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Join The Tech Interactive in April for Tech at Nite adults-only nightlife at The Tech. Thursday, April 3, 7 - 11p Age: 21+ to enter. 201 S. Market St. SJ Get Tickets | $35 online, $45 at the door. https://lnkd.in/gU5bSumS Experience the most innovative night out in Downtown San Jose. Come party after hours in a world-renowned science center. Included with Tech at Nite admission:? ? FREE GLASS OF WINE to the first 250 attendees, generously donated by J. Lohr Vineyards and Wines ? Music and vibes curated by Universal Grammar, featuring sets from Chale Brown? and Zuri Alexa ? *NEW* "Science of Spring" pop-up activities led by?Fox Tale Fermentation,?Local Color,?Ashy Aromas ? Science of shrooms experiments led by @baymyco & @fungaldiversitysurvey ? Innovator Vendor Market with various local businesses in and around the South Bay ? After-hours access to some of The Tech's cutting-edge exhibits, like Dream Garden and Body Worlds Decoded ? Grab-n-go food cart and full cash bar by Smashing Dishes Catering ____________________ Photos from The Tech Interactive website and IG

Join WALLFLOWERS Arts Interactive ExPop, Jaron Lanier & The Free Waves in the San Jose SoFA District. Saturday, March 22? 5 - 6p 451 South 1st Street SJ RSVP: https://lnkd.in/grkHjqgr Experience an immersive fusion of music and art as Jaron Lanier & The Free Waves, showcase a collection of rarely heard musical instruments, filling the gallery with the spontaneous energy of jazz. This performance provides the perfect soundscape to the jazz-inspired paintings of New York artist Alex Itin, and the eclectic mixed-media collages of Matthew Rose. After the performance, attend the Opening Night reception at the Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art. This event features a stunning new exhibition by artist Esteban Raheem Abdul Raheem Samayoa. ________ Alexandra Stein

Join San Jose Day for the premiere of With Love, From San Jose—a documentary highlighting the origin story behind San Jose Day at CreaTV San Jose. Saturday, April 5 6 - 9p 38 South Second Street SJ CreaTV San Jose Get Tickets: https://lnkd.in/girx2aVx This film chronicles the event's history since 2017, showcasing the team who created it and its impact on San Jose's arts and culture scene. Featured interviews with Executive Director Haley Cardamon, Mayor Matt Mahan, and several key leaders and community members offer an intimate look at the festival's evolution and importance. The screening will be followed by a brief panel discussion about the Future of San Jose Day with special guests Rubén Darío Villa and the San Jose Day team. Enjoy complimentary non-alcoholic soft drinks, food courtesy of Paper Plane (San Jose), and donation-based alcoholic beverages from Fox Tale Fermentation Project and The Michelada Lady. Indulge in sweet treats by BakeThatAssUp, capture memories in our photo booth, and groove to live vinyl DJ sets by Needle To The Groove records. This event is free to the general public with the option to donate to San Jose Day through our VIP Experience (valued at $75): VIP tickets are $35: ? 2 Drink Tickets ? 1 Dessert Ticket ? Exclusive San Jose Day Commemorative Gift, Including an exclusive Sam Rodriguez print. ? 25% Coupon San Jose Day Merchandise ? Guaranteed Reserved Seating during Screening"? _______________ Video by San Jose Day Poster design by Jorge "J.Duh" Camacho

Join MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana for the West Coast debut of Esto No Tiene Nombre. This one-woman show centers the oral histories of Latina lesbian elders. Written and performed by poet Denice Frohman. Friday, March 21, 7:30 - 9:30p Saturday, March 22 · 7:30 - 9:30p Sunday, March 23 · 1:30 - 3:30p 510 S 1st St San Jose MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana Get Tickets: https://lnkd.in/gPwd2Ndn Esto No Tiene Nombre is told through a series of vignettes that trace lineages of Latina lesbian activism, expression, and desire. Guided by first-person stories from pre-Stonewall police raids in Philadelphia to first kisses, the play places Frohman in conversation with a myriad of elders—barbers, lovers, activists, and chefs– to explore their interiority and her own. In other words: how we love, who we love, and how we survive. _______________ Image 1: Photo by David Evan McDowell, Provided by MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana

Featured: Issue 16.1, “Discover,” Curtis Ying Join Curtis as he takes part in a creative Collective panel discussion on faith and creativity at Westgate Creative Collective. Thursday, March 20? 6:30-8p 1735 Saratoga Ave, SJ Curtis Ying is the creator and owner of Exhilo—a Bay Area clothing brand inspired by the Latin phrase “Creatio Ex Nihilo,” meaning, “Creation from nothing.” Curtis’ faith fuels his passion for building community, using his graphic design and photography skills to create meaningful work. “There’s so much beauty in creativity, and self-expression is such a gift.” -Curtis Ying This Thursday, March 20th, Westgate Creative Collective is bringing together a panel of talented, creative Christians who will share their experiences and challenges in today’s South Bay. Connect with like-minded creatives, engage in meaningful discussions, and be encouraged as we dive deep into the unique journey of faith and creativity. Panel Featuring: Daniel Garcia Linzy Westman Curtis Ying Kristen Jill Aguilar Read more about Curtis: https://lnkd.in/gjjHC-zP RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gDwWT89C __________________ Written by Breanne Erb Photography by Arabela Espinoza Photography Assistant Erick Salazar

The Bay Area Glass Institute (BAGI) presents its annual Spring Sale. Starting March 20th, visit the BAGI Gallery during open hours to shop for the Spring Sale. Each Spring, artists who create work in BAGI's various studios and the artists who make up BAGI's staff bring together a collection of pieces perfect for this bright and vibrant season. Thursday, March 20, 2025?—?May 31, 2025? Weekdays: 10a-6p Weekends: 9a-4p 635 Phelan Ave, SJ Learn more:? https://lnkd.in/gZk-kmfN The Bay Area Glass Institute educates the public about art glass by teaching various glass-working classes, offering free public demonstrations, and bringing in internationally and locally renowned guest artists to conduct free demonstrations and lectures. BAGI aims to continue expanding its education and program offerings to artists and the general public. In 2024, over 8,500 people had a hands-on experience at BAGI by attending a class or corporate event. They rent the studio to over 20 working artists and dozens of hobbyists, host team-building workshops, conduct summer camps, and hold public demos. _______________ Photos from bagi.org

2016 Blog Feature: Dirty Cello Join Dirty Cello this Saturday at the San Jose Jazz SJZ Break Room. Saturday, March 15 at 8p (Doors open at 7:30p). 310 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113 From Iceland to Italy and all over the US, San Francisco-based Dirty Cello brings the world a high energy and unique spin on blues, rock, and Americana. Led by vivacious, cross-genre cellist Rebecca Roudman, Dirty Cello is cello like you’ve never heard before. From down-home blues and rock with wailing cello to virtuosic stompin’ Americana, Dirty Cello is a band that gets your heart thumping and your toes tapping. ? “We played around with all sorts of ideas, but now we’ve happened upon this whole mix of blues, jazz, a little bit of bluegrass—all featuring lead cello. Hence the name Dirty Cello.” -Jason Eckl Read more: https://lnkd.in/gvWuJg5i Get Tickets: sanjosejazz.org/tickets _______________ Article by Nick Panoutsos Photography by Daniel Garcia

Content Magazine Issue 17.2, “Connect” This 70th edition of Content Magazine highlights Vietnamese American creatives who live and work in the South Bay. While this issue specifically focuses on the experiences and contributions of Vietnamese Americans in our community, it aligns with the hope Content Magazine has held for all 70 issues: for us all to connect. Join us this Friday for Pick-Up Party, 17.2, at The Rotunda at San Jose City Hall. Friday, March 14, 6p-9p San Jose City Hall, 200 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95113 RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gCyZGnTx The evening will feature DJ sets by?Dad Bod Rap Pod, a musical performance from singer and guitarist?LOLAH, a dance performance by?New Ballet SJ, displays from Visual Journalist,?V? S?n Tr?nh, and?H?t S?y Food Truck, and more Vietnamese-American creatives who have contributed to the creative culture of the South Bay. Order: https://bit.ly/connect172 “This collection includes Vietnamese American academics, visual and performance artists, writers, musicians, chefs, and more. All are using their medium and creativity to incorporate their life experiences as refugees and children of refugees growing up in America, exposed to two different cultures.” -From the foreword by Dr. Hien Do, Professor of Sociology and Asian American Studies?San José State University THANK YOU, Partners San Jose Office of Economic Development Filco Events County of Santa Clara Issue 17.2 Features: Filmmaker - Anh Le | Photographic Artist and Professor ?- Binh Danh | Podcast - Dad Bod Rap Pod, Demone Carter,?Nate LeBlanc, and David Ma |?Chef/Owners H?t S?y Food Truck, DuyAn and Hieu Le | Professor of Sociology - Dr. Hien Do | Cosplayer - Linda Le |?Painter - Minhquang Nguyen | Author and professor - Viet Thanh Nguyen | Director, Actor, Playwright - Vinh G. Nguyen | LOLAH, Ha Nguyen | Ballet Dancer - Naomi Le | Musician and Composer - Vanessa Van-Anh Vo,?| Visual Journalist - V? S?n Tr?nh Published by?SVCREATES __________________ Cover Artwork by V? S?n Tr?nh

Featured: Issue 16.1, “Discover,” Benjamin Henderson (Also featured in Issue 5.3, “Act” as part of Brother Grand) Join Ben Henderson & Friends this Friday at San Jose Jazz SJZ Break Room for New Works Fest. Friday, March 14 at 8p (Doors open at 7:30p). 310 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113 Get Tickets: sanjosejazz.org/tickets Ben Henderson has performed and toured with musical acts such as Delta Activity, Dredg, Brother Grand, Wild Reeds, and River City Extension before the grind of constant touring made music take a back seat. In his time away from music, Ben has relied on painting as his career and creative outlet. He founded his sign painting and design company, @brush.house, in 2017 to catch the overwhelming influx of projects he and his team were commissioned for. Now, Ben is back in the San Jose Music Scene and was awarded a San Jose Jazz Jazz Aid Fund grant to create a new body of musical work that will be showcased during New Works Fest at the SJZ Break Room on Friday, March 14. “I’m going to be still performing whenever I want, whenever I can, and have fun with it, and be relentlessly creative and experimental with it because I can and because I should.”?-Benjamin Henderson. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gVuvdqEc Watch this 2013 video feature: https://lnkd.in/g7ABzaQS _______________ Article in Issue 16.1, “Discover” Written by Esther Young Photography by Jai Tanju Article in Issue 5.3, “Act” Writing and photography by Victoria Felicity

Issue 17.2, “Connect,” Naomi Le “In high school, ballet dancer Naomi Thien Kim Le’s father, Chin Le, told her something pivotal: ‘If you can’t live without it, don’t live without it.’ She took his words to heart.” “We need the normal things to sustain a life. But art gives people a reason to live.” -Naomi Le. Content Pick-Up Party, 17.2 Friday, March 14, 6p-9p at The Rotunda at San Jose City Hall RSVP: https://lnkd.in/gCyZGnTx Pre-order: https://bit.ly/connect172 THANK YOU, Partners San Jose Office of Economic Development Filco Events County of Santa Clara Issue 17.2 Features: Filmmaker - Anh Le | Photographic Artist and Professor ?- Binh Danh | Podcast - Dad Bod Rap Pod, Demone Carter,?Nate LeBlanc, and David Ma |?Chef/Owners H?t S?y Food Truck, DuyAn and Hieu Le | Professor of Sociology - Dr. Hien Do | Cosplayer - Linda Le |?Painter - Minhquang Nguyen | Author and professor - Viet Thanh Nguyen | Director, Actor, Playwright - Vinh G. Nguyen | LOLAH, Ha Nguyen | Ballet Dancer - Naomi Le | Musician and Composer - Vanessa Van-Anh Vo,?| Visual Journalist - V? S?n Tr?nh Published by?SVCREATES __________________ Written by Meghan Lee Photography by Daniel Garcia