Events Around Town Toy and Book Drive Highlights Holiday Season… This year, the <strong>Redwood</strong> City Police and Fire departments, the Police Activities League and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services teamed up with the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, San Carlos Fire, Woodside Fire and the CARON Project to bring the Christmas toy and book drive and the holiday spirit right to the doorsteps of many excited <strong>Redwood</strong> City families. With help from the Fair Oaks Community Center and a corps of volunteers, this annual event has become a welcome tradition in the <strong>Redwood</strong> City community. This year, over 90 local businesses filled 140 donation barrels with over 12,000 toys and provided them to about 700 excited families throughout San Mateo County. Deliveries took place with Santa Claus in a police car or a fire engine arriving at the homes to hand out the presents, giving the kids a thrill they’ll long remember. Each child served receives two gifts, a book, a stuffed animal and several stocking stuffers, all of which bring a holiday sparkle to their eyes. Photos on this page were taken at toy drive events at Arya Global Cuisine (Dec. 5) and Red Morton Community Center (Dec. 13). <strong>The</strong> event at Arya was sponsored by Sequoia Realty Services and W.L. Butler Construction, and 20 percent of the evening’s revenues was donated, along with over 300 unwrapped toys. Photos by Brandon Vaccaro Photography (www.BrandonVaccaroPhoto.com). www.<strong>Spectrum</strong><strong>Magazine</strong>.net
Cultural Events <strong>The</strong> Main Gallery 1018 Main St., <strong>Redwood</strong> City 650-701-1018 www.themaingallery.org <strong>The</strong> Main Gallery, an artists’ cooperative with 23 members, showcases the work of some of the best local talent in the Bay Area. <strong>The</strong> gallery is located in the historic yellow Victorian cottage at the corner of Main and Middlefield. <strong>The</strong> gallery is open Wednesday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Above, clockwise from left: Belinda Chlouber, “Life Is a Mystery,” 40” x 15” framed, monoprint, 2012. Nina Koepcke, “Chirp,” hand-built ceramic, 2012. Doris Fischer- Colbrie, “Lichen Pitcher,” clay, 9” x 8” x 2”, 2012. Elfi Altendorfer, “New Collections,” jewelry, 2012. New Year New Work Please join the Main Gallery artists in celebrating the new year with a sneak peek at their latest work. New Year New Work opens Jan. 9 and runs through Feb. 10. <strong>The</strong> gallery will host a reception with the artists on Saturday, Jan. 12, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. <strong>The</strong> artists are excited to ring in the New Year and share some of their newest work with you! Here is a small sampling of some of the work you will find: Ceramic artist Susan Wolf will give a sneak peek of some of her work for the spring 2013 Mainly Clay show. Wolf states, “At this moment I am revisiting the horse theme that I first stumbled on several years ago: small, round Chinese style horses, with small, distant heads and all the presence in the body.” Also working with the theme of animals, this time birds, for the Mainly Clay show in the spring is Doris Fischer-Colbrie, who plans a series of vase forms and small wall pieces — “Birds on a Wire.” For the New Year New Work show, look for Fischer-Colbrie’s ceramic pitchers as she is exploring new forms and revisiting some of her earlier ideas. In recognition of the new year, ceramic artist Nina Koepcke is thinking about new life and our environment; she is reworking “older” pieces and giving these ceramics a second life with new glazes and added parts. Look for “Chirp,” a small innocent newborn ceramic bird, some wall tiles and other bird pieces of Koepcke’s! Jewelry artist Elfi Altendorfer is also taking inspiration from nature. Altendorfer states, “I am working on creating timeless designs in a restless world, using natural wood and nut beads — in effect, bringing the outdoors into my new collections for spring 2013.” For the New Year New Work show, Belinda Chlouber, who has been working with family poetry and incorporating it into her mixed-media pieces, is exhibiting three of her monoprints based on the poem “Life Is a Mystery” by Arthur Sweet, her grandfather. Chlouber states, “It is this collaboration backward through time that most inspires me as an artist. I have gained a deeper understanding of the struggles we all face and dreams we all have.” <strong>The</strong> year 2013 promises some exciting shows at the gallery. Following the New Year New Work exhibition, look for shows in the spring such as Bugs, the Mainly Clay and an exhibition centering on climate change! Meet the artists and enjoy an evening viewing art and celebrating the new year at <strong>The</strong> Main Gallery’s reception on Saturday, Jan. 12, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Fox <strong>The</strong>atre and Club Fox 2209 Broadway, downtown <strong>Redwood</strong> City Tickets available at www. clubfoxrwc.com, tickets.foxrwc.com, 650-369-7770 or 877-435-9849 Club Fox • Burning Down the House – A Benefit for Garth Webber (No Blues Jam). 7 p.m. Wed, Jan. 2. $5. • <strong>The</strong> Cheeseballs. 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4. $18. • Bring It Karaoke with Anthony. 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7. No cover. • Pat Wilder (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9. $5. • Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Cha Cha Cha – Appreciation Night. 9 p.m. Fri, Jan. 11. No cover. • House of Floyd. 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12. $18. • <strong>The</strong> Golden Gate Blues Society Road to Memphis Revue. 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13. $20. • Bring It Karaoke with Anthony. 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14. No cover. • Phil Berkowitz and the Dirty Cats (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16. $5. • Bring It Karaoke with Anthony. 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21. No cover. • Alvon Johnson (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23. $5. • Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Cha Cha Cha. 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25. $10. Authorized-Unauthorized <strong>The</strong> Cheeseballs • Unauthorized Rolling Stones. 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. $13. • Bring It Karaoke with Anthony. 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28. No cover. • JC Smith Band (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30. $5. Peninsula Symphony Dances Into 2013 With ‘Tango’ Friday, Jan. 18, 8–10 p.m. Fox <strong>The</strong>atre, 2215 Broadway St. Student/youth $20, senior $35, regular $40 for single tickets www.peninsulasymphony.org Peninsula Symphony and Music Director Mitchell Sardou Klein welcome the new year with a colorful program of tango music. Joined by guest artists Quartet San Francisco and Sandor & Parissa of Tango Vivo!, Peninsula Symphony will present an electrifying program of works by Arturo Marquez, Astor Piazzolla and Agustin Bardi. <strong>The</strong> concerts will be given Friday, Jan. 18, at 8 p.m. at the Fox <strong>The</strong>atre in <strong>Redwood</strong> City and on Saturday, Jan. 19, at 8 p.m. at the Flint Center/De Anza College in Cupertino. Tango began in the working class neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, blending African rhythms with instruments and techniques from Europe. Composers such as Piazzolla further influenced the tango by introducing jazz rhythms and classical music, creating a Tango Nuevo. Around this time, the tango was forced to go underground in Argentina, with a conservative government deeming it publicly unacceptable. An eventual change in government led to the resurgence of tango in the ’80s and, since then, it has enjoyed new popularity, with composers such as Marquez and dancers such as Sandor & Parissa keeping it alive on the international stage. Peninsula Symphony’s 2012–13 season offers a thrilling mix of classical music and fun. Other special guests this season include the latest winner of the Irving M. Klein String Competition on a stunning spring program. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong> 9
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