2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (595+ words) From a free concert by a Bay Area blues great to a Native American comedy show and the launch of the new San Francisco Opera season, there’s a lot of great stuff to catch on Bay Area stages this weekend…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (337+ words) When it comes to star power, the gravitational force generated by the music and legends of John Coltrane and Miles Davis has warped the 2026 jazz calendar. Contrary to programmatic appearances, they weren’t the only jazz giants who arrived on Earth…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (676+ words) Such is the premise of the fast-paced, hilarious production of Noël Coward’s “Fallen Angels,” playing at Alameda’s Altarena Playhouse on 1409 High St. through Sept. 20. Katina Psihos’ elegant art deco set, Ava Byrd’s gorgeous period costumes and Jeremy Letheule’s wig/hair…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (728+ words) CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Zendaya, 30; Zoe Lister-Jones, 44; Gloria Estefan, 69; Lily Tomlin, 87. Happy Birthday: Be open to suggestions but not to people who push you in a direction that doesn’t satisfy your needs. Put time and effort into what concerns…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (707+ words) In her blistering feminist satire, Fillinger imagines a team of seven exhausted women managing the everyday political chaos and one catastrophe after another for America’s commander-in-chief. Inspired by the realities of today’s polarized government, “POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (208+ words) The fourth annual Kristi Yamaguchi’s Family Literacy Festival, set for Sept. 5 at the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, will feature celebrity and author story readings, hands-on literacy activities, art projects and family-friendly entertainment. Visitors to the Winchester Mystery House…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (500+ words) DEAR MISS MANNERS: We were driving in a rural area with two grandkids in the back seat. One of them vomited. We deemed the narrow shoulders of the state highway unsafe for a stop, so we made a right turn…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (183+ words) Saratoga marked a major milestone on Aug. 22 as residents gathered at Wildwood Park to celebrate the city’s 70th anniversary of incorporation. Families packed the park to enjoy live music, great food and an afternoon of hometown pride. The celebration was part…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (213+ words) We just can’t get enough of Peter Buck’s guitar work, which is one of the (many) reasons why the mighty catalog of R.E.M. is never far from our turntable/streaming playlists. Fortunately, Buck has remained quite active in the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1016+ words) Make a Wish for Tanabata/Star Festival: Write a wish on a tanzaku or a wish paper and add it to our bamboo grove for Tanabata, the Japanese Star Festival. All day, 1450 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose. bit.ly/4bW0wKp Damon…...