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'Happy Days' are here againA Beckett play about a woman buried up to her waist in a mound of earth may not be your cup of Orangina. But the
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Nov. 13, 2013Last comment by Rebecca Wallace, on Nov 15, 2013 at 9:49 am | 2 comments | 39340 Views
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Ad Libs: A whole new worldIf you're a local theater-goer, you might think of James Monroe Iglehart as The Big Bad Wolf from TheatreWorks' 2005 production of "Into the Woods," or you might...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jun. 2, 2011There are no comments yet. 33457 Views
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A survivor's spiritI recently got an email from artist Edna Shochat with a dramatic poster attached. Headlined "One in Eight," the poster contains seven photos of glossy-haired celebrities...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Nov. 7, 2013Last comment by Ronunlila, on Sep 25, 2017 at 4:50 pm | 1 comment | 26111 Views
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Ad Libs: A whole new worldIf you're a local theater-goer, you might think of James Monroe Iglehart as The Big Bad Wolf from TheatreWorks' 2005 production of "Into the Woods," or you might...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jun. 2, 2011There are no comments yet. 24204 Views
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Ad Libs: An evening with AdamsIt was a true pleasure to hear the composer John Adams speak last night at the Cantor Arts Center. Kronos Quartet violinist David Harrington conducted a free-flowing...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Apr. 7, 2009There are no comments yet. 21233 Views
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Ad Libs: On the beachI didn't expect to feel serene in an exhibit about beach trash. But when you've picked up nearly two tons of discarded plastic at your favorite oceanside spot over...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Apr. 14, 2009There are no comments yet. 20898 Views
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Ad Libs: 'What would Matt do?'A new San Francisco exhibit calls him "Artist and Educator," but Matt Kahn is just as often thought of as "Mentor." You can't read about him without seeing that...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on May. 20, 2009There are no comments yet. 20265 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 | 18969 Views
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Ad Libs: Lend me a tenorThere was a great story this week in the Vancouver Sun about hapless singers from a Canadian choir standing out on a freezing bridge in their tuxes, trying to recruit...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Mar. 30, 2009Last comment by Rebecca Wallace, on Apr 3, 2009 at 2:18 pm | 3 comments | 18108 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 | 16755 Views
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Keith Raffel: Doubling the odds in book publishingIt's not an easy thing to find lasting, lucrative success as a novelist. So this year Palo Alto mystery/thriller author Keith Raffel is trying to double the odds. After...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Aug. 12, 2011Last comment by , on Jun 5, 2017 at 7:01 am | 1 comment | 15647 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 | 15303 Views
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Ad Libs: BBB coming to RWCFunny, 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...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jul. 22, 2010Last comment by daisy, on Jul 9, 2016 at 10:10 am | 1 comment | 15270 Views
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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...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jul. 13, 2010Last comment by Neo, on Jul 9, 2016 at 10:16 am | 3 comments | 14880 Views
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Ad Libs: Au revoir, ArthurSo saddened to hear about the passing of Arthur Krakower, the 88-year-old wunderkind Peninsula artist. A call or email from Arthur was like a small gem, bright in...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jul. 31, 2009Last comment by we, on Jul 9, 2016 at 8:49 am | 1 comment | 14549 Views
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Ad Libs: Summer in the studioAn intriguing note in the Foothill College newsletter about music instructor Paul Davies. As if teaching today's sprightly youths about music theory, composition...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Aug. 12, 2010Last comment by fatihin, on Sep 7, 2016 at 4:47 am | 3 comments | 14497 Views
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Ad Libs: Where's our downtown theater festival?You can't complain about an evening of Balkan-Yiddish-gospel-postmodern music, really. World Music Day sounds pretty cool (except that you can't call it WMD without...
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on Jun. 12, 2009There are no comments yet. 14452 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 | 14380 Views
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Ad Libs: Pop go the props if the actors don't stopFor 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....
Original post made by Rebecca Wallace on May. 28, 2010Last comment by x, on Jul 9, 2016 at 9:32 am | 1 comment | 14287 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 | 13957 Views
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