Rest In Pandemic Culinary Corner Bistro, one of my favorite San Jose restaurants, may be closing its doors this month. Once an always-packed lunch and dinner spot, the cost of trying to stay open is forcing them to reassess their brick-and-mortar business. This time last…
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Punk Rock Bingo Ever since the Cinebar fire on Jan. 7, there has been a fast-growing contingent of folks looking to help rebuild. Makes sense that one of this valley’s oldest dive bars would get the fundraising treatment through one of the world’s oldest gambles—bingo!…
First Friday Art Exhibits & Openings First, I would like to point out that these are in-person events—masks and social distancing is required in all of these spaces. That being said, if you have the desire to experience something similar to what Downtown San Jose’s…
Youth Poet Laureate Poetry is thriving these days for many wonderful and wonder-less reasons. You may be a poet and are entirely unaware of it. I implore you, as a poet myself, to write some thoughts down. Get your entire household to try their literal…
Go Go Gone, But Not Forgotten Five years ago this week, I had the luxury of producing a new show on South First Street in Downtown San Jose’s SoFA District. For four years, Go Go Gone Show entertained folks with an old concept: Performers had…
#AllWheelsWelcome This past Saturday evening, I dressed warmly, added a small string of lights to my backpack, filled my water bottle, masked up and climbed onto my trusty bike. I joined a couple of my podmates (also on bikes and skates) to meet up with…
WINTER ARTS 2021 This year’s arts guide is very different from the list we published before the pandemic began—for obvious reasons. All of these events are virtual, but they are vital. They are the culmination of creators putting in their best efforts to inspire us,…
Podcasts Are Our Friends! Send your events to mightymike [at] weeklys [dot] com WEDNESDAY 2021 National YoungArts Week+ Wed-Sat, Jan 27-Jan 30 Schedule and more Eventbrite An inspirational virtual showcase featuring the most accomplished young artists in the country. Each year, YoungArts introduces the public…
The Artist’s Way Master Course The highly-regarded Julia Cameron tome The Artist’s Way continues to inspire and motivate folks to apply and infuse their daily life with artistic methods for accomplishing any task however menial or troublesome. Andrea Chebeleu of A Work of Heart over…
S-C-U At The Show Santa Clara University has been one of my favorite places to loiter since I was 14 years old. The staff probably wasn’t very keen on my brother and I wandering the halls, two middle schoolers fascinated with all things interesting to…
