Thanks for a great celebration!

October 22, 2011 marks the 25^th anniversary of the San Jose Downtown Association (SJDA). We had memorable occasion. The evening was celebratory and retrospective and included a reception, dinner, program, silent auction, raffle, entertainment, surprises and A LOT OF FUN.

LIVE AUCTION AT 9 p.m.

Behind-the-scenes VIP treatment for two at an episode of Hell’s Kitchen with Gordon Ramsey, season 11, including airfare;

Silent auction:

A trip for two aboard Hawaiian Airlines to Makena Beach and Golf Resort on Maui;
Morrocan dinner for 10 complete with belly dancers;
Tea with Olympic figure skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi;
Dinner with SJ Opera's Irene Dalis and Larry Hancock at Eulipia, plus two tickets to "La Traviata;"
One-week stay for up to six people at Casa del Playa in Baja California;
Dinner for 10 at Emile’s;
Diamond bracelet from R&J Jewelry;
Ride-along with SJ Police Chief;
Architectural walkabout with Jim Salata
Landscape design consultation with landscape architect Kathy Finley
4 tickets to Niners-Cardinals Nov. 20
Sharks tickets

Food provided by:

Entertainment by:

Corpus Callosum – Seven-piece original music and performance group utilizing a variety of traditional and obscure instruments. Their performances feature stiltwalking, unique puppetry, parades, cardboard sets, and more.

Sabrosito – Brothers Manuel and Joe Constancio feature a wide range of music from Latin and Cuban, to Jazz, Swing, Classic Standards and Dixieland. They have put together both - an acoustic trio and a 5-piece rock and Latin ensemble – as well as a few surprises - that will keep you dancing into the night.

Chatos1013, aka Thomas Ramon Aguilar, has been a DJ and Independent Producer based in San Jose for the past 10 years. Through his company Universal Grammar or Ungramr, he has has worked with a plethora of artists from across the globe and has been instrumental in bringing them to San Jose to perform their art.

“Rock the Block: The Story of the Cactus Club” documentary film screening by Lon Lopez. The story of the community of people who came together and made the San Jose music scene a tremendous success. The story of the Cactus Club is about the people versus the politics, music over money and rock 'n' roll forever.