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fornia Dr., Burlingame. 650/692-2101.
Rose Shenson Community Art Gallery. A
venue for local art groups to present members’
works in one-month exhibitions. Open daily,
times vary. Free. 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa
Clara. 408/244-8244.
Smith Andersen Editions. Unique prints that
employ the processes of painting, drawing and
printmaking. Open Wednesday through Saturday,
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and by appointment.
440 Pepper Ave., Palo Alto. 650/327-7762.
Viewpoints Gallery. Owned and operated by
14 artists and features watercolors, oils, pastels,
mixed media and ceramics. Open daily, times
vary. 315 State St., Los Altos. 650/941-5789.
Works/San Jose. Founded in 1977 as an
alternative art and performance center to challenge
the boundaries of contemporary art.
Open Thursday through Saturday during
exhibitions, times vary. 365 S. Market St., San
Jose. 408/300-6405.
Tours
Cantor Arts Center Highlights. Saturdays
and Sundays, 1 p.m. This introductory tour
highlights objects from a variety of cultures
and historic periods and provides a history of
the museum and the Stanford family. Meet
in the main lobby. Free. Open Wednesday
through Monday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (until 8
p.m. Thursday). Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328
Lomita Drive, Stanford. 650/723-3469.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library. Thursdays,
11:30 a.m. Learn about the 34 public art
installations throughout the library, including
a revolving secret door and tables shaped like
the continents. Free. 150 E. San Fernando St.,
San Jose. 408/808-2181.
Mission Santa Clara de Asis. Named after
Saint Claire of Assisi,
this mission serves as
the Santa Clara University
chapel, just south
of the San Jose airport.
Free. Open daily
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free.
500 El Camino Real,
Santa Clara. 408/554-
4023.
Montalvo Arts Center.
Learn about Senator
Phelan’s country
home, his life and his
friends, the Arts Center then and now and
much more. Tickets are free for Montalvo
members and one guest; $10 per person for
non-members. Montalvo Arts Center, 14000
Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga. 408/961-5858.
Outdoor Sculpture Walk. First Sunday of
every month, 2 p.m. This tour explores the
Stanford campus and its extensive outdoor collection
of 20th-century sculpture. Meet at the
Main Quad entrance, where The Oval meets
Serra Street. Free. Stanford University, Stanford.
650/723-3469.
Rodin Sculpture Garden and Galleries.
Wednesdays at 2 p.m., Saturdays at 11:30 a.m.
and Sundays at 3 p.m. This tour features the
three indoor galleries devoted to Rodin’s work
along with 20 bronzes in the Rodin Sculpture
Garden. Meet in the main lobby. Free. Cantor
Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford.
650/723-3469.
Stanford Memorial Church. Fridays, 2 p.m.
This tour explores the Memorial Church, the
physical heart of the campus that is replete
with stained-glass windows, mosaics and stone
carvings. Meet at the church entrance in the
Main Quad. Free. Stanford University, Stanford.
650/723-3469.
Winchester Mystery House. Opens daily at
9 a.m. Tour times vary. Docents take visitors
through the strange mansion and its surrounding
property on the Grand Estate Tour, Mansion
Tour and Behind the Scenes Tour. Tickets
$25–$44. Winchester Mystery House, 525 S.
Winchester Blvd., San Jose. 408/247-2101.
Comedy
APRIL
Sam Tripoli. April 4–7, times vary. Tripoli sees
comedy as a calling rather a profession. It’s a
passion that he preaches to audiences in nightclubs,
radio, television and podcasts nationwide.
Tripoli cohosts
two ATC: All Things
Comedy Network podcasts,
Punch Drunk
Sports with Ari Shaffir
and Jayson Thibault
and his popular Tin
Foil Hat podcast. Tickets
$17–$25. Rooster
T. Feathers, 157 W. El
Camino Real, Sunnyvale.
408/736-0921.
Tuesday and Cyrus
Present Freak Show.
April 4, 8 p.m. Seen
on MTV’s “True Life”
and BBC’s “World of
Weird,” Freak Show has
performed to sold-out
crowds across the country.
Freak Show’s talent
attracts casting directors
from major networks and its performers have
been featured on shows like “America’s Got
Talent,” and “The Gong Show.” Tickets $27.
San Jose Improv, 62 S. Second St., San Jose.
408/280-7475.
Arsenio Hall. April 6, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Best known as a hip talk show host in the
early ’90s, Arsenio Hall is back on the road
to becoming a household name with a flurry
of television and onstage appearances. Buckle
in to get an earful of the funnyman’s whimsical
witticism’s and wry humor. Tickets $25.
Improv San Jose, 62 S. Second St., San Jose.
408/244-7469.
Four Bitchin’ Babes. April 5, 7:30 p.m. Playing
their own guitars, bass, piano and more,
this hilarious group of gal pals has been performing
together for more than 25 years,
charming audiences with their whimsical
songs and original stories offering poignant
views and unbridled comedic commentary on
the joys and dilemmas of everyday life. Tickets
from $45. Montalvo Arts Center,15400 Montalvo
Road, Saratoga. 408/961-5858.
Brian Regan. April 6, 8 p.m. A seasoned
stand-up comedian who uses observational,
sarcastic, and self-deprecating humor, Regan’s
Live from Laurel Canyon, May 10, Montalvo Arts Center,
Saratoga; Brian Regan, Apr. 6, The Masonic, San Francisco