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Best Art Gallery

San Jose Museum of Art

110 S Market St, San Jose

408.271.6840​ | sjmusart.org

Runner-up

Triton Museum of Art
1505 Warburton Ave, Santa Clara

408.247.2438 | tritonmuseum.org

Best Ballet Company

San Jose Ballet School

157 N 4th St, San Jose

408.295.5394 | sjballet.com

Runner-up

New Ballet

196 N 3rd St, San Jose

408.352.5616 | newballet.com

Best Ballet School

San Jose Dance Theatre

1756 Junction Ave, Suite E, San Jose

408.286.9905 | sjdt.org

Runner-up

New Ballet

196 N 3rd St, San Jose

408.352.5616 | newballet.com

Best Comedy Night

San Jose Improv

62 S 2nd St, San Jose

408.280.7475 | improv.com/sanjose

Runner-up

ComedySportz

5440 Thornwood Dr, San Jose

cszsanjose.com

Best Cover Band

Spazmatics

facebook.com/spazmaticsrock

Runner-up

Dead Man’s Party

deadmansparty.com

Best Dance Club

Splash

65 Post St, San Jose

408.292.2222 | splashsj.com

Runner-up

The Ritz

400 S 1st St, San Jose

408.982.3784 | theritzsanjose.com

Best Dance Company

New Ballet

196 N 3rd St, San Jose

408.352.5616 | newballet.com

Runner-up

San Jose Dance Theatre

1756 Junction Ave, Suite E, San Jose

408.286.9905 | sjdt.org

Best Dance Studio

Get Down Dance Theater

190 Jackson Ave, San Jose

GetDownDanceStudios.com

Runner-up

Groov3


Classes at locations in San Jose and Santa Clara

213.377.5625 | groov3.com

Best Festival—Central Silicon Valley

Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival

Memorial Park, Cupertino | https://www.cupertinocherryblossomfestival.org/

Runner-up

Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival

Best Festival—West Valley

Campbell Oktoberfest

Runner-up

Boogie Music Festival

Best Festival—South County

Morgan Hill
Mushroom Mardi Gras

Runner-up

Gilroy Garlic Festival

Best Festival—Peninsula

Mountain View
Art and Wine Festival

Runner-up

Los Altos Art and Wine

Best Festival—San Jose

San Jose Obon Festival

Runner-up

SoFA Street Fair

Best Film Festival

Cinequest

Runner-up

Silicon Valley Asian Pacific Film Festival

Best Jazz/Blues Club

Mama Kin

374 S First St, San Jose

408.664.9303 | mamakinsj.com

Runner-up

Poor House Bistro

Temporarily operating out of Mimosas of Willow Glen and Narrative Fermentations

408.292.5837 | poorhousebistro.com

Best Karaoke

7 Bamboo Lounge

162 Jackson St, San Jose

408.279.9937 | 7bamboolounge.com

Runner-up

Woodhams Sports Lounge

4475 Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara

408.244.2899

Best Large Music Venue

Shoreline Amphitheatre


One Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View

650.967.4040 | livenation.com

Runner-up

Mountain Winery


14831 Pierce Rd, Saratoga

408.741.2822 | mountainwinery.com

Best Latin Music Club

Miami Beach Club


417 S 1st St, San Jose

408.971.6646 | Facebook.com/miamibeachclub

Runner-up

Club Caribe

101 S 1st St, San Jose

408.290.2061 | clubcaribedesanjose.com

Best LGBTQ Event

Silicon Valley Pride

SVPride.com

Best Local Band

Globo Cons

Runner-up

Polyerius

Best Media Personality

Robert Handa

Runner-up

Sal Pizarro

Best Museum

San Jose Museum of Art

110 S Market St, San Jose

408.271.6840​ | sjmusart.org/

Runner-up

The Tech Interactive

201 S Market St, San Jose

408.294.8324 | thetech.org

Best Music Festival

San Jose Jazz SummerFest

sanjosejazz.org

Runner-up

Music in the Park

mitpsj.com

Best Outdoor Art Event

SubZero Festival

Subzerofestival.com

Runner-up

Mountain View Art and Wine Festival

mountainview.miramarevents.com

Best Outdoor Music Venue

Mountain Winery


14831 Pierce Rd, Saratoga

408.741.2822 | mountainwinery.com

Runner-up

Shoreline Amphitheatre


One Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View

650.967.4040 | livenation.com

Best Performing Arts Center

Center for the Performing Arts


255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose

408.792.4111 | sanjosetheaters.org/theaters

Runner-up

Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts


500 Castro St, Mountain View

650.903.6000 | mvcpa.com

Best Performing Dance Company

sjDANCEco

7283 Coronado Dr, San Jose

408.675.1412 | sjdanceco.org

Runner-up

San Jose Ballet School


157 N 4th St, San Jose

408.295.5394 | sjballet.com

Best Record/CD Store

Streetlight Records


980 S Bascom Ave, San Jose

408.292.1404 | streetlightrecords.com

Runner-up

Rasputin Music


1820 S Bascom Ave, Campbell

408.558.0781 | rasputinmusic.com

Best Small Music Venue

The Ritz


400 S 1st St, San Jose

408.982.3784 | theritzsanjose.com

Runner-up

Art Boutiki

44 Race St, San Jose

408.971.8929 | artboutiki.com

Best Small Theater Company

City Lights Theater Company


529 S 2nd St, San Jose

408.295.4200 | cltc.org

Runner-up

San Jose Stage Company


490 S 1st St, San Jose

408.283.7142 | thestage.org

Best Small/Quirky Museum

San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles


520 S 1st St, San Jose

408.971.0323 | sjquiltmuseum.org

Runner-up

Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum


1660 Park Ave, San Jose

408.947.3635 | egyptianmuseum.org

Best Symphony

Symphony San Jose

325 S 1st St, San Jose

408.286.2600 | symphonysanjose.org

Runner-up

San Jose Chamber Orchestra

408.295.4416 | sjco.org

Best Theater Company

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley


877.662.8978 | theatreworks.org

Runner-up

San Jose Stage Company


490 S 1st St, San Jose408.283.7142 | thestage.org

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