Menlo Park artist offers a new look at ‘Half Dome and Elsewhere’
Daniel Meehan’s show at Los Altos’ Gallery 9 features mixed-media paintings with a detailed twist on familiar landscapes.
What’s up this weekend: The Offspring, jazz guitar master Roni Ben-Hur, comedy contest and more
This long weekend, The Offspring gets pretty fly at Shoreline Amphitheatre; jazz guitar master Roni Ben-Hur celebrates the music of Charlie Parker at Meyhouse Palo Alto; Labor Day tradition Kings Mountain Art Fair holds its 62nd annual event; Bay Area comedy competition returns to The Guild; and Qualia Contemporary Art explores the intersection of Chinese calligraphy and painting.
Sculpture makes ‘impact’ at Menlo College
The school has added a new a sculpture by South Bay artist David Middlebrook to its public art collection. “The story of this piece is a reminder of not only the truth of history but the mistakes that have also been made in the past. It is a beautiful group of materials that tells the truth to those who care to inquire,” the artist said of the piece.
Here’s how to spend Labor Day weekend in Silicon Valley
Catch Shakespeare and live music outdoors, swap plants and shop locally made art.
This new afternoon tea spot will soon open in a downtown Half Moon Bay Victorian house
Step inside a pink-and-blue 1903 Victorian house for an experience meant to make you feel special – regardless of how you’re dressed or how much you can afford to spend.
Marc Andreessen’s villa and home of Manhattan Project physicist among unique Peninsula homes recently sold (or on the market)
The Midpeninsula has no shortage of seriously unique homes. From a historic Dutch Colonial with ties to a world-renowned physicist in Los Altos Hills to a Spanish-style home with a custom-built 20-car garage complete with a map of the Ferrari test track in Italy engraved on its floor, these one-of-a-kind properties – whether because of their price, unusual design or history – are notable even for Silicon Valley. We’ve compiled a list of some of these not-so-ordinary properties that are on the market right now – or recently sold.
“Art of the Community: Redwood City 2025,” a juried exhibition of Redwood City artists Sept. 4-Nov. 2 at the Center for Creativity
Caribbean garage blues rock with Moonlight Benjamin Sept. 11 at Club Fox
A cappella choir Peninsula Harmony Chorus presents “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” a program of music that celebrates togetherness Sept. 13 in Palo Alto
End of Summer Social with music by Lori and RJ, hands-on crafts and lawn games Sept. 13 at The Village at San Antonio Center
Abigail Hing Wen shares her middle-grade debut novel “The Vale,” about a 13-year-old who has built an immersive AI-generated world Sept. 13 at Linden Tree Books
Cold War Computing with author Victor Petrov discussing his book “Balkan Cyberia,” about the many innovations in electronics and computing in Bulgaria during the Cold War era, Sept. 18 at the Computer History Museum
Filipino reggae singer Elias J. TV performs on his first U.S. tour Sept. 26 at the Fox Theatre
“Chamber Music Dreams,” a concert featuring CSMA faculty performing music with themes of dreaming, longing and spiritual introspection Oct. 3 at Community School of Music and Art
’80s alt-rockers Dramarama Oct. 3 at The Guild Theatre
“Romantic Reverie: From Bohemia to Hollywood,” featuring violinist Stella Chen and a chamber ensemble performing works by Dvorak; Fritz Kreisler and Korngold Oct. 4 at Music@Menlo
FabMo Artisans Market, featuring the sustainably crafted fine art, accessories, decor, gifts and holiday items created by nearly 40 local makers Oct. 5 in Los Altos
With “Replaceable You,” author Mary Roach explores the groundbreaking territory of regenerative medicine Oct. 7 at Kepler’s Books
“Humans 2.0,” an acrobatic performance from Australian circus company Circa Nov. 1-2 at Stanford Live
Grammy-winning gospel group Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas tour Dec. 12 at The Guild Theatre (on sale Aug. 29)
Penelope’s Coffee & Tea brings Greek coffee and womelettes to San Mateo
Sip on Greek coffee while digging into a waffle-omlette hybrid at Penelope’s Coffee & Tea, a cafe that’s just opened its fifth Peninsula location, with a grand opening set for Tuesday.
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