IN SILICON VALLEY: David Amado conducts the Symphony Silicon Valley in its opening concerts at 8 p.m. Oct 3 and 2:30 p.m. Oct 4, at the California Theater, 345 South First Street, San Jose. World-traveling Russian Nikolai Demidenko is soloist for the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5, “The Emperor,” and Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 2 concludes this program. Ticket prices are $42-$86. Call 408-286-2600 or go to www.symphonysiliconvalley.org. GO FOR THE BAROQUE: Nicholas McGegan and Philharmonia Baroque open their season with a work not performed in the Western Hemisphere for nearly three centuries, Alessandro Scarlatti’s “Glory of Spring.” It was written to celebrate the birth of Archduke Leopold, heir to the Hapsburg throne, in 1716. Unfortunately, the baby prince died soon after birth, and this work for orchestra, chorus and five soloists lapsed into obscurity. Performances take place at First Berkeley’s Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 and 8 p.m. and Oct 10, at Stanford’s Bing Concert Hall in Palo Alto at 7:30 p.m. Oct 7 and at San Francisco’s Herbst Theatreat 8 p.m. Oct 9. Tickets, $25-$105, are at 415-392-4400. For Oct 7. $30-$95, call 650-724-2464.
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Open year-round. Billed as one of the oldest haunted house in North America, one of the ways it’s been able to attract throngs of visitors and international headlines — it’s been featured on “Live! With Regis and Kelly,” “Good Morning America” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” — is by being cryptic about the attraction and posting photos of horrified visitors as they pass through. Live actors are hired to scream, taunt and torture visitors. The factory is described as an old coffin factory, and more than 100,000 people have had to leave through their “chicken” line.
26th annual Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival: Through Nov, 12, AMC Saratoga 14, 700 El Paseo de Saratoga, Oshman Family Jewish Community Center, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, $11-$15; opening night $40-$5; centerpiece event $20-$25; closing night $30-$35, http://www.svjff.org, “The Bloom of Yesterday,” AMC Saratoga 14, San Jose; Nov. 4, 6:30 p.m, “Sara Stein: Shalom Berlin, Shalom Tel Aviv, AMC Saratoga ballet shoes designs for embroidery machine instant download commercial use digital file 4x4 5x7 hoop icon symbol sign ballerina 14, San Jose; Nov. 4, 8:30 p.m, “In Between,” AMC Saratoga 14, San Jose; Nov. 5, 1:30 p.m, Free short “Joe’s Violin,” guest violinist Brianna Perez; Nov. 5, 3:00 p.m, “ Fanny’s Journey,” AMC Saratoga 14, San Jose; Nov. 5, 5:00 p.m, “Family Commitments,” AMC Saratoga 14, San Jose; Nov. 5, 7:00 p.m, “My Hero Brother,” Filmmaker Yonatan Nir Q&A,AMC Saratoga 14, San Jose; Nov. 6, 6:30 p.m, “My Hero Brother,” Filmmaker Yonatan Nir Q&A, OFJCC, Palo Alto; Nov. 6, 8:30 p.m, “Moos,” OFJCC, Palo Alto; Nov. 7, 6:30 p.m, “Menashe,” OFJCC, Palo Alto; Nov. 7, 8:30 p.m, “Norman,” OFJCC, Palo Alto; Nov. 8, 6:30 p.m, “1945, “ OFJCC, Palo Alto; Nov. 8, 8:30 p.m, “Between Worlds,” OFJCC, Palo Alto; Nov. 9, 6:30 p.m, “Family Commitments,” OFJCC, Palo Alto; Nov. 9, 8:30 p.m, “Fanny’s Journey,” OFJCC, Palo Alto; Nov.12, 6:00 p.m, Closing night event, “Ben-Gurion, Epilogue”, director Yariv Mozer, and David Ben-Gurion’s grandson, Alon Ben-Gurion, Q&A and reception following the film, OFJCC Palo Alto..
“My mother had no use for facts,” Kalman recalled during a talk at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference in 2007. “Facts were banished from our home. I was fortunate to be born a dreamy child. My older sister was busy torturing my parents. “… I was lucky enough to be completely ignored.” She later dreamed her way into NYU. Following a stint writing bad poetry and in an effort to escape “the horror of word,” she turned to drawing. How hard could it be?.
