“My friend used to call me Little Lost Indian, and I just went with it,” says Sid Enck. Choctaw by blood, but artistically driven by Hopi and Apache traditions, Sid will be showing his work in the Metro gallery beginning on South First Friday.
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It might be a contrary way to celebrate Christmas, but this year’s holiday offering from San Jose Stage, Reckless, is a dark, lyrical comedy by Craig Lucas (Prelude to a Kiss, The Light in the Piazza).
The decor of this Japanese/Hong Kong cafe is simple, but the place bubbles with activity. Loud, energetic music plays on the speakers, and there is a rack of random magazines available for perusing, not to mention several board games.
The fourth installment, KraftBrew WinterBall will be held Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Landmark Ballroom at the San Jose Woman’s Club. The event will feature tastings of more than 35 seasonal and holiday beers, many reflecting variations of bold, complex and spicy notes in aroma and flavor.
The future of one of San Jose’s few all-ages music venues is uncertain after SLG Art Boutiki announced that it must move from the SoFA District location it has called home for the last 11 years.
The San Jose production will be brought to life by alumni of one of the most prestigious children’s theater companies in the nation.
The theatrical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s colossal novel follows the now-familiar story, set in 19th-century France, of fugitive Jean Valjean and the policeman Javert who relentlessly pursues him. It is a tale of youthful love and a nation’s bloody revolution.
The new Liquid Bread Gastropub opened in downtown Campbell just a month ago and is on the fast track to becoming a South Bay hot spot for top-notch food and beer offerings. Liquid Bread boasts 20 rotating craft-beer taps and 70 to 80 bottled beers for in-house consumption or purchase to go. There is also a selection of fine wines and soda.
This Persian bakery comes close to one-of-a-kind status—there aren’t many in the South Bay. Yet, it is different, even for Persian food. They make a point, he told me, to select items that wouldn’t be found at Persian restaurants in the area.
Program run by San Jose State students provides new leases on life by expunging criminal records. Norma Burns knows hard times. Her adopted parents abused her as a child, and from the time she was 4 years old until she became an adult, she says, she was raped multiple times.
In the current trend of South Bay restaurants, there seem to be two working models: high-end, high-tech fusion kitchens that stress bold new flavors and cooking techniques to entertain foodies, and the smaller, authentic corner dives that pleasantly represent the flavors of an ethnically diverse valley.
