crafts, face painting, music, balloon art, story
time and more. Free. Santana Row Park, 377
Santana Row, San Jose. 408/551-4611.
The King Who Loved His Lollipops. June
15, 6: 30 p.m. The king just has to have his
chocolate-covered, coconut coated, peanut
butter lollipops, but no one in the kingdom
can make them. Isn’t there anyone who can
help? Find out in the fun comedy loosely
based on Rumpelstiltskin. Mountain View
Center for the Performing Arts Parkstage
(adjacent to Pioneer Park), Mountain View.
650/903-6000.
Father’s Day: Hats Off to Dad. June 17,
times vary. Salute Dad on Father’s Day by
treating him to a ride on a steam train. Each
dad will receive an engineer’s cap with the purchase
of any barbecue platter meal, and one
father will be selected to go on a cab ride in
the locomotive. Ticket prices vary. Roaring
Camp Railroads, 5401 Graham Hill Road,
Felton. 831/335-4484.
Free Movies on the Beach. June 20, 9 p.m.
There’s nothing like watching your favorite
flicks on the sand with roller coaster lights
twinkling overhead. Bring the family, a blanket
and/or a low-back chair to this special
screening of shot-in-Santa Cruz “The Lost
Boys” on Main Beach, near the Beach
Bandstand. Free. Santa Cruz Beach
Boardwalk, 400 Beach St., Santa
Cruz. 831/423-5590.
Cinderella. June 22, 6:30 p.m. Follow
the classic tale of the young
girl who spends her days cooking
and cleaning–serving her cruel
stepmother and stepsisters. One
day, the Prince decides to throw a
royal ball and invites every eligible
maiden in the kingdom. When
her stepmother refuses to allow it,
Cinderella gets some help from her
fairy godmother, some mice and a
remarkable pumpkin. Free. Mountain
View Center for the Performing
Arts Parkstage (adjacent to Pioneer Park),
Mountain View. 650/903-6000.
Day Out with Thomas. July 27-29, times
vary. Take a train ride aboard Thomas the
Tank Engine, pose for a photo with Sir
Topham Hatt and enjoy face painting, bounce
houses, storytelling, bubble-making, live entertainment,
train play tables and more. Tickets
$16-$20. Roaring Camp Railroads, 5401 Graham
Hill Road, Felton. 831/335-4484.
Livermore Shakes 2018. June 28-July 29,
7:30 p.m. The outdoor Livermore Shakespeare
Festival returns with two romantic comedies:
Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest”
(June 28-July 15) and Shakespeare’s
“The Winter’s Tale” (July 12-29). Tickets
$25-$97. Wente Vineyards Estate Winery and
Tasting Room, 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore.
925/443-2273.
Rapunzel. June 29, 6:30 p.m. Rapunzel is
whisked away by the vengeful Witch Izwitch
sourcing to growing medium
and container selection
to tips about pruning, shaping
and watering. Tickets $65. Montalvo
Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo
Road, Saratoga. 408/961-5858.
Silicon Valley Conversations: Tonya
Mosley. July 19, 7:30 p.m. Co-presented with
KQED, this discussion explores how contemporary
voices in arts and music, rooted here
in California, help us to imagine a future with
shared values and universal beliefs. KQED’s
Silicon Valley Bureau Chief Tonya Mosley will
moderate the event. Tickets TBD. Bing Concert
Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford University.
650/724-2464.
Visual Poetry. July 25, 6 to 8 p.m. Transform
your favorite poetry into beautiful works of
art. Create calligrammes—poems in which
the words are arranged to create images—by
using “found” texts like magazine articles, junk
mail, and news clippings to create abstract
and visually impactful poems. Decorate your
final work with ink, pens, and colored pencils.
Tickets $45. Montalvo Arts Center, 15400
Montalvo Road, Saratoga. 408/961-5858.
Kids’ Stuff
JUNE
San Jose Youth Symphony Philharmonic
Orchestra Concert.
June 2, 4 p.m. The youth orchestra
of the San Jose Youth Symphony
presents a concert that
showcases the young musicians’
talents. Tickets $5-20. California
Theatre, 345 S. First St., San
Jose. 408/286-2600.
Kids Fare. June 4-Aug. 17, weekdays
after 2 p.m. Feel like a kid
again! On weekdays this summer at
Roaring Camp Railroads, everyone
rides the 2 p.m. Redwood Forest Steam
Train and the 2:15 p.m. Beach Train for
the kids’ fare. Tickets $23. Roaring Camp
Railroads, 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton.
831/335-4484.
Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. June 8, 7 p.m.
and June 9-10, 2 p.m. Roberta Jones Junior
Theatre presents this family-friendly musical,
based on the 1959 Disney Film “Sleeping
Beauty” and the story “Sleeping Beauty in the
Wood” by Charles Perrault. This classic tale
lights up the stage to the delight of pint-sized
audience members. Tickets $5-$10. Mary
Louise Mello Auditorium, Community Recreation
Center, 969 Kiely Blvd., Santa Clara.
408/615-3161.
Bubble Run. June 9, 8 a.m. Clad in white
T-shirts, adults, kids and strollers run, walk,
dance and play across 3 miles of absolute fun.
Waves start every 3-5 minutes. At each kilometer,
participants will run through the Foam
CALENDAR
Bogs, where there is enough colored foam to
cover participants from head to toe. Tickets
$50-$65. Santa Clara Fairgrounds, 344 Tully
Road, San Jose. 408/494-3100.
The Dance Hall’s Annual June Showcase.
June 9-10, times vary. Dancers ages 3-20 will
impress you with their hip-hop dance skills
and leave you wanting more. Ticket prices
vary. California Theatre, 345 S. First St., San
Jose. 408/792-4111
Mommy & Me and Daddies, Too. June 12,
10 a.m. to noon. Dress as a pirate and embark
on a special treasure hunt through Santana
Row. The whole family will enjoy arts and
36 South Bay Accent
San Francisco Giants, AT&T Park,
San Francisco
Corinne Bailey Rae, July 17,
The Mountain Winery, Saratoga