Worth a Look Worth a Look (November 11, 2005)

Photography
Carter at Coupa

Photography from jazz musician and Stanford graduate William Carter will be on display at Coupa Cosas and Coupa CafŽ through Dec. 31. The exhibit, entitled "New Work and Some Classics," features Carter's photographic prints of the nude. Carter's work has been showcased in England, Germany, Italy and Israel, as well as throughout the United States.

Coupa Cosas and Coupa CafŽ are located at 536 and 538 Ramon St., Palo Alto. The exhibit is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Call (650) 322-0193 for more information.

Theater
Post-modern 'Mikado'

The Stanford Savoyards will present a post-modern take on the classic Gilbert & Sullivan comic operetta, "The Mikado," opening Nov. 11 and running through Nov. 20 at the Dinkelspiel Auditorium on the Stanford University Campus.

Raised from a lowly tailor to the rank of Lord High Executioner, Ko-Ko (Jim Gunn) is plagued by a quandary: the Mikado of Japan has instructed him to produce a head -- or forfeit his own. He believes he's found a volunteer in Nanki-Poo (Matt Keck), a young wandering minstrel who agrees to be executed in one month's time, if Ko-Ko will let him marry his beautiful young ward Yum-Yum (Sibel Demirmen).

"The Mikado" opens Friday, Nov. 11, at 8 p.m. and plays Nov. 12, 18 and 19 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 20 at 2:30 p.m. All performances held at Stanford University's Dinkelspiel Auditorium. Tickets are $16.50 general, $12 seniors and $10 for youth, and are available at the door or in advance through the Stanford Box Office by calling (650) 725-ARTS.

Film
Radioactive documentary

A documentary film on the use and impact of radioactive weapons in the current Iraq war will be shown Friday, Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church at 505 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto.

"The Doctor, the Depleted Uranium and the Dying Children" is 52 minutes and will be followed by a discussion. Suggested donation is $5-$10. Call (650) 326-8837.

Music
Benefit featuring Baez

Joan Baez headlines a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina families living in East Palo Alto. The event takes place Saturday, Nov. 12, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Costano Elementary School at 2649 Fordham St., East Palo Alto. Other guests include Isaac Stevenson, Potential, the Menlo-Atherton High School Jazz Combo, Bobby Martin and more.

Tickets are $25 and are available at California Bank & Trust at 1235 East Bayshore and Ecumenical Hunger Program at 2411 Pulgas Ave., both in East Palo Alto. For information, call (650) 290-0702.

Improv
Ready for rabbit hole?

An evening of improv will take audience members "Down the Rabbit Hole," as performers Deanna Anderson, Joya Cory and Peter Giordano create theater on the spot.

The performance begins Saturday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. at St. Mark's Church at 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. Admission is $12. Call (650) 969-2345 to save a seat.

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