We are lucky to live in such a bountiful state. Where else can you taste refreshing rosé, participate in murder mystery dinner theater, enjoy an entire day of sushi and wine, come to a Portuguese festival and drink wine in the company of your pet all in one week? Some might say we’re spoiled, but for us it’s just another South Bay week. June 8-15.
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The adult musical that netted three Tony Awards in 2004 and became a national phenomenon is now playing at The Stage.
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The meta-musical by Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen is earnest, smart and rather goofy.
The Santa Clara Valley made its fame on agriculture, and as a result, San Jose and its surrounding areas experience an abundance of farmers’ markets this time of year. With such a glut of fresh produce at our fingertips, choosing just one can become a chore. Here are our picks for favorite farmers’ markets in the valley.
Five reasons to look forward to the work week: a special needs benefit concert, pub trivia, author Lian Gouw, The Original Stone City Band with So Timeless, Aussie comedian Jim Jeffries.
Watching Decater glide the plow over the field, it would be easy to write off his animal-and-solar-powered farm as archaic, silly even. But is it? Decater does use a few tractors to bale hay and perform a few other tasks, but most work is performed by animals, i.e., live power. Long ago, Decater decided to opt out of the market economy and run Live Power as a community-supported farm.
Sous vide cooking, once the plaything of avant-garde chefs, is now available for the home cook, but will the technology become as indispensable as the microwave or will the newfangled device go the way of the Salad Shooter? Only time will tell. One thing’s for sure, the sous vide turns out an incredible 11-hour egg.
Metal koalas are suddenly inhabiting the eucalyptus trees near the Fourth Street entrance to SJSU.
We are lucky to live in such a bountiful state. Where else can you vault across cultures by tasting French reds one day, then enjoying all that’s Greek the next, getting to be an insider at Sunset magazine another and topping it all off with a taste of California wines, all in one week? Some might say we’re spoiled, but for us it’s just another South Bay week. June 1-8
Karen DeHart’s mother doesn’t know where to turn to help her ADD-afflicted son in ‘Distracted,’ at City Lights Theater through June 19.
