Let’s hope that Mom Nature has some romance in her coronary heart.
After a few days of heavy rain in San Jose, clear skies — or at the least dry skies — could be a welcome sight for “Sonic Loveway,” a Valentine’s Day occasion set for Friday night on the Sonic Runway artwork set up in entrance of Metropolis Corridor.
I hope the rain does keep away as a result of it feels like a enjoyable — and free — option to spend a part of the night. From 5 to eight p.m., Opera San Jose singers, together with soprano Melissa Sondhi and tenor Nicolas Vasquez-Gerst, will carry out together with members of the Symphony San Jose Chorale, younger performers from Faculty of Rock-San Jose and the Silicon Valley Youth Harp Ensemble. You’ll be able to pose for a free Valentine’s Day photograph or stroll by way of a makers’ market that will probably be arrange at Metropolis Corridor plaza.
DIFFERENT BEATS: Eating places often herald a pleasant crowd for the date-night vacation, and it’s completely high quality if that’s your factor. However how about taking your sweetie to Hathor’s Pageant of Love? That’s what the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose’s Rose Backyard neighborhood is doing. Hathor, after all, was the deity of affection, magnificence, and pleasure and the night celebration contains excursions by way of Sekhmet’s temple — an historical fragrance making lab and music in Rosicrucian Park. Tickets can be found for $20 upfront at egyptianmuseum.org/valentines-day-events.
Even the famed Winchester Thriller Home acquired into the spirit of Valentine’s Day, providing an unique dinner on the mansion with cocktail and wine pairings, a non-public tour and stay leisure. The worth tag? Ten grand. I haven’t heard if there have been any takers, however it might be a Valentine’s Day to recollect.
HERE’S TO LOVE: And for everybody who doesn’t do Valentine’s Day however nonetheless desires to do Valentine’s Day, there’s the San Jose Love Fest, a six-hour bar crawl by way of 10 hotspots round San Pedro Sq. on Sunday, beginning at midday.
Just about the entire locations are whipping up one thing particular for V-Day (suppose pink/pink sake bombs at Sushi Confidential and a vodka cocktail known as the Lovebird at O’Flaherty’s). Costumes or love-themed apparel is inspired, and I’ll applaud anybody who reveals up as Cupid on this climate. Tickets are lower than $20, and the wristband will get you good reductions on drinks. A hyperlink for tickets may be discovered at www.sanjose.org/occasions/san-jose-love-fest.
A LITTLE ROMANTIC MUSIC: Michael “Tiny” Lindsey, a flexible bassist and vocalist, will play a romantic live performance on the SJZ Break Room on South First Avenue on Friday evening. And {couples} can get into the temper with a free glass of prosecco (or lemonade or sparking water) earlier than the 7 p.m. present. Going as a single? Take the free prosecco, I say, and benefit from the tunes. Tickets are at www.sanjosejazz.org.
And there are nonetheless a couple of seats left for the profit present Friday evening at Metropolis Lights Theater Firm that includes singers from a number of of the corporate’s latest musicals and the jazzy huge band, Nineteen. Head to www.cltc.org to seize ’em earlier than they’re gone.
LOST LOVES: All this speak of Valentine’s Day has me wistful for a few occasions that used to mark the event. Keep in mind the Feathers of Fury pillow fights that happened Valentine’s Day weekend for 9 years? The situation could be stored a secret till often the morning of the occasion after which all heck would break unfastened (and was dutifully cleaned up by the individuals). The final of these was in 2019.
And many individuals little question bear in mind the annual Valentine’s Day Revel, a night (or afternoon) of poetry and music hosted by Poetry Heart San Jose and that includes Nils Peterson, usually accompanied by Sally Ashton, and the For This Hour singers. That enchanting custom took its final bow in 2018.
Who is aware of? Perhaps a decade from now {couples} will probably be speaking about spending their first Valentine’s Day collectively at Sonic Loveway, Hathor’s Pageant of Love or the San Jose Love Fest.
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