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Femme Fatale Tour

Femme Fatale Tour

You’d have to be crazy to want to follow in footsteps of Britney Spears, which perhaps explains why the lineup for the June 18 Femme Fatale concert is decidedly wacky.

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Jazz at Filoli 2011

Jazz at Filoli 2011

Jazz at Filoli begins its 21st season of summer concerts this Father’s Day, June 19. Guests sip wine and beer in the estate’s garden as they enjoy world-renowned jazz acts and gourmet lunches.

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TheatreWorks: [title of show]

TheatreWorks: [title of show]

The meta-musical by Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen is earnest, smart and rather goofy.

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Dodgeball Growing in San Jose

Dodgeball Growing in San Jose

For those who long for the good old days of supervised playground violence, dodgeball is growing in popularity in San Jose. Xoso Sport & Social League puts a unique spin on the schoolyard favorite that starts with requiring women on each team and ends with postgame drinks at local bars.

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Music in the Park 2011

Music in the Park 2011

The annual free music series has come to define the downtown San Jose experience in the hot weather months. As work ends, the concerts provide a welcome transition from office to nightlife, with a canny mix of old favorites and new surprises in many genres.

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This is a great article

This is a great article

One of the best summaries west of the mississipi

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State Solar Plan Spiked

State Solar Plan Spiked

Robert Bulterman never counted on PACE to save his business. The 46-year-old electrician and solar technician, like a lot of green-collar workers, had admittedly held high hopes that Property Assessed Clean Energy would infuse the overcrowded sustainable energy industry with a slew of much-needed jobs.

But to count on it doing so, he says, would have been “just plain stupid.” As it turns out, Bulterman’s skepticism was well founded.

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