Arts festival turns Menlo Park street into outdoor gallery
The Menlo Park Sidewalk Fine Arts & Crafts Fall Fest turned a length of Santa Cruz Avenue into an outdoor gallery last weekend. Art enthusiasts admired the paintings, sculptures, furniture,...
View ArticleSelf-proclaimed ‘world pumpkin capital’— Half Moon Bay — hosts annual festival
The 44th annual Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival took place this past weekend on Half Moon Bay’s Main Street. The self-proclaimed “World Pumpkin Capital” boasts dozens of local pumpkin patches,...
View Article‘The Big Meal’ symbolically marks San Jose Repertory Theatre’s closure
“The Big Meal” ended its run at the San Jose Repertory Theatre on June 1. The theater declared bankruptcy just 10 days later — making “The Big Meal” its last show ever.Founded in 1980, the San Jose...
View ArticleThe Anderson Collection: a private art collection becomes a public treasure
The 1947 Jackson Pollock painting “Lucifer” used to hang over Mary Patricia Anderson Pence’s bed. The 121 works collected by Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson and their daughter Mary Patricia now...
View ArticlePalestinian students campaign for the right to education
Shatha Hammad and Deema Alsaafin study English language and literature, not because of an undying love for Shakespeare, but because getting textbooks and materials for other majors proved...
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