• Through Wed Oct 22
• Silicon Valley Restaurant Week
• at Silicon Valley Restaurants (varies)
• Events

Silicon Valley's top restaurants will celebrate the culinary excellence of the region by offering delicious three-course menus at one special fixed price. Reservations highly recommended.

• Fri Oct 17
• Quantic
• at Mexican Heritage Plaza (8pm)
• Music

Will Holland, a.k.a. Quantic, grew up in Worcestershire, England. His father was a Welsh-born folk singer. None of that is readily apparent in his music, however. He spent his early years obsessed with American funk and soul (and…

• Fri Oct 17
• Bossa Blue
• at Caffe Frascati (8pm)
• Music

Come on down to the Caffe Frascati as they present an intimate evening of live music with Bossa Blue. Together, they play bossa nova to jazz to blues and everything in between.

• Fri Oct 17 & Sat Oct 18
• sjDANCEco @ The California
• at California Theatre (8pm)
• Events

Please join San Jose's premier professional Contemporary/Modern Dance Company for an evening of world class dancing!

• Sat Oct 18
• Koffin Kats
• at The Blank Club (8pm)
• Music

The Koffin Kats began by putting together songs with such subjects as dealing with the horrors of the real world, as well as Science Fiction. The band started in small local bars playing for beer, hoping for gas money, and eventually…

• Sat Oct 18
• SJ Music Fest
• at Plaza de Cesar Chavez (12-9pm)
• Music

The Festival is strong with a mix of musical styles and tastes from Latin Rock, Salsa, Jazz, Blues, Funk and Hip Hop bands and artists.

• Sat Oct 18
• Fresh Kils
• at Homestead Bowl & The X Bar (8pm)
• Music

Fresh Kils has been an active part of the Canadian hip-hop scene for a while, both as a major behind-the-scenes producer, and as one half of Toronto hip-hop duo the Extremities. Recently, he's been getting more face time on YouTube…

• Sun Oct 19
• Karla Lara
• at Caffe Frascati (6pm)
• Music

Karla Lara is to tell the story of many women, or perhaps it can be more precisely her intention for many women to see themselves in her and in her songs.

• Through Sun Oct 19
• John Heffron
• at San Jose Improv (8pm)
• Events

John Heffron began his career in comedy after making a promise to himself to never physical labor. And he has kept that promise. Since becoming a comedian, John Heffron developed a reputation for his witty combination of youthful…

• Mon Oct 20
• Motown on Mondays
• at 55 South (8pm)
• Music

This Monday San Jose joins the growing list of cities (Brooklyn, San Francisco, Chicago, Denver) for the weekly Motown on Mondays event.

• Tue Oct 21
• Caffe Frascati Open Mic
• at Caffe Frascati (7pm)
• Music

Every Tuesday night in the intimate Caffe Frascati, local performers are encouraged to participate in Open Mic Night. Musical styles of all kinds are welcome, from soulful blues to high-energy rock to catchy pop.

• Wed Oct 22
• Aron Kader
• at San Jose Improv (8pm)
• Events

Aron Kader, a founding member of Comedy Central's Axis Of Evil Comedy tour joins forces with his friends Nick Hanna and Noel Elgrably to bring us "Live On Gaza Strip". Live will feature a unique mix of Arab and Jewish comedians from…

• Thu Oct 23
• Keiko Matsui
• at Montalvo Arts Center (7:30pm)
• Music

A true icon of contemporary jazz with over 20 albums to her credit since the release of "A Drop of Water" in 1986, the versatile performer has sold over 1.2 million units in the U.S. alone and packs concert halls around the world.

• Fri Oct 24
• Eddie Griffin
• at San Jose Improv (varies)
• Events

Though a popular actor now, Eddie Griffin comes back for a special, two day appearance in San Jose. Griffin got into his first experience in comedy on a dare, at Sanford and Sons where he was told to do 3 minutes.

• Through Sat Oct 25
• Oktoberfest at Teske's Germania
• at Teske's Germania (all day)
• Events

Complementing their traditional German fare during Oktoberfest at Teske's Germania in downtown San Jose will be a series of weekend performances on select Fridays and Saturday featuring music by The Gruber Family Band and Teske's…