Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (January 07, 2004)

New paintings in oil and watercolor by artist Kathy Sharpe will be on display through Jan. 31 at Gallery 9 in Los Altos. An artist reception will be held Thursday evening.

A new exhibition of recent works by Palo Alto artist Judy Gittelsohn will be on display through Jan. 31 at Torrefazione Italia Cafe in Palo Alto. An artist reception will be held Friday evening.
Thursday

Kathy Sharpe's paintings in oil and watercolor will be on display through Jan. 31 at Gallery 9, 143 Main St., Los Altos. The exhibition will feature new paintings by the artist. A special artist reception will be held tonight from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Gallery 9. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information call (650) 941-7969 or visit www.KathySharpe.com.

"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." 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 Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday until 8 p.m. Admission is free. Please call (650) 723-4177 or visit www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva.
Friday

First Friday Art Walk will take place tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. at the following locales: Art 21, 539 Alma St.; Bryant Street Gallery, 520 Bryant St.; The Pacific Art League, 668 Ramona St.; Torrefazione Italia Café, 419 University Ave.; VOSHAN Fine Art Gallery, 374 University Ave. and Meadowlark Gallery, 516 University Ave. Artists' receptions will take place at most venues. Most locales will also offer entertainment and complimentary food and beverages. Admission is free. For more information please visit www.pacificartleague.org/firstfridays/home.html

"L'Aire, Terre, L'Eau," a new exhibition of recent works by Palo Alto artist Judy Gittelsohn, will be on display through Jan. 31 at Torrefazione Italia Cafe, 819 University Ave., Palo Alto. A special artist reception will be held tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at Torrefazione. The Cafe is open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information call (408) 266-9941.
Saturday

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. Admission is free. For more information please call (650) 323-7830 or visit www.kathleenaveryfineart.com.
Sunday

Fine Arts Quartet, featuring acclaimed violist Bernard Zaslav, will perform today at 2:30 p.m. at Stanford's Dinkelspiel Auditorium. Presented by Stanford Lively Arts, the concert will feature an all-Mozart program. Tickets are $40/$36 and are limited. A moderated pre-performance discussion at 1:15 p.m. will be free and open to the public. For tickets and more information, contact the Stanford Ticket Office at Tresidder Memorial Union, call 650-725-ARTS (2787), or go online to http://livelyarts.stanford.edu.

The Fortnightly Music Club will celebrate its 96th anniversary with a concert at 8 p.m. tonight at the Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Performers will include vocalist Edith Zitelli, pianist Natalya Duvanenko, violinist Patricia Burnham and pianist Anna Semyanovsky. Admission is free. For more information please visit www.fortnightlymusicclub.org.
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