SAVE THE DATE FOR ARTS SPLASH! APRIL 21 AND FOOD & WINE JUNE 3 - PLUS MORE NEWS!

Circle Saturday, April 21 on your calendar! From 11am-4pm, Montalvo will open its doors to the community for a fun day of art, performances, gourmet food trucks, birthday cake, and more as we celebrate our 3rd annual Arts Splash! Open House & Student Arts Festival and kick off our 2012 Centennial celebration.

Featuring performances and works of art by over a dozen student groups, face painting and arts activities for kids, a live DJ, artists-in-residence showcasing their work, a spring plant sale, and Montalvo's beautiful grounds, gardens, and historic Villa open for exploring, this is one event you won't want to miss!

Guests gather at Little Green Cyclo's food truck during last year's Arts Splash!

If you enjoy food truck gatherings like Off the Grid and Moveable Feast, you'll be happy to see our great lineup of trucks which will be here throughout the day to serve up lunch, snacks, or dessert:

• Sam's ChowderMobile (seafood/fish & chips) @chowdermobile
• Little Green Cyclo (organic Vietnamese) @lilgreencyclo
• Tikka Bytes (Indian) @tikkabytestruck
• MoGo BBQ (Korean-Mexican) @MoGoBBQ
• No Way Jose (Mexican) @nowayjosesj
• Louisiana Territory (Cajun) @latcajuncookin
• Whisk on Wheels (burgers, empanadas, sandwiches, fries) @sfwhisk
• Scoops (ice cream) @ScoopsSJ
• Puff Truck (cream puffs) @PacificPuffs
• Kick's Ice Cream (ice cream sandwiches)
• Quick Dog (hot dogs)

Be sure to follow @montalvoarts on Twitter and stay involved by using #ArtsSplash. Take some photos and submit them during the day to our on-location photo contest (details pending) so that we can see what you're seeing. And don't forget to RSVP to Arts Splash! on our Facebook Event Page and invite your friends to join the fun! 

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

Kyle Eastwood performs

Friday, April 6, at 8pm

Kyle Eastwood - Cafe Calypso

 

If you're a fan of jazz, you won't want to miss the Kyle Eastwood Band on Friday, April 6, at 8pm, in the intimate Carriage House Theatre.

 

Eastwood is an accomplished musician and composer and the son of actor Clint Eastwood. He's a master of the bass guitar, and his album Paris Blue topped the European jazz charts. Take a look at the video above, then purchase your tickets today!

For a full list of upcoming concerts at Montalvo, click here. Tickets are always available online through Ticketmaster, or by calling the Box Office at 408-961-5858 10am-4pm Mon-Fri.

Save the date for Sunday, June 3, from 5:30-8:30pm, for our 9th annual Food & Wine Classic!

The historic Villa will be transformed into a food and wine lover's paradise as we feature 20 of the best chefs and restaurants in California, along with 22 of the region's finest wineries. Chat with the chefs and winemakers as they prepare and serve their unique creations, and bid on limited edition wines and special travel packages during the live and silent auctions.

Participating restaurants: The Ahwahnee In Yosemite, Arka, Bistro Moulin, Chez TJ, Cin-Cin Restaurant, Dolce Bella Chocolates, Farallon, Flea Street Cafe, Kokkari, Lafitte, Le Papillon, Madera, Manresa, Montalvo Culinary Fellow Niki Ford, Navio, Plumed Horse, Sent Sovi, Taste Catering, Viognier, and Whole Foods Market Los Gatos.

Participating wineries: Bernardus Winery, Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards, Domain Eden, Faust, Grgich Hills Estate, House Family Winery, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines, Joyce Vineyards, Kathryn Kennedy Winery, Oakville Ranch, PasoPort Wine Co., Pride Mountain Vineyards, Ridge Vineyards, Sojourn Cellars, Tablas Creek Vineyard, Talbott Vineyards, Testarossa Winery, Thomas Fogerty, Silver Oak, and Twomey Cellars.

Tickets to this delicious evening are $175 ($125 is tax-deductible), or $150 for Members ($100 is tax-deductible). Only 425 tickets will be available, so reserve early! Purchase through the Box Office at 408-961-5858 10am-4pm Monday-Friday.

Lead event sponsors: Mark Jon Bluth, Bill Gorman Real Estate, San Jose Business Journal, Asset Management Company, Carol Jeans-Sereno Group, Classic Party Rentals, and Union Bank.

One of Robin Lasser's Dress Tents

On Friday, March 30, at 6pm, join us in the Lucas Artists Residency Commons for a special Final Fridays with Robin Lasser, followed by dinner and a movie!

Lasser, a multidisciplinary artist and professor at San Jose State University, will be installing one of her amazing Dress Tents on Montalvo's grounds this spring. For Final Fridays, she will discuss her work and the plan for her piece at Montalvo.

After Lasser's presentation, guests are invited to remain in the Commons for a casual dinner and movie! The movie follows a project called Vorratskammer, a 15-month-long endeavor to feed 5,000 people in five days. The project is the work of artists-in-residence Wapke Feenstra and Antje Schiffers. 

Meanwhile, culinary Fellow Niki Ford will prepare giant Muffuletta-inspired sandwiches, salad, and cookies for a casual meal to enjoy during the screening (dinner is $15). Those who don't want dinner can still relax, watch the film, and enjoy a glass of beer or wine!

This is a FREE event. Cash payment for dinner ($15) will be taken on-site (limited to 30 patrons); RSVPs must be made through Julie Thorne at jthorne@montalvoarts.org. Please include any dietary restrictions in your email.

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