Foster city. East Hillsdale Boulevard, 2:40-3:15 a.m. Sept. 11 Liquor valued at $983 was stolen from a locked case. Admiralty Lane, 10:52 a.m. Sept. 11 A resident reported to be yelling and swearing outside her unit told police when contacted that she was having phone issues with her father. Halsey Boulevard, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sept. 11 Two passports were stolen from a residence that was ransacked. Wheelhouse and Tiller lanes, 8:02 a.m. Saturday Wheels were removed overnight from a vehicle. Union Street, Friday A 39-year-old man on probation, intoxicated and in possession of a stolen backpack was arrested.
Details: Find Lottie’s Creamery at 1414 N, Main St.; Cream at 1372 N, Main St.; and Gott’s Roadside at 1275 S, Main Street, all in Walnut Creek, Love big, red wine? If you’re the type of couple who craves the comfort of home — and comfort food — for cozy romance, how about this brilliant idea: Dust off that bottle you’ve been saving for a special occasion, because this is it, Order two of the biggest, drippiest, cheesiest burgers from your favorite upscale burger joint, whether it’s Burger Lounge or Super Duper, and decant the bottle before enjoying the best pairing of your life (well, except for you and your boo, of course), In the movie ballet shoes version of this, you’ll be wearing jammies in front of a roaring fire..
And to help mark the occasion, there’s a special dinner planned at the Sainte Claire Hotel before the opening night of Verdi’s comedic opera “Falstaff” on Sept. 7. Opera board president Laurie Warner tells me it’s the only opening night dinner planned for the season, so it’s something that fans of the opera won’t want to miss. Seats for the dinner are $100 each and can be reserved by calling the box office at 408-437-4450. By the way, if you’re new to opera or “Falstaff,” there are two preview lectures planned for Aug. 27. The first is at noon on the fifth floor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Main Library in downtown San Jose and is free; the second is at 6:30 p.m. at Bella Mia restaurant. The cost is $30 and that includes a light meal (call the box office for tickets).
Seiwert’s new piece will need to fit with the overall theme of The Christmas Ballet, but as far as costuming, she is allowed some leeway, “One time I had created a solo for [longtime company member] Susan Roemer, and I really wanted her in a big, pink, prom dress,” she says, “So we went out to Haight Street, and found the perfect one in a second-hand store.”, Smuin Ballet is busier than usual this anniversary year, with three full programs making up the 2013-2014 season, In addition to preparing for the Christmas Ballet, the ballet shoes company is in the middle of its “XXtremes” tour, and will shortly begin work on its Spring program, “XXcentric.”..
• • • • •. Santa Clara University Choir, “Festival of Lights,” Mission Santa Clara de Asis, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara. The program draws on many winter traditions celebrated throughout the world, as it explores the changes of the seasons and celebration of light. 7:30 p.m. $5-$15. scupresents.org. • • • • •. Tabard Theatre, “Miracle on 24th Street,” 29 N. San Pedro St., San Jose. Presented in the tradition of live radio programs from the 1940s, this show depicts what happens when Kris Kringle is hired as Macy’s Santa. Various times through Dec. 18. $15-$40. tabardtheatre.org or 408.679.2330.
