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To-Do List: Dec. 20-24
Arts Dec 19, 2010, by Tony Smith
Five reasons to look forward to the work week: learn ukulele, Anti-Anti Holidaze Bizarre, live jazz, Ali Wong, Willow Glen horse drawn wagon rides.
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The Gifts of the Magi
Arts Dec 16, 2010, by Sean Conwell
A musical version of ‘The Gift of the Magi,’ now playing at the Tabard Theatre Company in San Jose proves that this classic parable of love and generosity can be as fresh and enjoyable as it ever was.
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The Nutcracker
Arts Dec 16, 2010, by Jeanie K. Smith 1 Comments
For something refreshingly different that retains all the beauty and wonder of the tradition, make it to Ballet San Jose’s ‘Nutcracker,’ which keeps the familiar plot but adds touches of a magical dream world.
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MeshugaNutcracker!
Arts Dec 15, 2010, by Sean Conwell
‘MeshugaNutcracker!’ is a crazy Chanukah celebration set almost entirely to the music of Tchaikovsky’s ‘Nutcracker’; it was conceived by Guggenheim Entertainment as a Jewish alternative to the many Christmas-themed productions.
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To-Do List: Dec. 13-17
Arts Dec 13, 2010, by Tony Smith
Five reasons to look forward to the work week: DIY holiday lights, Jazz Orchestra, Cannons and Clouds, Northern Son, Quetzal Guerrero.
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Backwards in High Heels
Arts Dec 09, 2010, by Sean Conwell
Now in its regional premiere at San Jose Rep, “Backwards in High Heels” charts screen legend Ginger Rogers rise to stardom, from her girlhood victory at a Charleston contest through her time on Broadway and her appearances opposite Fred Astaire.
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Holiday Gift Books
Arts Dec 08, 2010, by Michael Gant
The holidays are still the time when only an old-fashioned solid chunk of the bookmaker’s art will suffice. Now is the season to seek out beautiful coffee-table extravagances and weighty tomes worth both displaying and reading.
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A Christmas Memory
Arts Dec 07, 2010, by Sean Conwell
Thanks to the combined talents of writer Duane Poole, composer Larry Grossman and lyricist Carol Hall, Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory” has been turned into a world-premiere musical at TheatreWorks.
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To-Do List: Dec. 6-10
Arts Dec 05, 2010, by Tony Smith
Five reasons to look forward to the work week: Fantasy of Lights, Kyle Kinane, Roger Waters, San Jose and SJSU short film fests.
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No subject is beyond the philosophical investigations of Erik Davis, whose new collection of essays, ‘Nomad Codes,’ fuses tech ideas with mystical impulses and philosophy.
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