REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Hail to the hydrangeas Sometimes, in the clutter and spam of the email inbox, you just want a cushion of lush hydrangeas to rest your eyes on. I have the best job in the world.
Kudos to Viewpoint... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on May 11, 2011 at 4:18 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Whither water? I love the arcs of this photo: the way they complement each other, with nature mirroring the man-made world, or perhaps the other way around. Although the author and photograp... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Apr 21, 2011 at 3:49 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: The real-deal meal? The basil goes in the side; ginger and limes on the other side; coconuts on top. Twist the dials and the machine spits out real, honest-to-goodness Thai food. You might want t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Apr 7, 2011 at 12:21 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Remembering a relief effort "It is no light matter to be in the midst of a starving population and to be only able to feed about 10% of them." So said a relief worker during the effort to alleviate a wid... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Mar 30, 2011 at 3:41 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: More trucks and cheese, please This is one of those Fridays when I'm left with several interesting tidbits that I wish could've made it into the print edition this week. Paper stretches only so far, especia... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Mar 25, 2011 at 4:37 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Modern-day music at M-A It's not just high school students taking advantage of that spiffy semi-new theater at Menlo-Atherton High. Now two Stanford graduates, Jason Federmeyer and Alexander Sigman, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Mar 11, 2011 at 5:34 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: The story behind the face "Eddie Currents was a dreamer. The men at the bank where he worked called him crazy Eddie, and told him to straighten his hat. Serious guys wear their hats directly across the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Mar 3, 2011 at 4:13 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Finally, a use for the yogurt maker What key does an eggbeater play in?
Inventor, composer and "sound sculptor" Trimpin, who is in residence at Stanford Lively Arts this spring, is hosting his own particular ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Feb 14, 2011 at 5:15 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: New art takes shape on Newell Road Curious people are already peering into artist Patrick Dougherty's new environmental sculpture on the Palo Alto Art Center grounds, and it's not scheduled to be finished for a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Jan 19, 2011 at 4:27 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 26, 2011 at 11:06 am.
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: My top arts events from 2010 Every year I sew together a patchwork of my 10 favorite local arts moments and happenings from the past 12 months. A little bit of this, a little bit of that from the mix of s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Dec 30, 2010 at 12:09 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Back in Bach Teenage Bach aficionado Hilda Huang is on the scene again, this time soloing with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra in a San Francisco concert in January. When I sent a repor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Dec 22, 2010 at 11:29 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Sep 23, 2011 at 11:21 am.
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Mighty sculptures from little saplings grow I 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 sculptor P... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Dec 9, 2010 at 3:50 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Dec 19, 2010 at 9:17 pm.
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Starmade shadows and ash groves Don't get me wrong. I love holiday music. I arrive ridiculously early for sing-along Messiahs so I can sit up front. I once sang "O Holy Night" at a vocal recital. In the summ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Nov 23, 2010 at 5:33 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Bits and tidbits Some notes from the arts editor's desk on this fine Monday:
* This Wednesday, Foothill College hosts a free screening of the film "Food, Inc." at noon. I can't stop gigglin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Nov 8, 2010 at 4:31 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Menlo woman opens new art gallery If I have to write about another art gallery in this area closing, I might dump a bucket of paint on my keyboard. And I wouldn't even get anything artistic out of the splashes... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Oct 28, 2010 at 3:03 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 1, 2010 at 12:47 pm.
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Powerful profiles Doug Fort fell into the gang life at age 13, after, he says, "crack came into our community." Today he works in violence prevention.
His is one of five stories told in vide... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Oct 21, 2010 at 3:04 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 22, 2010 at 4:28 am.
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Classically trained folk Been enjoying listening to the modern folk music of Boise musician Audra Connolly, who's set to perform this Saturday night at Red Rock Coffee in Mountain View. Especially in ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Sep 28, 2010 at 4:01 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: But will she shave her head? Los Altos actor and TheatreWorks regular Molly Bell has quite the cast of characters on her resume: the girl who romanced "Bat Boy," a Victorian-era teacher and the young spel... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Sep 22, 2010 at 3:56 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Brave new work Yesterday, 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 the show was... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Aug 23, 2010 at 12:29 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Aug 24, 2010 at 11:57 am.
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Summer in the studio An intriguing note in the Foothill College newsletter about music instructor Paul Davies. As if teaching today's sprightly youths about music theory, composition and the Beatl... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Aug 12, 2010 at 5:42 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: BBB coming to RWC Funny, I was just making a snarky remark about the Park Theatre still being a yawning hole in downtown Menlo Park. It's lovely to hear that the neighboring theater to the nort... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Jul 22, 2010 at 11:24 am
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: A requiem for summer (but in a good way) I am now officially a proud choral-music geek, because I have not one but two favorite requiems. Very pleased to get to sing both the Durufle and the Faure last night with the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Jul 13, 2010 at 12:02 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 15, 2010 at 3:23 pm.
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Imagining arias on El Camino Here'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 Overtone I... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Jul 8, 2010 at 12:19 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 8, 2010 at 1:34 pm.
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: The art of buttercream We 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 there's any ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Jun 9, 2010 at 12:47 pm
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: Pop go the props if the actors don't stop For my story this week about TheatreWorks' play "Opus," about life in a string quartet, I chatted with writer Michael Hollinger and cellist/advisor Kris Yenney. It's illuminat... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on May 28, 2010 at 10:22 am
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