By Lina Broydo
Latin Jazz Pioneer Arturo Sandoval and Symphony San Jose Shine Under the Stars at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga
September 14th, at 7:30pm
One of the world’s greatest trumpeters, Latin jazz pioneer Arturo Sandoval and his band join Symphony San Jose for a Symphony Under the Stars at the stunning Mountain Winery in Saratoga. Recipient of 10 GRAMMY® Awards, and the Latin Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the Cuban-born multi-instrumentalist, composer, and singer is renowned for his virtuosic skills and music that transcends cultural barriers, blending Afro-Cuban rhythms with elements of bebop and mode.
Arturo Sandoval is the 2024 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has selected the 47th Honorees for lifetime artistic achievements: acclaimed director and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola; legendary American rock band the Grateful Dead (Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Bobby Weir); blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Bonnie Raitt; jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer Arturo Sandoval; and The Apollo, which will receive a special Honors as an iconic American institution.
The class of honorees will be celebrated for Lifetime Artistic Achievements with an evening of tributes December 8 at Washington’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The ceremony will be broadcast on CBS on Monday, December 23, 2024.
Information
All Tickets must be ordered online at: https://www.mountainwinery.com/
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE:
Phone: (408) 741.2822
Photo courtesy of SJ Symphony
Autumn with Roses
Nestled in Healdsburg, Russian River Rose Company, is an aromatic oasis hidden in the heart of the world renowned California’s wine country. Enjoy hundreds of roses giving forth their glorious Fall re-bloom and rose hips at the gorgeous setting of the Russian River Rose Company in Sonoma County.
Participate in the Garden Tours which include guided tours of over 600 varieties of the gorgeous and unique fragrant roses, some named after famous movie stars, a map, souvenir postcard, delicious ‘rose water’ sorbet sampling, rose tea and more! In addition to roses, view the beauty of the butterfly and hummingbirds garden or meander down the Rose Alley showcasing an avenue of arches holding 30 cascading climbers. Fall is the best time to plant roses.
Free rose planting demonstrations take place on September 28 and October 19 at 10am. Plant experts are available to assist you.
Visit the company’s fabulous gift shop (it’s never too early to load up on the Christmas gifts) which carries an extensive assortment of the ultra-fragrant, Estate produced Rose Water and “Rose Embrace” (Essential Rose Oil Mist).
It is so much more than a nursery… It is a ROSE Experience!
Information
(707) 433-7455; info@russian-river-rose.com
$10.00 per person for the Garden Tours
Nursery Visitors- No Charge to wander the garden
1685 Magnolia Drive in Healdsburg
Sonoma County
Photos courtesy of Russian River Rose Company
A Fireside Chat with Rita Moreno
September 18 at 7:30pm
Actress, dancer, and entertainment icon—the ‘EGOT’ winner sits down with Jessica Aguirre, Emmy-winning journalist from NBC Bay Area, to discuss her eight decades of life in entertainment and passion for Arts Education.
This Puerto Rican born actress, dancer, and singer has performed on stage and screen in a career spanning over eight decades. Among her numerous accolades, she is one of the few actors to have been awarded an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony (EGOT) and the Triple Crown of Acting, with individual competitive Academy, Emmy, and Tony awards. Additional accolades include the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004, the National Medal of Arts in 2009, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2013, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2015, and a Peabody Award in 2019.
Moreno’s work included supporting roles in the classic musical films Singin’ in the Rain (1952) and The King and I (1956), before her breakout role as Anita in West Side Story (1961), which earned her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first Latin American woman to win an Academy Award. Moreno returned to her breakout work in West Side Story in 2021 as producer and portraying Valentina in Steven Spielberg’s Oscar nominated film.
Information:
For tickets call (925) 943-7469 or visit lesherartscenter.org
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Drive in Walnut Creek
Photo courtesy of Lesher Arts Center
Mary Cassatt Returns to the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco
Opening on October 4, 2024
Marvel at the rich colors and daring gestures of Mary Cassatt, one of my favorite impressionist artists whose paintings, prints, and pastels will be exhibited at the Legion of Honor in the first major retrospective on the artist in 25 years.
Too often dismissed as a sentimental painter of mothers and children, Cassatt (1844–1926) was in fact an Impressionist pioneer to uncover these poignant scenes of care, work, and respite.
Cassatt was the only American to join the French Impressionists, first exhibiting with the group at Degas’s invitation in 1879, and quickly emerged as a key member of the movement. Alongside scenes of women at the opera, visiting friends, and taking tea, Cassatt produced many images of “women’s work” — knitting and needlepoint, bathing children, and nursing infants.
These images suggest parallels between the work of art making and the work of caregiving.
This exhibition is organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in collaboration with the Fine Museum of Art of San Francisco in collaboration with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Book your ticket early before they are all gone!
Information
(415) 750-3636; famsf.org
Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco;
Photos courtesy of the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco
