Hard touring second wave ska act The English Beat will make a stop on April 18 at The Blank Club before jetting off to the land down under.
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Lest the South Bay—or its products—continue any longer without an idyllic nickname, Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association may have thought up a worthy successor to “Valley of Heart’s Delight” when they named their event Pinot Paradise.
“Chocatoo” might describe an avian from the peppermint forests of Candyland or perhaps Count Chocula’s new pet bird (made of marshmallow, of course). But in real life, the playful name is better understood as the name of a dessert shop that offers chocolate, but many other sweets, too.
“We really never want to call ourselves a “program” because that implies curfews and drug tests and other restrictions. We do something completely different.”
Psycho Donuts in Campbell is hosting the Bigfoot Event art show to benefit the Bigfoot Discovery Museum on April 12, with more than 22 artists selling their Bigfoot-inspired pieces. The Bigfoot Discovery Museum in Felton, near Santa Cruz, was opened by Michael Rugg and Paula…
Due to waning interest in skating and accompanying lower revenues, San Jose Skate has decided that closure of the rink is the best option.
If a restaurant could ever be said to have plumage, the bold-hued decor of Ciano’s Modern Latin Flavors would qualify. It’s much like the presentation of the food at Ciano’s: dishes are plated attractively, with obvious attention paid to highlighting the ingredients’ colors and textures, but it’s not over the top.
In an odd coincidence, two of the biggest hip-hop artists of the past decade pop up at Silicon Valley night clubs this week.
Every day, Mezcal’s back-of-the-house staff squeezes fresh lime juice for margaritas. But for the suddenly inflated price of the tropically grown citrus, they may as well be extracting liquid gold, says Adolfo Gomez, owner of the downtown San Jose Mexican bistro.
Opera may have been around since the 16th century, but the team at Opera Cultura feel it’s time for an update. Cuentos de Peregrinacion or Tales of Pilgrimage is a new hybrid show that combines operatic singing with staged readings that tell of immigrants’ experiences coming to the United States.
