The 35-minute ballet lessons are designed to “develop students’ physical skills, stamina, creativity, expression and musicality, using a range of sounds and musical styles,” the website said. In a further push to boost children’s creativity, pupils also are given the opportunity to join the school choir or participate in drama classes. “There is well-researched evidence that engagement in the arts results in higher academic standards,” the school’s website said.
Documentary film screenings, Shorts by Film Production 114 Students, 7 p.m, Dec, 7, Annenberg Auditorium, Stanford University, Free, 650-723-3404 or http://art.stanford.edu/news-events/events-calendar/?begindate=2012-12-07&enddate=2012-12-07#anchor_1031, “Strains of Odyssey.” Directed by Oguri Ken’ichi, featuring maestro Kobayashi Ken-ichiro and the Koba-Ken and Friends Orchestra, which in 2010, invited 31 musicians with a range of disabilities to join with them in a performance, 4 p.m, Dec, 8, Community School of Music and Arts, Tateuchi Hall, Finn Center, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View, 24 fonts- personalized ballet girl's quilted duffel bag by stephen joseph monogrammed free- birthday present, overnight bag $30, Call Christine Catura at 650-917-6800, ext, 314, or email ccatura@arts4all.org..
Channing remarried in 2003 to Harry Kullijian, her childhood sweetheart from 70 years before. He died in 2011. In her book, Channing recounted an early story from her childhood that showed a budding audience-pleasing performer. She wrote that she came home from kindergarten and noted that all the little girls hit the little boys. Her parents asked: “Do you?”. She responded: “Oh no, I pet them.”. Associated Press writer Shawn Marsh in Trenton, New Jersey, contributed to this report. Follow Mark Kennedy on Twitter at http://twitter.com/KennedyTwits.
Sound of Music: Foothill Music Theatre stages Rogers and Hammerstein’s classic musical about the von Trapp family and their plucky governess, Through Aug, 5, Smithwick Theatre, Foothill 24 fonts- personalized ballet girl's quilted duffel bag by stephen joseph monogrammed free- birthday present, overnight bag College, I-280 and El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills, $12-$32, https://foothill.edu/theatre, 650-949-7360, Figural Lace: Through a variety of styles, this exhibit showcases diverse subjects and medieval to modern stories told in lace, The pieces on display feature creatures both real and imaginary, inspired by legends, historical events, nature, whimsy and allegory, Through Sept, 24, The Lace Museum, 552 S, Murphy Ave., Sunnyvale, https://www.thelacemuseum.org, 408-730-4695..
Friday, January 1, $20 Dance Floor, $30/40 Reserved. Saturday, January 2, 7:30 p.m., $25 Dance Floor, $40/60 Reserved. Sunday, January 3, 7:30 p.m., $25 Dance Floor, $30/50 Reserved. ERIC HARLAND’S VOYAGER. Voyager with Lee Fields. Thursday, January 7, 7:30 p.m., $30 Dance Floor, $40/60 Reserved. Voyager with Members of Antibalas. Friday, January 8, 7:30 p.m., $30 Dance Floor, $40/60 Reserved. Tribute To Gil Scott-Heron — Voyager with Brian Jackson. Saturday, January 9, 7:30 p.m., $30 Dance Floor, $40/60 Reserved.