Empress Theatre Events: Kenya Baker Trio, 7:30-10 p.m. Sept. 12. Blues, jazz, funk and soul. $10. Maye Cavallaro – Vallejo Jazz Society Concert, 6-8:30 p.m. Sept. 15. $10-$20. Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars Tribute Band, 8 p.m. Sept. 14. Performing a full range of Bruno’s top hits. $20-$25. All events: 330 Virginia St., Vallejo. www.empresstheatre.org. Autos of Alamo Festival: 4-8 p.m. Sept. 13, Alamo Plaza, Stone Valley Road and Danville Boulevard, Alamo. Check out classic and vintage cars and hot rods at this event, which also features live music, food and drinks. Exhibition fee: $10. https://bit.ly/2M2zSFs.
The pesticide-free gardener credits her maternal grandfather, Paul Pierce, for teaching her to be “a steward of the land,” once giving her a copy of Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring.”, “I still have (the book) … The garden is kind of his legacy coming out,” she says, noting how robust insect and avian populations are signs of a healthy yard, “If you don’t adapt to how classical ballet queen of fairies decorated pointe shoe the (environment) is changing, then you don’t have a vibrant garden.”..
Christine Guzman will attend a UC or join the Navy, and hopes for a career in information technology. She played varsity soccer, and has been a soccer coach and tutor for Stoneman Elementary after school program. She received the Pittsburg academic achievers award. Evangelina Halafihi plans to attend USC to major in psychology or health science and become a psychiatrist. She participated in Polynesian Club, AVID and varsity track and field. A peer tutor and treasurer of her church youth group, she is a gold academic achiever.
The music makers: Electropop star Neon classical ballet queen of fairies decorated pointe shoe Indian, and Oakland dance-pop band the Tambo Rays are the headliners, Experimental electro artist Kilo Kish, along with Hoops, Sugar Candy Mountain and High Sunn and Big Thursday round out the lineup, Eats: The street party celebrates the diverse Mission neighborhood with foods like modern Thai cuisine from Farmhouse Kitchen, plus local favorites such as Alicia’s Tamales Los Mayas, Flour + Water and Seoul of Taipei, New this year are Little Star Pizza’s mobile pizza kitchen Rollin’ Deep, Media Noche, WesBurger N’ More, Humphry Slocombe and Bonito Poke..
“I love singing music from our era; you can tell it does something to the audience,” said Atmore, who was born in Inglewood, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. “People think I’m doing magic and ask, ‘How do you sing like that?’ Well, it took a long time and I didn’t learn it overnight!”. He started singing at age 5 and credits his mother for his deep love of music. “She was always playing R&B, Top 40s, you name it, and she was self-taught on the piano,” said Atmore. “My mom was a vocalist and played everything from country to Motown.
