Thu, April 15
Kronos Quartet The Community School of Arts and Music presents the acclaimed quartet in an "informance" in which the group will discuss its innovative approach and play excerpts of its music. 6pm-7pm. Free.
230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View, 650.917.6800 or www.arts4all.org.
New Works Festival TheatreWorks presents a showcase of new plays, which includes readings of two musicals and two plays. April 14-18. $15 per show (some shows are free). Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St, Mountain View.
Call for more information, or see
www.theatreworks.org.
Fri, April 16
Art of the Song Festival Santa Clara University Department of Music presents a week of performances and classes. Fri, April 16: Ann Baltz of Operaworks leads a master class with selected SCU students. 1pm-3pm and 4pm-6pm. Rehearsal Hall. $5. Also Fri, April 16: "I Hear America Singing," a faculty recital featuring a program of works by Barber, Bernstein, Copland and more. 8pm. Recital Hall. $5. Sat, April 17: "The Holocaust Remembered," a faculty recital which focuses on Holocaust themes. 8pm. Recital Hall. $5. Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, 408.554.4015 or www.scu.edu/cpa.
Dream Cypher CATS (Contemporary Asian Theatre Scene) and MACLA (Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana) present the premiere of a new work by Tony Santa Ana and Lorenz Dumuk, about a young teenager reflecting on issues of identity, family, love and spirituality, which are portrayed through live music, poetry, dance, song and digital video. Opening night, 8pm. Also plays Sat, April 17, 2pm and 8pm, and Sun, April 18, 2pm. $18 opening/$12 regular performances. MACLA, 510 S. First St, San Jose, www.dreamcypher.com.
Inca Gardens Music Events Live music featuring local musicians Shahar with traditional belly dancers, Fri, April 16, 8pm-11pm. Jazz Guitar Trio, featuring San Jose State students performing Latin jazz. Tue, April 20, 8pm-11pm. Dinner served 5pm-9pm; limited menu during entertainment. Reservations suggested. Inca Gardens Peruvian & South American Restaurant, 87 E. San Fernando St, San Jose, 408.977.0816 or www.incagardens.com.
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art Opening day for "The Art of Exchange: Stuttgart-San Jose," a collaborative exchange between the ICA and the Walter Bischoff Gallery in Stuttgart, Germany. Thru June 4. Also opening: "Collaboration and the Creative Process," artists' books by Manuel Neri and Mary Julia Klimenko. Thru June 3.
451 S. First St, San Jose, 408.283.8155
or www.sjica.org.
Sat, April 17
Palo Alto Philharmonic Concert A program of classical favorites, including works by Beethoven, Ravel and Mozart, plus the premiere of a new work, Overture to a Tragedy by composer in residence Lee Actor. Flutist Elena Yarritu will be the guest soloist. Sat, April 17, 8pm at Mountain View High School Auditorium, 3535 Truman Ave, Mountain View and Sun, April 18, 3pm at Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Rd, Palo. Tickets for both shows are $7-$19. 650.857.0737
or www.paphil.org.
Women at Ground Zero The American Association of University Women, Santa Clara County branches, present authors Mary Carouba and Susan Hagan, who will discuss their interviews with women firefighters, police officers and emergency workers who were at Ground Zero on Sep 11. The program is open to the public, free of charge. Donations will be accepted for the National Center for Women and Policing and the Great New York Hospital EMS Fund. 11am-12:30pm. Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church, 728 Fremont Ave, Sunnyvale.
Zun-Zun Music of the Americas The Community School of Arts and Music presents a concert for kids featuring Zun-Zun, a performance group which celebrates the cultures of the Americas through music. 11am and 1:30pm. $11 general/$6 children 4-10. 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View, 650.917.6800 or www.arts4all.org.
Sun, April 18
Empty Bowls Project The Orchard Valley Ceramics Guild and Bay Area ceramics artists will participate in this project to raise funds for the homeless. The event includes a meal of soup, salad and rolls donated by local eateries, plus the choice of an original handmade soup bowl, which participants can bring home. The event also features a raffle of ceramic works. 4pm-6pm. $15. Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1425 Springer Rd, Mountain View, 650.967.2189 or www.ovcag.org
Lang Lang Celebrated young pianist Lang Lang performs. 7:30pm. $45-$55. Carriage House Theatre, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.961.5858 or www.villamontalvo.org.
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles Opening reception for "Generation Apart: Mothers and Daughters and Art," an exhibit of art created by three pairs of mothers and daughters. Thru June 6. 110 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, 408.971.0323 or www.sjquiltmuseum.org. 2pm-4pm (reception free with admission). 110 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, 408.971.0323 or www.sjquiltmuseum.org.
Visions of Peru Artist reception and presentation with Monique Pineda, who will show her color photographs of Peru at Inca Gardens Restaurant. She will read her original poetry from her latest publications. No host beverages throughout program, 3pm-5pm. Dinner served until 8pm. Inca Gardens Peruvian & South American Restaurant, 87 E. San Fernando St, San Jose, 408.977.0816 or www.incagardens.com.
Yin Cheng Zong The Steinway Society the Bay Area presents acclaimed pianist Ying Cheng Zong. 7pm. $15-$35. Le Petit Trianon,
72 N. Fifth St, San Jose, 408.246.4200
or www.steinwaythebayarea.com.
Mon, April 19
Art in Public Places Walking Tours The San Jose Museum of Art offers weekly walking tours of the public art in downtown San Jose. Four different tours are offered in rotation, every Monday April 19-Sep 27. Rain cancels tours. Meet at the San Jose Museum of Art, 110 S. Market St, San Jose, 408.271.6881 or www.SanJoseMuseumofArt.org.
Wed, April 21
Charlie Musselwhite Blues harmonica master Musselwhite performs. 7:30pm. $45-$55.
Carriage House Theatre, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.961.5858 or
www.villamontalvo.org.
Jazz Jams The San Jose Jazz Society presents a weekly jam night for anyone who would like to perform on stage with a professional band. Children under 21 accompanied by an adult are welcome. Wed, 8pm-11pm. $5. Waves Smokehouse and Saloon, 65 Post St,
San Jose, www.sanjosejazz.org.
Stanford's Cantor Arts Center Opening day for "Grotesques: Leonardo's Strange Legacy," an exhibition of prints and previously unexhibited drawings of persons with greatly exaggerated features, copies of works by Leonardo Da Vinci. Thru July 18. 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 "City Life," works that explores the urban environment by Seyed Alavi, Katherine Aoki, Harriete Estel Berman, Jessica Dunne, Lewis Watts and Kim Yasuda. Exhibit runs thru April 16. Hours: Mon-Thu, 10am-4pm. De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, 408.864.8836 or http://www.deanza.edu/euphrat/
Fiddler on the Roof Sunnyvale Community Players presents the beloved musical about life in a small Russian village. Thu, April 15, 7:30pm. Fri, April 16-Sat, April 17 8pm, Sun, April 18, 2:30pm. Thru May 2. $13-$18. Sunnyvale Community Center, 550 E. Remington Dr, Sunnyvale, 408.733.6611 or www.sunnyvaleplayers.org.
Love & Taxes Theatre on San Pedro Square presents monloguist Josh Kornbluth's comic one-man show about tax debt and romantic relationships. Thu-Fri, 8pm; Sat, 3pm and 8pm; Sun, 3pm. Extended run, call for details. $25-$30. 29 N. San Pedro St, San Jose, 408.283.0200 or www.TOSPS.com.
MACLA "Quirky, Odd and Out of Sorts," an exhibit featuring five artists from the Caribbean reacting to stereotypes. Thru May 1. 510 S. First St, San Jose, 408.998.ARTE or www.maclaarte.org.
Montalvo Gallery "Ming Fay: Money Tree and Monkey Pots," an installation of sculpture by renowned Chinese artist Ming Fay. Thru June 20. Also: "Sculpture on the Grounds," a new installation piece created by sculptor Herb Parker during his residency at Montalvo. Thru May 3, 2004. Montalvo Gallery, Villa Montalvo, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.961.5813.
My Antonia TheatreWorks presents the world premiere of a play based on Willa Cather's novel. Thu, April 15-Fri, April 16, 8pm, Sat, April 17, 2pm and 8pm, Sun, April 18, 2pm and 7pm, Tue, April 20, 7:30pm, Wed, April 21, 8pm. Thru April 25. $20-$48. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St, Mountain View, 650.903.6000 or www.theatreworks.org.
Rounding Third San Jose Repertory Theatre presents a play about two little league coaches trying to cope with fatherhood. Thu, April 15-Fri, April 16, 8pm. Also plays Sat, April 17, 3pm (ASL interpreted performance) and 8pm; Closes Sun, April 18, 2pm. $18-$52. San Jose Repertory Theatre, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, 408.367.7255 or www.sjrep.com.
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles "Generation Apart: Mothers and Daughters and Art," an exhibit of art created by three pairs of mothers and daughters. Thru June 6. 110 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, 408.971.0323 or www.sjquiltmuseum.org.
Thoroughly Modern Millie American Musical Theatre of San Jose presents the Tony-award winning musical based on the movie about a young flapper who wants to take New York by storm. Thu, April 15-Fri, April 16, 8pm, Sat, April 17, 2pm and 8pm, Sun, April 18, 1pm and 6:30pm, Tue, April 20-Wed, April 21, 8pm. Thru May 2. $45-$72. San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose, 888.455.SHOW or www.amtsj.org.
Triton Museum of Art "The Pastel Society of the West Coast." Thru May 23. "Trooping the Colors," an exhibit by renowned Bay Area artist Fred Spratt. Thru June 6. 1505 Warburton Ave, Santa Clara, 408.247.3754 or www.tritonmuseum.org.
WORKS/San Jose "California MFA Exhibit," an exhibit which features the works of California Masters of Fine Arts recipients. Thru April 24. 30 N. Third St, San Jose, 408.295.8378.
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