As you all may (or may not know) the super-swanky SLG Boutiki & Art Gallery is a part of the South First Friday Art Walk in downtown San Jose. This Friday (May 1st) we will feature the art of Eric Jones (Super Scary Monster Show and Supergirl: COsmic Adventures in the 8th Grade). Eric will be doing a painting in our gallery (in the window, like he's on display!) and there will be live music by the official SLG house band Vinne & the C-List.

All of the galleries will be open late on Friday, so if you are an art-lover there is plenty to do and see. Here's a list, check them ALL out (but save all your love for SLG, because we're cooler than the other side of the pillow).

The SLG Gallery is located at 577 S. Market ST in San Jose, 95113. Check out www.slgcomic.com/boutiki for all of our event information.

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8PM 'til LATE- ART WALK venues are open late & are free
In the SoFA District (So. First Street between San Carlos and E. Reed streets)




Anno Domini // the second coming of Art & Design - 366 South First Street

Artist's Reception: solo exhibition Peter St. Lawrence - Kunst und Wunderkammer

“Wunderkammer” were cabinets of curiosity, encyclopedic collections of objects that modern science would categorize as involving natural history, geology, ethnography, archaeology, religious or historical relics, works of art, and antiquities. They were the precursors to modern museums. It has been said that there are three types of items that are indispensable in forming a “kunstkammer” (or memory theater): sculptures and paintings (often religious), “curious items”, and relics of “strange and curious animals”. My new work, with saints and superheroes hanging from the ceiling and specimens heaped together under glass domes alongside found objects displayed as collections of obsolescence, it is nothing short of a wunderkammer. ~Peter St. Lawrence

Music by: Nadia Shihab - Nadia uses violin improvisation, delay and repetition to create lush soundscapes.

Also on view in galleryONE: Megan Diddie


7pm - 10pm Anno Domini's STREET MRKT
Now in it's fourth year, the indie DIY urban fair that was held in a parking lot beneath the murals of A.D. kicks off the 2009 season with a move out into South First Street (between San Carlos & San Salvador streets) for a full summer schedule of the best live music and amazing artists!

On the stage: Good Hustle (SJ), LINKS (LA), Ferocious Few (SF)

Indie Artists / Creatives: Barefoot Coffee Bar, Beyond Wonderland, Charcoal Addict, Dive!, Divine Orchard Clothing, Sarah Beth Goncarova, Henna Tattoos by Evelyn, Pellet Factory, Mahoney Perkins, Al Preciado, Quite Contrary Productions Inc., Linda Ritter, SJFixed, San Jose Glass Artist Alliance, James William Moore Photography, Slave Labor Graphics.

free and open to the public.

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Caffé Trieste - 315 South First Street

Images From A Beautiful World by Lisa Amato
Lisa Amato is a photographer who shares her view of the world through her images. From abstract & architectural to vast landscapes & intricate close-ups, Lisa's hope is to inspire everyone who views her work to look for the beauty in everything that surrounds us.

Live Music: Opera San José presents several resident artists performing your favorite arias and duets, including Baritone, Krassen Karagiozov.

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MACLA - 510 South First Street

Opening Reception: 11th Annual Latino Art Auction & Exhibition
Preview the artwork, mingle with artists, and formulate your bidding strategies. Save the date: Live Auction - Saturday, May 16, doors open at 6pm, auction begins at 7:30pm. For more information call 408-998-2808.

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Phantom Galleries - art exhibitions in various vacant storefronts

386 South First Street: Drew Clark - Icons of a Dystopian Mythology
A collection of fairy tale inspired work exploring the destitute underside of urban street culture.

388 South First Street: Evan Hobart - Oman
Artworks inspired by Maori folklore, in particular the manaia, which is a mythological being represented with the head of a bird the body of a man and the tail of a fish evoking the harmony of the air, earth and water. Hobart has used this mythological being to comment on global warming.

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San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art -560 South First Street

In the Focus Gallery, Cardinale Project Room, and Night Moves windows, It’s Not Us, It’s You, an exhibition that explores the inevitability of rejection in our lives. The show is guest curated by artist Ray Beldner and includes paintings, sculpture, video, and multi-media work from Bay Area artists. On view in the Main Gallery, Lift Off, the 5th Annual San Jose State University MFA Graduate Exhibition featuring artwork from 15 artists.

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San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles -520 South First Street

While the main galleries will be closed for installation, the remainder of the Museum will be filled with the first-ever benefit May Day Market, including a silent auction of fine quilts & textiles, wines, architectural services and more, a blow-out sale of all kinds of fabric, scraps, and doodads for creative types at outrageously low prices, to be followed by a live auction of fine and collectible textiles on Saturday. All silent auction items will include a 'buy-it-now' option and the auction closes Saturday at 1:00pm, just in time for the exciting live auction to begin.

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SLG Art Boutiki & Gallery - 577 South Market Street

Monsters, Bunnies and Girl of Steel - The Art of Eric Jones, featuring art from the hit series Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the Eight Grade. Jones is known for his friendly, all-ages cartoon stylings.

Live music by Vinnie and the C-List.

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South First Billiards Club & Lounge - 420 South First Street

On view - GIRL POWER: an all-female arts showcase by Heart of Chaos, featuring Christine Benjamin, Lara Sophia, Murphy Adams, and Lacey Bryant.

Heart of Chaos and South First Billiards team up with Teatro Visión to host a fundraiser party to support Teatro Visión’s 25th anniversary. Teatro Visión is San Jose’s nationally renown Chicano Theatre company. Dance to live music by Jammin’ Band and Para La Gente. Live painting by Miguel Machuca, Force129, Ozzie Baron, Diana Medrano. Exciting door and raffle prizes all night. All donations go to productions and events of Teatro Visión. Come out and support local Latino theatre!
21+ venue

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Space47 - 47 E. William Street (between 1st & 2nd streets)
Opening Reception: Stay Gold: New Work by Shizu Saldamando. “Stay Gold” is taken from the 1923 Robert Frost Poem, interpreted so eloquently by the character “Johnny” in the novel and 1980’s teen social drama “The Outsiders.” In this exhibition the title, Stay Gold, becomes a plea for optimism in an otherwise bleak social context.

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Works San Jose - 451 South First Street

On view in the Main gallery is an exhibition entitled Beast Figurative--the wild of the animal is inherent in our humanity. every artistic soul is a frozen sea--the beast resides beneath the surface-- highlighting the work of Bay Area artists including Rebecca Bauen, Mike Buscemi, Christopher Elliman, John Kurtyka, David Larimore, Francesca Lovecchio, Elizabeth Parashis, Carlos Perez and Al Preciado. In the Paulette Peterson Installation Space presents Girls Rockage, two dimensional artworks by artists in bay area bands. Live acoustic music beginning at 8pm!

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