Thu, Feb 6

Elena Yarritu and Randy Hawkins Elena Yarritu on flute and Randy Hawkins on piano will perform works by Taktakishvili, Mozart and Messiaen. 12:30pm. Free. San Jose State University Concert Hall, Seventh and San Carlos streets, San Jose, 408.924.4631.

Culture Clash in AmeriCCa San Jose Repertory Theatre presents performance group Culture Clash and a show which offers the group's unique perspective on Silicon Valley. Preview night, 8pm. Opening night Fri, Feb 7, 8pm. Also plays Sat, Feb 8, 3pm and 8pm, Sun, Feb 9, 2pm and 7pm, Tue, Feb 11-Wed, Feb 12, 8pm. Thru March 2. $28-$40. San Jose Repertory Theatre, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, 408.367.7255 or www.sjrep.com.

Fri, Feb 7

Portuguese Fado Concert Romantic Portuguese music featuring guitarist Jorge Fernando and singer Ana Moura. 7:30pm. Also Sat, Feb 8, 7:30pm. $30. Le Petit Trianon, 72 N. Fifth St, San Jose, 510.207.2387.

Hookslide with the Razzcals Acappella music presented as part of the city of Sunnyvale's Evening of Cultural Arts Series. 8pm. Also Sat, Feb 8, 8pm. $18-$20. Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre, 550 E. Remington Dr, Sunnyvale, 408.733.6611.

Sat, Feb 8

California Theatre Center Theater for children and families. "The Ugly Duckling." 11am. Thru Sat, Feb 15. $11.50-$12. Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre, 550 E. Remington Dr, Sunnyvale, 408.245.2978 or www.ctcinc.org.

El Camino Youth Symphony The symphony presents a program featuring Schubert, Mozart, Kabelevsky and Loewe. With soloists Rebecca Pollock Ayres on flute and Timothy Yu on violin. $5-$8. 7:30pm at Congregational Community Church, 1112 S. Bernardo Ave, Sunnyvale, Sunnyvale. Also: Sun, Feb 9, 2pm at Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, 650.327.2611 or www.ecys.org.

International Friendship Concert The Mission Chamber Orchestra, San Jose Symphonic Choir and Cantabile Children's Chorus present the world premiere of "Sisters," a cantata by acclaimed local composer Craig Bohmler. The piece celebrates the city of San Jose's seven sister cities around the world. 8pm. $5-$15. St. Joseph Cathedral Basilica, 80 S. Market St, San Jose, 408.293.6060.

Palo Alto Philharmonic The orchestra presents a program of popular classics, which includes selections from Offenbach, Gounod, Puccini, Donizetti, Strauss, Suppe, Weber, Copland and Bernstein. Featuring guest appearances by coloratura soprano Asia Roos and clarinetist Adam Pease. $5-$12. 8pm. Spangenberg Theatre, 750 Arastradero Rd, Palo Alto. Also Sun, Feb 9, 3pm. San Jose City College Theatre, 2100 Moorpark, San Jose. 408.395.2911 or www.paphil.org.

Sun, Feb 9

A Concert of Baroque Music Featuring Isolda Hayer on violoncello and Florian Birsak on harpsichord. 2pm. $5-$10. San Jose Museum of Art, 110 S. Market St, San Jose, 408.294.2787.

George Merritt Broadway vocalist George Merritt, most recently seen in "Jekyll and Hyde," presents a concert. He will be accompanied by Jon Werking, who is currently playing in "Aida." 10:45am. Free and open to the public. Saratoga Presbyterian Church, Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road and Herriman Avenue, Saratoga, 408.867.0144.

Opera (Without Singers) The San Jose Wind Symphony presents a program of favorite opera music, including works by Rossini, Wagner and Bizet. 3pm. $12-$15. West Valley College, 14000 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga, 408.927.7597or www.sjws.org.

Wed, Feb 12

Stanford's Cantor Arts Center "Di Alte Heym: Photographs of Jewish Eastern Europe Before the Holocaust." Exhibit opening day. Ongoing through Sun, June 15. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, Museum Way (off Palm Dr), Stanford, 650.723.4177 or www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva.

Ongoing

Book of Days TheatreWorks presents a new play from Lanford Wilson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Talley's Folly. Thu, Feb 6-Fri, Feb 7, 8pm, Sat, Feb 8, 2pm and 8pm. Closes Sun, Feb 9, 2pm. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St, Mountain View. For more information, call 650.903.6000 or visit www.theatreworks.org.

California Theatre Center Theater for children and families. "The Ugly Duckling." 11am. Thru Sat, Feb 15. $11.50-$12. Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre, 550 E. Remington Dr, Sunnyvale, 408.245.2978 or www.ctcinc.org.

Ghosts San Jose Stage Company presents Henrik Ibsen's classic drama, in a new adaptation from Atlanta's Alliance Theatre Company. Thu, Feb 6-Sat, Feb 8, 8pm, Sun, Feb 9, 2pm. Ongoing thru Sun, Feb 23. $16-$36. The Stage, 490 S. First St, San Jose, 408.283.7142.

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.

Il Trovatore Opera San Jose presents Verdi's epic opera. Fri, Feb 7-Sat, Feb 8, 8pm, Sun, Feb 9, 3pm, Tue, Feb 11, 8pm. Thru Sun, Feb 23. $40-$58, Montgomery Theatre, Market and San Carlos streets, San Jose, 408. 437.4450 or www.operasj.org.

San Jose Museum of Art "Collection Highlights." Selections from the museum's permanent collection. 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, features new works from Southern California artists. 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.

San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles "Language Arts: Text as Imagery," an exploration of the use of written language in visual art through the works of five contemporary textile artists. Ongoing thru March 16. San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, 110 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, 408.971.0323 or www.sjquiltmuseum.org.

Stanford's Cantor Arts Center "The Photograph as Document/as Art." Ongoing thru Sun, Feb 23. "Multiple Exposure: Photographic Imagery and Contemporary Prints." Ongoing thru Sun, Apr 6. "Nsila—El Camino: Jose Bedia and the Spirit's Path in Congo Art." Cuban painter Jose Bedia explores African art. Thru Sun, Apr 20. "Time Stands Still: Muybridge and the Instantaneous Photography Movement." An exhibit featuring works by Eadweard Muybridge. Thru Sun, May 11. "The Butterfly Emerges: The Transformation of Chinese Painting." Ongoing thru Sun, Jul 6. The center also features free docent-led tours of the Stanford campus' outdoor art collection. Two different tours are offered, one on the first Sun of the month, the other on the third Sun of the month. Both tours begin at 2pm. Tours are held rain or shine on an ongoing basis. Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-8pm. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, Museum Way (off Palm Dr), Stanford, 650.723.4177 or www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva.

Sylvia City Lights Theater Company presents a comedy about a man and his dog by A.R. Gurney, the author of "Love Letters." Thu, Feb 6-Sat, Feb 8, 8pm, Sun, Feb 9, 7pm. Thru Sat, Feb 22. $15-$25. City Lights Theater, 529 S. Second St, San Jose, 408.295.4200 or www.cltc.org.