Bay Area artist Nathan Oliveira (1928-2010) described himself as an abstract artist whose work had to be “about something.” For the prolific Oliveira, the “something” is a point of departure for the viewer, not the point of arrival — “evocative” and “intangible” are often used in describing his work. Solitary figures in vague and open … Read more
James Williams wasn’t just Santa Clara’s first African American citizen and one of the first African Americans to settle in Santa Clara County. He was also a “first citizen” as a community leader in the city, and is honored for his role as a leader in Santa Clara’s Volunteer Fire Department. Today, an SCFD plaque … Read more
With the World Cup and Super Bowl coming to Santa Clara’s Levi’s Stadium next year, the business of sports is in the spotlight. At a roundtable with sports and business leaders at the Triton Museum of Art on April 2, Silicon Valley Central Chamber of Commerce looked at the business of sports and especially the … Read more
The Triton might still be San José’s premier fine art museum had it not been for San José Fire Marshal John Gerhard’s ruling that the museum’s pre-WWI building was a fire hazard. The museum got its start when founder Robert Morgan — a well-known San José attorney and rancher as well as a philanthropist and art … Read more
Conductor Elena Sharkova will be back at the Santa Clara Mission Church on April 12, 2025 with another annual Serenade to Music concert with the Symphony San José Chorale and Symphony San José, featuring music by two contemporary composers from the Americas. This year’s concert takes the audience on an ocean voyage, with The Secret … Read more
In closed session tonight, the Santa Clara City Council will address a potential lawsuit filed by former City Manager Deanna Santana. From October 2017 — when Santana was hired — until one year after she was fired, the former city manager collected a total of $3.9 million from the City of Santa Clara in salary … Read more
It’s that time of year again. No, not income tax time. It’s time for Santa Clara’s annual evening of melodrama and variety acts that is known hereabouts as Showtime. On Sat. March 1, the Santa Clara Women’s League raises the curtain on the 41st Showtime with an original Cleo Stuckrath melodrama, The Saga of the … Read more
Campaign spending in the 2024 Santa Clara city election came close to $3.1 million, with PACs spending $2.9 million, dwarfing the $205,000 spent by individual candidates. 49ers Maintain Historical Spending, Related and Police Union Pull Back The 49ers’ $2.4 million in spending was similar to what they spent in the 2022 election. Related spent $115,000 … Read more
Meeting Dacre (pronounced like ‘acre’) Stoker for the first time, you wouldn’t be surprised to know that this amiable man with his ruddy good looks was an Olympic athlete, is a lover of the outdoors, and, with his wife, director of a nonprofit dedicated to preservation and protection of Aiken, SC’s grand trees. He couldn’t … Read more
Imagine that you’re a child who has just been taken from a dangerous home — but home nonetheless — and delivered to a stranger’s house for possibly the rest of your childhood. You’re frightened and distressed. And what are you given to pack your clothes and belongings in? A trash bag. It seems unthinkable, but … Read more