Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (March 30, 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 Thursday, Friday and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. 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.

"Color and Light" is currently on display at the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo, 1451 Middlefield Road. Viewing hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, please call (650) 329-2111 or visit www.pajmzfriends.org/membership.htm.

FRIDAY

The 23rd Annual Sidewalk Fine Arts Festival will take place today through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Menlo Park (Santa Cruz Avenue). Admission is free. For more information please contact the Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce at (650) 325-2818 or Pacific Fine Arts at (209) 296-1195 or visit www.pacificfinearts.com.

Pear Slices II will run through April 10 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. For more information please call (650) 254-1148 or visit www.thepear.org.

"Human Exhibit" will open tonight at Modernbook Gallery, 494 University Ave. in Palo Alto. The exhibit features Rick Chapman's photographs of Cuba and India. A reception will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. The exhibit will run through May 5. Modernbook Gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. For more information please call (650) 327-6325 or visit www.modernbook.com.

SATURDAY

"Slow Fire," featuring the Paul Dresher Ensemble with Rinde Eckert, will take place tonight at 8 p.m. at Stanford's Dinkelspiel Auditorium. Presented by Stanford Lively Arts, the production is being re-staged in honor of its 20th anniversary. Tickets are $38/$34 adults; $19/$17 Stanford students. Half-price tickets are available for people age 15 and under. 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.

The Woodside Library will feature Julie Newdoll's series on kimonos. A reception for the artist will take place today from 2 to 4 p.m. Admission is free. The library is located at 3140 Woodside Road in Woodside. For more information please call (650) 851-0147.

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

Photography
A feature on a new exhibit at Keeble and Schuchat, which showcases photographs by Nancy Cole.

Theater
A review of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," which is currently being staged at the Rose and Crown pub in Palo Alto.

Eating Out
A review of Crepes Cafe in Menlo Park.

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