Robert Duchaine's sarcastic, misanthropic comedy pokes fun at topics ranging from race and religion to relationships. He's been kicked out of every organization he was ever forced to join, from the Cub Scouts to the U.S. Army, but now finds himself in demand as a headlining comic across the country. See this hilariously candid stand-up at Rooster T. Feathers. Learn more...
San Jose Wind Symphony Performs Chicago: My Kind of Town
McAfee Center (Saratoga, CA)
San Jose Wind Symphony's second concert of the season honors America's Second City with a sneak preview of their program for the Midwest Clinic in Chicago. French horn soloist Alicia Telford performs the Rondo from Richard Strauss' Concerto No. 1, and Aaron Lington leads his eponymous quintet in his own jazz-flavored composition, Open Evidence, conducted by Timothy Harris. Learn more...
A Taffeta Wedding, a Retro Musical Sequel to The Taffetas
Theatre on San Pedro Square (San Jose, CA)
Filled with hit songs from the 1950s and '60s, A Taffeta Wedding makes its world premiere in this production from The Tabard Theatre Company. The musical finds the singing Taffeta singers set to marry their male counterparts, the Cardigans. This sequel to the popular shows The Taffetas and A Taffeta Christmas includes nostalgic favorites like "Who's Sorry Now," "Sincerely" and "Locomotion." Learn more...
Tony-Nominated Dark Irish Play The Seafarer at the Stage Theatre
Stage Theatre (San Jose, CA)
The men who make their way home for the holidays in The Seafarer aren't exactly looking forward to sharing a cup of cheer; they're more interested in achieving blind drunkenness, a state they know well. But a stranger in their midst, in town to collect a major poker debt, forces them to take a look at their lives--and where they'll end up if they're not more careful about how they play the game. Learn more...