Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (May 05, 2004)

Silicon Valley Open Studios will take place this weekend in Palo Alto, Stanford, Mountain View, among other cities. Shown above is a work by sculptor Fabienne Bismuth, whose studio is located at 2872 Cowper St. in Palo Alto.

The 33rd Annual Stanford Powwow will take place this weekend.
Thursday

The Stanford Department of Drama will present "SALT" tonight at 8 p.m. at the Nitery Theatre, located in the Old Union Building, 519 Lasuen Mall. Written by Migdalia Cruz, the play focuses on the story of a family fighting for survival in the salt mounds of Chicago's south side. Additional show times are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $8 general admission. For reservations, call (650) 725-5838, email mandana@stanford.edu or visit drama.stanford.edu. Please note that "SALT" contains partial nudity and sexual situations.

"The American Landscape" will run through June 30 at the Lyons Ltd. Antique Print Gallery, located in the Town and Country Village in Palo Alto. The exhibition draws from a 300-year history of English and American printmakers depicting America the Beautiful. The gallery is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. For more information please call 1-800-LyonsLtd or e-mail info@LyonsLtd.com
Friday

The 33rd Annual Stanford Powwow will take place this weekend on the Stanford campus. Dances will take place tonight from 7 to 11 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The powwow is free and open to the public, although donations are welcome. For more information please visit http://powwow.stanford.edu.

"Streets of Palo Alto" will be on display through May 19 at the Pacific Art League, 668 Ramona St. in Palo Alto. A reception will take place tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. At 7 p.m. sculptor JoeSam , artist for the new Palo Alto Opportunity Center, will talk. Admission is free. For more information please call (650) 650-321-3891 or visit www.pacificartleague.org.

"The Phantom Tollbooth, Jr." will be presented tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Palo Alto Children's Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Additional show times are May 8 at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.; May 13 at 4:30 p.m.; May 19 at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.; May 15 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 for adults; $3 for children. They may be ordered by calling (650) 463-4970 or through the Palo Alto Children's Theatre Box Office, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 1:30 to 6 p.m.

Peninsula Youth Theatre will present "Holes," Louis Sachar's dramatization of his children's book, May 7-16 at the Cubberley Community Center Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $16 for adults; $13 for kids 12 and under and seniors 62 and over. Tickets to discounted weekday matinees at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. May 11 and 12 cost $6. To order, please call (650) 988-8798 or visit www.pytnet.org.

"Euro Rising," featuring a new exhibition of works by Gregory Burns, will be on display through May at Torrefazione Italia Cafe, 819 University Ave., Palo Alto. The exhibition reflects the artist's five month journey through Europe. There will be a reception for the artist tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. 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.

Gallery House will exhibit photographs by Marina Brodskaya and monotypes by Madeline Ettin through May 29. A reception will take place May 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. Gallery House is located at 320 California Ave. in Palo Alto. Gallery hours are Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more information please call (650) 326-1668 or visit www.galleryhouse2.com.

The Palo Alto Players will present "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" through May 9 at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Show times are 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are $21 for Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday performances; $25 for Friday and Saturday evenings. Students and seniors receive a $3 discount for Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday performances. For tickets please call (650) 329-0891. For more information please visit www.paplayers.org.

"Approaching Zanzibar" will run through May 9 at the Pear Avenue Theatre, 1220 Pear Avenue, Unit K (off Shoreline Boulevard, across from Century 16 Theatres) in Mountain View. Tickets are $20/$15 for Friday and Saturday shows; $15/$10 for Thursday and Sunday shows. The show will run through May 9. For more information please call (650) 254-1148 or visit www.thepear.org.

"Spoon River Anthology" will be presented tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Menlo School's Florence Moore Theatre, 50 Valparaiso Ave. in Atherton. Additional show times are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the door or at tickets@menlo.org.

"3 Artists," featuring paintings by Kayomi Harai and Lucy Liew and carved cardboard by Judy Johnson-Williams, will be on view through May 20 at the Center for Integrated Systems Art Spaces, located on the Stanford University campus. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. For more information please call (650) 725-3622 or visit http://cis.Stanford.edu/~marigros.
Saturday

"Silicon Valley Open Studios" will take place today and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. throughout Palo Alto, Stanford and Mountain View. For more information about artists and locations, please visit www.svopenstudios.org.

"Spring Migration 2004" will be presented by the Stanford dance division tonight at 8 p.m. at Stanford's Memorial Auditorium. In addition to works by guest artists, there will be a number of selected student choreographies. Tickets are $10 general and $8 students and seniors. Tickets will be available at the door on performance night or at the Stanford Ticket Office, Tressider Union, 650 725 ARTS. For additional information, call Tony Kramer at (415) 725-0740.

"Save Your Brain for Glass" a sale of hundreds of glass-art fruits, vegetables and flowers, will take place May 5-17 at the Future Brain Cancer Institute, 325 Forest Ave. in Palo Alto. The institute is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the institute. An artists' reception will take place today from 5 to 9 p.m. For more information please call (650) 328-7900.

Yolanda Rhodes will perform today at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Community School of Music and Arts' Tateuchi Hall, 230 San Antonio Circle in Mountain View. Rhodes is an African-American singer/story-teller. The event is part of CSMA's "Concerts 4 Kids Series." Tickets are $11 general admission; $6 for children accompanied by a paying adult; free for children under 2. Seating is open. For advance ticket purchase, please call the CSMA main office at (650) 917-6800, ext. 330. Same-day purchase will be available at the door 1 hour prior to event. For more information, please visit www.arts4all.org/tickets.

The El Camino Youth Symphony will present its annual ice cream social concert tonight at 6:15 p.m. at Cubberley Auditorium, 4000 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Guests can see several ECYS ensembles will perform while enjoying an "all-you-can-eat ice cream sundae bar. Tickets are $10. For more information please call (650) 327-2611 or visit www.ecys.org.

Art21 will showcase original oils by contemporary artist Reyna Castano tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. The gallery is located at 539 Alma St. (corner of Hamilton Avenue) in Palo Alto. For more information please call (650) or visit www.art21.us

"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 features 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

Dena DeRose will perform tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Stanford's Campbell Recital Hall. The concert is presented by the Stanford Jazz Workshop's Second Sunday Jazz Series. DeRose is a pianist and jazz vocalist. Tickets are $25 general admission; $23 for members of the Palo Alto Jazz Alliance; $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.

Hidden Villa will host two events today in honor of Mother's Day. Fun-on-the-Farm will feature animal visits, garden activities, maypole dancing, solar cooking, arts and crafts and more. The cost is $5 per person (kids two and under are free). The Banana Slug String Band will perform an outdoor evening concert from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Concert-goers are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner to enjoy during the show, as well as a blanket or lawn chair to sit upon. Snacks and drinks will also be sold. Concert tickets are $15/adults, $12/students and seniors, and $7.50/children 12 & under (kids two and under are free). Tickets will be sold at the door beginning at 4:30 p.m., or by calling (650) 949-8653 for advance ticket sales. Hidden Villa is located at 26870 Moody Road in Los Altos Hills. For more information please visit www.hiddenvilla.org.

"Repetitions and Inflections," featuring digital photographs by Ade Adekola, will be on display through June 6 at Café Borrone, 1010 El Camino Real in Menlo Park. For more information please visit www.adekola.com.

"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.

"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.
Art

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Movies

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