‘Pippin’: A wonderful, exploding three-ring experience
Here is where theater, dance, circus and magic melds into a seamless hoopla of wonderment. “Pippin” is a story about the journey a young prince takes to find the true meaning of his life. We are treated to the almost complete original Broadway, award-winning cast that makes for a smooth production.
NHL: Sharks fall to Coyotes in shootout
SAN JOSE —San Jose began a stretch of five games in nine days with a 2-1 shootout loss to the Arizona Coyotes at SAP Center at San Jose.
‘Staycations’ look better all the time
Sometimes I wonder what's wrong with this picture. Here we are, living in one of the most beautiful parts of the planet (in my opinion) with more fun things to do than you could cram into a month of Sundays. So why am I putting myself through this?
Red Phone: Much-loved local chef is back in the kitchen at Elks Lodge
I went to a funeral reception at the Gilroy Elks Lodge and Dave Bozzo is reinstated as the chef. Everything was delicious: the meat, the pasta, the chicken. Just wanted to tell everybody that Dave Bozzo has come back to serve the public at the Gilroy Elks Lodge. It was a delicious luncheon.
The necessity of bodily pain
As far as physical pain goes, I have experienced very little in my life. I have never had any surgery, a broken bone or spent a night in a hospital. So it truly shocked me recently after I had been suffering severe knee pain for several weeks for no apparent reason, to learn that x-rays show that my left knee has been damaged by osteoarthritis. I thought there would be a gradual onset of something like this, with warnings leading up to it. Neither of my parents had arthritis. I never expected arthritis to make an appearance until much later in life, if at all.
Photography runs in the family
At the age of 8, horse camp was all Lori McIntosh dreamed about back in Virginia Beach, Va.
New Christian church plants roots in Gilroy
Last month thousands of Gilroy residents were surprised when they opened their front doors. Hanging on the knobs were placards showing a garlic plant bursting through the soil with text proclaiming: “Coming to the Garlic Capital, 2014.”
Aging often means downsizing
As I creep closer to 60 and my youngest is completing her last year of high school, my wife and I have had more than one conversation about downsizing. Soon our little girl will be off to college and we certainly won't need four bedrooms, three bathrooms or the pool for just the two of us. Less house, less maintenance, lower utility costs and more time to travel are all high on our list. It seems to be the American way; we start with an apartment, upgrade to our first home, start having kids, need a larger and then another larger home. Then one by one the kids move out and we start the cycle again, only in reverse.
‘Art’: Where art and friendship collide
“Art,” a French play, originally premiered in Paris in 1994 and was the brainchild of prolific French playwright Yasmina Reza. It was translated into English by British playwright Christopher Hampton and opened in London in 1996. “Art” went on to win many awards, including a Tony on Broadway in 1998.
