Two incoming storms about to pound the Bay Area could leave 10 inches of rain in their wake. The storm center has gathered in the Gulf of Alaska and is gradually making its way down the coast, picking up water in the unusually warm air as it descends toward the Bay Area. With flooding in sensitive areas a distinct possibility, authorities are preparing to hand out sandbags and cautioning everyone to clean out their gutters before the storm strikes.
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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.
With the holiday season in full flower, retailers and marketers are hitting parents and kids hard. In 1983, companies spent about $100 million annually marketing to children in the United States. Now they spend more than $17 billion a year. The paraphernalia of childhood is emblazoned with licensed characters and logos.
There’s a new party in town, the Teapot Party, and they put the “grass” back into grassroots. A small group of local supporters of the new movement met in San Jose’s Calabasas Park to talk about the goals: the taxation, regulation, and legalization of marijuana. City Councilmemers are divided as to their objectives.
CEOs from twenty of the nation’s largest companies spent Wednesday at the Washington, discussing ways to boost the economy with Pres. Barack Obama. As with any meeting about business and investment, the talk inevitably turned to taxes and how to get America’s largest corporations to bring their $1 trillion in overseas investments back home.
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.
