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Wallace Baine on October 4, 2018
Rob Lowe has been part of the Hollywood furniture for so long now—it’s been close to 40 years since he started making hearts flitter as a teen actor—that he’s been criminally easy to overlook as a bonafide star. The absurdly good-looking veteran actor survived a sex scandal that sank his movie career…
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Julia Canavese on October 4, 2018
Most easily recognized by his childlike, high-pitched delivery, Emo Philips is truly a stand-out when it comes to stand-up. Hailing from Chicago, Philips began his career in the 1970s and has developed an onstage persona that is unlike anything else on the scene. Pairing witty one-liners with more obscure, multi-level punchlines, his…
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Wallace Baine on September 27, 2018
For the third straight year, downtown San Jose whips out its red, white and green to celebrate all things Italian. Restaurants and businesses from San Jose’s Little Italy district will be providing their best cuisine and wine. Live entertainment comes to you via Pasquale Esposito, the North Beach Boys, Johnny Neri Band,…
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Wallace Baine on September 27, 2018
Salsa festival? So, are we talking the music or the condiment? Good news: It’s both! 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 that other stuff? It’s all over the place, with salsa tasting from top…
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Julia Canavese on September 26, 2018
In a city dominated by the search for the next best thing, it can be refreshing to cast a gaze backward every once in a while. Dating back to 1918, the Kearney Pattern Works & Foundry was the oldest metal foundry in San Jose. With the announcement of its closure last year,…
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Wallace Baine on September 26, 2018
If the recent influx of taprooms opening up all over Silicon Valley proves anything, it’s that hackers love beer just as much as anyone, and that many of them have taken a scientific approach to their sudsing. Enter Geektoberfest, wherein The Tech Museum aims to put beer under the microscope. The event…
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Wallace Baine on September 20, 2018
Good news, fashionistas: You can now justify the expense for that hot dress or cool jacket you bought this summer. The San Jose Museum of Art is throwing a scintillating party. The Mirror Ball is the hip after-party for the Wonder Ball gala and fundraiser earlier in the evening. The after-party will…
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The buzz at the Sharks Fan Fest this year is likely to be all about newly acquired stud defenseman Erik Karlsson, who is already conjuring visions of the Stanley Cup coming to San Jose. In the meantime, hockey fans jonesing for some action on the ice can gather at the SAP Center…
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Nick Veronin on September 20, 2018
Just as sounds of bicycles roaming the streets of downtown San Jose begin to mellow, the SoFA District is poised to come alive with the sound of music. This year’s Viva Calle runs until 3pm, but the fall edition of the SoFA Street Fair keeps rocking with free live music until 9pm.…
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Wallace Baine on September 20, 2018
Close your eyes and imagine a major American city without cars. Imagine the streets filled only with pedestrians, skaters, cyclists and kids who wear Heelys. On Sunday, you can open your eyes and see it for yourself when six miles of city streets in downtown San Jose will be closed to cars…
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