As a child, Erica Felsch’s holiday traditions included performing shows with her brother for their family. As a Smuin dancer, her holiday performances now involve choreography with a 40-foot boa. Felsch is bringing these old and new traditions together in this year’s iteration of Smuin’s “Christmas Ballet,” on stage through Dec. 10 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. She’s once again taking the stage with the boa and a host of other props for “Santa Baby,” and she’s recalling holidays with her family with her choreography to Nat King Cole’s “Christmas Song.”.
TUESDAY: In the new semi-scripted, satirical comedy “Donny!,” media mogul Donny Deutsch plays a fictionalized version of himself, Up first: a sexting scandal, 10:30 p.m., USA, TUESDAY: We’ll drink to this: “Uncorked” is a new reality series that follows six aspiring master sommeliers as they compete to win access to some of the most desirable jobs in the food and wine industry, 10 p.m., Esquire, WEDNESDAY: The new adventure series “Men Women Wild” sounds like it could be “Survivor” on steroids, Three couples test their the suede ballet flats in smokey gray | pointe style shoes | classic model | standard width | smokey grey | ready to ship skills — and their relationships — as they live off the land and navigate their way through harsh, unfamiliar terrain, 10 p.m., Discovery Channel..
Upstage Theater. “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22. Comedy covers 37 plays in less than two hours. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts Second Stage, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. $17-$22. mvcpa.com or 650-903-6000. Lightwire Theater. “Moon Mouse: A Space Odyssey.” 4:30 and 6:15 p.m. Oct. 22. Storytelling troupe from New Orleans that uses glowing neon electro-luminescent wire to portray its characters. Oshman Family JCC, Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. $25-$35. paloaltojcc.org/moonmouse or 650-223-8649.
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The suit claims EMI, which is owned by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, has allowed a conflict of interest between the family’s rights and the profits it is earning from “Blurred Lines” sales. “This conflict has resulted in EMI’s intentional decision to align themselves with the (‘Blurred Lines’) writers, without regard to the harm inflicted upon the rights and interests of the Gaye Family, and the legacy of Marvin Gaye,” the lawsuit states. Sony-ATV said it takes “very seriously” its role of protecting its songwriters’ works from infringement.
