calendar / May 2009

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  • Meltzer Thorne Installation BEGINNING FRI, MARCH 13 (Project Space Gallery)
    In Possession of a Picture, or, what is and what is to take place hereafter

    As part of AGENCY: The Work of Artists, Montalvo presents in its Project Space, In Possession of a Picture, or, what is and what is to take place hereafter (2008), by frequent collaborators, Julia Meltzer and David Thorne. Their installation consists of a series of 50 photographic diptychs about incidents in which people have been stopped, questioned, detained or arrested for photographing particular sensitive sites ...

  • Hiro Kosaka : Kalpa BEGINNING FRI, MAY 8 (Project Space Gallery)
    KALPA: TIME

    For the exhibition KALPA: TIME, Hirokazu Kosaka manipulates a set of prints from an ongoing community-based project called Ruin Map in Los Angeles, Seattle, Pennsylvania and San Jose. As part of Ruin Map participants are invited to draw from memory the site of their childhood. The artist then transforms the drawings into traditional woodblock prints on handmade paper.In this Project Space exhibition, the original ...

EVENTS

  • Tim O'Brien FRI MAY 1, 2009 8 P.M. (Carriage House Theatre)
    Tim O'Brien

    Tim O’Brien is a Grammy Award-winning American, country and bluegrass musician. As co-founder and lead vocalist of Hot Rize, O'Brien served as a bridge between the traditional sounds-of-the-hill country and the modern styles of bluegrass in the 1980s. Since the band's breakup ...

    Tagged : bluegrass, concerts, programs
  • A hands-on drum workshop for arts teachers SAT MAY 2, 2009 8:30 A.M. (School & Teacher Event School & Teacher event) (Historic Villa)
    [7] The Arts in Your Classroom 2009

    [re]source and [re]inspire with the Santa Clara County Office of Education and Montalvo Arts Center at this annual conference for K-8 Educators exploring learning through the Arts!Limit: 125 K-8 EducatorsUp to 3 teachers from any one school may register for the conference ...

    Tagged : learn, school and teacher, teacher
  • Youth Action Coalition SAT MAY 2, 2009 1 P.M.
    Youth Action Coalition with GenerationEngage

    Join Montalvo Arts Center’s Youth Action Coalition: Building Healthy Communities through Art & Civic ActionAs a member of the Coalition you will:Meet with local leaders as part of an investigative journey into the future of San José.Further develop your skills in digital photography ...

  • Youth Action Coalition TUE MAY 5, 2009 4 P.M.
    Youth Action Coalition with GenerationEngage

    Join Montalvo Arts Center’s Youth Action Coalition: Building Healthy Communities through Art & Civic ActionAs a member of the Coalition you will:Meet with local leaders as part of an investigative journey into the future of San José.Further develop your skills in digital photography ...

  • AR Studio 30 SAT MAY 9, 2009 NOON (Artists Residency )
    Open Studios

    Introduce someone to Montalvo and spend the afternoon touring our beautiful Sally and Don Lucas Artists Program residency. Our resident fellows open their doors for you!Featuring Resident Fellows:Sophia TorresJosue RojasKitty GreenwaldScott TrimbleDeborah LefkowitzSeamus O'BryanResident doors are open from noon to 4pm, Sunday ...

    Tagged : programs, residency, studio
  • Historic Villa SUN MAY 10, 2009 11:30 A.M. (Historic Villa)
    Mother's Day Brunch

    The Montalvo Service Group presents their annual Mother's Day Champagne Brunch. Treat the special lady in your life to an extraordinary afternoon at the historic Villa at Montalvo Arts Center. Brunch buffet is catered by Pat Smith's Extravaganza of Saratoga, with the choice ...

  • Youth Action Coalition TUE MAY 12, 2009 4 P.M.
    Youth Action Coalition with GenerationEngage

    Join Montalvo Arts Center’s Youth Action Coalition: Building Healthy Communities through Art & Civic ActionAs a member of the Coalition you will:Meet with local leaders as part of an investigative journey into the future of San José.Further develop your skills in digital photography ...

  • Eric Bibb THU MAY 14, 2009 7:30 P.M. (Carriage House Theatre)
    Eric Bibb

    Already enjoying success in Europe, Grammy nominee Eric Bibb is becoming a familiar face - and voice - in the U.S. Nominated for nine W.C. Handy Blues Music Awards and winner of the Best Newcomer title in the British Blues Awards, Bibb has been appropriately ...

    Tagged : blues, concerts, programs
  • Montalvo's Historic Villa SUN MAY 17, 2009 10 A.M. (Historic Villa)
    Villa & Grounds Tour

    Tours of the Villa at Montalvo Arts CenterWalking tours are led by volunteer docents. Learn about Senator Phelan’s country home, his life and his friends, the arts center then and now, and more. Free for Montalvo members and their guests; $10 per person for ...

  • Youth Action Coalition SUN MAY 17, 2009 1 P.M.
    Youth Action Coalition with GenerationEngage

    Join Montalvo Arts Center’s Youth Action Coalition: Building Healthy Communities through Art & Civic ActionAs a member of the Coalition you will:Meet with local leaders as part of an investigative journey into the future of San José.Further develop your skills in digital photography ...

  • Cypress String Quartet SUN MAY 17, 2009 3 P.M. (Historic Villa)
    Cypress String Quartet: Beethoven Quartet Opus 127

    Beethoven Quartet Opus 127The Cypress String Quartet returns to Montalvo for its popular Salon Series. Since its inception in 1996, the Cypress has performed to great acclaim worldwide. Their repertoire ranges from the familiar masterpieces of the Baroque and classical periods to recent works by ...

    Tagged : classical, concerts, programs
  • Youth Action Coalition TUE MAY 19, 2009 4 P.M.
    Youth Action Coalition with GenerationEngage

    Join Montalvo Arts Center’s Youth Action Coalition: Building Healthy Communities through Art & Civic ActionAs a member of the Coalition you will:Meet with local leaders as part of an investigative journey into the future of San José.Further develop your skills in digital photography ...

  • Master Class with Culinary Fellow Jessica Theroux FRI MAY 22, 2009 12:30 P.M. (School & Teacher Event School & Teacher event)
    Master Class: Former Culinary Fellow Jessica Theroux

    Based on the tremendous success of the culinary master class program launched in 2007, Montalvo brings culinary curator and former Lucas Artists Programs culinary fellow Jessica Theroux to Lynhaven Elementary School’s second grade. Montalvo’s culinary fellowship is founded on the philosophies of sustainable ...

    Tagged : culinary, learn, master class
  • Master Class with Culinary Fellow Jessica Theroux FRI MAY 22, 2009 3:30 P.M. (School & Teacher Event School & Teacher event)
    Master Class: Former Culinary Fellow Jessica Theroux

    Based on the tremendous success of the culinary master class program launched in 2007, Montalvo brings culinary curator and former Lucas Artists Programs culinary fellow Jessica Theroux to Green Oaks Academy’s second grade. Montalvo’s culinary fellowship is founded on the philosophies of sustainable ...

    Tagged : culinary, learn, master class
  • Cypress String Quartet TUE MAY 26, 2009 3:30 P.M. (School & Teacher Event School & Teacher event)
    Master Class: Cypress String Quartet

    As part of Montalvo's master class series and based on Montalvo's Salon Series, the Cypress String Quartet explores the intricate process of creativity and inspiration with Green Oaks Academy and Cesar Chavez Academy fifth and sixth graders.

    Tagged : classical, learn, master class
  • Youth Action Coalition TUE MAY 26, 2009 4 P.M.
    Youth Action Coalition with GenerationEngage

    Join Montalvo Arts Center’s Youth Action Coalition: Building Healthy Communities through Art & Civic ActionAs a member of the Coalition you will:Meet with local leaders as part of an investigative journey into the future of San José.Further develop your skills in digital photography ...

  • Master Class with Culinary Fellow Jessica Theroux THU MAY 28, 2009 12:30 P.M. (School & Teacher Event School & Teacher event)
    Master Class: Former Culinary Fellow Jessica Theroux

    Based on the tremendous success of the culinary master class program launched in 2007, Montalvo brings culinary curator and former Lucas Artists Programs culinary fellow Jessica Theroux to Lynhaven Elementary School’s second grade. Montalvo’s culinary fellowship is founded on the philosophies of sustainable ...

    Tagged : culinary, learn, master class
  • Jan Henle THU MAY 28, 2009 7:30 P.M. (Carriage House Theatre)
    Con el Mismo Amor (With the Same Love): a screening followed by a conversation with the audience led by poet Bill Berkson

    Join us for the screening of a film by sculptor Jan Henle and Vivian Bittencourt about an open-ended, constantly regenerating living sculpture located on three acres of an abandoned coffee plantation in Puerto Rico near the town of Maricao. Con el Mismo Amor (With the ...

    Tagged : AGENCY
  • Youth Action Coalition SAT MAY 30, 2009 10 A.M.
    Youth Action Coalition with GenerationEngage

    Join Montalvo Arts Center’s Youth Action Coalition: Building Healthy Communities through Art & Civic ActionAs a member of the Coalition you will:Meet with local leaders as part of an investigative journey into the future of San José.Further develop your skills in digital photography ...

  • Live Auction at Food & Wine V SUN MAY 31, 2009 5:30 P.M.
    Food & Wine VI: The Art of Dining

    $175/$150 members Become a Montalvo memberTickets available through the Box Office 408.961.5858Montalvo's annual Food & Wine Classic VI celebrates some of the most prestigious restaurants and wineries in the region. Join us for this exclusive gourmet experience, including a pouring by Josh ...


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