‘Connected Worlds’ traces six decades of Palo Alto’s international friendships through art
Exhibit features art and artifacts from cultural exchanges with 10 sister cities. It runs through Aug. 22 at the Pacific Art League.
Title pages: Summer reads for everyone
Mysteries, fantasy tales and real-world explorations of writing, history and science are on this season’s reading list.
Stanford professor’s memoir captures hard work that makes history, including ‘saving baseball’
“Those Who Travail and Are Heavy Laden” offers insights into historic gains in labor law and civil rights — some of which may again be in peril.
What’s up this weekend: Save Ferris, all-star festival finale, vintage computers, pianist Carmen Staaf and more
This weekend, Save Ferris brings ska punk to the Guild; plus jazz festival’s grand finale; a celebration of old-school tech, a youth theater cabaret and more.
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Performing Arts
Review: The Pear’s annual new play festival puts twist on timely topics
The eight short plays featured in this year’s ‘Pear Slices’ include Shakespearean trad-wives, sleep-disordered fairytale…
Music
What’s up this weekend: Americana artist Miko Marks, summer classics concert, Latin jazz tribute, art school open house and more
This weekend, Miko Marks brings stirring Americana to Palo Alto, plus Redwood Symphony’s summer classics; an old-school funk band; a pianist’s Latin jazz tribute and…
Visual arts & more
Los Altos school librarian’s new humorous mystery follows an octogenarian scam victim out for revenge
Palo Alto-raised author Gordon Jack says ‘Poppy Montgomery Gets Even’ celebrates the “joy of the amateur sleuth.” The book is Jack’s debut mystery novel, but…
