Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (March 10, 2004)

New works by Michal Venera will be on display through March at Torrefazione Italia Café in Palo Alto.

A lecture by Enrique Chagoya will take place on Thursday at the Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View.
Thursday

Enrique Chagoya will lecture tonight at 7 p.m. at the Community School of Music and Arts, 230 San Antonio Circle in Mountain View (between California & Central Expressway). The lecture will complement an exhibit of Chagoya's works, which will be on display through April 8 (Monday to Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.) in CSMA's art gallery. Chagoya, an assistant professor of art at Stanford University, makes paintings and prints about the changing nature of culture. Tickets for tonight's lecture, which includes a wine/cheese reception immediately afterward, are $10 (general admission) and $5 (seniors/students). Tickets will be available at the door. For information and for advance ticket purchase, contact the Community School of Music and Arts at (650) 917-6800 or visit www.arts4all.org.

"All My Sons" will run through March 28 at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Written by Arthur Miller, the play focuses on an airplane parts manufacturer whose wartime profiteering may have compromised his own son, a pilot missing in action. "Show times are Tuesdays (March 9 and 16) at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesdays through Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 8 p.m.; additional 2 p.m. performances on March 13 and 20; Sundays at 2 p.m.; additional 7 p.m. performance on March 14. "Visual Voice" audio-described performances will be available March 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. and March 28 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.

"Candide" will be presented by Foothill Music Theatre through March 14 at Foothill College's Playhouse, 12345 El Monte Road in Los Altos Hills. The play, featuring a score by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler, follows the globe-trotting adventures of a displaced lad separated from his one true love. Show times are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Saturday, March 13 at 2 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $22 general; $20 seniors; $16 students; $10 children under 12. For tickets, call the box office at (650) 949-7360 (open Wednesday through Sunday, noon-3 p.m.), 24-hour charge-by-phone hotline at (650) 949-7414 or visit www.acteva.com/go/foothillboxoffice.
Friday

The Sydney Dance Company will perform "Ellipse" tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m. at Stanford's Memorial Auditorium. The concert will be presented by Stanford Lively Arts. A free post-performance discussion will take place tonight at approximately 9:15 p.m. The discussion is free and open to the public. Tickets are $42/$38/$30. Half-price tickets are available for young people age 15 and under, and discounts are available for students. 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 New Century Chamber Orchestra will perform tonight at 8 p.m. at St Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Avenue in Palo Alto. The program will feature Bela Bartok's "Divertimento for Strings,' Felix Mendelssohn's "String Symphony No. 8" and William Walton's "String Sonata." Single ticket prices are $39 and $28. Half-price tickets are available for students. Tickets will be available at the door starting one hour before the performance. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.ncco.org or through City Box Office at 415.392.4400. For more information, please call (415) 357-1111 or visit www.ncco.org.

Magnificat will perform tonight at 8 p.m. at The First Lutheran Church, , 600 Homer Ave. (at Webster Street) in Palo Alto. A pre-concert lecture will take place 45 minutes before the performance. Entitled "Madrigali e Cantate," the program will feature Barbara Strozzi's madrigals and cantatas. Tickets are $25 general; $18 seniors; $12 students. For more information please call (415) 979-4500 or visit www.magnificatsf.com or e-mail info@magnificatsf.com.

Gallery House will host a reception tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. in honor of their featured artists, jewelry maker Edith Schneider and pencil drawer Yvonne Trujillo Miller. Gallery House is located at 320 California Ave. in Palo Alto. Admission is free. For more information please call (650) 326-1668 or visit www.galleryhouse2.com.
Saturday

"Once Upon A Mattress" will be presented by Peninsula Youth Theatre today at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. Additional show times are 2 and 7:30 p.m. March 14 and 20; 7:30 p.m. March 19; and 2 p.m. March 21. Tickets are $16 adults; $13 for kids 12 and under and seniors 62 and over. Tickets are $6 to discounted weekday matinees March 18 and 19 at 9:30 a.m. To order, please call the MVCPA box office at (650) 903-6000 or visit www.pytnet.org.

"Picasso to Thiebaud:Modern Contemporary Art from the Collections of Stanford University Alumni and Friends" will be on display through June 20 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
Sunday

Pete Malinverni Trio will perform tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Stanford's Campbell Recital Hall, as part of the Second Sunday Jazz Series. Tickets are $20 general admission; $18 for members of the Palo Alto Jazz Alliance, seniors and non-Stanford students; $5 for Stanford students. For tickets, please call (650) 725-2787 or visit www.ticketweb.com. For more information, please call (650) 736-0324 or visit www.stanfordjazz.org.

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 feature "Ten Blake Songs" by Ralph Vaughn Williams and works by Sergei Prokofiev and Antonin Dvorak. Admission is free. For more information please visit www.fortnightlymusicclub.com.

The Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra will present the 20th annual Bach celebration tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Valley Presbyterian Church, 945 Portola Road in Portola Valley. Tickets are $12 general per concert; $10 seniors and students. Tonight's performance is the second event in a three-concert series timed to coincide with Bach's 319th birthday. For more information, please call (650) 856-3848 or visit www.pacomusic.org.

"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. A special "Dads and Doughnuts" event will take place today from 9 a.m. to noon. Dads and kids (and moms, too!) can savor Krispy Kreme donuts, hot Peet's coffee and tasty juice at this members-only event. 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.

"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.

"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.

"Pictures," an exhibition of new works by Michal Venera;, will be on display through March 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.

"Grids and Motifs," featuring new works on paper by Kim Frohsin, will be on display beginning today at Café Borrone, 1010 El Camino Real in Menlo Park. The exhibition will run through April 18. An artist's reception will take place on March 10 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Dance

A profile of the Sydney Dance Company, who will be performing this weekend at Stanford University.
Theater

A review of the new TheatreWorks production, "All My Sons."
Movies

Reviews of "Spartan," "Secret Window" and "Cody Banks 2."

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