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Jan 22, 2026

Bay Area’s longest-running one-play comes to San Jose

Brian Copeland’s Not a Genuine Black Man combines humor and social commentary Brian Copeland is a stand-up comic and actor. The Bay Area native’s credits also include extensive work as a TV program host, radio personality, author and playwright. He’s also a Black man, but at least one member of his audience...

.Music

Jan 21, 2026

College radio shows signs of resurgence

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Jan 21, 2026

Playwright Vincent Terrell Durham premieres new play at...

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Jan 20, 2026

Rhys Nicholson in San Jose

DK Harrell in Menlo Park

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Jan 20, 2026

D.K. Harrell in Menlo Park

D.K. Harrell's style is born out of the church and whose piercing notes rose above the din of down-home bars and saloon joints.

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Mad Caddies in San Jose

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Jan 20, 2026

Mad Caddies in San Jose

Launched in 1995, third-wave ska punk outfit Mad Caddies combine traditional ska textures with a dazzling array of other musical flavors.

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Leif Ove Andsnes at Stanford

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Jan 20, 2026

Leif Ove Andsnes at Stanford

For this performance, the 11-time Grammy nominee presents a program centering on the work of Central European composers.

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Dog Man The Musical in San Jose

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Jan 20, 2026

Dog Man: The Musical

Dog Man is a hero who scratches fleas, hides from the vacuum and solves crime. Also, there’s a lot of fun music!

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Edge of Silence in Santa Clara

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Jan 20, 2026

Edge of Silence in Santa Clara

A solo exhibition of mixed media artwork influenced by 1960s London, when the explosion of fashion and music collided with art and design.

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She Loves Me at Stanford

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Jan 20, 2026

She Loves Me at Stanford

Its core story was a 1937 play called Parfumerie, which inspired this musical, and also Nora Ephron’s movie version, You’ve Got Mail.

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