SAN JOSÉ, California (UPDATED on January 11, 2018) — The San José Museum of Art will collaborate with San Jose Made (SJMade) for an evening of live music throughout the museum for Third Thursday: Soundscaping SJMA on January 18, 2018, from 6:00 — 9:00 PM. Admission is $5 after 5 PM and free to members. Tickets are available now at sjmusart.org/event/third-thursday-soundscaping-sjma.

The lineup of local musicians include:

• Q&A, Quynh-Mai Nguyen and Alice Chen, is a folk and R&B music duo native to San José. Their music comprises vocal harmonies accompanied by their multi-instrumentalist styling including folk acoustic guitar pickings, melodica, harmonica, accordion, violin, ukulele, flute, cello, and percussion.
• Cypher Dance Company + Corazón Salvaje, lyrical hip hop + Latin music and poetry. Cypher Dance Company is a collective of dancers based in San José, emphasizing improvisation as their core value. Corazón Salvaje serves up sound with the thunder of Afro-Latin rhythms, poetry, accordion, and guitar.
• DionLovelle is a soul musician who brings emotion and passion to the stage. His music is inspired by Oldies R&B with a fusion of Neo Soul.
• Lorenz Dumuk, San José poet and mixed media artist, will perform spoken word. He has two collections of poetry: Ay Nako: Writing Through the Struggle and I Think In Poetry.

In addition to live performances, Tea Lyfe will serve a tasting selection of hand-crafted specialty drinks produced with high-grade loose leaves and organic blends from well-selected sources. Tea Lyfe prides themselves in using milk from green pastured cows in Northern California as well as local raw honey.

Visitors are invited to explore the current exhibitions on view:

• The Propeller Group, a provocative survey of projects including video, installation, and sculptural works;
• Louise Nevelson: The Fourth Dimension, which highlights Louise Nevelson’s Sky Cathedral (1957) and includes a new acquisition, related collages, and rarely seen ephemera;
• Crossroads: American Scene Prints from Thomas Hart Benton to Grant Wood, a collection of fifty-seven prints produced between 1905 and 1955, encompassing a broad range of art styles collectively known as “American Scene.”

SAN JOSE MADE

Founded in 2011, San Jose Made is a local organization focused on creating opportunities for local makers and creatives to grow and on building a robust scene for creative people and organizations to thrive. For makers, San Jose Made is the answer to the question: "How do I grow my craft or art or specialty into a viable small business in the Bay Area?" For projects, events or spaces in the Bay Area, San Jose Made is the answer to the question: "How do I define my project/event/space with more local values and local spirit?" For local goods enthusiasts, San Jose Made is the answer to the question: "Where do I go to shop local in the San Jose, Silicon Valley and Bay Area?" Specifically, San Jose Made connects makers, artists, designers and doers in the San Jose, Silicon Valley, and greater Bay Area to each other and to opportunities to grow their brand and their business.

SAN JOSÉ MUSEUM OF ART

The San José Museum of Art celebrates new ideas, stimulates creativity, and inspires connection with every visit. Welcoming and thought-provoking, the Museum rejects stuffiness and delights visitors with its surprising and playful perspective on the art and artists of our time. SJMA is located at 110 South Market Street in downtown San José, California. The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 AM to 5 PM and until 8 PM or later on the third Thursday of each month. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $6 for students, and $5 for youth ages 7 – 18. Members and children ages 6 and under are admitted free. For more information, call 408-271-6840 or visit www.SanJoseMuseumofArt.org.

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Programs at the San José Museum of Art are made possible by generous operating support from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Yvonne and Mike Nevens, a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San José, and the Richard A. Karp Charitable Foundation.