From a new “Romeo and Juliet” in San Jose to a play about a wolf boy in Berkeley, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend.
From a new “Romeo and Juliet” in San Jose to a family-friendly opera in Walnut Creek to a play about a wolf boy in Berkeley, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond.Opera companies are launching the 23-24 season in style: “Romeo and Juliet” at Opera San Jose, a gala concert at San Francisco Opera, and a fairy tale work at Solo Opera highlight the calendar for this weekend. Here’s a look.
season with an Opening Night Concert hosted by star tenor Roberto Alagna and soprano Aleksandra Kurzak. They and additional artists will perform a selection of opera solos and duets, conducted by company music director Eun Sun Kim. And serious opera lovers won’t want to miss the next day’s annual Free Opera in the Park in Stern Grove: it’s a tradition.Concert 8 p.m. Friday; War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco; $30-$300; Stern Grove concert 1:30 p.m. Sunday; free; 415-864-3330; sfopera.com.
One of the East Bay’s largest street festivals, this 47th annual event boasts 400 artisans, jewelers, makers, entertainers, food purveyors and community booths.10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, along Solano Avenue in Berkeley and Solano, with early “strollish” on Saturday to support merchants; free admission; solanoavenueassn.orgHistory San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley Model T Ford Club host the the largest annual antique auto show in the West, with pre-1946 vehicles.
But professionals are also engaged to entertain at various points during the festival, which opens with a special event tonight and runs through Sept. 12. One definite highlight will be Bay Area radio host and nationally renowned pianist Sarah Cahill’s 1 p.m. Saturday collaboration with fellow keyboardist Regina Myers on the U.S. premiere of a piece by Japanese composer Mamoru Fujieda, “Sprites in the Large Camphor Tree.
Like Mahavishnu Orchestra, Shakti developed a passionate following with its intense, complex and brilliantly delivered songs and performances. The band toured extensively for several years before largely going quiet, although McLaughlin and Hussain rejoined in the 1990s to form a band called Remember Shakti that performed and recorded for several more years. Then in 2020 McLaughlin and the Bay Area based Hussain reunited again as Shakti , adding vocalist Shankar Mahadevan and other musicians.
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