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Redwood Symphony. 8 p.m. Feb. 22. Pre-concert talk, 7 p.m. Brahms’s First Symphony, Gyorgy Ligeti’s Concert Romanesc and Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. Conductor Eric Kujawsky. Violinist Jassen Todorov. Main Theatre, Cañada College, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City. $10-$30. RedwoodSymphony.org. Peninsula Symphony. “Fountain of Youth,” including world premiere of new double concerto by composer/clarinetist Jonathan Russell. Plus cellist Nathan Chan in Lalo concerto. 8 p.m. March 21, San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 600 N. Delaware Ave., San Mateo. 8 p.m. March 22, Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., De Anza College, Cupertino. $20-$40. www.peninsulasymphony.org or 650-941-5291.

Main Stage season ends at Town Hall Theatre, The final show of Town Hall Theatre’s Main Stage season is Woody Allen’s “Play It Again, Sam.”, Performances are scheduled June 4-25, with previews June 2-3, at the theater, 3535 School St., in Lafayette, The show, directed ballet postcards taken from an original watercolour / notecards / notelets / thank you cards / blank cards by Soren Oliver, follows Allen Felix, whose wife leaves him, as he seeks advice from Humphrey Bogart — the coolest guy he knows, Showtimes are at 8 p.m., with matinees at 2 p.m, Preview performances are $20, and tickets for other performances range from $25-$32..

Reception to honor Alison Williams. 5-7 p.m. Jan. 26. To say thanks to retiring costume supervisor for Palo Alto Childern’s Theatre. Light snacks. Ballroom, Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. No RSVP necessary. TheatreWorks Leading Ladies. Noon, Feb. 8. Honoring Dr. Natalie Batalha, science team lead for NASA’s Kepler Mission; Ann Bowers, Intel’s first director of personnel, apple’s first vice president of human resources, and consultant to many start-ups; and Randi Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media and editor-in-chief of Dot Complicated. Includes a luncheon and a private performance of “Silent Sky,” by Lauren Gunderson about Henrietta Leavitt, an astronomer. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. $150 for individuals; $3,000-$25,000 for sponsors. 650-463-7159 or email events@theatreworks.org. Information at www.theatreworks.org.

“Take the power away from the ballet postcards taken from an original watercolour / notecards / notelets / thank you cards / blank cards words, and students feel less alone if they’re being bullied,” she said, recalling incidents where her students had been mistreated, “Even if one person stops and thinks about the power of words in this show, we will have done our job.”, The Alameda show, with McKinley’s strong direction, begins with the menacing cast surrounding the audience, “What can I possibly do to fit in?” they implore, exposing their insecurities and desire to belong to the “In” group..

Fodrini-Johnson said a good leader ignites and guides passion. “Start Something,” a song she kept in mind while building her company from a one-woman-in-a-home to a 250-employee operation, was coupled with her advice to “be generous and empower others.”. Moraga’s Edy Schwartz galvanized an entire town, when she spearheaded a community effort to raise $200,000 for the New Rheem Theatre’s digital projectors. Pausing only long enough to inhale a chicken chop and paraphrase a favorite quote about how cinema is art that creates reaction, she’s already working to fundraise for an elevator upgrade needed by the theater.