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SJSU Creative Arts Program presents
Ross Gay
Award-winning American poet and joyful gardener, Ross Gay, will stir our spirits and invite us to notice the spectacular beauty of the natural world with an evening of live poetry in Hammer4 Studio. The event is free and open to the public; tickets are required.


Hammer presents
Beethoven in Manuscript: Sources for the Late Quartets
In 2024, SJSU’s Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies acquired two important Beethoven manuscripts connected with the composer’s late string quartets. These sources tell a compelling story about the life of the now profoundly deaf composer as he worked on some of his most challenging and hauntingly beautiful music. This event will present these sources to the public for the first time in a lecture-performance at 2:00pm.
This is a FREE event, registration required.


SJSU Design presents
Preserving Places and Combating Gentrification
The workshop fosters inclusive, community-centered design and addresses social issues through storytelling, technology, and collaborative creativity. Participants will gain experience with participatory design methodologies, explore strategies for cultural preservation, and contribute to ongoing conversations around ethical design, gentrification, and historical memory.
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A distinctive, high-quality, San Jose State University-operated performance venue in the heart of downtown San Jose; presenting work by and representative of San Jose State University and serving the community through high-quality programming expressive of the unique characteristics and diverse cultures that comprise the greater Silicon Valley.