Worth a Look Worth a Look (August 12, 2005)

Music

Vienna Teng and Deborah Levoy

Two singer-songwriters, Vienna Teng and Deborah Levoy, will perform in an Atherton garden on Saturday to do their part to aid the victims of domestic violence. The "Hope on Fire" concert, held at the 33 Emilie Ave. home of Atherton City Councilman Charles Marsala, will benefit the Support Network for Battered Women in Mountain View.

The name of the concert comes from the name of one of Teng's songs on her second CD, "Warm Strangers." Tickets to the concert, which runs from 5 to 8:30 p.m., range from $35 to $65 and can be purchased at the door (as available) or through www.hosv.org.

Brazilian Jazz Quintet

Led by John Neves, the Brazilian Jazz Quintet will provide a lively afternoon soundtrack at 2 p.m. at the Rengstorff House, 3070 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View.

For more information, call (650) 903-6392 or go to www.r-house.org.

Art

Maxine Solomon

Scenes from life in many lands fill the work of San Francisco artist Maxine Solomon, who has traveled as far afield as Zambia, Burkina Faso, China, Spain and Morocco.

Solomon's large oil paintings and mixed media drawings will be on display from Tuesday through Oct. 17 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. The exhibit is open from noon to 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and for one hour before performances in the center.

For more information, call the center at (650) 903-6000 or go to Solomon's Web site at www.maxinesolomon.com.

'Paint'

The creativity of seven painters is on display through Aug. 19 at Smith Andersen Editions, a fine arts press at 440 Pepper Ave. in Palo Alto.

The exhibit includes works in acrylic, oil and other media by Jens Birkemose, Sam Francis, Frans Kannik, Michael Mazur, Gustavo Rivera, Marguerite Saegesser and Tom Thompson. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call (650) 327-7762 or go to www.smithandersen.com.

Theater

'My Ticket to Hell'

Dealing with such wildly diverse topics as dragons, handcuffs and time travel, the original play "My Ticket to Hell" opens tonight at the Foothill College Playhouse Theater at 12345 El Monte Road in Los Altos Hills. Authors are Macky Alvarez, Kirk Pierron and Daniel Woo.

Show times are 7:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 14, and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 18, 19 and 20. Tickets are $15 and parking is $2. Call (650) 949-7414 or email mytickettohell@gmail.com for more information.

Film

'Who's Counting?'

Marilyn Waring, New Zealand parliament member, university professor and former goat farmer, is the focus of the film "Who's Counting?" that will be shown tonight at 8 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church at 505 E. Charleston Road in Palo Alto.

The film will detail Waring's story and views on the fallout from the growing global economy. Suggested donations are $5 to $10. For more information, call the Peninsula Peace and Justice Center at (650) 326-8837 or go to www.peaceandjustice.org.

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