Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (February 11, 2004)

: Castilleja School and Eastside Prep of Palo Alto will present "Dancing for a Difference" on Thursday at Castilleja School Chapel Theater.

Cellist David Winckel and pianist Wu Han will appear on Thursday at the Community School of Music and Arts.
Thursday

Cellist David Winckel and pianist Wu Han will appear tonight from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Community School of Music and Arts, 230 San Antonio Circle (between California and Central Expressway) in Mountain View. Presented by the Community School of Music and Arts' free Stanford Lively Arts Informance Series, the event will also allow audiences to hear Finckel and Han speak about their approach to their work and play musical excerpts. Admission is free, but limited seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be no advance seating. For more information please call (650) 917-6800 or visit www.arts4all.org

"Dancing for a Difference" will be jointly presented by Castilleja School and Eastside Prep of Palo Alto tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Castilleja School Chapel Theater, 1310 Bryant St. (corner of Embarcadero Road) in Palo Alto. The event will showcase original student dance performances. Admission is free, but there will be a suggested donation of $10 for adults and $5 for students/seniors benefiting Save the Children (www.savethechildren.org).

The Gunn High School Choir presents the 2004 Choir/Staff Musical Extravaganza, "Billy Bubba and the 40 Thieves" tonight at 8 p.m. at Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road in Palo Alto. The production will feature the Gunn Concert Choir, Treble Choir, Chamber Singers, the JLS Choir and over 50 Gunn staff members. Tickets are $12 adults/ $8 students and will be available in the Gunn Student Activity Office. For more information please call (650) 354-8287.

"Memphis" will be presented by TheatreWorks through Feb. 15 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. Written by playwright Joe DiPietro and Bon Jovi composer-keyboardist David Bryan, the play chronicles a renegade deejay who played the music of black and white America together for the first time. Show times are Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesdays through Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 15 at 2 and 7 p.m. "Visual Voice" audio-described performances will be available Feb. 13-14 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20-$48; discounts are available for youth, students, seniors and members. For tickets and information, please call (650) 903-6000 or visit theatreworks.org

"The Winter's Tale" will be presented through Feb. 14 at the Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Ave. in Los Altos. One of Shakespeare's last works, the play is a profound explanation of the simple miracles in life and the forces that shape them -- love, friendship, jealousy and forgiveness. Show times are 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. Tickets are $25. For more information please call (650) 941-0551 or visit www.busbarn.org
Friday

Russell Rickford will read from his latest book, "Betty Shabazz: A Remarkable Story of Survival and Faith before and after Malcolm X," today at noon at the Stanford University Bookstore, located at White Plaza. Rickford will also sign copies of his book and discuss the life of Shabazz. Admission is free. For more information please call (650) 725-6136.

John Cleese will be interviewed tonight at 7 p.m. by San Francisco Chronicle book editor David Kipen at Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road in Palo Alto. Clips will be shown from some of Cleese's most memorable TV and film projects. Time will be made available for a question-and-answer period. Ticket prices are $30 and $50 and $150 (the latter includes prime seating and a private reception with Cleese immediately following the performance.) Proceeds will benefit the Esalen Institute. For ticket availability visit www.cityboxoffice.com or call (415) 392-.4400.

"The Barber of Seville" will be presented by West Bay Opera tonight at 8 p.m. at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Additional show times are Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. The show will be repeated next weekend at the same times. Tickets are $43, with a special $21.50 youth ticket (for those under 18) for Sunday matinees only. For tickets or more information, please call the West Bay Opera box office at (650) 424-9999, Monday - Friday, 1 to 6 p.m., or visit www.wbopera.org. Tickets may also be purchased at the Holt Building, 221 Lambert Ave. in Palo Alto.

"The Hobbit" will be presented tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Palo Alto Children's Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Additional performances are scheduled for Saturday at 4:30 & 7:30 p.m. ; Feb. 19 at 4:30 p.m. ; Feb. 20 at 7:30 pm; Feb. 21 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Children's Theatre Box Office Tuesday through Saturday, by calling (650) 463-4970.

Mixed-media painter Robert Haemmerling and computer artist Jeehee Lee will have their works exhibited through March 25 at Stanford Art Spaces, located on campus at the Paul Allen Center for Integrated Systems. 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.

"Faces and Places," an exhibition of recent works by San Jose artist Sonya Paz, will be on display through Feb. 29 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

"Gizmos & Gadgets," is currently on display at the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo, 1451 Middlefield Road. This new exhibition demonstrates how work can be made easier with simple machines such as levers and incline planes. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. For more information, please call (650) 329-2111 or visit www.pajmzfriends.org/membership.htm.

"The Artist Observed: Portraits and Self-Portraits" will be on display 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

"When Radio Was King," featuring classic radio receivers and radio memorabilia, will be on display through May 23 at the Museum of American Heritage, 351 Homer Ave. in Palo Alto. Regular exhibit hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday. For more information please call (650) 321-1004 or visit www.moah.org.

The Fortnightly Music Club will present a concert tonight at 8 p.m. at the Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road in Palo Alto. The program will include works by Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert and Prokofiev. Admission is free. For more information please visit www.fortnightlymusicclub.org

"Narrating Time," in conjunction with works by Jim Campbell, will be featured through April 25 at the Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road. The exhibition features 19th and 21st-century photographs in which the specific exploration of time is central to the artist's body of work. Exhibitions can be viewed Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m.; Thursday also 7-9 p.m. Call (650) 329-2366 or visit www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/artcenter/index.html.

"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
Opera

A preview of "The Barber of Seville," the new production by West Bay Opera.
Exhibits

A profile of "Radio," the new exhibit at the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto.
Movies

Reviews of "The Dreamers" and "50 First Dates."

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