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The New Wave CLEAR HEAD Steve Chappell credits high-powered magnetic therapy with relieving symptoms of his chronic depression.

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OR AS LONG as he can remember, Steve Chappell felt isolated from the world. Even among friends, there seemed some chasm separating him from meaningful human connection.

The despair manifested in his body, pulsing into excruciating headaches that made it feel like his eyes would pop out. From the time he was a child, he struggled to get out of bed.

“It’s almost like I needed a training manual to be myself,” he says, “but I didn’t have one.”

Depression might have run in his family, but Chappell—an only child raised by a single, widowed mother—lacked a frame of reference.

It took years of hospital visits before a doctor diagnosed him with a major depressive disorder, giving him a name for what ailed him.

But it also marked the beginning of a three-decade struggle to treat the disease, which sucked the joy out of life and, at times, sent him to the brink of suicide.

Medications—Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft, to name a few of the 13 he tried—made him nauseous, sometimes violently ill.

“The psychotropic drug thing did not work for me,” says Chappell, a Silicon Valley data scientist who runs his own company. “I can tell you, it had the benefit of ruining two marriages.”

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Called deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), the technology involves placing a cushioned helmet over a patient’s head while a machine delivers electromagnetic pulses to affected parts of the brain.

In 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the treatment for patients resistant to depression medications and talk therapy. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, some 15 million Americans suffer from a major depressive disorder, but more than onethird fail to respond to antidepressants.

A tenth—Chappell among them, as Shakir found out—have a genetic immunity or can’t stomach the drugs because of the side effects.

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Brain neurons respond to stimulation in a perpetual balancing act between excitement and inhibition.

Too much inhibition can lead to depression. Too much excitement can induce autism and seizures.

TMS treatment has shown some promise for neuropsychiatric conditions that seem to involve dysfunctioning brain circuits, including epilepsy, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and, though the evidence is still thin, schizophrenia. It has also been used to treat people with autism, attentiondeficit disorders, tremors, addiction, bipolar disorder, chronic pain and stroke.

“At first it was a little jarring,” Chappell says from a couch in Shakir’s sunlit office. “It feels mildly like a very small electrocution. Your face locks or twitches, some people get teary eyed.”

“Some patients describe it like a miniature jackhammer,” Shakir chimes in. “Or a woodpecker.”

The breakthrough for Chappell came this spring, halfway through the second week of treatment. For the first time in three decades, he says, his head cleared.

About a month in, he felt calm, upbeat.

“The fog had lifted,” he says. “Things felt much sharper. I was smiling and laughing, which had been so hard for me. That became almost every day as the treatment progressed.”

For Chappell, TMS dispelled the need for antidepressants. Still, he keeps a dose of “rescue medication” just in case and undergoes cognitive behavioral therapy to address negative thoughts.

“It’s not a cure-all,” Shakir says of TMS. “But it’s transformational for the right patients.”

Though American doctors have spent decades testing magnetic therapies for various mood disorders, it wasn’t until federal approval in the new millennium that Shakir took up the cause. Once the FDA gave it the

green light, he signed on as a provider and founded Silicon Valley TMS, one of 600 such centers nationwide and one of 11 in northern California.

Still, questions persist about how many patients could benefit from TMS, which requires daily office visits for six weeks and maintenance sessions beyond that. Because it’s so new, there’s also a dearth of research on the long-term effects.

No one has figured out how to account for the placebo effect, in which patients feel better because they believe in the treatment. That would require building a fake TMS machine. But the electric charge that induces muscle twitching has proved a challenge to replicate.

Cost has been another barrier, with TMS running from $10,000 to $12,000 and often not covered by insurance.

Until recently, Shakir says, patients paid out of pocket at his for-profit clinic.

In the past few years, Kaiser, UnitedHealth and Blue Cross have come on board. A few months ago, Cygna agreed to cover TMS. The American Psychiatric Association advises TMS for people have tried one to four medications with little to no effect. But there’s no set standard for determining how a patient qualifies for the treatment.

“We’re trying to change that by raising the profile,” says Jon Miller, a retired Air Force veteran and TMS patient.

As a pilot, Miller says, he lived in the shadows with his illness, which took a toll on his body and personal relationships. Last year, he considered signing up for a TMS study through the VA clinic in Palo Alto, but didn’t want to risk getting assigned to the placebo group. Instead, he called his private physician, who connected him with Shakir.

Miller says he sees TMS as an alternative to the “‘Band-Aid” approach of prescription pills for mentally ill veterans.” The Navy bought Brainsway machines for its service members and their families.

Insurance for veterans, however, doesn’t cover TMS treatment.

Chappell says having the option of a non-pharmaceutical treatment gives him hope. “For each of us who have suffered for as long as we have, there is always a time where you go, ‘Enough, I shouldn’t be here any longer.’ That’s life threatening. You have to give people hope that they can get better.”

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An inside look at San Jose politics

KICKIN’ IT Neil Struthers got kicked in the balls.

Campos: Senators Planned Attack on My Husband

BY JOSH KOEHN There are different versions of what led to the Casino Night fight at the Fairmont Hotel involving the spouse of Assemblywoman Nora Campos.

While not everyone agrees how it started, or who hit who, we can say one thing with certainty: Nora Campos’ husband, Neil Struthers, got kicked in the junk.

Or maybe we should say the groin.

Or crotch.

Or “in the balls,” as Campos was quoted by the Mercury News in a story that has since been updated to note Struthers was merely kicked “below the belt.”

But let’s face facts: Struthers definitely got kicked in the balls.

Perhaps a more important issue is whether Struthers deserved to get kicked in the balls, and whether or not it was a premeditated kick in the balls.

According to the man who kicked

Struthers in the balls, the answer is: yes, Struthers most certainly did deserve to get kicked in the balls, and, no, it was not planned.

Enrique Arguello, business manager for laborers union Local 270, said Struthers called him a “faggot” and racial slur at an April 29 fundraiser held at the Fairmont Hotel by the Santa Clara & San Benito Counties Building & Construction Trades Council (SCBTC). Arguello says Campos’ husband, the former CEO of the organization, nearly punched his wife, which is why he kicked Struthers in the balls. The argument here is that the ball kicking was self-defense.

Struthers issued a statement denying he started the fight. He also noted that he planned to sue Arguello for libel and slander. His assemblymember wife went a step further. Campos released a YouTube

video accusing state Senate President Kevin de León and Senator Jim Beall, who she is challenging in the June primary, of telling Arguello and his “thugs” to beat up her husband. She also said that two union “henchmen” were “intercepted” by California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers while en route to break into her home.

Sen. de León called Campos’ accusations “absolutely false,” adding: “These are the type of antics I expect from the circus of a GOP presidential primary.”

San Jose Inside obtained a report from the CHP, and while Struthers and a neighbor say two men affiliated with Local 270 were sitting in a car outside of his home, nowhere is a break-in mentioned.

There’s a lot going on here, but one thing is certain: Neil Struthers definitely got kicked in the balls.

$100K Reward Offered in Cold Case Murder At 8:11am, Matt Flores drove a rented Chevrolet Corsica into the parking lot of his new job at Applied Materials the morning of March 24, 1994.

The 26-year-old Rhode Island native had been hired by the Santa Clara company weeks before, fresh out of the Army and ready to start a new life with his wife and infant daughter.

At 8:15am, Flores was dead, shot execution-style, a point-blank bullet to the head.

Clues to what happened that day are nearly nonexistent— not even a shell casing was found.

But surveillance tape shows a dark two-door Ford Flores Explorer circling the lot 20 minutes before Flores arrived and driving off 20 seconds after the shooting.

Twenty-two years later, the murder remains unsolved, despite a $100,000 reward offered right Flores’ death and again in 2011. On Monday, authorities announced that Applied Materials has reissued the six-figure incentive.

“It can be easy to let these sorts of cases slip into the background,” said Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian, who has taken a personal interest in the case. “But … to Matt’s friends and family, this case is just as important today as it was more than 20 years ago.”

In 2011, the reward generated new leads, all dead ends. Five years later, Flores’ family asked his former employer to offer it once more to renew interest in the case.

The timing is especially poignant because Tuesday, May 17, would have been Flores’ 49th birthday.

His daughter, 22, graduated college with honors last week.

Police ask anyone with information to call 408.241.9495.

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O MANY PERKS to this place we call home. We’re just a short drive from beautiful beaches, awe-inspiring hikes and world-class wine producers. The food is stellar and the nightlife is eclectic. The South Bay continues to breed world-class artists and musicians— and the region’s cultural venues regularly host thought-provoking speakers, inspiring exhibitions, top-notch theater and rocking live music.

As the El Niño winter gives way to sunnier skies, it’s time to take advantage of all the amazing diversions at our fingertips. Check out a new band or enjoy one of your all-time favorite performers, explore nearby trails, recline on the sand, saddle up for equestrian excursion, sample locally produced pinot, ponder the human condition at a local black-box theater or take in the spectacle of a touring Broadway production.

The majority of the activities listed in this guide are within 60 miles of wherever the car is parked. So pack a day bag, get some wheels and prepare for another glorious summer in Silicon Valley.

—Nick Veronin

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Seasonal Sounds Adele, Ziggy, The Roots: South Bay venues host summer’s hottest acts

BY JODY AMABLE, JOHN FLYNN, MIKE HUGUENOR, NICK VERONIN OVER THE PAST two years, the South Bay’s music scene has improved significantly. The rebirth of San Jose’s SoFA

ROOTED Questlove, leader of Jimmy Fallon’s house band and hip-hop crew The Roots, comes to The Mountain Winery in June.

small (Art Boutiki), who are pulling in a diverse collection of buzzworthy acts.

Take the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, for instance. This year’s lineup includes performances by The Roots, Ziggy Marley and Explosions in the Sky, as well as appearances by Ira Glass and the new host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah. And then there is Montalvo Arts Center's easy listening sounds and Santa Cruz’s eclectic Catalyst lineup.

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Ensemble Mik Nawooj Jun 11 Covering a classic Wu Tang song is a precarious proposition. How can anyone expect to top the Shaolin rhymesayers?

Well, if anyone comes close, it is Ensemble Mik Nawooj, a San Francisco-based collective which merges a chamber orchestra with two highly proficient emcees. Their cover of “C.R.E.A.M.” and its stellar accompanying video are cold as ice. (NV)

Bent Knee Jun 17 A recent signee to Cuneiform Records, the Boston-based Bent Knee aren’t interested in fitting neatly into any kind of road-tested genre. They combine elements of heavy progressive rock—like dextrous guitar leads and hairpin turn rhythmic changes—jazzy keyboard chords and textures, and dreamy and nightmarish lyricism. Their sense for the theatrical helps everything cohere.

RIYL beautifully schizo song structures, like Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and Radiohead’s “Paranoid Android.” (NV) Ratatet Sextet May 27 • Slime Girls, Astroskeleton, Omnibus, ShopboyBB May 28 • The Blondies (CD Release) Jun 4 • Donnie G (Opera) Jul 23-24

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The Struts May 27 Reared in the U.K.—presumably on a diet of Mick Jagger’s swagger, The Darkness’ stadium-filling riffs, T. Rex’s wardrobe, and Sid Vicious’ trademark sneer—these Brits have since relocated across the pond to L.A. (Where else?) Riding a steady wave of blog and mainstream love, they make their glamourous San Jose debut this month. (NV)

The Mowgli’s Jul 3 Sometimes described as a quintessentially Californian band, The Mowgli’s have anthemic indie pop down to a science.

Their songs—like “San Francisco” and “The Great Divide”—are positively exultant odes to living life to the fullest and finding the beauty in everything from raindrops to the rocky Big Sur coast. (NV)

Eve 6 Sep 8 These ’90s alternative hitmakers help close out the summer at The Ritz with their smash single “Inside Out” and other charting songs, like “Here’s to the Night” and “Leech.” The band took a brief hiatus in the 2000s and reunited in 2008 with an updated disco-punk sound and some catchy songs, like “Speaking in Code” and the ode to jealousy “Victoria.” (NV) Pentagram May 28 • BFD PreParty: Finish Ticket, Joywave, Night Riots Jun 3 • Monophonics Jun 4 • Voivoid Jun 7 • Mac Sabbath Jun 11 • This Charming Band Jun 17 • The Aggrolites Jun 18 • The Electric Six Jun 28 • The Dickies Jul 13 • Nervosa Aug 31

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But while the South of First Street arts corridor and its venues are a major part of the equation, there are other South Bay players, both large (Shoreline) and

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Special ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday.

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Questlove tip-taps the boom-baps and the effortlessly eloquent Black Thought unspools rhymes that balance story-telling with metaphorical wisdom and societal critiques. (JF)

June 4 & 5, 2016 Come join us for exciting live music and family fun, all included with Aquarium admission.

Ziggy Marley Jul 31 Son of legendary reggae superstar Bob Marley, Ziggy has been surrounded by the rhythms of world music from birth.

He’s recorded 12 studio albums with his former band, The Melody Makers, and has released five LPs as a solo artist. He plans to release his sixth full-length solo album this spring. (NV)

Ira Glass Aug 6

Tickets available at montereybayaquarium.org/ocean.

As the longtime host of This American Life, Ira Glass has helped usher in a new era in audio journalism and storytelling. His show has produced many offshoots, including the wildly successful Serial and Invisibilia, and been an inspiration to other pioneering programs, like Radiolab. (NV)

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Formed in 1999, the Austin quartet have released seven full-length records—many of them to critical acclaim. Their latest, The Wilderness, dropped earlier this year. Many people know Explosions in the Sky without knowing it; the band provided the sonic backdrop for the hit high school football drama, Friday Night Lights. (NV) The B-52s May 20 • Lynyrd Skynyrd May 22 • WAR & Los Lonely Boys May 29 • Jeff Dunham: Perfectly Unbalanced Jun 3 • THE CULT Jun 5 • Maxwell Jun 21 • Chicago Jun 23-24 • Neko Case, K.D. Lang & Laura Veirs Jun 25 • Foreigner Jul 3 • Lyle Lovett Jul 5 • Goo Goo Dolls Jul 12-13 • Brian Regan Jul 15 • Gabriel Iglesias Jul 17 • Barenaked Ladies Jul 19 • Creedence Clearwater Revisited Jul 23 • UB40 Jul 26 • Boz Scaggs & Michael McDonald Jul 29 • Earth, Wind & Fire Aug 2-3 • Huey Lewis & The News Aug 7 • Indigo Girls Aug 9 • Grace Potter Aug 13

FUNNY GUY Jim Jefferies performs July 28 in San Jose.

15 • Jeff Beck & Buddy Guy Aug 14 • Culture Club Aug 15 • Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals Aug 16 • Trevor Noah Aug 19 • Michael Franti & Spearhead Aug 21 • The Go-Go’s Aug 22 • Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo & Melissa Etheridge Aug 24 • 98 Degrees Aug 28 • Gov’t Mule Aug 30 • YES Aug 31

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Jackson Browne Aug 16 Jackson Browne broke out writing songs for other artists—a practice he’s continued throughout his career, penning countless hits. On the songs he sang—“Running on Empty,” “Somebody’s Baby” and “The Pretender”—he radiated amid his sumptuous melodies with a persistent sympathy. Outside of music, he’s a prolific activist speaking out against nuclear energy, plastic bottles and Wall Street’s greed. (JF)

Weird Al Yankovic Jul 24 In the world of musical parody, it’s Weird Al, a million miles, then everyone else. The flamboyant curly-headed flipper of infectious pop tunes will be touring for his Grammywinning album, Mandatory Fun, the first-ever comedy album to top the Billboard charts.

In the fourth decade of his singular career, Al spoofed “Happy,” “Fancy” and “Royals” as deftly as he reimagined hits by Michael Jackson, Madonna and Chamillionaire. (JF)

Jim Jefferies Jul 28 For whatever reason, Americans like to hear the criticisms of sacred cows from blokes with foreign accents. The brash Australian will perform his newest tour, Freedumb, which comes on the heels of his

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16 mainstream like Grouplove, The Lumineers and Cold War Kids. For many, the most exciting group on the bill is the classic Brooklyn hip hop group The Pharcyde, whose “Passing Me By” is one of the greatest songs of the 20th century.

The festival also boasts a Culinary Stage stacked with food stars like Gordon Ramsay and ... Cheech & Chong? (MH)

Fab Five Fill up on great music with this quintet of local music festivals

Live 105’s BFD Jun 4 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View

GOOD-ASS EMCEE Already a star in his own right, Chance The Rapper has blown up since being featured on Kanye West’s latest album.

BottleRock May 27-29 Napa Expo

Though the festival’s lead promoter has said on record that BottleRock

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FX show Legit and the massively successful Netflix-special Bare, where he delivered an insta-classic bit on gun control by savaging American’s lunatic attachment to firearms.

His elaborate metaphor for God being an abrasive drunk at a party is an all-timer. (JF) Sesame Street Live Make a New Friend May 21-22 • Truong Giang Live Show Jun 5 • Valy U.S. Tour 2016 Jul 10 • Maks & Val Live On Tour: Our Way Aug 14 • Thomas Anders & Modern Talking Band Aug 20

does not book “super-hipster indie bands, or hip hop, or electronic dance music,” it does bring some of the biggest names in popular music to the North Bay. Stevie

style of funky jazz that blends stunning musicianship with tongue-in-cheek lyrics.

Their live shows are characterized by smashes like “Reelin in the Years” and mind-bending solos. (JF)

Weezer, Panic! At The Disco Jun 31 The dweeby-looking, but hard-rocking Rivers Cuomo fronts Weezer (pictured), perhaps the quintessential alt-rock ’90s band with their slacker morals, sweeping

Wonder, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Florence & the Machine and Death Cab For Cutie all pack into wine country over the three-day weekend, along with recent additions to the

grooves and layered self-awareness. Hits like “Buddy Holly,” “Say it Ain’t So” and “Islands in the Sun” balance infectious pop and respectable hard rock. (JF) The Cure May 26 • Zac Brown Band Jun 3 • Live 105’s BFD Jun 4 • Flight of the Conchords Jun 28 • Rascal Flatts & Kelsea Ballerini Jul 11 • Endless Summer Tour: G-Eazy,

Since the mid-80s, Live 105 has been an influential force in alternative rock radio. The radio station was one of the first in the country to begin hosting large-scale music festivals, which now dominate popular music. BFD was launched in 1994—a high-water mark for alternative and grunge music. This year’s festival features headliners The Offspring, Fitz and the Tantrums and Silversun Pickups; plus Bad Religion, Wolfmother, DJ sets by Live 105 program director Aaron Axelsen, and local bands like A Yawn Worth

Logic, YG Jul 8 • Dixie Chicks Jul 12 • Darius Rucker, Dan and Shay, Michael Ray Jul 15 • Brantley Gilbert, Justin Moore, Colt Ford Jul 22 • Keith Urban, Brett Eldredge, Maren Morris Jul 28 • Dead & Company Jul 30 • Vans Warped Tour Aug 6 • Jason Aldean, Thomas Rhett & A Thousand Horses Aug 19 • Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Cheap Trick Aug 24

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Steely Dan and Steve Winwood Jun 16 Before they won Grammys, Steely Dan were Leather Canary, a Bard College band with Chevy Chase playing the drums.

Since, they’ve pioneered a perfectionist

Possessing perhaps the greatest voice that has ever existed, Andrea Bocelli is an absolute force of nature. The sightless Italian imbues his operatic pop with pregnant emotion and perhaps his most famous work, “Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partiro),” showcases his supernatural range. It was also flawlessly covered by Will Ferrell at the conclusion of “Step Brothers.” (JF)

Adele Jun 30-31 For most artists, releasing an album only in CD form would be commercial suicide.

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Hip-hop’s incorporation of EDM’s synthetic textures, the increased influence of synthetic drugs, a playful sense of absurdist humor and a return to gritty street-life storytelling have given birth to “trap.” Emcees like Fetty Wap, Rae Sremmurd, Yo Gotti and Kevin Gates—all of whom are Fetty Wap playing at KMEL’s long-running Summer Jam— spin tracks that are simultaneously boastful and rueful. Stories of fast money, cars and women, are juxtaposed with cautionary tales about ceaseless violence, addiction and being swallowed up by the trap house. Still, these tunes can also be downright ecstatic. (NV)

But Adele isn’t like any other artist working today. This year, she cemented her stardom with the universally beloved “Hello,” which begins with the declaration “it’s me.” You know you’ve made it when that’s all you need to say to announce a return. (JF) Sting & Peter Gabriel (Rock Paper Scissors Tour) Jul 14 • Julion Alvarez Jul 15 • Nicky Jam Jul 24 • Demi Lovato w/Nick Jonas Aug 18 • Carrie Underwood Sep 10 • Mana: Latin Power Tour Sep 17

MONTALVO ARTS CENTER

15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga A favorite South Bay spot for summer arts series, Montalvo Arts’ summer concerts are back with their signature blend of music and comedy. Appealing to a wide range of tastes, expect performances from classic rockers and HBO-vetted comedians, all of which come with a fine-dining option and a natural backdrop that’s almost as good as the acts. (JA)

Outside Lands Aug 5-7 Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Back in 2008 Outside Lands unleashed itself on San Francisco with a headliner called Radiohead. Now in its eighth year, Radiohead returns with a new album, A Moon Shaped Pool. The diverse lineup includes everyone from Lionel Richie to Beach House; Grimes to Sufjan Stevens.

Radiohead isn’t the only group with a new record. Chance the Rapper is fresh off his piping hot Coloring Book. (MH)

SJ Jazz Summer Fest Aug 12-14

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Every year San Jose hosts one of the biggest and best jazz festivals in the country, and Summer Fest returns this year for its 27th season with 120 performances on 12 stages. Headliners include Galactic, Bobby Caldwell, Funky Meters, Sergio Mendes & Brasil 2016 and many more. (NV) —Mike Huguenor & Nick Veronin

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Wanda Sykes Jun 23 • Rick Springfield Jul 12 • Brian McKnight Jul 29 • Gladys Knight Jul 31 • Dave Koz & David Sanborn Aug 12 • Sebastian Maniscalco Aug 14 • Kathy Griffin Aug 26

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Plan a getaway around indie darlings like Thao Nguyen, Kurt Vile, and Savages, or put together a punk-rock weekend with Bad Religion or X. (JA)

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Bad Religion Jun 3 • Waka Flocka Flame Jun 17 • Cherry Glazerr • Jun 21 • Thao and the Get Down Stay Down • Jul 20 • Savages • Jul 27 • Kurt Vile and the Violators • Aug 11

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Yelling, Rin Tin Tiger, Talkie and Belle Noire. (NV)

Summer Guide Art political rustling, Milton Rogovin became one of the 20th century’s greatest photographers. After being called before the House Un-American Activities Committee during the “Red Scare” of 1957, Rogovin turned to photography for expression. He is best known for The Forgotten Ones, a three decade-long project capturing chronological portraits of families living in an impoverished area of Buffalo, New York.

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Maker Space Thru May 22 A celebration of material defying art at the Koret Family Gallery.

Border Cantos Thru Jul 31 The photos of Richard Misrach and unique musical creations of Guillermo Galindo explore the undocumented immigrant’s journey.

Tabaimo: Her Room Thru Aug 21 A magically animated and drawn study of the real and make-believe.

San Jose’s 20th Century Vanguard Thru Sep 18 A retrospective of the South Bay art scene since the ‘60s.

GOLDEN HOUR NUMU’s upcoming group show, ‘Et in Arcadia Ego’ explores the sublime and paradise lost.

Beauty by the Beach Local galleries inspire with off-the-wall exhibits and performances EMPIRE SEVEN 525 N Seventh St, San Jose In the eight years since Empire Seven Studios opened, the gallery has seen it all: exhibitions with the world’s hottest artists, near-catastrophic fires and, more recently, an effort to make art part of the public dialogue through the San Jose Mural Project.

Although not beholden to a single theme, the eight-year anniversary’s ethos is based on the Japanese idea of Shokunin: the lifelong dedication of a craftsmen. Combining the gallery’s huge collection and new works by old contributors, the show becomes both a personal retrospective and, for many, an artistic reunion.

NUMU 106 E Main St, Los Gatos Barely a year old, NUMU has already established itself as an important art

hub in the South Bay. Besides its diverse exhibitions, the spacious Los Gatos museum offers extensive, interactive art education for anyone interested. Thursday “late nights” are usually reserved for conversations and presentations with artists, but the rest of the week includes a mixture of oil painting classes, sculpture workshops and even music production lessons.

Mitchell vs. Steinbeck Thru Oct 16 In 1936, John Steinbeck famously wrote his novel The Grapes of Wrath whilst living in Los Gatos. Although it's become an American classic, at publication the backlash was strong—particularly from one of his neighbors, writer Ruth Comfort Mitchell, who wrote the novel Of Human Kindness in response. Using historical documents and even interviews with the book’s adversaries, the show explores the odd and intimate literary duel between the pair in greater historical context.

Et in Arcadia Ego Jun 2 - Oct 2 The myth of Arcadia, or an unspoiled, natural wilderness has been a persistent theme in art since the Renaissance. This show will be an exploration of that ideal. Nicolas Poussain’s 17th century painting, which inspired the event’s name, serves as the primary inspiration for nearly 20 artists as they explore timeless idea of natural utopias.

Hats Off Thru Jun 26 An exploration of hats and their historical and artistic significance in society.

Script & Scribble Thru Oct An extensive examination of the history of penmanship and its steady decline.

In the Heart of the Wild: Anne Brigman and Her Circle Jul 15 - Jan 8 A personal look at the life of the 19th century Los Gatos resident, poet and photographer.

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART 110 S Market St, San Jose

Life and Labor Aug 18 - Mar 17 Originally an optometrist with some

SAN JOSE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART 560 S 1st St, San Jose

Next New Paper Jun 5 - Sep 18 Examining how a material so common to everyday life is almost forgotten, this exhibition brings together 17 Bay Area artists to work exclusively with one medium: paper. Manipulating pulp to the furthest degree, this show is a panoply of art sculpture and imaginative design.

This is Not a Book: Chapter 2 Jun 5 - Sep 11 Following with the season’s theme of ordinary objects transformed into art, “This is Not a Book” brings together 25 artists to explore the properties of books, bindings and the pages in between. While technically a sculpture show, the exhibition is a step beyond in terms of composition and creativity.

Looking Between the Covers Jun 5 - Sep 4 Like glimpsing down an endless but soothing hallway, Mary Ellen Bartley’s art is a quiet, nuanced representation of the relationship between absence and presence. Using books as her visual subjects, Bartley composes minimalist explorations of patterns, space and size

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BAD MAMMA JAMMA Broadway San Jose brings the hit musical ‘Mama Mia’ to the Center for the Performing Arts.

All the World’s a Stage THEATRE WORKS

long-estranged son who struggles with his own battles. (JS)

The Velocity of Autumn Jun 1 - 26

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An octogenarian artist barricades herself in her Brooklyn brownstone, determined to avoid being put into a retirement home.

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In this World Premiere, father’s running for President, but daughter’s running wild. When someone unfurls a confederate flag, scandal hits

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A merchant marine by day, Willow Glenbased artist and photographer Martin

Machado uses the sites of sea and harbor for inspiration. With a mixture of N.C. Wyeth’s seafaring sensationalism and the line-work of late 19th century political cartoons, Machado creates evocative nautical portraits with an almost linear pointillism.

A Frisby & Lance Cyril Mountain Jul 15 Oklahoma- based artist Aaron Frisby paints alluring, even seductive but equally unsettling female portraits. Lance Cyril Mountain—son to legendary skateboarder

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Bat Boy | May 26 – Jun 25

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Jun 10 - Jun 26

Mamma Mia Jun 3 - Jun 5

Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto

The smash-hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, the eighth-longest running show in Broadway history, will perform five performances by the national touring company. Dance in your seat to “Dancing Queen” and more of ABBA’s greatest hits.

Bus Barn Theatre, Los Altos A musical comedy/horror show about a half boy/half bat who must battle prejudice, intolerance, and provincialism in rural West Virginia, with a driving rock score, humor, and pathos.

Assassins Sep 1 - Sep 25 Bus Barn Theatre, Los Altos Stephen Sondheim’s raucous musical carnival features notorious American assassins including John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme and John Hinckley, among others. Signature Sondheim lyrics and music explore our culture of celebrity.

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Classic Chekhov themes collide with presentday angst and hilarious shenanigans, as a modern Vanya and Sonia’s humdrum country life turns chaotic by a surprise visit from their Hollywood star sister, Masha, and her young hunky boyfriend, Spike. Winner of a 2013 Tony for Best Play.

PEAR THEATRE August: Osage County Jun 24 - Jul 10 Pear Theatre, Mountain View A fiercely dark comedy about an American family reunited by the disappearance of

The Life of the Party Aug 24 - Sep 18 Mountain View Center for Performing Arts Fresh from London, this musical evening stars Tony Award-nominated composer Andrew Lippa and friends in the American premiere of a revue of his hits: The Addams Family, Big Fish, award-winning The Wild Party, poignant I Am Harvey Milk, and many

Lance Mountain—paints conceptual, cubist-like examinations of shape and color. Something of a meeting of minds, the exhibition will present a juxtaposition in styles born out of very similar personalities.

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California: The Art of Water Jul 13 - Nov 28 In light of the state’s (still) severe water

Motown: The Musical Jun 21 - Jun 26 Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose The story behind the music follows Berry Gordy’s rise to fame as the music mogul who launched careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and many more.

Featuring classic Motown hits such as “My Girl” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.”

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the fan and the press runs amok. An audience favorite at the 2015 New Works Festival, this political drama skewers muckraking media and the pursuit of headlines. (JS)

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Slaughter City Jul 21 - Aug 7

Two teenagers, worlds apart, discover just how much they have in common as they work together to complete a homework assignment and discover something startling and life-changing.

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American Idiot Jul 14 - Aug 21

Waiting for Lefty Aug 11 – Aug 21

Work in a meatpacking plant never sounded so good, in this West Coast premiere of a humorous and riveting play with music; moving and thought-provoking.

City Lights Theater, San Jose The Tony-winning musical extravaganza, based on the Grammy-winning multiplatinum album by East Bay’s punk-rock band Green Day, tells the story of three friends searching for authentic life in an uncertain world. Featuring the hits Boulevard of Broken Dreams, 21 Guns, Wake Me Up

crisis, Stanford is exhibiting a collection of paintings and photographs portraying California’s most precious resource. With work from over 70 artists, including Ansel Adams, David Hockney, and Carleton Watkins, the show also features accompany programs to raise awareness for ongoing water issues.

Soulmaker: The Times of Lewis Hine May 21 A retrospective on the haunting child labor photographs that made Hine’s reputation.

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BUT, MOM! The Velocity of Autumn gets tense.

Myth, Allegory, and Faith Jun 20 Prints that illustrate the progression between mannerist and baroque styles.

Richard Diebenkorn: The Sketchbooks Revealed Thru Aug 8

Still hauntingly relevant, the great American play by Clifford Odets tells a story of the fight for collective bargaining and workers’ rights; a sometimes violent but always valiant struggle for human dignity.

—Jeanie Smith

Edward Hopper: New York Corner Aug 8 An artistic historiography of the famous painting using documents and contemporaneous artists.

—Tad Malone

More than 1,000 drawings of Diebenkorn that illustrate his styles and growth through half a century.

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When September Ends, Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) and the title track, American Idiot, the show is a sure-fire summer sizzler.

more. Surprises and laughs with song and sophistication. (JS)

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Summer Guide Movies that will turn them into an animal of their pick. (David chooses a lobster.) Greece’s Yorgos (Dogtooth) Lanthimos assembled an impressive cast for this speculative fiction tale, with Rachel Weisz as the love-object David meets too late, and John C. Reilly (with an Elmer Fudd accent) as another forlorn intern. It’ll be loved and hated, sometimes by the same people. But it’s distinctive. There hasn’t ever been such a sharp film about the endless pressure on singletons to hook up.

X-Men: Apocalypse May 27 It’s an alternate version of 1983. From an ancient pyramid a god-like destructive force arises—a blue-skinned deity (Oscar Issacs) who requires his own host of four demons. The angry god augments the powers of a quartet of mutants, including Magneto (Michael Fassbender) who had tried to make a new life for himself as a steelworker in Communist Poland. Meanwhile Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) and the Xavier school try to figure out a strategy to stop the apparently unstoppable. Favorite mutants come and go, including Wolverine, at this point still known as Weapon X (Hugh Jackman), Psylocke (Olivia Munn), the worm-like Caliban (Tomas Lemarquis) who refers to himself in the third person, the pious Nightcrawler (Kodi SmitMcPhee) and the speedster Quicksilver (Evan Peters, the loosest and least mannered of the actors here) upstaging the mosh pit as he did in this film’s predecessor.

HOLD THE PHONE X-Men don’t go in for that apocalypse stuff.

Make a Run for It Beat the heat, save the world with these blockbusters and absurd love stories

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HILE THE MAKERS of multimillion dollar films tend not to overthink the politics, there’s usually detectable angst in election year cinema. Not in 2016. The best summer-style film of the year so far, Captain America: Civil Wars took a pass on politics. Rather than make a decision on foreign policy, Cap gets out of America.

Nothing on the summer film roster seems to have the angst of previous election year offerings, such as The Dark Knight (2008) or The Avengers (2012). Public mourning over the recent death of Darwyn Cooke, a celebrated

cartoonist who always sought the light and the playful side of DC’s caped assets, made some wonder if the trend toward adult superheroes had been a dead end. Evidence would be a Batman v.

Superman fight that was too cruel and downbeat for many viewers, and the upcoming Dirty Dozen goes to Gotham titled Suicide Squad (Aug. 5) which hopes to be the new Deadpool.

Yet the R-rated animated version of the 1988 graphic novel The Killing Joke (July 23) demonstrates why it’s a smart idea to take Batman downtown.

Author Alan Moore here explained why the idea of Batman persists, while encompassing self-doubts about the hero’s sanity, as well as his fear of murdering The Joker, the nemesis who has been begging for death for years.

While the animation in the previews for

the adaptation lacks the clarity of Brian Bolland’s graphics in the book, this VOD release reunites the best actor ever to play Batman (namely, the voice actor Kevin Conroy) and Mark Hamill’s Joker.

The rest of the summer movies may lack such food for thought.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, brings back the overenthusiastic, slimy, snot-green shellbacked talking dongs. Ghostbusters’s (July 15) cast’s sex change has caused some Maria Callas-worthy howls of anguish about these relentlessly PC times, but even if the original was a kid-pleaser, there is much room for improvement from an original vaguely remembered as a comedy classic. A new Tarzan (July 1), a remade Ben Hur (Aug 19) and Jason Bourne again (Jul 29) make for a summer of old names and new hype.

The Lobster May 27 An Ionesco-like absurdist parable. Some smooth yet totalitarian government of a near-future insists on coupling up its citizens. The sad-sack David (Colin Farrell) walls up at a rainy, clinical hotel where the residents get only a short time to find a mate for life. If they don’t, they endure some sort of mysterious reverse Dr. Moreau surgery

Diary of a Chambermaid Jun 17 In The Lobster, she was an austere and violent revolutionary leader. In Blue Is the Warmest Color, she was a turquoise-haired upper-class girl with an affection for a fleshy commoner. And in Spectre, she was a disdainful physician whose arc from contempt to affection was accelerated by the speed of living in James Bond’s world.

Here Lea Seydoux reunites with director Benoit Jacquot (Farewell My Queen) in an adaptation of Octave Mirbeau novel previously adapted by Jean Renoir (1946) and Luis Bunuel (1963). The beautiful, haughty actress plays a maid in a suffocating provincial household, sexually harassed by the master of the house, and intrigued by a thuggish gardener (Vincent Lindon) who shares her contempt for her bosses.

The Purge 2 Jul 1 Admittedly, the previews for writer-director James Monaco’s allegorical horror film have been playing too often in theaters. This sequel regards The Purge night of 2020, where it’s open season on our fellow citizens … but the front runner for the United States presidency (Elizabeth Mitchell) is promising to do away with the annual free-for-all. And that makes the average citizens out there—the ones who like to maybe put on a mask once a year and blow off a little steam killing their neighbors—angry. To be released on Jul 1 as counter-programming to Independence Day:

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Star Trek: Beyond Jul 22 Justin Lin, the Taiwan-born director who revived the Fast and The Furious franchise, gets some far faster vehicles to direct.

Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto return as Kirk and Spock, whose ship is attacked by a mysterious weapon and destroyed. The Enterprise crew gets marooned at the edge of known space on a planet populated by angry aliens who want nothing to do with the Federation. Co-star Simon Pegg (as Scotty) is one of the five credited writers.

Wanting to watch this is a triumph of hope over experience, considering how slapdash the second Star Trek was. But again, there is Lin behind the camera—the man’s a good enough director to make even Vin Diesel look like a raffish, warm human being.

Nerve Jul 27 Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman (Catfish) direct this flamboyant young-adult novel adaptation. An internet-wide truth-or-dare game offers you a choice of being a player or a watcher. It’s a good idea to choose the latter: Vee (Emma Roberts) and Ian (Palo Alto’s own Dave Franco) are made to jump through increasingly outlandish hoops to please a vast online audience. Rare indeed is the YA novel that doesn’t synopsize into something that sounds like a movie someone made 10 or 15 years back. Nerve isn’t that rare: David Fincher’s least-popular film The Game (1997) went down this road. But the lively stars promise fun, and Michael Simmonds’ neonbright photography in the trailers seems almost as psychedelic as Benoit Debbie’s work for Gaspar Noe in Enter the Void.

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You July A profile of the producer and writer who transformed television at the cusp of the 1970s and beyond, later becoming a powerbroker in the Democratic party. Lear’s Sanford and Son bleached yet preserved irresistible chitlincircuit comedy for a global audience. Endless reruns prove that Redd Foxx is as funny in 2016 as he was in 1975. Lear’s All in the Family similarly stands up to the decades well. If the malapropistic Archie Bunker is wrong about women and minorities, he’s certainly wise about the character of his mooching, meat-headed son in law (Rob Reiner). Lear (93 years old) is interviewed, as is San Jose’s own Adrienne Barbeau, the co-star of Lear’s TV show Maude.

Hell or High Water August Overserious movies about the West can be a real sleeping pill. Yet there’s a certain vigor in the trailers for this crime story about a pair of brothers (Chris Pine and Ben Foster). Maybe the lure is seeing Pine go authentic-looking Texan, or watching Jeff Bridges’ take on the the standard-aged Texas ranger on one last case.

It’s directed by David MacKenzie (most recently of the prison drama Starred Up) and scripted by Taylor Sheridan, the scriptwriter of Sicario.

Sunset Song May 27 Agynes Deyn plays a Scottish farm girl who endures—for as long as she can—the erosion of her family in the years before World War I. The director Terence Davies, now 70, bravely never gave up on his plan to film Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s novel, despite constant reversals over the last 20 years. Davies (Distant Voices, Still Lives) has never been a director for the restless—silences and long takes are his way of evoking Great Britain’s past. This empathetic, clear-eyed retriever of history, whose last film, The Deep Blue Sea, was one of the best of 2012, C has been a spellbinder for decades.

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Resurgence (this time, the interstellar invaders brought computer virus protection). Unlike the latest Roland Emmerich, we can expect The Purge 2 to have at least a bit of pith.

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Ballin’ in the Bay Summer crackles with Sharks, Warriors in pursuit of hardware

Brent Burns needs to get hot for the Sharks to snare the Cup.

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OR SOME, the warm weather is a chance to relive glory days.

But why break a sweat when you can crack open a cold one and let the pros do the work?

How quickly jubilation can turn to anxiety.

After the Sharks stunned the Los Angeles Kings in five games to move to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the job looked to be done. San Jose outperformed its expectations and was playing with

So, San Jose’s Game 7 dismantling of the Predators provided an equal mix of excitement, joy and, yes, relief. Loving the Sharks means praying they avoid disaster as much as it means dreaming they might win.

Without the burden of expectations, can Joe Pavelski and company bring home a championship to Silicon Valley? Let’s hope we have a lot of summer to find out.

But the past holds no bearing on the future.

Optimism isn’t a feeling Sharks fans find comfortable, but San Jose’s incredible tilt against the Predators bodes well, as the boys in teal enter a series against a team with its own history of coming up short.

San Jose and St. Louis offer eerily similar playoff pasts, meaning one of the two will

The Golden State Warriors Title Run Official watch parties hosted at The Continental, San Jose Stephen Curry is a revelation. The point guard uncorks bombs from 30 feet, weaves through defenses with yo-yo dribbles and dishes dimes with his off-hand into the chest of a teammate 30 feet down the floor.

Draymond Green possess the quintessential modern big man skills. And Klay Thompson beat Curry to win the 3-point contest at this year’s All-Star game. After snagging last year’s championship and breaking the regular season record for wins, this run could establish the squad as a dynasty. (JF)

Copa Americana Centennial Tournament June 3, 6, 13, 18 Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara When you build a big stadium, you host big events. On June 3, the 100th Copa Americana will kick off as the United States take the field against Colombia. On June 6, Levi’s will host the top-seeded squad in the Western Hemisphere, Argentina, which features international superstars Javier Mascherano, Angel Di Maria and Lionel Messi. The tournament has a direct effect on World Cup rankings and should be the finest display of soccer to stop around these parts for years to come. (JF)

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—Jacob Sundstrom

house money, making an appearance in the second round for the first time since 2013.

Then the Nashville Predators took down the Anaheim Ducks in seven games. Suddenly, the Sharks needed to win again to avoid the embarrassment of losing to a lesser opponent.

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exorcise some demons and the others will go back to doing the same old.

Now the team sits just four wins away from the Stanley Cup Finals. San Jose has never reached the Stanley Cup but it has reached Western Conference finals three times—what, you want to know the results? They weren’t pretty. Suffice to say, no one beats their chest about the 2010 series against the Chicago Blackhawks or the 2011 set against the Vancouver Canucks.

Most probasbly don’t remember the 2004 series against the Calgary Flames.

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Summer 2016 is shaping up to be a great year for Bay Area sports fans. The Warriors are working toward their secondstraight NBA title, while the Sharks might just take home the Stanley Cup for the first time ever (fingers and toes crossed). Plus, Giants fans are acutely aware that 2016 is an #EvenYear.

Then there’s the Olympics in Rio and even soccer fans will feel the love as Avaya Stadium hosts the MLS All Star Game. Meanwhile, Levi’s Stadium will be a key venue for Copa America matches.

So, grab a few beers, belly up to the bar and root for the home team(s).

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If you’ve lived in or near the fair city of San Jose long enough, you know the Sharks have somewhat of a reputation; not a good one, either.

Losing to the Predators would have given the Sharks that old “choker” label right back,

FLEA FLICKER Messi (right) captains Argentina in the Copa America.

27 Avaya Stadium, San Jose, , 6pm Since it’s the fifth biggest sport in the country, the MLS ranks in the secondtier of international soccer leagues. But assemble a squad of athletic Americans with seasoned imported superstars and the association's best can rival anyone. This year, the MLS all-stars take on Arsenal, a perennial contender for the lauded English Premier League. Rumor has it the club fully committed when players realized they could sip a pint after the game from the longest outdoor bar in North America. (JF)

San Jose Spiders Ultimate Frisbee Team May 29 and June 11, 18, 25 Foothill College Stadium There’s an alluring contrast to the pace of Ultimate Frisbee. The disc traces a loping arc between sprinting teammates, who herk and

jerk their way to the goal. San Jose boasts the repeating champions of the last two seasons in the American Ultimate Disc league. This season, they’re off to a rough start at 1-3, but there’s plenty of time to watch them make a late season run for the top spot. (JF)

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LA Galaxy Jun 25 Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto, 7:00pm, $20+ At the turn of the century, the San Jose Earthquakes captured two MLS titles captained by the shifty brilliance of Landon Donovan. Since the superstar departed, it’s been a rockier road. But now, led by national team member Chris Wondolowski, the Quakes hope to ride his scrappy savvy to a place of prominence once again. They’ll face off against their long-time rivals, the LA Galaxy, in the annually hotly anticipated matchup, the California Clasico. (JF)

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attendees to luxuriate in the sunshine, listen to local tunes and dig into some quality eats provided by dozens of vendors—the most famous of these being the Cajun specialists who concoct the best gumbo this side of the Mississippi. There’s a Kiddie Korner, over 200 arts and business booths and a wide array of wine and beer.

The two-day event features two stages headlined by hard rockers NRichN and twangy country singers Whiskey Pass. (JF)

Mushroom Mardi Gras May 28-29 Tennant Station, Morgan Hill In its 37th year of existence, this monumental tribute to mushrooms will stuff them, deep-fry them, marinate them and more. Once inspired, you can take home

portabella, crimini and white mushrooms foraged from the forests of Santa Clara and Monterey counties. They’ve got other foods if fungus ain’t your thing, and in between getting down on earthy grub visitors can view jugglers, jesters and Peter Pan who will be whipping up balloon animals. There’ll be live music and students that will be awarded with scholarships—$800,000 worth has been given out since 1980. (JF)

Taco Festival of Innovation May 28 Kelley Park, San Jose The fifth annual Taco Festival of Innovation is pretty much what it sounds like: a whole lot of tacos, many of them filled with unconventional ingredients. The festival brings together 30 of the best taco makers from all over the Bay Area. Choices range from Vietnamese shrimp tacos to ice cream tacos and a myriad in between. Plus, there’s plenty to drink and live music. (NV)

Electronic Sriracha Festival May 29 History Park, San Jose

San Jose’s Subzero Festival Jun 3-4 SoFA District, San Jose Without a storied history or a super-dense arts scene, creatives in San Jose must exercise persistence. But this has resulted in an intense pride for the wack-a-doo fruits of labor that have formed the beginnings of the promising cultural future. Organized

by Anno Domini’s Cheri Lakey and Brian Eder, the festival expands upon the First Friday art walks, blowing out the festivities to celebrate the myriad subcultures within music, food and tech that represent the best of the local indie talent. (JF)

Hollister Independence Rally Jul 1-3 San Benito St, Hollister Beginning in 1947, this motorcycle extravaganza claims to have given rise to the iconic American Biker image and provided inspiration for the “The Wild One,” a classic film with Brando as the lead. A pilgrimage to Hollister over Fourth of July weekend is a borderline religious experience for hard-core riders and weekend warriors alike. Along San Benito Street, gorgeous bikes sunbathe while vendors hawk anything even remotely related to hog-riding. The entertainment will be provided by cover bands playing hits by Journey, Santana and Lynyrd Skynyrd— plus an all-female ensemble jamming Led Zeppelin. (JF)

Gilroy Garlic Festival Jul 29-31 Monterey Road, Gilroy The famous festival celebrates the many ways that the planet’s best aromatic can be deployed in the culinary arts. The central spectacle is Gourmet Alley, a “gigantic outdoor kitchen” where skilled chefs will be flipping up garlic-smothered shrimp and calamari in huge iron skillets that produce a flame-show to boot. Chefs will also press the minced bulb into fresh fries, crunchy bread and mushrooms to highlight its versatility. There’ll be live entertainment, cooking demonstrations and free samples of savory garlic ice cream. (JF)

Los Gatos Fiesta de Artes Aug 13-14 Los Gatos Civic Center The feline-named town’s premier summer festival focuses on art and wine—a fine combination that reinforces the other’s merits. There’ll be over 150 vendors of handcrafted goods, a kid’s zone and music by The Cocktail Monkeys and The Houserockers. All proceeds go to the Kiwanis club, which has been putting on the event for the last 20 years to raise funds for scholarships, senior care and public school improvement. (JF)

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Festival of the Arts Aug 27-28 University Avenue, Palo Alto Held every year in late August, the Festival of the Arts brings people from all over the Bay Area to Palo Alto. Some of the Peninsula’s best artists and artisans display their work and wares, and there is plenty of great food—both from street vendors and the world-class restaurants populating the tree-lined University Avenue.

There’s also plenty of live music and activities for youngsters.

(NV) —John Flynn & Nick Veronin

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Menlo Summerfest Jul 16-17 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park Formerly the Connoisseur's’ Marketplace, the newly christened Menlo Summerfest descends upon downtown Menlo Park for two days this July— taking over Santa Cruz Avenue with 200 vendors and live music, including

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This local festival put San Jose on the hipster map. The inaugural ESF caught the attention of a snarky Vice writer, prompting an equally snarky Vice blog post. However, while skinnyjean wearing dilettantes in San Francisco and Brooklyn may have sneered, the festival was a hit. And why wouldn’t it be? Sriracha makes just about every kind of food better. Turn out for an assortment of food trucks, DJ sets curated

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COLORS! SELFIE-CISE The strenuous climb and lack of shade will be worth it when reaching the top of Fremont’s Mission Peak. The exercise isn’t bad either.

Find a New Path Trails, horses, beaches and open air Big Basin It’s hard to go wrong with a hike in Big Basin. About 20 miles outside of Santa Cruz in the wilderness that borders Highway 1, Big Basin boasts 80-plus miles of trail for every level of activity and interest: simple nature walks, full-day treks, and plenty of majestic scenery to make it worth the trip. If you’ve never been to Big Basin— California’s oldest state park—summer’s the time to check it out. (JA)

Stanford Dish Walk Recently renovated, “the Dish Loop” or “Dish Hike” has been a favorite free outdoor activity for decades—a paved road that runs past the old satellite dish that looms over

cattle fields and Interstate 280. There are a few inclines that can be a bit of a challenge, but you’ll be rewarded with sweeping views of the South Bay. This is a great place for an early-morning stroll or a challenging run.

Hours vary and bikes are prohibited, so check the web before you go. (JA)

Mission Peak Get those selfie sticks ready. Mission Peak is perhaps the most popular hike in the South Bay, but that doesn’t mean it’s a cake walk. Made up of six miles of varied terrain and a punishing incline, Mission Peak trail leads up to the hills overlooking Fremont and greater Silicon Valley The decorative tower at the summit is a popular place for a celebratory “we did it!” Instagram post. This

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Sea Horses They say dogs are man’s best friend. If that’s true, horses have to come in a close second.

These gentle, equine giants have been a part of civilization since time immemorial.

One can feel the depth of that connection firsthand by taking a leisurely trot along the coast of Half Moon Bay, just over the Santa Cruz Mountains from Palo Alto. (NV)

Beaches Beyond It’s not hard to find a beach in Santa Cruz.

Highway 17 dumps travellers from all points north onto Ocean Avenue which leads clueless first-timers straight to the Boardwalk or perhaps Sea Bright. Those with a bit more savvy hop on Highway 1 and head south. The only problem with that is resisting the urge to jump off the freeway at Capitola or New Brighton. The later is a good choice for a quick beachside camping trip. Those who enjoy more solitude will be rewarded for staying the southward course: Seacliff State Beach, Beer Can Beach, Sunset State Beach … kayaking in Elkhorn Slough and amazing seafood is the bounty for those who push 30 minutes past Soquel. But the truly pro move is to double back and head north on Highway 1 at its terminus with 17. This is the way to Natural Bridges, Panther Beach, Davenport and Año Nuevo. (NV)

—Jody Amable & Nick Veronin

one’s a doozy, so aim for a cool day, and bring plenty of water. (JA)

Henry Coe State Park Straddling Santa Clara and Stanislaus counties and super-duper removed from the city, Henry W. Coe is Disneyland for nature lovers. More than 250 miles of trails and roads ready for hiking, campgrounds, fishing, horseback riding, and some good old-fashioned swimmin’ holes make up the attractions to be found here. For hikers, Coe offers a dizzying array of trails, ranging from “pleasant jaunt” to “strenuous hike.” If you’ve never been before, best to ask advice from a ranger on a trail best suited to you or your group’s needs. (JA)

Uvas Canyon Insert “chasing waterfalls” joke here. The star of the show at Uvas Canyon county park are its many waterfalls, but that’s not all it has to offer. Just a short drive from the South County, Uvas Canyon has picnic areas,

THE PONIES Group tours are available in Half Moon Bay.

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campgrounds (with flush toilets!), and is dog-friendly, so long as Rover’s leashed. The waterfalls can all be visited on the popular Waterfall Loop, but for something a little different, pick the Contour Trail or the cardioheavy Knibb’s Knob or Knobcone. (JA)

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unique set of terroirs to a centralized location in the heart of the peninsula. The location itself is a sight to behold with its huge ceilings, stone architecture and caskand-wrought-iron chic. The décor might be contrived “authentic,” but contrived authenticity is our era’s primary aesthetic.

Ever heard of Santana Row? (MH)

Thomas Fogarty Skyline Boulevard, Woodside Before the invention of the embolectomy catheter, the success rate for surgically removing blood clots sat around a miserable 40 to 50 percent. At best, a coin toss. Then, in 1961, cardiovascular surgeon Tomas Fogarty made treatment for this condition essentially possible by pioneering a way to avoid incisions that risked the patient bleeding out on the table. Some 53 years later, the retired surgeon was voted one of the top 100 winemakers in the world

by Wine & Spirits Magazine. As if saving countless lives weren’t enough, the man has created an astounding grape empire in Woodside, high up on the northern edge of the Santa Cruz Mountains. (MH)

Bump City Sonoma

COOL, CALM, COLLECTED Gather your thoughts over a glass of crisp white wine.

Sips in the Sun Forget Napa—visit these South Bay wineries close to home Santa Clara Valley Wine Trail Various Locations

While Santa Clara Valley isn't largely thought of as a wine destination—that's Napa Valley you're thinking of—the climate's still right for enterprising vintners.

That's where the Santa Clara Valley Wine Trail comes in. A welcome alternative to making the two-hour trek to Napa, the Wine Trail winds through South County and highlights quality wineries in our own backyard. Stop in for a swig at Solis, the always-popular J. Lohr, and and Casa de Fruta—yes, they have a winery, which you probably didn't see on that field trip in third grade. Signs on the trail help you find your way. But we suggest keeping your consumption in check if you're driving. Even better: bring a DD. (JA)

Concannon Livermore

Run by the same family since 1883, Concannon is America’s oldest ongoing single-family owned winery. And in case you’re thinking “Yeah, yeah, smart guy, ‘ongoing.’ What about during prohibition?” The business managed to continue operating from 1920 to 1933 by selling only “sacramental” wine (ed: lol). Founded by an Irish immigrant, the Bordeaux-inspired vineyard is known for its Cabernet, and offers tours, tastings, and seasonal food pairings. Tours run $20 to $70 per person, depending on length and type. It might not be 924 Gilman St., but with a beautiful location and staggering history, this is a true Northern California experience. (MH)

Testarossa Los Gatos

Though founded by two ex techies, Los Gatos’s Testarossa Winery is a bastion of oldworld wine technique. The result is a number of highly rated Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays, made in small batches and largely consumed by members of Club Testarossa. For example, every vintage released in 2012 was scored 90 or higher (out of 100) on the wine point system. Testarossa is based out of the historic Novitiate Winery in downtown Los Gatos, a stunning stone and wood seminary built by Jesuits in the 1880s. Tastings start at a reasonable $10 (very affordable for Los Gatos) which makes the winery a great place for the uninitiated to learn more about Bay Area wine. (MH)

La Honda Redwood City

The business-park and strip-mall heavy Redwood City might not be the first place that comes to mind when you think about viticulture, but La Honda is making a serious effort to change your mind. Though the winery lies in the suburbs, the actual grapes used in the wines are culled from all over the South Bay, bringing the region’s

We know… this one is actually pretty far north, but if you’re heading up to BottleRock, consider checking into this winery. One of the Bay Area’s true musical institutions, Oakland’s Tower of Power released their first major label album in 1972. Bump City, the group’s second album, included one of their biggest hits (“You’re Still a Young Man”), and came at a time when funk could change the world. So, what comes after music? Clearly, the answer is: vino. Wine. The grape game. Jesus juice.

Bump City Winery is founded by ToP keyboard player Roger Smith, and it offers a great chance to see the intersection of the Bay’s uniquely diverse interests. Smith has said that “stirring the pot without overplaying” is his primary aim in music, and with consistently positive reviews, Bump City is bringing that same ethos to winemaking: subtly influencing the game without overplaying its hand. (MH)

Osocalis Soquel, Santa Cruz While not technically winemakers, these guys do produce alcoholic beverages using locally grown grapes. Osocalis, taken from the local American Indian name for the Soquel region, is a micro-distillery. They make brandy and other quality spirits. Unfortunately you can’t buy direct from them—that’s illegal. But you can always pay them a visit.

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Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose Wed, 7:30pm, $33 Educators are always on the hunt for ways to make reading, writing and arithmetic fun for students. Luckily, when it comes to science, there are people like Alton Brown. The creator of The Food Network’s show, Good Eats, this food-presenter, author and actor explores food through the lens of science. With the help of puppets, songs and fire, Brown will help his audiences understand what makes food taste the way it does on a chemical and molecular level. The family friendly show promises to be educational, entertaining and a bit erratic. (NV)

I AND YOU

City Lights Theatre, San Jose Thu, 8pm, $17-$32 Walt Whitman blew up what qualified as poetry. The bearded savant’s long loping lines of verse rejected the rigidity of typical constructions and wandered around in the most private, salient parts of the human condition. So when high schoolers tackle it, it’s best to do it in pairs. In this minimalist play, the popular jock Anthony shows up unexpectedly at the door of Caroline, a cynical girl who’s been at home with a liver disease for months. They hack through Whitman’s masterpiece “Leaves of Grass,” chow down on waffle fries and start to fall for each other after a shocking twist forces them to confront their mortality. (JF)

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Giacomo Puccini took too long to write this opera, giving his company too little time to rehearse and culminating in a disastrous premiere. Puccini pulled it from the theatre, added a third act and reopened three months later to smashing success. Today, it ranks among the most lauded, oft-performed operas. In it, an American naval officer marries and impregnates a 15-year-old Japanese girl while abroad. When he ventures back stateside for three years, he confirms that men are pigs by marrying an American, Kate, who he then cowardly forces to break the news to his first bride, who—to put it mildly—isn’t pleased. (JF)

With their social activism, flowy garments and lax attitudes towards drugs, millennials might be the ones to give psychedelic rock a vigorous rebirth. Tony Alva, Matthew Rainwater, Vulcho Bonev and Rachel Anne Rainwater comprise a quartet of dreamy jammers that uncork meandering grooves jangling with surf rock looseness. Their self-titled 2015 EP is a tight four-song affair, encapsulating their ambient sound and showcasing the Rainwater sister’s crystalline vocals. “Constellations” features slow-strummed guitars and crashing drums that roll along at the pace of lapping waves before bursting into a rollicking, thin-string solo, before fading out upon intricate scales and haunting wails. (JF)

VICETONE Pure Lounge, Sunnyvale Fri, 10pm, $20 In the Dutch City of Groningen, Ruben Den Boer and Victor Pool met at the age of 15, immediately bonding over a shared love of electro. After making beats for about a year, the duo discovered they had a knack for the craft.

They remixed major artists like Adele, flipping her melancholy lament, “Someone Like You” into an upbeat dance track with glittery synths, quick-rolling snares and momentum-building mega-claps.

They’ve hit festivals like Ultra in Miami and TomorrowWorld in Atlanta. A month ago, they dropped their Aurora EP. Key track “Don’t You Run” features a Rihanna-esque hook by Raja Kumari, sung over a driving boots-n-cats beat and a shape-shifting astral melody. (JF)

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THE CURE

May 26 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

PRONG

Jun 1 at RockBar Theater

MAC SABBATH & DR. TACO Jun 11 at The Ritz

THE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND

Jun 22 at Mountain Winery

THE ROOTS

Jun 26 at Mountain Winery

ELECTRIC SIX

Jun 28 at The Ritz

RASCAL FLATTS

Jul 7 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

G-EAZY, LOGIC, YO GOTTI, YG

Jul 8 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

STING & PETER GABRIEL Jul 14 at SAP Center

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WEIRD AL

Jul 24 at City National Civic

ADELE

Jul 30-31 at SAP Center

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RIVER OF WOMEN

Christ Community Church, Milpitas Fri, 11am-6pm, Free

Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose Sat, 7pm, $20

Sixty years ago, Rev. Everett Swanson flew to Korea to preach to American troops. It was there that he saw Seoul street sweepers tossing the frozen corpses of war orphans onto a wagon. Moved by this horrific sight, he established an orphanage. Now, that seed has blossomed into Compassion International, an organization devoted helping children in need.

This event sets up an interactive walk-through, where attendees get a glimpse of the conditions in a Nairobi slum, and hear the story of a 9-year-old who is imprisoned but later escapes and enrolls in one of Compassion’s schools. (JF)

Mexican myth tells of La Llorona, a beautiful woman who grows so furious with her husband, that she throws their two children into a river in a fit of rage. Realizing what she’s done, she kills herself, and her spirit weeps near rivers for eternity. In this chamber opera, a young woman dreams of escaping her rural Texan life, but is halted by her family and community.

She continues to struggle against these cultural forces until she angers the spirit of the nearby river and La Llorona, who exact a disproportionate revenge— claiming the only person that made her life bearable. (JF)

SOULMAKER Cantor Arts Center, Stanford Sat, 12pm, Free Up until about a 100 years ago, poor children worked for a living.

They woke up at dawn and spent all day on dingy, dangerous assembly lines, in hot cotton fields or down in stuffy coal mines. Appalled by this, sociologist Lewis Hine took his camera and documented these tiny employees and their grim conditions—telling stories like that of 12-year-old Louis Birch who took up selling newspapers for 10 cents a day after his father’s death to support his widowed mother. His efforts directly contributed to the implementation of child labor laws in this country. In “Soulmaker: The Times of Lewis Hine,” his pieces are juxtaposed with Stanford’s own Jason Francisco who snapped shots of the sites today. (JF)

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SUZANNE VEGA Oshman Jewish Community Center, Palo Alto Sun 7pm, $80

Suzanne Vega sang the most distinctive do-do-do’s in Earth’s history. She laid the simple vocalized melody on her streamof-consciousness scene painting, “Tom’s Diner,” which she based on the same restaurant that Seinfeld used for the exterior of Monk’s.

The a capella track received a second life after the Brit dance group, DNA, put some funky bass and horns underneath it. The song has since been sampled by artists ranging from Fall Out Boy to Tupac Shakur and earned Vega the title of “The Mother of the MP3,” as Karlheinz Brandenburg chose her soft, warm vocals to demonstrate that even sonics as delicate as these could be compressed. (JF)

WEEZER

Jul 31 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

WARPED TOUR

Aug 6 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

KENNY CHESNEY

Aug 6 at Levi’s Stadium

JACKSON BROWNE

Aug 16 at City National Civic

DEMI LOVATO & NICK JONAS Aug 18 at SAP Center

HEART, JOAN JETT & CHEAP TRICK

Aug 24 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

5 SECONDS OF SUMMER

Sep 2 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

COLDPLAY

Sep 3 at Levi’s Stadium

EVE 6

Sep 8 at The Ritz

JETHRO TULL ROCK OPERA Oct 22 City National Civic

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Mixed Fruit HELL HATH NO FURY Juliet (Nicole Martin), Desdemona (April Culver), and Lady Macbeth (Kristin Walter) are livid—with William Shakespeare—in the Pear Slice one-act ‘Alternative Text-Send.’

The Pear Slices one-act festival offers up both mushy, crisp concepts

BY VERONIKA FERDMAN

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OUNTAIN VIEW’S Pear Theatre is continuing its long-running festival of one-acts written by local playwrights.

This year, the “Pear Slices” festival has doubled in size, requiring the company to split the showcase into two separate programs of seven plays each— “Anjou Pears” and “Bosc Slices”—to play on alternating nights.

One begins to suspect that seven is an auspicious number for this theater company, when learning that a total of seven actors fill all of the roles in the 14 plays directed by Robyn Ginsburg Braverman and Troy Johnson.

The Pear’s mission statement promises “wonders on a shoestring.”

However, the set—which changes from play to play, with chairs and tables brought in and out to suit the purposes of the narrative—is regrettably barren. And not in a way that suggests minimalism birthed out of necessity. Rather, it reads as an oversight as to how much just a few more well-chosen props could have enriched and enlivened the space inhabited by the characters.

In any case, before delving into the meat of the plays, let us first consider the pears. For those with curious palates, Bosc pears are crisper and denser than the Anjou, which has a softer skin. Both varieties have a reputation for being sweet.

Having not seen the "Bosc Slices"

slate, I can neither confirm nor deny whether the nuanced differences in taste and texture of these two types of pears are meant to signify something about the set of plays grouped under their appellation. My guess is that the joy one experiences of biting into a ripe pear—no matter its variety—and the sweetness to be found from first bite to last is what is meant to be invoked. One strictly dramatic play notwithstanding, the “Anjou” one-acts attempt to create an atmosphere of light-hearted comedy and sweetness (some far more successfully than others) Invariably, in a portmanteau type production, where various, selfcontained works are asked to stand shoulder to shoulder against one another, some will prove to be duds, most will be inoffensively mediocre and, if we're truly lucky, one or two will rise above the rest and give us something to think about or delight in.

Birders written by Barbara Anderson (who is also responsible for the opening piece The Telecommuter) and Alternative Text-Send by Douglas Rees are two pieces

that merit being lauded above the rest.

It should be noted that the success of both plays is due in no small part to Royal Academy of Dramatic Actingtrained actor Ray Renati, who displays a knack for deadpan in Birders and a cheeky pompousness-turned comic aggravation as none other than William Shakespeare in Alternative Text-Send.

Birders features Stephanie Crowley and Ray Renati as two avid birdwatchers who are hoping to catch a glimpse of a most rare bird. Their conversation reveals them to be utterly alone in life, their respective strings of significant others having grown weary of their bird obsession. What gives this comedic one-act a depth is that it is quite likely that these two people would make a perfect pair if only they were to tear themselves from their binoculars long enough to catch and hold each other's gaze. The binoculars simultaneously bring close that which is far away (providing a false sense of connection), while also impeding their ability to see what's right in front of them (thereby blocking them for any actual real connection). This is a tragedy dressed as a comedy about a missed connection.

Alternative Text-Send pokes fun at both Shakespeare's misogyny (like the fact that he couldn't even be bothered to give Lady Macbeth a first name) and the inability for an artist to have control over his or her creations in the age of the meme and the reboot—where nothing is sacred and texts are constantly being re-appropriated and interpreted.

Juliet (Nicole Martin), Desdemona (April Culver), and Lady Macbeth (Kristin Walter) find themselves in a sort of purgatory for literary characters.

Through the aid of cell phones, they conjure up an indignant William Shakespeare, demanding that he rewrite his plays (as Lady Macbeth says: "Face it, Willy, you couldn't plot for shit") so that they do not have to face an eternity of reliving the tragic fates wrought upon them by their stupid, jealous and shortsighted male literary counterparts. As the closing play of the night, Alternative Text-Send is fortunately also the most consistently droll and witty.

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Caroline, a pessimistic student in need of a liver, and Anthony, a peppy prep star, must work together on an English project as they work against the clock and discover something startling despite their differences. May 19-Jun 19. $17-$32. City Lights Theater Company. San Jose.

COMEDYSPORTZ IMPROV COMEDY

Laugh until your stomach hurts at this improv battle of wits, all audience-sourced and suitable for the entire family. Ongoing. $12-$15. Camera 4, San Jose.

BAT BOY THE MUSICAL

This hard rock musical drew inspiration from tabloid headlines based on a half-boy, half-bat creature that hung upside down in a cave outside of Hope Falls, West Virginia.

May 26-June 25. $18-$28 Bus Barn Theater. Los Altos Stage Company. Los Altos.

MY FAIR LADY

Lower-class Eliza Doolittle hacks into high society with the aid of ingenious and frumpy linguist, Henry Higgins, who molds her into a vision of elegance before falling recklessly in love. $20$39. May 21-Jun 10. South Bay Musical Theatre. Saratoga.

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A hotbed of live jazz talent, organized by San Jose Jazz.

Every Fri, 7-9pm. San Pedro Square Market. San Jose.

TOSPS TUESDAYS

A weekly showcase of Bay Area’s budding music scene across all genres. Most Tuesdays, 7pm. Theatre on San Pedro Square. San Jose.

OFF THE GRID

A rotating cast of food trucks and music acts characterize this weekly event. Sat. Free.

Computer History Museum.

Mountain View.

*opera CAFFE FRASCATI

Opera Night. First Friday of every month. San Jose.

*art MUSEUMS NUMU LOS GATOS

“Mitchell vs. Steinbeck.” Thru Oct 16. Los Gatos.

CHILDREN’S DISCOVERY MUSEUM

“Healthyville” Discover ways to live better. San Jose.

DE SAISSET MUSEUM

“Bear Witness” Photographs and Interviews by S. Beth Atkin. Thru Jun 10. California History Exhibit always on display. Santa Clara.

EUPHRAT MUSEUM

Art and photography created by students at De Anza College. Cupertino.

HISTORY PARK SAN JOSE

“The Wireless Age: Electric Entrepreneurs before Silicon Valley.” Thru Oct 27. “Tattooed and Tenacious: INked Women in California’s History” Thru Dec 31. San Jose.

LOS GATOS COMPANY

“Zulugrass Jewelry Gallery,” featuring the colorful clothing and ornaments adorned by the Maasai tribe of the Great Rift Valley of Kenya and Tanzania. Artist in Residence Gallery. Los Gatos.

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART

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ART ARK GALLERY

“Home Is Where The Heart Is.” Starting May 5. San Jose.

ART BOUTIKI

Monthly Midtown Beat Show.

San Jose.

BRUNI GALLERY

Jazz paintings by Bruni Sablan. Mon-Sat, 1-6pm. San Jose.

DOWNTOWN YOGA SHALA “San Shui” Paintings by Russell Altice Case. San Jose.

“Open Studio.” Thru May 28.

Palo Alto.

MACLA

“Code Mixing” From Concrete to Canvas.” Starts Jun 1. San Jose.

MAIN GALLERY

“What Dreams May Come” the mixed media artwork and jewelry of Pia Brandt, Susan Fast and Katinka Hartmetz.

Thru May 29. Redwood City.

MONTALVO ARTS CENTER James Gouldthorpe’s Particles: Painting in Ten Chapters. Thru May 29.

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF QUILTS & TEXTILES

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“Salon at the Triton: 2016 Statewide 2D Competition & Exhibition” Thru May 29. “A Contemporary Lineage” by Susan Manchester. Thru Jun 5. “Tableau: Still Lifes from the Permanent Collection.”

Apr 30-Jun 12. Santa Clara.

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Take the leap...into an unexpected friendship.

“Permanently Improvised” by Various & Gould. Thru Jun 18.

“Graffuturism Group Exhibit” Thru Jun 18.

“Border Cantos,” photographer Richard Misrach and experimental composer Guillermo Galindo combine mediums to explore the border. Thru Jul 31. “New Stories From the Edge of Asia” Tabaimo blends reality and make-believe. Thru Aug 21. Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm, closed Mon. San Jose.

“Blanket Statements” by Kaffe Fassett. Thru Jun 28.

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“Cultural Kaleidoscope” Thru May 29. “Youth Art*” Thru May 22.

SEEING THINGS GALLERY “Hungry Eyes” by Russ Pope, Nathaniel Russell, Tim Kerr, Todd bratrud, Andrew Pommier. Thru May 27 San Jose.

LUCHA LIBRE

Local pro wrestlers, Luchade Titanes, exemplify the flamboyant theatrics of Mexico’s twist on stylized grappling and feature fighters with names like Blue Demon and Negro Navarro.

City National Civic. Sat, May 14, 7pm: $43-$60.

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FLAMING HEARTS Margaret Wingrove, who recently turned 80, is also celebrating 35 years at the helm of her San Jose dance company, which debuts its latest performance this week.

Dancing Across the Years MARGARET WINGROVE is hitting two significant milestones this year. First, the longtime choreographer and head of the Margaret Wingrove Dance Company is celebrating her troupes 35th year of presenting quality dance programming in San Jose. Second, Wingrove celebrated her 80th birthday earlier this year.

Heart on Fire May 19-20, 8pm, $22-$37 California Theatre, San Jose

This Thursday and Friday, May 19 and 20, Wingrove debuts her latest show, Heart on Fire—a selection of three premiers, including “Moments,” “We Have Flowers,” and “Janis,” a depiction of the iconic rock & roll singer Janis Joplin. The pieces will feature Wingrove’s signature blend of classical and modern choreography.

A variety of guest artists will be joining the company for Heart on Fire. There will be musicians from the San Jose Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Maestra Barbara Day Turner and playing compositions by Schoenberg, Glazunov, and Borodin. The company will also be sharing the stage with dancers from Silicon Valley Ballet: Alexsandra Meijer, Amy Marie Briones, Akira Takahashi and Kendall Teague.

Also accompanying this performance, guest concert pianist Mark Anderson, playing Chopin’s Nocturnes series. A Bay Area native, Anderson is the assistant professor of piano and chamber music at the University of British Columbia. He also serves as the executive director of New World Music Academy in Pleasanton.

Wingrove founded her critically-acclaimed dance company in 1981. It remains, to this day, San Jose’s longest-standing modern dance company.

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Top Shelf LOVE HAPPENS Cerebral palsy can’t get in the way of the titular character’s will to live in ‘Margarita with a Straw.’

‘Margarita with a Straw’ is locally based Wolfe Video’s best yet

BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

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ET’S HEAR IT for Wolfe Video’s new release, Shonali Bose’s Margarita with a Straw, finally getting a theatrical run in San Jose.

The New Almaden-based indie film distributor has been around since 1985, before the beginning of the indie film wave. But this may be the best movie they’ve released in 31 years.

Margarita with a Straw is a bright, ingratiating film with an unlikely

star: Laila (Kalki Koechlin) a college girl with cerebral palsy. Though navigating life in a wheelchair and with severely affected speech, she doesn’t let her troubles keep her from looking for romance in all directions.

Living in a financially untroubled household near Delhi, Laila is accepted well enough at school, stealing a first kiss and then dropping the boy she kisses afterward. The spurned boy makes the traditional spurned boy-threat: “Being friends with normal people isn’t going to make you normal.”

Laila is accepted to NYU and her mother (the one-named actress Revathi) accompanies her to Manhattan. Laila adjusts to this new world with speed, though

perhaps Bose has overemphasized the familiar figures from so many Manhattan coming of age movies, the paternal old chess players on the sidewalk and the kindly bus driver.

After Laila wanders into a Black Lives Matter protest and recovers from teargas, she encounters a Pakistani-Bangladeshi fellow student, the lovely, blind Khanum (Sayani Gupta). As they tour the Metropolitan Museum together, Khanum reads Laila’s face with her fingertips; she’s a little miffed at how modest Laila has been: “Bitch … you’re beautiful!” The film’s title comes from Laila’s very first drink, ordered at the venerable Greenwich Village jazz spot, the Cafe Wha; after that cocktail, Laila spends the night with Khanum. It’s easy to cover up the relationship, because it’s the last thing her mother would suspect.

When Laila’s mother returns to India, the two girls move in together.

Koechlin is beautiful indeed. She has the kind of generous lips Steven

Tyler made famous, flawless teeth and large hazel eyes. We do get a lot of pretty people in the movies, and Koechlin has something better—a way of enchanting and capturing the camera. It’s a good thing, because she’s in almost every scene.

Her trouble with motion doesn’t matter; the camera glides with her wheelchair, setting up easy tracking shots seen from over Laila’s shoulder.

Beauty can get you into trouble; it starts to attract Laila’s too-blonde, too-cute British attendant (William Moseley, Chronicles of Narnia) who helps her with books and physical matters. What happens between them is a very good depiction of one of those trysts that overcomes people who are right on the cusp of 20—an affair so fast and fleeting, the only excuse you can give is “It just happened.”

Margarita with a Straw isn’t perfect.

The characters tend to flatten the farther they get from the camera. Laila’s Punjabi father (Kuljit Singh) is so kind and gentle that he fades right out of the movie. Bose doesn’t excel at depicting the passing of time. The transitions are wrenching, as if the film had been brutally edited down from a longer version. Early on, when Laila goes from writing songs on a computer to DJ-ing at a song competition, the scenes change so rapidly we’re left to suspect that the contest is a fantasy sequence.

Laila wins, and the well-meaning judge explains to the crowd that they’re giving Laila the prize to honor the efforts of a handicapped girl. That’s when we learn that Laila has enough motor skills to give someone the finger.

But the subplot about a mother’s illness seems mostly there to provide third act tension—the illness is concealed from her daughter, as in the old melodramas. The film is dedicated to the child Bose lost, and still grieves for. This may have influenced Bose’s decision to anchor this young girl’s story with mortality.

The director might have done better sticking with love instead of loss.

What really matters here is the radiant and unusual story of Laila making her way in the world.

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Res Returns DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK ‘It’s not a new direction; It’s kind of an evolution,’ Rey Resurreccion says of his new EP.

Rey Resurreccion re-introduces self with ‘Sweet Tooth Tony’ EP

BY JOHN FLYNN

I

N JANUARY of 2014, San Jose emcee Rey Resurreccion told Metro that his thenbrand new Heart of the City was the first record he’d made after carefully studying what his fans liked. Considering that, his new EP—Sweet Tooth Tony, released earlier this month— makes total sense.

At less than 30 minutes, his latest effort is as quick-hitting as it is surgically focused. “I want to make something that people can fully digest,” Resurreccion says of Tony, an album he hopes people will listen to in its entirety.

“People have so much these

days,” he continues, noting that for a rapper of his stature, a full-length like Heart can get easily lost in the deluge of new music that comes pouring from the internet daily.

“I’m an up-and-coming guy,” Res says. “I’m still new to a lot of people.

I’m trying to figure out ways to reintroduce myself.”

Sweet Tooth Tony definitely plays like a proper introduction. The EP features a conceptual opener, which introduces Rey’s character, Sweet Tooth Tony.

At the beginning of “Act 1,” our hero untangles from a woman with a voice full of money, before striding past backstage regulars toward the swelling sound of an excited crowd.

The rapper and producer proceeds to unspools an effortless verse about his career’s burgeoning momentum. He then directs the listener’s attention to

the backing band that riffs on some hypnotic lounge grooves.

The thumb-over-the-shoulder gesture mirrors the album’s highlights.

Rey’s scratchy, baritone flow pops and crackles and his lyricism is competent and clever. But the project is at its dopest when he nails quick-witted references to his neo-retro production.

Throughout Tony, the stylishlytattooed Filipino American demonstrates his scholarly knowledge of the genre. On his website, he describes his style as “old rust, new bang”—distilling influences from prior legends into his own concoction that blends homaging and trailblazing.

The son of immigrants and an active graffiti writer, he makes music with the persistent, no-nonsense approach of a veteran underground rapper propelled by the midlife crisis detailed on his hometown ode, “Heart of the City.”

On “In The Cut,” he rhymes about blunts and his “lightweight” fame, then huffs through a stomp-clap hook. Halfway through, he flips the beat to knead in the table-pounds and

twinkling flip-phone chirps of E-40’s hyphy anthem “Tell Me When To Go,” before parroting the thesis from another hit by the bespectacled big guy, “We Out Here Tryna Function.”

On “Goodfellas,” he lays down double-time claps between a stuttering melody that remixes a melancholy lady cooing: “baby.” He samples a Ray Liotta monologue from the 1994 Scorsese picture, then delves into an old-school record-scratching bridge with the distinct “Woo” and “Yeah” from “It Takes Two.” “Who,” stands out for its earnestness.

Over snazzy synths and jazzy guitar licks, Rey puffs his chest out, but semiself-consciously inquires about a wishywashy lover’s late-night plans. Unsure if she’s down, he offers an ultimatum to the effect of “we smoking and fucking tonight, or what?”

The song bleeds into a chopped and screwed outro that leaves her answer ambiguous—either they’re getting lit and freaky, or his request is ricocheting around his brain as he falls asleep waiting for a response that never comes.

Next, he fully flexes his ability to stitch together disparate sounds into a coherent composition on “Bounce.”

He starts over booming kicks and serpentine buzzes, dropping his best threat, “I make your face Ragu.”

Then he stretches and distorts the beat, samples Kanye’s “Power” and plunges into tinny N64 glitches and dizzying power-up bloops that sit below a steamrolling flow.

Finally, he closes with “My God,” where he laments children’s addictions to “sugar and prescriptions.” He name-checks oppressive public schools, stagnant politics, inescapable racism and gang violence before wondering if “God forgot about us” over 808 booms, tinkly wood-block taps and dreamy wails that slowly fade in the mixtape’s last seconds.

The project won’t make Rey worldfamous. But it’s smooth as hell and his beats zag away from national trends. He cultivates a refreshingly throwback vibe that radiates warmth and drips with the optimistic grit of a man who wants more than just a taste of the sweet life.

Nick Veronin contributed to this story.

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Rock/Pop/ Hip-Hop AGAVE

8pm: Aftershock.. Every Sun: Joe Ferrara. Los Gatos.

DANA STREET COFFEE Every 2nd Mon, 7pm: Ukulele Jam. Mountain View.

Every Wed, 8pm: Salsa Wednesdays w/ free dance lessons. Every Thu, 9pm: Banda Night. San Jose. Every Sunday: Hip-hop & reggae. San Jose.

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Sat, May 21, 7:30pm: Louis Wain and the Cats, Koppel, Pseudonym. San Jose.

THE BACK BAR SOFA Every Wed, 9pm: The Cypher, feat.

Hip-hop, Jungle, Soul, Reggae, Dubstep, Trap, BreakBeat, House and more. San Jose

BRITANNIA ARMS ALMADEN Thur: DJ Maniakal. Fri: Spazmatics. Sat: Night Train

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BRITANNIA ARMS DOWNTOWN Every Wed: DJ 512. Every Thu: DJ Nico & Neeber. Every Fri: DJ Benofficial & Clay. Every Sat: DJ Ready Rock. San Jose.

CARDIFF LOUNGE Every Tues, 10pm: Resident DJ Gabriel Black presents Beat Culture. Every Wed, 10pm: Rubber Soul w/ Wen Davis, Nappy, Cutso, and Golden Child (Hip-Hop). Every Thu, 10pm: Roger Morehouse Presents Foxy Thursdays. Campbell.

CHARLEY'S LG Every Wed, 10pm: Wi3rd Wednesdays. Every Thu, 7pm: Speakeasy Saloon w/live country music. Los Gatos.

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THE CATS Wed, May 18, 7pm: Maneck.

Thu, May 19, 7pm: Cadillac Jack.

Fri, May 20, 8pm: Doors and Beatles Tribute. Sat, May 21,

THE X BAR Every Thu: No Cover night. Every Sat: Saturday Nite Live Music Show. Cupertino.

WOODHAMS LOUNGE Fri: Live music. Santa Clara.

Every Fri, 9:30pm: DJ Norman.

San Jose.

AGENDA LOUNGE

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Fri, May 20, 8pm: Joel Nelson.

Sat, May 21, 8pm: P.S. Duo. Sun, May 22, 1pm: Randy Sauro.

Saratoga Fri-Sat: Live Music. Santa Clara.

MOJO LOUNGE Most Fri/Sat: Live Music. Every Sun, 8pm: Acoustic Jam. Every Tue, 8pm: Aki Kumar’s Band.

Every Thurs: DJ Mist. Fremont.

MOUNTAIN WINERY Fri, May 20, 7:30pm: The B-52s. Sat, May 21, 8pm: Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience. Sun, May 22, 7:30pm: Lynyrd Skynryd. Saratoga.

NORMANDY HOUSE LOUNGE Every Thu, 9:30pm: DJ night w/ DJ BenOfficial & DJ Vex. Every Fri and Sun, 9:30pm: Karaoke w/ DJ NoWrath. Santa Clara.

NUMBER ONE BROADWAY Every Wed: J.C. Jam. Thu, May 19, 8pm: Blind Pilots. Fri, May 20, 8pm: Joint Chiefs. Sat, May 21, 8pm: Dept of Rock. Los Gatos.

THE QUARTER NOTE Every Mon, Wed & Thu: Pro Jam. Sunnyvale.

RED ROCK COFFEE Fri, May 20, 8pm: Margo Cilker.

Mountain View.

THE RITZ Fri, May 20, 8pm: His Eyes Have Fangs, No Room in Hell. Sat, May 21, 8pm: Club Satori. San Jose.

SAN PEDRO SQUARE MARKET Thu, May 19, 7pm: Mitchell Lujan.

Fri, May 20, 8pm: Hootenanny. .

Sat, May 21, 7pm: The Refugees.

Sun, May 22, 1pm: Wil Roberts Duo. San Jose.

SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE

Jazz/Blues/ World AGAVE Every Thu: Banda La Unica.

Every Fri, 6:30pm: Mariachi Mariachismo. San Jose.

AGENDA LOUNGE Every Wed, 8pm: Salsa. Every Thu, 9pm: Banda Night. San Jose.

ANGELICA’S BISTRO Every Tue: Jazz Tuesdays. Wed, May 18, 6pm: Classical & Opera Italian Song. Fri, May 20, 7:30pm: Tony Saunders ft. Margo LeDuc. Sat, May 21, 8pm: Emma Callister Walmsley Quartet. Sun, May 22, 7:30pm: Chris Standring.

Redwood City.

BLUE NOTE LOUNGE Every Tue, 7:30pm: Yoshi Senzaki Band. Every Sun: Jazz or Blues.

Milpitas.

BLUE ROCK SHOOT Every Fri: Blue Rock Showcase.

Every Sat: Live Featured Show.

Every Sun: Jazz & Blues Jam. Saratoga.

CAFE STRITCH Every Wed: Wax Wednesday: All Vinyl DJ Sets. Thu, May 19, 8pm: The Dmitri Matheny Quartet.

Fri, May 20, 8pm: Key Choice, Ghost & the City.Sat, May 21, 8:30pm: John Worley & The Mo Chi Quintet. Every Sun: Eulipions Jazz Jam Session. San Jose.

CAFFE FRASCATI Fri, May 20, 8pm: Bossa Blue.

San Jose.

CAFE PINK HOUSE Fri, May 20, 7pm: Terrence Brewer Quartet. Sat, May 21, 9pm: Yoshiko Oda. Sun, May 22, 7:30pm: Larry Vuckovic. San Jose.

CASCAL

May 26. Mountain View.

Every Fri & Sat: Live Music.

Mountain View.

STREETLIGHT RECORDS

CITY NATIONAL CIVIC

Fri, May 27, 6pm: Monkees Listening Party. San Jose.

Fri, May 13, 8pm: Arif Lohar &

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Every 2nd and 4th Thu, 7-9pm: Don Balistreri. Every Sat, 7-9:30pm: Live jazz. Every 1st and 3rd Sat, 9pm: Randy Whiting and “@Jazz.” San Jose.

Fri, 9pm, Sat, 7pm and 9:15pm: Comedy Sportz. San Jose.

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Fri-Sat, 8pm: Hawaiian music.

San Jose.

JJ’S BLUES Wed-Sun: Live Music. Every Fri: Latin Rock Nights. San Jose.

LITTLE LOU’S BBQ Wed, May 18, 7pm: Flintstones.

Every Thu, 7:30pm: Aki’s Blues Jam. Fri, May 20, 8pm: Chain of Fools. Sat, May 21, 7pm: Lying I’s Eagle’s Tribute.. San Jose.

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FRIDAY, MAY 20th TERRENCE BREWER QUARTET -

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SATURDAY, MAY 21st LIVE MUSIC HANGOUT 2pm to 3:30pm

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL Saturday May 28, 11:45 am

SUNDAY, MAY 22nd MITCHEL FORMAN TRIO (FROM LOS ANGELES)

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Heineken Beer Specials Throughout The Game!

Every Wed, Fri, and Sat, 5pm: Belly dancing. Every Tue, 4pm: Live Jazz Music w/ Johnny Williams. Every Thu: Live Acoustic Guitar Music.

Mountain View.

MOSAIC Fri-Sat, 6-9pm: Jazz for dinner.

San Jose.

COVER CHARGE $15 | 7:30pm

CARAVAN Every Wed, 9pm: Comedy Caravan.

Sat, May 14, 7:30pm: Gypsy Soul.

Los Gatos.

Every Tue: Funny Farm hosted by Butch Escobar. Los Gatos.

C&W/Folk

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Fri, 7pm: Open mic. San Jose.

FLINT CENTER

Every 2nd Mon, 7pm: Ukulele Jam. Mountain View.

Sat, May 14, 6pm: Vietnamese Comedy Show - Tieu Lam Ky Phung.. Cupertino.

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Every Thu, 7pm: Speakeasy Saloon w/ live Country music. Every Tue, 7pm: Tuesday Bluesday w/ live Blues music. Los Gatos.

MISSION PIZZA Thu-Sat, May 19-21, 7pm: Mill Creek Ramblers. Fremont.

ORCHARD VALLEY COFFEE Every Thu: Acoustics Music Nights.

Every Fri & Sat: Acoustics/Bands Music Nights. Campbell.

PIONEER SALOON

Wed, May 19, 8pm: Cruzin’ with Laffter. Thu, May 19, 8pm: Raw Comedy. Fri-Sun, May 20-22, various: Brad Williams. San Jose.

JJ’S BLUES Sat, Apr 9, 8pm: Kabir Singh

LIQUID Wed, 9pm: Poetic Justice Open Mic. San Jose.

MARMIST COCKTAIL LOUNGE Sun, 9:30pm: Comedy. San Jose.

Every Sun: Jam Session. Every Wed: Marty and Annika. Every Thu: Pete Weston. Woodside.

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Every Wed, 7:30pm: Country Get Down Wednesday. Every Thu, 7:30: Country Music. Every Fri, 9pm: Country Get Down Friday.

Fremont.

Tue, 6pm: Open mic. San Jose.

QUARTER NOTE

THE WOODSHED

Thu-Sun, May 19-22, various: April Macie. Every Wed: New Talent Showcase. Sunnyvale.

Thu, 9pm: Live Music. Sun, 5pm: Reggae music. Tue, 6:30pm: Live Irish Rock. San Jose.

POOR HOUSE BISTRO Every Wed: Blues & Brews w/ Sid Morris & Kyle Jester. Thu, May 19, 6pm: Amy Lou and the Wild Ones. Fri, May 20, 6pm: Big Jon Atkinson & the Nationals. Sat, May 21, 6pm:Little Jonny & The Giants.

San Jose.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25th LARRY VUCKOVICH - SOLO PIANO jazz piano legend

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Every Tues: Pro Blues Jam. Sunnyvale.

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Thu, 7pm: Musical open mic. San Jose.

Every Tue, 7:30pm: Irish music.

Fourth Sat, 10pm: South American Hits. Mountain View.

BLUE ROCK SHOOT

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Every 1st and 3rd Wed: Jazz Jam. San Jose.

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ST. STEPHENS GREEN

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

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14577 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, CA | w: cafepinkhouse.com

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

Every 2nd Mon, 7pm: Ukulele Jam. Mountain View.

Sat, May 21, 2:30pm: Peninsula Symphony. Cupertino.

LIVE JAZZ & DINING

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Fri, May 20, 9pm: Frank Bey & Anthony Paule Band. Sat, May 21, 9pm: The Amazing Chris Cain.

Fremont.

Every Wed, 8pm: Go Go Gong Show presented by Mighty Mike McGee and Ben Henderson. Every Tue, 7pm: Open mic. San Jose.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): "There are situations

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): To prepare you for the coming weeks, I have gathered three quotes from the Bulgarian writer Elias Canetti. These gems, along with my commentary, will serve you well if you use them as seeds for your ongoing meditations. Seed #1: "He would like to start from scratch. Where is scratch?" Here's my addendum: No later than your birthday, you'll be ready to start from scratch. In the meantime, your task is to find out where scratch is, and clear a path to it. Seed #2: "All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams." My addendum: Monitor your dreams closely. They will offer clues about what you need to remember. Seed #3: "Relearn astonishment, stop grasping for knowledge, lose the habit of the past."

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): "There are friendships like circuses, waterfalls, libraries," said writer Vladimir Nabokov. I hope you have at least one of each, Leo. And if you don't, I encourage you to go out and look for some. It would be great if you could also get access to alliances that resemble dancing lessons, colorful sanctuaries, lion whisperers, prayer flags, and the northern lights. Right now you especially need the stimulation that synergistic collaborations can provide. The next chapter of your life story requires abundant contact with interesting people who have the power to surprise you and teach you.

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satisfy the hunger and thirst of our bodies; how slow to satisfy the hunger and thirst of our souls!" Henry David Thoreau wrote that, and now I'm passing it on to you just in time for a special phase of your longterm cycle. During this upcoming interlude, your main duty is to FEED YOUR SOUL in every way you can imagine. So please stuff it with unpredictable beauty and reverent emotions. Cram it with mysterious adventures and rambling treks in the frontier. Gorge it with intimate unpredictability and playful love and fierce devotions in behalf of your most crucial dreams. Warning: You will not be able to rely solely on the soul food that has sustained you in the past. Be eager to discover new forms of nourishment.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "Here's how every love letter can be summarized," says Russell Dillon in his poem "Past-Perfect-Impersonal": "What is it you're unable to surrender and please may I have that?" I bring this tease to your attention because it may serve as a helpful riddle in the coming weeks. You're entering a phase when you will have an enhanced ability to tinker with and refine and even revolutionize your best intimate relationships. I'm hoping Dillon's provocation will unleash a series of inquiries that will inspire you as you imagine how you could supercharge togetherness and reinvent the ways you collaborate.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Fifth-century

Christian theologian St. Jerome wrote that "it requires infinite discretion to look for gold in the midst of dirt." Ancient Roman poet Virgil on one occasion testified that he was "searching for gold in dung."

While addressing the angels, nineteenth-century French poet Charles Baudelaire bragged, "From each thing I extracted its quintessence. You gave me your mud, and I made gold out of it." From what I can tell, Caprciorn, you have been engaged in similar work lately. The climax of your toil should come in the next two weeks. (Thanks to Michael Gilleland for the inspiration: tinyurl.com/mudgold.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): "At this time in my life," says singer Joni Mitchell, "I've confronted a lot of my devils. A lot of them were pretty silly, but they were incredibly real at the time." According to my reading of the astrological omens, Aquarius, you are due to enjoy a similar grace period. It may be a humbling grace period, because you'll be invited to decisively banish worn-out delusions that have filled you with needless fear. And it may be a grace period that requires you to make strenuous adjustments, since you'll have to revise some of your old stories about who you are and how you got here. But it will also be a sweet grace period, because you'll be blessed again and again with a visceral sense of liberation.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): More than halfway through her prose poem "A Settlement," Mary Oliver abruptly stops her meandering meditation on the poignant joys of spring's soft awakening.

Suddenly she's brave and forceful: "Therefore, dark past, I'm about to do it. I'm about to forgive you for everything." Now would be a perfect moment to draw inspiration from her, Pisces. I dare you to say it. I dare you to mean it. Speak these words: "Therefore, dark past, I'm about to do it. I'm about to forgive you for everything."

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EMPLOYMENT Aspire Systems, Inc. – QA Analyst, San Jose, CA B.S. or for. equiv in Comp Sci, Eng, Math, or rel, plus 2 yrs rel exp. Exp in: SCRUM Agile Models, Web/SaaS based Web Apps; devel end to end automation w/ Selenium WebDriver w/ unit test frameworks Junit, Testing, NUnit, MbUnit; automation w/ Test Stack White framework; overall Defect Mgmt/Problem solving incl tracking bugs, reporting w/ Quality Center, Jira; source version control tools such as Subversion (SVN); Test Link, Quality Center for Test Planning, Test Designing, Test Analysis, Test Execution, Defect Tracking, Test Evaluation. Contact ashwini.chandramouli@aspiresys.com.

Senior Release Manager, Mountain View, CA: Part of the team that approves & denies fixes for Mozilla releases; participate in release planning & execution; manage, develop, & extend tools to manage releases; define release schedules for competing goals & priorities. Must have BS in Computer Science + 5 yrs exp delivering enterprise software products.

Must have 4 yrs exp (i) working w/product & infrastructure level architecture w/ complex deployments; (ii) prioritizing critical feature & product fixes including land & back out patches & (iii) managing multiple releases & product lines w/ continuous integration delivery process.

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SOFTWARE Machine Zone Inc provider of gaming apps has openings in Palo Alto, CA Data Analyst (DA02) Build mathematical models and automated machine learning tools to analyze and optimize all aspects of Machine Zone games, providing actionable insights in real time; Software Engineer (SE02) Collaborate with game designers and artists to implement largescale game features; Technical Lead, Platform (TLP1) Design and build web application and administration tools to support Machine Zone platform; Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform (CPE1) Design and develop high-performance systems in a distributed infrastructure; Business Intelligence Analyst (BIA1) Work cross functionally with business owners to determine reporting and analytic needs.

Mail resume & reference job code to: Machine Zone Inc Attn L Manimalethu 1050 Page Mill Rd Palo Alto, CA 94304

Palisade Builders, Inc. (Campbell, CA) seeks Project Manager to prep /track construction docs, project bids & schedules & manage all plans, permits, estimations & proposals. Reqs MS in Construction Management w/ 2 yrs of rel work exper & knowl using MS Project, On Screen Takeoff & Viewpoint.

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NVIDIA Corporation, market leader in graphics & digital media processors, has engineering opportunities in Santa Clara, CA for a Financial Analyst IV (FIN02) Prepare the monthly P&L (profit and loss) review package, including variance analysis to plan and previous forecasts; Sys SW Engr (SSWE378) Design, develop, troubleshoot and debug the software enhancements for new products, particularly multimedia and operating system software; Sys SW Engr (SSWE379) Design, implement, and optimize all of the multimedia drivers for NVIDIA’s processors; Architect (ARC66) Develop algorithms and design hardware, extending the state of the art in CPU design; Sys SW Mgr (SWMGR13) Without any direct reports, manage software frameworks and features using NVIDIA Tegra Processors for Automotive Infotainment and ADAS ( Advanced Driver Assistance Systems); ASIC Engr (ASICDE407) Handle all aspects of physical design and implementation of Graphics processors, integrated chipsets and other ASICs targeted at the desktop, laptop, workstation, set-top box, and home networking markets; Architect (ARC71) Develop algorithms and design hardware extending the state of the art in hardware support for computer graphics; Sr Architect (ARC68) Develop algorithms and design hardware for computer graphics; ASIC Engr (ASICDE405 and ASICDE406) Design and implement the industry’s leading Graphics, Video, Media and Communications Processors; Quality Engr V (QAE03) Coordinate with internal departments, Operations, NPI Engineers, and Product Owners to develop and to document reliability qualification plans for new products; and Mixed Signal Des Engr (MSD24) Develop validation test methods for new designs from Mixed-Signal IC Design Group. If interested, ref job code and send resume to: NVIDIA Corporation.

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NVIDIA Corporation, market leader in graphics & digital media processors, has engineering opportunities in Santa Clara, CA for a Sr Sys SW Engr (SSWE382) Analyze and fix security vulnerabilities with Tegra software; Dev Tech SW Engr II (DTSE06) Research and develop techniques to GPU-accelerate leading applications in various scientific and engineering disciplines; Sr Mixed Signal Des Engr (MSD25) Contribute to the design and implementation of high speed interfaces and analog circuits; Sys SW Engr (SSWE381) Design, develop, and deliver driver solutions for new Tesla GPU designs on current and future Linux and Windows platforms; Architect (ARC69) Develop algorithms and design hardware extending the state of the art in hardware support for computer graphics; Sr Mask Des Engr (MSKDE05) Create the layouts of analog and mixed-signal cells and blocks for highspeed interfaces; Sr Purchasing Mgr (PUM01) Oversee supplier relationships; Test Engr (TE14) Perform detailed AC and DC characterizations, bench correlations, and analyses on a large number of samples during the bringup of new products; Sr Sys SW Engr (SSWE383) Develop system software for NVIDIA’s new high performance chipset business; Product Mgr (PM08) Without any direct reports, manage customer engagement programs; Sr Sys SW Engr (SSWE385) Own NVIDIA’s implementation of the Technical Specification for C++ Extensions for Parallelism; and Emulation Engr (EMUE01) Perform verification of the ASIC design, architecture, golden models and micro-architecture using verification methodologies. If interested, ref job code and send resume to: NVIDIA Corporation. Attn: MS04 (J.Green). 2701 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95050. Please no phone calls, emails or faxes.

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TECHNICAL ON Semiconductor Corporation is accepting resumes for the following position in San Jose, CA: Algorithm Design Engineer (Job Code: SJNDU/ SJRRA): Develop innovative imaging pipeline algorithms for ON Semiconductor’s CMOS image sensors (including HDR and/or Clarity+ sensors).

Principal Software Engineer (Job Code: SJKGU): Responsible for development of company’s camera-compute library of functions for use across company, partners, and ecosystem. Position may require travel to various, unanticipated locations.

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Technology Product Manager MBA & 2 yr exp. Send resume to Visual.ly Inc. 77 Geary St, 5th Floor, San Francisco CA - 94108

Applied Materials, Inc is accepting resumes for the following positions in Santa Clara / Sunnyvale, CA: Process Engineer (SVYLU): Develops new or modified process formulations, defines process or handling equipment requirements and specifications, reviews process techniques and methods applied in the fabrication of integrated circuits.

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LEGALS & PUBLIC NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #615595 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: To Escapes, 2523 Glen Hastings Ct., San Jose, CA, 95148, Quynh To. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Quynh ToThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 3/25/2016. (pub) 4/20, 4/27, 5/04, 5/11/2016

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME #616140 The following person(s) / entity (ies) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): Dong Em, 2645 Senter Road, San Jose, CA, 95111, Huyen Tran, 2600 Senter Road, #142, San Jose, CA, 95111 . This business was conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 9/24/2014 under file #596859 /s/Huyen Tran This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 4/11/2016. (pub Metro 4/27, 5/04, 5/11, 5/18/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #614134 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: D’Milpas Painting, 768 Nevin Way., #2, San Jose, CA, 95128, Rafael M. Avalos. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 2/19/2016. /s/Rafael M. AvalosThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 2/19/2016. (pub) 3/18, 3/25, 4/01, 4/08/2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #616746 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CV Fit, 5037 New Trier Ave., San Jose, CA, 95136, Anatole Roussere.

This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Anatole RoussereThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 4/25/2016. (pub) 5/04, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25/2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #616506 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 5 Star Limo Service, 1051 Richard Ave., Santa Clara, CA, 95050, Limo 5, LLC. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 4/19/2016Refile of previous file #465629 with changes.

Above entity was formed in the state of California /s/Avtar Thakur President #201034010031 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 4/19/2016. (pub Metro 4/27, 5/04, 5/11, 5/18/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #616868 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Legendary Event Staffing and Entertainment, 3970 The Woods Drive, Apt 1413, San Jose, CA, 95136, Javier Perez,

Lliana Ortega, 215 Rondale Ct., Hayward, CA, 94541. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 4/27/2016. /s/Javier Perez This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 4/27/2016. (pub Metro 5/04, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #616137

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Kettlee, 1610 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA, 95050, Yuszra LLC. This business is conducted by a limited liability company.

Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Above entity was formed in the state of California /s/Rubina AnjumCEO #20160991023This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 4/11/2016. (pub Metro 4/27, 5/04, 5/11, 5/18/2016)

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Thai Love You SJ, 6055 Meridian Ave., San Jose, CA, 95120, Thai Love You LLC, 11300 Alba Rd., Ben Lomond, CA, 95005.

This business is conducted by a limited liability company.

Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Above entity was formed in the state of California /s/Brendan McCarthyManaging Member #201609810461 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 4/25/2016. (pub Metro 5/04, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #616992 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Samantha Cook, 33 S. 3rd St., Apt 406, San Jose, CA, 95113, Samantha Robidoux Cook. This business is conducted by an indivdual.

Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 4/29/2016. Refile of previous file #613680 with changes/s/Samantha Robidoux CookThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 4/29/2016. (pub Metro 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/01/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #616511 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KZK Concrete Pumping, 7431 Church St., Gilroy, CA, 95020, Juan Carlos Nuno. This business is conducted by a individual.

Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Juan Carlos NunoThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 4/19/2016. (pub) 4/27, 5/04, 5/11, 5/18/2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #616947 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Pizza Party, 1998 Homestead Road, Santa Clara, CA, 95008, Libero 7, LLC, 3879 Via Salice, Campbell, CA, 95008. This business is conducted by a limited liability company. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Above entity was formed in the state of California /s/Kemo DjedovicPresident #201608910393This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 4/29/2016. (pub Metro 4/27, 5/04, 5/11, 5/18/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #616687 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Solis Jumpers, 1541 Ford Ave., San Jose, CA, 95110, Mardoqueo Ladino, Sandra Suazo. This business is conducted by a married couple.

Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Refile of previous file #616674 with changes. /s/Mardoqueo Ladino This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 4/22/2016. (pub Metro 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/01/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #517084 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Hotncold.com, 1151 Ringwood Ct., Suite 50, San Jose, CA, 95131 Jura Egro USA, LLC, 2761 Camino Del Rey, San Jose, CA, 95132. This business is conducted by a corporation.

Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 3/3/2011 Refile of previous file #548722 with changes. Above entity was formed in the state of California /s/Rono Henley WubkerManaging Member #201030010094This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 5/03/2016. (pub Metro 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/01/2016)

NOTICE OF PETITION ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CAROL GEORGIANA O’LEARY, AKA CAROL G. O’LEARY, AKA CAROL O’LEARY CASE NO. 1-16-PR-178774

To all heirs beneficiaries creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: Carol Georgiana O’Leary, aka Carol G. O’Leary, aka Carol O’Leary A Petition for Probate has been filed by: James J Ramoni, Public Administrator of Santa Clara County in the Superior Court of California, County of: SANTA CLARAA Petition for Probate requests that: James J Ramoni, Public Administrator of Santa Clara County be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take-many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant authority.A hearing on the petition will be held on 6/24/2016, at 9 a.m. in Dept. 10 located at 191 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE, CA, 95113.IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in section 9100 of the California Probate Code. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a formal Request for Special Notice (DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in section 1250 of the California Probate Code. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.Attorney of petitioner: Mark A. Gonzalez, Lead Deputy County Counsel, OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COUNSEL, 373 West Julian Street, Suite 300, San Jose, CA, 95110408-758-4200(Pub CC 5/18, 5/25, 6/01/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #617179

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Force Auto Transport, 527 Charcot Ave., #309, John Masri, 151 Woodland Way., Milpitas, CA, 95035. This business is conducted by a individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/John Masri This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 5/05/2016. (pub) 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/01/2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #615917 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Cash Finance, 4783 Pine Forest Pl., San Jose, CA, 95118, Tammy Corona Blevins. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Tammy Corona Blevins This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 4/05/2016. (pub) 5/04, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25/2016

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #615972 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Atlantis Properties, 10 Jackson St., STE 107, Los Gatos, CA, 95030, Atlantis Real Estate Inc. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 4/05/2016 Refile of previous file #549402 with changes.

Above entity was formed in the state of California /s/Louis MeloPresident #2727428This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 4/06/2016. (pub Metro 5/04, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #616155 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Tran Brothers Trading, 3086 Baronscourt Way, San Jose, CA, 95132, Dzuy Tran. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed

herein on 4/12/2016. /s/Dzuy TranThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 4/12/2016. (pub Metro 5/18, 5/25, 6/01, 6/08/2016)

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME #617250 The following person(s) / entity (ies) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): Starlight Hair & Nail, 1130 E. Santa Clara St., #3, San Jose, CA, 95116, My Q. Ngo. This business was conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 3/28/2013 under file #576625 /s/My Q. Ngo This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 5/09/2016. (pub Metro 5/18, 5/25, 6/01, 6/08/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #617251 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Starlight Hair & Nail, 1130 E. Santa Clara Suite #3, San Jose, CA, 95116, Hong Pham, 513 Lisa Lane, San Jose, CA, 95134. This business is conducted by an individual.

Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 5/09/16. /s/Hong Pham This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 5/09/2016. (pub Metro 5/18, 5/25, 6/01, 6/08/2016)

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS NAME #616567 The following person(s) / entity (ies) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): Dong Em, 2645 Senter Road, San Jose, CA, 95111, Ha Nguyen, 458 Archcove, San Jose, CA, 95111, Huyen Tran, 2610 Toy Lane, San Jose, CA, 95121. This business was conducted by copartners. Registrants began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 10/15/2013 under file #583816. /s/Ha Nguyen/ Huyen Tran This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 4/20/2016. (pub Metro 4/27, 5/04, 5/11, 5/18/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #617362 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Egotrip Productions, 1354 The Alameda, #411, San Jose, CA, 95126, Boy Boy Lemoorebach. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 5/12/16. /s/Boy Boy Lemoorebach This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 5/12/2016. (pub Metro 5/18, 5/25, 6/01, 6/08/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #617030 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Eclipse Event Staffing, 3637 Snell Ave., San Jose, CA, 95136, John Marin. This business is conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 5/2/2016. /s/John Joel Marin This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 5/02/2016. (pub Metro 5/18, 5/25, 6/01, 6/08/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #617372 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Your Move Games, 814 Harliss Avenue, San Jose, CA, 95110, Bomb Chukka Games. This business is conducted by a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Above entity was formed in the state of California /s/ Corey SomaviaSecretary/Treasurer#3897284This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 5/12/2016. (pub Metro 5/18, 5/25, 6/01, 6/08/2016)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #616254

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Taylor & Jayne Salon, 14070 Blossom Hill Rd., Los Gatos, CA, 95032, Michele Mirassou, 1860 Rosswood Dr., San Jose, CA, 95124, Sydney Zolezzi, 3743 Arbuckle Dr., San Jose, CA, 95124. This business is conducted by a general partnership. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on June 1, 2016. /s/Sydney J. ZolezziThis statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 4/13/2016. (pub) 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/01/2016

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My boyfriend “loves women.” When we’re out, he’ll check out and comment on every hot girl. I get that he’s just “appreciating their beauty,” but it makes me feel really bad—angry and insecure. How can I get him to stop? Why does he need to do this? I sure don’t.—Unhappy You might take your boyfriend's babe-ernecking less personally if you recognize that male sexual attraction is visually driven in a way female attraction is not—which is why strip clubs catering to men are big business while those for women are largely a bachelorette party novelty. Sure, women like a nice view if they can get it, but if they have to make a trade-off, they’re likely to go for the weak-chinned self-made gazillionaire.

This is reflected in research by anthropologist John Marshall Townsend.

He showed men and women photos of hotties and homelies of the opposite sex, dressed in either a Burger King uniform or biz exec-wear and a Rolex. When he asked which they’d go for, men were indifferent to how the woman was dressed—picking the hottie no matter what she was wearing. Women, on the other hand, went for the homely business dude, and tended to nix even a hookup with the hot hamburger helper.

There are also some indications that, just by looking at those on the babe squad, parts of the male brain’s reward circuitry get activated in ways women’s do not. In brain imaging research on both male and female subjects, cognitive scientist Jasmin Cloutier found that only men looking at photographs of hotties got the lights turned on in the

orbitofrontal cortex -- part of the brain that’s thought to suss out potentially rewarding stuff on our horizon and give us a “Yoo-hoo! Over here!”

Reward circuitry aside, there’s “window shopping” and then there’s “window announcing.” Though—sorry, ladies—all men look, the kind, loving ones don’t get caught (and especially don’t marvel aloud).

In other words, what’s worrisome about your boyfriend’s behavior is what it says about the kind of partner he is to you.

When somebody loves you, they want to make you feel good—not like you’re comparing poorly to half the female pedestrians jiggling down the sidewalk.

The way to approach this is to explain how much this behavior hurts your feelings. As the father of behavioral economics, Adam Smith, noted, evoking somebody’s empathy tends to motivate them to try to make things better. Telling them what to do, however, tends to backfire, leading to cries of “Vive la revolution!”

As for how you’d like things to change, let your boyfriend know that you just don’t want to see him gaping or hear about it. Okay, he appreciates women as these moving pieces of art.

Museums are quiet. Men aren’t yelling at the Mona Lisa, “Hey, girl, I’ll give you something to smile about!”

I know my boyfriend’s into me, and he’s generally very loving, but I get far more compliments about how I look from guys I’m not dating. How do I get my boyfriend to let me know that he likes the view?—Uncomplimented

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T’S THE ONLY SCENE on earth where Korean bromantics, Hmong gangs, World War II incarceration survivors and Olympic athletes all share the spotlight.

Unfolding this weekend, the second-annual Japantown Film Festival has increased from seven films last year to a dozen this time around.

Run by volunteers, this year’s event highlights films by Asian and Pacific Islander American filmmakers. A trailer for each film is available on

the website and, in most cases, the director will even appear after the screening for a short conversation.

The 80-minute documentary Top Spin, for example, illuminates the journey of local Olympians and table tennis stars Ariel Hsing and Lily Zhang, as well as their teammate Michael Landers. All three teenagers originally trained at the Indian Community Center in Milpitas. The film features interviews with parents, teachers and coaches. Director Mina Son appears in conversation following the film.

One of the best attributes of the festival comes in the form of the postfilm discussions. Last year, practically the whole cast of East Side Sushi stood and talked about the film after its screening. In another case,

legendary playwright Luis Valdez unleashed diatribes following a a showing of Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes of the United Farm Workers Movement. It was a joy to watch.

Since Japanese-Americans aren’t the only Asian persuasion characterizing J-Town these days, festival executive director Duane Kubo says the neighborhood’s multi-ethnic tapestry seeps into the programming.

“Japantown could be an anchor for many young Asian-Americans, not just Japanese,” Kubo says. “If you look at the businesses and the people that hang out here in J-town, there’s much influx of Filipino-Americans, VietnameseAmericans, a pan-Asian influx going on around here. They identify with the place, opening up businesses and lifestyle kinds of things.”

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The other premiere, Konrad Aderer’s feature-length Resistance at Tule Lake, will highlight a 60-minute version of the film currently being prepared for public broadcasting. During the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans, a myth has emerged that they were a “model minority,” humbly acquiescing to forced segregation and i.d. tags, that they cooperated without dissent. By documenting the long-suppressed story of the Tule Lake Segregation Center protests, Aderer’s film shows the truth.

For the post-film panel, Aderer will fly out from New York to join local resistor Jimi Yamaichi and other Tule Lake incarcerees from Los Angeles.

The festival even includes a free screening of Exodus from the Jungle, Silicon Valley De-Bug’s documentary on the city of San Jose’s emptying of the nation’s largest homeless encampment. A previous screening put serious pressure on elected officials, resulting in more awareness of the problem in San Jose.

And what’s a festival without a classic? Originally filmed in San Jose’s Japantown and starring the legendary Mako, The Wash (1988) was written

by Philip Gotanda and directed by Michael Uno. They spent weeks prowling around J-town, checking out locations and staging the scenes.

Following the screening, Gotanda himself will be the star of the party.

Contemporary Asian Theater Scene (CATS) will honor his achievements with their first-ever Image Hero Award.

All in all, the fest has really grown and evolved just since last year. It should draw many people to the intriguing layers of a deceptively residential—but always percolating—neighborhood.

While Japantown is the festival’s base, Kubo explains, the programming of films is for the entire valley.

“There are Asian-American filmmakers out there creating a voice, creating a good product, but they’re not really getting a chance to hit the mass media,” Kubo says. “We just want to be part of that process.”

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Din Tai Fung (DTF) opened its first Northern California location last month at Valley Fair Mall to a much-expected crowd of fanatics. I braved the line at 5pm on opening day. After 30 minutes, I reached the front to enter my name and phone number in the hostess’ tablet. Then I was told I would get a text in threeand-a-half hours to be seated. The wait turned out to be a mere two hours. I was ready to geek out on these Taiwanese goods.

As a Din Tai Fung virgin who did not study the menu ahead of time, I was gently eased in by the patient and knowledgeable wait staff. Everyone was very efficient and remarkably calm despite hundreds

of hungry patrons literally drooling outside the window. We marked down on a paper menu the quantity of dumpling servings and within minutes our order arrived, starting with the Truffle and Pork XLB (5 pieces for $25), which were suggested to be served first and without dipping sauces to ensure the palate is cleansed for the truffles. The black truffle slices were crunchy and full of umami flavor, and at $5 apiece they were a luxurious indulgence.

The Pork XLB (six pieces for $8) is the signature bao and rightly so. DTF is well known for a rigid adherence to consistency. Each bao has at least 18 folds and the same amount of meat. Had I been willing to let my dumplings go cold while I counted all the folds and weighed all the meat, I’m sure they would all be up to standards, but that’s not a sacrifice worth making. A bite through the thin, soft yet chewy dough, and a

slurp of the warm broth confirmed that this was worth the wait. For a surf-and-turf twist, the Snow Crab and Pork XLB (six pieces for $11) came in the same perfectly executed dumpling pouch and a chunk of real crab meat along with the pork mixture. Though the flavor combination is not as exquisite as the pork or truffle options, the crab dumpling is a good choice for seafood lovers.

Although the popular Sauteed String Beans with Garlic ($10), Fried Pork Chop ($6.50), and Pork Sticky Rice Wrap ($5.50) ordered by diners around me looked irresistible, my mission was clear: I came to consume dumplings, even those of the non-soupy variety. The Shrimp and Pork Wontons with Spicy Sauce ($10.50) were especially tasty. Wontons in delicate wrappers, prepared with the same perfection as with the XLB, were coated in a sauce layered with spicy, salty and sweet flavors. This is easily one of my favorite dishes here. The Shrimp and Pork Dumplings (six pieces for $8.75), which are steamed pot stickers, were also a great option for non-soupy dumplings.

Din Tai Fung proves that practice makes perfect. Every dumpling fold, every equally weighted ball of pork, and every grand opening must have been practiced tirelessly.

Once sheltered inside the highvaulted ceilings with the grandeur of oriental décor and ambient lighting, we were cradled in the hospitality of an experienced staff. A number of people served our table and each were on the same page about what had been served prior and what should be served next. The dumpling makers can be seen hard at work, making perfect dumplings through the glass window at the front.

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LUNCH: Tues-Fri 11:30am-2pm DINNER: AS SEEN ON Mon-Thurs 5pm-9pm Fri & Sat 4pm-9:30pm BEST BABY BACK RIBS Sun 4pm-9pm

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MEXICAN RESTAURANT & BAR 408.995.3447 195 E. Taylor St. • San Jose

free avocado are sure to please.

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OWNTOWN POKI doesn’t charge extra for avocado.

Operating in the same room as Dakao, an authentic Vietnamese sandwich shop, the latest addition to San Jose’s burgeoning poke scene has done away with price-jacking California’s state fruit, and thrown a novel spin of JapaneseHawaiian-Vietnamese fusion on their made-to-order bowls.

The interior features a funky mish-mash of red and purple booths, retro high stools and burgundy marble tables topped with live orchids. A strip of pink neon beams above the glass-partitioned counter, where employees whip up tailored bowls with three ($9.25) or four ($11.50) scoops of seven types of fish.

Their spicy tuna comes in a silky mash that brings a back-of-the-throat smoky heat. Their octopus comes in oval, purple-ringed slices or tiny appendage tips with puny tentacles still intact—the pliant texture guiding a diner to savor the cephalopod's distinct flavor. Their fat-marbled salmon packs a rich freshness. And the Ahi, Albacore and Yellowtail tunas come in chilly cubes of sashimi that contrast nicely with the sweet warmth of their shrimp—thin-sliced, butterflied and flash-grilled.

Once ingredients are selected, Poki tosses the scoops into a metal bowl and sauces ’em up. Their wasabi cream softens the nostril-stinging punch of the bright green putty with a restrained ratio of mayo. The house shoyu special is a Japanese take on soy sauce that forsakes the runny, super-saltiness for a thicker, sweeter style. And their miso is thicker still—the peach-colored paste contributes a tanginess and a wallop of the distinctive, tongue-hugging Japanese fifth flavor, umami.

From there, the fish gets laid on a bed of spring greens, white rice or the Vietnamese-inspired tomato rice, which adds a subtle savoriness to the base.

Their pickled ginger packs a spicy, palate-cleansing punch and their crackly strands of seaweed come lightly drizzled in a sweet, roasty vinaigrette.

Translucent slivers of cucumber and radish add a floral freshness and bitter earthiness, respectively, but the best crunch comes from their crispy strips of taro root. For the adventurous, fried yams or fresh chunks of mango ought to satisfy. And of course, there’s a thick fan of avocado slices that add their healthy-fat richness to your custom concoction.

When I went, they were handing out complimentary glasses of fresh-squeezed OJ, but that price will probably go up. Beyond that, Poki has traditional Asian soft drinks with unique flavors like distilled chrysanthemum and a type of melon that direct-translated to “White Gourd Drink.” —John Flynn DOWNTOWN POKI 96 E. San Salvador, San Jose.

Great Seafood, Steaks & Cocktails

A Rooftop Restaurant with Stunning Views of the Silicon Valley LUNCH MON-FRI 11.30A - 1.30P HAPPY HOUR MON-FRI 3.30P - 6.30P DINNER MON-FRI 4.30P, SAT 5P & SUN 4.30P ROOFTOP LOUNGE FRI & SAT, 9PM-12PM SUNDAY BRUNCH BUFFET 10:30A-2P

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