August 1, Friday; open from 10am-5pm and again from 8-11pm

South First Friday

Free Museum admission all day
South First Fridays are an eclectic evening of arts and culture in downtown San Jose’s SoFA arts district, centered on South First Street. Held on the first Friday of every month, the arts venues on South First Street are all open from 8 until 11pm and offer free admission and a wide variety of live entertainment. It’s a lively scene attended by arts-lovers of all ages.

August 3, 2008, Sunday, 2-3pm

Kids Create

Get ready to explore the many cultures in our community with this popular program. Join us each month as we celebrate a different tradition through story and a hands-on art project. Kids Create is a multicultural arts program for children aged 5-10.
Free for kids; accompanying adults pay museum admission. Reservations required, 408.971.0323 x14.
This month’s theme: Showy Shadows: Javanese Shadow Puppets
See the complete Kids Create calendar.

August 23, Saturday, 2-3pm

Sha Sha Higby in Transition

Spend an hour with the fascinating visual and performance artist Sha Sha Higby as she describes the experiences that shaped her unique aesthetic and performance sensibilities.

Tickets are $15. Members get a $5 rebate at the door with Membership Card. Space is limited and advance ticket purchase is required. Purchase tickets online or by calling 408.971.0323 x14.

August 24, Sunday, 6pm

Sha Sha Higby performs: In a Cloud of Glass

Legendary international performance artist, Sha Sha Higby, whirls within a dense, lacey thicket of her own design In a Cloud of Glass, an exotic sculptural costume and puppetry dance. Internationally renowned for her evocative and haunting performances, Higby is influenced by her studies in Asia, Noh Theater, Butoh, shadow puppets, and textiles and "...her monumental props and costumes are...strung together with silk, wood, leaves and lace slither leisurely across your imagination." -SF Weekly

Also in the same evening the San Francisco Indonesian Dance Company Harsanari presents an Indonesian masked dancer.

The performances will be held directly next door to the Museum in MACLA’s performance space at 510 South First Street, San Jose.

Tickets are: $20 in advance with a $5 rebate at the door for members with Membership Card; $10 children; Tickets: $25 at the door (if available)

Space is limited and advance ticket purchase is recommended. Purchase tickets online or by calling 408.971.0323 x14.

Other performances by Sha Sha Higby: July 11-19, at Nohspace, San Francisco. For more information: www.brownpapertickets.com. New work by Sha Sha Higby will be on view at the Bolinas Museum June 28-Aug 17. More information on all upcoming Sha Sha Higby performances and exhibitions: www.shashahigby.com or (415)868-2409