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Downhill

Right on time for Valentine's Day comes a comedy of marital manners, one that perversely -- on a weekend made for date night -- questions the limits of love, marriage and family. The name of the game is "Downhill," with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will F...... Read the full review

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Art Center branches out, pays tribute to the trees
Following in the footsteps of last year's nature-themed exhibitions that focused on the sky and encounters between humans and non-human animals, the Palo Alto Art Center is currently making like the Lorax and speaking for the trees. Thursday, 11:05 AM

In new Redwood City artwork, the community is the tree
"You are the Tree," a new installation in the Art Kiosk space on downtown Redwood City's Courthouse Square, considers how the flourishing city, for better and worse, was built on demand for lumber. Thursday, 11:04 AM

The Los Trancos Woods Community Marching Band celebrates 60 years of bringing a party to Bay Area parades
Musical tastes come and go, but the Los Trancos Woods Community Marching Band is a throwback, a madcap troupe that has been playing the same music for 60 years and enjoying it just as much as when it started. Thursday, 11:03 AM

Stanford Live sponsors 'We Shall Overcome'
Musical director, pianist and producer Damien Sneed will bring "We Shall Overcome," a concert celebration of the life, times, and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to Bing Concert Hallon Friday, Feb. 21. Thursday, 9:32 AM

Sound and fury of 'Macbeth' roil West Bay Opera stage
A stellar lead cast and the impressive stage and music direction showcased in West Bay Opera's current production of Verdi's "Macbeth" make it a show not to be missed. Thursday, 9:29 AM

Meet the Midpeninsula's Swedish home baker
In Emerald Hills, Denise Touhey, a proud Swedish American, churns out trays of pastries each week for her "one-woman show" bakery. Friday, 10:03 AM

Stanford hosts 'A Night in the Piano Bar with Brandon James Gwinn'
Musician Brandon James Gwinn will bring "a night of free-flowing piano debauchery and guest singers" in the style of New York City's piano cafe Marie's Crisis to Stanford on Saturday. Thursday, 12:09 PM

'Oslo' is an entertaining, and at times forced, call for hope
Instead of portraying a war between two foreign bodies and its countless players, "Oslo" strips the Israeli-Palestinian conflict down to a human level. Wednesday, 4:32 PM

Musical 'Love Stories' offered by Palo Alto Philharmonic
Violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn will join the Palo Alto Philharmonic for a love-themed concert this Saturday. Wednesday, 11:16 AM

With its centennial drawing near, Pacific Art League looks forward
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'Joyful jazz' group puts the 'play' in playing music
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Teen musicians play for a good cause
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