Metro Issue: May 25–May 31, 2019

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Summer Guide 2011

Metro's annual guide to everyone's favorite season: A look at upcoming concerts and plays, as well as local music, parks, museums and attractions.

The New News

The Eight Annual Innovation Journalism Conference brings a new generation of journalists from around the globe to Stanford. By Josh Koehn

Mayor Chuck Reed and most of the San Jose City Council took a two-hour tongue lashing Tuesday from city employees, retirees, union representatives and even staffers of several state legislators, then voted 8-3 to push forward with Reed’s declaration of “fiscal and public safety emergency.” By The Fly

Features

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Silicon Alleys: Tasty Thoughts

The author's trip to Vancouver brings up some thoughts about new ideas for eating in San Jose and the possibilities at the soon-to-be San Pedro Square Public Market. By Gary Singh

Music & Nightlife

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Voodoo Blues

The Santa Cruz Blues Festival, May 28-29, takes Jimi Hendrix back to his beginnings with an appearance by Band of Gypsys bassist Billy Cox and a lineup of musicians influenced by Hendrix, from David Hidalgo to Keb' Mo'. By Steve Palopoli

Review: Prince

No two Prince shows are ever alike, as the mercurial performer proved last week at HP Pavilion in San Jose.

Arts & Entertainment

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Review: Love in American Times

Playwright Philip Kan Gotanda has won acclaim for depicting the Asian American experience; his latest work, Love in American Times, now at San Jose Repertory Theater, is something of a departure for him. By Sean Conwell

Review: ‘Distracted’ at City Lights

Lisa Loomer's 'Distracted,' a recent play about a troubled American family and a mother's search for answers to her son's ADD, had its own trouble coming together on the first night of its run City Lights Theater in San Jose. By Liz Hamill

Summer Screens

The summer cinema season brings the usual sequels and comic-book superhero adventures, along with one genuinely great film that will keep people talking for a long time: Terrence Malick's 'The Tree of Life.' By Richard von Busack