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“T is better to have loved andlost than never to haveloved at all,” Alfred Lord

Tennyson once wrote. But is it betterto open a library on Saturdays onlyto close it a few months later?

That was the dilemma before the

Palo Alto City Council Tuesdaynight when it voted unanimously toreopen the Downtown Library onSaturdays. However, the councilfaces a $5.2 million deficit for 2005-2006, leaving such services likelytargets for cutbacks come June.

“I wish that we weren’t in thatplace,” Councilwoman Dena Mossarsaid. “I want to put on the record thatthis council member makes no com-mitment to the public that I will con-tinue to support Saturday hours at theDowntown Library.”

The council’s mixed messageregarding the Downtown Libraryreflects a larger uncertainty about thefate of all of Palo Alto’s branches.

In December, the council rejected

a proposal from City Manager FrankBenest and Library Director PaulaSimpson to close two of the city’slibraries — the Downtown andCollege Terrace branches — toimprove service at the other three.

During Tuesday’s council meetingit became obvious the elected offi-cials were unclear about what theirpolicy vote in December reflected:Was it a clear rejection of the idea ofclosing branch libraries or just a tem-

porary rejection until another plan isformulated?

In December, the council asked theLibrary Advisory Commission todevise a plan to build a new full-serv-ice facility that still “distributed”library service in the city. The term“distributed,” however, has yet to bespecifically defined.

“I, for one, am willing to look atclosing libraries in the future,”

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UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis

by Jocelyn Dong

C harleston Shopping Center insouth Palo Alto has long beenthe kind of place where

neighbors come for a haircut, icecream cone or coffee klatch — notto mention a bag or two of groceriesfrom Piazza’s.

At Tony Nicosia’s barbershop,Princess — a mop-like Lhasa Apso— roams freely among the chairs.At Café Sophia, proprietor SophiaOmar has been baking goodies andbrewing coffee since well before theStarbucks craze took off.

But that, like so much in life, seemsto be changing. Next month, CaféSophia will leave the center, alleged-ly forced out after 14 years by leaseconditions Omar didn’t want toaccept. The firm that owns the center,Village Properties, has declined todiscuss her departure or the new ten-ant, but city records indicate Sophia’scafé is making way for a corporateenterprise: Peet’s Coffee & Tea.

Omar, pressing oatmeal doughinto a cookie cutter this week,thought that her departure was duein part to banks being more likely toloan money to developers withchain tenants rather than independ-ently owned stores.

“I’m not IBM. I’m not HP. I’m atiny business; that’s why they’rekicking me out. They can’t borrowmoney against me,” said Omar, whocounts up to 500 people a day as hercustomers.

If Omar is correct, then Peet’sarrival signals a new trend for theneighborhood retail center: goingcorporate. Several other corporate-backed franchises and chains havemoved into the center in recent

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W hile many Palo Altanswatched the presidentialinauguration on their easy

chairs Thursday, two Palo Alto pub-lic school students were front andcenter at the U.S. Capitol.

Moses Lai — a Gunn High Schoolsophomore — and his sister, PriscillaLai — a Terman Middle Schooleighth-grader — flew to Washington,D.C. Wednesday to participate in theinternational People to PeopleStudent Ambassador Program, whichprovided them stellar access toThursday’s 55th inauguration.

Moses, 15, and Priscilla, 13, were

two of 600 students from across thecountry and the globe selected towatch the prestigious swearing-inceremony, inaugural address andparade, as well as attend a formal cel-ebratory ball.

Along with the other students, theLais were chosen because of theiracademic achievements and interestin exploring other cultures while rep-resenting their hometown and school.

The most valuable part of the Lais’trip was to “see what else exists out-side of our hometown,” said Moses,who would have voted for PresidentGeorge W. Bush if he were of age. “It

gives us a bigger world view.”Cynthia Lai, the siblings’ mother,

said her family is not particularlypolitical.

“I was hoping while they were vis-iting the great leaders and the muse-ums and hearing all those great sto-ries, it would inspire them to be bet-ter people, rather than just attendingthe event,” Cynthia said.

Priscilla, who also would havevoted for Bush, said the trip may spura greater political interest.

“I think it might change, because Iwill have a better idea of how a leaderreally is. I think I will learn from

this,” she said.The large group of students was

also accompanied by a team of 100educators and program coordinators.To prepare for the political arena, stu-dents were given materials on theU.S. government, the electionprocess and the Electoral College.

On Thursday, Moses and Priscillajoined the hundreds of thousands ofpeople who braved the freezing tem-peratures and lined snowyPennsylvania Avenue for the parade.The Lais, however, were able toenjoy two of the coveted 40,000

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Remembering MissTurnerI write to honor a retired Paly

social studies teacher who passedaway this month. Her name isFlorence Turner. Those of you whoattended “Old Paly” have your ownmemories of “Miss Turner.”

She taught for more years than shewould openly admit. When I began myteaching career in 1969, she alreadyhad a long-established “no-nonsense”reputation to be reckoned with. Herexpertise was history, specializing inFar East Studies.

She lectured, required detailedmaps, good spelling and penmanship.She punished tardiness and any other“monkey business.” She organizedseats in tidy rows and expected fullattention, hard work and mutualrespect.

Miss Turner’s high standard ofexcellence was tempered by herrecognition of student individuality.She expected each student to achievehis/her personal best. She set the barhigh for the gifted, yet also had apatient, caring heart for the “latebloomers.”

She devoted many after-schoolhours helping those students who gotlost in the crowd. As a master teachershe witnessed educational fads comeand go, but she stuck to her tradition-al methods. Her motto was to keep itsimple: “Know your subject matter,clearly present it and believe in kids.”

Like many challenging events in life,it often takes a few years in retro-spect to truly appreciate a force ofnature. The same was true for Palygraduates and Miss Turner. Eachspring, I noticed returning youngadults pause by her classroom doorto “just chat,” which was another wayof saying thank you.

Let’s remember her teaching excel-lence and her passion for sharing theworld with young people.

Marilyn MayoOxford Avenue, Palo Alto

A ‘busted’ Palo Alto?Having relocated to Palo Alto 54

years ago, we were assured that infra-structure-services costs were coveredby our property tax — what’s happened?

Seems everything in this town isbusted — schools, police, stormdrains, and on goes the growing list offailures. Our attempts to makeupdates or improvements in our infra-structure exceed estimates and fail tomeet expectations.

As for storm drains — we have expe-rienced both the 1995 and 1998 floodswith no loss, fortunately, but I feel thevague shopping list has ignored severalvery important matters.

I will not support the storm-drain feeincrease.

Elliott BolterWalter Hays Drive, Palo Alto

The ‘B word’I accept Joel Henner’s assurance

(Weekly, Jan. 19) that he was offendedby the choice of what he delicately callsthe “F word” rather than by the politicalsentiment on that bumper sticker hesaw downtown.

However, my faith in the basic fair-ness of my fellow man/woman wouldhave been considerably bolstered if Mr.Henner also condemned vice presidentDick Cheney’s much more violent use ofthat word to attack Sen. Patrick Leahyon the Senate floor.

I sympathize because I am frequentlyoffended by the other four-letter wordthat appeared on that bumper sticker— the “B word.”

I mean no disrespect for GeorgeBush, the man. If he were to invite mefor a chat over a plate of nachos on acafe patio some warm Texas evening, Iwould happily join him.

But having that man sitting in ourhighest office spreading lies on theevening news is the obscenity that I findoffensive.

Thomas DaniellElsinore Drive, Palo Alto

CorrectionsDue to incorrect data provided by Palo Alto police, the Weekly erroneously

reported in its Jan. 12 edition that a personally and racially offensive e-mailoriginated at a computer in Gunn High School’s science lab “before schoolwas out.” The correct date was June 16, a week after classes were concludedfor the term but many teachers and other individuals remained on campus.

Austinn Freeman, who spoke at last Sunday’s Martin Luther King, Jr. event,was identified in the Weekly’s Jan. 19 edition as the president of the Palo AltoHigh School student body. She is the president of the Palo Alto Youth Council.

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Donald Baganoff, 72, professor emeritus, Stanford University, passed away Dec.17th at his home in Palo Alto after suffering a severe stroke Nov. 19th. He had been amember of the Stanford faculty since 1965, retiring Dec. 1997. Don was born Jan. 22,1932, in Crystal City, MO, son of Trifon and Olga Bogdanoff formerly of Macedonia,Yugoslavia. Earning a bachelor's degree from Purdue University 1957; masters fromWashington University 1960, and doctorate from California Institute of Technology1964, he remained at Caltech as research fellow for one year before accepting anappointment as a faculty member in the Aeronautics and Astronautics Dept. of StanfordUniversity in 1965.

Don had a passion for teaching and was honored more than once by his studentswith an Outstanding Teacher Award. He strove for excellence in all his endeavors. Hewas a great lover of sports, enjoying golf, tennis, swimming, ice skating, and jogging.He loved ballroom dancing and classical music, and taught himself to play classicalguitar. He was also an avid football fan, favoring the Stanford and 49er teams, andattended games with his daughters.

He is survived by his wife Kay; three daughters, Kathryn Baganoff Uhlik, wife ofChris, Danville, CA; Michelle Baganoff-Keith, wife of Doug, Newark, CA; and DeborahBaganoff, Mt. View, CA. Six grandchildren, Nicole, Tony, Lauren, Andy, Kelly, and Joci.One brother Fred Baganoff, St. Louis, MO; a sister-in-law Pauline Baganoff, St. Louis;

two nephews, Mark Baganoff, St. Louis, and Fred Baganoff, Arlington, MA; one niece, Lisa Baganoff Gaynor, wife of Bob, Newtown, PA;one great nephew Robbie and one great niece Carly.

Don will be sadly missed and fondly remembered for his devotion to his loving family, always being there for them with wise counseland assistance. He was a proud father and grandfather and cherished the time he spent with his family. As a scientist with interests inmany fields, he will be missed for the interesting discussions he could always be counted on to generate. He left an indelible impressionupon our hearts.

Family and friends are invited to a memorial service for Don to be held at Stanford Memorial Church, Tues., Feb. 1, 2005 at 4:00 p.m.In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may take the form of a gift to the Aero/Astro Dept. (the check made out to "Stanford University,"with accompanying letter, to Brian Cantwell, Chair, Aero/Astro Dept., Durand Bldg., 496 Lomita Mall, Stanford, CA 94305-4035).

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Mossar said. With this week’s vote on the

Downtown Library, the councilagain sided with library advocatesagainst Benest, who recommendedthe council save the funds. “Wedon’t believe this should be a stand-alone decision,” Benest told thecouncil.

The fate of the DowntownLibrary’s Saturday status has beenan open question for months. InSeptember, the Library AdvisoryCommission recommended theDowntown Library reopen onSaturdays.

Councilwoman Hillary Freemanasked why it took nearly fourmonths for the matter to comebefore the council. Assistant CityManager Emily Harrison said itwas because city administrators

wanted to wait until the councilmade a policy decision aboutlibraries in general before bringingthe smaller issue to the forefront.

The small library has been closedon weekends since budget cuts in2003. Since that time, its neighborsand the Friends of the Palo AltoLibrary have pushed for it toreopen on Saturdays, arguing that’swhen most people have the time toactually use the facility.

The Downtown Library willreopen on Saturdays in about amonth, after a half-time librarian ispromoted to a full-time position.Mayor Jim Burch expressed regretthat the promoted employee mayhave to be demoted in July.

Once the change is made, thelibrary will be open Tuesdaysthrough Saturdays. ■

Staff Writer Bill D’Agostinocan be e-mailed [email protected]

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Florence Bilek, a longtime former resident of Palo Alto, died Dec. 22. Amemorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 22, at 10 a.m. at St. ThomasAquinas Church, 751 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Memorial donations may bemade to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, P.O. Box 37243,Washington, DC 20013.

Nancy Francis Jones, a 42-year resident of Atherton, died Dec. 29. Amemorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 22, at 2 p.m. at the FirstPresbyterian Church of Palo Alto, 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto.Memorial donations may be made to the Pathways HospiceFoundation, 201 San Antonio Circle, Suite 104, Mountain View, CA94040; the AAUW Education Foundation, 1109 Valparaiso Ave.,Menlo Park, CA 94025; or the First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto.

Robert Pringle, a former associate vice president of StanfordUniversity, died Jan. 18. A memorial service will be held Monday, Jan.24, at 3 p.m. at Stanford Memorial Church, Palm Drive, Stanford.

Judith Olson Swinehart, a longtime resident of Palo Alto and LosAltos, died Jan. 12. A memorial service will be held Friday, Jan. 21, at2 p.m. at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto.Memorial donations may be made to Pilgrim Haven Health Center, 373Pine Lane, Los Altos, CA 94022.

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Former Stanford official killed by trainA former Stanford University official was killed by a Caltrain Tuesday

in Menlo Park. Robert Pringle, 54, a former university vice president,died after being struck by a train near Encinal Avenue shortly after noon.

“At this point, it appears it was suicide,” said Caltrain spokespersonJayme Kunz. She said the engineer did not see Pringle, who may havebeen hiding and jumped into the train as it passed.

The San Mateo County coroner has not ruled on whether Pringle’sdeath was a suicide. That ruling may not be made until four to six weeksfrom now, a coroner’s official said.

Pringle served as associate vice president in the university’s Office ofDevelopment from December 1997 to November 2002. He was marriedto Maggie Pringle, daughter of Leonard Ely, longtime Palo Alto philan-thropist.

Pringle received a bachelor’s degree from Stanford in 1972 and laterreceived a MBA from the Kellogg School of Management atNorthwestern University.

There will be a memorial service for Pringle at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24,at Stanford’s Memorial Church. ■

— Don Kazak

Police issue warning to dog ownersPalo Alto police have issued a warning for dog owners to take caution

while hiking in Arastradero Preserve because a mountain lion there “ispaying some attention” to domestic dogs.

A flier posted at the preserve states that a lion “has been seen in the pre-serve intently observing and at times following at a distance, peoplewalking dogs. Dog owners are encouraged to be vigilant and aware oftheir surroundings at all times.” ■

— Don Kazak

Salesman jailed for embezzlementA former salesman convicted of embezzling funds from his former

Menlo Park employer was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days in jail and threeyears of probation.

Mark Cameron Hunter-Reay, 45, was also ordered to pay full restitu-tion of the $21,390 taken from the company, Sound Perfection. SuperiorCourt Judge Steven Dylina also forbid Hunter-Reay from taking employ-ment that puts him in a role of financial responsibility, said San MateoCounty Deputy District Attorney Stephanie Arthur.

On Nov. 15, a jury convicted Hunter-Reay of one count of felonyembezzlement for crimes that took place sometime around June of theyear 2000.

According to the prosecution, Hunter-Reay embezzled the money bypilfering a portion of sales profits after failing to submit the total sale tothe company. Hunter-Reay’s behavior was discovered after he was ter-minated from his sales position and the company looked through hisrecords, Arthur said. ■

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Three cited for selling alcohol to minorsPalo Alto police arrested three store clerks Monday for selling alcohol

to minors. The operation of using minors as decoys is part of an 18-month effort that began in September and is funded by a grant from thestate Alcoholic Beverage Control agency.

The volunteer minors were accompanied by undercover police officers.The three store clerks who were arrested are: Evelyn Dela Cruz, 44, ofModesto, for allegedly selling alcohol to a minor at Whole Foods, 744Emerson St.; Eloy T. Pacheco, 29, of Mountain View, for allegedly sell-ing alcohol to a minor at A-1 Liquor, 3866 El Camino Real; and TaeHoon Kim, 32, of Hayward, for allegedly selling alcohol to a minor atCentury Liquor, 3163 Middlefield Road.

The three were arrested and released on citation.The volunteer minors attempted to buy alcohol in 17 stores. ■

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Carol Anne Berg passed away Sunday, January 16th, 2005 athome surrounded by her family. Carol is survived by her lovinghusband Jerome Kent Berg, devoted children, Catherine andhusband Andrew Knipe, Wendy and husband Craig Garbarino andAndrew Berg and wife Gretchen, five adoring grandchildren, Leah,Erika, Heather, Travis, Anthony and her three loyal cats. Hermother, Blanche Gould, her father Claude Wheeler andbrother,Arthur Wheeler, preceded her in death.

A native of Palo Alto, Carole graduated from Palo Alto HighSchool in 1954 where she and Jerome met and later married in1956. She was active with Paly‚s reunion committee helping withmany class reunions, the most recent being the 50th reunionevent. Carol worked closely with her husband running theirbusiness, the Lawnmower Shop in San Carlos for 30 years. She

raised three children and then returned to the workforce as an Administrative Specialist and Notary Public atWells Fargo Bank Private Banking. After retiring from Wells, Carol worked part-time for a local psychologist.Carol had a passion for creating art, painting in oils, watercolor, tole-painting and ceramics. She was a memberof Beta Sigma Phi sorority and enjoyed raising African violets and orchids. Carol loved music and especiallyloved to dance.

A memorial service and celebration of her life will be held at 2pm on Saturday, January 22 at Roller, Hapgoodand Tinney Funeral Chapel at 980 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciatedonations to be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation at 888-888-3317, The KomenFoundation, P.O. Box 65039, Dallas, TX 75205-0309, www.komen.org.

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Palo Alto City Council . . . The council will review the city’s long-range financial plan and examine a development at 928, 940 and1180 East Meadow drives. The meeting will be held on Monday,Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers inside City Hall (250Hamilton Ave.).

Palo Alto Planning and Transportation Commission . . . The commis-sion will review plans for a 5,600-square-foot home on an 11-acre lotat 5061 Skyline Blvd. as well as an application for a variance on a newtwo-story home at 705 Ellsworth Place that will encroach on the frontand rear setbacks. The meeting will be held Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 7p.m. in the City Council Chambers inside City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.).

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Village Properties bought thecenter in 1999 and has improved itsparking lot, repainted buildings andadded new master signage, accord-ing to property manager LarryJacobs.

Although many mom-and-popshops remain at Charleston, somestoreowners are beginning to won-der how long they will survive.

Several merchants cited a famil-iar Palo Alto refrain — rising rents— as a big concern. A number ofthem have had their rents doubledduring their tenures, althoughNicosia said that some rates werelow to begin with.

The owner of NeighborhoodLiquor and Video, a woman whodeclined to give her name, said herfamily-owned business has taken ahit in recent years. Video rentals aredown, and cigarettes aren’t the prof-it leaders they used to be, she said.

There’s no doubt money is tightfor some entrepreneurs. WhenNicosia, a Menlo Park resident,

opens his shop these chilly wintermornings, he flips on three electri-cal space heaters to warm up theplace. Overhead hangs a built-infurnace, in need of repair. Nicosiashrugs; the landlord said it’s hisresponsibility to fix it, and he can’tafford the $1,000 bill.

Some former tenants have movedout, including an art-supply store,Accent Arts, and a plumbing studio.In April, Palo Alto Orthopedics, a10-year tenant, will move toMountain View, where it has boughta building, according to store ownerJerry Benton, Sr. He said rents werea factor, but not a driving force inthe move.

Asked whether he’d heard of anyplans for his space, Benton said themanagement has been tight-lipped,but that if a chain were to move in,it might need to expand beyond justhis shop.

Nancy Chan, owner of Back toFitness physical therapy, hasn’theard from management about anychanges. Her lease is up this yearthough, she wryly noted.Meanwhile, Gary Schoen, owner ofRick’s Ice Cream, said the idea ofhaving to sell his shop “strikes fear”

into his heart. Mayor Jim Burch, a frequent

Café Sophia customer, said proper-ty owners are allowed to managetheir land as they see fit.Nonetheless, he is concerned overthe loss of small businesses. Evenwith Peet’s moving in, “it wouldn’tbe the same. [Café Sophia] is moreof a community center.”

Burch brought the city’s economic-resources planning staff to meet withOmar this week, to see what help thecity could provide in relocatingOmar’s business within Palo Alto.

Peet’s at Charleston will be thecompany’s third location in PaloAlto. Another Peet’s opened recent-ly in Los Altos on El Camino Real.

Nicosia plans to remain opti-mistic — and tenacious — aboutcarrying on the small business he’sbuilt. The sign outside his shopsays it all: no fancy lettering, nobrand name, just a red-white-and-blue striped pole and the words,“Barber Shop.”

“I’ve been here 36 years,” Nicosiasaid, “and I need to be here longer.” ■

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“Such exclusive access and hands-on learning opportunities are thehallmarks of People to People educa-tional journeys and conferences,”said Jeff Thomas, the program’schief executive officer, in a pressrelease issued Wednesday.

Moses, who is enrolled in a U.S.history course at Gunn, was mostexcited to see the places he is current-ly learning about at school. As part ofthe program, he and his sister are alsoscheduled to visit Mount Vernon andMonticello, the historic estates andgardens of presidents GeorgeWashington and Thomas Jefferson.

Priscilla soaked in the formal inau-gural ball, created specifically for theattending youth, and meeting newfriends. It was also Priscilla’s first tripwithout her parents, an added bonus.

President Dwight D. Eisenhowerfounded the program in 1956 duringhis administration. His granddaugh-ter, Mary J. Eisenhower, is now thepresident and chief executive officer.

The trip to this year’s presidentialinauguration is just one of the Peopleto People opportunities available tostudents. As part of the program, stu-dent ambassadors travel overseas fortwo to three weeks during the sum-mer to learn, share, and representtheir communities and schools. ■

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Grant RecipientsAchievekids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000Adolescent Counseling Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7500Art in Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3000Bayshore Christian Ministries. . . 3000California Family Foundation. . . 4000CAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3000Challenge Learning Center . . . . . 5000Children’s Center of the Stanford Community . . . . . . . . . 2500Children’s Day in EPA . . . . . . . . 4000The Children’s Pre-School Center. . . . . . . . . . . . 5000Cleo Eulau Center. . . . . . . . . . . . 5000Community Breast Health Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000Community Legal Services in EPA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000Covenant Children’s Center . . . . 5000EPA Kids Foundation . . . . . . . . . 7500EPA YMCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7500Ecumenical Hunger Program . . . 7500El Carmelo Elementary School . 1000Environmental Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3000Family & Children Services . . . . 5000Family Connections . . . . . . . . . . 5000Foundation for a College Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000Friends of the PA Junior Friends Nursery School . . . . . . . 5000GeoKids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3400Friends of the PA Public Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4000Girls Club of the Mid-Peninsula. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4000Hidden Villa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7500I Have a Dream. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000Inn Vision/Urban Ministry . . . . . 7500Jordan Middle School PTA. . . . . 3000Mayview Community Health Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000Mini Infant Center . . . . . . . . . . . 3000New Creation Home Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000OICW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2500Pacific Art League of Palo Alto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4500Palo Alto Art Center Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000Palo Alto CommunityChild Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000Palo Alto Housing Corporation . 3000Palo Alto Jr. Museum & Zoo . . . 7500Palo Alto Library Foundation . . . 5000PAMF-Collaborative. . . . . . . . . . 5000Palo Alto Senior High School. . . 2500PAUSD Music Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000Parents Place Family Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2500Pathways Hospice Foundation . . 5000Raices de Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000Ravenswood City School District-Health Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9000St. Elizabeth Seton School . . . . . 7500St. Vincent de Paul Society. . . . . 5000Support Network for Battered Women . . . . . . . . . . 5000Teach for America . . . . . . . . . . . 5000TheatreWorks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3000YES Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5000YMCA of the Mid-Peninsula . . . 7500Youth Community Service . . . . . 7500ZOHAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000

Individuals61 Anonymous.........................................11,812JJan & Beverly Aarts.....................................**Wayne & Alice Abraham..............................**Randy Adams ..............................................100B.R. Adelman .............................................500Dave Ahn .......................................................50Prasad N. Akella .............................................**David & Sue Apfelberg...............................100Tom & Annette Ashton...............................100Gerald & Barbara August ...........................100Bob & Corrine Aulgur ..................................**Gregory & Ann Avis .....................................**Ray & Carol Bacchetti ..................................**Jim & Nancy Baer .........................................**John & Marilyn Barker ...............................125Gerald & Joyce Barker................................200Robert C. Barrett & Linda E. Atkinson.......250Gwendolyn M. BArry.....................................**Brigid Barton & Rob Robinson .....................50Richard Baumgartner & Elizabeth Salzer ...275Lovinda Beal..................................................**Ken Bencala & Sally O’Neil........................150Bonnie M. Berg ..............................................**S. Berger ....................................................1000Al & Liz Bernal.............................................**Gerald & Harriet Berner .............................200James & Wendy Bilanski ............................140Daniel Blachman & Barbara Stewart ............**Roy & Carol Blitzer ....................................300Dan Bloomberg & Irene Beardsley .............100Louis & Beverly Bogart ..............................175Eric Keller & Janice Bohman ......................250Charles & Barbara Bonini...........................100Larry Breed..................................................100Richard & Carolyn Brennan .........................**Don & Lorian Brookman............................100Rick & Eileen Brooks .................................100Anthony & Judith Brown............................100Gloria Brown ...............................................200Larry & Wendy Brown................................250Allan & Marilyn Brown................................**David & Trish Bubenik .................................**Bruce & Arlene Bueno de Mesquita ............**Jim & Wileta Burch.......................................**Carolyn D. Caddes..........................................50Luca & Mary Cafiero ....................................**Casey Cameron..............................................**Eph & Sally Cannon....................................100Robert & Mary Cardelli ................................**Barbara CArlisle...........................................**Richard Carlson ...........................................100Bob & Mary Carlstead ..................................**Earl & Ellie Caustin ......................................**Miriam Cespedes ...........................................26Mark Chandler & Chris Kenrick ...................**Daniel Chapiro & Susana Nagel..................250George & Ruth Chippendale.........................**Karen Choy Singer ........................................**Gavin & Tricia Christensen...........................**Ted & Ginny Chu ........................................200Nancy Ciaranello ...........................................**Steve & Diane Ciesinski ...............................**Tom & Sarah Clark........................................**Keith & Harriet Clark....................................**Keith L. Clarke ...............................................**Russell & Pat Clough ..................................500Ken & Shirley Coates..................................100Marc & Margaret Cohen.............................100Lynn & Mary Lois Comeskey ....................100Reed & Judith Content................................100Mike & Jean Couch.......................................**Constance Crawford ....................................200

Chip & Donna Crossman..............................**Lois Crozier Hogle ......................................100Robyn Crumly ...............................................**Sean Curran .................................................100Dexter & Jean Dawes..................................250Barbara Demere.............................................**Les & Judy Denend...................................1000Doug & Maryann Moise Derwin .............3500John & Ruth Devries...................................600Marianne Dieckmann ..................................200Tony & Jan DiJulio........................................**Jean Doble......................................................**Ted & Cathy Dolton ......................................**John Donald.................................................100Attorney Susan Dondershine .......................100Eugene & Mabel Dong ...............................100Kingston & Liz Schwerer Duffie..................**Gary & Ree Dufresne..................................200Jack & Marcia Edelstein ...............................25Tom & Ellen Ehrlich .....................................**Joseph & Meri Ehrlich ................................250Jerry & Linda Elkind...................................300Richard & Penelope Ellson.........................100Hoda S. Epstein ..............................................**Hoda S. Epstein ..............................................**Leif & Sharon Erickson .............................250Stanley & Betty Evans ..................................**Russ & Alice Evarts ......................................**Virginia E. Fehrenbacher.............................100Steven & Helen Feinberg..........................1000Teresa Feiock .................................................30David & Diane Feldman .............................200Solon & Diane Finkelstein..........................100Ben Finney.....................................................51Allan & Joan Fisch........................................**Dave Fischer & Sue Bartalo...........................**Gerald & Ruth Fisher ....................................**Adrian & Sue Flakoll ....................................**Deborah Ford-Scriba .....................................**Dulcy Freeman...............................................75Stephen Monismith & Lani Freeman ............**Bob & Betty French ....................................100Julianne Frizzell.............................................**David & Betsy Fryberger............................100Victor & Beverly Fuchs...............................250John A. Galen ..............................................100

Greg & Penny Gallo....................................500Elvia Fernandez Garwood.............................**Buck Gee ...................................................1000Mark & Romola Georgia ..............................**Betty W. Gerard ............................................100Matt Glickman & Susie Hwang...................250Dena Goldberg...............................................50Burton & Carol Goldfield ...........................200Paul Goldstein & Dena Mossar .....................50Paul Goldstein & Diane Guinta .....................**Margot Goodman...........................................**Warren & Judy Goodnow .............................**Wick & Mary Goodspeed ...........................500Werner Graf .................................................500Harry & Diane Greenberg...........................500Anne Gregor & Frederick Rose...................250Sydney Griswold ...........................................50Eric & Elaine Hahn .......................................**John & Nan Halliday.....................................**Ben & Ruth Hammett ...................................**Phil & Graciela Hanawalt .............................**Carroll Harrington .......................................100Jake & Amy Hartinger ................................100Harry & Susan Hartzell.................................**Thomas E. Haven ...........................................**The Havern Family.....................................1000Walt & Kay Hays ........................................100Elinor G. Heath.............................................100Jonathan & Germaine Heiliger .....................**Bob Heinen & Cyndi Morrow .....................250Alan Henderson ...........................................100Bob & Jan Hermsen ......................................**Victor & Norma Hesterman..........................**Carrie Hewlett..............................................100Mark Heyer ....................................................25Richard & Imogene Hilbers........................200Richard R. & Frances B. Hogan.................100Rosemary Hornby..........................................**Mary Houlihan...............................................**Roland Hsu & Julie Noblitt............................**Mahlon & Carol Hubenthal ..........................**Joseph & Nancy Huber ...............................100Mette Huberman............................................**Leannah Hunt ..............................................200Dieter Hurno ................................................100Robert & Joan Jack .....................................200

Michael Jacobs & Jane Morton ...................200Rajiv & Sandy Jain......................................101Jim & Laurie Jarrett.......................................**Jon & Julie Jerome ........................................**Bill Johnson & Terri Lobdell .........................**Richard Johnsson...........................................**Surya Sati Joncas-Carrell ..............................**Zelda Jury.......................................................**Herb & Joy Kaiser.......................................100David & Nancy Kalkbrenner ......................100Herant & Stina Katchadourian....................100Michael & Marcia Katz...............................100Ronald Kaye ..................................................**Sue Kemp.....................................................250Don & Robin Kenndey ...............................500Ed & Eileen Kennedy..................................200Alfred & Mae Kenrick ..................................**Leo & Marlys Keoshian................................**Carol J. Kersten.............................................150Arden King ....................................................**Bob & Edie Kirkwood ................................500Stan Schrier & Barbara Klein ........................**Tony & Sheryl Klein .....................................**Larry Baer & Stephanie Klein ...................1000Larry Klein.....................................................**Jim & Judy Kleinberg ...................................**Kniss-Salame Families .................................500Lorrin & Stephanie Koran...........................200Hal & Iris Korol.............................................**Jean Kotila....................................................100Art & Helen Kraemer....................................**Tony & Judy Kramer.....................................**David Shaw & Nancy Kramer .......................**Ron & Ellen Krasnow ...................................**Margaret Krebs ..............................................**Mark & Virginia Kreutzer.............................**Karen Krogh ..................................................**David Labaree..............................................250Ieva Lange......................................................**Donald & Adele Langendorf ......................200Wil & Inger Larsen........................................**Barbara Lawson.............................................50R. Hewlett Lee.............................................100Doug & Ginger Levick..................................**Patricia Levin...............................................100Stephen & Nancy Levy ................................**

613 donors through 1/20 totalling $138,740 with match $238,740 has been raised for the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund

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Come Meet the Press!Saturday, February 5, 2005

10 am to 12 noonLucie Stern Community Center ballroom

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Free and Open to the Public

PANEL DISCUSSIONPerspectives on the State of U. S. Journalism:

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Harry & Marion Lewenstein.........................**Alex & Sherry Liu.......................................100Robert & Constance Loarie ..........................**Bernice & Marvin Loeb ..............................100Christopher & Kristen Loew.......................300Mandy Lowell..............................................400Robert Lowen & Marilynn Gallaway.........200Gwen Luce.....................................................**Jean Mac Kaye Colby .................................100Andrew & Lori Mackenzie ...........................**Jonathon MacQuitty ....................................100Dick & Ellie Manfield...................................**Miriam Marden..............................................**Martignetti Family ..........................................**Chris & Beth Martin....................................200John & Maureen Martin................................**Tony & Priscilla Marzoni..............................**James & Renee Masterson..........................100Jody Maxmin .................................................**May Family Foundation...............................500John & Leona McCabe ...............................150Drew Mc Calley & Marilyn Green..............100Janet McClure Lyman ...................................25Jack & Martha McLaughlin........................100Joe & Lynnie Melena ....................................50John & Eve Melton .....................................500Robert & Elizabeth Meltzer ..........................50Jim & Vicky Merchant ..................................**F. W. Merrill.................................................150Mona Miller ...................................................50Elizabeth Miller .............................................**Frank & Shirley Mills .................................100David & Carolyn Mitchell ............................**Jim & Becky Morgan................................1000Richard Morris.............................................250Les Morris....................................................100Lincoln & Mary Lou Moses .......................100The Most Family ..........................................220Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Mulcahy....................100Debbie Mytels................................................50Dennis Neverve..............................................25Elsbeth Newfield............................................**Merrill & Lee Newman.................................**Michael & Karen Nierenberg .....................100Craig & Sally Nordlund ..............................500Peter & Kay Nosler .......................................**Boyce & Peggy Nute.....................................**Roy Ola ........................................................500Kim Orumchian...........................................750Judy Ousterhout...........................................100John & Rita Ousterhout.................................**Peter & Barbara Pande ..................................**John & Barbara Pavkovich............................**Enid Pearson ................................................200Scott & Sandra Pearson...............................500John S. Perkins................................................**James & Barbara Peterson ............................50Conney Pfeiffer..............................................25Jim & Alma Phillips....................................250Helene Pier.....................................................**Paul Pinsky.....................................................**Carl Poll .......................................................100David & Virginia Pollard ............................150Joe & Marlene Prendergast ...........................**Harry & Mildred Press................................100Don & Dee Price ...........................................**Nan Prince....................................................100Jerome & Janice Raffel ...............................100Roy & Hazel Rand ........................................**Tim and Theresia Ranzetta............................**Roxy Rapp ...................................................500The Read Family ..........................................250Alice Reeves ..................................................20Alice Reeves ..................................................**Bill & Carolyn Reller ..................................500Jerry H. Rice .................................................100Susie Richardson ...........................................**Thomas Rindfleisch.....................................100Barbara Riper..............................................200Joe & Diane Rolfe .........................................**Dick & Ruth Rosenbaum..............................**Peter & Beth Rosenthal...............................500Paul & Maureen Roskoph...........................100Steve & Karen Ross ......................................**Lou & Don Ross............................................**Don & Ann Rothblatt..................................250Ruth B. Running...........................................300Jay & Jean Rusmore....................................**Grace Sain......................................................**Tom & Pat Sanders......................................100Page & Ferrell Sanders..................................**George & Dorothy Saxe................................**John & Mary Schaefer ..................................**Kenneth L. Schroeder & Frances Codispoti500Irving Schulman ..........................................100Virginia Schulz ............................................200Carli Scott ......................................................**Kenyon Scott................................................200Elisabeth Seaman...........................................**Gary Sharron & Annette Bialson.................100Hersh & Arna Shefrin ...................................**Elizabeth Shepard..........................................**William Woo & Martha Shirk......................250Lee & Judy Shulman...................................150Richard & Bonnie Sibley ..............................**Bob & Gloria Sikora ...................................200Bob & Diane Simoni...................................200Andrea B. Smith ...........................................100Beverly Smith ................................................**Steve & Paula J. Smith.................................500Charles Smith & Ann Burrell ......................295Ed & Ellen Smith ........................................350Roger Smith.................................................200Alice S. Smith.................................................**Karen Sortino.................................................50Lew & Joan Southern..................................200Robert & Verna Spinrad................................**Robert & Becky Spitzer ..............................100Joel Spolin & Margot Parker..........................**Rosemary Squires..........................................**

Art & Peggy Stauffer...................................500Isaac & Maddy Stein.....................................**Hans & Judith Steiner .................................100Peter S. Stern.................................................250Charles & Barbara Stevens ...........................**Doug & Kathy Stevens..................................**Andrew Stevenson & Chris Gutmacher ......100Blair & Jacqueline Stewart..........................100Donald Stites..................................................**Bryon & Bonnie Street................................100Stan & Sue Sucher.......................................100Kevin & Edith Sullivan ...............................500Ludwig & Carol Tannenwald........................**James & Margaret Taylor..............................50Craig & Anne Taylor...................................250Jacqueline S. Thielen......................................**Pat Thomas ....................................................**John & Susan Thomas...................................**Victor & Marianne Thompson....................100Carl & Susan Thomsen .................................**Robert & Susan Tilling ...............................100David & Nehama Treves.............................100Tony & Carolyn Tucher ..............................250Mike & Ellen Turbow .................................100Don & Anne Vermeil ....................................**Jim & Susan Voll ...........................................**Rita Vrhel.....................................................250Virgina Wade & Gary Baldwin......................**Peter Chen & Ann Wagenhals .....................250Jerry & Bobbie Wagger.................................**Joel Waldman.................................................**Roger & Joan Warnke ...................................**Don & Sylvie Way ......................................500Anna Wu Weakland.....................................100Mimi Webb ..................................................100Mark & Karen Weitzel..............................1000David R. Wells................................................30George & Lois Wentworth............................30Stephen Westfold.........................................250Ralph & Jackie Wheeler .............................200John & Lynn Wiese .......................................50Anton Wolak..................................................75Douglas & Susan Woodman.........................**Lijun & Jia-Ning Xiang ................................50Lawrence Yang & Jennifer Kuan.................500Mark Krasnow & Patti Yanklowitz................**Cathy Young ................................................100Steve Zamek & Jane Borchers.......................**

In Memory OfSeb & Clara Abel............................................**Absent Friends ................................................50Arny Agiewich................................................**Ila Anderson..................................................100Richard Barkley ..............................................**Alice Beach.....................................................**Heston Beaudoin...........................................100Carol Berkowitz..............................................**John D. Black..................................................**Anna & Max Blanka ....................................150A.L. and L.K Brown.....................................100Elizabeth Buurma ...........................................**Richard Cabrera Jr. .........................................**John (Jack) Carlson ........................................**Bill Carlstead ..................................................**Alfred Casarotti...............................................**Joseph F. Connelly..........................................50Frank & Jean Crist........................................250Bill Delucchi ...................................................**Patricia Demetrios ......................................6000Bob Dolan .....................................................500Bob Donald .....................................................**Bob Donald...................................................100Lois E. Donnelly...........................................250Fred Everly....................................................100Ron Fleice .......................................................**Mary Floyd......................................................**Pam Grady ....................................................250Grandma & Grandpa ......................................**Grandpa Bud...................................................**Sally Hassett....................................................**Heinz & Cleo Eulau .....................................200Alan K. Herrick ..............................................**Renee Hirsch...................................................**Florence Kan Ho.............................................**Chet Johnson...................................................**George Johnson...............................................**Kai ...................................................................**Bertha Kalson .................................................**Seymour & Charlotte Kaplan.........................**Katharine King................................................**Katharine Rogers King...................................**Helene F. Klein ...............................................**Dr. Jim Klint ...................................................**Bill Land .........................................................**Lois E. Lane....................................................**Betsy Laster ....................................................**Charles Bennett Leib ....................................200Stith Letsinger...............................................100Peter Levin ......................................................**Emmett Lorey .................................................**Larry Lynch...................................................100Amy Malzbender ..........................................100Bob Markevitch ..............................................**Thesea McCarthy............................................**Stephanie Meier ..............................................**Terry Merz.......................................................**Bill Miller........................................................**William J. & Adele Miller..............................**Peter V. Milward.............................................50Misty & Holly.................................................50Gllen G. Mitchell..........................................200Bessie Moskowitz...........................................25Kathryn L. Nelson ..........................................**Our wonderful son David.............................100Our son Nick.................................................250Paul Arthur Pearson......................................200Our loving dad Al Pellizzari ..........................**Mary Perkins...................................................50

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A theatrical renaissance

by Robyn Israel

One glance at the guestlist for TheatreWorks’35th anniversary par-ty is proof positive of

how far the Peninsula-basedcompany has come.

Hosted by Pulitzer Prize-win-ning playwright Wendy Wasser-stein (“The Sisters Rosensweig,”“The Heidi Chronicles”) thegala event on Jan. 31 will alsofeature new work by AcademyAward-winning composerStephen Schwartz (“Wicked,”“Godspell”) and Andrew Lippa(“The Wild Party,” “A LittlePrincess”). Not bad for a region-al company whose first seasonincluded just one production:the world premiere of “Pop-corn.”

Thirty-five years later, The-atreWorks boasts an annualbudget of $5.3 million, present-ing eight productions each year— a total of 253 performances.It has been home to 44 worldpremieres and 94 regional pre-mieres.

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Nicholas Wright

Nicholas Wright

TheatreWorksfounder Robert

Kelley directs“Shakespeare in

Hollywood,” whichopens on Saturday

at the MountainView Center for the

Performing Arts.

Tom Langguth, a change artist for TheatreWorks, paints one of the props for“Shakespeare in Hollywood.”

Heather Kellums(above), a carpenter for

TheatreWorks, securesone of the backdropsfor “Shakespeare in

Hollywood.”

“Thirty-five: It seems like a bignumber when I look at it on thepage,” said founder and artistic di-rector Robert Kelley. “But when Ithink about the experience, itseems like a couple years. Al-though we’ve gown tremendously,the spirit of the company seems thesame. The process of making the-ater, of getting large groups of peo-ple together, each skilled at a cer-tain aspect of the arts, is very simi-lar to what it was with our firstplay.”

And Kelley is still creative, di-recting several productions eachseason. He is currently overseeing“Shakespeare in Hollywood,”which opens on Saturday at theMountain View Center for the Per-forming Arts.

Written by Ken Ludwig, the playis a whimsical comedy in whichShakespeare’s Puck and Oberonmagically find themselves in Hol-lywood, appearing as themselvesin the 1934 film version of “AMidsummer Night’s Dream.”

Founded in 1970, TheatreWorkshas grown from a small, local com-pany to one that now carries a na-tional reputation. It is that pedigreethat has attracted music-theatericons like Schwartz, who teamedwith his son, director ScottSchwartz (“Golda’s Balcony”) lastyear in the production of “My An-tonia,” a world premiere.

“It was exciting. It made forgreat theater,” Kelley said. “Thecaliber of these people has takenTheatreWorks to a higher level.”

TheatreWorks now stages at leastone world premiere each year, Kel-ley said — sometimes even two.Case in point: “A Little Princess,”which was staged last August andfeatured music by Lippa, “Ameri-ca’s next great musical composer,”according to Kelley.

“I think Theatreworks’ successhas to do with a couple things,”Lippa said. “First, they place a pre-mium on playwrights and com-posers. New works get attention,and the relationships they’ve nur-tured keep top writers comingback. I can’t think of any other the-ater in the country that is more de-voted to developing new musicals.”

Another success was “Mem-phis,” a world premiere that fea-tured two major players in theworld of theater and music: play-wright Joe DiPietro (“I Love You,You’re Perfect, Now Change”) andcomposer David Bryan, key-boardist for Bon Jovi.

According to Kelley, the “sub-stantial growth” in the last fiveyears has not occurred by chance.

“That period of time parallels adecision to commit the company tothe development of new works forthe American theater — especiallymusical theater. It has attracted fas-cinating artists, and that has helpedus attract more people to the com-pany. It’s encouraged people tosupport us.”

Though TheatreWorks has alengthy history, it did not reallygain national prominence until sixyears ago, when Kelley decided tostage “Side Show,” a piece about

performing twin sisters joined atthe hip. Written by Bill Russell(book and lyrics) and composerHenry Krieger, the show had notbeen a success on Broadway, butKelley saw tremendous potentialand forged ahead.

“Our show had a little more joyto it. It wasn’t as dark an interpre-tation. And I think it had morecomedy than the original produc-tion. It’s intangible — we reallybelieved in it,” Kelley said.

That, in turn, led to the worldpremiere in 2000 of “Everything’sDucky,” by the same team that cre-ated “Side Show” (this time joinedby co-writer Jeffrey Hatcher).

That started the ball rolling, interms of attracting nationallyknown artists, Kelley said.

“And I believe we’ll continue tosee some of America’s great writ-ers bringing works to Theatre-Works with increasing frequency.Of course it’s a tremendous finan-cial challenge to do a new work ofany kind — it’s three times harder(than a work that’s already estab-lished). When it’s a musical it’s 10times harder.”

Another challenge, Kelley ac-knowledged, is keeping people in-terested in live theater, at a timewhen so many forms of entertain-ment vie for their attention.

“We’re telling a story every yearafresh, trying to essentially main-tain an art form that’s anything buta mass art form — there’s a limitednumber of seats and a limited num-ber of people who can attend eachnight. It’s keeping that idea afloat,at a time when so much out there ismass entertainment — you can getit on Comcast without leaving yourcouch. I do feel we’re an art formthat needs to keep introducing it-self to more and more people.”

Another challenge has been thecompany’s peripatetic productions,which alternate between the Moun-tain View Center for the Perform-ing Arts and the Lucie Stern The-atre in Palo Alto. TheatreWorksalso has rehearsal space in Moun-tain View, and office and workshopspace in Menlo Park. There wastalk several years ago of building apermanent home for the company,but the project never materialized.

“(It was more of a reality) whenthe boom was going on,” Kelleysaid. “But when the economystopped in its tracks, that projectstopped in its tracks.”

Undeterred, Kelley still finds hiscreative juices flowing at Theatre-Works after 35 years.

“I’m not looking for another job.I obviously love TheatreWorks,” hesaid. “I love making theater and

the collaboration it demands. It justtakes so many different people.”

Kelley added that he gets re-in-spired by working with peoplesuch as Gerry Hiken, who stars asdirector Max Reinhardt in “Shake-speare in Hollywood,” Theatre-Works’ current production.

“He’s one of the great mature ac-tors in this area,” Kelley said of thePalo Alto-based actor. “He’s beenat it 50 years , so I feel like I’mjust starting. I see the joy of mak-ing theater still burning bright inhim. It’s a wonderful experience.”

Still, the day will come when anew director takes the helm at The-atreWorks. When asked what qual-ities he would like his successor tohave, Kelley replied:

“I think someone who values di-versity would be key, a person whosees music and drama as naturalpartners, someone with a great dealof joy, who loves the process ofcollaboration. And someone whothinks the world can be better, canchange — those are all qualities Iadmire. Someone who’s an inno-vate, creative director.” ■


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Wendy Wasserstein will host “OneNight Only,” TheatreWorks’ 35th An-niversary Gala benefit on Jan. 31 at8 p.m. at the Mountain View Centerfor the Performing Arts, 500 CastroSt. (at Mercy). The event will featurea TheatreWorks retrospective andnew work by special guest com-posers Stephen Schwartz and An-drew Lippa.

Tickets are $65 and $125 for theconcert and champagne reception.Proceeds will benefit TheatreWorks’New Works Initiative, which providescomposers and writers the opportu-nity to develop new forms of theater.For additional information and ticketscontact Sarah Grojean at (650) 463-7152 or [email protected].

WHAT; Ken Ludwig’s “Shake-speare in Hollywood,” presentedby TheatreWorksWHERE: Mountain View Centerfor the Performing Arts, 500 Cas-tro St. (corner of Mercy)WHEN: The play will previewtonight at 8 p.m. and open onSaturday at 8 p.m. Show timesare Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. (noperformance Feb. 8); Wednes-days through Fridays at 8 p.m.;Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m. (8 p.m.only Jan. 22 and Feb. 12); Sun-days at 2 and 7 p.m. (2 p.m. onlyFeb. 6 and 13). “Visual Voice” au-dio-described performances areavailable Feb. 11-12 at 8 p.m.and Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. “Shake-speare in Hollywood” will runthrough Feb. 13.COST: Tickets are $20-$50; dis-counts are available for youth, stu-dents, seniors, and members.INFO: For tickets and information,the public may call (650) 903-6000 or visit theatreworks.org.

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About the cover:TheatreWorks founder RobertKelley directs “Shakespeare inHollywood” at the MountainView Center for the PerformingArts. Photography by NicholasWright.

“New works get atten-tion, and the relation-ships they’ve nurturedkeep top writers com-ing back. I can’t thinkof any other theater inthe country that ismore devoted to devel-oping new musicals.”

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-Andrew Lippa,composer

W hen dancer and choreog-rapher Tammy de Jong-Todd premieres her latest

work tonight, she knows her sis-ter will be watching from a betterplace, free from the pain of can-cer.

De Jong-Todd dedicated herdance, “A Moment in Time,” toher older sister, Pam de Jong-Aviles, who died less than a weekago after a 14-month battle withovarian cancer.

“My prayer is that I can dancethis dance for her and that she’llhave a front row seat in heaven,”de Jong-Todd said.

“A Moment in Time” will beperformed at Cubberley Commu-nity Center Theater tonight andSaturday, as part of “Seven byThree.” Presented by DanceVi-sions, the show will feature sevendances by three local choreogra-phers: de Jong-Todd, LauraZweig, and Natasha Carlitz.

DanceVisions is a 12-year-oldnonprofit dance project that pro-motes awareness and support ofdance. Housed at CubberleyCommunity Center in Palo Alto,it offers classes in hip hop, ballet,modern, Indian fusion, cardiosalsa and yoga.

Dancers in the show are of allages and come from many pro-fessions and dance backgrounds,from a college math teacher to asoftware developer to danceteachers.

“It’s a nice reflection of ourcommunity that people who areprofessionally involved in somany different things can makethe time to get together for week-end rehearsals and long re-hearsals to make this happen,”Carlitz said.

De Jong-Todd’s piece is a suite

of four solos for four women thatexplores moments of tension,fear, compassion, forgiveness,anger, helpless, hope andstrength. Each solo captures adifferent stage in the choreogra-pher’s process of coping with hersister’s illness.

“Kara,” the second solo, por-trays how de Jong-Todd and hersister supported each other dur-ing this difficult time. The titlemeans “Reaching Out” in Greek.

“My journey with my sister atthat point in time was searchingfor ways to help her, the give-and-take to help me. She gave somuch and I would take and Iwould give it back, so there was alot of back-and-forth, of helpingone another, reaching out to oneanother,” de Jong-Todd ex-plained.

“Neshama,” the third solo, isthe most emotional. The namemeans “Soul” in Hebrew. DeJong-Todd choreographed thispiece during the most criticaltime in her sister’s illness.

“Diagnosis after diagnosis wasnot good and the tension for mewas just rising, my trying to dealwith that within myself and try-ing to maintain hope for her andfor the rest of my family,” deJong-Todd said.

“The solos are really my gift toher and everything she’s givenme. Not tangible gifts, but spiri-tual gifts,” she said.

The other dances in “Seven byThree” range from light-heartedto politically charged.

Zweig’s “Resistance” is a suiteof six dances set to lively SouthAfrican music by Johnny Clegg.It honors resistance to apartheidwith a multi-generational castthat ranges from a 7-year-olddancer to a 59-year-old.

Zweig, a longtime dancer andteacher in Palo Alto, usuallychoreographs pieces to be “justdances, movements for move-ment’s sake.” But, like “Resis-tance,” her themed pieces tend tobe anti-war.

The messages in “Resistance”are both particular to the SouthAfrican resistance movement andpertinent to resistance move-ments across the globe.

“It feels very current becauseI’ve been very opposed to the warand been involved in a lot of anti-war marches and I don’t feel likeI have put my life on the line or




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Choreographer Tammy de Jong-Todd mourns the loss of her sisterthrough a dance entitled “A Moment in Time.”

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anything but in some small way,it feels related to me personallyand to a lot of other people, justthe whole issue of seeing some-thing is wrong and doing some-thing to change it,” she said.

One dance in the “Resistance”suite, called “One (Hu)Man, OneVote,” features sixth and seventhgraders in an “upbeat kind of in-your-face sort of dance,” Zweigsaid.

“The way I keep describing itto them is ‘One Man, One Vote,’duh!”

Along with “A Moment inTime,” two more dances by deJong-Todd will be performed.“Punctuation” is a quick, upbeatrhythmic dance by four womenset to music by the African, all-female group, Zap Mama. “NoKick-Flips, No Preemos,” is a“funky, silly, quirky” piece inwhich seven dancers wearHawaiian shirts and jeans andslide around the stage on skate-boards.

Carlitz, a member of Palo Alto-based High Release Dance, willshow three of her dances: “Prin-ciples of Magnetism,” “Palin-drome” and “Circulation.”

“Magnetism” is “an explorationof force,” Carlitz said. “I realizedthat a lot of my work was veryplaced and I wanted to experi-ment with throwing people into amore fling-y kind of movement,”she explained.

Like its name, “Palindrome” isa mirror image of itself. “Sevenby Three” marks its premiere.

“It’s a duet, very cerebral,”Carlitz said. “I was experiment-ing with a specific thing, withmovement regression, taking thesame movement forwards andthen backwards. Each phrasecomes forwards and backwardsand the whole piece goes for-wards and backwards.” ■

Editorial Intern Molly Tanen-baum can be reached at [email protected].



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8:00 am – Worship Service10:30 am – Worship Service

Rev. Randall K. WilburnGreg Fry- Director of Youth & Family Ministry

-ELCA-3149 Waverley St., Palo Alto

650–494–1212

Child care available at both services

5:00 pm – Jazz Vespers(2nd Sunday of the month)

Sunday Celebration Services8:45AM, 11:00AM & 5:00PM

Nursery & youth programs available at AM servicesSun. thru Feb. 13th, Class 1:30-3:30pm“The Teachings of the Bhagavad Bita”

Sat., Jan 29th, 7pm, Movie, “INDIGO”, Tickets: $10Visit our website for the daily inspirational

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PALO ALTO COMMUNITY CHURCHAffirming the Divine Spirit in every person.

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9:30am Adult & Junior High Classes11:00am Worship Service

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Are you seeking a spiritual home, a place ofwelcome and acceptance? Are you wantingtheological study where you are free to ask honestquestions? Are you looking for a community of faithwhere you can be empowered to work for justice,peace and the common good of all?

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Bahá’í Faith“Let your vision be world-embracing.” — Bahá’u’llahPlease join us for an evening of music and devotions

Sunday, January 23, 2005“A Sabbath for Our Time”Speaker: Rev. Darcey Laine

Saturday, February 5, 2005 7:30-8:30 p.m.Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road STANFORD MEMORIAL CHURCH

University Public WorshipSunday, January 23, 10:00 a.m.

Multi-Faith Celebration Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

Guest Preacher: Rabbi Bill L. Rothschild“Don’t Brag on the Bus”

Special music by the Memorial Church Choir and TalismanAll are welcome. For information call (650) 723-1762

JOHN M. HUNEKE

John M. Huneke, 75, of Atherton, CA and Englewood, FL., died Jan. 8, 2005.

John Murray Huneke was born December 31, 1929, in Los Angeles and lived in the Bay Areasince attending Stanford. He had wintered on Manasota Key in Englewood since 1994. Hegraduated from Stanford University and Stanford Business School and was a senior executivewith Bechtel Investments in San Francisco. He was vice president of the Manasota KeyAssociation, program chairman of the Manasota Beach Club and a member of the MenloCircus Club. He was also a member and supporter of Ducks Unlimited for many years.

Survivors include his wife, Penelope, "Pencie"; a son, Murray C. of Los Gatos, Calif.;daughters Christine H. Kremer of Menlo Park, Calif., and Lorraine of San Francisco;stepdaughters Sally Altrocchi of Milan, Italy, Catherine Waidyatilleka of Kaneohe, Hawaii, PollyClark of Pleasanton, Calif., Alexandra Wolbach of San Francisco and Julia Slatcher of Austin,Texas; a brother, Albert of Hoopa, Calif.; sisters Betty H. Buckman of Torrance, Calif., andNoura Durkee of Keene, Va.; four grandchildren; and seven step grandchildren.

A memorial service for friends and family will be held at Stanford Memorial Chapel at 3 p.m.Thursday, January 27.

Memorial donations may be made to the Buck/Cardinal Club, Stanford Athletics, Stanford, CA94305, or to a favorite charity.

A B A R Y

TOPAZ Benefit ConcertClassical - Bluegrass - Jazz

Saturday, Jan 22, 7:30All Saints’, 555 Waverley, Palo Alto$20 donation suggested (at door)

Benefits community outreach

WHAT: “Seven by Three,” pre-sented by DanceVisionsWHERE: Cubberley CommunityCenter Theater, 4000 MiddlefieldRoad in Palo AltoWHEN: Tonight and Saturday at8 p.m.COST: Tickets are $15 for adultsand $12 for students. Tickets willbe available at the door. Childrenunder 10 can see the show forfree. INFO: Visit www.danceaction.org

RECYCLEYOUR

T here’s a lot of fun going on atthe Bus Barn Stage in LosAltos these days, and it’s

called “Forever Plaid.”It’s a slightly silly idea pack-

aged in a thoroughly entertainingevening of great oldies music andcampy comedy, and should appealespecially to those among us of a“certain age” — just old enough toappreciate the tunes. But even ifyou didn’t grow up on the musiclike I did, my guess is you’ll stillfind yourself laughing and enjoy-ing the antics onstage.

In a nutshell, four doo-wopsingers are killed in an accident onthe way to their first big gig (in1964), and The Powers That Begive them a one-time heavenlychance to perform for a live audi-ence. So they present their concertjust as they had planned it, singingsome of the greatest hits from thelate ‘50s and early ‘60s.

Compliments to director Bar-bara Cannon and her productionteam — especially Michael Lang-ham as music director and Shan-non Stowe on choreography — fora delightful staging of this popularmusical revue. Nothing earth-shaking or deep here — just a funevening put together in excellentfashion for pure enjoyment.

But the music is grand: a realtrip down memory lane for anyonewho listened to it on radios andjuke boxes when it was fresh. Ican remember saving my nickelsso I could hear “Three Coins inthe Fountain” on the juke boxevery time my family went to thelocal diner. The show includes thatnumber and many more of my oldfavorites, such as “No Not Much”and “Catch a Falling Star,” as wellas tunes I’d forgotten about andloved hearing anew, like “Per-fidia.”

The four singers — Will Perez,Justin Weatherby, Sean Fenton,and Mark Alabanza — did an ex-cellent job mimicking a ‘50s doo-wop group, and sounded as though

they’ve been singing togethermuch longer than just for a fewweeks’ rehearsal. They nailed thecharacteristic tight harmonies anddelivered the requisite sha-boomswith ease and aplomb.

They also have learned an in-credible amount of doo-wop cho-reography from Stowe. When it allcomes together, it’s amazing towatch and is often humorous —Stowe and the performers obvi-ously have fun with it, parodyingthe typical movements of suchgroups.

Numbers like “Gotta Be This orThat” and “Undecided” weresharp and clean, full of bright littletouches to embellish the song. Inothers, like “Crazy Bout Ya Baby,”they made use of exotic props toelicit hilarity, even while singing

up a storm. Inventive staging ideasabound, providing visual interestand variety. There was also someaudience participation — nothingto be scared of — that just fit per-fectly with the era.

Each performer also had a soloturn or two, where they got toshine individually. All possess ter-rific voices both in harmonies andin solos. I have to confess a spe-cial enjoyment of Fenton’s beauti-ful bass, put to excellent use on“Sixteen Tons.” Weatherbypleased with a sweet tenor voiceon “Cry” and Alabanza and Perezboth demonstrated full, appealingbaritones. A winning quartet allaround.

The group was ably supportedby two live musicians on stage:Jonathan Erman on piano (alter-nating with his brother, Jeremy)and Danny Min on bass. They didsuch a great job you hardly knewthey were there, even though theyplayed practically non-stop the en-tire show.

“Forever Plaid” builds nicely toa couple of climactic sequences,including a wonderful calypsomedley. But best of all was the“Ed Sullivan Show” recap — sofunny! It probably does help to en-joy it if you watched “Sullivan”every Sunday for years ... but itwas truly hysterical.

The finale, a no-holds barreddoo-wop version of “Love is aMany Splendored Thing,” broughtthe show to a satisfying conclu-sion, although I found myselfwishing I could put in a requestfor more songs I would have lovedto hear. ■



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WHAT: “Forever Plaid,” presentedby Bus Barn Stage Company.The musical revue was conceivedby Stuart Ross.WHERE: Bus Barn Theatre, 97Hillview Ave. in Los Altos.WHEN: Through Feb. 12. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursdaythrough Saturday; 3 p.m. Sundayon Jan. 23 and 30.COST: Tickets are $28 for Thurs-day, Friday and Saturday per-formances; $22 for Sundays. INFO: For reservations please callthe box office at (650) 941-0551.For more information please visitwww.busbarn.org.

(Clockwise from top) Justin Weatherby, Will Perez, Sean Fenton andMark Alabanza co-star in Bus Barn’s production of “Forever Plaid.”

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Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in PaloAlto. Presented by the Palo Alto Players, “Wit”centers on a professor of poetry who is losingher battle with ovarian cancer. Written byMargaret Edson, “Wit” won the Pulitzer Prize. Itwill open on Saturday at 8 p.m. and run throughFeb. 6.

Show times are 8 p.m. Wednesday throughSaturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are$18 for tonight’s preview; $22 for Sunday per-formances; $24 for Wednesday and Thursdayperformances; $25 for Friday evenings; $27 forSaturday evenings; $29 for Saturday’s opening-night performance, with a gala to follow.Students and seniors receive a $3 discount forWednesday, Thursday and Sunday performanc-es. For tickets please call (650) 329-0891. Formore information please visit www.paplayers.org.

The Skin of Our Teeth“The Skin of Our Teeth” will open tonight at the

Pear Avenue Theatre, 1220 Pear Ave. Unit K inMountain View. Written by Thornton Wilder, thestory focuses on the intrepid Antrobus family,who keep gamely saving the human race —come hell or high water. Wilder won his thirdPulitzer Prize for “The Skin of Our Teeth” in 1943.

Show times are Thursday through Saturday at8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. The play will runthrough Feb. 6. Tickets are $10 - $20. For moreinformation please call (650) 254-1148 or visitwww.thepear.org.

MusicDaedalus String QuartetThe Daedalus String Quartet will perform on

Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Stanford’s DinkelspielAuditorium. The impassioned quartet was found-

ed in 2000, just one year before winning thegrand prize at the prestigious Banff InternationalString Quartet Competition. The program willinclude György Ligeti’s “String Quartet No. 2”and two works by Franz Schubert: “StringQuartet No. 12” in C Minor, D. 703 (Quartettsatz)and “String Quartet No. 15” in G Major, op. 161,D. 887. A post-performance discussion will befree and open to the public.

The event will be presented by Stanford LivelyArts. Tickets are $38/$34 adults; $19/$17Stanford students. Half-price tickets are availablefor people age 15 and under and discounts areavailable for students. For tickets and more infor-mation, contact the Stanford Ticket Office, locat-ed at Tresidder Memorial Union, at (650) 725-ARTS (2787) or go online to http://livelyarts.stan-ford.edu.

TOPAZ Chamber EnsembleThe TOPAZ Chamber Ensemble will perform a

benefit concert on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at AllSaints Church, 555 Waverley St. in downtownPalo Alto. TOPAZ is comprised of flutist JaneLenoir, violist Mimi Dye, violinist Dawn Harms,cellist Sarah Fiene and pianist RoxanneMichaelian.

The program will feature classical,bluegrass/newgrass and chamber jazz/worldmusic. The ensemble will perform the world pre-miere of “Gracias a Dios!,” a chamber jazz piecefor strings, flute, piano and percussion instru-ments composed by TOPAZ co-founder Dye.The program will also include “AppalachianWaltz” for string trio by fiddler and composerMark O’Connor.

Tickets are $20 (includes a reception) and pro-ceeds will benefit All Saints Outreach Programs.For tickets e-mail [email protected] or call (650)380-0962 for further information.

God Bless AmericaThe Hope Musical Theatre will present a musical

revue featuring the music of Irving Berlin.Performances will take place at EscondidoElementary School on Jan. 24, Walter HaysElementary School on Jan. 25, AddisonElementary School on Jan. 26 and HooverElementary School on Jan. 27. All shows willtake place at 7 p.m. in each school’s MP Room.Admission is free. For more information pleasevisit http://HopeMusicalTheatre.com.


PALO ALTO CHILDREN’S THEATRE WINSAWARD. . . Students from Palo AltoChildren’s Theatre were recognized with the“Outstanding Achievement: MusicalPerformance (ensemble)” for their performanceat the second national Junior Theater Festival.

The ensemble was chosen to premiereDisney’s “101 Dalmatians Kids” from MusicTheatre International’s Kids’ Collection. Thefestival was held in Atlanta Jan. 15-16.

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Susan Jackson portrays a scholar dying ofovarian cancer in the Palo Alto Players’production of “Wit.”

Stanford Lively Arts presents the Daedalus String Quartet on Wednesday at DinkelspielAuditorium.

Wendy Howard-Benham stars in “The Skinof Our Teeth,” which opens tonight at thePear Avenue Theatre in Mountain View.

The TOPAZ Chamber Ensemble will perform a benefit concert on Saturday at All SaintsChurch in Palo Alto.

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Assault on Precinct 13 ✭✭✭(Century 16, Century 12) Ethan Hawke and

Laurence Fishburne set the 2005 movie seasonoff with a bang. Although “Assault” fires a fewrounds of action-packed clichés, the film’sunflinching momentum and dynamic cast makefor an exciting thrill ride.

It’s New Year’s Eve, and Detroit’s decrepit13th precinct is set to seal its doors for good. Onhand for the closure are troubled Sgt. JakeRoenick (Hawke), gruff veteran Jasper O’Shea(Brian Dennehy) and sultry secretary Iris Ferri(Drea de Matteo). One last visit with police psy-chologist Alex Sabian (Maria Bello) andRoenick can throw down some well-deservedchampagne.

Better keep those bottles corked, Jake. Fourshackled criminals are being transported to theunderstaffed precinct for a one-night stay. Themotley crew of law-breakers includes a strung-out junkie (John Leguizamo), a street-smart hus-tler (Ja Rule) and the crown jewel — an infa-mous gangster named Marion Bishop(Fishburne).

When one of Bishop’s former cohorts (GabrielByrne) shows up with a small army of well-equipped men to assassinate the storied crime-lord, the occupants of Precinct 13 are forced tohunker down. Only through trust and coopera-tion do they stand a chance of surviving thenight.

The actors push “Assault” above its unimagi-native screenplay. Hawke and Fishburne are anexcellent odd couple, with the former’s honor-able cop balancing the latter’s confident bad boy.Leguizamo provides the film’s valuable comic

relief by incessantly pestering Bishop and tellingoff-color jokes. Dennehy is in good form as atough Irish cop on the brink of retirement and DeMatteo smolders with magnetic sex appeal.

This remake of the 1976 John Carpenter filmuses graphic violence to maximum effect, high-lighting the desperation of the precinct’s dwin-dling occupants. But director Jean-FrancoisRichet pushes the gore envelope too far at times.Characters are stabbed, shot, torched and deto-nated — a saturation that eventually wears thin.

Rated: R for strong violence and languagethroughout, and for some drug content. 1 hour,49 minutes.

— Tyler Hanley

Are We There Yet? ✭✭(Century 16, Century 12) Nick Persons (Ice

Cube) is a king of bling and the successful ownerof a fine sports collectibles business. A con-firmed bachelor who only eats food with an expi-ration date and equates children with cockroach-es (“but you can’t squish ‘em”), Nick is the ulti-mate man’s man.

But when Nick gets a load of foxy weddingplanner Suzanne Kingston (Nia Long) all betsare off. Suzanne is Numero Uno on Nick’s list ofprojects until he finds out she’s a “breeder” — asingle mom of two kids. But hot is hot andNick’s got to get with it.

The kids turn a cold shoulder to Nick’s smoothmoves, so courting the munchkins looks like thequickest way to Suzanne’s heart. When Kevinand Lindsay’s (Philip Daniel Bolden and AleishaAllen) wayward dad poops out on Suzanne for along weekend of child-minding, Nick gallantlycomes to the rescue by agreeing to transport thejuvenile demons to Suzanne’s New Year’s Evebusiness blowout.

A security snafu gets them thrown out of theairport and an errant doll malfunction nixes thetrain trip, so it’s Nick’s Lincoln Navigator to therescue, complete with sparkling rims and 330cubic inches of V8 power. The journey: 300miles from Portland to Vancouver that’s akin tohell on earth. End-result: Nick’s bromidic trans-formation from child-hater to lifetime memberof the mush-of-the-moment club.

This is the part where I admit to a serious yenfor Ice Cube. The guy’s got genuine game andmonumental charisma. It’s a saving grace whenyou consider the incessant bathroom humor,goofy gags and cliché-riddled plot designed toinduce laughter and tears.

Also over-the-top: the talking Satchel Paigebobblehead (alternately clever and cloying) anda computer-generated deer attack (you had to bethere but be glad you weren’t). Ridiculously tritebut ultimately harmless.

Rated: PG for mild language and bathroomhumor. 1 hour, 32 minutes.

— Jeanne Aufmuth

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A Very Long Engagement ✭✭✭1/2(CineArts) Audrey Tautou is back in fine formas a World War I widow who refuses tobelieve that her lover has been killed at thefront. Tautou plays Mathilde, a bright andfanciful young woman who lives with a pro-nounced limp due to a bout of polio.Mathilde dreams of the day her fiance, whohas been court-martialed and posted to no-man’s land between France and Germany,will rejoin her from the battlefront. Whennews arrives of Manech’s (Gaspard Ulliel)demise, Mathilde refuses to accept that herbeloved is lost to her forever. Instead, shesets out on a remarkable journey to findhim. The road is strewn with nay-sayers anddead ends that do not deter the cheerfulMathilde. Her fresh spin on each new frus-tration lies in stark contrast to the horrorslying just under the surface of her investiga-tions. Clever, capricious and unexpectedlymelancholic. Rated: R for wartime violenceand bloodshed. In French with English sub-titles. 2 hours, 14 minutes. — J.A.(Reviewed Dec. 24, 2004)

The Assassination of Richard Nixon ✭✭✭(Aquarius) Welcome to Sam Bicke’s world, alandscape littered with failed employmentopportunities, dwindling friendships and bro-ken promises. Increasingly embittered and

borderline paranoiac, Bicke’s daily reality isshaded in grey and slipping away. His per-sonal affront over a rejected loan propelsBicke (Sean Penn) to lash out the only wayhe knows how: plan to hijack a plane and flyit straight into the White House. Mark realchange by destroying the seat of govern-ment and changing the face of theAmerican Way. Never straying from charac-ter, Penn saturates Bicke’s modest soul witha brittle edge that’s ready to snap. An air ofbitter fatigue washes over all, from the bor-dering-on-slow tempo to the inevitablebreakdown. Director Niels Mueller plays itlike a fever dream, an anarchic valentine tomisguided souls who cannot and will notembrace defeat. Rated: R for violence andlanguage. 1 hour, 35 minutes. — J.A.(Reviewed Jan. 7, 2005)

The Aviator ✭✭✭(Century 16, Century 12) Howard Hughes’life makes for a worthy biopic that MartinScorsese crafts in glamorous style. In theearly 1920s, a young, affluent Hughes (asolid Leonardo DiCaprio) is determined tobreak existing air-speed records and land in

the record books as the fastest man on theplanet. From that not-so-humble startHughes turns to film, focusing primarily onthe bloated “Hell’s Angels,” a big-budgetbox-office bomb. Along the way the swellssit up and take notice, from exasperatedmovie tycoons and contentious airline CEOs(Alec Baldwin as Pan Am Chairman JuanTrippe) to equally powerful Hollywood star-lets who can’t resists Hughes’ indifferentcharm. As Hughes’ wealth and fame gainground, so do debilitating indications ofmental illness. “Aviator” is all spit-and-polishwith melodrama to spare, though it could dowith a trimmer running time. The final act isexceptionally tedious, preventing this intrigu-ing work from being the masterpiece itcould have been.Rated: PG-13 for sexualinnuendo, language and violence. 2 hours,49 minutes. — J.A. (Reviewed Dec. 24,2004)

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Silk Stockings (1957) Musical come-dy adaptation of “Ninotchka,” withFred Astaire as a charming Americanmovie man, and Cyd Charisse as thecold Soviet official whose heart hemelts. Music and lyrics by Cole Porter.Fri. - Sun. at 7:30 p.m.; Sat. & Sun.also at 3:10 p.m.

Daddy Long Legs (1955) An eccen-tric millionaire glimpses a Frenchorphan and becomes her anonymousbenefactor. Starring Fred Astaire andLeslie Caron. Fri. - Sun. at 5:15 &9:35 p.m.

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The film draws on the personal rec-ollections and eyewitness accounts offriends, colleagues, journalists, lawenforcement officers and historians.The film premiered on PBS’s “TheAmerican Experience.” Thu., Jan. 27at 6:30 p.m. at Stanford’s CubberleyAuditorium.

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The Army (1944) Director KeisukeKinoshita’s third film is thought to beone of the best Japanese propagandapieces made during World War II. It isnoted for its final scene, one of themost poignant (and manipulative) rep-resentations of home-front sacrificeever captured on film. Tanaka playsthe patriotic mother of a young armyrecruit. Wed., Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m.

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White Noise (PG-13) ✭ Century 16: 12:25, 2:50, 5:30, 8:10 & 10:30 p.m.Century 12: 12:30, 3, 5:35, 8 & 10:20 p.m.

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controversial coach. Samuel L. Jackson ispicture-perfect as coach Ken Carter, a digni-fied man who takes over coaching duties forthe troubled Richmond Oilers. Carter isquick to offer his boys a helping of toughlove, making his players sign contracts stat-ing they will maintain 2.3 grade-point aver-ages and attend all of their classes in front-row seats. The demands seem to pay offwhen the team goes on an unprecedentedwinning streak. But when Carter learns hisboys aren’t holding up their ends of thecontract, he locks the gymnasium until theplayers’ grades rise. The decision stirs up ahornet’s nest of community and mediaunrest. Despite a run time that drags and apinch of seen-it-before, “Coach Carter” isexcellent sports entertainment. Swish!Rated: PG-13 for violence, sexual content,language, teen partying and some drugmaterial. 2 hours, 14 minutes. — T.H.(Reviewed Jan. 14, 2005)

Elektra ✭✭(Century 16, Century 12) There are randomaffecting moments in this ho-hum actionerbased on the Marvel Comics character, awarrior who tips the balance between goodand evil. Here Elektra (Jennifer Garner) isdispatched to a remote Pacific Northwestisland for her next assignment but has anunexpected change of heart when her tar-gets turn out to be the father and teenagedaughter (Goran Visnjic and Kirsten Prout)who live next door. Both have a “Deep DarkSecret” that must be protected. Elektra isgoing to do the “Right Thing,” whichrequires more killing and more destruction intarty call-girl garb. Her freshly-pressed con-science leads Elektra down a path of dark-ness, — one that will ultimately save hersoul. But her brush with the dark side isn’tas interesting as it could have been consid-ering the consequences. Not a completewaste of time but not worth your hard-earned $9.50. Rated: PG-13 for action vio-lence and language. 1 hour, 37 minutes. —J.A. (Reviewed Jan. 14, 2005)

Hotel Rwanda ✭✭✭(Century 16) Writer-director Terry Georgedramatizes a harrowing chapter of history:the true story of Paul Rusesabagina, acourageous hotel manager who shelteredand saved more than a thousand Tutsisfrom the Hutu militia during the 1994 civilwar in Rwanda. In an Oscar-worthy per-formance, Don Cheadle plays the ordinaryman who performs extraordinary deeds dur-ing 100 days of slaughter. He stands aloneto embrace the endangered, while theUnited States and United Nations turn theirbacks to the genocide of almost a millionpeople. Cheadle (“Ocean’s Twelve”) and co-

star Sophie Okoneda (“Dirty Pretty Things”)personalize the horror of war as the devotedmarried couple experiencing events beyondtheir imagination. But “Hotel Rwanda” is no“Schindler’s List.” A surprising lack of ten-sion characterizes the events leading to theclimax. Despite the escalation of brutalityand superb performances, the drama flat-tens out. Rated: PG-13 for violence, disturb-ing images and brief strong language. 1hour, 50 minutes. — S.T. (Reviewed Jan. 7,2005)

House of Flying Daggers ✭✭✭✭(Century 16, Century 12) A love triangle lies

at the heart of this dancers-and daggersnarrative. Zhang Ziyi (“Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon”) plays Mei, a blind courte-san housed inside a Tang dynasty brothel. Alocal constable, Capt. Leo (Andy Lau), sus-pects one of the dancers is actually the newleader of a rebellious underground alliance,the House of Flying Daggers. FollowingMei’s arrest, the movie shifts into nonstopaction. Hoping she will lead the deputies tothe rebel hideout, Jin (Leo’s colleague,played by Takeshi Kaneshiro) pretends to bea lone warrior who “rescues” Mei from hercaptors. Intrigue and passion rise, as theon-the-run pair slowly fall in love. Prepare to

surrender to Zhang’s expressionist school ofmovie magic. He manipulates the weatherand exterior settings to express emotions,creating a heightened reality and operaticclimax. Don’t miss this big-screen extrava-ganza of grand passion, sights and sound.Rated: PG-13 for sequences of stylizedmartial arts violence and some sexuality. 1hour, 59 minutes. — S.T. (Reviewed Dec.17, 2004)

In Good Company ✭✭✭(Century 16, Century 12) Dennis Quaid is atthe top of his game as magazine advertisinghotshot Dan Foreman — husband, fatherand subordinate to 26-year-old biz schoolprodigy Carter Duryea (Topher Grace). Dan’scompany has been acquired in a corporatetakeover and it’s anyone’s guess whosehead will be next on the chopping block.Things go from bad to worse in a flash:Dan’s overage wife Ann (Marg


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Helgenberger) drops the bomb that she’spregnant and 18-year-old daughter Alex(Scarlett Johansson) needs tuition for col-lege— this on top of a snaky mortgage andthe unceremonious heave-ho of longtimefriends and colleagues. What else can gowrong? The lowest blow of all — Carter andAlex are seeing each other on the sly. Thecore romance goes soft in the third act anda conventional climax yields few surprises.Feel-good entertainment that lacks a soul.Rated: PG-13 for language and maturethemes. 1 hour, 50 minutes. — J.A.(Reviewed Jan. 14, 2005)

Million Dollar Baby ✭✭✭✭(Century 16) Hilary Swank and ClintEastwood step into the ring in style, deliv-ering a one-two punch as a determinedfighter and her aging trainer. Swank is aknockout as Maggie Fitzgerald, one stepshy of white trash and unwavering in herdecision to rectify it. Boxing is her ticketout and she hounds gruff guru FrankieDunn (Eastwood) to train her until herenthusiasm and excessive appearances atthe gym wear him down. Frankie is amass of contradictions: a guilt-riddenCatholic with an estranged daughter and alove of Yeats who works his religiousbeliefs with the same fervor that he works

Maggie, who exorcises her own demonswith fiercely combative will. Together thepair overcome staggering personal oddsand take Maggie all the way to the top,with heartrending consequences.Observing from the sidelines is Scrap(Morgan Freeman), a washed-up fighterwho’s the voice of reason and calmestport in the storm. “Baby”’s old-schoolsensibilities are reminiscent of theHollywood of yore — moody and nostalgicto the core. Rated: PG-13 for athleticbloodshed, language and adult situations.2 hours, 12 minutes. — J.A. (ReviewedJan. 7, 2005)

Racing Stripes ✭✭(Century 16, Century 12) An offspring of“Babe” and “Seabiscuit,” Frederik DuChau’s family adventure is a new cinemat-ic crossbreed — awkwardly combining thecomic fantasy of talking animals with therealistic drama of a family and its wannabechampion racehorse. Except this time thelong odds are on a zebra named Stripes,not on a thoroughbred. The zebra’s identi-ty confusion should delight audiences, butthe shifts in tone can be strange. Picturethe Kentucky Open. A powerful ponypushes Stripes (voiced by Frankie Munizof “Agent Cody Banks”) and his rider,Channing Walsh (Hayden Panettiere of

“Raising Helen”), against the rails. Thentwo silly horseflies (voiced by SteveHarvey and David Spade) buzz to the res-cue with coaching advice. Their jokescompromise the tension. Will easy-to-please children care? They’ll probably pre-fer the comic touches to the realism thatgrounds most of the movie. Rated: PG formild crude humor and some language. 1hour, 30 minutes. — S.T. (Reviewed Jan.14, 2005)

White Noise ✭(Century 16, Century 12) Michael Keatonis architect Jonathan Rivers, a man inmourning since the mysterious death ofhis young wife, Anna. When Jonathan isapproached by an expert in EVP —Electronic Voice Phenomena — whoclaims Anna has been trying to make con-tact from “the other side,” Rivers seizesthe opportunity to hear her voice.Whoops. Turns out that’s not such a hotidea. Jonathan’s obsession with EVPgrows, and soon some not-so-friendlyphantoms are riding the radio waves toraise some havoc. The good fright flicksget under your skin and stay there —“Noise, “ with its cheap scare tactics, justgets on your nerves. Rated: PG-13 for vio-lence, disturbing images and language. 1hour, 41 minutes. — T.H. (Reviewed Jan.7, 2005)

William Shakespeare’s The Merchant ofVenice ✭✭✭(Century 16) The Bard’s story is familiar tomost: the enigmatic Christian noblemanBassanio (Joseph Fiennes) is desperatelyin love with Portia (Lynn Collins) butunable to woo her until he is financiallyable. Bassanio calls upon the support ofhis friend, Antonio (Jeremy Irons), whosegood name is sound but whose resourcesare tied up elsewhere. He in turn requestsa loan from Jewish loan shark Shylock (AlPacino), whose catalogue of social andpolitical resentments form a histrionic cli-max when Antonio is unable to repay thedebt on time. Merchant” is a smart,respectful work and it’s well-turned byseasoned veterans. Unfortunately directorMichael Radford chooses to bypass sen-sational theatrics (with the exception ofPacino, who nearly gnaws at the scenery)in favor of faithfulness to the source mate-rial, rendering the story artful but dry. Withabundant potential, this “Merchant” offersa subtle sense of unfulfilled promise.Rated: R for nudity and adult situations. 2hours, 18 minutes. — J.A. (Reviewed Jan.14, 2005)


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Special EventsBenefit Remembrance Poetry Slam Forvictims of the Tsunami. Guest feature:Dan Sully, lyricist. Special guests: GunnHigh School Slam Team. Sun., Jan. 23,doors open 7:15 p.m., show starts 8p.m. $5 admission, $3/student ID. Pro-ceeds donated to CESVI, a non-profit re-lief organization. ART21, 539 Alma St.,Palo Alto. Call 326-9108. www.paloaltoslam.com.Counter-Inaugural Ball Fri., Jan. 21, 7:30p.m. Keynote speaker will be Larry Ben-sky of KPFA and Pacifica Radio, followedby dancing. $10-20 benefits got to Penin-sula Peace and Justice Center. UnitarianUniversalist Church of Palo Alto (Wheel-chair accessible), 505 E. Charleston Rd.,Palo Alto. Call 326-8837. www.peaceandjustice.org.

Benefits“A Sultry Night in South Beach” GalaBenefit Sat., Mar. 5, you can purchasetickets now, $250 per person includingdinner. Benefiting Family Service Agencyof San Mateo County. Semi-formal Miamitheme, auction items and music by HipService. Electronic Arts Headquarters,209 Redwood Shores Parkway, Red-wood City. Cal l 403-4300, #4907.www.familyserviceagency.org.Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Bene-fit Tournament 8-Ball Partners event, allages/skill levels. Sat., Jan. 29, 9 a.m.-7p.m. $20/person for players, Free admis-sion for spectators. Accepting prizes andcash donations. Shoreline Billiards, 1400N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. Call(960) 964-0780. www.shorel inebilliards.com .

ConcertsCantabile Youth Singers Opens their11th season with a winter concert “OneNote at a Time,” music and poetry frommany cultures and traditions spanning 4centuries from baroque, classical togospel, and New Age, featuring “Place ofthe Blessed,” by composer, RandelThompson, Sat., Jan. 22, 7 p.m. $12general; $6 students. First UnitedMethodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave.,Palo Alto. Cal l 424-1410. www.cantabile.org.Charles Ferguson and Friends Sat., Jan.22, 8 p.m., Works from the Renaissance,Baroque, and Classical periods, and orig-inal works by Ferguson, including tran-scribed movements from the Bach violinand violoncello suites. $10/5. DinkelspielAuditorium, 471 Lagunita Ave., Stanford.Call 723-2720. music.stanford.edu.Hal Stein Quartet Wed., Jan. 26, 8p.m., jazz standards and original compo-sitions with saxophonist Stein and hisquartet. $10/5. Campbell Recital Hall,541 Lasuen Mall, Stanford. Call 723-2720. music.stanford.edu.Luther College Nordic Choir ConcertPerforms Sat., Jan. 22, 7:30 p.m. Opento the public. Tickets: $18 /$10 students.Grace Lutheran Church, 3149 WaverleySt., Palo Alto. Call 494-1212. home.earthlink.net/~nordictix_pa.Margaret Lancaster, flute Fri., Jan. 21,8 p.m. Contemporary works for flute in-cluding premieres of works by Stanfordcomposers. Free. Campbell Recital Hall,541 Lasuen Mall, Stanford. Call 723-2720. music.stanford.edu.“One Note at a Time,” Choral ConcertJan. 22, 7 p.m. Presented by TheCantabile Youth. Director Professor Elena

Sharkova leads the group in works fromBach to Britten as well as traditionalAmerican songs. $6 student, $12 gener-al. First Presbyterian Church, 1140Cowper St., Palo Alto. Call 424-1410.www.cantabile.org.Composer Philippe Manoury Sun., Jan.23, 8 p.m. Presents En Echo for elec-tronics and voice, featuring Miller Pucketton electronics and soprano Julian Snap-per. Free. Campbell Recital Hall, 541 La-suen Mall, Stanford. Call 723-2720. music.stanford.edu.Topaz Benefit Concert Sat., Jan. 22,7:30 p.m. Innovative Classical, Blue-grass/Newgrass and Chamber Jazz/World Music, including “Gracias a Dios”and Appalachian Waltz. $20 at the doorincludes reception. All Saints’ EpiscopalChurch, 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Call380-0962. www.topazmusic.org.Jazz diva Wesla Whitfield And the Mike

Greensill Trio, Sat., Feb. 5, 8 p.m., a ben-efit concert for the Peninsula Symphony.Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, RedwoodCity. Call 941-5291. peninsulasymphony.org.

Live MusicAll Girl AC/DC Tribute Band AC/DSheplus Mr. Meanor. Fri., Jan. 21, 9 p.m.$12 in advance; $14 at the door; Littlefox, 2209 Broadway, Redwood City. Call369-4119. www.foxdream.com.John Jorgenson Quintet An evening ofGypsy Jazz, Sun., Jan. 23, 7 p.m. $14 inadvance; $18 at the door. Little Fox,2209 Broadway, Redwood City. Call369-4119. www.foxdream.com.Rock and Roll, Bluegrass ExplosionFeaturing the Flying Other Brothers,Rowan Brothers, and Papermill CreekRounders. Sat., Jan. 22, 8 p.m. $14 inadvance; $16 at the door. Little Fox,2209 Broadway, Redwood City. Call369-4119. www.foxdream.com.Ventura Teen Center Four bands per-forming. Marisma, The Listening Group,Bad Kissers, and We Attack at Dawn.Fri., Jan. 21, 8 p.m. $5 at the door. Allages. Ventura Teen Center, 3990 VenturaCourt, Palo Alto. Call (530) 305-2492.

On Stage“Forever Plaid” Through Feb. 12., Thu.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 23 and 30, 3p.m. $20-30. Bus Barn Theatre, 97Hillview Ave., Los Altos. Call 941-0551.www.busbarn.org.Palo Alto Players Margaret Edison’s play“Wit,” told through the eyes of Dr. VivianBearing, a professor of poetry. Jan. 22-Feb. 6., $18-$29. Preview performanceJan. 21, 8 p.m., $18. Wed.-Sat., 8 p.m.;Sun., 2:30 p.m. Lucie Stern Theater,1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call329-0891.“Seussical Musical” Presented by theBay Area Educational Theatre Company,musical based on the writings of Dr.Seuss. Jan. 21-23, Fri., 7:30 p.m.; Sat.,2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. $10 chil-dren; $12 seniors; $15 adult. BaysidePerforming Arts Center, 2025 KehoeAve., San Mateo. Call 259-260 or 627-8477. www.bayareaetc.org.TheatreWorks presents “Shakespearein Hollywood” Directed by Robert Kelley.See website for show times. $20-$50Mountain View Center for the PerformingArts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. Call903-6000. www.theatreworks.org.Auditions for Cantabile Youth SingersChildren welcome regardless of previousmusic experience. Auditions are by ap-pointment only. Through Jan. 29.Foothills Congregational Church, 461 Or-ange Ave., Los Altos. Call 424-1410.cantabile.org.

ExhibitsAnimal Etchings: “Party Dogs and Oth-er Friends” Small etchings of dogs withparty hats, cats and other animals. Origi-nal artwork by local art ist, CheriseThompson. Through Jan. 28. Hours:

Tue.-Wed., 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., and 6-9 p.m.; Thu.-Sat., 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m.;Sun., 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Bay Leaf Cafe,520 Ramona St., Palo Alto. Call 321-7466.Annual Peninsula Watercolor Group Ex-hibit Through Jan. Mon.-Thu., 7:30a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. PaloAlto City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave., PaloAlto. Call 329-2100.Ar t Exhibit “3 Artists” Paintings byRichard Godinez and Stephen Osborn.Paintings and Drawings by Masako Miki,through Feb. 10, Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-5p.m. Stanford University Center for Inte-grated Systems, 420 Via Palou, Stan-ford. Cal l 725-3622. cis.stanford.edu/~marigros.Art Show: “Magic of Watercolor” Origi-nal watercolor artworks by 5 local BayArea artists. Through Feb. 20. Hours:Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ReceptionFeb. 5, 1-5 p.m. Light refreshments willbe served. Any Frame /Gallery, 2464West El Camino Real, Mountain View.Call 903-4101. www.anyframe.net.Cantor Arts Center “Women on theVerge: The Culture of Neurasthenia inNineteenth-Century America,” throughFeb. 6. Hours: Wed.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5p.m.; Thu., 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Cantor ArtsCenter, 328 Lomita Dr., Stanford. Call723-4177. ccva.stanford.edu.“Number Please?: The Evolution of theTelephone “ View the telephonic marchof progress from the first crude instru-ments to sophisticated cell phones andInternet voice technology of today. Freeadmission. Open Fri.- Sun., 11 a.m.-4p.m. or by private tour. Ongoing throughJan. 30. Museum of American Heritage,351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Call 321-1004. www.moah.org.

Talks/AuthorsAlton Brown Of the Food Network’s,“Good Eats,” signs his latest cookbook,”I’m Just Here for More Food.” Wed., Jan.26, 7 p.m. Books Inc. Stanford, 157Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto. Call321-0600. www.booksinc.net.Fiction Book Group “New Life,” byBernard Malamud. Mon., Jan. 24, 7:30p.m. Kepler’s, 1010 El Camino Real,Menlo Park. Call 324-4321. www.keplers.com.PARC Forum Thu., Jan. 27, 4 p.m., Dr.Robert Street. “Printed plastic electronicdevices”. Free and open to the public.Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), 3333

Coyote Hill Rd., Palo Alto. Call 812-4000. www.parc.com.Scholar and author Edith Gelles Dis-cusses her latest book “ The letters ofAbigail Levy Franks.” Sun., Jan. 23, 3p.m., free. Bob and Bob, 151 ForestAve., Palo Alto. Call 329-9050.“Terrorism in Russia and VladimirPutin’s Response” World Affairs Coun-cil’s Peninsula Chapter lecture by GailLapidus, Sr. Fellow, Institute for Interna-tional Studies, Stanford, Wed., Jan. 26,sign-in, 7 p.m., program, 7:30 p.m.Members $5; nonmembers, $8; studentsand Stanford staff free. Bechtel Interna-tional Center, Stanford, 422 Lagunita Dr.,Stanford. Call (415) 293-4600.

Family and KidsAfter School Special: “Let’s Go toHawaii” Visit the islands of Hawaiithrough music, stories and activities. Jan.26, 3:30 p.m., for children in grades K-5.Children’s Library, 1276 Harriet St., PaloAlto. Call 329-2134. www.cityofpaloalto.orgBaby Story time Age 6-18 months.Mon., Jan. 24, 11 a.m. Mitchell Park Li-brary, 3700 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto.Call 329-2134. www.cityofpaloalto.orgChinese New Year Celebration Kids ofall ages welcome. Experience Chineseculture through live entertainment, edu-cational activities and free giveaways.Sat., Jan. 22, call for time. StanfordShopping Center, El Camino Real, PaloAlto. Call 617-8585. www.stanford-shop.com.Larry Kluger Performing rope tricks andtelling tales about the Wild West. Gearedfor ages 3 and up. Wed., Jan. 26, 3:30p.m. Woodside Library, 3140 WoodsideRd., Woodside.Making Cool Stuff Build instruments andtoys with engineer and inventor, ChrisTacklind. Fridays, through Feb. 11, 3:30-5:30 p.m., $10 for an introductory classand $20 after that. The AHA! Youth Cen-ter, 2121 Staunton Court, Palo Alto. Call424-8770. www.ahacenter.org.Preschool Story time Ages 3-5, Thurs-days, 10:30 a.m. Children’s Library, 1276Harriet St., Palo Alto. Call 329-2134.www.cityofpaloalto.orgPreschool Story time For ages 3-5, Fri-days, 11:30 a.m. Mitchell Park Library,3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call329-2134. www.cityofpaloalto.org.


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“On the Edge” at the Cantor Arts Center“On the Edge: Contemporary Chinese Artists Encounter the West”will open on Wednesday at Stanford’s Cantor Arts Center. The exhi-bition explores the artists’ position in the art world and China’s po-sition in the world. The Cantor Arts Center is located off Palm Dri-ve, at Lomita Drive and Museum Way. It is open Wednesdaythrough Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday until 8 p.m. Ad-mission is free. Docents will give free tours of the exhibition onThursdays at 12:15 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.Shown above is Wang Guanyi’s oil on canvas, “Great Criticism —Coca Cola (1990-1994).”

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Preschool Story time For ages 3-5,Wednesdays, 11 a.m. College Terrace Li-brary, 2300 Wellesley St., Palo Alto. Call329-2134. www.cityofpaloalto.org.Terrific Twos ages 2-3 years Wed., Jan.26-Mar. 16, 9:30-11 a.m. with KarenFriedland-Brown, MA. Discussion forparents: development, limit setting, socialrelationships, play and learning. $140 for8 sessions. $80 for 8 sessions play carefor children. Parents Place, 913 EmersonSt., Palo Alto. Call 688-3040. www.Par-entsPlaceOnline.org.Toddler Social Club ages 16-24 monthsWith Elizabeth Green. Tue., Jan. 25-Mar.1, 9-10:30 a.m. Art, music, movement;discussion of toddler issues and con-cerns for parents. $120 for 6 sessions.Pre-registration required. Parents Place,913 Emerson St., Palo Alto. Call 688-3040. www.ParentsPlaceOnline.org.“The Pomander Tea Dance” Sponsoredby The Art Deco Society. Vintage musicby the Paul Price Society Orchestra.Sun., Jan. 23, 4-6 p.m., $12.50/person,$10/adsc/peers Palo Alto Masonic Cen-ter, 461 Florence St., Palo Alto. Call 366-1267. www.artdecosociety.org.Toddler Story time For children ages 18months to 3 years, Fridays, 10 a.m.Mitchell Park Library, 3700 MiddlefieldRd., Palo Alto. Call 329-2134. www.cityofpaloalto.org.Yoga for Little and Big Ones Yoga forchildren ages 6-11 and those they love.Poses, basic breathing techniques, relax-ation for inner peace and magical Indianstories taught by Andrea Lenox. Fridays,through Mar. 18, 4-5 p.m. Unity Church,3391 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto. Call 857-0919.

SeniorsAcupuncture Mondays, through June.by appointment 9 a.m.-noon. $20. Pro-vided by Koichi Miyashita, Ph.D., li-censed acupuncturist. Avenidas SeniorCenter, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Call326-5362 ext.23. www.avenidas.org.Massage Appointments Tuesdays,Thursdays and Fridays, through June.30-minute massages, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., $20members/$25 non-members. AvenidasSenior Center, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto.Cal l 326-5362 ext.23. www.avenidas.org.Reiki Sessions Eastern healing therapyby appointment, Wednesdays, throughJune, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., $15. Avenidas Se-nior Center, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto.Cal l 326-5362 ext.23. www.avenidas.org.Tuesday Tea at Little House Tuesdays,2-3 p.m. Free. Jan. 25, An afternoon ofJazz. Little House Activity Center, 800Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Call 326-2025.peninsulavolunteers.org.

HealthHarmonica for Health A way for those50 and older to strengthen respiratorymuscles and breathe easier. Bring dia-tonic harmonica in key of C. Fridays, Jan.4-28, 10 a.m., $20. Avenidas SeniorCenter, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Call326-5362 ext.23. www.avenidas.org.Workshop Using images from cultureand the media, learn how to think criti-cally about obsession with an ideal bodyand its consequences. Jan. 25, 5:15-6:30 p.m., $20. Hoover Pavilion, 211Quarry Rd., Stanford. Call 725-4416.hip.stanford.edu.Yoga Nidra Therapeutic techniques forstress release and personal renewaltaught by Andrea Lenox. Thursdays,through Mar. 17, 7:30-8:45 p.m. UnityChurch, 3391 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto.Call 857-0919.

Classes/WorkshopsBoys and Discipline 3-8 years Tue., Jan.25, 7-9 p.m., with Jomary Hilliard, PhD.Explore what is unique to setting limitswith boys, and learn new strategies. $30Pre-registration required. Parents Place,913 Emerson St., Palo Alto. Call 688-3040. www.ParentsPlaceOnline.org.Bringing out the Best in Children Bar-bara Rabin and Dharmaraj Iyer, teachersat the Living Wisdom School in Palo Alto,will give insights for understanding thespiritual personality of each child, Mon.,Jan. 24, 7:30 p.m. Free. Seating is limit-ed. Reservations recommended. EastWest Bookstore, 324 Castro St., Moun-tain View. Call 988-9800. www.eastwest.com.

Creative Spanish Interact with the Span-ish language through games, keeping ajournal and group discussions. Ages 12and up are welcome. Wednesdays,through Feb. 9, 3-4 p.m., $15/class.AHA! Youth Center, 2121 StauntonCourt, Palo Alto. Cal l 424-8770.www.ahacenter.org.Do-It-Yourself Therapy Learn the basicprinciples of Scientology. Jan. 24-26, 7-9p.m. $95 at the door; $75 in advance;$45 if you bring a friend. Church of Sci-entology, 3505 El Camino Real, PaloAlto. Call 424-1990. www.scientology-paloalto.org.Enneagram Centers of Awareness JaneKroll leads a one-day workshop to ex-plore the capacities, ways of growth andhow to integrate the Heart, Mind andBody. Participants should know their En-neagram type. Sat., Feb. 5, 10 a.m.-5p.m. Pre-registration required. $85/$75before Jan. 22. Lunch included. Founda-tion for Global Community, 222 High St.,Palo Alto. Call 328-7756. www.globalcommunity.org.Financial Management Workshop forWomen Learn how to plan for retirement;prepare an effective estate plan; preparefor long-term care costs; choose thebest investments for income or growth;and make use of effective strategies forcutting taxes. $30, includes workbook.Saturdays, Jan. 22, Feb. 26 or Mar. 12,9 a.m.-noon. Foothill Middlefield Cam-pus, 4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto. Call949-6951.Girls and Relationships 7-12 yearsWed., Jan. 26, 7-9 p.m. with Sheila Du-bin, MS. Understand how girls communi-cate and navigate relationships, andlearn strategies to encourage healthyconnections. $30. Pre-registration re-quired. Parents Place, 913 Emerson St.,Palo Alto. Call 688-3040. www.ParentsPlaceOnline.org.Introduction to Grow Biointensive Tech-niques Sat., Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m.-12:30p.m., $21. Learn the principles of double-digging, raised beds, composting andsoil-building, intensive planting, and more.Taught by Margaret Lloyd. CommonGround Organic Gardening Supply, 559College Ave, Palo Alto. Call 493-6072.www.commongroundinpaloalto.org.Jitterbug Swing Dance class Learn toSwing and jigger bug for fitness as wellas fun. $72. Classes meet Mondaysthrough March. Call for start date andtime. Couples and singles ok. No previ-ous experience necessary. JLS MiddleSchool campus, 480 Meadow Ave., PaloAlto. Cal l 856-5144. www.paadultschool.org.Meditation for Successful Living Sat.,Jan. 22, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., $30. Learn thebasic meditation technique taught by Yo-gananda to calm and clear your mind.Ananda, 2171 El Camino Real, Palo Alto.Call 323-3363. www.anandapaloalto.org.Orchid Care Class: Basic Care and Re-blooming Tips Sat., Jan. 22, 2 p.m.Free, space limited. Please call to reserveyour seat. McLellan Botanicals, 159Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Call 1(800)4-OR-CHID. www.orchidexperts.com.Process Painting Fri., Jan. 21, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Taught by Melissa D’Antoni In-stitute of Transpersonal Psychology,1069 E. Meadow Circle, Palo Alto. Call493-4430. www.itp.edu.Soap Making Class Learn the ins andouts of making soap using the melt andpour method, Sat., Jan. 29, 10 a.m-2p.m. $35 plus a lab fee of $15 will becollected on the day of the class. Nowalk-in registration excepted. Bring a 2cup measuring cup and dishtowel toclass. Palo Alto Adult School, 50 Embar-cadero Rd., Palo Alto. Call 329-3752.www.paadultschool.org.US History Through Music Learn thepeople’s history of the US through thestudy of musical evolution and migration.Thursdays, through Feb. 10, 4-5 p.m.,$15/class. AHA! Youth Center, 2121Staunton Court, Palo Alto. Call 424-8770. www.ahacenter.org.Waking Creativity, Meditative Work-shop Taught by Carolyn Dille. Sat., Jan.22. Call for time. Institute of Transperson-al Psychology, 1069 E. Meadow Circle,Palo Alto. Call 493-4430. www.itp.edu.Writing Workshop Sun., Jan. 23, 7 p.m.Includes exercises and supportive dia-logue. Kepler’s, 1010 El Camino Real,Menlo Park. Call 324-4321. www.keplers.com.


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FilmMovies at Little House Monday Moviesat 1 p.m.: Jan. 24: “The Terminal;” Jan.31: “Garden State”. $1 for members, $2for non-members Little House ActivityCenter, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park.Call 326-2025. peninsulavolunteers.org.Movies at Little House Wednesday at1:30 p.m. “The Mikado” Jan. 26. $1 formembers, $2 non-members. Little HouseActivity Center, 800 Middle Ave., MenloPark. Call 326-2025. peninsulavolunteers.org.

SportsAlpine-Menlo-Atherton League SoftballRegistration Register online throughMar. 1. Practices starts in March, andgames are played from the beginning ofApri l unti l the f irst part of June.www.eteamz.com/amasoftball.Soccer Tryouts Palo Alto Girls U16 Soc-cer is holding tryouts for spring and fallclass 1 play. European coaching. Re-quires competitive experience and birthdate between Aug. 1, 1988-July 30,1989. Tryouts through Feb. 15. Call Pe-dro Poyatos 327-7451 or [email protected] El Camino Field, ElCamino Real near Stanford ShoppingCenter, Palo Alto.Stanford Open Men’s Gymnastics MeetFri., Jan. 21 5:45-10 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 22,8:20 a. m.-10 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 23, 8:20a.m.-8.p.m. $10 adults; $5 children 4-12and UC/Stanford students w/ID. Satevening NCAA meet separate fee. Freeparking. Stanford University’s BurnhamPavi l ion, Stanford. www.stanfordopen.com.

OutdoorsCalifornia Newts Sun., Jan. 23, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Hike along the Canyon Trail withdocents Paul Vadopalas and TommiSmith to a hidden pond to observe Cali-fornia Newts. Monte Bello Open SpacePreserve, Mountain View. Call 691-1200.www.openspace.org.Mushroom Hike Learn how to identifycommon families of mushrooms. Wade

Leschyn will discuss edible and poison-ous varieties. Bring a basket for collect-ing specimens and a small knife. Hikecontingent on weather. Space limited,register early. Sat., Jan. 22, 10 a.m.-1p.m. $10/person ages 10 and up. Hid-den Villa Farm & Wilderness Preserve,26870 Moody Rd., Los Altos. Call 949-8653. www.hiddenvilla.org.

EnvironmentScenic Aerobic Hike Wed., Jan. 26, 10a.m.-noon. A 4-5-mile aerobic outings.With docents Bernie Larkin and StellaYang. St. Joseph’s Hill Open Space Pre-serve/Los Gatos Creek Trail, Call 691-1200. www.openspace.org.

Clubs/MeetingsGarden Club Meeting “How to PruneRoses” by a member of the PeninsulaRose Society. Tue., Jan. 25, 1:15 p.m.Free. Refreshments will be provided.Menlo Park Public Library, 800 Alma St.,Menlo Park. Call 856-7921.Humanist Forum “Purpose,” a colloquyconducted by Paula Rochelle on thequestion: “What purpose do you have inwhat you do?” Jan. 23, 11 a.m. MitchellPark Center, 3800 Middlefield Rd., PaloAlto. Call 328-6659. www.humanists.org.

Religion/SpiritualityA Sabbath for our Time Rev. DarceyLaine speaks on the Jewish tradition ofSabbath and the underlying value of hav-ing a weekly “day of rest.” Sun., Jan. 23,9:30 and 11 a.m. Unitarian UniversalistChurch of Palo Alto, 505 E. CharlestonRd., Palo Alto. Call 494-0541. www.uucpa.org.

VolunteersCanopy Golf Course Tree Planting Vol-unteers needed to help plant 25 youngtrees at the Palo Alto Golf Course, Sat.,Jan. 22, 1 p.m. No experience required.Canopy wil l supply the tools. Wearclothes that can get dirty. RSVP by Fri.,


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Jan 21. Palo Alto Golf Course, Palo Alto.Call 964-6110. www.canopy.org.Project Read Tutor Training Registrationis open for Menlo Park Project Read Tu-tor Training. Tutor Training dates are:Tue., Jan. 25, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Sat., Jan.29, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; and Wed., Mar. 9,5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Project Read vol-unteers work one-on-one with adults inthe community who want to learn to readand write. Menlo Park Library, 800 AlmaSt., Menlo Park. Call 330-2525. menloparklibrary.org.

Support GroupsOngoing Breast Cancer Support Foranyone who has completed treatment forbreast cancer and is now focusing oncontinued physical, emotional and spiri-tual well-being. Mon., Jan. 24, 5-6:30p.m. Free admission. Stanford CancerCenter, Call for address, Call 326-6686.www.cbhp.org.

Community EventsEmergency Preparedness Faire Sat.,Jan. 22, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Free. Child IDKits, tour a fire truck and meet the LosAltos Police K-9 Unit, give blood at Stan-ford Bloodmobile; call 723-7819 for ap-pointment. Los Altos United MethodistChurch, 655 Magdalena Ave., Los Altos.Call 688-0422. paarc.org.Habitat Restoration on Bear CreekPlant native plants along Bear Creek be-hind Woodside School, Sat., Jan. 29,9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dress in layers andwear sturdy shoes. Gloves, tools,snacks, and drinks provided. Steady rainwill cancel. For map link, see www.acter-ra.org/calendar. Park in lots in front ofschool, head back through school build-ings to creek, 3195 Woodside Rd.,Woodside. Call 962-9876 ext. 305.

DanceDance Performance: “Seven by Three”A modern dance performance featuring7 new works by choreographers NatashaCarlitz, Tammy de Jong-Todd, and LauraZweig. Pieces include a suite about theresistance to apartheid, 4 solos for 4women and a duet, “Palindrome.” Jan.21 and 22, 8 p.m. $15 and $12. Cubber-ley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Rd., PaloAlto. Call 233-1924.Live Music/Contra Dance Jan. 22,caller: Eric Black. Band: Hillbillies fromMars. 8-11 p.m. Beginners class, 7:30p.m. Non-members $10, members $8,students $2 off. Sponsored by Bay AreCountry Dance Society. 1st UnitedMethodist Church of Palo Alto, Hamilton

and Byron,, Palo Alto. Call 965-9169.www.BACDS.org.

Art GalleriesBetween Waters Gallery KimberlyCarlisle’s images of Peru in sepia throughFebruary 10. Also, Peruvian textiles, im-ported and exclusive in the Bay Area,artistic jewelry, paintings, prints, collageand furniture. Allied Arts Guild, 75 ArborRoad, Menlo Park. Cal l 323-6362.www.betweenwatersgallery.com.

Exhibit Reception “The Photographers’Portfolios,” group show by five photo-graphic artist/members. Through Feb. 6.Artists’ reception Sun., Jan. 23, 4-7 p.m.See website for hours. The Main Gallery,1018 Main St., Redwood City. Call 701-1018. themaingallery.org.

Gallery House “Some Bodies: figurativeart in all media.” Through Feb. 5. Galleryhours: Tue., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Wed.-Sat.,11 a.m.-9 p.m. Gallery House, 320 Cali-fornia Ave., Palo Alto. www.gal leryhouse2.com.

Jang Solo Show: “Reflections in Art” Aseries of acrylics on mirror. ThroughoutJan. ART21 Gallery and Framing, 539Alma St., Palo Alto. Call 566-1381.www.art21.us.

Pacific Art League Etchings and otherintagl io prints by Daniel Krakauer.Through Jan. 31. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. PacificArt League, 668 Ramona St., Palo Alto.Cal l 321-3891. www.pacif icartleague.org.

Portola Valley Art Gallery: “Off theWall Sale” Oils, watercolors, pastels,prints, photography, and pottery.Through Jan. 23. Open Wed.-Sun., 11a.m.-5 p.m. Portola Valley Art Gallery,765 Portola Rd., Portola Valley. Call 851-1563.

Recent Acquisitions, from Paris Figura-tive paintings and sculpture from LaBelle Èpoque through the Modern Era1890-1950. Ongoing through Mar. Kath-leen Avery Fine Art, 825 Emerson St.,Palo Alto. Call 323-7830. www.kathleenaveryfineart.com.

“The Art of the Tea Bowl” Glass Art byJeremy Kirby and Jeremy Laros throughJan. 28. Stellar Somerset Gallery, 539Bryant St., Palo Alto. Call 328-6688.www.stellarsomersetgallery.com.

Viewpoints Gallery “Rumors of Red: Ex-ploring the Undertones,” group exhibit.Through Jan. 31. Gallery Hours: Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-3p.m. Viewpoints Gallery, 315 State St.,Los Altos. Call 941-5789. www.viewpointsgallery.com.


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NOW SERVINGFollowing are condensed versions, in alpha-betical order, of longer restaurant reviewspublished in the Weekly over the past sever-al years. This week’s reviews begin wherethe list ended one week ago.Price Guide: (Beverages not included in av-erage meal prices) $ - Average meal perperson less than $10 $$ - Average meal$10-$15 $$$ - $15-$20 $$$$ - Above $20

Lucy’s Tea House, 180 Castro St., Moun-tain View (650) 969-6365 You’ll find exot-ic elixirs here. Pineapple and chrysanthe-mum, jasmine and honey are just a few.Steaming teas come in big ceramic mugs,and you can order a sandwich, hot riceplate or tea snacks to go along with yourbrew. Cash only. Mon.-Thu. 11 a.m.-10

p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; closed holi-days. $ (Reviewed February 22, 2001)MacArthur Park, 27 University Ave., PaloAlto (650) 321-9990 MacArthur Park of-fers traditional American fare in a superbJulia Morgan-designed building. Signaturedishes include mesquite-grilled barbequedchicken and ribs, accompanied by greatfries and cole slaw. Interesting appetizersinclude ahi tuna poke and sautéed mus-sels. Gargantuan desserts. The appealing,

nearly all California, wine list features manyboutique wineries. Hefty prices abound.Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; (dinner menuonly after 2:30 p.m.); Sat. dinner only 5-10p.m.; Sun. buffet 10:30 a.m.-2:30 pm; Sun.dinner 5-9 p.m. $$$ (Reviewed January 30,2004)Maddalena’s, 540 Emerson St., Palo Alto(650) 326-6082 Fred Maddalena servesclassic continental Italian cuisine at hisnamesake restaurant, where he’s been

hosting locals for 25 years. Carpaccio,homemade pastas and veal scallopini arefeatured on this extensive menu, comple-mented by an equally extensive wine list.Lunch Tue.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. DinnerMon.-Sat. 5:30-10 p.m. $$$ (ReviewedMarch 15, 2001)Maltby’s, 101 Plaza North, Los Altos(650) 917-8777 A family-friendly, moder-ately priced restaurant, Maltby’s is a wel-

Eating Out

Iheaded out to meet some friendsat Hukilau on a night when wis-er people were dining at home.

Rain was pelting my windshield,the streets were flooded and I shiv-ered under layers of clothes.

But as soon as I draped my coatover one of Hukilau’s floral-printchairs, the raging storm faded frommy mind. Papaya and guava-col-ored walls, tropical bouquets andHawaiian music so effectivelyevoked the South Pacific — with-out being kitschy — I could easilypretend I was in the islands, if justfor the evening.

Hukilau, a newcomer in the BayArea’s Hawaiian restaurant craze,is as much a nightclub as an eatery.A bar with a faux thatch roof beck-ons from the back of the restaurant,and waiters serve up drinks withnames like wicked wahine andpineapple head.

“Hukilau” in Hawaiian refers toa party held after a successfulcatch at sea, so the five-month-oldrestaurant, naturally, is throwing an

opening bash. On Saturday, livebands including One Groove andPatrick Landeza will perform from3 p.m. to midnight, and the restau-rant will offer food and drink spe-cials.

If you can’t make the party, noworries: Hukilau features livebands every Friday and Saturdaynight. Uncle Shaka played thatrain-drenched evening, strummingtraditional Hawaiian tunes androck music on an electric ukulele.A wahine (young woman) in aslinky red dress danced the hula, asdid family members of the musi-cians, who swayed expertly injeans and high-heeled boots.

We watched this scene only afterleaving our seats and poking ourheads around a corner. Hukilau isdivided into two roughly equal ar-eas: the tiki room, which has aview of the band; and the rest ofthe restaurant — including the bar— which doesn’t. Our 7 p.m. ar-rival proved to be too late for atable in the tiki room.

The design is unfortunate, asHukilau Palo Alto (its siblings arein San Francisco and San Jose)succeeds most as a nightclub. Thebest eating, in fact, was found inthe appetizers. The ahi poke ($9),cubes of raw tuna tossed in sesameoil, soy sauce, green onions andcrunchy seaweed, was excellent.The salty, succulent fish perfectlycomplemented the crunch ofonions and seaweed. The edamame($5) were warm, al dente and coat-ed in just the right amount ofcoarse salt, and the kalua pork que-sadilla ($7.50) was a successfulmarriage of smoky pork and mildcheese.

As a place to enjoy a meal, Huk-ilau varies from so-so to quitegood — sometimes on the sameplate. A dinner of broiled mahimahi ($9.50) featured three piecesof the white-fleshed dolphinfish,two of which were tough andslightly burnt, while the third wastender and flaky. Sprinkled withblack pepper and eaten with the ac-companying mango salsa, thatthird piece was piquant.

The teriyaki short ribs ($10),happily, were consistently good.Seared on the outside so they werestill pink in the middle, the ribswere terrifically tender and had

just enough teriyaki to add a kickwithout being overly sweet. But allthree pieces of the aloha chickenadobo ($8), thighs stewed in avinegar-soy sauce, were dry andchewy.

The portions of all the disheswere massive, but none so much asthe chicken katsu moco loco($7.75), several filets of chickenthighs breaded in panko (Japanese-style breadcrumbs, which arecoarser than regular breadcrumbs)and deep-fried, then topped withtwo fried eggs and gravy. A friendwho’s done well for me on many areview could finish only half of it.And it wasn’t for lack of interest.The chicken was good — crisp andhot — though the gravy was thinand bland.

These meals, like all the entrees,came with two scoops of rice andone of macaroni salad, true to theHawaiian plate lunch tradition. Asif those didn’t provide enough car-bohydrates, the fish, beef andchicken adobo topped a bed ofudon tossed with sesame oil andoyster sauce. Save for bits of carrotin the macaroni salad, the solesource of fruit or vegetables werethree small pineapple triangles.

For diners seeking some green-ery on their plates, Hukilau makesa wonderful seared ahi poke salad($9), cubes of warm, rare tuna andgrilled onions atop a huge moundof mixed baby lettuces. The lettucein our salad was fresh, as were theslices of cucumber and tomato —especially good for January — thatrimmed the plate. The tuna had apleasing texture that just gave tothe bite, and the onions weregrilled to that perfect point atwhich they’re sweet and meltinglysoft but not burnt.

The one downer was the dress-ing, which came on the side in aramekin. We ordered the Hukilauvinaigrette, a hefty amount of oliveoil with a bit of vinegar and guavajuice. The vinaigrette didn’t mixwell, so when we tried to toss asmall amount on the salad, only oillanded on the leaves. A betterchoice would have been the Mauionion dressing, which is emulsifiedand has a pleasant, mild oniontaste.

Hawaiian food is a fusion of the

cultures that have settled on the is-lands: Filipino, Japanese, Chinese,Portuguese, Native Hawaiian. Huk-ilau honors this tradition, being asit is in the Bay Area, with a Hawai-ian burrito ($7.50) of fried rice,kalua pork and spicy Portuguesesausage. The slow-cooked kaluapork, similar to carnitas, works fora burrito. But excessive fried ricemade for a mass of bland whitestarch, and I missed the texture ofbeans.

The servers at Hukilau, dressedin Hawaiian shirts and trimmedwith flowers in their hair, werefriendly and attentive, and the foodarrived promptly on wooden platesand bowls. But a house salad weordered never appeared, and bothtimes I visited, no one cleaned thetabletop. I swept off the foodscraps myself, not wanting to plantan elbow in a glob of macaroni sal-ad while waiting for dessert.

Regarding that final course, tryto save some room for the Big Is-land Candies brownie ($6.50). TheHawaiian confectioner creates theintensely chocolate brownies ex-clusively for Hukilau, which thenmicrowaves them before adding ascoop of vanilla ice cream and apile of whipped cream. The heatsoftens the chocolate covering,turning it into a kind of frosting,and melts the ice cream, resultingin a gooey, delicious mess of vanil-la, dark chocolate and cream. Or-der one — it will feed the wholetable. ■

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Served with two scoops of rice and one of macaroni salad, Hukilau’s teriyaki short ribs were consistently good.

A taste of the tropicsHukilau excels at appetizers and ambience

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Hukilau, 642 Ramona St. in PaloAlto; (650) 329-9533

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Paradise (650) 968-59491350 Grant Rd. #15B, Mt. View

Now serving Halal meat, charcoal grilledkabobs and daily vegetarian specials

Armadillo Willy’s 941-29221031 N. San Antonio Rd., Los Altos

Range: $5.00-13.00

Cook Book Restaurant 321-7500127 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto

For breakfast-out-of-the-ordinary!Tue-Sat 7am-3pm, Sun & Hol. 8am-3pm

The Duck Club 322-1234100 El Camino Real in the Stanford Park

Hotel, Menlo Park. American Regional cuisine

Hobee’s 856-61244224 El Camino Real, Palo AltoAlso at Town & Country Village,

Palo Alto 327-4111

Knuckle’s at Hyatt Rickey’s 843-25214219 El Camino Real, Palo Alto

Pasta, Steaks and Seafood

Cafe Borrone 327-08301010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park

Open 7 Days • Art & MusicBreakfast, Lunch, DinnerIndoor/Outdoor Seating

Chef Chu’s (650) 948-26961067 N. San Antonio Road

on the corner of El Camino, Los Altos2002 Zagat: “Gold Standard in

Fresh Chinese Cuisine.”

Hunan Garden 565-88683345 El Camino Real, Palo Alto

Incredible Seafood, Vegetables • 7 days

Jing Jing 328-6885443 Emerson St., Palo Alto

Spicy Szechwan, Hunan, Food To Go, Deliverywww.jingjingonline.com

Mei Long 961-4030867 El Camino Real, Mtn. View

★★★★ — San Jose Mercury NewsTop Rating in Zagat 2002 & San Francisco Focus

Ming’s 856-77001700 Embarcadero East, Palo Alto

www.mings.com

New Tung Kee Noodle House 520 Showers Dr., MV in San Antonio Ctr.Voted MV Voice Best ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 & ‘04

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Peking Duck 856-33382310 El Camino Real, Palo Alto

We also deliver.

Su Hong—Menlo ParkDining Phone: 323–6852

To Go: 322–4631Winner, Palo Alto Weekly “Best Of”

8 years in a row!

Windy’s (Chinese) 325-3188168 University Ave., Palo Alto

Award-winning food. Catering/To Go

Chez TJ 964-7466938 Villa St., Mountain View

Tues-Sat Dinners only 5:30-9:00pm“Outrageously good” New French-American

fare —Zagat 2003

Cafe Bombay 948-94634546 El Camino, Los Altos

at San AntonioLunch, Dinner, Buffets Everyday

Darbar Indian Cuisine 321-6688129 Lytton, Downtown Palo Alto Lunch Buffet M-F; Open 7 days

Janta Indian Restaurant 462-5903369 Lytton Ave., Downtown Palo Alto Lunch Buffet M-F; Organic Veggies

Little India Restaurant 361-8737917 Main St., Redwood CIty Buffets M-F 11-2; M-Sat 5-9

Gourmet food preparedby chef Manoj Chopra

Café Pro Bono 326-16262437 Birch St., Palo Alto

Serving a wide variety of traditional dishes witha freshness you can see and taste.

Oregano’s 941-36004546 El Camino, Los Altos

Gourmet Pasta, Pizza. Banquet Rooms

Spalti Ristorante 327-9390417 California Ave, Palo Alto

Exquisite Food • Outdoor Dining

Fuki Sushi 494-93834119 El Camino Real, Palo Alto

Open 7 days a Week

Fiesta Del Mar 965-93541006 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View

Mexican Cuisine & Cantina

Fiesta Del Mar Too 967-3525735 Villa Street, Mountain View Open Week-

nites to 11pm, Weekends to 12pm

Palo Alto Sol 328-8840408 California Ave, Palo Alto

Huge menu • Homestyle Recipes

Fandango Pizza 494-29283407 Alma, Palo AltoLive Bluegrass Music

www.fandangopizza.com

Pizza My Heart 327-9400220 University Ave., Palo Alto

Range: $1.50-16.50

Pizz’a Chicago 424-94004115 El Camino Real, Palo AltoThis IS the best pizza in town

Ramona’s Pizza 322-21812313 Birch St., Palo Alto

Free Delivery • N.Y. Hand-Spun Pizza

Cook’s Seafood 325-0604751 El Camino Real, Menlo Park

Seafood Dinners from $5.95 to $9.95

Garden Fresh Asian Cuisine 961-77951245 W. El Camino, Mountain View

Open Daily • Lunch • Dinner • To Go

Krung Siam 322-5900423 University Ave., Palo AltoKing of Krung Siam 960-7077

194 Castro St., Mtn. View

Thaiphoon 323-7700543 Emerson Ave., Palo Alto

Great taste of Thai & Asian cuisineOutside patio seating

www.thaiphoonrestaurant.com

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All-star fieldof gymnasts

set to competeCardinal Open offers look

at future of Stanford men’s team

by Rick Eymer

The Stanford men’s gymnastics team features twoathletes — sophomore Peter Derman and seniorKelly Lang — who perform as part of their rou-

tine something no one else in the world is doing.Derman is part of the top-ranked rings team in the

nation and Lang does his thing on the high bar. Evenmore impressive is that freshmen David Sender andSho Nakamori may be even better.

All four athletes, joined by their Stanford team-mates, will be performing on Saturday at about 7 p.m.as part of the three-day Cardinal Open which gets un-derway today at 5 p.m. in Burnham Pavilion.

Today’s action feature members of the 15-18 JuniorOlympics age group. The top per-formers during that session willform an all-star team which willcompete against the college teams,which include Stanford, Cal andAir Force, Arizona State andWashington.

The teenage squad featuresGreg Ter-Azkhariants, who signedto compete with Stanford nextyear, and Kyson Buthuwong, whosigned with Cal.

The Open features six eventscompeting simultaneously.

“It’s a six-ring circus with highenergy,” Stanford coach ThomGlielmi said. “It will be a lot offun.”

Sender, Derman, sophomoreAlex Schorsch and senior DanielTorres-Rangel form the country’stop rings team. Derman performsthe “Victorian” as part of his rou-tine, a skill that no one else is doing. The skill requiresDerman to lift his body parallel to the ground, andarms extended, with his stomach facing upward.

“It looks like there are strings attached,” said Gliel-mi, who was part of the 2000 Olympic coaching staff.“But there’s nothing attached.”

Sender, who competed at the Olympic Trials, is thedefending senior national vault champion. Nakamurais a three-time junior national all-around champion.

“We’re still keeping our eyes on the prize,” Glielmisaid. “We are still constructing routines we believewill be competitive in winning the NCAA title. We’retaking risks early in the season which will lead to solidroutines in 2 1/2 months.”

Glielmi, who spent three years as an assistant coachat Minnesota before coming to Stanford in 2001,hopes his young team - five freshmen and five sopho-mores out of 14 members - will benefit from intensivetraining.

“We’re pushing the high start point value,” he said.“We’re willing to train through the competition for theNCAA’s. Because the team is so young, we’ll have tomake some decisions about their routines. You’re go-ing to see some big hits and big misses.”

Stanford is the two-time defending Cardinal Openchampion, an event that has been held for 12 years.San Jose State originally hosted the event as the Spar-tan Open until the school dropped the program andStanford assumed hosting duties.

Competition at various levels continues Saturdayand Sunday beginning at 7:30 a.m. Glielmi expects theevent to sell out.

The Cardinal Open is one of just two home meetsthe men’s team have on the schedule. Stanford returnsto Maples Pavilion for a coed meet on March 6. TheCardinal hosts California in what Glielmi hopes to be-come an annual “Big Flip Off,” with the women. This


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FridayPrep basketball: Menlo-Atherton at

Woodside, 6 p.m. (girls, followed byboys), KCEA (89.1 FM)

Prep sports: High School SportsFocus, 11 p.m., KICU (36); rebroadcastSunday at 7 p.m.

SaturdayMen’s basketball: Stanford at USC,

3 p.m., ABC (7); KNEW (910 AM),KZSU (90.1 FM)

Women’s basketball: USC at Stan-ford, 7 p.m., KNTS (1220 AM), KZSU(90.1 FM)

SundayPrep sports: Cal-Hi Sports Bay

Area, 6:30 p.m., KRON (4); rebroadcastMonday at 7 p.m. on Fox Sports Net

ON THE AIR

OAKS’ CORNER . . . The Menlo Col-lege men’s basketball team defeatedvisiting Cal State Maritime, 87-35, ina Cal Pac Conference game onTuesday as freshman Janis Krumsscored 14 points, including a 4-of-7effort from long range. Menlo (5-2, 5-9) led by 20 at halftime, and thenoutscored Cal State Maritime, 43-11,in the second half. Junior Mike Bonil-las had 11 points, seven rebounds,seven assists, and four steals, whileRicky Butler had 11 points. Menlotook a 28-5 lead in the first 10 min-utes, shooting 60 percent in the firsthalf. The Oaks play at Bethany todayat 7:30 p.m., preceded by thewomen’s game at 5:30 p.m. . . . TheMenlo College women’s basketballteam also beat the Keelhaulers, 82-18, as all 13 players saw at least 11minutes of action. Felicia Thompsonand Ashlynn Dolcini each scored 11to pace the Oaks. The Lady Oaks (4-3, 8-6) forced 35 turnovers, with Dol-cini making six steals. The Keel-haulers suited up just six players forthe game, and shot .258 (8-of-31) . .. Menlo College sophomore SaraFulp-Allen was named the Most Out-standing Wrestler after winning the48 kg class at the Lady Oak Invita-tional on Sunday in Atherton. Menlofinished third at the Invitational. Fulp-Allen also won twice on Saturday in apair of dual meets held at Lincoln Ju-nior High in Redwood City. The Oakslost to Lassen, 29-8, and to SimonFraser, 31-4 . . . Menlo College men’swrestlers Sergio Lopes (133 pounds)and Mariano Sanchez (197) wontheir respective divisions in Sunday’sInvitational.

SIGNUPS AND TRYOUTS . . . ThePalo Alto Knights’ Pop Warner Foot-ball program, which has sent fourteams to the Super Bowl, will holdtheir 2005 signups today at the PaloAlto Elks Club (4249 El Camino Real)from 5-7 p.m. Players age 7-15 maysign up and will be placed on rosterson a first-come-first-served basis.Players also may register online atwww.paknights.com. Scholarshipsare available . . . The Stanford VortexU-15 (in fall) Class 1 boys’ soccerteam is holding tryouts for the springand fall seasons on Saturday andagain Jan. 29, 1-3 p.m. at JLS.


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SportsStanford Athletics

Keith Peters

Success at Stanford has carriedover for Weems at Menlo.

PREP BASKETBALL

Stanford grad Weems a drivingforce at Menlo

by Keith Peters

Kris Weems knows that all good things eventuallycome to an end. Weems, after all, was a junior guardon the 1998 Stanford basketball team that reached

the NCAA Final Four for the first time in 56 years beforelosing to Kentucky in the semifinals.

This week, Weems endured the end of another streak.His Menlo School boys’ basketball team had its seven-game winning string snapped in a last-second 48-47 lossto visiting Terra Nova. It was the Knights’ first loss of thePAL North Division season.

Junior forward Blake Schultz scored 22 points to leadMenlo, which went scoreless for the final 3:23 of thegame.

“The first thing I’m going to do is watch tape and justtry to pick at the little things that we didn’t do well, whichis boxing out on every shot that goes up. Talking on de-fense. Making the extra pass. Taking care of the ball, andthen try to address those things in practice, “ Weems saidafter the setback, which left the Knights at 5-1 in league(11-3 overall) and still atop the division going into last


During his four seasons at Stanford — three as a starter — Kris Weems (3) made 201 three-pointers while helping the Cardinal win 119 games and reach the NCAA Final Four semifi-

David Sender

Sho Nakamori

year, the Stanford women competeagainst Alabama.

Men’s volleyballThe Stanford men’s volleyball

team may not be ready for primetime just yet, but senior setterKevin Hansen expects the Cardinalto improve their showing over lastyear’s sub-par performance.

Eighth-ranked Stanford split twoMountain Pacific Sports Federationmatches over the weekend, beatingvisiting USC on Friday, 30-25, 30-28, 30-25 and lost to third-rankedPepperdine, 28-30, 30-24, 31-29,30-20, on Saturday.

Stanford lost to Long BeachState, 30-27, 30-23, 34-32, onWednesday night. The Cardinal areat UC San Diego tonight.

“I expect a lot from this team,”Hansen said. “After last year thisteam is focused. We know we canimprove.”

Stanford (1-2, 2-4) sufferedthrough a dismal 6-16, 9-18 seasonlast year, and coach Don Shawthought winning that many wasover achieving. With most of the

team returning, though, expecta-tions are a little higher. Winning atitle, however, may be asking toomuch.

“They have a year’s experienceof playing together and we haveimproved at a couple of differentpositions,” Shaw said. “Our hittingis a little bit bet-ter and we’remore competi-tive but we’restill under-manned. Wehave a lot ofyoung guyswho aren’tready to play atthis level.”

Junior NickManov and sophomore JoshSchwarzapel are out with injuriesand that is affecting Stanford’sdepth. Shaw used just eight playersagainst Pepperdine.

Stanford played The 49ers with-out junior Ben Reddy, the team’skills and service ace leader.

“Bottom line we need to find away to win,” Shaw said. “We needto be healthy.”

The Cardinal do have Hansen,who recorded 126 assists in the

three games to become just thefourth player in school history toreach 4,000 assists. He has 4,086heading into today’s game at SanDiego State.

Men’s swimmingTop-ranked Stanford opens the

Pac-10 season on the road thisweekend, meeting Arizona State to-day, and No. 5 Arizona on Satur-day.

The Cardinal have not lost toASU since the 1990-91 season. Thelast Cardinal loss to the Wildcatscame during the 1999-2000 season.

Stanford brings a 35-meet win-ning streak into today’s contest.The Cardinal haven’t lost a dualmeet since 2000.

Women’s swimmingStanford will be in unfamiliar ter-

ritory this weekend when it opensPac-10 competition today at Ari-zona State and on Saturday at Ari-zona.

The eighth-ranked Cardinal, win-ners of 15 of the past 17 Pac-10 ti-tles, including the past two, will bethe underdogs in Tucson, where theWildcats are waiting with their No.4 ranking. ■

BASEBALLBaseball America Top 251, Tulane; 2, LSU; 3, Cal State Fullerton; 4,

Texas; 5, Miami; 6, Stanford; 7, South Caroli-na; 8, Washington; 9, Arizona State; 10,Georgia; 11, Baylor; 12, Arizona; 13, TexasA&M; 14, North Carolina; 15, Florida; 16, Mis-sissippi; 17, Vanderbilt; 18, Rice; 19, GeorgiaTech; 20, Notre Dame; 21, TCU; 22, LongBeach State; 23, Oklahoma State; 24, OralRoberts; 25, Winthrop.

MEN’S BASKETBALLCal Pac Conference

TuesdayCS MARITIME (35)Guillermo 2-6 0-0 6, Ogata 1-4 0-0 2,

Isenhour 0-0 0-0 0, McAllister 2-6 4-4 8, Tor-mos 4-6 1-2 11, White 0-1 0-0 0, Okara 4-90-0 8. Totals: 13-32 5-6 35.

MENLO (87)Eitel 1-5 0-0 2, Wesley 1-2 0-0 3, Gilkey 4-

5 0-1 9, Rogers 3-5 0-0 6, Arneson 3-7 2-29, Butler 4-9 1-2 11, Casella 3-3 0-0 8, Gleit-man 1-2 0-0 2, Bonillas 5-7 0-0 11, Coyne 2-3 0-0 4, Edwards 1-3 0-0 2, Krums 5-8 0-014, Larson 1-1 0-0 2, Peck 2-3 0-0 4. Totals:36-63 4-5 87.

Halftime - Menlo 44, CSU Maritime 24. 3-point goals - CSU Maritime 4-9 (Guillermo 2,Tormos 2), Menlo 11-24 (Krums 4, Butler 2,Casella 2, Wesley, Arneson, Bonillas). Fouledout - None. Rebounds - SCU Maritime 18(Okara 6), Menlo 29 (Bonillas 7). Assists -

SCU Maritime 7 (Ogata, Isenhour 2), Menlo27 (Bonillas 7). Total fouls - SCU Maritime 10,Menlo 9. A - 150.

Records: Menlo 5-2 (5-9); CSU Maritime0-6 (0-12)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALLCal Pac Conference

TuesdayCS MARITIME (18)Nielsen 0-0 1-2 1, Dago 0-5 0-0 0, Ryan

0-6 0-0 0, Sorenson 1-6 0-1 13, Lane 3-7 0-0 6, Oseguda 4-7 0-0 9. Totals: 8-31 1-3 18.

MENLO (82)Sorenson 4-8 0-0 8, Gordon 2-5 0-0 5,

Gomez 3-4 0-0 8, Epps 4-10 1-2 9, N. John-son 3-4 2-2 8, D. Johnson 1-5 0-0 2, Yee 0-50-0 0, Riley 1-4 0-0 2, Thompson 4-5 1-2 11,Miyakusu 2-6 0-0 4, Lee 3-5 0-2 8,Babakhanyan 3-9 0-3 6, Dolcini 5-7 1-2 11.Totals: 35-77 8-13 82.

Halftime - Menlo 46, CSU Maritime 10. 3-point goals - CSU Maritime 1-6 (Oseguda),Menlo 4-17 (Gomez 2, Gordon, Thompson).Fouled out - None. Rebounds - CSU Mar-itime 17 (Lane 4), Menlo 52 (Epps, N. John-son, Lee 6). Assists - CSU Maritime 6 (Soren-son 3), Menlo 25 (Riley, Gomez 6). Total fouls- CSU Maritime 9, Menlo 4. A - 100.

Records: Menlo 4-3 (8-6); CSU Maritime0-6 (0-6)

MEN’S SWIMMINGCSCA Top 25

1, Stanford; 2, Florida; 3, Auburn; 4, Cali-fornia; 5, Arizona; 6, USC; 7, Minnesota; 8,Michigan; 9, Texas; 10, Virginia; 11, Ken-tucky; 12, Georgia; 13, Indiana; 14, North-western; 15, Tennessee; 16, Purdue; 17,Wisconsin; 18, Texas A&M; 19, North Caroli-na; 20, BYU; 21, Notre Dame; 22, Hawaii;23, Florida State; 24, Ohio State; 24, Alaba-ma.

WOMEN’S SWIMMINGCSCA Top 25

1, Georgia; 2, Auburn; 3, Florida; 4, Ari-zona; 5, Texas; 6, SMU; 7, California; 8, Stan-ford; 9, Wisconsin; 10, Texas A&M; 11,UCLA; 12, Maryland; 13, Michigan; 14, PennState; 15, North Carolina; 15, Virginia; 17, Ari-zona State; 18, USC; 19, Purdue; 20, Hawaii;21, Florida State; 22, Notre Dame; 23, North-western; 24, Indiana; 24, Washington.

MEN’S VOLLEYBALLMPSF

WednesdayLong Beach State d. Stanford, 30-27, 30-

23, 34-32. Top Stanford players - David Vogel10 kills; Chris Ahlfeldt .312 hitting percentage;Kevin Hansen 35 assists, seven digs.

Records: Stanford 1-2 (2-4); Long BeachState 2-1 (4-2)

USA Today/AVCA Top 151, BYU; 2, UCLA; 3, Pepperdine; 4, Cal

State Northridge; 5, Long Beach State; 6,Hawaii; 7, Penn State; 8, Stanford; 9, Pacific;10, Ohio State; 11, UC Irvine; 12, USC; 13,UC Santa Barbara; 14, Lewis; 15, Ball State.

WOMEN’S WRESTLINGSaturday

Lassen 29, Menlo 848 kg — Fulp-Allen (M) d. Bsarrios, 7-0; 51

- Hsieh (L) d. Gutierrez, injury default; 55 -Lancelotti (L) by forfeit; 59 - Nethercott (L) byforfeit; 63 - Daniels (M) d. Scott, 5-1; 67 -Hale (L) p. Tavera, 2:26; 72 - Knight (L) by for-feit; 80 - Proulx (L) d. Stalley, 4-1.

Simon Fraser 31, Menlo 448 — Fulp-Allen (M) d. Dick, 10-3; 51 —

White (SF) by forfeit; 55 - Peterson (SF) byforfeit; 59 - Richardson (SF) p. Daniels, 3:30;67 - Mah (SF) p. Tavera, 3:01; 72 - McManus(SF) by forfeit; 80 - Turotte (SF) p. Stalley,0:18.

SundayLady Oaks InvitationalTeam scores - Simon Fraser 23, Lassen

10; Menlo 5; CSU Bakersfield 4.Outstanding wrestler - Sara Fulp-Allen

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Five boys’ basketballteams sit atop theirrespective divisions

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The Palo Alto boys’ basketballteam is in position to controlits destiny in the SCVAL De

Anza Division race, and can makea big move tonight by beating vis-iting Milpitas.

The Trojans (3-1) come into theshowdown at 7:30 p.m. followinga 55-54 overtime loss to visitingFremont (3-1) on Tuesday night.Palo Alto (4-0, 17-1) remainsalone in first place after theVikings’ 62-40 romp over hostHomestead.

Paly coach Peter Diepenbrockknows Milpitas will be a real testfor his team. The Trojans have a 6-foot-9 center and two high-scoringguards who can cause all kinds oftrouble.

“They definitely have enough tobeat us,” Diepenbrock said.

Palo Alto, on the other hand, hasenough to beat Milpitas. It de-pends, of course, on who shows upfor the Vikings and how much theywill depend upon junior pointguard Jeremy Lin.

Against Homestead, Lin had ahand in everything. He scored aseason-high 25 points, had six as-sists, nine rebounds and set thetone of the game.

“Jeremy Lin did everything,”Diepenbrock said.

Senior forward BrianBaskauskas benefited from Lin’sability to get his teammates theball, scoring 15 points. JuniorSteven Brown added nine.

But, as Diepenbrock said, “Wewere a couple of (Homestead)threes away from being in a realdogfight.”

The Vikings will have to be attheir best against Milpitas andhope the Trojans don’t have a de-fensive plan to stop Lin.

“They have to win,” Diepen-brock said of Milpitas, arguablyone loss away from being elimi-nated from the division title pic-ture.

Palo Alto wasn’t the only localteam holding on to a league leadTuesday.

Sacred Heart Prep (8-0, 12-5)extended its Private Schools Ath-letic League winning streak to 54straight, but had to go two over-time periods before pulling out a72-65 victory over visiting ValleyChristian-Dublin.

The Gators got a season-high 28points from junior guard Pat Cof-fey, who scored 15 points in thetwo extra periods - 10 coming onfree throws. Thomas Donahoecontributed a season-high 22points.

In the Christian Private SchoolsAthletic League, Mid-Peninsula andEastside Prep remained tied for firstplace following easy victories.

Mid-Peninsula (5-0, 12-5) got18 points from Walter Washingtonand 12 from Marcus Thomas in a63-43 win at Mountain ViewAcademy. Eastside Prep (4-0, 13-6) got 20 points, eight steals andseven rebounds from senior TimJohnson in a 79-28 win over visit-ing East Palo Alto. Anthony Gradyadded 15 points and 10 reboundsfor the Panthers, who will hostMid-Peninsula on Feb. 1 in a gamethat likely will determine the CP-SAL regular-season champion.

Menlo-Atherton (4-2, 9-7) got29 points from Dan Trautman and19 from Chris Dallmar in a 72-63PAL Bay Division win over visit-ing Aragon. The victory kept theBears in a tie for third place withSequoia heading into tonight’sshowdown at second-place Wood-side (5-1) at 7:45 p.m.

Girls soccerMenlo School (3-3-2, 7-4-3)

moved within a point of third placein the PAL Bay Division with a 1-0victory over host Woodside onTuesday. Ariel Rogers scored off anassist from Kelley Finch for theKnights’ winning goal.

Gunn (2-3, 4-5-2) moved up inthe De Anza Division standings asjunior Emi Sullivan scored threegoals in a 3-0 victory over visitingLos Altos.

Boys soccerGunn (5-0-1, 14-1-2) strength-

ened it grip on first place in the DeAnza Division with a 4-0 romp overhost Monta Vista. Anton Horwath,Alex Guzinski, Gilmar Arellanoand Ian Barnett all scored for theTitans. ■


SportsKeith Peters

M-A senior Dan Trautman scored29 points in a win over Aragon.

we’re trying to teach.”Weems has turned around a team that numbers only

10 players, the smallest boys’ roster of any local team.“It has been tough,” Weems said. “We’ve endured

some injuries like everyone else does. We’ll find guysto get out on the courts. If myself and coach RicardoSantamaria want to get out there and play, we can dothat.”

Despite being only 28, Weems has discovered hisbody doesn’t react quite the same way when he wascompiling his 201 career three-pointers for Stanford.

“Practice kills my back,” he confessed. “I could be inmuch better shape.”

Whether he’s on the court or not, Weems’ youth andbackground keeps him close to his players.

“I would think I’m still fairly young and the guyshave probably seem me play,” Weems said. “It’s kindof funny; they bring my autograph in - something Idon’t take too kindly to!

“The age gap is kind of close, but I’m fair and I’mcompetitive and I want them to be the same way whenthey get out on the court. And they just have to havefun. Last year, the body language, watching tape wasso bad and I wanted to change that this year. If youdon’t have fun, you’re not going to play well at anypoint in time. So, I’m just trying to build a new win-ning culture.”

Thus far, Weems has succeeded in that goal. Menlois in position to post its best record this decade. Thekey is teamwork, something Weems brought fromStanford.

“I played with a great group of guys that I’m still intouch with to this day,” said Weems, “and they alwaysfelt like we were a much better team if we shared theball and made each other better. I think they broughtthat from their own high school teams or from theirown way of life. It fit really well at Stanford, and I’mtrying to teach these guys that if you share the ball andmake other guys better, you’re in a whole lot bettershape for it.” ■

night’s game against Half MoonBay.

“You hate to lose to teach your-self how to win the next game,”Weems continued, “but sometimes,especially with this team, I thinkthey’ve relaxed some and are a littleoverconfident maybe? We have toget back to being hungry. We’re thehunted . . . but we have to come outlike we’re hunting and try to giveteams our best shot that way.”

Weems, who finished up at Stan-ford in 1999 after starting threestraight years on teams that com-bined for a 78-20 record andreached the NCAA tournamenteach season, already has made hispresence felt in his first year atMenlo. In the two seasons beforeWeems’ arrival, the Knights were 7-21 in PAL North Division play (20-29 overall) and failed to qualify forthe Central Coast Section playoffs.

Menlo now is a virtual shoe-in toreach the postseason and competefor the school’s first boys’ CCShoop title since 1991. Perhaps moreimportantly, Weems wants to bringthe boys’ program the kind ofprominence it had when players likeJohn Paye and Eric Reveno broughtMenlo a state title in 1983.

Reveno, an assistant coach atStanford, is among those who havefilled Weems in on Menlo’s history.

“I’m just trying to build onwhat he (Reveno) had, he andJohn Paye and Jimmy Noriega . . .They’ve told me of the history, asother people have. It makes mefeel good. I can walk up to the tro-phy case and say this is the waywe can be two or three years downthe line, if the kids believe in what

Menlo junior Blake Schultz sliced through Terra Nova’s defense for 22points during the Knights’ 48-47 last-second loss on Tuesday.

Keith Peters

Weems(continued from page 37)

Sophomore Beau Heidrich (30 scored 13 points forMenlo against Terra Nova.

Keith Peters

BOYS BASKETBALLPAL North Division

Terra Nova 16 13 12 7 — 48Menlo 16 14 7 10 — 47

TN - Wierzba 2 2-2 8, Kohnert 3 2-2 9,Ryan 1 0-0 2, Milon 3 0-0 8, Forbes8 0-216, Powers 1 2-4 5. Totals: 18 6-10 48.

M - Heidrich 6 1-2 13, Bassett 5 0-0 10,Lacob 1 0-2 2, Schultz 9 0-0 22, Curtis 0 0-0 0, Schneider 0 0-0 0. Totals: 21 1-4 47.

Three-point goals: Wierzba 2, Milon 2,Kohnert, Powers (TN); Schultz 4 (M).

Standings: Menlo 5-1 (11-3), El Camino4-2, Terra Nova 4-2, South San Francisco3-3, Oceana 3-3, Westmoor 2-4, Half MoonBay 2-4, Jefferson 1-5

PAL South DivisionAragon 7 19 15 22 — 63Menlo-Atherton 13 13 18 28 — 72

A - Arbunich 3 1-3 10, Ramirez 2 0-0 4,Green 1 0-0 2, Favro 2 4-4 10, Mosman 80-0 17, Williams 1 0-0 2, Tonga 2 2-2 6, Tu-alo 3 6-7 12. Totals: 22 13-16 63.

MA - Finkle 2 7-8 11, Jorgenson 3 1-1 7,Dallmar 8 3-5 19, Hrustanovic 1 0-0 2, Pe-terson 0 2-8 2, Trautman 9 9-11 29, Disibio1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 22-33 72.

Three-point goals: Arbunich 3, Favro 2,Mosman (A); Trautman 2 (MA).

Standings: Burlingame 6-0, Woodside5-1, Menlo-Atherton 4-2 (9-7), Sequoia 4-2,Aragon 3-3, Capuchino 2-4, Mills 2-4, SanMateo 2-4, Carlmont 1-5, Hillsdale 1-5

SCVAL De Anza DivisionPalo Alto 15 15 15 17 — 62Homestead 10 10 13 6 — 40

PA - Brown 4-0-9, Baskauskas 5-4-15,Lin 10-3-25, Ford 0-1-1, Miller 3-0-6, Mou-ton 1-0-2, Walder 2-0-4. Totals: 25-8-62.

H - Ostrow 0-2-2, park 2-0-6, McLaugh-lin 3-0-8, Mrozack 2-2-6, Dedrick 3-0-6,Tsai 4-0-9, Ross 1-0-3. Totals: 15-4-40.

Three-point goals: Lin 2, Brown,Baskauskas (PA); Park 2, McLaughlin 2,Tsai, Ross (H).

Other scores: Fremont 55, Milpitas 54(OT); Mountain View 54, Los Gatos 45

Standings: Palo Alto 4-0 (17-1), Milpitas3-1, Fremont 3-1, Homestead 2-3, Gunn 1-3 (8-9), Mountain View 1-3, Los Gatos 1-4

Private Schools Athletic LeagueVC Dublin 8 15 24 9 5 4— 65SH Prep 18 10 15 13 511— 72

VCD - Christensen 5 1-2 13, Fitch 1 0-02, Herman 4 0-0 10, Garrett 1 2-2 6, John-son 6 0-1 12, Stafieski 11 1-1 24. Totals: 284-6 65.,

SHP - Coffey 6 14-18 28, Davila 1 1-1 3,Izuka 2 0-0 4, McMahon 6 0-0 14, Donahoe10 2-3 22, Cowell 1 0-0 2, Gibbs 1 0-0 2.Totals: 27 17-22 72.

Three-point goals: Christensen 2, Herman2, Stafieski (VCD); McMahon 2, Coffey 2(SHP).

Records: Sacred Heart Prep 8-0 (12-5)Harker 14 21 12 19 — 66Woodside Priory 5 13 7 3 — 28

H - Kohl 2 1-1 5, Shapiro 2 0-0 4, Jeng 52-2 13, Ravipati 3 3-3 9, Godrey 3 2-2 8,Kitasoe 2 0-0 4, Autoon 3 0-0 6, Narayen 20-0 4, Hau-Yu 1 0-0 2, Venkatesan 5 1-211. Totals: 28 9-10 66.

WP - Hirano 1 1-1 3, Plain 4 3-5 12, Lo 02-2 2, Wegman 1 1-1 3, Schreiner 2 0-0 4,Kovachy 1 0-0 2, Yam 1 0-0 2. Totals: 9 7-928.

Three-point goals: Jeng (H); Plain (WP).Records: Woodside Priory 0-8 (3-12)

Christian Private Schools League

East PA 7 2 12 7 — 28Eastside Prep 18 29 21 11 — 79

EPA - Noel 1 0-0 2, Harris 1 0-0 2, Car-penter 6 1-6 13, Sparks 1 0-1 2, Camper 31-1 9. Totals: 12 2-8 28.

EP - Griggs 3 0-0 6, Pickrom 5 1-2 11,M. Thompson 1 0-0 2, Johnson 10 0-0 20,David 1 0-0 2, Grady 7 1-2 15, T. Thomp-son 3 0-0 6, Williams 1 0-0 2, Meacham 41-1 10, Smith 1 1-2 3, Carr 1 0-0 2. Totals:37 4-7 79.

Three-point goals: Camper 2 (EPA);Meacham (EP).

Records: Eastside Prep 4-0 (13-6)Mid-Peninsula 17 17 19 10 — 63MV Academy 13 15 9 6 — 43

MP - Grady 1-0-3, Williams 4-0-9, Cruz3-0-6, O’Farrell 3-0-6, Demery 4-2-10,Thomas 6-0-12, Washington 8-2-18. Totals:28-4-63.

MVA - Lepulu 8-4-23, Zarate 0-3-3, Pink3-0-6, Castaneda 1-0-2, Mendors 2-2-6,Tsugawa 1-0-3. Totals: 15-9-43.

Three-point goals: Grady, Williams, O’Far-rell (MP); Lepulu 3, Tsugawa (MVA).

Records: Mid-Peninsula 5-0 (12-5)

GIRLS BASKETBALLSCVAL De Anza Division

Palo Alto 7 7 15 19 — 48Homestead 6 10 8 26 — 50

PA - Barich 1 0-0 2, Field 7 0-2 14, Grant3 0-0 6, Gaal 3 3-6 9, Jones 5 3-4 15, D.Susu 1 0-2 2. Totals: 20 6-14 48.

H - Kim 0 1-2 1, Verstogen 1 0-0 2, Bax-ter 0 1-2 1, Mower 5 3-4 15, Ichikawa 7 3-420, Manuel 3 0-0 6, Lee 2 1-2 5. Totals: 189-16 50.

Three-point goals: Jones 2 (PA); Ichikawa3, Mower 2 (H).

Standings: Los Gatos 5-0, Homestead3-2, Palo Alto 2-2 (12-7), Milpitas 2-2, Gunn1-3 (3-9) Lynbrook 1-3, Saratoga 1-3

PAL North DivisionMenlo 18 16 8 6 — 48Terra Nova 4 4 24 14 — 46

M - White 1 2-3 4, Martin 1 0-0 2, Olson0 2-2 2, Kaewert 4 0-0 8, Kirkendoll 7 1-215, Schoof 1 0-0 2, Wipfler 2 1-2 5, Shep-ard 3 4-5 10. Totals: 19 10-14 48.

TN - Ballard 3 1-3 7, Samifua 9 3-6 25,Ormsby 1 0-0 2, Roe 1 2-2 5, Lum 2 0-0 6,Crittendon 0 1-2 1. Totals: 16 7-13 46.

Three-point goals: Samifua 4, Lum 2, Roe(TN).

Standings: Westmoor 6-0, Menlo 4-2 (9-7), Oceana 4-2, Terra Nova 4-2, Jefferson 3-3, El Camino 2-4, South San Francisco 1-5,Half Moon Bay 0-6

PAL South DivisionMenlo-Atherton 5 9 14 12 — 40Aragon 27 15 18 6 — 66

MA - Dixon 1 0-0 2, Wilson 2 0-0 5, Mc-Kee 1 0-0 2, Marty 2 1-1 5, Jellins 1 2-2 4,Maumasi 1 0-0 2, Sanchez 0 4-4 4,Sbardellati 3 4-6 10, Wolters 2 2-2 6. Totals:13 13-17 40.

A - Chiu 5 0-0 14, K. Zasley 3 0-0 6, L.Zasley 4 0-0 10, Alipate 5 0-0 10, Hala’ufia3 0-0 6, Yu 2 0-0 6, Me. Johnson 3 2-2 8,Ching 1 1-1 4, Lau 1 0-0 2. Totals: 27 3-366.

Three-point goals: Wilson (MA); Chiu 4, L.Zasley 2, Yu 2, Ching (A).

Standings: Aragon 6-0, Mil ls 5-1,Burlingame 4-2, Carlmont 4-2, Sequoia 4-2,Menlo-Atherton 2-4 (9-8), San Mateo 2-4,Woodside 2-4, Capuchino 1-5, Hillsdale 0-6

West Catholic Athletic League

SH Prep 9 12 7 7 — 35St. Ignatius 7 10 14 18 — 49

SHP - Prince 2-0-4, Stephens 3-3-11, C.Dillingham 1-2-4, Culpan 2-1-5, Pecota 5-1-11. Totals: 13-7-35.

SI - Blythe 3-3-11, Chan 1-1-3, Toman 2-1-5, O’Meara 2-0-6, Cobb 3-0-6, Grady 3-2-8, Canepa 4-0-8, Wilson 0-2-2. Totals:18-9-49.

Three-point goals: Stephens (SHP);Blythe 2, O’Meara 2 (SI).

Records: Sacred Heart Prep 2-4 (12-7)

BOYS SOCCERSCVAL De Anza Division

Gunn 1 3 — 4Monta Vista 0 0 — 0

G - Horwath (S. Zipperstein), Guzinski(Simpson), Arellano (Der), Barnett (Der)

Other scores: Santa Clara 5, Fremont 0;Mountain View 3, Lynbrook 0

Standings: Gunn 5-0-1 (14-1-2), PaloAlto 4-1 (7-3-2), Mountain View 4-3, Lyn-brook 3-3, Santa Clara 3-3, Monta Vista 2-5, Fremont 0-6-1

PAL Bay DivisionMenlo 0 0 — 0Woodside 1 0 — 1

W - Cano (Arrendondo)Menlo-Atherton 1 0 — 1Carlmont 0 2 — 2

MA - Jorgensen (unassisted)C - Sanchez (Bowman), Bowman (unas-

sisted)Standings: Woodside 6-1-1, Westmoor

5-1-2, Sequoia 5-2-1, Burlingame 3-4-1,Carlmont 3-4-1, Menlo 3-4-1 (7-4-3), Men-lo-Atherton 1-5-2 (2-8-3), El Camino 0-5-3

GIRLS SOCCERPAL Bay Division

Menlo-Atherton 0 0 — 0Carlmont 2 1 — 3

C - Cornwell (Bacon), Fintzi (Bacon), Car-rara (unassisted)Menlo 1 0 — 1Woodside 0 0 — 0

M - Rogers (Finch)Standings: Carlmont 8-0, Burlingame 5-

1-2, Aragon 4-3-1, Menlo-Atherton 4-4 (9-6-1), Menlo 3-3-2 (7-4-3), Woodside 2-3-3,Terra Nova 1-7, San Mateo 0-6-2

SCVAL De Anza DivisionLos Altos 0 0 — 0Gunn 2 1 — 3

G - Sullivan (Randall), Sullivan (Ngoon),Sullivan (Holland)

Other scores: Homestead 1, Los Gatos1; Mountain View 2, Saratoga 2

Standings: Palo Alto 4-0-1 (9-1-4), LosGatos 3-0-3, Mountain View 2-1-4, Home-stead 2-3-1, Gunn 2-3 (4-5-2), Los Altos 1-4-2, Saratoga 0-3-3

West Catholic Athletic LeagueSH Prep 0 0 — 0St. Francis 0 1 — 1

SF - Grolle (Behlen)Records: Sacred Heart Prep 0-9 (2-13),

St. Francis 7-0-2 (9-1-5)Christian Private Schools League

Eastside Prep 0 1 — 1Latino Prep 1 5 — 6

EP - Nunes (unassisted)LP - C. Gonzalez (unassisted), Valenzuela

(unassisted), Corona (unassisted), S. Garcia(Corona), Trevino (unassisted), Trevino (unas-sisted)

Records: Eastside Prep 0-1-1

SCHEDULEFRIDAY

Boys basketballDe Anza Division — Homestead at

Gunn, 7:30 p.m.; Milpitas at Palo Alto, 7:30p.m.

PAL South Division — Menlo-Athertonat Woodside, 7:45 p.m.

PSAL — Fremont Christian at Pinewood,7 p.m.

CPSAL — Mid-Peninsula at San Francis-co Christian, 6 p.m.; Eastside Prep at Liber-

ty Baptist, 7 p.m.

Girls basketballDe Anza Division — Homestead at

Gunn, 6 p.m.; Milpitas at Palo Alto, 6 p.m.PAL South Division — Menlo-Atherton

at Woodside, 6 p.m.PAL North Division — Half Moon Bay at

Menlo, 6:15 p.m.WBAL — Mercy-San Francisco at

Woodside Priory, 6 p.m.; Notre Dame-SanJose at Castilleja, 6 p.m.

PSAL — Pinewood at Redwood Christ-ian, 6:30 p.m.

CPSAL — Mid-Peninsula at San Francis-co Christian, 4:30 p.m.; Eastside Prep atLiberty Baptist, 5:30 p.m.

Boys soccerDe Anza Division — Fremont at Gunn,

3:30 p.m.; Palo Alto at Lynbrook, 3:30 p.m.PAL Bay Division — Menlo at El

Camino, 3 p.m.; Menlo-Atherton at West-moor, 3 p.m.

Girls soccerDe Anza Division — Gunn at Home-

stead, 3:30 p.m.; Saratoga at Palo Alto,3:30 p.m.

WBAL — Woodside Priory at Harker,3:30 p.m.

PSAL — Pinewood at Valley Christian-Dublin, 3:30 p.m.

SATURDAYBoys basketball

Nonleague — Santa Clara at EastsidePrep, 3 p.m.

Girls basketballWCAL — Valley Christian at Sacred

Heart Prep, 7:30 p.m.Girls soccer

WCAL — Sacred Heart Prep at Presen-tation, 2 p.m.

WrestlingNonleague — Palo Alto at Overfelt, 10

a.m.

MONDAYBoys basketball

CPSAL — Eastside Prep at San Francis-co Christian, 5:30 p.m.

Girls basketballCPSAL — Eastside Prep at San Francis-

co Christian, 4 p.m.

TUESDAYBoys basketball

PAL North Division — Menlo at Jeffer-son, 3:15 p.m.

PSAL — Redwood Christian at SacredHeart Prep, 5 p.m.; Pinewood at ValleyChristian-Dublin, 6 p.m.

CPSAL — Mid-Peninsula at DowntownCollege Prep, 6 p.m.

Girls basketballDe Anza Division — Gunn at Milpitas, 7

p.m.; Palo Alto at Saratoga, 7 p.m.PAL North Division — Jefferson at Men-

lo, 3:15 p.m.WBAL — Harker at Woodside Priory, 6

p.m.WCAL — Sacred Heart Cathedral at Sa-

cred Heart Prep, 8 p.m.PAL — King’s Academy at Pinewood, 6

p.m.CPSAL — Mid-Peninsula at Downtown

College Prep, 4:30 p.m.


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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Lisa JohnsonPalo Alto High

The senior midfielder/defend-er had a goal and one assistin one win, added two goalsin a 2-0 win and sparked a 1-0 shutout in a third triumphwith her defense to keep theVikings atop the De Anza Divi-sion soccer race.

Pat CoffeySacred Heart Prep

The junior point guard scored22 points in a 49-39 win overpreviously unbeaten King’sAcademy and added another22 points in a 56-42 win overFremont Christian to keep theGators unbeaten and atop thePSAL basketball race.

Elle BursteinPalo Alto soccer

Katherine Daiss*Menlo-Atherton soccer

Aly GeppertPinewood basketball

Jill KlausnerGunn basketball

Jessica Pecota*Sacred Heart Prep basketball

Daniela Roark*Pinewood basketball

Manny BarraganPalo Alto soccer

Beau HeidrichMenlo basketball

Adam Juratovac*Gunn wrestling

Ryan McDermottGunn soccer

Dan TrautmanMenlo-Atherton basketball

Walter WashingtonMid-Peninsula basketball

Honorable mention

* previous winner

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