The Sobrato Tower FINALLY Get's a Tenant!

It has been confirmed! PWC will be moving to 209,151 sqft of shiny blue glass in downtown San Jose known to most as the Sobrato tower. This flagship AAA office space has been vacant since completion in 2002. A few years ago it was destined to become the BEA headquarters, but Oracle's acquisition of BEA put a hold on those plans. Finally, this amazing building will be utilized. I was fortunate enough to tour the top floor a couple years after it was complete, and this is easily the nicest office building Downtown, if not in all of San Jose. It is unfortunate to have such a great space empty for so long... but that's all history now. Come early 2011, at least thirteen hundred workers are going to be very happy.

For more details, just head over here.

Two Buck Tuesday Today ($2 art!) @ KALEID

TWO BUCK Tuesday November 16th

from Phantom Galleries by Cherri Lakey

Another awesome evening of creative speakers, performers, demos, live painting and $2 art!
TWO BUCK Tuesday, November 16th, 7-9pm
FREE and open to the public!


Cardboard Box Theatre Project is a a South Bay theatre company, founded in 2009 by Santa Clara University alumni, dedicated to the creation of new works and the presentation of old works in new ways. The driving force behind our productions is the desire to make theatre more accessible and engaging in all respects. We concern ourselves not only with the material we present and our audiences’ financial access to our productions, but also with the mode of presentation. Instead of creating distance between the world of the audience and the world on stage, we continuously blur such lines and allow the audience to see parts of our process that other companies try to mask.
CBTP will perform Act Like Trees and Leaf - Written and Directed by Maren Lovgren
In true CBTP style, Act Like Trees and Leaf pokes fun at -- and has fun with -- the conventions of theatre as two actors audition for an amazingly unique (and probably unstable) director.


KALEID Gallery artist Josh Marcotte will speak about his current featured exhibition Insomnia. Lost San Jose Nights.


Singer/songwriter, Veronica Malki performs soulful, acoustic music resonating inspiration from nature and traveling. Her timeless style is comprised of Folk, Blues, Flamenco, and World Music qualities.


Musical Saw Workshop by DeatHat musician Kate Saturday - students, bring your saw!
Plus live painting and face painting by Mariya Milovidova

TWO BUCK Tuesday, November 16th, 7-9pm
FREE and open to the public!

KALEID Gallery
88 South 4th Street
San Jose, CA 95112
http://www.KALEIDgallery.com
(408) 947-1785

Reminder: Walk to Fight Childhood Cancer!

 

Event: 2010 Give thanks. Walk. - San Jose, CA
Location: San Jose, CA
Date: 2010-11-20

Join us on Saturday, November 20, as St. Jude supporters in the San Jose, CA community, and more than 60 other cities nationwide, come together to participate in the Give thanks. Walk. to raise money for the children of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

• Event Venue: Great Mall
• Address: 447 Great Mall Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035
• Registration Starts: 7:00 AM
• Walk Starts: 8:00 AM

Registration for this family-friendly event is FREE. Simply click "Register" from the links above to sign up and create your own personal or team fundraising Web page. From there, you will be able to send e-mails to your friends and family to ask them to join your walk team and make a donation to support the lifesaving work done at St. Jude.

Walkers who reach the following fundraising totals will receive exciting Give thanks. Walk. prizes.

• Walkers raising $35 will receive a 2010 Give thanks. Walk. t-shirt
• Walkers raising $100 will receive a t-shirt and a Give thanks. Walk. water bottle.
• Walkers raising $250 will receive a t-shirt, water bottle and a St. Jude tote bag.

To donate on behalf of a walk team or participant, select "Sponsor a Participant" from the links above and search for the person or team you would like to sponsor. Your generous donation will help St. Jude fight childhood cancer.

A special thank you to the Give thanks. Walk. National Platinum Sponsors:

Also, thank you to our local sponsors and supporters:

Questions about our local event? Interested in volunteering or getting more involved in the event planning? Please contact your local St. Jude representative:

- Laura Cuellar

- (510) 595-2100

- laura.cuellar@stjude.org

PRESS RELEASE:

San Jose residents are encouraged to register for national Give thanks. Walk. to be held November 20.

San Jose walk will be one of more than 60 events nationwide to benefit St. Jude.

ALSAC/St. Jude Contact:

Laura Cuellar

510.595.2100

Laura.cuellar@stjude.org

SAN JOSE, CA (10/05/10) – San Jose residents can join walkers across the country in taking

steps in the fight against childhood cancer by participating in the national Give thanks. Walk.™ to

be held Saturday, November 20 at the Great Mall starting at 8:00 a.m. The San Jose event is one of

more than 60 Give thanks. Walk. events held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving benefiting St.

Jude Children’s Research Hospital®.

While registration is free, participants are encouraged to ask friends and families to sponsor

them with a donation to St. Jude. All registrants who raise a minimum of $35 will receive an

official Give thanks. Walk. T-shirt. Those who register to walk by October 23 will be entered to

win a $100 gift card.

“The Give thanks. Walk. is a great opportunity for San Jose to start off the Thanksgiving

holiday healthy by participating in our event that benefits St. Jude and thousands of children who

are battling cancer and other deadly diseases,” said Laura Cuellar, St. Jude Representative.

This national event helps kick off the seventh annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign,

which encourages consumers to “Give thanks for the healthy kids in your life, and give to those

who are not.” National sponsors for the Give thanks. Walk. are New York & Company, Brooks

Brothers, Window World, AutoTrader.com and Breitling. Local sponsors for the event include La

Kalle FM, Recuerdo FM, Estereo Sol FM, El Avisador Magazine, and Great Mall.

For more information about the Give thanks. Walk. and to register, visit

www.givethankswalk.org.

Baseball San Jose: Congrats to the Earthquakes!

Congratulations on a Great Season, San Jose Earthquakes

from Baseball San Jose by noreply@blogger.com (DLo)

Unfortunately, the Quakes' thrilling post-season run came to an end in Colorado last night.Though it was a disappointing elimination, the Quakes have every reason to be proud of their work this season. They have firmly reestablished themselves as major players in Major League Soccer, so watch for even bigger seasons ahead.

Speaking of upcoming seasons, Earthquakes (and A's) owner Lew Wolff announced this week that fans should have a new stadium in which to enjoy games by no later 2013. This is exciting news for Bay Area soccer fans, but it also bodes well for our own efforts to build a downtown ballpark. As with the Quakes, bigger seasons lie ahead for the A's—in San Jose.

You're up to bat, San Jose!

Interesting Webinar Tomorrow on Improving Communities

Webinar: Knight Soul of the Community: Why People Love Where They Live and Why It Matters

A New Approach to Improving Communities
Based on Gallup Research

On November 15, 2010, Gallup and the Knight Foundation will host an event and broadcast it live via a Webcast, to share the results from the Knight Soul of the Community study. The study’s goal is to determine what drives community attachment or emotional connection to a place. Leaders can use this information to improve the vitality of their own communities. The Knight Soul of the Community study represents the result of three years of research and shows fascinating insights into the importance of community attachment and ways to build it.

Speakers include Paula Ellis, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at Knight, Jon Clifton, Deputy Director of the Gallup World Poll, and Katherine Loflin, Lead Consultant, Soul of the Community.

Gallup and Knight Foundation invite you to join us as we discuss the community attributes that drive an emotional connection to a place. Media, policymakers and non-profit and community-based organization leaders are encouraged to view this live Webcast.

Live Webcast

The Knight Soul of the Community: Why People Love Where They Live and Why It Matters event will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time on November 15, 2010, and will be broadcast live on the Soul of the Community website. There is no cost to attend and no advance registration is needed to view the Webcast. For more information, contact Paul Wiseman at 305.860.1000 x124.

SLG Hosts a San Jose Comics Festival Mini-Show Today!

It's pretty awesome that we have a comic book publisher / store / gallery in SoFA. It is way down the street where First and Market merge, and they are definitely a hot spot for First Fridays (they usually have food, music, and free comics). If you missed them last week, you have a chance to visit today and meet some local aspiring Stan Lees (you know, the creator of Spider Man, X-Men, Hulk).

San Jose Comics Festival Mini-Show
Saturday November 13th Meet dozens of local comic book creators in the relaxed atmosphere of the SLG Publishing Warehouse/Gallery/Entertainment Megaplex. Attending includes Gene Yang Mick Gray Rich Koslowski Jon "Bean" Hastings and more. FREE ADMISSION!

Ballet San Jose - The Production (Part 4 of 5)

Part 4 of Ballet San Jose's compelling documentary takes us backstage to show the tremendous amount of work required for production. Just click the link below to watch the video!

Part 4: http://blip.tv/file/4365103

Older Parts

Part 1: http://blip.tv/file/4262451 

Part 2: http://blip.tv/file/4303425

Part 3: http://blip.tv/file/4332357

Rubio's Contest!

I have started messaging those who I believe to be the winners for the Rubio's contest. Why the ambiguity in that sentence? Unfortunately, due to high volumes of traffic, Twitter imploded right around noon time. It wasn't accurately recording retweeters for a solid half hour! Fortunately, archaic technology saved me... pen & paper. Even though Twitter wasn't recording all of the retweeters, I was able to see the last person that retweeted and wrote down usernames "just in case." In order to prevent technical mishaps in the future, I think we'll do the next contest by singing telegram.

Twitter issues aside, Congratulations to all of the winners! I highly recommend their fish tacos =) I would also like to send out a huge thank you to all participants and to Rubio's for providing the gift certificates!

SJC Terminal B Retail is Fully Leased

The 50,000 sqft of retail space in San Jose International Airport's shiny new Terminal B is now 100% occupied. The last couple spots were taken by San Jose Joe's (Original Joe's) and Tres Gringos.

In other retail news, The Pasta Market is now open at the San Jose Market Center off Coleman.

San Jose Metblogs: Veteran's Day Parade Today

San Jose actually hosts the largest Veteran's Day event in Northern California. If you're lucky enough to get the day off, read below or at the San Jose Metblogs site for more details on today's festivities!

92nd Annual Veterans Day Parade

by Gary Wiens

November 8th, 2010 @ 11:05 PM Downtown, Free, Holidays

Thursday November 11 is Veterans Day. There will be a memorial ceremony and a parade in downtown San Jose; also, in honor of Veterans Day, entrance fees waived at National Parks.

The Parade’s Opening Ceremony begins on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month with a memorial ceremony at Plaza de Cesar Chavez on Market Street.

The Parade begins at noon from Delmas Street (near HP Pavilion) and travels east along Santa Clara to Market Street. The Parade then proceeds south on Market Street and ends at San Carlos Street.

In addition, entrance fees waived on Veterans Day at public recreation lands managed by the National Park Service.

On Veterans Day, there is no postal service and libraries are closed.

Veterans Day
Thursday, November 11, 2010

11:00 am – Opening Ceremony
12:00 pm – Parade