• Wed Oct 3
• Emmylou Harris
• at The Mountain Winery (7:30pm)
• Music

This revered singer, songwriter and musician is a twelve-time Grammy Award-winner and Billboard Century Award recipient. Her contribution as a singer and songwriter spans 40 years and over than 25 albums. Throughout her illustrious career, she has lent her talents to countless fellow artists' recordings, she is one of the most loved and respected recording artists in America.

• Thu Oct 4
• The Tech Museum After Hours
• at The Tech Museum (7pm)
• Music

The After Hours program at the Tech Museum is where adults can enjoy the museum when the kids aren't around. All galleries will be open to everyone. Live music performances, glow-in-the-dark cocktails (known as Tech-tini's) and science experiments will also be available to everyone who comes to the event.

• Thu Oct 4 - Sun Oct 7
• Anthony Jeselnik
• at San Jose Improv (varies)
• Events

Anthony Jeselnik is a well known comic who has performed all over the US, particulary in LA and New York. Jeselnik has appeared on many shows, like Jimmy Kimmel Love, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Last Call with Carson Daly and Down and Dirty with Jim Norton.

• Fri Oct 5
• South First Fridays
• at South First Street (7pm)
• Events

South First Fridays in a self-guided evening art walk through galleries, museum and independent creative businesses featuring speical exhibitions and performances. As usual, the SoFA district will display some of the best artists and performers that San Jose has to offer. The art walk starts off at 7pm and is free and open to the public.

• Sat Oct 6 & Sun Oct 7
• Madonna 2012 World Tour
• at HP Pavilion (7:30pm)
• Music

The Madonna 2012 World begins May 29th 2012 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The shows will include arenas, stadiums and special outdoor sights- including the Plains of Abraham in Quebec and a return visit to South America as well as Australia where she has not performed in 20 years.

• Sat Oct 6
• George Lopez
• at San Jose Civic Auditorium (8pm)
• Events

George Lopez's career has dabbled into everything, including television, film, stand-up comedy and late-night television. For two seasons, Lopez hosted his own show "Lopez Tonight," a late-night television talk show on TBS, which was Lopez's return to series television after co-creating, writing, producing and starring in his sitcom "George Lopez."

• Sat Oct 6
• Lynyrd Skynyrd
• at The Mountain Winery (7:30pm)
• Music

Lynyrd Skynyrd comes to the stage at the Mountain Winery to wrap up their annual concert series. This legendary group achieved great success in the 1970s and are best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre. Originally formed in 1964 as the "Noble Five" in Jacksonville, Florida, Lynyrd Skynyrd is now regarded as one of the most popular and influential rock bands in history.

• Sun Oct 7
• Tommy Castro & The Painkillers
• at Moe's Alley (8pm)
• Music

Tommy Castro & The Painkillers return to the stage at Moe's Alley for an evening of soulful blues and raw rock & roll. Tommy Castro began his career in music in the Bay Area where he developed his bluesy rock sound before joining the Warner Bros.-backed band, the Dynatones.