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TAO LIN PIANIST

NOV 7, 2015 Saturday at 8pm, Jackson Theatre Internationally recognized for his “keen musical intelligence and excellent facility” (Miami Herald), Shanghai native Tao Lin presents great piano works by Brahms, Chopin, and Liszt.

TIM ROBERTS JAZZ/ROCK GUITARIST AND FRIENDS MAR 4, 2016 Friday at 8pm, Jackson Theatre

Acclaimed Bay Area guitarist and composer Tim Roberts joins select friends for a live performance of his most recent album, Chinese Malibu. Tim is a graduate of San Jose State and the Musicians Institute in Hollywood and is a professor at Ohlone College.

RTS TONY CLEMENTS

Director of Bands

OHLONE WIND ORCHESTRA Tony Clements, Director FALL CONCERT OCT 18 SPRING CONCERT MA R 1 3 EARLY SUMMER CONCERT M AY 1 Sundays at 2pm, Jackson Theatre

OHLONE COMMUNITY BAND

Tony Clements, Director FALL CONCERT NOV 4 SPRING CONCERT MAR 16 Wednesdays at 7:30pm, Jackson Theatre

MISSION PEAK BRASS BAND

OHLONE COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE & DANCE

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST

WR ITTEN BY Dale Wasserman A DA PTED F R O M TH E N OV EL BY D IR EC TED BY Michael Navarra

Ken Kesey

NOV 6-7, 12-14, 19-21

Thursdays-Saturdays at 8pm NUMMI Studio Theatre ASL Interpreted November 14

Tony Clements, Director FALL CONCERT NOV 6 EARLY SPRING CONCERT M A R 1 1 LATE SPRING CONCERT A P R 2 9 Fridays at 8pm, Jackson Theatre

Upon admittance to a mental institution, a brash rebel rallies the patients to take on the oppressive head nurse. Presented

by Ohlone College’s award-winning theatre department.

HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA

OHLONE COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC

Ohlone Wind Orchestra Mission Peak Brass Band Ohlone Tuba Ensemble Ohlone Community Band DEC 5 Saturday at 2pm, Jackson Theatre ■ ■ ■ ■

MISSION PEAK BRASS BAND

JAZZ/ROCK ENSEMBLES Tim Roberts, Director FALL CONCERT DEC 11 SPRING CONCERT MAY 13 Fridays at 7pm, Jackson Theatre

YOKO’S DANCE ACADEMY

THE NUTCRACKER DEC 12 & 13

Saturday at 2pm & 8pm, Sunday at 2pm Jackson Theatre Celebrate the holiday season with this classic, dreamlike fairy tale enhanced by Tchaikovsky’s beautiful ballet score.

BERKELEY CITY BALLET

NUTCRACKER DEC 19-20

Saturday & Sunday at 1pm & 5pm Jackson Theatre Join young Clara on a magical adventure as her beloved Nutcracker comes to life and waltzes her through the swirling flowers of snow to join the Sugar Plum Fairy’s fantasy realm. Is it just a dream?

Come re-experience this seasonal favorite, set to Tchaikovsky’s timeless score.

OHLONE COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE & DANCE

SPRING DANCE PRODUCTION APR 21-23

Thursday-Saturday at 8pm Jackson Theatre

OHLONE COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE & DANCE

MAY 5-6

Thursday & Friday at 8pm NUMMI Studio Theatre STARSTRUCK THEATRE PRESENTS DISNEY’S

Discover what is happening in theatre now. World premieres of one-act plays by the country’s best new playwrights.

MU S I C BY Alan Menken LY R I CS BY Howard Ashman & Glenn Slater B O O K BY Doug Wright

OHLONE COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC

THE LITTLE MERMAID JAN 8-24

Based on the Hans Christian Andersen story and the Disney film, produced

by Howard Ashman and John Musker and written and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements.

OHLONE SINGS!

Sandra Peter, Director SPRING CONCERT MAY 14 Saturday at 7pm, Recital Hall Free and open to the public.

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PHOTOS: TAO LIN JUSTINE KANG; TONY/MPBB KATHY SWITKY

PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL