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Cultural Events
San Mateo County
History Museum
2200 Broadway St., Redwood City
650-299-0141
www.historysmc.org
Tuesday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
$5 for adults, $3 for seniors and students,
free for children 5 and under
The History Museum is housed inside the historic
1910 County Courthouse. Over 50,000 people
visit the museum each year, and the number of
local residents who hold memberships is growing.
The History Museum teaches approximately
14,000 children each year through the on- and
off-site programs. The museum houses the
research library and archives that currently hold
over 100,000 photographs, prints, books and
documents collected by the San Mateo County
Historical Association.
Presentation on the First Lady of the Peninsula
On April 13 at 1 p.m., the San Mateo County
History Museum will present the Burlingame
Historical Society’s Joanne Garrison, who
will give a talk, “There Was Something About
Agnes,” describing the life of Agnes Poett,
who participated in the founding of San Mateo,
Burlingame and Hillsborough. Early deaths,
disasters, murder and unusual romances are
all part of this thrice-married Chilean beauty’s
remarkable life story. Garrison is author of the
book Burlingame Centennial: 1908–2008.
A Conversation With Rose Jacobs Gibson
The San Mateo County History Museum will
present a conversation with Rose Jacobs Gibson
at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 23. Jacobs Gibson
will participate in a question-and-answer session
with Museum Director Mitch Postel. The public
is invited to attend and join in this conversation
that is part of Women’s History Month. Jacobs
Gibson, who retired from office in 2012, became
the first African American member of the San
Mateo County Board of Supervisors. Questions
will explore her early life, her experience as an
East Palo Alto city councilwoman and her years
as a supervisor. The program is free with the price
of admission to the museum: $5 for adults and $3
for seniors and students. This program is part of
the museum’s “Courthouse Docket” series and is
sponsored by Cypress Lawn Heritage Foundation.
Go to www.historysmc.org for more information
or call 650-299-0104.
Ongoing Exhibits:
• “Honoring Steve Jobs.’’ A new addition to the
museum’s permanent exhibits honors the late
Steve Jobs with displays featuring an original
1988 NeXT computer, part of the company that
Jobs founded in Redwood City when he left
Apple in the 1980s for a time. A variety of other
objects, including books, brochures and more,
are also on display.
• “Land of Opportunity: The Immigrant
Experience in San Mateo County.’’ This
exhibition tells the stories of the diverse
people who came to the area. It highlights the
experiences of the early immigrant groups
— Chinese, Japanese, Irish, Italians and
Portuguese — in the late 1800s.
• “San Mateo County History Makers:
Entrepreneurs Who Changed the World.”
Visitors are invited to review biographies of
such innovators as A.P. Giannini (who created
the Bank of America and lived in San Mateo)
and other entrepreneurs whose innovations have
left a substantial impact.
Fox Theatre and Club Fox
2209 Broadway, downtown Redwood City
Tickets available at www.clubfoxrwc.com,
tickets.foxrwc.com, 650-369-7770 or
877-435-9849
Fox Theatre
• Tainted Love. March 23.
• In the Mood: A 1940s Big Band/Swing Musical.
March 24.
Club Fox
• World Wide Dance Party: Will Magid Trio,
Baba Ken Okulolo, RAFA. 8:30 p.m. Friday,
March 1. $20.
• Pop Fiction. 9 p.m. Saturday, March 2. $22.
• Big Cat Tolefree (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 6. $5.
• Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Cha Cha Cha
(DJ). 9 p.m. Friday, March 8. $10.
• Bay Area Tributes 10 Year Anniversary with
Damage Inc., All Star Jam, Lovedrive. 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 9. $12.
• Wild Child — A Live Recreation of a 1960s
Doors Concert. 7 p.m. Sunday, March 10. $18.
• Paula Harris (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 13. $5.
• The Cheeseballs. 9 p.m. Friday, March 15. $18.
• Daniel Castro (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 20. $5.
• Live Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Cha Cha
Cha with Candela. 9 p.m. Friday, March 22. $15.
• Pride & Joy. 9 p.m. Saturday, March 23. $18.
• Raising the Roof Concert for the Blues Hall of
Fame Museum. 1 p.m. & 4 p.m. Sunday, March
24. $15.
• The Best Intentions — Motown Review. 8:30
p.m. Friday, March 29. $13.
• Zoo Station & Petty Theft. 9 p.m. Saturday,
March 30. $15.
Woodside High School Presents
“Legally Blonde the Musical”
Fridays, March 8 & 15, 8 p.m.
Saturdays, March 9 & 16, 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 10, 2 p.m.
Order tickets online at
www.whsdramaboosters.com or call the
box office at 650-367-9750, ext. 4851
This totally upbeat musical tells the story of
Delta Nu sorority sister Elle Woods. Don’t let
this seemingly ditsy fashionista fool you; this
girl is totally focused, smarter than she seems,
and doesn’t take “no” for an answer. So when
her boyfriend dumps her for someone “more
serious,” Elle sets out to win him back by putting
down the credit card and hitting the books. Ready
to revamp her image, Elle, with her Chihuahua
Bruiser, goes where no Delta Nu has gone before:
Harvard Law School! Along the way, our heroine
proves that being yourself and going after what
you want never goes out of style.
11th Annual Diamond Awards
Peninsula Arts Council Lauds Redwood
City Citizens for Their Contributions to
the Arts
The 11th annual Diamond Awards celebration
went off without a hitch as many of San Mateo
County’s arts luminaries gathered to celebrate
the 2012 Diamond Award honorees: Amanda
Odasz, Sean Traynor, Dr. Bryan Baker, Maureen
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