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Welcome
Welcome to Montalvo
3 Newly Selected Fellows
Dear Friends,
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The past year at Montalvo has been enlightening, astonishing,
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and moving in equal measures. In the wake of the blockbuster success that was Bruce Munro at Montalvo: Stories in Light, I am thrilled to be sharing with you a new season of programming that continues to push Montalvo and the arts in Silicon Valley to ever bolder heights— illuminating our inner lives and enriching our emotional worlds. Beginning this fall and continuing through spring, join us in exploring that quintessential, universal need to be SOCIAL. At the heart of our 2019–20 season, SOCIAL: Rethinking
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Loneliness Together examines all the ways in which we can build a future of true connection
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IDEO, teaching how to design our lives for wellness, to workshops exploring your sense
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to ourselves and one another. From Dennis Boyle, founding member of global design firm of self through the Sufi practice of whirling, we will investigate everything from the value of digital communication to the importance of shared social spaces.
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Our Carriage House Theatre continues to draw world-class performing artists to the Bay
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favorites like Grammy-nominee David Benoit and Keiko Matsui, you will be stirred by tales
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Area, with over 30 sensational shows between October and May. Along with Montalvo of unexpected encounters in NPR’s live performance of the hit series Selected Shorts, and thrill to the bold cabaret stylings of Meow Meow.
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At the heart of our mission to make visible and accessible the creative process lies the Sally and Don Lucas Artists Program, presenting the work of 100 international, multidisciplinary artists each year in increasingly visionary ways. From Taiwanese artist Lee Mingwei in The Mending Project illustrating the impact of conversations between strangers to Latino sculptor Hector Dionicio Mendoza building a lodge for migration rituals in Creando Espacio, there’s no end to the innovative, ground-breaking discourse happening at the bottom of our hill. Montalvo offers many opportunities for diverse communities to engage in the creative process—not only with the arts, but also with each other. This season, I invite you to see, listen, and—most importantly—connect with the profound languages of music, visual art, performance, and nature. I can’t wait for you to be a part of these fun and inspiring programs. Join us at Montalvo. stART here. Fondly,
Angela McConnell Executive Director Montalvo Arts Center
Photo: Susan Edel
Photo: David Gonzalez
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SALLY & DON LUCAS ARTISTS RESIDENCY PROGRAM
NEWLY SELECTED FELLOWS
The Sally and Don Lucas Artists Program (LAP) is a creative incubator and cultural producer dedicated to investing in artists, and to providing opportunities for the public to engage in the creative process. We support artists from all disciplines and geographical locations, nurturing
The Selection Process
their development and giving them a platform to create experimental work
Every three years, by discipline, a group of international nominators is selected to identify artists of exceptional merit. Artists then submit a dossier that is reviewed by an expert jury. If selected, artists are awarded three months of residence time
and undertake critical investigations of contemporary issues.
at the Lucas Artists Program, over the following three years, at the artist’s discretion. 2019 Lucas Artists Fellows in Visual Arts, Architecture and Design
Photo: Pulitzer Prize winner Henry Threadgill and Grammy nominee David Benoit with musician Yasuhiro Usui and artist Kio Griffith
Indira Allegra
USA
Sohrab Hura
India
Anila Quayyum Agha
USA
Xandra Ibarra
USA
Fabio Lattanzi Antinori
United Kingdom
Meiro Koizumi
Japan
Ali Asgar
USA
Francisco Lopez
Netherlands
Chloë Bass
USA
Alison O’Daniel
USA
Lex Brown
USA
Jenny Odell
USA
Rashayla Brown
USA
Paul Rucker
USA
Jonathan Calm
USA
Jimena Sarno
USA
Bethany Collins
USA
Elisa Silva
Venezuela
Stephanie Dinkins
USA
Penny Siopis
South Africa
Rafa Esparza
USA
Tina Takemoto
USA
Oscar Farfan
Mexico
Lava Thomas
USA
Alicia Framis
Netherlands
Kuang-Yu Tsui
Taiwan
Ann Hamilton
USA
Rebeca Mendez
USA
Annie Han/Lead Pencil Studio
USA
Ranu Mukherjee
USA
Maria Hupfield
USA
Wawi Navarroza
Phillipines
Jenifer Wofford
USA
The 2019 Visual Arts selection will launch a new fellowship in collaboration with Santa Clara University.
Incubation We provide artists with time, space, and support to test out and cross-pollinate new ideas, take risks, and forge collaborative relationships through our international and interdisciplinary artist residency. Lucas Artists Fellows are selected through a juried nomination process while Guest Artists are invited by the curatorial team to work on specific projects and initiatives.
Commissions We support artists in creating innovative new work through our commissioning program, grounded in the belief that artists’ voices can enrich our world and be a catalyst for debate about issues important to us all. We focus on advancing work that activates public space, engages community, and fosters public discourse. To learn more, visit our online magazine and digital archive at montalvoarts.org/LAP.
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LAP Guest Artist & SETI Fellow Zeinab Alhashemi (Photo: Isaiah Plaza)
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SALLY & DON LUCAS SOUTH ASIAN LITERATURE & ART FESTIVAL
OPEN ACCESS
The residency at Montalvo was a multifaceted gift which held time, conversation and South Asian Literature & Art Festival
collaborations, new relationships, and
Sun, October 6, 2019, 12–5pm $20 Adults • $10 Youth Additional programming through October 18
physical and intellectual nourishment.
This fall, in collaboration with Art Forum SF, Montalvo will host one of the largest South Asian literary and art festivals in the US. In a fair-like gathering on our beautiful grounds, this multidisciplinary event will feature local, national and international authors and artists, screenwriters and actors speaking in keynotes, on panels, and in stage presentations spanning topics from literature to art to film.
Walter Kitundu 2008 MacArthur Fellow
You will have the opportunity to engage with writers and artists from South Asia and the diaspora. You can also enjoy family activities throughout the day like readings, performance, face painting and henna, and hands-on art-making. Plus. there will be a range of enticing food options from various regions of South Asia to choose from— and much more! Festival highlights include appearances by: • Established authors such as Siddharth Dube, Shanthi Sekaran, Raghu Karnad, and Nayomi Munaweera • Vikram Chandra, author of Sacred Games, plus director Vikramaditya Motwane and scriptwriter Varun Grover of the Netflix series adaptation • American actress Deepti Naval and critically acclaimed Indian film director and actor Anurag Kashyap
Open Access is our signature program designed to offer you a behind-the-scenes view into how artists generate ideas, to showcase works in process and fully realized new work, and to provide a forum for critical conversations.
• Rekha Rodwittiya, a leading contemporary feminist artist in India Event partners include: Santa Clara County • Asia Society • California Institute of Integral Studies • Institute for South Asia Studies at UC Berkeley • South Asian Art Initiative • San Francisco Library • India Currents • Kitaabworld • plus nonprofit organizations representing the South Asian diaspora, publishers, bookstores, and—of course—authors!
Mark your calendar for our upcoming Open Access events! Sep 26, 2019 • Nov 14, 2019 • Feb 12, 2020 • Apr 30, 2020 Artist-Led Walks in the Santa Clara County Parks This season, the LAP is excited to announce a new partnership with the Santa Clara County Parks & Recreation Department. In response to our upcoming program, SOCIAL: Rethinking Loneliness Together, four artists will be identified to curate public walks in select county parks. These walks will address loneliness and the role our natural spaces play as sources of solace and healing. Stay tuned for upcoming dates.
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SOCIAL:
RETHINKING LONELINESS TOGETHER
We are social beings. Being social is a universal human need, and close interpersonal relationships are the biggest predictor of our health and happiness. Today, we are more connected than at any other time in human history through social media, text messaging, e-mail and more. And yet we feel more isolated and alone than ever before.
Loneliness has emerged as a major global public health crisis. In 2017, the US Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, called loneliness the “most common pathology” he encountered in all his years of medical practice. In 2018, the UK appointed a minister for loneliness to address social and health issues caused by social isolation. In Japan, robots designed to provide companionship are now emerging to combat rising loneliness in a country where 40% of its citizens will live alone by 2040.
Montalvo’s new 2019–2020 programming initiative SOCIAL: Rethinking Loneliness Together invites you to join us in a shared conversation as we explore loneliness, together. Through workshops, walks, screenings, exhibitions, and new artist commissions on Montalvo’s grounds and beyond, we will explore such questions as:
How do you build human connection in a digital world? How can we nourish social engagement? Where do we find shared social spaces? How can we build a future based on true connections and meaningful communities?
Let’s slow down and take time to pay attention to the things that matter most.
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THE MENDING PROJECT Lee Mingwei
RETHINKING LONELINESS TOGETHER You are welcome to bring a garment or textile in need of repair to Montalvo. At a table,
September 19–December 8, 2019
a volunteer “mender” will invite you to sit and talk while they creatively mend your item. Garments may remain in the installation space as part of the art work until the closing
Open to the Public Thu–Sun, 12–4pm Closing Reception & Garment Pick-Up Sun, December 8, 2–3pm
reception, when visitors may return to retrieve them. Lee Mingwei creates participatory installations that are open-ended experiences designed to foster everyday interaction and bring people together to explore issues of trust, intimacy, and self-awareness. Through one-on-one encounters, the artist invites visitors to
The Mending Project
contemplate topical issues with others as they eat, sleep, walk and converse. Each project
The Mending Project is an interactive installation featuring several simple elements—
is shaped by the involvement of the participants, allowing for evolution of the work over time.
thread, color, and sewing—as a point of departure to create meaningful connections between strangers. Originally conceived as an installation that would bring people together in conversation, The Mending Project was produced by internationally acclaimed visual artist Lee Mingwei and premiered in 2009 at Lombard-Freid Projects in New York. The work has since been shown in museums nationally and internationally and continues to be a catalyst
Born in Taiwan in 1964 and currently living in Paris and New York City, Lee received an MFA from Yale University in 1997. His work has been featured in numerous solo exhibitions in such venues as The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, Mori Art Museum, Ullens Center for
for connection.
Contemporary Art, and in biennials in Venice, Lyon, Liverpool, Taipei, Sydney, and in Asia Pacific Triennials. Lee Mingwei was a Lucas Artists Program Guest Artist in 2009.
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THE MUSEUM OF SENTIMENTAL TAXONOMY
RETHINKING LONELINESS TOGETHER
Kija Lucas
January 26–April 26, 2020 Opening Reception Thu, January 30, 7–9pm Open to the Public Thu–Sun, 12–4pm
The Museum of Sentimental Taxonomy Premiering at Montalvo, The Museum of Sentimental Taxonomy is a roving exhibition showcasing Bay Area artist Kija Lucas’ ongoing photographic investigation of objects of sentiment. Within the Museum, you will discover works that examine how the objects we cherish house memory, meaning and qualities that surpass the initial function of the object. Each item can become a bridge to other people, places, and times, creating meaning and comfort for their owners, and providing connection to loved ones. When creating a home, we introduce objects to make unfamiliar spaces familiar. When removed from their original context and displayed alongside other objects of sentiment, they take on new meaning and significance. You are invited to explore the relationship between sentimentality, memory, community, and loneliness by engaging with the work on view and through a series of related programs, workshops and conversations that will be held at the Museum. Kija Lucas is a visual artist living and working in San Francisco. She uses photography to explore ideas of home, heritage and inheritance. Lucas received her MFA from Mills College in 2010 and BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2006. Her work has been exhibited throughout the Bay Area, at the Palo Alto Art Center, Montalvo Arts Center, The Headlands Center for the Arts, The California Institute of Integral Studies, and the Oakland Museum of Art. She is a recipient of an individual Artist Commission from The San Francisco Arts Commission. Lucas has been an Artist in Residence at the Lucas Artists Program at Montalvo Arts Center, Grin City Collective, and The Wassaic Artist Residency. Lucas is currently the program manager for The Growlery in San Francisco. She is a member of 3.9 Art Collective and the Curatorial Council at Southern Exposure. Learn more about the Museum at TheMST.org.
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A LONE PROJECT
RETHINKING LONELINESS TOGETHER LECTURES Designing for Wellness
a lone
Thu, October 17, 2019 • 7:30pm • $25
Silicon Valley May 2020
One of the founding team members of the design firm IDEO and one of the leaders of its Design for Health studio in San Francisco, Dennis will define “design thinking” and how it integrates the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success by using IDEO’s health and wellbeing clients as examples. Emphasizing a human-centered perspective, Dennis will also illustrate how designers think about, approach, and define problems. You will then participate in part of the process of design thinking as Dennis leads the audience through the brainstorming process using the topic of reducing loneliness across our lives.
In partnership with Vignettes, the curatorial collaborative of Bay Area-born, Brooklynbased Sierra Stinson and Seattle-based Serrah Russell, Montalvo presents a lone, a series of visual and audio installations created for the (un)expectant viewer to encounter in their daily landscape.
About the Lecturer: Dennis Boyle a lone will be presented throughout the South Bay during the month of May 2020. These new works, by local and national artists and poets, will be selected and presented in public spaces, seeking to inspire and provoke questions about what it means to experience loneliness in the changing landscapes of our growing cities. This public project will enable multiple platforms for artists to share their messages, from handheld devices to billboards, subverting what are traditionally mediums for advertisement and commerce into spaces for conversation and connection. These messages will be accessible throughout the city and remind the isolated viewer that we are all alone together. a lone was first presented
Dennis Boyle is a Partner and a founding member of IDEO, helping to lead the Design for Health Portfolio, which works with clients in the medical and health industries to develop innovative products, software, services, and strategies. Dennis is also an adjunct professor at Stanford’s d.school and in the Design Division of the engineering school. He established “Design for Healthy Behaviors,” a course in which students use the design thinking process to help patient-volunteers with chronic conditions build healthy behaviors and thrive in their daily lives. Dennis holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering, with an emphasis on Industrial Design, from the University of Notre Dame and an MS in Product Design from Stanford.
throughout Seattle in May of 2018, where works were shown on billboards, along sidewalks, on construction site fences, by phone and online audio platforms.
Creating Community: Artists Discuss Immigration, Mentorship, Collaboration, and Placemaking
Vignettes was founded in 2010 by artist and curator Sierra Stinson. It began as a series of one-night-only exhibitions featuring new creations by artists in her studio apartment in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, WA. The site quickly became a malleable alternative venue for emerging and underrepresented visual artists of all disciplines to exhibit new creations in an intimate and nurturing environment where they could experiment and exchange with viewers regarding their process and practice. In 2014, Vignettes extended its exhibitions beyond Stinson’s apartment into site-specific venues throughout the city of Seattle and expanded into an online venue to offer dedicated writing for underrepresented artists. Today, Vignettes is the partnership of Sierra Stinson with Serrah Russell, Seattlebased visual artist and independent enabler of artists, and founder of online gallery Violet Strays (2011-2015).
Wed, April 22, 2020 • 7:30pm • $25
Please join Hector Dionicio Mendoza, 2015 Lucas Artists Fellow, in conversation with collaborators Amalia Mesa-Bains and Viviana Paredes as they discuss Creando Espacio/ Place Making, a featured installation of Social Spaces. Built of natural materials, botanicals, and glass, this new installation will open on Montalvo's grounds May 31, 2020. Together the artists will explore loneliness through an artistic lens informed by their shared Latinx experience, and discuss the role mentors and community building played in the development of their professional practice. The artists will also discuss their collective interests in ritual, memory, and traditional herbal ethnobotany, and how these elements will be employed as tools for combating loneliness in Creando Espacio. About the Lecturer: Hector Dionicio Mendoza Born in Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico, Mendoza relocated to the agricultural community of King City, California in the mid-eighties. He holds a BFA from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland where he was awarded the Presidents Fellowship. In 2009 he received his MFA in Art from Yale University. He currently lives in Monterey and is an Assistant Professor in the Visual and Public Art Department of CSUMB.
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SOCIAL:
ART ON THE GROUNDS
RETHINKING LONELINESS TOGETHER
Social Spaces
Opening Reception Sun, May 31, 1–4pm Open to the Public
Daily, May 31–November 10, 2020
We commission artists to create new work for Montalvo’s 175-acre public park through our Art on the Grounds Program. Artists are invited to experiment with innovative models of art-making in the public sphere and consider novel ways of engaging with Montalvo’s varied grounds and publics. Works produced through the Art on the Grounds program range from sculptural objects to time-based performance events and experiences, durational projects developing out of community engagement activities and workshops, sound works, and interventions. Works on view engage and delight while also bringing community together in shared experiences and sparking important conversation about the critical issues of our time. This spring, Montalvo will invite artists to respond to our programming theme SOCIAL: Rethinking Loneliness Together through the creation of three new works on our grounds. Each of these works will examine how we can imagine and create new social spaces that help us foster deeper and more lasting connections with one another. Works on view will include Creando Easpacio/Place Making, a newly commissioned work by 2015 Lucas Artists Fellow Hector Dionicio Mendoza. This new site-specific installation will resemble a familiar site drawn from Mendoza’s childhood memory. It is designed as a community gathering space that will provide a platform for conversation and healing as participants explore the varied rituals practiced by peoples of Mexico, Central and South America as they prepare for the long and challenging migratory journey to the United States in search of better opportunities and to be reunited with loved ones. Visitors are invited to a tranquil space, removed from the distractions of urban noise pollution, to meditate on the relationship between migration, community, place-making, family ritual, home and belonging. Mendoza will activate Creando Espacio/Place Making with music, song, art-making, and conversation throughout the exhibition, exploring memory and ritual as a means to combat loneliness.
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A Common Thread by Sudnya Shroff (Photo: Hetal Soni)
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CLASSES
SOCIAL:
RETHINKING LONELINESS TOGETHER We invite you to creatively respond to the themes presented within SOCIAL: Rethinking Loneliness Together during our classes, designed to develop ideas of community, connection, and our sense of self in a changing world. This series has been curated around ideas of imperfection, spontaneity, balance, acceptance, healing, mindfulness, and shared creative space. Rooted in a diverse range of multidisciplinary arts practices, these classes offer something perhaps familiar while also presenting new and challenging explorations. Classes are not sequential and may be taken independently. All skill levels, from the curious novice to the practiced professional, are welcome!
CERAMICS
CERAMICS
PHOTOGRAPHY
Wheelform Ceramics
BOTANICAL DESIGN DANCE
Instructor: Brian Caponi Dates: Tue, September 17, 24 • October 1, 8, 15, 22 • 10am–2pm (Instructional Days) Thu, September 19, 26 • October 3, 10, 17, 24 • 10am–12pm (Open Studio) Price: $375 Learn how to create simple and complex ceramic forms, working on Montalvo’s pottery wheels. Various building, trimming, glazing, and surface design techniques will be demonstrated. A small group size ensures individual guidance. Your enrollment fee includes six Tuesdays of instruction and six Thursdays of optional additional studio time, during which you can continue to explore your developing clay skills. The class instructor will be present at these studio sessions to answer questions and provide feedback and guidance.
Creekside Studio Membership Dates: November 12–December 12, 2019 January, February, March, April, May 2020 Times: 10am–2pm • Tue & Thu Price: $200/month for wheel spots • $175/month for hand building only
(Clay, glazes, and firings are included in this price)
Start a ceramics membership to our Creekside Studio! Buy 3 or more sessions and receive 15% off your total. Open for 8 hours a week, you will have the opportunity to develop your wheel or hand-building practice independently. As a member, you will also have exclusive use of your own designated wheel, with additional workspaces available for sculptors and hand-builders. A studio technician will be present to assist with firings and materials during all open hours. Note: Studio will not be open on November 26, 28, and January 2. Memberships also have a strict no-refund policy.
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Made, Mending, Meaning: The Art of Kintsugi Thu, January 16, 2020 • 2:15–4:15pm • $65 Learn and implement strategies to mend broken ceramic objects using the traditional Japanese technique of kintsugi (“golden seams”). The history of kintsugi and other historical approaches to mending ceramics will be explored. You are welcome to bring your own broken ceramic objects to use for this workshop, bring intact pieces to break, or use the pieces provided.
Within and Without: The Raku Tea Bowl Thu, February 13 & 20, 2020 • 2:15–4:15pm • $125 Raku frees the creator to embrace the unexpected! This workshop will focus on techniques for creating Japanese-style raku tea bowls. Along the way, you’ll learn about the impact of the Japanese tea ceremony in relation to the evolution and design of the tea bowl, as well as the aesthetic and philosophical influence of wabi-sabi, a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. Finally, you will create, glaze, and fire your own tea bowls.
Breaking the Mold: Cast Assemblages Thu, March 19 & 26, 2020 • 2:15–4:15pm • $125 Create a range of sculptural/functional objects utilizing slip casting and press molding processes. Found manufactured molds, cast plaster slabs, and single part molds will be constructed and collected as a library of plaster parts. Then, you will cut apart, drop, and dissect the parts, creating fragments and sections of the original object. Reimagined and reassembled, these pieces will yield incredible collaged ceramic forms.
The Perceptive Portrait Mon, November 18, 2019 • 6:30–9:30pm • $65 As we photograph others, we also learn more about ourselves. In this workshop, we will begin with a casual comparison of many different types of portraits by respected artists and well-known photographers, exploring the stories told through these images and the critical elements that reveal the subject’s character or essence. Then it’s your turn to employ modest studio lighting and reflectors to integrate the light, composition, and expressions that create the perceptive portrait.
The Authentic Self-Portrait Mon, December 9, 2019 • 6:30–9:30pm • $65 How does an image reveal a person? In a visual sense, there is probably no better way to understand ourselves than by creating an insightful and meaningful self-portrait. In this workshop, you will view self-portraits by some of history’s most respected artists and photographers, discussing both the personal and technical aspects of each work. Building on this exploration, you will then create your own self-portraits, drawing inspiration from the masters and making use of the various techniques you’ve learned.
Introduction to Macro Photography Sat, April 25, 2020 • 10am–1pm • $65
Our lives are so complex and full that we rarely take time to fully appreciate the inherent beauty of our surroundings. Take a closer look at the intricate details and delicate colors of the world around us in this workshop, where you will learn how to create artistic, up-close images. Explore macro techniques, lighting, backgrounds, choosing the best subject, depth of field, and other helpful tips as you practice your skills in the visually inviting environment of Montalvo’s grounds.
About the Instructor: Brian Caponi Brian received his BFA in Sculpture from Grand Valley State University in 2007 and his MFA in Ceramics from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 2013. His work has been shown both nationally and internationally at various institutions including: The National Museum of Slovenia, American Museum of Ceramic Art, The Clay Studio, Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Pewabic Pottery, Central Academy of Fine Arts (Beijing), San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, Simone DeSousa Gallery, Museum of New Art, District Clay Gallery. He has attended various residencies and worked abroad in South Korea, China, Japan, and India.
About the Instructor: Joel Simon Joel has worked as an editorial and fine art photographer for four decades. His documentary assignments have taken him to nearly every country across the globe. He is as equally at home photographing beneath the ocean’s surface as he is on land. His work has been published in Vanity Fair, Time, GEO, Conde Naste Traveler, Aqua, Chicago Tribune, Sunset, and Skin Diver, and he maintains an extensive portfolio of Stanford University images. He teaches in Stanford’s Continuing Studies program and has taught students in the SPCS Summer Institute and Humanities Institute. Learn more at joelsimonimages.com
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BOTANICAL DESIGN Modern Wabi-Sabi Ikebana Workshop Tue, December 3, 2019 • 6–7:30pm • $75
“Wabi-sabi is the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete, the antithesis of our classical Western notion of beauty as something perfect, enduring, and monumental.” – Leonard Koren
In a time of meticulously curated social media feeds and services that want you to be the “best” version of you, it’s hard to take a step back and appreciate reality. How can we be satisfied with what we have if we’re always seeking the unattainable? Wabi-sabi pushes back against this purity, focusing on minimalistic, monochromatic, and asymmetric concepts. In this workshop, you will learn to arrange modern Ikebana flowers using wabi-sabi aesthetics. About the Instructor: Yuko Tiernan Yuko Tiernan’s passion is creating ikebana that blends Japanese simplicity with Western vibrancy. She aims to promote wellness by bringing the therapeutic effects of mindful ikebana to the community. In addition to teaching sensory stimulating ikebana to young autistic adults, Yuko also creates arrangements for offices, restaurants, and the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.
Contemporary Floral Design: Asymmetry Wed, April 15, 2020 • 6–8pm • $75 Asymmetry allows the creator to preserve and make beautiful empty space. Join us in exploring a new way to visualize floral arranging using this approach to design. You will collaborate and share community as you create your own arrangement using contemporary techniques, foam-free mechanics, and fresh, seasonal blooms. The color palette, container, and blooms will be sure to inspire you. About the Instructor: Amanda Borges Amanda is a native Californian, with a degree in Horticulture from California Polytechnic University. Her business Flora and Spice offers landscape design, horticultural consulting, and floral design. She achieves her floral aesthetic through consistent use of distinctive blooms and arranging with depth, interest, and sometimes avant-garde color palettes.
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DANCE: WHIRLING Based on the centuries-old Sufi practice known as whirling and as an ancient art observed by Tibetans and Persians, spinning yourself about an axis can unite one’s mind, heart, and body. Open to everyone, Farima’s teachings are inspired by historic Iranic customs as well as the science and geometry of whirling. You’ll learn essential techniques of whirling preparation, maintaining balance and posture, controlling dizziness, self-focus during turning, breath work, and more. Join us to discover the power of whirling for healing, wellness, mindfulness, self-fulfillment, and spiritual transformation through moving meditation. Note: These workshops can be taken independently or as a series. The second and third classes provide slightly more advanced aspects of whirling, but prior workshops are not required and beginners can be accommodated.
Exploring Sense of Self Tue, February 4, 2020 • 6–8pm • $30 Learn the fundamentals of turning and how it enables you to find a sense of self and a connection between body, mind, and spirit. Discover the vital balance in the rhythm of your breathing, movement, posture, and concentration. At first, it can take great effort to combine all of these elements in harmony, but with practice, you will learn to whirl indefinitely, relax, and open the heart, body, and mind.
Emptiness as Fullness—in Nothingness, We Find Everything Tue, March 3, 2020 • 6–8pm • $30 Sufis believe that as you whirl, you find harmony in the motion of the universe, that as you turn with outstretched arms, you collect the energy from your environment—enabling you to direct it within yourself and back to the earth. In this class, we will learn turning techniques and movements as we explore the notion of emptiness as fullness.
Silent Whirling – Sema and Dancing to the Rhythm & Melody of the Heart Tue, April 7, 2020 • 6–8pm • $30 Whirling in silence, solely to the rhythm of one’s heart, enables us to focus on finding calm and peace within moving meditation. Although circumstances vary, those who practice silent whirling meditation within a group are often more likely to experience and share a wide range of emotions. In this class, you will learn to find peace in the silence.
About the Instructor: Farima Berenji Farima is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed performing artist, instructor, dance ethnologist, and choreographer. Recognized as one of few world experts and scholars of Persian dance history, Farima infuses spirituality into her dance and teachings to impassion, empower, and inspire. Specializing in ancient, sacred, classical, and folkloric dances, she travels worldwide to research, perform, teach, and inspire dynamic creativity and rejuvenation through dance. Farima is founder and artistic director of the Simorgh Dance Collective, a member of the International Dance Council (CID-UNESCO), and a 2018 TEDx lecturer and performer.
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ARTS & EDUCATION
ARTS & EDUCATION
Arts + Education
Through cross-discipline, arts-centered practice, we are working to shape the educational landscape of Silicon Valley. Our belief is that the arts foster greater cognitive, social, and emotional capacity—and build engaged citizenship among our greater community. As a multidisciplinary organization, we present relevant, responsive, and compelling opportunities to explore the visual arts, music, theatre, poetry, dance, design, and more. Leveraging our stunning grounds, on-site studios, Santa Clara County’s classrooms, and our many institutional partners, we have a commitment to provide quality learning experiences
Photo: Gege Xu
for all ages and skill levels that celebrate the creative spirit,
ARTS IN YOUR CLASSROOM CONFERENCE
engage the imagination, and develop the artist in all of us.
Sat, March 7, 2020 • 9am–4pm • $25
TEACHING ARTIST PROGRAM We partner with Bay Area schools to provide training in integrated learning practices rooted in 21st century pedagogies: Studio & Integrated Habits of Mind, Teaching for Understanding, Making Learning Visible, and Culturally Relevant & Responsive Pedagogies.
Now in its 18th year, Arts in Your Classroom is an engaging symposium exploring current topics related to integrated learning and intended for artists, educators, administrators, and members of the community interested in better understanding where arts and creative practice enhance professional and personal development.
Artists develop and implement lesson plans that use multidisciplinary performing and visual
Featuring inspiring presentations, hands-on workshops, and dynamic performances, this enriching day will provide you with specific methods to apply to your field—plus, continuing education credits are available for attending!
arts practices to satisfy standards requirements and other curriculum demands. This synthesized approach gives students a concrete means to conceptually master subjects like science, math, technology, and language arts, and the tools to become self-directed learners and leaders through the arts.
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PERFORMING ARTS SERIES FOR STUDENTS Students and educators are invited to experience the inspiring energy of live dance, drama, and more in our intimate 300-seat Carriage House Theatre. Featuring performances by worldclass artists, these shows are a perfect launching point for either your classroom or homeschool curriculum. This series has been curated by the Education Department to include performances examining timely social themes and giving a platform to diverse cultural perspectives.
ALADDIN The Fratello Marionettes Tue, November 5, 2019 • 9:30am & 11:30am • $7 From One Thousand and One Nights comes the popular tale of young Aladdin, an impoverished ne’er-do-well, who discovers a magical lamp, befriends the powerful genie within, and falls in love with a princess. But when an evil sorcerer threatens his newfound happiness, can our young hero conquer all? Dramatically staged and showcasing intricate costumes and traditional music, the Fratello Marionettes present the story of Aladdin and his magical lamp as never before! Content Connections: History and Social Science, Geography, Arabic Studies, Visual and Performing Arts
DAY OF THE DEAD: UNA OFRENDA MUSICAL Cascada de Flores
NORTH INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE The Chhandam Youth Dance Company
Tue, October 22, 2019 • 9:30am & 11:30am • $7
Tue, November 19, 2019 • 9:30am & 11:30am • $7
A Musical Altar For Our Muertos Inspired by their travels in Mexico where old traditions are kept alive by generations of families in the countryside, this story speaks of the diversity of roots in Mexico (especially the indigenous, Spanish, and African roots), improvisation and inventiveness within traditions, and life and death in nature, building a Dia de Los Muertos musical altar for all ages.
The Chhandam Youth Dance Company (CYDC) is an elite kathak troupe (North Indian classical dance), under the tutelage of renowned kathak artist Rachna Nivas. Dancers exemplify the technical, graceful, and dramatic aspects of the kathak tradition, performing in a style that evokes the richness of ancient India and engages contemporary audiences. CYDC takes great pride in its core values of excellence, leadership, and creative discovery, shepherding teens to not just excel in dance but to become advocates and rising young leaders in the arts.
Content Connections: Geography, Latino Studies, Visual and Performing Arts, Music
Content Connections: History and Social Science, Geography, Asian Studies, Visual and Performing Arts
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The Chhandam Youth Dance Company Photo: Marty Sohl
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ARTS & EDUCATION
PERFORMING ARTS SERIES FOR STUDENTS NATIVE AMERICAN DANCE Eddie Madril
BEEP Windmill Theatre Co
Tue, January 28, 2020 • 9:30am & 11:30am • $7
Fri, February 28, 2020 • 9:30am & 11:30am • $7
Learn about Native American culture, customs, stories, and dances from Eddie Madril, a member of the Pascua Yaqui tribe of Southern Arizona and Northern Sonora Mexico. Eddie is an active member of the Native American Community and represents his culture as a dancer, singer, teacher, playwright, and filmmaker.
A slightly sideways tale about unexpected friendship, finding where you fit, and learning to mix it up a little. In Mort’s village, everything has its place, every day is the same and everyone likes it that way. Until one morning, crash! boom! bang!… down comes Beep.
For the past 20 years, his involvement and commitment to native heritage has provided him with the opportunity to share a wealth of information amongst diverse communities. His work has included residencies in Bay Area schools, working with students and encouraging the development of appreciation and respect for American Indian dance, music, culture, history, art, and sign language. Content Connections: History and Social Science, Geography, Native American Studies, Visual and Performing Arts
What is this annoying interruption to Mort’s breakfast and the village’s daily routine? Who is this noisy robot, and how will she find her home? When Beep’s power source starts to drain and she runs into trouble, will Mort and the other villagers be able to help her? With Windmill’s trademark design, gentle storytelling, music, and puppetry, Beep tells the story of what happens when someone new comes to town. Content Connections: Social Science, English Language Arts, Visual and Performing Arts
THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE Traveling Lantern Theatre Company
ONE PLANET, ONE WORLD, ONE PEOPLE SoVoSó
Tue, March 24, 2020 • 9:30am & 11:30am • $7
Fri, February 7, 2020 • 9:30am & 11:30am • $7 Experience this fun, interactive performance that celebrates the dreams and contributions of African Americans while acknowledging a history of oppression. Presented by professional a cappella group SoVoSó (from the SOul, to the VOice, to the SOng), students will learn about musicians and leaders in Black history, and discover how music is a way to communicate the challenges and hopes of all people—past, present, and future.
Leap into the exquisite land of Narnia! In a mysterious old house, children find a musty, magical wardrobe containing a secret entrance that leads them into a fantastic world. More than just a delicious story of make-believe, C.S. Lewis’s Narnia is a land where a malicious witch and a beautiful and dear lion touch the hearts and influence the choices of all who enter. Content Connections: History and Social Science, English Language Arts, Literature, Visual and Performing Arts
Content Connections: History and Social Science, Geography, African American Studies, Visual and Performing Arts, Music
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ARTS & EDUCATION
PERFORMING ARTS SERIES FOR STUDENTS FOR STUDENTS AN INTRODUCTION TO JAZZ Justin Kauflin Trio Thu, April 2, 2020 • 9:30am & 11:30am • $7 Justin Kauflin is a musician who, after losing his sight at the age of 11, gravitated towards playing jazz piano. Receiving top honors at jazz festivals across the US, he began performing professionally by age 15, most notably with the Jae Sinnett Trio. Kauflin has since performed with many renowned musicians, and currently tours much of the world with his trio. In this performance for students, Justin will be performing songs from previous releases, as well as from his new album Coming Home. This set will consist of intermittent dialogue woven between songs, where Justin will speak to the various musical components and history of jazz, his experiences with notable mentors, and his creative process. Justin will also speak about his personal journey with the art form while discussing aspects of learning and playing with physical challenges. Following the performance, students will be welcomed to a short question-and-answer session with the artists. Content Connections: History and Social Science, Geography, African American Studies, Visual and Performing Arts, Music
STAND-UP STORIES: MULTICULTURAL TALES TO LIVE BY Boxtales Theatre Company Tue, April 21, 2020 • 9:30am & 11:30am • $7 This show is a compilation of multicultural folktales and myths which provide the audience with valuable messages and cultural wisdom they can use to live by. The collection includes Greek mythology, Chinese folktales, and tales from the Tlingit and Haida people of the Pacific Northwest, as well as from the Amhara people of Ethiopia, Eastern Africa. Content Connections: Geography, Literature, European Studies, African Studies, Asian Studies, Native American Studies, Visual and Performing Arts
THE RED ALTAR PROJECT: STORIES OF IMMIGRATION, MIGRATIONS AND JOURNEYS Eth-Noh-Tec Mon, April 27, 2020 • 9:30am & 11:30am • $7 The Red Altar Project is about six teenagers who crossed the ocean from China, crashed in the Carmel Bay of California, and began the fishing industry in the Monterey Bay area in 1850. In the face of anti-Chinese legislation, media propaganda with racist caricatures, and outright violence, they persevered with courage and ingenuity in an effort to lay down roots in their volatile new home. Seven generations later, their story is finally being told. Content Connections: History and Social Science, Geography, Chinese American Studies, Visual and Performing Arts
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CONCERT
SERIES
CARRIAGE HOUSE CONCERT SERIES
2019 – 2020
Wednesday November 6, 2019 7:30pm
Treat yourself to world class talent in Montalvo’s intimate Carriage House Theatre. For nearly 60 years, Montalvo’s Claire Loftus Carriage House Theatre has been a treasured small venue for performing arts in Silicon Valley. A uniquely intimate performance space, the Carriage House hosts world-class artists in music, comedy, dance and more.
PREMIER: $59 RESERVED: $53
Saturday November 3, 2019 7:30pm PREMIER: $63
ll 300 seats provide a spectacular view of the stage – A there literally isn’t a bad seat in the house!
RESERVED: $56
Sunday November 10, 2019 7pm PREMIER: $69 RESERVED: $62
Thursday October 3, 2019 7:30pm PREMIER: $65 RESERVED: $59
Wednesday October 9, 2019 7:30pm PREMIER: $62 RESERVED: $55
Sunday October 20, 2019 7pm PREMIER: $69 RESERVED: $65
Friday October 25, 2019 8pm PREMIER: $65 RESERVED: $58
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Wednesday November 13, 2019 7:30pm
The Hit Men: Legendary Rock Supergroup The Hit Men are real legacy performers who played and recorded for decades alongside the likes of Frankie Valli, Cat Stevens, Three Dog Night, The Turtles, The Who, and other mega-star acts. Hear them perform the tunes they made famous, including the Four Seasons’ “Oh What a Night,” Elton John’s “Crocodile Rock,” Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing,” and more.
PREMIER: $49 RESERVED: $44
Thursday November 21, 2019 7:30pm
Acoustic Alchemy These three-time Grammy-nominated musical innovators have made a 30-year career of artfully pushing the limits of the acoustic guitar’s potential. Their sound embraces a “smorgasbord of styles,” including straight-ahead jazz, folk, rock, world music, and more.
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Pablo Cruise
Rodney Crowell The music of Houston-born singer/songwriter Rodney Crowell honors country’s past while adding a rock ‘n’ roll punch. For this concert Crowell will perform twangy two-steppers alongside hard-driving blues rockers, dusty cowboy ballads, and windblown prairie gems.
The Subdudes Over the course of 25 years and ten albums, the Subdudes have become one of America’s national music treasures. The New Orleans-formed group performs a vibrant blend of sounds, mixing soulful R&B swagger, cheeky rock ‘n’ roll attitude, and warm folky harmonies.
Hiroshima
As they eclipse the 40-year benchmark, no one has yet been able to match the innovative stylings of the Asian-influenced jazz band Hiroshima. Their smoothas-silk sound, which falls somewhere between R&B, pop, world music, salsa, and jazz, integrates traditional Japanese instruments and musical traditions.
California & Montreal Guitar Trios Featuring six virtuoso guitarists from four countries (Japan, Canada, Belgium, and the US), California Guitar Trio and Montreal Guitar Trio are a unique six-by-six-string “phenomensemble.” Come savor the sound of their original compositions and new arrangements of world, jazz, and classical music.
Classic Albums Live Presents: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Damn the Torpedoes Note for note, cut for cut, Classic Albums Live performs the greatest albums ever recorded, without any gimmickry or cheesy impersonations. Relying only on the music and a group of peerless musicians, they will work their magic on the 1979 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album, Damn the Torpedoes.
In the 1970s, the band Pablo Cruise ruled the airwaves with a sun-mellowed blend of California soft rock and lite jazz fusion. They dominated Top 10 lists with hits like “Love Will Find a Way” and “Whatcha Gonna Do?” After a long hiatus, the band reunited in 2005…and they’ve never sounded better!
Pasquale Esposito Hailed for bringing something exceptionally moving and unique to every performance, this Italian-born tenor has talent and charm to burn! Back to Montalvo by popular demand, Esposito will perform a variety of Italian, English, and Spanish standards along with some of his own original compositions. Photo: Bahara Emami
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CONCERT CARRIAGE HOUSE CONCERT SERIES Saturday December 7, 2019 5pm PREMIER: $59 RESERVED: $55
Sunday December 15, 2019 4pm & 7:30pm (2 shows) PREMIER: $66 RESERVED: $59
Saturday December 21, 2019 3pm & 7pm (2 shows) PREMIER: $56 RESERVED: $50
Wednesday January 29, 2020 7:30pm PREMIER: $49 RESERVED: $44
Wednesday February 5, 2020 7:30pm PREMIER: $59 RESERVED: $52
SERIES 2019 – 2020
Thursday February 13, 2020 7:30pm
David Benoit: Christmas Tribute to Charlie Brown Pianist/composer/arranger David Benoit pays tribute to Charlie Brown with his renditions of the beloved Vince Guaraldi classics, along with his own Christmas compositions. A holiday tradition at Montalvo, this festive concert is sure to delight.
PREMIER: $48 RESERVED: $43
Saturday February 29, 2020 3pm & 7:30pm (2 shows)
A Peter White Christmas – featuring Euge Groove, Lindsay Webster, and Vincent Ingala Make your list and check it twice, this holiday concert is more than just nice! Jazz lovers eagerly await this annual fun-filled show: backed by Euge Groove, Lindsay Webster, and Vincent Ingala, premier jazzman Peter White will perform a festive arrangement of holiday favorites.
Windham Hill’s Winter Solstice Celebrate the winter solstice and its traditions with this joyous acoustic concert! Windham Hill Records founderand Grammy-winning guitarist Will Ackerman, singer/fiddler/ pianist/songwriter Barbara Higbie, guitarist/composer Todd Boston, and special guest cellist Mia Pixley will play music that honors this special time of year.
Loudon Wainwright III Perhaps best known for playing Captain Calvin Spalding, the “singing surgeon,” on the TV show M*A*S*H, Wainwright is a Grammy-winning folk musician who has released more than two dozen albums, as well as an actor and composer. His music is hailed for being deeply personal and profound.
PREMIER: $50 RESERVED: $45
Saturday March 14, 2020 7:30pm PREMIER: $48 RESERVED: $43
Sunday March 22, 2020 7pm PREMIER: $57 RESERVED: $51
Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra German-born Ottmar Liebert is a multi-faceted, Grammynominated, platinum-selling guitarist whose gorgeous stylings blend world music with New Age. With his band Luna Negra, he will demonstrate why he is hailed as a pioneer of the Nouveau Flamenco style.
Sunday March 29, 2020 7pm PREMIER: $58
Friday February 7, 2020 7:30pm PREMIER: $48 RESERVED: $43
SiriusXM presents Tom Papa
RESERVED: $52
Veteran stand-up comedian Tom Papa has enjoyed success in film, late night TV, radio, and podcasts. A quick, smart, observational comic and ace storyteller, his uniquely optimistic and undeniably hilarious outlook on life will have you laughing until your sides hurt.
Waipuna The Hawaiian word waipuna translates into “spring water,” an essential resource for supporting life. Similarly, the Hawaiian music group Waipuna has sustained a steady pulse of creative energy since their founding in 2008. Their performances draw from authentic roots and blend in contemporary sounds, sensibility, and joy.
Selected Shorts: Unexpected Encounters Experience the hit public radio series and podcast Selected Shorts live for an evening of funny, moving readings about unlikely connections. The characters in these stories may be lonely, but they’ve got blind dates with destiny ahead of them…and it’s anyone’s guess what could happen next!
Steel Betty Born of the eclectic musical scene of Austin, Texas, Steel Betty coalesces its diverse musical influences in a style they have deemed “New Age, Old Time.” Weaving together bluegrass, folk, blues, Tex-Mex, and classic country, the band is a hip, virtuosic trio, proud to share their Texas sound with the rest of the country.
Masters of Hawaiian Music: George Kahumoku, Jr., Jeff Peterson, and Nathan Aweau
Master slack key guitarist George Kahumoku, Jr. is one of Hawai’i’s most respected musicians. For this show, he is joined on stage by two other masters of the Island sound— guitarist Jeff Peterson and multi-instrumentalist Nathan Aweau—for an evening showcasing Hawai‘i’s lilting and lovely folk styles.
The Second City presents : Laughing for All the Wrong Reasons The Second City is the first name in comedy. Their all-new, all-hilarious revue, Laughing for All the Wrong Reasons, breaks nearly every rule they made famous. Starring the next generation of comedy superstars,there are countless right reasons not to miss this show!
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CONCERT CARRIAGE HOUSE CONCERT SERIES Thursday April 2, 2020 7:30pm PREMIER: $44 RESERVED: $39
Friday April 3, 2020 7:30pm PREMIER: $48 RESERVED: $43
Saturday April 4, 2020 7:30pm PREMIER: $58 RESERVED: $52
Thursday April 9, 2020 7:30pm PREMIER: $75 RESERVED: $69
Thursday April 16, 2020 7:30pm PREMIER: $65 RESERVED: $58
SERIES 2019 – 2020
Quincy Jones presents: Justin Kauflin Trio After losing his sight at the age of 11, Kauflin devoted his life to the piano. His “technically brilliant and intellectually innovative” music moves critics to effusive praise and captivates audiences with its pure, sparkling joy.
The High Kings The High Kings first exploded onto the Irish folk music scene in 2008. Charting a brave course for a bright new era of Irish ballad music—equal parts rousing and reflective—they sing the songs of yesteryear in a contemporary style that remains true to the original.
Late Nite Catechism: Sister’s Easter Catechism Silence your cellphones, spit out your gum, and sit up straight: class is in session! Part audience-participation event, part spontaneous stand-up routine, this laugh-out-loud one-woman show will tackle seasonal questions about pet heaven and the significance of those adorable baby chicks!
Meow Meow Post-post-modern chanteuse Meow Meow has hypnotized, inspired, and terrified audiences at venues such as New York’s Lincoln Center, the Berlin Philharmonic, and Her Majesty’s Theatre South Australia. Her specialties are Weimar repertoire and French chanson, all performed with heavenly vocal stylings and a devilishly witty sensibility.
Classic Albums Live (Photo: Eric Morgensen)
Saturday April 18, 2020 7:30pm PREMIER: $49 RESERVED: $44
Sunday April 19, 2020 7pm PREMIER: $69 RESERVED: $65
Graham Parker For nearly 30 years, Graham Parker has been slinging his signature sound, earning a spot in the pantheon of influential rock ‘n’ roll figures. Since his early days with The Rumour, Parker has coupled punk’s energy with his deeply rooted love of American R&B, country, and soul music.
Keiko Matsui
Elegant. Masterful. Heartfelt. Pianist/composer Keiko Matsui is an icon of contemporary jazz beloved around the globe. Her transcendent, haunting melodies have won her a diverse and adoring fan base of New Age and jazz fusion enthusiasts.
Vitaly: An Evening of Wonders Master illusionist Vitaly has mystified fans from all over the world! From bringing pictures and drawings to life to erasing people from their own driver’s licenses, Vitaly’s signature illusions leave even the most jaded audience awestruck.
Friday Steve Dorff April 17, 2020 Steve Dorff has enjoyed one of the most successful 7:30pm careers in music history, with three Grammy and six Emmy PREMIER: $49 RESERVED: $44
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nominations to his name. At Montalvo, he will perform all the hits you love and remember, like Kenny Rogers’ “Through the Years,” Anne Murray’s “I Just Fall in Love Again,” and Eddie Rabbitt’s “Every Which Way But Loose.”
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CONCERT CARRIAGE HOUSE CONCERT SERIES Thursday April 23, 2020 7:30pm PREMIER: $44 RESERVED: $40
Friday April 24, 2020 7:30pm PREMIER: $62 RESERVED: $55
Sunday May 10, 2020 7pm PREMIER: $63 RESERVED: $57
Thursday May 14, 2020 7:30pm PREMIER: $55 RESERVED: $49
Ethan Russell: The Best Seat in the House Only a handful of people were backstage with the Rolling Stones at Altamont or watched The Beatles perform on the roof of Apple Records. Ethan Russell is one of them. In this multimedia showcase, Russell (a Grammy-nominated photographer, director, and author) will give you a behindthe-scenes tour of the rock ‘n’ roll era.
Yesterday & Today - The Interactive Beatles Experience Doing away with the floppy wigs, costumes, and fake accents, Yesterday & Today concentrates on recreating the energy and spirit of the world’s most popular band. Its all-request format—performing only songs submitted by the audience prior to the concert—is as much a tribute to fans as it is to The Beatles themselves.
Farewell Angelina
Farewell Angelina is an all-female country group featuring four powerhouse vocalists, dynamic songwriters, and accomplished multi-instrumentalists. Their blend of heartstopping harmonies over blazing double violins and guitars has earned them soaring praise.
Brubeck Brothers Quartet
2020 marks the centennial year of jazz giant Dave Brubeck. To celebrate his life and legacy, his sons Chris and Dan Brubeck, who performed with their father for decades, curate a multimedia show with their own Brubeck Brothers Quartet. Through stories and music, audiences will travel along the timeline of Dave’s extraordinary life and career.
SERIES 2019 – 2020
Villa Chamber Music Series 2019-2020 with The Saint Michael Trio “Top-flight—in the same class as any of the celebrated piano trios” — Fanfare Magazine The Saint Michael Trio (Robin Sharp, violin; Russell Hancock, piano; Michel Flexer, cello) is hailed as Silicon Valley’s update to the classical music scene. Established in 2007, they are considered California’s premiere piano trio, and their recordings inspire ongoing accolades in the national press. They receive special praise for making their concerts interesting, accessible, and often funny. One of the Trio’s most distinguishing features is the popularity of their “informances”— presentations which explore a single composer in depth, incorporating extensive commentary, slides, and demonstrations of the composer’s compositional devices. These are credited with building a new audience for the classical masterworks, particularly among the rising generation. In addition to promoting the classical literature, Saint Mike is recognized for commissioning new composers and bringing the contemporary idiom to the classical stage. Photo: Douglas Fairbairn
PERFORMANCES The Scherzo: The Joke’s On Who? Sun, November 3, 2019 • 3pm • $38 Scherzo, being Italian for “joke”, is also the name of an additional movement composers in the early 19th century began adding to their full-length works that was intended to provide comic relief. In this program, the Saint Michael Trio will explore the evolution of the scherzo, and other tools used for humor and contrast.
300 Years of Music! Sun, January 26, 2020 • 3pm • $38 The Saint Michael Trio play their patented mix of classical and contemporary, taking you on a dizzying tour of genres through the centuries: Baroque! Romantic! Impressionism! Jazz! New Age! Showtunes! Can it all hang together? In Saint Mike’s hands, absolutely— but you won’t believe it until you hear it.
Debussy: France’s Master Impressionist Sun, March 8, 2020 • 3PM • $38 Heavy-handed, cantankerous, and with his personal life a wreck, this composer nevertheless wrote music of unsurpassed delicacy and refinement. Though he chafed at the label, Claude Debussy became the supreme impressionist in a twilight moment of European musical culture. The Saint Michael Trio shows you how he did it in one of their patented informances.
Spring Fling! Sun, May 3, 2020 • 3PM • $38 Revel in the arrival of spring with a concert of lighter fare: classical composers who used spring as inspiration for their subject matter, plus pop classics, showtunes, movie melodies, and fusion jazz. You’ll be sure to leave with a spring in your step!
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SUPPORT WAYS TO SUPPORT
As a nonprofit organization, Montalvo is only able to
The Director’s Circle
accomplish all of its visionary programs through the support
Enjoy an even more personalized relationship with Montalvo. Experience immersive arts events, special behind-the-scenes access, and deeper engagement in the creative process.
of generous donors like you. Your gift will connect you with a vibrant community of artists and art enthusiasts.
VILLA CIRCLE • $2,500 All the benefits of the Phelan level, plus— • Invitation to tour the Lucas Artists Residency, followed by a private dinner prepared by Montalvo’s resident Culinary Artist • Exclusive Director’s Circle appreciation party in a Montalvo Trustee’s home
ADVOCATE • A GIFT AT THE $100 LEVEL • Advance ticket ordering privileges (priority assigned by donor level) • Priority seating at chamber music concerts in the historic Villa • Instant waitlist priority before the public to all Montalvo programs, including concerts, camps, classes, and more • Invitation for two to receptions before select concerts • Complimentary docent tours of the historic Villa for two • Free admission and complimentary beverages at Open Access events
ARTIST CIRCLE • $5,000 All the benefits of the Villa Circle, plus— • Complimentary parking at all Carriage House Concerts • Invitation to a national ArtVenture trip
CREATIVE CIRCLE • $10,000 All the benefits of the Artist Circle, plus— • Annual Creative Circle party at a private residence • Invitation to travel on an international ArtVenture trip with Montalvo’s Executive and Artistic Directors • Invitation to an annual holiday party at the home of the Executive Director
SENATOR • $250 All the benefits of the Advocate level, plus— • Discounts on Carriage House Concert Series tickets
GRIFFIN • $500 All the benefits of the Senator level, plus— • Recognition on Montalvo’s website • Admission to an annual $500+ donor appreciation party in the historic Villa
GARDEN CIRCLE • $15,000 All the benefits of the Creative Circle, plus— • Exclusive lunch for four with the Executive Director in the historic Villa • Invitation to join select “meet and greet” receptions with certain artists
PHELAN • $1,000 All the benefits of the Griffin level, plus— • Invitations to ArtVentures (day trips with behind-the-scenes access to museums, galleries, private collections, and more) • Donor recognition in the Carriage House Concert Series playbill
PROGRAM PARTNER • $25,000 All the benefits of the Garden Circle, plus— • Significant discounts to rent the historic Villa and additional Montalvo facilities for 50-200 guests, based on availability • Special signage recognition
VOLUNTEERING Volunteers play an important role in our organization—their time and hard work go a long way in supporting our programs. Ranging in age, bacground, and skills, they’re brought together by a love for the arts, a dedication to Montalvo’s mission, and the desire to have fun. No matter your interests or availability, we have the perfect opportunity for you! Meet new friends, build professional relationships, and have a great time all while contributing to a great cause.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Montalvo’s Board of Trustees helps guide the direction of the organization, ensuring we follow our mission with clear vision and leadership.
LEGACY GIFTS For those who are interested in including Montalvo in their estate plans, we offer membership and recognition in our Griffin Society. Like the statued griffins that adorn and guard the gates to Montalvo, Griffin Society donors are guardians of the future of one of Silicon Valley’s most important cultural, educational, and historic assets.
President Joe Pon
David Adamson
Sydene Kober
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President Elect Glenn Osaka
Peggy Burke
Doris Martinez
Donna Butcher
Aimee McKone
Treasurer Laurie Hernandez
Paul Conrado
Sue Mueller
David and Rosemary Adamson
Laura Deem
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Hilda and Mike Brock
Secretary
Gretchen DiNapoli
T.M. Ravi
Terin Christensen
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Paul and Libby Conrado
Mary Ellen Fox
Roger Schwab
Laura Cunningham
Marcia Hansen
Deb Stolle
Lanaya and Gary Dix
Debbie Harriman
Tom Tiernan
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Barry and Toby Fernald
Lifetime Trustees Sally Lucas Charmaine Warmenhoven
For more information, visit montalvoarts.org/griffin.
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ALUMNI BOARD MEMBERS Formed in 2013, the Alumni Board is a group of former Trustees who choose to continue their relationship with Montalvo by making an annual gift to support the organization.
Laurie Hernandez Margaret Hylbert Laura Jason and Bruce Henderson Helen and Darrell Johnston Shari Khasrovi
Mickie Anderson
Dr. Jerry Hanson
Laura Phillips
Barbara and Austin Kilburn
Cheryl Bailey
Laura and Tim Harris
Lynn Pinto
Sybil Albrecht Lewis and Art Lewis
Charlene Berg
Milledge Hart
Julie Rinehart
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Ted Biagini
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Doris Martinez
Bruce Black
Peg Hylbert
Carol Ross
Bob and Kathie Maxfield
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Laura Jason
Marianna Samson
Angela McConnell
Janice Chaffin
Carol Jeans
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John McLemore and Clysta Seney
Richard Conniff
Claire Jinks
Kristi and Rich Saso
Edward Mocarski and Christine Martens
Tom Crotty
Mary Anne Leach
Carmen Sigler
Russell Perry and Patricia Gwynn
Jimmie Dawson
Sybil Lewis
Martha Swartz
Carol Ross
Jennifer DiNapoli
Bob LoPresto
Mike Taylor
Kathleen and Mark Santora
Emily Dorr
Joe Maglione
Mary Lou Taylor
Charmaine and Dan Warmenhoven
Patricia DuBridge
Judy Marcus
Andrea Thomas
Susan and Bob Finocchio
Kathie Maxfield
Marita Trobough
Jane Goldbach
Nancy Meyer
Mark Waxman
Lloyd Grant
Mike Patterson
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PROGRAM PARTNERS ($25,000+) Anonymous
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Jennifer and Philip DiNapoli
Jeffrey and Leann Sobrato
Barry and Toby Fernald
John M. Sobrato and Timi Del Conte
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Cathie and Jeffrey Thermond
Susan and Bob Finocchio
Charmaine and Dan Warmenhoven
GARDEN CIRCLE ($15,000-$24,999) Laura and Mark Deem
Sydene Kober
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CREATIVE CIRCLE ($10,00-$14,999)
ARTIST CIRCLE ($5,000-$9,999)
VILLA CIRCLE ($2,500-$4,999)
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House Family Foundation
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Hiroaki and Suzan Yoshihara
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PHELAN ($1,000-$2,499)
INSTITUTIONAL DONORS
Georgia Bacil and Brooke Myhre
Winston and Elaine Lambert
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MONTALVO 2019–2020 CALENDAR
LAP SOCIAL ARTS & EDUCATION
DECEMBER 2019
February 4 Whirling: Exploring Sense of Self
On view through December 8 (Thu–Sun) The Mending Project
February 5 Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra
December 3 Modern Wabi-Sabi Ikebana Workshop
February 7 SoVoSó: One Planet, One World, One People
NOVEMBER 2019
December 7 David Benoit Christmas Tribute to Charlie Brown
February 7 SiriusXM presents Tom Papa
On view through November (Thu-Sun) The Mending Project
December 9 The Authentic Self-Portrait
October 20 Pablo Cruise October 22 Cascada de Flores: Day of the Dead: October 25 Pasquale Esposito
CONCERTS CALENDAR
SEPTEMBER 2019 Beginning September 17 (Tue/Thu) Wheelform Ceramics On view beginning September 19 (Thu–Sun) The Mending Project September 26 Open Access
November 5 The Fratello Marionettes: Aladdin November 6 Rodney Crowell November 9 The Subdudes
OCTOBER 2019
November 10 Hiroshima
On view through October (Thu–Sun) The Mending Project
November 13 California & Montreal Guitar Trios
October 1–24 (Tue/Thu) Wheelform Ceramics
November 14 Open Access
December 15 A Peter White Christmas
February 13 & 20 Within and Without: The Raku Tea Bowl
December 21 Windham Hill’s Winter Solstice
February 13 Waipuna
JANUARY 2020
February 29 Selected Shorts
January 26 The Saint Michael Trio 300 Years of Music!
MARCH 2020
On view beginning January 26 (Thu–Sun) The Museum of Sentimental Taxonomy
October 3 The Hit Men
November 18 The Perceptive Portrait
October 6 South Asian Literature & Art Festival
November 19 The Chhandam Youth Dance Company
January 29 Loudon Wainwright III
October 17 Designing for Wellness
November 21 Classic Albums Live presents Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Damn the Torpedoes
February 28 Windmill Theatre Co: BEEP
January 16 Made, Mending, Meaning: The Art of Kintsugi
January 28 Eddie Madril: Native American Dance
October 9 Acoustic Alchemy
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November 3 The Saint Michael Trio The Scherzo: The Joke’s On Who?
February 12 Open Access
FEBRUARY 2020 On view through February (Thu–Sun) The Museum of Sentimental Taxonomy
On view through March (Thu–Sun) The Museum of Sentimental Taxonomy March 3 Whirling: Emptiness as Fullness March 8 The Saint Michael Trio: Debussy March 7 Arts in Your Classroom March 10 & 26 Breaking the Mold: Cast Assemblages March 14 Steel Betty
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MONTALVO 2019–2020 CALENDAR March 22 Masters of Hawaiian Music March 24 Traveling Lantern Theatre Company: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
March 29 The Second City
APRIL 2020 On view through April 26 (Thu-Sun) The Museum of Sentimental Taxonomy April 2 Justin Kauflin Trio: An Introduction to Jazz
April 21 Boxtales Theatre Company: Stand-Up Stories April 22 Creating Community April 23 Ethan Russell: The Best Seat in the House April 24 Yesterday & Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience April 25 Introduction to Macro Photography April 27 The Red Altar Project: Stories of Immigration, Migrations, and Journeys
April 2 Quincy Jones presents Justin Kauflin Trio
April 30 Open Access
April 3 The High Kings
MAY 2020
April 4 Late Nite Catechism: Sister’s Easter Catechism
On view beginning in May a lone
April 7 Silent Whirling
May 3 The Saint Michael Trio: Spring Fling!
April 9 Meow Meow
May 10 Farewell Angelina
April 15 Contemporary Floral Design: Asymmetry
May 14 Brubeck Brothers Quartet
April 16 Vitaly: An Evening of Wonders
TICKETS Tickets for these and other events can be purchased online at
montalvoarts.org or through the Box Office by calling
408.961.5858 Monday-Friday from 10am–4pm Service fees may apply and are non-refundable. Box Office opens one hour prior to event time.
May 31 Social Spaces
April 17 Steve Dorff April 18 Graham Parker April 19 Keiko Matsui
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