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Taschen Sale This Weekend
I had the paradigmatic blogger moral struggle about this post: do I do my duty as a Metblogger and let you all know about the Taschen sale or do I keep mum and save all the best buys for myself? In the end, my love for you, my fellow Angelenos, won out. I am... »
Risqué Photography 6PM Tonight
More than just a workshop “Show You Mine, Show Me Yours” sounds like a party. For $25 learn the secrets of taking earthy, erotic, naughty, provocative, or whatever suggestive pics you would like of yourself or a friend. This happens tonight at 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ~ Get your tickets now at Brown Paper Tickets. Sets,... »
Risqué Photography 6PM Tonight
More than just a workshop “Show You Mine, Show Me Yours” sounds like a party. For $25 learn the secrets of taking earthy, erotic, naughty, provocative, or whatever suggestive pics you would like of yourself or a friend. This happens tonight at 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ~ Get your tickets now at Brown Paper Tickets. Sets,... »
Nerd Out at the Vader Project Starting This Weekend
It’s never too early to start planning your weekend (you already have your Sunday afternoon booked with us at our Donut Summit, right?), so here’s another one to add to your weekend bucket: Darth. Vader. Helmets. Arti-fied. A bit similar to the Yoka Bear project at Designer Con last year, the Vader Project began in... »
subZERO festival photos
The subZERO Festival was last night in downtown San Jose. There was art on the street: A special San Jose Bike Party ride with the theme of “Friday Night Lights”: And bands like Ben Henderson and Friends: A great event! I’ll be back next year. »
Happy National Do(ugh)nut Day/Really Great Neon!
It’s National Donut Day, everybody! The perfect day for me to remind you to come to the Donut Summit on June 13! And today when I was out and about running some errands in West Hollywood, I saw this awesome vintage Winchell’s sign – it’s part of On Route -66 Lights, a collaborative exhibit between... »
SubZERO
The SubZERO festival is Friday, June4, 2010, in the SoFA. The event is “a diy, artistically bent, hi/lo-techno mashup” including music, art, and a special Bike Party ride: The Bangerz performing with San Jose Taiko. Ben Henderson & Friends Corpus Callosum The Ferocious Few Tsigoti A special San Jose Bike Party ride starting and ending at the festival The regular South... »
Live Music Tonight!
While everyone else is crowding the beaches and roughing it in campsites, you can have some fun right here in San Jose this Memorial Day weekend! As the sun sets on a gorgeous day, head on over to the SLG Art Boutiki for great live local music by Mike Bacon, Troubadour, Lakes, and the... »
Lightning in a Bottle Rocks (and Rolls) and Rises Again!
A couple of years ago, on the spur of the moment, my sweetie Dan and I hopped into the car for an adventure and ended up at Lightning in a Bottle up in the Santa Barbara/Santa Ynez area. It was an amazingly blissful weekend, filled with great music, in-depth ‘green’ talks by cool speakers,... »
Win Tickets to the Venice Art Walk & Auction
This is kind of embarrassing to admit, but for the first 9 years that I lived in Los Angeles whenever I heard “Venice Art Walk” I just assumed it was another neighborhood organized thing where people walk from small-ish art gallery to boutique store with art on the walls to bar. I assumed it... »
Electrical Box Art: Dancing in Silver Lake
This lovely bit of electrical box art on Hyperion in Silver Lake caught my eye while I was visiting the new Silver Lake branch of the LA Public Library (a very cool place — I’ll be posting about it this week). It’s right in front of the outdoor seats at Gingergrass, so I divert... »
Another boring Friday night? Do good and have fun at SLG!
. You’ve already seen the newest movies, or you don’t care to see them, and nothing else seems just right for tonight? Why not make the short trip to downtown San Jose and visit SLG Publishing’s Art Boutiki and Gallery for great local live music, a potluck, awesome art, and of course some comics! I checked... »
South First Friday for May
Just a few photos from last night’s South First Fridays gallery crawl. The turnout seemed lower than other times I’ve been to the event, but there was still a good vibe. New (in the couple of months since I last went) exhibits were up at the Quilt & Textile Museum, MACLA, and Works/San Jose.... »
Saturday at Pehrspace: Dresses!!
If you’re looking for something fun to do tomorrow (ie: Saturday) night, Pehrspace, that neat little performance space that always has quirky and amazing stuff going on, is hosting the Dress Show. Curator Dawn Anderson asked several of her local artist friends, including people working in fashion, advertising, music, and acting, as well as the... »
Shot in San Francisco
Shot in San Francisco Curator Pete Gowdy* and Oddball Films* will share vintage 16mm films shot in San Francisco: San Francisco Queen of the West ~ 1947 Kodachrome Tour of the City ~ 1947 San Francisco Ageless Cable Cars ~ 1950 Kodachrome documentary cable car Blackie, Wonder Horse, Swims Golden Gate ~ 1938 B+W 1970’s News Outtakes ~ Outrageous... »