Sal Pizarro
@salpizarro.bsky.social
Columnist for the San Jose Mercury News. I watch a lot of movies, make (and drink) a variety of cocktails and know a lot more about James Bond books and movies than you should. A fun part of my job is going to parties and writing about them
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The script is showing its age in places, but #MillionDollarQuartet is all about the live tunes and the fun nostalgia. Here's my review of the rockabilly and rock and roll hit at San Jose Stage for the @mercurynews.com. Through 12/14 (gift article) #hellatheatre www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/02/r...
Review: Rock history delivered with attitude in ‘Million Dollar Quartet’
Play with music depicts a day when Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash met by chance at a Sun Records Studio.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The script is showing its age in places, but #MillionDollarQuartet is all about the live tunes and the fun nostalgia. Here's my review of the rockabilly and rock and roll hit at San Jose Stage for the @mercurynews.com. Through 12/14 (gift article) #hellatheatre www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/02/r...
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There's lots that goes into building the world of Jane Austen. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has made the holidays about the Pemberley series adapted by Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon. I spoke w/ 3 creatives responsible for that world for the @mercurynews.com. Thru 12/28 #hellatheatre (gift article)
Nuance counts for a lot in TheatreWorks play based on Jane Austen’s works
Etiquette consultant helps ‘Christmas at Pemberley’ stay true to time period
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December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
There's lots that goes into building the world of Jane Austen. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has made the holidays about the Pemberley series adapted by Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon. I spoke w/ 3 creatives responsible for that world for the @mercurynews.com. Thru 12/28 #hellatheatre (gift article)
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Roosevelt Community Center is giving out Christmas toys on Sunday, Dec 7.
To donate, drop off unwrapped toys by 12/6 at any of the following:
- City Hall, 18th flr
- Roosevelt Comm Center
- Bizzy Fit Meals (1657 McKee Rd #60)
- The Last Round Tavern (354 E Santa Clara)
- War Fitness, 899 S 1st St
To donate, drop off unwrapped toys by 12/6 at any of the following:
- City Hall, 18th flr
- Roosevelt Comm Center
- Bizzy Fit Meals (1657 McKee Rd #60)
- The Last Round Tavern (354 E Santa Clara)
- War Fitness, 899 S 1st St
November 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Roosevelt Community Center is giving out Christmas toys on Sunday, Dec 7.
To donate, drop off unwrapped toys by 12/6 at any of the following:
- City Hall, 18th flr
- Roosevelt Comm Center
- Bizzy Fit Meals (1657 McKee Rd #60)
- The Last Round Tavern (354 E Santa Clara)
- War Fitness, 899 S 1st St
To donate, drop off unwrapped toys by 12/6 at any of the following:
- City Hall, 18th flr
- Roosevelt Comm Center
- Bizzy Fit Meals (1657 McKee Rd #60)
- The Last Round Tavern (354 E Santa Clara)
- War Fitness, 899 S 1st St
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Christmas in the Park is open for the season! I love right here in the heart of District 3, we have a free, family-friendly event for everyone to enjoy. Thank you to all of the staff, volunteers, partners, and sponsors who came together to make another year of holiday magic possible! 🎄
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Christmas in the Park is open for the season! I love right here in the heart of District 3, we have a free, family-friendly event for everyone to enjoy. Thank you to all of the staff, volunteers, partners, and sponsors who came together to make another year of holiday magic possible! 🎄
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San Jose stakes claim as home of 1st official Grateful Dead concert
San Jose stakes claim as home of 1st official Grateful Dead concert
Sixty years later, San Jose officials will unveil a plaque celebrating the connection with the most famous jam band of all time.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
San Jose stakes claim as home of 1st official Grateful Dead concert
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You don't have to look far to find lots of traditional Christmas fare in the Bay Area. But if you're looking for other kinds of theater shows, here are 11 terrific ones throughout the Bay, even a great tradition in San Benito County. My winter picks for @mercurynews.com #hellatheatre (gift article)
Holiday arts 2025: Catch these 11 Bay Area stage shows
From a new ‘Carol’ to ‘Christmas at Pemberley,’ there is something for everyone.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
You don't have to look far to find lots of traditional Christmas fare in the Bay Area. But if you're looking for other kinds of theater shows, here are 11 terrific ones throughout the Bay, even a great tradition in San Benito County. My winter picks for @mercurynews.com #hellatheatre (gift article)
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Holiday arts 2025: Catch these 11 Bay Area stage shows
From a new ‘Carol’ to ‘Christmas at Pemberley,’ there is something for everyone.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Holiday arts 2025: Catch these 11 Bay Area stage shows trib.al/JDdIC6D
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San Jose stakes claim as home of 1st official Grateful Dead concert
San Jose stakes claim as home of 1st official Grateful Dead concert
Sixty years later, San Jose officials will unveil a plaque celebrating the connection with the most famous jam band of all time.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
San Jose stakes claim as home of 1st official Grateful Dead concert
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Nonprofit farm in Los Gatos helps feed those in need trib.al/did174N
Nonprofit farm in Los Gatos helps feed those in need
Ma’alot Farms in Los Gatos aims to help feed people facing food insecurity by creating community-based food systems through regenerative, sustainable agricultural practices.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Nonprofit farm in Los Gatos helps feed those in need trib.al/did174N
Getting set for opening night of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at San Jose Stage tonight. It runs through Dec. 14.
November 23, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Getting set for opening night of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at San Jose Stage tonight. It runs through Dec. 14.
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‘South Bay Flashback’ celebrates San Jose’s role in rock history trib.al/qqIoamM
‘South Bay Flashback’ celebrates San Jose’s role in rock history
The yearlong exhibit at History Park in San Jose is filled with handbills, posters, photos from the 1960s and ’70s.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
‘South Bay Flashback’ celebrates San Jose’s role in rock history trib.al/qqIoamM
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Dueñas all-women’s lowrider club challenges stereotypes around an iconic subculture trib.al/4VqLUkB
Dueñas all-women’s lowrider club challenges stereotypes around an iconic subculture
One of only a few women’s car clubs in the Bay Area, Dueñas has a streak of giving back and breaking stereotypes.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Dueñas all-women’s lowrider club challenges stereotypes around an iconic subculture trib.al/4VqLUkB
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Palo Alto: Long-awaited José Andrés restaurant will open in December trib.al/Jjgs6gz
Palo Alto: Long-awaited José Andrés restaurant will open in December
First NorCal venture from chef known for his humanitarian work
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November 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Palo Alto: Long-awaited José Andrés restaurant will open in December trib.al/Jjgs6gz
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Veterans remembrance ceremony scheduled for Dec. 13 at Los Gatos cemetery trib.al/TkwHNnl
Veterans remembrance ceremony scheduled for Dec. 13 at Los Gatos cemetery
Los Gatos Memorial Park cemetery is one of over 4,000 in the U.S. holding a ceremony to honor veterans hosted by Wreaths Across America, a nonprofit organization that acquires wreaths through publi…
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November 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Veterans remembrance ceremony scheduled for Dec. 13 at Los Gatos cemetery trib.al/TkwHNnl
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November 17, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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Silent Film Fest lands in Orinda: What you need to know trib.al/3PM4AsS
Silent Film Fest lands in Orinda: What you need to know
22 screenings and film programs are on tap at Orinda’s beloved theater Nov. 12-16.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Silent Film Fest lands in Orinda: What you need to know trib.al/3PM4AsS
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San Jose: Five additional suspects arrested on suspicion of involvement in jewelry store smash-and-grab trib.al/vtyJzwk
San Jose: Five additional suspects arrested on suspicion of involvement in jewelry store smash-and-grab
Thirteen total suspects have been arrested since the Sept. 5 incident.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
San Jose: Five additional suspects arrested on suspicion of involvement in jewelry store smash-and-grab trib.al/vtyJzwk
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Silicon Valley engineer will reopen another closed Armadillo Willy’s
Silicon Valley engineer will reopen another closed Armadillo Willy’s
Pit-smoked meats, new house-brined pastrami coming to South San Jose
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November 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Silicon Valley engineer will reopen another closed Armadillo Willy’s
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Silicon Valley engineer will reopen another closed Armadillo Willy’s trib.al/h5K9Py9
Silicon Valley engineer will reopen another closed Armadillo Willy’s
Pit-smoked meats, new house-brined pastrami coming to South San Jose
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November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Silicon Valley engineer will reopen another closed Armadillo Willy’s trib.al/h5K9Py9
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Bellarmine football coach steps down after three seasons
Bellarmine football coach steps down after three seasons
David Diaz-Infante will not return as Bellarmine’s coach in 2026; search for next coach to begin immediately.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Bellarmine football coach steps down after three seasons
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Farmers’ Almanac will end 200-year run with 2026 edition trib.al/73nV4MC
Farmers’ Almanac will end 200-year run with 2026 edition
In response to the news, the more widely known Old Farmer’s Almanac issued a statement clarifying it is a different publication and will continue to be printed in the future.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Farmers’ Almanac will end 200-year run with 2026 edition trib.al/73nV4MC
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Bay Area restaurants offering free meals flooded with grateful SNAP families, donations trib.al/GZVM2jE
Bay Area restaurants offering free meals flooded with grateful SNAP families, donations
So many donations in cash and food have flooded into Tony & Alba’s, an Italian restaurant kitty corner to Santana Row, that owners Al and Diana Vallorz are starting to share some of their unexp…
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November 6, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Bay Area restaurants offering free meals flooded with grateful SNAP families, donations trib.al/GZVM2jE
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Michael Burry of ‘The Big Short’ is back with two massive bets trib.al/qICgNP9
Michael Burry of ‘The Big Short’ is back with two massive bets
Burry made a splash among investors last week, when he posted on X for the first time since 2023.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Michael Burry of ‘The Big Short’ is back with two massive bets trib.al/qICgNP9
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BALCO architect Victor Conte loses battle with cancer at age of 75 trib.al/lYQo2MV
BALCO architect Victor Conte loses battle with cancer at age of 75
Victor Conte was at the heart of the biggest sports scandal in U.S. history in the early 2000s, which ensnared MLB stars, NFL players and Olympic champions
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November 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
BALCO architect Victor Conte loses battle with cancer at age of 75 trib.al/lYQo2MV
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San Jose’s iconic House of Pizza celebrating its 75th anniversary trib.al/Cp8c95m
San Jose’s iconic House of Pizza celebrating its 75th anniversary
The downtown restaurant, opened by George Kukar in 1950, has become a San Jose institution with its square-cut, cheese-on-top pizzas.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
San Jose’s iconic House of Pizza celebrating its 75th anniversary trib.al/Cp8c95m