38 stories by "Anne Gelhaus"
A Cupertino teen who medaled in the city's young artist competition last year is sharing her talents with the younger set. Niketa Krishnan, 14, started tutoring children ages 4-11 in art ove…
By Jon Huang De Anza College's Student Art Show is online for the first time, thanks to the campus's closure during the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual showcase is usually exhibited on campus …
While its concert series was silenced by the Coronavirus, Montalvo Arts Center is still open to visitors in need of a visual arts fix. The Saratoga venue finds itself in this enviable positi…
In deference to Santa Clara County's "shelter in place" order, Children's Musical Theater San Jose postponed its Marquee production of "Kinky Boots," slated for April 17-26, until next seaso…
"Coded," a new play by Kirsten Brandt, is a fantasy in more ways than one. Not only is it set in the world of online gaming, but it follows a startup run exclusively by women. Brandt hopes h…
Almost a half-century after she co-founded Mummenschanz, Floriana Frassetto says the mime troupe's audiences still give her the energy to perform. She and co-founders Bernie Schürch and And…
The headline for Jerrie Cobb's obituary in the New York Times states that the pilot "found a glass ceiling in space." Cobb, who died in March 2019 at age 88, was well on her way to becoming …
Like many Cupertino residents, Jing Jing Yang came to the city from China. As Cupertino's new poet laureate, Yang said she wants to inspire other immigrants to create in both their native an…
He's an aquatic mammal who models healthy eating habits and lifestyle choices for young children. He's been the subject of books and plays, and now Potter the Otter has an exhibit named afte…
James Kudelka was at a disadvantage when BalletMet Columbus asked him to choreograph a piece for a program based on American pop music. Kudelka grew up in Newmarket, Canada, listening to cla…
Charles Dickens probably didn't envision his final novel"a bleak, unfinished murder mystery"starting a new life more than 200 years later as a musical comedy. But the stage version of "The M…
The current exhibit at De Anza College's Euphrat Museum of Art honors women whose courage and creativity helped change the world. "Women Pathmakers" is on view through March 12 in conjunctio…
Kevin Surace is a familiar face in the orchestra pit for the Sunnyvale Community Players, having worked as music director on several shows with the company. As the Players' new artistic dire…
When Carla Pontoja first got the script for "Stage Kiss," running Jan. 16-Feb. 16 at City Lights Theater Company, she flagged every instance of violence or intimacy. "It was a book full of t…
Music moved pianist Mona Golabek to tell the story of her mother, herself a pianist whose career was cut short when the Nazis occupied Austria.
Ryan Ballard will tell you he's one lucky young man. Just a year out of college, the San Jose native landed a role in the ensemble of the national touring company of "Waitress," Sara Bareill…
'Tis the season of Jane Austen, at least among local theater companies. "The Wickhams' Christmas at Pemberley," Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon's companion piece to their "Pride and Preju…
The entries in Dove Art Gallery's second annual Juried Art Competition range from a 3-D depiction of Calvary to a box painted in the style of Dutch chests from the 1800s. In addition to Milp…
Since Robert Kelley founded TheatreWorks Silicon Valley 50 years ago, he's gone from working for groceries while staging his first production to managing an $8.5 million budget that supports…
From the PG-13 frights of "Unhinged" to the family-friendly fun of the Trick-or-Treat Trail, the Winchester Mystery House is celebrating Halloween in ways befitting a purportedly haunted abo…
The artists' reception for "Space and Place," the new exhibit at the Euphrat Museum of Art, isn't until Nov. 6, but there are plenty of activities for visitors to the museum at De Anza Colle…
A natural disaster in Puerto Rico inspired a Los Gatos business owner to travel there to offer aid not once but twice. And now she's planning a public event to tell the community about it.
After delving into blues and Appalachian music for their first two shows at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, co-creators Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman went to literary and natural sources for th…
Los Lupeños de San José this month is celebrating its 50th year as a Mexican folk dance company while honoring the legacy of its founders. The company is hosting a gala dance showcase on…
Poets from the Bay Area and beyond will be presenting their works next week during Poetry Center San Jose's fifth annual San Jose Poetry Festival.
