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It’s hard to walk by and see people out there having a boisterously good time and not feel the tug of a stein filled with ice-cold lager. It seems even more festive whenever a group from the popular San Jose Brew Bike tour is stopping by. You can also sit inside, where there are more tables and a bar that seats five. The crowd when I’ve stopped by has been on the more mature end of the spectrum — which isn’t to say old, but you won’t see a lot of post-college kids partying here. It’s more neighborhood types, families and downtown worker bees — similar to the customers at Teske’s and nearby Trials Pub.

The ballet legend has long had a love for breaking new ground in postmodern dance and experimental theater circles, Last year, Berkeley Rep audiences watched him tread the boards in the elegant Ivan Bunin romance “In Paris.” Now he’s starring in a melancholy double bill inspired by two Chekhov short stories about love, loss and loneliness, Baryshnikov has been steeping in Chekhov ever since he was a little boy growing up in Riga, Latvia, He famously defected to the West in 1974 and became the toast of both the New York City Ballet under Balanchine 5,3cm-bjd ballet shoes-minifee shoes-a-line minifee fairyland-aktive line minifee-1/4bjd-msd size doll-msd shoes-minifee outfit- and American Ballet Theatre, But Chekhov has always been part of his soul..

• • • • •. Smuin Ballet’s “The Christmas Ballet,” Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. Get in the holiday spirit with a celebration of dance–including ballet, tap and jazz and holiday traditions from around the world–performed by Smuin Ballet. Dec. 9-13, times vary. $23-$71. smuinballet.org or 650.903.6000. • • • • •. Heritage Holiday Champagne Tea, Pacific Hotel at History Park, 635 Phelan Ave., San Jose. Enjoy traditional tea with scones, finger sandwiches, sweets and even a little bubbly. The tea is served by players of Shady Shakespeare Theatre Company. Also, tour historic houses decorated for the holidays. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. $45. 408.918.1045.

Redwood City resident Laura Lorenger, 39 years old and an 11-year client of Community Gatepath in Burlingame, enjoyed bowling for the first time, “I think it’s wonderful that they have programs like this for people with disabilities,” she said, “I really like it, and I’m doing good, although I am slow, It takes practice.”, “Community Gatepath got me interested in reading the San 5,3cm-bjd ballet shoes-minifee shoes-a-line minifee fairyland-aktive line minifee-1/4bjd-msd size doll-msd shoes-minifee outfit- Mateo County Times, and my grandmother picked out words in the paper so I could learn to read,” Lorenger noted..

An Evening of Lessons and Carols: The Santa Clara Chorale presents a program of seasonal choral music, traditional carols and meditative readings that explore the holiday themes of wonder, community, joy, loss and peace. Dec. 11, 8 p.m.; Dec. 13, 4 p.m. Mission Santa Clara, Santa Clara University. $5-$32. scc.org. Peninsula Women’s Chorus: The chorus presents” a program featuring works by Diemer, Debussy and Carter. A sing-along set is also on the bill. Dec. 12, 2:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. Dec. 18, 8 p.m. Mission Santa Clara, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara. $30 general/$35 premium/$10 student. pwchorus.org, 650-327-3095.