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Thursday, November 7, 2019
Celebrating feline form and friendship
A brown tabby cat named Roy joined artist Junko Tsuchida's family in the year 2000. During a difficult period of Tscuchida's life, she took comfort in sketching Roy, sometimes for up to five hours a day.
Thursday, 5:38 PM | No comments yetYour food is here. It's from a restaurant that doesn't exist.
Virtual restaurants, which live on mobile delivery apps and operate out of the kitchens of brick-and-mortar restaurants, are a growing phenomenon in the Bay Area, and the Peninsula is no exception.
Thursday, 5:37 PM | 6 commentsFoothill stages political parable
The play "has never been popular," said Bruce McLeod, who is directing it for Foothill Theatre in Los Altos Hills. "It's a sensitive subject, when you think about it."
Thursday, 5:33 PM | No comments yetTudor tale, 'Anne of the Thousand Days,' is an intimate approach to history
Though it all went down nearly 500 years ago, the tempestuous, world-changing romance between England's King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, remains an eternally compelling topic.
Thursday, 5:32 PM | No comments yetKing-size 'Sleep'
Based on Stephen King's 2013 novel, "Doctor Sleep" is a story of reckoning with the long-ago trauma depicted in his 1977 novel "The Shining."
Thursday, 5:30 PM | No comments yetTwo notable paintings from late Atherton philanthropist's art collection now on display
For the first time in years, two notable contemporary American art paintings from the New York School will be available for public viewing at the Anderson Collection at Stanford University.
Thursday, 5:29 PM | No comments yetWednesday, November 6, 2019
Anne Frank, Helen Keller come back to life on Hillview Drama stage
Hillview students present "The Miracle Worker" and "The Diary of Anne Frank" beginning Thursday, Nov. 7. The dramas tell the stories of two girls who are now legends renowned for their heroism and resilience in the face of adversity.
Wednesday, 8:05 AM | No comments yetThursday, October 31, 2019
Violin virtuoso Joshua Bell comes to Bing Concert Hall
Like cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Joshua Bell is one of the people's classical musicians -- artists who have reached beyond the genre's usual niche audience and into the broader realm of popular culture.
Thursday, 3:10 PM | No comments yetExploring ethnic identities in modern China
"Minorities" is the third piece of Yang Zhen's "Revolution Game" trilogy, exploring social roles, class divisions and constructs of identities in modern China.
Thursday, 3:08 PM | No comments yetPacific Art League hires new executive director
Pacific Art League, downtown Palo Alto's venerable community art center and gallery, will get a new executive director in November.
Thursday, 3:05 PM | No comments yetAlhambra brings Irish pub traditions to downtown Redwood City
Irish pubs capture in one warm and convivial place all that's good and right in the world: community, humor, good drink and soulful music. And in Alhambra Irish House's case, some pretty tasty food as well.
Thursday, 2:55 PM | No comments yetHigh and low
"Parasite" is a dark comedy with twists and turns that follows the Kims, a family living hand to mouth in a South Korean slum who catches a break when their son lands a job tutoring a rich girl.
Thursday, 2:48 PM | No comments yetWednesday, October 30, 2019
Menlo School stages award-winning musical, 'Cabaret'
