They suggested another approach: “Why don’t we throw in a First Amendment argument?”. The full Federal Circuit, which is charged with hearing patent and trademark cases, bought the First Amendment argument. The Slants’ name is disparaging, the majority agreed. But it is also private speech that the government may not hinder by denying trademark registration, the judges held. “Mr. Simon Shiao Tam named his band The Slants to make a statement about racial and cultural issues in this country,” wrote Judge Kimberly Ann Moore. “With his band name, Mr. Tam conveys more about our society than many volumes of undisputedly protected speech.”.

The Bernstein celebration is of particular interest, beginning with a program featuring the composer’s “Arias and Barcarolles,” “Chichester Psalms,” “Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs,” and ballet slippers - machine embroidery, embroidery designs, embroidery patterns, embroidery files Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story” (Sept, 22-24) and ending with a full concert version of the composer’s satirical operetta, “Candide” (Jan, 19-21, 2018.) Other Bernstein works throughout the season include “The Age of Anxiety,” Symphony No, 2, featuring pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and a Film Series screening of “West Side Story” with live orchestra.(Feb, 1-3, 2018)..

5. Hearing is believing. Using simply the power of sound, the sly whispering in your ears, “The Encounter,” crafted by the protean Simon McBurney, turned a night at the theater into something akin to a religious experience at The Curran. 6. Home is where the hurt is. “Fun Home” married a devastatingly beautiful score with an artful portrait of a deeply dysfunctional family at The Curran. 7. California Shakespeare Theater lit American history on fire with gospel and blues music with the epic “Black Odyssey,” by Oakland native Marcus Gardley, which the company will revive next year.

One of the smartest moves the ballet made may have been making a public appeal over its fate, instead of slipping away quietly, “The Rep went under without a word, which upset a lot of people,” said Andrew Bales, head of Symphony Silicon Valley, “The ballet made some noise and gave people a chance to have their say.”, Of course, this could be just a temporary reprieve, Ballet leaders must stay on their toes because there is another deadline looming, Company officials say they will need to raise $3.5 million by October to restructure the company’s business model and re-brand itself as Silicon Valley Ballet, ballet slippers - machine embroidery, embroidery designs, embroidery patterns, embroidery files The troupe, now led by ballet hotshot Jose Manuel Carreno, wants to raise its profile and reach out to a wider geographic audience..

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