Hotel Valencia Events
CIELO Rooftop Wine Terrace

Hotel Valencia, Santana Row, San Jose, CA 95128

WINE, ART & CHEESE EXPLORATION
Wed. September 17, 5:30-8pm
Sample California wines, imported & domestic cheeses, and appetizers as you view impressive exhibits by Bay Area artists.   Read more...

Jesse Charles Solo Smooth Jazz
Various Dates & Locations

Celebrating 19 years of professional fun!
• Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30pm
    Wyndham San Jose, 1350 North First St
• Thursdays, 4:30-7:30pm
    The Vault Ultra Lounge, 81 W Santa Clara St, Read more...

Biscuits and Blues World Music Nites and more...
Ongoing 2008
San Francisco

Biscuits and Blues, 401 Mason / Geary Sts, San Francisco, CA 94102
Happy Hour Jam Session Stop by and check out our new Happy Hour Jam Sessions every Thursday thru Sunday from 3:30-6pm!! Enjoy inexpensive drinks and delicious southern bites while listening to some of the best Jazz and Blues cats and aspiring newbies in town, keepin' it live and real at the home of the blues. Click here for calendar

Kaweh 'Live in San Francisco' CD/DVD Release
Northern California Tour, 2008

Sat, August 30, 8pm, Kuumbwa Center, Santa Cruz, All Ages
Sat. September 13, 9pm, Illusions, Palo Alto, 21+
Sun. September 28, 7:30pm, SOHO, Santa Barbara, All Ages
Sun. October 12, 3pm, CBS Modesto, All Ages

The long anticipated live album with an international all star line up of musicians and dancers has come to fruition with an added live multi camera DVD. Their tight and diverse rhythms can best be described as Rumba Flamenca, Mediterranean & Latin.  Read more...

17th Annual San José International Mariachi Festival
September 7-28
San Jose

Times and locations vary
San Jose's Mexican Heritage Corporation (MHC), producer of the largest mariachi and Latin music festival in California announces the 17th Annual San Jose International Mariachi Festival, including: a Gala Concert presenting a history making collaboration by Linda Rondstadt, Lila Downs and Aida Cuevas with Mariachi Los Comperos and Mariachi Cobre in a musical tribute to three giants of the genre - Lola Beltran, Amalia Mendoza and Lucha Reyes. And, for the first time the Festival will present San Jose's own musical giants - Los Tigres del Norte with Mexican star Pepe Aguilar and El Chapo de Sinaloa in concert September 7 at the HP Pavilion.  Read more...

7th Annual San Francisco International Salsa Congress
November 20-23, 2008
Oakland

Oakland Marriott City Convention Center & Hotel
Ricardo & Michelle, and PB&G Productions Inc., in association with Albert Torres Productions cordially invite you to join us at the 7th Annual San Francisco International Salsa Congress. Best DJs of the World all night also... the highly prestigious SF Bay Area International Dance Competition Sunday Night!  Workshops during the day.
Fri, November 21 Dancing to Herman Olivera with Conjunto Rovira Dance Performances
Sat, November 22 Gala Night w/Eddie Palmieri. Dance Performances
Sun, November 23 Jimmy Bosch Dancer's Delight Salsa Dance Competition!   Read more...

Peña Pachamama 1630 Powell St. San Francisco, CA 94133
415 646-0018, http://www.penapachamama.com

Market Street Gallery, 1554 Market St @ Van Ness Ave
Artist reception Fri, August 15, 6-8pm, Aug 2-30 "Current state of affairs" paintings by Holly Boruck & Tim Svenonius. Free. Info: 415-290-1441, http://marketstreetgallery.com

510 625-TIXS, http://www.ticketmaster.com , Arena: http://www.oraclearena.com, Stadium: http://www.coliseum.com
• September 5, Nine Inch Nails
• September 13, Janet Jackson
• September 26-27, Professional Bull Riders - Built Ford Tough Series
• October 15-18, Disney on Ice Celebrates 100 Years of Magic
• November 1-2, Madonna
• November 15, Carrie Underwood w/Little Big Town

C&T Publishing, 1651 Challenge Dr
Don't miss your chance to save BIG on quilting, fiber arts, and papercrafts books. Great discounts on new, classic and overstocked titles. Free. Info: 925-677-0377, ctinfo@ctpub.com, http://www.ctpub.com

San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Alameden Blvd
David D'Or combines classical, world and ethnic music into haunting harmonies that resonate across boundaries. $25, $45, $65, $85, $150(+DVD Souvenir). Info: 408-457-6963, prnorthcalif@gmail.com, http://www.tcnw.org/show

Fort Mason Center, C-265
What is a license? How and where can an artist license his or her music? How does digital distribution affect music licensing? This workshop will address the basics of copyright law and licensing, as well as some particulars for licensing downloads and streams. With Howie Cockrill, Info: http://www.calawyersforthearts.org

The Dickens House, 333 Uplands Drive, Hillsborough CA 94010
Dickens Design Tour- Thurs. Sept. 11th-Sept. 22nd,
Each year a home is carefully chosen then renovated by some of the world’s most prestigious designers to prime the residence for an unparalleled shopping experience. Info: tbrady@prmagic.com, 650.324.6668, http://www.dickenshouse.org

Temple Emanu-El, 2 Lake Street
A central theme of Kabala is that we live simultaneously on four levels of existence. Shulamit Sophia, author of the book, “Soul Strength: Building Spiritual Muscle For Real Life Challenges”, offers this series for anyone looking to identify where they are spiritually vs where they want to be, and for those who have reached roadblocks in their relationships to God and people. fprice@emanuelsf.org, or 415-751-2541 x151, Register at http://www.emanuelsf.org/register

American Musical Theatre, Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd
For 25% off, go to http://www.amtsj.org, click "E.groups Sign-in", Sign-In ID: AMTSJ89, Password: Share89, Promo Code: INFO (type promo code in "Address 2" field on billing page), prices listed reflect discount. For more information, please call the AMTSJ Group Sales Dept. at 408.453.1574 or 408.453.1523 or email: groupsales@amtsj.org

Brava Theater, 2789 24th St/York
Written and performed by Standup Comic Bill Santiago, Calling all salsaholics, tango freaks, bachata addicts, merengue maniacs, chachaficianados, and bailamosapiens...who like a good laugh! Stand-up comic Bill Santiago riffs on his feet - about his feet and yours!- hunting for the Funny of Latin Dance, as he workshops and presents his latest show. Be ready to share your dance stories - about every kind of Latin dancing and to share your own dance moves to the live music from members of the newest Latin Groove sensation, Benito Cereno.  After the show, Santiago will be signing his new book, Pardon My Spanglish, ¡Porque Because! For sale courtesy of Quirk Books and Modern Times Bookstore. Tickets http://www.brava.org

Cache Creek Casino Resort, 14455 Highway 16, Brooks, CA 95606
Second Show Added! http://www.cachecreek.com

The Saddle Rack, 42011 Boscell Rd, Fremont, CA 94538
With special guests – The Niteliters and Latin Affect, http://store.thesaddlerack.com/product_info.php?products_id=72

College of Marin Art Gallery, 835 College Avenue, Kentfield
College of Marin presents Susan Hall in her solo show, 'River Flowing Home.' On view will be both her landscape paintings, ceramics, and new memoir. Free. Opening night Sept. 25, 6-8PM Info: 415-485-9493, andrea.antonaccio@marin.edu, http://www.susanhallart.com

Fort Mason Center, C-265
Thinking of starting a nonprofit organization? Whether you are a filmmaker, a dance company, or an arts group, many grants are only available to public charities. So how do you obtain public charity status? What are the disadvantages? What about fiscal sponsorship? This workshop answers your questions. With Cherie Evans Info: http://www.calawyersforthearts.org

Chinese Culture Center, 750 Kearny Street, 3rd Fl
Visitors will have the chance to discover these yizhi youxi (intelligence games) and challenge their minds by playing with them. Free. Info: 415-986-1822, info@c-c-c.org, http://www.c-c-c.org/archives/2008/06/15/opening-chinese-puzzles-exhibit

Art Galvan 408-849-1180, http://www.myspace.com/thekoolkatzband1
9pm-1am, Club Max, San Jose Doubletree 2050 Gateway Place, $12/Cover, 408-437-2167
•  Fri. October 17  • Sat. Oct. 18  • Fri. Dec. 12  • Sat. Dec. 13

The Dickens House, 333 Uplands Drive, Hillsborough CA 94010
Each year a home is carefully chosen then renovated by some of the world’s most prestigious designers to prime the residence for an unparalleled shopping experience. Info: tbrady@prmagic.com, 650.324.6668, http://www.dickenshouse.org

La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, Ca. 94705
Live Music, Kid & Family Shows, Talks & Reports Back, Films & Videos, Poetry & Spoken Word, Exhibits. 510 849-2568, chloe.kelleher@gmail.com, http://www.lapena.org
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