Screen.” An exhibit about animated movies. Ongoing. San Jose.

*events CONDUCTORCISE Musician David Dworkin leads a class on how to conduct and get some exercise at the same time. Wed, 2pm. Free. Moldaw Residents, 899 E. Charleston Rd, Palo Alto.

DECORATOR SHOW HOUSE An opportunity to tour a grand Woodside estate with rooms decorated by top designers. Runs thru May 24. $35. Presented by Peninsula Volunteers. Take a shuttle from the Horse Park at Woodside (see www.penvol. org for details).

FANIME CON A convention for those who like to dress up in outrageous costumes based on anime and comic-book characters, with exhibits, vendors and special events. Fri-Sun. $30. San Jose Convention Center.

PRIDE NIGHT An all-ages LGBT-focused event featuring Alex Newell, Luciana and the Perry Twins. Fri, 5pm-2am. $45. Great America, Santa Clara.

TACO FESTIVAL OF INNOVATION A gathering of taco trucks and taco lovers of all kinds, with live music and lucha libre; presented by Moveable Feast. Sat. $10. History Park San Jose.

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Logic and Impulse 9== Spock (Zachary Quinto) and Kirk (Chris Pine) take on the universe again in ‘Star Trek Into Darkness.’

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Chris Pine’s resemblance to our Shatner is mostly physical, a babyfaced thuggery; he’s more lowdown, and he has motorcyclist’s hooks to the cut of his sideburns. There’s no Shakespeare in him, though, as there was in the Shat. Pine’s Kirk is made out of almost pure proactiveness. Ultimately, the enjoyable sequel to the highly enjoyable reboot doesn’t show Kirk growing, no matter how the film assures us that he is growing. God bless him, Kirk is impulsive. The capacity for self-sacrifice is

strong—from a reverse angle, Star Trek Into Darkness replays the single most powerful moment in the Star Trek movie series. But Kirk’s consistent refusal to follow directions is always ultimately applauded as his greatest strength, and never here as the true weakness it can be in the military and in real life. As a fantasy, the film moves along: visual density is kept up with flying debris, contrails in space and director J.J. Abrams’ trademark lens flares. If the Enterprise had zoomed past a black hole, Abrams would have given it a prisming shaft of spreading light. But like the show that foaled it, Star Trek Into Darkness is earnestly trying to be about something—you can understand the reason it’s dedicated to the soldiers who serve in the War on Terror, because it could easily be peacenik-baited. Like Iron Man 3, Star Trek Into Darkness is nicely transparent allegory about overreaction to a terrorist act. The plotting gets unlikely—sometimes it seems the Enterprise is trying its best

flyy right into a hostage situation. situation But to fl the film gives the villain the benefit of a reason. He is called John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch). He coldbloodedly commissions the suicide bombing of a London archive. The sequence is thoroughly effective, from the picking of the victim to the reveal of Cumberbatch’s startlingly feline face to the ingenious way in which the destruction is carried out. Harrison then flees to the one planet from which he cannot be extradited. Kirk, Spock (Zachary Quinto) and the vaudeville-accented gang fly to the planet to pilot (essentially) a drone strike. The legalities of drone strikes cause a rift in the crew, some of whom feel Harrison must be brought to Earth and given a trial. So there is some chewiness here in between battleship broadsides and a starship crash right into downtown San Francisco, including a warp-speed dog-fight that is short but rousing. The script seems to have been retrofitted with women. Not counting the alien chicks, there are three. Zoe Saldana’s Uhura gets at least one opportunity to almost save the day, but mostly she ends up in a womenare-from-Venus, men-are-from-Vulcan situation with Spock. There’s a blonde semi-stowaway (Alice Eve, and if the

name sounds fabricated, that’s the way the actress looks). Most baffling, there’s a bald, lipsticked androgyne, a red-shirted lieutenant who keeps catching our eye but who is otherwise unexplained. Speaking of crying games (if that’s what’s going on), when you watch a franchise that you’ve been watching since you were old enough to have eyes, it’s impossible to watch with completely clear ones. Sometimes J.J. Abrams and the three credited scriptwriters overdo the attempts to get you to fog your 3D glasses. The best of these tear-pumpers are the simplest: the passing mention of a starship called the USS Bradbury, or Kirk helplessly extending his arm to a crewman falling past him to his death. emo The bigger emotional climax is, m sadly, mush. To make it plain: I want to be the weakling who snivels when manf Spock looks manfully at Kirk, barely em concealing his emotions. I don’t want sni at each other. to watch them snivel Quinto is an od odd duck—a pale overexplainer so pedantic Poindexter, an ove you feel for him. I loved the way Spock dropped his jaw a little when Ki Kirk kd declares l hi his ffriendship, as if what the captain had said was shockingly indecent. When Quinto’s Spock and Pine’s Kirk look at each other, it’s clear there could be no other serious affection in each other’s lives: the prophecies in the slash fiction are fulfilled. These reboots are a fight between market forces, between what a friend dismissively calls “gamer crap” and the sturdy roots of the Trek mythos, whose lifeblood (and sap) come from 20thcentury moviemaking. The tensions resemble the same quarrel between military ardor and technical expertise played out in every giant-insect movie ever made; eventually, the white coats and the top brass patch up the differences between them over the bodies of the dead alien invaders. Maybe I’m being too hard on the Captain. Kirk is still essentially out of control when the movie ends, but maybe, just maybe, he’s beginning to see the light of logic. No, probably just another lens flare.

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New (PG; 102 min.) An animated saga about the war of good vs. evil. Features the voices of Colin Farrell, Beyoncé, Aziz Ansari, Josh Hutcherson, Amanda Seyfried and Pitbull. (Opens Fri.)

FAST & FURIOUS 6 (PG-13; 135 min.) Vin Diesel and Paul Walker get behind the wheel yet again. This time: supercharged hybrids! The breakneck action never stops, except when our heroes need to plug in and recharge overnight. Also stars Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson and Michelle Rodriguez (Opens Fri.)

(R; 86 min.) Noah Baumbach directs Greta Gerwig in a tale of a woman following her dreams in New York. (Opens Fri at the Aquarius in Palo Alto.)

THE HANGOVER PART III (R; 100 min.) See review page 58. Another journey into the heart of darkness. Stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis. (Opens Thu.)

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (PG-13; 133 min.) See review page 56.

STORIES WE TELL (PG-13; 108 min.) Sarah Polley’s documentary investigates the difficult truths and lies in her own family. (Opens Fri at Camera 3 in San Jose.)

Revivals GENRE FILM FESTIVAL Some 40 films, some locally made, in what programmer John Tinsley promises are “real films by real people in front of a real audience.” The audience votes on awards. Highlights: the Canadian Taste of Relation (2009) by Mukesh Asopa, Life Without (2011) by San Leandro’s Franz Erian, a drama about the fiancee of a man who is caught in a persistent vegetative state (Steve Voldseth of Alejandro Adams’ Around the Bay plays a doctor who is assigned to the case). Also on the schedule for the festival: Bin Lee’s Office Ninja and the urban fairy tale Uncle Louie directed by R. Allen Russell, and produced and written by Joe

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GHOST IN THE SHELL (1995) The anime classic about the wrath of “shells”—avatars possessed by human consciousness that come to life thanks to the machinations of a mysterious puppet master sought by the futuristic police Section 9. Part of 2013 FanimeCon. (Opens Fri in San Jose at Camera 3.) (RvB)

HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE/ DESIGNING WOMAN (1953/1957) Three babes (Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable and Lauren Bacall) sublet a penthouse to try to land some men with capital—their suitors are as rough as Cameron Mitchell and as smooth as William Powell. BILLED WITH Designing Woman. Sportswriter Gregory Peck and designer Lauren Bacall marry in haste and repent at leisure: some elegant MGM widescreen fluff featuring

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SJSU STUDENT SHORT FILM FESTIVAL The festival rounds up the best of SJSU’s Film Production Society for a night of experimentation; titles unavailable at press time. (Plays May 23 at 7pm in San Jose at Camera 3.) (RvB)

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(1957/1956) Two marvelous features by neon-dazzled madman director Frank Tashlin, a former animator turned celebrator of 1950s excess. Ad man Tony Randall finds his life upended after he signs up the greatly-bosomed Rita Marlowe (the amazing Jayne Mansfield) to shill for his lipstick company. Tashlin claimed this was his best film. No, that would be the Amercian Idol–icious earlier version of a similar plot, The Girl Can’t Help It, which is double-billed with Success. Suffering promo-man Tom Ewell gets hired to make a singing star of the mistress of a quite dangerous gangster (Edmond O’Brien). Only problem: even if her figure literally stops traffic, her voice could etch glass. Too many rock legends to name show up to enliven the story, and the priceless jewel that is Little Richard finds a solid-gold setting here. You seriously need this movie. (Plays May 23-24 in Palo Alto at the Stanford Theatre.) (RvB)

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REVIEW: BFD AT SHORELINE Electronic music and local bands ruled the day at this year’s edition of Live 105’s BFD concert.

ROCK THE BELLS LINEUP The organizers behind the annual Rock the Bells Festival at Shoreline Amphitheatre are making big moves for their 10-year anniversary with the announcement that Eazy-E and Ol’ Dirty Bastard will perform in hologram form this year.

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CAFESTRITCH Fri, 7pm: The Blank Tapes, Slime Girls, Super Soul Bros, DJ Coco. FanimeCon after party. All ages. Free. Sat, 8pm: Silvero, Frozen Folk. All ages. Free. San Jose.

Fri, 9pm: The Blasters, Atomic Aces, DJ Joey Meyers. $15. San Jose.

BOSWELL’S Wed, 9:30pm: Jack Rip-Off. Thu, 9:30pm: Liquid Courage. Fri, 9:30pm: The Duvets. Sat, 9:30pm: 10 Till 2. Sun, 9:30pm: Bobby Love & the Sugar Sweet. Mon, 9:30pm: Kid Dynamite. Campbell.

BRITARMSALMADEN Fri, 10pm: Spazmatics. Sat, 10pm: Night Train. San Jose.

BRITARMSCUPERTINO Fri, 9pm: The Honey Wilders. Cupertino.

BRITANNIAARMS DOWNTOWN Thu: Jack Rip-Off. San Jose.

JOHNNYV’S Fri, 9pm: Nothing Short of Tragic. Sat, 9pm: South Bay Dub Massive. San Jose.

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MARIANI’SINN THECATS Wed, 8pm: Pro Jam with Hendrick Martin & Friends. Thu, 8:30pm: Out of the Blue. Fri, 9pm: Blackouts. Sat, 9pm: Maneck. Sun, 6pm: Joe Ferrara. Tue, 6pm: Maneck. Los Gatos.

CLUBFOX Thu, 7pm: The Houserockers. $10/$12. Sat, 8pm: ‘80s dance party with RebelYell. $13/$15. Redwood City.

HPPAVILION Wed, 8pm: Fleetwood Mac. $49.50-$149.50. San Jose.

Fri-Sat: Steve Edwards. Santa Clara.

MOJOLOUNGE Fri, 9:30pm: Willie G. $5. Sat, 9:30pm: The Honey Wilders. $5. Fremont.

MOUNTAINWINERY Fri: Juanes, Raquel Sofia. Sat: Billy Idol, Finish Ticket. Saratoga.

NETO’SGRILL Fri, 8:30pm: The Cruzers. $10. Santa Clara.

NINELIVES Fri, 8pm: Saints & Sinners. $5. Gilroy.

LILLYMAC’S Fri, 9pm: The Goodz. Sunnyvale.

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Instead of a free weekly event this year, Music in the Park will return with just one announced show featuring Ozomatli on July 19 at St. James Park to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. “By gating the park and charging admission, we believe the focus will be on the music,” said Blage Zelalich, deputy director at San Jose Downtown Association in a release about the announcement. The announcement quickly went viral with varied responses, from agreement with the changes to accusations that organizers are pricing out San Jose’s low income community: “[It] has nothing to do with outgrowing the venue, it’s all the lowlifes that ended up showing up and causing trouble. Let’s be honest about it: I got so sick from smelling the pot all over the place and disgusted with how people behaved. I was glad and upset that they cancelled it.” ~ @prncslea71 “Wack! Again depriving the poor and “underprivileged” the right to experience art. Massive FAIL San Jose!” ~ Chrystie Mariano “I went to Music in the Park various times the last summer it existed. I was also very disappointed they canceled it. But I wasn’t mad at the people who canceled it, I was mad at the gangsters and people doing drugs and getting S!@#faced and fighting.” ~ Peter Prciado

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PEACOCKLOUNGE

All ages. Free. Thu, 8pm: Jason Bellenkes Band. All ages. Free. San Jose.

Truth. Sat, 8pm: Better Daze. The Pruneyard, Campbell.

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Fri, 6-9pm: Live blues, roots and Americana. Morgan Hill.

Thu, 8pm: The Anybodys. All ages. Free. Fri, 8pm: Bossa Blue. All ages. Free. Sat, 8pm: Tango Trio. All ages. Free. San Jose.

UNWINED Sat, 7pm: Live jazz. San Jose.

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WINEAFFAIRS Wed, 7:30pm: Mayumi. San Jose.

THEQUARTERNOTE

Fri, 9:30pm & Sat, 9pm: Live world music. Mountain View.

CLUBFOX

Sat, 8pm: David Ladd. Casino M8trix, San Jose.

THEREFUGE

Wed, 7pm: Blues jam with Jackie Payne. $5. Redwood City.

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Sat, 6pm: Kapalakiko. Sunnyvale.

BLUEROCKSHOOT

Fri, 6pm: Rotting Out, Expire, A City in Arms, Ecophagy, Eidola, Deadringer. All ages. Cupertino.

FAIRMONTHOTEL GOODKARMA

Fri, 8pm: Music showcase. Sat: Thriving Artists presents live music. Saratoga.

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Thu: Acoustic music. San Jose.

CLUBFOX

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Fri, 8pm: Windy Hill Bluegrass. $10. Redwood City.

Sat, 7pm: “Daydream Nation, Vol. 14” with Finish Ticket, Hawk Jones, the Forbin Project. All ages. Free. San Jose.

SHORELINEAMPHITHEATER Sat, 7pm: LL Cool J, Ice Cube, Public Enemy, De La Soul. $20$105.50. Mountain View.

STATION55 Live music most Fri-Sun. Call for info. Gilroy.

Wed, 8pm: Naje. Free. San Jose.

Thu, 8pm: Blues jam with AC Myles. Fri, 8pm: Jinx Jones. Sat, 8pm: Alabama Mike. Campbell.

HEDLEYCLUB

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Jazz/Blues/ World AGENDALOUNGE Wed, 8pm: Salsa. Thu, 9pm: Banda. Sun: Reggae Vybez. San Jose.

BLUENOTELOUNGE Fri, 9pm: Joanne LeBlanc & the Fugitive Blues Band. Free to SV Blues Society members, $5 general. Milpitas.

BLUEROCKSHOOT

THEGRAPEVINE Thu, 7pm: Frank Sorci. Sat, 7pm: Joe Buchwald. San Jose.

Thu: Brian Ho Trio. Fri, 8:30pm: Rick Vandivier. Sat, 8:30pm: Kat Parra. Mon, 5pm: Gus Kambeitz Duo. Hotel De Anza, San Jose.

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Wed: Suska. Thu: Jimmy Dewrance. Fri: Mark English Project, The Whiskey Poets. Sat: Dave Gonzales. $10. Sun: Jackie & Friends, Bridget Marie & Friends. Mon: Noel Catura. Tue: Liars Club, Blue J. San Jose.

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Sat, 10pm: Slap Team. Sunnyvale. Wed: Pro Jam. No cover. Thu: Pro Jam hosted by Vicious Groove. No cover. Fri, 9pm: Beta Ray, Visitor 42, GunPowder. $8. Sat, 9pm: Mr. Mime. $5. Sun: Pro Jam. Sunnyvale.

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Thu-Fri, 7pm: Mill Creek Ramblers. Sat, 7pm: Beargrass Creek. Fremont. Fri, 8pm: Chris Hanson. Sat, 8pm: Kenny Schick. Mountain View.

RODEOCLUB Wed, 7pm: Greg Bates, Kristen Kelly, Drake White. $10/$15. Thu, 7pm: The Fam, Weston Burt. $10/$15. San Jose.

THESADDLERACK LOU’SVILLAGE Sat, 4:30pm: Ken Berman. Free. San Jose.

MURPHY’SLAW

Wed, 9pm: Chris Creek Band. Thu, 9pm: Hollywood Combo. Fri, 9pm & Sat, 10:15pm: Diablo Road. Sat, 7:15pm: Rodeo House. Fremont.

Thu: Maneck. Fri: Charles Wheal Band. Sat: Bone Drivers. Mon: Pro blues jam. Sunnyvale.

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Wed, 6pm: Ron Thompson. Thu, 6pm: Nick Moss & the Fliptops. Fri, 6pm: Jackie Payne Band. Sat, 6pm: Andy Just Blues Band. Sun, noon: Wally Schnalle Jazz Band & student performance. Mon, 6pm: AC Myles, Kedar Roy. San Jose.

Fri-Sat 8pm: Thriving Artists’ Showcase. Sun, 4pm: Blues jam. Saratoga.

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Wed, 8pm: Danny Owens Trio.

Fri, 8:30pm: Isis & the Cold

Fri, 7pm: Michelle Pollan. Free. San Jose.

Wed, 6pm: Loganville. Tue, 6pm: Windy Hill. San Jose.

BAMBOOLOUNGE Mon, 7pm: Musical open mic for singer/songwriters. Sign up at 7pm. Free. San Jose.

CAFFEFRASCATI Tue, 7pm: Open mic. San Jose.

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Tue, 7pm: Steve Tiger. Cupertino.

Sat: Karaoke. Campbell.

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Tue: Karaoke. San Jose.

Wed and Fri-Sat, 8:30pm: Doug. Sunnyvale.

BRIT ARMS ALMADEN Wed & Sun, 10pm: DJ Uncle Hank. San Jose.

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JOHNNYV’S Wed: The Cypher. Hip-hop open mic. San Jose.

BRIT ARMS DOWNTOWN

O’FLAHERTY’SIRISHPUB

Wed, 9pm: August. San Jose.

Sun-Mon, 9pm: Ryan. San Jose.

Wed: Poetic Justice. Open to all forms of expression. Free. San Jose.

BRIX

PIONEERSALOON

Tue, 9:30pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

Tue, 8:30pm: Acoustic karaoke with Sam Marshall. Woodside.

PHILZCOFFEE

Wed: Karaoke. Thu, 9pm-1am: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

Wed, 9pm: Karaoke. Campbell.

LIQUID

Mon, 7pm: Open mic. Open to all forms of expression. Free. Downtown San Jose.

DASILVA’S BRONCOS

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PSYCHODONUTS Sun, 10am: Psycho Karaoke. Campbell.

Wed, 9:30pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

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REDROCKCOFFEECO. Mon, 7pm: Cavin and King’s Open Mic. Mountain View.

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Wed-Sat & Tue, 9pm-2am, & last Sun of every month, 2-7pm: B&S Karaoke. Campbell.

Sun: Karaoke. San Jose.

ROOSTERT.FEATHERS Wed, 8pm: New Talent Showcase. $10. Thu, 8pm, Fri, 9pm & Sat, 8 & 10:30pm: Adam Ray. $13-$19. Sunnyvale.

THEWOODSHED Fri, 7pm: Musical open mic. Los Gatos.

Karaoke

Wed, 10pm: Purple. Palo Alto.

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Thu: JR. Sun: JR Diaz Family Karaoke. Tue: James. Gilroy.

Sun, 7pm-close: Uncle Dougie Show. Palo Alto.

THREEFLAMES Wed, 8pm: Chris. San Jose.

FLAMES COFFEE SHOP Wed-Sat & Tue, 9pm: Uncle Dougie Show. San Jose.

GALAXY Thu, 9pm-2am: August. Milpitas.

TORTUGAISLANDTAVERN Tue, 7pm: KJ Bob and Starmaker. San Jose.

WOODHAM’SLOUNGE Tue-Thu & Sat (plus fourth Fri of month): Karaoke. Santa Clara.

7STARSBAR&GRILL Fri-Sat, 8pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

X-BAR Mon & Fri, 9pm: Vinnie. Cupertino.

ALEX’S49ERINN Nightly, 9pm-2am: Karaoke. San Jose.

AZÚCARLATINBAR Wed: 8pm-midnight: Karaoke plus DJ party (English and Spanish). San Jose.

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DanceClubs

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

JOHNNY V’S Sun: Sunday Funday karaoke. No cover. San Jose.

KATIE BLOOM’S Wed & Sun, 9:30pm-1:30am: Karaoke. Campbell.

AGENDA Most Fri: Hip-hop, Top 40, club hits. Tue: 4 the Love of Tuesdays. San Jose.

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

BLINKY’SCAN’TSAY Fri, 9pm-1am: Danielle. Sat, 9pm1am: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

LIQUID Tue: Karaoke. San Jose.

MARIANI’S Thu, 8pm: Chris. Santa Clara.

BOGART’SLOUNGE Wed & Fri-Sat, 8pm-2am: Wildside Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

BLUE MAX Fri-Sat, 7pm: Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

MOJO LOUNGE

AZÚCARLATINBAR Thu, 9pm: DJ party. Fri-Sat, 9pm2am: Live music & DJs, salsa, house, hip-hop & more. Mon: Salsa. San Jose.

Wed, 9pm: Vic. Fremont.

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Sat, 9pm: Thick & Sexy Saturdays. $10. San Jose.

Wed, 9pm: Cabaret Karaoke with DJ JR. Los Gatos.

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BLUE PHEASANT Wed-Sun & Tue, 7pm: DJ and dancing. Cupertino.

BRANHAM LOUNGE Thu: Audio Revolution with DJs Jason Dee & Hi-Grade. Fri: Quality Control. Sat: Cocktails & Dreams. Tue: Irie Nights with DJs Hi-Grade & Tesfa. San Jose.

Sat: DJ Wendel. Campbell.

Sat: Thrive. Sun: Members Only. San Jose.

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MOUNTAIN CHARLEY’S

Thu: DJ Pagame. Fri: DJ Orion. Sat: DJ Phil. San Jose.

Thu-Sat: DJs. Los Gatos.

EL RANCHO SPORTS BAR

Thu: Red Cup. Fri: Soul Therapy. Sat: Social. Second & fourth Sun: Sunday Service. Tue: I Heart Tuesdays. San Jose.

Fri-Sat, 8pm: Old School Dance Party. San Jose. Fri-Sat, 9pm: DJ Checo. Evergreen Inn, San Jose.

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Wed, 9pm: The Cypher. Hip-hop open mic. Thu, 9pm: Slap!. Fri, 9pm: Traffic. Mon, 9pm: Retoxx with DJ Casp3r. Tue, 9pm: Trap Shop. Hip-hop, reggae, rap, retro, R&B. San Jose.

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Thu, 10pm: Lucky with DJ Dinero. San Jose.

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Fri: DJ Benofficial. Sat: DJ Ready Rock. San Jose.

Thu-Sat, 9:30pm: DJs and dancing. Campbell.

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Thu: Contest Thursdays. Fri: Flirty. Sat: Brick House. San Jose.

CLUB ILLUSIONS Sun, 7pm: Klubice Foam Party. Ages 14-18 only. Palo Alto.

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THE ELEGANT PUB

Wed, 9pm: Wine Wednesdays. Thu, 9pm: Liquid. Fri, 9pm: Chicano Commencement Fundraiser. $10. Sat, 9pm: DJ D-Sharp. $10. Mon: Industry. Tue, 9pm: Turn Up Tuesdays. San Jose.

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Thu, 9pm: EDM with DJ Scotty Boy. Fri: Fly School Ruckus. Sat, 9pm: BeatzBoutique, DJ Goldenchyld. Los Gatos.

PAGODA LOUNGE Sat, 8pm: Bay Area Bounce. $10-$15. Fairmont Hotel, San Jose.

SAN JOSE BAR & GRILL Thu: Wreck-A-Noize. Fri: Video Junkie. Every second and fourth Sat, 10pm: Prolific. San Jose.

SONOMA CHICKEN COOP Thu-Sat, 9pm: Late Night at the Coop. Live DJ and more. San Jose.

STATION 55 Sat: DJ dance party. Gilroy.

STUDIO8 Fri: Memorial Day Bikini Bash. Sat: Clyde Carson. San Jose.

SUMMIT LOUNGE Sat, 9pm: Club ReMix. Four Points Sheraton, San Jose.

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HOLY GHOST! Party party Brooklyn, the U.S.A., where everyone records with Michael McDonald. May 22 at the Independent.

AUTRE NE VEUT Dynamic dance singer with the year’s best hangover song, “Gonna Die.” May 24 at the Rickshaw Stop.

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Country Vista Ct., San Jose, CA, 95121, Tracey Jones. This business is conducted by a married couple. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/LaVinski Jones. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 5/06/2013. (pub Metro 5/08, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29/2013)

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME #577337 The following person(s) / entity (ies) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): Panicale, 830 Stewart Dr., STE 143, Sunnyvale, CA, 94085, Yoon Suk Song, 1575 Tenaka Place., Apt 2v, Sunnyvale, CA, 94087. This business was conducted by an Individual. Filed in Santa Clara county on 7/21/2011. Under file no. 553941. /s/Yoon Suk Song This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 4/15/2013. (pub Metro 5/08, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29/2013)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #577513 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Vapein, 2737 Camino Del Rey, San Jose, CA, 95132, Long Nguyen, Duong Pham, 1101 S. Main St., Milpitas, CA, 95035. This business is conducted by a general partnership. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 4/19/2013. /s/Duong Pham. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 4/19/2013. (pub Metro 5/01, 5/08, 5/15, 5/22/2013)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #577716 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Bray Butcher Block and Bistro Inc., 100 N. Almaden Rd., Ste 182, San Jose, CA, 95125, 63 Squareback Inc., 1712 Creek Dr., San Jose, CA, 95125. This business is conducted by a Corporation. Above entity was formed in the state of California. Registrant has not yet began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Mike Priolo CEO. #C3523619


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This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Tony Pham This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 4/22/2013. (pub Metro 5/01, 5/08, 5/15, 5/22/2013)

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21–April 19): “I’m still learning,” said Michelangelo when he was 87 years old. For now, he’s your patron saint. With his unflagging curiosity as your inspiration, maybe your hunger for new teachings will bloom. You will register the fact that you don’t already know everything there is to know ... you have not yet acquired all the skills you were born to master … you’re still in the early stages of exploring whole swaths of experience that will be important to you as you become the person you want to be. Even if you’re not enrolled in a formal school, it’s time to take your education to the next level.

TAURUS (April 20–May 20): Nobel Prize–winning physicist Richard Feynman admitted that physicists can’t really define “energy,” let alone understand it. “We have no knowledge of what energy is,” he said. “We do not have a picture that energy comes in little blobs of a definite amount.” While it’s unlikely that in the coming weeks you Tauruses will advance the scientific understanding of energy, you will almost certainly boost your natural grasp of what energy feels like both inside and outside of your body. You will develop a more intuitive knack for how it ebbs and flows. You will discover useful tips about how to make it work for you rather than against you. You’re already a pretty smart animal, but soon you’ll get even smarter. GEMINI (May 21–June 20): Giant Sequoias are the biggest trees on the planet. Many are more than 300 feet tall and 30 feet wide. Their longevity is legendary, too. They can live for 2,000 years. And yet their seeds are tiny. If you had a bag of 91,000 seeds, it would weigh one pound. I suspect there’s currently a resemblance between you and the Giant Sequoia, Gemini. You’re close to acquiring a small kernel that has the potential to grow into a strong and enduring creation. Do you know what I’m talking about? Identify it. Start nurturing it.

CANCER (June 21–July 22): Don’t take yourself too seriously. The more willing you are to make fun of your problems, the greater the likelihood is that you will actually solve them. If you’re blithe and breezy and buoyant, you will be less of a magnet for suffering. To this end, say the following affirmations out loud. 1.) “I’m willing to make the mistakes if someone else is willing to learn from them.” 2.) “I’m sorry, but I’m not apologizing any more.” 3.) “Suffering makes you deep. Travel makes you broad. I’d rather travel.” 4.) “My commitment is to truth, not consistency.” 5.) “The hell with enlightenment, I want to have a tantrum.” 6.) “I stopped fighting my inner demons. We’re on the same side now.” LEO (July 23–Aug. 22): Would you buy a stuffed bunny or a baby blanket that was handcrafted by a prisoner on death row? Would you go to a cafe and eat a sandwich that was made by an employee who was screaming angrily at another employee while he made your food? Would you wear a shirt that was sewn by a 10-year-old Bangladeshi girl who works 12 hours every day with a machine that could cut off her fingers if she makes one wrong move? Questions like these will be good for you to ask yourself, Leo. It’s important for you to evaluate the origins of all the things you welcome into your life—and to make sure they are in alignment with your highest values and supportive of your well-being. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22): Having good posture tends to make you look alert and vigorous. More than that, it lowers stress levels in your tissues and facilitates the circulation of your bodily fluids. You can breathe better, too. In the coming weeks, I urge you to give yourself this blessing: the gift of good posture. I encourage you to bestow a host of other favors, too. Specialize in treating yourself with extra sweetness and compassion. Explore different ways to get excited, awaken your sense of wonder, and be in love with your life. If anyone calls you a self-involved narcissist, tell them you’re just doing what your astrologer prescribed. LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22): The German word Fernweh can be translated as “wanderlust.” Its literal meaning is “farsickness” or “an ache for the distance.” Another German word, Wandertrieb, may be rendered as “migratory instinct” or “passion to travel.” I suspect urges like these may be welling up in you right now. You could use a break from your familiar pleasures and

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the comforts you’ve been taking for granted. Moreover, you would attract an unexpected healing into your life by rambling off into the unknown.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21): We call it “longing,” says poet Robert Haas, “because desire is full of endless distances.” In other words, you and the object of your yearning may be worlds apart even though you are right next to each other. For that matter, there may be a vast expanse between you and a person you consider an intimate ally; your secret life and his or her secret life might be mysteries to each other. That’s the bad news, Scorpio. The good news is that you’re in a phase when you have extraordinary power to shrink the distances. Get closer! Call on your ingenuity and courage to do so. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21): Are you ready to go deeper, Sagittarius? In fact, would you be willing to go deeper and deeper and deeper? I foresee the possibility that you might benefit from diving in over your head. I suspect that the fear you feel as you dare to descend will be an acceptable trade-off for the educational thrills you will experience once you’re way down below. The darkness you encounter will be fertile, not evil. It will energize you, not deplete you. And if you’re worried that such a foray might feel claustrophobic, hear my prediction: In the long run it will enhance your freedom. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19): In the course of his 91 years on the planet, artist Pablo Picasso lived in many different houses, some of them rentals. When inspired by the sudden eruption of creative urges, he had no inhibitions about drawing and doodling on the white walls of those temporary dwellings. On one occasion, his landlord got upset. He ordered Picasso to pay him a penalty fee so that he could have the sketches painted over. Given the fact that Picasso ultimately became the bestselling artist of all time, that landlord may have wished he’d left the squiggles intact. In every way you can imagine, Capricorn, don’t be like that landlord in the coming week. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18): “I was often in love with something or someone,” wrote Polish poet Czeslaw Milosz. “I would fall in love with a monkey made of rags. With a plywood squirrel. With a botanical atlas. With an oriole. With a ferret. With the forest one sees to the right when riding in a cart. With human beings whose names still move me.” Your task, Aquarius, is to experiment with his approach to love. Make it a fun game: See how often you can feel adoration for unexpected characters and creatures. Be infatuated with curious objects … with snarky Internet memes … with fleeting phenomena like storms and swirling flocks of birds and candy spilled on the floor. Your mission is to supercharge your lust for life. PISCES (Feb. 19–March 20): Scientists in Brazil discovered a huge new body of water 13,000 feet beneath the Amazon River. It’s completely underground. Named the Hamza River, it moves quite slowly, and is technically more of an aquifer than a river. It’s almost as long as the Amazon, and much wider. In accordance with the astrological omens, Pisces, I’m making the Hamza River your symbol of the week. Use it to inspire you as you uncover hidden resources. Meditate on the possibility that you have within you a secret reservoir of vitality that lies beneath your wellknown sources. See if you can tap into deep feelings that are so deep you’ve been barely conscious of them. Homework: Write your ultimate personal ad. Address it to your current partner if you’re already paired. Share it at Freewillastrology.com.

Go to REALASTROLOGY.COM to check out Rob Brezsny’s Expanded Weekly Audio Horoscopes and Daily Text Message Horoscopes. Audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700


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