South First Friday<\/a>” on Nov. 1.<\/p>\nOpera San Jos\u00e9 will open the doors of the historic California Theatre for an evening filled with music, a sneak peek of the upcoming production of Puccini\u2019s “La Boh\u00e8me,” family-friendly crafts, and holiday activities. There will also be a visit with Santa to kick off the upcoming festive time of the year.<\/p>\n
The events will take place from 5:30 pm to 8:30 p.m. at the California Theatre.<\/p>\n
Arts aficionados will experience an array of events and activities celebrating Opera San Jos\u00e9. The holiday fun will include greetings from a sugar plum fairy, a button-making activity hosted by Local Color, an origami station to create origami roses, complimentary free popcorn, hot cocoa, and hot cider, and the opportunity to hang an ornament and help create a festive community masterpiece by decorating the Opera San Jos\u00e9 holiday tree.<\/p>\n
Additionally, organist Jerry Nagano will perform favorite tunes on the California Theatre\u2019s Wurlitzer organ. Artists Julia Maria Johnson, Ilhee Lee, Fallon Nunes, Nathan Savant, and Melissa Sondhi will perform highlights from OSJ\u2019s upcoming production “La Boh\u00e8me” with pianist Veronika Agranov-Dafoe.<\/p>\n
In addition to “La Boh\u00e8me,” Opera San Jos\u00e9 will perform productions\u00a0Zorro\u201d and \u201cBluebeard\u2019s Castle.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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