Weekend Preview

Friday, April 10

"Paintings by Daniela and by Patricia Waring Sherwood and Digital Images by Craig Schindler" will be on exhibit through May 28 at the Center for Integrated Systems on the Stanford University campus. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Call 725-3622.

Nika Rejto and Ken Brown perform from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Fridays at Late for the Train, 150 Middlefield Ave. (at Willow Road), Menlo Park. Call 321-6124.

Sacred vocal concert for Easter season, featuring soprano Barbara Cramer, accompanist James Welch, plus flute and violin, takes place at 7:30 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1105 Valparaiso Ave., Menlo Park. Free admission. Call 321-4422.

"Blue Morphine" and "This Isn't Funny," two original one-act plays by Bay Area playwrights, are presented by Menlo Players Guild at 8 p.m. on April 10 & 11 at Burgess Theater, 601 Laurel St., Menlo Park. Call 322-3261.

Bus Barn Stage Company presents Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" through April 25 at Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. Tickets are $15 for Fridays and Saturdays; $13 for Thursdays and Sundays. Call 941-0551.

"June in Sun Valley," a group show of oil paintings by Carolyn Hofstetter, Elizabeth Chalmers, Nancy Faisant and Diana Jaye, continues through April 30 at Menlo Recreation Center, 700 Alma St., Menlo Park. Exhibit hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Call 322-0148.

"Dreams: Paintings and Sculptural Fountains of Lee Lawson" is on display through April 25 at East West Bookshop, 324 Castro St., Mountain View. Friday hours are 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Call 988-9800.

Saturday, April 11

A two person exhibit featuring clay art by Barbara Brown and paintings by Kirt Hardcastle continues through April 25 at Gallery House, 538 Ramona St., Palo Alto. Hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Call 326-1668.

Watercolors by Marge Arnold and Barbara Von Haunalter are on display through May 2 at Viewpoints Gallery, 315 State St., Los Altos. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 941-5789.

Exhibits featuring Catherine Woskow, acrylic on paper; Ken O'Neil, chine colle/monotype on paper; William Metcalf, acrylic on canvas; are on display through May at Tercera Gallery, 534 Ramona St., Palo Alto. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call 322-5324.

Watercolors by Jacqueline Lacroix are on display through May 31 at the Church of Scientology Mission, 410 Cambridge Ave., Suite C, Palo Alto. Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 853-0602.

The House, a k a the Palo Alto Teen Center, 425 Bryant St., Palo Alto, features high school bands from 8 p.m. to midnight every Saturday. Admission is free.

Sunday, April 12

East Palo Alto artist Trevor Burrowes transforms environmental waste into works of art. His work will be on display through April 19 at Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. Exhibit hours are Fridays through Sundays, 12-3 p.m. Call 949-8653.

Palo Alto Cultural Center presents two exhibits, "Timothy Berry: Pageant" and "Of Princely Courts and Pleasure Gardens: Indian Miniatures," through April 26 at the Palo Alto Cultural Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday also at 7-9 p.m.; and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Call 329-2366. @wtease:Music

For more than a decade, Kristin Hersh was the leader of the influential rock band Throwing Muses. Now she's on her own, having toned the volume down to the folk level, and has released her second critically acclaimed solo work, "Strange Angels." But this mother of three doesn't plan to go solo for long and doesn't plan to make a career out of folk music. Tune in Friday to learn about this once and future rocker, who is playing an Earthwise Productions show on April 16 at Cubberley Community Center.

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The Museum of American Heritage is opening the doors at its new digs at the Williams House and Gardens on Homer Avenue. Renovation of the home and construction of the Museum's new Frank Livermore Education Center was begun in June 1997, following a two-year campaign that raised more than $500,000 for the project. The public is invited for a grand opening celebration on April 19. On Friday, we give readers a sneak preview of the Museum's new home and its new exhibit, which focuses on antique toys.

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The increasingly popular Asia Pacific Film Festival comes to Palo Alto next week, April 16-19 at Spangenberg Theater. The event, which drew several thousand film buffs last year, features seven highly acclaimed movies from such countries as Japan, Thailand, Singapore, India and the Philippines. This year's selection focuses on the theme of disallusionment: characters whose lives have become empty because of their materialistic tendencies. Pick up Friday's paper and read our preview of this fascinating film festival.

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