Music: Folk-blues
The Bay Area band Bright Side Band will perform from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at Red Rock Coffee at 201 Castro St. in downtown Mountain View. The musicians describe their style as a "folk-blues take on Americana, British folk and Celtic music."

Art: Contemporary-art tours
Stanford University's Cantor Arts Center holds free docent tours of the museum's Friedenrich Family Gallery, which has contemporary works in various media from the 1950s to the present. The next tour is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11.

Music: Rob Reich Trio
A free outdoor concert by the Rob Reich Trio -- which is a jazz/piano ensemble with an accordion -- is planned from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, at Rengstorff House. Part of the "Sundays in the Garden" series, the concert will be at 3070 N. Shoreline Blvd. in Mountain View.

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