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OUR TOP 10 EVENTSFOR FALL 2014:

1 ANDERSON COLLECTION GRAND OPENING

A prized collection of 121 mod-ern and contemporary American paintings and sculptures by 86 artists will finally be available for public viewing in the new 33,000-square-foot Anderson Collection Museum, which opens to the public Sept. 21.

The collection contains works by artistic giants Jackson Pollack, Willem de Kooning, Mark Roth-ko, Clyfford Still, Ellsworth Kelly and others.

The public is invited to the grand opening, which includes a museum tour, parade, live music, food trucks and performances. Entrance to the museum is free, but tickets are necessary for weekend visits through October.

What: Anderson Collection Grand Opening celebrationWhere: 314 Lomita Way, StanfordWhen: Sept. 21, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; regular museum hours are Wed.-Mon. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurs. 11 a.m.-8 p.m.Cost: Free; tickets are necessary for the opening and for weekend entrance through OctoberInfo: http://anderson.stanford.edu

2 BEYOND WONDERLAND FESTIVAL

Even Alice would be blown away by this version of Wonderland, with its electronic music and vibrant the-atrical light displays. This two-day festival includes multiple stages at Shoreline Amphitheatre with live electronic dance music in genres including house, trance, dubstep, ambient, and drum and bass. Py-rotechnics, 30-foot-tall sculptures, acrobats and elaborate staging take participants into several realms:

Cheshire Woods, The Red Queen, Mad Hatters Castle and the Boom-box Art Car. Organizers Insomniac Events say they are bent on creating a positive community experience.

What: Beyond Wonderland FestivalWhere: Shoreline Amphitheatre, 1 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain ViewWhen: Sept. 20-21, 1-11 p.m.Cost: One-day pass: $120; two-day pass: $199Info: www.beyondwonderland.com

3 BOOK ARTS JAM 2014

From handmade paper to bind-ing and printing, books are an art form in themselves. This event, sponsored by the grassroots Bay Area Book Artists, celebrates all things book, print and paper.

The Book Arts Jam features everything from origami to let-terpress demonstrations. Print and paper artists exhibit their

work alongside handmade book publishers. There are artist talks, demonstrations and make-and-take projects for children. And yes, books are for sale.

What: Book Arts Jam 2014Where: Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo AltoWhen: Oct. 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Cost: FreeInfo: www.bookartsjam.org

4 DANCEROOM SPECTROSCOPY

Everyone has heard of dancing under the stars, but dancing amid molecules and atoms? This exhi-bition at the Stanford Art Gallery brings together art, science and technology for a thrilling interactive experience. Created by Stanford resident and University of Bristol scientist and cultural theorist Da-vid Glowacki, danceroom Spec-troscopy features cameras which

BY SUE DREMANN

F all is here, and as all art lovers know, that means a fresh new arts season is upon us. From massive elec-tronic music festivals to interactive art installa-tions, many of this sea-sons events fuse art and technology to thrilling effect, while the clas-sical arts flourish right alongside. In the follow-ing pages, youll find ev-erything from live dance and theater to music, film, comedy, magic and storytelling.

In this years Fall Arts Preview, weve worked to bring you the very best of the season across the genres; read on for our top 10 must-see picks. Weve also created a calendar of more than 200 fall events, and organized them to help you easily scan for happenings in your favorite categories.

Bookmark these pag-es, stick them on your fridge, or tuck them in your wallet: You wont want to miss out on the best arts and entertain-ment the region has to offer.

Clockwise: Great Glass Pumpkin Patch; United Nations Association Film Festival; Firebird Dance Theatre

Arts & EntertainmentA weekly guide to music, theater, art, culture, books and more, edited by Elizabeth Schwyzer

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record the visitor and computers that convert the information into a digital image of an energy field. As participants move, they can watch their images dance with computer-generated atoms. Its truly trippy.

What: danceroom SpectroscopyWhere: Stanford Art Gallery, 419 Lasuen Mall, StanfordWhen: Through Sept. 20, Tues.-Sun. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.Cost: FreeInfo: http://art.stanford.edu/exhibitions/danceroom-spectroscopy

5 DAVID GERARD AN EVENING OF MAGIC AND MIND READING

For lovers of mystery and in-trigue or for those in need of a little magic in their lives David Gerards act might be the ticket. This modern magician and mind reader from San Francisco com-bines storytelling, illusion and humor in shows audiences de-scribe as jaw dropping. Gerard has performed for Google, Intuit and the San Francisco Symphony, and brings his show to Mountain View for two nights only.

What: David Gerard, Magic and Mind ReadingWhere: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain ViewWhen: Oct. 17-18, 7 and 9:30 p.m.Cost: $30 adults; $22 seniors and studentsInfo: www.mountainview.gov/mvcpa

6 FIREBIRD DANCE THEATRE AND ROSH HASHANAH FESTIVAL

This imaginative troupe com-bines many dance forms including modern, folk, lyrical, ballet and ballroom, all set to tunes by Israeli musician Idan Raichel. This perfor-mance at the Oshman Family Jew-ish Community Center on Sept. 21 is part of the Rosh Hashanah Festi-val, which will include a beekeeper with a hive, shofarot workshop, storytelling, scavenger hunt, drum circle, face painting and more.

What: Firebird Dance Theatre and Rosh Hashanah FestivalWhere: Oshman Family JCC, Al-bert and Janet Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto When: Sept. 21. Festival: 35:30 p.m.; dance performances: 3:30

and 5:30 p.m.Cost: Free. A $5 donation is suggested for the performanceInfo: http://paloaltojcc.org

7 THE GREAT GLASS PUMPKIN PATCH

Celebrating its 19th year, the Great Glass Pumpkin Patch re-turns to the Palo Alto Art Center starting Oct. 7. The largest glass pumpkin patch in California, the display and sale features an estimat-ed 10,000 hand-blown glass pump-kins crafted by 20 glass artists.

When the light hits these ob-jects just right, they shimmer with dazzling color. Theres a pumpkin of every shape, color and charac-ter, and aficionados have come to collect them year after year.

What: The Great Glass Pumpkin PatchWhere: Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo AltoWhen: Exhibit Oct. 7 and 8, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Oct. 9 and 10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sales Oct. 11 and 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Cost: FreeInfo: www.cityofpaloalto.org

8 MOVEMENTS FOR CHANGE: BOB FITCH PHOTO ARCHIVE

Civil rights activist Bob Fitch went to the South to document the Civil Rights Movement with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from 1965 to 1968. The result was a seminal body of photographs that captured some of the most moving and important events of the time. Over the next 50 years, Fitch went on to document the work of Csar Chvez and the United Farm Work-ers, Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement, the Vietnam War draft-resistance movement and other social-justice issues.

Fitch has donated his nearly 275,000 images to Stanford Li-braries, and this exhibition shows his iconic mid-1960s through the mid-1970s work, including from Kings funeral.

What: Movements for Change: Bob Fitch Photo Archive Where: Peterson Gallery and Munger Rotunda, Cecil H. Green Li-brary, 557 Escondido Mall, StanfordWhen: Sept. 30-Feb. 21, 2015; Mon.-Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Closures

vary with the academic schedule. To confirm library hours, call 650-723-0931.Cost: Free; register with ID to enter the libraryInfo: http://library.stanford.edu/spc

9 THE MOTH MAINSTAGE STORYTELLING PROJECT

A popular radio program dedi-cated to the raconteur, The Moth brings together ordinary people and luminaries to tell their tales. With its dedication to the art of telling true stories, The Moth has grown into a community experience.

This live performance is pre-sented by The Stanford Story-telling Project and radio station KALW. The show will feature five storytellers who work with directors to craft illuminating, passionate lively accounts rang-ing from everyday events to life-changing experiences. Each show explores a theme.

What: The Moth MainstageWhere: Dinkelspiel Auditorium, 471 Lagunita Drive, StanfordWhen: Oct. 17, 7:30-10 p.m.Cost: $38, general public; $25, Stanford faculty and staff; $5, stu-dents; http://tickets.stanford.eduInfo: http://arts.stanford.edu/events

10 UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION FILM FESTIVAL

One of the oldest all-documen-tary film festivals in the country, UNAFF brings 70 films from around the globe to Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Stanford and San Francisco venues for 10 days in October. The many award-win-ning films span subjects from human and womens rights to population and migration, pre-senting these topics in ways that challenge assumptions, are up close and personal and take the viewer beyond the headlines.

Seven panels comprised of 70 organizations will also dis-cuss topics as diverse as climate change, the impact of social me-dia on the arts, human traffick-ing, interracial marriage and how dance can change language and racial barriers.

What: UNAFF Film FestivalWhere: Various venues in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Stanford and San Francisco; see website for detailsWhen: Oct. 16-26, times vary with film programsCost: See websiteInfo: www.unaff.org/2014 Q

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ExhibitionsSEPTEMBER12 / fridayPedal Power: From Wacky to Workhorse, vintage to modern bicycles, through Oct. 5 Los Altos History Museum, Los Altos losaltoshistory.org

Revolutions in Eastern Europe: The Rise of Democracy 1989-1990, through Sept. 20 Hoover Institution Library and Archives, Stanford hoover.org

Time Machines: Clocks and Timekeeping, through Sept. 14 Museum of American Heritage, Palo Alto moah.org

OCTOBER10 / fridayMuseum of American Heritage A-Z, through March 15, 2015 Museum of American Heritage, Palo Alto moah.org

18 / saturdaySilicon Valley: The Lure and the Legends, through April 19, 2015 Los Altos History Museum, Los Altos losaltoshistory.org

NOVEMBER6 / thursdayWomen in World War I, through early April Hoover Institution Library and Archives, Stanford hoover.org

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Art/PhotographySEPTEMBER12 / fridayCarolyn Jones, oil paintings, through September Portola Valley Art Gallery, Portola Valley portolaartgallery.com

2014: Current Projects, printmakers group show, through Oct. 11 Smith Andersen Editions, Palo Alto smithandersen.com

danceroom Spectroscopy, interactive, computer-projected dance with atoms, through Sept. 20 Stanford Art Gallery, Stanford art.stanford.edu

Erin Goodwin-Guerrero, Decline and Renewal, mixed media, through Sept. 28 Mohr Gallery, Mountain View arts4all.org

Fatal Laughs: The Art of Robert Arneson, through Sept. 28, 2015 Cantor Arts Center, Stanford museum.stanford.edu

Katherine McGuire, Santa Cruz to San Francisco, oil paintings, through Sept. 27 Viewpoints Gallery, Los Altos viewpointsgallery.com

Laura Fayer, recent paintings by New York artist, through September Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto bryantstreet.com

Miniature Worlds: Indian Court Paintings from the Collection, through Oct. 20 Cantor Arts Center, Stanford museum.stanford.edu

Pacific Art League Grand Opening Exhibit, through Sept. 26 Pacific Art League, Palo Alto pacificartleague.org

Pop Art from the Anderson Collection, through Oct. 26, 2015 Cantor Arts Center, Stanford museum.stanford.edu

Random, animal abstract paintings, minimalist sculptures, through Sept. 20 Gallery House, Palo Alto galleryhouse2.com

Robert Frank in America, photography, through Jan. 5, 2015 Cantor Arts Center, Stanford museum.stanford.edu

Sarah Ratchye, SO Much VArE Lahood (So Much Very Loud) paintings, through Nov. 24 Oshman Family JCC Goldman Sports & Wellness Center, Palo Alto paloaltojcc.org

Susan Migliore, open-space paintings in oil, through Dec. 1 EcoCenter, Palo Alto evols.org13

Sydell Lewis, mixed media, through Oct. 13 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View ci.mtnview.ca.us

Sympathy for the Devil: Satan, Sin and the Underworld, through Dec. 1 Cantor Arts Center, Stanford museum.stanford.edu

Within and Without: Transformations in Chinese Landscapes, through Jan. 12, 2015 Cantor Arts Center, Stanford museum.stanford.edu

21 / sundayAnderson Collection Open House art exhibition Cantor Arts Center and Bing Concert Hall, Stanford anderson.stanford.edu

27 / saturdayArt and Family, group exhibition about families,

through Dec. 14 Palo Alto Art Center cityofpaloalto.org/gov

30 / tuesdayMovements for Change: Bob Fitch Photo Archive @ Stanford Library, seminal Civil Rights Movement photographs, through Feb. 21, 2015 Green Library, Stanford library.stanford.edu/spc

OCTOBER1 / wednesdayHiroko Yoshimoto, paintings, through October Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto bryantstreet.com

3 / fridayLandscapes, Seascapes, Urbanscapes, through Oct. 31 Pacific Art League, Palo Alto pacificartleague.org

15 / wednesdayDaumier on Art and the Theatre, through March 16, 2015 Cantor Arts Center, Stanford museum.stanford.edu

25 / saturdayJoseph Zirker: Recent Works, printmaking Smith Andersen Editions, Palo Alto smithandersen.com

TheaterSEPTEMBER12 / fridayTheatreWorks, Water by the Spoonful, through Sept. 14 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View theatreworks.org

The Pear Avenue Theatre, House and Garden, comedies, through Oct. 5 The Pear Theatre, Mountain View thepear.org

Los Altos Stage Company, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, through Sept. 28 Bus Barn Theater, Los Altos losaltosstage.org

13 / saturdayPalo Alto Players, Big Fish, musical fantasy, through Sept. 28 Lucie Stern Theater, Palo Alto paplayers.org

OCTOBER2 / thursdayBiLi the Mime Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto frenchfilmclubofpaloalto.org

8 / wednesdayTheatreWorks, Sweeney Todd, through Nov. 2 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View theatreworks.org

17 / fridayMagic and mindreading with David Gerard, through Oct. 18 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View mountainview.gov/mvcpa/mvcpa.html

24 / fridayHigh School One-Act Play Festival, Mountain View Center for the Performing

Arts, Mountain View mountainview.gov/mvcpa/mvcpa.html

31 / fridayThe Pear Avenue Theatre, Kimberly Akimbo, satire, through Nov. 23 The Pear Theatre, Mountain View thepear.org

NOVEMBER7 / fridayFoothill Music Theatre, First Person Shooter, musical, through Nov. 23 Lohman Theatre, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills foothill.edu/theatre/season.php

8 / saturdayPalo Alto Players, Harvey, comedy, through Nov. 23 Lucie Stern Theater, Palo Alto paplayers.org

9 / sundayLamplighters Music Theatre, Sherlock Who? Or A Scandal in Barataria Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts mountainview.gov/mvcpa/mvcpa.html

14 / fridayEnActe Arts, Merchant on Venice, culturally diverse, modern re-imagining of Shakespeares classic, through Nov. 22 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View mountainview.gov/mvcpa/mvcpa.html

20 / thursdayLos Altos Stage Company, The Fox on the Fairway, through Dec. 14 Bus Barn Theater, Los Altos losaltosstage.org

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EventsSEPTEMBER13 / saturdayGrand Opening of the Pacific Art League, Palo Alto pacificartleague.org

20 / saturdayNSO Open Mic, spoken word music, comedy CoHo Stanford Coffee House, Stanford coho.stanford.edu

27 / saturdayAutumn at Filoli Festival, music, fruit tasting, magic and puppet shows, demonstrations and more Filoli, Woodside filoli.org

OCTOBER4 / saturdayOhlone Day, crafts, arts and activities celebrating local Native Americans Los Altos History Museum, Los Altos losaltoshistory.org

7 / tuesday19th Annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch, through Oct. 12 exhibit and sale Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto cityofpaloalto.org

9 / thursdayLeonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous, presentations from artists, scientists, philosophers, historians, inventors and scholars of arts/sciences Li Ka Shing Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford lasertalks.com

17 / fridayThe Moth storytelling project Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford arts.stanford.edu/events

18 / saturdayBook Arts Jam, celebration of books, print and paper arts Lucie Stern Community Center, Palo Alto bookartsjam.org

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DanceSEPTEMBER12 / fridayEnglish/Regency dancing St. Marks Episcopal Church, Palo Alto www.baers.org

13 / saturdayBay Area Country Dance Society, Contra dancing First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto www.bacds.org

21 / sundayFirebird Dance Theatre, Rosh Hashanah Festival and Performance Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto www.paloaltojcc.org

28 / sundayNritya Sangham, Kathak Indian dance Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts www.mountainview.gov/mvcpa/mvcpa.html

OCTOBER14 / tuesdayWoodshed country dancing Carriage House, Holbrook-Palmer Park, Atherton www.bacds.org

29 / wednesdayScene in Action: Dance, Fashion and Visual Arts as Performance, through Oct. 30 Cantor Arts Center, Stanford http://arts.stanford.edu/events

NOVEMBER8 / saturdaySolo Flamenco, Theatre Flamenco Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View www.mountainview.gov/mvcpa/mvcpa.html

22 / saturdayContra dancing with Hillbillies from Mars performing music, Bay Area Country Dance Society First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto www.bacds.org

28 / friday24th Annual Nutcracker, Pacific Ballet Academy, through Nov. 30 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View www.mountainview.gov/mvcpa/mvcpa.html

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Books/TalksSEPTEMBER16 / tuesdayNatalie Baszile, Queen Sugar Books Inc., Palo Alto booksinc.net

17 / wednesdayMegan OKeefe, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Books Inc., Palo Alto booksinc.net

18 / thursdayLisa Kay Solomon and Warren Berger, Creating Conditions of Discovery and Inquiry in Our Schools Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View mountainview.gov/mvcpa/mvcpa.html

22 / mondayHampton Sides, In the Kingdom of Ice Books Inc., Mountain View booksinc.net

25 / thursdayEric Butow, Google Glass for Dummies Books Inc., Mountain View booksinc.net

29 / mondayPseudonymous Bosch, Bad Magic Books Inc., Palo Alto booksinc.net

OCTOBER2 / thursdayAnn Gelder in conversation with Harriet Chessman Books Inc., Palo Alto www.booksinc.net

Dave Eggers with Tobias Wolff Encina Hall Bechtel Conference Center, Stanford arts.stanford.edu/events

3 / fridayVikram Chandra in conversation with Nick Taylor

Keplers Books, Menlo Park keplers.com

7 / tuesdayMark Shapiro, Carbon Shock Keplers Books, Menlo Park keplers.com

9 / thursdayMatt Richtel, A Deadly Wandering Books Inc., Mountain View booksinc.net

11 / saturdayStar Wars Reads Day with Chris Taylor Books Inc., Mountain View booksinc.net

13 / mondayS.S. Taylor, The Expeditioners and King Tritons Lair Keplers Books, Menlo Park keplers.com

14 / tuesdayWalter Isaacson, The Innovators Computer History Museum, Mountain View computerhistory.org

15 / wednesdayIan Buruma, Year Zero: A History of 1945

Books Inc., Palo Alto booksinc.net

16 / thursdayRick Riordan, Heroes of Olympus: The Blood of Olympus Fox Theatre, Redwood City keplers.com

17 / fridayLeon Panetta in conversation with Jim Newton Fox Theatre, Redwood City keplers.com

Writers Without Borders CoHo Stanford Coffee House, Stanford coho.stanford.edu

18 / saturdayBook Arts Jam, celebration of books, print and paper arts Lucie Stern Community Center, Palo Alto bookartsjam.org

21 / wednesdayLeslie S. Klinger, The New Annotated H.P. Lovecraft Keplers Books, Menlo Park keplers.com

Molly Antopol, The UnAmericans Books Inc., Palo Alto booksinc.net

22 / thursdayBoris Fishman in conversation with Ellen Sussman Keplers Books, Menlo Park keplers.com

Elizabeth Rosner launch party, Electric City Books Inc., Palo Alto booksinc.net

23 / fridayFireside Chat with Garth Nix and Michael Grant Keplers Books, Menlo Park keplers.com

29 / wednesdayHerant Katchadourian in conversation with

Richard Evans Keplers Books, Menlo Park keplers.com

30 / thursdayTerry Shames in conversation with Keith Raffel Keplers Books, Menlo Park keplers.com

NOVEMBER2 / sundayKeith Raffel in conversation with Ellen Sussman Keplers Books, Menlo Park keplers.com

6 / thursdayNeville Frankel, Bloodlines Oshman Family JCC paloaltojcc.org

11 / tuesdayFrancis Fukuyama, Political Order and Political Decay Keplers Books, Menlo Park keplers.com

17 / mondayRebecca Alexander, Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found Keplers Books, Menlo Park keplers.com

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FilmOCTOBER16 / thursdayUnited Nations Association International Documentary Film Festival, through Oct. 26 in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Stanford, San Francisco unaff.org

17 / fridaySilicon Valley African Film Festival, through Oct. 19 Tateuchi Hall, Community School of Music and Arts, Mountain View arts4all.org

19 / sundaySilicon Valley Jewish Film Festival, through Oct. 29 Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto paloaltojcc.org

NOVEMBER16 / sundayLarry King, talk show host, special guest, and the film When Comedy Went to School Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto paloaltojcc.org

21 / fridayLa Vie Promise, in French All Saints Church Parish Hall, Palo Alto frenchfilmclubofpaloalto.org

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SEPTEMBER12 / fridayNew Century Chamber Orchestra, Carmen Returns First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto ncco.org

Zen Zenith, guitar Red Rock Coffee, Mountain View redrockcoffee.org

13 / saturdayBlake Shelton, country music Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View theshorelineamphitheatre.com

Esther Berndt, jazz saxophone Red Rock Coffee, Mountain View redrockcoffee.org

Karaj Lost Coast, solo acoustic CoHo Stanford Coffee House, Stanford coho.stanford.edu

15 / mondayWorld Harmony Chorus, season begins for all-inclusive community sings Community School of Music and Arts, Mountain View instantharmony.com

16 / tuesdayDrake and Lil Wayne, hip-hop Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View theshorelineamphitheatre.com

Erev Shira, Traditional Israeli Sing-Along in Hebrew Oshman JCC, Palo Alto paloaltojcc.org

17 / wednesdayJazz Community Showcase CoHo Stanford Coffee House, Stanford coho.stanford.edu

19 / fridaySouth Bay Acoustic Stanford Comedy Club CoHo Stanford Coffee House, Stanford coho.stanford.edu

Zen Zenith, guitar Red Rock Coffee, Mountain View redrockcoffee.org

20 / saturdayBeyond Wonderland Festival, electronic genres and audio-sensory events, through Sept. 21 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View theshorelineamphitheatre.com

Elflock Red Rock Coffee, Mountain View redrockcoffee.org

Steinway Society of the Bay Area, Augustin Anievas, piano Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts SteinwaySociety.com

21 / sundayBroadway, Hollywood, Big Band, Comedy California Pops Orchestra Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills californiapops.org

26 / fridayRobert Huw Morgan, classical organ Stanford Music Department, Memorial Church, Stanford music.stanford.edu

27 / saturdayJason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Tyler Farr, country music Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View theshorelineamphitheatre.com

Nahum Zdybel Trio, postmodern jazz CoHo Stanford Coffee House, Stanford coho.stanford.edu

The Forbin Project with Cleopatra Degher, dreampop Red Rock Coffee, Mountain View redrockcoffee.org

28 / sundayNew Esterhazy Quartet, Masonic Brotherhood, Mozart, Haydn, Pleyel All Saints Episcopal Church, Palo Alto newesterhazy.org

Toumani & Sidiki Diabate, West African music Bing Concert Hall, Stanford live.stanford.edu

30 / tuesdayDeborah Rosengaus, mezzo-soprano Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto

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OCTOBER1 / wednesdayCCRMA Transitions, live-electronic performances, mixed-media, laptop/mobile ensembles, through Oct. 2 CCRMA Courtyard, The Knoll, Stanford University, Stanford music.stanford.edu

3 / fridaySt. Michael Trio, The Sonata Then and Now Menlo-Atherton Center for the Performing Arts, Menlo Park saintmichaeltrio.com

4 / saturdayNashville Songwriter Round Red Rock Coffee, Mountain View redrockcoffee.org

Kronos Quartet Bing Concert Hall, Stanford live.stanford.edu

9 / thursdayPhilharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Music at the Prussian Court Bing Concert Hall, Stanford philharmoniabaroque.org

10 / fridaySnoop Dogg, Ice Cube, The Game and Warren G., hip-hop Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View theshorelineamphitheatre.com

12 / sundayFortnightly Music Club, free concerts by local musicians and composers Lucie Stern Ballroom, Palo Alto fortnightlymusicclub.org

13 / mondayPhilharmonia Baroque Orchestra Tateuchi Hall, Community School of Music and Arts, Mountain View arts4all.org

14 / tuesdayDaniel Pearl World Music Days Concert Memorial Church, Stanford music.stanford.edu

17 / fridaySheryl Crow, rock, pop Bing Concert Hall, Stanford live.stanford.edu

West Bay Opera, Il Trovatore, Oct. 17, 19, 25 and 26 Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto WBOpera.org

18 / saturdayCalifornia Bach Society, 30-voice Baroque/Renaissance chamber choir, Splendor at Versailles calbach.org

Dan Zanes & Friends, American roots music Bing Concert Hall, Stanford live.stanford.edu

Luke Bryan, Lee Brice and Cole Swindell, country music Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View theshorelineamphitheatre.com

Master Sinfonia, music of Cavaterra, Chopin, Dohnanyi Portola Valley Presbyterian Church, Portola Valley mastersinfonia.org

Palo Alto Philharmonic, Orchestra Concert I Cubberley Theatre, Palo Alto paphil.org


KidsSEPTEMBER20 / saturdayTrain Days, model train layouts throughout the museum, through Sept. 21 Los Altos History Museum, Los Altos losaltoshistory.org

22 / mondayAaron Becker, Quest Books Inc., Palo Alto booksinc.net

OCTOBER2 / thursdayAli Eteraz, Falsipedies and Fibsiennes Books Inc., Mountain View booksinc.net

10 / fridayBunnicula, through Oct. 11 Peninsula Youth Theatre Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View mountainview.gov/mvcpa/mvcpa.html

18 / saturdayTatiyana and Sergey Nikitin, A Folk Concert for Children, in Russian Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto paloaltojcc.org

NOVEMBER6 / thursdayLillys Purple Plastic Purse, Palo Alto Childrens Theatre, through Nov. 16 Lucie Stern Community Center, Palo Alto cityofpaloalto.org

7 / fridayRumpelstiltskins Daughter, Peninsula Youth Theatre, through Nov. 8 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View mountainview.gov/mvcpa/mvcpa.html

9 / sundayThe Pop-Ups: Appetite for Construction, music, dance and puppetry Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto paloaltojcc.org

15 / saturdayOklahoma!, Peninsula Youth Theatre, through Nov. 23 Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View mountainview.gov/mvcpa/mvcpa.html

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19 / sundayArts Action 21/The Classical Collective Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View mountainview.gov/mvcpa/mvcpa.html

St. Lawrence String Quartet 25th anniversary Bing Concert Hall, Stanford music.stanford.edu

21 / tuesdayDeborah Rosengaus, mezzo-soprano Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto paloaltojcc.org

25 / saturdayBridge School Benefit, through Sept. 26 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View theshorelineamphitheatre.com

29 / wednesdayJohn Scott, organ, Stanford Department of Music Memorial Church, Stanford music.stanford.edu

30 / thursdayArturo Sandoval and his Quintet, jazz Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto paloaltojcc.org

31 / fridayStanford Symphony Orchestra and Stanford Wind Ensemble, Halloween Concert Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford music.stanford.edu

NOVEMBER1 / saturdayKlezCalifornia Yiddish Culture Festival, through Nov. 2 Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto paloaltojcc.org

Redwood Bluegrass Associates, Kathy Kallick Band First Presbyterian Church, Mountain View rba.org

2 / sundayOrpheus Chamber Orchestra Bing Concert Hall, Stanford live.stanford.edu

Schola Cantorum chorus with Jon Nakamatsu, piano McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga scholacantorum.org

3 / mondayJennifer Koh, violin Tateuchi Hall, Community School of Music and Arts, Mountain View arts4all.org

5 / wednesdayPhilharmonia Baroque Orchestra, music of Scholl, Bach, Handel Bing Concert Hall, Stanford philharmoniabaroque.org

7 / fridayIves Quartet, New World Music St. Marks Episcopal Church, Palo Alto ivesquartet.org

8 / saturdayFortnightly Music Club, free concerts featuring local musicians and composers Lucie Stern Ballroom, Palo Alto fortnightlymusicclub.org

Palo Alto Philharmonic, Fall Chamber Concert First Baptist Church, Palo Alto paphil.org

9 / sundayMelody of China, traditional Chinese music and instruments Tateuchi Hall, Community School of Music and Arts, Mountain View arts4all.org

14 / fridayApollos Fire Baroque Orchestra Bing Concert Hall, Stanford live.stanford.edu

16 / sundayCalifornia Pops Orchestra, Great Gatsby!, Music from the Roaring 20s-30s Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills californiapops.org

Music@ Menlo, Classical Traditions The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, Menlo Park musicatmenlo.org

18 / tuesdayLouise Constigan-Kerns, piano Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto paloaltojcc.org

19 / wednesdayUniversity Singers Memorial Church, Stanford music.stanford.edu

20 / thursdayJeffrey Siegel, The Miracle of Mozart, concert and commentary Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto paloaltojcc.org

21 / fridaySan Francisco Early Music Society, East of the River performs Medieval music of the Mediterranean First Lutheran Church, Palo Alto sfems.org

23 / sundayBay Choral Guild, Ein Deutsches Requiem (Brahms) First Baptist Church, Palo Alto baychoralguild.org

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LOVE OUR BAYLearn About the Science of Wastewater Treatment * Saturday, September 13, 11am-noonTour the award winning Regional Water Quality Control Plant (RWQCP) to see how 99% of the biological pollutants are removed from 20 million gallons of our regions wastewater every day. For reservations, call 650.329.2495 or email [email protected]. For ages 11 and over. Closed-toe walking shoes required.

Safer Cleaning at HomeTuesday, September 23, 7-8:30pm This fun, hands-on class will teach you how to buy or make cleaning products to keep your family healthy, your home sparkling and the Bay a little cleaner. Participants leave with a green-cleaning toolkit and goodies! Register for this free class by calling 650.329.2495. Location details provided during registration.

Baylands Hike-Where does your water go? * Saturday, September 13, 9:30-10:30amMeet at the Baylands Interpretive Center parking lot for a 60 minute walk to learn about where your water goes once it leaves your home, pollution challenges and the importance of a healthy Baylands in Palo Alto (limit 20 people). Register for this free event by emailing [email protected].

Grow a Bee-autiful and Bay-friendly Garden Saturday, September 27, 10:30am-12:30pmLearn creek and Bay-friendly tips and techniques that will help you transform your yard into a safe oasis for honey bees, native bees, birds and other pollinators. Register at commongroundinpaloalto.org, or call 650.493.6072.

Wonder What to DoWith Hazardous Waste? Saturdays 9-11am First Friday of the month 3-5pmPalo Alto residents and businesses in the RWQCP service area can bring unwanted Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) to the HHW Station at 2501 Embarcadero Way, Palo Alto. cityofpaloalto.org/hazwaste, or call 650.496.5910. Residents and businesses outside of Palo Alto visit baywise.org for drop-off sites nearest you.

Celebrate Pollution Prevention Week September 22-26

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cleanbay.org

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