Hot Summer Guide WITH BANDS GOING on tour, venues opening up and the return of outdoor festivals, it’s a perfect time to compile a list of events to attend this summer. Just putting it together has been a sweet reminder of how vast and varietous…
Articles by Mike McGee
Youth Speaks 25th Anniversary The Bay Area’s preeminent cultural hub for all things youth and poetry, Youth Speaks is turning 25 years old. No longer a youth itself, the organization is looking forward to the next 25 years of seeking, uplifting and amplifying the next…
#DTSJ Farmers’ Market If you love farm fresh food and local crafts, the Downtown San Jose Farmers’ Market is back and in a new spot, now located in SoFA District. Every Friday from 10am to 2pm on South First Street between San Salvador Street and…
Cuttings of Jade The warmest First Friday of the year so far is approaching at a speed I find a little disconcerting. However, the warm part of it bodes well for my garden and the First and Friday parts bode well for art. Thank to…
Celebrate Nikkei Matsuri Since 1978, Nikkei Matsuri has established a proud history in San Jose with tens of thousands of attendees joining in the festivities. While a little different this year, the festival combines online events and performances with in-person exhibits, shopping and eating in…
Chris Cain Band “Chris Cain? Now that boy can PLAY the guitar!” –B.B. King When it comes to blues, we are pretty lucky that Chris Cain calls San Jose home. Cain formed his first band here in 1986 and has since toured the world over…
12th Annual Poetry Invitational This Thursday the San Jose Museum of Art presents the 12th Annual Poetry Invitational. In honor of National Poetry Month, three powerful San Jose poets have created new works inspired by current exhibitions at the San José Museum of Art. An…
Still On Hold Artists have been expressing themselves with regard to the pandemic since day one. Even with a light at the end of this very long tunnel, there is a lot to be said and artists will be saying it for some time to…
In-Person Event(ually) Thirteen months in and I am finally listing more in-person events than online events. This is not to say, Hey, go ham on resocializing, folks! On the contrary. I would prefer that you were more careful and extra vigilant. That spring sun is…
Choruses, Canvases and Chapters I love it when organizations collaborate! L.A.-based Iranian-American artist Amir H. Fallah has the distinct pleasure of curating the first ICA X SJPL Artist Mix—a collaboration between the Institute of Contemporary Art San José and San José Public Libraries. The ICA…
