Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Wax Wednesday

Cafe Stritch9pm

Many DJs have transitioned out of spinning actual vinyl records and are using purely digital platforms to "spin" music, though every once and…

San Jose's Best Happy Hour

Fahrenheit Restaurant and Lounge5pm-7pm

Enjoy our award winning Dinner Menu, Specialty Cocktails, & Craft Beers at Happy Hour Pricing HALF OFF Over 10 Dinner Menu Items, All Specialty…

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Into the Forest: Landscape as Subject and Studio in 19th-Century France

Cantor Arts Center11am - 5pm, Thursdays until 8pm; admission is free. CLOSED TUESDAY

This installation of prints, drawings, and photographs explores how French artists depicted the landscape in the modern age and approached making…

More Than your Selfie

NUMU MuseumWednesday 1pm-5pm Thursday 11am-8pm Friday 11am-5pm Saturday 11am-5pm Sunday 11am-5pm

The selfie is an ancient medium of art that only recently has been trivialized. Rembrandt painted himself throughout his life, capturing the…

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Drop-in Mindfulness Meditation with Ven. Jampa Sangmo

Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center7-8pm

Since the time of the Buddha, people have practiced mindfulness meditation. Today, both neuroscience and medical research have studied the effects…

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We Are Savages

Anno Domini7pm- 11pm

Through his foundation in traditional hand-lettering and reverse glass gilding techniques, Ken Davis creates a full new thematic body of work…

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Metaphoric States

Montalvo Arts Center8am

Over his fifty-year career, internationally renowned American sculptor Stephen De Staebler (1933-2011) created totemic sculptures that explore…

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Found/Made

San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles12pm

Guest Curated by Roderick Kiracofe Found includes vintage quilts from Roderick Kiracofe's collection as well as pieces from the collection…

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Piranesi's Paestum: Master Drawings Uncovered

Cantor Arts Center11 AM - 5 PM; 11 AM- 8PM Thursdays; closed Tuesdays

The exhibition presents 15 stunning drawings by the celebrated Italian printmaker, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778). Regarded as landmarks…

$2 Brews & Blues featuring Ron Thompson and Sid Morris

Poor House Bistro6pm - 9pm

Every Wednesday is our $2 Brews & Blues event featuring a different brewery each week and a rockin' blues set performed by local legends cultivated…

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Rhythm + Wine

The Continental Bar | Lounge | Patio6pm

The weekly Rhythm + Wine party is held every Wednesday and features live music, dancing and $20 bottles of vino. The actions starts at 6pm…

Empathy

Cantor Arts CenterOpen: Wed-Mon, 11 am-5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues

August 12, 2015 to January 25, 2016 "Empathy" entered the English language via aesthetics and psychology in the late 19th century. Today, empathy…

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Shifting Currents: Highlights from the 20th-Century Chinese Collection

Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am -5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues

The Cantor's Asian collection features works in a variety of media. With especially strong holdings of Chineseand Japanese art, the collection…

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Drama of Heaven and Earth: The Theatrical Traditions of Japan

Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am -5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues

During medieval and early-modern times, the Japanese theatrical art of Noh developed from a form of popular performance to the solemn, abstract…

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Imagining the Oceans

Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am-5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues

Ocean environments have nourished the imagination of visual artists across history and cultures, yielding a dramatic spectrum of influential…

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West Side Story

City Lights Theater Companysee website for full schedule

Show extended to August 30th due to popular demand! The world's greatest love story is transported to New York City in one of the theater's…

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Spicy Latino with Rick Martinez

San Jose Improv8pm

Upon arriving in Los Angeles in 2002, young comedian Rick Martinez immediately started making waves in the local comedy scene performing at…

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Covert Operations: Investigating the Known Unknowns

San Jose Museum of ArtTimes vary

Covert Operations explores the work of a generation of artists who came of age in the violent and uncertain decade following the 9/11 terrorist…

Metaphors and Memories

Mohr Gallery9:30 am - 7:00 PM

Exhibition of collage and sculpture by artists Lisa Ramirez and Marianne Lettieri. Opening reception on Saturday, August 15, 6-8 pm.

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Billy Watson

Little Lou's BBQ Campbell7pm

Billy Watson and the International Silver String Submarine Band is an improvisational, all-star cast of musicians, hand-picked from the California…