Weekend Preview

Friday, Feb. 13

Local artists Joyce Vincenti and Mary Jane Johnston exhibit their works through March 8 at Los Altos Hills Town Hall Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills. Exhibit hours are Monday through Friday, 1-5 p.m. Call 941-7222.

"A Celebration of Humanity: Pastels and Tempera," featuring works by artist Carla Mooyman, continues through March 13 at the YWCA of the Mid-Peninsula, 4161 Alma St., Palo Alto. Exhibit hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call 494-0972.

"Artists' Uninhibited View of Space Science," an exhibit of paintings and interactive multimedia, continues through March 14 at the NASA Ames Research Visitors' Center at Moffett Field in Mountain View. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call 604-6274.

Mixed media paintings by Dolly Cahill Johnson are on display through Feb. 14 at the Palo Alto Mission of the Church of Scientology, 410 Cambridge Ave., Suite C, Palo Alto. Hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7:30 to 10 p.m. Call 853-0602.

Saturday, Feb. 14

Hearts 'n Hounds, the Palo Alto Humane Society's second annual Sweetheart Stroll, takes place from 3 to 5 p.m. at Byxbee Park at the east end of Embarcadero Road in Palo Alto. Bring your favorite canine Valentine for a beautiful walk in the Palo Alto Baylands with other dog lovers. Tickets for this fund-raiser are $10 per person. Pre-registration is required. Call 327-0631.

Palo Alto singer Marjorie-Jean performs for the first time in five years at 8 p.m. at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Castro and Mercy streets, Mountain View. Tickets are $15 general, $12.50 seniors and students with ID, and $7.50 for children 12 and under. Call 903-6000.

Smuin Ballets/SF presents Michael Smuin's "Carmina Burana" at 8 p.m. at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Castro and Mercy streets, Mountain View. Tickets are $20-$30. Call 903-6000.

The House, a k a the Palo Alto Teen Center, 425 Bryant St., Palo Alto, features high school bands from 8 p.m. to midnight every Saturday. Admission is free.

Sunday, Feb. 15

Verdi's "Il Trovatore" is performed by West Bay Opera at 2 p.m. at Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Tickets are $30; $15 discount for youth under 18 for Sunday matinee only. Call 424-9999.

The closing reception of Susan Kraft's "Portraits in Situ" exhibit will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Caffe Verona, Palo Alto. RSVP or call for more information, 494-3962.

Palo Alto Cultural Center presents two exhibits, "Timothy Berry: Pageant" and "Of Princely Courts and Pleasure Gardens: Indian Miniatures," through April 26 at the Palo Alto Cultural Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, 7-9 p.m.; and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Call 329-2366. @wtease:Exhibit

On Friday, we tackle the two latest exhibits at the Palo Alto Cultural Center, "Timothy Berry: Pageant" and "Of Princely Courts and Pleasure Gardens: Indian Miniatures." "Timothy Berry: Pageant" is a mid-career survey of the artist's paintings, prints and drawings. "Of Princely Courts and Pleasure Gardens: Indian Miniatures" is comprised of 50 gem-like, opaque watercolor paintings, spanning the 16th to 19th centuries.

@wtease:Film

To film his new movie, screenwriter Charles Koppelman wanted to find a place that had a brooding, eerie, almost other-worldly quality. He chose East Palo Alto. The film, an independent production called "Dumbarton Bridge," was shot last month in Whiskey Gulch and in the salt marshes half a mile away. Read about this film and why it was shot locally.

@wtease:Music

Menlo Park resident and musician Kim Baker is trying to ride the current wave of women folksingers. She's found the going a little tougher than she originally envisioned. Nonetheless, he first album, "On Her Own," came out this month. Baker tells readers how she did it.

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