The production features both a classical Hindustani ensemble led by sitar master and longtime Chitresh Das Dance Company music director Jayanta Banerjee and a jazz trio led by New York drum star Allison Miller. “It’s bittersweet that Guruji isn’t here to see it, but he did know about this show,” says Nivas, referring to Das, who died suddenly in January at the age of 70. “He had this smile, this smirk on his face that he’d get when he was proud of his students. When I told Jason, he was over the moon.”.
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As such, it’s a rare surviving example of when giant doughnuts, chili bowls and coffee cups dotted Los Angeles curbs from the 1920s to after World War II, architectural experts say. “The Tail o’ the Pup was clearly among the best known of the ‘programmatic’ buildings – buildings that often looked like products sold inside,” said Cindy Olnick of the Los Angeles Conservancy, a preservation group. “These were buildings as billboards. “The whole building, besides the sign, was an advertisement.”.
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Dragon Theater. “The Other Place.” Nov. 20 through Dec. 14. By Sharr White. Directed by Kimberly Mohne Hill. Featuring Mark Drumm as Ian, Judith Ann Miller as Juliana, Maureen O’Neill as The Woman and Paul Stout as The Man. Dragon Theatre, 2120 Broadway Street, Redwood City. $30. http://dragonproductions.net. Foothill College Theatre Arts Department. “First Person Shooter.” Through Nov. 23. Lohman Theatre, Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. $10-$18; 650-949-7360 or www.foothill.edu/theatre.
