Sun, Dec 29

Kids ArtSunday This day of hands-on art activities and gallery tours also features a performance by the San Jose String Quartet. 11am-3pm. Free admission. San Jose Museum of Art, 110 S. Market St, San Jose, 408.271.6840 or www.sjmusart.org.

New Age Visionary Music Marathon Public radio station KKUP celebrates the new year by presenting four days of new age music with an emphasis on ambient electronic and acoustic styles. The marathon also features interviews with some of the leading composers of the field. midnight until Wed, Jan 1, midnight. KKUP 91.5 FM For more information, see www.kkup.com

Tue, Dec 31

Fairmont New Year's Eve Champagne, music and dancing with a performance by the Fundamentals. $100 per person. Fairmont Hotel, 170 S. Market St, San Jose. For more information, call 408.998.3960 or see www.fairmont.com

Ongoing

Eating Dis Order, Eating Dat Order Theatre on San Pedro Square presents a new comedy about America's obsession with food and cooking. Wed-Sat, 8pm (cocktails at 7pm), and Sun, 2pm. $20-$25. Theatre on San Pedro Square, 29 N. San Pedro St, San Jose. For ticket information, call the box office at 408.283.0200.

Jazz at Hakone Gardens Presented by the San Jose Jazz Society. Third Thu of each month. 5-9pm. Free. Hakone Gardens, 21000 Big Basin Way, Saratoga. For more information, call 888.726.5673.

On Golden Pond TheatreWorks presents the Ernest Thompson play. TheatreWorks veterans George Ward and Linda Hoy star. Thu, Dec 26-Sat, Dec 28, 8pm. Sun, Dec 29, 7pm. Ends Sun, Jan 5. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto. For more information, call 650.903.6000 or visit www.theatreworks.org.

San Jose Museum of Art "Collection Highlights." For the first time since the museum opened its doors more than 30 years ago, the permanent collection will go on display in the downstairs galleries and will not be disappearing back into the vaults within a few months' time. Ongoing. "Evocations: Sharon Ellis, 1991-2001." This exhibition is a 10-year survey of Sharon Ellis' work. Thru Sun, Feb 16. "L.A. Post-Cool." This major exhibition, curated by Los Angeles-based writer and critic Michael Duncan, will feature approximately 50 new works from Southern California artists and examine the "post-cool" trend in the L.A. art scene. Thru Sun, Mar 23. "Celebrating Home: Gertrude Bleiberg." Thru Sun, Mar 16. "David Jones." Thru Sat, Apr 12. Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm, Fri, 11am-10pm, closed Mon. 110 S. Market St, San Jose, 408.271.6840 or www.sjmusart.org.

Stanford's Cantor Arts Center "Salviati at Stanford: Venetian Glass of the 1890s." 120 Venetian glass vessels from the collection of 19th-century glassware given to Stanford University in 1903 by the celebrated Venetian firm Salviati & Company, including all the techniques, styles and colors that have made the Venetian island of Murano famous since the Renaissance. Guest curator: Carol Osborne. Ends Dec 29. "Contemporary Reflections of Venetian Glass." This small exhibition, selected by guest curator Patrick Maveety, includes work by the Italian maestro Lino Tagliapietra and his American contemporaries, such as Dale Chihuly. Ends Dec 29. Free. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, Museum Way (off Palm Dr), Stanford, 650.723.4177 or www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva.

L.A. Post-Cool

Triton Museum of Art "Who We Are: Selections From the Permanent Collection." A showcase of the museum's acquisitions over the last 15 years. Ongoing thru Sun, Feb 23. "Who We Are, Part II: Selections From the Permanent Collection." This second installment highlighting pieces from the museum's permanent collection features works by artists such as Charles Strong, Joe Price, Albert Smith, Anders Aldrin and John Nava. Ongoing thru Sun, Jan 5. "Biennial Statewide Watercolor Competition and Exhibition." Featuring works by watercolor artists from throughout California. Ongoing thru Sun, Feb 23. Mon-Wed, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-9pm, Fri-Sun, 11 am-5pm. 1505 Warburton Ave, Santa Clara, 408.247.3754 or www.tritonmuseum.org.

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

The Two Gentlemen of Verona Shakespeare's riotous and romantic romp about the bonds of friendship and fidelity, set in Hollywood during the silent film era. Directed by Jeff Steitzer. Thu, Dec 26-Fri, Dec 27, 8pm. Sat, Dec 28, 3pm and 8pm. Sun, Dec 29, 2pm and 7pm. Mon, Dec 30, 8pm. Wed, Jan 1, 8pm. Ends Sun, Jan 12. $20-$48. San Jose Repertory Theater, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, 408.367.7255 or www.sjrep.com.

Upcoming

Book of Days TheatreWorks presents a new play from Lanford Wilson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Talley's Folly. Tue, Jan 15-Sun, Feb 9. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto. For more information, call 650.903.6000 or visit www.theatreworks.org.

Ghosts San Jose Stage Company presents Henrik Ibsen's classic drama, in a new adaptation from Atlanta's Alliance Theatre Company . Wed, Jan 29-Sun, feb 23. $16-$36. The Stage, 490 S. First St, San Jose, 408.283.7142.

Golden Bough The popular Bay Area band presents lively Celtic and folk music to kick off the city of Sunnyvale's "Evening of Cultural Arts" series. Fri, Jan 10, 8pm. $18-$20. Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre, 550 E. Remington Ave, Sunnyvale, 408.733.6611.

The Montclair Trio The string trio performs a short program of works by Ernst von Dohnanyi, Jean Francais and Ludwig van Beethoven. The concert follows a 4pm evensong service. Sun, Jan 5. Free-will offering. St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 20 University Ave, Los Gatos, 408.354.2195.