Publication Date: Friday, January 21, 2005
Worth A Look
Worth A Look
(January 21, 2005)
THEATER
Wit
"Wit" will preview tonight at 8 p.m. at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Presented by the Palo Alto Players, "Wit" centers on a professor of poetry who is losing her battle with ovarian cancer. Written by Margaret Edson, "Wit" won the Pulitzer Prize. It will open on Saturday at 8 p.m. and run through Feb. 6.
Show times are 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are $18 for tonight's preview; $22 for Sunday performances; $24 for Wednesday and Thursday performances; $25 for Friday evenings; $27 for Saturday evenings; $29 for Saturday's opening-night performance, with a gala to follow. Students and seniors receive a $3 discount for Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday performances. For tickets please call (650) 329-0891. For more information please visit www.paplayers.org.
THEATER
The Skin of Our Teeth
"The Skin of Our Teeth" will open tonight at the Pear Avenue Theatre, 1220 Pear Ave. Unit K in Mountain View. Written by Thornton Wilder, the story focuses on the intrepid Antrobus family, who keep gamely saving the human race -- come hell or high water. Wilder won his third Pulitzer Prize for "The Skin of Our Teeth" in 1943.
Show times are Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. The play will run through Feb. 6. Tickets are $10 - $20. For more information please call (650) 254-1148 or visit www.thepear.org.
MUSIC
Daedalus String Quartet
The Daedalus String Quartet will perform on Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Stanford's Dinkelspiel Auditorium. The impassioned quartet was founded in 2000, just one year before winning the grand prize at the prestigious Banff International String Quartet Competition. The program will include György Ligeti's "String Quartet No. 2" and two works by Franz Schubert: "String Quartet No. 12" in C Minor, D. 703 (Quartettsatz) and "String Quartet No. 15" in G Major, op. 161, D. 887. A post-performance discussion will be free and open to the public.
The event will be presented by Stanford Lively Arts. Tickets are $38/$34 adults; $19/$17 Stanford students. 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, located at Tresidder Memorial Union, at (650) 725-ARTS (2787) or go online to http://livelyarts.stanford.edu.
MUSIC
TOPAZ Chamber Ensemble
The TOPAZ Chamber Ensemble will perform a benefit concert on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at All Saints Church, 555 Waverley St. in downtown Palo Alto. TOPAZ is comprised of flutist Jane Lenoir, violist Mimi Dye, violinist Dawn Harms, cellist Sarah Fiene and pianist Roxanne Michaelian.
The program will feature classical, bluegrass/newgrass and chamber jazz/world music. The ensemble will perform the world premiere of "Gracias a Dios!," a chamber jazz piece for strings, flute, piano and percussion instruments composed by TOPAZ co-founder Dye. The program will also include "Appalachian Waltz" for string trio by fiddler and composer Mark O'Connor.
Tickets are $20 (includes a reception) and proceeds will benefit All Saints Outreach Programs. For tickets e-mail mimidye@aol.com or call (650) 380-0962 for further information.
MUSIC
God Bless America
The Hope Musical Theatre will present a musical revue featuring the music of Irving Berlin. Performances will take place at Escondido Elementary School on Jan. 24, Walter Hays Elementary School on Jan. 25, Addison Elementary School on Jan. 26 and Hoover Elementary School on Jan. 27. All shows will take place at 7 p.m. in each school's MP Room. Admission is free. For more information please visit http://HopeMusicalTheatre.com.
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