Thu, Jan 8

Vision and Voice In conjunction with the current exhibit "Keeping Company, A Painter and Three Poets," the San Jose Museum of Art is hosting an evening of poetry and music with American poets Robert Bly and Nils Peterson. The poets will read from their works, accompanied by tabla and sitar players Marcus Wise and David Whetstone. Thu, Jan 8, 7pm. $7-$12 (tickets available at the door only). San Jose Museum of Art, 110 S. Market St, San Jose, 408.294.2787 or www.sjmusart.org.

Fri, Jan 9

Dreamgirls American Musical Theatre of San Jose presents the Tony award-winning musical based on the rise to stardom of the Supremes. The show stars American Idol singer Frenchie Davis. Preview night, Fri, Jan 9, 8pm. Opening night, Sat, Jan 10, 8pm. Also plays Sun, Jan 11, 1pm and 6:30pm, Tue, Jan 13-Wed, Jan 14, 8pm. Thru Sun, Jan 25. $44.50-$75.50. San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose, 888.455.SHOW or www.amtsj.org.

Evening of Cultural Arts The city of Sunnyvale's annual performing arts series, an Evening of Cultural Arts, kicks off with two performances. Local Celtic/folk band Four Shillings Short performs Fri, Jan 9, 8pm. Celtic harpist Patrick Ball performs Sat, Jan 10, 8pm. $18-$20. Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre, 550 E. Remington Drive, Sunnyvale, 408.733.6611.

Soup and Sound Almaden Adventures in the Arts presents an organ recital with premier organist David Hegarty, a regular performer at Palo Alto's Stanford Theatre and San Francisco's Castro Theatre. Fri, Jan 9, 7:30pm (a soup potluck will precede the concert at 6:30pm). $8-$15. Almaden Valley Joint Venture Churches, 6581 Camden Ave, San Jose, 408.268.0243.

WORKS/San Jose Opening reception for the California Society of Printmakers 90th Annual Members' Exhibition, featuring works by more than 100 printmakers. Fri, Jan 9, 7pm-9pm. 30 N. Third St, San Jose, 408.295.8378 or www.workssanjose.org.

Sat, Jan 10

Three Kings Day The Children's Discovery Museum celebrates El Dia de los Tres Reyes Magos with food, crafts, folklorico and mariachi performances and appearances by the Three Wise Kings. Sat, Jan 10, 10am-5pm-Sun, Jan 11, noon-5pm. Free with museum admission ($6-$7). Children's Discovery Museum, 180 Woz Way, San Jose, 222.cdm.org.

Sun, Jan 11

I Musici de Montreal The San Jose Chamber Music Society presents a concert by the 16-piece string orchestra performing a Russian program. Sun, Jan 11, 7pm. $17-$30. Le Petit Trianon, 72 N. Fifth St, San Jose, 408.286.5111 or www.sjchambermusic.org.

Opera Guild Winter Party The San Jose Opera Guild presents a special champagne brunch featuring Opera San Jose singers Christina Major, Joseph Muir, Michele and Jason Detwiler and accompanist Simona Snitkovskaya. Sun, Jan 11, 11am. $55 per person. Plumed Horse, 14555 Big Basin Way, Saratoga. For further information, call Elliot Swanson at 408.867.1225.

Sunday Series The San Jose Jazz Society presents a series of jazz concerts through March. Featured this week: Trombonist Dennis Wilson and the Jamie Davis Quintet. Sun, Jan 11, 3pm. $10-$15. Palm Room, Hyatt Sainte Claire, Market and San Carlos streets, San Jose, 408.288.7557 or see www.sanjosejazz.org

Winter Classical Music Series The San Jose Symphony Brass Quintet Plus One kicks off this monthly series. Sun, Jan 11, 2pm. $5-$10. San Jose Museum of Art, 110 S. Market St, San Jose, 408.294.2787 or www.sjmusart.org.

Wed, Jan 14

Cantor Arts Center Opening day for "The Artist Observed: Portraits and Self-Portraits," more than 60 art works that feature images of artists. Included are works by
Rembrandt, Whistler, Rodin and Ansel Adams. Thru May 2. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, Museum Way
(off Palm Dr), Stanford, 650.723.4177 or www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva.

Ongoing

Euphrat Museum of Art "Closing the Distance," an exhibit of works by five artists who explore migrations between one continent and another, the connections between those two locales and how those connectons might change over time. A reception will be held Tue, Jan 20, 6pm-8pm, with artist presentations.Thru Feb 5. Hours: Mon-Thu, 10am-4pm. De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, 408.864.8836 or http://www.deanza.edu/euphrat/

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 "Inez Storer: Encore Narratives," recent works by Inez Storer. Part of a collaborative exhibit of Storer's works, also at the de Saisset Museum and the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art. Thru March 7. "Sculpture on the Grounds," a new installation piece created by sculptor Herb Parker during his residency at Montalvo. Thru May 3, 2004. Montalvo, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.961.5813.

San Jose Museum of Art "Hidden Lives: Eleanor Prager and Don Martin," works from the museum's permanent collection thru Jan. "The Not-So-Still Life: A Century of California Painting and Sculpture." Thru Feb 15. "Keeping Company: A Painter and Three Poets," art inspired by poets . Thru March 14. "Hortus Contemplatonis Nature Morte," an installation by Shirley Alexandra Watts. Thru March 28. "Beyond Tradition: Permanent Collection Photographs," a survey of new and less-recent acquisitions from the museum's permanent collection. Thru Aug 22. 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 "Moe Uhani Nani: Contemporary Hawaiian Quilts." Thru Jan 18. 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 "Hudson River School Masterworks," an exhibition of 55 paintings that include works by Thomas Cole, Frederic Church and others. "Print Matters: Explorations With Paper in Contemporary Prints." Ongoing thru Oct. ""Portraits by a Victorian Photographer," photos by Julia Margaret Cameron, which include portraits of Tennyson and Darwin. Thru Feb. 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.

Triton Museum of Art "Winter Work," the second exhibition in an ongoing series that highlights the works of artists who teach. Thru Feb 15. "New Works by California Artists," oils on linen and pastels on paper by Bay Area artist Bob Gerbracht. Thru Jan. Works by Theodore Wores. Thru Feb 2004. 1505 Warburton Ave, Santa Clara, 408.247.3754 or www.tritonmuseum.org.

WORKS/San Jose California Society of Printmakers 90th Annual Members' Exhibition, featuring works by more than 100 printmakers. Thru Jan 31.30 N. Third St, San Jose, 408.295.8378 or www.workssanjose.org.