6, “Invasion of Privacy,” Cardi B. Not sure how Cardi B finds the time to actually record music. One would think that her schedule would be completely full with all that she does to keep TMZ in business. Say what you want about Cardi the Celebrity, but there’s no knocking Cardi the Rapper. She delivers the year’s most convincing debut with “Invasion of Privacy,” a wonderfully confident and versatile rebuttal to all the haters who thought Ms. B would be quickly forgotten after the VH1 reality TV show “Love & Hip Hop: New York.” Hardly. She’s got the talent to stay in the game for years to come – and the game will be better off for it.

Visit www.losgatoschamber.com or call 408.354.9300 for reservations and more information, There are many tree farms to visit in the hills above Los Gatos, including Frosty’s at 19965 Skyline Blvd, Frosty’s is open daily from 8 a.m, to 5 p.m, Their phone number is 408.395.3789, The ballet, dance, ballet tutu, pointe shoes, ballet school wall decal window sticker handmade 1606 Black Road Christmas Tree Farms have more than 40,000 trees available to choose and cut, They’re at 20259 Black Road, Hours are 7 a.m, to “dark.” Call 408.354.8472, You can also visit Four Winds Christmas Trees at 19679 Skyline Blvd, Their hours are 11 a.m, to 4 p.m, on weekdays and 8:30 a.m, to 4:30 p.m, on weekends, Call 408.399.9020..

Andy Z has also appeared with Nancy Cartwright (the voice of Bart Simpson) at the joint event, “Stars in the Park,” and with San Francisco Giants mascot, “Lou Seal,” leading the Highlander Little League Opening Day crown in a rousing rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”. To learn more about Kidchella and other free community events such as Music in the Park on Wednesdays, Movies on the Square on Thursdays, Music on the Square on Fridays, Weekend Classical Concerts, Shakespeare in the Park in August, and Art on the Square, call 650-780-7311 or go to http://www.redwoodcityevents.com.

Los Altos Stage Company: “The 1940s Radio Hour.” Through Dec, 23, Directed by Lee Ann Payne, Featuring Ken Boswell, Katie Coleman, Nique Eagen, Aaron Hurley, Jacob Jackman, John Stephen King, Gary Landis, Elizabeth Claire Lawrence, Brigitte Losey, Michael Rhone, Nathaniel Rothrock, Michelle Skinner and Anthony Stephens, Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos, $18-$36, http://www.losaltosstage.org or 650-941-0551, Pear Theatre: “The Millionth Production of a Christmas Carol.” Through Dec, 17, By James Kopp, Directed by Kopp, Featuring James Johnson, Jenn Sorkin, Ronald Feichtmeir, Bryan Moriarty, Ariel Aronica, Michael ballet, dance, ballet tutu, pointe shoes, ballet school wall decal window sticker handmade 1606 Weiland, Kelly Weber Barazza, Lisa Burton Guevara and Kopp, Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida St., Mountain View, $15-$35, http://www.thepear.org or 650-254-1148..

“That’s when it really started changing,” Sakamoto said. “There was a lot of sacrifice that went into this area.”. Over the years, the area’s demographics have shifted, with more Filipinos and Vietnamese moving in and Japanese-Americans dispersing across the Bay Area. Today, San Jose is home to one of the nation’s three major Japantowns. Where the other two — in San Francisco and Los Angeles — are tourist destinations in their own right, San Jose’s Japantown is not. Hirabayashi believes that might be its saving grace because major developers have stayed away. Major chain restaurants and hotels have made their way into San Francisco and Los Angeles and that’s largely untrue for San Jose.