SEPTEMBER CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS
TheatreWorks presents The Light in the Piazza, a musical about protective mother whose world gets turned upside down when her fragile daughter falls for a young Italian man while they are traveling through Italy. (Mountain View; thru Sept 19)
San Jose Rep presents Black Pearl Sings. A white ethnomusicologist develops an unlikely alliance with an African-American prisoner in Texas. (San Jose; Sept 2-26)
Aerial acrobatics, antique, classic and homemade aircraft displays, vintage cars and amazing Warbirds all await you at the thrilling Watsonville Fly-In and Air Show. (Watsonville: Sept 3-5)
Casa de Fruta Arts, Crafts and Music Festival offers a wide selection of pottery, leatherwork, stained glass and other handmade crafts, as well as live entertainment. (Hollister; Sept 4-6)
Gallery-quality arts and crafts from a wide range of talented artists are displayed under the stunning redwoods at the Kings Mountain Art Fair. (Woodside: Sept 4-6)
Romantic and lively Mexican ballads play center stage at the San Jose International Mariachi & Mexican Heritage Festival, a celebration of music, film, art and dance. Special guests include Ozomatli, Los Tigres Del Norte, Intocable and more. (San Jose: Sept 15-26)
Kings, queens, knights and maidens come together at the annual Northern California Renaissance Faire, a lively recreation of a Renaissance-era harvest fair with arts, crafts, foods, wines, ales and costumed performers. (Hollister; Sept 18-Oct 17)