Five reasons to look forward to the work week: learn ukulele, Anti-Anti Holidaze Bizarre, live jazz, Ali Wong, Willow Glen horse drawn wagon rides.
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A musical version of ‘The Gift of the Magi,’ now playing at the Tabard Theatre Company in San Jose proves that this classic parable of love and generosity can be as fresh and enjoyable as it ever was.
TWO YEARS AGO, Sid Enck Jr. was running a skateboard company, but he was itching to make a change. “I wanted to get into the art scene,” he says over a cup of tea at his home studio. “I had a screen-printing machine, a button-making machine and a sewing machine.” And with those three things, the Tea Shack Project was born.
For something refreshingly different that retains all the beauty and wonder of the tradition, make it to Ballet San Jose’s ‘Nutcracker,’ which keeps the familiar plot but adds touches of a magical dream world.
Whether you want to drink some superior Tuscan wines, eat a gourmet multi-course dinner, try some bubbles, buy a delicious liquid gift at a discount or learn more about mushrooms, it’s all happening the week of December 15-21. Check out the food and wine events listing.
‘MeshugaNutcracker!’ is a crazy Chanukah celebration set almost entirely to the music of Tchaikovsky’s ‘Nutcracker’; it was conceived by Guggenheim Entertainment as a Jewish alternative to the many Christmas-themed productions.
As far as shopping experiences go, one could do worse than the Stanford Shopping Center. As least shoppers are not trapped inside the climate-controlled atmosphere of the typical mall and can walk from store to store in the fresh air. As a higher-rent shopping experience, the food is on a higher level as well. Topping my list is Tootsie’s.
Five reasons to look forward to the work week: DIY holiday lights, Jazz Orchestra, Cannons and Clouds, Northern Son, Quetzal Guerrero.
Now in its regional premiere at San Jose Rep, “Backwards in High Heels” charts screen legend Ginger Rogers rise to stardom, from her girlhood victory at a Charleston contest through her time on Broadway and her appearances opposite Fred Astaire.
Gingerbread house making at Quattro restaurant, Dec. 11 and 18; Meet Rachel Ray at Santana Row, Dec. 11; Grow your own mushrooms with Veggielution at Emma Prushch Park, Dec. 1; Sur La table Cooking class, Dec. 13; Poultry 101 at Love Apple Farm, Dec. 14; Santana Row Holiday for Second Harvest, Dec. 14. 21 and 28
