“What I love about storytelling is being able to touch people and have them come up after a show, people who are completely different from me, telling me how closely they identified with what I was saying or singing. It’s all about finding this common human experience, finding connections.”. As for her aspirations — “Lord knows, I would love to EGOT, which is an Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar and Tony. “I like to set my goals really high,” she says, laughing. “No, I would love to have a career out of it, but it if that doesn’t happen, I’m fine just telling my stories and working with really great people, like I am in the Christmas show.”.
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Redwood Symphony. With guitarist Jon Mulvey. Conducted by Eric Kujawsky. 8 p.m. Feb. 14. Berlioz’s Fantastic Symphony, Daugherty’s Gee’s Bend, and Rossini’s Overture to La Scala di Seta. Main Theater, Cañada College, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City. Pre-concert lecture at 7 p.m. $10-$30. Children under 18 admitted free with an adult. redwoodsymphony.org. MUSIC Series. California Pops Orchestra. All shows begin at 3 p.m. Feb. 8: On Broadway; including music from “Cabaret” and “Mamma Mia.” March 29: Swing it!; tribute to the Big Bands, with guests Black Tie Jazz. May 17: Spies, Heroes, Comedy and Mayhem; featuring music from “The Untouchables,” “Mission Impossible,” “The Lone Arranger” (with apology to Rossini) and more. Smithwick Theater, Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. $15-$42. Free parking in lots 5 and 6. 650 856-8432 or www.calpops.org.
1 Black Choreographers Festival: For the next three weekends, this annual event will deliver a showcase of renowned and emerging African-American dance artists, Featured choreographers and performers include Byb Chanel Bibene, Robert Moses, Gregory Dawson, Ibrahima Diouf, Chris Evans, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Maurya Kerr, Phylicia Stroud, Raissa Simpson and more, The festival is also featuring such up-and-comers as Alexander Zander Brown, dana e, fitchett, Ashley Gayle and Noah James and Stephanie Hewett, among others, While the festival focuses primarily on dance as an art form, don’t expect the political climate to completely escape attention: Marc Bamuthi slippers / ballet shoes / knitted shoes / home ballet shoes/shoes for homе Joseph, for example, is premiering a new work subtly titled “The First 100 Days of Trump.”..
Santana-influenced Zebop, reggae and island soul band Native Elements, rockabilly group Royal Deuces and The Diehards will play along B Street, which will be closed from Foothill Boulevard to City Hall at Watkins Street. The free, family-friendly party takes place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., and includes street performers, face-painters, pony rides and children’s games. A classic car show will be on Main Street, and informational and food booths will be set up along B Street. There will be beer and soda gardens.
