Culture – San Jose Inside https://www.sanjoseinside.com A look inside San Jose politics and culture Wed, 10 Apr 2024 21:13:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 In Memoriam: Rick Holden, San Jose Community and Arts Advocate https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/in-memoriam-rick-holden-san-jose-community-and-arts-advocate/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/in-memoriam-rick-holden-san-jose-community-and-arts-advocate/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2024 21:13:35 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208889 A strong advocate for music, the arts and education, Holden was very involved with a variety of community organizations.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/in-memoriam-rick-holden-san-jose-community-and-arts-advocate/feed/ 3 Hollywood Stars Penn and DiCaprio Filming in San Juan Bautista https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/hollywood-stars-penn-and-dicaprio-filming-in-san-juan-bautista/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/hollywood-stars-penn-and-dicaprio-filming-in-san-juan-bautista/#respond Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:58:59 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208573 Paul Thomas Anderson directs movie scenes in  'BC Project' in the historic downtown setting.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/hollywood-stars-penn-and-dicaprio-filming-in-san-juan-bautista/feed/ 0 East San Jose Poet Named New Santa Clara County Poet Laureate https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/east-san-jose-poet-named-new-santa-clara-county-poet-laureate/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/east-san-jose-poet-named-new-santa-clara-county-poet-laureate/#respond Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:17:35 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201208303 Yosimar Reyes was named Santa Clara County's eighth poet laureate, and will serve for two years, through 2025.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/east-san-jose-poet-named-new-santa-clara-county-poet-laureate/feed/ 0 Tech Interactive to Honor will.i.am with Humanitarian Award https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/tech-interactive-to-honor-will-i-am-with-humanitarian-award/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/tech-interactive-to-honor-will-i-am-with-humanitarian-award/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 20:25:56 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201207507 In addition to the founder of the Black Eyed Peas, The Tech will honor its sixth annual “Tech for Global Good” laureates on Saturday.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/tech-interactive-to-honor-will-i-am-with-humanitarian-award/feed/ 0 State Follows San Jose Lead, Ends Bans on Lowriders https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/state-follows-san-jose-lead-ends-bans-on-lowriders/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/state-follows-san-jose-lead-ends-bans-on-lowriders/#comments Mon, 30 Oct 2023 21:20:02 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201207425 San Jose was known as the lowrider capital of California until 1986, when the city banned those cars and created “no cruising zones.” The city overturned its ban on lowriders in 2022, and on Sept. 1 of this year San Jose city officials joined car enthusiasts in celebrating the first Annual Lowrider Day.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/san-jose-gets-low-marks-for-zombie-survivability/feed/ 1 Downtown Ice Returns to Downtown San Jose Holiday Season with New Operator https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/downtown-ice-returns-to-downtown-san-jose-holiday-season-with-new-operator/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/downtown-ice-returns-to-downtown-san-jose-holiday-season-with-new-operator/#comments Wed, 27 Sep 2023 18:18:41 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201206695 Traditional ice skating experience returns to Circle of Palms starting Nov. 17 for 26th season, after a one-year hiatus.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/downtown-ice-returns-to-downtown-san-jose-holiday-season-with-new-operator/feed/ 2 Steve Harwell, Former Smash Mouth Lead Singer and San Jose Native, Dies at 56 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/steve-harwell-former-smash-mouth-lead-singer-and-san-jose-native-dies-at-56/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/steve-harwell-former-smash-mouth-lead-singer-and-san-jose-native-dies-at-56/#respond Mon, 04 Sep 2023 22:53:17 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201206127 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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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/steve-harwell-former-smash-mouth-lead-singer-and-san-jose-native-dies-at-56/feed/ 0 Festa Raising Money for Italian Flood Victims https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/festa-raising-money-for-italian-flood-victims/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/festa-raising-money-for-italian-flood-victims/#respond Wed, 02 Aug 2023 18:15:36 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201205615 The Italian American Heritage will set up collection stations at this weekend’s Festa celebration in San Jose to raise money for a Faenza Flood Relief Fund.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/culture/festa-raising-money-for-italian-flood-victims/feed/ 0 Morgan Hill Cancels Annual Downtown Tasting Festival, Citing Costs and Security https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/morgan-hill-cancels-annual-downtown-tasting-festival-citing-costs-and-security/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/morgan-hill-cancels-annual-downtown-tasting-festival-citing-costs-and-security/#comments Mon, 15 May 2023 22:15:09 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201204430 The decision by the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce to cancel Taste of Morgan Hill follows previous post-pandemic South County cancellations of the mushroom and garlic festivals.

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