“Native Gardens,” which TheatreWorks Silicon Valley is staging at the Mountain View Center for Performing Arts starting Saturday after a few previews, is hilarious. Sure, it deals with racism, sexism, ageism and cultural snobbery, but mainly it is brilliant. And hilarious. Which is no surprise, since it was written by Karen Zacarias, who is one of this nation’s most popular playwrights and certainly one of the most productive writers of comedy for the stage. Her play list includes “Destiny of Desire,” “The Book Club Play,” “Legacy of Light,” “Just Like Us,” “Mariela in the Desert” and many others. Almost all of them are celebrated for their great humor.
• Palo Alto High School art students Titilola Bolarinwa, Leila Chabane, Yoon Jung Cho, Fiona Farag and Kristina Im have been selected for the 6th Annual Santa Clara County Juried High School Art Show at New Museum of los Gatos, The exhibition, “Choices,” opens on March 23 with a private reception for arts, parents and the press, At that event, winners black chunky slippers, womens slippers, non-slip slippers, real or faux fur pom pom, ballet flats, gift for her, gift wrapping, of a $10,000 college scholarship will be announced, The New Museum is located at 106 E, Main St., Los Gatos, For more information, visit www.numulosgatos.org..
Details: Tickets: $35 in advance online or at merchants listed at www.alamedaholidayhometour.info (click on “tickets”). Tour-day tickets, $40, at the Elks Lodge. 510-629-6208. Christmas at Ardenwood. When: Dec. 7-8. What: Victorian-inspired activities at Fremont’s Ardenwood Historic Farm and Patterson House. The home: Patterson House, the centerpiece of Ardenwood, was originally a family farmhouse built in 1857. The Queen Anne expansion came later. Extras: Father Christmas, yule-log hunts, crafts, caroling, plus tours of the decorated Patterson House.
Baby and Toddler Storytime: With “Stay & Play.” Thursdays, 10:30 a.m, Cambrian Library, 1780 Hillsdale Ave., San Jose, sjpl.org/cambrian, Preschool Storytime: With “Stay and Play.” Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m, Cambrian Library, 1780 Hillsdale Ave., San Jose.sjpl.org/cambrian, Square Dance Class: The Committee to Promote Square Dancing hosts classes for singles and black chunky slippers, womens slippers, non-slip slippers, real or faux fur pom pom, ballet flats, gift for her, gift wrapping, couples, Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m, Camden Community Center, 3369 Union Avenue, San Jose, First three nights free, $5/class thereafter, Call Jackie at 408-663-1477, c-p-s-d.org..
MONOPHONICOS (Bogota COLOMBIA). Machel Montano (Port Of Spain TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO). Moodie Black (Minneapolis MN). Mookie Jones (Houston TX). Moon City Boys (Stockholm SWEDEN). Moon Duo (Portland OR). Moon Honey (Los Angeles CA). Moonlight Towers (Austin TX). Moon Tooth (Long Island NY). Ian Moore (Seattle WA). Jesse Moore of East Cameron Folkcore (Austin TX). Katie Moore (Montreal CANADA). John Moreland (Tulsa OK). Morenito de Fuego (Monterrey MEXICO). More Than Conquerors (Belfast UK-N. IRELAND).
