Other News & Events

• Generations of Change: An Eco Chic Fashion Show

  On Oct. 8th, SJ FAM attended the 2nd annual Eco Chic fashion show to benefit Goodwill of Silicon Valley at the Downtown Marriott.  From the looks of Helium’s amazingly artistic flyer, this collaborative production sparked my interest.  With no expectations, I was excited to see what ensembles were going to be pieced together from Goodwill. [...]

• Genre-bending: the Mumlers

  Eclectic is an understatement when talking about San Jose’s five-man band the Mumlers. Their music flows from genre to genre with ease and makes no apologies. Take their debut album, Thickets and Stitches, and you can go from funk to lazy folk all within a couple of tracks. Singer and guitarist Will Sprott’s voice floats [...]

• Parallels World Premiere

  SJ FAM is a proud sponsor of Element 151,  a full service production house that offers a “pre” through “post” workflow for any size film or video project. Using the latest in digital cinema technology coupled with traditional filmmaking they create honest, and original motion picture. Parallels, an Element 151′s film, is a 2010 Official [...]

• The Aristocrats of Japantown

  “Aristocrats will define and set trends in the fashion world. We will do so by constant research and staying on top of what is happening around us. We will be the ones to go against the grain. Fashion is an art. Good artists borrows ideas a great artist steals. We will take the top designers [...]

• The Art of War

  Bobbi Vie in Association with HeadHunters & Loopkicks Presents… SAN JOSE’S 8TH ANNUAL LARGEST BBOY/BGIRL EVENT THE ART OF WAR Saturday, July 25, 2009 Independence High School 1776 Educational Park Drive San Jose, CA 95133 General Admission $15.00 $12.00….TBA First something something at the door gets something something Crew VS Crew *Minimum 4 *Maximum 8 [...]

• Green is the new ‘black’ at Goodwill of Silicon Valley’s Eco-Chic Fashion Show

  Goodwill of Silicon Valley presents the Eco-Chic Fashion Show at the Dolce Hayes Mansion on September 11, 2009. The event will showcase environmentally conscious re-purposed fashions and one-of-a-kind pieces pulled directly from the donations made to Goodwill, readily available at all 16 Silicon Valley Goodwill Retail Stores. The event is a part of Goodwill of [...]

• Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School

  The Woman Who Fell From Space! In the futuristic year of 2010, an alien beauty crashed to Earth. Lost and distressed, she has made her way to Silicon Valley and has taken refuge with Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School. Come, witness for yourself the spectacle of the woman who fell from space! Bring your sketchbooks and [...]

• The dna of Art: The Freedom of Parameter-less Expression

  The quiet man, with his black-rimmed glasses and driving cap draws quietly on an oversized dry erase board. Two large pieces of found wood hang side by side, both with images of women. He speaks softly about his art and where he gets his inspiration (from his fiancé Angela Marquez, by the way) and what [...]

• The Making of a Name: Cukui Clothing Company

  Cukui is the kind of brand that everyone wants to call their own. At least that’s what Jae Locquiao says. He’s been taking care of the blogs, the updates and distribution and acting as the business and operations manager for the line during its relatively short existence. Launched in November 2008, Cukui Clothing combines street [...]

• The Sketchbook Show: Diary of an Artist

  Have you ever gone into your siblings room and cracked open their diary? That exhilarating feeling of looking at something you know you shouldn’t be but are? The constant looking over your shoulder to make sure you don’t get caught, your fingers and eyes furiously moving faster and faster over each page? Well, the Sketchbook [...]