April

4/13: Stars Night
Persian concert featuring Sattar & Hamid Taleb Zadeh.

4/14: Dear Father
A Paresh Rawal Hindi play.



4/20: The Music that Swamiji Loved
The Swami Vivekananda Celebratory Organization commemorates the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda on April 20, 2013, through a musical offering, featuring music maestros:

Padma Vibhushan Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia  – flute (bansuri) , accompanied on the tabla by Pandit Subhankar Bannerjee and Padma Vibhusan Pandit Jasraj -- Hindustani classical vocalist, accompanied on the tabla by Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri

 

4/23: TheatreworksUSA "Skippyjon Jones"
Based on the book by Judy Schachner, and from the creators of Theatreworks USA’s Junie B. Jones and Click, Clack, Moo, Skippyjon Jones is an enchanting musical about unleashing your powerful imagination and following your dreams.
Flint Center does not sell tickets for this event. For more information visit:  www.theatreworksusa.org or call 1-800-497-5007.
 

May

5/1-3: Celebrity Forum - Dave Barry
A Pulitzer Prize winning writer, the New York Times dubbed him as "The Funniest Man in America." His forte is making uncanny observations on the foibles of American society.

5/11: Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries
Jeepers! SCOOBY-DOO and the Mystery Inc. Gang have been called in to help solve an epic mystery in Cupertino. A trouble-making ghost is haunting a local theater and SHAGGY, FRED, DAPHNE, VELMA and SCOOBY-DOO are on their way in the MYSTERY MACHINE to help solve it! This hilarious live theater show brings everyone's favorite animated series to life. Filled with wacky new characters, fantastic songs and outrageous antics, SCOOBY-DOO LIVE! MUSICAL MYSTERIES, presented by Warner Bros. and Life Like Touring, will have audiences on the edge of their seats in traditional Scooby-Doo fashion. See if this time the gang is in over its head.

VIP Tickets in Orchestra Pit ROWS 1 - 3 and Orchestra ROW A include access to a pre-show meet & greet, the best seats in the house, and a goody bag. Tickets in Orchestra ROWS B - F include a goody bag and a premium seating location. All ages require a ticket including infants.

 

5/12: American Dreams
American Dreams is the best Malayalee (Indian) entertainment program filled with dance, musical, comedy fun extravaganza starring Suresh Gopi and team.

5/18: Peninsula Symphony
Beethoven’s “Pastorale”
The much-anticipated World Premiere of acclaimed local composer Lee Actor's Piano Concerto, the Symphony's first performance of Mendelssohn's Overture, and Beethoven's most imaginative and lyrical symphony close the season in fabulous fashion.

5/19: California Youth Symphony
Dmitry Shostakovich Festive Overture
Aaron Copland Lincoln Portrait
Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
Plus additional works by CYS Senior Soloist Competition Winners

June

6/2: El Camino Youth Symphony
Season Finale!
Featuring Young Artists Blade Chapman, violin, and Sergey Smirnov, piano

ROSSINI La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) Overture
BARBER Violin Concerto, Blade Chapman, soloist
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue, Sergey Smirnov, soloist
-Class of 2013 Graduation-
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 1

 

6/8: Esprit de la Danse
This year is owner/director Gay Lynn Powell’s 41^st anniversary annual student presentation at Esprit de la Danse.  The title of this year’s show, DANCE ENHANCERS (The Dancer, The Music, The Wardrobe) recognizes over four decades of dance and will present dances utilizing songs and themes to represent how different objects that can be pulled out of a costume wardrobe can inspire and enhance the dance with dance titles such as; “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend”, “The Charleston”, “Animals on Parade”, “The Red Shoes”, “Masquerade”, “Elegance” and many, many more.

Esprit de la Danse has specialized in Children’s dance instruction in our community since 1967, with classes offered in Ballet, Tap, and Jazz for boys and girls ages four through high school, as well as a Tap class for adult novice and beginner level dancers.

Esprit de la Danse is located at 19940 E. Homestead Road, Suite 200, Cupertino Ca. 95014 in the Oakmont Center at the corner of Blaney and Homestead.    Contact:  Gay Powell for more information at 408-737-7494 or www.espritdeladanse.com.

6/15: Hamid Askari Live
Persian pop concert.

 

July

7/5: Rexband USA Tour 2013
With musicians from varied backgrounds like Indian classical or western classical to rock, pop and R&B, the band has managed to evolve a unique style over the past ten years. A style that has opened up exciting ethnic influences in Contemporary Christian Music in India.