Weekend Preview

Friday

San Francisco Early Music Society performs "Cyclops," a program of French cantatas for bass voice, at 8 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, 600 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Tickets are $17-$20. Call (510) 528-1725.

New Century Chamber Orchestra performs an all-Russian program at 8 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. Call (415) 392-4400.

Guitarist Charles Ferguson performs Spanish and flamenco music at 8 p.m. at Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University. Tickets are $8 general; $4 students. Call 725-ARTS.

Nancy Gilliland Quartet performs jazz and blues 7:30-11:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Cafe Fino, 544 Emerson St., Palo Alto. Call 326-6082.

Ken Brown plays classical guitar 7-9:30 p.m. at Nina's Cafe, 3525 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park. Call 854-6386.

"History Corner" features historic photographs of Palo Alto from the collection of the Palo Alto Historical Association and the grand safe from the first bank of Palo Alto (1892). The display is at Glendale Federal Bank, 525 University Ave., Palo Alto. Call 323-9290.

Paintings and monoprints by Marguerite Saegesser are on display through Jan. 30 at Smith Andersen Editions, 440 Pepper Ave., Palo Alto. Hours by appointment. Call 327-7762.

Saturday

The Mother Hips are set to rock Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 advance; $8 door ($6 for students). Etienne De Rocher opens the show. Call 949-4507.

Violinist Karen Bentley and pianist Dmitriy Cogan perform at 8 p.m. at The Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, 505 E. Charleston Road. $10 donation. Call 321-9727.

Roy V. Harrington's "Photographic Images: Exploring the Grand Canyon" is on display through Jan. 30 at Elizabeth Norton Studio, Pacific Art League, 668 Ramona St., Palo Alto. Regular studio hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Call 321-3891.

Jazz guitarist Ken Brown and his bass combo perform 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Nina's Cafe, 3525 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park. Call 854-6386.

"California Cafe Sketchbook Series," Dianne Erickson's collection of pen and ink sketches, which are scanned and colorized using digital tools, is on display through Jan. 31 at Borders Books, 456 University Ave., Palo Alto. Call 327-6532.

"Reflections," an exhibit featuring watercolors, oils, acrylics, drawings, sculpture and experimental wood-block prints by Palo Alto artist Renot, continues through Feb. 15 at La Galerie Internationale, 370 California Ave., Palo Alto. Meet the artist on Saturdays and Sundays and watch him paint. Call 322-2700.

Mixed-media digital prints by Dianne Erickson are on display through Jan. 31 at Suzanne's Muffins, 235 State St., Los Altos. Starting with her own photographs, paintings and found objects, Erickson creates new art pieces by combining images, adjusting color and lighting and using layers and filters to achieve a particular mood or effect. Call 327-6532.

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. Call 723-3563.

Sunday

"Wintry and Whimsical," an exhibit featuring oil paintings by Katrina Henc from Croatia and Juschi Seifried-Otte from Germany, continues through Jan. 20 at Gallery Europa, 611 Emerson St., Palo Alto. Hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and Saturday-Sunday, and noon-8 p.m. Thursday-Friday. Call 473-6522.

@wtease:Drum

The name Kodo means "heartbeat" or "children of the drum." Coming to Stanford's Memorial Auditorium on Jan. 21-23, Kodo brings a drum-driven, energetic vibe that mixes sacred tradition with current musical moods. We'll have a preview.

@wtease:Kids Day Out

Columnist Laura Reiley visits Palo Alto's Museum of American Heritage and its exhibit, "A Century of Construction Toys." The display showcases Erector and Mercaccano outfits, Lincoln Logs, Anchor Blocks and other construction toys dating from the turn of the century.

@wtease:Film

We review one of the most eagerly anticipated films of the new year, "Hurlyburly," which opens in local theaters Friday. The film boasts an all-star cast of Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright Penn, Chazz Palminteri, Garry Shandling and Meg Ryan.

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