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Silicon Alleys: Almaden Valley Athletic Club marks 50 years
Joe Shank, 87, is showing me around Almaden Valley Athletic Club at Camden and Kooser, the facility he opened 50 years ago.
“We’re just as vibrant now as we were when we started,” he says, as we walk...
Save Martin Luther King Library’s California Room from San Jose’s Budget Cuts
The California Room on the fifth floor of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Main Library is one of the most useful rooms in all of San Jose. Only a non-vibrant person would suggest otherwise.
More than 5,000 people...
Carla Harvey Brings New Energy to Lords of Acid
Growing up on the outskirts of Detroit, Carla Harvey found her escape from suburban tedium through music—the classic rock swagger of Guns N’ Roses, the extreme metal of Pantera, and the industrial excess of Belgium’s Lords of...
Menlo Park’s Guild Theatre celebrates a century on the Peninsula
The Guild Theatre, a Peninsula venue that opened in 1926, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. This astounding achievement will be marked with a special concert series featuring diverse artists and events that honor the theater’s storied...
Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology for May 27-June 2, 2026
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
In the weeks ahead, simply being right won’t necessarily lead to success. Having strength, intelligence, wealth or connections might help, though...
Cinco de Mayo in San Jose: Parades, Festivals and Citywide Celebrations
San Jose is the Bay Area’s Cinco de Mayo capitol, with community-wide celebrations and red, white and green flags everywhere. While the date commemorates Mexico’s 1862...
Gavin Newsom’s Mixed Record on Cannabis and His Political Balancing Act
Many are asking: What is the deal with Gavin Newsom? Since Donald Trump returned to office, the governor has gained a lot of new fans across...
Paul Simon at Stanford
The draw here is the chance to hear songs this finely built in a room and setting that should actually let them breathe.
Back to the Future in San Jose
Back to the Future is one of the few movies that’s inspired both a musical and a theme park ride. Based on the classic 1985 film...
Lords of Acid in San Jose
Born in 1988, Lords of Acid mixed industrial and house music with lyrics and imagery that praised sex, drugs and endless hedonism. Basically, the ultimate embodiment...
Alice in Wonderland in San Jose
This fairytale is told through San Jose Dance Theatre (SJDT)’s vibrant costumes, imaginative choreography, and magical stage design.
The Flatliners in San Jose
The band’s relentless touring and critically praised albums gained them a high profile, opening spots for Dropkick Murphys and Joan Jett.
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs in San Jose
There are few modern Latin bands that define a generation quite like Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, who mix rock, reggae, ska and Latin influences.