Spectrum June 2013 Issue - The Spectrum Magazine - Redwood ...

Cultural Events
Dragon Productions
Theatre Company
2120 Broadway St., downtown Redwood City
Tickets: www.dragonproductions.net or
650-493-2006, ext. 2
The new Dragon Theatre houses a 70-seat intimate
theater area, a classroom and a studio space.
Becky’s New Car
By Steven Dietz
Directed by James Nelson
July 12–Aug. 4
“When a woman says she needs new shoes,
what she really wants is a new job. When she
says she needs a new house, she wants a new
husband. And when she says she wants a new
car, she wants a new life.” Becky Foster is
suddenly offered a chance at an adventure and
gets entangled in a web of lies that results in a
hilarious ride. Written by playwright Steven
Dietz, author of 2011’s comedy Private Eyes.
Thursdays–Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.
Pay-what-you-can preview Thursday, July 11, at
8 p.m.
Opening night gala July 12 after the show
Talkback with the director and cast after the show
on Sunday, July 28
Fox Theatre and Club Fox
2209 Broadway St., downtown Redwood City
Tickets available at www.clubfoxrwc.com,
tickets.foxrwc.com, 650-369-7770 or 877-
435-9849
Club Fox
• Terry Hiatt & Friends (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7
p.m. Wednesday, June 5. $5.
• Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Cha Cha Cha
with DJ Hong, DJ Rulas, DJ DannyG (salsa
lesson at 8:30) 9 p.m. Friday, June 7. $10.
• Tony Lindsay, lead singer for Santana &
Soulful Obsession with Special Guest Tom
Politzer from Tower of Power. 8 p.m. Saturday,
June 8. $16.
• Led Kaapana and Mike Kaawa (2 Full Sets)
with Fran Guidry 7 p.m. Sunday, June 9. $22
• Sista Monica (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7 p.m.
Wednesday, June 12. $5.
• Live Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Cha Cha
Cha with Salson. 9 p.m. Friday, June 14. $15.
• The Cheeseballs. 9 p.m. Saturday, June 15. $18
• Daniel Castro (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7 p.m.
Wednesday, June 19. $5.
• Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Cha Cha Cha
with DJ Rulas, DJ DannyG (salsa lesson at
8:30) 9 p.m. Friday, June 21. $10.
• Desert Dance Company presents Mosaic of
Dance. 7 p.m. Sunday, June 23. $15.
• Amy Lou and the Juke Junkies! (Club Fox
Blues Jam). 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 26. $5.
• Live Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Cha Cha
Cha with La Fuerza Gigante (LFG). 9 p.m.
Friday, June 28. $15.
• Powerage: The Ultimate AC/DC Tribute
Experience with Jungle Rooster. 8 p.m.
Saturday, June 29 $15.
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.
Free First Fridays Program
The San Mateo County History Museum
continues its “Free First Fridays” program on July
5. Not only is admission free the entire day (10
a.m. to 4 p.m.), but two programs are planned for
the public without any fees. At 11 a.m., preschool
children will be invited to learn about athletics.
They will make a paper mobile with images of
various types of sports gear to take home. The
museum staff will conduct a special program
in the Sports Hall of Fame exhibit area, which
features displays about great athletes of the
Peninsula. Here the youngsters will hear the story
Just a Baseball Game. At 2 p.m., museum docents
will lead tours of the museum for adults.
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.
Book Signing With Joann Semones
The San Mateo County History Museum will present
maritime author JoAnn Semones, who will discuss
her new book, Sea of Troubles: The Lost Ships
of Point Sur, on Saturday, June 8, at 1 p.m. Other
books written by Semones include Shipwrecks,
Scalawags and Scavengers and Hard Luck Coast.
Presentation on Preservation of
Family Photos
Photograph conservator Gawain Weaver will make
a presentation on preserving family photographs
on Saturday, July 13, at 1 p.m. Weaver completed
a two-year fellowship in the advanced residency
program in photo conservation at the George
Eastman House and Image Permanence Institute
in Rochester, N.Y., in 2007. Today he teaches
photograph preservation at the San Jose State
University School of Library and Information Science.
Weaver will discuss types of photographs found
in family collections, clues to dating them and
procedures for preserving them. The program is
free with the price of admission to the museum.
This presentation is a part of the museum’s
“Courthouse Docket” series, which is sponsored
by Cypress Lawn Heritage Foundation.
Victorian Days at the Old Courthouse
Sunday, Aug. 18, from noon until 4 p.m., the
San Mateo County History Museum will present
“Victorian Days at the Old Courthouse.” Activities
will include children’s crafts, a Victorian tea
served in historic Courtroom A and re-enactors
playing as the great and wealthy residents of the
Peninsula during the Victorian era. Admission
will be free on this special day.
The Main Gallery
1018 Main St., Redwood City
650-701-1018
www.themaingallery.org
The Main Gallery, an artists’ cooperative with
23 members, showcases the work of some of the
best local talent in the Bay Area. The gallery is
located in the historic yellow Victorian cottage at
the corner of Main and Middlefield. The gallery
is open Wednesday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Climate Crisis: An Artistic Response
“Climate Crisis: An Artistic Response” opened
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