“Lately, I’ve noticed the girls are really getting more involved in their own cultural traditions,” said Norma Capitanachi, Anaheim director for Quinceañera Magazine for the past eight years. “There are girls who want mariachis and even some who have asked for Frida Kahlo and Dia de los Muertos themes. I’ve noticed it happening more over the last four years, but with the current political climate, it’s like the girls — especially the Mexican ones — are making a more conscious effort to celebrate their heritage. They want to know about where their parents come from and their culture.”.

12 Donald Harrison Jr, with Kevin Harris, 4 p.m, Sunday, California Theatre Stage, and 7:30 p.m, Sunday, Big Easy Stage: New Orleans alto saxophonist Donald Harrison Jr, gained renown in the early 1980s as a member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, and he’s worked prolifically in a multiplicity of contexts ever since, The band he brings to Summer Fest features Detroit Brooks on guitar and vocals, drummer Joe Dyson, bassist Max Moran and special guest Kevin ballet slippers water bottle / 12 oz personalized ballet shoes lil sic for kids Harris, the San Jose-raised vocalist who came of age on the San Francisco jazz and rock scene in the late 1960s, In the midst of a comeback after throat cancer, he credits his work as vocal coach for major label acts with preserving his voice..

Fremont’s free Friday Food Truck Throwdowns just got even more awesome, with the addition of Lucha Libre wrestlers to what’s already a fun event with craft beer and tasty food trucks. Ampuli, Canasta Kitchen and Yummi BBQ will be there this Friday. World-renowned composer Jake Heggie has done what some people might see as completely insane: He’s turned the classic 1946 holiday weepy, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” into an opera. It opens this weekend in San Francisco — and our hunch is you still ought to bring the hankies. Meanwhile, Smuin Ballet’s sassy, utterly lovable “Christmas Ballet” kicks off its annual Bay Area tour this weekend.

The remaining eight players are playing their first year of high school basketball, “Our returning players are hungry and want to win our division,” added Clark, who carries credentials of prior coaching at San Francisco State University, His friendship with Oceana varsity coach Mike Morla while attending SFSU brought him to Oceana as an assistant coach and eventually became the JV coach, An off-campus coach, Clark is the box office manager for the San Francisco Ballet, With his 12-hour schedule during December with the Nutcracker performances daily, he’s holding early morning ballet slippers water bottle / 12 oz personalized ballet shoes lil sic for kids practices before school..

Smuin Ballet was founded in 1994 by Michael Smuin, a well-known choreographer and a former artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet. Smuin died in 2007, but the company continues to thrive, performing his ballets along with exciting new works from choreographers from all over the world. The company is celebrating its 20th anniversary this season, and has dubbed this year’s Christmas Ballet “XXmas” (XX being the Roman numeral for 20). The show consists of two acts, Classical Christmas and Cool Christmas. Each act is made up of a dozen or so three-minute pieces, bite-size chunks that make the show particularly accessible for children, hesitant spouses and other people new to dance-watching. It’s a delightful holiday outing for the whole family.