Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (July 27, 2005)

Thursday

Tingstad & Rumbel weave American acoustic tunes from guitar, double ocarina, oboe and English horn today from noon to 1 p.m. Part of the Brown Bag concert series, the free concert takes place at Cogswell Plaza at the corner of Lytton Avenue and Ramona Street in Palo Alto. For more information, call (650) 463-4940 or go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com.

The Yosvany Terry Group brings a Cuban jazz set to the Stanford Jazz Festival tonight at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be at the Campbell Recital Hall on the Stanford University campus. Tickets are $16 general and $8 for students; call (650) 725-ARTS (2787) or go to www.ticketweb.com. For more information, go to www.stanfordjazz.org.

"Young Billy," a musical about the life of the legendary Billy the Kid, premieres tonight at the Bus Barn Stage Company's Summer Festival. Shows run Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. through July 30, with a 3 p.m. Sunday matinee on July 31. Performances are at the Bus Barn Theatre at 97 Hillview Ave. in Los Altos. Call (650) 941-0551 or go to www.busbarn.org.

Sharon Bousquet sings her Texas-flavored songs accompanied by Palo Alto resident Autumn Hancock on violin tonight from 9 p.m. to midnight at the Pioneer Saloon at 2925 Woodside Road in Woodside. The cover is $5. For more information, go to www.pioneer-saloon.com.

"Lisbeth M. Kraft: A Retrospective," an exhibition of paintings, drawings, etchings, linoleum prints and collages by the late Silicon Valley artist, is on display through July 29 at the Pacific Art League at 668 Ramona St. in Palo Alto. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 321-3891 or go to www.pacificartleague.org for more information.

"Annie Get Your Gun," the Irving Berlin musical with an itchy trigger finger, takes the stage tonight, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Dormouse Black Box Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. The production will be performed by Wingspread 2005, the Palo Alto Children's Theatre Summer Stock Company, made up of high school and college students. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for children through high school students. Call (650) 463-4970 Tuesday through Saturday, 1:30 to 6 p.m.

"Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers" swing at the Stanford Shopping Center tonight from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The Big Band tunes are part of a series of summertime performances organized by SF Jazz, and take place at the Clock Tower. The concert is free. For more information about "Summer Jazz 19," call (650) 617-8585 or go to www.stanfordshop.com or www.sfjazz.org.

"Harold and Maude: An Intimate Musical" runs through Aug. 14 at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Presented by TheatreWorks, the production is a musical based on the 1971 cult film. 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, call (650) 903-6000 or visit www.theatreworks.org.

"Brigadoon" runs through Aug. 14 at Foothill College's Smithwick Theatre, 12345 El Monte Road in Los Altos Hills. Presented by Foothill Music Theatre, the classic show has music by Frederick Loewe, book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, and lots of Scottish accents. Show times are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $24 general; $18 students; 410 children under 12. Call the box office at (650) 949-7360 (open Thursday-Saturday, 5-9 p.m.; Sunday, 12-4 p.m.), 24-hour charge-by-phone hotline at 650-949-7414, or visit www.foothillmusicals.com.

"The Lover," a play being staged as part of the Stanford Summer Theater's festival honoring playwright Harold Pinter, runs with the short play "Night" through Aug. 7 at the Pigott Theater. Show times are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee Aug. 6. "The Collection" and "The Applicant" run together through Aug. 6, Fridays and Saturdays at 10 p.m. in the Prosser Studio. Ticket prices range from $5 to $15; call (650) 725-ARTS or go to www.stanford.edu/group/summertheater.

The Palo Alto Art Center displays "Cluster: Lukas Felzmann," "Web/Metamorphosis: Yuriko Yamaguchi" and "Trusting Woods to Tempest Sea: Robert McCauley" and "Leaf" through Sept. 4. Docent-led tours are every Saturday at 2 p.m. through Aug. 27. The Palo Alto Art Center is at 1313 Newell Road in Palo Alto, and 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. Call (650) 329-2366.

Between Waters Gallery and Design exhibits 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. Call (650) 323-6362 or go to www.betweenwatersgallery.com.

Friday

"Art for Rent," an exhibit of artwork residents can rent for three or more months, officially kicks off tonight with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at Gallery House at 320 California Ave. in Palo Alto. The show runs through Aug. 20 and includes paintings, prints, photos, ceramics and batiks. The gallery is open Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Call (650) 326-1668 or go to www.galleryhouse2.com for more information.

Saturday

"Elton John and Tim Rice's 'Aida'" opens tonight, presented by the Peninsula Youth Theatre. The pop-rock musical about the forbidden love between a slave and her captor runs through Aug. 7 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts at 500 Castro St. Show times are 2 and 7:30 p.m. on July 30-31 and Aug. 6; 7:30 p.m. Aug. 5; and 2 p.m. Aug. 7. Tickets are $17 for adults and $14 for seniors and kids ages 12 and under. Discounted weekday matinees are set for 1 p.m. on Aug. 4 and 5. Call (650) 903-6000 or go to www.pytnet.org.

Sunday

"Richard III" gives the male-only casts of Shakespeare's day a run for their money this afternoon with an all-female cast. Woman's Will is performing the play throughout the Bay Area this summer, and brings it to Rengstorff House at 3070 N. Shoreline Blvd. in Mountain View at 1 p.m. The performance is free. For more information, call (510) 420-0813 or go to www.womanswill.org.

The Slide Hampton Quintet, featuring veteran trombonist Locksley Wellington "Slide" Hampton, plays the Stanford Jazz Festival tonight at 8 p.m. The concert will be preceded by a free 7 p.m. "Inside Jazz" talk on "The Trombone Tradition" by musician and Stanford University lecturer Sonny Buxton. Tickets to the concert, which will be at Dinkelspiel Auditorium on the Stanford campus, are $30 general and $15 for students. Call (650) 725-ARTS (2787) or go to www.ticketweb.com. For more information, go to www.stanfordjazz.org.

"Flowers," an exhibition of works by San Francisco Bay Area photographer Christina Florkowski, is on display through Aug. 4 at Modernbook Gallery, 494 University Ave. in Palo Alto. Admission is free. Modernbook is open daily Sunday to Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Call (650) 327-6325 or go to www.modernbook.com.

Theater
Reviews of TheatreWorks' "Harold and Maude" and Foothill Music Theatre's "Brigadoon."

Music
A preview of Music@Menlo's third season, which is dedicated to Beethoven's chamber music.

Movies
Reviews of "Must Love Dogs," "Stealth" and "Last Days."

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