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EVENTS 2017
AERIAL VIEW of San
Jose, opposite; Picchetti
Ranch Winery & Open
Space Preserve, Cuper-
tino, above; gallery at the
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor
Center for Visual Arts at
Stanford University, right.
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MUST
SEE,
DO
SANTA CLARA WINERIES SPRING PASSPORT WEEKEND
March 17-18, Santa Clara County santaclarawines.com
SILICON VALLEY COMIC CON April 21-23, San Jose svcomicon.com
DOWNTOWN FARMERS’ MARKET Fridays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., May-Nov., San Jose pcfma.com
MOUNTAIN WINERY CONCERT SERIES July-Oct., Saratoga mountainwinery.com
CONNOISSEUR’S MARKETPLACE July 15-16, Menlo Park menloparkchamber.com
GILROY GARLIC FESTIVAL July 28-30, Gilroy gilroygarlicfestival.com
SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIR Aug. 3-6, San Jose thefair.org
SAN JOSE JAZZ SUMMER FEST Aug. 11-13, San Jose summerfest.sanjosejazz.org
ART AND WINE FESTIVAL Sept. 9-10, Mountain View miramarevents.com
SANTA CLARA ART AND WINE FESTIVAL Sept. 15-17, Santa Clara santaclaraca.gov
» San Jose Museums Downtown San Jose
has a wealth of cultural institutions including one
of the country’s top science and technology
museums, The Tech Museum, where some of the
interactive exhibits were designed by Stanford
and NASA engineers. Nearby, the San Jose
Museum of Art is devoted to California artists
with paintings, sculpture, photography and more.
The San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
promotes the appreciation of textiles as art.
› sanjose.org
» Valley Wineries While dozens of wineries
and tasting rooms are in the Santa Cruz
Mountains and south of San Jose, some are
located right in the valley, including Testarossa, in
a 19th-century monastery that has access to
parklands for hiking. Three others also have
access to open space for post-tasting walks,
including Picchetti Winery in Cupertino, Cooper-
Garrod Estate Vineyards in Saratoga and Ridge
Vineyards, founded by Stanford Research Institute
engineers, in Cupertino.
› santaclarawines.com
» Stanford Art Stanford University’s campus
includes the Anderson Collection, a private
modern American art collection that features
major works by Pollock, Still, Rothko and
Diebenkorn, housed in a striking 33,000-square-
foot building. Next door is the Cantor Arts Center,
which includes 24 galleries and one of the largest
collections of Rodin bronzes outside Paris.
› stanford.edu
» History Park Stretching over 14 acres, San
Jose’s History Park conveys the richness of Santa
Clara Valley’s long history. The park features 27
original and re-created buildings connected by
running trolleys. Included are the Chinese-
American Museum, the Portuguese Historical
Museum and one of the first banks opened by A.P.
Giannini, founder of the Bank of America, who
was born in San Jose.
› historysanjose.org
» Computer History Museum Technology
giants call Silicon Valley home and this museum
explores their history and impact on society.
Large-scale exhibits describe the creation of self-
driving cars, and are filled with the world’s largest
collection of computing hardware, software,
ephemera and photographs.
› computerhistory.org
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