Thursday, July 01, 2010

The Music of Billy Strayhorn

Campbell Recital Hall, Stanford 8:00 PMSpecial "Inside Jazz" presentat…

The Stanford Jazz Festival presents a salute to pianist Billy Strayhorn, who was best known as Duke Ellington�s right-hand man. He wrote some…

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Vital Signs

San Jose Museum of Art11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The San Jose Museum of Art will showcase a sampling of seven new media art works from its permanent collection. Works by Jim Campbell, Bill…

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Tell-Tale Heartbreakers

The Caravan Lounge10pm

Who gave Dracula a pompadour? And why is Elvis wearing mascara? Because the Telltale Heartbreakers wear their influences on their sleeve, and…

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Airplane Skies

Nickel City4:30pm

There is something endearing about the simplicity of Khoa Tran, the singer-songwriter known as Airplane Skies. Tran plays guitar with gentle,…

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The Shaker Chair

The Pear Theatre8pm

A "briskly funny and bracing" work by a young Bay Area theatrical superstar, The Shaker Chair focuses with both quirky wit and searing insight…

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THE ULTIMATE OLD SCHOOL PARTY

Avalon Nightclub9pm - 2amDress Code Upscale 21+

The Ultimate Old School Party returns at the beautiful, spacious and elegant Avalon Night Club in Santa Clara with plenty of free parking. Every…

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"Erin Goodwin-Guerrero: Caught Between Heaven and Earth"

Triton Museum of ArtTue-Sun 11am-5pm, Thu until 9pm

The art of Erin Goodwin-Guerrero is the product of a curious and questioning mind, a restless hand, and the need to be heard. Her most recent…

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Secret Drawings

Cheap Airport ShuttleTue-Thu: 10am-5pm, Sun: 1-5pm, Tue-Thu: 7-10pm

"Secret Drawings" is inspired by the Exquisite Corpse, a Surrealist strategy to create unexpected, collaborated artworks. Each artist was issued…

Pack-A-Back Drive 2010

Sacred Heart Community ServiceMon-Thu: 8am-5pm, Fri: 9am-4pm, Sat: 9am-noon

Help Sacred Heart make a difference in the lives of low-income families and children in Silicon Valley by either donating money or starting…

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Blossom Memories: Saratoga Heritage

Saratoga Historical Museum1PM to 4PM

A new exhibit, "Blossom Memories: Saratoga's Heritage," will open June 11 and run through September 30. On June 19, a newly restored 1880 Petaluma…

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Dream Sequences

Cheap Airport ShuttleTue-Sat: 10am-5pm, Sun: 1-5pm, Tue-Thu: 7-10p

The exhibition "Dream Sequences" features six ceramic sculptures by masters in the medium. Michael Lucero, Beverly Mayeri, Sergei Isupov, Lydia…

Multiwavelength Images of the Milky Way

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. LibraryExhibit thru 2010, All Library Open Hours , Fourth Street Lobby

Learn about the varying ways that NASA's Great Observatories explore the night sky with their specialized telescopes. View an amazing, full-color…

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"Flights of Fancy: New Work by Livia Stein"

Triton Museum of ArtTue-Sun 11am-5pm, Thu until 9pm

Like puzzle pieces that can be taken apart and put back together in multiple ways, Livia Stein's work invites the viewer to play, even when…

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Beat the Rush Happy Hour & Enjoy Half Off

California Cafe - Palo Alto3 pm-7 pm

Join us in our Lounge from 3PM to 6PM & enjoy Half Off select Food & Beverage Let your worries and the traffic pass you by as you enjoy Chef…

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2010 Soccer World Cup

Caffe Frascati7am, 11:30am matches, possibly 4:30am

The 2010 Soccer World Cup starts June 11, and Caffe Trieste will be showing the matches live in the cafe on their eight foot screen, and on…

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Surreal Reinventions

Cheap Airport ShuttleTue-Sat: 10am-5pm, Sun: 1-5pm, Tue-Thu: 7-10pm

The work by Ruth Marten and John Hundt in "Surreal Reinventions" features unexpected juxtapositions. Marten draws on historical etchings as…

The Art of Politics:

M.A.C.L.A. (Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana)Wed-Thu 12-7pm, Fri-Sat 12-5pm

MACLA is pleased to present "The Art of Politics: Three Generations of Political Printmaking in the Bay Area." This exhibition demonstrates…

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Vanities

Northside Theatre Company8pm

Vanities centers on the life-stories and friendships of three Texas girls goig through life together. The play takes place in three different…

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"The 2006-2008 Liberty Series"

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. LibraryMon-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 1-5pm

This is a solo exhibition of 24 paintings of the Statue of Liberty as a still life. In 2006, Laurie Barna took the challenge of watercolor painting…

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"A Child's World"

Triton Museum of ArtTue-Sun 11am-5pm, Thu until 9pm

Take a step back into childhood as artists in this exhibition create a child's world of their own. The artists take personal and collective…

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