Steve Kettmann

San Francisco rapper Lil Pete is pulling up to San Jose on his I Made a Promise tour. Back in September, Lil Pete dropped...

The New Ballet School has established new contemporary pieces to showcase in its Fast Forward program. Director Dalia Rawson has collaborated with Iranian-American freelance dancer and choreographer Keon Saghari, who has created a piece to the sounds of Farsi electronic music as a reaction to the Trump administration's travel ban. Saghari has toured in more than 20 U.S. states, China and Israel. The program will also entail new pieces by Mads Eriksen, Naomi Sailors and Mario Barron.

As January fades and days lengthen, Silicon Valley's artists stretch their creative muscles and splash color on winter's dull gray. Galleries and museums open new exhibitions, local stage companies pull back the curtain on debut performances and live music venues edge up the volume.

Bonnie Raitt is unstoppable. Inarguably one of the great guitarists of the 20th (and 21st) century, she was the first female artist ever to get a signature line from Fender. She's been in the game for 46 years and is still going strong. She kicks off her Dig In Deep Tour at the City National Civic, meaning the San Jose audience will have a chance to see her latest set before anyone else. That should give them something to talk about, eh?

A British schoolteacher is summoned by the king of Siam to tutor his wives and children. The two develop a temperamental relationship as their cultures clash. Come get to know these classic Rodgers and Hammerstein characters in the Broadway San Jose presentation of this Tony Award-winning musical.

The first part of a series showcasing select works on paper from the Anderson Family Collection, 'Salon Style: Collected Marks on Paper' will feature the work of 20th century American artists like Arshile Gorky, Helen Frankenthaler and Philip Guston. The collection will be arranged as if the pieces were on display inside someone's home.