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ALVISO — Ana Navarro lives with her husband and two young children in a 450-square-foot apartment. The kids — ages 10 and 3 — share a bedroom that’s more like a glorified closet. The family pays $1,800 a month to live in its crowded flat across the street from an old landfill in this largely Latino enclave at the southern edge of San Francisco Bay, where the loudest noise can be the squawk of a seagull. Navarro works the night shift as a janitor at Stanford University, earning $15 an hour, while her husband drives a truck, for $20 an hour. Factor in the cost of food, gas, car insurance and other necessities, and making the rent becomes a monthly drama.

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Dragon in the Drop-Off Lane: 5 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 19-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. Classical Guitarist William Feasley: 7 p.m. Jan. 19, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Ave., Walnut Creek. This multi-media performance of Echos of Goya features artwork by Francisco Goya, serenaded by Feasley. $10-$20. http://bit.ly/2A8TLCX.

Dead & Company: July 2, 3, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, John Mayer, Bob Weir, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, $45-$149.50, http://livenation.com, Chris Stapleton’s All-American Road Show: July 28, Guests Marty Stuart and Brent Cobb, brown knitted women slippers with fox fur pom poms womens slippers wool slippers ballet flats fluffy slippers christmas gift flu Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, $34.75-$89.75, http://livenation.com, Pixies, Weezer: Aug, 7, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, $33-$93, http://www.livenation.com, Rod Stewart: Aug, 29, With Cyndi Lauper, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, $30-$199.50, http://www.livenation.com..

He has harnessed lessons learned as an adventure guide to lead corporate team-building classes as well as discovery classes for residents as young as 7 who want to learn how to blow pumpkins, bowls and other glass art objects. “It’s a great way to literally get your hands warm,” Tomb said. “It’s not focused on ‘let’s dissect your needs’ or anything; it’s about having fun.”. Because the hot shop can seem intimidating with its furnaces roaring and a ton of unfamiliar tools, he said many people show up to classes at Bay Area Glass Institute not knowing exactly what to expect.