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Hammer Presents 

National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove


When a rogue U.S General triggers a nuclear attack, a surreal race takes place, seeing the Government and one eccentric scientist scramble to avert global destruction.

 

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SJSU Center for Literary Arts presents

Natalie Diaz


Diaz is the author of the poetry collections Postcolonial Love Poem (2020), winner of the Pulitzer Prize; and When My Brother Was an Aztec (2012), described as an “ambitious … beautiful book.”

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SJSU Creative Arts Program presents

Ross Gay


Award-winning American poet and joyful gardener, Ross Gay, will stir our spirits and invite us to notice the spectacular beauty of the natural world with an evening of live poetry in Hammer4 Studio. The event is free and open to the public; tickets are required.

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MISSION:

A distinctive, high-quality, San Jose State University-operated performance venue in the heart of downtown San Jose; presenting work by and representative of San Jose State University and serving the community through high-quality programming expressive of the unique characteristics and diverse cultures that comprise the greater Silicon Valley.

 

VISION:

To offer a variety of creative, innovative, and high-quality programming in theatre, music, dance, film, and progressive arts that reflect San José and Silicon Valley’s culture of creativity, diversity, education, and technology.