The San Jose Glass Artists Alliance presents the 2nd Annual Glass Ornament Sale at KALEID Gallery. You're invited to the opening reception from 7pm - 9pm this Friday, December 4th.

The reception is free and open to the public and is part of the South First Fridays art walk (Full schedule of events here:http://www.SouthFirstFridays.com).

In addition to a selection of over 300 ornaments, KALEID Gallery features 60 regional artists, many of whom have created new, affordable works to make your holiday shopping easy and unique!

Some great gift ideas:

Butterfly Necklace ($19.) by Shannon Amidon

Ceramics ($35.) by Keith Bunnel

A Boy On An Elephant Holding An Umbrella, oil on board, ($300.) by Archil Pichkhadze

Don Bon Clock ($15.) by Don Bon

Subtotal Art Book ($15.) by Subtotal

Ornaments ($8.) by Pellet

Come by and find something for all your friends and family!

KALEID Gallery
88 South Fourth Street
Downtown San Jose
408-947-1985

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday thru Friday Noon - 7pm
Saturday Noon - 5pm

artwork by Andrew Goldfarb

This month's Two Buck Tuesday is curated by Kate Stewart and is focused on skills. The skills you need to pay the bills, not monetary bills, no, nothing so crass, but the spiritual bills that we all run up living our daily life of compromise and practicality. Pay off the debt of wonder and satisfaction that you owe yourself with our panel of experts.

HEAR THE SPINE-TINGLING TALES OF:
--> OLLIE MOORE as he reveals to you the secrets of bike racing, giving birth (for fathers,) and the San Jose music scene. HE HAS THE SKILLS THAT PAY THE BILLS!

--> GIANFRANCO PAOLOZZI has a story to tell you. "falling in love...yes...falling in love...you know!...when you are surrounded with that colorless odorless cloud that paralyzes you for minutes or years and you really do not know why but something is happening in your brain and you only see in front of you what is making you stunned...what is making you so passionate...what is making you finally again realize that life after all is good...yes...falling in love....and happened to me again...with a sound..." DOES THIS NOT SOUND LIKE THE SKILLS THAT PAY THE BILLS?!

LEARN:
--> The epochs-old art of Serigraphy with MICHAEL FOLEY. So simple that a child could manage it, and yet invaluable to our modern lifestyle, Serigraphy can give you THE SKILLS THAT PAY THE BILLS!

--> Secrets tucked within your own soul as MATTHEW SEIGEL helps you uncover the lost technologies of letter writing. Do you know how to connect without email or facebook? Do you know what a stamp is? When is the last time you wrote your Grandmother? Charm friends and relatives while creating priceless records of the age that your grandchildren will cherish! Two Buck Tuesday brings you another of the SKILLS THAT PAY THE BILLS!

SEE THE INEFFABLE DRAUGHTSWORK OF:
--> Man-about-town ALVYN VILLANUEVA is as comfortable on the dance floor as he is with a paintbrush. Look upon his blog at www.mushapartment.com and know: HE HAS THE SKILLS THAT PAY THE BILLS!

--> When zombies attack, go find MO MACHADO. HE HAS THE SKILLS THAT SAVE YOUR BRAINS!

--> Musician and comic artist ANDREW POISONER GOLDFARB has toured America with his spooky rock show, produced and published his own comic series "The 10,000 Sorrows of Ogner Stump," and recently won KFJC's 50th Anniversary logo contest. Check out http://www.ognerstump.com/ and discover what so many already know: HE HAS THE SKILLS THAT PAY THE BILLS!

--> Found at the age of 13 in a hollow log, AIDAN CASSERLY adjusted quickly to his new role in human society. Behold the man at http://www.aidancasserly.com/. HE HAS THE SKILLS THAT PAY THE BILLS!

All this plus aural intoxicants, culinary dainties, and amazingly affordable art awaits you at KALEID Gallery on Tuesday the 15th of December from 6-9pm.

KALEID Gallery
88 S 4th St
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 947-1785
www.kaleidgallery.com

Al Preciado is turning 54 this Friday, December 18th and to celebrate he's putting on an exhibition of his work and party at his home gallery TEN10.

Al is one of the most hardest working, dedicated artist, gallery owner, educator and arts patron we know. Every time you turn around, there he is, keeping the arts fire alive.

A little background on Al:
Al is a San Jose Resident and is currently a member of KALEID Gallery, a Board member of Works/ San Jose, and director of the TEN10 art space in his home. He teaches art at Bellarmine College Prep and has taught in New York and Los Angeles. In Jersey City, N.J, he helped found Pro-Arts, a artist collective, in Santa Ana, Cal, he ran a gallery with Kelly Griffin (now a muralist in Denver) called MECA.
For a couple of years he also ran a gallery space called Overpass (Tim Cottengim, came up with name.) He has shown at many venues over the years. The past year saw my work at Works (Beast Figurative), Art Ark, KALEID Gallery, Sun Gallery, First Street Billards and others. He has an MA from SJSU and enjoys teaching and appreciates the opportunity it has given him to do art.

There will be full night of art making, music, open mic and lots of other festivities from 5pm til midnight. Hope to see you there!

Gallery TEN10
1010 East Taylor (corner of 21st St.)
San Jose, CA