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March 30, 2006
Devon Sproule
Thanks to everyone that came out to see Devon and Joanie that came thru San Jose to perform new songs. Watch for Devon's tour and go see her if you get a chance!
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March 29, 2006
Devon Sproule and Joanie Mendenhall perform at Anno Domini
PLEASE NOTE: performance will be held next door in the SoFA Lounge
372 South First Street, San Jose
408.294.7632
Some of you recall the first time Devon Sproule came through AD with Davy Rothbart and Found Magazine's "We are Nighttime Travelers" tour in 2003. He referred to her then as "his best find yet!" We couldn't have agreed more. (Ask him to tell you the story sometime.) Later that year Devon popped up in Rolling Stone's Top 10 Critics, Top 10 Picks for her album "Upstate Songs."
Devon Sproule returns to Anno Domini on Wednesday, March 29th for an evening performance. She is touring with the talented singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, Joanie Mendenhall .
Admission is free, but bring a few dollars so you can walk away with their cds!
PLEASE NOTE: performance will be held next door in the SoFA Lounge
372 South First Street, San Jose
408.294.7632
Devon Sproule and Joanie Mendenhall performance
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
doors at 7 p.m., open mic kicks off the evening
performance at 9:00 p.m.
free and open to the public
21 and over (sorry to all our younger friends!)
Anno Domini
366 South First Street
(in downtown San Jose's SoFA district)
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March 23, 2006
Perpetual Motion Roadshow returns to San Jose!
Perpetual Motion Roadshow #32
Thursday, March 23rd features...
singer/songwriter/spoken word sensation
TROY CURTIS from San Jose
opens the show!
folk singer gone bad
MARK SILVERMAN
from San Francisco!
wood-chopping performance artist
PRAWNS from Vancouver!
radical romantic
LAURA BOO MACDONALD
from Vancouver!
Thursday, March 23rd, 8 p.m.
Anno Domini
366 South First Street
in San Jose's SoFA district downtown
Admission: Free and open to the public!
Professor Prawns is an emerging practitioner in the field of participatory performance art, with a background in competitive improv theatre, weird performance art and slam poetry. He suffers from a condition known as shapeshifting-into-bunched-beets-and-leading-people-in-national-geographic- responsive-readings-and-freestyling-rhymes-while-chopping-wood-in-a-speedo-itis. The only known cure for this rare disease is sharing his unique pathologies with others in the form of a highly interactive performance format called: Learnology.
Mark Silverman is a songwriter and a comedian who lives in San Francisco. He's been featured on National Public Radio and Dr. Demento, and he's played hundreds of shows in the U.S. and the U.K. Mark is single. He is also tall and handsome, he makes lots of money, and he can spit real far. Mark thinks it's odd that people who write their own bios are forced to refer to themselves in the third-person.
Laura Boo hails from the frosty east (Montreal) and now lives in the soggy west (Vancouver). She's a renowned fag hag, a relentless workaholic and a delightful deviant searching endlessly for that place where romance and the mundane realities of passion collide. Publisher of 'zines and chapbooks, producer of video, installation, conceptual performance art and queer dance parties, she is also an activist, educator and closet academic. Her (anti-)poetry explores the personal and political through playful comedics and painful self-exposition. Her brain-children include the media-frenzy-inducing Team Makeout performance series and the chapbooks "Idiotology" and "Pathetic".
Learn more about PMR at www.perpetualmotionroadshow.com.
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March 18, 2006
Jack Fischer takes a look at Jennybird and Misha
Jack Fischer (of the Mercury News) visits AD's new location and shares his insight in his art blog here.
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March 17, 2006
Save the Merc!
Recent days have brought dizzying change to the San Jose Mercury News. In quick succession, the Mercury's owner, Knight Ridder, was sold to the McClatchy Co. which has announced it intends to sell the Mercury News.
The pending resale puts the paper's ability to cover the community at risk. An owner more interested in increasing profits than in fulfilling the paper's responsibility to the community likely would impose severe cutbacks in news coverage.
Please join the employees of the Mercury News and voice your support for preserving this vital civic institution.
We encourage you to visit the Save the Merc website and Sign the Support Statement.
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March 16, 2006
On the stage at Anno Domini
Artists Ferris Plock and Kelly Tunstall stand before their recent creation at AD. The site-specific mural is the second installment of our new "on the stage" series. The mural will be on view through May 2006.
Be sure to view the mural in progress photoset by astrogirl.
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March 15, 2006
2006 Kala Fellowship Award Competition
Kala Art Institute is accepting applications for the 2006 Kala Fellowship Award Competition. Eight artists will each receive a Fellowship consisting of:
$3000 cash award
Six month consecutive free studio residency at Kala Art Institute
24/7 access to Kala's printmaking workshop and electronic media center
Exhibition of artwork created during residency presented in the Kala Gallery
Applicants are judged on conceptual creativity and artist excellence with traditional printmaking, book arts, video and/or digital media. The Fellowship does not include housing.
Application deadline is May 5, 2006. Please check their website for application details:
http://www.kala.org/fellow/fellow_ap.html
or send SASE to:
Kala Art Institute
Attn.: Lauren Davies/Fellowships
1060 Heinz Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94710
Kala Art Institute
1060 Heinz Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94710
510-549-2977
kala@kala.org
www.kala.org
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Psychotronix Film Festival
KFJC's Psychotronix Film Festival shows only 16mm films, an archaic medium that brings us wondrous images of a near forgotten time. Antiquated commercials, neglected cartoons, previews from old movies, various short subjects which may have been intentionally educational then that are now just unintentionally funny. These films are the vox populi, not the master's voice, made by people looking for a paycheck, not immortality. The Psychotronix wants you to experience something not old enough to be precious nor young enough to be contemporary. A black and white world of irradiated, enormous insects, big hair, large cars, and happy people satisfied by the mild, mild, mild taste of tobacco. When the only worrisome foreign ownership was the prevalence of Canada Dry soft drinks.
An invisible art, this collection of films would never be celebrated by the academy. Monsters and clowns, the goofs and the gallants, products long gone and quaint notions of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. All this and more at the Psychotronix. Free snax, (with an "x") and door prizes. There will also be surprise guests as well as a roomful of people who like the same things you do- and how often does that happen?
These are films with never-weres not has-beens, though that doesn't mean that they are without talent, even if only a talent to amuse, at this point. You will want to see the Psychotronix- for the history, for the hysteria, for the histrionics. You'll laugh and wonder how it was that this corner of culture could ever have escaped your attention. See the shocking, eye-staggering truth, the follies and foibles, the catchy tunes, and the tidal waves of terror that are all part of the Psychotronix Film Festival.
Before you get too smug, remember that the distance of time allows us to see a culture's conceits. How will the future look at you, look at us? The future is now and the Psychotronix Film Festival is just weeks away. Previous Psychotronix have sold-out, so for best seating, get there early. Doors open at 6:00 PM.
The KFJC Psychotronix Film Festival
When: Saturday Night March 25 7:00 to 11:00 PM
Place: Room 5015 on the Foothill College campus, Los Altos Hills, El Monte exit off of Highway 280
Park in Parking Lot #5 right before the Brown Trailers and follow the signs
$5.00 Donation to Benefit KFJC and $2.00 for Parking (bring 8 quarters)
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March 09, 2006
Dig Dug debuts Tuesday, March 14th
Special thanks to the djs, vinyl dealers and everyone that came out to make the first Dig Dug event a great night. See you next month!
A new monthly listening party and record swap at AD hosted by Nate "Ennui" LeBlanc.
Each installment features a plethora of talent behind the decks who have been encouraged to play what they want, utilizing those forgotten corners of the collection that don't fit at clubs, bars, or parties. We've also invited some of the deepest collectors in the area to bring a few crates of gems to sell or swap.
Tuesday, March 14th Lineup:
DJs:
Lynn Ness- a local producer and jazz aficionado
Cutso- the best party-rocking DJ in all of San Jose and perhaps the Bay Area
Age- a deeply respected local DJ/producer and collector who will also have a few crates for sale
Dealers:
Jeff Jagged- local DJ/drummer extraordinaire known for his eclectic selections
DJ Ferrari- another SJ local who specializes in funk and soul
King Most- Bay Area DJ/producer/collector/soulstrutter
Justin Torres- the self described "surliest record dealer in the Bay Area"
8-11 pm every second Tuesday of the month
Admission: Free and open to the public
Location: Anno Domini, 366 South First Street, San Jose
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March 08, 2006
Trinity Sessions debuts this Friday, March 10th
Trinity Sessions is off to a great start. Thanks to the performers and everyone that came out for the debut of the showcase... Be sure to save the date for a new line-up every Third Friday of each month beginning in April. See you downtown!
Trinity Sessions debuts this Friday night, March 10th at Anno Domini.
Your host, Troy Curtis has seen to a full bill that includes the amazing spoken word of Mighty Mike Mcgee as well as the 10 person improv extravaganza of sight and sound "dud". Last but not least, Troy will also performing as well as dropping his 5 song Ep If you died yesterday, is this how you would live today.
Doors: 7:30 p.m.
(performance begins at 8 p.m.)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Location: 366 South First Street
San Jose, CA 95113
Note: beginning in April, Trinity Sessions will be held every third Friday of the month.
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March 07, 2006
New SJ (DIY) Art Venue
Al Preciado, a local artist and member of the Phantom Galleries, combines his love of visual arts and poetry to present a series of once-a-month events at his house/cottage/studio now referred to as "The Overpass Gallery". Each month's event will feature both a local visual artist and a local poet. This month's featured artist will be Tim Cottingim and poet Barbara Simmons.
Sat., March 11th, 3-9pm, free
859 West Hedding, San Jose
for more Info: 408-393-3567
San Jose artist, Tim Cottengim, has been a fixture of the South Bay art scene for the past 20 years. Cottengim, a former board member of Works Gallery, is presently a vital and contributing member of PAN (Professional Artists Network). He has shown at a number of local art venues. His paintings, uncompromising in their viewpoints, are edgy, moody and powerful expressions of the human condition.
Barbara Simmons, originally from Boston, has lived in California for the last 20 years. Simmons graduated from Wellesley College and received her MA from John Hopkins. Her work has been published in the Santa Clara Review, Xavier Review, The National Council of Teachers of English Annual Poetry Review, and Common Ground. She has aired two creative pieces on NPR, and is currently working on a long piece entitled Cover Letter.
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March 06, 2006
Cindy Chavez for Mayor
We went out to Cindy Chavez's campaign kickoff celebration yesterday. It was inspiring to see the incredible support from such an amazingly diverse community (our neighbors that we seldom see) in attendance. Councilwoman Chavez speaks from the heart, and enters the race with a background of doing-ness that echoes louder than any political jargon you'll hear in the coming months. Most of all, for us, she has been one of the most vocal evangelists regarding the importance of arts and culture in San Jose (or any city that desires greatness) for years.
To all of us that live, work and play in the city of San Jose, choosing our next mayor is truly one of the most important political decisions we'll make this year. We encourage you to take the city's future in your own hands and arm yourself with knowledge so you can make a decision you'll be proud of when we all look back on our great city and remember this time in the years to come... The time when we all chose to change the world from our own little corner of the globe. We should desire nothing less.
Mayoral Debate on March 30, 2006
Setting The Business Agenda Facing serious economic challenges from the region, other states and other nations, San Jose needs a mayor who will drive the economy like it has never been driven before. But how do we determine the right person for the job? Come to the Big 5 San Jose Mayoral Debate on March 30th at the California Theatre. On this night, Vintage Foster, publisher of the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal will moderate a one-of-a-kind forum during which candidates will answer questions focusing on the pulse of the city, and economic growth.Date: March 30, 2006 from 5-7 p.m.
Location:California Theatre, 345 South First Street San Jose
Admission:Free
Sponsored by the San Jose Downtown Association, Chamber of Comerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, and the Business Journal
Register online:
Mayoral Candidate Debate
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A Virtual Call for Entries
Ars Virtua Gallery and New Media Center is looking for works for our inaugural show. The theme of this show is "The Real" and will be exhibited on the grounds of Ars Virtua which is located on the border of Butler and Dowden in Second Life.
They are looking for 2D media, video and sculpture (including scripts) produced within the 3D engine. All representable media will be accepted for consideration but artists are cautioned to be economical with the number of prims used in sculpture.
For too long "the virtual" has been supplanted by "the real" in the realm of communication and entertainment. We recognize that there is no need for replacement, but for extension. We see that 3D game engines are creating new environments with new rules that are just as tangible as the old ones, but on new terms. Education and art have been waking up to value of simulation as it relates to and does not relate to campus and museum life. The value of simulation or perhaps the threat of it occurs when simulation begins to trump that which it is simulating. That is the purpose of this exhibit, and though it does not make every exhibit in space-time useless or passé it does attempt to offer a wholly electronic alternative, an "other" real.
"The Real" will be juried by a group of artists from the CADRE Laboratory for New Media.
Please submit files via email in the following formats:
jpeg - no larger than 400x300;
mp4 - no larger than 1mb;
descriptions- no more than 250 words
All submissions and requests for more information should be sent to gallery [at] ArsVirtua.com
Letter of interest due: March 14
Opening: April (TBA)
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March 01, 2006
South FIRST FRIDAYS March 3rd
It's that time again....South FIRST FRIDAYS is this Friday, March 3rd. Thanks to all for the support and enthusiastic encouragement from the last one. We'd like to welcome Green Rice Gallery to the mix, and encourage you to check out their current exhibit. ICA, MACLA and SJ Museum of Quilts will all be open with current exhibits and/or special programming for the night. Anno Domini has an artist's reception for Misha Bittleston's Residency with an art sound duo from L.A.
South FIRST FRIDAYS
South First Street (between San Carlos and E. Reed streets)
Downtown San Jose
8pm til late - free and open to the public!
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