Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (November 03, 2004)

Thursday

"Kiss Me Kate" will be presented by the Woodside Community Theatre tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Woodside School's Sellman Auditorium, 3195 Woodside Road in Woodside. Additional show times are Nov. 5, 6, 11, 12, and 13 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 adults; $10 for children under 18. Tickets will be on sale at the school Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. or by calling Donna Losey at (650) 365-6404.

"Hello Dolly" will be presented tonight at and Friday at 7 p.m. at Jordan Middle School, 750 N. California Ave. in Palo Alto. There will also be a Saturday matinee at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 adults; $4 students. For more information please call (650) 213-0150.

Friday

"Picnic" 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. Written by William Inge, the play profiles a handsome drifter who wanders into the lives of six seemingly ordinary women. Show times are 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Ticket prices are $18 for tonight's preview; $29 for Saturday's opening-night performance (with a gala to follow); $24 for Wednesday and Thursday performances; $25 for Friday evenings; $27 for Saturday evenings; $22 for Sunday matinees. For more information please call (650) 329-0891 or visit www.paplayers.org.

"First Friday Art Walk" will take place tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. in downtown Palo Alto. Participating galleries include Art21, 539 Alma, (650) 566-1381, www.art21.us; Bryant Street Gallery, 520 Bryant St., (650) 321-8155, www.bryantstreet.com; Meadowlark Gallery, 516 University Ave., (650) 330-1490, www.meadowlarkgalleries.com; Pacific Art League, 668 Ramona St., (650) 321-3891, www.pacificartleague.org; Torrefazione Italia Cafe, 419 University Ave., (650) 325-7731; VOSHAN Fine Arts Gallery, (650) 321-8108, www.voshan.com; Stellar-Somerset Gallery, 539 Bryant St., (650) 328-6688, www.stellarsomersetgallery.com, Jungle Digital Imaging, 542 High St., (650) 326-7622, Treasured, 528 University Ave., (650) 329-9005; and University Art Annex, 267 Hamilton Ave. (650) 328-3500.

"The Children's Hour" will be presented tonight at 8 p.m. at Foothill College's Playhouse Theatre (Room 1301). Additional evening show times are Nov. 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. Sunday matinees will be performed Nov. 14 and 21 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $16 general; $12 for students and seniors, and include free parking in Lots 1 or 6 only. To purchase tickets, access www.foothill.edu/fa/drama or www.ticketweb.com, or call (650) 949-7360.

Nature Gallery will celebrate its 10th anniversary this weekend. The celebration will commence tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. with the "Rock Paintings" of Los Altos artist Francine Markoe. A jewelry trunk show featuring the work of Amy Kahn Russell will take place on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Paleontologist John Hedley will showcase his fossils on Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Nature Gallery is located at 87 Town & Country Village in Palo Alto. For more information please call (650) 327-8700.

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 monoprints by James Lapiss through Dec. 30. There will be a reception tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. 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.

"Myth and the Natural World," featuring painted photographs by Brigitte Carnochan, will open tonight at Modernbook Gallery, 494 University Ave. in Palo Alto. There will be a reception for the artist tonight from 7 to 10 p.m. The exhibition will be on display through Nov. 5. Modernbook 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

The Stanford Dance Division will present its 13th annual dance concert tonight at the Roble Dance Studio, 375 Santa Teresa St., located on the Stanford campus. "Stanford, Dancing: Bringin' it Home" will celebrate works by alumni choreographers and dancers. An $8 donation ($5 students and seniors) is requested at the door. For additional information please call Tony Kramer at (650) 725-0740.

The Palo Alto Philharmonic will present its first chamber music concert of the 2004-05 season tonight at 8 p.m. at the Palo Alto Art Center Auditorium, 1313 Newell Road in Palo Alto. The Palo Alto Chamber Ensemble will perform "Piano Quartet No. 3" by Johannes Brahms. In addition, members of the Palo Alto Philharmonic will play an "Interlude for Harp and Viola" by Ken Gist, and "Quintet No. 3" for brass quintet by Victor Ewald. The concert will also include German Beer Garden Music from 1931, performed by The Hungry Five Ensemble. Tickets are $14 general, $12 seniors, $7 students at the door the evening of the performance. To save $2 per ticket, purchase tickets in advance from http://www.paphil.org. For more information call (650) 857-0737 or visit www.paphil.org.

Peninsula Open Studios will take place today and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at various locations on the Peninsula. Admission is free. For more information please visit www.peninsulaopenstudios.org.

"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

English Concert, a Baroque period instrument ensemble, will perform today at 2:30 p.m. at Stanford's Memorial Auditorium. The program will include two Vivaldi violin concertos featuring director/violinist Andrew Manze, as well as selections by Mozart, Biber, Schmelzer and Locatelli. The concert will be presented by Stanford Lively Arts. There will be a free discussion following the performance. Tickets are $48/$42/$26; half-price tickets are available for 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 or call (650) 725-ARTS (2787) or go online to http://livelyarts.stanford.edu.

El Camino Youth Symphony will open its 42nd season tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road in Palo Alto. The program will include Brahm's "Symphony No. 1," Chabrier's "Espana," Khatchaturian's "Violin Concerto, Movement I" (featuring a solo performance by violinist Joyce Lin) and Saint-Saens' "Piano Concerto No. 2, Movement 1" (featuring a solo performance by Wilbur Wang). Tickets are $10/$5. For more information please call (650) 327-2611 or visit www.ecys.org.

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.

TV

A profile of "The First Tyme Show," which is being filmed and produced by two East Palo Alto natives.

Art

A look at Avenidas' Fire House Gallery, which will be participating in the First Friday Art Walk.

Movies

Reviews of "Alfie" and "The Incredibles."

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