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HIT LIST { editors’ picks }
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MOVIES Reviews: Speed Racer, What Happens in Vegas, Redbelt… and more.
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FAMILY & COMMUNITY Feature: From yoga and swimming to art and cooking, there are plenty of fun parentand-child lessons to be learned.
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Combo in it [Vol. 2, Iss. 3]. Can I just say THANK YOU. Since the delicious devil of a sandwich is not on the menu, I would not have known to order it without first seeing your Hit List in the deli. I love the thing, and as much as I enjoy a good meatball sandwich, I can never, ever make myself not order the Chris Combo. It has totally rocked my world. Javier Campbell After reading the interview with Cowboy Junkies [“Sweet, Sweet Junk,” Vol. 8, Iss. 8], I listened to some of the new version of Trinity. Shouldn’t have bothered – the original was so much better, despite the roughness of it. I appreciate their thought, and like most Cowboy Junkies junkies, I am most fond of “Sweet Jane.” But really, most movies aren’t meant to be remade, and neither was the album Trinity. Christy Saratoga
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sama bin Laden is to terrorism what Colonel Sanders is to KFC. They both evoke an emotional connection to a promise. Osama bin Laden’s promise is a resistance to the West, and all terrorism that goes on in his name delivers on that promise... if you break that trust, you lose the brand.” -Dick Martin, former PR chief for AT&T “The abandonment of the gold standard made it possible for the welfare statists to use the banking system as a means to an unlimited expansion of credit…. But the fact is that there are now more claims outstanding than real assets…. In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There is no safe store of value… Deficit spending is simply a scheme for the confiscation of wealth.” -Alan Greenspan, 1966 Just as Chinese cat food is now inalterably associated with dead cats in our consciousness, the Enronification of America has resulted in a global tanking of trust in the American brand. In terms of winning hearts and minds, the terrorist in the cave has sucker-punched the living bejeezus out of America, because America is no longer trustworthy or credible. Brands are built on trust. Since the erosion of the gold standard, however, America’s economy has been built on credit, which was extended based on trust in the strength, endurance and credibility of the American brand – a trust that has now been severely abused. Osama bin Laden’s stock, on the other hand, is rising, according to Michael Scheuer, former chief of the CIA unit charged with neutralizing him. In a recent Radar article by John Cook, Scherer reports that Osama is perceived as credible, having “left a $14 billion-$16 billion fortune to live and fight with the mujahadeen… he’s been wounded four times. Most Muslim leaders talk the talk, but they spend their time whoring around in Monaco. With bin Laden, we’re up against a guy who really is what he appears to be.” Hence, the rise of the Osama brand into a romantic, Che Guevara, Malcolm X-ish T-shirt symbol of the globally disenfranchised. America is now perceived as a big fat liar with sinister bully motives of imperial expansion. To paraphrase an article in Harper’s Magazine by Kevin Phillips: our official statistics don’t accurately portray how dismal our economy is. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), unemployment rates and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – figures by which “the vigor and muscle of the American economy are measured” – have all been perverted by the erosion of truth in order to paint a rosier picture. This truth gap has gotten progressively worse over the years, a tendency that eco-
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nomic analyst John Williams nicknamed the “Pollyanna Creep.” As Phillips reports, each administration since JFK felt that certain indicators were bringing the economic mood down, so they just found means of accounting that made the numbers look better. The Nixon team decided not to include figures for the volatile food and energy markets in their “core” inflation figures, resulting in a figure that economic commentator Barry Ritholtz called “inflation ex-inflation” – i.e., inflation figures with all the nasty inflation bits taken out. According to Phillips, the Reagan administration further perverted the CPI figure by fiddling with the housing market numbers, using a figure “based on what a homeowner might get for renting his or her house.” Why keep the picture so artificially bright? “We might ponder… who profits from a low-growth US economy hidden under statistical camouflage,” writes Phillips. “Might it be Washington politicos and affluent elites, anxious to mislead voters, coddle the financial markets, and tamp down expensive cost-of-living increases for wages and pensions?” Meanwhile, the oil and military industrial guys are still recording record profits and pay increases. Boeing, for example, already giddy with revenue from our dirty little wars, got the $80 million contract to build the electric immigration fence that nobody really wants. Their $20 million prototype apparently didn’t work, so they’ll probably need more money. Perhaps President McCain will hire Boeing to build a fence around space. To sidestep this surging inflation, America requires a durable new commodity – a new standard to restore the credibility of government-created bank credit. Unfortunately, the Chinese have completely outclassed us in terms of gold ownership. So, we’ll have to start getting creative with what we put in the United States Bullion Depository. Along with the 4,570 metric tons of gold bullion, we should consider adding goods Americans consider to be our most valuable assets: LeRoy Neiman prints, the Batmobile, sports memorabilia, and the virginity of Miley Cyrus. That, fiends, would put some meat back on the dollar. TW
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The company was born about a year and a half ago, when photographers Annie Doan and Simon Bannister, both of whom have backgrounds in wedding and portrait photography, discovered that they have two other things in common: their mutual dread of going in to be photographed as kids, and their shared opinion that most portrait photography is just plain boring. It was then that they hit on the idea of merging portraiture with a journalistic style of photography that would, as Doan puts it, “capture people just exactly the way that they’re living, interacting with each other as a family, capturing their spontaneous and intimate moments together.” As the photographers put their vision into motion, they made an unexpected discovery: Their fun, informal style of portraiture worked
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well with autistic children, who generally have a hard time sitting still for photos. “When we encourage them to run around and play with their family members, it makes an enormous difference for them, and the result is obvious,” says Doan. In a venture that began in April and continues throughout the month of May, imotion is inviting families with an autistic member to come in for an hour in the studio (worth $95), after which they’ll be given a 12inch by 18-inch canvas of their favorite photo (a $240 value), all for free, with no strings attached. “When [the parents] come in for their preview, they’re just in tears, because they’ve never seen pictures like that of their kids together before,” Doan notes. She adds that this emotional aspect of her work is what makes it all worthwhile. “For me, the best part is when the mom and dad are cuddling up, obviously caring a lot about their family and each other, and they look at the pictures on the screen, and they’re in tears because it’s captured them in a wonderful way that no one else has been able to.” imotion, 15055 Los Gatos Blvd., Ste. 200, Los Gatos (408) 356-3333 www.imotionphotos.com
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Dr. Irving Weissman
Stanford and Berkeley unite in the name of stem cell research.
One of the possible long-range outcomes of this interaction is the development of a diagnostic test that can determine where cancer stem cells are and where they’re going, in the interest of wiping them out. Weissman mentions a potential collaboration with Dr. Gang Logan Liu, who as a Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley developed nanoparticles that can be attached to cancer cells, allowing researchers to track the cells’ movement by external imaging.
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tanford University School of Medicine is teaming up with UC Berkeley in the hopes of finding cures for illnesses like cancer, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Made possible by a $9 million gift from the Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation, the Siebel Stem Cell Institute will provide a forum for collaboration between biomedical scientists, engineers, chemists and computer scientists from two of the country’s top-ranking universities, as well as other scientists from around the world.
“The biggest problem with cancer is that it spreads,” explains Weissman. “As a surgeon, if you knew where it was, you could cut it out; as a radiotherapist, you could zap it. But because the cells tend to wander out of the cancer into the bloodstream and land somewhere else, we would love to be able to know where they went by imaging, and test whether we could use radiotherapy or surgery to cure the metastasis.”
Dr. Irving Weissman, director of the Stanford portion of the institute, believes Stanford and Berkeley can accomplish a great deal together that they couldn’t separately. “We have the whole clinical enterprise, and Berkeley doesn’t have a medical school or hospital,” he says, “so every time one makes a discovery that could move to a diagnostic, or lead to an idea of how diseases are caused or how stem
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Updates on local business openings. CAMPBELL FOXY AVENUE CLIPS
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Boasting “the total grooming experience for the 21stcentury man,” Foxy Avenue Clips is a new business offering spa and salon services for the modern-day male. Located right near Rasputin Records in Campbell, this stylish salon is staffed by “foxy” young ladies who can tend to a guy’s every grooming need, from massage and facials to hair styling, cuts and color, plus unique complimentary services such as a shoe shine (how’s that for polished grooming from head to toe?) and a stint at the salon’s oxygen bar. Other services include detox programs, hair removal and shaving.
throughout the dining area of his new restaurant, greeting guests and stopping by to strike up conversations as they dine on Kobe burgers with pommes frites, pan-fried meatloaf, steamed clams, lobster salad and Difu’s personal favorite: duck confit with cassoulet. This highly anticipated, elegantly lit dining spot is small and intimate, with moderate portions of modern American cuisine served for lunch and dinner. Now that the word is out, it’s a good thing they take reservations. With about 35 seats available, calling ahead may be the only way to experience this new Los Gatos dining treasure.
SAN JOSE – WILLOW GLEN CUCINA BAMBINI
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A sleek new lounge, wine bar and restaurant now occupies the space that was once Café Marcella in Los Gatos. Promising a sophisticated environment that’s also environmentally friendly, Cin-Cin offers food and wine with an organic, sustainable and biodynamic focus. The venue is the result of a partnership between well-known local industry figure Don Durante (owner of Mountain View tapas success Cascal Restaurant), and high-tech marketing professional turned sommelier Lisa Rhorer. CinCin’s executive chef will be Los Gatos native Chris Schloss, who returns after years working in kitchens everywhere from Switzerland to Miami. On Schloss’ menu? Think entrées such as crispy stuffed baby organic chicken with preserved lemon and arugula, wild mushrooms, romesco sauce and citrus scented yogurt. Cin-Cin’s grand opening is set for May 8. NICK’S ON MAIN – AN AMERICAN BISTRO
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1041 Lincoln Ave., Willow Glen (408) 564-7773 www.cucinabambini.com
This self-described “hands-on cooking school” for children offers a great range of culinary classes in which kids (and even parents) can participate. The school says that its “fun and relaxed environment” will allow children the chance to build up their confidence in the kitchen while encouraging their creativity. “They’ll have so much fun,” notes Cucina Bambini’s website, “they won’t even know they’re learning.” Classes include parent-and-child workshops, Lil’ Chefs classes for kids ages three to five, and much more. BABY BUZZ
1314 Lincoln Ave., Ste. 1-A (408) 885-9870 www.babybuzzcafe.com
We gave you the buzz on this great new baby boutique in Willow Glen last issue, and we have an update – it has been confirmed that the store will be opening its doors for the first time on May 10, just in time for last minute Mother’s Day shopping. The merchandise here is perfect for those in search of a gift for the new mom in their lives (fathers of newborns who can’t yet shop for mom’s day gifts, yes, this means you!). Find hip diaper bags from Born Out of Necessity and Fleurville, skincare goodies from Mamma Mio, cool Dwell Baby toys, Nurseryworks’s Storytime rockers and much more. Anything on the shelves here at Baby Buzz is sure to help keep both mother and baby blissfully happy. TW
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A Stand-up Journalist Funnyman Will Durst adds “author” to his list of many jobs.
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e mostly t h i n k of Will Durst as a stand-up comic, radio personality (his talk show with Willie Brown is back as a podcast via willandwillie.com) and political satirist nonpareil. But he’s had his share of odd jobs – 103, to be exact. Why so many? “I have always, still have and probably forever will have an eensyweensy, teeny-tiny, itty-bitty problem with authority,” Durst confesses in his new book, The All-American Sport of Bipartisan Bashing (Ulysses Press). “Of course, I was always aiming for Big-Time Headlining Comedian, for which there is no apprenticeship program, and it was necessary to keep my nights free.” Durst is at his edgy best in AllAmerican Sport, a witty collection of short riffs that skewer partisan politics from every conceivable angle. The Bay Area icon has several events lined up, including the Rio Theater in Santa Cruz (May 9), Books Inc. in Mountain View (May 21), the Punch Line in San Francisco (May 20-24, 26) and Greenfair Silicon Valley in San Jose (Jun. 7). The Wave: What made you focus on political comedy? Will Durst: Just has to do with when I grew up. I was in high school when Vietnam was going on. When I started doing comedy in 1974, I was 20 years old, and you had to be political.... That’s just the way it was. Also, my dad read five newspapers a day, and I thought everybody did that. That’s how I got into it. It’s kind of like a cross between journalism and stand-up, what I do. I consider myself a stand-up journalist. TW: In the book you say that you “can’t wait to call George W. Bush Mr. Ex-President.” But, as a
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comedian, will you miss him? WD: Oh, yeah – for political comedy he’s been like a father to me. I mean, we’ll all miss him. Thirty years from now we’ll talk about whoever the president is, and we’ll say, “Yeah, this guy’s bad, but remember George Bush?” TW: Is the presidential campaign way too long, or not long enough? WD: [Laughs] Well, it’s captured the attention of the media because we have a pundit-ocracy that’s built-in now, and they need something to talk about. With 24hour news channels, that’s just the nature of the beast. Yeah, it’s too long, but the way they frontloaded it, this was designed to be over in February. And it just so happens that Hillary is not going to quit. It’s gonna take a wooden stake to the heart and a silver bullet and a noose and maybe a decapitation, and she would still be there! She’d run as a talking head. Literally. TW: Gotta ask, of the 103 jobs you mention in the book, which one was the worst? WD: Oh, gosh... it might have been the foam plant in Wisconsin. This was around ’74, ’75 [before I came to San Francisco]. I worked there three days. There was something in the foam, where I kept hacking and couldn’t breathe and couldn’t sleep at night. I thought it was me, and that I’d get used to it, but oh, my living God, I almost died. Finally I said, “I’m sorry, I just can’t do this.” They said, “Don’t worry about it. Turns out, one in five people is allergic to this sh*t.” TW The All-American Sport of Bipartisan Bashing was released May 1. For tickets to upcoming shows and events, visit www.willdurst.com.
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MX Air Rechargeable Cordless Laser Mouse www.logitech.com As kids, we always wanted to strap a laser beam to a mouse and have it do our bidding… but, unfortunately, we’ve matured. Nonetheless, we felt that childlike excitement engulf us once again when we stumbled across what could be the next best thing: the MX Air Rechargeable Cordless Laser Mouse. This ingenious device uses versatile motion control, which seems to be the fused technology of a TV remote and a Nintendo Wii controller. For instance, it uses gravity and motion sensors to accurately identify hand movements, meaning you can raise the volume on your computer by holding down a button and sweeping your hand from left to right. Use it as a normal laser desktop mouse or have it do your bidding from up to 30 feet away! Hopefully, no actual mice were harmed in the making of the Air mouse. $149.99
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www.private-cloud.de/ Rocking is something we are born into this world doing. And we don’t mean the kind of rocking Twisted Sister wants to do all the time, but rather the gentle, back and forth rocking as done by a parent to a child. It’s calming, soothing, and a need in life that doesn’t go away. Various hammocks and chairs offer some semblance of comfort on lazy afternoons, but eventually, one must retire to a motionless bed. Until now. The Private Cloud bed can be rocked back and forth with ease, or braced for various comfortable sleeping positions. The beds are shipped from an overseas German design company, but we’re sure it’d be worth the effort, if only because you could then get a sign that reads: If this bed’s a rockin’, don’t come a knockin’! $7,290 to $8,388.
Sorcerer’s Stone. Now he caters to the estimated 40 million recreational chess players in the US. He’s received orders from morticians wanting to make chess piece urns for deceased loved ones, as well as requests from military base commanders who want to keep kids occupied with things other than smoking and gambling. Whatever the reason, the pieces come in all different shapes and sizes, from small to 6 feet tall, from acrylic to teak, the exotic hardwood known for its luxurious grain lines. Test your strength, both mentally and physically, with a 6-foot teak set. Checkmate! $8,900 (6-foot teak set)
Glove Radar www.gloveradar.com
Megachess www.megachess.com “It was an accident,” says software company owner Peter Shikli of how he came to be a seller of gigantic chess sets. Already weary of watching his son succumb to the “addiction of bloodthirsty videogames,” Shikli was amazed at the eerie quiet that fell over the crowd of kids during the large chess set scene in the film Harry Potter and the 18
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filling up with vinyl records, some of which are bought at On the Corner Music. And why not? The place has some real gems. Although it’s a small store, the selection is solid, and there are even two turntables on which listeners can sample records before buying. There’s nothing in this digital age that can replace the satisfaction of holding a record in your hands and poring over the artwork. And did you know that 90 percent of the sound quality is lost by converting songs into digital copies? No wonder our parents were so miffed. The store also sells books, magazines and (for those who haven’t switched back to vinyl) CDs. 50 cents to $20
On the Corner 530 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell (408) 871-0305 Recently, the Events Editor here at The Wave purchased a turntable and two ridiculously large speakers for our office. Since then, the shelves have been slowly but steadily
Baseball season is in full swing, and at this time of year the weather creates the perfect atmosphere to play ball. Even though we here at The Wave are constantly referred to as “screwballs,” we like to think that we have the skills to throw a few fastballs. And with this device, we can accurately tell if we are worthy of major league stardom, or destined to be paltry 12mph egg-throwers come Halloween. By using Doppler radar technology, this inexpensive device measures the speed of a ball before it reaches the glove. It’s not an impact sensor, its makers point out, “so it doesn’t depend on a timer or precise throwing distance for accuracy.” The Glove Radar is endorsed by a slew of Major League Baseball coaches, scouts and players, including longtime Cincinnati Reds slugger Ken Griffey Jr. Let’s play ball. $79.95 TW
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With comic book blockbusters, the return of Indiana Jones, a sexy TV show’s big screen debut, a retro TV remake, a new M. Night Shyamalan thriller, plus an abundance of animation and comedy, it’s going to be a fun summer in the cinema. BY FRED TOPEL 20
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IRON MAN GENRE: Introductory Blockbuster TALENT: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: A weapons maker builds himself a super powered metal suit, which he uses to escape terrorists and battle super villains. KNOWN ENEMIES: Spider-Man, Batman PREDICTION: As the first Marvel movie of the summer, the last big character to get a movie, and super awesome actors playing it for real, this is a sure thing.
MADE OF HONOR 01 GENRE: Counter Programming TALENT: Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin McKidd ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: A ladies man (Dempsey) agrees to be his platonic friend’s (Monaghan) male maid of honor, only to realize he’s had feelings for her all along. KNOWN ENEMIES: Every teen movie from the ’80s. PREDICTION: Enjoys spectacular DVD sales after Iron Man trounces it at the box office.
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SPEED RACER 02 GENRE: Green Screen Movie TALENT: Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: The Wachowski Brothers turn the crude old anime cartoon into a multicolored
vision of futuristic auto racing. KNOWN ENEMIES: 300, Sin City PREDICTION: Nobody’s forgiven them for The Matrix Revolutions yet, so don’t count on a lot of love for this expensive art project.
WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS 03 GENRE: Yet Another Date Movie TALENT: Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Rob Corddry ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: After a drunken Vegas wedding, two mismatched lovers try to push each other into a divorce to forfeit the other’s share of their joint $3 million slot winnings. KNOWN ENEMIES: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Green Card PREDICTION: Diaz relies on her toothy smile and perky personality, while Kutcher chews the scenery.
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THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN 04 GENRE: Out of Order Sequel TALENT: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: The fourth Narnia book is being made second to ensure that the actors don’t outgrow the movies. KNOWN ENEMIES: Harry Potter, The Golden Compass PREDICTION: Until they make The Hobbit, the Narnia chronicles are the only legitimate fantasy classics being adapted, so they’ve cornered the market.
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INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL 05 GENRE: Long Overdue Sequel TALENT: Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Shia LaBeouf (plus director Steven Spielberg and writer George Lucas) ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: Indiana Jones reunites with his old flame and a new youngster to seek out the latest mythological treasure. KNOWN ENEMIES: Live Free or Die Hard, Rocky Balboa PREDICTION: It will be worth the wait. It just will. Spielberg doesn’t make sequels for the money. Ford does, but not Spielberg.
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SEX AND THE CITY: THE MOVIE 06 GENRE: Made-From-TV Movie TALENT: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Chris Noth ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte talk about their relationships and sexual escapades on the big screen. KNOWN ENEMIES: The Simpsons Movie, The X-Files PREDICTION: It will be huge. Abso-F***ing-lutely huge.
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YOU DON’T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN07 GENRE: SNL Sketch TALENT: Adam Sandler, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Rob Schneider ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: A Mossad agent moves to New York City to become a hairdresser… yes, really. KNOWN ENEMIES: Little Nicky, Bulletproof PREDICTION: Sure to be the best Israeli secret-agent-turned-hair-stylist movie of all time.
KUNG FU PANDA 08 GENRE: Celebrity Cartoon TALENT: Voices of Jack Black, Ian McShane, Angelina Jolie ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: A panda bear learns kung fu in order to defend his village. KNOWN ENEMIES: Sharktale, Madagascar PREDICTION: Seeing Jack Black actually do kung fu would be funnier, but these Dreamworks star-studded cartoons always please the kids.
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THE INCREDIBLE HULK 10 GENRE: Made-from-Comic-Book Movie TALENT: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: To make up for the Ang Lee version, they’ve restarted the story of Bruce Banner/ The Hulk in a more action-packed movie. KNOWN ENEMIES: Batman Begins, Superman Returns PREDICTION: Hulk smash Ang Lee!
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GET SMART 11 GENRE: Retro TV Remake TALENT: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: Bumbling ’60s spy Maxwell Smart (Carell) enters a new generation for fans of The Office and The Devil Wears Prada. KNOWN ENEMIES: The Brady Bunch Movie, Starsky & Hutch PREDICTION: Steve Carell in a suit is always funny (The Daily Show, Anchorman), but he’s no Don Adams.
THE HAPPENING 09 KIT KITTRIDGE: AN GENRE: M. Night Shyamalan Thriller AMERICAN GIRL TALENT: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: A family deals with a planet-wide natural disaster. KNOWN ENEMIES: Lady in the Water, The Village PREDICTION: The entire plot will hinge on a vital character played by none other than M. Night himself.
GENRE: Feature Length Toy Commercial TALENT: Abigail Breslin, Stanley Tucci, Joan Cusack ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: Based on the line of dolls, a Depression-era girl (Breslin) tries to publish a story in a Cincinnati newspaper. KNOWN ENEMIES: My Super Sweet
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16, The Hills PREDICTION: Serving an audience of girls too young for BlackBerries and cell phones, this movie has the single digit market cornered.
THE LOVE GURU 12 GENRE: Impersonation Comedy TALENT: Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: A white guy raised by Buddhist monks comes to America to share his romantic knowledge. KNOWN ENEMIES: Austin Powers, Shrek PREDICTION: It took DVD rentals to make the first Austin Powers a hit, but now people get Mike Myers.
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WALL·E 13 GENRE: Pixar TALENT: Voices of Ben Burtt, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: After humans abandon the planet, a robot left behind travels the galaxy to find his true robot love. KNOWN ENEMIES: A.I., Bicentennial Man PREDICTION: Even the worst Pixar movies are huge.
WANTED 14 GENRE: Made-From-Graphic-Novel Movie TALENT: James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: A femme 22
fatale trains a boy to become a super assassin with magic tricks that make bullets zigzag. KNOWN ENEMIES: Shoot ’Em Up, Hitman PREDICTION: James McAvoy is going to be the next big thing.
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HANCOCK 15 GENRE: Golden Ticket TALENT: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: A drunk superhero hires a publicist to make the public forgive him for destroying their cities during super battles. KNOWN ENEMIES: Wild Wild West, American history PREDICTION: Will Smith just opened a movie where he’s the only person alive. Even if people think this is about the founding father, he can’t lose.
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HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY 16 GENRE: Unexpected Sequel TALENT: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: The Bureau for Paranormal Research returns to fight new creatures bent on taking over the world. KNOWN ENEMIES: Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy PREDICTION: This looks so wild, Hellboy doesn’t even have to be in it and it would be awesome.
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JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH 3-D 17 GENRE: 3-D Gimmick TALENT: Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: A father takes his kids on a magical adventure inside the planet’s core, and things fly out at the audience. KNOWN ENEMIES: The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D, Beowulf PREDICTION: No matter how cool it looks, this Journey will have to be good to survive the summer.
MEET DAVE 18 GENRE: Multiple-Eddie-Murphy Movie TALENT: Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Ed Helms ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: Eddie Murphy plays an alien piloting an Eddie Murphy spaceship on a mission to Earth. KNOWN ENEMIES: The Nutty Professor, Dr. Doolittle, Coming to America PREDICTION: Hey, if Norbit’s a hit, who are we to judge?
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THE DARK KNIGHT 19 GENRE: Prequel Sequel TALENT: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: Batman returns – I mean, the Batman from
Batman Begins is back, and now has to deal with the psychotic criminal that is The Joker. KNOWN ENEMIES: Batman Returns, Batman Begins PREDICTION: Heath Ledger fans will come out in droves to support his final film.
MAMMA MIA! 20 GENRE: Broadway Movie TALENT: Pierce Brosnan, Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: It’s the movie version of Broadway’s ABBA musical, about a girl inviting her three possible fathers to her wedding. KNOWN ENEMIES: Rent, The Producers PREDICTION: Meryl Streep will make this watchable, even if James Bond can’t sing.
SPACE CHIMPS 21 GENRE: Non-Pixar Animated Movie TALENT: Voices of Andy Samberg, Stanley Tucci, Jeff Daniels ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: CGI animated monkeys fly off into space to defeat an evil warlord. KNOWN ENEMIES: Pixar, Dreamworks, Blue Sky PREDICTION: There’s only room for three CGI animation studios in this town, and this isn’t one of them.
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THE LONGSHOTS GENRE: Inspirational Sport Flick TALENT: Ice Cube, Keke Palmer, Tasha Smith ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: Elevenyear-old Jasmine Plummer becomes the first girl to play in a Pop Warner youth football tournament. KNOWN ENEMIES: Pride, Remember the Titans PREDICTION: She will face resistance at first, but ultimately triumph over adversity.
STEP BROTHERS 22 GENRE: Familiar Ensemble TALENT: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: Two grown-ups become rival siblings when their single parents get married. KNOWN ENEMIES: Walk Hard, Kicking and Screaming PREDICTION: Ricky Bobby vs. Dewey Cox? We are so there.
THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE 23 GENRE: See Sex and The City: The Movie TALENT: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Billy Connolly ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: Scully and Mulder are on a brand new case. KNOWN ENEMIES: Syndication, the generation gap PREDICTION: They’re still not going to answer any questions, but maybe Scully and Mulder will finally get it on.
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THE ROCKER 24 GENRE: Character Actor Vehicle TALENT: Rainn Wilson, Josh Gad, Christina Applegate ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: A failed drummer gets a second chance to be a rock star. KNOWN ENEMIES: Rock Star, Almost Famous PREDICTION: There will still be heavy competition from Step Brothers, but it’s time for Dwight Schrute to get his own movie.
THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR 25 GENRE: Ill-Timed Sequel TALENT: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: Desert swashbuckler Rick O’Connell is back to do battle with a Chinese mummy, so that’s totally different. KNOWN ENEMIES: The Scorpion King, Indiana Jones PREDICTION: The first two Mummy remakes were a decent substitute for Indiana Jones, but this year we’re getting the real thing.
SWING VOTE GENRE: Election Year Political Satire TALENT: Kevin Costner, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: A presidential election is so close, one man’s vote will actually pick the winner.
KNOWN ENEMIES: The Daily Show, Wag the Dog PREDICTION: This could go either way. If only there was a deciding factor to help us choose.
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PINEAPPLE EXPRESS 26 GENRE: Stoner Action TALENT: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Gary Cole ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: A pothead and his dealer go on the run after they witness corrupt cops committing dirty deeds. KNOWN ENEMIES: Cheech and Chong, Harold and Kumar PREDICTION: It’s been almost a whole year since we’ve seen Seth Rogen, and we just can’t wait any longer!
THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS 2 27 GENRE: Young Chick Flick TALENT: America Ferrera, Alexis Bledel, Amber Tamblyn ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: The sisterhood summers in Greece after their freshman year in college, and must find the magical pair of jeans that fit all their different curves equally. KNOWN ENEMIES: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants PREDICTION: They’ve all changed a lot in their year apart, but they’ll find that true friendship lasts forever.
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TROPIC THUNDER 28 GENRE: War Comedy TALENT: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr. ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: Actors shooting a war movie end up being soldiers in a real war, and Downey wears blackface. KNOWN ENEMIES: Zoolander, The Cable Guy PREDICTION: Stiller is much funnier playing these crazy characters than doing that tiresome everyman loser shtick.
MIRRORS 29 GENRE: Spooky Furniture TALENT: Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Cameron Boyce ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: A security guard investigates the mirrors at a burned-out department store, and they’re reaaaaally scary. KNOWN ENEMIES: Shutter, Pulse PREDICTION: Without Chloe on call, Jack Bauer’s really going to have his work cut out for him.
STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS 30 GENRE: Revisionist History Animation TALENT: George Lucas, voice cast yet to be announced ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: They’ve explained all the backstory with three prequels, but they haven’t done it as a cartoon yet! KNOWN ENEMIES: Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Episode II: Attack of the Clones
PREDICTION: More prequel backstory? This may actually be the straw that breaks the fanboys’ backs.
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THE ACCIDENTAL HUSBAND 31 GENRE: Revenge Romance TALENT: Uma Thurman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colin Firth ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: A jilted groom gets revenge on the talk show host who sabotaged his nuptials by hacking into government records and making himself her legal husband. KNOWN ENEMIES: My Best Friend’s Wedding, Overboard PREDICTION: It’ll be almost three months since there’s been a bona fide rom-com, so audiences will be ready for this one.
BANGKOK DANGEROUS 32 GENRE: Nicolas Cage Action Movie TALENT: Nicolas Cage, James With, Shaun Delaney ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: A hitman goes to Thailand for a job but ends up falling in love and making friends. KNOWN ENEMIES: The Killer, Face/Off PREDICTION: The professional murderer will have a change of heart and learn the value of human life.
THE HOUSE BUNNY 33 GENRE: Sorority Slumber Party TALENT: Anna Faris, Katherine McPhee, Colin Hanks
ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: A Playboy Bunny kicked out of the Mansion becomes house mother to a sorority of geek girls. KNOWN ENEMIES: Legally Blonde, Revenge of the Nerds PREDICTION: The girls will learn that they were really cool all along and just needed to accept themselves, and the Bunny will learn that looks aren’t everything. Boy, this is getting easy.
WILD CHILD GENRE: Foreign Exchange Comedy TALENT: Emma Roberts, Nick Frost, Natasha Richardson ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: A California brat gets sent to a British boarding school to learn how to behave. KNOWN ENEMIES: What a Girl Wants, The Princess Diaries PREDICTION: After rebelling for a little while, the little girl will learn that rules aren’t so bad and… Jesus Christ, come on.
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BABYLON A.D. 34 GENRE: The Last Summer Action Movie TALENT: Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Gerard Depardieu ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: A mercenary must get a woman from Russia to China before an evil cult can use her virus to… yeah, it’s one of those. KNOWN ENEMIES: The Chronicles of Riddick, the SciFi Channel PREDICTION: You know, Vin Diesel and Michelle Yeoh fighting religious nuts in the future might be just what we need come late August. TW
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Sports&Adventure Flight instructor Mary Ann Dach, 2001 Cessna Skyhawk SP
Skyhawk SP, and flight instructor Mary Ann Dach encourages us to take the controls into our own hands and steer the plane to the left, we can’t help raising an eyebrow in self-doubt: “Well… o-kaaay.” Dach, who has been teaching for the nonprofit West Valley Flying Club (WVFC) for just over two years, smiles reassuringly, reminding us that she has a full set of controls at her passenger-side seat, and that she’s ready to reclaim control of the plane if anything goes wrong. One deep breath later, it’s on: We move the control stick to the left, and the plane turns accordingly. The dark cloud of apprehension passes, and we quickly learn two things: a) after making a turn, it’s important to balance things out by moving the stick back in the opposite direction a little, and b) steering an airplane isn’t half as intimidating as it sounds. Granted, it’s a simple maneuver we’re performing, but it feels surprisingly straightforward and comfortable – safe, even. Back on land at San Martin’s South County Airport, the site of one of four WVFC offices in or around the Silicon Valley area (others are located at Palo Alto, San Carlos and Hayward airports), Dach comments that flying is far from the dangerous hobby many people think it is. Safety, she says, is really a matter of choosing the right flying club: “Does the place look shoddy? Where did they do the maintenance? Does the maintenance have a good history? Those are all things that are easily searchable.”
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Mind you, preparation doesn’t hurt, either. Successful flying is the result of many hours of study and practice, both in the air and on the ground. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires students to spend a minimum of 40 hours of flight time to get their private pilot’s licenses. The actual number of hours in the air will vary from person to person, but the national average is 65. Dach says any pilot-to-be should also plan to put in approximately two hours of book study for every hour of flight. “It’s really fun to come to the lesson and learn how to fly a plane,” she comments. “The hard part is reading the regulations, reading the manual, doing your homework. If people do that, it’s way cheaper and way easier. But because you have two kids, and there’s a recital, and you forgot, that adds hours to your training – not having done your homework.”
Learning to Fly Our intrepid reporter takes a crack at flying a plane and learns an unexpected lesson or two. BY DAMON ORION
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you attempt to fly a plane yourself. Take our word for it. As we soar 5,500 feet above Mount Madonna between Watsonville and Gilroy in a 2001 Cessna
David Rodenhaver, a flight instructor at Palo Alto’s Advantage Aviation, backs up Dach’s assertions. “[Flying] is not like driving a car, where you can kind of figure it out,” he states. “You do have to really put time into studying to be able to learn to fly and pass the test. Most people who come down to the airport to learn to fly definitely have the ability to do it. The people who don’t make it are usually the people who don’t put in the effort, don’t study.” 26
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In spite of all the hard work involved, diligent students can learn the ropes fairly quickly. Rodenhaver, a charter pilot for Advantage as well as an instructor, says that after only two or three lessons, most of his students are already making their first landings. “The planes aren’t so fast that it’s a super-critical point where you have to do everything perfectly,” he explains. “People wander a little left or a little right of the centerline – of course, always in the general vicinity of the middle of the runway – and maybe you bounce once or twice, but then you just go around and try it again.” He adds that by the time the plane reaches the ground, it’s traveling at a moderate enough speed to allow for a little bouncing, which the planes are built to handle. Landing is a particularly daunting maneuver to many new pilots, but in Dach’s opinion, it’s all in the mind. “It’s like anything – if you play baseball, you have to kind of clear your mind and know that you’re practiced, and everything you’ve been doing is going to get you through this,” she states. “It’s totally letting go and trusting yourself that you’ve done the training for this.” Dach and Rodenhaver both stress that once you’ve mastered the finer points
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of flying, it’s still important to stay in practice. “It’s like a language,” Dach offers. “If you don’t speak it, you lose it.” Rodenhaver recommends flying two or three times a month to keep in shape. “It works the same way in cars,” he says. “If you go out of the country and you don’t drive for six months, you come back, and you’re gonna say, ‘Wow! This is really weird.’” We mull all this over as we head home in our car, somewhat relieved to be at the helm of a much more familiar vehicle. Scant hours later, we get a hair-raising email from Mary Ann Dach: While driving home from our lesson, she was in a major accident when a mattress fell off the car in front of her. After doing a 360degree flip and landing back on its wheels, Dach’s vehicle was hit from behind by another car. Her car was totaled and the other vehicle seriously damaged – but by some miracle, both drivers walked away unhurt. Hmmm... maybe flying really is the safer way to travel. TW West Valley Flying Club www.wvfc.org South County Airport, 13025 Murphy Ave., San Martin (408) 683-4102 Advantage Aviation, 1903 Embarcadero Rd., Palo Alto (650) 493-5987 www.advantage-aviation.com
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Western Ballet SPOR T S & A DVEN T URE
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1830 Hillsdale Ave. #2, San Jose (408) 371-4235, 168 E. Fremont Ave., Sunnyvale www.akakickbox. com The American Kickboxing Academy offers top-level public instruction for men, women, and children. In addition, AKA provides private professional training.
Ernie Reyes West Coast Martial Arts 668 Lincoln Ave., San Jose (408) 993-8122, 7050 Santa Teresa, San Jose (408) 629-2441 www.erniereyes.com For children and adults, martial arts teaches focus, confidence, self-discipline, fitness, flexibility, coordination and weight, as well as respect for themselves and others.
Silver Creek Sportsplex 800 Embedded Way, San Jose (408) 225-1843 www.silvercreeksportsplex.com The 240,000-sq.ft. facility is the largest under one roof in North America — a truly unique, state of-the-art complex catering to today’s active families and individuals.
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Having already worked as a chef in what she refers to as the “cooking world” while in her 20s, Searle learned the tricks of the raw cooking trade by taking a course at the Living Light Culinary Arts Institute in Fort Bragg, Calif., something of a learning mecca for raw gourmands. In November 2006, she began preparing raw meals under the Thrivin’ Edibles banner for a few friends. Via word of mouth, Thrivin’ Edibles now delivers meals to about 200 people three times a week. The company also caters events, and has plans to develop further lines for retail sale, including raw/vegan Patti’s Patties. Searle also hopes to have her raw cuisine served a la carte in delis and cafés. Searle’s food delivery business is tailor-made for people who want to go raw but lack the inclination to do all the food prep required. She’s fond of quoting Santa Monica raw chef Matt Amsden, who quips “We don’t cook so you don’t have to.” But while going raw is what she calls a “total paradigm shift,” Searle is quick to point out that maintaining a raw diet is not as difficult or finicky as people imagine. “One of my clients said, ‘All that shopping and all that chopping, I don’t wanna do that,’” she laughs, though she adds that except for dehydrated items, raw food does not take any more time to prepare than cooked meals. “As a matter of fact, they take less because you just make them and then eat them. You don’t need to wait 15 minutes or three hours for them to cook.”
Eating au Naturale There’s way more to the raw food movement than carrots and celery sticks. HE A LT H & BE AU T Y
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only had more energy, and clearer skin, but lost 15 pounds without effort. Then “I came home and kept eating raw, and lost another 15 pounds in 30 days,” recalls Searle. The big advantage to raw food, its advocates assert, is that food contains enzymes that are destroyed when heated over about 115 degrees F, and that many vitamins and minerals in food are also destroyed during the cooking process. “The prevailing thought is that anything over 130 degrees definitely destroys all the enzymatic action. And it’s the enzymes in food that actually help your body digest it,” Searle explains. “When you kill those by heating it too high (and 130 degrees is actually a really low temperature), your body has to work really hard to digest the food – and over 130 degrees, you start destroying vitamins and minerals. That’s the thought behind ‘why raw, why live?’ – you keep all that alive.” While scientists often refute these claims, raw food fans clearly seem to be the picture of health, reporting increased energy, improved digestion, mental clarity, glowing skin, and all-around good health. “I feel good, I am over 50 and I don’t take any medication at all,” Searle reveals. “And it cut all my menopausal symptoms completely.” Some believe the diet can also help prevent cancers, heart disease, and other more serious illnesses. The raw tag can often be misleading, in the sense that while they aren’t cooked, foods can be dehydrated – which means products such as bread and cookies can still be made “raw.” It just takes time. “We dehydrate the cookies, and other desserts,” Searle explains. “Typically it takes 12-24 hours.” Bowls of raw soup, too, aren’t exactly hot and steaming. “Heating them above 120 degrees does sort of ruin the point of eating raw,” she notes. “Now, if someone were to put the soup in a dehydrator, covered, before eating it, that would warm it gently, which would then keep the soup live.”
If a diet consisting largely of raw nuts, seeds and vegetable matter sounds bland, restrictive, even monastic, a quick scan of Searle’s list of raw cuisine reveals otherwise: Oriental noodle delight (the noodles are made using scallions, cabbage, celery, red peppers and bean sprouts); crimini mushrooms stuffed with walnut tomato pâté; pad thai (again, noodles come in vegetable form; here it’s zucchini and cucumber); a spinach and cashew quiche layered with ribbons of red bell peppers and carrots; zucchini, rosemary and onion bread – the delicious list of options goes on. And if you think that raw food equals dessert deprivation, think again: a selection of brownies, cookies, mousses, puddings and cakes are sweet (thanks to agave nectar), chocolaty (courtesy of raw cacao) and perfectly indulgent. Now that’s hot. TW
RAW DINING Café La Vie, 429 Front St., Santa Cruz (831) 429-6746 www.lavie.us This all organic café and bar’s menu features many raw dishes, such as the live cacao tacos: cacao tortillas piled high with spring greens, carrots, coleslaw, avocado and a drizzle of creamy coconut aioli; and live pizza: layers of cashew cheese and pesto topped with sun-dried tomatoes and black olives. Café Soulstice (Inside Equinox Fitness Clubs), 4 E. Fourth Ave., San Mateo (650) 401-6411; and 440 Portage Ave., Palo Alto (650) 319-1700 www.cafesoulstice.com These raw cafés inside Equinox have a keen, captive audience of health-conscious customers. The completely raw/vegan menu is the brainchild of Bay Area raw chef Elaina Love. Popular dishes include the hearty taco salad, the faux salmon nori rolls and the choco maca malt shake. Café Gratitude www.cafegratitude.com This renowned raw dining pioneer has two locations in San Francisco, one in Berkeley and one in San Rafael. And while you didn’t hear this from us, rumors are they could be eyeing Palo Alto as a future location. Until then, their live pizzas, including the “I Am Passionate” marinara, with rich sun-dried tomato sauce, olive tapenade and fresh basil, are worth the drive.
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Services: Massages (Swedish, deep tissue, reflexology), facials (European, deep cleansing, express, fruit enzyme peel, glycolic acid peel, anti-aging vitamin repair), microdermabrasion, back facials, sea salt scrub, hand, nail and feet care, hair salon, waxing, tanning, makeup application and lessons. Special Features: Innovators provides in-salon or on-location styling, makeup application, manicures, pedicures, massages, and facials for special occasions such as a bridal party, prom or romantic date. STAR SALON & SPA $ 2260 S. Bascom Ave. (408) 377-2151 www.starsalonspa.com
Services: Facials (refresher, classic European, ultimate European), massages (back and neck, full body, deep tissue, foot reflexology), tanning, hair removal, nail care and full salon services. Special Features: If a regular facial just doesn’t cut it for you, go for the Ultimate at Star Salon & Spa. It’s 80 minutes of pure facial bliss with an AHA chemical peel that smoothes fine lines, lightens hyper pigmentation and promotes cell growth, followed by hydrating, toning, a facial, and a neck and shoulder massage, and ending with a nourishing masque. Also, check out the massage packages, which are a great bargain at $240 for six half-hour sessions.
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FREMONT CLARITY SPA $$
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Services: Facials (purifying, skin resurfacing, dendrology, tri-enzyme, hydrating, vitamin C, gentlemen’s, skin balancing, lymphatic cleansing, superlifting, aromatherapy, refresher), microdermabrasion, peel (sensi, ultra peel I/II, PCA), body treatments (back, lymphatic drainage cellulite treatment, mind and body rejuvenation, French soft and silk salt glow, perfect legs), waxing, and tinting. Special Features: Extra means better at Clarity Spa with $20-andbelow add-ons that will enhance your spa experience. Get an instant super lift for $20 or the special ampoule containing vitamins A, E, C, collagen, DNA and oxygen for $12. EUROPEAN DAY SPA $
40643 Grimmer Blvd. (510) 770-1237 www.europeandayspa.com
Services: Massages (hot stone, Swedish, deep tissue, reflexology, integrated, aromatherapy, prenatal, spa hand and foot), facials (European deep pore cleansing, Dermalift nonsurgical facial lift, glycolic acid, acne, back, men’s), body treatments (salt glow body polishing with hydrotherapy bath, cellulite, seaweed body wrap, mud body wrap, slimming/detoxification, buff and bronze w/hypnotherapy), makeup, eye treatment, manicures, and pedicures. Special Features: Spa packages are the way to go if you can’t decide how best to pamper yourself. From career women and moms-to-be to teenagers and couples, European Day Spa has you covered.
LAVENDER BEAUTY SPA $$$
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Services: Facials (classic, Repechage four layer, Hungarian organic, hyper hydrating, teen, acne, silkpeel, anti-wrinkle firming and lifting defense, lightening, puffy-eye treatment, oxygen treatment, LumiLift, Lumifacial), body treatments (mud wrap, body contour wrap, lemon sugar body polish, spa paraffin, cellulite treatment), waxing, and eyelash perming. Special Features: Rehydrate with oxygen and choose one of Lavender’s facial treatments like the ECHO2Plus Oxygen Treatment System, which uses pure medical grade oxygen packed with 87 different vitamins, minerals, enzymes and amino acids. VISUAL IMAGE SALON $
5200 Mowry Ave., Ste. C (510) 792-5922 www.visualimagesalon.com
Services: Facials (signature, traditional European, acne, glycolic acid peel, microdermabrasion, back), eye, lip and neck treatments, eyebrow and lash tinting, waxing, hair salon, and makeup. Special Features: Become a model and get your haircut or colored for free. Models are used for training future hair stylists, and qualified educators are on hand to supervise.
GILROY BEAUTY LOUNGE $$$
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Services: Massages (reflexology, shiatsu, prenatal, sports, Swedish, aromatherapy, warm stone), tanning, facials (anti-aging, deep pore, acne, glycolic, enzyme peel, microdermabrasion), permanent makeup, hair treatments, and waxing. Special Features: Take a dip in their hydrotherapy tub and take home something special from their boutique, which sells designer jewelry, lingerie and health products.
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Services: Massages (Swedish, deep tissue, four hands, aromatherapy, warm stone, couples, prenatal), facials (pumpkin, resurfacing, rosacea, Jan Marini C-ESTA, teen, enzyme peel, hyper pigment treatment, acne), body wraps (herbal, mud, seaweed), scrubs, waxing, tinting, hand and feet care, and electrolysis. Special Features: Facials are Primrose’s specialty, with options like Epicurean enzyme and oxygen treatment, salicylic acid, microcurrent eye treatment and frozen live cell therapy. RITZ-CARLTON, HALF MOON BAY SPA $$$$
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LOS ALTOS CIANA DAY SPA AND SALON $$
111 Main St. (Salon); 107 Main St. (Spa), (650) 941-1285 www.cianasalonspa.com
Services: Facials (essential, ultimate, elemental nature, outer peace acne relief, men’s, LaStone, purifying facial for acneprone skin, 55-minute express, microdermabrasion), waxing, hand and feet therapy, hair salon, and makeup. Special Features: If you want the pampering to continue at home, throw a microdermabrasion party, where a certified esthetician from Ciana visits you.
YELKA DAY SPA $$$
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Services: Facial therapies (Treatment 21TM, pumpkin pie refining peel, hydraplenishing oxygen, MoistureLock collagen, ultimate decadence, mini decadence, regenerating caviar pearl, frosty mint spirulina, intense glycol-firming, microdermabrasion, Lumi, acne), massages (deep tissue, aromatherapy, aqua-thermal trio, personalized plus, mom-to-be, Treatment 21TM deep relaxation), body treatments (Adriatic lavender salt polish, chocolate raspberry buff, cellulite reduction, slimming detox, hand brightening and retexturizing, reflexology, aromatic scalp treatment), waxing, tinting, and spa packages. Special Features: Caviar used to be something you ate, but now it’s something you put on your face – well, almost. The Regenerating Caviar Pearl Facial takes the finest of caviar extracts, which compel skin cells to metabolize, leaving your face radiant.
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Services: Massages (therapeutic Esalen, Reiki technique), facials (fountain of youth petite, tropical, deep cleansing European, firming, deep pore cleanse, soothing “C,” paprika with AHA, Lisa’s seasonal special), brow/lash tinting, and hair removal. Special Features: Try the Paprika Facial with AHA, the signature treatment which “regenerates, rejuvenates, and detoxifies” the skin. THE MOMMY SPA $$
413-A Monterey Ave., (408) 395-2009 www.themommyspa.com
Services: Massages (specializing in pregnancy and postpartum massage, plus Swedish relaxation, deep tissue, and hot stone massage, trigger point therapy, and couples and infant massage classes). Also offers Reiki and guided meditation. Special Features: Founder Lindsay MacInnis has extensive training and experience, studying under such recognized experts as New York’s Elaine Stillerman, and San Diego’s Carol Osborne-Sheets. As a result, she has advanced certification in pregnancy massage, and over 70 hours of specific prenatal training. For new mommies, newborns to three-month-olds are welcome during postpartum therapy sessions, with time for infant care and feeding as needed. RENDEZVOUS SALON & DAY SPA $$
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Services: Massages (warm stone, Swedish body, therapeutic, aromatherapy), facials (Rendezvous ultimate, detoxifying, anti-aging rejuvenation, acne controlling), skin resurfacing (microdermabrasion, exfoliation power peels), hair salon, nail care, hair removal, brow design, and makeup. Special Features: Rendezvous offers special add-on services, including detoxifying arm treatment, décolleté microdermabrasion and rejuvenation treatment, balancing back facial, hydrating hand and paraffin treatment, and after facial makeup application. Makeup applications in styles such as film, photography and television are also provided. SHANGRI-LA LOTUS $$
412-A Monterey Ave. (408) 3951139 www.jennysbeauty.com
Services: Eyelash extensions, permanent makeup, hair styling, curling and straightening, facials (Heavenly Indulgence, classic, teen facial, Dermafile, back treatment), microdermabrasion, waxing, spa pedicures, manicures and nail care, makeup for weddings and special occasions. Special Features: Owner Jenny Dinh has been doing eyelash extensions for over 15 years. During the wedding season, she’s given as many as 10 brides a month the long, lush lashes of their dreams. TW
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Style&Shopping All About Mom A Mother’s Day primer, plus last minute gift ideas. BY ZOE CHAPMAN
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As for the cynics who deem Mother’s Day as a socalled Hallmark holiday, they are mistaken. While historians will always quibble, the honoring of mothers can be traced back as far as ancient times, when the Greeks and Romans paid homage to their mother gods. In 17th-century England, many celebrated a day dubbed Mothering Sunday, which allowed people to travel home to their families, bringing with them special cakes and sweets to honor their darling mums. Such facts can not only be seen as the antecedents of the occasion we celebrate today, but are also indicative of the inherent human desire to show gratitude to our maternal figures. Philadelphian Anna M. Jarvis is credited with prompting the establishment of the Mother’s Day holiday here in the US. After her own mother’s death in 1905, Jarvis campaigned for a holiday to commemorate and appreciate all mothers, and the cause was adopted by many before being officially declared a national holiday by President Woodrow Wilson in 1914.
This ingenious device means those gorgeous designer bags will no longer have to languish on the floor at restaurants and bars, nor be inelegantly slung onto the backs of chairs. When not in use keeping bags from the ground, it simply acts as a chic purse charm. Charming indeed.
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WHERE TO BUY Bloomingdales (Burberry and Marc Jacobs), 1 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto (650) 463-2000 www.bloomingdales.com Kiehl’s Since 1851, Westfield Valley Fair, 2855 Stevens Creek Blvd., Santa Clara (408) 554-7080; 365 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto (650) 617-4599 www.kiehls.com Luxe Link at FINA, 284 Main St., Los Altos (650) 347-8822 or go to www.luxelink.com SFMOMA Store, 151 Third St., San Francisco (888) 357-0037 www.sfmoma.com Tourneau, 355 Santana Row, Ste. 1000, San Jose (408) 244-8463 www.tourneau.com Umbra, at www.umbra.com
Since then, Mother’s Day has certainly evolved from the genuine day of appreciation at its core to a wholly more commercial event. But many mothers are truly underappreciated, so this one day each year offers people the chance to show how much they care by offering their moms a token of their affection.
01 Tourneau watch with pavé diamonds and mother-of-pearl, $950 02 Messenger cup and saucer, by Oya Akman, $30, from SFMOMA 03 Umbra fotoflora frame, $26.50 04 Umbra host photo tray, $42 05 Burberry medium hobo in white leather, $895, and leather wallet in Goldtone metallic, $395 from Bloomingdales
For those not sure what to choose, why not take mom shopping? She may truly appreciate a new handbag, picture frame or watch, but her heart probably desires something even more precious: Time with those who call her “Mom.” TW
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Mom design, $59 07 Marc Jacobs zip clutch in cream and sun leather, $168, and small zip-around wallet in sun leather, $98, from Bloomingdales 08 Umbra U+ Collection Moltilla gold-plated flowers, $42 09 Luxe Link (in use) Summer Brocade design, $35 10 Jewelry Tree by Louise Christ, $35, from SFMOMA 11 Kiehl’s Limited Edition Gardenia collection: Scented candle (not shown), $28; hand & body lotion, $19.50; liquid body cleanser, $15.50
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Alta 1342 Lincoln Ave., San Jose (408) 288-5940; 701 Laurel St., San Carlos (650) 596-9599; 779 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park (650) 326-7390; 130 N. Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos (408) 354-0069 Alta has been carrying original contemporary clothing and accessories for the past 25 years. Visit any of their four locations and experience the excitement.
Amy B. Boutique Corner Stone Shopping Center, 15994 Los Gatos Blvd., Los Gatos (408) 358-8600 Exceptional men’s and women’s contemporary clothing and accessories from Ted Baker, Diane Von Furstenberg, Oliver Peoples, James Perse, Vince and Paige Denim.
Bella James 1165 Lincoln Ave., San Jose (408) 292-0000 350 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell (408) 866-9000 www.bellajames.com Located in the Garden Theatre in Willow Glen and now in downtown Campbell, Bella James features inspriring and affordable contemporary women’s clothing and accessories, including Michael Stars, Joe’s Jeans, Havaianas, Free People, Hudson Citizens and more.
Bombshell Boutique 301 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell (408) 371-7423 www.bombshell-boutique.com Bombshell offers stylish and sexy clothing and lingerie for women. Also specializes in tattoo apparel for men and women, and offers unique accessories and gift items, all at affordable prices.
Kitsch Couture 20490 Saratoga-Los Gatos Rd., Saratoga (408) 8721104 www.kitschcouture.com At Kitsch Couture, they want fashion to capture your individuality. They have transformed a quaint historic church into a wonderfully distinct contemporary boutique, featuring an eclectic mix of fashion-forward pieces, unique accessories, and gifts. Customers often leave saying “There truly is something for everyone.” Brands include Free People, T-Bags, Trina Turk, Kensie and Michael Stars.
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Signature Lifestyle 519 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell (408) 370-3433 www.myspace.com/signaturelifestyle Features casual clothing for young guys and gals, with a large selection of accessories at very affordable prices. Complimentary gift wrapping is also available.
Ursula’s Boutique 140 W. Main St., Ste. B, Los Gatos (408) 395-1400 The wide range of clothing and styles at Ursula’s Boutique will have you dressed for any event. With an array of jewelry, handbags, and accessories, Ursula’s Boutique is all you need to complete your outfit. LINGERIE
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Sure, it’s cheap and accessible, but using cardboard in home furnishings is also wonderfully whimsical. It’s a design concept that’s almost playfully ironic, perhaps Cardboard items are by no means new in the furniture realm. Now-internationally renowned architect Frank Gehry first implemented it in 1972 for his Easy Edges collection for furniture manufacturer Vitra, using corrugated cardboard to create the instantly iconic Wiggle side chair and stool, as well as a dining table. Gehry tapped the unlikely source again for his 1983 Vitra collection, fashioning a colorful red chair that resembled a wellworn armchair. Decades later, designers are embracing cardboard as an eco-friendly substance (recycled and recyclable) that can be used to create cutting-edge design items that also work as functional (and in some cases, affordable) home furnishings. It’s not difficult to see why.
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Pier 1 Imports, 2501 El Camino Real (650) 364-6608; 20610 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino (408) 253-4512; 5205 Prospect Rd., San Jose (408) 996-7136; 1009 Blossom Hill Rd., San Jose (408) 978-9555; 636 Blossom Hill Rd., Los Gatos (408) 358-3977 www.pier1.com
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SAN JOSE All World Furniture, 981 Stockton Ave. (408) 292-6883 www.allworldfurniture.com California Stools, Bars and Dinettes, 1272 S. Bascom Ave. (408) 294-7353 www.castoolsbarsdinettes.com Casa Casa Furniture, 1355 Lincoln Ave. (408) 298-2272 Cost Plus Market, 4050 Stevens Creek Blvd., (408) 247-3333; 1084 Blossom Hill Rd. (408) 267-6666 www.costplus.com Design Within Reach, 3080 Stevens Creek Blvd., Ste. 1010, Santana Row (408) 261-8875 www.dwr.com The Futon Shop, 1080 Blossom Hill Rd. (408) 9785696; 2180 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (650) 493-2727 www.thefutonshop.com Hank Coca’s Downtown Furniture, 82 E. Santa Clara St. (408) 297-9486 Helm of Sun Valley, 1111 Saratoga Ave. (408) 996-7669 www.helmofsunvalley.com Jimyko Home Furnishings, 1919 Monterey Rd., Ste. 10 (408) 993-0918 www.jimyko.com Willow Glen Kitchen and Bath, 351 Willow St. (408) 293-2284
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May 13: If you’re a bicyclist, you need to know how to fix simple mechanical problems – that’s where certified bike tech Scott Carrillo comes in. He’ll demonstrate how to make simple repairs and adjustments to keep your machine running strong: 7 – 8:30pm 20. DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose www.amtsj.org
May 13 – 25: American Musical Theatre of San Jose presents this story of two VERY different characters falling in love. 21. TRIPLE PLAY FAMILY DAYS
History San Jose, Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, San Jose Giants (408) 277-4193 www.hhpz.org
May 13: A day that the family can’t miss. You’ll enjoy a day at History San Jose, Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, followed by an exciting San Jose Giants baseball game… all for ONE dollar!
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May 10: Who would have thunk Johannes is 175 years old! Not us, but we’ll be at Stanford to listen to his fabulous music and sing “Happy Birthday” at the top of our lungs: 7pm
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May 9: San Jose Water Company presents the Seventh Annual Water Awareness Night with the San Jose Giants, followed by postgame fireworks!: 7pm
May 10: Don’t miss an amazing afternoon of opera… Peking style!: 2:30pm
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6. THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE San Jose Repertory Theatre, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose www.sjrep.com
May 10 – 11, 17 – 18: Take a selfguided tour of more than 300 local artists’ studios – and no, you can’t rummage through their refrigerators: 11am – 5pm
San Jose Municipal Stadium, 588 E. Alma Ave., San Jose www.sjgiants.com
Montgomery Theater, 271 S. Market St., San Jose (800) SAN-JOSE
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May 9 – 18: After learning that they cannot bear children due to a witch’s curse, a baker and his wife embark on a journey to find the objects needed to break the spell. Along the way, they encounter unique takes on classic characters, including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Prince Charming. 3. 37TH ANNUAL STANFORD POWWOW
Eucalyptus Grove, Galvez St. & Campus Dr., Stanford University powwow.stanford.edu
May 9 – 11: A celebration of Native American cultures with arts & crafts, food booths, dancing, souvenirs, and traditional songs. 4. CATS
Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway St., Oakland www.paramounttheatre.com
May 9 – 11: Don’t miss CATS’ 654,321,967th performance – we’ve heard they’ve added three more cats!
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California Theatre, 345 S. First St., San Jose (408) 286-2600 x23 www.fyco.org
May 10 – June 8: The dark and eerie two-faced world of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel comes to life on stage. At night, murder engulfs the foggy streets of London. The once likable Dr. Jekyll is beginning to act strange. What is his relation to the horrible Mr. Hyde? 7. SANTA CRUZ ROLLERGIRLS
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St., Santa Cruz www.santacruzrollergirls.com
May 10: Okay, who loves to watch women dressed like they were in the movie Escape from New York beat the crap out of each other, all on roller skates? Thought so. See ya there: 6:30pm 8. FROM FEATHERS TO FEAST
Hidden Villa Ranch, 26870 Moody Rd., Los Altos Hills (650) 949-9704 www.hiddenvilla.org
May 10: You’ll learn how chickens are raised on an organic farm, how to care for them, even how to butcher them. But the best part is at the end of the program, when you get your very own ready-to-cook chicken to take home!: 1 – 3:30pm
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Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View
May 10 – 18: People just can’t get enough of the Disney Channel’s hit movie about a jock falling for a brainiac. Two new songs have been added to the original soundtrack, making this a unique, must-see-andhear production. 12. JOE JACKSON
Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City www.foxdream.com
May 10: The author of the ‘80s hit single “Steppin’ Out,” and countless film scores, brings his ultrasmooth piano playing to the Bay Area: 8pm 13. EWASTE COLLECTION DAY AT UNION MIDDLE SCHOOL Union Middle School, 2130 Los Gatos-Almaden Rd., San Jose (408) 674-8862
May 10: We know you all have piles of old dot-matrix printers and other miscellaneous electronics cluttering up your garages and closets. And you have no idea on how to legally
dispose of them, right? Well, you’re in luck: just drive up and dump your old computers, monitors, VCRs, printers, fax machines, stereo components, telephones, microwaves, televisions, and more. The cost: free!: 9am – 4pm 14. SEVENTH ANNUAL PAGAN FESTIVAL
Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, 2151 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley www.thepaganfestival.org
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Flint Center for the Performing Arts, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino (408) 864-8820 www.flintcenter.com
May 11: With 500 of the most talented up-and-coming youth musicians in the Bay Area, you won’t want to miss this unique symphony experience, which includes a preconcert discussion with maestro Leo Eylar.
May 10: A day of celebrating all things pagan: Pagan art, music, food, dancing, vendors, speakers, rituals, and other heathen delights: 10:30am – 5:30pm 15. 15TH ANNUAL KFOG KABOOM! Piers 30 – 32, San Francisco www.kfog.com
May 10: Great live music from Los Lobos, Collective Soul, and Matt Nathanson, but most importantly, FIREWORKS!: 4 – 10pm 16. 33RD ANNUAL BERRYESSA ART & WINE FESTIVAL Penitencia Creek Park, 3050 Berryessa Rd., San Jose (408) 923-1815
May 10: Welcome to the Berryessa Art & Wine Festival, where you’re invited to enjoy fine wine, food, and superb art from local artisans: 10am – 5pm
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May 15: Okay, fatties, it’s time to get off your duffs, dig out the trusty Schwinn, and ride your bike to work. Come on, it’s for Mother Earth… and your high cholesterol!
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May 18: Let’s see here, “Behind a Wall of Sleep,” “Blood and Roses,” “Crazy Mixed-Up Kid,” “Only a Memory,” “House We Used to Live In” – those are five pretty good reasons why you won’t want to miss this show.
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San Jose McEnery Convention Center, 150 W. San Carlos St., San Jose www.calchessscholastics.org
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May 16 – 18: Hey, parents, think junior is a real whiz kid when it comes to playing chess? Well, let’s see how good he or she really is at this year’s state championships. Divisions for elementary to high school students.
Saddlerack, 42011 Boscell Rd., Fremont www.bluejeanbop.com
May 18: A rockabilly weekend with live music from Big Sandy & the Fly-Rite Boys, and Deke Dickerson & the Ecco-Fonics. Plus a classic hot rod show with food, drinks, cowgirl pinup contest, vendors, dancing and (most importantly) a mechanical bull: Noon to Midnight
24. KAWASAKI AMA SUPERBIKE SHOWDOWN Infineon Raceway Hwys. 37 & 121, Sonoma www.infineonraceway.com
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May 16 – 18: Top motorcycle racers from around the world will be swarming Infineon Raceway for three days of high-speed, wheelie poppin’ racing.
Riverside Avenue Bridge, running along the river and ending at the Water Street Bridge, Santa Cruz
May 18: You heard right, kinetic sculpture racing. What is it, you ask? To put it simply, it’s a sculpture with wheels, and will be racing from Riverside Bridge to Water Street Bridge: 10am - Noon
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The Pear Avenue Theatre, 1220 Pear Ave., Unit K, Mountain View (650) 254-1148 www.thepear.org
May 16 – June 8: A new dramatization by the Pear’s artistic director makes this a unique adaptation of Jane Austen’s first novel. 26. A FEW GOOD MEN
City Lights Theater, 529 S. Second St., San Jose www.cltc.org
May 16 – June 15: From the creator of The West Wing comes this awardwinning play about the death of a marine at Guantanamo Bay and the ensuing military trial of the two Marines accused. Can you handle the truth? 27. THE MONTEREY FESTIVAL OF SPEED
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey www.laguna-seca.com
May 16: Don’t miss this exciting weekend of racing with four different races, including the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car series, the Atlantic Championship series, Formula BMW Americas, and the Historic IMSA cars from the 1970s and ’80s. Triton Museum Hall Pavilion, 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara (408) 248-7993 www.scplayers.org
May 16 – June 7: A sophisticated comedy about what it means to be in a faithful marriage, and what happens when that trust is broken. 29. 28TH ANNUAL WESTERN GALA EVENT
Villa Ragusa, 35 S. Second St., Campbell www.hospicevalley.org
May 16: Help raise much-needed funds for Hospice of the Valley, and enjoy a Western-themed gala with wine tasting, a gourmet dinner, music, and silent and live auctions: 6 – 11pm
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May 17 – 18: This open-air springtime celebration features nonstop live entertainment, a juried arts and crafts show with 250 exhibitors, savory ethnic food, wine, microbrews, cooking demonstrations and activities for the kids. 31. 23RD ANNUAL BAY AREA STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Park, San Pablo Dam Rd., El Sobrante www.bayareastorytelling.org
May 17 - 18: Join storytellers Carol Birch, Derek Burrows, Baba Jamal Koram, Olga Loya for two full days of, what else, amazing storytelling!: 9am – 8pm 32. THE KILLS
Slim’s, 333 Eleventh St. San Francisco www.slims-sf.com
May 17: One guy, one girl and one GREAT show! 33. RELAY FOR LIFE
Townsend Field, 1111 Bellomy St., Santa Clara www.events. cancer.org/rflsantaclaraca
May 17 – 18: A fun-filled overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money to help the American Cancer Society save lives, help those who have been touched by cancer, and empower individuals to fight back against the disease. 34. TROOPFEST 2008
USS Hornet, Pier 3 in Alameda, www.uss-hornet.org
May 17: Welcome aboard the carrier USS Hornet, where you’ll have the pleasure of enjoying a tasty barbecue lunch, tours, color guard competition, raffles, and live music from Greg Kihn, Joe Satriani, Tom Johnston and Pat Simmons of the Doobie Brothers, Dave Meniketti of Y&T and many more. Funds raised go towards sending care packages to our troops
serving overseas: 10am – 5pm 35. HALAU NA WAI OLA’S 12TH ANNUAL HO’IKE
West Valley College, 14000 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga www.nawaiola.com
May 17: It’s a celebration of everything Hawaii, with song, hula dance performances, Tahitian drumming, and more – you can even win prizes!: 5pm 36. FIFTH ANNUAL ART OFF THE AVE Black Leopard Clayware, 2213 Radio Ave., San Jose www.bleopard.com
May 17 – 18: Don’t miss Black Leopard’s annual show, featuring work from seven artists in sculpture, tile, pottery, photography, and paper art. 37. BOOGIE ON THE BAYOU
Downtown Campbell www.campbellchamber.com
May 17 - 18: This festival includes some of the best Cajun and Zydeco entertainment, community performers, savory food and more than 200 fine artists from around the country. 38. SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK 101ST SEASON KICK OFF Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz www.beachboardwalk.com
May 17: Load up the family and prepare yourselves for a full day of cotton candy, corn dogs, roller coasters and fun!
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Red Devil Lounge, 1655 Polk St.,
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1957 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara (408) 243-2504 www. pcsj.org
May 18: It’s time to blow your mind through poetry, and Poetry In Song will be the catalyst for your mind-bending experience. The program includes poems set to music, including madrigals, art songs, and poetic songs from popular culture: 2pm 43. RENT
Flint Center for the Performing Arts, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino www.flintcenter.com
May 18 – 19: This Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical is coming to Silicon Valley for one night only! With an extremely talented cast – Heinz Winckler (who plays Roger Davis) was the 2002 winner of the South African version of American Idol – you won’t want to miss this production. 44. SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS WINE TRAIN
Roaring Camp Railroads, off Graham Hill Rd., Felton (831) 685-8463 www.scmwa.com
May 18: Guests will enjoy worldclass wine as they take a 40-minute ride through the beautiful redwoods: 1 – 4pm
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San Jose Event Center, 290 S. Seventh St., San Jose www.ticketmaster.com
May 19: During the recent excavation of Genghis Khan’s palace in Mongolia, archaeologists found what appears to be Megadeth’s first album, Killing Is My Business. That explains a lot: 5:30pm
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THURSDAY 46. SAKE SAN JOSE Japantown, San Jose www.sakesanjose.com
May 22: It’s all about sake, as more than 20 different businesses and restaurants in San Jose’s historic Japantown pour some of the best sakes brewed in both the US and Japan!: 5:30 – 8:30pm 47. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES vs. HOUSTON DYNAMO
Buck Shaw Stadium, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara St., Santa Clara www.sjearthquakes.com
May 22: Houston Dynamo will get DYNOMITED when they roll into town to take on our San Jose Earthquakes: 7:30pm
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San Jose McEnery Convention Center, 408 Almaden Blvd.,
San Jose www.fanime.com
May 23 – 26: Attention, anime lovers: Please join fellow anime lovers at the Bay Area’s largest anime convention, with workshops, discussion panels, music, dances and 24-hour anime programming.
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Aptos Village Park, 100 Aptos Creek Rd., Aptos www.santacruzbluesfestival.com
May 24 – 25: Get ready for two days of world class blues from such greats as Bonnie Raitt, Al Green, Coco Montoya, The Boneshakers and many more. 50. CIVIL WAR BATTLE RE-ENACTMENT
Roaring Camp Railroad, Felton www.roaringcamp.com
May 24 – 26: Nothing says family like a good battle re-enactment, so get over to Roaring Camp and watch the Yanks beat the crap out of the Rebs! Long live the UNION! TW
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says Weeks, which means that for unaccustomed diners, the experience might seem overly fussy. But it might also speak to an unfortunate sense of intimidation, much as a wine amateur might hesitate to use a sommelier for fear of embarrassment. That’s unfortunate, for those who shy away from an elaborate cheese presentation can miss out on a great opportunity to learn from a willing, straightforward and surprisingly approachable guide. For those diners who would prefer to empower themselves with a bit of independent education, however, there’s always school – the Cheese School of San Francisco, that is. Located on a quiet street in the city’s North Beach neighborhood, the Cheese School is worth the trip north for its many charms. Two-hour evening classes in the large, attractive space include lively instruction in everything from “what cheese actually is” to regional tastings and fun pairings: beer, whiskey, grappa. Generous samples, gourmet accompaniments and all beverages are included in class fees. Cheese School founder and proprietor Sara Vivenzio, whose grandparents were cheesemakers in upstate New York, started the school when she decided to follow a similar path. “I wanted to be a cheesemaker, but soon realized I had a romanticized idea of that work,” explains Vivenzio, who left advertising in New York City to pursue her new career in the Bay Area. “Local cheesemakers advised me to work in a cheese shop instead and learn everything I could, so that’s what I did.”
The cheese cart at The Plumed Horse, Saratoga
Cheese Course You’ll know jack and so much more with the help of these cheese whizzes.
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oets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese,” lamented English writer and fromage fan G.K. Chesterton in 1910. But had Chesterton lived through the turn of this century, would his concerns have eased? Though not poets in the traditional sense, contemporary cheese lovers are ripe with romantic language for their favorite fermentation, especially as the revived focus on artisanal cheesemaking, born of the Slow Food movement, continues to thrive.
An educated and discerning public is hungry for details on curdled cow’s-, goat’s- and sheep’s-milk products from here and all over the world – much as it is for the product of that other bacterial process, wine. Retail cheesemongers are in high demand, as foodies add cheese courses to their intimate home soirées, while higher-end restaurants (if they’re smart) take their time with the stuff: instead of a thrown-together plate of assorted cheese shards sans explanation, servers effuse in loving detail about the flavors, textures, provenances and peculiarities of each variety. It may not be poetry, but it sure comes close. When dining, a gourmet cheese course is traditionally served between the entrée and dessert, though in less formal settings, Americans often prefer to enjoy their 54
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cheese before the main course. In best-case scenarios, a magnificent assortment is wheeled tableside and expertly personalized for maximum enjoyment, as with the wellknown cheese cart at splurge-worthy Plumed Horse. “Cart service is a lost art,” notes the restaurant’s co-owner and general manager, Joshua Weeks. “I never want to say it’s an education for our guests, but it’s definitely an additional, extraordinary experience for them.” Plumed Horse’s rotating selection of 10 gourmet cheeses per evening, chosen by executive chef and co-owner Peter Armellino, are supplied by famed Bay Area cheesemakers, as well as top purveyors from international regions. Each cheese is cared for at precise temperature and humidity and served at its peak, usually by Weeks himself. Under his tutelage, cheeses are discussed, chosen, portioned and served tableside in tailored adventures for individual diners. (Plumed Horse also boasts champagne, cognac and port carts.) When paired with accoutrements such as house-baked bread, fig and almond cake, candied kumquats or date and shallot puree (along with one of Plumed Horse’s selection of more than 1,800 wines), the sumptuous course can serve as a delightful dessert in itself. Yet “only about 25 percent of our guests request the cart,”
Before long, Vivenzio became the primary cheese buyer for Cheese Plus in San Francisco, during which time she noticed the popularity of cheese-related classes and guest events with the retail space. To cater to the demand, she opened The Cheese School of San Francisco in 2006, and the classes under the organization’s 10 core instructors and guest speakers have been selling out ever since. The school moved to its current, larger location last year. Closer to home, Cara Finn, owner and cheesemonger of The Grapevine in downtown Willow Glen and Good Tastes Wine & Cheese Bar in Campbell, brings an enthusiastic, friendly expertise to the seasonal cheese programs of both venues. Features include special events and a rotating schedule of Tasting University courses in both wine and cheese, including a cheese class focused solely on American artisanal products. A Cheese of the Month Club features unique and informed selections, while themed, composed cheese courses are available to pick up and enjoy at home. In the traditional European method, cheeses are hand-cut for each individual sale for maximum flavor. The Grapevine alone features up to 125 cheeses available for tasting and purchase. “Cheese is a lot easier to understand than wine,” said Finn. “Once a cheese recipe is developed, it doesn’t change, ever. So once you know a certain cheese – its origin, region, flavor style – you’ve got it.” Which, mercifully, makes cheese much easier to understand than poetry. TW
SAY CHEESE Plumed Horse Restaurant, 14555 Big Basin Way, Saratoga (408) 867-4711 www.plumedhorse.com The Cheese School of San Francisco, 2155 Powell St., Second Fl., San Francisco (415) 346-7530 www.cheeseschoolsf.com The Grapevine, 1389 Lincoln Ave., Willow Glen (408) 293-7574 www.grapevine-wg.com Good Tastes Wine & Cheese Bar, 379 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell (408) 370-5705 www.grapevine-wg.com
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CAMPBELL HAWGS SEAFOOD BAR $$
[Seafood] 1700 W. Campbell Ave. (408) 379-9555 www.hawgsseafoodbar.com
Those who love seafood, but hate dealing with the sand, crowds, seagulls and hairstylesavaging salty winds of beachside establishments, will love Hawgs for its marinalike feel and selection of fresh fish. From the depths of the ocean there are oysters, mussels and clams, succulent fish and shellfish. Landlubbers can nosh on favorites such as New York steak and Australian lamb. LISA’S TEA TREASURES $$
[Tea House] 1875 S. Bascom Ave., Ste. 165 (408) 371-7377 www.lisastea.com
Get whisked away to foreign lands in this tantalizing and opulent tearoom, ensconced in floral prints of soft pinks and greens. Enjoy fragrant blends of tea while indulging in fresh baked scones, tea sandwiches, various savories and mouthwatering sweets. Have a traditional afternoon tea experience, or choose from a French-, English-, or Italian-themed menu. An online store, as well as an onsite gift shop, offers great teas and other items.
CUPERTINO ARYA $$
[Global] 19930 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino (408) 996 9606 www.aryarestaurant.com
Visitors to Arya can enjoy a distinctive dining experience in a restaurant that exudes relaxed elegance. The menu here is a unique mix of Persian, Italian and classic American cuisines, with dishes including shish kebab, cioppino, chicken marsala and flavorful Persian soups, stews and meats. Before your meal, allow time to enjoy a glass of wine from their extensive list in the cozy, fireside lounge.
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THE BLUE PHEASANT RESTAURANT & BAR $$$ [American] 22100 Stevens Creek Blvd. (408) 255-3300 www.bluepheasant.com
Reeling in regulars for almost 40 years with appetizers like the Blue Pheasant Crabcakes – breaded,
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deep-fried crabcakes served with aioli – and entrees like Salmon Wellington: King salmon and crabmeat baked in French puff pastry and covered in Hollandaise sauce. Not to mention the pork tenderloin in Dijon peppercorn sauce, set aflame with brandy. South-facing windows offer greenside views of the Blackberry Farm Golf Course, and dancing starts in the lounge around 7pm (DJs play ’70s-’90s music to please an older crowd). Reservations are recommended, especially on weekends.
to fill the air with the smell of summer barbecue in all its basted glory. House specialties include the Louisiana burger, Texas-style brisket, and the pulled pork meal. Meatballs and buffalo wings, combo dinners, burgers, dogs, and sandwiches round out the menu, with traditional sides of coleslaw, corn bread, corn on the cob, potato salad, and BBQ beans.
MERLION RESTAURANT AND WINE BAR $$
This family-oriented restaurant rotates around a social dining experience, as tables of locals devour baskets of Willow Street’s bread, which is made piping hot inhouse daily. In addition to gourmet wood-fired pizzas like the Thin Crust Mediterranean (tomato sauce, mozzarella, roasted red peppers, kalamata olives, caramelized onions, fresh thyme, and goat cheese), the menu features sandwiches, grilled meats, and a number of savory pasta dishes. The fettuccini chicken tequila pasta is particularly popular.
[Asian] 19628 Stevens Creek Blvd. (408) 777-8228 www.merlion.us
Though named for Singapore’s wellknown tourist icon, the Merlion (a lion head with the body of a fish), this cozy restaurant goes beyond Singaporean cuisine, blending Thai, Malaysian, Indian and Chinese influences into its pocket-friendly menu. Lunch entrees are priced anywhere from $6 to $15 and dinner entrees go for $10 - $30. A transparent wine cellar adds to the sophisticated interior ambience and offers an extensive selection to complement every meal.
LOS GATOS CRIMSON $$$
[Modern American] 15466 Los Gatos Blvd. (408) 358-0175 www.crimsonrestaurant.com
Tucked away in the Los Gatos Village Square strip mall, Crimson is small and romantic. Near the entrance, the scent of jasmine mingles with blissful smells from the kitchen. Crimson uses organic produce from local farmers, steroid-free meats, and ocean-fresh Hawaiian fish. Appetizers and small plates are particularly enticing: Try the truffled cheese fondue for two, or the Stilton-and-sage-stuffed Portabella cap with grilled polenta, marsala cream, and pine nuts. Entrées weave together beef, pork, and chicken dishes alongside islandinfluenced seafood. LITTLE LOU’S BBQ $
[Barbecue] 15466 Los Gatos Blvd., Ste. 111 (408) 356-5768 www.littlelousbbq.com
A tiny little place with no more than a dozen tables inside and out, Little Lou’s nevertheless manages
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WINE CELLAR $$$
[Modern American] 50 University Ave. (408) 354-4808 www.winecellarlosgatos.com
On some nights, live music from nearby Borders Books lends a pleasant sense of occasion to dining on the Wine Cellar’s casual upstairs patio. Descend down the curving stone staircase, though, and be transported into an elegant restaurant removed from the street noise. Try one of the unusual appetizers, such as the honeyapricot BBQ glazed ribs or sauteed abalone, to start. Entrees include duck confit and pan-seared chicken breast, grilled Australian lamb chops, soy-glazed wild Alaskan king salmon, and last, but never least, filet mignon.
MILPITAS DAVE & BUSTER’S $
[American] 940 Great Mall Dr. (408) 957-9215 www.daveandbusters.com
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lights hang from the ceilings, casting a warm glow around tables packed with game lovers, because Dave & Buster’s is all about the games: billiards, shuffleboard, simulators, and videogames. Have steak, ribs, chicken, seafood or pasta. Many of the meats can be ordered with Jack Daniel’s BBQ sauce for a finger lickin’ buzz. Things here are done in pairs: two bars and two happy hours. A 30-year-old needs to accompany you if you’re under 21. Curfew for minors is 11pm.
MORGAN HILL / GILROY EL AMIGO RESTAURANT $
[Mexican] 8800 San Ysidro Ave., (408) 846-0040; 7090 Santa Teresa Blvd., San Jose (408) 365-9500 www.elamigorestaurant.com
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Established in 1987 by Mexicanborn Huberto Acevedo and his wife Margarita, this authentic Mexican restaurant features all of the accoutrements that the festive Mexican culture creates. Mariachi players, a fiestalike atmosphere and colorful and delectable food propel El Amigo to new strata far above small taquerias common
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throughout the valley. Take time to sample the fajitas de camaron, plato de carne asada, enchiladas in traditional Mexican mole sauce, or its signature dish, the Molcajete, a fajita-style sizzling combination of shrimp and special salsa. GIANCARLO’S $$
[Italian] 16180 Monterey Rd. (408) 776-2995 www. bestofmorganhill.com
Under the wing of chef and owner Tony Garcia, this much-loved Italian restaurant continues its fine tradition of providing pocketfriendly meals of sandwiches, salads, pastas, antipasti, as well as seafood, veal and beef entrees, in an inviting, casual environment. Garcia recommends the Escolar, tender white fish topped with a sweet and sour sauce, but don’t miss out on the standout sorbets, which are served creatively in shells of fruit such as oranges and coconuts. With a capacity of 50, the restaurant’s banquet room is perfect for an intimate party.
MOUNTAIN VIEW 3TA RESTAURANT AND BAR $$ [Asian Fusion] 156 Castro St. (650) 988-1382
This restaurant and bar combines the best of Asian cuisine. Serving everything from Pad Thai to
Japanese sushi concoctions, 3ta truly lives up the phrase “Asian fusion.” Their menu features an already popular filet mignon in peppercorn sauce, with lobster, ahi tuna, and other savory specialties. 3ta is a semi-formal restaurant with a relaxed atmosphere, full bar serving up old favorites, and some new dessert-inspired cocktails. SPICE ISLANDS CAFÉ $
[Malaysian] 210 Hope St. (650) 961-0628 www.spiceislandscafe.com
Dishes like mango chicken and prawns, black pepper crab, and spicy spareribs (plus a host of vegetarian options) may sound familiar, but they defy traditional preparations. All go perfectly with the pan-fried roti bread, a hardto-find side dish at even the most authentic Singaporean restaurants. The bar at Spice Islands knows how to make a perfect Singapore Sling, using the recipe taken from the famous Raffles Hotel in, where else, Singapore. TAQUERIA LA BAMBA $
[Mexican] 2058 Old Middlefield Way (650) 965-2755
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beans, rice, cheese, sour cream and guacamole, and is big enough to feed two hungry people. La Bamba’s menu also offers a taste of El Salvador with its pupusas, wonderfully crispy tortillas filled with pork, beans, and cheese. These delicacies are not designed to go – gobble them up in-house as they emerge piping hot from the kitchen. TIED HOUSE BREWERY $
[American] 954 Villa St. (650) 965-2739 www.tiedhouse.com
Tied House bustles with patrons as familiar with the microbrewery’s selection of homemade ale and ambers as they are with the menu of oversized burgers, deep-fried appetizers, and hearty salads. Pasta and seafood entrees offer up more refined options than the typical brew pub fare, but at the end of the day, any food you order is really just a side dish to the real main course: beer.
PALO ALTO FISH MARKET RESTAURANT $$
[Seafood] 3150 El Camino Real (650) 493-9188 www.thefishmarket.com
Every Fish Market location (the first opened in 1976) houses a retail market, oyster bar, and restaurant. The menu changes daily, but no matter what day it is, there’s a dish for nearly every hankering: seafood cocktails, raw oysters and clams, baked shellfish, steamed shellfish, smoked fish, sashimi and sushi, oyster bar specialties, and a deep list of mesquite charbroiled entrees. Ask for the cheesy bread with crabmeat, and always choose the au gratin as one of your sides. Trust us.
www.gingercafe.net
Named after an ingredient that’s dominant in Asian cuisine, the menu at Ginger Café draws inspiration from the region, blending Thai, Malaysian, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Japanese flavors to perfection. Small plates are a great way to go if you can’t decide what to have, but popular picks include the Tamarine Jumbo Prawns, Filet Mignon Luc La (tender cubes of beef and vegetables in a special house sauce), and Signature Seabass (fried with a spicy mandarin sauce or steamed with ginger scallion). To wash down that perfect meal, Ginger Café offers a wide variety of beers, sake, wine, and cocktails.
[Contemporary Indian, California] 632 Emerson St., (650) 322-3500 www.mantrapaloalto.com
The gold wallpaper, cherry wood veneers, and occasional live jazz hint that this isn’t your typical Indian restaurant. Executive chef Sachin Chopra has created a winning menu that juxtaposes the Indian and California tastes, ranging from appetizers like golden cumin cauliflower soup to entrees like mustard and roasted Kashmiri cayenne pepper-marinated sea bass filet on a bed of leeks and fresh vegetables. Equally pleasing are the elegant 78-seat dining room and Dual Happy Hour ($3 beer, $5 cocktails and half off bar food) at the sleek Daru Lounge.
HOUSE OF GENJI $$$
[Japanese, Steakhouse] 1335 N. First St. (408) 453-8120 www.houseofgenji.com
SHOKOLAAT $$$$
If you’re craving teppanyaki, or even if you just have a knife fetish, House of Genji is the place in the South Bay to watch some tableside juggling and chopping. Start with some salad and soup, sipped Japanese-style, and then watch as your chef plays with your food, threshing your choice of meats and vegetables into bite-sized pieces with circus-worthy flair on his teppan (Japanese for “iron”).
[Continental] 516 University Ave, (650) 289-0719 www. shokolaat.com
Visitors entering Shokolaat are greeted by an array of chocolates, artisan breads and pastries, including French macaroons and bittersweet chocolate cremeux. Past these sweet delights you’ll find the fine restaurant, with food and wine menus highlighting the cuisines and wines of California and France. Try the filet of beef with seared foie gras and black truffle sauce, the gratin of escargot with bone marrow, or the lobster served with lobster ravioli. Pair dishes with wines from the restaurant’s extensive list, put together by consultant sommelier Catherine Fallis.
ISLAND GRILL $$
[Steakhouse, Seafood, Modern American] 1355 N. Fourth St. (408) 392-2468 www.theislandgrill.com
The Island Grill in the resort-style Clarion Hotel cooks up the food equivalents of sun, sand, and long walks on the beach: blackened chicken salad with mango citrus vinaigrette; plenty of pasta and seafood dishes, like pineapple and chipotle and fried plantains with chili pepper jelly; and jerk sauce, jerk sauce everywhere. Dig the dish appellations: Jerk Caesar, Volcano Salad, and Da Plane, Da Plane Burger.
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[Chinese, Asian] 398 W. El Camino Real #114 (408) 7362828; 8657 San Ysidro Ave., Gilroy (408) 847-2625
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Habana Cuba 238 Race St., San Jose (408) 998-2822 www.998cuba.com Contact: Jennifer Cannella INDIAN/CHINESE
Temptations 288 Castro St., Mountain View (650) 625-1234 www.temptationsca.com Contact: Neela Shukla MALAYSIAN
Spice Islands Cafe 210 Hope St., Mountain View (650) 961-3500 Contact: Elizabeth Chen MEDITERRANEAN
Cafe Baklava 341 Castro St., Mountain View (650) 969-3835 Contact: Illiano Yuksel
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Taqueria La Bamba 2058 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View (650) 965-2755 Contact: Leo Munoz VIETNAMESE
19 Market 19 N. Market St., San Jose (408) 280-6111 www.19market.com Contact: Hanna Pham
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MENARA MOROCCAN RESTAURANT $$
[Moroccan] 41 E. Gish Rd. (408) 453-1983 www.menara41.com
Recline on a pillowed couch with a Moroccan Magic cocktail in hand. Six different five-course prix fixe dinners include Casablancan delectables like lamb with honey, hare with paprika, and orange roughy with shermoula sauce. Meals are finished with mint tea. Moroccan arches, gilt accents, low-to-the-ground dining tables, and belly dancers might catch you hoping Master won’t rub the lamp just yet.
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SPENCER’S FOR STEAKS AND CHOPS $$$
[American, Steakhouse] 2050 Gateway Pl. (408) 437-2170 spencersforsteaksandchops.com
This is a steakhouse-away-fromhome for grilling fanatics, located in the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel. George Foreman wannabes will appreciate the variety of premium grade cuts on the menu and envy the state-of-the-art infrared broiler that sears each one to an unholy 1,700 degrees. Any of the full-bodied reds on the menu will help wash down those eight-to-12 ounces of grilled-to-order meat, and the 16-to-18-ounce prime rib calls for a shot of serious single malt Scotch.
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BANGKOK TASTE THAI $
[Thai] 1769 Blossom Hill Rd. (408) 358-2525 www.bangkoktaste.com
Owner Chutima Thongpreecha and her father opened Bangkok Taste in San Jose in 1993, serving slightly Americanized Thai food in their comfortable small dining room. The prawn curry is a favorite served as spicy as you like it. Many of the dishes come with Nok’s Plum Sauce, which is available in jars to take home. Use the printable coupon on Bangkok Taste’s website that gives half off any entree with the purchase of another. BURGER PIT $
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Arcadia, 100 W. San Carlos St., San Jose (408) 278-4555 www.michaelmina.net/arcadia/ 11am – 3pm David’s Restaurant, 5151 Stars & Stripes Dr., Santa Clara (408) 986-1666 www.davids-restaurant.com 9:30am – 2:30pm Dolce Hayes Mansion, 200 Edenvale Ave., San Jose (408) 226-3200 www.hayesmansion.dolce.com 10am – 3pm Doubletree San Jose, 2050 Gateway Pl., San Jose (408) 437-2199 10am – 1pm The Duck Club Restaurant, 100 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (650) 330-2790 www.stanfordparkhotel.com 10am – 2pm The Fairmont San Jose, 170 S. Market St., San Jose (408) 998-3982 www.fairmont.com/sanjose Imperial Ballroom Champagne Brunch 11am – 3pm; Fountain Restaurant Brunch 10am – 3pm Faz Restaurant, 1108 N. Mathilda Ave., Sunnyvale (408) 752-8000 11am – 3pm The Grill on the Alley, 172 S. Market St., San Jose (408) 294-2244 www.thegrill.com 10am – 2pm Parcel 104, 2700 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara (408) 970-6104 www.parcel104.com 10am – 2pm Ramada Silicon Valley, 1217 Wildwood Ave., Sunnyvale (408) 245-5330 9:30am – 2pm Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, One Miramontes Point Rd., Half Moon Bay (650) 712-7000 www.ritzcarlton.com 10:30am – 3:30pm ROUX Louisiana Kitchen, 3055 Olin Ave., Santana Row (408) 249-8000 www.rouxkitchen.com 10am – 3pm Trevese Restaurant and Lounge, 115 N. Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos (408) 354-5551 www.trevese.com 10am – 2pm Villa Montalvo, 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga (408) 961-5823 www.montalvoarts.org 11am & 1pm
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[American] 1349 Blossom Hill Rd., (408) 269-8062
Having called Silicon Valley home since 1956, this burger joint has withstood the test of time. Their classic Steerburger remains a strong seller, but they also have chicken, seafood, ribs, and steak plates, including their eight-ounce Rancher’s Choice sirloin that comes with a hearty helping of side dishes. For the weight-conscious, they also have several low calorie plates. Be sure to print out their online coupon, which gets you a half pound Steerburger and fries for just $4.99. FISH MARKET RESTAURANT $$
[Seafood, American] 1007 Blossom Hill Rd. (408) 2693474 www.thefishmarket.com
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baked, steamed, smoked or fried. Make sure to check out the weekly specialty fish and the sushi bar. MOJO BURGER $
[American] Santa Teresa Square, 6041 Snell Ave. (408) 281-1345 www.mojoburger.com
There are fast food burgers, and then there are Mojo burgers. Here they are char-broiled fresh every day using natural (no hormones), grass-fed beef. Their signature burger has all the classics: a sixounce patty, beefsteak tomato, lettuce, pickle, mayo and American cheese. Or you can upgrade to include bacon, grilled onions, avocado or other cheeses. For those not craving a juicy burger, the menu has many other options, including chicken sandwiches, rice bowls, and from the popular Comfort Food section of the menu – mac-n-cheese or a grilled cheese sandwich.
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[California-Vietnamese] 19 N. Market St. (408) 280-6111 www.19market.com
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Unlike the bare-bones eat-andrun feel of so many Vietnamese restaurants, 19 Market shines with Zen-inspired earth-tone interiors and an equally agreeable menu. This bar and bistro not only dishes out familiar favorites like beef noodle soup (pho) and imperial rolls, but adds a Singaporean, Chinese, and California twist to Vietnamese fare. Try the Shaking Beef, or Chilean sea bass, simmered with caramel sauce in a clay pot, and save room for their $7-a-plate desserts.
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[Modern American, Asian Fusion] 99 E. San Fernando St. (408) 998-9998 www.fahrenheitultralounge.com
Fahrenheit’s exotic small plates have gotten so much attention, they’ve expanded their menu to include equally exceptional entrees. For starters, try the Mandalay beef with roti bread, or gingerpoached chicken salad, and cruise to gratifying large plates such as the grilled cabernet skirt steak or pan seared wild Alaskan salmon. Cocktails get as every bit as much attention here; it’s the only South Bay joint where bottle-flipping bartenders add a shot of energetic flair to their service. THE GRILL ON THE ALLEY $$$
[American, Steakhouse] 172 S. Market St. (408) 294-2244 www.thegrill.com/sanjose
The Grill on the Alley in the Fairmont Hotel is your meat-andpotato-loving heaven on earth, and you’ll be hard pressed to find better service in Silicon Valley. Modeled after the classy big-city dinner clubs of the 1940s, The Grill offers up an elegant gourmet treatment of American favorites. Dress up to fit in. Stop by on a Sunday, the only day The Grill serves its prime rib special (5-9pm). LOFT BAR & BISTRO $$
[Modern American] 90 S. Second St. (408) 291-0677 www.loftbarandbistro.com
Capers Eat and Drink impresario Kam Razavi has a Downtown hit with Loft. A historic stone-and-marble exterior belies the airy urban-chic warehouse interior, complete with upstairs loft and a second-story patio. The menu features gourmet turns on classic comfort foods, as exemplified by Razavi’s meatloaf, made with smoked ham and smothered in a wild mushroom sauce that migrates to the garlic mashed potatoes. The full bar on the second floor is a popular gathering spot on weekend nights.
THE MELTING POT $$$
[Modern American] 72 S. First St. (408) 293-6020 www.meltingpot.com
This popular franchise takes the Swiss-born craze of dipping stuff in hot pots way beyond standardissue “cheese with bread,” and San Jose’s handsome location in a historic building is sophisticated, warm, and simple. The four-course menu features varied entrees cooked in one of four styles, with an assortment of savory breads, vegetables, and choice of salad. The regular menu includes dishes like lobster, chicken, pork tenderloin, shrimp, and Florentine ravioli – and, of course, chocolate fondue dessert. MUSTARD CAFE $$
[American] 975 The Alameda (408) 295-9000 www.mustardcafe.com
Bringing the famous New York deli taste to the West Coast, Mustard Café has an almost endless array of sandwiches on offer, thanks to its create-your-own sandwich menu. Choose from six artisan breads, six gourmet mustards, and pile your creation high with a selection of fine Boar’s Head meats, nine different cheeses and more. If the options are overwhelming, try one of their signature creations, such as the popular Cranturberry sandwich, which boasts turkey, mesclun greens, red onion, mayonnaise and a housemade cranberry sauce, served on whole grain bread. NAZCA PERUVIAN CUISINE $$
[Peruvian, Latin American, Fusion] 167 W. San Fernando St. (408) 295-2828
According to Nazca owner Jose Bohorquez, Peruvian gastronomy is at its highest level in the nation’s history, with a boom of culinary schools in Lima sending Peruvian chefs to all corners of the world. And it’s no secret why. Traditional Peruvian food, Bohorquez says, is a mixture of several cuisines brought 66
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to Peru from Spain, China, Japan, Italy and Africa, which were then blended with Peruvian flavors. Nazca embodies that tradition, serving modern Peruvian and fusion cuisine rich in seafood and meat. Main dishes include Peruvian ceviche, lomo saltado, arroz con mariscos, black ink risotto and Peruvian-style lamb shanks, all served in a modern and casual atmosphere. PICASSO’S TAPAS RESTAURANT $$
[Spanish, Tapas] 62 W. Santa Clara St. (408) 298-4400 www.picassosrestaurant.com
Picasso’s offers a tapas menu so multifaceted, even a Cubist painter would be impressed. Start off with the tangy, garlic-spiked specialties, like clams in white wine garlic sauce, then switch it up with the stewed chicken and tortilla Española (a potato and onion frittata). The paella is served for two or more, so bring friends to share it over a pitcher of sangria. On weekends, there’s often a guitarist to keep guests entertained during the inevitable wait. TIED HOUSE CAFE & BREWERY $$
[American upscale pub food] 65 N. San Pedro St. (408) 2952739 www.tiedhouse.com
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Ravenous Sharks fans devour platters of smoked trout, smoked salmon, ribs, and sausages with a pint of Ironwood Dark, an Englishstyle brown ale, while mall-weary shoppers gratefully chow down the blackened Louisiana catfish with Tied’s Cascade Amber. For bar snacks, it’s hard to beat the pesto-parmesan calamari or the Harvest Quesadilla, roasted butternut squash, and red peppers with pepper jack cheese in a flour tortilla drizzled with lime-chipotle sour cream.
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[Japanese, Sushi, Asian Fusion] 355 Santana Row, Ste. 1010 (408) 345-3848 www.blowfishsushi.com
If you like your sushi trendysophisticated, with a little DJ music and anime thrown in, you’ll be hooked. A menu of Sakizuke (Japanese fusion appetizers) mixes up sea bass and miso, salmon roe, and quail egg. Try special sushi rolls like the Special Dragon or the Super Dynamite Roll, and fill up on their extensive list of imported, hard-tofind sakes. Try the Peach Nympho, the Mango Mojito or the Kiwi Appletini. ROSIE MCCANN’S IRISH PUB AND RESTAURANT $$
[Irish, American] 355 Santana Row, Ste. 1060 San Jose (408) 247-1706 www.rosiemccanns.com
Rosie McCann’s reinvents traditional pub fare. Quaff a pint or two at the elegant curved bar, and you, too, will be singing praises to Rosie’s Irish Nachos, a mountain of guacamole, salsa, and all the fixings atop (of course) potatoes. The Irish sausage bangers with garlic mashed potatoes and Guinness gravy, and Alaskan cod fish ‘n’ chips are delectable. Try the filet mignon medallion appetizer and order a couple of items from the kid’s menu. It’s cheaper, and you still get tons of food. SINO RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE $$$
[Chinese] 377 Santana Row (408) 247-8880 www.sinorestaurant.com
Ultra-modern Asian chic ambience sets the stage for this upscale Chinese/dim sum hot spot. Owner Chris Yeo (of Straits fame) packs the menu with everything from General Yeo free-range chicken to char siu smoked sea bass, and packs SINO’s five large rooms full of Santana Row’s stylish diners. Try the Peking barbecued baby back ribs. Delicious.
STRAITS RESTAURANT $$
[Asian Fusion] 333 Santana Row, Ste. 1100 (408) 246-6320 www.straitsrestaurants.com
Pan-oceanic Singaporean small plates and noodle dishes are like romance on the high seas: unexpected, spicy, and utterly seductive once you begin to roll with it. A meal at Straits will take your taste buds on a whirlwind tour of Asia, starting with the buttery Indian-style roti prata flatbread and the Fuji apple and prawn salad in a mint vinaigrette, all the way to the Origami sea bass with ginger, shiitake mushrooms, and rice wine baked in parchment. VAQUERO’S BORDER CHOP HOUSE $$
[Steakhouse, American] 1010 El Paseo de Saratoga (408) 871-1114
Vaquero’s cowboy dining lassoes all things meat: seafood, steak, pork chops, baby back ribs, and hamburgers. Gather round the booth tables to admire the huge rodeo mural and antler chandeliers. Steak is a popular choice here – among the favorites is the New York with blue cheese butter – but burgers with garlic fries are always a pleaser. A full bar, patio, and occasional live music liven up the nightlife. Right across from the AMC 14, Vaquero’s is a good pre-movie choice. YUNG LE’S FUSION $$
[Asian Fusion] 1317 S. Winchester Blvd. (408) 379-5095 www.yungsfusion.com
At her hidden gem tucked away in a strip mall on Winchester, owner and chef Yung Le combines her Asian heritage with her training in classic French cuisine, bringing a fresh, European touch to a range of Asian dishes, from Vietnamese pancakes to Thai curries and Indian-style lamb dishes. The restaurant’s cozy dining room seats about 60, and is decorated with an extensive array of paintings, collected by Yung and her family 68
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on their travels. Le also is a talented pastry chef, so be sure to save room for her lovely desserts, such as flourless chocolate cake, fresh mango mousse or ginger crème brûlée.
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[Classic American] 544 W. Alma Ave. (408) 289-9781
The kind of place where quality comfort food and karaoke cohabitate, the Creekside recalls the big-shouldered days at the height of classic American cuisine. A meatand-potatoes menu pleases with favorites like lobster, sole, meatloaf, and rack of lamb, and while the décor can’t be called cutting-edge, it wins points for coziness. Nick, the owner, promises the best steak in town. Karaoke (Wednesdays) comes with a free buffet – get there early. MIO VICINO ARISTO $$
[Italian, Pizza] 1140 Lincoln Ave., San Jose (408) 286-6027
Mio Vicino proves to be a little more upscale than your typical homespun Italian joint. Entrees like chicken marsala and filet mignon and pasta dishes like fettucine Alfredo hew closer to tradition, as does the vigorous house red wine. It can get a little noisy inside, but what do you expect from a friendly eatery whose name means “My neighborhood”? MOJO BURGER $
[American] 1411 Bird Ave. (408) 924-0595 www.mojoburger.com
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Like its sister store at Santa Teresa Square, this burger joint has found its mojo, and some fresh and tasty burgers and other meals. Like the other location, this Mojo is family friendly, with special kids’ tables and chairs featuring flat screen TVs that play cartoons exclusively. Burger enthusiasts who also enjoy a bit of classic car watching should head to this location on Thursday
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evenings from 4-8pm. The Graffiti Nights classic car club meets there weekly, so you’ll see everything from ’56 Chevys to a 1932 Model-T Ford in the parking lot. WILLOW STREET PIZZA $
[Italian, Pizza] 1554 Saratoga Ave. (408) 871-0400; 1072 Willow St. (408) 971-7080 www.willowstreet.com
Friendly service, a convivial, neighborhood atmosphere, and fresh ingredients have made Willow Street Pizza a longtime local favorite. Their wonderful, wood-fired pizzas have a crispier edge than regular oven-baked pies, and their scrumptious pasta combinations (fettuccini with chicken, red bell peppers, red onions, and cilantro in a tequilalime cream sauce) are creative palate-pleasers.
SANTA CLARA BIRK’S RESTAURANT $$$
[Modern American, Steak] 3955 Freedom Cir. (408) 9806400 www.birksrestaurant.com
Almond wood and mesquite charcoal fuel the tender flavors emanating from this upscale American grill designed by Pat Kuleto. The open kitchen features superb steaks cut from tender, dry-aged, free-range beef, and organic, local produce, including the popular creamed spinach side. A business-casual hot spot for local white collars who like the kitchen energy at the grill and the succulent seafood at the oyster bar. Couples should request the lighter, Ushaped “Snoopy room” (shaped like Snoopy’s nose) for more intimacy. CHATANOGA $$
[Persian] 2725 El Camino Real (408) 241-1200 www.chatanogaonline.com
Diners not familiar with Persian cuisine are in for a treat at Chatanoga (named after a river in Iran, not
Chattanooga, Tenn.). The restaurant’s traditional dishes combine the delectable sauces, meats, kebabs and rice dishes for which the region is renowned with a fine dining atmosphere and live entertainment. Popular appetizers include the eggplant-based dishes, such as Haleem Bademjan – a blend of eggplant, seasonings, crispy fried onions and sautéed mint, served with optional ground beef. The sizeable dining room’s dance floor plays host to belly dancing Thursday thru Saturday, while live music – everything from Middle Eastern music to pop and funk to old school R&B – is also on offer Thursday thru Saturday. FISH MARKET RESTAURANT $$
[Seafood, American] 3775 El Camino Real (408) 246-3474 www.thefishmarket.com
Rarely does a seafood restaurant operate its own certified processing, distribution, and wholesale company, but that’s Fish Market’s commitment to freshness. With 25 fresh fish dishes and a variety of shellfish on a daily changing menu, Fish Market satisfies any oceanic urge. If you can’t eat in, pick up some fish at their adjoining retail market. Catch the action at the oldschool oyster bar – and know that chefs here will cater readily to your special dietary needs or not-on-themenu cravings. KOBE SUSHI $$
[Japanese, Sushi] 2086 El Camino Real, Santa Clara (408) 984-5623
Tucked neatly into the Mervyn’s Plaza on El Camino Real, Kobe Sushi offers lovely atmosphere and a quick and inexpensive sushi fix. A Japanese garden and koi pond add a peaceful note to the restaurant, which also includes a banquet hall, dance floor, and karaoke stage. Besides the standard sushi fare, they also have a popular seared ahi tuna, as well as many teriyaki, tempura, and noodle soup dishes. TW
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even find an updated version of the Theremin for sale today through a number of online vendors. With its uniquely eerie sound, simplistic structure, and motion sensitive functionality, the Theremin conjured up a great deal of interest. By waving your hands in front of its two metal antennas – one controlling the pitch, the other controlling the volume – this futuristic electro-instrument comes to life.
Synthesizers Robert Arthur Moog, born in 1934, kept the electronic baton on the move. At the tender age of 15 he built his first Theremin. Four years later, he founded R.A. Moog Co., which manufactured Theremin kits, and eventually created some of the first modular synthesizers: the Minimoog, the Taurus bass pedal, and the Moog Liberation keytar. Renowned as a master of electronic sound, Moog was later asked to help develop plug-ins for Pro Tools recording software. This enabled recording engineers to use the sounds that synthesizers provided in conjunction with their existing software. These phenomenal achievements allow electronic music to flourish in today’s “prosumer” environment on and off the stage. to develop into the elaborate, user-friendly laptop workstations of today.
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e all have a song in our heads (and possibly our hearts) and a little rhythm in our bones. Unfortunately, we aren’t all musically gifted like Clapton, Coltrane, or Mozart. Sure, videogames such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band may excite the musically impaired, but they’ll never offer the true fulfillment of composing a song of your own. But, thanks to the latest computer software, pressing a few buttons can help make this dream a reality. Of course, it wasn’t always this easy. In fact, it’s taken more than a hundred years for electronic instruments 70
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In 1897, Thaddeus Cahill invented the first electronic instrument, the Teleharmonium. Weighing in at about 200 tons, this beast of an instrument used similar technology to the early telephone, generating musical sounds through tone wheels. In addition, Cahill gave the world a glimpse into the future of loudspeakers by using paper cones to amplify the noise. Sadly, the Teleharmonium didn’t last due to complications, inconvenience, and an eventual lack of interest. Still, it was a monstrous first step for electronic music.
Theremin Even though it was developed about 10 years after the Teleharmonium, the Theremin – named after creator Leon Theremin – is often viewed as the first electronic instrument, mainly because of its success and lasting effect within the musical community. You can
Bands such as Radiohead, Björk, LCD Soundsystem, Justice, and Daft Punk have proven that electronic music is another vibrant color on the composer’s palette. With the success these recording artists have enjoyed over the past decade, music lovers all over the world watch and listen as the electronica boom of the late ’90s continues to shift into the 21st century, firmly digging its heels into the foundation of musical innovation.
Bringing It All Back Home Last year, Fruity Loops released FL Studio 7, giving musicians, producers, and anyone with computer access to an incredible virtual studio. With an easyto-use interface and a gigantic library of sounds, it’s possible to create songs and loops within minutes of installation. Having started out as a basic drum machine sequencer, Fruity Loops has come a long way, making it possible to produce quality electronic music at the touch of a button and the click of a mouse. ACID Pro, Cubase, Digital Performer, Sonar, Garageband, Pro Tools, and Reason are a few other commonly used programs offering similar sequencing capabilities. However, with a starting price of $99 and free lifetime updates, FL Studio is a great way to introduce yourself to the world of DIY electronica. TW
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Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards 22645 Garrod Rd., Saratoga (408) 867-7116 www.cgv.com Wine Tasting: Mon-Fri Noon-5pm, SatSun 11am-5pm.
Fortino Winery 4525 Hecker Pass Hwy., Gilroy (408) 842-3305 www.fortinowinery.com Wine Tasting: Tue-Sat 10am5pm, Sun 11am-5pm.
Hahn Estates, Smith & Hook Winery 37700 Foothill Rd., Soledad (831) 678-2132 www.hahnestates.com Wine Tasting: Mon-Fri 11am4pm, Sat-Sun 11am-5pm.
Pedrizzetti Winery 1645 San Pedro Ave., Morgan Hill (408) 779-7389 www.pedrizzettiwinery.com Open Tue-Sun 10am-5pm (closed most holidays).
May 8 – 9, The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center, San Francisco www.ticketmaster.com
Rabbit’s Foot Meadery 1246 Birchwood Dr.,Sunnyvale (408) 261-1603 www.rabbitsfootmeadery.com Their famous cider is available at Whole Foods Markets and Oliver’s Markets.
Roudon-Smith Winery 2364 Bean Creek Rd., Scotts Valley (831) 438-1244 www.roudonsmith.com Wine Tasting: Sat Noon-4:30pm.
Thomas Fogarty Vineyards 19501 Skyline Blvd., Woodside (650) 851-6777 www.fogartywinery.com Wine Tasting: Thu-Sun 11am-5pm. WINE SHOPS
Savvy Cellar Wines 2048 Broadway St., Redwood City (650) 363-8737 www.savvycellar.com Experience top quality wines without having to spend an arm and a leg. Savvy Cellar Wine Bar & Wine Shop features wines from all the great wine producing regions of the world – all wines rated 90 points or higher and retail for $39/bottle or less. Check website for details on: wine classes, wine clubs, private events, tasting specials, live jazz and online sales (including gift certificates).
Vino Locale 431 Kipling St., Palo Alto (650) 328-0450 www.vinolocale.com Vino Locale is the perfect place to host a business or social event in an elegant and private setting. Open Tue-Sat 11am-9pm, Sun Noon-5pm.
Vintage Wine Merchants 377 Santana Row #1135, San Jose (408) 260-1115 www.vintagewinemerchants.com Open Mon-Wed 10am-9pm, Thu-Sat 10am-10am, Sun Noon-8pm.
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THE B-52S
May 9, The Independent, San Francisco www.theindependentsf.com
THE EXPENDABLES May 9 –10, The Catalyst Club, Santa Cruz www.catalystclub.com
ALICIA KEYS
DRESDEN DOLLS
THE DEAR HUNTER
BIG SANDY & HIS FLYRITE BOYS
THRICE
May 18, The Fillmore, San Francisco www.livenation.com
May 18, The Saddle Rack, Fremont www.bluejeanbop.com
CLINIC
May 19, The Independent, San Francisco www.theindependentsf.com
SANTANA
May 10, HP Pavilion, San Jose www.hppsj.com
May 20 - 21, The Fillmore, San Francisco www.livenation.com
CROWDED HOUSE
M83
May 14 – 15, The Fillmore, San Francisco www.livenation.com
May 21, The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco www.gamh.com
HOT TUNA
MATES OF STATE
May 15 – 16, The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco www.gamh.com
THE PROCLAIMERS
May 15, Slim’s, San Francisco www.slims-sf.com
THE DIRTBOMBS
May 16, The Independent, San Francisco www.theindependentsf.com
THE KILLS
May 17, Slim’s, San Francisco www.slims-sf.com
BRYAN ADAMS
May 17, The Independent, San Francisco www.theindependentsf.com
May 22, Slim’s, San Francisco www.slims-sf.com
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May 22, Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco www.bottomofthehill.com May 25, The Fillmore, San Francisco www.livenation.com
DEATH ANGEL
May 25, Slim’s, San Francisco www.slims-sf.com
COMING SOON The Cure, Fishbone, Chevelle, Pepper, Billy Bragg, Old 97’s, Phil Lesh & Friends, Reverend Horton Heat, Supersuckers, The Bravery, New Monsoon, Mike Doughty’s Band, Celine Dion, The Chop Tops, Neil Diamond, Pat Benatar, Crystal Castles, Local H, Sea Wolf, Peter Murphy, Boy George, The Zombies, George Michael, Agent Orange, and more… TW
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Death Cab for Cutie, Narrow Stairs Dokken, Lightning Strikes Again Duffy, Rockferry Filter, Anthems for the Damned Keith Sweat, Just Me Local H, 12 Angry Months Tindersticks, The Hungry Saw
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THE TING TINGS
LANHAM
We Started Nothing
(COLUMBIA)
Get ready to meet your favorite new band – and anyone grousing about how there’s nothing musically new under the sun should simply shut up and spin this adorably addictive retro-pop platter. Like a tintype photo negative of the White Stripes, guitarist/vocalist Katie White and her drummer chum Jules DeMartino function as a super-tight duo, replicating their spirited studio noise live via an arsenal of loop pedals. Only one track, the stomping “Shut Up And Let Me Go,” bears any resemblance to their obvious antecedent: Blondie. The rest, like UK hits “Fruit Machine” and “Great DJ,” bubble with a sparkly punk-peppy froth that’s sorely missing from today’s dour scene, and the leadoff US single, “That’s Not My Name” (penned as a snarky send-off to ex-record-company execs who always referred to White as someone else) is absolute rock ‘n’ roll perfection. Try your damnedest to resist it. The Ting Tings will most assuredly prevail.
SCARLETT JOHANSSON
Anywhere I Lay My Head
( AT C O / R H I N O )
Seems like just about everyone today feels empowered, self-absorbed, free to do whatever the hell they want simply because they “deserve” to. Now we can welcome yet another narcissist to the mindless mirror pool: Scarlett Johansson, a so-so actress who somehow came to believe she had a right to reinterpret the fairly sacrosanct Tom Waits catalog. These truly tone-deaf meanderings feel every bit as painful as walking in on your kid sister aping some Top 40 hit with a hairbrush – and the quality of co-stars she drags under is simply dumbfounding: TV On The Radio’s David Sitek does his damnedest to give her a delicate Badalamenti-style backdrop; Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner unspools some spooky filigrees; and no less than David effing Bowie chimes in on backing vocals. Gee, Empress, that’s a lovely new invisible skirt you’re wearing! Everyone has bought in to this vanity project, but no one can save it when the vocoder-ed actress starts snarfling like a rabid Old Yeller on “Fannin Street,”“Falling Down” and her own horrific “Song For Jo.”
ELBOW
The Seldom Seen Kid
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Mancunian misanthrope Guy Garvey has always sung in a world-weary rasp, as though he were carrying the weight of the world on his husky shoulders. Unfortunately, this fourth time around, the Elbow front man actually is. The album is rooted in gravely serious subjects, like the loss of one of the band’s best buds (the kid referenced in the title, who passed away in his 30s), and the loss of any emotive empathy for their once-welcoming hometown. Ironically, tragedy has made for one of the most uplifting comebacks of the year, which finds the band tapping into processional soundscapes and penning soul-searching lyrics (“Weather To Fly,” “The Loneliness Of A Tower Crane Driver”) with philosophical aplomb. Elbow has always echoed Lamb Lies Down On Broadway-era Genesis, and has now wholeheartedly embraced that brilliant Gabriel-driven sound, arriving at a certain sunny optimism by the time we hear album closers “One Day Like This” and “Friend Of Ours.”
THE LONG BLONDES
Couples
(ROUGH TRADE)
It was inevitable, perhaps. Fashionable Long Blondes front fox Kate Jackson would eventually discover her own inner Debbie Harry and ditch her punkier edge for the more sophisticated dance-pop diva persona of this sophomore set. Her cabaret-cool voice is still the centerpiece of every track, but there’s a new-waveish, synth-buttressed maturity (oxymoronic, it’s true) bubbling through numbers like “Century,”“Guilt” and “Too Clever By Half.” She even dares to promise “Here Comes The Serious Bit,” when there are no serious bits anywhere within earshot. The experiment isn’t a complete success, but at least these UK upstarts are willing to roll the creative dice on a sonic/stylistic regression. TW THEWAVEMAG.COM MAY 5-18, 2008
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NIGHTLIFE&MUSIC THIS TIME IN MUSIC HISTORY FROM PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN AT T H E W H I T E H O U S E .
MAY 14 1998: GEORGE MICHAEL PLEADS N O C O N T E S T I N T H E B E V E R LY H I L L S M U N I C I PA L C O U R T T O C O M M I T T I N G A L E W D A C T I N A PA R K RESTROOM.
MAY 5 1999: GARTH BROOKS IS NAMED ARTIST OF THE DECADE.
MAY 8 1 9 1 1 : T H E G R E AT B L U E S M A N ROBERT JOHNSON IS BORN.
MAY 9 1990: SINEAD O’CONNOR REFUSE S T O P E R F O R M O N S AT U R D AY NIGHT LIVE AFTER ANDREW DICE C L AY I S N A M E D H O S T.
MAY 16 2 0 0 0 : T H E A R T I S T F O R M E R LY KNOWN AS PRINCE RECLAIMS HIS OLD NAME AFTER HIS CONTRACT W I T H WA R N E R CHAPPELL EXPIRED.
MAY 17 1980: PETER C R I S S L E AV E S KISS TO PURSUE A SOLO CAREER (GOOD IDEA).
MAY 11 1981: BOB MARLEY DIES OF LUNG CANCER.
MAY 12 1972: THE ROLLING STONES RELEASE EXILE ON MAIN STREET.
MAY 13 1 9 5 0 : H A P P Y B I R T H D AY, S T E V I E WONDER.
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MAY 21 1980: JOE STRUMMER (THE CLASH) IS ARRESTED IN HAMBURG, WEST G E R M A N Y, A F T E R S M A S H I N G H I S G U I TA R O V E R T H E H E A D O F A N A U D I E N C E M E M B E R . TW
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An eco-Scot, a Canadian pop-punk songstress and a dynamic duo grace local stages this month. BY MITCHELL ALAN PARKER
KT TUNSTALL M AY 7 , T H E WA R F I E L D , S A N F R A N C I S C O W W W. L I V E N AT I O N . C O M
The Scottish singer/songwriter who outsold every other female artist in the UK in 2005 is coming to the Bay Area. The three-time Brit Award winner and two-time Grammy-nominated artist, will spend the entire month of May touring the states. Known for her amazing live performances, which often incorporate delay and loop pedals, she has solidified her reputation as a one-woman show — although she will bring along a four-piece back-up band. An avid environmentalist (her tour bus runs on bio-fuel, she doesn’t own a car, she planted a 6,000-tree forest in Scotland), Tunstall’s vocals flow from the folksy falsettos (verging on yodels) of “If Only” and “White Bird” to the almost salsalike, Spanish-influenced beats and radiofriendly pop of “I Don’t Want You Now.”
AVRIL LAVIGNE M AY 7 , H P PAV I L I O N , S A N J O S E W W W. H P P S J . C O M
On tour in support of her third album, The Best Damn Thing, released in April 2007, the Canadianborn pop-punk singer’s concert will feature a choreographed dance routine for the first time to
create a more poppy, upbeat show that re-creates the energy of her album. All this from the woman who in 2002, at the age of 17, received eight Grammy nominations for her debut album, Let Go. Although married since 2006 to Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley, Lavigne’s lyrics have yet to fully mature. Maybe it was voicing the Dreamworks animated movie Over the Hedge that caused her to sing like a five-year-old version of Gwen Stefani chewing bubble gum, or maybe it’s the Hannah Montana effect. No matter, there’s still no denying that this Canuck has far-reaching talent.
MATES OF STATE M AY 2 2 , S L I M ’ S , S A N F R A N C I S C O W W W. S L I M S - S F. C O M
This two-piece is the dynamic duo of husband and wife Jason Hammel (drums) and Kori Gardner (organ). Their piercing and melodic vocals could only have been created by two lovers sharing a special moment. The music is uplifting, spiritual even, almost like songs you might hear in a UFO on its way to a church on some distant planet. Their covers are epic, often better than the originals, and the chemistry on stage rivals that of acts with three times as many members. Expect lots of singing and dancing at their live show, and an experience of pure audible euphoria. TW
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TW: Can you draw comparisons between Iron Man and any of your previous roles? RDJ: I think I was just buying into the idea that I could play the kind of guy that I love to watch in movies like this. Really, all you’ve got to do is not be stupid and silly. Take what you’re doing seriously. When you’re supposed to say something really butch, don’t laugh at yourself when you’re doing it. TW: Did the big metal suit make it more frustrating to try to act serious? RDJ: Look, wearing a watch can be frustrating if you’re not in the right headspace. So it really is the long game. It’s about how do you not have a personality meltdown in hour seven when you kind of feel like you’ve been tarred and feathered and covered in machine parts. You’re calling up every therapeutic moment you’ve ever had with friends, family and strangers, every book you’ve ever read. They’re saying, “Hey, have you read The Secret?” I’m like, “I’m living The Secret. I need more information. I have the entire Bodhi Tree [popular Hollywood new age bookstore] between my ears.”
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Steely Resolve A suitable role for the seriously talented and now iron-willed Robert Downey Jr. BY FRED TOPEL
MOVIE: Iron Man DIRECTED BY: Jon Favreau STARRING: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges STUDIO: Marvel Enterprises / Paramount Pictures
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obert Downey Jr. used to be famous for getting into trouble. Now, with Iron Man, the highly anticipated latest film adaptation from the Marvel Comics stable, he has found a role that will be more iconic than his own mug shot. Downey plays Tony Stark, a billionaire weapons manufacturer who is kidnapped by terrorists and forced to build a bomb. Instead, he toils away on an iron suit and uses it to escape. Kind of puts addiction problems into perspective.
The Wave: What made you want to do a comic book movie? Robert Downey Jr.: Well, I mean, all my friends are doing it. I’m kind of like a nerd about this stuff, and I think there’s been this onslaught, obviously, of these genre films, and I hope this one is different enough to accommodate whatever snobbery might be unleashed on me by peers and friends. It’s a particular type of fan who likes it. Really smart, highly educated entertainment lawyers like pulling me aside at parties going, “Dude, Tony Stark, man….” TW: Are you a comic book geek yourself? RDJ: There was this last round of Iron Man comics, Extremis, and those very kind of graphic-y looking ones. That’s what I like about anything. That’s why I’m such a fan of Matrix and stuff like that. TW: Do you have any idea how big the expectations are for this? RDJ: I have a pretty good aesthetic distance from that. I guess I am seasoned enough to have my work life and my own inner life, and I try not to get them too mixed up. I am very exacting and I work really hard, and I guess I got, through trial and error – or by default – smart enough or intuitive enough about what works over the years to do fairly well, regardless. We shot and meant every minute and second of it, and on the day we said, “Alright, we got that piece.” But you never know how it is really going to translate, let alone into a whole film. Nowadays the trailer is the film: If you don’t have a good trailer, you have a sh*t film; if you have a great trailer, you might have a good film.
TW: What kind of training did you do to get into superhero shape? RDJ: For the last five years I’ve been doing martial arts, and then when I got the part, they said, “So, do you want to put on some size?” I’m not 28, or some guy like Daniel Craig who’s already got meat packed on his shoulders and they just swelled them up. You’ve seen me in all the movies – I’m not Mr. Buff guy. And now I’m in the over40 crew, so it has literally been this excruciating process of working out so hard and so often just to not look like a little potbellied pig. Yoga and eating right and all the supplements and sleeping right, and all the obvious stuff, that is probably more important than working out. You’ve just got to keep your head right. Life is 85 percent maintenance. TW: What kind of Robert Downey Jr. method acting did you bring to the movie? RDJ: If you ask the director and the production team, I basically rode them all like jockeys. I was really, really, really tough in preproduction on this. Not to the point of being an a**hole. I was just like, “We can’t shoot this scene, can’t have a scene like this in the movie.” And they’d be like, “Robert, we’re shooting Scene 22 today.” And I’d be like, “Great, then let’s go write a Scene 22 that we all like.” That, to me, is the tough part. You do a low budget movie, what you have is the characters, you have what the prop guy can afford, you have lousy food and you’ve got a minivan for 12 people to get to and from set. When you have all these resources, I feel like if you don’t really look at all the energy and all the information that you have, if you don’t parlay that into something where you’re not cheating the f**king audience that’s going to go pay to see it, to maybe let you do another one, you’re kind of ripping them off.
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THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN S TA R R I N G : B E N B A R N E S , L I A M NEESON, TILDA SWINTON D I R E C T E D B Y: A N D R E W A D A M S O N
The Pevensie children return to the magical land of Narnia, where they have to fight an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the throne. That
sounds awfully similar to the time they went to Narnia to fight the White Witch and return Aslan to power. Expect talking animals to give them important information throughout their journey, and the kids to learn new skills in order to kick butt in the final battle. The first Narnia did really well, but maybe after The Golden Compass, Eragon and The Seeker: The Dark is Rising, audiences will have had enough of these fantasy films. TW
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Finally, the creators of The Matrix fulfill their promise as great artists. Speed Racer looks 10 times cooler than any wall flipping, bullet time cyber world. That they created this pastel reality from an old anime cartoon reveals the strength of the Wachowski brothers’ creative vision. Race tracks defy physics; even the simplest of settings look like fantastic, multicolored dreams; and the story has real depth. Speed (Hirsch) must resist corporate temptations and stick by his family. This familiar theme is handled with affection, and the actors play it totally straight. This is everything you want in a summer movie.
WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS S TA R R I N G : C A M E R O N D I A Z , ASHTON KUTCHER, ROB CORDDRY D I R E C T E D B Y: T O M VA U G H A N
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A red belt is the highest honor in jujitsu martial arts (and all this time we thought black belts were tough). Mamet based this script on his own jujitsu learnings, and his cynicism toward Hollywood. Instructor Mike Terry (Ejiofor) gets a job advising an actor (Allen) who gets him into financial trouble. Ultimately, Terry has to fight in a corrupt tournament to resolve his monetary woes. The dialogue is typical Mamet, if overly repetitive, with some interesting philosophical and business observations. The fights look real and exciting enough, but does anyone really watch a David Mamet movie for the action sequences?
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MOVIES MAY 6 P.S. I Love You I’m Not There Serial Mom – Collectors Edition Over Her Dead Body
MOVIES MAY 13 Indiana Jones – The Adventure Collection (Special editions of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade) The Great Debaters Mad Money 80
As romantic comedies with obvious outcomes go, What Happens in Vegas holds up pretty well for 90 minutes. Two mismatched lovers share a wild night in Las Vegas that ends with a drunken wedding and a $3 million jackpot. Then, each party schemes to drive the other out of the marriage in order to show the court they gave it their all, and should therefore get all the assets. Naturally, they’re going to end up together despite all of their differences, but it’s a fun ride. Some of their tricks are cleverly manipulative, others are cliché, but the movie never takes itself too seriously.
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TV MAY 6 Bewitched – The Complete Sixth Season Crossing Jordan – Season One The 4400 – The Complete Fourth Season
TV MAY 13 Two and a Half Men – The Complete Third Season Mission: Impossible – The Complete Fourth Season Saturday Night Live – The Complete Third Season, Limited Edition Boxed Set Stargate Infinity – The Complete Series
TW: What’s one of the big scenes you changed? RDJ: I looked around, and there were these two dumb old robots in there. I was like, “Goddammit. Why did you even get those out? Why would you even bring those in here? Why would Tony Stark have these damn things?” And they were like, “We don’t have anything else.” So then I thought, what if these were the first two robots he ever made when he was a kid? So he’s got all this high-tech stuff, and he’s got all these cars and he’s got all this money, but what if he’s partial to these two idiot robots that can’t do anything? I thought I should give them names, and they should work with me while I’m developing the suit. I’ve tried to just create a reality with Jon [Favreau] for this character and the world that Iron Man happens in. » CINEMA DIRECTORY
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CAMPBELL Camera 7 Cinema, 1875 S. Bascom Ave. (408) 559-6900 CineLux Plaza Theatre, 2501 S. Winchester Blvd. (408) 378-2425 L O S G AT O S Los Gatos Cinema, 41 N. Santa Cruz Ave. (408) 395-0203 GILROY Platinum Theatres, 6851 Monterey St. (408) 84-MOVIE HOLLISTER Premiere Cinemas 5, 581A McCray St. (831) 638-1800 M E N L O PA R K Guild, 949 El Camino Real (650) 266-9260 M I L P I TA S Century 20 Great Mall, 1010 Great Mall Dr. (408) 942-5550 Cinema Saver 10, 577 E. Calaveras Blvd. (408) 942-SAVE MORGAN HILL Cinema 6, 750 Tennant Station Way (408) 779-5151
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TW: You’ve had your own struggles in life. How did that affect how you played the role? RDJ: Well, I think when someone has had a fundamental change and they’re not just trying to backpedal and make it seem like “I’m going to rehab again – everything’s fine but I’m still clubbing tonight,” or whatever. By the time you’ve seen the light, by the time you get out of Dodge and start doing the right thing, you really don’t relate to the person that historically people still say [you are]. What else was attractive is, yeah, Tony Stark has been known to go bonkers and be so irresponsible that he’s too hammered to put on the suit. There’s so much stuff going on in this movie as it is, we decided not to do that thing, too. But I get it. That’s why in a way it’s ideally suited for me, and I’m ideally suited for it. TW Iron Man opened May 2.
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PARLORS For Lee, there is much more to his work than Analog Tattoo, 34 S. First St., creatively combining Third Fl., San Jose (408) 292-7766 colors and strokes www.analogtattoo.com that are visually Graven Image Tattoo, 1398 W. El Camino Real, Ste. E, appealing. He seems Mountain View (650) 988-1818 to harbor an intrinsic www.gravenimagetattoo.net desire to use art as State of Grace, 11561 Berryessa Rd., San Jose an impetus for greater (408) 441-7770 www.horitaka.com things. “[Artists have] Strong Tattoo, 11561 Berryessa Rd., lost a sense of their San Jose (408) 453-4545 www.strongtattoo.com social responsibility attached to that title,” he says. “I think, for instance, as an artist you’re afforded the ability to seek out these creative endeavors and pull them out of your mind. But at the same time, you have a social responsibility.”
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An artistic family also surrounded Paco Dietz, a painter, sketcher and sculptor, as well as a tattooer at Mountain View parlor Graven Image. At the age of four, he remembers accompanying his father as he painted murals at a Catholic church in Florida. Dietz would sit in the pews at 6am and draw all day as his father painted giant images of Christ.
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hey have been drawing, sketching and painting since they could hold the tools to do so. They come from highly creative families and backgrounds. They are cerebrally artistic, often thinking of life in terms of one giant moving piece of art. Their endeavors are far-reaching: politically, socially and personally. And yet they are outcasts, fringe players who understand that being an artist is not a 9-to-5 job, but a 24/7 commitment. They are tattooers, but also painters and sculptors – not because of any monetary reward, but because it is what they love to do. Their artwork is nontraditional, often macabre, causing these exceedingly
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talented dark artists to be written off as demented, or having disturbed childhoods. But such is not the case. Tattooers are simply artists whose only goals are to create something that causes an observer to think, to analyze, to converse and to react, whether the art is on human flesh or a more traditional visual art medium. “Painting is a lot more painful for me than tattooing, just because I have to get out a lot of negative stuff when I do it,” says Adrian Lee, a resident tattooer at Analog Tattoo in Downtown San Jose. “But it’s not like that negativity is not there – you just don’t realize it when you’re tattooing.” When he’s not tattooing or painting, Lee is always reflexively drawing or sketching, using bar napkins, coasters, Post-it pads, anything to keep his hands and mind busy. “I never did anything else,” says Lee, whose mother was an artist and whose grandfather and stepfather were both fine painters. “I was kind of fortunate to be fostered in that environment, I guess.” Lee describes his paintings as political, incorporating letters and stylistic influences from graffiti to fine painting to create a mixed-media collage of “whatever political point I’m trying to make
Today, Dietz’s art is undoubtedly a world away from that of his father. Shocking sculptures of ghoulish, blood-soaked creatures and incredibly detailed drawings of biomechanical aliens are common in his artwork. Dietz cites H.R. Giger, the Swiss surrealist famous for his design work in Alien, as a major artistic influence. Unlike Lee, however, Dietz feels that the purpose of art is much more straightforward. “I think art should move you,” he says matter-of-factly. “And I think art should make an impact… there’s something about Giger’s art that I really like. You’re forced to recognize that it’s beautiful and that it’s disturbing at the same time.” For Dan Moses, tattooer at Strong Arm, which operates out of the State of Grace shop in San Jose, drawing came early. At age three, his great grandmother would sit him down with pencils and paper and encourage him to fill the blank space. He says it kept him occupied and always stuck with him throughout the years. Now, when he’s not tattooing, Moses spends about three hours a day drawing. “Trying to create something new just comes with the territory,” he says. “It’s an everyday thing. And of course, like any writer, or anything like that, there’s always that dry spell, and it gets frustrating at times.” The stories of tattoo artists all seem to be shaped by an early exposure and love of art, a desire to be separate from the mainstream and a never-ending drive to pursue various artistic endeavors. “I’ve always had a passion for art and art history,” says 85
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Flint Center for the Performing Arts, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Fourth Fl., Cupertino (408) 8648820 www.flintcenter.com
This Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prizewinning Broadway musical is coming to Silicon Valley for one night only! With an extremely talented cast – Heinz Winckler, who plays Roger Davis, was the 2002 winner of the South African version of American Idol – you won’t want to miss this production: 5/18. THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
San Jose Repertory Theatre, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose (408) 367-7255 www.sjrep.com
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San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose (888) 455-SHOW www.amtsj.org
Adapted from Disney’s awardwinning animated film, this family-friendly musical chronicles the beautiful Belle as she falls in love with an ugly beast who has taken her captive in his castle: 5/13 – 5/25. THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS
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Actors Theatre Center, 3501 Thomas Rd., Ste. 9, Santa Clara (408) 985-5500
What could be more fun than a live country band providing the score for the South Bay return of this Texas-inspired classic? The musical is based on a true story about the 1973 downfall of the Chicken Ranch Brothel in none other than the Lone Star State: Thru 5/10. THE CONSTANT WIFE
Triton Museum Hall Pavilion, 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara (408) 248-7993 www.scplayers.org
his wife, who spreads word that her husband is a miracle-performing doctor, forcing him to assume the role “in spite of himself”: 5/8 – 5/10.
break the spell. Along the way, they encounter unique takes on classic characters, including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Prince Charming: 5/9 – 5/18.
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Hillbarn Theatre, 1285 E. Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City (650) 349-6411 www.hillbarntheatre.org
A story of passion set in ancient Egypt, chronicling the capture of a Nubian princess and the love triangle that ensues. Features music created by the artists and composers of The Lion King: 5/8 – 6/8. A FEW GOOD MEN
City Lights Theater, 529 S. Second St., San Jose (408) 2954200 www.cltc.org
From the creator of The West Wing comes this award-winning play about the death of a marine at Guantanamo Bay and the ensuing military trial of the two Marines accused. Can you handle the truth?: 5/15 – 6/15. HARLEM DUET
Roble Studio Theater-Stanford University, 375 Santa Teresa, Stanford (650)723-1234
A sophisticated comedy about what it means to be in a faithful marriage, and what happens when that trust is broken: 5/16 – 6/7.
Director Djanet Sears arrives at Stanford to showcase her awardwinning play, which is meant to be a prelude to Shakespeare’s Othello: 5/15 – 5/24.
DISNEY’S MULAN JR.
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Milpitas Community Center, 457 E. Calaveras Blvd., Milpitas (408) 586-3210
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View (650) 903-6000
This stage production of the popular Disney film is full of action. Set in ncient China, Mulan and her sidekick embark on an epic journey to save the Emperor, but along the way their mischievousness begins to weigh them down: Thru 5/10.
People just can’t get enough of the Disney Channel’s hit movie about a jock falling for a brainiac. Two new songs have been added to the original soundtrack, making this a unique must-see-and-hear production: 5/10 – 5/18.
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Palo Alto Children’s Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto (650) 463-4970
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Fess Parker Studio Theatre — Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara (408) 554-4015 www.scu.edu/cpa/
This Pulitzer Prize-winning play follows two brothers in the early 1940s. After losing their mother, the boys adjust to their new life in Yonkers, surrounded by a dysfunctional family: 5/9 – 5/17. MAN OF LA MANCHA
Saratoga Civic Theater, 13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga (408) 268-3777 www.saratogadramagroup.com
Loosely based on Miguel de Cervantes’ novel Don Quixote, a dying old man copes with holding onto an impossible dream: 5/10 – 5/31. NORTHANGER ABBEY
The Pear Avenue Theatre, 1220 Pear Ave., Mountain View (650) 254-1148 www.thepear.org
A new dramatization by the Pear’s artistic director makes this a unique experience of Jane Austen’s first novel: 5/16 – 6/8. PANDEMONIUM
Theatre on San Pedro Square, 29 N. San Pedro St., Suite 200, San Jose (408) 460-1696
Turns out it was Epimetheus, Pandora’s husband, who opened the box. Join in some good old-fashioned Greek mythological fun and watch the “true” story of Pandora’s box performed by the Tabard Theatre Company: Thru 5/10. PETER PAN
Canada College Theatre, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City www.canadacollege.net/theater
Always an amazing story, Peter Pan and the Lost Boys inhabit the tiny island of Neverland, getting into big world adventures while battling pirates and cavorting with fairies: Thru 5/18.
The dark and eerie two-faced world of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel comes to life on stage. At night, murder engulfs the foggy streets of London. The once likable Dr. Jekyll is beginning to act strange. What is his relation to the horrible Mr. Hyde?: 5/10 – 6/8. WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
Black Box Theatre, 848 E. William St., San Jose (408) 2887820 www.northsidetheatre.com
A tumultuous old couple steeped in alcohol manipulates a young couple, creating an emotional situation that can’t be reversed. The mistakes and chaos of their lives soon bubble to the surface: Thru 5/11.
CLASSICAL MUSIC & OPERA AND THE TRUMPET(S) SHALL SOUND
Le Petit Trianon, 72 N. Fifth St., San Jose (408) 995-5400 www.trianontheatre.com
A horn-heavy performance featuring: Bartok’s Transylvanian Dances; Vivian Fung’s String Sinfonietta; Jeff Smith’s An Evening in Transylvania; Alan Hovhaness’s Prayer of St. Gregory; and Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Trumpets in C: 5/18. BRAHMS REQUIEM – ORCHESTRAL SEASON FINALE
Mission Santa Clara, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara (408) 554-4023 www.scu.edu/visitors/mission
The Santa Clara Chorale joins the Santa Clara University Choir for this season finale before heading on an Australian tour. The event will feature a full orchestra performing Johannes Brahms’ Ein Deutches Requiem, Op. 45 and Schicksalsied (Song of Destiny) Op. 54: 5/16. CALIFORNIA YOUTH SYMPHONY
Flint Center for the Performing Arts, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino (408) 864-8820 www.flintcenter.com
With 500 of the most talented upand-coming youth musicians in the Bay Area, you won’t want to miss this unique symphony experience, which includes a preconcert discussion with maestro Leo Eylar: 5/11.
CHINESE OPERA CONCERT
California Theatre, 345 S. First St., San Jose (800) SAN-JOSE
Experience music and performances seeded in centuries of Chinese tradition, including Kunqu, Peking, Cantonese, Huangmei and Chuanju opera music: 5/10. GERSHWIN 1920s RADIO HOUR
California Theatre, 345 S. First St., San Jose www.symphonysiliconvalley.org
Join Symphony Silicon Valley as they present a concert of select Gershwin songs, including Concerto in F and Rhapsody in Blue, and featuring the talented Gwendolyn Mok on piano: 5/8 – 5/11. MASTER SINFONIA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CONCERT – PROGRAM 4
Los Altos United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Ave., Los Altos (650) 948-1083 www.laumc.org
Program 4 is part of the 2007-2008 concert series. The concert will be conducted by Maestro David Ramadanoff and will include Carl Stamitz’s Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola; and Felix Mendelssohn’s The Fair Melusine overture, Symphony No. 3 in A Minor: 5/11. VLADIMIR FELTSMAN
artists books, a medium he has worked with for two decades: Thru 7/6. CHILDREN’S DISCOVERY MUSEUM
180 Woz Way, San Jose (408) 298-5437 www.cdm.org
Exciting interactive displays, galleries and activities for the whole family to enjoy: Ongoing. COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM
1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View (650) 810-1010 www.computerhistory.org
Charles Babbage’s Difference Engine No. 2: If watching and hearing a five-ton, 8,000-part mechanical calculating engine from the 1840s isn’t enough, there’s movies, popcorn, snow cones and pretzels!: 5/10. DE SAISSET MUSEUM
500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara (408) 554-4528 www.scu.edu/desaisset
Eye on the Sixties: Vision, Body & Soul: Focusing on one of the most vibrant and dynamic decades in modern history, this exhibit includes painting, sculpture, drawings, and prints by artists ranging from Frank Stella to Claes Oldenberg: Ongoing. HAKONE GARDENS
McAfee Performing Arts and Lecture Center, 20300 Herriman Ave., Saratoga (408) 867-3411
21000 Big Basin Way, Saratoga (408) 741-4994 www.hakone.com
Making his debut with the Moscow Philharmonic at the age of 11, Feltsman is considered one of the most dynamic and versatile contemporary musicians. He solos regularly with every major US orchestra. The program includes Bach’s English Suite No. 2 in A minor; Beethoven’s Sonata in C minor and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition: 5/14.
Hina Doll and Kimono Exhibition: The Upper House of Hakone Gardens, one of the oldest Japanese estates in the Western Hemisphere, is now showcasing a display of ornamental dolls representing the Emperor and other historical figures in the traditional dress of the Heian period: Ongoing. JAPANESE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF SAN JOSE
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Jack Matsuoka’s Cartoons: Making the Best of Poston: Documenting the incarceration of Japanese Americans during the 1940s: Ongoing.
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Palm Dr. at Museum Way, Stanford University (650) 723-4177 www.museum.stanford.edu
Makishi: Mask Characters of Zambia: An exhibition of 24 masks selected from the Fowler Museum at UCLA is making its way up north. Featured masks originate from the Three Corners region of Zambia, Angola, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and date from the late 19th to the 20th century, providing a glance into the traditional and sociopolitical events important to the people of central Africa: Thru 6/29. A New 19th Century: The reinstalled Mondavi Family Gallery features newly acquisitioned works by Monet, Renoir, Sargent, and more: Ongoing. Auguste Rodin Collection: The largest collection of Rodin bronzes outside of Paris: Ongoing. African Art in Context: Photography, dress, and other artifacts: Ongoing. Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden: Wood and stone carvings of people, animals, and mythical beings: Ongoing. Living Traditions: Arts of the Americas: A collection of work from diverse Native American peoples and times: Ongoing. Explore Outdoor Sculpture: Enjoy beautiful weather and the works of Auguste Rodin, Maya Lin, Beverly Pepper, Richard Serra and Andy Goldsworthy: Third Sunday of each month. Andy Warhol Prints: Featuring multiples from the Mao and Flowers series and from the Electric Chair series in addition to images of Elizabeth Taylor and Mick Jagger: Thru 11/30. Experiments in Navigation: The Art of Charles Hobson: An exhibit of Hobson’s
535 N. Fifth St., San Jose (408) 294-3138 www.jamsj.org
MEXICAN HERITAGE PLAZA
1700 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose (408) 928-5524 www.mhcviva.org
Mi Coche / My Culture – Livin’ the Lowrider Lifestyle: A unique, visual art experience that delves into the art and Chicano subculture of automobiles. Exploring the history of the lowrider lifestyle, this exhibit pays homage to this cross-cultural movement through a variety of artistic genres: Thru 6/30. ROSICRUCIAN EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
1660 Park Ave., San Jose (408) 947-3636 www.egyptianmuseum.org
History of the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum Exhibit: This exhibit shows the museum’s transformation from one artifact in an office to a museum with more than 4,000 artifacts: Ongoing. SAN JOSE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART
560 S. First St., San Jose (408) 283-8155 www.sjica.org
This Show Needs You: In this interactive exhibit, featured artists collaborate with the audience through workshops, performances, and even a wedding, to illustrate art’s function as a social exchange: Thru 5/17. Lift Off: The Fourth Annual San Jose State Master of Fine Arts exhibition: Thru 6/14. Night Moves:
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110 S. Market St. San Jose (408) 271-6840 www.sjmusart.org
Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon: An optimistic, pessimistic and at times humorous exhibition examining the development of robot iconography in fine art over the last half century: Thru 10/19. Fred Pratt: Color and Space: Often categorized as ‘60s-borne minimalism, vibrant colors and never-ending spaces encapsulate this exhibit: Thru 7/6. Line on the Loose: This memorial exhibition examines the work and career of influential San Francisco abstract expressionist Hassel Smith (19152007): Thru 5/18. TECH MUSEUM OF INNOVATION
201 S. Market St., San Jose (408) 294-TECH www.thetech.org
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GALLERIES ANNO DOMINI
366 S. First St., San Jose (408) 271-5155 www.galleryAD.com
Until Now: This solo exhibit by Daniel Jesse Lewis explores the innate vulnerability of humans, and the escapism we inevitably engage in: Thru 5/17. Fim do Mundo: The debut US solo exhibit by Brazilian artist Stephan Doitschinoff (aka CALMA) presents his evocative work, which combines Brazilian folklore, baroque religious imagery, and pagan symbols with the artist’s urban art and pop culture roots: Thru 6/21. GALLERY 2611
2611 Broadway, Redwood City (650) 364-2611 www.gallery2611.com
Zimbabwean Sculptures: A joint showing of two collections – one of original, mostly first generation Shona artists and one of more recent sculptors: Thru 7/1. KALEID GALLERY
IDEA House: An interactive program space encourages you to formulate and synthesize like never before: Ongoing. Green by Design: Designs with a green approach, aiming to prevent environmental problems and improve lives: Ongoing. View from Space: Science made visible in an exhibit that displays weather, aircraft, and daily patterns from space: Ongoing.
88 S. Fourth St., San Jose (408) 271-5151 www.KALEIDgallery.com
Featured exhibitions by photographer Josh Hires and assemblage artist Philo Northrup: Thru 5/30. LEONARD AND DAVID MCKAY GALLERY
Pasetta House in History Park at Kelley Park, 1650 Senter Rd., San Jose (408) 287-2290 www.historysanjose.org
A Breath of Plein Air: an exhibit
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At State of Grace, Horiyuki tattoos alongside Horitomo and Horitaka, both apprentices of Horiyoshi III, making the shop the only place in the country associated with the famed tattoo artist. Both of her
featuring the art of plein air painting, French for “in the open air.” View various works of outdoor scenery from San Jose, Santa Clara and Silicon Valley, including 54 pieces painted by 25 local artists: Thru 9/21.
Playing with Light
THE MAIN GALLERY
This luminous tale of a 1950s Florentine romance tugs at the heartstrings.
1018 Main St., Redwood City (650) 701- 1018 www.themaingallery.org/ calendar.html
The Red Beret: Collaboration by poet Mary Petrosky and painter Terri Wilson: Thru 5/25. Quantum Jitters: Collaboration of mixed media artist Debora Crosby and physicist John Zadrozny: Thru 5/25. MODERNBOOK GALLERY
494 University Ave. Palo Alto (650) 327-6325 www.modernbook.com
Evocations: Photography by Mary Daniel Hobson attempting to express different states of mind. Thru 6/3 TRITON MUSEUM OF ART
1505 Warburton Ave. Santa Clara (408) 247-375 www.tritonmuseum.org
Neal Boor Paintings: Eighty-twoyear-old art instructor Neal Boor presents his painting collection of rich abstract landscapes: Thru 5/11. VIEWPOINTS GALLERY
315 State St., Los Altos (650) 941-5789 www.viewpointsgallery.com
Out of the Ordinary: Chris Beck is the gallery’s featured artist of the month: Thru 5/30. TW
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colleagues are multifaceted artists as well. “I think that it’s very important for us as artists to continually push ourselves,” says Horiyuki. “Horitomo is a really incredibly talented painter… Horitaka just did some shoes for Nike. Horitaka and myself just designed some shirts for Harley-Davidson as well.” Horitaka and Horitomo also designed shirts for the third Pirates of the Caribbean movie, while an auction of original paintings by Horiyoshi III will be on eBay from Jul. 17-24. Despite the negative connotations that can often come with tattooing and tattooers, it’s impossible to doubt that they are true artists who want to pursue their artistic endeavors as a method of self expression, as well as push the boundaries of what is considered art. And they are even gracious and humble enough to let us join them for the ride – or at least, let us become their canvas. TW For a multimedia slideshow of the artists and their artwork, go to www.thewavemag.com.
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he principal drawback of using modern tonalities in musical theatre is their relative lack of flexibility in conveying drama. They often come off as ponderous and forbidding, devoid of fast tempos or (God forbid) happy-sounding major chords. This is certainly true of the Adam Guettel/Craig Lucas musical The Light in the Piazza (currently in the hands of the Palo Alto Players), but in this case the tendency serves a purpose: in an otherwise frothy plot about an international romance, there’s always something forbidding and ominous just below the surface. The story opens with Clara and Margaret Johnson, an American daughter and mother touring Florence in 1953. Clara embraces her surroundings with childlike delight, albeit mixed with a little young-adult curiosity – in “The Beauty Is,” she fondles a marble statue’s private parts and declares, “These are very popular in Italy.” “You have no idea what it does to me to see her happy like this,” says Margaret to the audience – meaning, in fact, that it tortures her. Something askew about Clara (and something shady about Margaret’s previous visit to this very piazza years ago) is turning the girl’s mother into a mother hawk. This, naturally, causes Clara’s hat to go flying in the wind, landing in the hands of a handsome local boy, Fabrizio, who falls in love with her at first sight. In the end, the obstacles brought to the fore by this unwanted attraction are so slight in modern terms that they need the ’50s mindset to magnify them into actual concerns. But
The Light in the Piazza, $20-$31, Palo Alto Players, thru May 11 at Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto (650) 329-0891 www.paplayers.org. Lucas and Guettel, working from Elizabeth Spencer’s 1960 novella, do their best work along the margins. A fine example is “Dividing Day,” a lament of drifting spouses (sung beautifully by Diana Torres Koss) that brings to mind some of the more heart-piercing works of early Sondheim. It’s also a fine trick to let Fabrizio sing in Italian in “Il Mondo Era Vuoto” (via Justin Taylor Nixon’s lovely tenor), since the boy is infatuated and we all know what he’s talking about, regardless. An added treat is the Act II octet from the Naccarelli family, a hilariously overdramatic tirade over broken wedding plans that comes across as a tragic operetta. The heart of the show lies with Clara, and Dominique Bonino is perfect, singing with an easy, soaring soprano and radiating enough light to power a field of solar cells. This is nicely contrasted by Kate McCormick, who delivers the jealous sister-in-law Franca with a delicious sense of saucy scorn, especially in “The Joy You Feel.” Sadly, McCormick and Nixon are the only two cast members who get their Italian accents right. Russ Bohard as Signor Naccarrelli is an especial culprit, letting accents both Italian and Italian-English drift all over the place. Other notable drifts came from the string section, where the pitches were less reliable than those you might see at a Little League game. TW THEWAVEMAG.COM MAY 5-18, 2008
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State of Grace tattooer Horiyuki, who interned at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York when she was in high school. “But at the same time, I was also going to hardcore shows, involved in the punk scene, so I definitely was kind of drawn to things that were, let’s say, on the fringe.” Horiyuki, an honorary title given to her by Japanese tattoo master Horiyoshi III (often considered the world’s greatest fullbody tattoo artist), also dabbled in performance art in her youth while part of a traveling circus troupe of contortionists called the Pain-Proof Rubber Girls. “Working in the circus I was exposed to a lot of things that were not necessarily congruent to the contemporary art scene in New York,” she says.
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Family&Community paddling, getting in and out of the pool, and the all-important back float. Beyond equipping kids with a life saving skill, the class also helps them grow emotionally and socially. “They develop physical skills in the water that they don’t on land,” explains instructor Suzanne Dinga. “It’s also great for parents to bond with their children.”
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Baby Ohm At the Yoga Center of Los Gatos, instructor Helga McHugh integrates hatha yoga with coping strategies in her 90-minute Mommy and Me classes. Each lesson begins with a discussion on mom-related topics, while babies (one month to one year old) rest and relax on their mats. While yoga is a great way for new moms to get back into shape, this class also helps to enhance the natural bond between mommy and baby. 86
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“Sometimes the moms do the poses over the baby who is on the mat, and the babies are reaching up for their mommies’ faces,” says McHugh. For families with older children, Devi Yoga in Menlo Park offers a family yoga class for children ages four and up and their parents. Grandparents, too, are welcomed in this class, where stretches and poses are taught in a child-friendly way. To inspire more family fun, kids and parents alike are encouraged to come up with their own routines. “It is rare in this high-tech age for parents to learn, exercise, and create, matto-mat, next to their children,” says studio manager Lourdes Hui. Besides staying healthy, it’s a fabulous way for families to “unwind, connect, and deepen relationships,” she adds.
If you have a budding Beethoven or petite Picasso at home, head to the Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View, where you can share time together in
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FIND MOMMY (OR DADDY) AND ME TIME AT: Yoga Center of Los Gatos, 9 Montebello Way, Los Gatos (408) 3955356 www.yogacenteroflosgatos.com Devi Yoga, 1011 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (650) 324-4555 www.devi-yoga.com Maki Swim School, 445 Los Gatos Blvd., Los Gatos (408) 358-7049 www.makiswim.com AVAC Swim School, 5400 Camden Ave., San Jose (408) 267-4032 www.avac.us Community School of Music and Arts, 230 San Antonio Cir., Mountain View (650) 917-6800 www.arts4all.org Art House Kids, 1043 Lincoln Ave., San Jose (408) 975-9987 www.arthousekids.com Color Me Mine, 5337 Prospect Rd., San Jose (408) 865-1833 www.sanjose.colormemine.com Striker’s Den, 800 Embedded Way, San Jose (408) 224-8774 www.strikersden.com Dance Theatre International, 4075 Evergreen Village Square, Ste. 260, San Jose (408) 274-7734 www.dtidance.com The Little Gym, various Bay Area locations www.thelittlegym.com Kids Culinary Adventure, 951-5 Old County Rd., Belmont (650) 440-0241 www.kidsculinaryadventures.com Cucina Bambini, 1041 Lincoln Ave., San Jose (408) 564-7773 www.cucinabambini.com
Water Babies Hopping into the pool with baby in tow, some parents believe, is the best way to teach little ones how to enjoy and respect the water. And many are signing up babies as young as six months for their first swim class. In the Fish class at Maki Swim School, parents and kids (six months and up) work together on everything from safety skills and breath control to submersions and back floats. The Montessori-based swimming curriculum also incorporates lots of games and songs, while teaching parents the proper techniques to hold a baby in the water. And often the bonding continues at home. “We give the parents the skills so they can continue with the class in the bathtub,” explains owner Maggie Eyerman. “That’s their homework.” AVAC Swim School at the Almaden Valley Athletic Club also offers a parent-tot program, where kids (six months to three years old) are grouped by age and taught a wide range of skills, such as submersion,
their vibrant music and art classes. In these 45-minute sessions that span six to seven weeks, kids (ages 18 months to five years) benefit from the brain-boosting power of art and music through hands-on activities. In their Adventures in Art class, kids learn basic skills as they experiment with mixed media. In Adventures in Music, they explore musical concepts in a playful environment. Besides honing their self-expression, eye coordination and motor skills, the kids also learn 88
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Fowler Creek Park, Altia Ave., San Jose (408) 671-3417 www.societydog.com
Enjoy Mexican pizza and walking your dog along the hills with fellow dog owners, followed by hanging out at Java Junction for Mexican coffee and pastries: 6:30pm
A community-wide celebration of Israel’s 60th Independence Day with great food, Israeli-style outdoor market, exhibits, speakers, carnival games, prizes, bounce houses and more!: 11am – 4pm
33RD CALCHESS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 5/16 - 18 San Jose McEnery Convention Center, 150 W. San Carlos St., San Jose www.calchessscholastics.org
Eucalyptus Grove, Galvez St. & Campus Dr., Stanford University powwow.stanford.edu
A celebration of Native American cultures with arts & crafts, food booths, dancing, souvenirs, and traditional songs.
LEGO MASTER MODEL BUILDER: 5/16 – 18
Hidden Villa Ranch, 26870 Moody Rd., Los Altos Hills (650) 949-9704 www.hiddenvilla.org
This is your big chance to milk a goat, feed them and just hang out and see what goats do: Ages six and up: 8:30 – 10am
12th Annual A La Carte & Art, Mountain View
POETRY FIRST!: 5/6
South First Billiards, 420 First St., San Jose www.pcsj.org
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Listen to readings from Carolyn Dille and Linda Lappin, followed by an open mic: 7:30pm BOOK SIGNING WITH LEIGH WEIMERS AND JOHN McLAUGHLIN: 5/9
Town Council Chambers, 110 E. Main St., Los Gatos
Mr. Weimers and Mr. McLaughlin will discuss and sign copies of Silicon Valley: A 100-Year Renaissance: 7pm
CLUB MEETINGS FUN TIME SINGERS: WEDNESDAYS
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 12770 Saratoga Ave., Saratoga www.funtimesingers.org
A lively and diverse community choir invites men and women to join their group: 7:15 – 9:30pm
EWASTE COLLECTION DAY AT UNION MIDDLE SCHOOL: 5/10
Union Middle School, 2130 Los Gatos-Almaden Rd., San Jose (408) 674-8862
Drive up and dump your old computers, monitors, VCRs, printers, fax machines, stereo components, telephones, microwaves, televisions and more. The cost: free!: 9am
FESTIVALS & EXPOS SILICON VALLEY OPEN STUDIOS: 5/10 - 11, 17 - 18
Throughout Silicon Valley www.svos.org
Take a self-guided tour of more than 300 local artists’ studios – and no, you can’t rummage through their refrigerators: 11am – 5pm 15TH ANNUAL KFOG KABOOM!: 5/10
Piers 30 – 32, San Francisco www.kfog.com
Great live music from Los Lobos, Collective Soul, and Matt Nathanson, but most importantly, FIREWORKS!: 4 – 10pm 33RD ANNUAL BERRYESSA ART & WINE FESTIVAL: 5/10 Penitencia Creek Park,
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You’re invited to enjoy fine wine, food, and superb art from local artisans: 10am – 5pm BOOGIE ON THE BAYOU: 5/17 - 18 Downtown Campbell www.campbellchamber.com
This festival includes some of the best Cajun and Zydeco entertainment, community performers, savory food and more than 200 fine artists from around the country. BLUE JEAN BOP: 5/18
Saddlerack, 42011 Boscell Rd., Fremont www.bluejeanbop.com
A rockabilly weekend with live music from Big Sandy & the Fly-Rite Boys and Deke Dickerson & the EccoFonics. Plus a classic hot rod show with food, drinks, cowgirl pinup contest, vendors, dancing and (most importantly) a mechanical bull: Noon to Midnight FANIMECON 2008: 5/23 - 26
San Jose McEnery Convention Center, 408 Almaden Blvd., San Jose www.fanime.com
Join fellow anime lovers at the Bay Area’s largest anime convention, with workshops, discussion panels, music, dances and 24-hour anime programming.
Hey, parents, think junior is a real whiz kid when it comes to playing chess? Well, let’s see how good he or she really is at this year’s state championships. Divisions for elementary to high school students.
Hillsdale Shopping Center, 60 31st Ave., San Mateo (650) 345-8222 www.hillsdale.com
GO GOATS!: 5/10
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TRIPLE PLAY FAMILY DAYS: 5/13
History San Jose, Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, San Jose Giants (408) 277-4193 www.hhpz.org
A day that the family can’t miss. You’ll enjoy a day at History San Jose, Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, followed by an exciting San Jose Giants baseball game… all for ONE dollar!
37TH ANNUAL STANFORD POWWOW: 5/9 - 11
BOOK READINGS & SIGNINGS
Mom and the whole family will enjoy a great concert by Nancy Cassidy: 5 – 7:30pm
ISRAEL AT 60 FESTIVAL: 5/7 - 11 Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center, 14855 Oka Rd., Los Gatos (408) 357-7534 www.svjcc.org
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MOTHER’S DAY CONCERT: 5/11
Hidden Villa Ranch, 26870 Moody Rd., Los Altos Hills (650) 949-9704 www.hiddenvilla.org
This three day event invites all to come and help in building an 8-foot tall Yoda!: 10am – 6pm
socials skills like “sharing, taking turns, and respect for each other, all in the comfort of a parent, grandparent or caregiver’s lap,” explains Juliette McDonald, the center’s preschool and early childhood art and music coordinator. At Art House Kids in Willow Glen, children (ages two to four) create artworks with the help of moms, dads, even grandparents. The hourlong class allows the young ones to try everything from painting to PlayDoh, as they learn about shapes, colors and creativity. Classes are kept small (eight or less) and they always end with story time. “It’s always a good bonding experience for the family,” says owner Julie Stover. “And it’s always more about the learning process than making sure you have a perfect completed project.” Parents and kids can also get their creative juices flowing on Mommy and Me or Family Day at San Jose’s Color Me Mine. The ceramics studio offers adults and children the chance to paint a masterpiece and spend qual-
Infineon Raceway, Hwys. 37 & 121, Sonoma www.infineonraceway.com
Top motorcycle racers from around the world will be swarming Infineon Raceway for three days of highspeed, wheelie-poppin’ racing. THE MONTEREY FESTIVAL OF SPEED: 5/16
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey www.laguna-seca.com
Don’t miss this exciting weekend of racing with four different races, including the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car series, the Atlantic Championship series, Formula BMW Americas, and the Historic IMSA cars from the 1970s and ’80s. IMMIGRANTS DAY FESTIVAL: 5/17
Courthouse Square Stage in front of the History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City (650) 299-0104
Enjoy a day of dance performances, opera, fantastic food, taiko drums, Irish dancers, and activities for the kids and much more. 12TH ANNUAL A LA CARTE & ART: 5/17 - 18
Castro Street between Church Street and Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View (650) 964-3395 www.miramarevents.com
This open-air springtime celebration features nonstop live entertainment, a juried arts and crafts show with 250
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Kicks for Kids Instead of cheering your children from the sidelines, join in at Striker’s Den in the SilverCreek Complex. The center’s soccer-themed fitness program offers two classes (Lions for 18-to-30-month-olds, Tigers for 24-to-42-month-olds), where parents help their kids keep fit, improve their motor skills and learn about the game. While the Lions class focuses more on fun activities and games to keep kids active, the Tigers class incorporates basic kicking, catching and throwing activities with parent involvement. “The quality time spent together each week at class becomes a routine that the child looks forward to every week, which helps to develop a wonderful parent-child bond,” explains Audrey Castro, director of child development of the Mighty Cubs program.
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EVENT exhibitors, savory ethnic food, wine, microbrews, cooking demonstrations and activities for the kids. 23RD ANNUAL BAY AREA STORYTELLING FESTIVAL: 5/17 - 18
Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Park, San Pablo Dam Road, El Sobrante www.bayareastorytelling.org
Join storytellers Carol Birch, Derek Burrows, Baba Jamal Koram, Olga Loya for two full days of, what else, amazing storytelling!: 9am – 8pm SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK 101ST SEASON KICKOFF: 5/17
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz www.beachboardwalk.com
Load up the family and prepare yourselves for a full day of cotton candy, corn dogs, roller coasters and fun! FESTIVAL FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY: 5/18
St. Martin of Tours Church, 200 O’Conner Dr., San Jose (408) 294-8953 www.stmartin.org/festival
Entertainment for all ages with games, carnival booths, jump houses, live music, and much more!: 11am – 8pm FAMILY FUN DAY: 5/18
Campbell Historical Museum, 51 N. Central Ave., Campbell (408) 866-2718
Families are invited to come to the museum and enjoy free craft activities for the kids: 11 – 4pm CIVIL WAR BATTLE REENACTMENT: 5/24 - 26
Roaring Camp Railroad, Felton www.roaringcamp.com
Nothing says family like a good battle re-enactment, so get over to Roaring Camp and watch the Yanks beat the crap out of the Rebs! Long live the UNION!
FUNDRAISERS VINO FAIRE CHARITY WINE: 5/8
Elks Lodge, 938 Wilmington Way, Redwood City (650) 2988466 www.vinofaire.com
HATS OFF TO MOM: 5/10
Santa Clara Marriott www.penwag.org
Enjoy a fashion show, silent auction, prizes and lunch: Funds raised benefit PenWAG’s educational fund: 10:30am 15TH ANNUAL HUMAN RACE OF SILICON VALLEY: 5/10
Charleston Park/Shoreline at Mountain View, 1450 Amphitheatre Pkwy., Mountain View www.vcsv.us/humanrace
Walk or run a 5K/10K and help raise funds for Bay Area nonprofit organizations: 8: 30am 28 TH ANNUAL WESTERN GALA EVENT: 5/16
Villa Ragusa, 35 S. Second St., Campbell www.hospicevalley.org
Help raise much-needed funds for Hospice of the Valley, and enjoy a Western-themed gala with wine
RELAY FOR LIFE: 5/17 - 18
Townsend Field, 1111 Bellomy St., Santa Clara www.events.cancer.org/ rflsantaclaraca
A fun-filled overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money to help the American Cancer Society save lives, help those who have been touched by cancer, and empower individuals to fight back against the disease. AVAC TURNINGWHEELS FOR KIDS FUNDRAISER: 5/17 Almaden Valley Athletic Club, 5400 Camden Ave., San Jose (408) 455-4919
AVAC will be hosting two spinning classes, both of which will help raise funds for TurningWheels for Kids: 7:15am & 9:45am TROOPFEST 2008: 5/17
USS Hornet, Pier 3, Alameda, www.uss-hornet.org
Welcome aboard the carrier USS Hornet, where you’ll have the pleasure of enjoying a tasty barbecue lunch, tours, color guard competition, raffles, and live music from Greg Kihn, Joe Satriani, Tom Johnston and Pat Simmons of the Doobie Brothers, Dave Meniketti of Y&T and many more. Funds raised go towards sending care packages to our troops serving overseas: 10am – 5pm JUSTIN VINEYARDS WINE DINNER BENEFIT: 5/22 Michael Mina’s Arcadia, 100 W. San Carlos St., San Jose (408) 278-4555 www.girlsforchange.org
Enjoy extraordinary food and wine while helping raise funds for Girls for a Change, an organization that empowers teen girls nationwide to create and lead social change: 6pm TAUPOU BINGO: THURSDAYS
San Jose Moose Lodge #401, 1825 Mt. Pleasant Rd., San Jose
Come out and play bingo and help raise funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: 6:45pm
HEALTH & WELLNESS ANANDA YOGA & DEVOTION: 5/10 – 16
Ananda, 2171 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (650) 323-3363 www.anandapaloalto.org
This yoga session gives special emphasis on postures that open the heart, increase the flow of energy and make one more receptive to the inflow of the spirit: 9 – 11am VICTORY OVER STROKE: 5/14
O’Conner Hospital, 2101 Forest Ave., San Jose (650) 565-8455 www.psastroke.org
The Peninsula Stroke Association presents a medical panel of speakers for National Stroke Awareness Month: 4 – 7:30pm 14TH ANNUAL BIKE TO WORK DAY: 5/15 www.bayareabikes.org/btwd
Okay, fatties, it’s time to get off your duffs, dig out the trusty Schwinn, and ride your bike to work. Come on, it’s for Mother Earth… and your high cholesterol!
SPRING WALKING SERIES: THRU 5/17
Guadalupe River Park & Gardens Visitor and Education Center, 438 Coleman Ave, San Jose www.grpg.org
You’ll become healthier through these group walks that will lead you over the paved trails of the beautiful Guadalupe River Park. All walkers are welcome: 8:30 – 9:30am SATURDAY MORNING RUNS
BICYCLE MAINTENANCE 101: 5/13
But the best part is at the end of the program, when you get your very own ready-to-cook chicken to take home!: 1 – 3:30pm DISCOVER FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION: 5/12
Rebekah Children’s Services, 290 IOOF Ave., Gilroy (408) 846-2119 www.rcskids.org
Urban Sports, 1115 Lincoln Ave., San Jose www.urbansports.info
All ages and skill levels welcome. Meet in front of the store: 7am SUNDAY BICYCLE RIDES
Urban Sports, 1115 Lincoln Ave., San Jose www.urbansports.info
Holiday Inn,1740 N. First St., San Jose (408) 370-6419
Learn how to make simple repairs and adjustments to keep your machine running strong: 7 – 8:30pm
A psychic fair featuring spiritual vendors, workshops and keynote speaker Reverend Hal Isen, creator of Core Wisdom and Life Coaching: 9am – 6pm
BEGINNING TAROT CARD READING WORKSHOP: 5/17
Learn how to expand your family by becoming an adoptive or foster parent: 6 – 8pm
Hidden Villa Ranch, 26870 Moody Rd., Los Altos Hills (650) 949-9704 www.hiddenvilla.org
Learn to read tarot cards: 11am – 4:30pm
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Urban Sports, 1115 Lincoln Ave., San Jose www.urbansports.info
Be you a walker, runner, cyclists, or swimmer, you can benefit from working on your flexibility and core strength: 7 – 8:30pm
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WONDERS OF OUR WATER WORKS – FREE TOUR: FIRST & THIRD SATURDAYS OF THE MONTH THRU MAY
700 Los Esteros Rd., San Jose (408) 975-2515 www.sanjoseca.gov/esd
Learn how our everyday activities impact the Bay and its wetlands: 9am & 1pm
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(408) 876-4193 www.emp.org
Become a mentor and be a positive influence on a child’s life. It’ll only cost you two hours a week! PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT: 5/15
San Jose McEnery Convention Center, 150 W. San Carlos St., San Jose (408) 451-4001 www.sjhousing.org
Volunteers are needed for Project Homeless Connect, a one-day event that brings together residents without permanent housing and local service providers under one roof.
Hotel Los Gatos & Spa 210 E. Main St., Los Gatos (408) 335-1700 www.hotellosgatos.com Mediterranean-styled villas providing luxurious guest rooms and suites. Nestled at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains and within walking distance of the many shops, restaurants and galleries. Home to Preston Wynne Spa & Dio Deka Restaurant. BACHELORETTE PARTIES
Jewelsexpression 1445 Foxworthy Ave., San Jose www.jewelsexpression.com Jewelsexpression offers exotic dancing classes with a softer touch. Designed for women of all shapes, sizes and ages, you’ll learn the art of the “walk,” floor performing, and faux pole and chair dancing. Great for bridal showers and bachelorette parties. BEAUTY SALON
Shangri-La Lotus Salon & Spa 413A Monterey Ave., San Jose (408) 623-3963 www.jennybeauty.com Look your very best for your day. We provide the perfect makeup for your entire wedding party – bride, attendants and both mothers. Flawless makeup complements your dresses and location, allowing your photographer/videographer to provide you with the best memories. Whether you come to us or we come to you, everything will be done to your satisfaction. ENTERTAINMENT
Thoro-Bread Entertainment WORKSHOPS & CLASSES FIFTH ANNUAL MEET BABI FAIR: 5/10
Campbell Community Center, One W. Campbell Ave., Campbell (408) 674-2224 www.bayareabirthinfo.org
Come and meet local birth-related and family experts. Presentations throughout the day: 9am FROM FEATHERS TO FEAST: 5/10
Hidden Villa Ranch, 26870 Moody Rd., Los Altos Hills (650) 949-9704 www.hiddenvilla.org
You’ll learn how chickens are raised on an organic farm, how to care for them, even how to butcher them.
HEALING HERBS: 5/18
Sacred Paths Bookstore, 134 S. B St., San Mateo (650) 347-7284 www.magicians-table.com
The ride isn’t too fast, but still fast enough to keep the heart rate up. Meet in front of the store: 7am
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MANY PATHS, ONE HEART: 5/17
REI, 43962 Fremont Blvd., Fremont (510) 651-0305
(650) 248-3803 We provide DJ services for all occasions, and offer a wide range of music, including today’s greatest hits, hip-hop, reggae, dancehall, soul, oldies, Spanish music and much more. So, next time you’re thinking about having a party, give us a call and leave the music to us! FLORIST
Abercrombie Flowers & Gifts 120 S. Sunnyvale Ave., Sunnyvale (408) 245-0130 Luscious wedding bouquets, distinctive reception and exotic centerpieces for your luxurious and lavish soiree. Corporate gifts, funerals, and events are other areas of our expertise! INSURANCE
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Professional Makeup by Tiffany Chiang (408) 242-8154 www.beautyexperttiffany.com Camera-ready bridal and wedding makeup service specializing in customized color matching foundation and mineral powder just for you. I will make sure you have a flawless complexion and the perfect makeup for your special day. RECEPTIONS
Hotel Los Gatos & Spa 210 E. Main St., Los Gatos (408) 335-1700 www.hotellosgatos.com Mediterranean ambience provides luxurious banquet facilities for events to accommodate up to 130 guests at various locations, including our Indoor Monte Sereno Ballroom, Outdoor Courtyard & Pool Terrace. SALON
The Alexandria Salon & Spa 1346 The Alameda, Ste. 8, San Jose (408) 971-2926 www.thealexandriasalon.com Hair, skincare, massage, makeup and waxing services provided by a friendly and skilled staff in our relaxed spa environment. Come see our newly added clothing boutique. TANNING
Parlour 308 Airbrush Tanning 308 E. Main St., Los Gatos (408) 354-9308 www.parlour308salon.com Professional, comfortable and discreet. Your tan is applied by hand, using an airbrush. The solution is customized for every client, to create a natural sun-kissed tan. TRAVEL
Cruise Planners 5669 Snell Ave., Ste. 372, San Jose (408) 715-7196 Our travel agency specializes in designing a vacation that exceeds your expectations. Our passion is to plan a seamless and exciting cruise and travel experience. Call us today to start planning your dream vacation memories. WEDDING GOWNS
Nicolette Couture Bridal Boutique 15 El Toro Ave., Morgan Hill (408) 779-6146 www.nicolettecouture.com Features four gorgeous wedding gown designers, one of which is exclusive to our boutique for all of Northern California. We offer a no pressure, memorable shopping experience for your dream wedding gown.
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You’ll enjoy fine German red and white wines paired with an assortment of gourmet hors d’oeuvres: Proceeds benefit the National Marrow Donor Program: 7 – 9:30pm
tasting, a gourmet dinner, music, and silent and live auctions: 6 – 11pm
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At Dance Theatre International in San Jose, toddlers (ages two to three) tumble their way into agility, balance and coordination. The eight-week Tumbling Tots program encompasses exercises that develop strength, along with social skills, grace, confidence and creative movement, against a backdrop of inspiring music. Here, parents play an essential part in helping their child learn. “As a parent, the beauty is seeing that your child can go without you,” says owner Maggie Ferla. “It’s a different kind of bonding, seeing your child develop the skill and confidence to do it on their own.”
The kitchen, experts say, is the perfect place to teach kids not just cooking but math, science, art and creativity. But if you prefer to keep the mess out of your kitchen at home, sign up for the fun-packed Grown-Up and Me classes at Kids Culinary Adventures in Belmont. From experimenting with color, texture and assembly in Burrito Babies, to fashioning tasty alphabets and numbers out of soft pretzels in ABCs and 1-2-3s, little ones and parents can have a good time together trying new foods and learning about nutrition.
Parents can also get their kids off to a healthy start at The Little Gym, a motor-skills development center for kids four to 12 years, with several franchises in the Bay Area. Friendly, noncompetitive and mostly gymnastics-based, programs allow kids to play while building physical, social, emotional and intellectual skills. Classes are grouped by age, with parent participation in classes for infants and toddlers ages four months to three years.
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Cucina Bambini in downtown Willow Glen, a recent arrival on the burgeoning kids culinary school scene, also serves up delectable lessons that foster kitchen togetherness. Mom and Tot Coffee Club, for example, is a one-hour class where parents can network over coffee, learn a new recipe while their threeyear-olds are busy with story-time sessions and a cooking project. Or enjoy a parent and child workshop that covers everything from cooking a multicourse meal to decorating a cake. And yes, the reward will be sweet when your little one cooks you dinner some day. TW
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(includes $2 off steam & beach trains fares) Felton, Santa Cruz County, County, CA Six miles north of Santa Cruz on Graham Hill Road 831-335-4484 or www.roaringcamp.com www.roaringcamp.com
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IMPROVEMENT PLANTS (INTERIOR)
Creative Plant Design 1030 Commercial St., Ste. 109, San Jose (408) 4521444 www.creativeplant.com Creative Plant Design, Inc. has been providing and maintaining excellent interior landscape services throughout Northern California for over 20 years. PLUMBING
Smart Choice Plumbing 55 Newell Rd., Ste. 301, Palo Alto (650) 424-1616 Professional plumber 24 Hrs. / seven days a week video Inspection / Pipe locating / Fixture repair.
Staging by Karen Dayton www.staging-pros.com
TO ADVERTISE IN THE HOME IMPROVEMENT SVMARKETPLACE CALL: (408) 467-3201 EQUIPMENT RENTAL
A Tool Shed (Eight South Bay locations) (800)-ATOOLSHED www.atoolshed.com A Tool Shed Rentals should be your first stop for all your rental needs! We have the tools and equipment rentals to make your weekend or major project easier.
Black Sea Gallery 27 South First Street, San Jose (408) 998-8885 www.blackseagallery.com Welcome to Black Sea Gallery, where worldly furniture finds its home. Each piece is inspired by an exotic place, a past era, an antique lost but not forgotten.
HOUSE CLEANING
At Home House Cleaning (408) 401-7755 Your home is our concern! We offer worry free insurance protection, bonded employees, window cleaning, and deep carpet cleaning. Call for a free estimate. KITCHEN AND BATH
FIREPLACE
Arch Design Center (ADC) 1264 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose (408) 278-9056 ADC is a new showroom with an old-fashioned approach. A family oriented business whose main focus is bringing customer service back to the showroom.
Willow Glen Kitchen and Bath Jimyko Peninsula Fireplace
46 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell (408) 866-9200 www.peninsulafireplace.com Specializing in original designs. Offering screens and accessories, hand forged iron, wood and stone mantels, wood gas and electric fireplaces, glass and mesh doors.
1919 Monterey Road, Suite #10, San Jose (408) 993-0918 www.jimyko.com Provides fresh and unique ideas that attune to today’s casual and contemporary lifestyles. We invite you to explore our retail studio and experience the elements that define your home.
FLOORING AND CARPETS
351 Willow Glen St., San Jose (408) 293-2284 Lighting, rugs and pottery are but a few of the items we feature in our “Complete Home Furnishing” selections; enabling you to experience a “One Stop Shopping” environment.
POOL TABLES
Admiral Pool Tables www.mrpooltable.com Offering quality handcrafted 8-foot pool tables - custom made - factory direct to you. Also offering a wide variety of accessories from lamps to casino tables to spectator chairs. ROOFING AND GUTTERS
Franklin’s Roofing Service 950 S. McGliney Ln., Ste. 505, Campbell (408) 371-9495 Offering emergency leak repair, roof maintenance, annual maintenance, reroofing of all types, and roofing inspections.
HARDWARE
Palo Alto Hardware 875 Alma St., Palo Alto (650) 327-7222 www.paloaltohardware.com At Palo Alto Hardware, “living green” is more than just a catchphrase. We work hard to put into place systems and programs that are environmentally friendly as we run our business. LAWNS AND GARDENS
Grand Flooring
Garden Accents
894 Commercial St., San Jose (408) 441-1021 www.grandflooring.com Beautiful homes deserve beautiful floors. At GrandFlooring.com we let nature customize your floor. Our solid hardwood flooring contains both clear and character planks that reflect all the best attributes of the natural wood.
11155 Lena Ave., Gilroy (408) 846-4555 www.garden-accents.net Our vision is a garden center to inspire the customers, not just to sell product. We provide a place where garden lovers become inspired and where gardening ideas can flourish.
Heavenly Greens GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Can-Do Construction (831) 539-1181 All phases of construction and excavation, residential remodel and additions, structural retaining walls, decks, and hardscapes. Licensed, bonded, and insured. HOME THEATRE
Modern TV FURNITURE
All World Furniture 981 Stockton Ave, San Jose (408)292-6833 www. allworldfurniture.com All World Furniture Inc. was started over sic years ago and now has a one of the largest modern, contemporary furniture showrooms with attached warehouse in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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1228 S. Bascom Ave., Ste. B, San Jose (408) 2931330 www.moderntvonline.com We can provide the home theater system you dream about. Whether it’s a dedicated theater with plush seating and a big screen, or a family room with a slim plasma TV and speakers built into the walls, we have the solution for you.
(866) 724-8873 www.heavenlygreens.com A Heavenly Greens lawn is as close to natural grass as you can get without the need to water, mow or fertilize. Your lawn will look beautiful 365 days a year with little to no maintenance. AS SEEN ON TV! LANDSCAPING AND GARDENS
STORAGE
Zaira’s Gardening and Landscaping
A-1 Self Storage
(408) 569-3389 Contact Hector for FREE ESTIMATES... Maintenance, Clean-ups, Trimmings, Pressure Wash, New Lawn and more.
(Four San Jose Locations) 1415 Old Oakland Rd.; 2900 Monterey Rd.; 131 Baroni Ave.; 3260 S. Bascom Ave. (800) 210-8979 www.a1storage.com Save money with A-1 Self Storage! Affordable pricing for personal and business needs.
PATIO FURNITURE
WOODWORKING CENTER
The Complete Backyard
The Sawdust Shop
1600 Duane Ave., Santa Clara (408) 748-8100 www.patio101.com Come by and visit our 33,000square-foot showroom featuring all the top names in the patio business. We have over 250 sets on display from various manufacturers.
452 Oakmead Pkwy., Sunnyvale (408) 992-1004 www.sawdustshop.com The Sawdust Shop is a unique woodworking center located in the heart of Silicon Valley, combining a do-it-yourself woodshop, a woodworking store, and woodworking classes all under one roof.
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1, Cover / Courtesy of Paramount Pictures, Desiged by Chris Schmauch, 5,Chair 777 lounge / Courtesy of Die Fabrik, Glove Radar / Courtesy of Sports Sensors, Iron Man flying / Courtesy of Paramount Pictures, Mary Ann Dach with plane / By Chris Schmauch, Patti Searle / By Chris Schmauch, Plumed Horse Cheese Cart / By Chris Schmauch, Preschool Art / Courtesy of Community School of Music and Arts, RDJr in Iron Man / By Zade Rosenthal, 10, Cintra Wilson / By Chad Rachman, 12, Dad baby shoulders / Courtesy of imotion, Kids shot / Courtesy of imotion, Laughing kids / Courtesy of imotion, Tmann / Courtesy of imotion, 14,Dr. Irving Weissman / Courtesy of Stanford Office of Communication & Public Affairs, 16,Durst Cover / Courtesy of Durst, 18, Air Mouse / Courtesy of Logitech, Glove Radar / Courtesy of Sports Sensors, Private Cloud / Courtesy of Private Cloud, Teak Chess Set / Courtesy of Peter Shikli, On the Corner Music / By Chris Schmauch, 24,Mary Ann Dach with plane / By Chris Schmauch, 26,American Kickboxy Academy / Courtesy of Gary Owens, Plane interior / By Chris Schmauch, 28,Patti Searle / By Chris Schmauch, 38, Preston Wynne / By Chris Schmauch, 40, Burberry white leather hobo / Courtesy of Bloomingdales, Flower frame / Courtesy of Umbra, Host tray / Courtesy of Umbra, Jewelry Tree / Courtesy of SFMOMA Store, Luxe Link closeup / Courtesy of Luxe Link, Marc Jacobs zip pouches / Courtesy of Bloomingdales, Messenger Cup / Courtesy of SFMOMA Store, Mom Luxe Link / Courtesy of Luxe Link, Mothers Gardenia HBL/LBCleanser / Courtesy of Kiehls, U+ Motilla flowers / Courtesy of Umbra, 749 Tourneau round white / Courtesy of Tourneau, 42, Chair7777 lounge / Courtesy of Die Fabrik, Shelve / Courtesy of Cardboard Design, DESK / Courtesy of Cardboard Design, Chair kid / Courtesy of Foldschool, Frank Gehry wiggle chair / Courtesy of Vitra, Giles Miller cardboard collection / Courtesy of Giles Miller, Giles Miller wardrobe / Courtesy of Giles Miller, 44, Beaver Red Chair by Frank Gehry / Courtesy of Vitra, Beaver Red Chair detail by Frank Gehry / Courtesy of Vitra, Cardboard crib / Courtesy of Little Fashion Gallery, Gehry low table / Courtesy of Vitra, Leo Kempf gravity bookshelf / Courtesy of Leo Kempf, Leo Kempf speech bubble coffee table / Courtesy of Leo Kempf, Gehry dining table / Courtesy of Vitra, 46,C&B Santana / Courtesy of Crate & Barrell, Equity residential / Courtesy of Equity Residential, 48,DWR Studio Interior / Courtesy of DWR, 51,CalChess championships / Courtesy of iStock, Rolex Monterey Historic race issue 16 3 / Courtesy of Kyle Burt, 52,AMA Superbike / Courtesy of Clint Graves, Bonnie Raitt / Courtesy of Santa Cruz Blues Festival, Until Now / Courtesy of Gallery Ad, 53,Beauty and the Beast / Courtesy of Brad Little, Cats / Courtesy of Sesock Communications, The Kills / Courtesy of Domino Records, 54,Plumed Horse Cheese Cart / By Chris Schmauch, 56,Anise Café / By Chris Schmauch, 68,Bella Saratoga / By Chris Schmauch, 72,Death Angel / Courtesy of Nuclear Blast Records, Mates of State / Courtesy of Terri Loewenthal, 74,Airborn / By Kenneth Oppel, Mistres of the Art of Death / By Ariana Franklin, Characters / By Chris Schmauch, 78, Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man / By Zade Rosenthal, 80,Emile Hirsch and Christina Ricci in Speed Racer / Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures, 82,Coi fish / Courtesy of Jill Horiyuki, CRW / Courtesy of Adrian Lee, OceTDS / Courtesy of Paco Dietz, Picture 2 / Courtesy of Dan Moses, 84,Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde / By Tim Fuller, 85,Piazza / Courtesy of Palo Alto Players, 86,Arthouse Boy painting / Courtesy of Arthouse, Preschool Art / Courtesy of Community School of Music and Arts, 88,A la carte and art / Courtesy of Miramar Events, 89, Dj / Courtesy of iStock, 90,Kid playing / Courtesy of Strker’s Den, 94, Seanbaby / By Chris Schmauch,
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3Ta Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 A-1 Self Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 a.c.t. Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Aaron Sessions, State Farm . . . .46 Alex’s 49’er Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Alliance Development Group - Park Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Alliance Development Group - Stone Crest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Almaden Tanning Electric Beach . 39 American Kickboxing Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Angel Face Day Spa . . . . . . . . . . .39 Art Beat, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Artsopolis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 Arya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Australian Tanning Company, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 AVA Spa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Bangkok Taste. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Basin, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Baycom LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Bay Dental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Beautiful by Design. . . . . . . . . . .33 Bella Mia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Bella Saratoga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Bert’s Alibi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Birk’s Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Blowfish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Blue Pheasant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Bob’s Golf & Tennis . . . . . . . . . . .25 Braces For Pretty Faces. . . . . . . .31 Branham Lounge . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Buddha Lounge . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Burger Pit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Cafe Hair Salon & Spa . . . . . . . . .36 Camera Cinemas. . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Capers Eat & Drink . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Cardiff Lounge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Century Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Chardonnay II Santa Cruz. . . . . .27 Chatanoga Persian Cuisine . . . .67 Children’s Discovery Museum . .87 Chrysalis Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgery . . . . . . .19 Cinelux Theatres. . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 City Heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 City Smog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Coach’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Cookies by Design . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Creekside Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 CTR Bodyease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Cupertino Chamber of Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Dave & Buster’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Designers Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Dippin’ Dots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Divalicious Productions . . . . . . .77 Dive Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Dr. Hoang K. Do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Dr. Robert Ferguson . . . . . . . . . .34 Dr. Tony Pham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Dr. Youbert Karalian . . . . . . . . . .38 El Amigo Restaurant . . . . . . . . . .57 Elle Kiss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe . . . .11 Emerge Medispa . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Equity Office - Business Profile 46 Eternal Beauty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 eWomen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Fahrenheit UltraLounge. . . . . . .69 Faz Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Fish Market, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Five Branches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Five Branches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Foxy Avenue Clips . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Galleria of Los Gatos . . . . . . . . . .46 Giancarlo’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Ginger Cafe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 GoodEye Photography . . . . . . . .83 Goosetown Lounge . . . . . . . . . . .74 Grand Century Dental . . . . . . . . .11 Grill on the Alley, The . . . . . . . . .62 Gulliver USA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 Harold & Kumar 2. . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Harrah’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Hawgs Seafood Bar . . . . . . . . . . .69 Healthy Chocolates . . . . . . . . . . .32 Hillbarn Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Home Consignment Center . . . .49 House of Genji. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 ICC India Community Center . . .30 iFlySFBay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Improv, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 infobayarea.com . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 Island Grill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Jack’s Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Jam Theatricals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Jane Aesthetic Medicine & Surgery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Japantown Business Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Kawczynski & Associates . . . . . .91 KB Fitness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Kim’s Auto Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Kobe Sushi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 La Paloma Restaurant. . . . . . . . .64 Laser Beauty Center . . . . . . . . . .17 Las Madres Neighborhood Playground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Lisa’s Tea Treasures . . . . . . . . . . .67 Little Lou’s BBQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Livorna Square . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Loft Bar & Bistro. . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Magical Moments . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Magic Tan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Mantra Palo Alto . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Maple Tree Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Marbella Hair Salon. . . . . . . . . . .36 Marble Slab Creamery. . . . . . . . .63 Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 Massage Envy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 MaxPro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 MaxPro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Mazda Laguna Seca. . . . . . . . . . . .3 Melting Pot, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Menara Moroccan . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Merlion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Milpitas Chamber of Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Mio Vicino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Miramar Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Mix 106.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Mojo Burger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Mushroom Mardi Gras . . . . . . . .87 Mustard Cafe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Nazca Peruvian Cuisine. . . . . . . .69 New Breath of Life Inc. . . . . . . . .36 New Image European Skin Care & Day Spa. . . . . . . . . . .37 Nichols Research, Inc. . . . . . . . . .15 Nicolino’s Italian Restaurant . . .66 Nuderma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Ocean Blue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 OhMiBod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Paizley’s Salon & Spa. . . . . . . . . .38 Parcel 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Picasso’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Pinn Bros.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Quarter Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Rejuve Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Roaring Camp Railroads. . . . . . .91 Roem Corp - Corde Terra. . . . . . .95 Roem Corporation - Montecito Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 Rosie McCann’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Rozenhart Family Chiropractic .33 Ryan Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Salt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Sanctuary Salon . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 San Jose BMW Morotcycles . . . .13 San Jose Box Office . . . . . . . . . . .81 Scandalous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Shokolaat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Silvercreek Sportsplex . . . . . . . .25 Silvercreek Sportsplex . . . . . . . .87 SINO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Sole di Paradiso . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 South Bay Athletic Club . . . . . . .25 Speed Racer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Spencer’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Straits Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Strike. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Sue Durfee, Realtor . . . . . . . . . . .46 Sunny Buffet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 SuperSlow Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Team 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Temple Bar & Lounge, The. . . . .75 The Wave - Wine . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Tied House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Trailsloggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Up and Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Ursula’s Boutique. . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Vaquero’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Vardy’s Jewelers. . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Vision Innovations Optometry .37 Western Ballet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Westpark Dental . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 West Valley College. . . . . . . . . . .14 Westwood Family Chiropractic 91 Willow Glen Ace Hardware . . . .50 Willow Street Pizza . . . . . . . . . . .61 Wine Cellar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Yung Le’s Fusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
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THE FINAL LAST WORD B Y S E A N B A B Y - S E A N B A B Y @ T H E W AV E M A G . C O M
Hannah Montana vs. the World
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t the risk of falling right into her trap, I’ve been fascinated by the recent Miley Cyrus garbage. She takes off her clothes for a Vanity Fair shoot, then acts like she didn’t mean to, issuing statements about blah blah blah... no one’s really buying this, right? What a sad attempt at weaseling her way into the noninfant market. She did something overtly sexual, then tried to maintain her wholesomeness by apologizing for it. Like it was a silly mistake to consult with her publicist and stylist, take a light meter reading, then stand in front of a world-renowned photographer with her shirt off for several hours. Is she trying to convince us that she’s retarded? You bring us a doctor’s note saying you’re too stupid to know what cameras and shirts are, and we’ll accept your statement of remorse. Billy Ray Cyrus must feel pretty great. He’s still walking the world as the performer of the worst song of all time, and now his daughter is stripping before it’s legal for her to buy soda pop. It all reminds me of another phony Hollywood sex scandal. A few years ago, one of the girls from Survivor held a press conference to tell people not to look at her leaked wedding night sex tape. To help the shocked public not see her sex tape, her statement even included the URL where it could be purchased with all major credit cards. The website was given, of course, to help deter the people who browse the internet by mixing F-list celebrities and vulgar words in their location bar. (It sounds unlikely, but that’s how I found allanalcraigtnelson.com, where I get all my Mother’s Day gifts.) But back to the sex tape scandal: we couldn’t believe it! This Survivor person had her private videos stolen? Who could have done it? Well, the URL she mentioned was registered right before her wedding night, so it was either Cozmosquirt, Sex Fiend of the Future, or someone who knew she’d be filming herself getting boned on her very special day and then misplacing it on her own website. No one cared by this point of the story, but… Busted: Girl for whom my memory has no interest in! What Miley Cyrus is doing is the G-rated version of that. I read many estimates that place the photos at PG13, but those are by people who don’t know anything about kids.
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The age of toplessness has been on a steady decline every year since the invention of not wearing a shirt. What our parents wouldn’t dream of doing until they were married and strapped into safety equipment is how children say hi to each other today. Hell, I couldn’t believe what 15-year-olds did when I was 16. We’re less than a generation away from Baby Gap selling thong panties. Listen to this: I estimated while reading unrelated statistics that 30 percent of early teens list their top hobbies as “Sex tape scandals,” while 65 percent say “Standing in front of hip-hop stars while they urinate.” The other 5 percent died of drug overdoses during the survey. What I truly hate about situations like this isn’t the dishonesty or attention mongering – but that it breaks the internet. Once a celebrity does something related to naked, the web eats itself alive. Go ahead and do a search on any word remotely connected to Miley Cyrus and sex. The last thing it will lead to is information on that. You’ll get a list of the most baffling links you’ve ever seen. When stars take it all off, the information superhighway goes from a marvel of modern science to a garbled mess of pornographic mad libs. And once the spambots discover a new commonly searched word, they seek out MySpace pages and blogs that mention it and leave insane robot comments. “Hi come see Hannah Montana topless MILF eskimo fetish HERE.” So now we have fake people leaving fake links in a probably fake person’s blog about a fake publicity stunt – Hannah Montana is teaching the computers that they no longer need us. Here’s another hot tip, Miley Cyrus: the reason Mary-Kate and Ashley became jailbait icons is because they weren’t just giving it away, tramp. TW
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