Recent A&E Features
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Community Notebook: East Palo Alto to host Juneteenth celebration
Juneteenth holds a particular significance to the identity of East Palo Alto, where an event on Saturday will mark the long-standing community and national holiday.
Thursday, 2:17 PM | No comments yetA guide to summer jazz
Summertime is golden for live jazz on the Peninsula.
Thursday, 11:24 AM | No comments yetEmpanadas, anyone?
Venga Empanadas in Redwood City offers at least 18 varieties of Argentine empanadas, both meat and veggie, along with a half-dozen homemade soups, crisp salads, desserts and specialty foods.
Thursday, 11:14 AM | 6 commentsA tuneful tradition
Each Father's Day, University Avenue is closed to traffic and the streets of Palo Alto are alive with the sound of music of all sorts.
Thursday, 9:03 AM | No comments yetWednesday, June 13, 2018
Paintings by Steve Curl
In February, local artist Steve Curl was selected to be Zion National Park's artist-in-residence. The fruits of his experience are currently on display at the Pacific Art League.
Wednesday, 1:39 PM | No comments yetUn-American activities
Joe Gilford's "Finks" is a slightly fictionalized story of what his parents (comics and activists Jack Gilford and Madeline Lee Gilford) experienced during the Hollywood blacklistings of the 1950s.
Wednesday, 10:42 AM | No comments yetTuesday, June 12, 2018
iSing wins international contest
Palo Alto's iSing Silicon Valley girls choir has won the grand prize at the eighth International Robert Schumann Choral Competition.
Tuesday, 3:29 PM | No comments yetRenaissance woman
This Friday, artist Rebecca Schiffman will drop by KZSU's studio to chat, perform a few songs and premiere a brand-new single.
Tuesday, 10:11 AM | No comments yetThursday, June 7, 2018
Shop Talk: Cigar House closes; new gym, bakery
In this week's Shop Talk column, read about the closure of a California Avenue smoke-shop, a new fitness center and a forthcoming bakery.
Thursday, 11:44 AM | 4 commentsA Korean introduction
Despite its pedestrian storefront, So Gong Dong Tofu House is immensely popular and one of the only restaurants in the area specializing in authentic Korean sundubu-jjigae, or soft tofu soup.
Thursday, 11:36 AM | 3 commentsWednesday, June 6, 2018
Shadows in 'The Valley'
"The Valley" tells the story of a wealthy Indian-American family living in Atherton. The successful, picture-perfect Kumars seem to have it all but are devastated by the shocking suicide of college freshman Maya.
Wednesday, 3:04 PM | No comments yetThey've got magic to do
If you're looking for an odd, funny, rather magical way to spend an evening, head to the Bus Barn Theater and catch Los Altos Stage Company's production of the musical "Pippin."
Wednesday, 2:25 PM | No comments yetMonday, June 4, 2018
MP Library launches summertime puppetry festival
