Weekend Express: Music@Menlo goes French | Dance festival highlights styles from around the world

Music@Menlo’s French-themed festival gets underway

Music@Menlo, the Peninsula’s annual three-week chamber music extravaganza now in its 22nd season, takes place July 19-Aug. 10 at Menlo School. Its packed concert schedule includes a performance with soprano Erika Baikoff and festival co-founder and artistic director Wu Han.

Arts briefs: International dance festival, Anat Cohen, Old 97’s and more

This weekend, the Peninsula International Dance Festival highlights dance from around the world; singer/songwriter Leslie Mendelson plays at Sound Union; Anat Cohen and her Quartetinho perform at Stanford Jazz Festival; alt-country and pop-rock group Old 97’s perform at The Guild; the Obon Festival takes place in Mountain View; and Djerassi hosts an open studios day in Woodside.

Kepler’s Literary Foundation restarts reading series focused on local authors

After a two-year hiatus, the Kepler’s Literary Foundation is restarting its “Story is the Thing” reading series, which highlights emerging writers from around the Bay Area.

Eats on the streets: What’s up with outdoor dining?

Although we in the Bay Area are lucky enough to be able to dine outdoors for much of the year, in the summer months you may find yourself wanting to enjoy the warm evenings and spend mealtimes outside all the more. Here are the latest policies from several cities on the Peninsula.

Redwood City’s Art Kiosk presents ‘Shadows & Light’ by Fernando Escartiz

The Redwood City Improvement Association, in partnership with Fung Collaboratives, is featuring a public art installation at the Art Kiosk titled “Shadows & Light, the Legacy of Guernica” by Mexican artist Fernando Escartiz.

San Francisco-based bakery Craftsman and Wolves is expanding to Mountain View

Parmesan-asiago muffins stuffed with an entire soft-cooked egg, kouignoù amann with blood orange strawberry jam and gateaux featuring flavors like rosemary, oolong, and hibiscus – these are just some of the inventive pastries found at Craftsman and Wolves, a bakery that first opened its doors along Valencia Street in San Francisco in 2012.

This new dessert spot offers cubed toasted marshmallow ice cream on a stick

Satisfy your sweet tooth with the latest dessert creation to make its way to the Bay Area: cubed ice cream coated in torched marshmallow on a stick.

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