On stage: 'Of Mice and Men'
TheatreWorks presents 'Of Mice and Men' at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. Adapted for the stage by Steinbeck, this is a portrait of the strength of friendship and the depth of the American dream. Starting today, April 4, and continuing through April 29. $19-$69. Go to theatreworks.org.

Gallery: Breakfast is on the Universe
Stanford University's Department of Art and Art History presents a design exhibition in which nine artists from the Joint Program in Design feature their new works, ranging from large-scale sculpture to interactive installations that challenge notions of usefulness and uselessness as a state of being. The exhibit will be open tomorrow, April 4, through April 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery, 419 Lasuen Mall, Stanford. Go to art.stanford.edu.

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