Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (December 03, 2003)

:The 16th annual Christmas Creche Exhibit will take place Dec. 6-10 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Palo Alto.

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Thursday

"The Fourth Wall" will preview tonight at 8 p.m. at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Written by A.R. Gurney, the play demolishes the boundaries between actor and audience to tell the tale of a frazzled suburban woman. Preview performances will take place Dec. 3-5 at 8 p.m. The production will officially open on Dec. 6. Regular show times are Tuesdays (Dec. 9 and 16) at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesdays through Fridays at 8 p.m. (no performances Dec. 24 and 25); Saturdays at 8 p.m. ; additional 2 p.m. performances on Dec. 13, 20 and 27; Sundays at 2 and 7 p.m., additional 7 p.m. performance on Dec. 28. "Visual Voice" audio-described performances will be available Dec. 26 and 27 at 8 p.m., and Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20-$48; discounts available for youth, students, seniors, and members. For tickets and information, call (650) 903-6000 or visit theatreworks.org.

"Inspecting Carol" will be presented through Dec. 20 by the Bus Barn Stage Company tonight at 8 p.m. at the Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Ave. in Los Altos. Regular show times are 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; 7 p.m. on Dec. 7; 8 p.m. on Dec. 14. A discussion will take place on Dec. 5. Individual tickets are $18-$30. For more information please call (650) 941-0551 or visit www.busbarn.org

"3 Photographers," will run through Jan. 22 at Stanford Art Spaces, located on campus at the Paul Allen Center for Integrated Systems. The exhibition will feature Sandra Chandler's "Venice Carnevale," Jeffrey Davis' "Path of Discovery" and Marie-Jo Mont-Reynaud's "People of Haiti." A reception for the artists will be held at the gallery on Dec. 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. Admission is free. The gallery is open weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call (650) 725-3622 or visit http://cis.stanford.edu/~marigros.

"Hudson River School: Masterworks from the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art" will be on display through Jan. 18 at the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University. The center is open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday; Thursday until 8 p.m. Admission is free. Please call (650) 723-4177 or visit www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva.

"For the Love of It," a tribute to Palo Alto gallery owner Paula Kirkeby, will be on display through Jan. 4 at the Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road. The exhibit will primarily feature works on paper by such artists as Nathan Oliviera, Enrique Chagoya, Michael Mazur and others. Also on display will be "Is Money, Money ," featuring work by contemporary artists -- Ray Beldner, Lisa Kokin and Oriane Stender -- who use currency as the medium of their work to question value. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday also from 7 to 9 p.m.; Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. For more information call (650) 329-2366.
Friday

"The Nutcracker" will be presented by Dance Connection studio tonight and Saturday at 7 p.m. a Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road in Palo Alto. Tickets are $12 to $16 and will be on sale at the studio or at the door. For more information please call Dance Connection at (650) 852-0418 or visit www.danceconnectionpaloalto.com

"The World Goes 'Round" will be presented through Dec. 14 at the Pear Avenue Theatre, 1220 Pear Ave. in Mountain View. The production is a musical revue that celebrates the work of John Kander and Fred Ebb, creators of "Cabaret," "Chicago" and "The Kiss of the Spiderwoman." Show times are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. (except Friday, Dec. 12, at 8:30 p.m.) Sunday performances will take place on Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. and Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. Tickets for Friday and Saturday shows are $20/$15; $15/$10 for Thursday and Sunday shows. To purchase tickets by credit card online visit www.thepear.org. For more information please call (650) 254-1148 or visit www.thepear.org

"Joy" a celebration of Gallery House's 45th anniversary, will take place through Dec. 31 at Gallery House, 320 California Ave. in Palo Alto. Hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 12 to 4 p.m. Admission is free. For more information please call (650) 326-1668 or visit www.galleryhouse2.com

"Sufi Chocolate," featuring paintings and works on paper by Josephine Balakrishnan, will run through Dec. 22 at Art 21, 539 Alma St. in Palo Alto. Admission is free. For more information please call (650) 248-1464.

"Creating an Islamic Republic: Iranian Collections from the Hoover Library and Archives" will run through Dec. 19 in the Herbert Hoover Memorial Exhibit Pavilion. The pavilion is located adjacent to Hoover Tower, near the corner of Serra and Galvez Streets on the Stanford University campus. Pavilion hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Tours of exhibits in the pavilion are free. Call (650) 723-3563.
Saturday

The Palo Alto Philharmonic will perform tonight at 8 p.m. at Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto, featuring guest conductor Camilla Kolchinsky and violist Adam Smyla. The program will feature Schubert's "Symphony No. 6 in C major (" Little")," and Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio "Espagnole." Smyla will be the soloist in the "Concerto for Viola and Orchestra" by Bartok and the "Sonata for Viola and Orchestra" by Paganini. Tickets in advance are $5, $10, $12 on the web (www.paphil.org) or $2 more at the door. For information, please call (650) 857-0737 or (408) 395-2911.

The California Bach Society will perform tonight at 8 p.m. at All Saints' Episcopal Church, 555 Waverley St. (at Hamilton Avenue), Palo Alto. Entitled "Francisco Guerrero: Christmas Vespers," the program will feature Guerrero's psalms and motets for the holiday season. There will be a lecture 45 minutes before the performance. Tickets are $25 general; $18 seniors; $12 students. For more information please call (415) 262-0272 or visit www.calbach.org.

Peninsula Women's Chorus will perform tonight at 8 p.m. at Saint Patrick's Seminary, 320 Middlefield Road in Menlo Park. The concert will be repeated on Dec. 7 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $20 general; $15 seniors and students. Tickets may be purchased at the door or through the Stanford Ticket Office, (650) 725-ARTS. For more information please call (650) 327-3095 or visit www.pwchorus.org.

The 16th annual Christmas Creche Exhibit will take place Dec. 6-10 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 3865 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. The Gunn High School Chamber Singers will perform tonight at 7:30 p.m. The Valparaiso Singers will perform Dec. 7 at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. For more information please call (650) 493-2222 or visit www.christmascreche.org.

The Menlo Park Chorus will sing holiday songs today at 10 a.m. at the Menlo Park Recreation Center, 701 Laurel St. in Menlo Park. Tickets are $5 adults; $3 children 12 and under. For more information please visit www.bamusic.org/mpc

Kathleen Avery Fine Art will present recent works by contemporary artist Jessica Rice through Jan. 12. The gallery is located at 825 Emerson St. in Palo Alto. There will be a reception for the artist tonight form 6 to 9 p.m. Admission is free. For more information please call (650) 323-7830 or visit www.kathleenaveryfineart.com.

"Drawing and Form," featuring works by potter Nancy Selvin, will be exhibited through Nov. 29 at Tercera Gallery, 534 Ramona St. in Palo Alto. Admission is free. For more information please call (650) 322-5324 or visit www.terceragallery.com
Sunday

The Peninsula Pops will perform today at 2:30 p.m. at Spangenberg Theatre, located on the Gunn campus at 780 Arastradero Road in Palo Alto. Sharethe magic of White Christmas, Chestnuts Roasting, the Grinch, Charlie Brown and maybe even a Sugarplum or two. State Assemblyman Joe Simitian will narrate "The Night Before Christmas," surrounded on stage by kids from the audience. To purchase tickets online ($12, $10, $8) and for more information visit www.peninsulapops.org or call (650) 856-8432.

Soli Deo Gloria with Orchestra Gloria, will present "Rejoice! for Christmas," featuring Charpentier's "Messe de Minuit pour Noël, " today at 3 p.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave. in Palo Alto. The mass will be performed with the original French carols interpolated between the mass movements. Also included on the program will be an array of Swedish, French, and English carols sung by the choir and an audience sing-along. Tickets are $20 general; $15 students and seniors; free for K-12 students. For more information please visit www.sdgloria.org or call (415) 982-7341.
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