The rustic-industrial atmosphere at Vino Vino intentionally conjures a sense of contrast. Rough-hewn wood furniture, smooth concrete tabletops and a steel, arc-shaped wine tap behind the bar are all meant to counter wine’s stereotypically stuffy image.
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Freestyle motocross riders with more than 1,000 total stunts arrive in San Jose with Nuclear Cowboyz at SAP Center on March 29 and March 30, a new show that adds theatrics to the world of adrenaline-fueled arena motorsports. The show is set in a post-apocalyptic…
Diverse influences run rampant in the decor at Amir Mediterranean Restaurant, but it’s the array of jewel-like, mosaicked Moroccan lanterns dotting the space—the focal point of the small restaurant—that reflect the menu’s straightforward focus on casual Mediterranean cuisine.
To the uninitiated, San Jose seems flat, uncultured, flatulent, stunted and dangerous. Contrary to the beliefs of those folks, San Jose is doing quite well in the culture department, growing right under the noses being thumbed at it. One of many examples of this growth is Shona Sanzgiri’s pop-up at Black and Brown: “On the Cusp.”
Silicon Valley Contemporary will host 40 galleries and nearly 250 artists from around the world during a long weekend in April at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.
“I was working as a community organizer for violence against women and girls issues and through that job we had a small grant from the state of California justice department that we decided to use to produce a video to help our cause. The experience of making that video left an impact on me.”
With a name more evocative of car parts or shoes, the opaquely styled Tpumps has nonetheless drawn long lines to its new digs in Cupertino on Stevens Creek Boulevard.
Using typically off-putting images in beautiful ways—such as a skeleton superimposed against a flower—Levin-Lau’s pieces are examinations of the how life and death, the beautiful and dreadful, interact everyday if you dare to look.
On the screens, in music video form, romantic scenes and dramatic confrontations unfold in many different settings: the beach, a lush garden, a temple courtyard. This built-in entertainment offers a good sense of the restaurant itself—a menu with a little bit of everything.
He’s not a bird, not a plane, and not quite a super hero (yet) but Ryoga Vee is a Ninja.
