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California Music Docs

Tune in, turn on, and drop into these California-focused documentaries—only some of which are about the ’60s San Francisco sound.

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Gilroyan prepares for San Francisco exhibit

Gilroy artist Steven Pattie is featured in a new solo exhibition at the San Francisco Zen Center. Titled “Perambulations in Words, Art, and Spirituality: The Art of Steven Pattie,” the exhibit features Pattie’s recent photographs, paintings, words and constructions. Pattie …

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More Than Hallelujah: The Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival Returns

This year’s Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival will be showing some well-known classics as well as introducing new art.

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San Jose International Short Film Festival

The SJSFF returns for its 15th year, packed full of more than 100 world-renowned films and spread over 15 screening blocks. The festival includes filmmakers from all over the world, who will also be hosting Q&A sessions after their films.

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Local film ‘The Wizard Zone’ to premiere in Morgan Hill Oct. 7

Brothers James and Joel Myrick, longtime Morgan Hill residents, have spent countless hours writing, editing film and sound, and using public wifi in the plaza under the giant oak tree on East Third Street in the city’s downtown to create …

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New Ballet in San Jose

Merging art genres is exciting, and on Friday New Ballet will be previewing their upcoming dance season amid the art and gallery exhibits at the Museum of Art. All of this for the price of zero.

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Smuin Dance Series 1 in San Francisco

Smuin Contemporary Ballet celebrates its 30th anniversary year with Dance Series 1, a sequence of evocative dances in harmonious succession. Two of these performances are revivals from past seasons

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All American Rejects in Mountain View

Pop punk is alive and well at Shoreline. At Mountain View’s premier outdoor venue—the long-time host for Warped Tour’s Bay Area stop—this Friday brings back Kevin Lyman’s cast of characters for a night of rock.

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Hadestown in San Jose

Two mythic tales meet in the middle in singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell’s Hadestown. The Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards including Best Musical, and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Hadestown is a story about industry pitted against …

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New California Bill Slaps Back at School Book Bans

California will penalize school boards that ban books based on inclusion of certain groups under a bill the governor is expected to sign into law. But some fear unintended consequences.

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Newsom Halts TikTok Ban, App to Stay on State Phones

A bipartisan bill to prohibit TikTok on state phones is shelved until 2024. It had breezed through the state Legislature, but the authors want to tweak the measure. It's the latest social media regulation to get stalled in California.

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Aching for More

After a half-decade away, webcomic ‘Achewood’ returns to the Palo Alto underground. Revamped characters just as sassy as the first rendition.

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Steve Harwell, Former Smash Mouth Lead Singer and San Jose Native, Dies at 56

Harwell was a founding member of the band, which broke out in the late 1990s with hit songs like Walkin’ on the Sun and All Star. He was born on Jan. 9, 1967, and grew up in San Jose.

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La Raiz Magazine Highlights Homegrown Perspectives

La Raiz Magazine emerged out of the pandemic for emerging writers. Ready to read now, these artists lift diverse perspectives.

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New murals celebrated in downtown Gilroy alley

Two massive murals were unveiled Aug. 18 on Railroad Alley, part of an effort to revitalize downtown with vibrant colors in a highly visible corridor for train passengers. The works, located on the alleyway between Martin and Lewis streets, were …

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