Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (June 22, 2005)

Thursday

The Hale Baskin Jazz Ensemble will perform today from noon to 1:30 p.m., as part of the Brown Bag concert series. The free concert will take place at Cogswell Plaza, located at the corner of Lytton Avenue and Ramona Street in Palo Alto. For more information please call (650) 463-4940 or visit www.PaloAltoOnline.com.

"The "National Showcase of New Plays" will take place through June 25 at Stanford University. The festival features 18 new plays from theatres around the United Sates, performed as staged readings. The six-day showcase will be co-presented by the National Center for New Plays at Stanford and the Magic Theatre in San Francisco. Each play will be performed twice in campus venues that include Annenberg Auditorium, Pigott Hall and lecture halls in Jordan Hall and the Cummings Art Building. Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 seniors (60+) and $5 students. For more information please visit www.ncnpatstanford.org.

The Johnny Nocturne Band will perform tonight from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Stanford Shopping Center. Presented by SF Jazz, the free concert will take place at the Clock Tower Plaza, near Neiman Marcus. For more information about "Summer Jazz 19," call (650) 617-8585 or visit www.stanfordshop.com or www.sfjazz.org.

"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 Tale of the Allergist's Wife" will run through July 8 at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Presented by the Palo Alto Players, the play chronicles an Upper West side matron suffering from mid-life malaise. Regular show times are 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are $22 for Sunday performances; $24 for Wednesday and Thursday performances; $25 for Friday evenings; $27 for Saturday evenings. 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.

"Dolly West's Kitchen" will run through July 10 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. The play marks the opening of TheatreWorks' 36th season. 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 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.

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 Glass Menagerie" will be presented by Wingspread 2005, the Palo Alto Children's Theatre Summer Stock Company. Performances will take place tonight and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Dormouse Black Box Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. The company is comprised of high school and college students. Tickets are $6 adults; $3 for children through high school students. For further information please phone (650) 463-4930 Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Pacific Art League will showcase works by three local artists, Linda Gray-Moin, Donnasue Jacobi and Deborah Miller. The artworks can be viewed tonight from 6 to 9 p.m.; Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free. The Pacific Art League is located at 668 Ramona St. in Palo Alto. For more information please call (650) 321-3891.

The Palo Alto Art Center presents "Cluster: Lukas Felzmann," "Web/Metamorphosis: Yuriko Yamaguchi" and "Trusting Woods to Tempest Sea: Robert McCauley Leaf," on display through Sept. 4. 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.

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.

The Mid-Peninsula Shakespeare Festival will take place tonight at 8 p.m., featuring Moliere's "That Rascal Scapin." Shakespeare's "King Lear" will be presented on Saturday at 8 p.m. Shakespeare's "Two Gentlemen of Verona" will be presented on 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

The 2005 Stanford Jazz Festival will open tonight with "A Jazz Tribute to Ray Charles," featuring David "Fathead" Newman. The concert will take place tonight at 8 p.m. at Dinkelspiel Auditorium. Tickets are $30 general; $15 students, and can be purchased by calling (650) 725-ARTS (2787) or online at www.ticketweb.com. For more information please call (650) 736-0324 or visit www.stanfordjazz.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

The 10th Annual Drum Recital will take place tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Stanford's New Guinea Sculpture Garden. The event will celebrate rhythm, drumming, song and dance. Please bring a potluck dish to share, as well as chairs. For more information please call 650-493-8046 or e-mail zorina@villageheartbeat.com.

Mark Russo and The Classy Cats with Vocalist Mary Blaser will perform today at 2 and 4 p.m. at the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) at Finn Center. Visit the era of Big Band swing with this seven-piece band, who will play jazz, Latin music, original compositions and more. The free concerts are part of CSMA's Heritage Bank of Commerce Family Concert Series, geared for school-age children 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.

Music
A profile on the upcoming Stanford Jazz Festival, which kicks off this weekend with a tribute to Ray Charles.

Theater
Reviews of the Palo Alto Players' "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife" and TheatreWorks' "Dolly West's Kitchen."

Eating Out
A review of Monte Carlo in Mountain View.

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