Santa Clara County Local News: Art, Culture & Media


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Image caption: Founding artistic director Robert Kelley (front of train) in TheatreWorks’ 1981 production of “Merry Wives of Windsor.”
Valley of Art’s Delight

Thanks to these cultural groups, whose roots date back before this millennium, Silicon Valley is known for more than just technological artistry.

Image caption: Like ripples in a pond, the hip impulse moved through Santa Cruz and beyond, and continues across generations.
How Did Santa Cruz Get So Hip?

Looking back at the Sixties and Seventies in Santa Cruz

Image caption: California's library system dates back 171 years.
How Cool Are Libraries?

California has gone from one library to more than 1,100 in the last 171 years.

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03/18/2025
In their March 11 meeting, the Los Altos City Council voted to proceed with the library courtyard project despite concerns about the impact on the adjacent Los Altos Heritage Orchard.

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03/15/2025
"From Labs to Lives" is a new website and video series launched by UC Davis highlighting the impact of research funded by the federal government. Read on for details.

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02/20/2025
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After years of delays and planning, Campbell is about to complete construction on its new library — and one nonprofit is counting on locals to step up and fill in the gaps.

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02/18/2025
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San Jose's downtown core is about to get more lively with a new late-night concert venue and bar in the works.

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02/14/2025
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Silicon Valley groups are calling for a mural they say is racist to be removed from the Palo Alto branch of the Santa Clara County Superior Court.

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02/13/2025
Read on to learn more about the South Bay School of Music Arts in Milpitas, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

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02/11/2025
On February 11, San Jose Museum of Art Executive Director S. Sayre Batton announced her departure scheduled for May. Read on for a look back at her tenure, and next steps going forward.

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02/06/2025
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San Jose’s historic St. James Park is one step closer to joining a national nonprofit’s network of outdoor music venues fashioned from neglected public spaces.

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02/05/2025
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A coalition of California colleges including San Jose State University could manage a landmark investment by Google and the state to fund local newsrooms.

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01/27/2025
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A new Vietnamese mural brings East San Jose residents agency.
The mural's three panels — which depict Vietnamese people fleeing their homeland, a woman in cultural dress and the beauty of Vietnam — is a first for the East San Jose Asian American community.

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01/22/2025
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As the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara celebrates 60 years, I jumped back in time to its original heyday at Second and San Fernando in downtown San Jose. Six decades is a long time for a free art museum.

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01/16/2025
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With the new year comes big changes to the Morgan Hill Times, which this week added experienced local media leaders to its team and will soon boast a new look for readers and advertisers.

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11/24/2024
Read on to learn more about the location and time for the Cupertino Community Tree Lighting on December 6.

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11/22/2024
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West Hills Community Church in Morgan HIll invites the public to the fourth annual “Christmas on the Hill” lights extravaganza this holiday season. The free walk-through outdoor event features a vast array of Christmas lights, hand painted life-size displays, themed decorated Christmas trees, light tunnels and free hot chocolate and popcorn.

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11/08/2024
You are invited to the newly completed Gourmet Alley public pedestrian plaza served by bars and restaurants in downtown Gilroy.

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11/07/2024
It's worth a read to discover Palo Alto Online's list of 8 great noncommercial Peninsula radio stations local worth a listen.

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11/06/2024
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Saul Dreier, a survivor of the Holocaust and founder of the Holocaust Survivor Band, will speak and perform at a special event in Morgan Hill on Nov. 18.

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11/05/2024
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Cura Contemporary art center will celebrate its grand opening in the new Edes Building in downtown Morgan Hill Nov. 16.

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09/25/2024
A proposed African American cultural center slated to be built at a site on The Alameda in San Jose has partnered with a nonprofit housing partner to add housing to the project.