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Drink the Sea
Alternative rock band Drink the Sea features Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees, Mad Season), Alain Johannes (Eleven, Queens of the Stone Age), Duke Garwood (Mark Lanegan Band) and percussionist Lisette Garcia. The group comes to the Guild to perform songs from its three albums as well as some tunes from members’ former projects, accompanied by films by Tad Fettig.
Sept. 4, 8 p.m., The Guild Theatre, 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park; prices vary based on seat selection; guildtheatre.com.
Pedro José Pastrana
Puerto Rican composer and cuatro player Pedro José Pastrana — along with Ayla Dávila on bass, Colin Douglas on drums and Miguel Martínez on flute and percussion — performs Latin jazz music with roots in Puerto Rico’s jíbaro musical tradition at Meyhouse in Palo Alto. “Together, the quartet brings a strong sense of interaction and spontaneity to the stage, moving between intricate melodies, deep Caribbean grooves, folkloric influences, and open-ended improvisation,” according to Meyhouse’s website.
Sept. 5, performances at 5 and 8 p.m., Meyhouse, 640 Emerson St., Palo Alto; $38-$48; meyhousejazz.com.
Michael Echaniz Trio: The Music of Wayne Shorter
Community School of Music and Arts faculty member, pianist and keyboardist Michael Echaniz, along with bassist Jeff Denson and drummer Dillon Vado, pay tribute to the music of the late jazz composer and improviser Wayne Shorter in an acoustic-electric performance as part of CSMA’s free community concert series. The concert will include Shorter compositions from his early Blue Note records, time in the Miles Davis Quintet, Weather Report and more, according to CSMA.
Sept. 4, 7:30 p.m., Tateuchi Hall, Community School of Music and Arts, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View; free; arts4all.org.
Kings Mountain Art Fair
The Kings Mountain Art Fair returns over Labor Day weekend for three days of fine art, crafts and family activities beneath the redwoods of Woodside. Founded in 1963, the juried fair gives visitors the chance to meet artists, explore work from professional fine art to locally made crafts and purchase pieces directly from artists. The fair also features breakfast and lunch, its popular oversized cookies and Kiddie Hollow, where children can make spin art, crowns, wands and other crafts. Proceeds support the Kings Mountain Volunteer Fire Brigade, community facilities, local students and youth programs.
Sept. 5-7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Breakfast, 8-11:30 a.m., Lunch 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at Kings Mountain Community Center, 13889 Skyline Blvd., Woodside. kingsmountainartfairorg.
‘Into the Woods’
With vengeful giants wandering about, trouble is underfoot in the forest — and just about everywhere else — as famous fairytale characters come to grips with the consequences of their wishes. Sunnyvale Community Players open their season with Stephen Sondheim’s witty musical “Into the Woods,” that proves that everyone, including Cinderella, Rapunzel and Jack, as well as the witches and giants they cross, are only human. Actor, author and TV host Carson Kressley will voice The Giant in the final two weeks of the show’s run. Actor Ty Jones (“The Taking of Pelham 123,” “Power”) voices the character at the start of the run.
Sept. 5-27 at Sunnyvale Theatre, 550 E. Remington Drive, Sunnyvale; $24-$53; sunnyvaleplayers.org/intothewoods.
‘The Gilded Age’ floral exhibition‘
The Woodside estate Filoli hosts “Fleurs de Villes: The Gilded Age,” a floral exhibition inspired by HBO’s hit period drama. Visitors can view a series of life-size mannequins displayed throughout the historic house, each dressed in an elaborate gown made from fresh flowers and leaves. Created by Californian floral designers, the installations reinterpret characters of “The Gilded Age” like the ambitious socialite Bertha Russell, traditional aristocrat Agnes van Rhijn, independent Marian Brook and writer Peggy Scott. The mannequins don garments modeled after the series’ costumes and embody the wealth, ambition and social change of late-19th-century New York.
Sept. 9-18 at the Filoli Mansion, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside. Tickets are $75 per adult; $70 for seniors 65+, students, teachers and service members; $60 for youth 15-17; $50 for children 4-14; free for children 0-3. filoli.org.
Bay Area Theatre Week
Bay Area Theatre Week is the organization Theatre Bay Area’s celebration of the regional scene, with participating theater companies offering special opportunities such as discounted or free performances, open rehearsals, classes and special events. Various theater companies on the Peninsula and in the South Bay are taking part, including Hillbarn Theatre, Palo Alto Players, EnActe Arts and South Bay Musical Theatre, which are offering discounts on productions.
Sept. 10-20, various theater companies in the Bay Area; theatrebayarea.org/batw26.
