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Spaghetti with Sam Reider
Pianist and accordionist Sam Reider presents “Spaghetti” at the Stanford Jazz Festival this year. A San Francisco native, Reider blends jazz and folk tunes with contemporary composition, often engaging in cross-cultural musical collaborations; he has served as a musical ambassador for the U.S. Department of State in various countries like China, Laos and Turkey, according to his website. The Stanford Jazz Workshop, which hosts the Stanford Jazz Festival, describes Spaghetti as a “genre-defying musical journey.” The performance will feature Jim Campilongo on guitar, Scott Amendola on drums, and Mat Muntz on the bass.
July 13, 7:30 p.m., at Campbell Recital Hall, 541 Lasuen Mall, Stanford; $10-$47, stanfordjazz.org.
Black Olive Jazz
Kay Kostopoulos knows something about stage presence: Bay Area audiences have seen her as an actress, singer and dancer on stages from the North Bay to the Peninsula. She also directs and teaches acting, voice, speech and Shakespeare in the Department of Theater and Continuing Studies Program at Stanford University. She brings an inviting sense of showmanship to concerts with veteran jazz musician Noel Jewkes with a repertoire that runs the gamut of the jazz canon, from swing and standards to blues and Latin, as well as original songs. Now based in New York, she has returned to the Peninsula for a show with Jewkes on saxophone at Meyhouse. As Black Olive Jazz, the duo Incorporates Mediterranean musical influences into their sound, drawing on undulating phrases on the saxophone, with Kostopoulos playing finger cymbals during some numbers.
July 11, 5 and 8 p.m. (5 p.m. show has a waitlist), Meyhouse Palo Alto, 640 Emerson St., Palo Alto. meyhousejazz.com.
Clay and Glass Festival
Once again, the Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California (ACGA) is hosting their annual festival at the Palo Alto Art Center. Attendees can purchase art, homeware and gifts from over 120 glass and clay artists from around the state. Visitors can even sign up for the annual Pottery Throwdown, in which six contestants compete to make the tallest vessel and the widest bowl, each in only six minutes! Winners get swag and bragging rights, according to the AGCA’s description. There will also be local food trucks, live demos, and chances to meet artists at the event, which is free to attend.
July 12-13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto; free admission; acga.net.
Cooley Landing Nature Walk
Fresh Approach, a Bay Area organization that works to improve access to locally grown food, is leading a free nature walk in the Cooley Landing marsh habitat. Participants will walk 2.2 miles on a paved trail and learn about the history of Cooley Landing, the ecology of the region and the importance of habitat restoration and preventing sea level rise. Cooley Landing is a habitat to many animals and plants, including the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse and near-threatened Ridgway’s rail bird. Snacks will be provided on the walk.
July 12, 5-6:30 p.m., at Cooley Landing, 2100 Bay Road, East Palo Alto; free admission; tinyurl.com/CooleyLandingWalk.
Los Altos Art & Wine Festival
The 46th annual festival brings artists and craftspeople from around the country to share their work in downtown Los Altos, with everything from ceramics and glass to candles, clothing and accessories to paintings, sculpture and photography. The event features live music from local artists each day, while the Kidzone offers entertainment for the youngest festivalgoers. Headliners The Megatones will play high-energy rock, funk and a little country in an evening show on Saturday. Visitors can also enjoy local wines while Bay Area restaurants serve up dishes such as Thai satay, gyros, curry, tacos, teriyaki bowls, crepes, lobster rolls and corn dogs. Sweet treats include nostalgic favorites like Dippin’ Dots and Dole Whip, as well as desserts like organic popsicles infused with beneficial mushroom extracts.
July 12-13, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at Main and State streets, downtown Los Altos; free admission; losaltosartsandwine.com.
