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Publication Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2001

Calendar

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

"There's No Place Like Home" benefit for Community School of Music and Arts. Dinner, art exhibit, auction and music by the Taylor Eigsti Trio, 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 Hotel Sofitel in Redwood City. Tickets: $150/person. Call 851-8221.

Oscar Night at MOAH. Museum of American Heritage, 351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto, hosts Oscar Night party, 6 p.m. Sun., March 25. $35 for MOAH members, $45 for non-members. Reservations required: call 321-1004.

Menlo Benefit 2001, "Menlo Hits the Road," 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. for lunch event, or 6 p.m. cocktails, 7 p.m. dinner, for dinner event, on Fri., March 30, at Menlo School, 50 Valparaiso Ave., Atherton. Both events include a fashion show by Bloomingdale's and production numbers featuring Menlo students. Tickets: $75 lunch, $150 dinner. Call 330-2000.

Woodside High fundraiser at Hiller Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Road, San Carlos. 7-11 p.m. Sat., March 31, includes silent auction, dinner buffet, live auction, dancing. Tickets $65/person, order in advance by calling 365-0165.

Menlo-Atherton High Seniors will host a car wash at Chevron station on Marsh Road, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. March 31. Cost $10.00 per car. Advance tickets available at school. Call 851-2666.

On Stage

"Scapin," adapted from Moliere by Bill Irwin and Mark O'Donnell, performed by Bus Barn Stage Company, 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., March 22 through April 21. Tickets: $10 preview Thurs., March 22; $22 Opening Night Champagne Performance, Fri., March 23; $20 for Fri./Sat.; $15 for Thurs./Sun. Group discounts available. Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. Visit www.busbarn.org or call 941-0551.

"Magic Moments," Latin American folktales dramatized by Olga Loya and enacted with music and masks by Peninsula Youth Theatre, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Fri., March 23, and 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sat., March 24. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. Tickets $5. Call 903-6000 for tickets, 988-8798 for information.

"Tapestry," an evening of song and dance to the music of Carole King and Gerry Goffin, 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat., through 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: $20 Fri. and Sat.; $17 Thurs. and Sun. Call 349-6411.

"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.

Music

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).

Shades of Blue offers an evening of contemporary music, including the Beatles, Sting, Stevie Wonder, and more, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Fri., March 23, San Mateo County Historical Museum, 777 Hamilton St., Redwood City. $10 museum members, $12 non-members. Doors open at 6 p.m. Call 299-0104.

The Nuclear Whales Saxophone Orchestra, 8 p.m. Fri., March 23. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. Tickets: $21 adults; $16 seniors/students; $14 children 12 and under. Call 903-6000 for tickets, (831) 425-4721 for information.

Carmina Burana choir concert, 7:30 p.m. Sat., March 24, by the combined choirs of Foothill College in the college's Smithwick Theater. 12345 El Monte Road, off I-280 in Los Altos Hills. For tickets, call 948-4444. Parking is $2.

"A Tune of Her Own," music by women composers including Hildegard von Bingen, Isabella Leonarda, Fanny Mendelssohn, Libby Larsen and Alice Parker, performed by Schola Cantorum at 8 p.m. Sat., March 24, and 2 p.m. Sun. March 25. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. Tickets: $18 adults; $13 seniors; $6 students w/ ID, and children 12 and under. Call 903-6000 for tickets, 254-1700 for information.

Master Sinfonia Orchestra plays Bach's "Suite No. 3 in D major," a Strauss horn concerto, and Ravel's "Mother Goose Suite," 8 p.m. Sat., March 24, Valley Presbyterian Church, 945 Portola Road, Portola Valley. Tickets available at the door: $10 general, $25 family pass for adults with school-age children. Call 851-8282 x106 for information.

Peninsula Youth Orchestra's Spring Concerts on Sun., March 25. 1 p.m. concert features works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Mahler, Copland, Beethoven, Grainger, Glinka and Clark. 5 p.m. concert premieres Bay Area composer Ron Miller's "Aurora Australis," with works by Haydn, Beethoven, Mussorgsky, Gould and Bernstein. Both concerts in the Main Theatre at Canada College, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd. off I-280. Tickets: $6 adults, $3 students and seniors. Call 325-7967.

Peninsula Pops Orchestra, with guest soloist Tom Stryker playing jazz harmonica, presents "A Ton of Fun," 7:30 p.m. Sun., March 25, at Spangenberg Theatre, Gunn High School, 780 Arastradero Road, off Foothill Expwy. Advance tickets: $6 general, $4 seniors and children. Tickets at the door slightly higher. Call 366-4325.

"Dido and Aeneas," by Henry Purcell, performed by Peninsula Teen Opera, 8 p.m. Fri., March 30, and 1 p.m. Sat., March 31, Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Tickets in advance: $12, $8 seniors. At the door: $15, $10 seniors. Call (408) 226-9673 to reserve.

Families & Kids

"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.

Good Parents Cafe free drop-in program for single, step-, and other parents, noon and 7 p.m. Wed., March 21 and 28, at Snowfire Youth Center, St. Raymond's Church, 1100 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. Call 322-3035.

"The House at Pooh Corner," performed by Palo Alto Children's Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., March 22-24 and Fri.-Sat., March 30-31; 4:30 p.m. Fri., March 23, and Tues.-Fri., March 27-30; and 2:30 p.m. Sat. March 24 and 31. Tickets: $4 adults, $2 children. Palo Alto Children's Theatre Dormouse Theatre,1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 329-2216.

Oregon Shadow Theatre presents a colorful, musical "Thumbelina" shadow puppet show, 7:30 p.m. Fri., March 23, First Presbyterian Church, 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto. Tickets: $12 adults, $9 children. Benefit for earthquake relief in El Salvador. Call 361-1310.

Meet police dog Eiko, with Officer Kevin Paugh, at Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., 1 p.m. Sat., March 24. Call 858-3464 for more information.

Tom Chapin in two concerts with Michael Mark, 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sun., March 25, Spangenberg Theatre, Gunn High School, 780 Arastradero Road, off Foothill Expwy. Benefits Music for Minors. Tickets, $11-$13, may be purchased at the door or through Peninsula Box Office, 322-3100.

"A Festival for the Birds" Family Discovery Day at Coyote Point Museum, noon-4 p.m. Sun., March 25. Crafts, games, and visits from live birds. At 2 p.m. on Sat. and Sun., March 24-25, "Raptor Talk" in the outdoor Wildlife Ampitheatre. Included in museum admission: $1-$3. Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote Point Dr. in San Mateo, just off 101. Call 342-7755.

Family Astronomy Night at Minolta Planetarium, 7 p.m. Sun., March 25, for grades 1-5 and their families. DeAnza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino. Tickets: $6 adults, $4 children under 12 or students with valid DASB card. Parking: $2. Call (408) 864-8814 to confirm date and time.

"Bugsy Malone" tryouts with Palo Alto Children's Theatre, 3:45 p.m. Tues. and Wed., March 27-28. Open to ages 8 through high school. Also, Summer Conservatory tryouts at 11 a.m. Sat., March 24. 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 329-2216.

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 Youth Indoor Soccer League for boys and girls K-3, registration now open. Practices begin April 16, league play runs April 28-June 16. $65/child plus $40 annual membership fee. Sequoia YMCA, 1445 Hudson St., Redwood City. Call 368-4168. Summer Camp registration also open. Drop in for forms, call, or visit www.preenroll.com.

Youth Symphony auditions now open for all 10 ensembles of the California Youth Symphony. Register now for auditions at Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Registration forms can be downloaded from www.cys.org, or call 325-6666.

Seniors

Little House Forum lectures at 11 a.m.: Dr. Leslie Weil discusses macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts, and other problems of "The Aging Eye," Wed., March 21; Erin Greenlee & Stephanie La Carrubba of Menlo Park Holistic Health Center explain "Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine," Wed., March 28. Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Free. Call 323-2025.

Movies at Little House at 1 p.m. "Rules of Engagement," Thurs., March 22, "Drowning Nona," Mon., March 26. Admission 50 cents. Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Call 326-2025.

Health lectures at Avenidas, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. "You Can Break the Arthritis Pain Cycle," 10:30 a.m. Tues., March 20. "Long Term Care for You or a Loved One," 2 p.m. Wed., March 21. Free and open to the public. Call 326-5362.

Books & Authors

Mystery readers discuss mysteries to read on vacation: mysteries set in Europe, Hawaii, and other vacation locales, 7:15 p.m. Weds., March 21. Free at Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St. Call 858-3468.

Writers and readers at Kepler's. Ross King describes the building, in 15th century Florence, of "Brunelleschi's Dome," 7:30 p.m. Fri., March 23; Pulitzer winner Jane Smiley's new novel spanning two years on the horseracing circuit,"Horse Heaven," 7:30 p.m. Tues., March 27. Free. Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.

Authors at Printers Inc. Author Readings at 8 p.m.: Aliza Sherman, "Cybergrrl @ Work," Weds., March 21; Michelle Cassou discusses ways to overcome blocks to creativity in "Point Zero; Creativity Without Limits," March 22. Free at Printers Inc., 310 California Ave., Palo Alto. Call 327-6500.

Lectures & Classes

"Community Philanthropy in the New Economy" discussed by Sterling K. Speirn, head of the Peninsula Community Foundation since 1990, at "Breakfast at Bede's," 7 a.m. Wed., March 21, at St. Bede's Episcopal Church, 2650 Sand Hill Road. $10 adults and $8 children includes breakfast. Call 854-6555 to reserve a space.

"Families, Resources, and Care at the End of Life: A New Perspective," discussed by Rita Ghatak, a psychologist specializing in gerontology, 7-8:30 p.m. Thurs., March 22, at the Health Library, 2-B Stanford Shopping Center. Free. Call 498-7826.

"Diego Rivera in San Francisco," slide lecture by retired City College professor Masha Zakheim, 7 p.m. Thurs., March 22, Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Free. Call 329-2366.

Family History class, "Searching the Internet for your ancestors," 7:30 p.m. Thurs., March 22 & 29, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1105 Valparaiso Ave., Menlo Park. Directional signs will be posted. Free. Call 462-1111 x540.

"Kosovo's Future: Independence or Autonomy within Yugoslavia," with Edward W. Walker, a World Affairs Council program in Room 108 of Stanford Law School, Alvarado and Nathan Abbott Way. Reception at 7:30 p.m., talk at 8 p.m. Thurs., March 22. Tickets: $5 members, $7 non-members, students with valid ID free. Call 494-0757 for reservations.

Environmental activist and author of 16 books of fiction and nonfiction, Rick Bass delivers the second lecture in the Wallace Stegner Lecture Series, 8 p.m. Thurs., March 22, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. Tickets: $20. Proceeds benefit Peninsula Open Space Trust. Call 903-6000 for tickets, 854-7696 for information.

"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.

Artists' talk at Gallery House, 320 California Ave., Palo Alto (within Printer's Inc. bookstore), 11 a.m. Sat., March 24. Painter Dianne Erickson and sculptor Lidija Tkalcezic discuss sources of inspiration, materials and processes, at their current show. Free. Call 326-1668.

Experiences of Japanese-Americans in San Mateo County discussed by a speakers panel, 1 p.m. Sat., March 24, San Mateo County Historical Museum, 777 Hamilton St., Redwood City. Free with museum admission of $2 general, $1 seniors and children. Call 299-0104.

"Spirituality, Psychology and Everyday Life: Towards an Integration," lecture-discussion series with Dr. Arnold Rudominer, clinical assistant professor at Stanford Medical School. 1-2:30 pm. Sun., March 25, April 1, 22, and 29, May 6 and 13. Jewish Community Center of Palo Alto, 655 Arastradero Rd, Palo Alto. Cost: $20 for 6 sessions; $15 for seniors and students. Call 494 9400 x228.

"Bavaria and the Black Forest" travel film presented by Golden Gate Geographic Society at 2 and 7:45 p.m. Mon., March 26, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. Tickets: $9 adults; $4.50 youths 14 and under. Call 903-6000 for tickets, 347-3636 for information.

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.

House & garden

"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.

Filoli Art Show opens Fri., March 23, runs through Fri., April 6. Art based on images of Filoli, vistas to close-ups. Hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Tues.-Sat., Filoli estate, 86 Canada Road, Woodside. Admission: $10 to house and garden. Call 364-8300 x508, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

"Roses, Roses, Roses," talk by Menlo Park Rosarian Dorothy Hunter, 1:15 p.m. Tues., March 27, at Garden Club of Menlo Park meeting, downstairs meeting room, Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St. Guests are welcome: free. Call 365-8250.

Outdoors

"Explorer Hike" at Montebello Preserve, 3-5 miles, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wed., March 21. "Vernal Equinox" 7-mile hike, Purisima Creek Redwoods, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sun., March 25. "Explorer Hike" at La Honda Creek, 3-5 miles, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wed., March 28. La Honda Creek hike requires reservations: call 691-2150 by 4 p.m., March 23. All hikes free, led by Regional Open Space docents.

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. (650) 361-1218, www.friendsofedgewood.org.

Hidden Villa walk, 9:30 a.m.-noon Sat., March 24, with Elizabeth Bowden-Smith at Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. Advance registration required: $8/hike or $35 for 5-part series. Call 949-8653.

Spring Festival at Filoli, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat., March 24, at Filoli estate, 86 Canada Road, Woodside. Art show, flower arranging and container planting demonstrations, story-telling and face painting for the kids, nature walks and other exhibits. Admission: $15/person, $1 under 2 years. Box lunches: $12 adults, $5 children. Reservations recommended for both admission and lunches. Call 364-8300, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Et Alia

Toastmasters Open House, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Tues., March 20. The club meets at SRI, Bldg G. Call 363-2131 for more information.

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.