SEE WHAT’S IN STORE Shop your local specialty market for high quality, fine food — and pick up a copy of South Bay Accent at one of these partner stores: February/March 2016 17 CALENDAR Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga. 408/961-5858. Ebi. Feb. 13, 9 p.m. Ebi’s 2015 World Tour, based on his mega-hit album “Jane Javani,” has been selling out venues everywherre. The King of Persian Pop performs a spectacular mix of his new and classic hits. Tickets $50-$200. Flint Center for the Performing Arts, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino. 800/745-3000. Zeppelin Live! Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m. Experience the ultimate rock tribute to Led Zeppelin in this live musical performance starring Zeppelin Live (formerly Heartbreaker), the West Coast’s premier Led Zeppelin tribute show. Tickets $39-$49. Montgomery Theater, 271 S. Market St., San Jose. 408/792-4111. Opera San Jose: Bizet’s “Carmen.” Feb. 13- 28, times vary. No man can resist Carmen’s gypsy charms, especially Don José, a soldier seduced by her wiles. Don José abandons his childhood sweetheart and deserts his military duties, yet loses Carmen’s love to the toreador Escamillo. Tickets $50-$150. California Theatre, 345 S. First St., San Jose. 408/437-4450. I Love You Valentine’s Concert. Feb. 14, 8 p.m. Show your sweetheart you care at this special Valentine’s Day concert, starring Asian pop stars Ruco Chan and Linda Chung. Tickets $68-$198. City National Civic, 135 W. San Carlos St., San Jose. 800/882-4885. Silicon Valley Ballet: Season Repertory. Feb. 19-21, times vary. The first Silicon Valley Ballet program of 2016 is made up of a trio of works that showcase the great range of ballet: Balanchine’s “Who Cares?”, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s “Prism” and Ohad Naharin’s “Minus 16.” Tickets $25-$110. Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose. 408/288-2800. The McCartney Years. Feb. 20, 8 p.m. Don’t miss this sonically explosive homage to one of the greatest rock talents of the 20th century: The Beatles. All your favorite hits like “Live and Let Die,” “Let it Be,” and “Jet” are performed live. Tickets $53-$58. Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga. 408/961-5858. Orchestra Concert III. Feb. 20, 8 p.m. The Palo Alto Philharmonic concert features Lee Actor’s Piano Concerto with Daniel Glover, along with works by Brahms and Dvorak. Tickets $12-$24. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. 650/903-6000. Young and Inspirational Heroes. Feb. 21, 2 p.m. Celebrate Nova Vista Symphony’s 50th season with a concert featuring Richard Lin on Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto plus Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony. Tickets $17-$27. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. 650/903-6000. The Music Of ABBA With Arrival From Sweden. Feb. 21, 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Get ready for one of the world’s greatest ABBA tribute shows, featuring an all-Swedish quartet with original ABBA musicians and costumes. Tickets $48-$53. Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga. 408/961-5858. Silk Road Ensemble. Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m. Since 2000, the Silk Road Ensemble has redefined classical music for 21st-century audiences. Founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the members hail from more than 20 countries and perform on instruments ranging from world percussion to Western strings. Sold out. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. 650/724-2464. Wobbleland 2016. Feb. 26-27, 7 p.m. This two-night festival of electronic music features pulsating performances by Cookie Monsta b2b Funtcase, Coyote Kisses, Doctor P, Ghastly, Getter, Jones b2b Buku, Liquid Stranger, P0gman, Stooki Sound, Troyboi, Wuki and many more. Tickets $80. City National Civic, 135 W. San Carlos St., San Jose. 408/792-4111. Tito Puente, Jr. Orchestra. Feb. 27, 8 p.m. Tito Jr. is on a mission to nurture the musical legacy left by his father, the legendary Mambo King. His dazzling show is a high-voltage tropical and Latin jazz experience, filled with charisma, celebration and dance. Tickets $60-$65. Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga. 408/961-5858. Kurt Elling. Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. The Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, who the New York Times called “the standout male vocalist of our time,” brings his multilingual Passion World concert to Stanford, singing love songs from around the world in their original language. Tickets $15-$85. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. 650/724-2464. Rihanna. Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m. The top-selling digital artist of all time stops by SAP Center in support of her eighth studio album, “Anti.” Fans can look forward to dancing along to Rihanna’s latest singles “American Oxygen” and “Bitch Better Have My Money,” as well as other classics. Tickets $28.50-$148. SAP Center, 525 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose. 800/745-3000. MARCH Willie K. March 3, 7:30 p.m. Hailed as “the Hawaiian Jimi Hendrix,” Willie has been thrilling audiences since the age of 10. His impassioned vocals and blistering guitar licks have won him multiple Na Hoku Awards and legions of devoted fans, including performing artist Prince and President Barack Obama. Tickets $40-$45. Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga. 408/961-5858. Antonio Zambujo. March 4, 8 p.m. António Zambujo is an award-winning singer of Fado, a traditional musical style of Portugal. He upholds the genre’s sense of longing and tragic dignity as he makes it contemporary with his velvet voice. Tickets $53-$58. Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga. 408/961-5858. An Evening With Natalie Merchant. 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