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populace, and where facts can be manipulated
or completely erased. Tickets $20–$38. Bus
Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos.
650/941-0551.
Lectures
DECEMBER/JANUARY
The Brave New World of Soviet Political
Posters. Dec. 2, 12 p.m. This gallery talk
highlights how the Soviet regime pioneered
the political propaganda poster and examines
recurring themes, symbols and messages. Free.
Cantor Arts Center, Lomita Drive at Museum
Way, Stanford. 650/723-4177.
Kimberly Ford. Dec. 5–6, times vary. Bestselling
author and former adjunct professor
at Berkeley, Ford explores “Mrs. Dalloway”
by Virginia Woolf. It is Woolf ’s first complete
rendering of her stream of consciousness
mode, which displays the inner workings
of the mind as it considers the surface and
darker depths of reality. Tickets $48. Kepler’s
Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.
650/324-4321.
Hidden in Plain Sight. Dec. 6, noon. Learn
behind-the-scenes stories of objects on view
in the exhibition: “Cameos Revealed,” a look
at what happens when an object is misidenti-
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fied and what we can learn when corrections
are made, “Felix & Irena,” introducing the
Yusupov couple through their wedding gift,
and “A Rose by Any Other Name: Countess/
Princess Voronstova.” Free. Cantor Arts Center,
Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Stanford.
650/723-4177.
Al Gore. Dec. 7, 7:30–8:30 p.m. With “An
Inconvenient Truth,” former vice president Al
Gore brought the climate crisis to nearly every
American. The Nobel Laureate returns with
“An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,” an
uplifting narrative of what change in action
looks like across the globe and how every person
can play a part. Tickets $15–$50. Aragon
High School Theater, 900 Alameda de las Pulgas,
San Mateo. 650/324-4321.
Rodin: Shock of the Modern Body. Dec. 9,
12 p.m. Join Melissa A. Yuen, curatorial fellow
for American and European Art to 1900,
as she discusses Rodin’s working process in
the exhibition, “Rodin: Shock of the Modern
Body,” which spans three galleries and features
nearly 100 Rodin sculptures essential to telling
his story and representing his groundbreaking
engagement with the body. Free. Cantor Arts
Center, Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Stanford.
650/723-4177.
Overture. Dec. 10, 3–4 p.m. Join the San
Jose Institute of Contemporary Art for an
exhibition walk and talk of “Overture: The
Art of Steve French” and “Encore: The Legacy
of Steve French.” The exhibit honors the
career of French, a noted visual artist and San
Jose State professor, and includes his work
from 1975 to 2014. Free. San Jose Institute of
Contemporary Art, 560 S. First St., San Jose.
408/283-8155.
Theresa Payton. Jan. 10. The first female to
serve as White House chief information officer,
Payton is one of America’s most respected
authorities on Internet security, data breaches
and fraud mitigation. Payton’s distinct
approachability, combined with her visionary
perspective and easy-to-implement strategies,
effectively prepare audiences for success in
the ongoing battle against cybercrime. Tickets
$411–$531. San Mateo Performing Arts
Center, 600 N. Delaware St., San Mateo.
650/348-0820.
Russia’s Crown Reprised. Jan. 13, 12:30
p.m. Lascelle Meserve and Nicolas de Basily
collected and cherished old Russia and
collected its art. This gallery talk highlights
their gifts to the Hoover Institution Library
& Archives, which make up part of the institution’s
impressive holdings on the Russian
Revolution and Imperial Russia. Free. Cantor
Arts Center, Lomita Drive at Museum Way,
Stanford. 650/723-4177.
Wallace Stegner Lecture with Bill Bryson.
Jan 30, 8 p.m. Bryson is an American-born