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Green Day’s American Idiot, through August 21, Bruce Beasley Recent Work, September 30 - December 4, de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara City Lights Theatre, San Jose 22 South Bay Accent CALENDAR and reggae music onstage and check out a salsa-making competition. Free. Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City. 650/780-7000. Taste of Morgan Hill. Sept. 24–25, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Saturday) and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Sunday). Gourmet food, fine wines, beer, music, art and a Kids’ Zone. What’s not to love about this 26th annual festival? Free. Downtown Morgan Hill, Between Dunne and Main avenues, Morgan Hill. 408/779-9444. Holistic Arts Fair. Sept. 24–25, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Discover today’s leading trends in visionary arts, holistic health, human potential and psychic awareness.. Experts in holistic fields will offer lectures and panels. Free. Community of Infinite Spirit, 1540 Hicks Ave., San Jose. 408/448-6726. Music & Dance AUGUST Adele. Aug. 2, 7:30 p.m. Can you listen to her hits without crying? Adele’s emotionally driven ballads continue to mesmerize with universal themes of love and heartbreak. Catch the British pop diva when her powerful pipes hit the Oracle Arena stage. Tickets $39.50–$149.50. Oracle Arena, 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland. 800/745-3000. Los Tigres del Norte. Aug. 3, 7:30 p.m. A family band of brothers and cousins originally from Sinaloa, Mexico, Los Tigres del Norte have established themselves by reflecting the immigrant experience by way of corridos storytelling. Tickets $30–$65. Stanford University, Big Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. 650/724-2464. Music in the Park. Aug. 3–17, 6–8 p.m. Break up the week with Wednesday dance parties al fresco. These evening park concerts feature Zydeco Flames, Janel and the Heist, ending on the final Wednesday with a retro bash from Top Shelf. Free. Stafford Park, King St and Hopkins Ave, Redwood City. Jazz on the Plazz. Aug. 3–24, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday nights in August come alive with smooth jazz at these outdoor concerts. Artists include Paula West (Aug. 3), Booker T. Jones (Aug. 10), Monterey Jazz Festival High School All Stars (Aug. 17) and Alexis Cole (Aug. 24). Free. Los Gatos Town Plaza, West Main Street and Santa Cruz Avenue, Los Gatos. 408/354-7468. Ozomatli. Aug. 4, 5:30 p.m. Genre-busting Ozomatli brings its Latin, funk, salsa brand of spice-laden beats back to San Jose’s Music in the Park. Count on the ensemble to pack the park with lively dancers. Tickets $10–15, free for children under 12. Plaza de Cesar Chavez, Market and San Fernando streets, San Jose. 408/279-1775. Barbra Streisand. Aug. 4, 8 p.m. The real Barb, not an impersonator, is taking the stage. Catch the illustrious vocals of the queen diva in San Jose for a memory-making performance. Tickets $95– $510. SAP Center, 525 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose. 866/448-7849. Stanford Summer Chorus. Aug. 5, 7:30 p.m. With conductor Rafael Ornes at the helm of this classical production, the Stanford Summer Chorus lends its trained voices to early works by Puccini, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Copland and Whitacre. Tickets $10–$15. Stanford University, Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. 650/725-2787. Outside Lands. Aug. 5–7, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Golden Gate Park sets the scene for this much-hyped three-day festival boasting 2016 headliners Radiohead. And then there’s LCD Soundsystem, Lionel Richie, Duran Duran, Sufjan Stevens plus, let’s not forgot, The Muppets’ Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem. Tickets $145–$765. Golden Gate Park, Ninth Avenue and Lincoln Way, San Francisco. Bands on the Beach. Aug. 5– Sept. 2, Fridays, 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Sounds meet the sand at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk every summer with the Bands on the Beach annual series of classic acts. This year serves up Y & T (Aug. 5), Foghat (Aug. 12), Smash Mouth (Aug. 19), Los Lobos (Aug. 26) and Papa Doo Run Run (Sept. 2). Free. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz. 831/423-5590. Music on the Square. Aug. 5–Sept. 2, Fridays, 6 to 8 p.m. Redwood City’s Courthouse Square comes alive every Friday night with a lineup including Steel ‘n’ Chicago, Branded, Foreverland, Boys of Summer and Pride and Joy. Free. Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City. 650/780-7000. Vans Warped Tour. Aug. 6, 11 a.m. The staple punk rock tour returns to Shoreline Amphitheatre for an all-day lineup pairing a long list of bands and extreme sports exhibitions. Falling In Reverse, Four Year Strong and Less Than Jake are some of the top acts. Tickets $74–$170. Shoreline Amphitheatre, 1 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View. 800/745-3000. International Dance Festival @ Silicon Valley. Aug. 6–14. Presented by The Lively Foundation, this fifth annual festival features dance workshops, master classes, physical comedy and a concert featuring performances by a mosaic of artists. Tickets vary. Mountain View Masonic Center, 890 Church St., Mountain View. 650/969-4110.


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