Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. “Inspired by Temptation: Odilon Redon and Saint Anthony,” through Oct. 20. “Manet and the Graphic Arts in France, 1860–1880,” through Nov.17. “Sculpture from the Fisher Collection,” through Oct. 13. “Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video,” Oct. 16-Jan. 5, 2014. “Flesh and Metal: Body and Machine in Early 20th-Century Art,” more than 70 artworks that explore a central dynamic of art making in Europe and the Americas between the 1910s and the early 1950s, Nov. 13-March 16, 2014. 11 a.m.-5p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays; Thursdays till 8 p.m. Stanford campus, off Palm Drive at Museum Way. 650-723-4177 or museum.stanford.edu.
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The Book-Go-Round: The Friends of the Saratoga Libraries are looking for volunteers for their used bookstore, the Book-Go-Round, in downtown Saratoga, Easy work with a scheduled monthly commitment of 2½-3½ hours, Adults only, For more information, call Bobbi Stek, store manager, 408-868-0376, San Jose Wind Symphony: red python ballet flats The symphony presents “SJWS Opera,” featuring mezzo-soprano Layna Chianakas from Opera San Jose, The program includes selections from Offenbach’s “La Belle Helene,” Bizet’s “Carmen,” Wagner’s “Die Walkure” and Puccini’s “Turandot.” Feb, 28, 3 p.m, McAfee Center, 20300 Herriman Ave., Saratoga, $5-$20, sjws.org, 408-927-7597..
But he’s good for a full 45-minute set at the Jazz Gala, where he and Hall will perform classics from the American songbook. “Everything is very spontaneous,” Alpert said. “We’ll play a Tijuana Brass medley and a Brasil ’66 medley. Alpert, of course, rose to fame in the 1960s as the leader of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, while Hall made her name as the lead singer for Sergio Mendes and Brasil ’66. That said, Hall is perhaps best known for her rendition of “Never Say Never Again,” the theme song from the 1983 James Bond movie.