28 South Bay Accent CALENDAR dung beetle and its relationship to our galaxy. Open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets $5-$8. San Jose Museum of Art, 110 S. Market St., San Jose. 408/271-6840. Museum of American Heritage A to Z. Through March 15. Featuring unusual historic inventions beginning with the letter A (abacus) and continuing all the way through the alphabet to items starting with the letter Z (zapper), this unusual collection of artifacts has been culled from the more than 5,000 pieces owned by the museum. Open Friday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Museum of American Heritage, 351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. 650/321-1004. Loose in Some Real Tropics...Robert Rauschenberg’s Stoned Moon Project. Through March 16. NASA asked pop artist Robert Rauschenberg to document Apollo 11 in 1969. This exhibit includes 34 of those works and rarely seen correspondences and collages. Open Wednesday through Monday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (until 8 p.m. Thursday). Free. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. 650/723-4177. Imagining the Oceans March 18-June 29. Visual artists have been inspired by ocean settings throughout history. This exhibition of 34 works includes marine-themed works by Willem van de Velde, Charles Méryon, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Willem de Kooning and others. Open Wednesday through Monday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (until 8 p.m. Thursday). Free. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. 650/723-4177. American Battleground: Photographs of the Civil War, 1861–1865. March 25-August 17. The Civil War was the first conflict to be thoroughly documented by photographers. This installation features 17 photographs — primarily landscape views — from the Cantor’s permanent collection. Open Wednesday through Monday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (until 8 p.m. Thursday). Free. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. 650/723-4177. Marvel Universe Live, March 20-22, SAP Center, San Jose Bravo! Music and Theater in Enlightenment Europe. March 25–Aug. 17. 16 prints and drawings explore the realms of music and drama during the 18th century. Open Wednesday through Monday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (until 8 p.m. Thursday). Free. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. 650/723-4177. Galleries Aegis Gallery of Fine Art. Fine paintings from many locales. Open Tuesday through Sunday. 14531 Big Basin Way, Saratoga. 408/867-0171. Art Object Gallery. Located in the very heart of Japantown and featuring sculpture and other media. Open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 592 N. Fifth St., San Jose. 408/288-9305. Bruni Gallery. Paintings, pottery, miscellaneous artifacts and more. Open daily. 1171 Lincoln Ave., San Jose. 408/298-7000. Bryant Street Gallery. Mixed media from contemporary artists across the country. Open Tuesday through Saturday. 532 Bryant St., Palo Alto. 650/321-8155. Gallery 85. San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis displays his work, as well as that of other local artists, in this Santana Row gallery. The football player, who majored in art at the University of Maryland, awards deserving college-bound artists with scholarships through his organization, The Vernon Davis Arts Foundation. 377 Santana Row, Suite 1180, San Jose. Gallery Saratoga. Paintings by local, national and international artists. Open Wednesday through Sunday. 14435-A Big Basin Way, Suite 3, Saratoga. 408/867-0458. Gregory Deane Studio. Artist Gregory Deane’s abstract works celebrate expressionism in the form of colorful and monochromatic paintings, as well as mixed media creations. Showings by appointment only. 4075 Transport St., Palo Alto. 650/424-1970. Natalie and James Thompson Art Gallery. Open Tuesday through Friday. San Jose State University School of Art and Design. 1 Washington Square, San Jose. 408/924-4320. Pacific Art League of Palo Alto. A nonprofit organization that sponsors programs to promote professionalism and creativity in the local photographic community. Free. Open Monday through Saturday. 668 Ramona St., Palo Alto. 650/321-3891. Palo Alto Art Center. For more than 30 years, this center has provided visual arts exhibits and educa- The Fresh Beat Band. Feb. 14, City National Civic, San Jose PHOTO: (MIDDLE) CHRIS PEOPLES Maple and Vine, Feb. 1-22, Bus Barn Theatre, Los Altos
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