Content Pick-Up Party tomorrow (Issue 9.1 - Find)

Content subscribers can enjoy a memorable night of food, drinks, music, and art at the AFKgg Gamer Lounge tomorrow to celebrate the release of Issue 9.1. This issue features: Russell Powell, Kyle Harter, AFKgg Gamer Lounge, Roads and Kingdoms, The Running Shop and Hops, Cat & Cloud Coffee, Good Karma Bikes, Bay Maples: Wild California Gardens, Park Station Hashery, Bylines, pangaean studios, Open Source, Airfield Supply Company, Anjee of MACLA / Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana and Eric Bausewell of SurfaceInk.

Content Magazine subscribers receive one complimentary beverage and appetizer. AFKgg Gamer Lounge has surprisingly good food for a gaming venue and were even listed as one of the top 25 cocktail bars in Silicon Valley.

The event goes down tomorrow (Feb 16th) from 7pm to 9pm at 163 W. Santa Clara Street in Downtown San Jose.

If you are not already a subscriber, you can find out more information over here.

Content Magazine 9.0 Pick-up Party and 5th Anniversary next week

My favorite San Jose magazine is celebrating its fifth year with a free event next Tuesday, December 13th at Art Object Gallery (592 N. 5th St., San Jose).

Music will be provided by Wax Moon, Cado Dos Santos, Mardi Morillo, April Gee, and Steely Nash. Snacks and light bites will be provided by Michi Sushi, The Cookie Boys, Manresa Bread, and the Mount Hamilton GrandView Restaurant.

Content Magazine subscribers will get a complimentary beverage and holiday gift bag along with their issue. If you are still not a subscriber, head over here.

They are also partnering with Toys for Tots on this event. It is encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy for a child in need (age range is 0-16).

The event will run from 7pm-10pm and street parking is available as well as a city lot on 6th and Jackson.

Content Pick-Up Party tomorrow (Issue 8.4 - Profiles)

Content subscribers can enjoy an evening of art, music, food and drinks in the Citadel Art Studios Gallery to celebrate the release of Issue 8.4. This issue highlights 45 leaders in art, fashion, design, and music who are key to changing and growing the culture of the South Bay.

Snack on appetizers, sip refreshing beverages, and experience creations by some of the artists featured in 8.4 including Max DeHart, Tyson Johnston, Agency Furniture, David James Keaton, and more. There will also be a musical performance by the sibling duo Bird and Willow. Subscribers to Content Magazine will receive a complimentary beverage when picking up their issue.

The Citadel is the largest artist community in the South Bay with over 70 studios, fostering both established and emerging artists. Originally a cannery, the industrial feel of the building gives artists the freedom to express their creative side.

The event goes down tomorrow (Oct 19th) from 7pm to 9:30pm at 199 Martha St. in San Jose.

If you are not already a subscriber, you can find out more information over here.

San Jose photo contest

History San Jose and Content Magazine are teaming up for the "This IS San Jose 2016" photo contest. The goal is to promote our uniqueness, diversity, and support our art community. Winners will have their photos displayed in the City Hall Routunda, win prizes, and will be featured in a future issues of Content Magazine.

Below you can see instructions for entry. For additional details (and a district map for tagging your photos), head over to the "This IS San JOSE" website over here.

Help Capture the Uniqueness and Diversity that IS San Jose!

Continuing the annual tradition, History San José will be accepting submissions for the 2016 Photo Competition, This IS San Jose.  There are several benefits to this contest including:

• Promotes the uniqueness and diversity that is San Jose 
• Supports the photographic arts and artists 
• Helps contest winners build their photographic portfolio and resume
• Documents each of the ten (10) districts with recent photographs for preservation for future generations

There are many ways for artists to participate - through our Kick-off Instagram Contest and then using any camera format the General Photo Contest.

Instagram Kick-Off Contest - Starts May 20 Thru July 1, 2016
Instagram contest begins May 20, 2016. Use @thisissanjose and the district number where the photo was taken (e.g., for District 1, use #district1; for District 10, use #district10, etc.) with your mobile device. District map can be found at San Jose Council Districts. 1, 2, 3. Honorable Mention winners will be automatically entered in the General Photo Contest.

General Photo Contest - Starts July 1 thru September 23, 2016
Primary photo contest begins June 20th and is open to all types of cameras and levels of ability (professional, non-professional or student under 18). Submissions for the primary contest need to be made before September 9th at contest@thisissanjose.com. Include your name, category (professional [earn over 50% from photography], non-professional or student under age 18), district taken, and your photograph in jpg document format.

All winning entries form all districts will be displayed in the San Jose City Hall Rotunda from October through December 2016. We are planning an awards reception in October with prizes. Winners will also be included in an upcoming issue of Content Magazine.

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Content Magazine pick-up party for issue 8.2 "Sync"

The latest edition of content magazine celebrates the art of fashion and this will be one of their biggest "pick-up" parties yet. Unlike traditional magazines, if you are a Content subscriber you have the option of picking up the latest issue at an event with the writers, photographers, editors, and the people featured in the latest issue.

The pick-up party for issue 8.2 Sync will take place on Saturday, June 18th from 7-10pm at The Armory (240 N. 2nd Street). The event will include curated art galleries by Anne & Mark's Art Party, a fashion show by Pivot: The Art of Fashion, small bites, a no-host bar, live music, and a DJ. Of course if you are a subscriber you also get your latest issue of Content. There will also be an after-party at Ludwig's, a new German restaurant in Downtown San Jose.

Unlike most pick-up parties for Content, this is a paid event. However, the first 75 subscribers to RSVP will receive two free passes. To RSVP, click here. You will also get 1 free drink coupon. If you are not yet a subscriber, head over here.

Content Issue 8.1 pick up party

The latest edition of Content Magazine is called Sight and Sound and features Chris Wondolowski, Kwesi Young, B. Lewis, Christ Reed, and The International Culinary Center. The publishers are throwing a pick up party during the SoFA Street Fair on April 24th between 3pm and 6pm.

There will be live music and subscribers will get one free drink when they pick up the magazine. For more information, head over here.

Josh Marcotte featured in the latest issue of Content Magazine

Lost San Jose creator Josh Marcotte has a great feature in the latest edition of San Jose's best magazine, Content. The article focuses on his Monterey Highway project, showcasing a grittier side of our city. To subscribe to Content and access this article along with many others, just head over here.

Content Pick Up Party Today!

In celebration of Content's 4th anniversary, they are doing a pick up party for Issue 7.5 "Serve" today at Downtown ice from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. This issue is focused on those that volunteer in our community. It features Kristi Yamaguchi, Ryan Nyquist, Manresa Bread, Caffe Frascati, Orly from Cukui, Cinequest, PSRT, Cruels, and Ann Bridges.

The event will include disco skating, beer by Golden State Brewery, wine by Regale Winery, hot cocoa, and biscotti. Subscribers get one free ice skating pass and a gift from Roxanne Biscotti when you pick up your latest issue.

Unlike most of their events, this one will be outdoors so bundle up! If you are not a subscriber yet, you can learn more about this great publication over here.

Content Magazine Pickup Party Today!

Content is celebrating the release of Issue 7.4 "Phase" tonight with its readers and contributors. This time around the party will be at the Rockbar Theater (360 Saratoga Avenue) and run from 7pm to 10pm. Subscribers and a +1 get in for free and will even receive a drink ticket and appetizer on the house at the Vodka Lounge Bar (random fact, they have over 100 vodkas here). Non-subscribers can still get in by paying $15 at the door per person, and that includes the latest issue.

To subscribe to Content Magazine and get invite to great events like this one, head over here. This is truly the best magazine out there for San Joseans.

Content Pick-Up Party Tomorrow! (Issue 7.3 Style)

Content Magazine's latest issue launches tomorrow and the main theme is South Bay style. The pick up party is going to be from 7-9pm at The Continental Bar. Content subscribers will get VIP access to the back patio lounge and a free beer or wine as well as a free appetizer courtesy of Grub Shack. If you still aren't a subscriber, head over here.

Music: Talkie, Amy Dabalos | Sponsors: The Continental Bar, Filco Events, Talkie, Amy Dabalos

STYLE 7.3 Featuring: Okayama, Japan | Skyline | Maker: Genevieve Santos | San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles: Nancy Bavor | Style Portrait Series | WEKFEST | The Continental Bar: Sam Ramirez | FAME & FutureArtsNow!: Bobbi Vie | Underground: Samuel & Bella Garcia | Asiel Design: Jonathan & Linnae Gomez | Matriarchate: Mark Chua | Sonido Clash | Talkie | Amy Dabalos | Album Picks: Tommy Aguilar | Author: Eva Murray | Content Calendar | Content LABS

Content Magazine Pick-Up Party Today!

Content Magazine's latest issues comes out today and explores how we connect with our community. As is the norm with Content, they throw a party for their subscribers and collaborators every time a new issue comes out. This time it will be hosted at Southern Lumber--a South Bay staple that will be closing its doors after 110 years of service.

At the party, Content will reveal the winners of the Visual San Jose 2015 photo contest. Subscribers get a signature drink and an appetizer for FREE and there is no cover charge for the event. If you aren't a subscriber yet, just head over here!

Music: Hill Man, Xiomyr, Beer: Santa Clara Valley Brewing
Food: Whole Foods
Sponsors: Southern Lumber, Filco Events, Whole Foods, Santa Clara Valley Brewing, Visual SJ, Pac SJ

CONNECT 7.2 Featuring: Ekaterinburg, Russia | Wayfinding | Blaise Rosenthal | Visual SJ Photo Contest Winners | Bay Area Glass Institute ArtKick: Nancy and Sheldon Laube | Jeffrey Brian Adams | CatapultWorks: Tom Beck | Shareology, Bryan Kramer | Clever Girls Collective: Cat Lincoln, Stefania Pomponi & Kristy Sammis | H & H Lighting | Wearhaus: Richie Zeng & Nelson Zhang | Bellabeat: Urška Sršen | Hacker/Founders: Jonathan Nelson | SETI: Drs. Jill Tarter, Nathalie Cabrol & Lori Fenton | Southern Lumber: Jeff Pohle | Knight Foundation: Danny Harris | Savory Kitchen: Colleen Janke | Nomikai: Kathy and Tone Tran | San Jose Jazz: Brendan Rawson & Bruce Labadie | Xiomyr: Billy Barnes & Koosha Araghi | Hill Man | Album Picks: Tommy Aguilar | Mike McGee

Content 7.1 "Sight & Sound" Pick-Up Party

The latest issue of Content Magazine comes out today and in typical fashion they are throwing a pick-up party to celebrate. This time the event will be at Glass House and include live music and a fashion show. The event runs from 7pm to 10pm and Content subscribers will also get a complimentary beverage and appetizer.

If you are not a subscriber yet to this awesome magazine, click here!

CONTENT magazine would like to thank their Artists & Sponsors:
Music: Pounders / Steely Nash / Raul Y Mexia/  Gustaf Fjelstrom / Beer: Camino Brewing Company Food: Oak & Rye Fashion Show: Franco Uomo / Scotch & Soda / Lotus / Bella Rosa SPONSORS: Camino Brewing Company / Oak & Rye / Fil Co / Williams Rentals / The Tech Museum / JE Models / Artkick / Halvorson Models / Scout Models / Umbrella Salon / The Glass House / Red Haute & Co.

Sight and Sound 7.1 Featuring:  Guadalajara, Mexico | St. James Park | Joseph Arruda | Robert Ragazza | Viet Mac | Noise Furniture  | Sam Raske | CreaTV | Suzanne St. John-Crane  |  SJSU Storytelling | South Bay Pulse | Adobe Youth Voices | Peter Pheap | School of Visual Philosophy |  Yori & Dana Seeger | San Jose Earthquake | Tommy Thompson | Image Challenge  | 2015New Faces  | Jack Rose Libation House | Holy and Russ Stanley | Camino Brewing Company | Nathan Poulos & Allen Korenstein | Oak and Rye | Ross & Bree Hanson Dana Bunker & Angelo Womack | Gustaf Fjelstrom | Raul y Mexia + SueñaTron | Steely Nash | Pounders | Album Picks | Tommy Aguilar | What’s in Your ears? | Philz Baristas | Persis Karim

Visual San Jose, Citywide Photo Contest

The Preservation Action Council of San Jose (PAC*SJ) and San Jose Historic Landmarks Commission in conjunction with Content Magazine and our sponsors is hosting Visual San Jose, a citywide historic photo contest. The contest is free and open to professionals, non-professionals and students (under 19). The deadline for photo entries is April 17, 2015.

May is Historic Preservation Month and this photo contest will celebrate historic preservation through the eyes of Bay Area photographers. Our mission is to promote historic preservation by raising awareness of San Jose’s historic resources, to celebrate the efforts to preserve our city’s history and to recognize the irreplaceable historic resources that are threatened.

Finalists’ photographs will be included in the June/July 2015 issue of Content Magazine and on display locally in San Jose in early June. The contest awards reception, in conjunction with the Content Magazine release, will be held on June 16, where winners in each category will be presented with prizes from our sponsors.

Submission Requirements:

• What: Photographs of historic structures, sites or historic artifacts within San Jose
• When: Photographs taken between July 1, 2014 to April 17, 2015
• Where to submit entries: Submit photographs (limit 2) in jpeg format to Submit2015@VisualSJ.com by April 17
• Entries must include: name, date taken, category and a description of the photograph 
• Categories: professional (earns over 50% from photography), non-professional or student (under 19)

Entries will be judged based on photographic technique, photographic creativity, historical significance and the short written description. For more details and rules of the contest please visit www.VisualSJ.com. 2014 photo contest finalists can be viewed at www.SJhistoricalphoto.com.

Donations (tax deductible) will be gratefully accepted to go toward the cash prizes of the chosen winners. Donations may be made by mailing a check payable to the PAC*SJ with a notation that it is for the Visual San Jose photo contest. Mail your donation to: Preservation Action Council of San Jose, History Park, 1650 Senter Road, San Jose CA 95112-2599. For questions or to donate, contact us by email at info@VisualSJ.com.

PAC*SJ is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to preserving San Jose’s architectural heritage and quality of life, through education, advocacy and events.

The San Jose Historic Landmarks Commission supports and advises the San Jose Planning Department and the City Council on historic preservation issues.

Content Magazine is a bimonthly San Jose based magazine promoting the people, events, and businesses of San Jose. San Jose deserves a magazine that is able to articulate the unique life & style of our city.

Content Magazine Pick-Up Party Today

Content Magazine's latest pick-up party is tonight in their new home at 38 West Santa Clara Street. This is the first issue after their merger with SVCreates. As is tradition now, the pick-up party will have live music, drinks, and food. No magazine treats their readers better! For more details, head over here.

Content Magazine Aquired by SV Creates

My favorite local publication--Content Magazine--is merging with SV Creates starting in January. I think this is great news on both sides. SV Creates will get a kick-ass magazine that is very much in tune with the arts and creative community in San Jose. Content will have access to greater resources and distribution channels.

For the offical announcement from Daniel Garcia (Content's founder), just scroll down. I wish both Content and SV Creates the best of luck and a huge congratulations!

Content Pick-Up Party + 3rd Anniversary Celebration!

My favorite local magazine is celebrating 3 years in print today! Subscribers can come to the former Rep at 101 Paseo de San Antonio between 7-10pm tonight to pick up the latest issues called "Dine." Of course, Content isn't your ordinary magazine, so they are also throwing in a free drink from local breweries (Hermitage, Laguintas, or Gordon Biersch) and music by Cado and Tim Atlas whom are featured in the issue.

While you are there, check out the pop up shops spread across the ground floor of the Rep lobby. These include The Usuals, The Die Hard Co, Curate Good, Empire Seven Studios, Jen's Cakes, and Liquid Bread!

Content Magazine Pick Up Party!

My favorite magazine is hosting their latest pick up party at the most unique restaurant in San Jose--Orchestria Palm Court. Part restaurant, part soda bar, part museum of autonomous music machines from the early part of the last century... you won't find another place like this. I couldn't think of a better location for Content to release an issue entitled "Retro." 

The pick up party runs from 6-8PM at 27 E. William Street. Subscribers will even get a free appetizer. While you're there, try a gem salad and anything from their soda bar.

Pick Up Party 
Tuesday, October 14th 6:00-8:00pm

Come celebrate our new issue, 6.4, "Retro," with the Content Magazine community by going back to a time of soda jerks, player pianos and jukeboxes at Orchestria Palm Court. Featured in Issue 5.5, "Feast," come discover this hidden gem for yourself.  

27 E. William Street
(Between S. 1st and S. 2nd)
San Jose, CA 

Subscribers, Contributors and People Featured will get a free appetizer and a copy of the latest issue. Non-subscribers can purchase the latest copy for $5 (50% off) at the Pick Up Party.  

Stop on by. Meet new people. Learn new reasons to love your city.
RSVP (or email us)

Content Magazine Pick Up Party Today @ Paper Plane!

Content Magazine is having another one of their pick-up parties, and this time it is at one of my favorite new restaurant/bars Downtown--Paper Plane. If you are a subscriber, you get one free drink (and the drinks here are fantastic). Non-subscribers can stop by and purchase the latest copy for only $5 (half-price). Either way, this is well worth checking out!

Pick Up Party--Tuesday,
August 19th 6:00-8:00pm

Come celebrate our new issue, 6.3 "Stage," with the Content Magazine community at one of San Jose's newest spots, Paper Plane.

72 S. First Street
San Jose, CA 95113

Subscribers, Contributors and People Featured will get one free drink and a copy of the latest issue. Non-subscribers can purchase the latest copy for $5 (50% off) at the Pick Up Party.  

Stop on by. Meet new people. Learn new reasons to love your city.
RSVP (or email us)

Content Magazine 6.2 Pick Up Party!

Content Magazine is launching their latest issue tomorrow with another one of their famed pick-up parties. This one will take place at Downtown San Jose's newest craft beer hot spot, ISO Beers (75 E Santa Clara St. right next to Ike's Sandwiches). The event runs from 6-8pm.

If you are not a subscriber yet, learn more about Content Magazine over here.

Content Magazine Issue 6.1 Pickup Party Today

It's that time again! Content Magazine is having a pick up party at MACLA in San Jose's SoFA Disctirct. The theme of the new issue is "Sight & Sound." Subscribers will get appetizers from the awesome First to Market as well as a free drink for themselves and their +1. There will even be a Fashion Show.

The event runs from 6-8pm today and MACLA is located at 510 S. 1st Street. For more info on this great publication, visit Content Magazine.