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Metro Silicon Valley
09.16.09

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News

Free San Jose
For local fashionistas, indie rockers and alternative athletes, three not-so-secret parties are turning the summer of '09 into an unforgettable happening

News

Plastic Surgery
Coastal cleanup moves upstream in an effort tokeep trash out of the bay

The Fly Reports on Silicon Valley News

Columns

Silicon Alleys
Retro Rocking

Style News: Paint Misbehavin'
The latest trend finds the young and hip applying face paint

I Saw You: Motorist and Moron
Metroactive wants to know what gets your goat

Movies


Film Review: The Informant!
Matt Damon plays a globe-trotting whistle blower in Steven Soderbergh's sly new comedy

Film Review: White on Rice
A new comedy is like 'Napoleon Dynamite' dipped in soy sauce

MORE MOVIE REVIEWS    MOVIE TIMES

Music & Clubs

Lit Up
Los Gatos' Dredg explores Salman Rushdie's writing on new album

Music News: Mariachi and Mexican Heritage Festival
Joan Baez and Carlos Santana headline the annual festival

Club Scene: Karaoke
A valley-wide competition brings out amateur vocalists with a vengeance

MORE MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE    MUSIC AND CLUBS LISTINGS    MUSIC AND NIGHTLIFE CALENDAR PICKS

Restaurants

Restaurant Review: Kitsho in Cupertino
Sushi takes centerstage with chef Howard Arita

Chef Spotlight: Dominique Faury
Silicon Valley Restaurant Week visits with the head chef of Twist Cafe and Bistro

Food News: Feed the Hungry
How to solve the world's food problems one school lunch at a time

Ask the Sommelier: Randy Robinson
The head sipper at Vino Locale in Palo Alto talks

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION    FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Arts

Stage Review: Tell It Slant
Pear Avenue looks at the early life of Emily Dickinson with words and music

Opera Review: Manon
Opera San Jose does justice to the gorgeous music of Massenet

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
September 16 - 22, 2009