Ledisi, June 11, Lilian Fontaine Garden Theatre, Montalvo Art Center, Saratoga Urinetown, Through June 27, Bus Barn Theater 26 South Bay Accent CALENDAR West Side Story. July 16-Aug. 23, times vary. Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” takes to the streets as two idealistic young lovers find themselves caught between warring gangs—the American “Jets” and the Puerto Rican “Sharks”— and their struggle to survive in a world of prejudice and violence becomes one of the greatest musical dramas of all time. Tickets $17-$30. City Lights Theater, 529 S. Second St., San Jose. 408/295- 4200. Once On This Island. July 17-19, times vary. Incorporating elements of “Romeo and Juliet” and “The Little Mermaid,” this one-act musical tells the story of a peasant girl on a tropical island who uses the power of love to unite people of different social classes. Tickets $10-$25. Theatre on San Pedro Square, 29 N. San Pedro St., San Jose. 408/679-2330. Lectures JUNE/JULY Jim Shepard in conversation with Tobias Wolff. June 15, 7:30 p.m. In his latest work, “The Book of Aron,” Jim Shepard offers a child’s-eye view of the Warsaw Ghetto. The National Book Award finalist will share the story with acclaimed author Tobias Wolff. Free. Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. 650/324-4321. David McCullough. June 16, 7:30 p.m. Twotime Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian David McCullough shares his new book, “The Wright Brothers.” In it, we learn the story behind the story of Wilbur and Orville Wright, the brothers who inspired and taught the world to fly. Drawing on diaries, notebooks, scrapbooks and letters, McCullough explores who the Wright brothers really were. Tickets $10-$45. Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway St., Redwood City. 650/369-7770. Malala Yousafzai. June 26, 7 p.m. The youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize will speak with best-selling novelist Khaled Hosseini, author of “The Kite Runner.” An advocate for girls’ education in Pakistan and elsewhere, Malala was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman—an attempt to silence her—when she was 15. Tickets $50-$200. San Jose State University Event Center, 290 S. Seventh St., San Jose. 408/924-6333. National Geographic Live: Ocean Soul. July 22, 7 p.m. Voyage across the oceans with Brian Skerry, one of National Geographic’s veteran photographers, and discover a hidden world beneath the waves. Skerry’s riveting presentations to audiences at TED, Harvard, and London’s Royal Geographic Society inspire reverence for the marine realm and offer hope for protecting the vitality of the world’s oceans. Tickets $48-$62. Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway St., Redwood City. 650/369-7770. Music of the Spheres: Dr. Melissa Graham. July 25, 8:30 p.m. Astrophysicist Dr. Melissa Graham will describe the obser va t i o n a l techniques and theoretical physics used to unravel the enigma of how different types of stars create the variety of supernovae we see. Hawaiian slack key and steel guitar virtuoso Ken Emerson will also perform. Tickets $40-$150. Lick Observatory, 7281 Mt. Hamilton Road, Mt. Hamilton. 831/459-2159. Kids’ Stuf JUNE Kids Fare. June 8-Aug. 21, weekdays after 2 p.m. Feel like a kid again! On weekdays this summer at Roaring Camp Railroads, everyone rides the 2 p.m. Redwood Forest Steam Train and the 2:15 p.m. Beach Train for the kids fare. Tickets $20 (Steam Train), $23 (Beach Train). Roaring Camp Railroads, 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton. 831/335-4484. Disney’s The Aristocats Kids. June 12-14, times vary. With help from a tomcat, a family of Parisian felines, set to inherit a fortune from their owner, try to make it back home after a jealous butler kidnaps them and leaves them in the country. This children’s musical is based on the 1970 Disney film, “The Aristocats.” Tickets $5-$8. Mary Louise Mello Auditorium, Community Recreation Center, 969 Kiely Blvd., Santa Clara. Green Kids Conference. June 13, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Conference attendees can explore the latest developments and opportunities in education and research, clean technology and alternative energy sources, air quality, hydroponics and more. Free. Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus, 1065 La Avenida St., Bldg. 1, Mountain View. 510/793-1343. Fancy Nancy, The Musical. June 13-14 and June 20-21, 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Nancy and her friends will soon perform Deep Sea Dance, their first recital. She dreams of playing a mythical ocean dweller, but will she get the part? Bay Area Children’s Theatre presents this musical, based on the New York Times bestselling “Fancy Na n c y ”
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