Events Around the Bay – Week of November 17, 2017
Let’s Dance! November 19 1 to 2PM and 3 to 4PM Share the joy of ballet with your family at a Let’s Dance Family Workshop offered by the world famous San Francisco Ballet company. The workshops are a perfect way to prepare your child to see ballet for the first time or to continue fostering the imaginations of […]
Let’s Dance!
November 19 1 to 2PM and 3 to 4PM
Share the joy of ballet with your family at a Let’s Dance Family Workshop offered by the world famous San Francisco Ballet company. The workshops are a perfect way to prepare your child to see ballet for the first time or to continue fostering the imaginations of kids who already know the productions by heart (The Nutcracker for sure!). Each special 60-minute interactive workshop is designed to introduce young audiences to the beauty and wonder of dance through an exploration of choreography, music, and characters in a ballet. Let’s Dance Family Workshops are recommended for families with children ages 5-10. No previous dance experience is necessary and each child may only attend one Let’s Dance Family Workshop per day. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Tickets and Information
Price: $20 per person, with a minimum purchase of 1 child and 1 adult ticket required.
415-865-2000
www.sfballet.org
455 Franklin Street in San Francisco
Photo courtesy of Eric Tomasson
Klimt & Rodin: An Artistic Encounter at Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco
Now on view through January 28, 2018
Marking the centenary of Rodin’s death in 1917 and that of Gustav Klimt in 1918, KLIMT & RODIN: An Artistic Encounter examines the diverse connections between these legendary artists and their impact upon the art world. While Rodin is widely regarded as “the father of modern sculpture,” Klimt was a groundbreaking painter and a founding member of the modernist Vienna Secession movement. Klimt and Rodin are known to have met only once, at the “Beethoven Exhibition” mounted by the Vienna Secession in 1902. Rodin was especially fascinated by the notion of the collaborative “total work of art” (Gesamtkunstwerk) achieved through the mutually enriching juxtaposition of painting, sculpture, music, and installation design. This exhibition marks the first survey of Klimt’s work in California. Sharing the galleries with the Legion of Honor’s important holdings of Rodin works will be examples from Klimt’s oeuvre on loan from public and private collections in the United States and Europe, including the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, which holds the world’s largest and finest collection of Klimt paintings anywhere. We were all infatuated with The Woman in Gold starring the Oscar-winning Helen Mirren, now you can admire other works of Klimt and the ever popular sculptures by Rodin.
Tickets and Information
Price of admission is $15 to $30
415-750-3600
www.legionofhonor.org
Lincoln Park, 100 34th Avenue
Photos courtesy of Legion of Honor
Zany Joy – A Holiday Show with Circus, Dance and Live Music
November 24 at 2 p.m. at Civic Auditorium in Santa Cruz
December 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Hammer Theatre Center in San Jose
Tandy Beal & Company return this holiday season with Joy – a dazzling extravaganza featuring Cirque Du Soleil soloists Jeff Raz and Dianne Wasnak, and beloved Pickle Family Circus stars Pino and Razz. Set to the live music of award-winning acapella group SoVoSo performing original Candy Land flavored tunes, this zany holiday spectacular presents a high-spirited array of world class acrobats, dancers and circus artists. It’s fun and joy – just what we want and need for the holidays!
Tickets and Information
Prices range from $16 to $46
866-811-4111
www.sjsu.edu/hammertheatre
Photo courtesy of Tandy Beal & Company
Yuletide Children’s and Champagne Tea at Villa Montalvo in Saratoga
November 19, 10:30AM or 2PM
My favorite time of the year: A holiday tea which is perfect for the whole family. Children, parents, and grandparents will enjoy a tea that includes sandwiches, scones, teas, and hot chocolate. Children will get a visit from Santa himself and will be able to decorate gingerbread cookies while the parents and grandparents sip a bit of bubbly to add a sparkle to the holiday’s festivities. Enjoy the stunning setting of this historic villa and stroll the grounds of this picturesque estate in the hills of Saratoga.
Tickets and Information
Prices: $46 for adults, $36 for children ages 3 to 12
408-961-5858
www.montalvoarts.org
Montalvo Arts Center
15400 Montalvo Road in Saratoga
Photo by Barbara Emami
Lina Broydo immigrated from Russia, then the Soviet Union, to Israel where she was educated and got married. After working at the University in Birmingham, England, she and her husband immigrated to the United States. She lives in Los Altos Hills, CA and writes about travel, art, style, entertainment, and sports. She hardly cooks or bakes, with no borsch or piroshky on her home cooking menu. Therefore, she makes reservations and enjoys dining out, mostly sushi.
