Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (October 20, 2004)

Thursday
Papa Mali Trio will perform a tribute to Jerry Garcia tonight at 9 p.m. at Art21, 539 Alma St. (corner of Hamilton Ave.) in Palo Alto. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at www.virtuous.com. The event coincides with an exhibition of Garcia's art work, which runs through Oct. 30. Gallery hours are Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information please call (650) 566-1381 or visit www.art21.us.

"Living Out" will be presented through Oct. 31 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. Written by Lisa Loomer, the play chronicles a Latin-American immigrant mother who signs on as a nanny for a power lawyer. Show times are Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesdays through Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m. (8 p.m. only Oct. 30); Sundays at 2 and 7 p.m. (2 p.m. only Oct. 24 and 31). "Visual Voice" audio-described performances will be available Oct. 29-30 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20-$50; savings available for youth, students, seniors, and members. For tickets and information, please call (650) 903-6000 or visit theatreworks.org.

Friday

West Bay Opera will present Mozart's "La Clemenza di Tito" tonight at 8 p.m. at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. The performance will be repeated on Sunday at 2 p.m. The production will feature narration and dialogue in English and a specially enlarged West Bay Orchestra on stage. Tickets are $36; $18 for youth under 17 and students with valid ID. For tickets or more information, please call the West Bay Opera box office at (650) 424-9999, Monday through Friday, 1-6 p.m., or visit www.wbopera.org. Tickets may also be purchased at the Holt Building Box Office, 221 Lambert Ave. in Palo Alto.

Paintings by Linda Montalto and paintings and prints by Andrea Fono and Sarah Ratchye will be on display through Dec. 2 at the Center for Integrated Systems Art Spaces, located on the Stanford campus. The center is open weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. For more information please call (650) 725-3622 or visit http://cis.stanford.edu/~marigros.

The Stellar Somerset Gallery presents its inaugural exhibition, new paintings by Teresa Stanley, through Oct. 30. The gallery is located at 539 Bryant St. in Palo Alto. Admission is free. For more information please call (650) 328-6688 or visit www.stellarsomersetgallery.com.

"Pacific Prints" will be on display through Nov. 30 at the Pacific Art League, 668 Ramona St. in Palo Alto. The exhibition, which draws from over 200 seasoned printmakers, brings together new and traditional print-making techniques. Viewing hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. For more information please call (650) 321-3891 or visit www.pacificartleague.org.

Modernbook Gallery will present works by photographer Kimberly Gremillion through Nov. 4. Gremillion is also the author of "Circus," a book of circus photographs. The gallery is located at 494 University Ave. in Palo Alto and is open daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more information please call (650) 327-6325 or visit www.modernbook.com.

Saturday

West Bay Opera Superstar! will take place tonight at 8 p.m. at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Watch 15 talented young opera singers compete to win the title and cash awards. Audience members vote to choose the finalists; the ultimate decision rests with the professional judges. Tickets are $25. For tickets or more information, please call the West Bay Opera box office at (650) 424-9999, Monday through Friday, 1-6 p.m., or visit www.wbopera.org. Tickets may also be purchased at the Holt Building Box Office, 221 Lambert Ave. in Palo Alto.

The Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra will perform tonight at 8 p.m. at the Spangenberg Theater, 780 Arastradero Road in Palo Alto. The program will include Mozart's "Divertimento in F Major" and two Argentine tango works, Golijov's "Last Round" for String Orchestra and Piazzolla's "Libertango." Tickets are $10 adults; $8 seniors; $5 students. For more information please call (650) 856-3848 or visit www.pacomusic.org.

The Palo Alto Philharmonic will open its season tonight at at 8 p.m. at Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. The program, entitled "Inspired by America," will feature music by Antonin Dvorak, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber and composer-in-residence Lee Actor. The Philharmonic will be led by Guest Conductor Thomas Shoebotham. Tickets are $16 general; $14 seniors and $7 students at the door. Tickets may be purchased in advance for $2 less on the web. For information, please visit www.paphil.org or call (650) 857-0737.

Schola Cantorum will perform tonight at 8 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Palo Alto. The program is entitled "Echoes of England: The Music of John Rutter" and will feature Rutter's recent and uplifting arrangement of spirituals. Tickets are $22; $18 for seniors and students). For more information, call (650) 254-1700 or visit www.scholacantorum.org.

The California Bach Society will perform tonight at 8 p.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church, 555 Waverley St. in Palo Alto. A talk will take place 45 minutes before the concert. Tickets are $25 general; $18 seniors; $12 students. For more information please call (415) 262-0272 or visit www.calbach.org.

Palo Alto Palooza will take place tonight at 8:30 p.m. at the Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road. The performers will include Josh and Laura Stitka, Las Lutas, Lindi Wiggins and Jen Walsh. A donation of $10 is requested. Proceeds will benefit Parents helping Parents and the San Francisco chapter of the Autism Society of North America. For more information please call (650)
"Question" will be on display through Jan. 2 at the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University. This experimental project is designed to provoke and address questions frequently asked by visitors about art and its presentation in museums. 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

Peninsula Pops will perform today at 3 p.m. at Gunn High School's Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road in Palo Alto. Guests will include Todd Summers and the Gunn High School Symphonic Band. The program will feature works by George Gershwin, Henry Mancini and music from hit movies, including 'The Lion King," "Austin Powers" and "The Flinstones." Tickets are $15 adults; $12 seniors; free for children under 9 accompanied by their parents. Advance tickets are available by phone at (650) 856-8432 or online at www.peninsulapops.com.

"To Life! Festival," a unique celebration of Jewish culture, will take place today from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on California Avenue in Palo Alto. The event will showcase the work of more than 100 fine and Judaic artists, and a wide variety of music, dance, food and hands-on activities for the whole family. Admission is free. For more information please visit www.ToLifeFestival.org.

A flute recital will take place tonight at 7 p.m. at the Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road. Flutist Takashi Hidai will perform; pianist Hiroko Mizuno will accompany. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged to benefit the Palo Alto Humane Society.

The Palo Alto Art Center presents three fall exhibitions: "Revisit the Mirror: Self-Portraits through Time"; "To Mirror History: Ian Everard & Hanna Hannah" and "Dominic Di Mare: Other Selves." The Palo Alto Art Center is located at 1313 Newell Road in Palo Alto. For more information call (650) 329-2366 or visit www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/artcenter/exhibitions.html.

"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 profile of Gerry Hiken's living-room theater. Hiken is a Palo Alto-based actor who is currently performing theater in his home.

Opera
A preview of the "West Bay Opera Superstar!" Competition.

Movies
Reviews of "Surviving Christmas" and "The Grudge."

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