@caption:Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" is presented by Stanford University Department of Drama on Friday and Saturday at Stanford. Pictured: Doan Ly and David Joseph.
In the fall of 1937, Stanford University's Memorial Hall opened its doors to its first production, William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." In recognition of this 60th anniversary, and as an official reopening of Memorial Auditorium after a major renovation and facelift this summer, the Stanford University Department of Drama is mounting a major production of "Twelfth Night" at the auditorium at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14 and 15. Tickets are $12 general, $10 faculty and staff, $7 students and seniors. For more information, call 725-ARTS.
@caption:Nick Junkerman and Anya Collier in "The Rimers of Eldritch" Experimental play
"The Rimers of Eldritch," an experimental 1960s play by Lanford Wilson, will be performed by Gunn High School students at the studio theater of Gunn High School, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, at 8 p.m. Nov. 14, 15, 20, 21 and 22. The play explores relationships in small Midwestern towns in an advanced state of decay. In a sophisticated collage that plays relentlessly with time and place, Wilson has blended together themes of gossip, escape, hypocrisy and violence to forge an "Our Town" through the looking glass of the '60s. Tickets cost $6 at the door. For more information, call 354-8258.
Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills, will host its fourth annual International Film Festival Monday through Friday, Nov. 17-21, at the campus. Admission to film screenings is free and the public is invited to attend. Festival selections focus on cultural diversity issues in countries whose languages are taught at Foothill College. These languages include Japanese, German, Italian, Spanish, Korean and French.
Daytime films will be screened in room A-61. Evening films will be shown in room S-3 and L-31. Film titles and screening dates are: "Song of Exile" (Hong Kong, 1990), Nov. 17 at noon and 7:30 p.m. (S-3 for 7:30 p.m. show); "Happy Birthday, Turke" (Germany, 1992), Nov. 18 at 1 p.m.; "Bread and Chocolate" (Italy), Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. (L-31); "No Quiero Hablar de Eso" (Argentina), Nov. 19 at noon; "Gae-byuk" (Korea, 1994), Nov. 19 at 6 p.m. (S-3); "Beijing Watermelon" (Japan, 1990), Nov. 20 at 1 p.m.; "Chocolat" (France), Nov. 21 at noon.
Parking lots A, F and E provide easy access to the screenings. Visitors must purchase a required campus parking permit for $2 (use quarters). For more information, call 949-7250.
@caption:Richard Lyman speaks at the Senior Center of Palo Alto on Nov. 17.
Richard W. Lyman, former president of Stanford University, speaks on "Elite Institutions in a Democratic Society: The Future of Research Universities" at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, as part of the G. Derwood Baker Distinguished Lecture Series at the Senior Center of Palo Alto, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto.
Lyman observes that selective colleges and universities provoke feelings of ambivalence in egalitarian America. He poses the question, "How can such institutions pursue their intellectual objectives while remaining true to democratic values?"
Admission to the lecture is $2. For more information, call 327-2811.
@caption:Moby performs Nov. 18 at The Edge.
The man may have been born with the name Richard Hall, but techno-freaks around the world know him just as Moby. Often described as techno music's first star, Moby performs his electronic wizardry at The Edge, 260 California Ave., Palo Alto, on Tuesday, Nov. 17.
The DJ and mix-master scored with his 1995 debut album, "Everything Is Wrong," smashing techno's artistic boundaries with an exhilarating, eclectic mix of sounds and styles that landed him on many critics' year-end Top 10 list. Then, just as the style of music that Moby pioneered was beginning to swell into reaching the promised heights of "the next big thing," the artist took a left turn.
Disillusioned by what he found was an increasingly conservative state of dance music, Moby reacted with a big blast of rock guitar on his follow-up album, "Animal Rights." That may have turned some techno-heads off, but Moby's latest offering, "I Like To Score," should turn them back on.
"I Like To Score" is a collection of Moby work that has appeared in films and on soundtracks. Moby played virtually all of the instruments on the disc himself and then hit it full-force into the electronica zone with heavy remixing. Some of the best dance offerings include Moby's "Re-Version" of one of the classic musical icons of the cinema, the James Bond theme; the pulsing "Go," complete with elements from the "Twin Peaks" soundtrack; and the cool groove of "First Cool Hive," which was featured in "Scream."
The show starts at 9 p.m. and Juno Reactor opens. Admission, 18 and over only, is $6. For more information, call 324-EDGE.
@caption:Bobby Hutcherson performs with the Stanford Jazz Orchestra on Nov. 19.
The Stanford Jazz Orchestra, with guest vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, will perform classic and contemporary big band jazz at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, in Stanford's Dinkelspiel Auditorium. Fred Berry, director of the Stanford Jazz Orchestra, describes Hutcherson as "the premiere vibraphonist in the world."
The Stanford Jazz Orchestra's program will feature a number of pieces by Bay Area composers: an original composition by Berkeley-based pianist Brian Cooke, titled "Pictures from the Past;" salsa music, titled "Latin Disease," by John Palacio, a student at Cal State Hayward; and "Mystique" by Dave Eshelman, head of the jazz program at Cal State Hayward. Hutcherson will also perform a set with his quartet, featuring Jeff Chambers on bass, Smith Dobson on piano and Scott Morris on drums.
Tickets are $8 general; $4 students. For more information, call 725-ARTS.
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