<P> In 2006, Adobe Systems commissioned an art installation titled San Jose Semaphore by Ben Rubin, which is located at the top of its headquarters building . Semaphore is composed of four LED discs which "rotate" to transmit a message . The content of the San Jose Semaphore's message remained a mystery until it was deciphered in August 2007 . The visual art installation is supplemented with an audio track, transmitted from the building on a low - power AM station . The audio track provides clues to decode the message being transmitted . </P> <P> The city is home to many performing arts companies, including Opera San Jose, Symphony Silicon Valley, Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley, sjDANCEco, Children's Musical Theater of San Jose (45 years old in 2013), the San Jose Youth Symphony, the San Jose Repertory Theatre, City Lights Theatre Company, The Tabard Theatre Company, San Jose Stage Company, and the now - defunct American Musical Theatre of San Jose which was replaced by Broadway San Jose in partnership with Team San Jose . San Jose also is home to the San Jose Museum of Art, one of the nation's premiere Modern Art museums . The annual Cinequest Film Festival in downtown has grown to over 60,000 attendees per year, becoming an important festival for independent films . The San Francisco Asian American Film Festival is an annual event, which is hosted in San Francisco, Berkeley, and Downtown San Jose . Approximately 30 to 40 films are screened in San Jose each year at the Camera 12 Downtown Cinemas . The San Jose Jazz Festival is another of many great events hosted throughout the year . </P> <P> The SAP Center at San Jose is one of the most active venues for events in the world . According to Billboard Magazine and Pollstar, the arena sold the most tickets to non-sporting events of any venue in the United States, and third in the world after the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester, England, and the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, for the period from January 1--September 30, 2004 . Including sporting events, the SAP Center averages 184 events a year, or roughly one event for every two days, which is significantly higher than the average for NHL arenas . </P> <P> San Jose has many examples of houses with fine architecture . Late 19th century and early 20th century styles exist in neighborhoods such as Hanchett Park, Naglee Park, Rose Garden, and Willow Glen (including Palm Haven). </P>

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