2007: U.S. authorities said four Muslim men had been prevented from carrying out a plot to destroy John F. Kennedy International Airport, kill thousands of people and trigger an economic catastrophe by blowing up a jet fuel artery running through populous New York residential neighborhoods. (Three of the men were later sentenced to life in prison; the fourth was sentenced to 15 years behind bars.). 2011: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney announced his bid for the Republican presidential nomination during an appearance in New Hampshire. A 73-year-old man opened fire in southern Arizona, killing five people and wounding one other before fatally shooting himself. A judge in Placerville, Calif., sentenced serial sex offender Phillip Garrido to life in prison for kidnapping and raping Jaycee Dugard; Garrido’s wife, Nancy, received a decades-long sentence. Eighth grader Sukanya Roy of South Abington Township, Pa., won the 84th Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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“Opus” includes a mix of new works and pieces from the company’s repertoire–all originals–as well as the Black Swan pas de deux from “Swan Lake,” which will be danced by Tiit Helimets and Frances Chung, principal dancers from San Francisco Ballet. Helimets and Chung will also appear in “Belle Nuit,” a new work choreographed by Wingrove in memory of Opera San José founder Irene Dalis, who died in 2014. “Belle Nuit” is set to Offenbach’s “Barcarolle,” which will be performed by the San Jose Chamber Orchestra, led by Barbara Day Turner, and feature performances by Opera San José artists.
So where does Oakland Ballet go from here? While Lustig seeks to carve out a larger role for Oakland Ballet, he is faced with the need to continue rebuilding a company that lost everything except its enviable legacy just a decade ago, Among the initiatives Lustig has spearheaded are a program that brings ballet into East Bay public schools and a new summer camp, DANCEploration, that introduces young inexperienced students ages 7-11 to ballet, “I see the 50th anniversary program as way of saying we’re still here,” Lustig notes, “When I came here five years ago, we didn’t have an office or a school, but there was this incredible eurotard tendu full sole leather ballet slipper - child reputation..
Mountain View Oktoberfest: Saturday, Oct. 6, and Sunday, Oct. 7. For two days, the 7,000-square-foot festival tent at Bryant and Dana streets, sponsored by Steins Beer Garden and the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce, will feature local and German brews, food from Teske’s Germania and others, plus music by Alpiners USA, SF German Band, Big Lou’s Accordion Princess, plus contests. Children’s area with bounce houses. Free admission; beer, food extra. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. www.mvoktoberfest.com.
