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Grace Stetson on June 16, 2021
Summer is a time of celebration, and Juneteenth is the perfect kickoff. This Saturday, for the 40th year, the African American Community Service Agency brings Juneteenth festivities to the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds with a wide variety of celebratory entertainment, food, artwork and retailers to draw the community together. Saturday’s dynamic hosts…
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Erika Rasmussen on August 22, 2019
Calling all cold-blooded creatures! The lowbellied, the legless, the shelled and scaled all have a special place at the San Jose Reptile Show. Both fanatics and newcomers are invited to gather among their slithering, tongue-flicking friends. It’s a chance to get up close and personal with our reptilian and amphibian neighbors: bearded…
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Erika Rasmussen on July 31, 2019
The 75th annual Santa Clara County Fair comes to San Jose this weekend. Host to plenty of good, old-fashioned American amusement, visitors may enjoy bumpy carnival rides, animal shows and a hypnotist convincing the nextdoor neighbor to act like a fish. Then there’s the food. Enjoy classics like corn dogs, onion rings,…
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Nick Veronin on June 12, 2019
In the Bay Area punk rock pantheon, few bands loom as large as Rancid. Fewer still have legit South Bay cred. Though Rancid was born in Berkeley—an offshoot of Operation Ivy and incubated at the legendary Gilman—they found a kindred spirit and second guitarist in Campbell native Lars Frederiksen, who joined the…
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Metro Staff on March 6, 2019
Crafting high-quality beer starts with a flower. Most beer enthusiasts, however, will only experience the bitter punch of hops in a mug. But at the Hop ’N Vine Festival hop-heads will have the opportunity to get hands-on with whole cones at the event’s “Hop ’N Vine University.” Featuring locally produced brew and…
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Nick Veronin on February 13, 2019
Fans of French electronic composer Anthony Gonzalez (better known as M83) are familiar with his capacity for creating vibrant and electrifying compositions. This is the man, after all, who named his hit 2011 album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. It makes sense, then, that Gonzalez was tapped to pen the soundtrack for Volta,…
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Wallace Baine on November 14, 2018
Pity every kid who grew up an obsessive fan of dinosaurs and is not part of the generation that gets to experience Jurassic Quest. This traveling exhibit and event features about 80 true-to-life models of dinosaurs that roar, move and lumber around. Along with slides, bungee jumps, science demos and all sorts…
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Nick Veronin on August 15, 2018
For some, classic Chevys, Fords and Studebakers represent the pinnacle of automotive design and power. Others, however, are more interested in compact imports—those European and Asian models known for their hairpin handling, breakneck acceleration and, of course, drifting. Hot Import Nights celebrates tricked-out Hondas, Yotas, Porches, Beamers and so much more. The…
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Dominoe Ibarra on August 4, 2018
As Silicon Valley Pride approaches, the Santa Clara County Fair is shouting out to the local LGBTQ community with it’s first-ever “Out at the Fair” event. This welcoming theme kicks off the 2018 fair, which continues through the weekend. Come out to enjoy delicious food, live entertainment, carnival rides, livestock shows, exhibits…
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Winona Rajamohan on July 12, 2018
The seventh annual Island Reggae Fest is back with a full day of entertainment celebrating island culture and the reggae lifestyle. The festival has expanded this year with a new attraction titled “Roots & Culture,” which will focus on Polynesian customs and tradition. Catch global artists like Fiji, who reigns as one…
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