Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (January 05, 2005)

THURSDAY

Wallace Stegner: Throwing a Long Shadow" will open today at the Los Altos History Museum and run through June 12. The retrospective will cover the life and influence of Stegner, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, teacher, environmentalist and Peninsula treasure. An opening reception will be held on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. Regular viewing hours are Thursday through Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free. The museum is located at 51 South San Antonio Road in Los Altos. For more information, please call (650) 948-9427 or visit www.losaltoshistory.org.

"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 Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m. 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

"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.

"Small Works" will be on display Jan. 5-26 at the Pacific Art League, 668 Ramona St. in Palo Alto. A reception will take place tonight from 6 to 9 p.m., as part of the First Friday Art Walk. A free pastel demonstration and lecture by Judy Chamow will take place tonight at 7 p.m. For more information please call (650) 321-3891 or visit www.pacificartleague.org.

"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 tonight 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.

"Art of the Harlem Renaissance" will be the subject of a lecture tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center, Tateuchi Hall, 230 San Antonio Circle in Mountain View. The lecture will be given by Professor Bridget R. Cooks of Santa Clara University, who teaches in both the art and art history departments and the ethnic studies program. Admission is $10 general; $8 students/seniors (with ID). Seating is limited and open. To purchase tickets in advance call (650) 917-6800, ext. 335 or visit www.arts4all.org/tickets. Tickets will also be available at the door one hour prior to the event.

SATURDAY

"The Wedding Project" will be presented tonight at 5 p.m. at Stanford's Roble Gym, 375 Santa Teresa St. Presented by the Committee on Black Performing Arts at Stanford, the performance will lead the audience through the many phases of a wedding ceremony. Admission is free, and cake, punch and dancing to a DJ will be served up. For more information please call (650) 725-6739.

The Nova Vista Symphony will perform tonight at 8 p.m. at Foothill College's Smithwick Theater. The program will feature American music: "An Outdoor Adventure" and Hoe-Down from "Rodeo," both by Aaron Copland; "Someone to Watch Over Me" by George Gershwin; John Philip Sousa's "Washington Post March;" "American Salute" by Morton Gould; "Symphonic Scenario" from Richard Rogers' "South Pacific;" and finally a Duke Ellington medley, a salute to the Big Bands, and "Star Trek Through the Years," the latter three arranged by Calvin Custer. Foothill College is located at 12345 El Monte Road in Los Altos Hills. Tickets, available at the door, are $15 general; $12 seniors; $8 students. Children under 12 are free. Parking is $2, preferably in quarters. For further information call 408 (530-0700) or e-mail novavista@juno.com.

"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

The Fortnightly Music Club will celebrate its 97th anniversary tonight at 8 p.m. at the Palo Alto Art Center. The concert will showcase guitarist Babak Falsafi (performing works by Dioniso Aguado, Fernando Sor, J.Kaspar Mertz and Francisco Tarrega); soprano Edith Zitelli and pianist Susan Gross Bratman (performing works by Franz Schubert); and pianist Brett Waxdeck, who will perform works by Leos Janacek and Bela Bart?k. For more information please visit www.fortnightlymusicclub.org.

"Gizmos & Gadgets," is currently on display at the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo, 1451 Middlefield Road. This exhibition demonstrates how work can be made easier with simple machines such as levers and incline planes. For more information, please call (650) 329-2111 or visit www.pajmzfriends.org/membership.htm.

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Eating Out
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