Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (December 29, 2004)

Thursday

"Striking 12" will run through Jan. 8 at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Presented by TheatreWorks, the show is a rewired version of Han Christian Anderson's classic tale, "The Little Match Girl." The musical will be performed by alternative rock trio GrooveLily and will feature a mix of theater and live tunes. Show times are Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesdays through Fridays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 8 p.m. (additional 2 p.m. performance on Dec. 18) and Sundays at 2 and 7 p.m. (2 p.m. only Jan. 2). There will be no performances Dec. 24-26 and 28. The production will run through Jan. 2. Tickets are $20-$50, with discounts available for youth, students, seniors and members. For tickets and information, please call (650) 903-6000 or visit www.theatreworks.org.
Friday

New Year's Eve at Spago will feature a live '70s band and disco-themed party. Two seatings: 5-7 p.m., a la carte menu: $95, plus tax and gratuity; 8 p.m.-closing, 5-6 course dinner, live band, costume contest with a prize, champagne toast, decorations: $120, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are requested. Spago is located at 265 Lytton Ave. in Palo Alto. For more information, please call (650) 833-1000.

New Year's Eve at Trader Vic's will include a Polynesian-inspired dinner, island-style dance troupe and decorations. Three-course prix fixe dinner. Early seating at 5:30 p.m. $65; late seating $85 and includes Tahitian and Polynesian dancers, fresh flower leis for female guests and champagne toast. Tax, gratuity extra. Reservations are requested. Trader Vic's is located at 4261 El Camino Real in Palo Alto. For more information, please call (650) 849-9800.

New Year's Eve at Zibibbo will include two seatings: Early seating, includes three-course dinner and appetizers, $60; Late seating, includes 5-course dinner and appetizers, party favors, champagne toast, dancing, live music, champagne toast, $95; Special children's menu ages 12 and under, 3-course meal, $30. 18 percent gratuity extra for all meals. Reservations are requested. Zibibbo is located at 430 Kipling St. in Palo Alto. For more information, please call (650) 328-6722

Organist James Welch will perform "Bach--By Popular Demand: A Recital of Bach Organ Favorites." The concert begins at 8 p.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave. in Palo Alto. A donation of $10 is requested. For more information, please call (650) 326-3800 or (650) 856-9700.

"3 Artists," featuring paintings by Richard Godinez, and Stephen Osborn and drawings and paintings by Masako Miki, will run through Feb. 10 at the Center for Integrated Systems Art Spaces, located on the Stanford University campus. A reception for the artists will take place on Jan. 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. Admission is free. The center is open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information please call (650) 725-3622 or visit http://cis.stanford.edu/~marigros.

"While the World Sleeps, AIDS: Africa and Her Orphans," will be on display through today at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave. in Palo Alto. The exhibition features color and black-and-white photographs by Karen Ande, who documented the lives of children living in the throes of AIDS in Kenya. Admission is free. For more information please call (650) 856-7702.
Saturday

"Question" will be on display through Sunday 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.

"The Collector," a collection of original etchings, engravings and lithographs, will be on display through Jan. 31 at Lyons Ltd. Antique Prints, 10 Town and Country Village in Palo Alto. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information please call (650) 325-9010 or visit www.LyonsLtd.com.
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.

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