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“The need for performance spaces is huge,” Kahn said. “Creating an arts and culture cluster, ancillary spaces, ballrooms, rehearsal spaces, small performance spaces and affordable office space, such as co-working situations for nonprofits that don’t need a full-fledged office … a lot of that is being informed by conversations with arts organizations.”. Orton makes much of its CEO Eddie Orton’s childhood friendship with the late Calvin Simmons, musical director of the Oakland Symphony Orchestra and the first African-American conductor of a major U.S. symphony. Simmons, who died at age 32 in a canoe accident, stayed with the Orton family as a child in the Midwest, Madsen said.
Pretty much everyone in the nine-person cast has from one to several really good performances; but almost all of them have other performances that are problematical, All of the women, for instance, While individually, most of them had really good moments — Amy Lizardo starts “Hound Dog” with a wailing note that sent a thrill through all of Los Altos, and then carried through with a terrific performance ballet flats extra wide of the whole song — but then there was a chorus in “Baby That is Rock and Roll” wherein all the women sounded like tortured cats..
Jackson Browne: The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, enshrined on the back of such multiplatinum platters as 1976’s “The Pretender” and 1980’s “Hold Out,” finally makes his Hardly Strictly Bluegrass debut. Here’s hoping he enjoys his stay and becomes a regular at this event. Details: 5:30 p.m., Rooster. Margaret Glaspy: Be prepared to fall head over heals for this amazing Northern California native, whose full-length debut, the indie-rocking “Emotions and Math,” ranks among the best albums of 2016. Details: 1:10 p.m., Porch Stage.
Each year, about 10,000 visitors – many coming from Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties – are expected to make the trek for the Night of Lights, The mountain has more than 3,500 acres of skiable terrain, It’s serviced by 28 lifts, including two gondolas, and has 3,100 feet of vertical drop and a peak elevation of 11,053 feet, As of Tuesday, 11 lifts have been running with access to 40 trails, Snow is predicted almost every day leading up to the Night of Lights, Mammoth officials are hoping prime conditions will continue after last year’s winter season that brought impressive ballet flats extra wide snowfall to the area..
Details: Jan. 15 through Feb. 5; the Marsh, San Francisco; $20-$100; 415-282-3055, www.themarsh.org. 2 Pride in the Name of Love: The annual concert honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is back for its 13th installment featuring such powerful Bay Area voices as Faye Carol, Linda Tillery, gina Breedlove, Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir and more. Details: 7 p.m. Feb. 18; Scottish Rite Center, Oakland; $8-$25; mlktribute.com. 3 New San Jose documentary: “Changing Boundaries: The History of San Jose,” described as a Ken Burns-style film focusing on the entrepreneurs, politicians and creative forces behind the rise of the heart of the Silicon Valley, is about to get its debut. Created by Norman Kline Productions, filmmaker Tricia Creason-Valencia and CreaTV San Jose and narrated by Bay Area actor Peter Coyote (possessor of one of the most regal voices in showbiz), the film premieres Jan. 22 at the California Theatre in San Jose.
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