This is one of those Fridays when I'm left with several interesting tidbits that I wish could've made it into the print edition this week. Paper stretches only so far, especially these days.

So ... presenting another installment of "Other Stuff From the Arts Editor's Desk":

* I'm kind of a Eurail girl, but there's something appealing about Jerome Peters' "Old Trucks" series of paintings. A Palo Altan and retired firefighter, J.P. has done acrylics of fire engines and helmets but now gravitates toward Chevys and Fords. He has a new show opening April 1 at the Portola Art Gallery in Menlo Park.

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