Mozart's Birthday

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San Jose Mercury News - International Women's Day Celebration. Workshops, films, lectures. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. March 11. India Community Center, 555 Los Coches St., Milpitas. $15-$20. www.indiacc.org or (408) 934-1130. Central County Occupational Center Open House. 8 a.m.-8 p.m

WSO: We got the Beethoven
Winnipeg Sun - Fred Penner is on the WSO family bill. New Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra music director Alexander Mickelthwate conducted his first press conference yesterday, announcing the WSO's 2006 - 07 season. The youthful, German-born conductor is big on

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Hollister Free Lance - 3.3 Celtic band Four Shillings Short. 3.18-19 See the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels at the inaugural California Capital Air Show at Mather Airport. 3.2 Treat yourself and your pooch to the 11th Annual Bark & Whine Ball in San Francisco. 3.6 Spend Monday

Classical Music
New York Observer - The classical-music world loves nothing more than a great composer s anniversary. This year, the honors go to Mozart (his 250th) and Shostakovich, who d be turning 100 had he survived his tormenters in the former Soviet Union. In the yearlong