is $12-$15. Docent-led tours are available for groups of 10 or more by making a reservation at least 45 days prior to arrival. The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Other attractions Kids will enjoy the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo (www.cityofpaloalto.org/jmz), the small Museum of American Heritage (www.moah.org) in downtown Palo Alto, the Hiller Aviation Museum (www.hiller.org) in San Carlos, and Great America (www.cagreatamerica.com), an amusement park located about 10 minutes south of Palo Alto on U.S. Highway 101 in Santa Clara.
ar t s & enter tainment Theater, music and opera are alive and well in Palo Alto, with performances nearly every night of the week: Dragon Productions offers professional live theater at 535 Alma St., Palo Alto, including “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,� based on the novel by Choderlos de Laclos (Apr. 19-May 12) and “Becky’s New Car� by Steven Dietz (July 12-Aug. 4). Call 650-493-2006 or visit www. dragonproductions.net. Palo Alto Children’s Theatre, the oldest theater by and for children in the United States, performs at Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo
Alto. Call 650-463-4930 or visit www.cityofpaloalto. org/childrenstheatre. Palo Alto Players, which brings works from Broadway, Off-Broadway and beyond, performs at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, including “Miss Saigon� by Claude-Michel Schonberg, Richard Maltby Jr. and Alain Boublil (April 27-May 12) and “Boeing Boeing� by Marc Camoletti (June 15-30). Call 650-329-0891 or visit www.paplayers.org. Stanford Live, formerly Stanford Lively Arts brings in world-class musicians and dancers. Upcoming programs include Choir of New College, Oxford (April 3), “My End Is My Beginning� by New York Polyphony (April 5), Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (April 14), “The Beethoven Project� by Stanford Symphony Orchestra (Apr. 26 and 27, May 10 and 12, May 31 and June 1), Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet (April 28), Stanford Taiko Spring Concert (May 4) and Afiara String Quartet & Cecilia String Quartet (May 19). Call 650-725-ARTS (2787) or visit live.stanford.edu Stanford University Department of Drama presents many student productions throughout the year, usually at Pigott Theater and The Nitery in the Old Union at Stanford, including “Spring Awakening, the Musical,� A Ram’s Head Theatrical Society Production (April 12, 13, 18-20) and “Marcus, or the Secret of Sweet� by Tarell Alvin McCraney (May 16-18 and
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