Events
| Name |
Organization |
Dates |
Location |
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 |
Fall in Love with Formosa - Modern and Traditional Chinese Dance
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center June 1, 2012 Taiwanese choreographers and performers Bih-tau Sung of Dancing Sun Foundation, Wen-jinn Luo, and Han-chieh Tso of Scarecrow Contemporary Dance Company present an evening of modern and traditional Chinese dance. Fall in Love with Formosa features three works that are based on or inspired by historical events and literary texts. Using a dance form that utilizes the physical laws of friction, momentum, gravity, and inertia, the participating dancers explore human relations and... |
Montalvo Arts Center |
06/01/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Attila - Opera Lecture
Presented by San Jose Opera Guild at Saratoga Foothill Club June 5, 2012 University of San Francisco Professor Alexandra Amati-Campari will discuss the historic figure Attila the Hun and the opera that changed a country, "Attila" by Guiseppe Verdi. |
San Jose Opera Guild |
06/05/12 |
Saratoga Foothill Club, Saratoga |
Solo Exhibition by Lindy Lopez
Presented by Aegis Gallery of Fine Art at Aegis Gallery of Fine Art May 30-June 24, 2012 Linda Lopez has been designing unique, one-of-a-kind jewelry in California for nearly 45 years. She takes inspiration from found objects, handcrafted beads, and fabric bought on her travels around the world. Favorite sources are Mexico, Guatemala, China, Japan, Bali, India, and Africa. She is an especially avid collector of handmade lampwork beads, going out of her way to meet and buy directly from bead makers wherever she travels. |
Aegis Gallery of Fine Art |
05/30/12 -
06/24/12 |
Aegis Gallery of Fine Art, Saratoga |
K.D. Lang and the Siss Boom Bang - Alternative Country
Presented by Live Nation at Montalvo Arts Center June 27, 2012 K.D. Lang and The Siss Boom Bang will be performing in the beautiful outdoor Lilian Fontaine Garden Theatre at Montalvo. K.D. lang is that rare performer who, over 25 years as a major-label artist, has matured before everyone's very ears. The Western Canada native launched her career with a blend of country-rock stylings and playfully punk-like attitude, by turns whimsical and subversive. Back then, she practically put the alternative in alt-country, but from the very beginning, her bravura... |
Live Nation |
06/27/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Shazumi Kabuki Band Performance
Presented by Hakone Gardens at Hakone Gardens July 10, 2012 Shazumi, a Kabuki band from Kyoto, will be visiting the United States to do a performance and workshop of traditional Japanese Kabuki music. The band is a group of professional players who are active in the front lines of the industry, including the leader Katsushichiro Kineya, who is a renowned Nagauta shamisen player. In addition, Geiko from Kyoto will be joining Hakone in a workshop. There will also be a wine tasting. |
Hakone Gardens |
07/10/12 |
Hakone Gardens, Saratoga |
Al Green - Soul
Presented by Live Nation at Montalvo Arts Center July 13, 2012 Al Green will be performing in the beautiful outdoor Lilian Fontaine Garden Theatre at Montalvo. Green's high, seductive voice, passionate performing style, and sinewy stage presence will make this a compelling concert. |
Live Nation |
07/13/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Rock the Garden - Scupture on the Grounds Exhibition Opening Celebration
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center July 20, 2012 Come enjoy a summer party blast with live performances, spirited music, food, and drink to mark the opening of the 2012 Sculpture on the Grounds exhibition on the Great Lawn! This spectacular multidisciplinary event will feature newly-commissioned installations throughout Montalvo's grounds.
Media artist and Lucas Residency Fellow Daniel Canogar, based in Madrid and Montreal, will do a large-scale projection on the front of the Villa as one component of the celebration.... |
Montalvo Arts Center |
07/20/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
The Bells Are Ringing
Presented by West Valley Light Opera at Saratoga Civic Theater June 23-July 21, 2012 Returning to this theatre after a long absence, this award-winning musical comedy is our final show of the season. Bells Are Ringing takes you back to a time before answering machines and high technology, when a real person answered your ringing telephone for you if you couldn't do it yourself. Welcome to "Susanswerphone" where the lines are blurred between doing a job and eavesdropping.
This musical opened on Broadway in 1956 starring Judy Holliday and Sydney... |
West Valley Light Opera |
06/23/12 -
07/21/12 |
Saratoga Civic Theater, Saratoga |
Circus Bella
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center July 29, 2012 Circus Bella is an open air, one-ring circus featuring contemporary, high-level acts set to an original score performed by live musicians. David Hunt and Abigail Munn created Circus Bella in the spring of 2008 to respond to a shared dream for accessible and high quality circus in the Bay Area. Together, with band director and composer Rob Reich, they assembled themselves into an ensemble company of nine performing artists and a quartet of musicians.
That fall, Circus Bella... |
Montalvo Arts Center |
07/29/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Starry Starry Night - Art and Astronomy Slumber Party
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center August 10, 2012 Celebrate mankind's fascination with the heavens and astronomy's influence on art through the ages. Coinciding with the 404th anniversary of the invention of the telescope, the 43rd anniversary of the lunar landing, and the annual Perseid meteor showers, Starry Starry Night 2012 explores humankind's relationship with outer space.
The community is invited to learn about the vast night sky and the art it inspires through stimulating astronomy talks by guest astronomers and... |
Montalvo Arts Center |
08/10/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Montalvo Summer Camps 2012 - Visual and Performing Arts
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center June 11-August 17, 2012 32 different one-week- and two-week-long children's programs focusing on music, dance, visual arts, theatre, circus arts, and world culture, all taught by a distinguished group of Bay Area artists and arts professionals. The first cycle of classes begins on June 11 and the last of the summer runs through August 21. Registration begins for the general public on February 22, with registration available in advance to members beginning February 10. With its summer camp program, Montalvo... |
Montalvo Arts Center |
06/11/12 -
08/17/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
An Evening with Chris Botti - Jazz Trumpeter
Presented by Live Nation at Montalvo Arts Center August 23, 2012 Chris Botti will be performing in the beautiful outdoor Lilian Fontaine Garden Theatre at Montalvo. Botti, performing worldwide and selling more than three million albums, has found a form of creative expression that begins in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre. With Impressions, and the albums that preceded it, Chris Botti has thoroughly established himself as one of the important, innovative figures of the contemporary music world. |
Live Nation |
08/23/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Dave Koz and BeBe Winans - Jazz
Presented by Live Nation at Montalvo Arts Center August 25, 2012 Dave Koz and BeBe Winans will be performing in the beautiful outdoor Lilian Fontaine Garden Theatre at Montalvo. In a career that spans twenty years and a dozen albums, saxophonist Dave Koz has established himself as one of the most prominent figures in contemporary music. Koz finds himself in an era of dramatic and sweeping change where everyhting once taken for granted is suddenly up for grabs. The gold certified The Dance and Saxophonic each spawned five Top 5 hits on the... |
Live Nation |
08/25/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
In Sight of Night - Exhibition
Presented by Aegis Gallery of Fine Art at Aegis Gallery of Fine Art August 1-August 26, 2012 Rick Whitacre's passion is to create images that grab the viewers' eyes and compel them to explore the photographs in more detail. He tries to express in his photographs the awe and inspiration he feels when viewing a scene. He loves the outdoors, especially unspoiled wildernesses, and specializes in scenes from the national and state parks. Recently, his work has expanded to include night and star photography to help convey the expanse and magnitude of the natural world. |
Aegis Gallery of Fine Art |
08/01/12 -
08/26/12 |
Aegis Gallery of Fine Art, Saratoga |
Torchlight Noh Play
Presented by Hakone Gardens at Hakone Gardens August 28, 2012 Hakone is pleased to present the 2nd Torchlight Noh Play by Kyoto Kanze-ryu Group. The evening will feature the following performances: MaiBayashi "Tenko," Kyogen "Shimizu," and Noh "Tsunemasa." |
Hakone Gardens |
08/28/12 |
Hakone Gardens, Saratoga |
Montalvo Summer Luncheons 2012 - Wednesdays
Presented by Montalvo Arts Center at Montalvo Arts Center July 11-August 29, 2012 Reservations are now being taken for the popular summer luncheons to be held on Wednesdays at the Montalvo Arts Center. The luncheons are catered by Pat Smith's Extravaganza of Saratoga which features appetizer, gourmet salads, desserts, tea or coffee. Wine is available for purchase. Please visit Montalvo Art Center Website for the detailed menu. Vegetarian entrees are available at the time of the reservation.
Fashion shows by local boutiques are presented at every luncheon.... |
Montalvo Arts Center |
07/11/12 -
08/29/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Celebrate Saratoga
Presented by Saratoga Chamber of Commerce at Saratoga Village September 16, 2012 The Saratoga Chamber of Commerce announces the return of Celebrate Saratoga at Big Basin Way. Celebrate Saratoga - a Village Block Party, will have food, wine and beer tasting, live entertainment, vendors and a Fun Zone spread over the main thoroughfare, closed to traffic. The day is planned to be a family-friendly event.
"In response to many requests, the Chamber is bringing this event back with activities that will honor the past, revel in the present and... |
Saratoga Chamber of Commerce |
09/16/12 |
Saratoga Village, Saratoga |
Twelfth Night
Presented by Shakespeare Santa Cruz at Montalvo Arts Center September 8-September 16, 2012 Shipwrecked on the coast of Illyria, and fearing that her brother has drowned, Viola disguises herself as a man. In short order, she falls in love with the neighboring Duke Orsino--who loves the Lady Olivia--who loves the disguised Viola! With mistaken identity and a hilarious love triangle, Twelfth Night is one of the most enchanting of Shakespeare's comedies. |
Shakespeare Santa Cruz |
09/08/12 -
09/16/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Solo Exhibition by Starr Davis
Presented by Aegis Gallery of Fine Art at Aegis Gallery of Fine Art August 29-September 23, 2012 Starr Davis grew up in an artistic family near Chicago. She attended art classes at the Chicago Art Institute, taught high school art, and wrote two books--Tongues and Totems and Starr's Mussels. Travels to Alaska, Turkey and Bali influence and enrich her work.
Her art is about what she loves. Often it's singing color relationships, nature, water, the convex and concave shape of mussel shells with curving lines into the sea. Exploring techniques in many media, she... |
Aegis Gallery of Fine Art |
08/29/12 -
09/23/12 |
Aegis Gallery of Fine Art, Saratoga |
Joe Walsh - Rock
Presented by Live Nation at Montalvo Arts Center September 30, 2012 Joe Walsh will be performing in the beautiful outdoor Lilian Fontaine Garden Theatre at Montalvo. A member of the classic rock band, The Eagles, Walsh has also had a successful solo career which included hit songs such as the satirical Life's Been Good. |
Live Nation |
09/30/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Joe Jackson and The Bigger Band featuring Regina Carter - Jazz
Presented by Live Nation at Montalvo Arts Center October 4, 2012 Joe Jackson plus The Bigger Band featuring Regina Carter will be performing Jackson's classic hits and selections from his new album, The Duke--songs made famous by Duke Ellington. This concert will be in the beautiful outdoor Lilian Fontaine Garden Theatre at Montalvo. |
Live Nation |
10/04/12 |
Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga |
Solo Exhibition by Hae Yeon Jenny Kim
Presented by Aegis Gallery of Fine Art at Aegis Gallery of Fine Art September 27-October 21, 2012 Hae Yeon Jenny Kim explains her work in this way: "Life began from such unsuspecting circumstances. She was veiled beneath a thin, silky curtain. As time passed, and days went by, the fragile casing could no longer hide the art within. Like a graceful choreographed ballet, she danced; knocking on the door of her new life. With an effortless push, she burst through and was set free. The metamorphosis is complete. The once unnoticed caterpillar gets ready to spread her new wings for the... |
Aegis Gallery of Fine Art |
09/27/12 -
10/21/12 |
Aegis Gallery of Fine Art, Saratoga |
Kay Duffy and Friends - Exhibition
Presented by Aegis Gallery of Fine Art at Aegis Gallery of Fine Art October 24-November 18, 2012 The freedom, spontaneity, and speed--the "wet and loose"--of watercolor suits Kay Duffy's temperament. Her approach is "juicy"--incorporating bright colors, broad strokes, and strong shapes to depict her feelings and impressions of the natural landscape, flowers and trees, buildings, foreign lands, and exotic places. Most enjoyable to her is the freedom of painting on location--"en plein air."
Her recent, more experimental work uses collage, which... |
Aegis Gallery of Fine Art |
10/24/12 -
11/18/12 |
Aegis Gallery of Fine Art, Saratoga |
Zazen Meditation at Rinzai Hakone Zendo - Sundays
Presented by Hakone Gardens at Hakone Gardens March 11-December 31, 2012 Japanese zazen, free zen meditation offered at Upper House in Hakone Gardens in Saratoga every Sunday. Come and experience zen meditation. If you are interested, please contact us to reserve your seat. Updated Please check our website for updated schedule. |
Hakone Gardens |
03/11/12 -
12/31/12 |
Hakone Gardens, Saratoga |
