“We wrote to everybody we knew,” Lesser says. “We got the people who were going to be in the first issue, and they wrote to everybody they knew. We said, ‘We’re starting this magazine, and it’s going to cost $1 an issue, that’s $4 a year, and please subscribe.’ Within the first year, we had 500 subscribers.” Today, subscriptions number close to 9,000. The price is now $7 per issue, $25 for an annual subscription. Magazines come and go, but Lesser seems unconcerned about trends. The Internet was virtually nonexistent when she started, and she says she still doesn’t pay much attention to it. “I’ve never had any interest in counting clicks or hits,” she says. Threepenny launched a website in 1999, but Lesser says it has one purpose only: “to sell print copies of the magazine.” A digital edition recently was added to the site.

After Alfonso and Witney Carson, and Sadie Robertson and Mark Ballas were declared safe, it was down to Tommy Chong and Peta Murgatroyd, and Antonio Sabato Jr, and Cheryl Burke, Too many voting viewers absolutely love, love, love Tommy, so it was inevitable that it was Antonio and Cheryl’s night to head home, Sadly, there are rumors that Season 19 might be Cheryl’s last dance on the show, Asked what the experience meant to him, Antonio said, ballet slipper handbag / purse “It meant the world, I worked with the greatest dancer here (indicating Cheryl), I was able to dance with one of the best dancers in the world, She’s a friend of mine and part of my family right now, It’s all about the fans — that’s why I’m here — and The Man Upstairs.” Cheryl added that she was very proud of Antonio and “this has been the most memorable season and it’s so sad for me to say goodbye.” Turning to her partner, she added, “but I had the most amazing time with you and I’m so proud of you.”..

Santa Clara Chorale: The choir pairs Mozart’s Requiem with the West Coast premiere of “Ashes of Roses,” a contemporary requiem by composer Jocelyn Hagen. The concert also features Symphony Silicon Valley and the combined choirs of Santa Clara University. May 13, 8 p.m. Mission Santa Clara de Asis, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara. $5-$32. scc.org. Beethoven Odyssey: Tamami Honma performs the entire cycle of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas in a chronological concert series. May 14 and 28; June 4 and 17. 7-8:30 p.m. Good Samaritan UMC, 19624 E. Homestead Road, Cupertino. Freewill donations accepted. goodsam.info.

Akoma Arts, which formed in 2011 in Rose Garden but recently moved their office to downtown San Jose, aims to reconnect black Americans to West Africa and its culture, where artistic director Keith Hames said most share a common ancestry because of the slave trade, Hames, who has been playing African drums since 1976, considers Akoma ballet slipper handbag / purse Arts to be “stewards of African American music, of the African diaspora.”, Their performances make up several parts that chronologically explore African history, starting with the African village drum and dance, The first portion highlights several types of drums including the dununba, a large bass drum played with sticks, and its siblings, the medium-sized sangba and the smaller kenkeni, The djembe, a hand drum, is also used, as is the agogo, a two-headed bell played with a stick, and the shekere, a hollow gourd with beads tied around it and shaken by hand..

That meant that all four women celebs — Simone Biles, Nancy Kerrigan, Normani Kordei and Heather — were in jeopardy”. Those are some of the best celeb dancers, and right after their team scores, it was time for elimination. Simone and Normani were declared “safe,” and it was down to Nancy and Artem Chigvintsev, and Heather and Maks. As Nancy was obviously preparing herself to leave, Tom said that Heather and Maks were eliminated! This is getting ridiculous — each week, the celeb who performs their best dance is then sent home, and this one topped them all. Wow.