There won’t be anything boring or sedate about San Jose City Hall on Sunday when pop rock music, samba marching and Aztec dance fill the plaza for the latest edition of Viva CalleSJ.
The route for the “open streets” event — which closes about six miles of San Jose roadways to vehicles and lets cyclists, skaters, joggers and strollers take over — runs from City Hall east along Santa Clara Street and Alum Rock Avenue to White Road, where it turns south to Lake Cunningham Park.
Pro Wrestling Revolution will have four shows between 11:30 and 1 p.m. at Alum Rock Village, at the corner of Alum Rock and White, and BMX Freestyle Shows will be held at Lake Cunningham Park from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Of course, there’ll be entertainment and food trucks at both those activity hubs.
More than a dozen businesses along the route are getting involved, too, as Pit Stop locations offering discounts and deals. They include Needle to the Groove, East Side Barber Shop, Mariscos Playa Azul, Tacos Monarca and El Rodeo Mens Wear. You can get the full Pit Stop lineup at bit.ly/PitStopProgram. More details on Viva CalleSJ — including a route map with vehicle crossing spots — can be found at www.vivacallesj.org.
LANDMARK EXHIBITION AT SJMA: As you’re making your summer plans, be sure to include a visit to the San Jose Museum of Art to see its new exhibition, “Christina Fernandez: Multiple Exposures,” which spans three decades of the Los Angeles photographer and artist’s career. Especially don’t miss “Untitled Farmworkers,” an incredible installation on the plight of farmworkers in California that has evolved since Fernandez first presented it as a performance piece in 1989.
The exhibition will be the focus of this week’s free First Fridays opening celebration, which starts at 6 p.m. and goes late, with live music and a cash bar at El Cafecito by Mezcal.
