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Top Stories
Compendium of Iconic Dates Which Changed Music
The day that bills die in CA Legislature
How does it feel to have a proposal you care about get killed in California’s Legislature?
How a layoff, a library and a laser cutter led one Redwood City artist down a new path
Redwood City artist Jason Newblanc never tried to market his creative wares until a recent twist of fate: After a long career in tech, he was laid off last January and decided to dedicate himself to his art full time.
7 questions with PACO Music Director Scott Krijnen
We caught up with Scott Krijnen as he winds up his first season as the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra’s music director. On May 18, he’ll conduct a concert by the group’s senior ensemble that includes a piece key to his own growth as a musician and a concerto based on blues, hip-hop and speed metal.
Teens to sing for female empowerment at youth concert
What happens when a woman takes power? That’s not a rhetorical or trick question. It’s the title of a local youth choir’s upcoming spring concert slated for May 18 in Palo Alto, at which around 75 teens will perform.
Arts briefs: Smuin Ballet’s ‘Tupelo Tornado,’ Nicholas Kristof, Frost Music & Arts Festival and more
This week sees Smuin Ballet’s world premiere of an Elvis-inspired piece; Pulitzer-winning author Nicholas Kristof at Kepler’s Books; a new puppet musical at Stanford Theater Laboratory; Frost Music & Arts Festival with headliner Blxst. Plus, indie rockers SUSTO at The Guild; salsa with Cien Mil Mangos; and local authors Jorge Argueta and Elizabeth Gomez’s new bilingual children’s book.
Two people robbed at gas station in unincorporated Redwood City Tuesday
At about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, deputies responded to the Arco gas station in the 1800 block of Woodside Road on a report of an armed robbery that had occurred in the street.
Hot Picks
TODAY
Performance: Cafe Zoe Open Mic
Cafe Zoe presents an open mic every third Friday of the month, with Pete Sommer hosting. There are 12 slots available to sign up; each performer can play two songs (up to 10 Minutes) per slot. Names are drawn by 5:50pm to pick an available spot. Go to facebook.com.
Music: Paloma Tahn
Hear the life-affirming songs of singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Paloma Tahn at Little Green A Plant Bar. Go to eventbrite.com.
TOMORROW
Music: You Should Be Dancing
Redwood City’s Rock the Dock weekly concert series features Bee Gees tribute band You Should Be Dancing. Go to redwoodcity.org.
Outdoors: Redwood City Mural Ride
Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition and the Redwood City Arts Commission host a free, open-to-the-public group bike ride to meet artists, tour various murals around Redwood City. Go to eventbrite.com.
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