Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (June 09, 2004)

"Daffodils at Filoli," a watercolor with ink by Bill Cheney, is currently on display at Filoli in Woodside. Cheney is a Filoli art instructor and a nature education docent.

Thursday

Eddie Gale Now Band will perform tonight from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Stanford Shopping Center, in the gardens of the Clock Tower Plaza (near Neiman Marcus), as part of Summer Jazz 18. The concert is co-sponsored by SFJAZZ. Gale is known for his affinity for free jazz. Admission is free. For more information please contact (415) 788-7353 or visit www.sfjazz.org.

"Pierre and Marie" will be presented through June 19 at the Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Ave. in Los Altos. The production is a biographical comedy about Pierre and Marie Curie, adapted by Ron Clark from the French original, "Les Palmes de M. Schutz," by Jean-Noel Fenwick. Show times are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sunday, June 6 and 13 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $25 for Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances; $20 for Sundays. Group discounts are available. Please call the box office at (650) 941-0551 for information and reservations.

Filoli will present paintings and drawings by its art instructors through June 26. Filoli is located 86 Canada Road in Wodside and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information please call (650) 364-8300, ext. 507 or visit www.filoli.org.

"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

Sista Monica and D.B. Walker will perform tonight at Foothills Park, 3300 Page Mill Road in Palo Alto. Sista Monica is a blues, soul and gospel singer, while Walker also specializes in the blues. This "Green Blues" concert will be presented by Acterra: Action for a Sustainable Earth and the City of Palo Alto Department of Open Space & Sciences. Tickets are $15 (free for kids under 12). Tickets can be purchased online at www.Acterra.org/concert or by calling (650) 962-9876 ext. 311. There will be no admission without advance ticket purchase.

"The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)" 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 show will officially open on Saturday at 8 p.m. Additional performances will take place at 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 13 and 27. There will be no performance on June 20. Ticket prices are $17 for tonight's preview; $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 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.

"On the Wings of Summer," a 3-D show, will be presented through June 26 at Gallery House, 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.

Modernbook Gallery will present new paintings by San Francisco-based artist Silvia Poloto through July 9. A reception for the artist will take place tonight from 7 to 10 p.m. at the gallery. Modernbook Gallery is located at 494 University Ave. in Palo Alto and is open daily from11 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more information please call (650) 327-6325.

Paintings by Barbara Allie and Omar Chacon, as well as mixed-media work by Tom Gehrig, will be on view beginning today at the Center for Integrated Systems Art Spaces, located on the Stanford University campus. The exhibition will continue through July 22. 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

The Ann Arbor Film Festival will be presented this weekend at Foothill College (Room 5015), 12345 El Monte Road in Los Altos Hills. The program consists of 22 short films in various genres, including documentary, animation, experimental, narrative and personal memoir. Screenings will take place tonight at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 6 p.m. Admission is $5-$10 on a sliding scale. For more information please visit www.kfjc.org.

Tercera Gallery will present works by studio furniture makers Chris Bowman and Ken Edwards through July 12. There will be a reception on Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. Tercera Gallery is located at 534 Ramona St. in Palo Alto. For more information please call (650) 322-5324 or visit www.terceragallery.com.

The National Association of Composers, USA will present a concert tonight at 8 p.m. at the Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road in Palo Alto. Tickets are $15 general; $10 students and seniors. For more information please call (925) 288-1685.

"Art in Clay," a show and sale featuring ceramics and pottery from more than 40 local artists, will take place today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Palo Alto High School, 50 Embarcadero Road in Palo Alto. For more information please contact the Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild (OVCAG) at (408) 839-8750.

HaShirim, a South Bay Jewish community choral group, will present a program on "350 Years of Jewish Music in America" today at 4:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Road in Los Altos Hills. Admission is free. For more information, please call Harve Citrin at (650) 327-0829 or log on to www.Hashirim.org.

"Picasso to Thiebaud:Modern and 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

"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.
Theater

A preview of the Palo Alto Players' new production, "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)"
Movies

Reviews of "The Stepford Wives," "Garfield," "The Chronicles of Riddick" and "The Mother."
Eating Out

A review of e-Tea & Coffee in Mountain View.

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