Again, Horowitz said you can’t, by contract, make tort or criminal law “go away.”. “You can shift costs, you can make certain disclosures to escape lawsuits, but bottom line is that code violations, violations of state or municipal statute, cannot be negotiated away,” he said. Shortly after the fire, Eva Ng told the Los Angeles Times the family did not know anyone lived in the warehouse, the closest the family has provided to a defense. Nowhere in the lease does it mention anyone living inside. However, Horowitz said, the massive fire and deaths did not happen because people lived there.
Palo Alto Art Center, “Patrick Dougherty: A site-specific installation.” Through Jan, 30, “Clear Story.” Site-specific walk-in installation by Bay personalized ballerina bag with girls name dance ballet shoes cinch bag sack drawsting backpack custom embroidered Area artist Mildred Howard, presented by the Palo Alto Art Center, Through August 2012, King Plaza, in front of Palo Alto City Hall, www.cityofpaloalto.org/artcenter, Mohr Gallery, Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center, “To Great Lengths.” Installations by Esther Traugot, Through Jan, 22, Community School of Music and Arts, Finn Center, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View, Free admission 650-917-6800, ext, 306, or www.arts4all.org..
There are a host of special events coming up at our community colleges — Berkeley City College, College of Alameda and Oakland’s Laney and Merritt colleges. You’ll want to put these happenings on your holiday calendar this season. The Laney College and College of Alameda dance departments are presenting a debut performance of “Nutcracker International” at 7 p.m. Dec. 20 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 21 at the Odell Johnson Performing Arts Center on the Laney College campus. This homegrown “Nutcracker” is centered in Oakland and is a new take on an old holiday tradition. “Nutcracker International” highlights the wide range of communities and peoples found in the East Bay, including the Aztec, African American, Haitian, Cambodian, Vietnamese and LGBT communities. Choreographer Colette Eloi crafts an original version of the “Nutcracker’s” snow scene using traditional Haitian dance. And in an effort to update the ethnic relevance of the various dances featured in the traditional ballet, choreographers Zak Diouf and Danny Nguyen recreate the Arabian and Chinese tea dances using traditional West African, Vietnamese and Cambodian dance themes. Narrator Mama Clara delivers an educational storyline that weaves the magical scenes together.
Wang Chung, Cutting Crew and more, Tired of the current decade? Well, here’s your chance to personalized ballerina bag with girls name dance ballet shoes cinch bag sack drawsting backpack custom embroidered take a break from the present and experience the ‘80s all over again (or, maybe, for the first time), Just make plans to attend the Lost 80s Live show, featuring Tony Hadley (the great lead vocalist from Spandau Ballet), Cutting Crew, Wang Chung, Berlin, The Flirts, Naked Eyes, Missing Persons, The Motels and Pretty Poison, Details: 6:30 p.m, Sept, 2; Mountain Winery, Saratoga; $49.50-$79.50, www.mountainwinery.com..
The North Plan: A Washington bureaucrat is on the run with a stolen list of top secret enemies until he finds himself stuck in a mountain town police station in this Renegade Theatre Experiment production. Through Feb. 21; Thursday—Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 7 p.m. Historic Hoover Theatre, 1635 Park Ave., San Jose. $10-$25. renegadetheatre.com, 408-351-4440. Tuesdays with Morrie: Tabard Theater Company stages this autobiographical story about an accomplished and driven journalist who meets weekly to learn life lessons from his former college professor. Through Feb. 22, times vary. Theatre on San Pedro Square, 29 N. San Pedro St., San Jose. $15-$38. 408-679-2330, tabardtheatre.org/TOSPS.