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Publication Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2001

Calendar

Benefits, music, theater, family activities and special events. Laurel Brock, editor

Brandeis Authors Lunch, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wed., March 14, at Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club, 3000 Alexis Dr., Palo Alto. Tickets $60; reservations required. Call (408) 223-9892.

Irish Night, 6 p.m. Sat., March 17. Veteran's Memorial Senior Center, 1455 Madison Ave., Redwood City. Supports Kainos Home and Training Center, and Peninsula Sunrise Rotary Club. Tickets: $20 in advance; $25 at the door. Call 363-2423.

Taylor Eigsti Trio headlines at "There's No Place Like Home," benefit for Community School of Music and Arts. Dinner, art exhibit, auction and entertainment, 6-10 p.m. Fri., March 23, Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Tickets: $100/person. Call 961-0342.

"Venetian Flights of Fancy," dinner, auction and dance, 6 p.m. Sat., March 24, at Woodside Priory School, 302 Portola Road, Portola Valley. Tickets: $150/person. Call 851-8221.

On Stage

"The Powder Keg," a one-person show by Bonda Lewis about the lives of nurses in the Crimean War, 7:30 p.m. Wed., March 14, in the Community Room of Redwood City Public Library, 1044 Middlefield Road. Free. Call 780-7045.

Smuin Ballets/SF presents "Shinju," based on an ancient Japanese legend, 8 p.m. Fri.-Sat., March 16-17, and 2 p.m. Sun., March 18, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. Tickets: $30-$33 general; $25 seniors; $20 children 12 and under. Call 903-6000 for tickets, (415) 665-2222 for information.

"Tapestry," an evening of song and dance to the music of Carole King and Gerry Goffin, 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat., March 16-April 14; 8 p.m. Thurs., April 12; and 2 p.m. Sun., March 25 and April 1. Hillbarn Theatre, 1285 E. Hillsdale, Foster City. Tickets: $22 for opening night Fri., March 16; $20 Fri. and Sat.; $17 Thurs. and Sun. Call 349-6411.

Pilobolus dance troupe, 8 p.m. Sat., March 17, and 2:30 p.m. Sun., March 18, Stanford's Memorial Auditorium on Serra St., across from Hoover Tower. Tickets: $34-$22. Sold out. Call 725-ARTS (2787).

"Far East," a dramatic comedy by A.R. Gurney set at a Tokyo naval base in the mid-1950s, offered by TheatreWorks at Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, Tues.-Sun., through Sat., April 8. Tickets: $20-38. Call 903-6000.

"Hamlet" at Canada College Main Theatre, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd. off I-280 in Woodside. 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., March 15-17, and 2 p.m. Sun., March 18. Admission: $13 general, $11 students and seniors. For reservations, call 306-3396.

Sondheim's "Into the Woods" with Foothill Music Theatre, through Sun., March 18, in the Studio Theater at Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Tickets: $10-$14. Parking $2. Call 948-4444 for times, tickets.

Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard," 7:30 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., March 15-17, Little Theatre on Sacred Heart campus, 150 Valparaiso, Menlo Park. Tickets: $10 adults, $5 students. Call 473-4077.

Music

Computer Center for Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) concert of new works, 8 p.m. Thurs., March 15, Campbell Recital Hall in Braun Music Center, Stanford. Free. Call 725-2787.

Peninsula Symphony performs "Violin Concerto" by Brahms, "Lemminkainen's Return" by Sibelius, "Music for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet" by David Diamond, and "Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy" by Tchaikovsky. 8 p.m. Fri., March 16, at San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 650 N. Delaware, San Mateo, and 8 p.m. Sat., March 17 at Flint Center on DeAnza College campus, Cupertino. Tickets: $22. Call 941-5291.

St. Lawrence String Quartet plays Jonathan Berger's "Miracles and Mud," Tchaikovsky's "String Quartet #1," and Franck's "Piano Quintet" with pianist Stephen Prutsman, 8 p.m. Sat., March 17. Dinkelspiel Auditorium, near Tresidder Union on Stanford campus. Tickets: $15 general; $4 students. Call 725-2787.

Triana Chamber Music Ensemble offers works by Vivaldi, Mozart, Ravel, Ginastera and others, 8 p.m. Sat., March 17, Palo Alto Art Center, Embarcadero at Newell. Tickets available at the door: $12 general, $10 students and seniors. Call 329-2527.

Baroque Choral Guild presents "Singet!" evening of German choral music spanning eight centuries, from Hildegard of Bingen to Hugo Distler, 8 p.m. Sat. March 17. First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton St. at Webster, Palo Alto. Tickets: $20 general, $15 senior/student. Call (408) 733-8110 for information.

"Amadeus vs. The Pink Panther" with the Foothill Orchestra, Sat., March 17, in Smithwick Theater at Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Tickets: $10, children 12 and under free. Parking $2. Call 948-4444.

California Youth Symphony plays Enesco's "Romanian Rhapsody," Bruch's "Violin Concerto No. 1," and Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade," 2:30 p.m. Sun., March 18, San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 650 N. Delaware, San Mateo. Tickets: $12 general, $6 students and seniors. Call 325-6666.

Ensemble Phoenix performs Haydn's "Piano Trio in G," Kodaly's "Duo for violin and cello," and Ravel's "Piano Trio in A minor," 4 p.m. Sun., March 18, at Valley Presbyterian Church, 945 Portola Road, Portola Valley. Tickets: $12 at the door. Call 851-8282 x106.

Oratorio Society Chorus and Orchestra premieres Theodore Toews' "Requiem," along with Schubert's "Mass in A-flat," 4 p.m. Sun. March 18. Tickets: $10 general, $5 seniors and students. First Congregational Church of Palo Alto, 1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto. Call 856-6662.

Classical piano duo Mark Anderson and Tamriko Siprashvili in a family concert sponsored by SGI and the Community School of Music and Arts, 4:30 p.m. Sun., March 18, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. Free, limited seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit www.arts4all.org or call 903-6000.

Bach Celebration by the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra concludes 7:30 p.m. Sun., March 18, at Valley Presbyterian Church, 945 Portola Road, Portola Valley. Bach's "Violin Concerto in A minor" and "Piano Concerto in D Minor." Tickets: $12 general and $10 students/seniors. Call 856-3848.

Four-hand piano with Nicholas Isaacs and Tian-En Yu, 4 p.m. Tues., March 20, in Hanson Hall, The Sequoias, 501 Portola Valley Road. Free. Call 851-1501.

Brazilian Guitar Quintet plays Gomes, Villa-Lobos, Miranda, C. Guarnieri, and Mignone, 8 p.m. Wed., March 21. Dinkelspiel Auditorium, near Tresidder Union on Stanford campus. Tickets: $34-$30. Call 725-ARTS (2787).

Families & Kids

"Raising Strong, Healthy, Sensitive Girls" discussed at PTA meeting. Dr. Emily Hancock, author of "The Girl Within," will speak at 7:30 p.m. Wed., March 14, at Woodside Elementary School Library, 3195 Woodside Road, Woodside. Free and open to the public. Call 851-1571 x291.

"The Importance of Being Ernest" auditions for youths ages 13 and up, 6:30 p.m. Fri., March 16, or 2 p.m. Sat, March 17, at PYT's rehearsal studios, 2500 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View. Prepare a 1-minute humorous monologue. No experience necessary. Registration fee: $50. Performances May 3-6, at PYT's studios. Visit www.pytnet.org or call 988-8798.

Cultural Kaleidoscope Family Day with hands-on activities for families and children 5 and up, 1-4 p.m. Sun., March 18. Admission free: activities $1 each. Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road at Embarcadero, Palo Alto. Call 329-2366.

Bird Poems workshop. Kevin Woodson, watercolorist, poet and storyteller, leads a youth participation workshop to create a bird story panel, 1-4 p.m. Sun., March 18, at Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote Point Dr. in San Mateo, just off 101. Included in regular admission: $3 general, $2 seniors and students 13-17, $1 students 4-12.

"Top 20 Tips for Raising Your Teen," with Dr. Michael Riera, 7:30 p.m. Tues., March 20, presented by El Camino Hospital Foundation at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. Tickets: $10. Call 903-6000 for tickets, 988-7633 for information.

Teen art contest sponsored by San Mateo County library system. Art works by teens, on the theme "Teens Read," due by March 31 at any county library. Works must be under 18 by 24 inches, in any medium. Call 312-5263 or pick up an entry form at any county library.

YMCA Summer Camps registration now open at Sequoia YMCA, 1445 Hudson St., Redwood City. Drop in for forms, visit www.preenroll.com, or call 368-4168.

Seniors

Gypsy violinist Arpad D'Zurko plays for Tuesday Tea, 2:45-3:45 p.m. Tues., March 13, Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Free: refreshments served. Call 323-2025.

Little House Forum lectures at 11 a.m.: "Opportunities for Caregivers," Bill Cunningham of Home Instead of Senior Care describes how to become a paid senior caregiver, Wed., March 14; Dr. Leslie Weil discusses macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts, and other problems of "The Aging Eye," Wed., March 21. Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Free. Call 323-2025.

"SALA: Free Legal Services for Seniors" explained by Irma Valencia, staff attorney with Senior Adults Legal Assistance, 11:15 a.m. Wed., March 14. Senior Friendship Day, Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. La Comida provides $1.75 hot lunch for seniors who sign up by 10:30 a.m. Call 856-7750.

Driving class at Little House. "55-Alive" Mature Driving Course offered 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wed. and Fri., March 14 and 16. All automobile insurance companies must provide a premium discount to graduates. Cost is $8. You must attend both classes for DMV certification. Space limited. Register and pay at the service desk, Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Call 326-2025.

Movies at Little House at 1 p.m. "Center Stage," Thurs., March 15, "Map of the World," Mon., March 19. Admission 50 cents. Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Call 326-2025.

St. Patrick's Day Celebration and Spring Bazaar, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Fri., March 16. Corned beef and cabbage luncheon, Irish coffee and a 1:30 p.m. raffle. Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Call 326-2025.

Piano recital by students of Ellen Barger, 1-3 p.m. Sat., March 17, Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Call 323-2025.

Health lectures at Avenidas, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. "Advance Health Care Directives," 2 p.m. Mon., March 19. "You Can Break the Arthritis Pain Cycle," 10:30 a.m. Tues., March 20. Free and open to the public. Call 326-5362.

Books & Authors

Writers and readers at Kepler's. Author Cass Sunstein discusses regulating the Internet in "Republic.com," 7:30 p.m. Wed., March 21. Free. Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.

Authors at Printers Inc. Open mike poetry reading, 7:30 p.m. Thurs., March 15. Free at Printers Inc., 310 California Ave., Palo Alto. Call 327-6500.

Lectures & Classes

Freeman Dyson speaks on "Engineers' Dreams: Successes and Failures in Applying Science to Maintain Peace and Help the Poor," 5-6:30 p.m. Wed., March 14, Kresge Auditorium, Stanford University. Sponsored by The Center for International Security and Cooperation. Free and open to the public. Call 725-4918.

"Has the Media Gone to Pot?" discussed by columnist Jerry Fuchs, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thurs., March 15, at San Carlos Library, 610 Elm St. $10 admission includes buffet lunch. Call 349-5538.

"Let There Be Light": "Same-Sex Civil Marriage: Why California Families Need It Today," with Stanford Law Prof. Michael Wald, 7 p.m. Thurs., March 15; "Documenting the Damage: How Anti-Gay Theology Causes Spiritual and Physical Wounds," with the Rev. Barry Wichman, 7 p.m. Tues., March 20. Free and open to the public. First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto, 1140 Cowper St. Call 325-5659.

"Where's Amelia Earhart?" Panel includes Elgen and Marie Long, authors of "Amelia Earhart, the mystery solved"; David Jordan of NAUTICOS Underwater Search Systems; writer and producer Steve Lyons of NOVA; and local venture capitalist Reid Dennis. Forum 1-3 p.m. Sat., March 17, Hiller Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Road, San Carlos. Free lecture. Visit www.hiller.org, or call 654-0200.

"Voluntary Simplicity: A Global Movement," discussed by Cecile Andrews of Cornell University, a visiting scholar at Stanford. 9 a.m. Sun., March 18, at the Palo Alto Friends Meeting, 957 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. Free and open to the public. Call 365-4080.

"Telling Our Stories, Writing Our Legacies" offers tips on how to get started writing your personal history, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Fri., March 23, at First Presbyterian Church of Burlingame, 1500 Easton Dr., Burlingame. Sponsored by Mission Hospice, Inc. Fee: $20, includes box lunch. Please respond to 554-1000 by Mon., March 19.

Woodside Community Recreation classes for spring include yoga, low-impact dance aerobics, body toning, and golf. Registration now open: visit www.woodsiderec.com, or call 851-3534.

Art classes for adults and children, Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, 668 Ramona St. Office registration begins Thurs., March 1, classes start Mon., Apr. 2. Call 321-3891.

Study and play jazz this summer at Stanford Jazz Workshop. Jazz Camps for ages 12-17, beginning to advanced, July 22-28 and July 29-Aug. 4. Jazz Residency for adults and advanced students, Aug. 5-11. Call Registrar Heather Habig at 736-0324.

Continuing Studies at Stanford University, Spring Quarter registration open now. Call 725-2650.

Foothill College registration began Mon., March 12. Spring quarter begins Mon., April 9. Visit www.foothillcollege.org or call 949-7325.

Health & Fitness

"Anxiety Disorders: Identification and Treatment" discussed by K. E. Mitchell, M.D., 7-8:30 p.m. Tues., March 13, at Hearst Center for Medical Information, Level 3, Jamplis Bldg., Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Free and open to the public. Visit www.pamf.org, or call 853-2960.

"Colorectal Cancer, Screening and Treatment," 7-8:30 p.m. Wed., March 14, Fairchild Auditorium, Stanford University School of Medicine. Free and open to the public. To register, call 498-7826.

Home & Garden

Lucy Tolmach, Filoli's director of horticulture, discusses "Preservation Maintenance," 7:30 p.m. Wed., March 14, at monthly meeting of Western Horticultural Society, Loyola School multipurpose room, 770 Berry Ave., Los Altos. Free. Call 327-9522.

"Starting a Vegetable Garden" with Teri Chanturai, 10:30 a.m.-noon Sat., March 17, at Common Ground Organic Garden Supply and Education Center, 2225 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Stop by or mail in class fee of $15/class to register. Call 328-6752 for more information.

"Companion Plants for Rhodys and Camellias" discussed by Roger Gosler of Oregon's Gosler Farms, 7:30 p.m. Wed., March 21, Sunset Room in Veterans Memorial Bldg., 1455 Madison Ave., Redwood City. Joint meeting of American Rhododendron Society and Peninsula Camellia Society. Visitors welcome. Call 368-2645.

"Transform Your Home in a Day, For Free!" one-day class with Kit Davey, "Decorating on a Dime" columnist. 7-9 p.m. Wed., March 21, Palo Alto High School, 50 Embarcadero Road. $25 fee: call 329-3752 to reserve a spot.

Outdoors

Wildflowers at Edgewood Preserve in Redwood City. Free public tours at 10 a.m. Sat. and Sun. In March, meet at the Old Stage Daycamp entrance, and in April at the Park and Ride at 280 and Edgewood Rd. (650) 361-1218, www.friendsofedgewood.org./qlr/ "Tree Walk" in Evergreen Park, 2-3:30 p.m. Sun., March 18, sponsored by Canopy: Trees for Palo Alto and the Peninsula Conservation Center. Free and open to the public. Meet at Magic, 381 Oxford Ave., Palo Alto, for the walking tour. Call 964-6110.

Community Involvement

The Health Library at Stanford Hospital and Clinics seeks volunteers to help patients in the Oncology Day Clinic with health information searches using databases, medical textbooks, and approved Internet sites. Computer literacy required. Call Nora Cain at 725-8400.

Community Impact has volunteer opportunities for kids and adults. Go bowling with residents of Redwood Family House, 6:30-9 p.m. Wed., March 14, in Redwood City. Help serve a hot meal to unhoused and low-income people in Menlo Park with Urban Ministry, 1-5 p.m. Sun., March 18. To volunteer for any of these or learn about many other opportunities, call 965-0242 or visit www.CommunityImpact.org.

Et Alia

Tax aid offers free help in preparing returns for families with total incomes under $30,000. Bring your W-2s and other proofs of income, 1-4 p.m. Sat., March 17, at Fair Oaks Community Center, 2600 Middlefield Road, Redwood City. Call (415) 281-1600.

World peace gathering. Golden Gate Peace the 21st meets quarterly on or near the solstices and equinoxes to meditate and pray for peace. Gathering at 7-9 p.m. Sun., March 18, at Masonic Hall, 651 Roble Ave., Menlo Park. Refreshments and dances of universal peace. Donation requested. Call 213-9066.

Celebration of the Goddess and the Rites of Spring, 7 p.m. Wed., March 21, in Student Union of Menlo College, 1000 El Camino Real, Atherton. Talks by Pamela Prime, Dave Kirkpatrick, and Dr. Marla Lowenthal, moderated by Evie McDonald, followed by non-denominational Rites of Spring and drumming interlude. Free and open to the public, who are encouraged to bring drums and percussion instruments. Call 543-3840.

Nuestra Tierra, a gallery of contemporary and traditional Mexican art works at 604 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, celebrates its grand opening 5:30-8:00 p.m. Thurs., March 15. Half Moon Bay Mayor Debra Ruddock cuts the ribbon at 6:00 p.m. and wine and cheese will be served. The public is invited. Call 712-9135.