Will It Be an Incumbent Sweep? - The Spectrum Magazine
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Cultural Events<br />
<strong>The</strong> Main Gallery<br />
1018 Main St., Redwood City<br />
650-701-1018<br />
www.themaingallery.org<br />
<strong>The</strong> Main Gallery, <strong>an</strong> artists’ cooperative with<br />
23 members, showcases the work of some of the<br />
best local talent in the Bay Area. <strong>The</strong> gallery is<br />
located in the historic yellow Victori<strong>an</strong> cottage at<br />
the corner of Main <strong>an</strong>d Middlefield. <strong>The</strong> gallery is<br />
open Wednesday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.<br />
<strong>an</strong>d weekends from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.<br />
Arup Biswas, “Autumn Symphony,” original photograph,<br />
20” x 30”<br />
Sus<strong>an</strong> Wolf, “F<strong>an</strong> Nautilus,” h<strong>an</strong>d-built porcelain, approximately<br />
8” x 5”<br />
Sea Shells <strong>an</strong>d Sonatas<br />
<strong>The</strong> Main Gallery is proud to present the show<br />
“Sea Shells <strong>an</strong>d Sonatas” with Sus<strong>an</strong> Wolf <strong>an</strong>d<br />
Arup Biswas, which will run Oct. 19 through<br />
Nov. 20. <strong>The</strong>re will be <strong>an</strong> opening reception on<br />
Saturday, Oct. 22, from 5 to 7:30. Drinks <strong>an</strong>d hors<br />
d’oeuvres will be served at the reception <strong>an</strong>d it is<br />
a f<strong>an</strong>tastic time to meet the artists <strong>an</strong>d learn more<br />
about their work.<br />
Inspiration for <strong>an</strong> artist comes from m<strong>an</strong>y<br />
sources. After being given a book of seashells last<br />
Christmas, Wolf was reminded of how beautiful<br />
they c<strong>an</strong> be. She says she really enjoys making<br />
beautiful things. “My shells are not all turning<br />
out as I’d expected! Some of the particular<br />
shells I’d envisioned have not gotten beyond the<br />
first thought. Others, which I’d thought to give<br />
only a passing mention, have become points of<br />
focus.” Most of the ceramic, h<strong>an</strong>d-built pieces are<br />
porcelain with much underglazing, some with a<br />
clear overglaze, some just raw. A few are made<br />
of coarser sculpture clays. But all are unique <strong>an</strong>d<br />
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find their own inherent beauty inspired by nature!<br />
Biswas was born in India in the foothills of<br />
the Himalayas. <strong>The</strong> pristine Himalay<strong>an</strong> beauty<br />
instilled in him a love for nature, which he<br />
rediscovered when he moved to the United States<br />
in 1992 after acquiring a master’s degree in<br />
computer science. That’s when he bought his first<br />
camera <strong>an</strong>d started photographing l<strong>an</strong>dscapes<br />
across the country. Biswas reminisces, “I<br />
remember crying in front of the Merced River in<br />
Yosemite after seeing the first snow in my life.”<br />
Music has influenced Biswas profoundly in all<br />
his photographic works. Although music <strong>an</strong>d<br />
photography are experienced by two different<br />
senses, both mediums strive to evoke similar<br />
emotional responses in the hum<strong>an</strong> psyche. For<br />
Biswas, a well-executed photographic print, in<br />
m<strong>an</strong>y ways, he says, “is like a well-orchestrated<br />
musical symphony.” He states, “Trees are my<br />
most favorite subjects to photograph. I rarely get<br />
excited by gr<strong>an</strong>d l<strong>an</strong>dscape p<strong>an</strong>oramas. But the<br />
blooming dogwoods in the spring, the yellow<br />
<strong>an</strong>d or<strong>an</strong>ge aspens in the fall <strong>an</strong>d the dramatic<br />
redwood trees covered in snow make me feel alive;<br />
I start experiencing the color, form <strong>an</strong>d shape<br />
throughout my whole body. I respond with my<br />
camera. <strong>The</strong> results are the recording of these intimate<br />
conversations with nature — visual sonatas.”<br />
Fox <strong>The</strong>atre <strong>an</strong>d Club Fox<br />
2209 Broadway, downtown Redwood City<br />
Tickets available at www.clubfoxrwc.<br />
com, 650-369-7770 or tickets.foxrwc.com<br />
Fox <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
• Rom<strong>an</strong>tic Masterworks featuring Nikki Chooi<br />
(violin) & David Requiro (cello). 8 p.m. Friday,<br />
Oct. 21.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> <strong>Be</strong>yond Funny Tour 2011. 8 p.m. Thursday,<br />
Oct. 27.<br />
• Halloween Rocks with Heartbreaker <strong>an</strong>d the<br />
Unauthorized Rolling Stones. 8 p.m. Saturday,<br />
Oct. 29.<br />
• If You Give a Moose a Muffin. 1 p.m. Sunday,<br />
Oct. 30.<br />
Club Fox<br />
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Pat Travers, Lonero & Points North. 8 p.m.<br />
Friday, Oct. 7.<br />
Tony Lindsay <strong>an</strong>d Carlos Xavier. 8 p.m.<br />
Saturday, Oct. 8.<br />
Mark Hummel (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7 p.m.<br />
Wednesday, Oct. 12.<br />
Doni Harvey <strong>Be</strong>nefit Concert. 7 p.m. Thursday,<br />
Oct. 13.<br />
Shimmy, Shake <strong>an</strong>d Shiver — A Halloween<br />
<strong>Be</strong>lly D<strong>an</strong>ce Spectacular. 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16.<br />
Terry Hiatt (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7 p.m.<br />
Wednesday, Oct. 19.<br />
Preston Reed. 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20.<br />
Rock, Rapture <strong>an</strong>d Roll featuring Blue <strong>an</strong>d<br />
Groovy Judy. 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Dodos & Release the Sunbird. 9 p.m.<br />
Saturday, Oct. 22.<br />
Steve Lucky & Carmen Getit (Club Fox Blues<br />
Jam). 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26.<br />
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Marley’s Ghost. 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27.<br />
Halloween Hijinks with Powerage, Rat Bastard <strong>an</strong>d<br />
667 Neighbor of the <strong>Be</strong>ast. 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28.<br />
Celebrate Halloween in the Trailer Park with<br />
Antsy McClain & the Trailer Park Troubadours.<br />
7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30.<br />
S<strong>an</strong> Mateo County<br />
History Museum<br />
2200 Broadway St., Redwood City<br />
650-299-0141<br />
www.historysmc.org<br />
Tuesday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.<br />
$5 for adults, $3 for seniors <strong>an</strong>d students,<br />
free for children 5 <strong>an</strong>d under<br />
<strong>The</strong> History Museum is housed inside the historic<br />
1910 County Courthouse. Over 50,000 people<br />
visit the museum each year, <strong>an</strong>d the number of<br />
local residents who hold memberships is growing.<br />
<strong>The</strong> History Museum teaches approximately<br />
14,000 children each year through the on- <strong>an</strong>d<br />
off-site programs. <strong>The</strong> museum houses the<br />
research library <strong>an</strong>d archives that currently hold<br />
over 100,000 photographs, prints, books <strong>an</strong>d<br />
documents collected by the S<strong>an</strong> Mateo County<br />
Historical Association.<br />
‘First Fridays’ Storytime<br />
Country Kid, City Kid: Stories From the Past<br />
Friday, Oct. 7, 11 a.m.<br />
Come listen to a story about life in the city <strong>an</strong>d<br />
the country. Hear the story “Country Kid, City<br />
Kid” <strong>an</strong>d create your own paper bag house to take<br />
home. <strong>The</strong>n join us in the museum’s California<br />
Dream exhibit to learn about the different types<br />
of homes that have been built here in S<strong>an</strong> Mateo<br />
County. General admission.<br />
Historic Films From Museum Archives<br />
1930s Films From the Archives on the Courthouse<br />
Docket<br />
Saturday, Oct. 8, 1 p.m.<br />
At the S<strong>an</strong> Mateo County History Museum,<br />
Deputy Director Carmen Blair shows silent films<br />
from the museum archives that depict life on the<br />
Peninsula in the 1930s. Included with museum admission.<br />
Annual Quilt Exhibition<br />
Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 8 & 9, 1–4 p.m.<br />
S<strong>an</strong>chez Adobe Historic Site<br />
1000 Linda Mar Blvd., Pacifica<br />
<strong>The</strong> S<strong>an</strong>chez Adobe will be filled with h<strong>an</strong>dmade<br />
quilts for the weekend event, which will include<br />
a bed-turning activity. <strong>The</strong> S<strong>an</strong>chez Adobe<br />
beds will be layered with quilts. Throughout the<br />
afternoon, quilts will be folded back to reveal the<br />
hidden quilts underneath. Refreshments will be<br />
served. Free admission.<br />
Docent Training<br />
Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 15 & 16<br />
<strong>The</strong> S<strong>an</strong> Mateo County Historical Association<br />
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