For the newest artist at Menlo Park’s Portola Art Gallery, it was a sign of new life. “It was almost exactly a year after I’d undergone a liver and kidney transplant that I got accepted to the Gallery,” she recalls. “It was a new beginning.” That was i... »
After a break Saturday afternoon, the rain picked up again in the evening. Reports InMenlo rainfall watcher Bill Russ: “Another .35″ from last night, bringing my season-to-date to 9.95″. A friend who lives in Sharon Heights by the golf course is at 16.... »
Menlo Park-based photographer Frances Freyberg made a return trip to New Zealand at the end of last year. Her favorite photographs are now on exhibit at Portola Art Galley through March 31, with a reception for the artist scheduled for this Saturday, M... »
A joint exhibition of recent plein air and studio works by Alice Weil and Mary K. Stahl are currently on display at the Portola Art Gallery in a show titled Two Artists, Two Views, which runs through the end of February. Alice Weil of Menlo Park finds ... »
As a freshman at Stanford, Ashley Carroll used to run around Menlo Park whenever she felt homesick. “I’d go over the San Mateo Dr. bike bridge and run around the Allied Arts neighborhood,” she recalls. “It was so full of family smells — and so comforti... »
Involved with the issue of domestic violence for a decade, Nicole Baran cites statistics that get your attention: Results of a recent survey supported by the U.S. Department of Justice found that one in four women had been beaten by an intimate partner... »
With New Year’s Day falling on a Sunday and many Bowl games scheduled on Jan. 2, the transition to 2012 is a 48 hour celebration. While traditionally the start of year is the time to make resolutions, it can also be a time for renewal. With that in min... »
On this merry Christmas morning, Menlo Park is a wee bit chilly – see the 28 degree reading from the Weather Underground’s weather station at Allied Arts! »
Throughout the month of December, the award winning artists of the Portola Art Gallery will showcase original works of art that are smaller in size but large on value and creativity. The diminutive original paintings and fine art photographs make ownin... »
The Portola Art Gallery is hosting its third plein air paint-out and exhibit “Paint Allied Arts 2011 on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm More than 20 artists have been selected to join with artists of Portola Art Gallery to paint in the garde... »
