Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (June 15, 2005)

Thursday

"Vanishing Worlds: Art and Ritual in Amazonia" will be on display through Aug. 21 at Stanford's Cantor Arts Center. Organized by the Houston Museum of Natural Science, the exhibition features 150 art objects from the ceremonies and daily life of indigenous peoples of the Amazon River basin. Tours of the exhibition will take place on Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. The Center is located at Lomita Drive at Museum Way and is open Wednesday - Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Thursday until 8 p.m. Admission is free. For more information please call (650) 723-4177 or visit www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva.

"The World Goes 'Round" will run through June 18 at the Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Ave. in Los Altos. This revue will feature music by John Kander and Fred Ebb, including songs from "Cabaret," "Chicago," "New York New York," "Funny Lady" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman. Show times are Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $28 for Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows. For information and reservations please call (650) 941-0551 or visit www.busbarn.org.

Stanford Art Spaces presents a "Philippine Art Exhibit" through June 23. The exhibition features works by 14 Philippine artists. 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.

"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 Tale of the Allergist's Wife" will preview tonight at 8 p.m. at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Written by Charles Busch, the play chronicles an Upper West side matron suffering from mid-life malaise. Presented by the Palo Alto Players, it will open on Saturday at 8 p.m. and run through run through July 8. Regular 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.

The Palo Alto Art Center presents "Cluster: Lukas Felzmann," "Web/Metamorphosis: Yuriko Yamaguchi" and "Trusting Woods to Tempest Sea: Robert McCauley Leaf," on display June 18 through May 28. A reception will take place tonight from 7:30 to 9 p.m. An artists' talk for Palo Alto Art Center upper-level members will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Docent-led tours will begin July 9 and continue every Saturday at 2 p.m. through Aug. 27. The Palo Alto Art Center is located at 1313 Newell Road in Palo Alto. The Center is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday evenings 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. For more information please call (650) 329-2366.

ArtsIndia West will present a closing reception tonight for its "Ashta Nayak: Eight Pioneers of Contemporary Indian Art" exhibition. The reception will take place tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. Admission is free. ArtsIndia West is located at 535 Bryant St. in Palo Alto. For more information please call (650) 321-4900 or visit www.artsindia.com.

Chinese brush paintings by Professor Hau Pei-Jen will be on display through July 8 at Mountain View's City Hall (Fourth Floor Gallery), 500 Castro St. (corner of Mercy). Viewing hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Between Waters Gallery and Design will feature the works of Jack Durnford, Rose Offner, Char Pribuss and Beverly Travlos through August. The gallery is located at 75 Arbor Road, Suites K & J in Menlo Park. Viewing hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call (650) 323-6362 or visit www.betweenwatersgallery.com.

"Dolly West's Kitchen" will open TheatreWorks' 36th season this weekend at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. Written by Frank McGuiness, the play is set during World War II and centers on an Irish family whose kitchen is the meeting place for Allies. The play will preview tonight and Friday at 8 p.m. and open on Saturday at 8 p.m. Show times are Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesdays through Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 and 7 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.

The Mid-Peninsula Shakespeare Festival will take place tonight at 8 p.m., featuring Shakespeare's "Two Gentlemen of Verona." Shakespeare's "King Lear" will be presented on Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. The performances will take place at Mid-Peninsula High School, 1340 Willow Road in Menlo Park. Admission is free. For more information please call (650) 322-3261.

Saturday

El Camino Youth Symphony will present its "Bon Voyage Concert" tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Gunn High School's Spangenberg Theatre, 780 Arastradero Road in Palo Alto. The program, a preview of the Symphony's upcoming Central European tour, will include Bernstein's "Overture to Candide," Tchaikovsky's "Symphony No. 4" and Barber's "Violin Concerto," performed by special guest artist, violinist Daphne Wang. The concert will also take place on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church, 1835 Valota Road in Redwood City. Tickets are $10/$5. For more information please call (650) 327-2611 or visit www.ecys.org.

Smith Andersen Editions will feature prints and paintings by Kara Maria through June 30. The gallery is located at 440 Pepper Ave. in Palo Alto. Admission is free. For more information please call (650) 327-7762.

Sunday

Hidden Villa Farm and Wilderness Preserve will present a special outdoor Father's Day concert and Barbeque today, featuring ZunZun (joined by their 3-piece band, Chuchumbe). Dinner will take place between 4 and 5:30 p.m. and the concert will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Admission is $15 adults; $12 students and seniors; $7.50 for children ages 6 to 12 (ages 2 and under are admitted free). Purchase advance tickets by calling (650) 949-8653 or visiting www.hiddenvilla.org. Hidden Villa is located at 26870 Moody Road in Los Altos Hills.

Art
A profile on the "Vanishing Worlds: Art and Ritual in Amazonia" exhibition currently on display at Stanford's Cantor Arts Center.

Movies
Reviews of "Batman Begins," "The Perfect Man," "Howl's Moving Castle" and "Heights."

Eating Out
A review of Henry's Steakhouse in Menlo Park.

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