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Amani Hamed on March 9, 2022
Jessica Veikune’s brow knits together in concentration as she uses a needle to scoop small beads and pieces of seashells onto a delicate thread in a repeating pattern. Veikune is one of many Indigenous dancers hard at work in preparation for the first annual Cali Native Night and 24th annual Mexica New…
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Elliott Sky Case on March 9, 2022
For painter Céline Lyaudet, ideas and objects hold a basilisk-like power: gaze too long, and the viewer becomes petrified. The French artist is speaking in particular to the title of her piece Meduse Médusée, which appears in her debut solo exhibition Map to the Path, ending this weekend at Anno Domini. Referring…
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Mike Huguenor on March 9, 2022
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been 15 months since San Jose’s premier burlesque troupe, the Circus of Sin, called San Jose’s premier dive, the Caravan Lounge, home. This weekend’s dramatic return reunites the troupe’s belly-dancers, drag artists, burlesque performers and assorted ne’er-do-wells with the beloved downtown watering hole they have so…
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Mike Huguenor on March 9, 2022
Common wisdom says we each only live one life, but author V.E. Schwab happily lives two. As the dual-initialed V.E., Schwab pens probing works of adult fantasy like 2013’s Vicious, a dark take on the superhero genre. Simultaneously, as Victoria Schwab, Schwab writes for children and young adult readers in books like…
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Ethan Gregory Dodge on March 2, 2022
Rays of South Bay winter sunshine illuminated Backesto Park this past weekend as activists and members of the community gathered to celebrate the last weekend of Black History Month. With singing, dancing, food and art, the event was a clear demonstration of what Kiana Simmons calls “Black joy.”
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Mighty Mike McGee on March 2, 2022
Lee Kravetz’s agent begged him not to become a novelist. With his first two books of non-fiction, his career as a reliable psychological journalist was cemented. But after reading the manuscript for Kravetz’s novel The Last Confessions of Sylvia P., his agent said he couldn’t go back to non-fiction.
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Jay Edgar on March 2, 2022
It’s safe to say that the tech industry has a mixed reputation amongst locals. Now it’s time for local comedians to air their grievances. Started by two burnt-out ex-Microsoft workers, Socially Inept is a touring tech-themed comedy show promising to roast the local tech scene on a variety of points. Based out…
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Elliott Sky Case on March 2, 2022
Oakland-based Rupy C. Tut makes the micro feel macro in her solo exhibition A Recipe for Brown Skin. Drawing from the Indian miniature painting style Pahari as well as calligraphy for her main influences, Tut uses the traditional techniques of her Punjabi Sikh background to explore issues of identity and displacement. The…
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Addie Mahmassani on March 2, 2022
Bedtime Stories is a one-man show, but countless characters come to life over the course of the evening. Fusing the tradition of live radio plays with the ancient art of storytelling, actor Thomas Dudkiewicz of the Dutch performance collective URLAND conjures a darkly mystical world with just his voice and Tomas Loos’…
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Kyle Martin on February 23, 2022
Jookin can be as difficult as the most intricate ballet, where calves are burning and toes are cracking, or it can look as effortless as a crashing wave. It can be just a few people dancing in a park, or it can sell out a concert hall.
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