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Some 75 people showed up to Alum Rock Union Elementary School District’s May 10 meeting expecting to weigh in on next year’s budget and an ongoing investigation into financial mismanagement. But those hopes were dashed by about 5:40pm when the meeting was called off because three of five trustees couldn’t make it.

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ESAU HERRERA says he had to attend to an undisclosed “family situation.” A group of elementary school kids who planned to sing outside the district office after being publicly commended by the board that night left without getting to perform any of the numbers they practiced. It was a big letdown, Quintero says. And even more so to find out that Herrera apparently played hooky to watch another performance entirely. Quintero says he spotted Herrera hours later leaving a LUIS MIGUEL concert at the SAP Center.

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“I saw him making his way down the stairs,” Quintero says, “and I ran after him just to confirm. Because I thought, well, I can’t just wonder if it’s actually him or not. And yup, lo and behold, I could see his face.” Quintero says he and his wife went to watch the Mexican pop star in a bid to salvage the evening after the meeting cancellation. The Herrera sighting, however, raised some questions.

RAYMOND MUELLER, who chairs the district’s bond oversight committee and is challenging Herrera’s re-election this fall, sees his absence as yet another sign of the board’s dysfunction. “Conflicts arise and decisions of priority must be made,” Mueller says. “As much as I love MADONNA, and even if it was an exclusive VIP show downtown at a small club, I would not turn my back on the crisis that is happening right now in our schools and with our finances.”

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ANTA CLARA Councilman Dominic Caserta has resigned from office and pulled out of the Santa Clara County supervisor race amid mounting allegations of sexual misconduct.

The 43-year-old Santa Clara High School civics teacher, who was a frontrunner in the race to succeed county Supervisor Ken Yeager, made the announcement hours ahead of a public hearing Tuesday for members of the community to testify about his alleged inappropriate behavior. Nine people in the past week have filed police reports against Caserta, who has also been disciplined

multiple times over the years for sexually harassing students. One of those reports involves an allegation that he pressed his clothed groin against a young woman. The embattled former official continues to deny the claims. “The allegations against me are false in every sense of the word, yet I have been tried and convicted in the court of public opinion without due process or recognition of my distinguished service to the school or the city,” he wrote in a statement. “Reading the papers, online reports and watching the news has been unbelievably excruciating.” In his statement, Caserta calls out Santa Clara Unified School District for inadvertently emailing portions of

his personnel file to 1,600 employees, one of whom forwarded several pages of those records to Metro. “When my personnel file was illegally released by the Santa Clara Unified School District [May 7], irreparable harm occurred to me and my family,” he said. “Shortly after, the file was sent to the media by a district employee and a social media circus ensued with just four weeks before the primary election. Political adversaries are motivated to discredit my candidacy, bury me professionally and personally. I will not let that happen.” Santa Clara Unified has remained relatively quiet about the Caserta scandal in the past week, declining multiple requests for comment. Sources at Santa Clara High say Caserta hasn’t shown up to work in the past week and is thought to be on paid leave. Metro broke the story of Caserta’s alleged harassment when his former campaign manager, Ian Crueldad, and former campaign volunteer Lydia Jungkind went public with their claims of misconduct. Jungkind, 19,

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said the candidate touched her thighs and hips, kissed her on the cheek and gave her unwanted massages. Crueldad said he witnessed the impropriety firsthand. Within hours of the allegations coming to light, Caserta’s major supporters began withdrawing endorsements for his campaign. Michele Dauber, who heads the campaign to recall Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, rescinded her support. The South Bay Labor Council followed suit. His campaign consultant Laura Teutschel quit an hour and 20 minutes after the story went live. An independent expenditure committee that bankrolled Caserta campaign mailers and billboards— which remained posted throughout the South Bay until this week— immediately disbanded. And dozens of current and former students flooded Metro with accounts of Caserta’s misconduct, which they say ranged from inappropriate touching to verbal harassment and abusing his position of authority. Jungkind, who was in class at Foothill College when she heard about Caserta’s resignation, said the news brings some measure of relief. But, she noted, the police investigations are ongoing. “I hope this will get me and other victims closure and time to heal,” she said in a text sent from class. “His press statement, unfortunately, demonstrates that he still thinks of himself as an upstanding community member. He is not. I want to see justice being done with a thorough police investigation. His behavior was harmful, degrading and I am saddened to see that he thinks he is the victim of a witch hunt.” Foothill College, where Caserta met Jungkind while he was teaching political science part-time, has meanwhile asked students to come forward with any unreported misconduct. “Through recent media inquiry, we have been made aware of sexual misconduct allegations by a Foothill student against a parttime instructor,” Foothill College President Thi Thuy Nguyen wrote in an announcement to the student body. “The college has reached out

to the student to offer resources and information regarding student rights and district policies on sexual misconduct. The college has also taken immediate and appropriate steps to respond to the allegations.” A coalition of public safety unions, which withdrew their support along with South Bay Labor last week, held a news conference with Crueldad to put out a similar call to victims. “As police officers, we stand for victims,” San Jose Police Officers’ Association President Paul Kelly said. “As a society, we must redouble our efforts to end the pattern of abusive behavior by men and intervene when a boss is inappropriate with a subordinate or a teacher crosses the line with his students.” Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor said Caserta made the right decision by stepping down. “His actions have been a terrible stain on our city,” she told reporters Tuesday morning. As a mother with children around the same age as some of Caserta’s accusers, Gillmor said, she feels personally pained by the revelations of the past week. “I feel sorry for what you may have experienced,” Gillmor said, addressing the people Caserta allegedly harmed. “But I also commend you for your courage. It’s not easy for anyone, especially young adults and minors, to stand up to people in positions of power. But many of you stood up. Our community should applaud your bravery.” Now, she said, it’s time to move forward. On May 22, the council will weigh its options for filling Caserta’s seat with the rest of the year left before the end of his term. Councilwoman Pat Mahan expressed concern about Gillmor and her allies seizing upon Caserta’s resignation to advance their own political aims. With that in mind, Mahan, who declined to comment on the charges against Caserta, said she hopes the city will leave his seat vacant until the next election. “There shouldn’t be any backroom deals,” she said. “We should have a free and open and honest election, because five people should not decide the future of Santa Clara.”

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This year’s Viva CalleSJ open streets fest holds potential to be best yet BY GARY SINGH

AST WEEK, the city of San Jose announced the route for this year’s annual Viva CalleSJ open streets initiative, which will expose tens of thousands of residents to the best and worst of San Jo, all in one afternoon. On Sept. 23, the route will start at South First and William streets in downtown San Jose, right smack in the middle of the SoFA Street Fair, where 100 bands will already be gigging throughout the afternoon.

Then the route proceeds all the way down Monterey Road, the ChampsElysees of San Jose’s underbelly, before briefly veering down Branham to Martial Cottle Park. As always, various nodes of activity will erupt at specific parts of the route. Every year, Viva CalleSJ creates a temporary autonomous zone by closing several miles of San Jose streets and shutting them off to cars for a day. People can then walk, jog, bike, skate, exercise or play, all to explore specific neighborhoods they don’t normally see, in ways they don’t normally get to do. With the road closed to automobiles, everyone takes to the streets however they want, in

any direction. There is no end and no beginning. Curiosity and the spirit of adventure reign free. Forward-thinking cities all over the world stage similar open streets initiatives, in some places even once a month, and in my view, Viva CalleSJ is one of the most inclusive, unifying events ever to emerge in San Jose. The effect of connecting isolated neighborhoods and previously disparate demographics via open streets really works. It’s obvious to anyone that participates. Last year, the positive response was overwhelming. Lifelong residents explored areas of the city they hadn’t seen in years. Unfortunately, although everyone is informed of the route several months in advance, the celebration does not come without grumblings from angry suburban get-off-mylawn types that for half a day can’t drive their cars to a store two blocks away, or, more cluelessly, didn’t even know the event was happening. This is expected. If Jesus Christ came back to life and gave a public sermon in San Jose, half the city

would probably say, “Why didn’t I know about this?” Nevertheless, I predict this year will be the best Viva CalleSJ ever. The SoFA Street Fair will be a gamechanger for the open streets party. I cannot stress it enough. From there, imagine thousands of people navigating Monterey Road without cars, past miles of crumbling junkie motels, weed-infested vacant lots, bent chain-link fences, trailer parks, hookers, pimps, recycling centers, graffiti-stained tire shops and suncracked parking lots, not to mention Oak Hill Cemetery. An activity hub will exist at Monterey and Umbarger, near what’s left of the County Fairgrounds, possibly the most despair-ridden swath of squandered potential in the entire South Bay. These days the fairgrounds look more like a deserted movie set than anything else, but word has it county fair peeps might help orchestrate a Ferris wheel for Monterey Road, just for Viva CalleSJ. That’s right, instead of clawing at each other’s throats, the county and the city are actually collaborating for once, in this case to get a Ferris wheel rocking. Monterey Road itself soaks in history. It was mythically part of the historic El Camino Real connecting the California missions. Later it became a stagecoach route and then a state highway during the decades before 101 existed. There is perhaps no street more “San Jose” than Monterey Road. This year, the other end of Viva CalleSJ occurs at Martial Cottle Park at Branham and Snell, one of those drab intersections with no pedestrians for a mile each direction and virtually indistinguishable from any Central Valley stopover along Highway 5 to Los Angeles. Martial Cottle Park, though, is a former century-old farm beautifully reincarnated as a urban park with mucho activity space. All in all, for this year’s Viva CalleSJ, I can only say, what a combination: At least 100 bands playing live in the SoFA District. Tens of thousands of people out of their cars on the pavement of Monterey Road. Rock & roll. Suburban underbelly. Strip malls, flower beds, garbage, asphalt, sun, food, drink and San Jose’s agricultural past, all in one day’s adventure. It doesn’t get any more local than that.

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A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN May 19, 2018 7:00 PM Hammer4 CARLA CANALES is an internationally known opera singer MARGO SEIBERT and leader in advancing social issues is a well-known through the arts. musical actress CRYSTAL MONEE and an advocate HALL creates music for women’s that is a prophetic issues. fusion of folk, JACQUELINE gospel, regional SUSKIN is a writer, blues, and soul. performance poet, and artist. She is KURT CROWLEY the author of two is the current music books, the latest director/conductor entitled Go Ahead of Broadway’s & Like It. Hamilton.

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Bringing The Heat A seasonal guide to Silicon Valley music, art and culture

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T’S HARD TO believe 2018 is approaching the halfway mark. It’s been nearly five months since the holidays, the days are long, the nights are warm and people are itching to cut loose and have a good time. That’s what this guide is for. Consider it a manual for summer fun—a cheat sheet for all the thought-provoking performances, inspiring art, fantastic food and live music that are worth checking out this season. There are up-and-coming bilingual rappers—San Jose-born Snow Tha Product is on the cover—classic and cutting edge plays, outdoor food festivals and celebrations of wine and culture. So, break out the date books, raise a glass and dig in. It’s going to be fun.

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QUEEN OF THE HILL Blues singer Nikki Hill will be turning up the heat at this year's Fountain Blues Festival.

Concerts

Summer Sounds BY MIKE HUGUENOR

ROM A NONEXISTENT singer to some of the founders of European psychedelia, the talented musical acts coming through the South Bay this summer are diverse and impressive. Big-name hip-hop, world-class jazz and buzzy indie rock—it’s all happening. There’s so much going on, it’s hard to narrow down an entire season to a short list of the most essential shows. Still… we tried.

Power Trip & Sheer Mag The Ritz, San Jose | Jun 1 theritzsj.com A dream tour for anyone who likes heavy music but doesn’t care for the machismo, Power Trip and Sheer Mag are for the people. While the metal genre can be a little cliquey and alienating, the Texas thrashers in Power Trip are refreshingly fun and inclusive, while still tearing through riffs like wet tissue. And Sheer Mag take the DNA of ’70s hard rock from the rock stars and give it back to the outcasts.

The Roots The Mountain Winery, Saratoga | Jun 17 mountainwinery.com As time passes, Things Fall Apart, the 1999 album that shot this Philly group to international acclaim, only becomes more powerful. Densely layered and masterfully performed, it was this album that made Black Thought, Questlove and the rest of these jazz-hip-hop fusioneers a household name—long before they joined Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show. Celebrating the past while always looking into the future, The Roots are still one of the best bands in America.

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music festivals

TOOTS ROCK REGGAE Toots Hibbert, frontman for pioneering rocksteady and ska group Toots and the Maytals, performs at this year’s Music in the Park on July 12.

Music in the Park Plaza de Cesar Chavez, San Jose | Jun 22, Jul 12, Aug 3, Aug 24

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It’s that time of year again. Break out the lawn chairs and show up early to snag a choice spot at Plaza de Cesar Chavez. This

Joshua Redman Quartet Bing Concert Hall, Stanford | Jun 23 live.stanford.edu One of the most recognizable voices in 21st century jazz, Joshua Redman has collaborated with everyone from Dave Brubeck to Big Daddy Kane. Redman’s style is performative and muscular, and he remains reverent of the masters while searching out new pathways for jazz music. He comes to the Bing Concert Hall with the formidable quartet from his seminal Beyond and Passage of Time albums.

Post Malone Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View | Jun 24 livenation.com Love him or hate him, Post Malone is on top of the charts and on top of the heap.

year’s Music in the Park lineup boasts some big names, including the phenomenal Toots & The Maytals, and R&B sensations Tony! Toni! Toné! S.F. Latin-rockers Malo and island reggae supergroup Third World with Jordan T. round out this season’s calendar for a concert series with something for everyone.

“Rockstar,” his collab with 21 Savage, may have shot to No. 1 in the blink of an eye, but it was the endlessly hooky singles from 2016’s Stoney (“Congratulations,” “White Iverson”) that set the stage for his rise. More important, SOB x RBE the great hiphope of Vallejo, open the show.

Indigo Girls Mountain Winery, Saratoga | Jun 29 mountainwinery.com The powerful harmonies of the Indigo Girls (Amy Ray and Emily Saliers) are so stirring you might not even notice yourself singing along to lines about Russian orthodoxy and Ph.D.s. At their best, the folk duo take intellectual and theological questions and put them in everyday contexts, making you feel the mystical in the mundane. See these champions of the LGBTQ movement 30 years after the release of their first major album.

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Fountain Blues Plaza de Cesar Chavez, San Jose | Jun 23 The Fountain Blues & Brews Festival has long been a summer tradition in San Jose. This year’s acts include The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings, 2018 Blues Music Awards nominees Wee Willie Walker and the Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra (with Terrie Odabi), and the Sons of the Soul Revivers. But maybe the most exciting name on the list is Nikki Hill, whose electric energy is a reminder of the power of rock and blues.

San Jose Jazz Summer Fest Downtown San Jose | Aug 10-12 Though it has jazz in the name, the San Jose Jazz Summer Fest includes a lot more than America’s original artform. The best-known performer this year is certainly Kool & the Gang, but Herb Alpert (sans his famous Tijuana Brass

Hatsune Miku City National Civic, San Jose | Jul 1 sanjosetheaters.org Throughout the 1980-90s, French philosopher Jean Baudrillard wrote about how reality no longer referred back to anything—stating “simulation threatens the difference between the ‘true’ and the ‘false,’ the ‘real’ and the ‘imaginary.’” But Baudrillard is dead! Long live Hatsune Miku, the virtual pop star is loved the world over and consists of a “vocaloid software voicebank” and a series of holograms and mirrors! The future is today.

Island Reggae Fest Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose | Jul 11 islandreggaefest.com In its previous six years, the Island Reggae Festival has brought some incredible musicians to the South Bay. This year’s

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Band), and Booker T. Jones are also massive names on the lineup. For those looking for capital-J Jazz, be sure to catch the boundary-pushing drummer Makaya McCraven, whose work brings the genre firmly into the 21st century.

TOOTS & THE MAYTALS

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THIRD WORLD WITH JORDAN T.

Sonido Clash Festival Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose | Sep 2

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MALO

One of San Jose’s most active ambassadors for international music, Sonido Clash brings the third annual Sonido Clash Festival to the Mexican Heritage Plaza this summer. The lineup is still unannounced, but previous years have featured exciting acts like cholo goth superstars Prayers, Tijuana cumbia group La Diabla and genre-blasting outfit Thee Commons. —Mike Huguenor

lineup aims to outdo itself with many highlights, including genre godfather Fiji, whose haunting voice is worth the price of admission alone. With him are a who’s who of island reggae, including New Zealand roots rockers Katchafire and popular Jamaican duo Chaka Demus & Pliers (“Murder She Wrote”).

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Kacey Musgraves SAP Center, San Jose | Jul 11 sapcenter.com Riding high in the saddle after her recent SNL performance, Kacey Musgraves comes to the SAP Center in support of her third album, Golden Hour, which has received high critical praise for its melding of pop textures, country heart and a certain amount of psychedelic philosophy. With progressive lyrics and a powerful voice, she’s got the twang for South Bay cowboys, girls, and non-binary folk alike.

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Snow Tha Product The Ritz, San Jose | Jul 27 theritzsj.com

FILM NIGHT Homes are central

characters in this double feature of horror films offered in connection with the exhibition The House Imaginary.

Thu, May 17, 5 –10 PM A secluded and stately suburban home is the backdrop for director Jordan Peele’s groundbreaking, terrifying, and funny exploration of racism in Get Out (2017, 1 hour, 44 minutes). An isolated hotel drives caretaker Jack Nicholson’s descent into madness in Stanley Kubrick’s classic, The Shining (1980, 2 hours, 26 minutes).

See Get Out at 5:30 PM, followed by The Shinning at 7:30 PM. 110 South Market Street

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chapter in Genesis that is just a list of who begat who. Without The Pixies there would be no Weezer, and likely without Weezer’s shameless pop playfulness there would be no Sleigh Bells, who open the show. It’s like three generations of royalty coming together for some kind of imperial summit, except in this case the empire is references to Buddy Holly, AC/DC, and “slicin’ up eyeballs.”

Originally from San Jose, this bilingual rapper and Atlantic signee can spit with the best of them. Snow recently dropped a summer jam featuring DRAM and boasts an appearance on The Hamilton Mixtape alongside Riz Ahmed (HBO’s The Night Of, Swet Shop Boys) Snow is quickly making a City National Civic, San Jose case for herself | Aug 18 as a formidable sanjosetheaters.org emcee. Though she If you’ve got a big-ass jacket, it’s hasn’t had a charttime to bust it out. David Byrne topping single yet, it is coming to town. While recent seems only a matter of time, so be sure to catch Snow Tha Product years have seen the Talking Heads frontman collaborate with fellow pop her before she blows up. experimenters like St. Vincent and Brian Eno (and publish a respected book on music), he’s now returned as a solo artist with American Utopia. Don Quixote’s Music Hall, Felton | Jul 26 folkyeah.com

David Byrne

Faust

While this may get buried under the Post Malones and Kacey Musgraveses of the list, it is one of the most exciting concerts of the whole summer. The legendary Faust come to Don Quixote’s Music Hall in Felton, meaning an intimate night with the group that has inspired just about every experimental and indie musician of the last 40 years. Active since 1971, the German noisemakers preceded punk & have outlasted most of their peers.

Slayer

SAP Center, San Jose | Aug 26 sapcenter.com Fucking. Slayer. ’Nuff said.

Swearin’ The Ritz, San Jose | Aug 3 theritzsj.com Allison Crutchfield is familiar to many as a solo artist and a touring member of her twin sister’s project Waxahatchee, but before all of that she was in Swearin’, one of the best pop-punk bands of the new century. Just listen to “Dust in the Goldsack” from 2013 album Surfing Strange if you disagree. Then listen to it again, and again. Catch them before they disappear.

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Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View | Aug 7 livenation.com This lineup is like the

David Byrne

Sunday, July 22, 2018•10am-5pm•Big Basin Way (Downtown Saratoga) One of the largest shows in the South Bay • Fun for the whole family Live Music • Great food & drink • Saratoga Village Shuttle from West Valley College

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Car Show Week of Events starts with the Official Car Show Kick Off Party: Saturday, July 14 at House Family Vineyards (RSVP REQUIRED)

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summer guide

Do Ho Suh: The Spaces in Between

visual art

May 10-Feb 25 The Korean sculptor and installation artist Do Ho Suh once covered his entire apartment in white paper and then rubbed colored pencils against every surface. That impressive project won’t be in the gallery, but the equally memorable Screen will be. It’s composed of hundreds of doll-size, plastic human figures. His chandelier Cause and Effect, comprised of 42,000 figures, will also be hanging from the ceiling.

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On Your Left Jun 23-Sep 16

SMOKY MOUNTAINS Li Huayi’s ‘Dragons Hidden in Mountain Ridge’ is part of the Cantor Arts Center’s exhibit ‘Ink Worlds: Contemporary Chinese Painting.’

Paint The Town BY JEFFREY EDALATPOUR

OT DAYS ARE perfect for retreating to the cool interior of a movie theater. But feature films aren’t the only way to beat the heat while taking in visually stimulating material. Silicon Valley has plenty of air-conditioned museums, perfect for chilling out and putting on one’s thinking cap. Here are just a handful of upcoming exhibits to feed your brain this summer.

CANTOR ARTS CENTER Stanford University | museum.stanford.edu

Ink Worlds: Contemporary Chinese Painting May 23-Sep 3 “Ink Worlds” only dates back to the 1960s, but the history of Chinese calligraphy and painting from the collection of Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang bleeds across every canvas. Three

That notorious hybridizer Shawn HibmaCronan returns to the SJICA with one of his mechanical inventions, a four-wheel bicycle with a miner's night light. He and many other artists will be contemplating the bicycle as a work of art in sculpture, video, painting and drawings. Depending on your nature, you’ll either be encouraged to start biking more or to sit down to sketch more bikes when you get back home.

of the artists in the show—Qin Feng, Zheng Chongbin and Li Huayi—will participate in lectures this summer to discuss their inky techniques.

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Alphabété: The World Through the Eyes of Frédéric Bruly Bouabré

Is the artist Kathy Aoki Hello Kitty’s biggest fan or that cat’s most subversive critic? Find out at the Hello Kitty Monument Diorama and Visitor Center. There you’ll explore the disappearance of a fictional Mount Rushmore-like tribute to the famously whiskered feline and maybe take a selfie or two.

Jun 20-Feb 25 The late Ivorian artist Frédéric Bruly Bouabré (1923-2014) had a mystical vision in 1948. Afterward, he changed his name to Cheik Nadro and developed a visual alphabet to preserve his native language. But everything he drew with colored pencils and ballpoint pens was a vibrant, unruly pictogram.

Jun 23-Sep 9

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Thinking Outside the Frame May 18-Sep 30 Large-scale installations in this printmaking

21 se, she’s more interested in the complex essence of the people she meets. In two of her latest series, the artist successfully experiments with rust and manages to make white a menacing color.

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Won Ju Lim: California Dreamin’ June 22-Sep 30 With boards of foam core, digital video projections and a plexiglass lamp, Won Ju Lim built a futuristic Los Angeles in California Dreamin’. Inspired by the 15th century author Garci Rodriguez de Montalvo and science fiction films, she conceived of the 2002 installation when she was living abroad. Lim missed being at home in Southern California so she recreated her memories in artificially accurate, ocean-adjacent sunlight.

Rise Up! Social Justice in Art Jun 8-Sep 30 If you’re looking for work that prefigures many of today’s cultural movements, like Black Lives Matter, look no further than I'm looking for you, Whitey. It's a 6-foot-high painting from Robert Arneson, the father of “funk art.” Arneson's famous tribute to Harvey Milk, Five Rise Up! Times for Harvey (1982), is also on display. This collection will satisfy your need to engage with the arts and political in/justice at the same time.

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Marianne Kolb

Riggs shares a pop art sensibility with his contemporary the L.A.-based artist Eric White. Both he and White bend contemporary imagery into painted collages that subvert linear narratives. Riggs draws polar bears belching out rainbows and putti battling reptiles. His work can be summed up as baroque in extremis.

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Cul-de-Sac Cruisers May 4 - Jul 31 The San Jose photographer Josh Marcotte takes pictures of his hometown the way a fourth-generation native sees it. He notices the tech-less side of Silicon Valley, local places that get overlooked. Curated by another local artist, VIV G, these images focus on classic cars and their environs. He resurrects them so that the past won't be forgotten in this era of infinite change and forward motion. His images will be shown in the main lobby of The Pierce Apartments in San Jose.

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Hai Bo May 31-Jul 15 Hai Bo photographs vast landscapes under the influence of weather—fog, mist, rain. Individual human features are engulfed by the moody settings and dwarfed by the scale of buildings, trees and endless horizons. This exhibit features images from The Southern series that the Beijing-based artist took across Southern China.

May 12-Aug 5 Kolb’s painterly obsession is the human figure. Though not a portrait painter per

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exhibit are meant to inspire visitors to make their own creations. On three Saturdays this summer, NUMU has engaged three artists to demonstrate printmaking techniques featured in the show. Susan Leone Howe on woodcuts (June 30), Jami Taback on monoprinting (July 14) and Martha Castillo on clay printing (Aug. 18).

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21 during World War II, Hold These Truths follows the story of the late JapaneseAmerican Gordon Hirabayashi. The story explores Hirabayashi’s 50-year journey from courtroom to a Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Theater

Native Gardens Aug 22- Sep 16 | MVCPA Different aspects of prejudice are explored in this clever comedy about a Latino couple moving in next to the award-winning garden of a prominent Washington, D.C., family. Spats over floral arrangements and fencing are employed to explore themes of race, class and privilege.

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Pippin May 24- June 24

SOMETHING ROTTEN ‘Hamlet’ was one of last year’s Shakespeare in the Park productions. This year features ‘As You Like It’ and ‘Much Ado About Nothing.’

Play On

PEAR THEATRE 1110 La Avenida St, Mountain View thepear.org

Oh, Coward

BY YOUSIF KASSAB

T SEEMS THAT all of Silicon Valley is a stage this summer, as theater companies big and small roll out top-notch productions—from comedies to dramas, classics to contemporary. So, stop by a local black box or head to one of the major regional theaters to take in a show.

Jun 22-Jul 15

HAMMER THEATRE CENTER 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose hammertheatre.com

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

The Pear is looking to punctuate their latest season with a bit of an oddity. With their fourth musical show in 15 years, they start summer off with a run of Oh, Coward. The show will feature four singers accompanied by piano as they sing songs penned by English playwright Noël Coward.

May 31 Living in the South Bay puts theater lovers well over 5,000 miles from London. Thankfully, the Hammer Theatre regularly broadcasts National Theatre Live productions from the West End. The Hammer closes out May with this Tennessee Williams play, taped in 2017 and starring Sienna Miller, Jack O’Connell and Colm Meaney.

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Hold These Truths July 11-Aug 5 | Lucie Stern Set in the midst of Japanese internment

This Tony Award-winning musical tells the story of a young man as he seeks meaning in his life and the world around him. His journey unfolds alongside a slew of songs penned by Stephen Schwartz of Wicked fame to remind us that the most important facets of our lives are usually the simplest.

Little Women Jul 13-29 Produced by the Los Altos Youth Theatre, this adaption of Louisa May Alcott’s famed novel tells the familiar story of Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth. The four sisters make their way from childhood all the way up through young adulthood as they navigate Civil War-era America.

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The Siegel May 17-Jun 17 This romantic comedy follows the story of Ethan Siegel as he looks to wed Alice, a girl who broke up with him two years ago. Ethan presses on undeterred despite the fact that she’s busy

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FOR THE BIRDS The latest City Lights Theater production, ‘The Seigel’ deals with finding love in a crazy world.

recuperating in the face of a lost election and has a new lover.

In the Heights Jul 14-Aug 19 Boasting music and lyrics by Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda, In the Heights tells an American story from a very different time. Set in New York’s Washington Heights, the Tony Award-winning musical details the life of Usnavi de la Vega and the community his bodega serves.

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch May 30-Jul 8 Obie Award-winning rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch follows a German rock & roll artist as she stalks fellow rocker Tommy Speck. She seeks revenge against Speck for stealing her songs by, among other things, undercutting his shows by playing

across the street from every stadium he plays.

3BELOW THEATERS & LOUNGE 288 S Second St, San Jose 3belowtheaters.com

Keith Moon: The Real Me Jun 15-Jun 24 Mick Berry plays famed drummer Keith Moon of The Who. Berry spends the two-hour show telling Moon’s life story, all the way up to his tragic downfall. Of course, that’s not to say he won’t show off his drumming chops along the way with a couple of the band’s best songs.

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Durst Case Scenario May 25-26 Just as he was when George W. Bush was in office, Will Durst has been hard

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Robin Hood Aug 9-12 CMT’s youngest members will get their shot to bring life to a brand new version of Robin Hood, written by accomplished composer Ken Hauge. Together, the youngsters will give new faces to the titular character, his loyal band of merry men and maid Marian.

West Side Story Jul 27-Aug 5 Some of CMT’s oldest members will be given the opportunity to relive the classic love story between Maria and Tony. This time around, the ill-fated lovers will likely fall into the age range of 14 and 20. The production will run for a little less than a week.

SILICON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE at work. He takes to the stage for a one-man show as he lays siege to the political climate we’ve found ourselves in, our place in that climate and, of course, good ol’ No. 45.

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Jersey Boys Jun 5-10

Jersey Boys recounts the journey of The Four Seasons. Pop legends Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi took the world by storm and sold 175 million records with songs like “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and “Can’t Take My Eyes of You.”

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The Wiz

Willow Street Park, San Jose Sanborn Skyline County Park, Saratoga

As You Like It

directed by Mark Anderson Phillips

supported by producers Rich Braugh and Steve & Betsy Moulds

Tix & info: cltc.org, 408-295-4200 529 South Second St., San Jose, CA 95112

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Jun 8-24 | Willow Street Silicon Valley Shakespeare is starting off the summer season off right with a production of the Bard’s pastoral comedy As You Like it. The production will be another entry in SVS’ free Shakespeare in the Park series.

Much Ado About Nothing

Appearing through June 9th at Plaza de César Chávez The City of San José Office of Cultural Affairs in partnership with Burning Man Project present this artwork as part of Playa to Paseo, an initiative bringing art from Burning Man to Downtown San José.

Aug 3-Sep 2 | Sanborn Skyline Finishing off their 20th season with something a little different, SVS set the Bard’s classic tale of two struggling couples a few centuries later, in the Roaring ’20s. With this production, they juxtapose Shakespeare’s wit and humor with art deco styling and jazz.

Jul 13-21 Featuring Children’s Musical Theater members from ages 10 through 14,

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this production of The Wiz will likely be some young performers’ first encounter with the famous retelling of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Just like the rest in this series, the show will run for about a week.

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Festivals

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SUPER SHADY The annual Obon Festival in Japantown celebrates traditional Japanese culture.

Feeling Festive BY WALLACE BAINE

SubZero Festival SoFA District, San Jose | Jun 1-2 Get a sense of the South Bay’s uniquely tech-savvy artistic subculture at the SubZero Festival, where the byword is “where street meets geek.” For two nights, from 6pm to midnight, SoFA will be a wonderland of artists, performers, musicians and cultural demonstrations. More info at subzerofestival.com.

Obon Festival Japantown, San Jose | Jul 14-15 The San Jose Obon Festival returns

on two outdoor stages, children’s activities and plenty of wine and fine food. More info at downtownlosaltos. org/event/arts-wine-festival.

Silicon Valley Pride Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park, San Jose | Aug 25-26

with game booths, taiko performances, a wide variety of food and more than 1,200 dancers in traditional dress to mark the Japanese custom of welcoming the spirits of ancestors back into the family. For more info, go to jtown.org.

Los Altos Art & Wine Festival Downtown Los Altos | Jul 14-15 Ceramics, fiber art, painting, jewelry, glassware and fashion will be front and center at this midsummer festival. The weekend will also feature live music

The South Bay’s long-standing Silicon Valley Pride celebration kicks off with a Trans and Friends rally and culminates in a parade through the streets of downtown San Jose. In between is a festival of music, dance and LGBTQ culture (costuming encouraged). For details, go to svpride.com.

Palo Alto Festival of the Arts University Avenue, Palo Alto | Aug 25-26 Celebration of the visual arts is the keystone of this annual weekend

festival in Palo Alto. It’s known for more than 300 displays of unique art from artists and crafts makers, as well as the hands-on Kids’ Art Studio; the Italian Street Painting Expo, which celebrates chalk art; and the signature Chopin and Chandeliers event. Learn more at mlaproductions.com.

Mountain View Art & Wine Festival Castro Street, Mountain View | Sep 8-9 This self-styled “Festival Like No Other” is Mountain View’s must-do calendar event of the year, with artwork from more than 500 artists and crafts makers, live music including the Soul Train Dance Party, lots of fun and games for kids, plus beer, wine and signature cocktails. More info can be found at mountainview.miramarevents.com.

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2018

DECEMBER

OCTOBER

David Benoit: Christmas Tribute To Charlie Brown Sun, Dec 16, 5pm

Premier: $52 | Reserved: $47

Premier: $58 | Reserved: $54

Led Kaapana & Mike Kaawa Sun, Oct 14, 7pm We Banjo 3 & Skerryvore Wed, Oct 17, 7:30pm Premier: $48 | Reserved: $43

2019

JANUARY

Kat Edmonson Sat, Jan 19, 8pm

An Intimate Evening with JD Souther Thu, Oct 18, 7:30pm

Premier: $38 | Reserved: $34

Premier: $56 | Reserved: $50

FEBRUARY

Steep Canyon Rangers Thu, Feb 7, 7:30pm

NOVEMBER

Jim Messina Thu, Nov 1, 7:30pm

Premier: $69 | Reserved: $65

Premier: $65 | Reserved: $60

Leo Kottke Mon, Nov 5, 7:30pm

Yellowjackets Thu, Feb 21, 7:30pm Premier: $69 | Reserved: $62

Premier: $48 | Reserved: $43

Ultimate Queen Celebration Thu, Nov 15, 7:30pm Premier: $68 | Reserved: $64

Banda Magda Sat, Feb 23, 8pm Premier: $44 | Reserved: $39

The Clairvoyants Thu, Feb 28, 7:30pm

MARCH

Broadway’s Next Hit Musical Fri, May 3, 8pm

Premier: $45 | Reserved: $40

Premier: $65 | Reserved: $59

Will Ackerman: The Gathering, 4 Guitars Wed, Mar 27, 7:30pm

An Evening With Tom Rush

Premier: $54 | Reserved: $48

APRIL

Four Bitchin’ Babes Fri, Apr 5, 8pm Premier: $50 | Reserved: $45

The Capitol Steps: Make America Grin Again Sun, Apr 14, 3pm & 7pm

Accompanied by Matt Nakoa

Wed, May 8, 7:30pm Premier: $43 | Reserved: $38

Live from Laurel Canyon: Songs & Stories of American Folk Rock Fri, May 10, 8pm Premier: $56 | Reserved: $51

Willie K Thu, May 16, 7:30pm Premier: $49 | Reserved: $44

Premier: $60 | Reserved: $55

The Kingston Trio Thu, Apr 18 & Fri, Apr 19, 7:30pm Premier: $54 | Reserved: $49

Amy Hanaiali’i Gillom Thu, Apr 25, 7:30pm Premier: $53 | Reserved: $48

Premier: $59 | Reserved: $53

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An Evening with C.S. Lewis Thu, Mar 14, 7:30pm

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movies

KESSEL RUNNER Alden Ehrenreich plays a young Han Solo and shares the screen with Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke and Donald Glover in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story.’

Drawn Together BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

N A YEAR when The Avengers made what seemed like their final assembly (prior to disassembling before our horrified eyes), teamwork is the zeitgeisty concept for this summer’s films. There are exceptions to this rule, in the standard action movie template: one big man against a skyscraper of doom (Dwayne Johnson in Skyscraper, July 13). One big man against a Brobdingnagian megashark

(Jason Statham in The Meg, Aug. 20). One big Chris Pratt—“a sandwich away from fat,” said Rocket Racoon— rescuing dinos galore (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, June 22). And a one-lunged hero of a pope taking on a planet of sinners (Wim Wenders’ documentary Pope Francis: A Man of His Word, May 18.) Most formidable of all, one mildmannered Pennsylvania TV host going big against childhood terrors (Won’t You Be My Neighbor, June 8). Try to make it through the previews for this Mr. Rogers documentary

without whimpering hopelessly. These examples of lone heroism are outnumbered by examples of characters coming together. Deadpool 2, with its band of weird brothers, from a Dadstached passer-by to the plump kid from Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Solo: A Star Wars Story (May 25) shows us the first time Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) swore he wasn’t getting involved with a bunch of rebels, before doing it anyway. In the all-female heist film Ocean’s 8, Sandra Bullock recruits a gang of jewel thieves. Incredibles 2 (June 15), is a follow-up to what’s been the only good Fantastic Four movie ever made, even if it didn’t star the Four, per se; Mission: Impossible—Fallout (July 27) has the usual gang of experts, boggling stunt work, pricey European locations, and a villainous Henry Cavill. And the mom-date movie Book Club (May 18) teams

Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen as a ladies’ group plumbing the the hidden depths of 50 Shades of Grey. Or, also for your mama, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again (July 21). Here, indeed, we go again. Contrasting the remake SuperFly (June 11) and the sequel Ant Man and the Wasp (July 6), one notes that the former is not strictly speaking part of the Marvel Universe. Director X, an associate of Hype Williams, directs Trevor Jackson in a remake of Gordon Parks’ 1972 hit about the drug dealer looking to get out, changing the setting to Atlanta but hopefully keeping some of the movie’s salient feature, Curtis Mayfield’s soundtrack. The biopic Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot (late July) is Gus Van Sant’s study of a well-known Portland figure, the wheelchair-bound cartoonist John Callahan (Joaquin Phoenix). Inflicting

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FEELGOOD SUMMER A new ‘Mr. Rogers’ documentary is one of many films aimed at bringing us all together this summer.

spinal breaks instead of suffering them is Johnny Knoxville in Action Point (June), which looks dire in a good way: the Lord of the Jackasses is an amusement park operator who decides to liven things up by adding life-threatening additions to the rides. Breath (summer) adapts a novel by one of the best writers about surfing, Australia’s Tim Winton. No surfing in On Chesil Beach (July), a version of Ian McEwan’s fiction about the unparalleled ecstasy of British sex; it observes two virgins (Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle) on their 1962 honeymoon, neither with a clue of how it’s all done. More bad sex: The Miseducation of Cameron Post (summer) with Chloe Grace Moretz as a lesbian kid hauled through heterosexual reprogramming. Blindspotting (summer) is an exciting indie film, set in Oakland, about a parolee who witnesses a police officer executing a suspect. And psychedelic-spiked punch and house music leads to typical Gaspar Noe misanthropy and mayhem in Psyche, which just debuted at Cannes and should be ready for distribution. Noe revels like a bad-guy wrestler in his reputation as a director everyone

hates. He wouldn’t have lasted if his films weren’t so insanely vivid, if sensationally gross. May 18-25, the 50th anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey is commemorated in a screening of a new 70mm film print supervised by Christopher Nolan, well worth a San Francisco pilgrimage to the city’s Castro Theater. Two weeks later, the theater hosts one of the globe’s most important film fests, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, May 30-June 3. Much of pre-sound cinema has disappeared, but rediscoveries continue to this date in collectors’ vaults and estate sales. This year’s finds include the last silent Sherlock Holmes film, a German The Hound of the Baskervilles, assumed lost; a Carl Dreyer comedy (uncharacteristic for such a maker of doom-laden films), and Buster Keaton in The Battling Butler. Revivals may be starting soon at 3Below in downtown San Jose, with the quote-along Princess Bride (May 17-19), and as always, the summer program at the Stanford Theatre in Palo Alto for silents, hits and rarities.

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Food

Greg Ramar

SHROOMIN’ Fill up on fungi (and maybe an oyster or two) at thie annual Mushroom Mardi Gras in Morgan Hill.

Yum In The Sun BY JOHN DYKE

UMMER MAY BE made for the outdoors—but then what? The sun shines down, the throat acquires premium parch and the stomach growls, as if to say, “Feed me, Seymour.” Here’s a list of some of the best food and drink festivals to grab a bite and a beer, listen to live music while taking a stroll and a sip, or simply sit in the mud and devour food truck goodies while ascending to hog heaven.

Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras Downtown Morgan Hill | May 26May 27, Various Times Taking place over Memorial Day weekend for the 39th consecutive year is the familyfriendly arts and crafts festival celebrating the fungus among us. Educational booths and cooking demonstrations will teach you all you need to know about mushrooms. Despite the mycological theme, there will be plenty to do, including premium wine tastings, live music, street performers and a Munchkinland for the kiddies. There’s also a 5k and 10k race for those that want to burn some calories before mass consumption at

all their terrific food, wine and beer booths. More info at mhmmg.org.

Taco Festival of Innovation History Park, San Jose | May 26, 12pm-6pm The fine folks of Moveable Feast are at it again—putting the “tech” into tacos with their seventh annual Taco Festival of Innovation. This year, the festival features more than 20 taco trucks from across the Bay Area slinging plates that cost no more than $6. General admission is $10, and an unlimited craft beer pass runs $35 pre-sale ($40

at the gate). To help wash down all those tacos, more than 10 local and international craft breweries will be on hand. Live music, lucha libre and a mini makers fair help to make this one of the most well-rounded events out there. More info at mvblfeast.com.

Cukui Summer Fest 2018 History Park, San Jose | May 27, 12pm-6pm This inaugural event is hosted by the Cukui family, San Jose Made and Moveable Feast and will feature a bevy of entertainers, locally made crafts, craft beer and the usual cast of food truck all-stars. This island-themed festival is sure to bring plenty of aloha spirit and good times this Memorial Day weekend. General admission tickets are $15 each and include one drink ticket—kids (3-11) are free. A VIP package is going for $50, and comes with a limited edition Cukui laser-engraved Sharks woodpiece. More info at cukui.com.

The San Jose Greek Festival St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, San Jose | Jun 1-3, Various Times For almost 50 years now on the weekend following Memorial Day, this

quiet Rose Garden area neighborhood transforms into a raucous celebration of all things Greece. The San Jose Greek Festival, held at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, is fun for the whole family, with live music, awardwinning dance groups and some of the most authentic festival food around. Spanakopita, tiropita, moussaka and loukoumades are just a few of the hardto-pronounce but easy-to-eat items that can be found here. So come be Greek for the day, and watch out for those flying plates. Opa! $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and students, free to children under 12. Free pass on Facebook page. Pro tip: parking is scarce in this area but they provide multiple free shuttles at various pick-up and drop-off locations. More info sanjosegreekfestival.org.

Sunnyvale Art, Wine and Music Festival Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale | Jun 2-3, 10am-6pm Back for the 44th year, this festival brings the noise with over 350 artists slated to perform—including Eagles and Beatles tribute bands; this event is just as much a rock & roll festival as it is about the art and wine. That’s not to say it won’t have quality spirits, such as margaritas, sangria, Champagne, wine

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FOOD COMA Nothing sets the stage for an afternoon nap quite like tacos and beer—both of which will be on hand at the Taco Festival of Innovation at History Park. and craft beers on tap to really get the party atmosphere rocking. A quality food court and carnival rides for the kids really help solidify this as one of the best events in the South Bay. Free. More info at svcoc.org.

Dancin’ on the Avenue Downtown Willow Glen | Jun 16, 2pm-8pm This Willow Glen hoedown returns to celebrate its 23rd year, and it isn’t showing any signs of tuckering out. With three separate band stages spread across Lincoln Avenue, this event will have downtown Willow Glen hopping. The food is another highlight, as local stalwarts such as La Villa, Purple Onion and Tamale Factory are just a few of the food vendors on hand. The familyfriendly event is free to the public and has an epic Kids’ Court area with

fun games and crafts. More info at willowglen.org

Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara Central Park | Jun 22-23, Various Times The second-largest Kansas City Barbeque Society-sanctioned event on the West Coast returns for a seventh year of smoke, meat and suds. Up to 60 professional teams will be competing for bragging rights—and more than $25,000 in prize money! The best part of this event is buying up tokens ($3 each, seven for $20) and using them to taste the actual Q from the pro teams themselves. If you hurry, you can still sign up to be a “People’s Choice” judge and make your vote count. Admission is free, but parking is $10. More info at svbbq.com.

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Silicon Valley Beer Week Valleywide | Jul 20-29 The granddaddy of them all returns July 20-29 as local restaurants and breweries celebrate the region’s passion for craft beer. An opening party kicks off July 20, followed by eight days of hosted events throughout Silicon Valley, including tap takeovers, food pairings, seminars, demonstrations, brewmaster dinners, new release nights and other exclusive events. More info at svbeerweek.com.

The Beerwalk Multiple Locations | Various Times The Beerwalk isn’t just for beer lovers, as they have events slated all summer that celebrate all manners of adult beverages. There’s a sakewalk (June 9 at 2pm in Japantown), a Ciderwalk (July

25, at 6pm in downtown Campbell) and an IPA Day Sculpin Walk (Aug. 2 at 5pm in downtown Campbell). More info at thebeerwalk.com.

Gilroy Garlic Festival Christmas Hill Park, Gilroy | Jul 27-29, Various Times It’s almost that time of year when the air around the South Valley begins to hang heavy with the perfume of everyone’s favorite vegetable: the humble yet potent garlic bulb. The world famous Gilroy Garlic Festival returns again to celebrate 40 years of family fun.The Garlic Train, which runs from Diridon Station to the festival, also makes a return this year. This venerable festival features the usual booths, children’s area and libations, but

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Gourmet Alley is where it’s at. So much garlicky goodness you’ll be sweating it out for days. Download the app for the full festival experience—and definitely get some garlic ice cream. More info at gilroygarlicfestival.com.

Tequila and Taco Music Festival San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz | Aug 25-26, 11:30am-6pm Enjoy top-shelf tequila sampling (Saturday only), gourmet street tacos, margaritas, live music, craft beers and art vendors while chilling in the park. General admission is $10 each day, but if you want the tequila sampling on Saturday you’ll have to fork over 40 clams. As if that isn’t good enough, proceeds Taco Festival go toward helping the Gen Giammanco Foundation, which provides scholarships for deserving athletes. More info on eventbrite.com.

Assyrian Food Festival Assyrian Church of the East, San Jose | Aug 18-19, 11:30am-9pm This Willow Glen classic goes on to celebrate year 26, and shows no signs of slowing down. This celebration of all things Assyria centers mostly on the food and will satisfy carnivores and vegetarians alike. Sample everything from kabobs, dolmas, soups—and you mustn’t miss the Samovar Alley and Assyrian Coffee Café, where you can sample amazing teas and desserts. They will also have plenty of traditional folk music, and you can learn to dance the sheykhani. This year’s festival will include a Kids Zone as well as a $10 raffle that includes some great prizes, like an ’Chevy Malibu—or even cold, hard cash. Admission, parking and shuttles are all free and the food is reasonably priced. More info at assyrianfestival.com.

Santana Row End of Summer Wine Stroll Santana Row, San Jose | Aug 16, 6pm-9pm Take a wine stroll around the Row and help a good cause in the meantime; part of the proceeds from this event go toward benefiting the Bill Wilson Center, a nonprofit that helps aid homeless and runaway children and young adults. Tickets are $40, and the event will feature Santa Cruz Mountain wineries and a variety of light bites. More info at santanarow.com.

Outdoor Salsa in the Park Festival Discovery Meadow, San Jose | May 20, 11am-630pm Join Grammy award-nominated Puerto Rican singer and songwriter Jerry Rivera for an afternoon of salsa dancing at Discovery Meadow park. Along with Señor Rivera there will be four local salsa bands and seven of the top Bay Area salsa DJs to keep downtown in full-on fiesta mode. Of course there'll be plenty of Latin American food and drink to keep dancers powered-up throughout. Tickets are $25 presale (kids 14 and under are free) and $40 at the door. More info on eventbrite.com.

Taylor Street Night + Market Gordon Biersch Brewing Co., Japantown | Every Thu 5pm-9pm Beginning Thursday May 17th, a weekly beer garden event will be held in San Jose’s Japantown neighborhood at the Gordon Biersch Brewery complex. These events will be hosted by Moveable Feast and Gordon Biersch, so you know there will be plenty of food and brew to go around. Live music, games for the kids and SJMADE vendors will be on hand to make sure the good times don’t stop. These night markets will be up and running all summer long every Thursday night through August. Admission is free; just bring good vibes and cash. The street nights run through Aug 30. More info at sanjosemade.com.

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Multiple locations theboilingcrab.com Hailing originally from southeastern Texas, The Boiling Crab is what many consider to be the king of VietnameseCajun cuisine. They’ve got more crustaceans on the menu than you can shake a stick at—including king crab, lobster, shrimp, crawfish, snow crab, blue crab, Dungeness crab— and even oysters. While they are also known for their excruciating wait times (diners have been known to stick around for up to two hours for a chance to feast here), the real draw is their sauces. Try the whole shebang.

Poorboy’s Cajun Kitchen 2605 Homestead Rd, Santa Clara 408.645.5286 poorboyskitchen.com

COUNTRY COOKIN’ Chowing down on a cauldron of crawfish is a fantastic way to spend the afternoon.

Ragin’ Cajuns

In the South, warmer weather doesn’t just mean BBQ—it’s also boilin’ season BY JOHN DYKE

URE, SUMMER IS a great time to head outdoors, fire up the barbecue and get grilling. But burgers and dogs aren’t the only foods meant to be cooked under the open sky. Instead of roasting terrestrial beasts over a charcoal pit, how about boiling some freshwater crustaceans with that open flame—or, better yet, allow an expert to do it for you? The traditional Southern crawfish

boil is having a moment in Silicon Valley, as a bevy of Cajun-style restaurants have sprung up in recent years. While neatniks might want to stay away, those who don’t mind getting a little dirty and enjoy eating with their hands will rejoice at this messy communal dining experience. Remember to pinch the tail and suck the head—and pass a good time, y’all.

Crawdaddy Multiple locations crawdaddy.co/home This locally owned chain serves up

some of the better seafood boils in town, but they are also a great spot to go grab some fried goodies. Their deep-fried oysters app is a “must-get,” and the off-the-menu crab fries are really turning heads; with its mound of real crab piled high over crispy fried potatoes and topped with a creamy and spicy remoulade sauce.

Poorboy’s is upping the ante by offering diners a bigger menu selection, which includes a lot of the usual suspects for seafood boils (e.g., crab, shrimp, crawfish). They also offer up a nice selection of po’ boy sandwiches, jambalaya, wings and craft beers on tap. For those looking to kickstart the party, you can order your brew in Vegas-style 88-ounce beer “bazookas.” Yeah, you read that right. … The soft-shell crab po’ boy with an order of bacon chowder fries is a strong combo that’s hard to pass up.

SJ Crawfish

The Kickin’ Crab

393 N Capitol Ave 408.618.8670

Multiple locations thekickincrab.com

One of the newer entrants to the game, as they’ve been open less than two years, this locally owned spot relies on friendly service, fresh seafood, tasty sauces and almost zero wait time compared to the other locations. They feature seven unique sauces available in four heat levels: mild, medium, spicy—and someone call the fire department. Their popular SJ Style sauce features a combination of their Cajun, tamarind and pineapple sauces mixed into one spicy, tangy and sweet combination.

With their third San Jose location newly opened on Blossom Hill Road, the Kickin’ Crab is making a play for South Bay Cajun supremacy. Known for their garlic noodles, nautical décor and a spicy sauce that really brings the heat, their Kickin’ Combo Deals are the go-to item here. Pro-tip: they allow diners to mix-and-match their choice of seafood for one fixed price.

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BITES

HOT POT Cajun Bistro 7 fuses Vietnamese and traditional Louisiana bayou cooking for a spicy, brothy bite.

Boiling on the Bayou

RAWFISH BOILS ARE hardly a new concept. They are a longstanding Louisiana tradition. More recently, chefs have turned this informal backyard buffet into a menu item, and dozens of restaurants now offer up a menagerie of shellfish, sausage and veggies in a spicy broth.

The traditional way—and Louisianans love their tradition—is to boil the crawfish (aka mud bugs) in spice-filled water until ready to eat. The new Vietnamese-fusion method is to boil the crawfish and then add the spices and flavorings after the fact. While both methods are tasty, some would argue that the fusion method produces a better tasting product overall. The latest newcomer to utilize the latter fusion method is Cajun Bistro 7. The newish Paloma Plaza at the intersection of Silver Creek and Aborn roads is a very Viet-centric area and already employs more than a handful of Vietnamese restaurants—but none quite as unique as this. The menu is seafood oriented, as it runs the gamut from fried fish to oysters on the half-shell. Cajun Bistro 7 also offers a tasty off-the-menu seafood soup, bún riêu cua ($10), that many patrons might not be familiar with. It features a tomato-based broth, crab meatballs and vermicelli noodles. We settled on their chili bread ($5) app, one pound of their crawfish boil ($14 a pound) and added corn (75 cents each), potatoes (50 cents apiece) and Cajun sausage ($2.50 each). Bistro 7’s standard crawfish comes with a garlic butter sauce that diners can “pump up” with Cajun spices and request the heat level of their preference—mild, medium or spicy. First out was the chili bread, and it was a tasty concoction of garlic, butter, sriracha and dried shredded chicken. Pro tip: save the bread to dip into the scrumptious sauce covering the crawfish—but I’m getting ahead of myself. The only way to eat crawfish is to get your hands dirty; fortunately, they provide gloves at every table to help minimize the mess. One must crack the crayfish in half by twisting and pulling the tail from the head—and then get to sucking. After a few firm slurps, the sweet, juicy meat from the tail—and yes even the head—slides into your mouth and mixes with their amazing garlic butter sauce. While we did order the Cajun spices at a medium level, we both agreed it wasn’t super hot. However, despite the lack of heat, it was still a pretty damn tasty meal. While traditions can be a good thing, sometimes a simple tweak can reveal an improved way of doing things. At Cajun Bistro 7, the proof is in the slurping. —John Dyke

CAJUN BISTRO 7 3005 Silver Creek Rd, San Jose. 408.900.9485

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HOUSE ON MANGO STREET Thu, 7pm, $10+ Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose Sandra Cisneros’ 1984 comingof-age novella is adapted for the stage in Teatro Vision’s first youth production. Featuring a cast of local performers ages 12 to 18, the story of Esperanza Cordero’s life on Mango Street—including her newfound friendships, struggles with her family, and even sexual abuse—is told from the perspective of these young actors. Performed in English with Spanish supertitles, tickets to this Chicanx theater company’s production are offered at a sliding scale, so patrons can choose to pay anywhere from $10-40 to attend. The production runs through May 20. (AS)

FAGGY AT 50 Thu, 8 pm, $15-42 Theatre on San Pedro Square, San Jose A multitude of words could describe the gay male experience at age 50, but playwright and actor Joe Gulla thinks it can be distilled down to just one: faggy. Gulla makes his Bay Area debut with his one-man monologue show, which describes in vivid, often cringeworthy, detail the trials and tribulations of growing up Italian, Catholic and gay in the Bronx—and in the ’80s, no less. From the lifetime subscription to Playboy his father bought him at 14, to an almostencounter with a prostitute that was offered to him as a birthday gift at 16, Gulla chronicles both the hilarity and emotion of his teenage years through poignant vignettes and passionate dialogue. Runs through Friday. (AS)

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MATT BEILIS Thu, 7:30pm, $35 Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga Matt Beilis may be the only singer-songwriter who has opened for both Inspectah Deck and REO Speedwagon. After trading in his cushy job in the finance sector for a gig in a piano store, he began uploading original compositions to YouTube, where he caught the attention of celebrities like Ashton Kutcher, Ryan Seacrest and Ariana Grande. He brings his unique, soulful voice, as well as his piano, to Montalvo Arts Center. But expect the unexpected: Beilis is known for incorporating electronic beats into an otherwise acoustic set. (AS)

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CELLY CEL & CLYDE CARSON Fri, 9pm, $30 BackBar SoFa, San Jose Make America hyphy again at the Back Bar SoFa, where Northern California rappers Clyde Carson, Celly Cel and Big Tone will get live for an evening that will undoubtedly include thizz dancing and hopefully, at least one audience singalong to Mac Dre’s “Feeling Myself.” Carson, known as the former leader of rap group The Team and as the creator of Hyphy Juice, will headline alongside Vallejo native Celly Cel, whose hit single “It’s Going Down” landed him on the Billboard Top 100. Opening support comes from Big Tone, a frequent collaborator with E-40, Too $hort and Baby Bash. (AS)

MAKER FAIRE Fri, $30-50 San Mateo Event Center, San Mateo Calling all tinkerers, hackers and makers: Over the course of three days, immerse yourself in the curiosity and creativity of the Bay Area Maker Faire—a celebration of all aspects of maker culture. With over 800 exhibits and nine stages of performers, speakers and demonstrators, the whole family can explore hands-on activities as diverse and unique as a sauerkraut making marathon or a build-yourown-planet workshop. Notable speakers include Mythbusters co-host and ultimate tinkerer Adam Savage as well as Danielle Feinberg, director of photography at Pixar. The Faire runs through Sunday. (AS)

* concerts KANSAS

May 30 at City National Civic

TAIMANE

TOM JONES

May 30 at Mountain Winery

TONY BENNETT

Jun 3 at Mountain Winery

SLEEP

Jun 7 at The Warfield

KESHA & MACKLEMORE Jun 14 at SAP Center

THE ROOTS

Jun 17 at Mountain Winery

VIOLENT FEMMES

Jun 21 at Mountain Winery

VANS WARPED TOUR

Jun 23 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

PRETENDERS

Jun 24 at Mountain Winery

POST MALONE & 21 SAVAGE

Jun 24 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

CHRIS ISAAK

Jul 2 at Mountain Winery

DEAD & COMPANY

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THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Sat, 8pm, $39 Saratoga Civic Theater, Saratoga The South Bay Musical Theater’s musical adaptation of the story of Quasimodo incorporates elements of both the original Victor Hugo novel as well as the Disney animation that brought it to millions of American households. Featuring music by Grammy award-winning composer Alan Menken—who composed the scores to such ’90s Disney films as Beauty and the Beast, Pocahontas and Aladdin—and Stephen Schwartz, the Academy Award-winning lyricist for Wicked, the show also includes a full vocal choir, which underscores the musical’s Gothic, 15th-century theme. (AS)

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HEAR HER SONG

Sat, 6pm, $30 Cafe Stritch, San Jose

Sat, 7 pm, $10+ Hammer Theatre Center, San Jose

Some people think of the ukulele as a souvenir, says the Hawaiian born uke virtuoso Taimane. She doesn’t take offense. In fact, she likes it, as it sets audience expectations low. That’s when she comes in and blows minds. With 24 years’ experience on the diminutive “underdog of instruments,” Taimane is comfortable shredding through Bach, Led Zeppelin or her own material. She comes to town courtesy of San Jose Jazz and in support of her new album, Elemental—a suite of songs about earth, wind, fire, water, ether and the underworld—due out June 5. (NV)

An all-female cast of composers and songwriters perform 20 original songs inspired by and in honor of 20 remarkable women leaders, paying homage to the extraordinary achievements and courageous life choices made by women worldwide. A collaboration between the Women Like Us Foundation and Vital Voices, two female-run nonprofits focused on uplifting and supporting women in leadership positions globally, the project is led by Hamilton music director Kurt Crowley and features tributes to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former first lady Michelle Obama, and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, among others. (AS)

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SLEEPING BEAUTY LIVE CAST Sun, 2pm, $15 California Theatre, San Jose

It doesn’t get more Silicon Valley than this: experience the New Ballet’s rendition of Sleeping Beauty by plugging into live commentary and insights on the performance from expert ballerinas right from your seat. Inspired by her experience watching e-gaming, New Ballet’s executive director, Dalia Rawson, has brought the first-ever live cast to the theater in an experiment to further humanize and make ballet accessible to newcomers. Live casters can dial in to hear personal anecdotes, interviews and historical context from performers and the ballet’s directors as the ballet is happening. Just don’t forget your earbuds. (AS)

HARRY STYLES & KACEY MUSGRAVES

Jul 11 at SAP Center

JACKSON BROWNE

Jul 31 at City National Civic

SJ JAZZ SUMMER FEST

Aug 10-12 at Plaza de Cesar Chavez

ALICE COOPER

Aug 14 at City National Civic

DAVID BYRNE

Aug 18 at City National Civic

SLAYER

Aug 26 at SAP Center

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Sep 2 at Mexican Heritage Plaza

FOO FIGHTERS

Sep 12 at SAP Center

RINGO STARR

Sep 28 at City National Civic

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BULLET POINTS ‘137 Bullets’ by artist Diane K. Bird considers the use of lethal force by American police.

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SJMQT ponders American gun culture with ‘Guns: Loaded Conversations’ BY AVI SALEM

HE LATEST EXHIBITION at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles begins at the box office. Upon purchase of a ticket, guests are not only offered a copy of their receipt, but prior to entering, they are also asked to pick out an empty bullet casing from a glass dish brimming with spent shells.

The weight of a bullet casing seemed insignificant at first, but by the end of viewing “Guns: Loaded

Conversations,” I found myself turning the shell over and over in my hand as if it were carrying the weight of the nearly 35,000 gun deaths that happen annually in the United States. And that’s exactly the point. While the gun debate takes center stage in the national arena, “Guns: Loaded Conversations” brings the discussion to the local level by asking viewers to consider what role guns should play in a society that’s continually challenged by their presence and the right to bear them. Presented as a collaboration between the Museum of Quilts and

Textiles and the Studio Art Quilt Associates—a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the art quilt through education—the exhibition has been nearly two years in the making: Amy DiPlacido, curator of exhibitions at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, was first inspired to bring a show about guns to the museum in 2016 shortly after what was then the deadliest mass shooting in America. “Right around the time when I became curator, the Pulse nightclub shooting happened, and almost instantaneously I knew I wanted to use my new platform to create a show that talked about guns in America,” she says. Comprising 33 textile works, the exhibit is inspired by and speaks to many facets of American gun culture—from its profoundly divisive influence in politics to its use as a tool for hunting and self-protection. Perhaps what’s most interesting is the common theme that each work carries, regardless of whether the

artist is pro- or anti-gun: horror, if not shock, surrounding the sheer number of deaths that guns contribute to, as well as America’s unwillingness to stop or slow down that violence. Bang, You’re Dead by artist Jacquie Gering is a reflection on young victims of gun violence in the Chicago public school system; The New American Crucifix by Nancy Lemke portrays two children being crucified on a cross while members of the NRA look on. Lemke, who considered herself anti-gun until she had firsthand experience with hunting, expresses confusion and anger that laws have not changed even after the Sandy Hook shooting. Perhaps the most moving piece of all is a hand-stitched replica of a 12 gauge shotgun by Anne Lemanski, which is the exact model of gun her father used to commit suicide. Representing a range of ideologies and views was DiPlacido’s intent when curating the show—as was leaving many questions unanswered, so that viewers could draw their own conclusions. “There are quilts that glorify and pay homage to the heritage of gun culture and hunting, but you can also find more neutral quilts where artists have just embroidered statistics,” she explains. “The artists are not always inserting their opinions into their pieces, but are simply speaking to the facts and letting the viewers decide.” One major highlight of the show is a secondary exhibit called “Generation of Change: A Movement, Not a Moment,” which features nine works by textile artists of color under 18 that address police brutality, racially motivated violence and school shootings. Created by students of the Social Justice Sewing Academy (SJSA), the works give agency to a group of young people who are not only disproportionately impacted by gun violence, but are almost always excluded from the debate. SJSA aims to provide a platform for students to explore political activism and make their voices heard in spaces otherwise inaccessible to them. “Rest in Power, Trayvon,” is an especially haunting portrait quilted by SJSA’s founder, Sara Trail. It depicts Trayvon Martin with his sweatshirt hood up, and even includes two hoodie laces that

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AMERICAN RELIGION A cross made out of guns on one of the quilts on display at ‘Guns: Loaded Conversations.’ hang down from the traditional rectangular borders of the quilt. Martin’s face—created with a mix of recycled cotton, wool and batiks on bleached linen—conveys an incredible amount of emotion in its expression, staring at and even scrutinizing the onlooker. For DiPlacido, bringing this exhibition to San Jose is a chance to reflect on where museums are going in the future and how they can serve as a tool to further propel discussions that can ultimately lead to change. “Museums can be a very safe space where we can have these conversations and talk about subjects that make people uncomfortable— art has a power to describe feelings that you can’t exactly put into words,” she says. At the end of the exhibition, “Loaded Conversations” asks viewers to participate in the dialogue by casting a vote by bullet casing. Is gun legislation

strict enough as it is? Should civilians be free to own and operate any firearms they choose? Or should weapons be limited to the military and law enforcement? DiPlacido’s hope is that this symbolic vote is only the jumping off point for larger conversations about guns after visitors leave. “There are quilts in here that can make you laugh and cry at the same time, or if someone you know was a victim of gun violence, this is a place where you can mourn,” she explains. “I think it’s an opportunity for neighbors to meet each other, bond over a piece and potentially start a conversation with a stranger.”

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SAY ANYTHING ‘Deadpool 2’ maxes out on fourth-wall breaking and absurdist mayhem.

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Sequel establishes Deadpool as the most cartoonish of all cartoon heroes BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

S IF IT were Honest Movie Trailers: The Movie, the second installment in the Deadpool franchise leavens the hit-making Marvel mix of fight scenes, flashbacks and explosions with dick jokes. Our protagonist, Wade (the ultra-bro, Ryan Reynolds), was a mercenary.

He was left with a complexion like a Costco cheese pizza after a forcible gene-scrambling experiment intended

to cure his stage 4 cancer. Now he’s the killer Deadpool: hooded, crosssworded, armed and ludicrous. His superpower is bouncing back after extreme dismemberment and preposterous mayhem—Deadpool is the most cartoony of cartoon heroes, the one who owes the most to Chuck Jones and Tex Avery. He clowns before a long-gone fourth wall. At one point he describes a clue as “a huge steaming bowl of foreshadowing.” The baseball goes so inside that there’s even a reference to the way cartoonist Rob

Liefeld drew figures with Dumpstersized chests and skinny footless legs like a Danish modern coffee table. Deadpool’s frenemy here is Cable (James Brolin), so thoroughly ripped from The Terminator that Deadpool even calls him “John Connor.” Strangely, Brolin's jaw is a little scarier without the CG chinaugmentation he had in Avengers: Infinity War. The highlight is a Vancouver super-truck rampage with Deadpool at the wheel, upside down and assforward. He’s helped by the movie’s standout Zazie Beetz as Domino, who has a new kind of superpower, supernatural luck: nothing ever falls on her head, even when it’s raining automobiles. Other highlights include the parody of the Skyfall titles, Julian Dennison of Hunt for the Wilderpeople as a kid mutant who may turn killer, the oil portrait of Karl Marx on the walls of the Xavier Mansion, and the longest

demise since Bugs Bunny staged one for Elmer. Deadpool 2 isn’t as overfilling as the first. And from a nerd standpoint, it had a little more respect for the chrome giant Colossus (Stefan Kapicic) than its predecessor. The downside is that Morena Baccarin, who gave the first Deadpool a strong romantic twist, is mushy here. She wants to be a mom and spends her time in the movie in a sort of heavenly purdah. When she says, “The baby factory is open for business,” the line goes beyond cute and into the realm of something written by someone a little unsure of how babies are made. (Me, I know how. I just don’t know why.)

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PUSHING THE ENVELOPE Veteran jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist Henry Threadgill knows how to push forward and pull back.

Playing By Ear

Jazz great Henry Threadgill on accessibility, artistry and defying expectations BY BILL KOPP

ENRY THREADGILL HAS a well-deserved reputation as a jazz innovator. Working with unusual ensembles that include instrumental combinations not often thought of in a jazz context, Threadgill has made a series of boundary-pushing albums beginning in the 1970s and continuing today. For his efforts, the composer, saxophonist and flutist has earned many accolades and awards, including the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for music.

His latest project is a live collaboration with pianist Vijay Iyer and drummer Dafnis Prieto. And while the trio is considerably less experimental than some of Threadgill’s previous endeavors, he doesn’t view it as a departure. That’s because the concept of accessibility isn’t something he considers when composing music. It’s not important whether a work is bleeding-edge or traditional; true art reveals new qualities on each exposure. “You could look at something that was considered revolutionary in the past, like Stravinsky’s ‘Petrushka,’” he says. “It was considered dissonant and outrageous at one time, but no longer.” While Threadgill doesn’t subscribe

to the idea that the audience is an active participant in a performance, he believes that having an audience is essential. “I’m playing music for people,” he says. “If there’s no audience, then it’s just a rehearsal.” And he notes that by its nature, studio recording—which generally doesn’t have an audience present—is more challenging. For Threadgill, the presence of listeners creates “this other energy that moves and adds to the process.” Without an audience, he says, the performance can be “flat.” Spontaneity plays a role as well. Sometimes Threadgill creates detailed arrangements for his works, sketching out the specifics of what each musician should do. But he says that during a performance, “I can hear something that I want one of the people to do, to change things right there on the spot.” He says that his emphasis is on making music. “What you write is one thing,” he explains. “That is not necessarily music. It looks like music.” But it’s not really music until it’s played. The recipient of numerous grants and commissions, Threadgill

understands the challenges facing composers. While he has never considered crowdfunding to finance his work, he understands why many musicians are making use of platforms like Kickstarter. “It’s a different time now,” he says, “so young artists have to turn to other methods” of financing. And he worries that the high cost of living in major metropolitan areas will force an exodus of creative people moving to smaller cities, or even leaving the U.S. altogether. For his part, the New York City-based composer remains committed to living and working in America. At age 46, fellow New Yorker Vijay Iyer is nearly three decades Threadgill’s junior, but he too has established himself among the foremost jazz musicians working today. A 2013 MacArthur Fellow (the so-called “genius grant”), Iyer is well-known as both a daring improviser and effective collaborator. He first covered a knotty 1993 Threadgill composition, “Little Pocket Size Demons,” on his 2011 album Accelerando. And he had long expressed a desire to work with Threadgill. Though his musical foundation is quite different, 43-year-old Cuban percussionist Dafnis Prieto has a background remarkably similar to Iyer’s. He, too, won a MacArthur Fellowship (in 2011), and has been nominated twice for Grammy Awards. When Prieto first visited New York, he made it clear that he wanted to work with Threadgill as well. Despite the three musicians’ grounding in improvisational music, Threadgill says the trio carefully prepares for its run of live dates. “We’ve been doing this for a little while now,” Threadgill says, “but we’ve got to rehearse. We’d never put a tour together without rehearsing.” All the same, he cautions against having preconceived notions of what his trio might do on stage. “I hope people don’t have any expectations,” Threadgill says. “If you have expectations, then you can be disappointed. And why start out with the possibility of disappointment? Take that off right away, and just leave the door open to be thrilled.”

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7:30PM WED 5/16 CONVERSATION WITH CLAUDIA RANKINE Super-poet Rankine’s ever-growing list of awards and recognitions garnered over the years is enough of an interesting read, let alone her actual writings. A great opportunity to listen and to learn from a variety of perspectives on race, social justice and intersectionality. Bing Concert Hall Studio. 327 Lasuen St, Stanford University

12PM SAT 5/19 WALK THROUGH MEXICAN DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE Presented by Xicanx Graduate Council & Mexican American Studies of SJSU. I think I know downtown pretty well. It’s easy to make that assumption because I’m a “history buff.” But I haven’t lifted all the weights yet to get swole on the real history. Your tour guide, SJSU professor Gregorio Mora-Torres will add a lot of substance and context to what you thought you already knew about your favorite little-big city. Meet at the fountains at Plaza de Cesar Chavez. 1 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose

8PM SAT 5/19 SISTER CAROL & THE I-LIFE PLAYERS Legendary dancehall DJ Sister Carol’s appearance in San Jose is a bright spark in the local reggae movement. Manik and Co. are working hard to bring Rastafarian acts of all sorts and sizes to our sweet valley. If you’ve never been to a live dancehall show, Mother Culture, as she is known to her fans, is a good place to start. Punjab Cafe Banquet. 1699 W San Carlos St, San Jose

10:30AM TUE 5/22 FEARLESS POETRY AND SPOKEN WORD FESTIVAL Poet, illustrator and educator Trinidad Escobar will give a workshop as part of the event series “Fearless: Awakening Your Inner Voice,” exploring art, identity and revolution. If you stick around for the poetry and spoken word festival from 1:30–4pm, I promise I’ll perform some of my own poetry, but only because you stuck around. Also featuring my superhomies: Arlene Biala and Venus Jones. Hinson Campus Center, De Anza College. 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino

WED 5/16 THE RITZ Wed, 5/16, 7pm: Los Kung Fu Monkeys. Thu, 5/17, 10pm: Electric Feels: An Indie Rock + Indie Dance Night. Fri, 5/18, 10pm: Echo Flex: A 2000’s Era Hip-Hop Party. Sat, 5/19, 8pm: Mr. Kumbia, DJ Sin Amores, Mr. Filthy. 400 S First St, San Jose

POETRY LEGEND: CLAUDIA RANKINE Discussion on Whiteness 7:30pm: Bing Concert Hall Studio 327 Lasuen St, Stanford

GO! GO! GONE SHOW Talent showdown, sign-up 8pm 9pm: Cafe Stritch 374 S First Street, San Jose

THU 5/17 THIRD THURSDAY FILM NIGHT 5:30pm: Get Out – 7:30pm: The Shining San Jose Museum of Art 110 S Market St, San Jose

STAGE: THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET Based on Sandra Cisneros’ award-winning book. Various times through Sun, 5/20 School of Arts & Culture @ MHP 1700 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose

NEW TALENT COMEDY COMPETITION FINALS South Bay’s Best Amateur Comic will be crowned 8pm: Rooster T. Feathers 157 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale

West Coast Blues Jam. Fri, 5/18, 6pm: Pete Anderson Band. Sat, 5/19, 6pm: Adrianna Marie and the LA Jones Quartet. Sun, 5/20, 11am: School of the Blues Jam. 4pm: Paula Harris Band. Wed, 6pm: Tap Takeover w/ The Sid Morris Gang. Last Thu, 6pm: Six String Showdown with AC Myles. Mon, 6pm: Open Mic Night (comedy, poetry, music, singing). Tue, 7pm: Aki Kumar’s Blues Jam. 91 S Autumn St, San Jose

MUSIC: WOMENCRUSHSJ SHOWCASE Featuring Adira Sharkey, Shiloh Mae, Marissa Muraoka 7pm: Uproar Brewing Co. 439 S First St, San Jose

JAZZ: JACOB SZEKELY TRIO POOR HOUSE BISTRO Thu, 5/17, 6pm: The Royals

7:30pm: Cafe Pink House 14577 Big Basin Way, Saratoga

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PO-ET TU BRUTUS? A live and frank conversation on race and justice with world-renowned, poet, essayist and playwright Claudia Rankine, author of Citizen: An American Lyric, an “innovative amalgam of genres” critical of “post-racial” society. Wednesday, Bing Concert Hall Studio. 327 Lasuen St, Stanford University

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Doors 7pm: Club Fox 2209 Broadway, Redwood City

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The Rockafellas. Sunday brunch, 10am–2pm. Mon– Fri, 4–6pm: Happy hour. 18840 Saratoga Los Gatos Road, Los Gatos

ART GALLERY: LEVEL UP ART SHOW 6pm: Local Color 27 S First St, San Jose

LATIN ROCK: JUANES

Amarte Tour with Mon Laferte 7:30pm: City National Civic 135 W San Carlos St, San Jose

JACK ROSE LIBATION HOUSE Fri, 5/18, 5:30pm: Isaiah Pickett. Sat, 5/19, 5:30pm:

ALT ROCK: THE BREAKING (PORTLAND, OR)

Plus Mystery Fuse,Three for Now 7:30pm: Art Boutiki Music Hall 44 Race St, San Jose

STAGE: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Also Sat and Sun times.

7:30pm: Mountain View CPA 500 Castro St, Mountain View

JAZZ: ANTON SCHWARTZ TRIO

7:30pm: Cafe Pink House 14577 Big Basin Way, Saratoga

PHILIP GLASS'S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3

featuring international soloist Simone Dinnerstein 8pm: Oshman Family JCC 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto

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WALK THROUGH MEXICAN DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE

May Artist in Residence 8pm: Forager 420 S First St, San Jose

Noon: Fountains at Plaza de Cesar Chavez 1 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose

INDIE ROCK: JUDO NO

BLACKLIGHT 5K RUN

Plus Keeper Keeper, Blurred Out 9pm: Caravan Lounge 98 Almaden Ave, San Jose

HIP-HOP: CLYDE CARSON, CELLY CEL & BIG TONE 9pm: BackBar SoFa 418 S Market St, San Jose

Glow-in-the-dark footrace. 5pm: Santa Clara County Fairgrounds 344 Tully Rd, San Jose

JAZZ: TAIMANE

5pm: Cafe Stritch 374 S First St, San Jose

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METROACTIVE.COM COMEDY: JO KOY

9:30pm: Improv 62 S Second St, San Jose

SUN 5/20 SILICON VALLEY WINE AUCTION GRAND TASTING

12pm: Montalvo Arts Center 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga

COMEDY: BRANDON ROGERS 2pm: Improv 62 S Second St, San Jose

COMEDY: SUPERSTACKED SHOWCASE 6pm: Terra Amico 460 Lincoln St, San Jose

THE GOOSETOWN LOUNGE Fri-Sat, 9:30pm: Karaoke. 1072 Lincoln Ave, San Jose

BRITANNIA ARMS ALMADEN

Fri, 5/19, 10pm: Superbad Band. Sat, 5/20, 10pm: Flannel. Wed & Sun, 10pm: DJ Hank. Tue, 10pm: PubStumpers. 5027 Almaden Expy, San Jose

ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

with Barely Legal cast 11:55pm: 3Below Theatres & Lounge 288 S Second St, San Jose

SAT 5/19 FOOTRACE: 15TH ANNUAL GIRLS ON THE RUN 5K

8am: Vasona Park 333 Blossom Hill Rd, Los Gatos

HANDS ON ART FESTIVAL

Multicultural Art Event for Kids 10am–4pm: Sunnyvale Recreation 550 E Remington Dr, Sunnyvale

QUETZALCOATL CEREMONY

11am: Willow Glen Community Center 2175 Lincoln Ave, San Jose

ART: SILICON VALLEY OPEN STUDIOS

Also Sunday, 5/20 11am–5pm: Alameda Artworks 1068 The Alameda, San Jose

INDIAN: GAANA MUSIC FESTIVAL

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INDIAN: GAANA MUSIC FESTIVAL

6pm: Shoreline Amphitheater 1 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View Feat. mezzo-soprano Carla Diriklov Canales 7pm: Hammer Theatre 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose

POWER POP: GET MARRIED, THE CAUTIOUS

Jaake’s Annual Birthday Bash 7pm: Art Boutiki Music Hall 44 Race St, San Jose

JAZZ: JOYCE MCCULLOCH QUARTET

7:30pm: Cafe Pink House 14577 Big Basin Way, Saratoga

DANCEHALL: SISTER CAROL & THE I-LIFE PLAYERS

8pm: Punjab Cafe Banquet Hall 1699 W San Carlos St, San Jose

JAZZ: THE RON GARIFFO ORCHESTRA

8:30pm: Angelica’s Bistro 863 Main St, Redwood City

SMOKING PIG BBQ

Sat, 5/19, 9pm: The Great Alvon Johnson. 3340 Mowry Ave, Fremont

PSYCHEDELIC: JESUS CHRYSLER AND THE HOLY SMOKES

Plus CitySin Angels, The Red Coats 9pm: Caravan Lounge 98 Almaden Ave, San Jose

Sun, 4pm: Novak-Nanni Duo. San Jose. Thu-Sun, 8:30pm: Karaoke. 2988 Almaden Expy, San Jose

5pm: Shoreline Amphitheater 1 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View

SPANISH COMEDY: IMPARABLES

6pm: City National Civic 135 W San Carlos St, San Jose

COUNTRY: ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL

8pm: Fox Theatre 2215 Broadway, Redwood City

MON 5/21 STAGE: STORIES FROM THE SOUL

An Evening of Reclaiming Power 7:30pm: Dragon Theatre 2120 Broadway, Redwood City

TUE 5/22 FEARLESS POETRY AND SPOKEN WORD FESTIVAL

10:30am–4pm: Hinson Campus Center De Anza College 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino

SAM'S BBQ

First Tue, 6pm: Bean Creek. 2nd

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WED MAY 16 Club Fox Blues Jam

The Daniel Castro Band 7pm/ $7 Cover

THURS MAY 17

The Eric Gales Band 8pm/ $19 Adv /$23 Door FRI MAY 18

RAFA

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LEGALS & PUBLIC NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #641684 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Great Wall Termite Control, 1683 Coral Tree Place, San Jose, CA, 95131, Chester Hiu. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Chester Hiu. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/27/2018. (pub Metro 05/02, 05/09, 05/16, 05/23/2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #641934 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Yoga Inside Out, 122021 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road, #B, Saratoga, CA, 95072, Mind Body Wellness, LLC. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 04/22/2018. Refile of previous file #634695 with changes. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Nikki Wong. Managing Member This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/04/2018. (pub Metro 05/09, 05/16, 05/23, 05/30/2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #641274 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Aquarian Innovations, 756 south 3rd Street, San Jose, CA, 95112, Donald Flowers II. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 04/13/2018. /s/Donald Flowers II. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/16/2018. (pub Metro 04/25, 05/02, 05/09, 05/16/2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #641413 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: UC Legal Solutions, 3043 Gaywood Ct., San Jose, CA, 95148, Uyenchi Thi Ho. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 01/01/2017. /s/Katerina Arber. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/19/2018. (pub Metro 04/25, 05/02, 05/09, 05/16/2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #641912 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Olimpic Moving Service, 2237 Pasetta Dr., #2, Santa Clara, CA, 95050, Mario Vasquez. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Mario Vasquez. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/03/2018. (pub Metro 05/09, 05/16, 05/23, 05/30/2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #641386 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Ward Ivd Consulting, 764 Corlista Dr., San Jose, CA, 95128, Diane Marie Ward. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 04/17/2018. /s/Katerina Arber. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/18/2018. (pub Metro 04/25, 05/02, 05/09, 05/16/2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #641247 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: L4C Advisory, 1658 Purdue Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, 94303, Luba L, LLC. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 8/8/2018. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Luba Lesiva. Manager. #201622810322. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/06/2018. (pub Metro 04/25, 05/02, 05/09, 05/16/2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #641424 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Benefit, 155 San Lazaro, Sunnyvale, CA, 94086, Benny Osiomoje Evien, 3175 Cadillac Dr., San Jose, CA, 95117. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 04/18/2018. /s/Benny Osiomoje Evien. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/19/2018. (pub Metro 04/25, 05/02, 05/09, 05/16/2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #641501

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Sharp Point Realty Group, 2680 South White Road STE 110, San Jose, CA, 95148, Raul Profeta Jr., 2999 Calle De Las Fores, San Jose, CA, 95148. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 04/23/2018. /s/Raul Profeta Jr. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/23/2018. (pub Metro 05/02, 05/09, 05/16, 5/23/2018)

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, IN THE MATTER OF THE CONSERVATORSHIP OF THE ESTATE OF HUNG THE VU, AKA HUNG T. VU, AKA CHRISTOPHER HUNG VU, CONSERVATEE. CASE NO. 16PR180127

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL REAL PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on MAY 29, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., the undersigned, as Public Administrator in the matter of the Conservatorship of the Estate of HUNG THE VU, aka HUNG T. VU, aka CHRISTOPHER HUNG VU with authority ordered by the court (on April 3, 2018), intends to sell at private sale, to the highest net bidder, all of the estate’s right, title and interest in and to certain real property located in the City of San Jose, County of Santa Clara, State of California, which property is more particularly described as follows: THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 38, AS SHOWN ON ‘THAT CERTAIN MAP OF TRACT NO. 8742, WHICH MAP WAS FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ON OCTOBER 3, 1995, IN BOOK 670 OF MAPS, PAGES 33 THROUGH 40, INCLUSIVE. The subject property is commonly known as 6743 Gentry Oaks Place, San Jose, California 95138 and shall be sold “as is.” Bids for the property are hereby invited. All bids must be on the bid forms provided by the Office of the Public Administrator or Sereno Group Real Estate. Completed bid forms may be mailed to the Office of the Public Administrator, County of Santa Clara, P.O. Box 760, San Jose, CA 95106-0760 or personally delivered to the Office of the Public Administrator at 333 W. Julian Street, Suite 400, San Jose, CA 95110 or to Sereno Group Real Estate, Agent: Lynne Olenak, 12124 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road, Saratoga, CA 95070, Telephone: (408) 656-0895. All bids must be accompanied by a ten (10) percent deposit, with the balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash upon close of escrow. The full terms of the sale are contained in the bid form. All bids will be opened at the Office of the Public Administrator on May 29, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., or thereafter, as allowed by law. The Santa Clara County Office of the Public Administrator reserves the right to reject any and all bids prior to entry of a court order confirming a sale. The sale shall be subject to confirmation by the above-entitled court. For additional information and bid forms contact Sereno Group Real Estate, Attention Lynne Olenak, Telephone: (408) 6560895 or the Santa Clara County Public Administrator’s Office. JAMES R. WILLIAMS, County CounselMARK A. GONZALEZ, Lead Deputy County Counsel /s/_________ _________________________________Attorneys for Public Administrator, County of Santa Clara

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #641523

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Veracity, 780 Jarvis Drive, Suite 100, Morgan Hill, CA, 95037, North Coast International, Inc. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 09/25/2013. Above entity was formed in the state of Delaware. /s/Jeff Applegate. Treasurer. #4133925. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/23/2018. (pub Metro 05/09, 05/16, 05/23, 5/30/2018)

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY assessment of the astrological omens, your duty right now is to be a brave observer, fair-minded intermediary and honest storyteller. Your people need you to help them do the right thing. They require your influence in order to make good decisions. So if you encounter lazy communication, dispel it with your clear and concise speech. If you find that foggy thinking has started to infect important discussions, inject your clear and concise insights.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A chemist named Marcellus Gilmore Edson got a patent on peanut butter in 1894. A businessman named George Bayle started selling peanut butter as a snack in 1894. In 1901, a genius named Julia David Chandler published the first recipe for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. In 1922, another pioneer came up with a new process for producing peanut butter that made it taste better and last longer. In 1928, two trailblazers invented loaves of sliced bread, setting the stage for the ascension of the peanut butter and jelly sandwich to its full glory. According to my analysis, Taurus, you're partway through your own process of generating a very practical marvel. I suspect you're now at a phase equivalent to Julia David Chandler's original recipe. Onward! Keep going! GEMINI (May 21-June 20): One of the most popular brands of candy in North America is Milk Duds. They're irregularly shaped globs of chocolate caramel. When they were first invented in 1926, the manufacturer's plan was to make them perfect little spheres. But with the rather primitive technology available at that time, this proved impossible. The finished products were blobs, not globes. They tasted good, though. Workers jokingly suggested that the new confection's name include "dud," a word meaning "failure" or "flop." Having sold well now for more than 90 years, Milk Duds have proved that success doesn't necessarily require perfection. Who knows? Maybe their dud-ness has been an essential part of their charm. I suspect there's a metaphorical version of Milk Duds in your future, Gemini. CANCER (June 21-July 22): In my vision of your

life in the coming weeks, you're hunting for the intimate power that you lost a while back. After many twists and trials, you find it almost by accident in a seemingly unimportant location, a place you have paid little attention to for a long time. When you recognize it, and realize you can reclaim it, your demeanor transforms. Your eyes brighten, your skin glows, your body language galvanizes. A vivid hope arises in your imagination: how to make that oncelost, now-rediscovered power come alive again and be of use to you in the present time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The etymological dictionary

says that the English slang word "cool" meant "calmly audacious" as far back as 1825. The term "groovy" was first used by jazz musicians in the 1930s to signify "performing well without grandstanding." "Hip," which was originally "hep," was also popularized by the jazz community. It meant, "informed, aware, up-to-date." I'm bringing these words to your attention because I regard them as your words of power in the coming weeks. You can be and should be as hip, cool, and groovy as you have been in a long time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I hope you will seek out

influences that give you grinning power over your worries. I hope you'll be daring enough to risk a breakthrough in service to your most demanding dream. I hope you will make an effort to understand yourself as your best teacher might understand you. I hope you will find out how to summon more faith in yourself—a faith not rooted in lazy wishes but in a rigorous selfassessment. Now here's my prediction: You will fulfill at least one of my hopes, and probably more.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The Polish pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski once performed for England's Queen Victoria. Since she possessed that bygone era's equivalent of a backstage pass, she was able to converse with him after the show. "You're a genius," she told him, having been impressed with his artistry. "Perhaps, Your Majesty," Paderewski said. "But before that I was a drudge." He meant that he had labored long and hard before reaching the mastery the queen attributed to him. According to my analysis of the

astrological omens, you Libras are currently in an extended "drudge" phase of your own. That's a good thing! Take maximum advantage of this opportunity to slowly and surely improve your skills.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The ancient Greek poet

Simonides was among the first of his profession to charge a fee for his services. He made money by composing verses on demand. On one occasion, he was asked to write a stirring tribute to the victor of a mule race. He declined, declaring that his sensibilities were too fine to create art for such a vulgar activity. In response, his potential patron dramatically boosted the proposed price. Soon thereafter, Simonides produced a rousing ode that included the phrase "wind-swift steeds." I offer the poet as a role model for you in the coming weeks, Scorpio. Be more flexible than usual about what you'll do to get the reward you'd like.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Here's the operative

metaphor for you these days: You're like a painter who has had a vision of an interesting work of art you could create—but who lacks some of the paint colors you would require to actualize this art. You may also need new types of brushes you haven't used before. So here's how I suggest you proceed: Be aggressive in tracking down the missing ingredients or tools that will enable you to accomplish your as-yet imaginary masterpiece.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Useful revelations

and provocative epiphanies are headed your way. But they probably won't arrive sheathed in sweetness and light, accompanied by tinkling swells of celestial music. It's more likely they'll come barging in with a clatter, bringing bristly marvels and rough hope. In a related matter: At least one breakthrough is in your imminent future. But this blessing is more likely to resemble a wrestle in the mud than a dance on a mountaintop. None of this should be a problem, however! I suggest you enjoy the rugged but interesting fun.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): One of the saddest

aspects of our lives as humans is the disparity between love and romance. Real love is hard work. It's unselfish, unwavering, and rooted in generous empathy. Romance, on the other hand, tends to be capricious and inconstant, often dependent on the fluctuations of mood and chemistry. Is there anything you could do about this crazy-making problem, Aquarius? Like could you maybe arrange for your romantic experiences to be more thoroughly suffused with the primal power of unconditional love? I think this is a realistic request, especially in the coming weeks. You will have exceptional potential to bring more compassion and spiritual affection into your practice of intimacy.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to dream up new rituals. The traditional observances and ceremonies bequeathed to you by your family and culture may satisfy your need for comfort and nostalgia, but not your need for renewal and reinvention. Imagine celebrating homemade rites of passage designed not for who you once were but for the new person you've become. You may be delighted to discover how much power they provide you to shape your life's long-term cycles. Ready to conjure up a new ritual right now? Take a piece of paper and write down two fears that inhibit your drive to create a totally interesting kind of success for yourself. Then burn that paper and those fears in the kitchen sink while chanting "I am a swashbuckling incinerator of fears!" Homework: Do something that you will remember with pride and passion until the end of your days. Testify at Freewillastrology.com.

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: S V Taxes, 1193 Burngham Dr., San Jose, CA, 95132, Theresa A Scott. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 11/30/2018. Refile of previous file #624656 /s/Donald Flowers II. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/27/2018. (pub Metro 05/09, 05/16, 05/23, 05/30/2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #641743

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Old And New 4 U, 1349 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA, 95125, Maria G. Rivas, 722 N. 4th St., San Jose, CA, 95112. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 10/01/2017. /s/Maria G. Rivas. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/30/2018. (pub Metro 05/16, 05/23, 05/30, 06/06/2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #639688

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Psuche Clothing Co, 165 Church St #170, San Jose, CA, 95037, Sonya Sonya. This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 03/06/2018. /s/Sonya Romo. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 03/06/2018. (pub Metro 03/21, 03/28, 04/04, 04/11/2018)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #641306

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Recess 101, 15732 Los Gatos Blvd., #125, Los Gatos, CA, 95032, Recess 101, LLC. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Refile of previous file #577325 with changes. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Phouc Nguyen. Managing Member. #201710910152. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/16/2018. (pub Metro 05/16, 05/23, 05/30 06/07/2018)

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Jaya International, 172 Piedra Dr., Sunnyvale, CA, 94086, Yonghong Xie. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Yonghong Xie. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/11/2018. (pub Metro 05/16, 05/23, 05/30, 06/06/2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #641765 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Rodino Managment And Real Estate, 749 Rogers Ct., Santa Clara, CA, 95051, Richard Rodino. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Richard Rodino. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/30/2018. (pub Metro 05/16, 05/23, 05/30, 06/06/2018)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #641267

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. Da 1 Above (A Place of Peace) Salon & Fintness, 2. Glimpse of Eternity In The Potters House, 976 Poplar Ct., Santa Clara, CA, 95050, Clyther Felix, Curtis H. Felix. This business is conducted by a married couple. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 01/09/2003. Refile of previous file #618633 with changes. /s/Clyther Felix.This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 04/16/2018. (pub Metro 04/25, 05/02, 05/09, 05/16/2018)

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