Weekend Preview Weekend Preview (July 20, 2005)

Thursday

The Jessie Turner Band will perform today from noon to 1:30 p.m., as part of the Brown Bag concert series. The program will feature pop and rock music. The free concert will take place at Cogswell Plaza, located at the corner of Lytton Avenue and Ramona Street in Palo Alto. For more information please call (650) 463-4940 or visit www.PaloAltoOnline.com.

"Thursdays in July" will feature free noontime recitals at All Saints Episcopal Church, 555 Waverley St. (at Hamilton Avenue) in Palo Alto. Organist Albert Campbell will perform a program that includes works by Mozart and Bach, as well as early English and contemporary American organ music. The concerts will take place in the main sanctuary. For more information please call (650) 322-4528 or e-mail janem@asaints.org.

The Palo Alto Children's Theatre will premiere two new Disney Theatrical releases: "Mulan, Jr." and "Alice in Wonderland, Jr." "Mulan, Jr." will play in the Patricia M. Briggs Auditorium and "Alice in Wonderland, Jr." will play on the outdoor Magic Castle Stage. Both shows will play today and Friday at 2:30 p.m. at 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. For further information please phone (650) 463-4930 Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

"Harold and Maude: An Intimate Musical" will preview tonight and Friday at 8 p.m. at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Presented by TheatreWorks, the production is a musical based on the 1971 cult film. The West Coast premiere will take place on Saturday at 8 p.m. and the production will run through Aug. 14 . Show times are Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesdays through Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $20-$50, with discounts available for youth, students, seniors and members. For tickets and information please call (650) 903-6000 or visit www.theatreworks.org.

John Worley's 'Worlview' will perform tonight from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Stanford Shopping Center. Worley, a trumpet player, performs bebop, swing, jazz, R&B and Caribbean dance music. Presented by SF Jazz, the free concert will take place at the Clock Tower Plaza, near Neiman Marcus. For more information about "Summer Jazz 19," call (650) 617-8585 or visit www.stanfordshop.com or www.sfjazz.org.

Bus Barn Stage Company will present its "Summer Festival" through July 31. The festival is currently showcasing "Into the Wake of the Moon," a play based on the life of Eugene O'Neill, written and performed by Kurt Gravenhorst. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and will take place at the Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Ave. in Los Altos. Tickets are $20. For more information please call (650) 941-0551 or visit www.busbarn.org.

"And Then There Were None," an Agatha Christie mystery, will be presented tonight and Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Dormouse Black Box Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. The production will be performed by Wingspread 2005, the Palo Alto Children's Theatre Summer Stock Company, comprised of high school and college students. Additional show times are Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m., and July 21-22 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 adults; $3 for children through high school students. For further information please phone (650) 463-4930 Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

"The Lover," a presentation of Stanford Summer Theater, will run through Aug. 7 at the Pigott Theater. Show times are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 7 p.m.; 2 p.m. matinee on Aug. 6. Tickets are $15 adults; $12 students and seniors. For tickets call (650) 725-ARTS or visit www.stanford.edu/group/summertheater.

"Vanishing Worlds: Art and Ritual in Amazonia" will be on display through Aug. 21 at Stanford's Cantor Arts Center. Organized by the Houston Museum of Natural Science, the exhibition features 150 art objects from the ceremonies and daily life of indigenous peoples of the Amazon River basin. Tours of the exhibition will take place on Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. The Center is located at Lomita Drive at Museum Way and is open Wednesday - Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Thursday until 8 p.m. Admission is free. For more information please call (650) 723-4177 or visit www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva.

"Color and Light" is currently on display at the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo, 1451 Middlefield Road. Viewing hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, please call (650) 329-2111 or visit www.pajmzfriends.org/membership.htm.

Friday

"Brigadoon" will open tonight at 8 p.m. at Foothill College's Smithwick Theatre, 12345 El Monte Road in Los Altos Hills. Presented by Foothill Music Theatre, the production features music by Frederick Loewe and book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. It will run through Aug. 14. Show times are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are 424 general; $18 students; 410 children under 12. For tickets please call the box office at (650) 949-7360 (open Thursday-Saturday, 5-9 p.m.; Sunday, 12-4 p.m.), 24-hour charge-by-phone hotline at 650-949-7414, or visit www.foothillmusicals.com.

"What the Birds Carry" will run through Sunday at the Pear Avenue Theatre, 1220 Pear Ave. Unit K in Mountain View. Written by San Francisco playwright Elizabeth A. Gjelten, the play pieces together the turbulent relationship between a bright woman and a charismatic man haunted by his experiences in Vietnam. Performances are Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10-$20. For more information please call (650) 254-1148 or visit www.thepear.org.

Stanford Art Spaces presents paintings by Alice Louise Marston, mixed media by Kim Thoman, paintings and sculpture by Kathleen Otley and Gunn High School student artwork through Aug. 18. The Center for Integrated Systems Art Spaces is located on the Stanford University campus. Admission is free. The center is open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information please call (650) 725-3622 or visit http://cis.stanford.edu/~marigros.

Houston Person Quartet will take place tonight at 8 p.m. at Campbell Recital Hall. Presented by the 2005 Stanford Jazz Festival, the program will feature straight-ahead jazz in the great tenor sax tradition. Tickets are $30 general; $15 students, and can be purchased by calling (650) 725-ARTS (2787) or online at www.ticketweb.com. For more information please call (650) 736-0324 or visit www.stanfordjazz.org.

The Pacific Art League presents its July exhibit, "California Dreamin. The Elizabeth Norton Gallery features works by the late Liz Kraft. Viewing hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Pacific Art League is located at 668 Ramona St. in Palo Alto. For more information please call (650) 321-3891.

The Palo Alto Art Center presents "Cluster: Lukas Felzmann," "Web/Metamorphosis: Yuriko Yamaguchi" and "Trusting Woods to Tempest Sea: Robert McCauley Leaf," on display through Sept. 4. Docent-led tours will begin July 9 and continue every Saturday at 2 p.m. through Aug. 27. The Palo Alto Art Center is located at 1313 Newell Road in Palo Alto. The Center is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday evenings 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. For more information please call (650) 329-2366.

Between Waters Gallery and Design will feature the works of Jack Durnford, Rose Offner, Char Pribuss and Beverly Travlos through August. The gallery is located at 75 Arbor Road, Suites K & J in Menlo Park. Viewing hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call (650) 323-6362 or visit www.betweenwatersgallery.com.

Saturday

The Taylor Eigsti Group will perform tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Stanford's Dinkelspiel Auditorium. The event is part of the 2005 Stanford Jazz Festival. Tickets are $24 general; $12 students and can be purchased by calling (650) 725-ARTS (2787) or online at www.ticketweb.com. For more information please call (650) 736-0324 or visit www.stanfordjazz.org.

Redwood Symphony will perform tonight at 8 p.m. at Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. This "Summer Pops" concert will feature music from Broadway and the movies, including "Chicago," "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "2001." Tickets are $20; $16 for children under 16 and students with current ID. Advance tickets can be purchased online by credit at www.redwoodsymphony.org.

The Heart of Silicon Valley, a local nonprofit, will host "Fostering Their Future," a benefit concert to help emancipated foster youth. The event will feature Shana Morrison and Stanford's A Cappella Choir and will be held from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at the Fire Circle Amphitheater, Lucie Stern Center, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto. Tickets (tax-deductible) are $35, $75 and $125 per person, based on ability to pay. Purchase tickets in advance at www.hosv.org or at the door, as available. Proceeds will benefit Child Advocates of Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties, as well as two The First Place Fund for Youth (Oakland) and Jeremiah's Promise (Palo Alto). For more information please call 650-856-8041.

Sunday

"Flowers," an exhibition of works by San Francisco Bay Area photographer Christina Florkowski, is on display through Aug. 4 at Modernbook Gallery, 494 University Ave. in Palo Alto. Admission is free. Modernbook is open daily Sunday to Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more information please call (650) 327-6325 or visit www.modernbook.com.

Theater
A feature on TheatreWorks' newest production, "Harold and Maude: An Intimate Musical."

Music
A preview of Music@Menlo's third season, which is dedicated to Beethoven's chamber music.

Movies
Reviews of "Bad News Bears," "The Island" and "Hustle and Flow."

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