THE WEEK OF
December 4, 2002
SJMA
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L.A. Post-Cool Gala
Photographs by Paul Troia
Irony is out. Heartfelt communication is in. That's the verdict among the formerly cool artists of the Los Angeles art scene. And the new sincerity is on display at the San Jose Museum of Art in an exhibit called "L.A. Post-Cool." On Nov. 22, art lovers gathered to celebrate (with some nostalgia) the passing of the old and the birth of the new.
 
1. Artists (from left) SANDEEP MUKHERJEE, GRETCHEN NELSON and JOSEPH LEE.

2. BEAU TAKAHARA (left) and San Jose Museum of Art curator SUSAN LANDAUER.

3. SUSAN STREHLON (left) and KATE GREENE.

4. PETER LIPMAN, trustee and chairman of collections, and CATHY CIMBLE, director of the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art.

5. DANIEL KEEGAN, San Jose Museum of Art board member.

6. KAREN KIENZLE, curator for the de Saisset Museum.

7. MELANIE WALAS.

Opening Night of 'Faust'
Photographs by Jacqueline Ramseyer
Opera San José supporters gathered Nov. 9 for dinner at the Hyatt Sainte Claire prior to the opening night of Faust, the second show of the season. Following dinner, guests walked across the street to the Montgomery Theater to enjoy the performance.
 
8. (From left) singer LORI DETER, stage director DAVID COX, general director IRENE DALIS, production director SUNSHINE MILLER and DARREN DEFENER.

9. JENNIFER SULLIVAN and music director DAVID ROHRBAUGH.

10. JAN TELESKY, Opera San José trustee.

11. SUSAN HANCEY and DR. RICHARD HANCEY.