Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (January 14, 2004)

Etienne Carjat's "Portrait Caricature of Honore Daumier," an 1863 lithograph, is on display at the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University. The image is part of the museum's new exhibition, "The Artist Observed: Portraits and Self-Portraits."

Brian Buckley Smith and Shannon Stowe co-star in "Born Yesterday," the Palo Alto Players' new production.
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. 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. Mont-Reynaud will unveil a 22-minute documentary of her work in Haiti tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Stanford's Law School Room 85. Admission is free. 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

"Born Yesterday," Garson Kanin's classic comedy, will preview tonight at 8 p.m. at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Presented by the Palo Alto Players, the production will open on Saturday at 8 p.m. and will run through Feb. 1. Regular show times are 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18 and Feb. 1. Ticket prices are $17 for tonight's preview performance; $21 for Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday performances; $25 for Friday and Saturday evenings; $27 for Saturday's opening-night performance, with a gala to follow. Students and seniors will receive a $3 discount for Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday performances. For more information please call (650) 329-0891 or visit www.palayers.org

Kepa Juntera will perform tonight at 8 p.m. at Stanford's Dinkelspiel Auditorium. Presented by Stanford Lively Arts, the concert will feature Basque traditions blended with international sounds, including Celtic reels and gypsy rhythms. Tickets are $36/$32. A moderated pre-performance discussion at 6:45 p.m. will be free and open to the public. For tickets and more information, please contact the Stanford Ticket Office at Tresidder Memorial Union, call 650-725-ARTS (2787), or go online to http://livelyarts.stanford.edu.

"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. 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

"The Artist Observed: Portraits and Self-Portraits" will be on display Jan. 14 through May 2 at the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University. The exhibition will feature more than 70 prints, drawings and photographs from the early 17th century to the present, featuring artists as subjects. 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

The Pacific Art League's January show, "Digital Domain,' will feature two-dimensional and three-dimensional works in any media related to all things wired, including technology, electronics, communication, hardware, software, numbers, and anything you can imagine in these digital times. The exhibition will run through Jan. 28 at the Pacific Art League, 668 Ramona St. in Palo Alto. The gallery is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information please call (650) 321-3891 or visit www.pacificartleague.org
Sunday

Chinese Performing Artists of America will perform today at 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts (Second Stage), 500 Castro St. The concert will be presented as part of the Community School of Music and Arts 2003-04 Bank of Los Altos Free Family Concert Series. Admission is free, but limited seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of the performances only. No advance seating. For more information please call (650) 903-6000 or visit www.mvcpa.com.

"Silence of Memory," featuring monotypes by Arthur Krakower, will be on display through Feb. 29 at Café Borrone, 1010 El Camino Real in Menlo Park. For more information please visit www.arthurkrakower.com
Theater

A preview of "Born Yesterday," the Palo Alto Players' new production.
Eating Out

A review of Andale in downtown Palo Alto.
Movies

Reviews of "Along Came Polly" and "Torque."

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