Arts & Entertainment
Digging Deep
San Jose Stage Company's production does justice to Sam Shepard’s dark, surreal and often hilarious family drama 'Buried Child
read moreSpears for Fears
Co-author and star Molly Bell shines in musical 'Becoming Britney' at the Retro Dome in San Jose
read moreScott and Friends
The jazz tenor saxophonist returns to the Bay Area for shows at Kuumbwa in Santa Cruz and at Stanford
read moreStage Preview: Buried Child
Beginning Feb. 15, San Jose Stage Company takes on Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize—winning Buried Child.
read moreSpencer Tracy
An exhaustive new biography charts the long career of golden-age movie star Spencer Tracy.
read moreGreen Whales
San Jose's Renegade Theatre Experiment brings to an end its 10th-year anniversary season with Green Whales at Historic Hoover Theater.
read moreQuilt National
Showcasing the work of some of the country's premier contemporary quilters at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles.
read moreWalker Evans Photographs
A new exhibit at Stanford Cantor Arts Center compiles both memorable and unexpected images from the life of photographer Walker Evans.
read moreBecoming Britney
Inspired by the head-shaving incident of a certain pop star, Becoming Britney is not a typical musical. Playing Feb. 10-March 11 at The Retro Dome in San Jose.
read moreSouth First Fridays Art Walk Preview
South First Fridays Art Walk makes its 2012 debut in the SoFA district with a mix of contemporary and traditional artwork, live music and other entertainment.
read moreReview: Crossing Delancey
Izzy (Becky Wallace) wants to move into the literary circle of author Tyler (Toby Cordone) in 'Crossing Delancey'
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Pairing Up
Revolutionizing piano duets, Anderson & Roe take on classics, contemporary compositions and pop music staples with dazzling energy and precision.
read moreThe Immortal
In celebration of one of the greatest performers of all time, Cirque du Soleil presents Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour on January 13-15 at HP Pavilion
read moreBrain Wars
In his new book, Michael Gazzaniga explains how the left side of the brain is all too willing to take credit for the right side
read moreSeason’s Reading
Novels, comics, histories, biographies, memoirs and short stories: four ways to fend off the dark
read moreGet Naked
Michael Fassbender can't keep his clothes on in not-so-shocking story of sex addition, Shame
read moreRadio Life
The Tabard Theatre Company is ringing in the holiday season with its rendition of It’s a Wonderful Life, a stage version of the Frank Capra film familiar to generations of fans.
read moreMan and Maus
In his new book, 'MetaMaus,' cartoonist Art Spiegelman delves deep into the making of his classic tale of tragedy
read moreLit: Moving Images
Stephen Cavalier seems to be emulating Robert Sklar’s now-indispensible World History of Film, and as such, his new book, The World History of Animation (UC Press, 416pp), divides that history into three parts, just as Sklar does with movies.
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