Illusive Comics & Games

Celebrate Free Comic Book Day where everyone can take home 3 free comics from a special selection, while supplies last. This family-friendly event features balloons, face painting, cosplayers, and an exciting sale. Plus, you can donate to the Child Advocates of Silicon Valley to get even more comics!

Local Event: Illusive Comics' Free Comic Book Day

Santa Clara County

Campbell

California

Illusive Comics' Free Comic Book Day

Celebrate Free Comic Book Day where everyone can take home 3 free comics from a special selection, while supplies last. This...

South El Camino Real

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San Mateo County

Millbrae

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Sanchez Art Center

Open Studios (SVOS) with 30+ Artists at Sanchez Art Center, May 2 – 3, 2026
 
Over 30 artists have signed up to participate in Silicon Valley Open Studios (SVOS) at Sanchez Art Center on Saturday and Sunday, May 2 – 3, with extended hours of 11am – 5 pm.
The artists invite you to come see their work and visit their studios or tables around the Center in Pacifica, along the beautiful San Mateo County Coast.Come check it out!

Open studios are a wonderful way to learn about different artist practices and mediums.Explore the spaces, engage with the artists, and since you’ll surely be enticed, be prepared to make some purchases from local professional artists in a variety of mediums, including painting, printmaking, photography, ceramic, encaustic, sculpture, crochet, textiles, mixed media, jewelry and more! Feel free to ask questions and get to know the artists. Learn about the inspirations and techniques they rely on, the tools and materials they use, how they began making art and what keeps them going.

The galleries will also be open to the public, featuring the exceptional works selected by Juror Scott Shields, chief curator and associate director, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, for the 2026 Left Coast Annual.The 2025 LCA Exhibition Awards show with art by Michele Foyer and Madelyn Covey, selected by Carin Adams, Curator of Art, Oakland Museum of California, is also showing.

We’re excited to participate in the 40th year of Silicon Valley Open Studios.Catalogs of artists participating throughout San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties are also available (SVOS continues for two additional weekends at different locations!)It’s a wonderful take-away to browse and get to know artists throughout our creative region, including other venues in Pacifica with participating SVOS artists along Palmetto Ave, including Art Space on the Coast (Site #10) and 7.3.1. Gallery (Site #270).Sanchez Art Center is Site #268 – browse online via the SVOS website: <a href="https://svos.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SVOS.org</a>.
Sanchez Art Center is located at 1220 Linda Mar Blvd in Pacifica, about a mile east of Highway 1. Regular gallery hours during exhibits are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 1–5 pm, and by appointment. For more information, visit <a href="mailto:info@SanchezArtCenter.org">SanchezArtCenter.org</a>or call 650.355.1894.

Local Event: Open Studios (SVOS)

Pacifica

Open Studios (SVOS)

Open Studios (SVOS) with 30+ Artists at Sanchez Art Center, May 2 – 3, 2026
 
Over 30 artists have signed up to participate in...

OceanCiders

Hi Friends! Come join us as we kick off a fun day of music @ Ocean Ciders in Half Moon Bay. It'll be two free sets of acoustic roots + blues on The Coast with myself on guitar, harmonica, vocals Perry Spinali on fiddle and vocal harmonies and John Hosking on upright bass. This will be a special 2 hours of acoustic roots + blues. It's free, outdoors on the coast, see you then! Saturday, May 9th 2-4PM John Rybak + Friends OceanCiders 2 Pillar Point Harbor Blvd Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 (650) 305-9454 21+, No Cover! Outside food welcome, but not outside booze. There are several N/A options as well. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OceanCiders?__cft__[0]=AZa5DgQ9LXKtMqp-PyD8Y7h6B4U8kzga0mWe4kMX_xIhaq5yav3YcuCeaV67-tv_tIcy3NqMzdXjuDXa31Y1a2R3mD7y1h_uKA3CyVkYk7D8I4xbZEabCdBVwlu0D1rZH-p8wHyga2DbvsbAJIseOUUT&amp;__tn__=q" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/OceanCiders/</a> <a href="https://www.reverbnation.com/johnrybakfriends?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExa2xVUHVPMlVhUHpKNXVKMXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5x_j4nOhOFFPyhw5akNdGkb4Lgo1XaO2czE2uy8ylizdDcMSf52_nG2vQiMw_aem_H_Qu-PrjXFazG5rWARI73w" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.reverbnation.com/johnrybakfriends</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/johnrybakmusic?__cft__[0]=AZa5DgQ9LXKtMqp-PyD8Y7h6B4U8kzga0mWe4kMX_xIhaq5yav3YcuCeaV67-tv_tIcy3NqMzdXjuDXa31Y1a2R3mD7y1h_uKA3CyVkYk7D8I4xbZEabCdBVwlu0D1rZH-p8wHyga2DbvsbAJIseOUUT&amp;__tn__=q" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/johnrybakmusic/</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhHaHmc8nI4&amp;fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExa2xVUHVPMlVhUHpKNXVKMXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR47_OF2JCkXCxYnp_SMwx5wX04qfI8N8MF_qEB9ndRvXf0nNzSM8pJrBKByCg_aem_2xa-hzN5hEYqDKxFj1EXDw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhHaHmc8nI4 Event Page -&gt; </a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/848339091628527" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">facebook.com/events/848339091628527</a>

Local Event: John Rybak + Friends @ OceanCiders

Half Moon Bay

John Rybak + Friends @ OceanCiders

Hi Friends!  Come join us as we kick off a fun day of music @ Ocean Ciders in Half Moon Bay. It'll be two free sets of acoustic...

SJZ Break Room

Acoustic Sisters is a new duo project of internationally renowned jazz guitarist Mimi Fox and blues/jazz singer Pamela Rose. An intimate evening of duets, steeped in early blues, folk, gospel and original material, the set brings together two long-time collaborators and friends who share unparalleled communication onstage.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Local Event: MImi Fox & Pamela Rose - May 9 San Jose!

San Jose

MImi Fox & Pamela Rose - May 9 San Jose!

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Saturday, May 2

Illusive Comics' Free Comic Book Day

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2

10:00 AM

Illusive Comics & Games, 5245 Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara, CA

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