{"id":486994,"date":"2026-10-06T14:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/486994\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T14:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:52:08","slug":"symphony-san-jose-presents-halloween-themed-spooktacular-oct-24-25-the-mercury-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/486994\/","title":{"rendered":"Symphony San Jose presents Halloween-themed \u2018Spooktacular\u2019 Oct. 24-25 \u2013 The Mercury News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Symphonic Spooktacular\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Just in time for Halloween, Symphony San Jose presents \u201cSymphonic Spooktacular\u201d Oct. 24-25 at the California Theatre in downtown San Jose.<\/p>\n<p>This family-friendly concert features an on-stage costume contest as well as a program of popular contemporary and classical spooky works. Conductor Peter Jaffe will lead the symphony in a program that includes everything from Danny Elfman and Neal Hefti\u2019s 1989\u00a0\u201cBatman\u201d theme\u00a0to Wagner\u2019s\u00a0\u201cRide of the Valkyries.\u201d Disney also gets its due with<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCruella De Vil\u201d from\u00a0\u201c101 Dalmatians\u201d and \u201cThe Sorcerer\u2019s Apprentice\u201d from \u201cFantasia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Showtimes are Saturday, Oct. 24, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 25, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $35-$125 at 408-286-2600\u00a0\u00a0or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.symphonysanjose.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.symphonysanjose.org<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Adult patrons may purchase single tickets for accompanying guests ages 17 or younger at half price.<\/p>\n<p>Doing \u2018Justice\u2019 with art<\/p>\n<p>Santa Clara County high school students are invited to create an original design that will be transformed into a plush toy or other comforting item for abused children.\u00a0The toy will be given to children at the soon-to-open South County Children\u2019s Advocacy Center (CAC) in Morgan Hill and the existing San Jose CAC.<\/p>\n<p>Students are encouraged to submit original artwork reflecting the CAC\u2019s commitment to creating a safe, welcoming and supportive environment for children and families.<\/p>\n<p>The first-place winner of this year\u2019s \u201cJustice for All\u201d Awards Art and Design Contest will receive $1,500. The second-place winner gets $1,000, and the third-place prize is $500.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the cash prize, the first-place winner\u2019s artwork will be featured on the Santa Clara County district attorney\u2019s website and will be used in a campaign to raise awareness about the CACs. The top three winners will also be honored at an awards ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>For submissions details and contest rules, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4dGwafR\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/4dGwafR<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2018Symphonic Spooktacular\u2019 Just in time for Halloween, Symphony San Jose presents \u201cSymphonic Spooktacular\u201d Oct. 24-25 at the California&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":486995,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[184,7,7974,2644,4978,584,585,23,88,90,89,198,200],"class_list":["post-486994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-bay-area","tag-california","tag-classical-music","tag-concerts","tag-downtown-san-jose","tag-events","tag-halloween","tag-local-news","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news","tag-santa-clara-county","tag-south-bay"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=486994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/486995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=486994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=486994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=486994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}