Longstanding band builds a musical fellowship in Menlo Park
Traditional jazz band Cafe Borrone All-Stars celebrates its 35th anniversary on Jan. 23.
Review: Theology meets thriller in Palo Alto Players’ ‘The Da Vinci Code’
“The Da Vinci Code” as a play? Those who know Dan Brown’s novel recall a detective thriller that features an extremely complex debate. In the end, it’s much like Orville and Wilbur’s flight. It’s hell getting that thing up in the air, but once you’re up it’s quite a view.
Palo Alto author writes his own ‘ticket’
This fall saw the publication of a book collecting the first two years of Keith Raffel’s nationally syndicated column.
From mix-and-match sushi roll slices to takeaway omakase boxes, these new Peninsula businesses are redefining what a Japanese restaurant looks like
Kazu Sushi & Sando in San Mateo specializes in milk bread sandos and affordable omakase, all to go. Buri Buri Burlingame — originally a food truck specializing in eponymous donburi rice bowls — is adapting its approach with its first brick-and-mortar location, specializing in single servings of sushi rolls and bento boxes.
Ownership change brings new flavors to this 70-year-old Palo Alto ice cream institution
A 70-year-old Palo Alto ice cream institution is getting some fresh flavors. Rick’s Ice Cream, a beloved community ice cream shop along Middlefield Road, recently transferred ownership to the duo behind Pints of Joy.
“Mixed Mediations” by Hung Liu and “Guillermo Galindo: Tortoise” through Feb. 28 at Qualia Contemporary Art
Valerie: Tribute to Amy Winehouse with Elsa Cedeno Jan. 24 at Club Fox
“10,000 Memories: Partition, Independence and WWII in South Asia” Jan. 29-May 24 at Los Altos History Museum
“Ink Reimaged,” a talk with artist Park Dae Sung Jan. 30 at Stanford University
Comedy with The Sklar Brothers Jan. 31 at the Oshman Family JCC
New Orleans artist Cyril Neville Feb. 16 at The Guild Theatre
Gospel concert and soul food social Feb. 22 at EPACenter
“How to Build a Library” documentary screening hosted by United Nations Association Film Festival Feb. 26 at the Rinconada Library
Foreigner 50th anniversary tour March 22 at San Jose Civic Auditorium
Jerry’s Middle Finger April 18 at The Guild Theatre
Bottlerock May 22-24 in Napa Valley
A$AP Rocky June 25 at Chase Center, San Francisco (on sale Jan. 27)
Country singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton July 8 at Shoreline Amphitheatre
New late-night Yemeni coffee shop takes root in Silicon Valley
The matcha craze may have met its caffeinated match with the increased presence of Yemeni coffee in Silicon Valley.
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