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07/08/2025

Come party at San Jose’s favorite science museum (AT NIGHT!), .

Thursday, July 24, 8-11pm
201 S. Market Street,
🎫 $25 limited presale/$35 online/$45 door
THROW IT BACK to growing up in the 90s/2000s at Tech at Nite! Enjoy the museum after hours with a bar, DJs, and some TOTALLY RAD pop-up experiences.

What’s Included:

FULL MUSEUM ACCESS to all exhibits
Free tasting by
DJ sets by
90s-inspired Pom Pom Party Art Workshop with and
Nostalgia Photobooth by
Science of Whiskey Workshop with  
And so much more!

Tickets & info:
thetech.org/at-nite
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Parking:
The Tech validates for $5 all-night parking at the Convention Center and 2nd & San Carlos Street garages. Most ParkSJ garages also offer 90 minutes of free Parking, and the parking website ParkSJ.org is a great resource!

Presented in partnership with , , and .
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07/07/2025

Join San José Street Photography Collective, , for the opening of their group photo show, “Split Time” at

This Friday, July 11, 5p-Close
30 E. Santa Clara St.  #120, San Jose


This exhibition is ’s debut photo show as a collective. It highlights the work of San Jose street photographers and friends from around the Bay Area. It features photography from local street photographers who capture raw, real moments from across the Bay Area.

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07/02/2025

This Sunday July 6, come to San Jose’s sunny St. James Park for the Levitt Pavilion FREE summer concert series featuring an afternoon of souldies music and lowriders on the lawn.

Sunday, July 6, 2025, 3:30-7p
St James Park - San Jose
Free Concert


is bringing two powerhouse soul and R&B bands that can turn up the feel-good energy.

Big Crown recording artists Thee Heart Tones are a group of young musicians carrying forward the torch of Chicano Soul.  Plus, the opening band, The Charities, brings funk, soul, and jazz.

Bring your friends, your family — even your dog! Pack a picnic, grab something tasty from local food trucks, and settle in for an afternoon of music and community.

Check out the summer concert series
LevittSanJose.org
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07/01/2025

06/27/2025

Featured: Issue 17.3, “Perform,” Chef Nicko Moulinos,

Join Chef Nicko Moulinos & for downtown San Jose’s tastiest summer tradition—Dine Downtown,

Thursday, July 3 - Sunday, July 13
Downtown San Jose


View the full list of participating restaurants, special offers, and menus:
bit.ly/SJDineDowntown2025
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’s signature culinary event, Dine Downtown San Jose, returns for its 17th year from July 3–13, 2025.

For 11 delicious days, more than 40 of downtown’s most dynamic restaurants will come together to showcase the rich flavors, creativity, and diversity that define San Jose’s dining scene.

Whether you’re craving street food with a twist or a Michelin-rated experience, Dine Downtown celebrates the full spectrum of downtown’s culinary scene.

It’s the perfect chance to experience the best of our food scene while supporting the chefs and local businesses that help it thrive.
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Read more about Chef Nicko:
bit.ly/173EosNyx

Written by Johanna Harlow, .harlow
Photography by Daniel Garcia,

06/25/2025

Featured: Issue 14.1, “Discover,” Derrick Sanderlin,

Join Derrick for the Beautiful Black Books presentation of the Tiny Room Poetry Series curated by Tshaka Menelik Imhotep Campbell at —an intimate evening featuring some of the most celebrated East and West Coast artists.

Sunday, June 29, 6-9p
310 South 1st Street SJ


Get Tickets:
bit.ly/June2025TRPS
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Reserve your spot now for an evening that will uplift, inspire, and stay with you long after the last word is spoken.

An inspiring lineup featuring:
Rudy Francisco,
Carlos Andrés Gómez,
Derrick Sanderlin,
Destiny Muhammad,

Excerpt from Derrick’s article in  Issue 14.1, “Discover”
“‘When I started seriously playing music, I was not super aware of my own Blackness,’ he reflects, but the ever-present tension of racial identity—crossed with uncertainty in his personal life—reveals itself in his lyrics.”
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Read more about Derrick:
bit.ly/141DerrickSanderlin

Written by Esther Young,
Photography by Gl-o,

06/24/2025

Featured: Issue 14.2, “Sight and Sound,” Alex Knowbody,

Join & .experience for First Thursdays at , featuring live music, drink specials, rotating photo exhibits, and storytelling that celebrates the creative soul of San Jose.

Thursday, July 3, 6-10p
43 W San Salvador St, San Jose


Every First Thursday from June through September, .experience is partnering with San José’s original speakeasy to celebrate artistry across mediums.

July First Thursday features photographer Alex Knowbody,

Excerpt from article in Issue 14.2, “Sight and Sound”:
“When asked about times he felt like giving up, he shares, “That’s every day, honestly… there’s good days and there’s bad days, and those bad days feel like forever…not only you feel it, but your family feels it.” Alex wants to inspire other people: “If that fool could do it, I could do it…I’m just an average-ass dude who, like, put in the time and effort into creating.”

FIRST THURSDAYS | JUNE–SEPTEMBER | 
July 3 – with Alex Knowbody
August 7 – with Daniel Garcia
September 4 – with Quinton Louis

Resident Band
Bennett Roth, 
Mark Arroyo, 
Jonathan Francisco Borca, 

Stage & Visual Design
Marisol Jimenez, 

Produced by .experience
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Read more about Alex Knowbody:
https://bit.ly/142AlexKnowbody
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Written By Katherine Shiver,
Photography by Miles Caliboso,

                           

06/23/2025

Celebrate 35 years of preservation, passion, and community at one of San Jose’s most iconic landmarks — .

Join .sj this for the Preservation Action Council of San Jose’s 35th Anniversary Celebration. Enjoy an evening filled with history, music, food, and friends across the Hedley Club, Palm Court, De Anza Room & Roof Terrace.

Friday, June 27, 2025
233 West Santa Clara Street, SJ

Get Tickets:
bit.ly/PACSJ35th
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Photos from .sj

06/20/2025

Featured: Issue 11.5, “Dine,” Amp Melo, (Formerly Amplified)

Join Amp Melo at in Santa Cruz for a FREE hometown show — Part of Amp Melo’s “Off the Bench” tour.

Thursday, 6/26, 7p
FREE SHOW
138 Fern St, Santa Cruz


From 2019 Article in Issue 11.5, “Dine”

“[Amp Melo] is a two-city rapper in the truest sense, splitting his early years between Santa Cruz and San Jose. Once he transferred over the hill to Gunderson High School, he started sharing his rhymes with a history teacher and rapper named Apocalypse, who hosted a hip-hop open mic at Iguana’s called Lyrical Discipline. He urged the budding lyricist, whose ears were tuned to the complex lyricism of Immortal Technique and Minneapolis’s Rhymesayers crew, to take part; through connections he made on the scene, Vicente hit the road with the Vans Warped Tour in 2013.”

Read more:
https://bit.ly/115Amplified
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Written by Brandon Roos,
Photography by Polaroid Jay,

06/20/2025

Join for “The Finalley,” A Notice To Vacate — the final exhibition at their current location.

On view for one night only.

Saturday, 6/21, 5-10p
150 E. Santa Clara Street, Downtown SJ


From
“As you may know, this will be our final art show in our new gallery! Unfortunately, this space was not meant for our community.
We want to thank everyone for their love & support through this difficult time.
Remember, we are resilient & when life gives you lemons 🍋 you make more juice🧃🙌🏽
With Love & Respect.

Our gallery’s mission is to uplift, inspire, motivate, educate, spark conversation & most importantly, give hope!! While giving artists full creative freedom of expression!! ✊🏽🙏🏽
If you feel we connected, we would like you to be part of “The Finalley” show!! 🤩”

DJ Host .madriz & Family 
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06/18/2025

Featured: Part 2 of the San José State University Master of Fine Arts 2024-2025 Lift Off 2025 group exhibition at The Institute of Contemporary Art San José— “Who ‘am’ I, without you?” .sjsu 

Part 2 Opening Reception: Thursday, June 19, 5-7p
On View: June 19, 2025  – August 24, 2025


Part 2
Participating Artists:
Mona Farrokhi,
Michelle Frey, (Portrait 1)
Lisa Heikka-Huber,
Sam Swenor, .ai
Xiao Wu (Portrait 2)
Shea Windberg, .smallest.ghost (Portrait 3)

The San José State University (SJSU) Master of Fine Arts 2024-2025 cohort presents their Lift Off 2025 group exhibition at The Institute of Contemporary Art San José, curated by Zoe Latzer. The group exhibition, titled Who ‘am’ I, without you? will be displayed in a two-part exhibition, which opened on April 4, 2025, at ICA San José, with the second exhibition opening June 19, 2025.

Part 2: June 19, 2025  – August 24, 2025
Participating Artists: Mona Farrokhi, Michelle Frey, Lisa Heikka-Huber, Sam Swenor, Xiao Wu, Shea Windberg.

Part 1: April 4th, 2025 – June 8, 2025
Participating Artists: Andrew Marovich, Chelsea Stewart, Erin de Jauregui, Mary Morse, Samantha Saldana, and Timna Naim.

Read more:
bit.ly/Part2LiftOff2025
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RSVP to the opening reception:
bit.ly/LiftOffPart2Opening2025
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Photography by Daniel Garcia,

06/17/2025

Featured: Issue 15.3, “Perform,” Mike Huguenor,

Join Mike this Saturday for for a preview of his new album, “Surfing the Web With the Alien.”

Saturday, 6/21, 1p-10p
Mike’s Set: 9:15p
FREE to join, buy a drink.
30 E Santa Clara St #120, SJ

Album release date: June 27, 2025

Make Music Day is this Saturday, June 21, happening all day at Fox Tale.

Foxtale is celebrating community, connection, and culture all day with a fantastic lineup of local musicians, including:
1-3p The Style Leaders, &
5p House of Asha,
5:45p Nate Kavanaugh,
6:15 Wax Moon & Ben Henderson, &  
7:15p David Valdespino Jr.,  
7:45p Shayla The Artist,  
8:30p Sim Castro,
9:15p Mike Huguenor,

They offer food specials, specialty beers, and non-alcoholic beverages, and most importantly, a place for friends and family to be together.

Stay tuned to for the release of “Surfing the Web With the Alien” on June 27. 
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Read more about Mike:
bit.ly/153MikeHuguenor
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Written by Ethan Gregory Dodge,
Photography by Leopoldo Macaya,