Calendar

"Breakfast of Champions XVII" supports OICW job-training programs in Menlo Park/East Palo Alto, 7:30-9 a.m. Fri., May 18, at Hyatt Rickey's, 4219 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Individual ticket $35. Call 322-8431.
"Relay for Life" raises funds for American Cancer Society, begins 10 a.m. Sat., May 19, Sequoia High School athletic field, James Ave. at El Camino Real, Redwood City. 24-hour relay, live music, children's games. Appearance by Sharkie, mascot of San Jose Sharks. Call 800-227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org/Relay.
"Fine Art in the Park" in Los Altos' Lincoln Park, Foothill Expwy. at Main St., 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun., May 19-20. Over 200 artists, family entertainment, food, beer & wine. Free admission and parking. Los Altos Rotary Club sponsors the show, and proceeds benefit local and international charitable projects. Call 949-2637 x52.
Vintage Fashions presented by Redwood City Heritage Association, Sat., May 19, at Redwood City Women's Club, 149 Clinton St. Champagne punch 11 a.m.-noon, lunch at noon, fashion show at 1 p.m. $30, by reservation only. Call 368-7733.
Gardens in Stone exhibition of Zimbabwean stone sculpture at Shamwari Gallery, 970 Los Robles Ave., Palo Alto, includes two days benefiting Kimya Sanctuary for mistreated, abandoned and surplus exotic animals. A percentage of proceeds from all sculptures sold on Sat. and Sun., May 19-20, goes to the sanctuary. Call (510) 923-1222. Charity golf tournament , "Andersen-Seton Scramble for Kids," Mon., May 21, at Stanford Golf Course. Registration at 9 a.m.; 11 a.m. shotgun start, 4-ball scramble format; 4 p.m. wine, food, music and auction. Benefits St. Elizabeth Seton School, serving East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park families. Entry fee: $225 general, $195 seniors; includes green fees, golf cart, tournament gifts, box lunch and evening hors d'oeuvres. Call 326-9757 to register.

On Stage

"Serpilla and Bacocco," or "The Gambler," 18th century comic intermezzo enacted by Teatro Bacchino, 8 p.m. Fri., May 18. First Lutheran Church, 600 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Tickets: $22 general, $19 seniors and members of San Francisco Early Music Society. Call (510) 528-1725 or visit www.sfems.org.
Burgess Shakespeare Festival opens with "Comedy of Errors," 8 p.m. Fri., May 18. 3-play series includes "Pericles" and "The Tempest," runs through June 30. 8 p.m. performances Fri.-Sat., some Thurs.; 2 and 7 p.m. on Sun. Single-show tickets: $15 general, $12 students and seniors. 3-show festival pass: $35 general, $30 students and seniors. San Mateo County Courthouse, 777 Hamilton St., Redwood City. Call 322-3261 for reservations.
"The Odd Couple" presented by Bus Barn Stage Company, May 10 through June 9, 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. Tickets: $10 preview Thurs., May 10; $22 opening night with champagne reception Fri., May 11; $15 Thurs. and 3 p.m. Sun. matinee, May 27; $20 Fri. and Sat. Bus Barn Theatre, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. Call 941-0551 or visit www.busbarn.org.
"All in the Timing," an evening of one-act comedies by David Ives, through Sat., May 19. Evening performances 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat., and on Thurs, May 17; Matinees 2 p.m. Sun. Hillbarn Theatre, 1285 East Hillsdale Blvd., Foster City. Tickets: $17-$20. Call 349-6411.
Auditions for "Oliver!" with Peninsula Civic Light Opera: 4-8 p.m. Fri., May 18, and 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sun., May 20, for adults; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat., May 19, for children, all at San Mateo High School. Non-AEA. All roles open, non-traditional casting. Rehearsals begin Tues., May 29. Performances July 13-29. Call 579-5568 for appointment and what to bring.

Music

Noon concert by voice students of Jennifer Lane, 12:15 p.m. Wed., May 16, Campbell Recital Hall in Braun Music Center, Santa Theresa at Mayfield, Stanford campus. Free. Call 725-2787.
ALEA II New Music performs works by Stanford composers Matthew Burtner and Nurit Jugend, with guests Liza Bielesna, mezzo soprano; the Stanford Chamber Orchestra; and the St. Lawrence String Quartet. 8 p.m. Wed., May 16, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford campus. Free. Call 725-2787.
Stanford University Singers presents "A Severn Rhapsody" by Finzi and Rutter's "Requiem," 8 p.m. Thurs., May 17, Stanford's Memorial Church, on the Old Quad. Tickets: $8 general, $4 students. Call 725-2787.
Noon concert by harpsichord students of Elaine Thornburgh, 12:15 p.m. Fri., May 18, Campbell Recital Hall, Stanford campus. Free. Call 725-2787.
Peninsula Symphony performs Prokofiev's "Violin Concerto No. 2" with guest soloist Angela Fuller, Kabelevsky's "Colas Breugnon Overture," and Tchaikovsky's "Pathetique" Symphony. 8 p.m. Fri., May 18, San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 650 N. Delaware, San Mateo. Tickets: $22. Call 941-5291.
Peninsula Women's Chorus presents "Earth Tones," including Libby Larsen's "I Just Lightning" and "Psalm 121," Lou Harrison's "Here Is Holiness," and Ron Jeffer's "Indian Singing" and "Dos Cantos." 8 p.m. Sat., May 19, Grace Lutheran Church, 3149 Waverley at Loma Verde, Palo Alto. Tickets $15-$18 at door or call 725-2787.
Music Dept. Awards Concert, 8 p.m. Fri., May 18, Dinkelspiel Auditorium. Student award winners perform varied chamber music and solo works. Free, sponsored by Friends of Music at Stanford. Call 725-2787.
St. Lawrence String Quartet , 8 p.m. Sat., May 19, Dinkelspiel Auditorium. Features clarinetist Todd Palmer in Osvaldo Golijov's "Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind" and Mozart's "Clarinet Quintet." Tickets: $8 general, $4 students. Call 725-2787.
Stanford Wind Ensemble , 2:30 p.m. Sun., May 20, Dinkelspiel Auditorium. Copland's "Down a Country Lane," Schumann's "Variations on America," "Danses et Rituels ImaginÈs" by graduate composition student Christopher Jones, and flutist Melanie Rubino featured in Chaminade's "Concertino, Op. 107." Tickets: $8 general, students free. Call 725-2787.
California Youth Symphony performs Saint-Saens' "Violin Concerto No. 3," Vivaldi's "Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra," Jacob's "Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra," and works by Wagner and Copland, 2:30 p.m. Sun., May 20, San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 650 N. Delaware, San Mateo. Tickets: $12 general, $6 students and seniors. Call 325-6666.
Ives Quartet performs works by Sawyer, Debussy, D'Indy, 4 p.m. Sun., May 20, First Congregational Church, 1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto. Tickets: $10 general, $5 seniors and students. Call 856-6662.
Ancient Future Planet Jammin' Quartet in family concert sponsored by SGI and the Community School of Music and Arts, 4:30 p.m. Sun., May 20, 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.
Shannon Wettstein, piano , 8 p.m. Sun., May 20. Contemporary piano works by Stanford composers Oded Ben-Tal, Mark Applebaum, and Matthew Shlomowitz, as well as Cherney and Ung. Campbell Recital Hall, Stanford. Free. Call 725-2787.
Clocked Out Trio , Australian new music ensemble presents composed and improvised works for piano, percussion, and electronics, 8 p.m. Mon., May 21, The Knoll Ballroom, Lomita Drive, Stanford. Free. Call 725-2787.

Families & Kids

Global Kid's Art exhibit, through Sat., May 26. Artist Reception, 2-4 p.m. Sat., May 19. College of Notre Dame's Wiegand Gallery, 1500 Ralston Ave., Belmont. Free. Call 351-6611 for gallery hours, directions, reception reservations.
Scholastic Book Fair , Fri.-Sun., May 18-20, Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote Point Dr., off Hwy. 101 in San Mateo. Museum hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun.; closed Mon. Admission $1-$3. Call 342-7755.
"Parenting Teens (13-18 years)," 7-8:30 p.m. Wed., May 16 and 23, $40 for series. "Dads and Their Preschoolers," 7-8:30 p.m. Tues., May 22, $20, Dads only. Parents Place, 410 Sherman Ave., Palo Alto. Call 688-3040 to register.
"Oliver!" presented by students at North Star Academy, 400 Duane St., Redwood City, 7 p.m. Fri.-Sat., May 17-18. Tickets: $6 adults, $3 children 17 and under. For reservations, call 482-5980.
"Birds at Home," investigated by Filoli Explorers Program for ages 8 to 11, 9:30 a.m.-noon Sat., May 19, in Red's Barn, Filoli Nature Preserve, 86 Canada Road, Woodside. Pre-registration required: enrollment limited to 15. Fee: $20/child. Call 364-8300 x508 to enroll, x249 for more information.
Family Carnival at West Bay Christian Academy, 233 Topaz St. at Harding, Redwood City. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat., May 19. Call 568-9222.
Summer Conservatory tryouts for Palo Alto Children's Theatre, 11 a.m. Fri., May 19, and 3:45 p.m. Wed., May 30. Open to ages 8 through high school. 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 329-2651.
"Nature's Marketplace," Family Discovery Day about varied uses of native plants by Ohlones, noon-4 p.m. Sun., May 20, Coyote Point Museum, 1651 Coyote Point Dr., off Hwy. 101 in San Mateo. Admission $1-$3. Call 342-7755.
YMCA Little Sportsters , preschool parent/child sports program. Four-week sessions cover different sports, meet 11 a.m. Sat., beginning June 16, July 14, August 18. Sequoia YMCA, 1445 Hudson St., Redwood City. $45/session plus annual registration fee. Call 368-4168.
Storytimes at Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St. 10:15 a.m. Wed. for toddlers, 2-3 years; 11:15 a.m. Wed. for babies up to 23 months; Pajama Storytime 7 p.m. Wed. for all ages; 11:15 a.m. Thurs. for preschoolers, 3-5 years. Free. Call 858-3464.
Storytimes in Atherton . Children are invited to wear their pajamas to "Pajama Storytime" for ages 3-6 at 7 p.m. Tues. Other story times: for infants-2 years, 10:30 a.m. Wed.; ages 3-6, 11:15 a.m. Wed. Free. Registration requested for all series. Atherton Library, #2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane. Call Children's Librarian Marcia Elias at 328-2422.

Seniors

Little House Forum , "Vegetarian Workshop" with Jack Hoang of Evergreen Healthy Vegetarian Society, 11 a.m. Wed., May 16, Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Free. Coming up: "Woodside Terrace _ Assisted Living," Wed., May 23. Call 323-2025.
Video tour of Monterey Bay Aquarium, 11:15 a.m., Wed., May 16. Free at 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. Coming up: "Understanding Hearing Loss," Wed., May 23. Call 856-7750.
Movies at Little House Admission 50 cents, 1 p.m.: Thurs., May 17, "Scarlet Pimpernel"; Mon., May 21, "Space Cowboys." Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Call 326-2025.
53rd Anniversary Tea at Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park, 2:45-3:45 p.m. Tues., May 22. Barbershop quartet and line dancers entertain. Free. Call 323-2025.

Books & Authors

Menlo Park Library Mystery Readers Group hosts guest authors Danielle Girard of San Francisco, Loretta Scott Miller of Los Gatos, and Penny Warner of Danville, 7:15 p.m. Wed., May 16. Free: New members welcome. Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St. Call 858-3460.
Writers & Readers at Kepler's . Author visits at 7:30 p.m.: Michael Ondaatje and Alistair MacLeod, "Anil's Ghost" set in Sri Lanka, Wed., May 16; anthologist Betsy Franco presents teen poets from "You Hear Me?" and "Things I Have To Tell You," Thurs., May 17; Geling Yan, "The Lost Daughter of Happiness," set in Gold-Rush San Francisco, Fri., May 18; Robert Sapolsky, "A Primate's Memoir," Tues., May 22. Special times on Sat., May 19: Judy Sierra, "Preschool to the Rescue," 10:30 a.m. storytime: Tad Williams reads from the 4th "Otherland" novel, "Sea of Silver Light," 1:30 p.m. Speculative Fiction Book Group discusses Lisa Goldstein's "The Red Magician," 7 p.m. Sun., May 20. Free. Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 324-4321.

Lectures & Classes

"Rewriting the future : Journalism and the Internet" with Katrina Heron, editor-in-chief of Wired, 7:30 p.m. Tues., May 15, Lecture Hall 200, SEQ Teaching Center, Stanford University. Free and open to the public.
Travel talks at Phileas Fogg's, #238-240 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto. Slide shows at 7:30 p.m., $5/person: "France's Gothic Cathedrals" with Stan Perry, Wed., May 16; "Italy's Amalfi Coast" with Luca Santori, Wed., May 23. Workshop on "Florentine Renaissance Sculpture & Architecture" with Francesco Bellini, 7-9 p.m. Tues., May 22: $30/person. Call 327-1754.
Archaeologist's slide show on native peoples of San Mateo County by Mark Hylkema, Bay Area District Archeologist for Califdornia State Parks, 7 p.m. Thurs., May 17, San Mateo County Historical Museum, 777 Hamilton St., Redwood City. Admission $2. Call 299-0104.
"The Digital Age: Film in the 21st Century" reviewed and forecast by Shawn Neely, who worked on "Antz," "Batman Returns," and "Shrek." MOAH exhibit galleries open immediately before and after the talk at 7:30 p.m. Thurs., May 17, Museum of American Heritage, 351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Admission: $5 guests, free for MOAH members. Call 321-1004.
"Alleviating World Hunger : Biotechnology for the Poor," slide-illustrated lecture by Prof. Walter Falcon, Thurs., May 17, Room 180, Stanford Law School, Alvarado and Nathan Abbott Way. Reception 7:30 p.m., program 8 p.m. World Affairs Council members, $5; non-members, $7; students with ID, free. Call (415) 293-4600 for reservations.
"Connections to the Heart : Loss & Recovery," conference for health care professionals and volunteers, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fri., May 18, Cubberley Community Center Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. On site registration, $125, at 7:45 a.m. Call 321-5272.
"Value Your Life" seminar for Silicon Valley professionals with Kathleen O'Brien, LCSW, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fri., May 18, Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. Tuition $195. Call 325-5614.
"Beginning Ikebana Floral Art," 9 a.m.-noon Sat., May 19 and 26. Katsuko Thielke teaches two-day, hands-on workshop. Cost $75. Filoli Gardens, 86 Canada Road, Woodside. Call 364-8300 x508 or visit www.filoli.org.
YMCA Swim lessons , summer registration has begun at Sequoia YMCA, 1445 Hudson St., Redwood City. $63 for 8 lessons plus annual registration fee. Call 368-4168.

Community Involvement

Second Harvest Food Bank , 1051 Bing St. at Industrial, San Carlos. Surplus food sorting with Community Impact volunteers, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Wed., May 16. To volunteer for this or many other opportunities, call 965-0242 or visit www.CommunityImpact.org.
Atherton Town Meeting sponsored by Atherton Civic Interest League, 7 p.m. Thurs., May 17."The California Initiative Process: Lessons Learned," Annual Gen Merrill Good Neighbor Award, and "5-Year Budget and Special Parcel Tax." Jennings Pavilion in Holbrook-Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Ave. All Atherton residents invited. Call 322-8449.
PTA Volunteers honored , 4-6 p.m. Fri., May 18, Jennings Pavilion in Holbrook-Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Ave., Atherton. Free.
National Rivers Clean Up Day , 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sat. May 19. Meet at Woodland and Manhattan, Palo Alto. Sponsored by Bay Area Action + Peninsula Conservation Center Foundation. Call 962-9876 x305.

Et Al

Japanese Satsuki azaleas discussed by hybridizer Tom Nuccio at Rhododendron Society meeting, 7:30 p.m. Wed., May 16. Hillview Community Center, 87 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. Visitors welcome: plant raffle and refreshments. Call 851-1313.
Syttende Mai celebration by Vigeland Lodge, Sons of Norway, 6:30 p.m. Fri., May 18. Smorgasbord starts at 7:30. Music by Nordahl Grieg Spelemannslag. Tickets: $15 adults, $6 children. Call 369-3616 for location, reservations.
Tin Hat Trio accompanies films of Ladislaw Starewicz, 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Fri., May 18, Museum of American Heritage, 351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Exhibit "Let's Go to the Movies: The Mechanics of Moving Images" open 7-11 p.m. Tickets $15 at the door; on-line at Virtuous.com for $15 plus service charge. Call 321-1004.
Sunset Celebration Weekend , 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun., May 19-20, Sunset headquarters, 80 Willow Road, Menlo Park. $8 general, $6 seniors (60+), free for children 12 and under. Free shuttles from Menlo Park Caltrain station and from Sun Microsystems, Willow Road and Hwy. 84. Call 786-7375.
Memorial Celebration for pets , 11 a.m. Sat., May 19, Sunken Garden at De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd. at Hwy. 85. Sponsored by Pet Hospice and Support Services of Los Altos, memorial will include music and a candle-lighting tribute for each pet. Participants encouraged to bring photo and written tribute/favorite story for inclusion in Pet Hospice COEs Memorial Book. Call 269-7300.