Mountain View Online https://n2v.mv-voice.com If it is local and useful, it is on mv-voice.com. en-us Copyright 2024 mv-voice.com Mountain View Online https://mv-voice.com/art/top_logo.png https://n2v.mv-voice.com <![CDATA[Duran Duran to return to The Guild Theatre for benefit show]]> Fans of Duran Duran who missed their show at The Guild Theatre last year are getting a second chance. The band will return to the intimate Menlo Park venue on Feb. 6 to play a fundraiser to help end family homelessness in the Bay Area.]]> <![CDATA[Art center's new show dishes on the deeper meaning of food]]> It seems there will always be something to say about food, and our relationship to it, a topic engagingly explored in a new show at the Palo Alto Art Center. Entitled "In Feast or Famine," the multimedia group show opens Jan. 20.]]> <![CDATA[Arts briefs: Pianist Joey Alexander, author Kyla Zhao, 'How I Learned What I Learned']]> This week, jazz pianist Joey Alexander is at Stanford Live, TheatreWorks stages "How I Learned What I Learned," author Kyla Zhao shares new book in Los Altos. Plus Dan Ashley Band, "Misery," music nonprofit launches with Ehnes Quartet.]]> <![CDATA[Basuku Cheesecakes is back in the Bay]]> Basuku Cheesecakes has returned. The popular Basque cheesecake pop-up temporarily halted operations last year. Now owner Charles Chen returns to the kitchens of Vina Enoteca in Palo Alto to continue baking ]]> <![CDATA[Two Peninsula refilleries look to make shopping more sustainable]]> Byrd's Filling Station in San Mateo and Right On! Refillery in Los Altos stock everything from bar shampoo to boba straws in an effort to reduce reliance on single-use plastic.]]> <![CDATA[12 Peninsula spots to visit for a Filipino food crawl]]> From baked goods and modern takes on traditional desserts to comforting classic dishes, eateries throughout the region are contributing to the Filipino food scene in distinctive ways.]]> <![CDATA[The year in film: From Barbenheimer to micro-budget indies]]> Hollywood needed some good news in 2023. It came last summer, summed up by one portmanteau: Barbenheimer. The year also saw some finely crafted franchise films, while small-budget independent films continued to find ways to flourish.]]> <![CDATA[Bryant Street Gallery presents Tony Huynh's painted homage to the Bay Area]]> Tony Huynh's first solo show at Bryant Street Gallery offers a colorful and upbeat tribute to the unique and varied geography of the Bay Area at the time of year when the notion of "home" is celebrated.]]>