The California Room on the fifth floor of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Main Library | Courtesy of the California Room

Save Martin Luther King Library’s California Room from San Jose’s Budget Cuts

The California Room on the fifth floor of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Main Library is one of the most useful rooms in all of San Jose. Only a non-vibrant person would suggest otherwise. More than 5,000 people...
FanimeCon returns May 22–25, 2026, to the San Jose McEnery Convention Center

Fanime 2026

Each year, on the last weekend of May, the streets of downtown San Jose bloom into a rainbow of wigs, petticoats and full-body makeup. Without corporate gloss or manufactured hype, a massive celebration of anime, manga and...
The Otilia Donaire Band in Redwood City

The Otilia Donaire Band in Redwood City

The extremely saucy Otilia Donaire brings undeniable energy to Bay Area stages with high-octane, dance-friendly music.

Free Will Astrology, May 20-26

Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): If you’re a professional photographer, now is an ideal moment to invest in the higher-end lens you know would expand...
cinco de mayo, japantown gallery

Cinco de Mayo in San Jose: Parades, Festivals and Citywide Celebrations

San Jose is the Bay Area’s Cinco de Mayo capitol, with community-wide celebrations and red, white and green flags everywhere. While the date commemorates Mexico’s 1862...
gavin newsom, cannabis reform

Gavin Newsom’s Mixed Record on Cannabis and His Political Balancing Act

Many are asking: What is the deal with Gavin Newsom? Since Donald Trump returned to office, the governor has gained a lot of new fans across...
Better Than Ezra in Menlo Park

Better Than Ezra in Menlo Park

Even if fans are wanting to hear one song, this feels like the kind of show that will remind them how many of those songs still hold up.
Dolphin Hyperspace in San Jose

Dolphin Hyperspace in San Jose

Saxophonist Nicole McCabe and bassist Logan Kane are Dolphin Hyperspace. This modern jazz duo from Los Angeles applies values and style from electronica and dance music...
Maddy Smith in San Jose

Maddy Smith in San Jose

Based in New York City, Maddy Smith (aka Maddy With The Fatty) is a comedian, writer, television personality and social media icon. A regular opener for...
Dev1ous in San Jose

Dev1ous in San Jose

Dev1ous join forces with fellow thrash metal Oaklandites Negative Sixxx and San Francisco’s six-piece melodic death metal heshers Short Fuse.
Don Quixote in Mountain View

Don Quixote in Mountain View

Miguel de Cervantes’ 17th-century epic Don Quixote is considered the first modern novel, and one of the most widely translated.
The Jury Experience Death By AI in San Jose

The Jury Experience – Death by AI in San Jose

A driver-less car has taken a life. Who is accountable when AI makes a fatal mistake—the programmer, the passenger, or the machine itself? This immersive theatrical...
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Enter for a chance to win tickets to Clara La San on June 4 at The Warfield in San Francisco. Drawing May 27, 2026.
Enter for a chance to win tickets to The Human League on June 5 at The Warfield in San Francisco. Drawing May 27, 2026.
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