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Walled Off NIMBYs have come out in full force to oppose one of San Jose’s most inventive solutions for homelessness. At a series of neighborhood meetings in recent weeks, residents trotted out all manner of excuses to bar “tiny homes” from being installed in their respective council districts. They’ll incentivize poverty and drive down property values, homeowners lamented. They’ll create ghettos, others echoed. They’ll attract perverts and pickpockets, crowed worrywarts who wear cargo pants as a defense mechanism. But at a packed Monday night meeting in Councilman SERGIO JIMENEZ’s district, which covers the city’s southeast corridor, things truly went off the rails. One woman groused about homeless people scaring away elks and owls, while another suggested herding the homeless back into “The Jungle,” the notorious encampment the city dismantled in 2014. That same evening, a man warned that tiny homes would prompt homeless to get on their “OBAMA-phones” and lure fellow houseless folk to San Jose. The vitriol then devolved into chants of “build a wall,” which Jimenez promptly called out as TRUMPian divisiveness. With so many of the concerns veering into paranoia and absurdity, it was somewhat surprising to see the city react by shrinking the number of potential tiny home sites from 99 to only three. JENNIFER LOVING, head of Silicon Valley’s Don’t leading homeless housing forget nonprofit Destination: Home, came away from to tip! Monday’s fracas feeling more than a little FLY@ METRONEWS. dismayed. “It was really COM tough,” she told Fly. “I’ve been doing this work for 20 years and this is a level of anger that I have not seen before. This is heartbreaking.” The residents’ reaction made her think of how she and other advocates for the homeless could change their message to communicate the importance of building these kinds of shelters. “I believe homelessness is one of the most important civil rights issues in the Silicon Valley,” Loving said. “Obviously, we need to do a better job teaching people what it means to be homeless and how people become homeless.”

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CALLING OUT NAMES Gilroy police officer Royce Heath was named in an explosive lawsuit alleging widespread sexual misconduct within the department.

Gilroy Police Dept. Rocked by Sex Scandal Lawsuit BY JACK FOLEY MEMBERS OF THE Gilroy Police Department hosted sex parties, exposed themselves at a Christmas party and had inappropriate relations with young Police Explorers, according to a lawsuit filed by an ex-police dispatcher. The 60-page suit names names— including high-ranking officers, police wives and girlfriends—and graphically describes alleged sexual misconduct and possibly criminal conduct. In addition, plaintiff Patricia Harrell says in the suit, filed Aug. 7 in county Superior Court, that she faced harassment. Police Chief Scot Smithee has not responded for comment, while other city officials have declined interview requests by citing the pending litigation. Harrell, a veteran senior police communications supervisor, was fired three years short of full pension eligibility. She was sacked for alleged improper conduct with trainees when she attempted to warn them about the situation in the GPD. She had worked for the department since 1990.

Harrell, a wife and mother of four, claims her termination was part of a coordinated and purposeful pattern of retaliation that began when she objected to the sexually charged environment and conduct that permeated the department, on and off-duty. When Harrell complained internally about harassment, her suit alleges, she received no support from the other highranking female on the force, including former Police Chief Denise Turner. If even some of what Harrell alleges is true, it raises serious questions about a department whispered for years to be rife with sexual promiscuity and misconduct. Among the lawsuit’s claims: • Two officers “had sexual intercourse with members of the Gilroy Explorers, comprised of youth ranging in age” from 14 to 21. The suit does not specifically accuse either of sex with a minor. • “At office parties, GPD employees would throw their keys in a bowl and whoever pulled a key had sex with the person who owned the key.”

• Before being mysteriously demoted, Sgt. Royce Heath reportedly recruited other officers to have sex with his wife Andrea Arthur, a department employee, while he watched. • Heath made advances on Harrell before becoming aggressive and harassing her. • Arthur allegedly “kept a book in which she documented all of the sexual improprieties that occurred at the GPD, so that she could reveal the information should she ever be disciplined for her misdeeds. [She stated] ‘If she goes down, other people are going down with her.’” Mayor Roland Velasco said he’d been emailed a copy of the suit and that he had been advised to decline comment on specifics. However, the mayor described the allegations as Harrell’s “side of the story.” He added, “I am confident that we have a police chief that will be able to … lead the department right now [and] at the end of the day the city of Gilroy is going to prevail.”

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EXECUTED Milpitas’ top exec, City Manager Tom Williams (right), is out.

Milpitas to Fire City Manager Milpitas authorized the firing of its embattled city manager last week. In a 4-0 vote, with Mayor Rich Tran recusing himself, the City Council agreed in closed session to “take the procedural steps necessary” to terminate Tom Williams. The city manager of 11 years allegedly violated city policy—and potentially criminal law—when he misused taxpayer money to pay for his own legal fees. According to the terms of his work contract, that misstep could cost him all or some

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Chris Burrill sees a bright future for San Jose arts and the Hammer Theatre Center.

HRIS BIRRELL SQUINTS into the midday sun as he surveys downtown San Jose from the fourth-floor terrace of the Hammer Theatre Center. In the distance—to the northwest, not far beyond the iconic Renaissance Revival tower of the Bank of Italy Building—he points to three massive cranes rising above the city. All three, he notes, are part of new residential projects. Though some in the arts community view luxury apartments and condos as a harbinger of gentrification and a threat to the creative class, Birrell—who was brought on as executive managing director of the Hammer after San Jose State University (SJSU) took over management of the building in 2016—sees the future residents as prospective patrons. 12

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“We’re surrounded by people,” he says. This, coupled with the prospect of a new Google campus and the planned Adobe expansion, gives Birrell hope that a growing population base will support Hammer’s offerings. “San Jose seems to be in a really great place right now,” he says.

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downtown San Jose a second midsize venue similar in capacity to Montgomery Theater, then home to Children’s Musical Theater, Opera San Jose and the Rep new. It didn’t take long for issues to pile up. Timing was an issue. The dot-com crash of 1999 came just two years after the building opened. And the Great Recession was just kicking off when the city decided to pony up $60,000 to rechristen the center. In 2007, the Redevelopment Agency, kicked in an additional installed “Susan and Phil Hammer Theatre Center” sign in recognition of San Jose’s former mayor, Susan Hammer, and her husband, who were instrumental in developing the property. Then there was Timothy Near, who served as the company’s artistic director for 20 years. She was criticized as setting herself apart from the community and pursuing her own artistic vision at the expense of producing more digestible programming. The building itself had problems. The elevators suffered from mechanical issues and were insufficient for carrying large numbers of people. Basic maintenance stacked up. And from the jump, it was compared to a Dumpster by critics of its brutally modern design—that was before the brightly colored shapes and lights were added in hackneyed attempt to soften the structure’s visual aesthetic. It didn’t come cheap. The original cost was $31.8 million—with $28.5 million coming from the San Jose Redevelopment Agency and $3.2 million coming from The Rep. The rechristening of the center cost taxpayers money as well.

It’s hard to imagine anyone was so optimistic about Susan and Phil Hammer Theatre Center back in June of 2014—the year the San Jose Repertory Theatre went bankrupt and abruptly pulled out of the big blue complex in the middle of their season, just days before the scheduled opening of Landscape With Weapon by Joe Penhall. In retrospect, the Rep’s closure was long foreshadowed. The city of San Jose, which owns the building, had bailed the theater company out before, and the troupe had been struggling financially for years before filing for Chapter 7 in 2014. Still, the theater’s shuttering sent shockwaves through the local arts community. “When the San Jose Rep closed down, that was devastating for everybody here,” says Larry Hancock, executive director of Opera San Jose. Hancock remembers how the Rep and Silicon Valley Ballet closed in quick succession. “Those were dark days. It seemed like it was heralding a very difficult time.” The mood was quite different in 1997, when the repertory theater building opened. Silicon Valley theatergoers and industry insiders were equally excited. “It was jubilation everywhere,” Hancock recalls. “Everybody benefited from that—across ter Cen e r the board.” t hea When the Hammer er T m Ham came online, The it gave

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KNOWING THE ROPES The director of the Hammer Theatre Center, Chris Burrill has worked in the theater industry his entire career.

Hancock can sympathize. “Turning on the lights, the air conditioner or the heater in a theater is hugely expensive—and keeping the roof from leaking and repairing the boiler,” he says, recalling that the Rep operated without heat for a stretch, because they couldn’t afford to fix the system. By the time San Jose Repertory Theatre collapsed, the building was nearly 20 years old and in poor repair.

Cause for Hope In many ways, Anthony Sutton came of age at the Hammer. The San Jose native was just 10 years old when the building opened its doors, and the theater arts professional has many fond memories of attending productions and even performing in the space. A graduate of Lincoln High

School, Sutton now works as the technical production manager for the Hammer Theatre Center—a role he takes great pride in, as it gives him the opportunity to help “breathe new life into” a place he grew up viewing as the pinnacle of South Bay theater. “I feel very empowered,” Sutton says. “I’ve been charged with making this space everything I think it could be.” He is convinced that the Hammer will soon be the “most technically sophisticated and upgraded theater in the South Bay.” The building has come a long way since Sutton joined the SJSU management team nearly a year and a half ago. “When we first got here, there had been no major upgrades since the building opened.” On Sutton’s watch, the Hammer has entered the 21st century. The facility now has a top-of-the-line

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WAR house speaker system and a brandnew “virtual concert shell,” which allows large orchestras to perform their best, by giving performers precise live audio monitoring. There is a new lighting control console and a new paging system. The elevator has been overhauled. Staff is also looking into transforming a fourthfloor rehearsal studio—now dubbed “Hammer Four”—into a space that can host both black box theater performances and film screenings. It’s all worth it, Sutton says, because “San Jose State is making an investment in the arts and in the downtown community in general.” Burrill seconds that. “San Jose State took this on specifically to be a partner and be part of the growth of downtown San Jose,” he says, adding that the theater has the potential to be a powerful regional draw and

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New Model Burrill believes that the key to the Hammer’s success lies in variety. The theater center’s new director comes to San Jose State from UC Irvine, where he previously ran the 750seat Irvine Barclay Theatre—which followed a similar “roadhouse” model. Under the stewardship of San Jose State, the Hammer will be open to whatever works within its walls. Touring dance and theater productions, live music, film screenings and even business conferences are fair game.

“Our model is almost 180-degrees different from the repertory theater model,” Burrill says. “We don’t have actors under our employment; we don’t have a costume shop; we don’t have a scenery shop.” This way of doing business is more cost effective for both the Hammer Theatre Center, and the production companies that rent it—and it allows for more eclectic programming, as the Hammer won’t be occupied by six month-long productions every year. With a wider variety of programming comes a more diverse audience. “Because there are these different people performing on any given day, they all

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Break a Leg Shannon Miller, interim dean at the College of Humanities and the Arts at SJSU, believes there is a strong future with San Jose State running the theater in partnership with the city—one that will be beneficial for both the school and the wider arts scene in San Jose. “The Hammer being dark wasn’t good for downtown and it wasn’t good for San Jose,” Miller says. “And it wasn’t good for us, because we want to have an active art scene that we can participate in.” SJSU running the Hammer should strengthen Miller’s program, as well as increase the university’s visibility, which can lead to

better student recruitment and fundraising from alumni. “I think all universities want to be drivers of economic success for a community,” she says. “But as the College for the Humanities and the Arts, we want to be drivers for the arts.” Looking forward to the third and final year of the three-year contract that the university entered into with the city, Miller says she is eager to continue the relationship. Kerry Adams-Hapner, director of cultural affairs for the city of San Jose, seems to be on board. “Things are going really well,” she says. “We’re really pleased with the partnership.” Adams-Hapner suspects the community will appreciate the new Hammer, from both an economic and entertainment perspective. During the public comment process, which came before the city decided to work with the university, many local residents made it clear that resurrecting the theater was a priority. “We heard loud and clear from the community that this was a very important cultural asset,” AdamsHapner says. Beyond that, she adds, the city also heard from businesses surrounding the Hammer. “When the theater was dark, they definitely felt a loss.” Going forward, Burrill says he’s eager about the opportunity to attract the many people who will soon move into the new complexes downtown. One recently completed project—a 232-unit complex on the south end of San Jose’s SoFA District known The Pierce— recently opened with the promise that its tenants would have the chance to “live artfully.” Burrill invites them—as well as SJSU students and anyone else who is looking for something to do this weekend—to check out the Hammer’s new and varied calendar. Coming up, they’ve got a National Theatre Live presentation of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead starring Daniel Radcliffe, an author talk with San Jose-born, Pulitzer Prize-winner Viet Thanh Nguyen and a Regina Carter-led tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, among other programming. “We’re mixing it up,” he says. “If you don’t like what you saw today, come back tomorrow.”

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carry with them completely different audiences,” Burrill says. In the year since he took over management of the theater, he’s already forged partnerships with Cinequest, San Jose Jazz and National Theater Live—and he is looking to partner with TheatreWorks, as well as the Berkeley Repertory Theatre and other local stage groups. Hancock says this approach has found success in other cities around the country. And he notes that bringing in performances that extend beyond the traditional repertoire often means looking for more modern sounds and voices, which can have a broader appeal and draw younger crowds. “It seems to me that the performing arts need to be timely,” Hancock says. “They need to be concerned with what is happening today.” Even though the Hammer has taken on traditional works, Burrill is looking to liven things up by staying current. The theater’s partnership with National Theatre Live is just one way he aims to do that. On NTL nights, the Hammer screens filmed versions of live performances, captured at the National Theatre in London. These productions often feature A-list actors, like Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Stewart and James Franco. And the price is right, Burrill says. “You’re seeing arguably the world’s finest theater, here, for anything from $14 to $21.”

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HE FALL IS always a busy time for the local arts community. In addition to the many fantastic pop, rock and hip-hop concerts that Silicon Valley venues have scheduled year round, the turning of the leaves marks the beginning of many performing arts groups’ seasons. Art galleries and museums are also hanging new works, and the darker months of the year often lend themselves to the refuge of the big and small screen. Here, in our 2017 Fall Arts issue, we have gathered all the season’s best concerts, plays, operatic and dance performances, visual arts and movies—or at least as many as we can fit in our pages. So sit back, relax and break out the datebook. Winter is coming.

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SJDJ Giraffage, who plays at The Ritz on Nov. 25, grew up in San Jose and has since found national success.

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American release yet. At a time when politics divides us, Souleyman’s deep grooves remind that music is a positive force in the world.

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The Growlers

Sep 5, 7pm Syrian musician Omar Souleyman has one of the less common career paths of an artist on the festival circuit. Originally a wedding musician performing the party and dance music of Syria, Souleyman has broken through to Western audiences by his work with Four Tet, Bjork, Diplo, and other electronic musicians. This year’s To Syria With Love was released by Diplo’s Mad Decent label and is poised to be his biggest

Come early and see The 501st Legion characters. We’re looking for the best costumes in the galaxy – prizes for the crowd favorites. Before the movie, check out Open Mic Night on the Fountain Stage, hosted by Mighty Mike McGee.

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Omar Souleyman

Aug. 26 Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015/PG-13)

The Growlers have their hands full organizing The Growlers Six, their spiritual successor to the band’s previously pet project—L.A. music festival Beach Goth. As the fest’s date draws closer, you’d be forgiven for thinking they don’t have time to trek up north. Not so. The Orange County rock outfit plan to bring their amalgam of garage and surf music to The Ritz for not one but two nights. They’re still touring in support of their Julian Casablancas-produced project City Club, so expect to hear a whole lot of that.

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The Epicenter Heavy Music Fest Sep 16 , 5pm San Jose metalheads will get a chance to celebrate the city’s storied history with the genre when its prodigal son Matt Pike returns with High on Fire. The stoner metal group will be headlining the fest, playing alongside eight other heavy bands from around the country, including Seattle’s Big Business, and Port Orchard’s Mos Generator.

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music room in San Jose. Perfectly sized and comfortable, it’s an ideal spot to catch a show from close distance. And it’s clear visitors like it too, since this is now the fifth time that The Lique have come to play the room from their native Las Vegas. The live hip-hop group recently released a new track, “I Am,” via their Bandcamp page, and the song once again shows off the totality of the band’s skills. Not just the rapping, not just the music, The Lique hones all of the above and more, aiming to gain recognition as the best live hip-hop group at least since the Roots.

Sep 20, 7pm Instrumental rock heavyweights This Will Destroy You have been composing beautifully textured, meandering post-rock music for 15 years at this point. Their sound is reminiscent of Explosions in the Sky and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, with striking walls of sound rising steadily out of a primordial ooze of ambient rock instrumentation. They’ll be bringing their dynamic sound to The Ritz, where they will likely play cuts from their 2014 full-length Another Language.

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Nov 25, 8pm Dance music and nerd culture haven’t always gotten along, but Giraffage is changing that. Originally from San Jose, the Taiwanese musician makes R&B-influenced dance music that is thicker than a milkshake while sounding like the soundtrack to some hidden Mario Kart level. His melodic sense is remarkably sunny and positive (goth music this is not), primarily using N64-esque keyboard sounds to balance out the chopped and pitch-shifted vocals. It’s some of the most San Jose sounding electronic music imaginable, equally informed by vaporwave and Waluigi dance moves as it is by DJ Screw and trap.

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Imagine Dragons, Grouplove “Thunder,” Imagine Dragons’ current hit, has a lot of pop elements in its DNA. You’ve got a snap and crack beat underneath that sounds a little like Lorde, a little like MIA. You’ve got the pitched-up vocal hook (“Thunder, th-th-thunder”) that sounds similar to what Kanye did with the end of “Famous.” And you’ve got the sense of potential apocalypse looming over the whole thing like Bastille’s “Pompeii.” The group has always aimed for HUGE, and it’s hard to imagine another rock band sounding bigger than they do now. Coupled with England’s Grouplove, this is a show built for the Shoreline.

Lauryn Hill & Nas Oct 7, 7pm

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The Lique, Dogcatcher & Hoopty Sep 1, 7:30pm The Art Boutiki is likely the best live

Lauryn Hill and Nas together make for about as good a double-header as they come. For many, both The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and Illmatic (respectively) are still unbeatable, at the absolute top of their class 20 years running. Surprisingly, it's only their second time on the road together, despite having a major mutual hit with “If I Ruled the World” in 1996. The two have remained friends and mutual

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A visual arts exhibition that asks, “What is the conversation about climate change from the perspective of the Latino community?” From the environmental damage caused by deforestation, flash floods, and droughts, to the politics and economics around global warming, 5 Latino artists test the heat of the current conversation in politics, economics, health, and technology.

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Award-winning, international percussionist Yissy García and her band, Bandancha, are perfect examples of how today's Cuban musicians ignore boundaries to create stylistic hybrids that have yet to develop accurate descriptions — or even names.

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Brian Wilson Oct 13, 7:30pm Though the Beach Boys are also coming through the Bay Area this fall, this is the only stop that lead Beach Boy Brian Wilson will be making, and it’s a historic one. More than 50 years later, Pet Sounds remains one of the most beloved American albums out there. As creatively influential as it is emotional and heartbreaking, Pet Sounds is the real deal. Last year was supposed to be Brian Wilson’s final set of performances of the songs, but the Bay Area lucked out with an additional run of shows.

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Hall & Oates Sep 17, 7pm Think of all the timeless hits Hall & Oates have to their name. “Rich Girl.” “Private Eyes.” “Kiss On My List.” “You Make My Dreams.” Uh, “Jingle Bell Rock.” Ladies and gentlemen, the undisputed kings of baritone falsetto: Daryl Hall & John Oates. What you want, they’ve got. The flame that burns the candle. The candle that feeds the flame. And if your ’80s fever skews gothier, this show has your back with Tears for Fears. Whether you got into them the first time around or when Donnie Darko brought the ’80s into the 2000s, everybody still wants to rule the world.

Katy Perry Nov 14, 7pm We’re about two months out from

the release of Katy Perry’s last album, Witness. The record was panned by quite a few critics upon release but it’s doubtful that makes any difference to Perry or her legion of fans. The new album finds the pop juggernaut leaning hard into the EDM-lite influences she’s been incorporating into her music for the past few years with bouncy tracks like “Bon Appétit” and the Nicki Minajassisted “Swish Swish.”

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Bill Murray, Jan Vogler & Friends: New Worlds Dec 2, 8pm Two renowned talents from very different sides of entertainment are joining forces to give Palo Alto a new kind of show. Legendary actor/comedian Bill Murray and distinguished German cellist Jan Vogler look to pair classical music stylings with various pieces by great American authors, including Hemingway, Whitman and Twain. Honestly, you had us at Bill Murray.

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Sonido Clash Music Fest Sep 3, 2:30pm Sonido Clash is back with the second installment of their annual music festival. This year synth-punk duo Prayers will headline, appearing alongside a slew of acts pulled from various genres that will be playing the daylong event. The all-ages festival will feature two music stages, a poetry stage, live art, a mercado and cumbia dance lessons. —Mike Huguenor & Yousif Kassab

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influencers for their entire careers, and this promises to be an exciting tour, especially as Nas has been teasing info about a new record recently.

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STRIKE A CHORD Classical pianist Sean Chen brings his chops, and his hair, to the Trianon Theatre on Sep. 9.

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Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale Oct 4 The orchestra will play a new work by Scottish composer Sally Beamish. The work—titled “The Passion According to Judas”—tells the story of the Last Supper from a different perspective.

St. Lawrence String Quartet & Rob Kapilow Oct 11 The quartet joins composer Rob Kapilow

to breathe life back into the work of Antonín Dvořák. For this performance, they will play “Quartet No. 12 in F,” better known simply as “American Quartet.”

American Brass Quintet Oct 15 The American Brass Quintet will make their debut performance at the Bing Concert Hall. The show will pay tribute to the early days of the American Republic.

The Stradivarius Ensemble of the Mariinsky Orchestra Oct 29 Valery Gergiev will conduct the Mariinsky Orchestra’s Stradivarius Ensemble. Pianist Behzod Abduraimov will also let fly with a performance of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1.

Nov 5 The famed string quartet returns to the Bing to play a show filled with the seminal work of Joseph Haydn. The show will include all six of Haydn’s Opus 20 String Quartets.

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California Pops Orchestra: Tribute to the Big Bands Sept. 17 CPO will make their season premiere with a tribute to the some of the most celebrated big band composers and bandleaders. For this performance they will be joined by the Black Tie Jazz Band and guest vocalist Carly Honfi.

Richard Clayderman Oct 8

Cossì Fan Tutte Sep 9-24 Opera San Jose will be making its own case against true love with its production of the Mozart-scored Così fan tutte. The story follows two young soon-to-be-wed couples as they are turned against each other for the sake of a bet. What follows is equal parts comedy and tragedy.

La Rondine Nov 11-26

La Rondine tells the story of a courtesan caught between two entirely different ways of life. The Puccini scored opera offers a taste of new love with a dose of heartbreak thrown in for good measure.

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South First Friday Dance Sep 1

French pianist Richard Clayderman has had a long and storied career that has spanned from small-time rock groups to being a session musician to pay the bills. We find him now, with 90 million total record sales under his belt, poised to play a night of new arrangements and classical piano compositions.

A local incubator of contemporary Latino expressions, MACLA presents its South First Friday music and dance series. Highlights include LoCura, a seven-piece band whose sound offers a revolutionary taste of flamenco, reggae and party music, along with timeless traditional performances by Asociacion Cultural Kanchis and Calafia Armada.

California Pops Orchestra: Funny Side Up!

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Oct 29 The California Pops plan to deliver a night full of laughs with their Funny Side Up show. The orchestra will be accompanied by guest vocalist Carly Honfi in a performance featuring parodies of classical works, and the Shagadelic Suite from Austin Powers.

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St. Lawrence String Quartet

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The San Jose Nutcracker

A look inside San Jose politics and culture

Dec 15-24 The well-loved story of Clara and the Nutcracker gets a modern—and historical—twist unique to the Santa Clara Valley. Set in San Jose at the turn of the last century, the production features local

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A festive start to our 27th season!

The treats in our beautiful concert hall turn to tricks at intermission.Wear a costume, get a free CD!

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Treats and Tricks

Featuring SJCO and Quartet San Francisco Works by Ahmed Alabaca, Craig Bohmler, Jeremy Cohen, Vivian Fung, Anica Galindo, Henry Mollicone and Mona Lyn Reese!

Bridget Kibbey, harp and Ray Furuta, flute Music by Mozart, Vivaldi, Caplet and The Raven by Scott Gendel. World premiere of Well-Enclowned by Gil Katz. Surprises too!

Chamber Orchestra Re-Imagined All concerts at 7 p.m. at Trianon Theatre, 72 N. 5th Street, San JosĂŠ. All programs subject to change.

Pear Theatre 2017-18 Season

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C H O I C E S Our choices become us. SEPT. 15 – OCT. 8

Mom’s Gift OCT. 27 – NOV. 19

Holiday at the

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IN THE BUFFA Opera San Jose opens its season with ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’ by Mozart. landmarks and costumes inspired by period dolls from the History San Jose archives. Waltzing flowers and fairies head to the Valley of Heart’s Delight in this fresh take on a classical favorite.

SAN JOSE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Trianon Theatre: 72 N First St, San Jose sjco.org | 408.295.4416

Here We Go Again! Oct 8 Quartet San Francisco will accompany San Jose Chamber Orchestra and conductor Barbara Day Turner in kicking off SJCO’s 27th season. The program will include performances of Across the Calm Waters of Heaven: A Piece for Peace by Ahmed Alabaca, Fantasia Nostalgica by Henry Mollicone and world premieres several short works.

JAN. 12 – 28

FEB. 16 – MAR. 11

Treats and Tricks Oct 29 Costumes are encouraged at this performance, where SJCO will be joined by harpist Bridget Kibbey and flutist Ray Furuta. The night will include renditions of Vivaldi’s A Notte, Caplet’s Conte Fantastique and the world premiere of Well-Enclowned by Gil Katz.

MTN. VIEW CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS 500 Castro St, Mountain View Smuinballet.org | 415.556.5000

408-679-2330 www.TabardTheatre.org

APR. 13 – MAY 6

Performances at 29 N. San Pedro St. Downtown San Jose

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The Christmas Ballet Dec 6-10 This production was intended to spice up the “Nutcracker” season with original choreography that showcased a stunning

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R OOTS & WINGS with the San José Chamber Orchestra Barbara Day Turner, Musical Director

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Downtown San José Thursday, October 12 at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, October 14 at 2:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Hammer Theatre Center 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose 95113 (between 2nd and 3rd Streets, San José)

Tickets $25 ~ $40 $60 VIP Thursday evening and Saturday matinee $90 VIP Saturday evening Gala Reception

Thomas Hassing Photography Gwen Hagaman Graphic Design

THAT NEW NEW The New Ballet School puts a San Jose spin on ‘The Nutcracker’ at the Hammer. array of ballet, tap and jazz. In its 23rd year, this holiday tradition offers two acts that range from classical to contemporary, featuring Smuin favorites as well as new pieces.

TRIANON THEATRE Steinway Piano Society: 72 N First St, San Jose McAfee Performing Arts and Lecture Center: 20300 Herriman Ave, Saratoga steinwaysociety.com | 408.990.0872

Sean Chen Sep 9 American pianist Sean Chen will focus on four different pieces throughout the night. His performance will cover the work of Federico Mompou, Nikolai Medtner and Maurice Ravel.

Yekwon Sunwoo Oct 8 Yekwon Sunwoo—pianist and gold medalist of the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition—brings his formidable fingers to a program including works by Schubert, Grainger, Rachmaninoff and Ravel.

Seong-Jin Cho Nov 3 & 4 Opening up November will be pianist Seong-Jin Cho, who first caught the ear of music fans around the world when he won the 2015 Chopin International Piano Competition. So it’s fitting that the performance will include work by Chopin in addition to Beethoven and Debussy. — Camille Miller & Payje Redmond

ART

Here and There: Works by Sam Rodriguez Thru Aug 31 Merging his self-taught graffiti skills with a fine arts degree, Rodriguez depicts the cultural landscape of San Jose through the faces and languages of its residents. On display are a series of portraits that mix of topographical lines, geometric shapes and the brightly animated expressions of real people.

MACLA 510 S First St, San Jose maclaarte.org | 408.998.2783

QUILTS ARE COOL The San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles is cooler than the contents of your grandmother’s hope chest.

Aesthetic Appeal Murals, brooding bronze and acid trips inspire local art houses

ANNO DOMINI 366 S First St, San Jose galleryad.com | 408.271.5155

ASARO Collective Sep 1-23 The Asamblea de Artistas Revolucionarios de Oaxaca (ASARO) is a collective of creative revolutionaries whose art champions humanistic values against capitalist and authoritarian ideals through intricate etchings of farmers, children and rallying masses.

CANTOR ARTS CENTER 328 Lomita Dr, Stanford museum.stanford.edu 650.723.4177

Nina Katchadourian: Curiouser Sep 15-Jan 7 Brooklyn- and Berlin-based artist Katchadourian captures the creative potential of everyday moments. The

playful yet thought provoking exhibit features video, photography, sculpture and sound installations that encourage viewers to take a second look at the world around them.

Rodin: The Shock of the Modern Body Sep 15 Spanning three galleries, this installation features about 100 sculptures by Auguste Rodin, whose works redefined the figurative capacities of the human form during the 19th century.

EMPIRE SEVEN STUDIOS 525 N Seventh St, San Jose empiresevenstudios.com | 408.638.7846

San Jose Art and Zine Fair Sep 16 On Sep 16, artists from throughout

Temperature Check: Body of Evidence Sep 1-Nov 12 Five Latino artists elevate the dialogue on climate change through installation, drawing, video and photography. Deforestation, flash floods, droughts and the politics of global warming are explored through a uniquely Latino lens, creating a platform for education within the community.

MONTALVO ARTS CENTER 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga montalvoarts.com | 408.961.5800

Now Hear This! Thru Oct 22 This exercise in listening features five site-specific works of sound-based art throughout Montalvo’s spacious grounds. Created by distinguished national and local artists, the interactive soundscapes invite guests to listen more attentively to the world and one another.

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the Bay Area are coming together to showcase their zines and other works at Empire 7 Studios. Since it opened in 2008, the gallery has been an eclectic home to the South Bay’s underground art culture, and this fair marks another move in promoting local talent.

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ART

NUMU LOS GATOS 106 E Main St, Los Gatos numulosgatos.org | 408.354.2646

Chateau Liberté: House of Freedom Thru Feb 4 In the ’60s, Summer of Love hippies and some of the biggest names in rock music headed to Chateau Liberté—a 72-acre property in the Los Gatos mountains. Historic records, photographs and anecdotes from the legends who frequented this “House of Freedom” tell the history of a property from its stagecoach stop beginnings to the present day.

PACE GALLERY 229 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto Pacegallery.com | 650.561.4076

The Darkened Mirror: Global Perspectives on Water Thru Oct 29 A new wave of recent work by international artists reflects the ecological implications of climate change from a troubled 21st century perspective. By addressing issues of water access and pollution, The Darkened Mirror opens a space for dialogue and action.

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF QUILTS AND TEXTILES 520 S First St, San Jose sjquiltmuseum.org | 408.971.0323

13th Quilt Nihon Thru Oct 15

Loie Hollowell Sep 19-Nov 2 New York-based painter Holloway evokes the human body in a landscape of bold colors and sacred geometric shapes. Through abstract imagery, her paintings explore themes of sexuality with an emphasis on the female form.

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART 110 S Market St, San Jose sjmusart.org | 408.271.6840

Diana Al-Hadid: Liquid City

SJMQT is the first museum in the U.S. to showcase more than 30 quilts from the Japan Handicraft Instructors’ Association. For 45 years, the organization has boasted some of the most talented and respected textile artists from Japan and the Pacific Rim.

Linear Intervention Thru Oct 15 Sabine Reckewell creates threedimensional drawings in space by arranging multicolored yarn and polyester ribbons into webs of interactive lines. Pinned down to the surrounding architecture, the crisscrossing strings give the illusion of floating geometric forms.

Bold Statements

Thru Sep 24

Thru Oct 15

Named after Giambattista Nolli’s 1748 map of Rome, Al-Hadid’s monumental sculpture evokes a grand fountain of disfigured nudes and dripping water. The centerpiece of her exhibition, Nolli’s Orders is an artist’s exploration of architectural legends and spacial relations.

Typically, people have to book a private tour to view SJMQT’s permanent collection of modern and historic quilts from around the world. This fall, the textile treasures are open to the public, along with never-before-seen pieces from a recent donation. —Camille Miller

THEATER

Mexico Lindo

Sep 9 - 7:00 pm

Join Grupo Folklórico Los Laureles Company for their 10th season anniversary folklórico performance.

Mr. Gaga Film Screening Sep 14 - 7:00 pm This award-winning documentary profiles Ohad Naharin, an artistic genius who redefined the language of modern dance.

Cinco Décadas Sep 16 - 7:00 pm Mexicano de Carlos Moreno celebrates 50 years of Bay Area folklórico history, tradition, culture, and art. TOTALLY CHECKHOV’D ‘Stupid Fucking Bird,’ by playwright Aaron Posner, has an irreverent take on Checkhov’s ‘The Seagull.’

All The Bay’s A Stage

From birds that annoy to mermaids that warm our cold hearts

BROADWAY SAN JOSE 255 S Almaden Blvd, San Jose broadwaysanjose.com 699.242.8555

The Little Mermaid Sep 26-Oct 1 In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above.

Beautiful Nov 14-19 The Inspiring true story of how Carole King became the soundtrack of a generation.

CITY LIGHTS THEATER

NT Live Screenings: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Sep 28 - 7:00 pm Daniel Radcliffe and Joshua McGuire star in Tom Stoppard's comic masterpiece, set against the backdrop of Hamlet.

Peace on Your Wings October 6 - 7:30 pm October 7 - 2:00 pm, 7:30pm October 8 - 2:00 pm Bay Area premiere! Ohana Arts presents a new musical inspired by the story of Sadako and a Thousand Paper Cranes.

Author Viet Nguyen The Sympathizer Oct 18 - 7:00 pm

529 S 2nd St, San Jose cltc.org | 408.295.4200

The Center for Literary Arts presents Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer.

Stupid Fucking Bird Sep 14-Oct 15 A riff on Chekhov’s notoriously slept-on

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WEEKENDS, SEPT 16th - OCT 15th

The Seagull, Stupid Fucking Bird keeps things unconventional. The play will feature fourth-wall breaking, snark and a group of human beings grappling with a universal search for truth.

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Opening Weekend! Pirate Invasion! SEPT 30th & OCT 1st

Heroes & Warriors OCT 7th & 8th

Oktoberfest! OCT 14th & 15th

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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Sep 28 Broadcast live, Daniel Radcliffe makes his way to the London stage in the 50year anniversary of the Tom Stoppard production. Two characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet make their way from background to foreground, telling their comedic version of the story.

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf

LIVE at the Lucie Stern Theater 1305 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto

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The Crucible Sep 7-Oct 1 Hysteria falls upon a group of young women in 17th century Massachusetts. As the Salem witch trials begin, the bonds between families and friends are tested. This 1953 Tony Award-winning drama by Arthur Miller will find parallels in political scare-tactics used today.

PALO ALTO PLAYERS 1305 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto paplayers.org | 650.329.0891

Million Dollar Quartet Sep 15- Oct 1, 8pm

A few drinks spiral into shocking truths in this live broadcast of Edward Albee’s production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Starring an all-star cast of Imelda Staunton, known for the Harry Potter films; Conleth Hill from Game of Thrones; and Luke Treadaway from The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and more.

Today’s rockabilly fan will never get to see the majority of the men behind the famed “Million Dollar Quartet” recording—which featured Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis (the only one still kicking). Experience the legendary session with the help of this Tony Award-winning musical.

Picasso at the Lapin Agile

Peter Pan

Two of the world’s geniuses sit in a café and chat. What would Albert Einstein say to Pablo Picasso before they made their discoveries that changed the world? The Off-Broadway comedy explores food for thought in a 1904 Parisian cafe.

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Salomé Nov 16 Oscar Wilde’s theatrical adaptation returns to the stage, but this time with a revolutionary twist that puts Salomé center stage. Yael Farber recreates the biblical princess as a woman of intelligence and the power to change the course of the desert nation.

Nov 3-19 Occupying the slot for this year’s bringthe-kids show at Palo Alto Players is the broadway classic Peter Pan. Get a chance to meet the lost boys, save Tinker Bell and fly with Peter himself.

PEAR THEATRE 1110 La Avenida, Mountain View thepear.org | 650.254.1148

In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play Sep 8-Oct 1 When ailments reach no avail, a doctor

An Enemy of People Oct 19-Nov 12 Dr. Stockmann's discovery could save the lives and health of the community, but the pressure to hide the truth consumes him. As a whistleblower, Dr. Stockmann must make a choice between truth, or keeping the town’s good name. Playwright Henrik Ibsen tells a relevant and timely story of science overlooked by greed.

SAN JOSE STAGE COMPANY 490 S 1st St, San Jose thestage.org | 408.283.7142

Rocky Horror Show Oct 26-Nov 17 Roshi Entertainment will perform “Rocky Horror Picture Show.” The racy sing-along features cross-dressing Dr. Frank-N-Furter as he torments a prudish engaged couple who’ve been stranded. Producer Matt Gregg continues to push the boundaries of live musical theater through “virtual scenery.”

TABARD THEATER COMPANY 29 N San Pedro St, San Jose tabardtheatre.org | 408.679.2330

Peter and the Starcatcher Sep 15-Oct 18 How Peter Pan became the boy who never grows up is revealed in this Tony Award-winning musical. Peter’s history, along with Hook and Tinker Bell, are unraveled, save for an ambitious young girl who inspires a nameless orphan.

Mom’s Gift Oct 27-Nov 19 Mom has been dead for 11 months, yet her

ghost appears at Dad’s birthday. Follow mom on her quest to earn her wings, but brace for ugly secrets to be revealed.

THEATREWORKS 1305 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto Theatreworks.org | 650.463.1960

Constellations Aug 23-Sep 17 A beekeeper and a Cambridge cosmologist fall in love in this contemporary romantic drama. Constellations, an Evening Standard Award Best Play, makes its has its regional premiere Mountain View.

The Prince of Egypt Oct 6-Nov 5 A DreamWorks Animation classic, The Prince of Egypt is brought to stage featuring Oscar-winning song “When You Believe.” The musical presents a multiethnic cast in the retold story of Moses and Ramses, his pharaoh brother.

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Ask A Mexican Sep 22 An exclusive staged reading of a new play inspired by journalist Gustavo Arellano’s political column, Ask A Mexican. This timely piece confronts brown-white relations in the Trump era through playful humor and biting socio-historical critique.

Songs of Strength, Songs of Regret Nov 18 A theatrical melting pot of Greek mythology and real stories from the Bay Area, this 75-minute performance features opera star Carla Dirlikov Canalas—one of the most in-demand mezzo-sopranos today, as well as award-winning composer Molly Joyce and acclaimed visual artist Rosemary Felt Convey. —Payje Redmond & Camille Miller

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The Hot Club of San Francisco Saturday, Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. Sunnyvale Theatre Buy tickets now bit.ly/EOCA17 408-733-6611

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Blockbusters go light on laughs in the season of darkening skies

HE DARKENED SUN during the eclipse gave us all a taste of that unhappy winter light to come. Fortunately, there are theaters to hide in and get away from the season of Thanksgiving and Christmas.

John Ridley, scriptwriter of Ten Years A Slave, describes the 10 years before the Los Angeles riots in his new documentary LET IT FALL: LOS ANGELES 1982-1992 (Sept. 1). In THE DISASTER ARTIST (Dec. 8) James Franco becomes Tommy Wiseau, scheming up The Room, the film that tore us all apart. KILLING OF A SACRED DEER (Nov. 3) is Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster) reteaming with Colin Farrell; he’s

a peaceful surgeon deceived by a feral kid whom he decides to shelter. Reg Hudlin’s MARSHALL (Oct. 13) has Chadwick Boseman playing Supreme Court giant Thurgood Marshall as the then-lawyer for the NAACP in the early 1940s, defending a black chauffeur accused of raping his boss. Greta Gerwig directs a story of a girl growing up in Sacramento in 2002: Saoirse Ronan is the LADY BIRD of Gerwig’s title. RUMBLE (Sept.) is a well-received documentary about American Indians at Standing Rock, from Buffy Sainte-Marie to Link Wray. The new Woody Allen film, WONDER WHEEL, is slated for December release, but far more promising is LAST FLAG FLYING (Nov 10). During the peak of

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September 15 Cookin’ the Market Watch seasonal recipes come to life and sample the results (11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.) Ride VTA to the Market Receive $1 in Carrot Cash when you show your valid VTA Light Rail or Bus Pass at the information table.

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SEPTEMBER 23-24 SAN JOSE CONVENTION CENTER SOUTH HALL Guest Artists

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FILM

JOIN US FOR OUR 53rd SEASON A Season of South Bay Premieres

Friday & Saturday Evenings Saturday & Sunday Matinees

TOTAL DISASTER James Franco plays Tommy Wiseau in a biopic about the making of the cult D-movie, ‘The Room.’ All performances at The Saratoga Civic Theater 13777 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga

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the Reagan years, it seemed that every film had “American” in the title—the word got to be a serious warning sign. This fall we have both Doug Liman’s AMERICAN ASSASSIN (Sept. 13), an adaptation of one of Vince Flynn’s pulpy, page-turning Mitch Rapp novels with Michael Keaton teaching a traumatized Dylan O’Brien the way of the gun; AMERICAN MADE (Sept. 29) is Tom Cruise getting mega-rich as a CIA pilot lured into ever-larger felonies. But Last Flag Flying shouldn’t be a flag-waver; it’s based on novelist Daryl Ponsican’s sequel to his The Last Detail. In Last Flag, Richard Linklater directs Bryan Cranston as the older, sadder but maybe not wiser version of Jack Nicholson’s Profanosaurus Rex of a Navy lifer; the characters are renamed for legal reasons or something.

A would-be megahit is in major limbo as Joss Whedon tries to reshape Zack Snyder’s unfinished Justice League (Nov. 17). While there’s a built-in audience to see more of Gal Gadot, the nervousness in the preview for Justice League is palpable. Contrast that with the cool pleasure director Taika Waititi (We Who Live in the Shadows) displays in the trailers for Thor: Ragnarok (Nov. 3). The studly Asgardian (Chris Hemsworth) is enslaved and made to battle his pal from work, The Hulk, for the entertainment of decadent interstellar game masters. Is it feasible that we’ve never heard from an advanced civilization of aliens because they were all forced to fight to the death in an arena? —Richard von Busack

11 43 Citizens Watchdog Committee 2000 Measure A Sales Tax Activities Fiscal Year 2016 (7/1/15 – 6/30/16) VTA delivers transportation solutions critical to the vitality, prosperity and quality of life for all who live, work or play in Santa Clara County.

Commuter Rail Projects (Caltrain, ACE, etc.) $10.3

Light Rail Projects $26.1

Mineta SJ Airport People Mover $0

Funding Swaps $5.0 Non-Project (debt service, bond repayment, operating assistance, etc,) $84.6

Bus Projects $39.3

BART Silicon Valley $396.3

In November 2000, Santa Clara County voters approved Measure A, a 30-year half-cent sales tax Program Total: $561.6 devoted to specific public transit capital improvement projects and operations. Most of the [Expenditures grouped by category. Individual project detail shown in CWC Comprehensive Annual Report; see below for link.] ballot-defined projects are massive and complex, requiring years to plan, design and construct. Although in just the 10th year of a 30 year program (tax collection started mid-2006), VTA has achieved significant results toward meeting Measure A goals.

D OW N TOW N for the S U MME R

A few key Fiscal Year 2016 accomplishments are: • Extending BART to the Silicon Valley cities of Milpitas, San Jose and Santa Clara, which will provide increased transportation options and reduce congestion. Phase I extension to the Berryessa area of San Jose is ahead of schedule and under budget. Construction is mostly complete (over 90%), system testing is underway, and passenger service is currently projected to start the first half of 2018. • Extending and improving light rail service with projects such as the Mountain View Double-Track project completed in December 2015 that allows enhanced service to Mountain View, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara. This project, combined with other improvements, allows VTA to establish a new light rail corridor from Mountain View to Alum Rock to accommodate the projected dramatic increase in public transit ridership into our County when BART service begins. • Implementing fast and convenient Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) with construction of the Alum Rock-Santa Clara corridor (service implementation in mid 2017) and design underway of the Stevens Creek Rapid 523. Santa Clara County voters entrusted the Citizens Watchdog Committee (CWC), comprised of fellow community members, with overseeing Measure A expenditures to ensure your sales tax dollars are spent as intended by the ballot. After thorough and careful consideration:

It is the conclusion of the CWC that, for the period of FY 2016, 2000 Measure A tax dollars were spent in accordance with the intent of the measure. Additional Measure A information is available on VTA’s website (www.vta.org/ projects-and-programs/Programs/2000-Measure-A-Citizens-Watchdog-Committee) including: • CWC Measure A FY 2016 Benefits & Key Achievements Report. • CWC Comprehensive Annual Report on FY 2016, which provides a detailed description and status on all Measure A projects and the CWC’s responsibilities. Printed copies of select Measure A and CWC reports are available at libraries and other public buildings throughout the county, and at the VTA offices at 3331 North First Street, San Jose, CA, in the Building B Lobby.

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KINGS OF LEON

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Thu, 7pm, $35+ Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View

Thu, 8pm, $30 The Ritz, San Jose

During their breakout year in 2008, when they debuted megahits “Sex on Fire” and “Use Somebody,” the Kings of Leon took home a Grammy for their sound that blended huge, affected guitar riffs, a brooding aesthetic and the hoarse, twangy vocals of lead singer Caleb Followill. They took a brief hiatus after Caleb left the stage during a show to “vomit,” then released an album in 2016 that retained and expanded upon their most popular power-poprock sensibilities, most notably with the lead single, “Waste a Moment.” The Kings of Leon may no longer rule the airwaves, but if you like what they did, you’ll like what they’re doing. (JF)

Without this Manchester punkpop band, Nirvana, Green Day, U2, The Smiths, Radiohead and Bruce Springsteen would all be at least one influence short. Along with The Clash, the Buzzcocks found their footing by laying melodic lyrics over the growly, foot-stomping punk energy. They showcase their irresistible and rebellious sound on cheeky larks like “Orgasm Addict” to angsty romantic ditties like “Ever Fallen In Love?” After breaking up in the ’80s, two original members, Pete Shelley and Steve Diggle, have been holding down the guitars and vocals as the band’s current rendition plays the tightly crafted songs that influenced generations of rock & roll stars. (JF)

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Sat, 11am, Free History Park, San Jose

Sat, 7:30pm, $40+ SAP Center, San Jose

Contemporary jazz musicians know the American public is often more interested in sampling the genre to create hip-hop beats. True to this pattern, Kamasi Washington found his way into the mainstream by starring on the unassailable studio crew that provided the live instrumentation for Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly. But the stellar saxophonist excels while exploring the sonic spectrum of his own genre, as evidenced on his appropriately titled, three-hour 2015 record, The Epic. On his complex and sprawling modern jazz masterpiece, Washington blows solos as captivating as his Compton-born collaborator’s bars, proving America’s greatest gift to the world remains in good hands. (JF)

This weekend, History Park will offer a taste of the old country. For the 37th year, the Italian Family Festa will bring forth a sampling of food and culture from the Mediterranean's boot. There’ll be opera singing, a grape stomp, a gallery of local artists, lessons on growing Italian vegetables, marionette performances, bocce ball games and rib-sticking homecooking classics like cannolis and meatball sandwiches. So, whether you’re an Italian seeking to reestablish your roots, or you just want to get spicy on Saturday night while dancing to local soul band Sage, the festival ought to be a good fit. Runs through Sunday. (JF)

With loudly patterned clothing in style, talk of nuclear war and an executive branch run by an old show biz guy who stokes racial animus for votes, the ’80s are back. To celebrate the birthday of 103.7 FM, the local throwback station of this era, Boy George will headline a lineup that also includes Tiffany, the Romantics and the innovatively coiffed Flock of Seagulls. An innovator in music, culture and fashion, the androgynous Boy George became an icon at the head of the Culture Club, which blended pageantry with blue-eyed soul to drop international hits like “Karma Chameleon” and “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me.” (JF)

* concerts Aug 29 at The Mountain Winery

COM TRUISE & NOSAJ THING Aug 31 at The Ritz

KAMASI WASHINGTON

SALT-N-PEPA

Sep 3 at The Mountain Winery

THE GROWLERS Sep 6 at The Ritz

THE LOVEMAKERS Sep 9 at The Ritz

THE GIPSY KINGS

Sep 10 at The Mountain Winery

THE ODD NUMBERS Sep 15 at The Ritz

TROYBOI

Sep 16 at City National Civic

THRICE & CIRCA SURVIVE

Sep 16 at City National Civic

HIGH ON FIRE

Sep 16 at The Ritz

THIS WILL DESTROY YOU Sep 20 at The Ritz

THE BEACH BOYS

Sep 22 at The Mountain Winery

SUBLIME WITH ROME

Sep 27 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

MISTAH F.A.B. Sat, 9:30pm, $20 BackBar SoFa, San Jose Hyphy pioneer Mistah F.A.B. rose to prominence through battlerapping, featuring on “Sideshow” with Too $hort, and releasing oodles of mixtapes filled with quintessential examples of the style, like “Super Sic Wit It.” A copyright lawsuit and a feud with a radio station dampened his rise, but after co-writing two platinum singles for B.o.B. and Chris Brown, he’s found ways to leave his fingerprints on the game. Now, he runs a clothing line (that recovered after a case of arson in April) and does so much charitable work that Feb. 8, 2014, was declared Mistah F.A.B. Day in Oakland. On Saturday, Back Bar SoFa offers a chance to catch a living Bay Area legend. (JF)

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IMAGINE DRAGONS

Oct 3 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

LAUREN HILL & NAS

Oct 7 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

BEETHOVEN’S SONATAS

SILICON VALLEY PRIDE

PETER COLCLASURE

Sat, 7:30, Free CSMA, Mountain View

Sun, 12pm, $5 Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park, San Jose

Over his lifetime, Ludwig van Beethoven composed 32 piano sonatas—an unparalleled body of work that redefined the parameters of classical music. Often dispensing with the conventions set by Johann Sebastian Bach, Beethoven captured the arc of his life in these creations, mastering a provocative and surprising sense of tone while playfully contrasting long, booming notes with delicate, fluttering melodies. Community School of Music and Arts faculty member Axel Schmitt will perform four sonatas as part of a multiyear series covering each of the 32. It’s all in anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth. (JF)

The first gay pride parade happened back when laws banned same-sex people dancing together in public. The gains made over the last half-century stem from the resilient joy of this community. And so, for the 42nd year, local members and allies of the LGBTQ community will host a parade on Market Street starting at 10am that will lead into a festival celebrating the vivacious spirit of this community. With loads of food trucks, local vendors and partystarting live acts like drag queens, the day should be a triumphant celebration and a tonic for our nation’s recent backslide into intolerance. (JF)

Sun, 7pm, $25 Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater, San Jose Peter Colclasure has lent his keyboard skills to nearly anybody good enough to play with him—forming half of the Rose Peddlers and popping in on recording sessions with the Americana ensemble the Foghorns, among other acts. This weekend he’ll debut a gorgeously composed instrumental album, Antigo, that contains the complexity of classical with the laid-back poignancy of ambient music. Colclasure’s music feels simultaneously melancholy and hopeful as it weaves between ominous progressions and bright, transcendent movements, punctuated by perfectly placed notes. (JF)

DEPECHE MODE

Oct 8 at SAP Center

THE NEEDLE DROP: ANTHONY FANTANO Oct 25 at The Ritz

ZAC BROWN BAND

Oct 27 at Shoreline Amphitheatre

KATY PERRY

Nov 14 at SAP Center

THIRD EYE BLIND

Nov 14 at City National Civic

GIRAFFAGE

Nov 25 at The Ritz

THE PIXIES

Dec 10 at City National Civic

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Shadowy Musings LOST IN THOUGHT Language is the liquid that we’re all dissolved in. Janice Sapigao’s new poetry collection is available now.

‘Like a Solid to a Shadow’ explores the power, mystery of language BY MIKE HUGUENOR

’VE BEEN COMING here since before those graves and tombstones were built,” says Janice Sapigao, pointing to a cluster of headstones nestled against the hillside. “I’ve been coming here a really long time.” We’re near the intersection of Meditation Road and Memory Lane in Oak Hill Memorial Park, standing over her father’s gravesite. Janice visits multiple times a year. She’s been doing so since she was 6 years old. A lot can change in that time. Like a Solid to a Shadow, Janice

Sapigao’s forthcoming second book of poetry, is a constantly shifting work of translation. At the center of the book are a series of recorded love letters her father sent to her mother. These letters were spoken in Ilocano, a secondary dialect of the Philippines, and a language that Janice was previously unable to speak. “There aren’t a lot of textbooks about how to learn Ilocano,” she says. “I would go to my classes in grad school Monday through Friday, then I would take Ilocano classes Saturday and Sunday. I wanted to document that process as it was happening. The prompt, which is always changing, is: ‘How do you document this thing that you will never know?’” The process of learning her father’s native tongue is very much a part of

the book, and Janice picks out specific Ilocano words as inspiration for groups of poems that exist within the larger poetic narrative: pangit ugly like calling out to father where the ‘n’ and ‘g’ collide finding that he is not there Like a Solid, which will be released on Sept. 30 by Oakland imprint Timeless Infinite Light, takes as its method an experimental process known as “ultratranslation.” Created by “language justice” group Antena, they describe ultratranslation in their manifesto as taking “the untranslatable as the starting point…labor[ing] to translate the untranslatable, and also to preserve it.” In her opening note on the book’s concept, Janice writes “I want my translation to hold, most importantly, the feeling of an experience that is fleeting and disappointing,” noting that the book’s translations should include within them “the underlying tumultuous journey” of the text.

Early on, she reflects on the project: “I think of how each phoneme and allophone is an element of story. I often wondered, what is a word?” Standing by her father’s grave, planes on their way to SJC cast massive shadows along the hillside, rippling with the folds of the soil. Sapigao is recalling past visits to this very spot over the years. “This is like multiple stories now crashing together…” Like a Solid often feels like a mystery. The question of words, of their meaning, of their movement from mouth to ear to mind, is at play on every page. But there is also a very real mystery held within, one that is still unfolding today. In 2012, Sapigao found out that her father had another family, one she knew nothing about previously. She still knows little about them. The surprise came while she was in graduate school, already working on the translation of her father’s recordings. “I think I am part of the Other family,” she writes, comparing herself to the reflection in a mirror. Though it is slim, there is weight and heft to Like a Solid to a Shadow. Her examinations of self and family speak to the experiences of generations of Filipino-Americans, and even at its most specific the book is shot through with shades of the universal. The language is striking, creating a sense of control and poise in a story that is fractured, uncertain, and haunted by the unknown. San Jose isn’t often known as a hub for literature, but Like a Solid to a Shadow might just start to change that. On Juan Sapigao’s grave there is the image of two books, side by side. The book on the left is engraved with his name, birthdate, and the date of his death. The book on the right is open to an empty page. “That book used to scare me,” Janice Sapigao says, pointing at the gravestone. “The blank one. I know what it means.” She pauses as another plane passes overhead. “This book is what I imagine that book would be.”

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Buddy Blunder F-BOMB Samuel L. Jackson only seems to get better with age.

Samuel L. Jackson is the only good part of ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ BY RICHARD VON BUSACK

HERE’S NO OTHER word for The Hitman’s Bodyguard than garbage. But it’s not a failure; it does what it was intended to do, which is to give a showcase to Samuel L. Jackson. The best-paid actor in the movies today turns 70 next year.

Here he is called Kincaid, a sureshot assassin of some 250 kills; he must beat a preposterous ticking

clock to get to the World Court in The Hague so he can testify against a Slavic tyrant named Vladislav Dukhovich (Gary Oldman). Kincaid calls him “Dookie.” It was decided that Oldman needed help being evil—that’s an example of the kind of calculations made in The Hitman’s Bodyguard—so they gave him some kind of spacklemakeup, allegedly the result of dioxin poisoning. The film is a comparison of textures; Oldman is all lumps and bumps, and Jackson is sleek as an eel. The latter’s helmetlike shiny dome, the hooded eyes, the death’s-head smile are on display as expected. But he never gets enough props as a funny

actor. Jackson likes to go big. Would that his haters would go home. A Charles Grodin-ish Ryan Reynolds is Michael Bryce, a top-ofthe-line security person in a shiny suit. He has one bad day involving a client named Kurosawa. Two years later, Bryce is a mook, having to languish in a shabby car in London outside of the latest corporate pickup. (Bryce’s package here is Richard E. Grant, who gives five good minutes imitating the terrified Sylvester Pussycat). Interpol has been keeping Kincaid’s angry wife (Salma Hayek) on ice in Amsterdam, as a way of manipulating him into cooperation. After an initial mixed-martial arts fight to clear the air, Bryce and Kincaid do the Planes, Trains and Automobiles thing from the UK to Holland. A thousand armed and muscular Bulgarians, convoying in Escalades behind them.

The visuals are smeary. Except for the aerial establishing shots, it’s rare that you can see about 20 feet into the frame, and the color is tarted up so that sidewalk baskets of begonias are a sort of a flamethrower scarlet red. Director Patrick Hughes (Expendables 3) weaves a divorce-movie mood in which every woman in the film hates every man. (Reynolds blames his loss of status on his ex-wife, who he’s sure ruined the Kurosawa assignment.) In her cell, Sonia fulminates about Kincaid (“He’s like a cockroach, and I mean that in all senses of the word.”) The Latin spitfire act amuses, as always, but there’s a fat girl inmate being cornered in Salma’s cell for no reason, except that it’s supposedly hilarious when fat girls whimper. Jackson displays not a shred of contempt for the redundant, faded or low parts of the show, nor is there a hint of distaste for the moments where he gives Bryce some life lessons in between the death lessons. In a flashback, he wears a $500 Aloha shirt, slow dancing with Salmita in a roughhouse bar in Honduras, while everything is blowing up or on fire. He tries to infuriate the uptight Bryce by singing in the car. That’s the miracle of Jackson. He’s both an unlikely star and a serious one. The manic actor has become trustworthy and wise. And still the profanity rolls off his tongue. “This man has ruined the word ‘motherfucker,’” Bryce whines. Cinema excels in small, clear gestures, the subtle transition, the shock of recognition. This movie, though, is more the kind where you have a matching shot between a car on fire incinerating its driver, and a broiler full of flaming hamburgers. But there’s something to be said of an actor with a taste for roaring and thundering, for wigs, scars, canes. This living manifestation of a cinematic art in its decadent stage amazes with his supernatural confidence. He sells the fantasy that a man might kill hundreds and not care a bit. As always, shit doesn’t stick to Samuel L.

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(1964) The late Jerry Lewis was as strange a character as the age of cinema ever saw. He was a genuine technical pioneer whose smarm and lethally abrasive qualities didn’t stop his ability to kill an audience with laughter. A look back at the best of his work shows why: he was our nation’s id, as childish as Pee Wee Herman and as deadly as King Kong. Under the direction of the former Warner Brothers animator Frank Tashlin—this was their last of 6 collaborations— Lewis embodied the shiny, Technicolor vastness of mid-century America. Much of this movie is the manic-depressive comedy of Lewis—he’s both force of destruction and apologetic mope—but the final chase is as devastating a piece of slapstick as was ever mad. Citizen Kane’s Everett Sloane slips out of the back of an ambulance, strapped to a gurney, and careens down from the heights of the Santa Monica Mountains. Lewis tries to catch up as another ambulance chases him; the entire fleet arriving to devastate a supermarket full of stacked cans. It may not be the best of Lewis, but it’s a serious example of his ability to wreak chaos, and it demonstrates the size of this talent. (Various streaming services). (RvB)

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shot in Fremont and San Jose, into 3D. Here the formerly fearsome T-1 robot comes back to protect future-messiah John Connor (Edward Furlong) against an amorphous T-1000, a liquid metal monster played by the ominous Robert Patrick. At the time, the movie caused a little dismay from people sorry to see Arnold Schwarzenegger becoming a huggy paternal robot, instead of the unstoppable android he was in the first Terminator-making up a nuclear family with the fierce Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton). Connor’s visions of nuclear war are still making the rounds as internet memes. But the motorcycle stunts and the unstoppability of the protean T-1000 still are as effective as ever. (Aug 25 at AMC Eastridge & AMC Saratoga.) (RvB)

THE BIG LEBOWSKI

(1998) It’s the Coens brilliant, quotable slacker-friendly pastiche of The Big Sleep—which is coming up in a week at the Stanford Theatre— though you don’t need to have seen Bogart and Bacall to follow this case of ins and outs and what-haveyou, involving a kidnapped trophy wife, a stolen car, and a Kraftwerklike group of nihilists. It comes to an abrupt halt—we expect the battered detective to solve it all instead of just going for a drink and giving up. But the baffled Dude (Jeff Bridges) is a hero for all seasons: a zen artist whose every gesture, give or take a pratfall, is perfection. (Aug 24 at 9:30pm & Aug 26 at midnight at Camera 3.) (RvB)

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CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Robert Mitchum stars in a double feature—‘Track of the Cat’ and ‘Pursued’—at the Stanford Theatre.

Double Feature ROBERT MITCHUM, WHOSE birth centennial was this month, was the coolest of them all. He gets quite het up in two fevered movies revived at the Stanford Theatre. Track of the Cat (1954) a late period William Wellman picture in fine CinemaScope, exemplifies the 1950s Westerns that were trying to muscle in on Eugene O’Neill’s turf. Wellman focuses on a turn-of-the century Sierra Nevada family of ranchers. The dysfunctional family is socked in by the snows on a mountaintop. Pa (Philip Tonge, absolutely dreadful) hits the bourbon, profanely quoting Song of Solomon as he leers at his potential daughter-in-law (Diana Lynn). If Tonge is preposterously theatrical, Wellman is a lot less sentimental about the frontier drunk than John Ford. The family’s prideful mother (Beulah Bondi) has three sons that she’s about to lose one way or another. Lurking about is an aged Paiute run out of the Pyramid Lake area. This Queequeg figure understands the symbolic nature of the black ‘painter’ (panther) that’s mauling the cattle—it’s not a panther, but a chicken coming home to roost. The Indian is played by Our Gang’s Carl ‘Alfalfa’ Switzer, who had a second career as a hunting guide. Note the proto-Cormac McCarthy aspects to A.I. Bezzerides’ dialogue, though

Wellman disavowed his movie later as a flop. Its biggest malfunction seems to be an unjoined set of halves, between the domestic drama and the location footage at the snows of Mount Rainier. At the latter, Mitchum is doing what the movie Track of the Cat/Pursued title said he would be doing: tracking a cat. Sometimes dressed Aug 24-25 in an arresting red Stanford Theatre, Palo Alto Pendleton coat with a black slash through it, he’s eventually caught foodless and fireless in the snows. Here, the mystery of Mitchum’s almost vicious coolness is tried in harrowing solitude. Raoul Walsh’s Pursued is a different animal—a noir-Western with Freudian underpinnings. Mitchum is a troubled Medal of Honor-winning vet (the SpanishAmerican war stands in for World War II). His half-remembered childhood trauma dogs him. What he saw when he was a kid gradually comes into focus, almost too late to save his own life. Mitchum’s simmering, lethal squint, and the low-register voice inspired actors for years to come. Here was the attractiveness of a minimalist actor who could excite or terrify through nigh complete under-reaction. —Richard von Busack

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Fighting Finish UNIVERSAL STREET MUSIC War, ‘the original Afro-Cuban jazz rock blues band,’ succeeds on the strength of its wide musical appeal.

Funk veterans War charge into final Music in the Park event of 2017 BY BILL KOPP

ULTIRACIAL AMERICAN funk band War got its start backing British singer Eric Burdon, formerly of the Animals. “Spill the Wine” from 1970's Eric Burdon Declares “War” effectively captured the zeitgeist of the era: a brotherlylove hippie ethos that was as sexy as it was hopeful.

Though the Long Beach-based group parted ways with Burdon after two albums, War's distinctive Latin-funk-soul vibe continued to reap dividends. Hits like “The Cisco

Kid,” “Why Can't We Be Friends?” and “Low Rider” only scratched the surface; War's fifth release, The World is a Ghetto was 1973's top-selling album. War’s impressive run of pop hits ended in the 1980s, but the group would continue to land singles on the R&B charts well into the mid’90s. The classic lineup eventually splintered; today, only keyboardistvocalist Lonnie Jordan remains from the original group (though three other band members have been with War for at least 15 years). The group has long exemplified peace and love in songs like “Why Can't We Be Friends?” Against that backdrop, the name War seems an odd choice. Jordan explains how it came about while the then-unnamed band was in Tokyo, with its manager at the time, Steve Gold.

“Steve was talking with a promoter; we were walking behind them in this alley,” he recalls. “We all had our bell-bottoms and Afros, and I guess were kind of loud. So Steve turned around and looked at us and said, ‘Wow! You guys look like you just came off a battlefield!’ And then the idea flashed in his head: War!” Jordan says that at first, he and his bandmates thought the name was too radical, especially in 1970, when the U.S. military was still deeply entrenched in the Vietnam conflict. “But Jerry knew—and we eventually realized—that the music we were creating had a lot to do with rebelling against war,” he says. Jordan believes that with its music, the band was “actually fighting a war against war.” Today War bills itself as “the original Afro-Cuban jazz rock blues band.” And while that's an unwieldy label, it's accurate. Jordan says that the band's pan-cultural musical approach is central to its appeal. “It was definitely a part of our success

to ‘the street,’” he says, because War makes “universal street music.” Jordan admits that even in the anything-goes musical culture of the early ’70s, a band casting such a wide musical net did face some challenges. “It did generate a problem as far as trying to get awards or anything like that,” he says. “Because a lot of the people that were involved in award give-outs back in those days didn't understand our category.” But awards aren't the way in which War measures its success. “We kept our fan base,” Jordan says. And he’s proud that War’s legion of fans draws from many cultures. That means that even now—47 years after releasing its first record—War can entertain most any kind of audience. Jordan mentions sharing bills over the years with Little Feat and the Beach Boys. “And then we can do a “Low Rider” show for a Latino audience, “followed by a gig at a reggae festival!” For Jordan, beholding the diversity of War's audience is the most rewarding thing about playing in the band for all these years. He says he loves to see “those beautiful smiles, the old—not too old— blended in with the young, and they’re singing along to our music.” He admits that sometimes the younger people in War's audience aren't as familiar with the band, so they look up the group on Google. “And then they say, “Oh, that’s them!” Jordan says with a laugh. And he insists that playing for audiences in 2017 isn’t all that different from what it was in 1970. “It’s the same as it was back in the day,” Jordan says, “except that I’m having more fun than I did then. Because—I have to admit it—back then, I was high.” As a result, he says, a lot of important things escaped his notice. “I didn’t acknowledge the greatness that was around me. But now I do, and I feel blessed.” After all these years, the secret to War’s longevity is simple: “We’re having fun with each other,” Jordan says. “And when our fans see us happy, then they’re happy. And that’s why I always say at the end of the show, ‘Thank you for being our rock and roll hall of fans.’”

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26, 7:30pm: Lake Street Dive. Mon, Aug 28, 7:30pm: Yes. Tue, Aug 29, ZZ Top, & The Doobie Brothers. Saratoga.

ART BOUTIKI

Sat, Aug 26, 8:30pm: Ruth Gerson Band. Redwood City.

THE BACK BAR SOFA Every Wed, 9pm: Open Mic Cypher, feat. Hip-hop, Jungle, Soul, Reggae, Dubstep, Trap, BreakBeat, House and more.

BRANHAM LOUNGE Fri, 10:30pm: Quality Control (indie, rock and hip hop). Every Thu, 10pm: The Weekend Warmup with DJ Sean Black. San Jose.

BRIT ARMS ALMADEN Every Wed: DJ Hank. Every Thu: DJ Maniakal. San Jose.

BRITANNIA ARMS DOWNTOWN Every Thu: DJ Benofficial. Every Fri: DJ Radio Raheem. Every Sat: DJ Ready Rock. San Jose.

JACK ROSE LIBATION HOUSE Fri, Aug 25, 6pm: Tasche Trio. Sat, Aug 26, 6pm: Noah and the Arkiteks. Los Gatos.

NORMANDY HOUSE LOUNGE Every Thu, 9:30pm: DJ night w/ DJ BenOfficial & DJ Vex. Every Fri and Sun, 9:30pm: Karaoke w/DJ NoWrath. Santa Clara.

THE QUARTER NOTE Every Mon: Live Music Jam with Dana’s Band. Every Tue: Karaoke / Open Mic Every Wed: Live Music Jam Funk with Michael “B” Band. Every Thu: Live Music Jam Funk with Vicious Groove. Every Sun: Live Music Jam with Michael “T”. Sunnyvale.

REDWOOD CITY COURTHOUSE SQUARE Fri, Aug 25, 6pm: Foreverland. Redwood City.

THE CARAVAN Every Mon: Tooth and Nail DJ Night. Every first Tue of the month 9:30 pm: Not So Trivial Tuesday Rock DJ Set. Thu, Aug 24, Beef Kitchen, Varsity Week. Fri, Aug 25, Casual Vibes, Mercy High. Sat, Aug 26, Dustonious Maximus. San Jose.

THE CATS Fri, Aug 25, Aftershock. Sat, Aug 26, Jokers and Thieves. Los Gatos.

C&J’S SPORTS BAR Every Wed, 10pm: College Night DJ. Every Thurs, 10pm: Karaoke. Every Fri & Sat: Live Music or DJ. Santa Clara.

Jazz/Blues/ World AGAVE

Fri, Aug 25, 7:30pm: Spiller, Japanese Juice Club, the Ajimas. San Jose.

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THE RITZ Fri, Aug 25, 8pm: The Adicts. San Jose.

SAP CENTER Sat, Aug 26, 6:30pm: Boy George, A Flock of Seagulls, The Romantics, Farrington + Mann, Animotion, Tiffany, Tommy Tutone, Nu Shooz. San Jose.

SHERWOOD INN Every Sun, 4pm: Novak-Nanni Duo. San Jose.

SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE

Every Thu: Banda La Unica. Every Fri, 6:30pm: Mariachi Mariachismo, 9:30pm: DJ Norman. Every Sat: Las Mejores Bandas De La Bahia. Every Sun: 4pm-8pm: Edith Del Sol. San Jose.

ANGELICA’S BISTRO Every Tue: Jazz Tuesdays and Open Mic Night. Every Wed: Piano Night with Rick Ferguson. Thu, Aug 24, 7:30pm: Will Russ Jr. & The Force of Will Band. Fri, Aug 25, 8:30pm: Edgardo Cambon & LaTiDo. Sun, Aug 27, 7pm: Mike Galisatus Big Band & Duane Lawrence. Redwood City.

ART BOUTIKI Every Sun: Live Jazz Show. San Jose.

BLUE NOTE LOUNGE Every Tue, 8:30pm: Live Blues Jam. Every Fri, 8:30pm: Oldies. Every 3rd Sat: Old School Night with DJ G. Milpitas.

CAFE STRITCH Every Wed: Wax Wednesday: All Vinyl DJ Sets. Every Sunday, 7pm, The Eulipions Jazz Jam Session. Thu, Aug 24, 8:30pm: Richard Sears. Fri, Aug 25, 8:30pm: Victor Little’s Big Hit. Sat, Aug 26, Faye Carol. San Jose.

CAFFE FRASCATI Every Tue, 7pm: Open Mic Night. Every Wed, 7:30pm: Commedia Comedy Night. First Saturday of the Month, 8pm: Kavanaugh Brothers Celtic Experience. First Friday of the month, 8pm: Art Walk and Caffe Frascati Opera Night. San Jose.

CAFE PINK HOUSE Every Sat, 2pm-3:30pm: Saturday Live Music Hangout. Saratoga.

CASCAL

Every Fri & Sat: Live Music & DJs. Los Gatos.

Thu, Aug 24, 7pm: Kings of Leon. Sat, Aug 26, 7pm: OneRepublic, Fitz and The Tantrums, James Arthur. Mountain View.

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WOODHAMS LOUNGE

Every Sun: Joe Ferrara (jazz). Los Gatos.

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Sun, Aug 27, 8pm: Paul Anka. San Jose.

MOUNTAIN WINERY Wed, Aug 23, 7:30pm: Pat Benetar, Neil Giraldo. Sat, Aug

First and Second Fri, 9:30pm: Live PRO Jam. Third and Fourth Fri: Live bands. Santa Clara.

Every Fri, 9:30pm & Sat, 9pm: Live Music. Mountain View.

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The Quart of Blood Technique, Swamphammer, Israel Sanchez. Redwood City.

HEDLEY CLUB Every 1st and 3rd Wed: Jazz Jam. San Jose

HUKILAU Fri-Sat, 8pm: Hawaiian music.

JJ’S BLUES Every Tue: MikeB Interactive Jam. Wed-Sun: Live Music. Every Fri: Latin Rock Nights. San Jose.

LITTLE LOU’S BBQ Every Thu, 7:30pm: Aki’s Original Thursday Night Blue Jams. Campbell.

LOUISIANA BISTRO Every Thu, 7pm: Yellow Bulb Sessions. San Jose.

MOROCCO’S Every Tue, 4pm: Live Acoustic Music. Every Wed and Fri, 7pm and Sat, 8:30pm: Belly dancing. Every Sunday: Special Dinner Shows. Mountain View.

MOUNTAIN WINERY Fri, Aug 25, 7:30pm: Kamasi Washington. Saratoga.

MURPHY’S LAW Every Mon: Monday Night Blues Jam. Sunnyvale.

NUMBER ONE BROADWAY Every Wed night: J.C. Smith Jam. Los Gatos.

O’FLAHERTY’S Every Tue, 6:30pm: Irish Seisiún. San Jose.

POOR HOUSE BISTRO Every Tue, 8pm: Aki Kumar’s Blues Jam. Every Wed: Blues & Brews w/Sid Morris & Ron Thompson. Every Tue, 6pm: PHB Open Mic Night. San Jose.

RED ROCK COFFEE Every Mon, 7pm: Open Mic Night. Sat, Aug 26, 8pm: Mechanical Turk. Mountain View.

SAN PEDRO SQUARE MARKET Fri, Aug 25, 7pm: Summit 2v1. Sat, Aug 26, 7pm: Chrome Deluxe. Sun, Aug 26, 2pm: Jackie Turner. San Jose.

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SMOKING PIG BBQ Wed, Aug 25, 9pm: JC Smith Band. Fremont.

ST. STEPHENS GREEN Every Thu, Fri, Sat, 10pm: DJ Dance Nights. Mountain View.

C&W/Folk CAFFE FRASCATI Fri, Aug 25, 8pm: Marley Collins. San Jose.

MISSION PIZZA Every Thu from 7-9pm: Mill Creek Ramblers. Every First Fri, 7-10pm: Cimarron Rose Band. Every Second Fri, 7-10pm: Stampede. Every Last Fri, 7-10pm: Stragglyrs. Every Second Sat 7-10pm: Canyon Johnson. Every Last Sat, 7-10pm: Beargrass Creek. Fremont.

ORCHARD VALLEY COFFEE Every Thu: Acoustic Music Nights. Every Fri & Sat: Acoustic/Band Music Nights. Campbell.

PIONEER SALOON Every Sun, 4pm: Music Jam with Terry Hiatt and Brett Brown. Every Wed: Kevy Nova and Friends. Every Thu: Whiskey Hill Billies. Woodside.

THE SADDLE RACK Thu, Aug 24, 9pm: Diablo Road. Fri, Aug 25, 9pm: Diablo Road. Sat, Aug 26, 7:15pm: California Cowboys. Sun, Aug 27, 3:30pm: Country Jam Showdown. Fremont.

CAMERA 3 Fri, 8pm, Sat, 7pm and 9:15pm: Comedy Sportz. San Jose.

CARAVAN Every Wed: The Caravan Lounge Comedy Show with host Mr. Walker. San Jose.

IMPROV Wed, Aug 23, 8pm: The Go Frank Yourself Show. Thu, Aug 24, 8pm: The Hodgetwins. Fri-Sun, Aug 25-27, 7pm: John Witherspoon. San Jose.

POOR HOUSE BISTRO Every Mon, 6pm: Open mic. San Jose.

QUARTER NOTE Every Tue: Open mic. Sunnyvale.

RED ROCK COFFEE CO. Every third Sat, 8pm: Comedians at Red Rock. Mountain View.

ROOSTER T. FEATHERS Every Wed, 8pm: New Talent Showcase. Thu, Aug 24, 8pm: Yannis Pappas. Sunnyvale.

Karaoke 7 BAMBOO Sun-Thu, 9pm: Karaoke. Fri-Sat, 7pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

7 STARS BAR & GRILL Fri-Sat, 8pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

AGAVE Every Sun, 4pm: Spanish Karaoke. San Jose.

ALEX’S 49ER INN Nightly, 9pm-2am: Karaoke. San Jose.

SAM'S BBQ Every first Tue of the month, 6pm: Bean Creek. Every second Tue of the month, 6pm: Carolina Special. Every second Wed of the month, 6pm: Dark Hollow. Every third Tue of the month, 6pm: Cabin Fever. Every first and third Wed of the month, 6pm: Sidesaddle and Co. Every fourth Wed of the month, 6pm: Loganville. San Jose. Open Mic/Comedy

BACK BAR Every Wed, 9pm: Open mic. San Jose.

THE BEARS Fri, 9pm: Karaoke w/DJ Rob. San Jose.

BLUE MAX Fri: Karaoke Fridays. Sunnyvale.

BLUE PHEASANT Tue, 8pm: Karaoke. Cupertino.

BOGART’S LOUNGE Wed, 9pm: Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

BOULEVARD TAVERN Every Thu, 9pm: Karaoke w/Tony. Los Gatos.

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BRIT ARMS ALMADEN Every Wed, 10pm: Karaoke w/DJ Hank. Every Sun, 10pm: Karaoke w/DJ Hank. San Jose.

BRIT ARMS CUPERTINO Sun-Tue, 10pm: Karaoke. Cupertino.

BRIT ARMS DOWNTOWN Every Wed: Karaoke w/Neebor. San Jose.

THE CARAVAN Sun: Sunday Fun Day Karaoke with KJ Matt. Mon: Mandatory Monday Karaoke with KJ Nik. San Jose.

C&J’S SPORTS BAR Tue, 9pm: Karaoke with DJ Rob. Santa Clara.

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Wed-Sun 9pm: Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

Fri-Sat, 10pm: DJs and Dancing. San Jose.

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Wed, 9pm: Karaoke. Campbell.

Fri-Sat: DJ or Live Entertainment. The Island Grill. San Jose.

THE OFFICE BAR & GRILL Tue, 9pm: Karaoke with TJ The DJ. Sunnyvale.

O’FLAHERTY’S IRISH PUB Every Mon, 9pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

PIONEER SALOON Mon, 8pm: Karaoke. Woodside.

GALAXY Every Tues, Thu, Fri, 9:30pm: Karaoke. Milpitas.

DIVE BAR SHERWOOD INN Thu-Sun, 8:30pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

THREE FLAMES RESTAURANT Sun-Thur, 8pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

SAN PEDRO SQUARE MARKET Every Thu, 7:30pm-9:30pm: Karaoke Night at Treatbot. San Jose.

Tue-Thu & Sat: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

Fri-Sat, 9:30pm-1:30am: Karaoke. Willow Glen.

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KATIE BLOOM’S Wed & Sun, 9:30pm-1:30am: Karaoke. Campbell.

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Every Mon, 9pm: Karaoke w/ KJ Vinnie. Cupertino.

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Sun, Mon, Thu, 8:30pm: KOR Karaoke. Mountain View. Thu, 9:30pm: Karaoke with DJ Izzy. Sunnyvale.

NORMANDY HOUSE LOUNGE Fri-Sat, 10pm: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

Thu-Sat, 10:30pm: Rotating Guest DJs. San Jose.

KATIE BLOOM’S Thu-Sat, 9:30pm: DJs and dancing. Campbell.

LIQUID Fri: Crave Friday Nights with DJ Ruben R. San Jose.

LOFT BAR AND BISTRO Thu-Sun, 7:30pm: Live Dancing. San Jose.

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Every Thu night, 9pm: Shakin’ Not Stirred with Roger Moorehouse. Campbell. Every Fri & Sat: Live Music & DJs. Los Gatos.

Fri-Sat, 9pm: Karaoke. Gilroy.

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Every Fri, 10pm: Quality Control. Rotating DJs. San Jose.

CARDIFF LOUNGE

Nightly Karaoke, 9pm-1:30am. San Jose.

Thu, 9pm-1am: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

Tue-Sat, 9pm: Karaoke. Sun, 4pm: Karaoke. Campbell.

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Nightly, 7pm: DJ and dancing. Cupertino.

Every Tue: Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

Mon, Thu & Sat, 9:30pm: Karaoke. Campbell.

Wed, 9:30pm: Karaoke with Jade. San Jose.

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Thu: DJ Benofficial. Fri: DJ Radio Raheem. Sat: DJ Ready Rock. San Jose.

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Live music every Fri and Sat night. San Jose.

NORMANDY HOUSE LOUNGE Thu, 10pm: Dancing w/DJ VexOne & DJ Benofficial. Fri-Sat, 10pm: DJ NoWrath. Santa Clara.

SAN JOSE BAR & GRILL Every Tue: DJ Benofficial. Every Thur: DJ Shaffy. Every Fri: Live Video Mixing with VJ One. San Jose.

ST. STEPHENS GREEN Thu-Sat, 10:30pm: DJ Tony. Mountain View.

Thu, 9pm: Club Lido. San Jose.

AURA LOUNGE Wed-Sun: DJs and Dancing. San Jose.

WILLOW DEN Every Thu: Trauma Thursdays Every Fri-Sun: DJs. Sun: Service Industry Night (Half off w/ industry card). Willow Glen.

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A stressed-out woman wants to talk about her feelings; a stressed-out man wants to gun down 87 slobbering zombies on his phone in hopes that his feelings get bored with him and go away. It turns out that in dealing with emotional stress, men and women have some different neurochemical overlords. If men’s had a name, it would be The Earl of Overkill, which is to say men tend to react neurochemically to social stress as they would to being chased through the woods by a maniac with a crossbow. First, there’s a surge of epinephrine and norepinephrine, neuromessengers (aka neurotransmitters) that are the bandleaders of the brain’s “fight or flight” reaction. These kick off survivalpromoting changes in the body, like the heart beating faster, the release of the energy-mobilizing stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol, and blood coursing to the arms and legs (all the better to punch or run!). Meanwhile, systems not needed to fight back or scram—like digestion and higher reasoning—get powered down. Yep. That’s right. Higher reasoning goes all lights out; nobody’s home. So trying to “connect and talk” with a stressed-out man is like trying to have an existential debate with a vacant warehouse. It’s even worse from the man’s end. He’s gotten chemically and otherwise physiologically mobilized to bolt or do battle. But when there’s no crossbowwielding dude to run from—just a bunch of social stress—there’s no use

for all of these bodily resources that have been mustered up. Psychologist John Gottman calls the effect from this “flooding,” explaining that men feel very physically uncomfortable and get extremely frustrated that their access to the brain’s departments of insight and witty bits is blocked. Not surprisingly, what makes them feel better is mentally checking out until these uncomfortable feelings go away. Unfortunately, the thing that makes men feel better is in direct conflict with what works for women. Psychologist Shelley Taylor finds that women’s reaction to emotional stress is mediated by oxytocin, a neurotransmitter that facilitates emotional bonding. This leads to what she calls a “tend and befriend” response: self-soothing through caring for and emotionally engaging with others. In other words, women tend to deal with emotional stress monsters by gabbing them down to size. But, good news. You can have what you need if you just wait for your husband to have what he needs: time to calm down and reset so his brain’s higher reasoning center is no longer in “Hello, my name is Cinderblock!” mode. Decide together how much time that needs to be—half an hour, maybe? After that, he should put down the flamethrower and “advance to the next level”: spoken-word communication, and not just the sort where you ask him, “Is that ‘mmmph’ to steak or ‘mmmph’ you just ended World War III and saved the galaxy from Nazi zombies?”

Though the guy I broke up with recently was, ultimately, a pothead with zero ambition, I can’t stop thinking about all the sweet moments. This feels better in the moment but just keeps me pining. How can I have a more balanced mental picture?—Selective Nostalgia Nostalgia is like crime-scene cleanup for your head: “My, what lovely new tiles. You’d hardly know there was once a triple murder in this kitchen.” We’ve got tons of information in our long-term memory. However, we can only reflect on a few pieces of info at a time, says memory researcher Nelson Cowan. Predictably, we gravitate to memories of ourselves as, say, a beloved

partner who made smart choices. You need to see the whole landscape at once. On an index card, list all the bummer stuff about your ex that you need to keep in mind. This should help you keep those pesky upsides in perspective, like how he was always so attentive to detail—if that’s what you'd call smoking tons of pot and spending hours monitoring the hair on his arm.

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ENGINEERING OKTA, Inc. accptg resumes for Staff Mobile Eng. in San Jose, CA. Anlyz & refine reqt’s w/ Prdct Mgmt. for IT admin. & end user mobile & web interfaces. Mail resume: Okta, People Team, 301 Brannan St., San Francisco, CA 94107. Must Ref. SME-KC

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BUSINESS Cisco Systems, Inc. is accepting resumes for the following positions in San Jose/ Milpitas/Santa Clara, CA: Product Manager, Marketing (Ref.# SJ126): Manages the activities of a functional area within the Product Marketing organization with responsibility for results in terms of costs, methods and employees. Please mail resumes with reference number to Cisco Systems, Inc., Attn: G51G, 170 W. Tasman Drive, Mail Stop: SJC 5/1/4, San Jose, CA 95134. No phone calls please. Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. EOE. www.cisco.com

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TECHNOLOGY Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an industry leading technology company that enables customers to go further, faster. HPE is accepting resumes for the position of Software Designer in Santa Clara, CA (Ref. #HPECCLAEEVS1). Analyze, design, program, debug, and modify software enhancements and/or new products used in local, networked, or Internet- related computer programs, primarily for end users. Use current programming language and technologies, write code, complete programming, and perform testing and debugging of applications. Mail resume to Hewlett Packard Enterprise, c/o Andrea Benavides, 14231 Tandem Boulevard, Austin, TX 78728. Resume must include Ref. #, full name, email address & mailing address. No phone calls. Must be legally authorized to work in U.S. without sponsorship. EOE.

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ENGINEERING Fortinet, Inc. has the following Manager Software Development available in Sunnyvale, CA: Make development, testing plan and roadmap for FortiWan products. Submit resume by mail to: Fortinet, Inc., Attn: Jacqueline Guo, 899 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale, CA 94086. Must reference job title and job code (MSDWZ-CA).

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LEGALS & PUBLIC NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #632429 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Scherfs Custom Bumpers, 22200 Mt. Eden Rd., Saratoga, CA, 95070, Michael Scherf. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/ Michael Scherf. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/28/2017. (pub Metro 8/09, 8/16, 8/23, 8/30/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #631832 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PPC Investments, LLC, San Jose, CA, 95126, PPC Investments, LLC, 777 California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 06/21/2017. Refile of previous file #624976 due to publication requirement not met on previous filing. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Phil Malouf. (Asst) Secretary. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/10/2017. (pub Metro 8/02, 8/09, 8/16, 8/23/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #632240 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Caribbees Cleaners & Alteration, 2865 Senter Rd., San Jose, CA, 95111, Manh Trinh, Thuy Ngoc Le, 2934 Camelford Way, San Jose, CA, 95127. This business is conducted by a married couple. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 07/22/2017. /s/ Manh Trinh. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/24/2017. (pub Metro 8/02, 8/09, 8/16, 8/23/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #632269 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Foreign Affair Auto Repair, 490 Perry Ct., Santa Clara, CA, 95054, TT &K Trade, 2204 Bikini Ave., San Jose, CA, 95122. This business is being conducted by a Coporation. Registrant has not begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Timothy Chi Nguyen. President. #4043737. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/25/2017. (pub Metro 8/16, 8/23, 8/30, 9/06/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #632298 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: West Valley Group, 20 S. Santa Cruz Ave., Suite 306, Los Gatos, CA, 95030, Paula Jacobsen, Susan Greenberg-Englander, Robert Levit, Susan M. Fair. This business is conducted by an unincorporated association other than a partnership. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 11/21/2005. Refile of previous file #56811 with changes. /s/Susan GreenbergEnglander. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/25/2017. (pub Metro 8/02, 8/09, 8/16, 8/23/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #632243 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Precise Handyman Service, 1463 Sunland Court, San Jose, CA, 95130, Glenn Ferris Sander, San Jose, CA, 95130. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 01/01/2017. /s/Glenn F. Sander. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/24/2017. (pub Metro 8/02, 8/09, 8/16, 8/23/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #632237 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Tracking And Sensory Networks, Inc., 2275 Bayshore Rd., Suite 130, Palo Alto, CA, 94303. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant has not begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Ian Bennett. CEO. #C3345231. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 06/22/2017. (pub Metro 8/02, 8/09, 8/16, 8/23/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #632327 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Corde Terra Village, 2600 Corde Terra Circle, San Jose, CA, 95111, Pinmore HCD Inc., 505 W. Julian St., San Jose, CA, 95110. This business is being conducted by a Limited Partnership. Registrant has not begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Robert Emami. President- Co-GP. #200301800007. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/26/2017. (pub Metro 8/02, 8/09, 8/16, 8/23/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #632348 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Zachary Ian Boger DDS, 2074 Forest Avenue Suite 3, San Jose, CA, 95128, Zachary Ian Boger. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Zachary Ian Boger. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/26/2017. (pub Metro 8/02, 8/09, 8/16, 8/23/2017)

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CEO 1 Sap, 1941 Tully Rd., #15, San Jose, CA, 95122, Nyceo, 916 Sone Glen Ct., San Jose, CA, 95122. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant has not begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Giao Nguyen. President. #201719210185. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/19/2017. (pub Metro 8/02, 8/09, 8/16, 8/23/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #632411 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Oxenwood International, 229 Gabilan Avenue, Hoang Tran, Kevin Cabiling. This business is conducted by a General Partnership. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Hoang Tran. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/28/2017. (pub Metro , 8/02, 8/09, 8/16, 8/23/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #632189 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: People Places Construction, 847 Raeburn Ct., San Jose, CA, 95136, Vincent Cochran. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 01/12/2010. /s/ Vincent Cochran. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/21/2017. (pub Metro 8/09, 8/16, 8/23, 8/30/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #632313 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fructus Capital Partners, 525B Porpoise Bay Terrace, Sunnyvale, CA, 94089, Harish Nayak. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 07/25/2017. /s/Harish Nayak. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/26/2017. (pub Metro 8/09, 8/16, 8/23, 8/30/2017)

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Poki Spot, 1114 Branham, San Jose, CA, 95118. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 07/06/2017. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Longfei Lin. President. #C4037638. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/06/2017. (pub Metro 8/02, 8/09, 8/16, 8/23/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #632061 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Ascendia Strategies, 1164 Sabal Drive, San Jose, CA, 95132, Akihito Tokuhara.

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Green Elephant Studio, 1225 Vienna Drive, SPC 269, 94089, Kazuya Dean Kobayashi. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 07/29/2017. /s/Kazuya Dean Kobayashi. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/31/2017. (pub Metro 8/09, 8/16, 8/23, 8/30/2017)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, CASE NUMBER: 17CV313761 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner (name): Xing Lu Nesmith for a decree changing names as follows: Present names: a. Xing Lu Nesmith, b. Wonwon Kang. Proposed names: a. Vivian Lu Nesmith, b. Sofia Christina Nesmith. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Oct 31, 2017 at 8:45 am, room Probate filed on: July 31, 2017 (pub dates: 8/09, 8/16, 8/23, 8/30/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #632491 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Jersey Mike’s Subs, 6050 Winged Foot Drive, Gilroy, California, 95020, HLJ Foods, Inc. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 02/17/2012. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Laurie Abate Sontag. President. #C3995655. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 08/01/2017. (pub Metro 8/09, 8/16, 8/23, 8/30/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #632662 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Stat-Run Transport, 150 Palm Valley Blvd., #3194, Maria Loreta Santos Remigio. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Maria Loreta Santos Remigio. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 08/07/2017. (pub Metro 8/16, 8/23, 8/30, 9/06/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #632663 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Myride Xpress, 150 Palm Valley Blvd., #3194, Maria Loreta Santos Remigio. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Maria Loreta Santos Remigio. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 08/07/2017. (pub Metro 8/16, 8/23, 8/30, 9/06/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #632687 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Healed And Whole Clinic, 830 Stewart Drive, STE 139, Sunnyvale, CA, 94085, Michael Tsung Chang, 730 Upland Rd., Redwood City, CA, 94062. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Michael T. Chang. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 08/07/2017. (pub Metro 8/16, 8/23, 8/30, 9/06/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #632367 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: We’re Organized Of Northern California, 2700 Mercantile Drive, STE 800, Rancho Cordova, CA, 95742, Garage Cabinet Warehouse, Inc. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 07/01/1987. Refile of previous file #563362 after 40 days of expiration date. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Joseph Rawlings. President. #2324728. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/27/2017. (pub Metro 8/16, 8/23, 8/30, 9/06/2017)

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Seeing Things Gallery, 751 West San Carlos St., San Jose, CA, 95126, Jai Tanju, 551 South 6th St., APT A. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 08/07/2017. Refile of previous file #571665 with changes /s/Jai Tanju. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 08/07/2017. (pub Metro 8/23, 8/30, 9/06, 9/13/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #632802 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: California Hauling, 881 Park Ave., San Jose, CA, 95126, Anthony Sanchez. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 08/09/2017. /s/Anthony Sanchez. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 08/09/2017. (pub Metro 8/16, 8/23, 8/30, 9/06/2017)

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Carlos Towing, 967 Commercial St., #6, San Jose, CA, 95112, Carlos Vazquez Diaz, Maria Del Carmen Mendez. This business is conducted by a Married Couple. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 03/29/2016. Refile of previous file #615649 with changes. /s/Carlos Vazquez, Diaz. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 08/07/2017. (pub Metro 8/16, 8/23, 8/30, 9/06/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #632840 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Signdocs Mobile Notary Service, 6549 Hercus Court, San Jose, CA, 95119, Ada Shockley. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 03/10/2009. /s/Ada Shockley. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 08/10/2017. (pub Metro 8/16, 8/23, 8/30, 9/06/2017)

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Cheryl’s Heavenly Taste Catering, 929 Branham Lane, #A, San Jose, CA, 95136, Cheryl C. Green, Huynh Anh Nguyen, 66 Parc Place Drive, Milpitas, CA, 95035. This business is being conducted by a General Partnership. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/ Cheryl Green. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/19/2017. (pub Metro 8/16, 8/23, 8/30, 9/06/2017)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #632921 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MBYH Retailing, 1209 Adrian Way, San Jose, CA, 95122, Michael Benedict Yap Haw, Matthew Benjamin Yap Haw. This business is being conducted by an General Partnership. Registrant has not yet begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Michael Benedict Yap Haw. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 08/14/2017. (pub Metro 8/23, 8/30, 9/06, 9/13/2017)

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Agada Energy Healing, 1211 Park Ave., #207, San Jose, CA, 95126, Jessica Neideffer, 529 Page Street, San Jose, CA, 95126. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 11/01/2011. Refile of previous file #568448 with changes. /s/Jessica Neideffer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 08/08/2017. (pub Metro 8/16, 8/23, 8/30, 9/06/2017) SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): MORTGAGE LOANS AMERICA YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DAMANDANTE): THOMAS B. MURCHIE AND CHRISTINE G. MURCHIE CASE NUMBER: RG17848562 NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will no protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to fall an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.cor), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: the court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. AVISO: Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta ciación y papeles legales para presenter una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer ques se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada Telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en format legal correcto si desea que procesen su case en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas information en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisites legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos groups sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www. sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 o más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el case.The name and address of the court is: (EI nombre y direcci6n de Ia corte es): Alameda County Superior Court1225 Fallon Street, Oakland, CA 94612The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiffs’ attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is:(EI nombre, Ia direccion y el numero de teletono del abogado del demandante. o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es):Jason W. Estavillo, L/0 ofJason W. Estavillo, 1330 Broadway, Suite 501 Oakland, CA 94612 510-982-3001DATE: Feb-7 2017Chad Finke/ClerkMargaret J. Downie/Deputy(Pub Dates 8/09, 8/16, 8/23, 8/30/2017)

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Welcome to Swami Moonflower's Psychic Hygiene Hints. Ready for some mystical cleansing? Hint No. 1: To remove stains on your attitude, use a blend of Chardonnay wine, tears from a cathartic crying session, and dew collected before dawn. No. 2: To eliminate glitches in your love life, polish your erogenous zones with pomegranate juice while you visualize the goddess kissing your cheek. No. 3: To get rid of splotches on your halo, place angel food cake on your head for two minutes, then bury the cake in holy ground while chanting, “It's not my fault! My evil twin’s a jerk!” No. 4: To banish the imaginary monkey on your back, whip your shoulders with a long silk ribbon until the monkey runs away. No. 5: To purge negative money karma, burn a dollar bill in the flame of a green candle. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A reader named

as being willing to gaze at the world from upsidedown, inside-out perspectives. So I urge you to put the emphasis on formulating experimental hypotheses, not on proving definitive theories. Be willing to ask naive questions and make educated guesses and escape your own certainties.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’re entering a

phase of your astrological cycle when you'll be likely to receive gifts at a higher rate than usual. Some gifts could be big, complex and catalytic, though others may be subtle, cryptic, or even covert. While some may be useful, others could be problematic. So I want to make sure you know how important it is to be discerning about these offerings. You probably shouldn’t blindly accept all of them. For instance, don’t rashly accept a “blessing” that would indebt or obligate you to someone in ways that feel uncomfortable.

Kameel Hawa writes that he “prefers pleasure to leisure and leisure to luxury.” That list of priorities would be excellent for you to adopt during the coming weeks. My analysis of the astrological omens suggests that you will be the recipient of extra amounts of permission, relief, approval and ease. I won’t be surprised if you come into possession of a fresh X-factor or wild card. In my opinion, to seek luxury would be a banal waste of such precious blessings. You’ll get more health-giving benefits that will last longer if you cultivate simple enjoyments and restorative tranquility.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You are currently under the influence of astrological conditions that have led to dramatic boosts of self-esteem in laboratory rats. To test the theory that this experimental evidence can be applied to humans, I authorize you to act like a charismatic egomaniac in the coming weeks. JUST KIDDNG! I lied about the lab rats. And I lied about you having the authorization to act like an egomaniac. But here are the true facts: The astrological omens suggest you can and should be a lyrical swaggerer and a sensitive swashbuckler.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The coming weeks

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I invite you to

will be an excellent time to cruise past the houses where you grew up, the schools you used to attend, the hotspots where you and your old friends hung out, and the places where you first worked and had sex. In fact, I recommend a grand tour of your past. If you can’t literally visit the locations where you came of age, simply visualize them in detail. In your imagination, take a leisurely excursion through your life story. Why do I advise this exercise? Because you can help activate your future potentials by reconnecting with your roots.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): One of my favorite

Cancerian artists is Penny Arcade, a New York performance artist, actress and playwright. In this horoscope, I offer a testimonial in which she articulates the spirit you'd be wise to cultivate in the coming weeks. She says, “I am the person I know best, inside out, the one who best understands my motivations, my struggles, my triumphs. Despite occasionally betraying my best interests to keep the peace, to achieve goals, or for the sake of beloved friendships, I astound myself by my appetite for life, my unwavering curiosity into the human condition, my distrust of the status quo, my poetic soul and abiding love of beauty, my strength of character in the face of unfairness, and my optimism despite defeats and loss.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The Witwatersrand is a series of cliffs in South Africa. It encompasses 217 square miles. From this area, which is a tiny fraction of the Earth’s total land surface, humans have extracted 50 percent of all the gold ever mined. I regard this fact as an apt metaphor for you to meditate on in the next 12 months, Leo. If you’re alert, you will find your soul's equivalent of Witwatersrand. What I mean is that you'll have a golden opportunity to discover emotional and spiritual riches that will nurture your soul as it has rarely been nurtured. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): What I wish for you is a

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toasty coolness. I pray that you will claim a messy gift. I want you to experience an empowering surrender and a calming climax. I very much hope, Virgo, that you will finally see an obvious secret and capitalize on some unruly wisdom and take an epic trip to an intimate turning point. I trust that you’ll find a barrier that draws people together instead of keeping them apart. These wonders may sound paradoxical, and yet they're quite possible and exactly what you need.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Psychologist James

Hansell stated his opinion of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud: “He was wrong about so many things. But he was wrong in such interesting ways. He pioneered a whole new way of looking at things.” That description should provide good raw material for you to consider as you play with your approach to life in the coming weeks, Libra. Being right won't be half as important

eliminate all of the following activities from your repertoire in the next three weeks: squabbling, hassling, feuding, confronting, scuffling, skirmishing, sparring and brawling. Why is this my main message to you? Because the astrological omens tell me that everything important you need to accomplish will come from waging an intense crusade of peace, love and understanding. The bickering and grappling stuff won’t help you achieve success even a little—and would probably undermine it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Stockbrokers in Pakistan grew desperate when the Karachi Stock Exchange went into a tailspin. In an effort to reverse the negative trend, they performed a ritual sacrifice of 10 goats in a parking lot. But their “magic” failed. Stocks continued to fade. Much later they recovered, but not in a timely manner that would suggest the sacrifice worked. I urge you to avoid their approach to fixing problems, especially now. Reliance on superstition and wishful thinking is guaranteed to keep you stuck. On the other hand, I’m happy to inform you that the coming weeks will be a highly favorable time to use disciplined research and rigorous logic to solve dilemmas. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In the coming days, maybe you could work some lines from the biblical “Song of Solomon” into your intimate exchanges. The moment is ripe for such extravagance. Can you imagine saying things like, "Your lips are honey," or “You are a fountain in the garden, a well of living waters”? In my opinion, it wouldn't even be too extreme for you to murmur, “May I find the scent of your breath like apricots, and your whispers like spiced wine flowing smoothly to welcome my caresses.” If those sentiments seem too flowery, you could pluck gems from Pablo Neruda's love sonnets. How about this one: “I want to do with you what spring does to the cherry trees.” Here's another: “I hunger for your sleek laugh and your hands the color of a furious harvest. I want to eat the sunbeams flaring in your beauty.” Homework: Each of us has a secret ignorance. What’s yours? What will you do about it? Testify at Freewillastrology.com.

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As You Drink It OFF THE DOME John McCluggage and company will pair with San Jose Chamber Orchestra members to perform an uncuffed version of ‘As You Like It.’

ShakesBEERience returns with classical musicians in tow BY GARY SINGH

HAKESBEERIENCE and the San Jose Chamber Orchestra go together like peanut butter and chocolate, says John McCluggage. Now few years in, he should know. On Monday, McCluggage and his team will launch their fourth season of ShakesBEERience with a rollicking performance of “As You Like It.” Since the play is one of Shakespeare’s most lyrical endeavors, Barbara Day Turner,

director of the Chamber Orchestra, will supply the music. The production can be described numerous ways, but in my view it’s a site-specific event that takes over Cafe Stritch for one night. A Shakespeare play is performed, but the entire venue becomes a stage as participants act out the script and play roles while moving around various parts of the club. Even the staff might jump in for a moment or two. No one knows what to expect, with beer being the only predictable ingredient. This is not a stuffy upmarket affair. The lights don’t go down and no one hands out cough suppressants ahead of time. Instead, the audience experiences a free-form, improvised, casual reading. Customers order food or head straight for the bar like any other night, while actors perform in and around the

audience. Sometimes the performers will even sit down and have a beer in between lines. The barrier between the crowd and the stage is thus dissolved. It’s totally punk rock. “We use the balcony, we use the bar, we use everything,” McCluggage says. “So it’s meant to dig in deep, deconstruct, and not make it about, ‘You are the audience, and we are the performers,’ and there’s this space between us. No, no, no. There’s no space.” An audience member familiar with Shakespeare will love the event, but McCluggage also wants to demystify the experience for anyone who might be unfamiliar with or event hate the old bard. “People say, ‘I will never like spinach’ and then you put a cream sauce on it, and they go, ‘You know, I’ve always loved spinach,’ ” McCluggage explains. Turner will bring a fearless foursome, a quartet that includes herself on the Cafe Stritch piano, two violinists—Philip Brezina and Angela

Schillace—and Michelle Kwan on cello. Brezina also plays fiddle for the bluegrass group Brothers Comatose, while Schillace plays mandolin, which could be seen during the play. “We’re having what in a recent era would be called a broken consort, a group of instruments that are not of all the same family,” says Turner, adding that she will be arriving with a prepped repertoire of musical fragments of Elizabethan-era music. She’ll focus on some of the English madrigals and then music by Thomas Tallis, John Dowland and William Byrd. Expect at least 25 melodic fragments of those composers’ works to form the basis of what might crop up into the evening. A prelude, a ritornello, incidental returns, or any improvised elements might come into play. We may even see thematic material with the two violins underscoring the scenes with a male and female character. You may witness a violinist wandering around in the kitchen or standing on top of the bar or next to the garnishes. Anything is possible. McCluggage originally heard about the Chamber Orchestra’s recent adventures with pop-up events— that is, sending its musicians to perform in any number of alternative environments, in order to reach new audiences. Coffee shops, street corners, art galleries, shopping malls and other such spaces have all been targets for the group’s classical attack. Turner and McCluggage met and discussed a potential collaboration, and everything seemed to make sense. The experience provides a chance for both groups to operate outside their usual comfort zones. “And for us, it’s a different audience,” Turner says. “It’ll be a chance for some of our regular audience to come see what we do in a different light and experience something different.” McCluggage is more ambiguous: “I have no idea what’s going to happen except that it’s going to be fun and unique. And one night only.”

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OGER SPRINGALL HAS heard the questions for years, but he never had a good answer. New residents would come into his downtown San Jose coffee shop, Caffe Frascati, and ask where to shop for groceries. Apart from the limited offerings of Safeway and Grocery Outlet, he didn’t really have an answer.

“It’s something that the people want and need—they don’t have many options,” Springall says. “We’ve been encouraging people to move downtown, but the retail hasn’t supported it.” On Sunday, Aug. 27, that should begin to change. Springall and neighboring businesses and organizations in the SoFA District have come together to launch the neighborhood’s first yearround farmers market. The event, which runs from 10am to 2pm, will take place at 300 S. First St. and feature an eclectic mix of brickand-mortar business and smaller farmers, says Joe Lami, marketing coordinator at West Coast Farmers Markets. Springall and Dan Pulcrano, executive editor and CEO of Metro, created the framework for the market after getting feedback from nearby apartment buildings and residents. “The Core Companies and The Pierce Apartments are getting behind us and saying, ‘We want this too,’’’ Springall says. “It’s been a huge encouragement to getting this off the ground.” Having the market take place Sundays—as opposed to San Pedro Square’s farmers market on Friday mornings—should help welcome more residents with families. “It’s going to be a nice thing on Sunday morning to bring the kids and wander around,” Springall says. In addition to fresh produce, the market will feature live music, a children’s play area equipped with artificial turf and inflatable couches, local artisan booths, baked goods and a florist. All vendors are required to live and work within a three-hour drive. “It’s really going to be quite local to the SoFA District,” Lami says. Neighboring restaurants also hope to benefit from the Sunday foot traffic. “It’s going to a be fresher product and it’s going to support local economies,” Lami says. “The revitalization of the location has been strong, and a farmers market is going to give it that much more.” —Payje Redmond SOFA FARMERS MARKET 300 S First St, San Jose. sofadistrict.org

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HADDEUS CAMPBELL HAD an epiphany in the desert. After attending the Greater Palm Springs Pride festival for several years, he noticed a not-so-subtle difference when the event moved from a daytime affair to an evening celebration. There were more people—lots more.

After returning home to San Jose, the president and CEO of Silicon Valley Pride implemented his own time shift. Instead of simply holding a march and day party on Sunday last year, Silicon Valley Pride added a kickoff party the night before. “If you look at a festival during the day, you get hot and tired,” Campbell says. “People want to go out at night and enjoy the night sky.” Silicon Valley Pride Parade and Festival will celebrate its 42nd anniversary this weekend at Plaza de César Chávez, starting with a night festival Saturday evening. Sunday at 10am, the parade will commence along Market Street, beginning at the intersection of West St. John Street and ending at Park Avenue. “In order to keep it interesting we had to change what we presented to the community,” Campbell says. “The night festival was originally an experiment, but it was received extremely well.” Gabrielle Antolovich, board president at Billy DeFrank LGBTQ Community Center, can attest to the night fest’s success. “We’ll be active at the night party,” Antolovich says. “The music is always great. I’ll definitely be there, but it won’t even feel like volunteering.” Netflix, an event sponsor, will host a pre-Pride event at Forager on Thursday at 6pm, to screen a preview of Disjointed, a Netflix original series starring Kathy Bates. After traversing downtown on Sunday, the celebration will kick off to feature Milk and Chi Chi DeVayne from RuPaul’s Drag Race, ’90s dance diva Kim Sims and rapper Cazwell. While the festival is an inclusive affair, community members and allies will also be cognizant of the underlying need for events such as Pride. The festival’s timing comes during a tense political atmosphere, as the White House announced a ban on transgender people serving in the military and appears poised to roll back LGBTQ rights. “There’s a lot rhetoric, as far as how people are against LGBTQ rights, the country not being completely settled on gay marriage and the attacks on transgenders,” Campbell says. “The community, now more than ever, needs to come together.” —Payje Redmond More information about Silicon Valley Pride on Aug. 26-27 can be found at svpride.com.

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