REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Up there on the air Hey, the California Pops Orchestra is doing a radio-style show. Perfect for the entire family -- since it's a radio format, you don't have to look up, so the kids can text the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Jan 26, 2010 at 12:15 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: So much rhythm The four musicians walked on stage one by one, striking pieces of wood with mallets. Each built upon the last, starting with a single bright "tong!" sound and then layering hi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Jan 7, 2010 at 4:02 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Calling all outdoorsy artists You could whine about turning 40, or you could celebrate by publishing a coffee-table book about yourself. Well played, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.
The distr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Dec 16, 2009 at 2:33 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Still a party in the pressroom Last night I went to my only party of the season that features fudge made by the district attorney. It was the annual holiday fete in the pressroom in the county Hall of Justi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Dec 9, 2009 at 4:50 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: A photographer's vision in oil About four years ago, Edward Burtynsky's titanic and disturbingly beautiful photos made up the most powerful exhibition I've seen at the Cantor Arts Center. Mining and refinin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Nov 18, 2009 at 12:02 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 19, 2009 at 9:28 am.
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Sing me a cimbalom It wasn't your everyday orchestra moment at the Palo Alto Philharmonic on Saturday: In the middle of a concert, somebody brings out a cimbalom.
But, hey. If you're playing ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Oct 27, 2009 at 6:02 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Variety shows Kudos to producers at our Media Center, who picked up six Western Access Video Excellence (WAVE) Awards last weekend. A good reminder of the zings of variety you can find on l... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Oct 22, 2009 at 3:48 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: New M-A theater: It sure beats J Building Which is worse: sweltering in a stifling theater, or having a key moment in a play ruined because an old air-conditioning system came roaring on at the wrong moment and drowne... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Sep 24, 2009 at 11:00 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Sep 27, 2009 at 1:45 pm.
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Au revoir, Arthur So saddened to hear about the passing of Arthur Krakower, the 88-year-old wunderkind Peninsula artist. A call or email from Arthur was like a small gem, bright in the palm. He... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Jul 31, 2009 at 10:16 am
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: 'Art without inhibitions' To find the new home of Art For Well Beings, you have to wander a bit. The little art center is, as director Judy Gittelsohn says, "tucked in behind" a cluster of buildings of... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Jul 24, 2009 at 2:43 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 13, 2009 at 5:23 pm.
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Where's our downtown theater festival? You can't complain about an evening of Balkan-Yiddish-gospel-postmodern music, really. World Music Day sounds pretty cool (except that you can't call it WMD without thinking o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Jun 12, 2009 at 2:10 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Being outside inside at CSMA Yesterday a.m.: a morning for growing ant strength and carrying my desk into an open field. In June it can be physically painful to be stuck inside.
Since desk wouldn't bal... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Jun 9, 2009 at 12:38 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 9, 2009 at 3:13 pm.
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Fridays at the Cantor Center: 'Metaphysics' Every Friday, a different musician climbs the stairs to the Cantor Center balcony to play Mark Applebaum's experimental work "The Metaphysics of Notation." I had previously w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on May 26, 2009 at 12:19 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Aug 15, 2009 at 8:00 pm.
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: 'What would Matt do?' A new San Francisco exhibit calls him "Artist and Educator," but Matt Kahn is just as often thought of as "Mentor." You can't read about him without seeing that word. It's per... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on May 20, 2009 at 3:18 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Photographer wins global honor Another well-deserved honor for Menlo Park photographer Mark Tuschman, whose sensitive and beautifully lit photos let us peer into worlds we otherwise might never see. He won ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on May 13, 2009 at 5:00 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 13, 2009 at 6:03 pm.
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: On the beach I didn't expect to feel serene in an exhibit about beach trash. But when you've picked up nearly two tons of discarded plastic at your favorite oceanside spot over the last de... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Apr 14, 2009 at 9:32 am
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: An evening with Adams It was a true pleasure to hear the composer John Adams speak last night at the Cantor Arts Center. Kronos Quartet violinist David Harrington conducted a free-flowing interview... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Apr 7, 2009 at 10:25 am
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Lend me a tenor There was a great story this week in the Vancouver Sun about hapless singers from a Canadian choir standing out on a freezing bridge in their tuxes, trying to recruit more ten... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Mar 30, 2009 at 11:35 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2009 at 2:18 pm.