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Ad Libs: Trees, Twain and time travelMichal Gavish, an artist whose creative home base is Palo Alto's Cubberley Studios, has a master's in painting and a portfolio that includes watercolors, painted...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on May. 19, 2011Last comment by Freddy, on May 20, 2011 at 6:48 pm | 2 comments | 3035 Views
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Ad Libs: Art league at workClasses at the Palo Alto institution known as the Pacific Art League are being held 'round the corner at 227 Forest Ave. while the building undergoes major renovations....
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jun. 14, 2013Last comment by homeless, on Jun 19, 2013 at 9:38 pm | 2 comments | 1015 Views
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Ad Libs: Fridays at the Cantor Center: 'Metaphysics'Every Friday, a different musician climbs the stairs to the Cantor Center balcony to play Mark Applebaum's experimental work "The Metaphysics of Notation." I had...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on May. 26, 2009Last comment by z, on Jul 9, 2016 at 9:25 am | 2 comments | 12576 Views
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Ad Libs: 'Art without inhibitions'To find the new home of Art For Well Beings, you have to wander a bit. The little art center is, as director Judy Gittelsohn says, "tucked in behind" a cluster of...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jul. 24, 2009Last comment by 1, on Jul 9, 2016 at 9:21 am | 2 comments | 12915 Views
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Ad Libs: New M-A theater: It sure beats J BuildingWhich is worse: sweltering in a stifling theater, or having a key moment in a play ruined because an old air-conditioning system came roaring on at the wrong moment...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Sep. 24, 2009Last comment by 0, on Jul 9, 2016 at 9:23 am | 2 comments | 12485 Views
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Ad Libs: Yep, this makes 200 postingsToday's posting feels like a landmark: Mazel tov to me on my 200th Ad Libs post! Should I buy myself an anniversary present? I always forget. Is it paper this year,...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Mar. 31, 2010Last comment by e, on Jun 5, 2017 at 2:20 am | 2 comments | 13469 Views
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Ad Libs: 'Let's Build a Squadron of Dirigibles in Lenin's Name'No, I'm not running for office. (And I'm not sure what kind of office one runs for with dirigibles.) In fact, the above slogan was one of the catchiest ones in an...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Apr. 29, 2010Last comment by u, on Jul 9, 2016 at 9:41 am | 2 comments | 12932 Views
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Ad Libs: Have cello, will travelHe bills himself as "the wildest beatboxing cellist in the West." Now Cello Joe (aka Joey Chang) is perhaps aiming for a broader geographic title. He's about to...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on May. 6, 2010Last comment by o, on Jul 9, 2016 at 9:38 am | 2 comments | 13369 Views
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Ad Libs: The art of buttercreamWe theater people have plenty of superstitions. Just because I'm a Wallace doesn't mean I'm brave enough to speak the name of the Scottish play. But I don't think...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jun. 9, 2010Last comment by shaggy1991, on Aug 21, 2017 at 3:48 am | 2 comments | 13703 Views
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Ad Libs: Imagining arias on El CaminoHere's what downtown Menlo Park should do with all those gaping spaces on El Camino Real that used to hold car dealerships. Opera. An enterprising company called...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jul. 8, 2010Last comment by Rebecca Wallace, on Jul 8, 2010 at 1:34 pm | 2 comments | 13972 Views
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Ad Libs: Brave new workYesterday, I caught the last performance of the in-development indie-rock musical "Fly By Night" at TheatreWorks, and you'd have to consult the program to believe...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Aug. 23, 2010Last comment by w, on Jul 9, 2016 at 10:05 am | 2 comments | 15315 Views
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Ad Libs: Mighty sculptures from little saplings growI am already looking forward to an interview that's five weeks away. Wouldn't you, if the artist made giant fanciful sculptures from tree saplings? Environmental...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Dec. 9, 2010Last comment by inches, on Jul 9, 2016 at 10:19 am | 2 comments | 16763 Views
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Ad Libs: Trees, Twain and time travelMichal Gavish, an artist whose creative home base is Palo Alto's Cubberley Studios, has a master's in painting and a portfolio that includes watercolors, painted...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on May. 19, 2011Last comment by Freddy, on May 20, 2011 at 6:48 pm | 2 comments | 11555 Views
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Public art: Chairs with flairI was in Louisville a few years ago performing in a musical about biblical midwives, as one does. In between rehearsals and shows and watching the Ohio River go...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Oct. 28, 2013Last comment by Rebecca Wallace, on Nov 4, 2013 at 12:55 pm | 2 comments | 14390 Views
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Ad Libs: 'Wild Heart of One Bird Singing'She lived in a fishing village; she created illustrations of amphipods for the National Museum of Natural Sciences of Canada; she's rather fond of birds. That's...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Mar. 6, 2013Last comment by Mike, on Jun 29, 2017 at 1:34 am | 2 comments | 10580 Views
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Ad Libs: Art league at workClasses at the Palo Alto institution known as the Pacific Art League are being held 'round the corner at 227 Forest Ave. while the building undergoes major renovations....
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jun. 14, 2013Last comment by homeless, on Jun 19, 2013 at 9:38 pm | 2 comments | 10225 Views
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Ad Libs: Photographer wins global honorAnother well-deserved honor for Menlo Park photographer Mark Tuschman, whose sensitive and beautifully lit photos let us peer into worlds we otherwise might never...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on May. 13, 2009Last comment by sharon, on May 13, 2009 at 6:03 pm | 1 comment | 3768 Views
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Ad Libs: Fridays at the Cantor Center: 'Metaphysics'Every Friday, a different musician climbs the stairs to the Cantor Center balcony to play Mark Applebaum's experimental work "The Metaphysics of Notation." I had...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on May. 26, 2009Last comment by Barbara Haas, on Aug 15, 2009 at 8:00 pm | 1 comment | 3682 Views
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Ad Libs: 'Art without inhibitions'To find the new home of Art For Well Beings, you have to wander a bit. The little art center is, as director Judy Gittelsohn says, "tucked in behind" a cluster of...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jul. 24, 2009Last comment by Cynthia Handy, on Oct 13, 2009 at 5:23 pm | 1 comment | 3904 Views
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Ad Libs: New M-A theater: It sure beats J BuildingWhich is worse: sweltering in a stifling theater, or having a key moment in a play ruined because an old air-conditioning system came roaring on at the wrong moment...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Sep. 24, 2009Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Sep 27, 2009 at 1:45 pm | 1 comment | 3478 Views
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