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Best Art Gallery
San Jose Museum of Art
110 S Market St, San Jose
408.271.6840 | sjmusart.org
Runner-up
Triton Museum of Art
1505 Warburton Ave, Santa Clara
408.247.2438 | tritonmuseum.org
Best Ballet Company
San Jose Ballet School
157 N 4th St, San Jose
408.295.5394 | sjballet.com
Runner-up
New Ballet
196 N 3rd St, San Jose
408.352.5616 | newballet.com
Best Ballet School
San Jose Dance Theatre
1756 Junction Ave, Suite E, San Jose
408.286.9905 | sjdt.org
Runner-up
New Ballet
196 N 3rd St, San Jose
408.352.5616 | newballet.com
Best Comedy Night
San Jose Improv
62 S 2nd St, San Jose
408.280.7475 | improv.com/sanjose
Runner-up
ComedySportz
5440 Thornwood Dr, San Jose
Best Cover Band
Spazmatics
facebook.com/spazmaticsrock
Runner-up
Dead Man’s Party
deadmansparty.com
Best Dance Club
Splash
65 Post St, San Jose
408.292.2222 | splashsj.com
Runner-up
The Ritz
400 S 1st St, San Jose
408.982.3784 | theritzsanjose.com
Best Dance Company
New Ballet
196 N 3rd St, San Jose
408.352.5616 | newballet.com
Runner-up
San Jose Dance Theatre
1756 Junction Ave, Suite E, San Jose
408.286.9905 | sjdt.org
Best Dance Studio
Get Down Dance Theater
190 Jackson Ave, San Jose
Runner-up
Groov3
Classes at locations in San Jose and Santa Clara
213.377.5625 | groov3.com
Best Festival—Central Silicon Valley
Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival
Memorial Park, Cupertino | https://www.cupertinocherryblossomfestival.org/
Runner-up
Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival
Best Festival—West Valley
Campbell Oktoberfest
Runner-up
Boogie Music Festival
Best Festival—South County
Morgan Hill
Mushroom Mardi Gras
Runner-up
Gilroy Garlic Festival
Best Festival—Peninsula
Mountain View
Art and Wine Festival
Runner-up
Los Altos Art and Wine
Best Festival—San Jose
San Jose Obon Festival
Runner-up
SoFA Street Fair
Best Film Festival
Cinequest
Runner-up
Silicon Valley Asian Pacific Film Festival
Best Jazz/Blues Club
Mama Kin
374 S First St, San Jose
408.664.9303 | mamakinsj.com
Runner-up
Poor House Bistro
Temporarily operating out of Mimosas of Willow Glen and Narrative Fermentations
408.292.5837 | poorhousebistro.com
Best Karaoke
7 Bamboo Lounge
162 Jackson St, San Jose
408.279.9937 | 7bamboolounge.com
Runner-up
Woodhams Sports Lounge
4475 Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara
408.244.2899
Best Large Music Venue
Shoreline Amphitheatre
One Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View
650.967.4040 | livenation.com
Runner-up
Mountain Winery
14831 Pierce Rd, Saratoga
408.741.2822 | mountainwinery.com
Best Latin Music Club
Miami Beach Club
417 S 1st St, San Jose
408.971.6646 | Facebook.com/miamibeachclub
Runner-up
Club Caribe
101 S 1st St, San Jose
408.290.2061 | clubcaribedesanjose.com
Best LGBTQ Event
Silicon Valley Pride
Best Local Band
Runner-up
Best Media Personality
Robert Handa
Runner-up
Sal Pizarro
Best Museum
San Jose Museum of Art
110 S Market St, San Jose
408.271.6840 | sjmusart.org/
Runner-up
The Tech Interactive
201 S Market St, San Jose
408.294.8324 | thetech.org
Best Music Festival
San Jose Jazz SummerFest
Runner-up
Music in the Park
Best Outdoor Art Event
SubZero Festival
Runner-up
Mountain View Art and Wine Festival
mountainview.miramarevents.com
Best Outdoor Music Venue
Mountain Winery
14831 Pierce Rd, Saratoga
408.741.2822 | mountainwinery.com
Runner-up
Shoreline Amphitheatre
One Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View
650.967.4040 | livenation.com
Best Performing Arts Center
Center for the Performing Arts
255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose
408.792.4111 | sanjosetheaters.org/theaters
Runner-up
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
500 Castro St, Mountain View
650.903.6000 | mvcpa.com
Best Performing Dance Company
sjDANCEco
7283 Coronado Dr, San Jose
408.675.1412 | sjdanceco.org
Runner-up
San Jose Ballet School
157 N 4th St, San Jose
408.295.5394 | sjballet.com
Best Record/CD Store
Streetlight Records
980 S Bascom Ave, San Jose
408.292.1404 | streetlightrecords.com
Runner-up
Rasputin Music
1820 S Bascom Ave, Campbell
408.558.0781 | rasputinmusic.com
Best Small Music Venue
The Ritz
400 S 1st St, San Jose
408.982.3784 | theritzsanjose.com
Runner-up
Art Boutiki
44 Race St, San Jose
408.971.8929 | artboutiki.com
Best Small Theater Company
City Lights Theater Company
529 S 2nd St, San Jose
408.295.4200 | cltc.org
Runner-up
San Jose Stage Company
490 S 1st St, San Jose
408.283.7142 | thestage.org
Best Small/Quirky Museum
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
520 S 1st St, San Jose
408.971.0323 | sjquiltmuseum.org
Runner-up
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
1660 Park Ave, San Jose
408.947.3635 | egyptianmuseum.org
Best Symphony
Symphony San Jose
325 S 1st St, San Jose
408.286.2600 | symphonysanjose.org
Runner-up
San Jose Chamber Orchestra
408.295.4416 | sjco.org
Best Theater Company
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
877.662.8978 | theatreworks.org
Runner-up
San Jose Stage Company
490 S 1st St, San Jose408.283.7142 | thestage.org
