Thursday, February 29, 2024
Urban Putt, a love letter to San Jose's past, present, and future
Friday, February 2, 2024
Santana Row 2024 Lunar New Year Event on Feb 10th
Monday, January 22, 2024
San Jose's Electric Light Tower and its connection to the Eiffel Tower
Mario Fontana ETH-Zurich from TAW on Vimeo.
Bernard Meurtin Interview from TAW on Vimeo.
Corentin Interview Ver 1.0 from TAW on Vimeo.
Friday, January 19, 2024
Honest reviews of San Jose's "iconic" statues
Friday, January 12, 2024
Content 16.2
Here are some of the people featured in the upcoming issue:
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Pianist Nicolas Namoradze performs for Steinway Society in San Jose
WHO: Steinway Society – The Bay Area presents
WHAT: Nicolas Namoradze
WHEN: Sunday, January 21, 2024 @ 2:30 pm
WHERE: Montgomery Theater, 271 S. Market St., San Jose. Live and LIVE STREAMED
MORE INFO: https://steinwaysociety.
Pianist and composer Nicolas Namoradze came to international attention in 2018 upon winning the triennial Honens International Piano Competition in Calgary, Canada—among the largest prizes in classical music. His recitals around the globe have been met with universal critical praise, and recent album releases have received extraordinary accolades, including the Choc de Classica, Record of the Month in Limelight, Instrumental Disc of the Month in BBC Music Magazine, Editor’s Choice in Gramophone, Editor’s Choice in Presto Classical and Critics’ Choice in International Piano.
Among the most critically acclaimed musicians of his generation, Namoradze was bestowed the 2020 & 2021 Young Pianist Award by the UK Critics’ Circle, which called him “very much more than a top-flight pianist.” Recent highlights include recitals at concert halls including New York’s Carnegie Hall, London’s Wigmore Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin and the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan; festival appearances at Tanglewood, Banff, Gstaad, Santa Fe and more; and performances with orchestras including the London Philharmonic, Budapest Festival Orchestra and Sinfonieorchester Basel.
Namoradze earned his master’s at The Juilliard School and his doctorate at the CUNY Graduate Center. He is currently pursuing postgraduate studies in neuropsychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College, London, where his research interests include the effects of mental practice and mindfulness on musical performance. Namoradze is the author of the book “Ligeti’s Macroharmonies,” published by Springer in the Computational Music Science series, and his compositions are published by Muse Press.
”Set to become one of the truly important artists of his generation.”
–American classical pianist Emanual Ax
THE PROGRAM:
Bach-Busoni, “Ich ruf zu dir, Herr” BWV 639
Bach, French Suite No. 1 in D minor BWV 812
1. Allemande
2. Courante
3. Sarabande
4. Minuet
5. Gigue
Bach, The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080
1. Contrapunctus VI
2. Contrapunctus VII
Fauré, Preludes Op. 103
1. No. 3 in G minor
2. No. 6 in E-flat minor
3. No. 9 in E minor
Ligeti, Etudes
1. 1. No. 11, “En suspens”
2. 2. No. 13, “L’escalier du diable”
3. 3. No. 16, “Pour Irina”
INTERMISSION
Nicolas Namoradze, Memories of Rachmaninoff’s “Georgian Song”
Pärt, Für Alina
Pärt, Variationen zur Gesundung von Arinuschka
Rachmaninoff-Namoradze, Adagio from Symphony No. 2, Op. 27
Scriabin, Sonata No. 4 Op. 30
TICKETS:
Single Tickets: $45 to $70
General Admission: $70/$60/$50
Senior & student: $65/$55/$45
Livestream online: $25 per household / live + unlimited listens for 48 hours
Purchase Tickets: https://
Box Office: 408.300.5635
Email: office@steinwaysociety.
Sunday, December 24, 2023
Introducing San Jose Monopoly!
Monday, December 4, 2023
New Downtown San Jose illustrations
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Stunning new illustration of Downtown San Jose
Sunday, October 22, 2023
De.coded - A Human Atlas of Silicon Valley
Saturday, September 30, 2023
Mid-Autumn Festival today at San Jose's Berryessa Branch Library
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Urban Confluence meeting to discuss placing Breeze of Innovation in Plaza de Cesar Chavez
The agenda will cover a history of the project, the Plaza de Cesar Chavez master plan, and plenty of time for public comments and questions.
Below is an early concept render, but no finalized design currently exists. The project will be developed in collaboration with park neighbors, event producers, visitors, and all interested citizens of San Jose.
- Improved infrastructure such as a stage, lighting, and sound for park events such as concerts and Christmas in the Park
- A possible expansion of the park footprint based on recommendations from the San Jose Department of Transportation
- Elements that honor Cesar Chavez
Monday, September 25, 2023
Little Italy San Jose Street Festival this weekend
Thursday, September 21, 2023
CODAsummit: Art, Technology and Place - Oct 4-6
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Culture Night Market at Hillview Park in East San Jose, Sep 23
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Content 15.4 "Profiles" pick-up party
Friday, August 4, 2023
Italian Family Festa this weekend at History Park San Jose
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Monopoly: San Jose Edition
Source: SVBJ
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
100 Things To Do In San Jose Before You Die - 2nd Edition
25% of the entries on the second edition are new, and the rest have been updates with extended tips. I have used the book as sort of a checklist to see how many I can do. The answer is 52. In the 2nd Edition I have been able to do 52/100.
- Hiking Mount Umunhum
- Having a picnic at the Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve
- Bike, Blade, and Board at Viva CalleSJ
- Letting your taste buds travel with a Little Ethiopian in Little Ethiopia
- Indulge at Adega (I think this will be updated for the 3rd Edition)
- Pair farm-fresh food with gorgeous valley views at the Mount Hamilton GrandView Restaurant
- Celebrating the geekiest week of the year with Star Wars Day and Free Comic Book Day
If I haven't been super clear, I highly recommend the 2nd edition (even if you have the first). You can get the book in paperback or Kindle form over here.
Monday, April 17, 2023
Bay Area's first Portugal Restaurant Week! April 17th - April 24th
As a Portuguese-American it used to be a huge challenge to even find Portuguese food at restaurants in the Bay Area. Once Sousa's Restaurant (Azorean Portuguese) on Santa Clara Street closed down, there wasn't a single proper sit-down Portuguese restaurant in San Jose.
Fast forward to today and it's a different story. The first and only Michelin Star restaurant in San Jose and the only Portuguese restaurant with a star in the United States is ADEGA--coincidentally in the same East San Jose retail spot as Sousa's used to be. One of the hottest Downtown San Jose restaurants is Petiscos. Then you have Uma Case in SF, LaSalette in Sonoma, and Tasca Tasca also in Sonoma. There are also outstanding Portuguese-influenced restaurants popping up like Broma in Mountain View (with a Michelin Star chef from Chez TJ).
A celebration of these restaurants kicks off today with the Bay Area's first-ever Portugal Restaurant Week. Special discounted multi-course menus will be available at Adega, Petiscos, Uma Casa, La Salete, and Tasca Tasca. Now's the time if you have yet to experience Portuguese food, which is best served family-style with wide varieties of things to try. You can't go wrong with any of the five options, but please support our San Jose restaurants so they stick around for a long, long time.
For more info and menus, head over to the Portugal Week site over here! The event only runs until April 24th.