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Thursday, August 22, 2019
The return of dim sum darling Fu Lam Mum
A dim sum restaurant's reputation rests on the quality of its dumplings. The renovated Fu Lam Mum in Mountain View aces this test.
Thursday, 1:24 PM | 1 commentPalo Alto Art Center holds Family Day
A family-oriented, free event with hands-on art projects, performances and a scavenger hunt will be held Sunday, Aug. 25, at the Palo Alto Art Center.
Thursday, 9:02 AM | No comments yetWednesday, August 21, 2019
Palo Alto Festival for the Arts features home decor, furniture
The festival showcases many items to furnish and decorate your home.
Wednesday, 3:14 PM | No comments yetDiscovering the 'invisible' faces of Filoli
Filoli House and Gardens' current exhibition "Nest: Creating Home" is a multilayered, three-part project.
Wednesday, 10:58 AM | 2 commentsThe Pear goes Wilde with 'An Ideal Husband'
A good plan for staging an Oscar Wilde play in which everyone is expected to speak with proper British accents: Hire an experienced director who is actually from Great Britain.
Wednesday, 10:23 AM | No comments yetMonday, August 19, 2019
Musical 'As You Like It' has two more free performances this weekend
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, which offers free performances in Bay Area parks, is back at the scenic grounds of Sequoia High School in Redwood City with two more performances of the comedy "As You Like It."
Monday, 4:48 PM | No comments yetFriday, August 16, 2019
Shop Talk: After 39 years of cakes and pastries, Palo Alto institution Prolific Oven to close
One of Palo Alto's longest-standing bakeries, The Prolific Oven will close on Aug. 31 due to a "severe" labor shortage and increasing cost of doing business in the Bay Area, the owners said Wednesday.
Friday, 11:42 AM | 8 commentsEscaped lemur faces judge in 'Chimerica'
Art, law and jungle primates mix in surprising ways in Anita Felicelli's new novel "Chimerica," where the Mountain View writer puts a giant talking lemur on the witness stand in a twisty legal case of artists' rights.
Friday, 8:46 AM | No comments yetThursday, August 15, 2019
'Sister Act' has soul power
Broadway By the Bay closes out the summer with another crowd-pleasing musical comedy. "Sister Act," based on the 1992 Whoopi Goldberg film of the same name, may have some hackneyed elements but it also has plenty of high-energy tunes.
Thursday, 1:05 PM | No comments yetOn 10-year anniversary, Oshman Family JCC celebrates more than Jewish life
On Aug. 18, the Oshman Family JCC will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the opening of its Midpeninsula cultural center, the Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life, with a free community celebration.
Thursday, 1:05 PM | No comments yetA conversation with the chefs of Maum
Over tater tot poutine and budae jjigae, the chefs of Maum talked about why they got into cooking, where they eat on their days off and winning their first Michelin star.
Thursday, 10:52 AM | No comments yetWednesday, August 14, 2019
After two seasons, Pear Theatre artistic director to bow out in January
Betsy Kruse Craig will be stepping down in January to accept a new promotion as program director of speech, debate and performing arts for Stratford Middle Schools.
Wednesday, 4:30 PM | No comments yet
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