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Photographer Joe Claus has been celebrating the people who run small businesses in our area with a photographic series called 'My Neighbors.' Claus will exhibit samples of his black-and-white portraits of local business owners at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, on the second floor, staring Sunday (Dec. 7, 1–4pm) with a reception and running through the end of January. Pictured is Alfredo of Liquid Agency, Brand Marketing, a business on South Market Street in San Jose.
Kids: 'The Elves and the Shoemaker'
California Theatre Center presents the cheery family fun play 'The Elves and the Shoemaker,' Dec. 6 at the Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre; call 408.245.2978 for tickets.
Movie Review: 'Milk' rises to the top
Sean Penn and Gus van Sant relive the days of triumph and tragedy
Film Review: 'Punisher: War Zone'
Ray Stevenson lays waste to his enemies
Movie Review: 'Cadillac Records' spins quite a tale
The story of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and Chess Records recalls a vital musical era
Movie Review: 'Dear Zachary'
The director visits San Jose for special showings of his harrowing documentary
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Vocoded
Kanye West 2.0 arrives with mixed results
Music Picks
Oasis, California Dreamin' and Candye Kane
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Happy Days Here Again
Billy Berk's brings a good-times vibe to the South First scene
Silicon Veggie
Vegan Improv
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Special Film Event: 'Metropolis'
Stanford Lively Arts screens silent classic with modern orchestral score
Stage Review: 'Around the World in 80 Days'
San Jose Rep brings Jules Verne's globetrotting adventure to town in a new stage adaptation
Book Review: 'Everyday Drinking'
A new collection by Kingsley Amis salutes the cocktail
Book Review: 'The Hell-Fire Clubs'
A history of 18th-century English clubs debunks some sensational myths
Letters to the Editor
December 3 - 9, 2008