Events
| Name |
Organization |
Dates |
Location |
Maharaja - The Splendor of India's Royal Courts
Presented by Santa Clara County Library at Saratoga Library February 9, 2012 Explore the dazzling world of Indian royalty from the 1700's to the 1940's by getting close to the objects they commissioned, collected and loved. The lecture is presented by the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco |
Santa Clara County Library |
02/09/12 |
Saratoga Library, Saratoga |
Willie K - Carriage House Theatre Performing Arts Series
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center February 10, 2012 Known as the “Hawaiian Jimi Hendrix,” Grammy nominated Willie K’s (Willie Kahaiali`i) performances offer a wide range of musical styles from reggae to rock and blues to opera. This spectrum has earned him the reputation as Hawaii’s most versatile artist, combining Eastern influences with unmatched guitar virtuosity. Willie has played with such musical giants as B.B. King, Santana, Al DiMeola, Willie Nelson and Prince. |
Montalvo Arts Center |
02/10/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
An Evening with Spencer Day - Carriage House Theatre Performing Arts Series
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center February 11, 2012 Vocalist-songwriter-pianist Spencer Day brought down the house when he last performed at the Carriage House Theatre in February 2011. His voice inspires comparisons to that of Harry Connick Jr. and his compositions to those of Cole Porter, Paul Simon and Rufus Wainwright. His latest release, Vagabond, demonstrates Day’s eclectic taste and remarkable ear for music. |
Montalvo Arts Center |
02/11/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Eddie Palmieri and the Brian Lynch Jazz Quartet - Piano Masters Series
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center February 12, 2012 A nine-time Grammy winner, Eddie Palmieri is known for his distinctive blend of jazz piano and instrumental solos with Latin rhythms. Referred to as the “Sun of Latin music,” Palmieri’s mark on the history of Latin music goes unquestioned. Brian Lynch is a Grammy-winning, New York-based jazz trumpeter, who’s collaborated with jazz artists such as Benny Golson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Charles McPherson; Latin music icons as diverse as Hector LaVoe and Lila Downs; and... |
Montalvo Arts Center |
02/12/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Tiptoe Through the Tubas - Concert
Presented by San Jose Wind Symphony at McAfee Performing Arts and Lecture Center February 12, 2012 The San Jose Wind Symphony, with tuba virtuoso Marty Erickson, will present "Tiptoe Through the Tubas", music celebrating the most sublime--and subsonic--of the brass instruments, including Wilhelm's Concertino for Tuba, Rossini's Largo al Factotum and the Canadian Brass's Tuba Tiger Rag. |
San Jose Wind Symphony |
02/12/12 |
McAfee Performing Arts and Lecture Center, Saratoga |
Gold Medal Winner (Piano) of Tchaikovsky Competition - Concert
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center February 18, 2012 Held every five years, the highly acclaimed International Tchaikovsky Competition has been regarded as one of the major events in the global music community for more than fifty years. The gold medal winner of the piano section, picked from 122 competing musicians from twenty-five countries, will perform for an exclusive engagement at Montalvo one night only. |
Montalvo Arts Center |
02/18/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Simone Dinnerstein - Piano Master Series
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center February 26, 2012 American classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein’s 2007 release, Bach’s Goldberg Variations, ranked number one on Telarc and the Billboard Classical Chart in its first week, as did her follow-up album, The Berlin Concerta. Her latest release, Bach: A Strange Beauty, debuted at number one on the Billboard Classical Chart in January 2011.
A graduate of Julliard, Dinnerstein’s performance schedule includes debuts at The Kennedy Center,... |
Montalvo Arts Center |
02/26/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Poetry and Peace
Presented by Santa Clara County Library at Saratoga Library February 26, 2012 An afternoon with Iranian American writers Esther Kamkar, Mojdeh Marashi and Persis Karim, co-sponsored by the Association of Iranian American Writers and supported by Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it has received from The James Irvine Foundation. |
Santa Clara County Library |
02/26/12 |
Saratoga Library, Saratoga |
Laugh Out Loud Tour - The Second City
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center March 10, 2012 Second City is back by popular demand for the second consecutive year. From the company that launched the careers of famous comedians such as Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, and John Belushi to name a few, comes the next generation of the comedy world’s best and brightest in an evening of hilarious sketch comedy and Second City’s trademark improvisation. |
Montalvo Arts Center |
03/10/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
George Kahumoku Jr. and Masters of Hawaiian Music - Concert
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center March 11, 2012 George Kahumoku Jr., a master slack key guitarist, will be joined onstage by Dennis Kamakahi, an award-winning slack key guitarist and prolific songwriter; Uncle Richard Ho’opi’l, ukulele and vocals, (NEA Folk Arts Heritage Fellow); and Bobby Ingano, renowned lay steel guitarist, come together in celebration of Hawaiian culture. George Kahumoku Jr. is a multiple Hanohano (Hawaiian Grammy) Award winner. His most recent compilation, Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Vol. 2,... |
Montalvo Arts Center |
03/11/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Trio Voronezh - Concert
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center March 11, 2012 Trio Voronezh’s astonishing virtuosity and delightful artistic innovation gives the trio the ability to alter the way audiences experience classical, folk and contemporary repertoire. Discovered playing Bach in a Frankfurt, Germany subway station, Trio Voronezh has since made several tours of the U.S., and earned audience and critical praise.
Classically trained at the Conservatory in Voronezh, Russia, the members Valerie Petrukhin, Vladimir Volokhin (National Champion,... |
Montalvo Arts Center |
03/11/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Spring Concert - Saratoga Community Band
Presented by Saratoga Community Band at McAfee Performing Arts and Lecture Center March 26, 2012 The Saratoga Community Band, founded in 1989, includes over eighty Bay Area residents. Under the direction of founder Craig Northrup, it perfoms a number of free concerts per year, and is open to all interested local musicians. |
Saratoga Community Band |
03/26/12 |
McAfee Performing Arts and Lecture Center, Saratoga |
Mark Twain In His Own Words, 100 Years Later - Dr. Robert Hirst, Lecturer
Presented by Saratoga Foothill Club at Saratoga Foothill Club March 27, 2012 Dr. Robert Hirst is Curator of the Mark Twain Papers at the Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley and General Editor of the Mark Twain Project at UCB. In this lecture, he will explain why Twain's writings are as relevant today as they were 100 years ago. |
Saratoga Foothill Club |
03/27/12 |
Saratoga Foothill Club, Saratoga |
The Drowsy Chaperone
Presented by West Valley Light Opera at Saratoga Civic Theater March 3-March 31, 2012 Coming to this theatre in its Saratoga premiere is this truly modern, original musical within a comedy. It pays tribute to the Jazz-age shows of the 1920's and the power those shows held to transfer the audiences into a dazzling fantasy and lift their spirits in times of sadness.
The story is based on a diehard musical theatre fan who plays his favorite cast album and the music literally bursts to life in his living room telling the rambunctious tale of a brazen Broadway starlet... |
West Valley Light Opera |
03/03/12 -
03/31/12 |
Saratoga Civic Theater, Saratoga |
Masterworks Young Artist Gala - Concert
Presented by Nova Vista Symphony at West Valley College Theater March 31, 2012 The Masterworks Young Artist Gala, under the musical direction of Anthony Quartuccio, will feature performances by Yujin Ariza on violin--Winner of Nova Vista Symphony's 2010 Young Artist Competition--and the San Jose Chamber Youth Orchestra. Selections for the evening include Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain, Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, Mollicone's Behind Me Dips Eternity, and Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No. 2. |
Nova Vista Symphony |
03/31/12 |
West Valley College Theater, Saratoga |
Kyle Eastwood Band - Carriage House Theatre Performing Arts Series
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center April 6, 2012 Paris-based jazz musician Kyle Eastwood is a star in the jazz world. Son of actor Clint Eastwood, Kyle is an accomplished musician and composer. His second album, Paris Blue, rose to number one on the French jazz charts. He’s composed pieces of music for several of Clint Eastwood’s films, including Academy Award winners, Mystic River and Million Dollar Baby. His band performs on three continents and receives the highest acclaim. |
Montalvo Arts Center |
04/06/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Taj Mahal and The Trio - Concert
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center April 6, 2012 A two-time Grammy winner, Taj Mahal is one of the most influential American blues and roots artists of the last fifty years. A self-taught composer and multi-instrumentalist, Mahal has helped reshape the definition and scope of blues music over the course of his long career by distilling countless musical traditions from multiple sources. Maestro, his latest CD, was nominated for a Grammy in 2009. |
Montalvo Arts Center |
04/06/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Philip Glass - Piano Masters Series
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center April 7, 2012 Philip Glass is widely considered to be one of the most — if not the most — influential composers of the late 20th century. Through his operas, symphonies and compositions for his own ensemble, and his wide-ranging collaborations with artists ranging from Twyla Tharp to Allen Ginsberg, Woody Allen to David Bowie, Philip Glass has had an extraordinary and unprecedented impact upon the musical and intellectual life of his times. |
Montalvo Arts Center |
04/07/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Joyce Yang - Piano Masters Series
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center April 15, 2012 Joyce Yang’s career was launched in 2005 when she became the Silver Medalist of the 12th Van Cliburn International Competition. As the youngest contestant, she swept two additional awards as an all-around winner, receiving the Steven De Groote Memorial Award for Best Performance of Chamber Music with the Takàcs Quartet, and the Beverly Taylor Smith Award for Best Performance of a New Work.
Critically acclaimed as “the most gifted pianist of her generation,”... |
Montalvo Arts Center |
04/15/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Women Fully Clothed, Comedy - Carriage House Theatre Performing Arts Series
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center April 19, 2012 With a cast of four Canadian comedy all-stars, Women Fully Clothed never disappoints. In a pastiche of hilarious comedy sketches and improvisation, the group includes Kathy Greenwood of Whose Line is it Anyway?, Robin Duke of Saturday Night Live and Groundhog Day, Second City's Teresa Pavlinek, and Janye Eastwood of My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Chicago.
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Montalvo Arts Center |
04/19/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
California Guitar Trio, Montreal Guitar Trio - Concert
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center April 22, 2012 This double bill of two stellar guitar trios is perfectly matched for guitar aficionados. The California Guitar Trio (Bert Lams, Hideyo Moriya and Paul Richards), performs everything from unique originals to dazzling interpretations of jazz, classical, and even surf rock. The Montreal Guitar Trio (Glenn Levesque, Mark Morin and Sebastian Dufour), was nominated for Concert of the Year at the prestigious Prix Opus 2002, celebrating musical excellence in Quebec. |
Montalvo Arts Center |
04/22/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Amstel Quartet
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center April 22, 2012 “The men of the Amstel have no fear,” exclaimed the Dutch press about The Amstel Quartet, winner of the 2006 Concert Artists Guild International Competition. Its performances are riveting, filled with high energy, emotion and infectious dynamism.
Recent featured engagements in the US include: NYC appearances at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall and at the Downtown River to River Festival; concerts in Southern California for Pepperdine... |
Montalvo Arts Center |
04/22/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
What I Did for Love - Dennis Nahat, Artistic Director of Ballet San Jose
Presented by Saratoga Foothill Club at Saratoga Foothill Club April 24, 2012 Dennis Nahat, the Artistic Director of Ballet San Jose, will reminisce about his many years in the field of dance. Beginning at the age of eight, he has since attended the Julliard School of Music and was co-founder of the Cleveland Ballet, the San Jose Cleveland Ballet, and noe the Ballet San Jose of Silicon Valley. |
Saratoga Foothill Club |
04/24/12 |
Saratoga Foothill Club, Saratoga |
The Rivers of Chocolate Festival
Presented by EHC LifeBuilders at The Mountain Winery April 29, 2012 Please join us for an afternoon of fine wine, chocolate, and savory tastings while enjoying live music, bidding on live and silent auction items, and helping a good cause. On April 29, 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA for Rivers of Chocolate, the premier wine, chocolate and savory tasting event.
Rivers of Chocolate benefits the programs of EHC LifeBuilders--one of the leading provider of shelter and services for homeless adults, families and... |
EHC LifeBuilders |
04/29/12 |
The Mountain Winery, Saratoga |
The Coulter/Phillips Ensemble - Concert
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center May 6, 2012 The Coulter/Phillips Ensemble is an instrumental ensemble from Santa Cruz which performs traditional folk music from the Celtic, Scandinavian, and American folk music traditions. The group plays guitar, cello, flute, harp, oboe, English horn, and tabla. All members of the CPE have classical training on their instruments and apply that training to their vituosic performances and chamber music style arrangements of traditional folk music.
The tunes range from poignant slow airs to... |
Montalvo Arts Center |
05/06/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
O' Great Reverie... Montalvo 1912-2012 - Exhibition
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center January 27-May 13, 2012 To inaugurate the centennial year of the building of its historic villa, the Montalvo Arts Center presents an unconventional timeline exhibition entitled O' Great Reverie: Montalvo 1912-2012. The exhibition, which is organized by Associate Curator Donna Conwell and Montalvo Design Fellows Women--the creative partnership of Los Angeles-based designers Scott Barry and Neil Doshi--will open on Friday, January 27 and run through Sunday, May 13.
For O' Great Reverie,... |
Montalvo Arts Center |
01/27/12 -
05/13/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Celebrating a Century of Good Work - IOOF and Saratoga Retirement Community
Presented by Saratoga Historical Foundation at Saratoga Historical Museum February 3-May 28, 2012 The Saratoga Retirement Community built by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs (IOOF) will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year. IOOF is one of the oldest fraternal orders and one of the first to include women. The exhibit will include many photos, memorabilia and information about the contributions of the IOOF.
Running concurrently with the exhibit will be an interactive exhibit on puzzles originating in China. "Heritage of China: Puzzles" will... |
Saratoga Historical Foundation |
02/03/12 -
05/28/12 |
Saratoga Historical Museum, Saratoga |
Nixon in China by John Adams - Opera Lecture Series
Presented by Saratoga Foothill Club at Saratoga Foothill Club May 29, 2012 Speaker Stephen Hinton will discuss President Nixon's historic trip to China in 1972 which was the basis for Nixon in China, one of the operas being performed by San Francisco Opera this season. |
Saratoga Foothill Club |
05/29/12 |
Saratoga Foothill Club, Saratoga |
Attila by Guiseppe Verdi - Opera Lecture Series
Presented by Saratoga Foothill Club at Saratoga Foothill Club June 5, 2012 Speaker Alexandra Amati-Camperi will discuss the historic figure Attila the Hun and the opera that changed a country, Attila, which is one of the operas being performed by San Francisco Opera this season. |
Saratoga Foothill Club |
06/05/12 |
Saratoga Foothill Club, Saratoga |
Guys and Dolls
Presented by South Bay Musical Theatre at Saratoga Civic Theater May 19-June 9, 2012 Featuring colorful characters, hit songs and a clever story line, Guys and Dolls is a delightfully funny fable of gambling men and the women who long to tame them. It all begins with a bet: high-roller Sky Masterson wagers his cohort Nathan Detroit that he can successfully romance the seemingly unattainable Sarah Brown, leader of the Save-A-Soul Mission. Nathan has his own hands full trying to find a spot for his “floating” crap game while keeping one step ahead of his... |
South Bay Musical Theatre |
05/19/12 -
06/09/12 |
Saratoga Civic Theater, Saratoga |
