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This week, catch a high-energy show with Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe at The Guild, while Cinequest film festival gets underway in the South Bay, Realtime Collective brings together a quartet of top female bandleaders to Stanford Live, Gallery House holds its final Palo Alto reception and singer/songwriters Esther Young and Paloma Tahn with poet Kristina Robertson perform at the 2nd Story music series. Plus Philharmonia Baroque serves some Bach with a side of tasty treats and Cantor Arts Center looks at artists’ ‘Day Jobs.’
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
When this band takes the stage, the stars always align for a harmonious, full-bodied sound that pulls jazz, funk, soul and rock into a singular groove. Saxophonist, flutist and vocalist Karl Denson heads the group, leading the way with a blast of funky horns that melds wailing guitar, jazz-inflected keyboards and rumbling percussion and bass into a powerful, irresistible sound. A favorite at New Orleans’ Jazzfest and on many other stages, the group brings its famously high-energy show to The Guild.
March 8, 8 p.m. at The Guild, 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, $39-$93. guildtheatre.com.
Cinequest
South Bay-based independent film festival Cinequest kicks off a full schedule of screenings and special events this week. The festival shows independent films from around the world, including from Bay Area filmmakers, in downtown San Jose. And in what has become an annual tradition, Palo Alto’s own Stanford Theatre sponsors screenings of classic silent films — this year’s movies, showing March 8 at San Jose’s California Theatre, are “The Mark of Zorro” and “Our Hospitality.” And coming up: Actor Matthew Modine is this year’s recipient of Cinequest’s Maverick Spirit Award. Modine will be featured in conversation at Cinequest’s special closing night event featuring a screening of the film “Hard Miles,” in which he stars.
Through March 17 at various venues in downtown San Jose. For film and event lineup, showtimes and tickets, visit cinequest.org.
‘New Space Odyssey’ reception
No out-of-control talking computers or spacewalks here, but certainly an adventure moving to a brand-new space is coming soon for the member artists of longtime artists’ cooperative Gallery House. After 65 years in Palo Alto, the gallery will be making a move to Menlo Park this spring after losing its lease. To bid farewell to its current location and create a smooth launch into its next space, Gallery House has organized “A New Space Odyssey,” featuring works in a variety of media. The gallery holds a special preview launch party and reception March 8 — the final chance to catch a Gallery House reception in Palo Alto, as it will be closing up on March 24.
March 8, 5-7 p.m.at 320 S. California Ave., Palo Alto. galleryhouse.art.
Coffee and Cake with Philharmonia Baroque
There’s nothing better than coffee and cake to make a pleasant morning, unless of course there’s also live music! Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale’s upcoming concert in Palo Alto (in the San Francisco-based organization’s Philharmonia Baroque Chamber Players configuration) will feature three of Johann Sebastian Bach’s beloved Brandenburg concertos, after which audiences can enjoy the aforementioned refreshments (included in the ticket cost), along with the chance to chat with music director Richard Egarr.
March 8, 11 a.m., Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, $9-$25, philharmonia.org.
Esther Young, Kristina Robertson and Paloma Tahn
In the latest in Red Rock Coffee’s 2nd Story series, showcasing independent music talent in its second-floor space, singer/songwriters Esther Young and Paloma Tahn, along with poet Kristina Robertson, will perform “Yours and Mine, Intertwined.” According to an Instagram post by Tahn, the production tells a tale from multiple angles, as the “three Asian American artists combine their songs and poems to tell a cohesive story about attachment, healing, and self-discovery.” The event will also feature a special menu of treats by local baker Angelicakes.
March 9, 6:30 p.m. (doors), Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St., Mountain View, suggested donation $10, eventbrite.com.
Realtime Collective
Realtime Collective brings together an all-star ensemble of four bandleaders. The quartet features saxophonist and woodwind player Kristen Strom, pianist and vocalist Tammy L Hall, Grammy-winning bassist Ruth Davies and drummer Sylvia Cuenca. Though these musicians aren’t strangers to Bay Area stages, Realtime Collective offers a chance to hear these four musical forces perform together.
March 9, 6 p.m. at The Studio, Stanford, $40, live.stanford.edu.
‘Day Jobs’
The Cantor Arts Center’s new exhibition is all about exploring the impact day jobs can have on the work of visual artists. While some may consider being able to be supported by an artistic career full-time as the definition of success, “Day Jobs,” which was first exhibited at the University of Texas in Austin last year, challenges this notion, with work by 36 U.S.-based artists demonstrating how day jobs can inspire creativity, foster hands-on learning and/or simply provide the financial stability to support artistic endeavors. An accompanying catalog features interviews with and essays by artists on how their various day jobs impacted their artistic paths. “Conceived as a corrective to traditional art historical narratives, ‘Day Jobs’ encourages us to more openly acknowledge the precarious and generative ways that economic and creative pursuits are intertwined,” the art center’s website states.
Through July 21, Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford, Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., free, museum.stanford.edu
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