• Quinto Ott & The Phantom of the Opera

    09/09/2016
    Arturo Hilario El Observador Recently we had the opportunity to speak with Quinto Ott, a performer with the touring Broadway show The Phantom of the Opera, which arrives in San Jose September 15 through October 2 at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts. If you’ve ever had...

  • EO Calendar 9/2

    09/02/2016
    COYOTE VALLEY FAMILY HARVEST FEAST September 10, 2016 / 11am Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve 550 Palm Avenue Morgan Hill, CA Free YOGA IN ST. JAMES PARK Friday September 2, 2016 / 12pm St. James Park N 2nd St San Jose, CA Free SOUTH FIRST FRIDAYS Friday September 2,...

  • The Man Behind The Orange Peel: Keith Villa

    08/19/2016
    Q&A with Blue Moon’s Head Brewmaster Arturo Hilario El Observador Keith Villa never intended to be in the beer business, or for that matter become a brewmaster. He was interested in his studies of science and pursued it in college. Yet when Villa, a Mexican-American, had an opportunity to...

  • Children’s Musical Theater

    05/19/2016
    San Jose / CALIFORNIA National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $82 million to fund local arts projects and partnerships in the NEA’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2016. Included in this announcement is an “Art Works” award of $10,000 to Children’s Musical...

  • U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera to receive honorary doctorate

    05/19/2016
    Fresno State An honorary doctorate will be awarded to U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera at Fresno State’s 105th commencement at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at the Save Mart Center. Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro will confer the Doctor of Fine Arts degree upon the authority of...

  • Steve Blanchard:

    05/05/2016
    Arturo Hilario /El Observador Steve Blanchard, who plays Joseph Pulitzer in Disney’s “Newsies”, spoke to us about his beginnings and what it’s like playing the “villain” in this production, which mixes a musical and history. Hi Steve, can you tell us what sparked the acting bug? I was raised in...

  • VIVA

    05/05/2016
    EL OBSERVADOR Tuvimos el placer de hablar con los actores Hector Medina and Luis Alberto Garcia (Juan of the Dead, Love by Mistake, El Elefante y la Bicicleta, Clandestinos) de la pelicula VIVA, que es una produccion cubana/irlandesa. La pelicula tiene a un joven peluquero (Héctor Medina) entra en...

  • Carnaval 2016

    04/29/2016
    Arturo Hilario/El Observador There’s a place where one can dance to Samba, eat great food and help save the environment. Carnaval 2016 is coming to the Bay Area on May 28th and 29th. In its 38th year, the eclectic celebration of Latin America and Caribbean cultures has cemented itself...

  • Selena the Ultimate Icon!

    04/14/2016
    Priscilla Rodriguez /Latina.com Happy birthday to the amazing and beautiful, Selena Quintanilla-Perez! The late Tejano music Queen would have turned 43 today. We’re honoring Selena by counting down the reasons she is the ultimate icon! Take a look: 1 Bicultural Latinas Can Relate to Selena Like many Latinos in...
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