Peninsula Things to Do, June 2 and beyond

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ART

The Anderson Collection. “Nick Cave,” including “Soundsuits,” video, film, through Aug. 14. Works by Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Philip Guston, Robert Irwin, Ellsworth Kelly, Terry Winters, Sean Scully and Vija Celmins, open ended. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays; Thursdays till 8 p.m. The Anderson Collection, 314 Lomita Drive, between Campus Drive and Museum Way, Stanford. http://ift.tt/VPZLcI or 650-721-6055
Art on the Square. June 9, July 7. Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City. 650-780-7311 or http://ift.tt/2qYeKT9
Caldwell Gallery. “78 Years of Fine Art” by the Society of Western Artists. Through June 28. Caldwell Gallery, 400 County Center at the Hall of Justice, Redwood City. http://ift.tt/1Kxhieu
Djerassi Resident Artists Program. “Open House/Open Studios: Scientific Delirium Madness 4.0.” 10 a.m.-5 p.m. July 16. Djerassi Resident Artists Program, 2325 Bear Gulch Road West, Woodside. $25-$50. Reservations required, http://ift.tt/1phl6Gx
Gallery 9.   Watercolors by Rosemarie Gorman, Suej McCall, Daniel Meehan, Mami Weber, Nancy Wulff, and Gene Zukowsky, through July 2, reception 5-8 p.m. June 2. Gallery 9, 143 Main St., Los Altos. gallery9losaltos.com
Mohr Gallery. “Meringue,” paintings by Lindsay Evans Montgomery. Through July 23, reception 6-8 p.m. June 2. Mohr Gallery, Community School of Music and Arts, Finn Center, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. Free. www.arts4all.org or 650-917-6800, ext. 305
Palo Alto Art Center.  “Collections from Sundown,” using groupings of notes and collections of personal belongings, artist Kija Lucas explores the ways in which Alzheimer’s disease has shaped her grandmother’s understanding of the world around her and how that understanding affects those caring for her, through July 9. Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. http://ift.tt/1TLAD0s
Peninsula Museum of Art. “Fun Stuff Reinvented Art,” works by Nancy Woods,  through July 16, reception 1-4 p.m. June 4. “Richard Kamler: Remnants,” sculpture and paintings, through July 30. “Resolving Space,” lithographs by James Claussen; “Memory’s Fog,” paintings by Farnaz Zabetian; and “Under the Surface,” encaustic paintings by Rinat Goren; through July 9. Free demonstration, Rinat Goren: Encaustic Layers of Wax, 2-4 p.m. June 4. Peninsula Museum of Art, 1777 California Drive, Burlingame. Free admission. 650-692-2101 or http://ift.tt/1zEYOS1

Books

Kepler’s Books. Artist Paul Madonna and journalist Peter Moskowitz discuss “Gentrification on the Fast Track,” on In Deep with Angie Coiro, 7:30 p.m. June 5. Paul Ehrlich and Jeremy Lent, “The Pattering Instinct,” 7:30 p.m. June 7. Youth event: Anderew Shvarts, “Royal Bastards,” 7 p.m. June. 8. Youth event:Andrew Fraknol, “When the Sun Goes Dark,” 2 p.m. June 10. Youth event: Story time with Tom Booth, “Don’t Blink!” 5 p.m. June 13. Kelly Nyks, who directed and edited Noam Chomsky’s “Requiem for the American Dream,” 7 p.m. June 14. Youth event: Sarah Dessen, “Once and For All,” 7 p.m. June 15. Laurie R. King, “Lockdown,” 7:30 p.m. June 20. Paul Hawken, “Drawdown,” 7:30 p.m. June 21. Lee Kravetz with Julie Lythcott-Haims and Roni Habib, “Strange Contagion: Inside the Surprising Science of Infectious Behaviors and Viral Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves,” 7:30 p.m. June 27. Roxane Gay, “Hunger,” with Angie Coiro, 7:30 p.m. June 28. Barry Eisler, “Zero Sum: A John Rain Novel,” 7:30 p.m. June 29. Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. www.keplers.com

COMEDY

The Comedy Get Down. Cedric The Entertainer, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley and George Lopez. 8 p.m. Aug. 19. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $39.50-$99.50. livenation.com or 800-745-3000
Jim Gaffigan. “Noble Ape” tour. Sept. 17. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $29.50-$95. http://ift.tt/1qsCNW8

EVENTS

Dragon’s Den Casino Club. 7-11 p.m. June 17. Benefit for Dragon Productions Theatre Company. Entertainment, gambling, food, auction, prizes. Odd Fellows Hall, 839 Main St., Redwood City. 21 and older, evening attire suggested. $100. 650-493-2006 or http://ift.tt/2rWdliV

EXHIBITS

Bonsai show and sale. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 3, 4. San Mateo Garden Center, 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo. Free.
seibokubonsai.org
The Hoover Institution Library & Archives. “Weapon on the Wall: American Posters of World War I, through Sept. 2. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays. Free. Herbert Hoover Memorial Exhibit Pavilion (next to Hoover Tower), Stanford University. Parking on campus is free on Saturdays. Hoover.org
Museum of American Heritage. “Open for Business: Office Success Before Computers,” through Aug. 20. Emphasis on business and mathematical machines that revolutionized the workplaces across America. Museum of American Heritage, 351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays through Sundays. 650-321-1004 or www.moah.org
Los Altos History Museum. “Joseph L. Eichler’s architectural vision,” through Oct. 8. Main Gallery, Los Altos History Museum, 51 S San Antonio Road, Los Altos. Noon-4 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. Free admission. http://ift.tt/TOt6Pp, hello@losaltoshistory.org 650-948-9427, ext. 14
San Mateo County History Museum. Free First Friday, June 2; 11 a.m., preschool children will learn about high tech robots and make cardboard robots to take home, hear the story, “Sometimes I Forget You Are a Robot”; 2 p.m., docents will lead tours for adults.  “Peninsula at War! San Mateo County’s World War II Legacy,” through Feb. 4, 2019. “Redwood City in Bloom,” photographs of the historic floral industry, through Sept.10; part of Redwood City’s sesquicentennial observances. San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City. www.historysmc.org or 650-299-0104

FILM

Movies Under the Stars. At dusk on Thursdays. June 8, “Spaceballs.” June 15, “Trolls.” June 22, “Passengers.” June 29, “Sully.” July 6, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” July 13, “Doctor Strange.” July 20, “The Princess Bride.” July 27, “Moana.” Aug. 3, “La La Land.” Aug. 10, “Finding Dory.” Aug. 17, “Rogue One.” Aug. 24, “Dirty Dancing.” Aug. 31, Redwood City Fire presents “Ladder 49.” Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City. Free. 650-780-7311 or http://ift.tt/1P69jep

MUSIC SERIES

Classical Music on the Square. 7 p.m. June 24, Redwood Symphony. 6 p.m. July 9, Opera San Jose’. 5 p.m. Sept. 10, Bay Shore Lyric Opera. Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City. Free. 650-780-7311 or http://ift.tt/2qdWV5y
Kidchella: A Kids’ Rock Series. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays. June 11, Purple Fox and the Heebie Jeebies. July 9, The Hipwaders. Aug. 13, Alison Faith Levy’s Big Time Tot Rock. Sept. 10, Andy Z and the Andyland Band. Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City. Free. 650-780-7311 or http://ift.tt/2qYl1OE
Music at Kohl Mansion Chamber Concert Series. Concerts begin at 7 p.m. Pre-concert talks by musicologist Kai Christiansen at 6 p.m. Dec. 18: Holiday Gala, Aulos Ensemble with Julianne Baird. 650-762-1130 or http://ift.tt/2fHBm81
Music on the Square. 6-8 p.m. Fridays. June 2, Pop Rocks. June 9, Caravanserai. June 16, Encourage the Band. June 23, Mitch Woods and His Rockin 88s. June 30, Neon Velvet. July 7, Paperback Writer. July 14, Long Train Runnin’. July 21, Lara Price. July 28, Rafa. Aug. 4, Mustache Harbor. Aug. 11 Steel ‘n’ Chicago. Aug. 18, Whiskey Dawn. Aug. 25, Foreverland. Sept. 1, Pride and Joy. Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City. Free. 650-780-7311 or http://ift.tt/293mfzi
Ticket To Rock package. June 22, Korn / Stone Sour. July 28, Avenged Sevenfold. Aug. 16, Incubus with Jimmy Eat World . Sept. 27, Sublime with Rome & The Offspring. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $65 lawn for four shows, limited availability. www.livenation.com

MUSIC

West Bay Opera. “Salome,” by Richard Strauss. 8 p.m. June 3; 2 p.m. June 4. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. $40 to $83 (group discounts available); 650-424-9999 (preferred) or www.WBOpera.org
Bay Choral Guild. “400 Years of Shakespeare.” 8 p.m. June 3. Sonnets and quotes put to music by various composers. All Saints Episcopal Church, 555 Waverly St., Palo Alto. $5-$25. http://ift.tt/2jJCy7X
Dead & Company. June 3 and 4. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $40-$149.50. http://ift.tt/1OQQuqu
New Millennium Chamber Orchestra. “Women Composers: A Celebration.” 7:30 p.m. June 3, Transfiguration Episcopal Church, 3900 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo; 4 p.m. June 4, First Presbyterian Church, 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto. $8-$23. http://ift.tt/2qY8OJW
Peninsula Girls Chorus. “The Song Speaks,” spring concert. 3 p.m. June 3 and 4. Texts from American poets such as Emily Dickinson, Sara Teasdale, Emma Lazarus, Langston Hughes, and others. Aragon Performing Arts Center, 900 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo. $10-$25, http://ift.tt/1gQQIDq. Information: http://ift.tt/1mFFgYv
Ragazzi Continuo. The Great American Songbook. 7:30 p.m. June 3. American songs from colonial composer William Billings’ “Lamentation Over Boston,” to Irving Berlin’s “Blue Skies,” and more. First Congregational Church, 1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto. http://ift.tt/2oaXZVJ
Chris Stapleton’s All-American Road Show. With Brothers Osborne and Lucie Silvas. POSTPONED. Live Nation announced Wednesday that the June 2 appearance has been postponed and will be rescheduled. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $30.75-$70.75. livenation.com
Live 105’s BFD. June 10. More than 30 bands on four stages, including Phoenix, Franz Ferdinand, Cold War Kids, Milky Chance, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $37.50-$125. livenation.com
Ragazzi Boys Chorus. “From Sea to Shining Sea.” 5 p.m. June 11. Showcasing the Ragazzi’s touring repertoire before they leave for Arizona and the Baltics. Latvian folks song, Estonian compositions and American music. Aragon High School Performing Arts Center, 900 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo. Advance: $29 reserved, $17 general, $10 students; Door: $33 reserved, $20 general, $12 students. www.ragazzi.org or 650-342-8785
Future, with Migos, Tory Lanez. 6 p.m. June 13. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $29.50-$125. livenation.com
Boston, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. June 14. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $30-$134.50. livenation.com
Future, with Migos, Tory Lanez, Kodak Black, Zoey Dollaz. 6 p.m. June 15. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $26-$99.50. livenation.com
Korn, Stone Sour, Baby Metal, Yelawolf, Islander. June 22. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $25-$89.50. livenation.com
ID10T Music Festival and Comic Conival. June 24, 25. Created and hosted by Chris Hardwick. Tank And The Bangas, Greg Proops, Brent Weinbach, Dan Mintz, comic-book artists, cosplay tent and more. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $65-$99. ID10TFest.com
Hershey Felder’s Great American Songbook Sing-Along. 7:30 p.m. June 27. 100 years of American music, from the Gershwins, Jerome Kern, Berlin, and Rodgers and Hammerstein, through Bernstein, Sondheim, and more. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. $75-$100 plus $5 handling fee currently available only to TheatreWorks subscribers; on May 31 will become available to those who buy tickets to “Hershey Felder, Beethoven.” The remainder, if any, go on sale to the general public on June 1.650-463-1960 or boxoffice@theatreworks.org
San Francisco Symphony. Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular. 8 p.m. July 4. Includes tribute to 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love by Nicole Lizee with vocalist Storm Large; also, music by John Williams and patriotic music. Conductor Edwin Outwater. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on April 28. livenation.com
Goo Goo Dolls, Phillip Phillips. July 14. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $29.50-$99.50. googoodolls.com/tour and livenation.com
Matchbox Twenty and Counting Crows. “A Brief History of Everything Tour 2017.” July 21. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $29.50-$125.50. livenation.com
Avenged Sevenfold. July 28. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $25-$69.50. www.livenation.com
Vans Warped Tour. 11 a.m. Aug. 4. Sick Of It All, CKY, GWAR, The Adolescents, Strung Out, T.S.O.L, Hatebreed, Emmure, Andy Black, American Authors, Beartooth, Dance Gavin Dance, Jule Vera, I Prevail, Neck Deep, New Years Day, Memphis May Fire, War On Women and more. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $29 (early bird)-$42.50. www.livenation.com
Sam Hunt. 6 p.m. Aug. 11. With Maren Morris, Chris Janson, Ryan Follese. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $26-$65.50. livenation.com
Steve Miller Band, Peter Frampton, guest to be named later. Aug. 12. KFOX Summer Send Off. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $30-$125.50. www.livenation.com
Kings of Leon. 5:30 p.m. Aug. 24. With Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $32.50-$89.50; on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 4. livenation.com
OneRepublic. Aug. 26. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $33.50-$156. livenation.com
Bone Bash XVII. Foreigner, Cheap Trick, others. Sept. 2. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $30. livenation.com
Nickelback. Sept. 3. “Feed the Machine Tour.” With Daughtry, Shaman’s Harvest. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $25-$125. livenation.com
Muse & Thirty Seconds to Mars, with Pvris. 5:30 p.m. Sept. 15. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $35-$125. www.livenation.com
Sublime With Rome and The Offspring. Sept. 27. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View. $49.50-$79.50. www.livenation.com

THEATER

Broadway By The Bay. “Smokey Joe’s Cafe.” June 2 through June 18. Songs of Lieber and Stoller. Directed by Brandon Jackson. Featuring Chris Aceves (Michael), Jessica Coker (BJ), Anthone Jackson (Adrian), Janelle LaSalle (Brenda), Cadarious Mayberry (Victor), Montel Nord (Ken), Anthony Rollins-Mullens (Fred), Majesty Scott (Pattie), Cheyenne Wells (DeLee), with Sean Kana (conductor/piano), Danny Min (bass), Steve Cassinelli (guitar) Ken Bergmann (drums), and Larry DeLaCruz (saxophone). Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway St., Redwood City. $44-$66. 650-369-7770 or broadwaybythebay.org
Dragon Theatre. “The Charitable Sisterhood of the Second Trinity Victory Church.” Through June 4. By Bo Wilson. Directed by Cindy Powell. Featuring Lisa Burton, Stephanie Crowley, Ambera De Lash, Caley Suliak and Jennifer Tipton. Dragon Theatre, 2120 Broadway St., Redwood City. $15-$35; $175 for VIP box (seats four). 650-493-2006, ext. 2, or http://ift.tt/18Jmqhf
Foothill College Theatre Arts. “The Odd Couple.” Female version. 7:30 p.m. June 8; 8 p.m. June 2, 3, 10, 11; 2 p.m. June 4, 11. By Neil Simon. Lohman Theatre, Foothill College, Interstate 280 and El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. $10-$20. 650-949-7360 or http://ift.tt/2qUdsv9
Los Altos Stage Company. “[title of show].” Through June 24. Directed by Doug Brook. Featuring Caroline Clark, Derek DeMarcho, Jocelyn Pickett and Nick Rodrigues. Bus Barn Theatre, Los Altos Stage Company, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. $18-$36. http://ift.tt/1MkaZvQ or 650-941-0551
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. “Hershey Felder, Beethoven.” June 7 through July 9. “Felder will bring a compelling Ludwig van Beethoven to life through the eyes of a Viennese doctor who spent his boyhood by the Maestro’s side.” Featuring works from “Moonlight Sonata” to the “Ninth Symphony.” Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. $45-$105. theatreworks.org or 650-463-1960

THEATER upcoming

A Theatre Near U. “Like, Like, Like?” June 16 through July 1. 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. “This hilarious romp, filled with mistaken identities, lying liars and clean-cut anarchists, follows the rigging of a Homecoming Queen election.” Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts Second Stage, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. $17-$22; $31 for opening night and reception, June 16. 650-903-6000 or mvcpa.com
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. “The Four Immigrants: An American Musical Manga.”July 12 through Aug. 6. By Min Kahng. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. $40-$100 (discounts available). theatreworks.org or 650-463-1960
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. “Constellations.”Aug. 23 through Sept. 17. By Nick Payne. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View, $40-$100 (discounts available). theatreworks.org or 650-463-1960

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