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From My Yoga Mat to The Movie Maverick
I was on my yoga mat this morning at 24hr, trying to focus on my breathing in savasana (or corpse pose, the much anticipated final super-duper relaxing pose of any yoga class). Usually my mind wanders off into space and I feel pretty floaty, but today it just kept going back to Tuesday night... »
Free tickets to Symphony Silicon Valley Chorale
Unfortunately there’s only two free tickets, and you have to take a short survey to be entered in the drawing to win them. The deadline to enter is March 6. The tickets are for the Friday, March 19, performance, Festival of Choirs: American Roots, featuring Will Todd’s Mass in Blue. Mass in Blue is... »
Diners Drive Ins’ and Dives into San Jose
Guy Fieri (the Food Network) traveled to San Jose in search of some comfort food. He found what he was looking for at the “Naglee Park Garage” located at 505 East Santa Clara Street. Hours of Operation: Tuesday – Thursday: 5pm to 9:30pm Friday and Saturday (Dinner): 5pm to 10pm Saturday and Sunday (Breakfast): 9am to 1pm. 408 286-1100 The... »
Tonight: The Lost Art of INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
Fans of the Quentin Tarantino’s last film take note, Upper Playground was teamed up with some amazing artists and the Weinstein Company to produce INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS: The Lost Art of the Film which will be a benefit for Haiti. The exhibition will feature a poster created for the movie by David Choe, Sam Flores,... »
San José City Hall Falcon Cam
Catch the comings and goings of our favorite reality show couple, on the “Clara and Esteban Colbert Falcon” Webcam. Thanks to The City of San José and the Santa Cruz Predatory Research Group the sky is the limit for this pair of Peregrine Falcons. »
Cinequest, Jeffrey James Lippold, & Cindy Margolis
As Cynthia Corral posted we are counting down to Cinequest 20. Yes, there is film to be seen at our local movie houses and on TV. Our computers offer film on hulu and there is film in the post box from Netflix, but only at Cinequest can we get close enough to feel the... »
Valentine’s Day Love Spectacular
Whether you vehemently detest Valentine’s Day or you are looking for something unique to impress your baby cakes this weekend, Captured Aural Phantasy Theater has just what you need to quench that burning desire way down in your special place. This weekend, the Vaudeville-style throwback troupe will be performing a very special Valentine’s Day Love... »
Nothing Personal, I Don’t Hate the 323 Area Code. I Just Like 213 A LOT Better.
Yesterday, while taking down a co-workers phone number, I found myself freaking out (with joy) over his 213 phone number. See, we’re a dying breed, us hangers-on to the 213 area code. It’s too often I’ve seen people knocking phone numbers associated with central LA and (God forbid!) Downtown. I’ve spent lots of... »
Funding for LA Dept of Cultural Affairs at risk to go away in Motion 56.
Garcetti and a few of his pals on the LA City Council have put together a motion that will adversely affect the growth of the arts in LA by eliminating dedicated funding for the Department of Cultural Affairs. Specifically Motion 56 will divert the funds currently going to them from the hotel tax... »
Spend a rainy evening with ghost stories at the SJ Rep
If you are looking for a cozy place to keep warm and dry one of these rainy evenings, the San Jose Repertory Theatre can transport you to a beautiful old pub in rural Ireland for two hours every night (except Mondays). Until February 21 you have the opportunity to see The Weir and... »
Classic Eats #8: Downtown Delightful! (And I Mean FULL!)
Thanks to everyone who made Classic Eats #8 a smashing success! What a great way to start the Classic Eats New Year! We started at Langers at 2:30, Metblogs signage in hand. We waited for a few minutes until Mr. Langer himself came out to greet us, then we were bumped ahead of the line... »
Counting down to Cinequest 20
It’s that time of year again, when you see red banners flying from the street poles, hoards of student interns running wild-eyed around the streets of San Jose, and your local film loving friends are suddenly speaking another language that sounds to your untrained ears like “Independent Halfdan forums the Maverick worldwide scheduling Babnik... »
Independent 3-D Film Comes To Downtown L.A.-TONIGHT!
Last August, the L.A. 3-D Club participated in the Downtown Film Festival and presented an international program of 3-D shorts. Since then, the organization has worked on forming a partnership with the Downtown Independent Theater to provide a venue to show independent 3-D movies. Thanks to a generous silver screen donation from USC and... »
February’s Truck Stop: 1st Annual Street Food Fest
If this weekend’s food trucks-for-Haiti event proved anything, it is that people will show up to eat street food. In fact, they’ll show up regardless of the reason why these trucks have gathered a la Fast and Furious: Food Truck Edition. Case in point: at least half a dozen people I talked to on... »
See You At Classic Eats Tomorrow!
Quick reminder that we’ll (hopefully) see a lot of you tomorrow, Saturday, January 23rd at 2:30pm at Langer’s. They know we are coming and are very excited about it. LA Metblogs Classic Eats is at the top of their news page! When close down Langer’s at 4pm (when they close), we’ll proceed to Cole’s around 4:30... »