Although the larger arena where the Dead once played would likely become office space, Bradley suggested Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet as a model for the development, by accommodating both performance and rehearsal space needs as well as providing room for classrooms and administrative work. In its response to the city’s request for proposals for the site, Orton pointed to work completed by the firm and its partners. These include the architect Henry Manus, which previously worked on San Francisco’s City Hall and Masonic Auditorium; structural engineer Nabih Youssef, veteran of projects including UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles City Hall and San Francisco’s 50 U.N. Plaza building; and Oakland landscape architect Walter Hood, who designed the sprucing up of San Francisco’s Powell Street below Union Square and the new De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park.
“Perhaps most exciting are the plans being developed for redevelopment of the former First National Bank building in the heart of the Transit Corridor directly across the street from our new CalTrain station on San Bruno Avenue,” said Ruane, “The property has been sold to a new black and white photography - ballerina en pointe, ballet photography, ballet wall art, black wall decor, gift, dancer - "c owner who is working closely with our staff and adjacent property owners to consider a new transit-oriented, mixed use residential and commercial project.”, The number of building permits has increased, and business investment in San Bruno continues to be very strong..
Shakespeare in Love: Through Feb. 3, Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Set against the backdrop of mistaken identity, ruthless scheming and backstage theatrics, this romantic romp imagines the fictional love affair between William Shakespeare and the woman who inspires him to write his first masterpiece. $25-$52. paplayers.org. Dragon in the Drop-Off Lane: 5 p.m. Saturdays, through Feb. 23, The Marsh Berkeley, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley. A wry, comedic and incisive look at the profound societal differences between gritty East Bay living and the idealized-to-the-point-of-ridiculous realm of Marin. $20-$100. www.themarsh.org.
“This really is the fulfillment of a dream for me,” McGegan remarked in a recent interview, “It’s a very good alignment of planets – it all came together rather miraculously.”, McGegan is well-versed in Rameau’s music, He conducted dance music from “Temple” on Philharmonia’s recording of “Rameau Orchestral Suites” a few years back and led the Mark Morris Dance Group’s production of the composer’s “Platée,” presented by Cal Performances in 1998 and 2001, But this is Philharmonia’s first ever fully staged opera, and McGegan says that “Temple,” with a libretto by the giant of the Enlightenment Voltaire, is overdue for a black and white photography - ballerina en pointe, ballet photography, ballet wall art, black wall decor, gift, dancer - "c Bay Area production, “Here you have Rameau, the most famous composer in France at that time, and Voltaire, easily the most famous writer, coming together in this spectacular show,” he said..
Show times are 7:30 p.m. on Thursday; 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Friday; 2 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday; 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday; and 7 p.m. on Monday. Advance sale tickets for bleacher and arena seating are available at The Book End, 6678 Thornton Ave., Newark in the Newark Square Shopping Center or at League of Volunteers, 8440 Central Ave., Suite A/B Newark. Bleacher seats are $30 for adults and ages 11 and up; children $20 ages 2-10. Arena chairs are $40 for adults and $30 for children. Children yougner than t 2 are free. You may also purchase with a credit card by phone at (510) 793-5683 or online at lov.org.