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CALENDAR Romeo & Juliet at Villa Montalvo, Oct. 6-16, Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga; Marc Anthony, Nov. 4, SAP Center, San Jose stage after party. Tickets $29-$60. Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, 344 Tully Road, Santa Clara. Visit nightnationrun.com. Silicon Valley Turkey Trot. Nov. 24, 7:30 a.m. No guilt about overeating on Thanksgiving— that is if you join Applied Materials’ annual Silicon Valley Turkey Trot in the morning. The event features a 5K walk, a 5K run, a 10K run, a 10K for wheelchairs, and a kid’s fun run. Proceeds benefit five local charities and costumes welcomed. Tickets $12-$40. South Market Street, San Jose. 888/810-2063. Holiday Tree Walk. Nov. 25-27, times vary. Get in the holiday spirit by riding a steam train to Bear Mountain, where hot cider and decorated holiday trees await. Visitors are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy to Roaring Camp’s depot to benefit Santa Cruz County’s Toys for Tots campaign. Tickets $20-$27. Roaring Camp Railroads, 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton. 831/335-4484. International Gem and Jewelry Show. Nov. 25-27, noon to 6 p.m. (Friday), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Saturday), and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Sunday). This annual event for folks ages 9 and older features loads of one-of-a-kind jewelry, exotic gems, beads, pearls and estate collections. Tickets $6-$8. San Mateo County Event Center, 2495 S. Delaware St., San Mateo. 301/294-1640. San Jose Harvest Festival. Nov. 25-27, times vary. This Harvest Festival features more than 24,000 handmade items, live entertainment and a kid’s area. Tickets $4-$9; free for children under 13. San Jose Convention Center, 150 W. San Carlos St., San Jose. 800/346-1212. Music & Dance OCTOBER Omara Portuondo. Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. The Cuban diva’s meteoric late-in-life rise to international fame as a songstress with the Buena Vista Social Club is proof that perseverance pays off. Portuondo, who launched her career in 1950, will celebrate her 85th birthday with a grand fiesta performing classics from “Besame Mucho” to “Veinte Años.” Tickets $30-$80. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. 650/724-2464. Marco Antonio Solis. Oct. 1, 8 p.m. Mexican musician, composer, and record producer Solis, who has been awarded five Latin Grammy Awards throughout his prolific career, brings eclectic Latin pop stylings to San Jose. Tickets $56-$187. SAP Center, 525 W. Santa Clara St., San Jose. 800/745-3000. ZZ Top. Oct. 1-2, 7 p.m. “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas” lays claim to being the longest running major rock band with original personnel intact. This time around the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Famers blend rock, blues, and boogie in a scenic wine setting. Tickets $69.50- $229.50. The Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Ro a d , S a r a t o g a . 408/741-2822. Symphony Silicon Valley: Berlioz, Brahms and Shostakovich. Oct. 1-2, 8 p.m. (Saturday), and 2:30 p.m. (Sunday). L e g e n d a r y c e l l i s t Lynn Ha r rell performs masterworks of Berlioz, Brahms and Shostakovich under the baton of Maestro John Nelson. Tickets $45- $90. California Theatre, 345 S. First St., San Jose. 408/286-2600. Thievery Corporation. Oct. 2, 6:30 p.m. With a genre-defying style that incorporates electronica, bossa nova, Middle Eastern, reggae and hip hop elements, Thievery Corporation is a quintessential mashup of a worldly lounge music. Sway to the down-tempo beats when they bring their laid-back sound to Berkeley. Tickets $54.50. Greek Theatre, 2001 Gayley Road, Berkeley. 800/745-3000. Emel Mathlouthi. Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m. A firebrand songstress of the Arab Spring, Mathlouthi earned the title “the voice of the Tunisian revolution” with her 2007 recording My Word Is Free—and in the process became that country’s Joan Baez. She blends rock, trip-hop, and electronica with Arabic undertones. Tickets $30- $65. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. 650/724-2464. Jazz 100. Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m. Jazz 100, an ensemble directed by Danilo Pérez, pays homage to Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, and Mongo Santamaria. All four jazz greats would have been centenarians in 2017. Tickets $30- $65. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. 650/724-2464. Dixie Chicks. Oct. 7 p.m. Innovators, renegades, villains, mothers, outspoken personalities and music superstars, Dixie Chicks, announced today a return to the stage with their DCX MMXVI World Tour. Lasso your country music loving crew for some tunes with a twang. Tickets $61.40-$103. Oracle Arena, 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland. 510/569-2121. Gwen Stefani and Eve. Oct. 8, 7 p.m. It has been 15 years since Stefani and Eve collaborated to create the chart topping hit, “Let Me Blow Ya Mind,” and the talented duo team up yet again to do just that. PHOTO: TINA CASE Tickets from $37. Shoreline Amphitheatre, 1 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View. 800/448-7849. TOP


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