CALENDAR B y C a r o l e B a r r o w
SPECIAL EVENTS p.12 MUSIC & DANCE p.18 THEATER p.24 LECTURES p.28
KIDS’ STUFF p.30 SPORTS p.31 MUSEUMS p.31 ONGOING EXHIBITS p.32 GALLERIES p.32
TOURS p.33 COMEDY p.33 NIGHTLIFE p.35 FARMERS MARKETS p.35
Special Events
FEBRUARY
Cinematheque Brunch & Gala, Children’s
Musical Theater San Jose. Feb.
3, 6 p.m. Don your finest ball gown
or spiffiest tux for this dual fundraising
event for Children’s Musical Theater
San Jose in honor of CMT’s 51st
Anniversary Season. The brunch and
soiree feature silent auctions and entertainment
by CMT alumni and local
performers. Tickets $75-$225. City
National Civic, 135 W. San Carlos St.,
San Jose, 408/792-4111.
Sixth Annual Librarypalooza: Bollywood
Nights. Feb. 2, 6:30-9 p.m. At
the Santa Clara City Library Foundation
& Friends’ annual fundraising event,
guests enjoy a Bollywood-themed evening
with music, a live auction and
appetizers from the Mission College
Culinary Arts Program. Ticket prices
vary. Central Park Library, 2635 Homestead
Road, Santa Clara. 408/615-2988.
Super Guadalupe River Run. Feb. 2,
9 a.m. Kick off Super Bowl weekend
by sweating off snacks in advance. “Go
long” for 6.2 miles (10K), run a 3.1-mile
buttonhook (5K) or take the kids to tackle
the 1K quarterback sneak. Proceeds
benefit Guadalupe River Park Conservancy’s
education and stewardship efforts.
Tickets $10-$50. Start at 438 Coleman
Ave., Downtown San Jose. Visit grpg.org.
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Feb. 4-10,
times vary. The PGA tour swings into town
with the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am,
an epic golf tournament that unfolds
on three of the Monterey Peninsula’s
premier golf courses: Pebble Beach,
Spyglass Hill and Monterey Peninsula
Country Club Shore Course. Proceeds
benefit charities across the Monterey,
Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.
Tickets $60-$4,000. 800/541-9091.
Opera San José: General Director’s
Dinner. Feb. 8, 6:30 p.m. General
Director Larry Hancock hosts Opera
San José’s annual dinner in the elegant
lobby of the California Theatre. This
year, the festivities including a symposium
on the set of “Moby-Dick” with
special guests “Moby-Dick” composer
Jake Heggie and KQED reporter
Rachael Myrow. Tickets $600. California
Theatre, 345 S. First St., San Jose.
408/286-2600.
Air Supply. Feb. 8, 8 p.m. One of Australia’s
biggest ever musical exports, Air
Supply, hits the stage in the South Bay
to the delight of fans of their harmonious
hits. Russell Hitchcock and Graham
Russell remain one of the most popular
touring acts on the global circuit, having
played more than 70 concerts in
2018 alone. Tickets $49.50-$125. City
National Civic, 135 W. San Carlos St.,
San Jose. 408/792-4111.
Marc Anthony. Feb. 8, 9 p.m. Marc
Anthony has sold over 12 million
albums worldwide, making him one of
the most influential artists of his time
and a true ambassador of Latin music and
culture. Get your Latin groove on as the pro-
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MATT BEARD
Volta, Feb. 13–Mar. 24,
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds,
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