Today

• T.S.O.L | Mon., May 16 | 7 p.m. | The Ritz, 400 S. First St. | $20+ | Rock out with this Long Beach-originated punk band, featuring special guest The Venomous Pinks. 🎸

Tuesday

• VTA and SVBC Basic Bike Maintenance | Tues., May 17 | 5-8 p.m. | Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, 155 S. 11th St. | Free | Learn how to repair flats, remove wheels, and adjust brakes. 🚲
• Downton Abbey Trivia Night | Tues., May 17 | 7:30-10 p.m. | Britannia Arms Almaden, 5027 Almaden Expy. | $10+ | In time for the newest movie, test out your Crawley family and staff knowledge + enjoy themed food and drink specials. 🧠
• An Evening with Aamina Ahmad | Tues., May 17 | 7 p.m. | Virtual | Free, registration required | Hosted by SJSU, join the visiting author in a reading of “The Return of Faraz Ali,” one of The New York Times’ must-reads of the season. 📖

Wednesday

• May Mixer | Wed., May 18 | 5-7 p.m. | Zona Rosa, 1411 The Alameda | $15 | Join the San Jose Women’s Club in celebrating and welcoming the new members who joined in the last two years.
• Soil Jams | Wed., May 18 | 5-8 p.m. | Momstera Lounge, 428 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell | Free entry | Enjoy R&B slow jams and wine while you shop. 🎶

Thursday

• Content Pick-Up Party | Thurs., May 19 | 7-10 p.m. | Cilker School of Art & Design, 14000 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga | Free entry | Meet the three Content Emerging Artists Grant recipients and other student artists as Content Magazine debuts their issue 14.3 “Perform.”

Weather

• 71º | Partly sunny | 14% chance of rain

Outdoors

• Right in our backyard… On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new state park to come 40 miles east of San Jose, the first to be established since 2009. The riverfront property, known as Dos Rios Ranch, is 10 miles from Modesto. Public access is expected to begin in late 2023. 🌾 (The Mercury News)

Open

• Looks like we’ll need to add another spot to our plant shop roundup. The Preserve celebrated a soft opening on Saturday at the Vespaio Apartments across from Whole Foods. This is their second location, with the first being in Campbell — and they're offering a 10% storewide discount if you check-in to their new location on Yelp. 🪴

Edu

• A new high school is coming to Downtown San Jose and will occupy the historic Moir Building + the San Jose Armory by St. James Park. Hillbrook Upper School emphasizes arts, engineering, and real-world skills and plans to open its doors in fall 2023. Families are encouraged to subscribe to its mailing list for updates on how to apply to become a founding member. 📚

Pets

• The San Jose Animal Care Center announced that all dog adoptions (excluding puppies under four months old) will be free, in order to make room for incoming dogs. You can view the adoptable dogs on the city’s website. 🐾 

Community

• The San Jose Fire Department is looking for volunteers to help install free smoke alarms at the Chateau La Salle Mobile Home Park on Sat., May 21 from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. People aged 16 and up can register online for this and other events in Red Cross NorCal’s Sound the Alarm. 🚒

Trending

• They all want our sauce… SFGate explored San Jose’s infamous La Victoria Taqueria orange sauce. Created right on E. San Carlos St., the 25-year-old sauce is known throughout the Bay Area. Only three people know the recipe — founder Marcelino Barrita + his two sons. 🌮 (SFGate) 

Eat

• Break out your Sharks jersey. Today only, Chipotle is offering customers a BOGO deal from 3 p.m. to closing if you wear a hockey jersey. The deal is not just buy one, get one — you can also buy five, get five. So, head over to the Market St. location or even more fitting, the one on The Alameda near the SAP. 🌯 (The Mercury News)

Job

• Did you know that SJtoday has an ecommerce site? We are revamping and looking for local artists to create some new goodies for San Joseans to enjoy. If you or someone you know would be a good fit, send us an email. 🎨