Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (March 23, 2005)

"Untitled," (2004) a collaged wood and foam by Joseph Zirker, is currently on display at Smith Andersen Editions.

Katy Boggs' hand-painted photography can be seen at Modernbook Gallery in Palo Alto. Boggs is one of 20 photographers whose works are on display.
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 Wednesdays through Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 8 p.m. (additional 2 p.m. performances March 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 run through April 16 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

Pear Slices II will open tonight at the Pear Avenue Theatre, 1220 Pear Ave. Unit K in Mountain View. This production will feature new plays by local playwrights of the Pear Playwrights Guild. Tickets are $10-$20. Tickets for tonight's opening-night gala will be $20-$25. "Pear Slices II" will run through April 10. For more information please call (650) 254-1148 or visit www.thepear.org.

Smith Andersen Editions presents prints by Joseph Zirker through March 30. The gallery is located at 440 pepper Ave. in Palo Alto. For more information please call (650) 328-7762 or visit www.smithandersen.com.

"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

Art works by St. Elizabeth Seton students will be on display through April 24 at the Palo Alto Main Library (1213 Newell Road) and Children's Library (1276 Harriet St.). The Main Library will showcase 4th-8th grade art inspired by Georgia O'Keefe, Andy Warhol and Wayne Thiebaud. The Children's Library will spotlight K-3rd grade students, who were inspired by Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and Paul Cezanne. The exhibit is presented by Art in Action, which provides school programs, after-school enrichment programs and summer ARTcamp opportunities for students in San Mateo, Santa Clara and San Francisco counties. For more information please call (650) 566-8339 or visit www.artinaction.org.
Sunday
Art

A feature on a program called "Cultures in a Box," which educates children about global cultures.
Theater

A review of "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," the latest production from Bus Barn Stage Company.
Eating Out

A review of Ramen House Ryowa in Mountain View.

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