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Wilcox Stage Company is back, and this time they’re taking on a writer no less notable than William Shakespeare. This time, the production is A Midsummer Night’s Dream and, as with other productions by the Wilcox Stage Company, this is something you should put onto your schedule as a must-see performance. Kim Saunders not only … Read more
“Popular art is a celebration of the image. Great art is a celebration of the idea,” says Preston Metcalf, curator of Triton Museum of Art and current instructor of Mission College’s Survey of Asian Art course. Indeed, a focus on the ideas behind Asian art is a vital component to the course’s curriculum. An art … Read more
There was just one chance to see it and if you didn’t, then you flat out missed it. It’s gone. Finished. Over. Wednesday, January 25, at Santa Clara High School’s Theatre, Starting Arts held a one-night production of Dream Team. The stated purpose of Dream Team was to “cultivate and encourage the development of wonderful, … Read more
The Ambassadors symphonic concert band is made up of dedicated sixth to twelfth grade music students from Buchser Middle School and other Santa Clara Unified School District students and communities nearby. The members plan a trip to Portugal and Spain in July 2011 and will be accompanied by their director, David Ladd Anderson, and chaperones. … Read more
When I was in the 9th grade, Mrs. Friddle, my speech and drama teacher, gave me a small role in the play “Our Town”. It was a frightening experience. Then she asked me to memorize and perform a comedy routine for a speech contest. The Stockton Junior High School stage was a daunting place. You … Read more
One day was not enough to take it all in. Two days and a game plan would have been ideal. Exciting possibilities for one’s life were proclaimed from stages and touted up and down aisles lined with more than 150 exhibitors grouped geographically at the 2011 Travel and Adventure Show (adventureexpo.com) at the Santa Clara … Read more
True Grit and Lonesome Dove. Charles Portis and Larry McMurty. John Wayne and Jeff Bridges. John Books and John Wayne. Left eye or right eye? The parallels with other books and Western stories in this 2010 version of True Grit are staggering. John Wayne starred in the original version in 1969. He won his only … Read more