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07/11/2025

Visit this weekend for two jam-packed days of events and festivities.

Join  for a grassroots art and music collaboration between artists and businesses in Japantown, San Jose & come see old friends, eat amazing food, and listen to in 2025 .


Saturday, July 12 & Sunday, July 13, 11a-8p


Saturday, July 12, 12-8p


Enjoy exhibitions such as

Empire Seven Studios presents: Exquisite Co**se — Big Happy - , Jason Jägel - , Martín Ferreyra - , Cecilia Enrich,
DJ sets by Flipside Lovers, Ren Sweaterfunk, Infinite Jess, D.stro, Cool Raul, Big Happy, and a teaser set by the FUNKFREAKS
Hosted at 
Image 1: “Guerrero Jaguar,” Martin Ferreyra,

“Colors” | A spray can art show featuring EphQū
Hosted at 
Image 4: Exhibition Flyer

“Powered By” Series | 6th Installation Featuring &
Hosted .sj
Image 5: Exhibition Flyer
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07/10/2025

Come to for an inspiring evening of art and culture. Attend their free community Night artist talk with Visiting Artist Josefina Muñoz Torres, .

Friday, July 11, 6-9p
FREE Event
635 Phelan Ave, San Jose


Josefina Muñoz Torres is a Chilean multidisciplinary artist whose research-driven practice examines space, architecture, and place in terms of their impact on political, social, and community formation.

RSVP:
bit.ly/BAGIArtistTalkJosefina
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In addition to this talk, Josefina Muñoz Torres teaches a SOLD-OUT class, “Glass Landscape: Sculpting Space and Place” from July 9th to 13th. Follow for more classes and learning opportunities.

BAGI educates the public about art glass by teaching various glass-working classes, offering free public demonstrations, and bringing in international and locally renowned guest artists to conduct free demonstrations and lectures.
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Images of Artwork by Josefina Muñoz Torres, from josefinamunoz.net

07/09/2025

Visit & and join for live mural painting this weekend during Art & Wine Festival.

Abby Zhang ​​| “California in Brushstrokes” Artist Reception
Saturday, July 12, 1:30-5p


& Booth
2nd & Main at Los Altos Art & Wine Festival 
Summer Exhibitions are currently on view

Los Altos Art & Wine Festival
Saturday & Sunday, July 12 & 13, 10a-6p


The 46th Los Altos Arts & Wine Festival in beautiful Downtown Los Altos features unique wines, stunning works of art, and fine food and fun for the whole family. The Los Altos Arts & Wine Festival celebrates the art of Downtown Los Altos. As you stroll through the vibrant festival, visit some local galleries and take in the variety of murals and sculptures throughout downtown. And join once again in the creation of a mural curated by .

Learn more about Art & Wine Festival:
Losaltosartsandwine.com
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Image 1: 2025 Art & Wine Festival community painted mural |  Welcome to Redwood Grove by Jorge Juarez from Koichi Arts Photo credits: Maddy McBirney & Karen Zucker
Image 2: Abby Zhang,
Image 3: “Far From Fear,” assemblage, neon light, White Neon, 84 “x24” x24” | Carl Hopgood,

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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Images from
thetech.org

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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Mural in photograph featured on the event flyer: 
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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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Image 2: .charities | Photo shot for their “Fatal Attraction” music video:
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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,