Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (December 21, 2005)

Thursday

"Into the Woods" follows fairy-tale characters from the happy ending into the tenuous beyond at the Lucie Stern Theatre at 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto, thanks to TheatreWorks. Shows are Tuesday through Sunday through Jan. 7, and tickets range from $28 to $50. No performances Dec. 24, 25 or 26, or Jan. 2. Call (650) 463-1960 or go to www.theatreworks.org.

Amaranth Ehrenhalt's abstract oil paintings and etchings can be seen at the ART21 Gallery at 539 Alma St. in Palo Alto this month. Opening hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays. Call (650) 566-1381 or go to www.art21.us.

Indonesian textiles by the Iban of Borneo are on display at the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University as part of an exhibit called "Flaming Red Cloth." The exhibit runs through March 26, and the museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursdays until 8 p.m. It's closed Dec. 24 and 25, but open Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. Other exhibits at the museum include "Fired at Davis," a show of figurative ceramic sculpture by Robert Arneson, visiting professors and students at the University of California at Davis. Call (650) 723-4177.

Allan Hayes' photographs of nature can be seen at Avalon Art & Yoga Center at 370 California Ave. in Palo Alto through Feb. 4. Call (650) 324-2517 or go to www.avalonyoga.com.

"Face Value" displays a mix of contemporary portraits by young British artists at the Chelsea Art Gallery at 440 Kipling St. in Palo Alto. The exhibit runs through Jan 15; gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. Call (650) 324-4450 or go to www.chelseaartgallery.com.

The holiday show at Gallery House at 320 California Ave. in Palo Alto includes paintings, batiks, cards, jewelry, collage and prints for sale. Holiday gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays. The show ends Dec. 24. Call (650) 326-1668 or go to www.galleryhouse2.com.

Stanford Art Spaces shows paintings by Marne Jaye and Beverly Wilson and bleach paintings by TheArthur Wright through Jan. 5. The exhibit is in the Center for Integrated Systems Art Spaces on the Stanford University campus; hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Call (650) 725-3622 or go to cis.stanford.edu/~marigros.

"The Art of the Small Painting" exhibits works by eight artists -- Mitchell Confer, Alfie Fernandes, James Lagiss, Ethel Lebenkoff, Lauren McIntosh, Julie McNiel, Teresa Stanley and Lola Walker -- at Stellar Somerset Gallery at 539 Bryant St. in Palo Alto. The exhibit runs through Dec. 30; gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call (650) 328-6688 or go to www.stellarsomersetgallery.com.

Friday

"Light Up the Holidays," an assortment of holiday lights from the 1920s through the 1960s, brings such creations as rotating color wheels to the Museum of American Heritage at 351 Homer Ave. in Palo Alto. Hours are Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Go to www.moah.org.

Saturday

"ChopShticks" brings Chinese food and Jewish comedy to Ming's Restaurant at 1700 Embarcadero Road in Palo Alto tonight and tomorrow. Three comedians, Kira Soltanovich, Ross Turner and Steve Mittleman, will put on a show. Cocktails are at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 and the show at 8 p.m. Tickets are $60 per person. Call (650) 949-1033 or go to www.chopshticks.com.

Coming Up in Friday's Weekend Edition:

Textile art

Intricate red textiles woven by Iban women from Borneo are on exhibit at the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University.

Open-mike nights

Tuesdays mean an eclectic blend at a Mountain View coffee shop, from poets to Russian folk musicians to tambourines.

Movies

Reviews of movies including "The Producers," "Rumor Has It" and "Munich."
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