Thu, Aug 21

Anton Schwartz Quartet The quartet performs a relaxing evening of jazz as part of the arts series offered in conjunction with the Changing Garden visual arts exhibit at the Cantor Arts Center. 7pm-9pm. Free. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford, 650.723.4177.

BWB The trio of trumpeter Rick Braun, saxophonist Kirk Whalem and guitarist/vocalist Norman Brown performs smooth jazz. 7:30pm. $35-$65. Garden Theatre, Villa Montalvo, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.961.5858.

Music in the Park The annual free outdoor music series continues with a performance by Jennifer Hansen performing country music. 5pm-8:15pm. Free. Plaza de Cesar Chavez, Market and San Fernando streets, San Jose, 408.279.1775 or www.sjdowntown.com.

Fri, Aug 22

Brubeck, Benoit and Sung Three generations of talented jazz musicians, Dave Brubeck, David Benoit and 13-year-old Yuma Sung, perform together. 8pm. $35-$65. Garden Theatre, Villa Montalvo, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.961.5858.

The Danny Marona Show Marona, a comic, singer, bandleader, classical musician and showman, performs. 8pm. Also Sat, Aug 23, 8pm. $35. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St, Mountain View, 650.903.6000.

A Midsummer Night's Dream The Shady Shakespeare Theatre Company presents Shakespeare's magical romantic comedy. Opening night, 7pm. Also plays Sat, Aug 23-Sun, Aug 24, 7pm. Thru Sep 14. Free (parking $4). Sanborn Skyline County Park, 16055 Sanborn Road (off Highway 9), Saratoga, 408.298.0649 or see www.shadyshakes.org.

Peter Pan The Shoestring Theatre Company presents the favorite musical. For audiences of all ages. Opening night, 7:30pm. Also Sat, Aug 23, 2pm and 7:30pm, Sun, Aug 24, 2pm. Free-will donation. Social Hall, Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos, 16575 Shannon Rd, Los Gatos, 408.356.6156 or see www.pclg.org/STC.

Sat, Aug 23

An Evening of Brazilian Jazz The South Bay Guitar Society presents a concert of Brazilian jazz featuring Paulo Bellinati on the guitar and Harvey Wainapel on the clarinet. 8:15pm. $15-$18. Le Petit Trianon, 72 N. Fifth St, San Jose, 408.292.0704 or www.sbgs.org.

Sun, Aug 24

Randy Newman The well-known singer/songwriter performs. 7:30pm. $32-$66. Garden Theatre, Villa Montalvo, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.961.5858.

San Jose Museum of Quilts An opening reception for "Under Cover: Political Expressions in Traditional Quilts," an exhibition which focuses on traditional American quilts that give voice to political viewpoints or support political movements or social causes. 2pm-4pm. Free with museum admission ($4-$5). Tue-Wed, Fri-Sun, 10am-5pm, Thu, 10am-8pm. San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, 110 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, 408.971.0323 or www.sjquiltmuseum.org.

Traditional Jazz The Midnight Rose Jazz Band performs at a concert sponsored by the South Bay Traditional Jazz Society. Dancing, food and drinks. 1pm-5pm. $9. Sunnyvale Elks' Lodge, 375 Pastoria Ave, Sunnyvale, 408.247.3794 or 408.736.3589 or www.jazzdance.org.

Wed, Aug 27

Cinema San Pedro A weekly outdoor film event hosted by Cinequest in conjunction with POPULUS Presents. This week's film is "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" 1975, PG. The oft-quoted Monty Python comedy classic. A Cinequest short film will also be featured, as well as themed entertainment before the movie and during intermission. 8pm. Free. San Pedro Street between Santa Clara and St. John streets.

Ongoing

Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story San Jose Stage Company presents a play that tells the story of early rock & roll legend Buddy Holly, featuring Holly's music. Thu, Aug 21-Sat, Aug 23, 8pm, Sun Aug 24, 2pm, Wed, Aug 27, 8pm. $28-$38. San Jose Stage Company, 490 S. First St, San Jose, 408.283.7142 or www.sanjosestage.com.

Concerts in the Mountains The series concludes with Spirituals Night presented by the Monterey Peninsula Celebration Choir. With audience participation. Sat, Aug 23, 8pm. Free. Optional pre-concert barbecue dinner $10. Call for barbecue reservations. Mt. Hermon Christian Conference Center, 37 Conference Drive, Mount Hermon (near Felton), 831.335.4466 or www.mounthermon.org.

d.p. Fong Galleries "N-Style Fashion" blown glass artworks by Todd Kobashi. Thru Sep 30. 371 S. First St, San Jose, 408.298.8877.

Gaslighter Theater Cheer the hero and boo the villain in the original melodrama "The Orphans of Campbell." The melodrama is followed by the Gaslighter's Nearly World Famous Vaudeville Review. Fri-Sat, 8pm. thru Aug 30. $12-$15. Dinner shows available for parties of 20 or more. Also: "Hot Off the Presses" or "A Good Newspaperman Is Hard to Find," a children's vaudeville show. Every Sat, 2pm. Thru Aug 30. Gaslighter Theater, 400 E. Campbell Ave, Campbell, 408.866.1408 or www.thegaslighter.com.

Japanese American Museum "1942: Luggage From Home to Camp." Thru June 2004. Tue-Fri, 11am-3pm, Sun, 11am-2pm. 535 N. Fifth St, San Jose, 408.294.3138 or www.jamsj.org.

Montalvo Gallery "Margaret Wharton: Slicing It Thin," an exhibition of sculptures by leading Chicago artist Margaret Wharton. Thru Aug 27. Regular gallery hours are Wed-Sun, 1pm-4pm. Montalvo Gallery, Villa Montalvo, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.961.5813.

San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art "Introductions South," a group show of works by emerging artists. Thru Sep 20. Also: "I'm the Pretty One," a nighttime installation by Kerry Loewen, thru Oct 25, and "Dwellings," a nighttime installation by Tracy Snelling. Thru Sep 20. Tue-Fri, 10am-5pm, Sat, noon-5pm. Closed Sun and Mon. 451 S. First St, San Jose, 408.283.8155 or www.sjica.org.

San Jose Museum of Art "Keith Carter: Poet of the Ordinary," an exhibit of black-and-white photography. Thru Sep 14. "Bean Finnerean Installation," sculptures of thousands of handmade clay cylinders (thru Oct) and "Hidden Lives: Eleanor Prager and Don Martin," works from the museum's permanent collection (thru Jan 2004). "Collection Highlights," an exhibit of works from the museum's permanent collection. Thru Fri, Sept 12. Walking tours of public art in downtown San Jose. Docents lead four different 45-minute tours, which alternate weeks. Rain cancels tours. Every Mon thru Sep 29, noon. Meet at the museum. Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm, Fri, 11am-10pm, closed Mon. 110 S. Market St, San Jose, 408.271.6840 or www.sjmusart.org.

Shakespeare in the Park The San Francisco Shakespeare Festival presents Shakespeare's comedy "Love's Labour's Lost," about a group of young men who try to swear off love in order to concentrate on their studies. Sat, Aug 23, 7:30pm. Closes Sun, Aug 24, 7:30pm. Free. Memorial Park, Cupertino, 415.865.4434 or see www.sfshakes.org.

Stanford's Cantor Arts Center "Print Matters: Explorations With Paper in Contemporary Prints." Ongoing thru Oct. "The Changing Garden: Four Centuries of European and American Art." Thru May 2004. 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.

Triton Museum of Art Works by six local artists who are being recognized by the Arts Council of Silicon Valley. Thru Sep 7. "Patterns: Selections From the Permanent Collection." Thru Sun, Aug 24. "New Works by California Artists: Ev Thomas." Thru Sep. Works by Theodore Wores. Thru Feb 2004. Mon-Wed, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-9pm, Fri-Sun, 11 am-5pm. 1505 Warburton Ave, Santa Clara, 408.247.3754 or www.tritonmuseum.org.