and/or 8pm, Sun, 2 and/or 7pm. $29-$49. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.
WONDERFUL WORLD Dragon Productions presents Richard Dresser’s off-beat comedy. Runs thru Jun 17. ThuSat, 8pm, Sun, 2pm. $16-$30. Dragon Theatre, Palo Alto.
Classical Concerts ROBERT HUW MORGAN An organ recital. Fri, 8pm. Free. Memorial Church, Stanford.
MUSIC OF THE SPHERES Concert and lecture series begins with the Singing Strings Trio and a talk by Richard Kron about astronomy. Sat, 8:30pm. $40 and up. Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, San Jose.
SAN JOSE YOUTH SYMPHONY The orchestra’s 60th anniversary features a guest appearance by Jon Nakamatsu performing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Sat, 7:30pm. $20/$30. Flint Center, Cupertino.
Comedy BOLD KNIGHT Wed, 7:30pm: Beat the Heat Comedy Competition, with cash prizes, running through June. San Jose.
ROOSTER T. FEATHERS Wed, 8pm: New Talent Showcase. $10. Thu, 8pm, Fri, 9pm, Sat, 8 and 10:30pm, Sun, 8pm: Butch Bradley. $13/$19. Sunnyvale.
SANJOSEIMPROV Wed, 8pm: Unfiltered Underground. Thu, 8pm: KO Comedy. Fri, 8 and 10pm, Sat, 7 and 9pm, Sun, 7pm: Bill Burr. $20. San Jose.
*DUW
Museums
Opdenbrouw. Jun 14-Aug 2. Reception Jun 23, 4-6pm. WedSun, 11am-5pm. Los Gatos.
CONTINUING CANTOR ARTS CENTER
METROACTIVE.COM “Chico and Chang.” Artists explore the meaning of cultural representation. Jun 16-Sep 16. Reception Fri, 6pm. San Jose.
CONTINUING
“Central Nigeria Unmasked: Arts of the Benue River Valley.” Thru Sep 2. “Light Works.” Two minimalist installations by Dan Flavin and Robert Irwin. Thru Jul 8. “Wood, Metal, Paint: Sculpture from the Fisher Collection.” Thru Oct 13. Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-8pm. Stanford.
ANNO DOMINI
DE SAISSET MUSEUM
“Collagements=Collages of Moments.” Works by Gianfranco Paolozzi. Runs thru Jun 16. San Jose.
“Chain Reaction: Artists Consider the Bicycle.” “Clunkers to MTBs: The Evolution of the Mountain Bike.” Thru Jul 1. “Indelibly Yours: Smith Andersen Editions and the Tattoo Project.” A show of works inspired by tattoos. Thru Jul 1. “Andy Warhol: Polaroids and Portraits.” Thru Jul 1. TueSun, 11am-4pm. Santa Clara University.
HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS GATOS “Radiant Light: Memories From the Ming Quong Home in Los Gatos.” Thru Jul 15. Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm. Los Gatos.
SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART “Mexicanisimo Through Artists’ Eyes.” Thru Sep 23. “Frank Lobdell: Wonderland.” Thru Aug 5. “To Hell and Back.” Illustrations for Dante by Sandow Birk. Thru Sep 16. “Renegade Humor.” Thru Jul 8. Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm, closed Mon. San Jose.
SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF QUILTS & TEXTILES “Mark Adams.” A show of works by the contemporary Bay Area textile artist. Thru Jul 29. TueSun, 10am-5pm. San Jose.
TRITON MUSEUM OF ART “SJSU Graduate Exhibition.” Thru Jul 15. “California Society of Printmakers.” Thru Jul 15. A show of works in honor of the society’s 100th anniversary. “Roberta Loach.” A selection of pieces by the painter, printmaker and writer. Thru Jul 8. Tue-Wed and Fri-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am9pm. Santa Clara.
OPENING
Galleries
ART MUSEUM OF LOS GATOS
OPENING
“Point of View: Landscape Interpreted.” With works by Kim Lordier, Rex Naden and Gage
SAN JOSE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART
“Tenuous Threads.” A solo show for painter Lacey Bryant. Thru Jun 30. “More Force Than Judgement.” Solo exhibit by POESIA, with paintings inspired by Old Master works. Thru Jun 16. San Jose.
ART ARK GALLERY
ARTOBJECTGALLERY “3 Painters.” Works by Sukey Bryan, Mila Libman and Tim Ryan. Thru Jun 20. Reception Thu, 7pm. San Jose.
DOWNTOWN YOGA SHALA “Fort Ord (ret.).” Photographs of Fort Ord by Marco Zecchin. Thru Jun 30. San Jose.
EMPIRE SEVEN GALLERY “Inglorious Vandals.” A group show in collaboration with Gift 2 Gab Gallery. Thru Jun 29. San Jose.
THE GALLERY “Waste Not.” Thru Jul 8. Fibre Arts Design Studio, Palo Alto.
COMMUNITY C OMMUNIT Y VIEWS. VIEWS. COMMUNITY VOICES. C OMMUNIT Y V OICE S.
CreaTV San CreaTV San Jose Jose provides p rovides the the tools tools that that allow allow diverse d iverse communities communities tto o ttell ell ttheir heir stories stories through through video. video.
Share S hare yyour our sstory. tory. JOIN US. BECOME BE COME A MEMBE MEMBER. ER.
GALLERY HOUSE “Form & Fantasy.” Thru Jun 23. Tue-Wed, 11am-4pm, Thu-Sat, 11am-8pm, Sun, 11am-3pm. Palo Alto.
GOOD KARMA CAFE “Appreciate (a pr sh at)” by Fernando FORCE 129, mixedmedia works. Thru Jul 28. San Jose.
KALEID GALLERY “Instinctive Paths.” Paintings by Kori Thompson. “The Tradition of Decay.” Works by Andrew Wallace. Thru Jun 30. San Jose.
MACLA “Even the Smallest Change Can Be Profound.” A show about artists as agents of change. Thru Aug 4. Wed-Thu, noon-7pm, FriSat, noon-5pm. San Jose.
MAIN GALLERY “Oceanscapes and Other Visions of Nature.” A group show. Thru Jul 1. Redwood City.
58
Learn mor more. e. Sign up. www.cr www.creaTVsj.org eaTVsj.org
Call (408) 295-88155 ext. 301
57 JUNE 13-19, 2012 s metrosiliconvalley.com s sanjose.com s metroactive.com
54
mbs
More listings:
metroactive ARTS