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C.J. Prusi on September 18, 2019
A joint effort between the Project MORE Foundation and the Santa Clara County Department of Public Health, the Post Street Jubilee Wellness Festival aims to have fun while increasing the sexual health of the Bay Area’s LGBTQ community. In addition to DJs, dancers and drag queens, the festival will feature free and safe HIV and STD testing—available all night until 2am. Restaurants, bars and vendors will be serving food and drinks and selling merchandise during the festivities. There will also be a light show, and glow sticks and free condoms galore. Join the conversation at #PartyOnPost. Continue reading »
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C.J. Prusi on September 18, 2019
Marimba, folklorico and a stitch-your-selfie community crafting session are all included in this free event, which revolves around the quilt museum’s current exhibit on Guatemalan textile art, Mayan Traje: A Tradition in Transition. Members of The Fábrica, a Santa Cruz community textile workspace, will be on hand to show their craft and help participants hone theirs. Catch live weaving demonstrations featuring the Mayan backstrap loom—the device traditionally used to create the Mayan traje (or blouse)—and participate in a sewing bee. While at the museum, check out the rest of the current exhibitions. Continue reading »
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Wallace Baine on September 18, 2019
Redwood City’s annual celebration of dance and picante sauce returns. Eleven blocks of downtown Redwood City transforms into a salsa-dancing playground on Saturday with three stages of live salsa, Latin jazz and reggae. And then of course there is the salsa. From mild to medium and hot to “what hath God wrought?!”—there’s a little something for everyone. Enjoy salsa tastings from top local chefs as they compete for bragging rights and the title of best salsa in the Bay Area. There’s also art projects, entertainment for kids and—praise be!—tequila tasting as well. Continue reading »
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Kael Austria on September 18, 2019
Nama-stay a while and unwind at San Jose’s annual Yoga, Culture and Compassion Festival. The day’s activities are aimed at helping people achieve physical wellness and peace of mind through a series of classes. Yoga may be in the name of the festival, but the selection of classes includes varying forms of movement—such as Capoeira and QiGong—as well as an assortment of sound healing workshops. Admission is free, and those who wish to participate will pay per class or purchase a $30 all-access-pass. Proceeds and donations will go toward providing resources to the city’s homeless population. Continue reading »
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Gary Singh on September 18, 2019
The Center for Literary Arts at SJSU opens its 2019-20 season with Santa Cruz-based author and National Book Award winner Jonathan Franzen. The event celebrates the launch of Reed Magazine: Issue 152, the university’s acclaimed literary journal, and will feature readings by several contributors before Franzen takes the stage. Franzen is the author of a number of novels, including The Corrections. He recently published an essay in The New Yorker arguing that climate change is inevitable and that we as a species must shift our focus from preventing it to grappling with its consequences. A $10 VIP reception follows the reading. Continue reading »
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Metro Staff on September 18, 2019
All Aboard the Light Rail, the new EP from South Bay rockers 6 Speed Supernova, opens with an explosion. “Boom” channels the heavy pop sounds of bands like Heart and Dio—twisting chugging riffs and triumphant lead guitars around powerful female vocals. The message is clear: These guys came to the party to rock. From there the EP winds through a variety of eclectic sounds, demonstrating the group’s funkier and mellower sides on songs like “Pinwheel,” “Something Out There,” “Groovy Stars” and “A.I.” This Friday, the band celebrates its recent release with a show at the Willow Den Public House. Continue reading »
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Mighty Mike McGee on September 18, 2019
The Circus of Sin celebrates its third anniversary this Thursday at the Caravan Lounge. Featuring some of the South Bay’s wildest and most creative performers, this bawdy burlesque and variety show continues to draw a dedicated crowd. That’s thanks in no small part to the program’s debauched and demonic emcee, King Patrick—known for his wild costumes and unpredictable antics. The nudity, tall cans of PBR and general party atmosphere also bring people in the door. Be sure to carry paper money: The Caravan is cash only, and while the show is free, tipping is highly encouraged. Continue reading »
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C.J. Prusi on September 18, 2019
An AstroTurf coming-of-age drama from the mind of Sarah DeLapp kicks off the company’s 2019-20 season. This off-Broadway sensation nearly nabbed a Pulitzer in 2017. Featuring an all-female cast, City Lights’ production of The Wolves is led by director Kimberly Mahone Hill—a dialect coach, associate professor at Santa Clara University, actress and an author of three books. The Wolves is the first of six women-penned plays in City Lights’ season, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. The Wolves runs through Oct. 20. Continue reading »
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Mighty Mike McGee on September 18, 2019
Comedian Tom Segura keeps audiences in stitches by drawing upon his own life experiences—as a father, a husband and a college kid on GHB. He’s easily one of the funniest people to ever come out of Cincinnati, which is also home Katt Williams… and William Howard Taft. Tom co-hosts the “Your Mom’s House” podcast with his wife and fellow stand-up comic, Christina P. and is a frequent guest on a number of other shows. A natural humorist, his laidback style and in-the-moment delivery blend well together with his prepared sets. It’s sure to be a night of belly-aching mirth. Continue reading »
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Nick Veronin on September 18, 2019
Generational nostalgia follows a reliable, cyclical pattern. What was once at the height of style will inevitably fall out of fashion, only to be reinterpreted and given a second life decades later. Lengthy lumberjack beards; the lean angle and long hood of the Dodge Charger; the practice of releasing singles and shorter, five-song “extended plays”—EPs—in between “full-length” albums. Continue reading »
