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Jay Edgar on February 23, 2022
Mexico’s flavor of pro wrestling, lucha libre, is known for its eye-popping acrobatic stunts and focus on high-flying choreography—as well as the masked personas that participating luchadors take on. Pro Wrestling Revolution has been bringing the magic of lucha to the States for a while now, and this week’s card is looking…
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Alec Adams on February 23, 2022
Culture Night Market has been ongoing for just about two years now, having started in the early stages of our current pandemic-centered reality. When the local scene for arts and culture was on its back foot, Culture Night Market aimed to “empower small business, local entrepreneurs, and artists,” a goal just as…
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Grace Stetson on February 23, 2022
A picture tells a thousand words but the work of a master can tell so, so much more. Opening this Wednesday at the Cantor Arts Center is an exhibition documenting the work of the late Gordon Parks. The African-American photographer—best known for using his camera to confront racism and discrimination during the…
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Elliott Sky Case on February 16, 2022
Poet and educator Angel Dominguez’s newest book, Desgraciado: The Collected Letters, concerns a fire: specifically, the fire ordered by Spanish friar Diego de Landa which, in 1562, burned several Mayan texts in the Yucatán Peninsula in an attempt to destroy the language and the “idolatry” of the Maya religion.
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Amani Hamed on February 16, 2022
Last month, the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles celebrated its 45th anniversary. New Directions, the new exhibit created to mark the occasion, utilizes pieces from the museum’s archives as well as newly created works of art, and finally opened last week after an Omicron-related delay.
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Kelly Vance on February 9, 2022
Why do police in the U.S. kill so many unarmed Black people? Why are some states openly trying to suppress the vote in neighborhoods of color? How can someone demonstrate against the removal of Confederate monuments, while carrying a sign declaring that slavery had nothing to do with the Civil War? Jeffery…
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Grace Stetson on February 9, 2022
There’s nothing quite like seeing a queen in all her glory—and this week, the South Bay has a chance to see why one wears so many crowns. This Wednesday, beloved performer Bob the Drag Queen takes the stage at the San Jose Improv for one sold-out showcase of all that she has…
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Elliott Sky Case on February 9, 2022
The vibrant, original and somewhat contradictory form of competitive performance known as the Poetry Slam has grown into an international beast from its roots in 1980s Chicago, and San Jose Poetry Center brings it to the digital realm for all to safely enjoy. This month’s featured poet is Alex Tha Great (Given…
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Grace Stetson on February 9, 2022
Is there anything better than trivia night? How about one hosted by San Jose’s best and brightest queens? This Thursday, S27 Alehouse hosts Drag Queen Bingo, with prizes for teams to compete for and no cost to join in the fun. As guests strive to answer snappy questions about local sports teams,…
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Mighty Mike McGee on February 2, 2022
Writers are often told to pluck fiction from the world around them. Danielle Valore Evans is grabbing whole handfuls of America as we know it today. In her second collection of short fiction, The Office of Historical Corrections, Evans’s characters have more than enough shading to lift off the page. In the…
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