From outgoing elected officials to incoming restaurants, we’ve got a lot to be thankful for this year in San Jose.
Reflecting on 2022 this Thanksgiving, there is a lot of change on the horizon for San Jose. As we continue to recover from the lingering effects — both medical and social — of COVID-19, it’ll be interesting to see where that change takes us in a year or two. With that in mind, here’s my annual list of the people and things I’m thankful for this year:
• Shawna Lucey, the new general director of Opera San Jose, has already shown a talent for filling big shoes — and seats at the California Theatre — after taking over for Khouri Dastoor this season and treating audiences to captivating productions of “The Marriage of Figaro” and “Cinderella.” The same can be said for Robert Massey, who seamlessly succeeded Andrew Bales as general director of Symphony San Jose.
• Four women who continued to tell the story of the Santa Clara Valley in books this year. Robin Chapman’s “The Valley of Heart’s Delight” and Anne Marie Todd’s “Valley of Heart’s Delight” took a historic look at the way we were; Cassie Kifer’s “Scavenger San Jose” and Beth Kile’s “Haunted San Jose” had a little more fun with this place we call home.
• Our bountiful open space in Santa Clara County, whether its the majestic beauty of 150-year old Alum Rock Park or the simple serenity of our neighborhood parks. If being part of the Black Friday shopping hordes isn’t your thing, how about making a Green Friday hike your new post-Thanksgiving tradition?
• Chike Nwoffiah, the founder of the Silicon Valley African Film Festival and this year’s recipient of the Cornerstone of the Arts award from the city of San Jose. Few people have fought harder to change cultural narratives in this valley, and he’s been doing that for an entire continent.
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