Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (July 07, 2004)

Jennifer Yax and Courtney C. Patty will perform on Thursday at the Brown Bag Concert Series.

The Allen Smith Quartet will perform on Thursday at the Stanford Shopping Center, as part of Summer Jazz 18.
Thursday

Jennifer Yax and Courtney C. Patty, both acoustic folk-pop musicians, will perform at the Brown Bag Concert Series today at noon at Cogswell Plaza, located at the corner of Lytton Avenue and Ramona Street. Admission is free. For more information please call (650) 463-4940 or visit www.PaloAltoOnline.com.

The Allen Smith Quartet 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. Trumpeter Smith and his quartet will bring a mix of standards and swing to the bandstand. The concert is co-sponsored by SFJAZZ. Admission is free. For more information please contact (415) 788-7353 or visit www.sfjazz.org.

"Are We Almost There? will preview tonight at 8 p.m. at the Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Ave. in Los Altos. Presented by the Bus Barn Stage Company, the play features book, music and lyrics by Morris Bobrow. The show will officially open on Friday at 8 p.m. and run through Aug. 7. Show times are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays, July 18 and 25, at 3 p.m. Admission is $18 for tonight's preview; $30 for Friday's opening night and post-champagne reception; $25 for performances Thursdays through Saturdays; $20 for Sundays. For tickets please call the box office at (650) 941-0551 or visit www.busbarn.org.

"Arcadia" will be presented by TheatreWorks though July 11 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. (corner of Mercy). Written by Tom Stoppard, the play follows the eccentric inhabitants of a 19th-century estate and the pair of modern-day historians who probe their every move. Show times are Wednesday through Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20-$50; discounts will be available for youth, students, seniors and members. For tickets and information, the public may call (650) 903-6000 or visit theatreworks.org.
Friday

"This American Life" will be on display through July at the Pacific Art League, 668 Ramona St. in Palo Alto. See how artists interpret their thoughts of life in America. A reception will take place tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. At 7 p.m. Barbara Newton will present a program featuring artifacts and photographs about the Museum of American heritage and its founder, Frank Livermore, as well as information about the current exhibits, workshops and events. Her talk will be followed by Palo Alto historian Steve Staiger, who will give a short lecture and slide program on the history of Palo Alto's "American Life."

"Stuart Little" will be performed tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Cubberley Community Center Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Presented by Peninsula Youth Theatre, the show is a musical adaptation of E.B. White's classic mouse tale. Additional show times are 7:30 p.m. on Saturday; July 14-17; 2 p.m. July 10 and 17; and 4 p.m. July 11 and 18. Tickets are $14 for adults; $12 for kids 12 and under and seniors 62 and over. Matinees will be held July 15-16 at 1 p.m. Tickets for matinees cost $6. To order, please call (650) 988-8798 or visit www.pytnet.org.

"Beauty and the Beast" will be presented tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Palo Alto Children's Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road. Additional show times are Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 adults; $3 children and are available through the Children's Theatre box office by calling (650) 463-4970. The box office is open 1:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

Ron Stallings: A Context For Peace will take place tonight at 8 p.m. at Campbell Recital Hall, as part of the 2004 Stanford Jazz Festival. This evening of jazz and spoken word will showcase Stallings (on woodwinds) and a group of Bay Area musicians and poets who are dedicated to creating a vision, and a context, for peace. Tickets are $20 general; $18 students/seniors/Palo Alto Jazz Alliance members.

"Once Upon A Mattress" will be presented by the Hope Musical Theatre today at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Walter Hays Elementary School (MP Room), 1525 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Admission is free. For more information about show times please visit www.HopeMusicalTheatre.com.

Modernbook Gallery will present new paintings by San Francisco-based artist Silvia Poloto through July 9. 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 12th Annual Palo Alto Clay and Glass Festival will take place today and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road (corner of Embarcadero). The event will feature works by 180 ceramic and glass artists, demonstrations and special exhibits. Admission is free. For more information please visit www.acga.net.

Junior Mance Trio will perform tonight at 8 p.m. at Campbell Recital Hall, as part of the 2004 Stanford Jazz Festival. Pianist Mance, who plays blues-tinged, bop-driven jazz, will be joined by drummer Akira Tana and bassist Michael Zisman. Tickets are $25 general; $23 students/seniors/Palo Alto Jazz Alliance members.

Tercera Gallery will present works by studio furniture makers Chris Bowman and Ken Edwards through July 12. Tercera Gallery is located at 534 Ramona St. in Palo Alto. For more information please call (650) 322-5324 or visit www.terceragallery.com.

"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

"From Brazil: Palmo Quadrado & Indigenous Arts from the Amazon Basin" will run through Sept. 5 at the Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road in Palo Alto. The exhibition includes works on paper and photographs created by 46 contemporary Brazilian artists. Admission is free. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday also from 7 to 9 p.m.; Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. For more information please call (650) 329-2366.

Youth Jazz Showcase will be presented today at 3 p.m. at Campbell Recital Hall, as part of the 2004 Stanford Jazz Festival. This concert will showcase the Le Boeuf Brothers Quartet (featuring twin brothers Remy on saxophone and Pascal on piano) and the Yuma Sung Trio. Tickets are $18 general; $16 students/seniors/Palo Alto Jazz Alliance members.

"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.
Music

A preview of "Ron Stallings: A Context For Peace," part of the 2004 Stanford Jazz Festival.
Art

A profile of local artist Ken Edwards, whose works are currently on display at Tercera Gallery in Palo Alto.
Eating Out

A review of Frankie, Johnny and Luigi, Too in Mountain View.

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