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Karla Kane

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Songwriter, singer, uke player, journalist, poet, mama, anthropologist, tree hugger, bird nerd, cat lady, Corner Laugher: cornerlaughers.com
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Behind the screens: Meet the Palo Alto native making custom screen prints and hand-painted signs ...

Behind the screens: Meet the Palo Alto native making custom screen prints and hand-painted signs ...

The Six Fifty — Eric Kneeland's job requires a lot of screen time. It's not, however, the type that involves hours staring at a computer: Kneeland is the founder of Black Stamp Studios, a Princeton-by-the-Sea art studio and print shop producing custom screen prints and hand-painted signs.
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Dragon tales: Meet the Redwood City couple spreading joy with homemade inflatable dragons

Dragon tales: Meet the Redwood City couple spreading joy with homemade inflatable dragons

The Six Fifty — Megan Gardner and Taylor Pope's pandemic pet project has turned into a full-blown pastime. They call him Posty. He's been a postal worker (hence the name), a cyclist, a wedding guest and a Jedi. He's been the Virgin Mary. He's been both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Fresh off a Grammy win, Palo Alto native Molly Tuttle talks about her 'bluegrass roots' and how t...

Fresh off a Grammy win, Palo Alto native Molly Tuttle talks about her 'bluegrass roots' and how t...

The Six Fifty — Although Molly Tuttle moved out of the Golden State more than a decade ago, the acclaimed musician will always be a California girl at heart - and in the hearts of her Peninsula family, friends and fans. The Palo Alto-raised Tuttle and her band Golden Highway will be back for a pair of concerts at The Guild Theatre on April 1 and 2.
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Unchartered waters: Palo Alto Art Center's aquatic-themed exhibit explores climate change

Unchartered waters: Palo Alto Art Center's aquatic-themed exhibit explores climate change

The Six Fifty — For the next exhibition in its yearlong "Climate Connections" series, the Palo Alto Art Center presents "Under Water," an artistic exploration of the crucial role of water in an ecosystem and some of the many ways in which human society and water are intertwined.
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Healing in harmony: Stanford medicine faculty, students and staff debut new orchestra and chorus

Healing in harmony: Stanford medicine faculty, students and staff debut new orchestra and chorus

The Six Fifty — "Art is its own kind of medicine," says Jacqueline Genovese, the executive director of Stanford's Medicine & The Muse program. Gary Steinberg was a serious trumpet player in high school, where his orchestral band was the best in the state.
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A queer take on the Trojan War makes its own epic journey to the stage

A queer take on the Trojan War makes its own epic journey to the stage

Palo Alto Weekly — Tales of the Trojan War - especially "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" by Homer - have been captivating audiences for millennia, with each generation finding new ways to interpret and be inspired by the stories of its Bronze Age heroes.
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Andrei Cimpian on 'The Developmental Roots of the Gender Gaps in Science and Engineering: Childre...

Andrei Cimpian on 'The Developmental Roots of the Gender Gaps in Science and Engineering: Childre...

Stanford University — What type of person do you picture when asked to imagine a successful scientist or mathematician? Who comes to mind when you think of someone described as a "genius" or as "brilliant"?
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Professor Hyowon Gweon on 'Curious, Cooperative and Communicative: How We Learn From Others and H...

Professor Hyowon Gweon on 'Curious, Cooperative and Communicative: How We Learn From Others and H...

Stanford University — A child watches an adult play with blocks. When she's given some similar toys to try, she soon realizes hers are not behaving as expected. "It's not sticking," she says..
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A new performance piece at Stanford mourns the loss of Black lives and makes a call to action

A new performance piece at Stanford mourns the loss of Black lives and makes a call to action

The Six Fifty — Eric Garner's death - and the haunting last words that became a rallying cry in the movement to confront police violence against Black lives - has inspired the creation of "The Ritual of Breath is the Rite to Resist," an immersive, multidisciplinary performance piece that both mourns Garner's death and calls upon the community to respond.
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From Dizzy Gillespie to Ray Brown: Stanford Jazz Workshop celebrates 50 years

From Dizzy Gillespie to Ray Brown: Stanford Jazz Workshop celebrates 50 years

The Six Fifty — Founder Jim Nadel recounts the organization's rise from its humble beginnings as the Stanford Jazz Festival returns June 17-July 30. Back in 1972, when Jim Nadel was a recent graduate jamming with friends at the Stanford Community Coffee House, he had no inkling he was founding an organization that would become a presenter of jazz [...]
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Serial creature: New podcast uses "staggering technology" to bring Frankenstein to life

Serial creature: New podcast uses "staggering technology" to bring Frankenstein to life

The Six Fifty — Redwood City's Dragon Theatre presents The Creature in nine episodes, with high-quality acoustics and ear-bending effects. By Karla Kane The story is a classic: The chilling tale of a mad scientist and the grotesque "monster" he creates.
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Flame torch goddess: This Mountain View metalsmith & jeweler is mixing marketing and magic

Flame torch goddess: This Mountain View metalsmith & jeweler is mixing marketing and magic

The Six Fifty — Undaunted by lockdown, Kelly Morgen hand-saws silver and crunches numbers to keep her business alive. The artwork of Kelly Morgen is small in scale but rich in meaning. While perusing her collection you will encounter ancient goddesses, fairytale figures, Arthurian legends and animal talismans made from precious metals, tiny jewels and recycled piano keys.
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Short on time, big on creativity: Why temporary public art is taking over Palo Alto

Short on time, big on creativity: Why temporary public art is taking over Palo Alto

The Six Fifty — Microgrants, local landmarks and Palo Alto's 45,000 public trees help our artists thrive. What do a whimsical marching band, a playful sculpture, data about municipal trees and a scavenger hunt have in common?
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Palo Alto art show channels parenthood (and Tiger King) to find meaning in quarantining

Palo Alto art show channels parenthood (and Tiger King) to find meaning in quarantining

The Six Fifty — 10 local parent-artists unveil their pandemic projects By Karla Kane "Holding it Together," the playful-yet-poignant new exhibition at the Palo Alto Art Center, is a collection of new works by artists that examine the experience of parenting during the pandemic in all its often chaotic, frustrating, humorous and sweet glory.
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That higher calling: How Peninsula emcee Call Me Ace went next level with "Working from Home"

That higher calling: How Peninsula emcee Call Me Ace went next level with "Working from Home"

The Six Fifty — Local rapper tackles social justice, life-work balance, trying to stay optimistic and embracing uncertainty When Bay Area hip-hop artist Call Me Ace (Ace Patterson) titled his early 2020 project "Working From Home," he couldn't have known how prescient that name would become almost immediately following its release.
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Redwood City's The Corner Laughers on their latest album and the role of creativity in a changing...

Redwood City's The Corner Laughers on their latest album and the role of creativity in a changing...

The Six Fifty — Ask the four members of the Corner Laughers, and they'd tell you: now is a strange time to be a musician. Pandemic-prompted lockdowns have changed so much about creativity in a professional capacity: tours have been cancelled, live performances postponed [...]
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