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ter, Carriage House Theatre, 15400 Montalvo
Road, Saratoga. 408/961-5858.
Mandy Patinkin. Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m. Emmy-
and Tony Award-winning actor and Broadway
legend Mandy Patinkin performs a
collection of delightful ditties from his album
accompanied by Musical Director and Conductor
Adam Ben-David (“The Book of
Mormon,” “Jersey Boys” and “Wicked”) on
piano. Tickets $145-$250. Oshman Family
Jewish Community Center, 3921 Fabian Way,
Palo Alto. 415/392-4400.
Symphony Silicon Valley: Harry Potter and
the Order of the Phoenix. Nov. 3, 2:30 p.m.
and 7:30 p.m., Nov. 4, 1:30 p.m. Experience
the next chapter of the Harry Potter Film Concert
Series with Symphony Silicon Valley and
SSV Chorale performing every note from the
score while the film plays on a high-definition
screen above the stage. Tickets $45 to $95.
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255
S. Almaden Blvd., San Jose. 408/286-2600.
Leo Kottke. Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m. American
musical icon Leo Kottke is unique, charming,
brilliant, and one of the most important and
influential guitarists of our time. The twotime
Grammy nominee’s finger-picking style
draws on blues, jazz, and folk. Catch him
in concert, where he will intersperse
humorous monologues with vocal
and instrumental selections from
throughout his career. Tickets $43-
$48. Montalvo Arts Center, Carriage
House Theatre, 15400 Montalvo
Road, Saratoga. 408/961-5858.
Leo Dan and Palito Ortega.
Nov. 9, 8 p.m. Legendary
Argentine
performers Leo Dan
and Palito Ortega
share a stage for one special
night of romantic ballads.
With a repertoire that
keeps them alive in the
memory of those who
lived during the golden
age, these artists have
prepared an unforgettable
show for all. Tickets
$50-$95. Ticket prices vary. City
National Civic, 135 W. San Carlos St., San
Jose. 408/792-4111.
Pianist Henry Kramer. Nov. 11, 2:30 p.m.
Kramer is well-known in the Bay Area from
his 2016 participation in Music@Menlo’s
International Program as well as for his rapidly
growing national and international reputation.
An informative introduction to the music
precedes the concert, and a meet-the-artist
opportunity follows. Presented by the Steinway
Society. Tickets $40-$60. Trianon Theatre,
72 N. Fifth St., San Jose. 408/990-0872.
Saint Michael Trio - “Warning: May Cause
Mood Swings.” Nov. 11, 3 p.m. The Saint
Michael Trio reprises the approach that made
their second album so popular: a program of
music alternating between the profound and
playful. This performance probes the dark
depths of 19th-century Russian masters like
Anton Arensky and ricochets the next instant
to Stevie Wonder. Tickets $20-$38. Montalvo
Arts Center, Carriage House Theatre, 15400
Montalvo Road, Saratoga. 408/961-5858.
98° at Christmas 2018. Nov. 14, 8 p.m. In
five short years, from 1997 to 2002, 98° sold
a staggering 10 million records, scored a charttopping
single, “Thank God I Found You”
with Mariah Carey, and collaborated with Stevie
Wonder on “True to Your Heart” for the
1998 animated Disney film “Mulan.” Tickets
$36.50-$99. City National Civic, 135 W. San
Carlos St., San Jose. 408/792-4111.
Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird. Nov. 15,
7:30 p.m. This Berlin-based klezmer band
brings Jewish punk cabaret into the modern
day. The original radical Yiddish borderland
bandits, the group offers the sound of
“Alienation Klezmer,” a unique mixture of
traditional Jewish folk music, radical Yiddish
song, political cabaret and punk rock. Tickets
$20-$25. Oshman Family JCC, Schultz Cultural
Arts Hall, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto.
650/223-8649.
Ultimate Queen Celebration. Nov. 15, 7:30
p.m. Singer Marc Martel embodies the heart
and soul Freddie Mercury poured into every
Queen song. After hearing Martel’s astonishing
audition video—a cover of “Somebody
to Love,” which has since garnered 13 million
views on YouTube—Queen’s Roger Taylor
and Brian May handpicked the singer to
sing for this Queen tribute tour. Tickets $64-
$68. Montalvo Arts Center, Carriage House
Theatre, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga.
408/961-5858.
Ghost. Nov. 15, 8 p.m. Swedish heavy metal
band Ghost comes to San Jose on the heels
of their newest album release “Prequelle.”
Formed in 2006, the band released its major
label debut Infestissumam in 2013. The
album debuted at number one in Sweden.
Tickets $45. City National Civic, 135 W. San
Carlos St., San Jose. 408/792-4111.
Joan Baez. Nov. 15, 8 p.m. Legendary folk
singer songwriter Joan Baez has extended
her “Fare Thee Well” tour, much
to the delight of her many generations
of fans. Catch her revolutionary
renditions of pivotal hits like
“Diamonds and Rust” and
“A Satisfied Mind.” Tickets
$59.50-$89.50. The
Masonic, 1111 California
St., San Francisco.
415/776-7457.
Chicago. Nov. 16-18,
times vary. Chicago
was ranked 13th on Billboard
Magazine’s list
of Top 100 artists of all
time. The legendary rockers
are now in their 47th
consecutive year of touring,
without missing a single concert.
Expect to hear all the classics,
including “Hard to Say I’m
Sorry,” “You’re the Inspiration”
and more. San Jose
Center for the Performing
Arts. 255 S. Almaden
Blvd. 408/792-4542.
Fleetwood Mac. Nov. 21, 8
p.m. and Nov. 25, 8 p.m. Despite
parting ways with Lindsey Buckingham,
the longtime guitarist and voice
behind many of their most enduring
songs, the ’70s supergroup is still going
strong. Listen to the legends perform some
of their greatest hits. Tickets $69.50-$299.
SAP Center, 525 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose.
800/745-3000.
Iggy Azalea. Nov. 27, 7 p.m. The provocative
Australian rapper and songwriter is back
on tour after a series of personal and professional
controversies in support of her “Survive
the Summer” album. Ticket prices vary. City
National Civic, 135 W. San Carlos St., San
Jose. 408/792-4111.
An Unforgettable Nat King Cole Christmas.
Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, Oct. 28,
Hammer Theatre Center, San Jose