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Metro Silicon Valley
11.04.09

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News

Dangerous Women
Six female comics will gather in San Jose this week to battle for the crown as the Bay Area's funniest

News

Regulating Medi-Pot In San Jose
Oliverio's plan would zone and tax medical marijuana clinics, and use the money for cops and roads

The Fly Reports on Silicon Valley News

Columns

Silicon Alleys
Internet and computing pioneers honored at Computer Museum

Style: Reusable Chic
Local designer Charlotte Kruk makes haute couture out of cast-offs

I Saw You: Rant of the Week
Ungracious Grunt

Movies


Film Review: 'Antichrist'
Is there anything Lars von Tried won't put on screen?

Film: '$100 a Day'
A local documentary about wrongfully convicted East Palo Alto man airs on KTEH Nov. 5.

Film Preview: Latino Film Festival
The SF affair brings four days of films to San Jose, Nov. 9-12

MORE MOVIE REVIEWS    MOVIE TIMES

Music & Clubs

Music News: Aligning the Stars
South Bay musician Angie Thurman of Stars Misplaced talks about her future plans

Music Preview: Cash'd Out
Johnny Cash lives again in tribute band playing Friday, Nov. 6, at the Blank Club in San Jose

Club Scene: Ultralounging
Our club correspondent is pleasantly surprised at San Jose's Fahrenheit Ultra Lounge

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

Restaurants

Restaurant Review: Sakoon
Stett Holbrook samples the future of Indian cuisine at Mountain View's Sakoon

Food News: In a Jam
Lynette and Kristen Cederquist sweeten the day with Serendipity Saucy Spreads, Jams and Preserves

Ask the Sommelier
Stett Holbrook talks to John Sanders of Marché about his favorite wines

BOOK A RESTAURANT RESERVATION    FIND A RESTAURANT REVIEW

The Arts

Art Review: 'From Their Studios'
A new show at the Cantor Arts Center displays the disparate visions of 13 Stanford art profs

Books
Stephen Kessler remembers Santa Cruz poet Morton Marcus

Comedy: John Cleese
The Monty Python legend brings the laughs to Fox Theatre in Redwood City on Sunday, Nov. 8

Events
American GI Forum celebrates 50 years of advocacy with a gala on Saturday, Nov. 7

The Arts

Letters to the Editor
November 4 - 10, 2009