The ambitious musical includes Randall Nott’s nicely done projections and lighting, Diane McRice’s versatile set that extended to a second level boat deck, and Lisa Danz’s colorful costumes. Lovely dancers Anne Baker (also the choreographer) and Elizabeth Kahrer helped bridge the two worlds as Maggie’s mischievous muses. “Esperanza! … a Pirate Romance” continues through June 5 at the Campbell Theatre, 636 Ward St. in Martinez. Call 925-518-3277 for tickets.

A Little Night Music: Jan, 24-26, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, 471 Lagunita Dr., Stanford, A musical performed by the Stanford Department of Music tells the tale of a group of people who have made mistakes in the past and now try to fix them, $13-$23,  https://tickets.stanford.edu, Live Screening of “The Madness of George III”: 7 p.m, Jan, 24 and 2 p.m, Jan, 27, Hammer Theatre Center, 101 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose, In 1786, King George III is the most powerful man in the world, But his behavior is becoming increasingly erratic as personalised pink swim bag, embroidered kids swimming bag, ballet shoes monogram initial with name, (choice of 4 colours) he succumbs to fits of lunacy, This is a high-definition film of the stage production, $14-$21, www.hammertheatre.com..

Velasco ran two Mexican restaurants on Seventh Street that became gathering places for informal neighborhood groups. Those groups eventually grew into the Unity Council and the Spanish Speaking Citizens’ Foundation, major forces in the Fruitvale district, where many Latinos, including Velasco, began moving to in the 1950s. Velasco was born in 1901 in Mexico. She immigrated to El Paso with her mother at the end of the Mexican Revolution before settling in Oakland. “That first year it was a bit difficult to get used to the difference of living here,” she said of Oakland in the book “Toward a Common Past: Latinos in the East Bay.”.

When choreographer Mark Morris was asked f he’d be interested in participating in the city of Liverpool’s celebration marking the golden anniversary of “Sgt, Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” he thought it was a terrible idea, “I’m not that big on the Beatles in general,” he says, “I had to decide very quickly, I listened to the music, which I knew but hadn’t heard in years, and I was interested enough to go on.”, But before Morris agreed to personalised pink swim bag, embroidered kids swimming bag, ballet shoes monogram initial with name, (choice of 4 colours) participate in the celebration, which was initially conceived as a revue with different artists commissioned to create a piece for each song, he laid down a few guidelines, For starters, he had no interest in working with the original 1967 recordings..

San Jose Widows and Widowers: Join the group for breakfast and learn more about the association every Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. Goodies Coffee Shop, Bascom and Apricot, Campbell. 408-279-1278. South Bay Neuropathy Support Group: Meets the third Saturday of the month, January-October, 10:30 a.m.-noon. DePaul Conference Room, O’Connor Hospital, 2105 Forest Ave., San Jose. For details, call Stan Pashote at 510.490.4456. South Valley Leads Club: The club provides a networking method through which professionals can increase their business referrals. Meets Thursdays, 7:30-8:30 a.m. Marie Callendar’s, 620 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose. For information or reservations, call 408-972-9177.