Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (September 28, 2005)

The Eroica Trio kicks off Stanford Lively Arts' season this Sunday with a tribute to Johnny Cash.

"Cubes," an art installation including mulberry paper collage, is among the works by Mirang Wonne being shown at the Bryant Street Gallery through Friday.

Thursday

Works by Mirang Wonne, including paper collage installations and works in charcoal and acrylic, are on display at the Bryant Street Gallery at 520 Bryant St. in Palo Alto through Friday. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with extended Thursday hours until 8:30. Call (650) 321-8155 or go to www.bryantstreet.com.

The 1906 earthquake and subsequent fire are the topics of a free 7:30 p.m. lecture at Kresge Auditorium at Stanford University this evening. Author and University of Southern California professor Kevin Starr will speak on the historical and social perspectives of the disaster, as well as on other subjects such as earthquake engineering. For more information, go to quake06.Stanford.edu or email racquelh@stanford.edu.

Creative Arts Day at the Allied Arts Guild at 75 Arbor Road in Menlo Park includes demonstrations of such arts as quilting, knitting, scrapbooking and flower arranging. The event is free and goes from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call (650) 322-2405 or go to www.alliedartsguild.org.

"Aida," a musical of ancient Egypt, is presented by the Bus Barn Stage Company at 97 Hillview Ave. in Los Altos through Saturday. Tickets range from $22 to $28; call (650) 941-0551 or go to www.busbarn.org.

"Baby Taj" tells the story of a modern American travel writer going to India after a slew of failed relationships, thanks to TheatreWorks. The play is staged at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts at 500 Castro St. and runs through Oct. 23, with tickets ranging from $20 to $54. Evening shows are Tuesday through Sunday, with additional matinee performances on Saturdays and Sundays. Call (650) 903-6000 or go to www.theatreworks.org.

Fall exhibitions at the Palo Alto Art Center are now open, showcasing styles of photography from the past such as tintypes and camera-less techniques, and delicate porcelain vessels. Exhibits run through Dec. 23. The center is at 1313 Newell Road in Palo Alto and open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Call (650) 329-2370.

ArtsIndia West is showing the creations of seven contemporary artists from India through Oct. 16. The gallery is at 535 Bryant St. in Palo Alto and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. Call (650) 321-4900 or go to www.artsindia.com.

"The Rise and Fall of the Slide Rule" delves into 350 years of mathematical calculators via an exhibit at the Peterson Gallery at Stanford University's Cecil H. Green Library. The free exhibit runs through Oct. 9 and its cases are illuminated Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays from 1 to 6 p.m. Call (650) 723-0931 for more information.

"The Expressive Landscape" is an exhibition of paintings by Ed Terpening, shown at Viewpoints Gallery at 315 State St. in Los Altos through Sunday. The gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call (650) 941-5789.

"Verisimilitude," a show of paintings and drawings by Maxine Solomon, is on display through Oct. 17 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts at 500 Castro St. The artwork is inspired by Solomon's travels and work in developing countries and can be viewed one hour before performances in the center and on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. Call (650) 903-6000 or go to www.mvcpa.com.
Friday

"Weapons of Mass Deception," a film about the findings of former network journalist Danny Schechter about the Iraq war, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in the main hall of the Unitarian Universalist Church at 505 E. Charleston Road in Palo Alto. This film is part of a series of six shown this fall by the Peninsula Peace and Justice Center and will be followed by a discussion. The suggested donation is $5 to $10. Call (650) 326-8837 or go to www.peaceandjustice.org.

Saturday

El Camino Youth Symphony is holding a "Faculty & Friends Recital" that will also benefit the American Red Cross' relief fund for victims of Hurricane Katrina. All proceeds from the 7:30 p.m. event, which is at St. Mark's Episcopal Church at 600 Colorado Ave. in Palo Alto, will go to the Red Cross, and donations will also be accepted. Featured artists include cellist Michail Gelfandbein and pianist Irina Sharogradksy. Tickets are $10 general and $5 for students, music teachers and seniors. Call (650) 327-2611 or go to www.ecys.org.

Guitarist Leo Kottke and Phish bassist Mike Gordon will play at Dinkelspiel Auditorium on the Stanford University campus at 8 p.m. tonight. Tickets are $20 general and $15 for Stanford students. For more information, go to scn.stanford.edu.

Womansong Circle, a group of women singing together, as the organizers say, "for peace, for healing and for the Earth," meets from 2 to 4 p.m. at Subud House at 330 Melville Ave. in Palo Alto. All women's voices are welcome at the gathering, which will include chants, rounds, song improvisation and songs from many traditions. Admission is on a sliding scale from $10 to $15, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. To RSVP, call (650) 854-8587.

The Plein Air Paint-Out brings 24 local artists to Hidden Villa at 26870 Moody Road in Los Altos Hills to spend the day landscape painting. The public is invited from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to explore the Hidden Villa grounds and watch artwork being created. Jurying begins at 4 p.m. The parking fee is $5 per car for visitors. For more information, call (650) 949-8650 or go to www.hiddenvilla.org.

Sunday

The Eroica Trio kicks off Stanford Lively Arts' 2005-06 season today at 2:30 p.m. with a performance of Mark O'Connor's Trio No. 1, "Poets and Prophets," which is inspired by the life and music of Johnny Cash. The show will be at Dinkelspiel Auditorium on the Stanford University campus, and tickets are $48/$44 for adults and $24/$22 for Stanford students. Call (650) 725-ARTS or go to livelyarts.stanford.edu.

Art

Open spaces and soaring birds of prey fascinate Palo Alto painter Naomi Mindelzun.
Water show

Locals perform with Olympic synchronized swimmers in "Spirit of the Stage."
Movies

Reviews of "The Greatest Game Ever Played," "Into the Blue" and "Oliver Twist."

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