Arts & Dining

San Jose's downtown doors come alive with art by local students - San Jose Mercury News border=

San Jose's downtown doors come alive with art by local students - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
The Cambrian resident just graduated from Leigh and is planning to attend the Academy of Arts in San Francisco. Scott Knies, executive director of the San Jose Downtown Association, praised the artists and the program, which started in 2003. …

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Date Lines: News from the Bay Area arts scene - San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
Looking to fill some otherwise empty seats during the company's down time, San Jose Repertory Theatre's new artistic director, Rick Lombardo, is inaugurating a "Summer Blockbuster Series," bringing in popular shows from New York and Chicago. …

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Restaurant listings - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
Local, seasonal, organic ingredients are transformed into intensely satisfying food at this pioneering organic restaurant recently remodeled along simply elegant contemporary lines. Patio dining. $$$$. Full bar. Dinner Tuesday-Sunday. …

Herhold: And the band blared on - San Jose Mercury News border=

Herhold: And the band blared on - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
Why not make a clean sweep of all the arts groups and festivals that line the trough for city cash? Why not say, "We'll talk once the city stops wasting money on the San Jose Jazz Festival, Christmas in the Park, the Rock 'n' Roll Half-Marathon and the …

Free music festival with French roots makes its San Jose debut - San Jose Mercury News border=

Free music festival with French roots makes its San Jose debut - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
I believe in the benefits of the arts, and I want to bring the French love of the arts to Silicon Valley. That's what we do with San Jose Jazz, and what they're doing with Left Coast Live (the May event involving some 100 acts in dozens of clubs, …
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Upcoming area world-music performances - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
Saturday at Senzala Brazilian Restaurant. At 27, the singer, at right, is coming into his own as one of Brazil's most gifted young samba composers. The son of samba great João Nogueira, Diogo has twice won the coveted right to supply the venerable …

Saratoga planners approve plan for new salon in the Village - San Jose Mercury News border=

Saratoga planners approve plan for new salon in the Village - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
Commissioners also approved business owner Rick Ratra's plan to expand the Union 76 service station's food market by 97 square feet. The commission had originally approved Ratra's plan to expand his building by 60 square feet, but he came back to the …

Silicon Valley meets Notre Dame in proposed 49ers stadium design - San Jose Mercury News border=

Silicon Valley meets Notre Dame in proposed 49ers stadium design - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
The technology could let fans order food or watch replays through their smart phones, and the open, "airy" construction would be unlike the retro brick ballparks and metallic domes that have dominated recent sports architecture. …

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Date Lines: News from the Bay Area arts scene - San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
New York's Nederlander Organization will now be in charge of programming touring productions for the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts it was announced Tuesday. The center's primary tenant, the 73-year-old American Musical Theatre of San Jose, …
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Home Plates: a favorite dessert from 1960s SF - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
Plates reader Arthur Encke remembers a restaurant named Orsi's sharing the recipe with delighted customers. Michele McEvoy of San Jose still has a recipe clipping in which legendary San Francisco columnist Herb Caen mentions the new dessert at Pietro …