Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (March 16, 2005)

THURSDAY

"Vincent in Brixton" will run through April 3 at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Written by Nicholas Wright, the play follows a young Vincent Van Gogh, as he arrives in London in 1873 as an art dealer in training. The play will be presented by TheatreWorks. Show times are Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. (March 15 and 22 only), Wednesdays through Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 8 p.m. (additional 2 p.m. performances March 19 and 26 only), Sundays at 2 and 7 p.m. (2 p.m. only April 3). Tickets are $20-$50. For tickets and information please call (650) 903-6000 or visit www.theatreworks.org.
"Picasso at the Lapin Agile" will be presented tonight at 8 p.m. at the Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Ave. in Los Altos. Written by Steve Martin, the play imagines Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein meeting in a Paris bar circa 1904. Performances will take place Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday, April 3 at 3 p.m. and April 10 at 7 p.m. The play will run through April 16. Tickets are $18-$28. For information and reservations please call (650) 941-0551 or visit www.busbarn.org.

"On the Edge: Contemporary Chinese Artists Encounter the West" will run through May 1 at Stanford's Cantor Arts Center. The exhibition explores the artists' position in the art world and China's position in the world. The Cantor Arts Center is located off Palm Drive, at Lomita Drive and Museum Way. It is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday until 8 p.m. Admission is free. Docents will give free tours of the exhibition on Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Wallace Stegner: Throwing a Long Shadow" will run through June 12 at the Los Altos History Museum. The retrospective covers the life and influence of Stegner, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, teacher, environmentalist and Peninsula treasure. 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.

Stanford Art Spaces presents construction/paintings and mixed-media collage by Gerald Huth, photographic art by Dennis Kohn and ethnographic photography by Dennis Lau through April 14. The Center for Integrated Systems Art Spaces is located on the Stanford University campus. 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.

The Palo Alto Art Center presents three new exhibits: "The Gift: Surimono Prints from Bay Area Collections," "Spring Pool/Floating Sky: In Praise to Indigo" and "Moving Cabinetry: Tansu From the Zentner Collection." The Palo Alto Art Center is located at 1313 Newell Road in Palo Alto. For more information please call (650) 329-2367.

"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.

FRIDAY

"Wonders of Light & Shadow: Art & The Camera" will be presented tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) at Finn Center, as part of its "Classes w/o Quizzes" Arts Lecture Series. The lecture will be given by Kay Payne of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. CSMA is located at 230 San Antonio Circle in Mountain View. General admission tickets are $10; student/senior tickets are $8, with ID. Tickets will be available at the door one hour prior to the event. To pre-purchase tickets and for additional information, call (650) 917-6800, ext. 335 or visit www.arts4all.org/tickets.

"Two x 20," featuring the work of 20 local photographers, will run through March 31 at Modernbook Gallery. The exhibit is a culmination of a Stanford Continuing Studies course taught by photographer Brigitte Carnochan. Modernbook is located at 494 University Ave. in Palo Alto. For more information please call (650) 327-6325 or visit www.modernbook.com.

SATURDAY

Hidden Villa Farm and Wilderness Preserve will present an evening of Japanese stories around the fireplace tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Visitors Welcome Center. Storyteller Megumi will narrate Japanese tales to honor the Spring Equinox. Her stories will be accompanied by the melodies of a shamisen musician. Tickets are $10/adults; $8 children 12 & under. Reservations are recommended. Hidden Villa is located at 26870 Moody Road in Los Altos Hills. For more information please call (650) 949-8653 or visit www.hiddenvilla.org.

The Palo Alto Philharmonic will present an evening of chamber music tonight at 8 p.m. at the Palo Alto Art Center Auditorium, 13313 Newell Road in Palo Alto. The program will feature works by Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, Beethoven, Bach, Michael Haydn and Joseph Haydn. Tickets at the door are $16 general, $14 seniors, $7 students. Tickets can also be purchased in advance with a $2 discount at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=72518. For more information please visit www.paphil.org or call or call (408) 395-2911.

Flutists Gary Woodward and Karen Van Dyke and pianist Miles Graber will perform tonight at 8 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, 505 E. Charleston St. in Palo Alto. Tickets are $25 general at the door; $20 in advance; $12 students at the door; $10 students in advance. All proceeds will benefit the Northern California Flute Camp and its scholarship fund. A buffet dinner will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. A silent auction will take place at 6:30 p.m. For more information please visit www.flutecamp.com.

SUNDAY

Golden Bough will perform today at 2 and 4 p.m. at the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) at Finn Center. The free concerts are part of CSMA's Applied Materials Concerts4Kids Series (the 2 p.m. concert is geared for pre-school and young children) and Heritage Bank of Commerce Family Concerts Series (the 4 p.m. concert is for school-age through adults).. CSMA is located at 230 San Antonio Circle in Mountain View. Limited, open seating will be available at the door for both concerts on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets will be available one hour prior to the concerts. For additional information please call (650) 917-6800, ext. 335 or visit www.arts4all.org/tickets.

Art
A feature on East Palo Alto artist John Cadigan, whose works are currently on display at Caffee Espresso in Menlo Park.

Theater
A review of "Vincent in Brixton," the latest production from TheatreWorks.

Eating Out
A review of California Pizza in Palo Alto.

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