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Heather Zimmerman

"Heather Zimmerman has been with Embarcadero Media since 2019. She is the arts and entertainment editor for the group's Peninsula publications and an assistant editor for the Mountain View Voice and The Almanac. She writes and edits arts stories, compiles the Weekend Express arts newsletter, oversees the community calendar, helps edit stories for the Voice and Almanac and assists with assembling the Express newsletters for those publications.

Previously, Heather worked at the Silicon Valley alternative weekly Metro, and for a decade, served as the arts reporter for Silicon Valley Community Newspapers, a group of publications covering communities such as Sunnyvale, Los Gatos and Willow Glen.

Heather grew up in the South Bay and graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz, with a bachelor's degree in literature."

Recent Work by Heather

Local Grammy winner goes where the music takes him in free concert

Local Grammy winner goes where the music takes him in free concert

Local teens' art celebrates East Palo Alto culture, history in new mural

Local teens' art celebrates East Palo Alto culture, history in new mural

Piece made through EPACenter apprenticeship program
The Blind Boys of Alabama move spirits at The Guild Theatre

The Blind Boys of Alabama move spirits at The Guild Theatre

The Blind Boys of Alabama perform Feb. 9 at The Guild Theatre, 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Tickets are $58-$88.
Where to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit

Where to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit

From lion dances to calligraphy lessons, the Peninsula offers many ways to mark Lunar New Year
From vintage tarot cards to a novelist’s autograph, this rare sale in Palo Alto will highlight unusual items

From vintage tarot cards to a novelist’s autograph, this rare sale in Palo Alto will highlight unusual items

Friends of the Palo Alto Library hosts its High Value Sale this weekend.
Seasonal fun with all the trimmings: Your guide to holiday fun on the Peninsula

Seasonal fun with all the trimmings: Your guide to holiday fun on the Peninsula

From uplifting theater shows to annual festive displays, there are plenty of ways to get into the spirit of the season this year.
Silvana Estrada brings original Latin folk to Stanford Live

Silvana Estrada brings original Latin folk to Stanford Live

Film festival's focus on human rights as urgent as ever a quarter century after its founding

Film festival's focus on human rights as urgent as ever a quarter century after its founding

Zoppé Italian Family Circus returns to Redwood City with new show

Zoppé Italian Family Circus returns to Redwood City with new show

The family-run company brings its mix of old-world Italian circus traditions and newer acts to Redwood City Oct. 7-30 with its latest show, "Liberta."
'The Jungle Book' gets a thoughtful update

'The Jungle Book' gets a thoughtful update

EnActe is presenting "The Jungle Book: Rudyard Revised," Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at Palo Alto's Cubberley Theatre.
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