Performances

#454 Hakone Estate and Gardens – Saratoga

by The Dawn Thomas Team on August 22, 2011

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4thAnnual Autumn Opera in the Gardens On September 9th a landmark event is taking place at Hakone Estate and Gardens: the 88th anniversary of the West Coast premiere of Madame Butterfly.  First performed at Hakone in 1923, the production met with rave reviews as people traveled from as far away as Los Angeles, Seattle, and [...]

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#453 Villa Montalvo – Saratoga

by The Dawn Thomas Team on August 19, 2011

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How does sitting under the stars amidst 175 stunning acres of awe inspiring beauty and nature sound?  If that sounds good to you keep reading! One of my very favorite venues in the Silicon Valley–Villa Montalvo is featuring a great artist that we all know and love–Herb Alpert along with Lani Hall this coming Sunday.   [...]

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#450 San Jose Jazz Summer Fest – San Jose

by The Dawn Thomas Team on August 12, 2011

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  It’s that time again:   San Jose Jazz Summer Festival is back! Friday, August 12th 5pm -11pm Saturday, August 13th 10am – 11pm Sunday, August 14th 10am – 7pm For ticket information please visit the website or call 408-288-7557 with any questions. San Jose Jazz Fest is comprised of 10 stages and a club crawl all within walking distance [...]

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#447 – Regale Winery – Los Gatos

by The Dawn Thomas Team on August 5, 2011

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Slow down, consider the moment, and drink in the simple pleasures of life… Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to enjoy Sam Eigen in an awe-inspiring venue Sunday, August 14th 2011 4:30pm-7:00pm Tickets are $35 per person Acoustic guitarist Sam Eigen has been a fixture of the Bay Area music scene for years. He has performed [...]

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#445 – Theatre Works Silicon Valley

by The Dawn Thomas Team on August 1, 2011

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Presents:  Fly By Night Conceived by Kim Rosenstock By Will Connolly, Michael Mitnick, & Kim Rosenstock Winner of an Edgerton Foundation New American Plays Award Guided by a star-crossed prophecy, two entrancing sisters and a hapless sandwich maker discover a well of courage and a wealth of romance during New York¹s knockout blackout of 1965. [...]

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#444 – William Shakespeare’s Henry V

by The Dawn Thomas Team on July 29, 2011

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In Shakespeare’s keystone to his War of the Roses series, party days are past and the Plantagenet heir has ascended the English throne as Henry V. Meanwhile, in anticipation of no rejoinder from the decadently riotous Prince Hal, the French have seized English lands in Normandy. But alas, this is no devil-may-care princeling monarch and [...]

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#394 – Elizabeth Taylor Film Series – Stanford Theatre

by The Dawn Thomas Team on April 4, 2011

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The Stanford Theatre in Palo Alto presents a film festival paying tribute to the late Dame Elizabeth Taylor from now through April 18.  From her career start at age 12 as Velvet Brown in the classic “National Velvet” through her role as Maggie in a “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” – this festival celebrates [...]

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#376 – Cinequest Film Festival – San Jose

by The Dawn Thomas Team on February 26, 2011

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What’s better than date night at the movies? How about date night at the movies –for thirteen days in a row – with 188 screenings plus parties, events, and high tech Silicon Valley effects?     Cinequest returns to San Jose for its 21st annual  film festival from March 1 to 13.  This festival showcases maverick filmmakers [...]

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