Things To Do June 12 and beyond
Posted: 06/11/2014 10:29:18 PM PDT
ART
Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. “Inside Rodin’s Hands: Art, Technology, and Surgery,” through Aug. 3. “Carleton Watkins: The Stanford Albums,” nearly 70 photographs of Yosemite and the Pacific Coast by a foremost American landscape photographer of the 19th century, through Aug. 17. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays; Thursdays till 8 p.m. Stanford campus, off Palm Drive at Museum Way. 650-723-4177 or museum.stanford.edu
Peninsula Museum of Art. “29 Hands — 15 Artists.” Mark Kitaoka’s photographic studies of the hands of fine and performing artists. Through July 30. Peninsula Museum of Art, 1777 California Drive, Burlingame. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesdays through Sundays. Free admission. 650-692-2101 or www.peninsulamuseum.org
BOOKS
Kepler’s Books. Diana Gabaldon, “Written in My Own Heart’s Blood,” 7:30 p.m. June 12, Foothill College Smithwick Theater, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Jordan Ellenberg, “How Not to be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking,” 7:30 p.m. June 16. Laurie Gardner, “The Road to Shine: A Story of Adventure, Life Lessons, and My Quest for More,” 7:30 p.m. June 19. Mystery-Thriller Saturday: An Afternoon of Chaos, Killing, Crime, and Kidnapping @Kepler’s, 1-5:30 p.m. June 21, featuring Barry Eisler, Keith Raffel, Catriona McPherson, Cara Black, Alan Jacobson, Sheldon Siege, Judy Greber (aka Gillian Roberts), John Billheimer and Terry Shames. Alan Furst, “Midnight in Europe,” 7:30 p.m. June 25. Aaron Hurst, “The Purpose Economy: Lessons from the Front Lines of the New Economy,” 7:30 p.m. June 26. YA: Summer Lovin’ Tour: Deb Caletti, Jody Casella, CJ Flood, Sarah Ockler, and Suzanne Young, 7 p.m. June 27. Ninja Story Time with Arree Chung, “Ninja!” 11 a.m. June 29. Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. www.keplers.com or 650-324-4321
DANCE
Moscow Ballet. “Great Russian Nutcracker.” 4 and 8 p.m. Dec. 19. Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino. $30. (Discounts available.) Ticketmaster 800-345-7000 or www.nutcracker.com/buy-tickets
EVENTS
TheatreWorks. TheatreWorks Honors. 5:30 p.m. June 21. 2014 honorees: Ray Rothrock, partner emeritus, Venrock; Andrew Lippa, Broadway composer. Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club. For information, call Jodye Friedman at 650-463-7135 or email or email jfriedman@theatreworks.org
EXHIBITS
San Mateo County History Museum. Charles Parsons’ “Ships of the World Gallery.” 24 model ships created by Charles Parsons, with murals painted by Fred Sinclair, interactive stations for children, and photos and videos depicting South San Francisco shipbuilding, San Mateo County Coastside shipwrecks and the Port of Redwood City. “Building Pete’s Harbor,” large-format aerial photographs from the Uccelli Collection showing the original construction of Pete’s Harbor, through Sept. 13. 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. www.historysmc.org or 650-299-0104
FAMILY
Old-Fashioned Fourth of July for Children. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. July 4. San Mateo County History Museum. Food, crafts. Museum admission will be half-price that day: $2.50 for adults, $1.50 for seniors and students, free for kids 5 and under. www.historysmc.org or 650-299-0104
FILM
Movies on the Square. Sunset on Thursdays through Sept. 25. Free. June 12: “Lee Daniels’ The Butler.” June 19: “The Hunger Games — Catching Fire.” June 26: “Frozen” sing-a-long. July 10: “E.T. The Extra Terrestrial.” July 17: “Turbo.” July 24: “Saving Mr. Banks.” July 31: “Gravity.” Aug. 7: “The Wizard of Oz.” Aug. 14: “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.” Aug. 21: “The Croods.” Aug. 28: “Monuments Men.” Sept. 4: “Mr. Peabody and Sherman.” Sept. 11: “Spaceballs.” Sept. 18 : “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” Sept. 25: “Muppets Most Wanted.” Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. www.redwoodcity.org/events/movieschedule.html
MUSIC
Classical Music on the Square. Free. 6 p.m. June 21: Redwood Symphony. 6 p.m. July 12: USAF Travis Brass. 6 p.m. July 13: Opera San José. 3 p.m. Sept. 14: Bay Shore Lyric Opera. Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. 650-780-7311 or www.redwoodcity.org/events/classical.html
Music on the Square. 6-8 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 29. Free. June 13: Journey Revisited. June 20: Mustache Harbor. June 27: Livewire. July 11: Caravanserai. July 18: Sun Kings. July 18: Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers. Aug. 1: Purple Ones. Aug. 8: Foreverland. Aug. 15: Stealin’ Chicago. Aug. 22: Boys of Summer. Aug. 29: Pride & Joy. Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. www.redwoodcity.org/events/music.html
Salsa Spot. 8 p.m. June 6, Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. $15. 877-435-9849 or www.clubfoxrwc.com
Dead on Live. 8 p.m. June 12, Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. $20. 877-435-9849 or www.clubfoxrwc.com
Salsa Spot. 8 p.m. June 13, Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. $15. 877-435-9849 or www.clubfoxrwc.com
Ragazzi Boys Chorus. Ragazzi Pops! 7 p.m. June 14. Aragon High School Performing Arts Center, 900 Alameda De Las Pulgas, San Mateo. $1-$30. www.ragazzi.org or 650-342-8785
Decades - Music from Chuck Berry to Katy Perry. 8 p.m. June 14, Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. $13. 877-435-9849 or www.clubfoxrwc.com
Lady Antebellum. With David Nail. 5:30 p.m. June 15. Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. $29.50-$54.24. Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
Houston Jones with Stevie Coyle. 7 p.m. June 15, Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. $18. 877-435-9849 or www.clubfoxrwc.com
Jackie Payne (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7 p.m. June 18, Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. $5. 877-435-9849 or www.clubfoxrwc.com
First Festival of French Classical Music in Silicon Valley. 8 p.m. June 20, 21. Community School of Music and Arts, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. $20-$50 for one night; $60-$90 for both. www.festivalfrenchclassicalmusic.org
Salsa Spot. 8 p.m. June 20, Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. $15. 877-435-9849 or www.clubfoxrwc.com
Warped Tour 2014. 11 a.m. June 21. Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. $23.50 and up. Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
The Time Warp. “A Dance Down Memory Lane”. 8 p.m. June 21, Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. $12. 877-435-9849 or www.clubfoxrwc.com
Leah Tysse (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7 p.m. June 25, Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. $5. 877-435-9849 or www.clubfoxrwc.com
Salsa Spot. 8 p.m. June 27, Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. $15. 877-435-9849 or www.clubfoxrwc.com
Zeppelin Live (formerly Heartbreaker). 9 p.m. June 28, Club Fox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. $18. 877-435-9849 or www.clubfoxrwc.com
San Francisco Symphony. 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular. Featuring music from “Frozen,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Pocahontas,” “Superman” and “Star Wars,” plus Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. 5 p.m. July 4. Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. $24-$35. Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. 1 p.m. July 6. Featuring Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Asking Alexandria, Trivium, Cannibal Corpse, Body Count Featuring Ice-T, Suicide Silence, Emmure, Miss May I, Mushroomhead, Texas Hippie Coalition, King 810, Upon A Burning Body, Veil of Maya, Darkest Hour and more. Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. $31.50-$85.50. Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
Stanford Live’s inaugural summer series. July 20: La Santa Cecilia & Los Cenzontles. July 26: Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers. Aug. 2: Shawn Colvin. Aug. 6: guitarist Milos Karadaglic. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford University. $15-$60. 650-724-2464 or http://live.stanford.edu
Motley Crue. With Alice Cooper. 5:30 p.m. July 23. Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. $25-$125. Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
PAL Blues, ART & BBQ Festival 2014. 6-8 p.m. July 25, Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. July 26: Deeva and the Blazers, Ms. Taylor P. Collins, Tebo, Golden State-Lone Star Revue with Anson Funderberg, Little Charlie Baty and Mark Hummel, Good Hands Organ with Danny Caron & Wayne DelaCruz, Aki Kumar Blues Band, Rick Estrin and the NiteCats . Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. Free. 650-556-1650 or www.palbluesfestival.com
Journey & Steve Miller Band. With Tower of Power. 5 p.m. July 26. Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. $39.50- $151. Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
Santana. 7 p.m. July 27. Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. $31.50-$156. Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
Arcade Fire. 6 p.m. July 30. Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. $30.50-$70.50. Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
Dierks Bentley. With Chris Young, Chase Rice and Jon Pardi. 5:30 p.m. July 31. Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. $29.25-$54. Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
Bone Bash XV. With Boston, The Doobie Brothers and John Kay and Steppenwolf. 5:30 p.m. Aug. 2. Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. $30-$106. Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
Miranda Lambert. With Justin Moore, Thomas Rhett and Jukebox Mafia. 6 p.m. Aug. 9. Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. $29.25-$54. Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
Wiz Khalifa. 5 p.m. Aug. 22. Under the Influence of Music Tour, with Young Jeezy, Tyga, Rich Homie Quan, Iamsu, Mack Wilds, and DJ Drama. Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. $28.50-$78.50. Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
Rascal Flatts. With Sheryl Crow and Gloriana. 6 p.m. Aug. 23. Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. $28-$76. Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden. With Death Grips. 6 p.m. Aug. 24. Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. $35.50-$105.50. Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
Keith Urban. With Jerrod Niemann and Brett Eldredge. 5:30 p.m. Sept. 6. Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. $29.25-$59.25. Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. With Jennifer Koh, violin. 7 p.m. Nov. 2. Edvard Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40; J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041; Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Prologue and Variations; Mozart: Symphony No. 34 in C Major. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. $50-$100. 650-724-2464 or live.stanford.edu
THEATER
The Dragon Theatre. “The Birthday Party.” By Harold Pinter. Through June 15. Produced and directed by Jenny Hollingworth. Featuring Monica Ammerman as Lulu, Tom Bleecker as Petey, Avi Jacobson as Goldberg,(Brian Levi as McCann, Celia Maurice as Meg, Paul Stout as Stanley. The Dragon Theatre, 2120 Broadway Street, Redwood City, California. $15. $100 for VIP box (seats four). 650-493-2006 or www.dragonproductions.net
Los Altos Stage Company. “Company.” Through June 28. By Stephen Sondheim. Directed by Carol Fischer. Featuring Adam Cotugno as Robert, Melissa Reinertson as Sarah, Michael Rhone as Harry, Skye Wilson as Jenny, Andy Rotchadl as David, Kristin Walter as Amy, Aaron Vanderbeek as Paul, Mary Gibboney as Joanne, Scott Stanley as Larry, Kate Leyva as Susan, Vanessa Alvarez as Petey, Maureen O’Neil as April, Alexis Rogers as Marta, Jennifer Mitchell as Kathy, and Clara Walker as Kathy swing/understudy. 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. $18-$36. www.losaltosstage.org, 650-941-0551 or email lucylittlewood@losaltosstage.org
Palo Alto Players. “The Farnsworth Invention.” June 14-29, 2014. By Aaron Sorkin. Directed by Dave Sikula. 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. 650-329-0891 or www.paplayers.org
A Theatre Near U. “Body Of Water.” June 12-June 28. Music and lyrics by Jim Walker, book by Tony Kienitz. Directed by Tanna Herr and Kienitz. “An indie-rock teen musical with a bite to it.” Featuring Aaron Slipper, Sara Gray, Winston Wang, Cara Parker, Ido Gal, Bella Wilcox, Ali Arian Molaei, Elizabeth McCole, Jackson Wylder, Alia Cuadros-Contreras, Juan Santos, Jasmyn Donya Molaei, Shayan Hooshmand and Audrey Forrester. Southside Theater at Fort Mason Center, Building D, 3rd floor, 2 Marina Blvd., San Francisco, California. $15-$20 (opening night gala $35). www.atheatrenearu.org
TheatreWorks. “Marry Me A Little.” By Stephen Sondheim. Through June 29. Directed by TheatreWorks Artistic Director Robert Kelley. Featuring Sharon Rietkerk and A.J. Shively. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. $19-$73. theatreworks.org or 650-463-1960
We Players. “Macbeth.” By William Shakespeare. Through June 29. Fort Point, at the south anchorage of the Golden Gate Bridge, at the end of Marine Drive on the Presidio of San Francisco. $45-$75. www.weplayers.org/upcoming
THEATER
Coming up
Pear Avenue Theatre. “Pygmalion.” By G. B. Shaw. June 19 through July 13. Featuring Ray R. Renati as Henry Higgins, and Katie Rose Krueger as Eliza Doolittle. Also featured are Caroline Clark, Helena G. Clarkson, Daniel Hurst, Troy Johnson, Ann Kuchins, Leslie Newport, Jackie O’Keefe, and Todd Wright. Directed by Michael Champlin. Pear Avenue Theatre, 1220 Pear Ave., Mountain View. $10-$35 (discounts available). 650-254-1148 or www.thepear.org
Broadway By The Bay. “In the Heights.” June 20-July 6. Music and lyrics by Lin Manuel Miranda. Book by Quiara Alegrã Hudes. Directed by Jasen Jeffrey. Fox Theater, 2215 Broadway St., Redwood City. $35-$55. 650-579-5565 or
TheatreWorks. “The Great Pretender.” By David West Read. World premiere, July 9 through Aug. 3. “A touching comedy about friendship, love, and learning to let go ... The runaway hit of TheatreWorks’ 2013 New Works Festival ... follows the host of a once-iconic children’s TV show who discovers that people, as well as puppets, sometimes need a helping hand.” Directed by Stephen Bracket. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. $19-$74 (discounts available). theatreworks.org or 650-463-1960
TheatreWorks. 2014 New Works Festival. Aug. 9-17. TheatreWorks at Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. $19 per show, $49 for season-subscriber festival pass, $65 for festival pass; on sale July 1. 650-463-1960 or www.theatreworks.org.
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