Sierra Maestra
One of the original, pioneering Cuban bands

Sunday April 1, 7pm
$30 / $35     

Stars of Cuban music ever since they formed in the late 1970s, five of the original nine members remain in the band. Sierra Maestra was the first, and remains the best, of the modern-era groups to play in the old-style son line-up: tres, guitar, one trumpet, bongo, güiro and vocals — as during the style’s golden age of the 1920s and ’30s. They have been the pioneers in reviving this style for new generations and reintroducing it into the Cuban mainstream. They named themselves after the mountain range in the eastern part of Cuba as a tribute to the birthplace of son.

Nominated for a 2010 Latin Grammy, the group is now celebrating 36 years since its formation.

• “Music doesn’t come more energising than Havana’s glorious Sierra Maestra, who sparked the revival that led to Buena Vista Social Club’s music sweeping the globe.” — The List (UK)

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Cafe Theatre Comedy:
Dan St. Paul
Featuring opening comic Derrick Leonard
Hosted by Rhonda Lucile Hicks of Red Dragonfly Productions
Held in the Cafe Theatre
Clean language, adult material - appropriate for age 16 and over

Thursday, April 5, 7:30pm
$15
Doors open at 6:30pm; come early and enjoy wine, beer & snacks on sale in the Cafe Theatre

After a seven-year stint of headlining San Francisco clubs in the comedy duo Murphy-St.Paul, Dan launched out on his own with a solo act that was to land him in the finals of the nation's toughest comedy competition, The San Francisco International Stand-Up Comedy Competition.

Soon after, Dan moved to Los Angeles and appeared on several episodes of "An Evening at the Improv", plus numerous shows on VH-1, MTV, and Comedy Central. Since then, he has opened for such superstars as Jerry Seinfeld, Natalie Cole, Dwight Yoakum, Smokey Robinson, and Vince Gill. In a testament to the class of his act, Dan even opened for the San Francisco Symphony ("These guys are great! I knew them back when they were just a garage band.") .

He appeared in the movie "Flubber" with Robin Williams, and signed a recording deal with MCA records. His CD, "Natural and Good for You" contains one the most requested comedy pieces on radio, "The First Baseball Game". He also is the star of his own one-man play, "Outer Mission, Middle Class - The Comic Diary of an Immigrant's Son".

The Los Angeles Theater and Entertainment Review said about Dan, "Combining a sharp, clean wit with an outstanding talent for creating characters, Dan's show appeals to audiences of all ages...what sets Dan apart is that he doesn't just tell jokes, but rather creates a series of comedic events."

Armed with a Bachelors Degree in Italian from UC Berkeley, a teaching credential from San Francisco State, and a Masters Degree in special education, the majority of Dan's material comes from being a suburban husband and father and dealing with the frustrations of everyday life.

Corporate clients include Hewlett Packard, National Semiconductor, IBM, Intel, Nations Bank, Philips Magnavox, Chevron, Blue Cross, and many, many more. He customizes his material for each client and event.

Dan lives in Foster City, CA with his wife Cara and his son Roy. 

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Hermeto Pascoal
Innovative Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist

Friday, April 6, 8pm
$30 / $35     

Pascoal is a greatly beloved musical figure in the history of Brazilian music, known for his abilities at orchestration and improvisation, as well as being a record producer and contributor to many other Brazilian and international albums.

His career began in 1964 with appearances on several Brazilian recordings alongside relatively unknown groups. These now-classic albums and the musicians involved (Edu Lobo, Elis Regina, Cesar Camargo Mariano) established widely influential new directions in post-bossa Brazilian jazz.

Known as o Bruxo (the Sorcerer), Hermeto often makes music with unconventional objects such as teapots, children's toys, and animals, as well as keyboards, button accordion, melodica, saxophone, guitar, flute, voice, various brass and folkloric instruments. Learn more...

Seldom Seen Cinema Package
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Upcoming films:

Beginners
Tues., Jan 31, 7pm

Meek’s Cutoff
Tues., March 6, 7pm

Tuya’s Marriage
Tues., April 10, 7pm

Tell No One
Tues, May 8, 7pm

Paula Poundstone
The popular comedienne returns to Napa

Thursday April 12, 8pm
$35 / $38 / $48

  
One of Comedy Central’s 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time, Paula Poundstone is a frequent panelist on the National Public Radio news quiz show Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! and a regular guest on A Prairie Home Companion. She has provided humor and commentary for the Emmy and Oscar Awards, and served as “official correspondent” for The Tonight Show during the ‘92 Presidential race as well as on The Rosie O’Donnell Show for the ‘96 campaign. She's earned two Cable ACE Awards, an Emmy and the American Comedy Award for Best Female Stand-Up. In addition to a short-lived ABC variety show, she was a regular on Hollywood Squares and To Tell The Truth, and voiced Judge Stone on ABC’s Science Court. Her most recent release is 2009's I Heart Jokes.
 
NOTE: Contains adult situations and language. 

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Blame Sally
Bay Area band of four talented female musians and vocalists

Friday April 13, 8pm
$20 / $25

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