The Best of Silicon Valley 2021

Arts & Culture

December 15, 2021 by Metro Staff

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METRO Best Of Silicon Valley 2021 Cover by Orly Locquiao.

Best Art Gallery

San Jose Museum of Art
110 S Market St, San Jose
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
520 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113
MACLA
510 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113

Best Ballet Company

San Jose Ballet School
157 N 4th St, San Jose, CA 95112

San Jose Dance Theatre
1756 Junction Ave, Suite E, San Jose, CA 95112
Academy of American Ballet
2555 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, CA 94061

Best Ballet School

New Ballet
196 N 3rd St, San Jose, CA 95112
San Jose Dance Theatre
1756 Junction Ave, Suite E, San Jose, CA 95112
Los Gatos Ballet
630 University Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95032

Best Comedy Night

San Jose Improv
62 S 2nd St, San Jose, CA 95113
Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club
157 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
ComedySportz
288 S 2nd St, San Jose, CA 95113

Best Cover Band

Joe Sharino Band
jsband.com
Dead Man’s Party
deadmansparty.com
Spazmatics
facebook.com/spazmaticsrock

Best Dance Club

The Ritz
400 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113
Splash
65 Post St, San Jose, CA 95113
Number 1 Broadway
102 S Santa Cruz Ave, #B, Los Gatos, CA 95030

Best Dance Company

New Ballet
196 N 3rd St, San Jose, CA 95112
San Jose Dance Theatre
1756 Junction Ave Suite E, San Jose, 95112
Dance Company of Los Gatos
540 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95030

Best Dance Instructor

Katerina Beckman
Claire Alexander
Erika Vetter

Best Dance Studio

New Ballet
196 N 3rd St, San Jose, CA 95112
South Bay Musical Theatre eStudio
13777 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070
Academy of American Ballet
2555 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, CA 94061

Best Jazz/Blues Club

Poor House Bistro
91 N Autumn St, San Jose, CA 95110
SJZ Break Room
310 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113

Best Karaoke

7 Bamboo Lounge
162 Jackson St, San Jose, CA 95112
The Caravan Lounge
98 Almaden Ave, San Jose, CA 95113
Britannia Arms
5027 Almaden Expy, San Jose, CA 95118

Best Large Music Venue

Mountain Winery
14831 Pierce Rd, Saratoga, CA 95070
Shoreline Amphitheatre
One Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043
SAP Center
525 W Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95113

Best Latin Music Club

Club Rodeo
610 Coleman Ave, San Jose, CA 95110
Miami Beach Club
417 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113

Best Local Band

The Odd Numbers
theoddnumberssj.com
Peach Tree Rascals
ptrmusic.co
Nineteen Jazz Orchestra
nineteen jazz.com

Best Media Personality: TV, Radio, Print

Frank Somerville
Raj Mathai
Sal Pizarro

Best Museum

The Tech Interactive
201 S Market St, San Jose, CA 95113
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
1660 Park Ave, San Jose, CA 95191
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
180 Woz Way, San Jose, CA 95110

Best Music Festival

San Jose Jazz
sanjosejazz.org
SoFA Music Festival
sofamusicfestival.com

Best Outdoor Art Event

SoFA Street Fair
sofamusicfestival.com
Montalvo Arts Center
15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, CA 95071
Jazz on the Plazz
jazzontheplazz.com

Best Outdoor Music Venue

Mountain Winery
14831 Pierce Rd, Saratoga, CA 95070
Shoreline Amphitheatre
One Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043
Plaza de Cesar Chavez

Best Performing Arts Center

Center for the Performing Arts
255 S Almaden Blvd, San Jose, CA 95113
San Jose Stage Company
490 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
500 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94041

Best Performing Dance Company

San Jose Ballet School
157 N 4th St, San Jose, CA 95112
San Jose Dance Theatre
1756 Junction Ave, Suite E, San Jose, CA 95112
sjDANCEco
7283 Coronado Dr, San Jose, CA 95129

Best Record/CD Store

Streetlight Records
980 S Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA 95128
Rasputin Music
1820 S Bascom Ave, Campbell, CA 95008
Needle to the Groove
424 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95113

Best Small Music Venue

The Ritz
400 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113
Poor House Bistro
91 N Autumn St, San Jose, CA 95110
The Caravan Lounge
98 Almaden Ave, San Jose, CA 95113

Best Small Theater Company

San Jose Stage Company
490 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113
City Lights Theater Company
529 S 2nd St, San Jose, CA 95112
South Bay Musical Theatre
13777 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070

Best Small/Quirky Museum

Winchester Mystery House
525 S Winchester Blvd, San Jose, CA 95128
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
1660 Park Ave, San Jose, CA 95191
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
520 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113

Best Theater Company

San Jose Stage Company
490 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113
Broadway San Jose
Events held at Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose, CA 95113
South Bay Musical Theatre
13777 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070

Best Theater Troupe Performance

San Jose Stage Company
490 S 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
theatreworks.org
Opera San Jose
sofamusicfestival.com

Best Virtual Festival

Campbell Oktoberfest
campbelloktoberfest.com
Punk Rock Pandemic Bingo & Booze San Jose
facebook.com/punkrockpandemicbingo
SoFA Music Festival
sofamusicfestival.com

Best Virtual Film Festival

Cinequest
cinequest.org
Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest
svapfilmfest.org
Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival
svjff.org

Best Virtual LGBTQ Event

Silicon Valley Pride Festival
svpride.com
Frameline
frameline.org

Best Virtual Symphony

California Symphony
californiasymphony.org
San José Chamber Orchestra
sjco.org