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Kyle Martin on September 8, 2021
Music and dancing will fill History Park San Jose this Saturday, with artists playing tributes to War, Journey, Santana, Teena Marie and more. Headlining the event is none other than Paul Benavidez, lead singer of Malo and the voice behind “Suavecito,” the “Chicano national anthem,” who blesses the stage with a performance…
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Wallace Baine on March 4, 2020
Not that anyone needs an excuse to visit the delightfully retro environs of History Park in San Jose. But opening this month is a promising program for anyone interested in California history. As its title implies, Her Side of the Story: Tales of California Pioneer Women features 30 first-person accounts of women…
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Erika Rasmussen on August 22, 2019
Bellissimo! Rolling into its 39th year, the Festa celebrates Italian culture with a weekend full of everything Italians do best—including food, wine and art. Watch marionettes swivel on stage, and stomp on some grapes as local artists show their creations at La Galleria Caprese and Mike Zampencini walks the grounds with his…
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Erika Rasmussen on August 7, 2019
It’s been 75 years since Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy in June of 1944. A year later, in August 1945, Japan declared its intent to surrender. History Park commemorates the end of World War II this weekend with two days of 1940s-themed fanfare. Friday is swing night, featuring the brassy…
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Erika Rasmussen on May 29, 2019
This summer, Flicks & Grooves at History Park invites San Jose to get its final-Friday fill of music. For the last four years, San Jose native Kiva Uhuru, has juggled studies in electrical engineering and computer science at Berkeley while continuing to deepen and share her musical craft. One minute her voice…
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Nick Veronin on May 8, 2019
This summer, History San Jose has a lineup of outdoor nighttime movies aimed directly at the bleeding millennial heart. Starting in May—with one film a month through October—Flicks and Grooves presents a series of Wes Anderson films. This celebration of the sad, sentimental, sardonic and symmetrical kicks off with Moonrise Kingdom this…
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The Poetry Center San Jose is taking the weekend to celebrate the city’s diverse ethnic and cultural heritage with their fourth annual San Jose Poetry Festival. The two-day event will be split into a day of performances and a day of workshops. Saturday will consist of readings and performances by local talent…
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Camille Miller on September 1, 2017
Robots, rockets and swarms of kids abound in one of the most innovative regions in the world. History San Jose presents its third annual “mini” version of MAKE Magazine’s flagship Maker Faire, which takes STEM and crafts outside of the classroom to a county fair setting full of family friendly exhibits and…
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San Jose Taco Festival returned to History Park for its second year with interesting taco recipes from more than 35 food trucks, live entertainment, clothing and jewelery vendors and lucha libre wrestling.
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AARON CARNES on June 19, 2012
For 34 years, the Puerto Rican festival, El Dia De San Juan, has brought traditional Puerto Rican foods, dance and music to San Jose. For music, that of course means salsa and meringue, but the folks behind the event didn’t want the festival to only feature traditional Puerto Rican music.
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