Bay Area events calendar for Aug. 29 weekly editions

Grammy-winning violinist Mads Tolling and pianist/accordionist Colin Hogan perform a Danish-American Songbook concert blending Danish folk and pop with American jazz and R&B at Palo Alto JCC. Fred Aron presents "Terrain," an exhibition about landscape and memory in California at The Main Gallery in Menlo Park. Caroline Mustard leads an introductory drawing series emphasizing joy at The Foster Museum in Palo Alto. The Beethoven Center offers a noontime piano program featuring Chopin, Corigliano and Beethoven at San Jose State University. East Bay offerings include family story time at Berkeley Central Library, Joel Harvey Schreck's Photo Graphics in Albany, and a Gram Parsons/Emmylou Harris tribute at The Freight.

The Danish-American Songbook: Join Grammy-winning violinist Mads Tolling and pianist/accordionist Colin Hogan for a concert blending Danish folk and pop traditions with American jazz and R&B. 1 p.m., Albert and Janet Schultz Cultural Arts Hall (Building F), 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. [e-mail] , 650-223-8700. paloaltojcc.org/events "Terrain": In this new exhibition, Fred Aron explores the evolving dialogue between landscape and memory within the diverse and dynamic natural environments of California. 11 a.m., 883 Santa Cruz Ave., Suite 1, Menlo Park. 650-701-1018, [e-mail] .

Introduction to Drawing: The operative word for this introductory drawing series by Caroline Mustard is "joy." No prior experience is needed, just a willing and interested heart. 1 p.m., The Foster Museum, 940 Commercial St., Palo Alto. [e-mail] , 650- 209-7181, thefoster.org/introduction-to-drawing Sept. 4 Noontime Concerts at the Beethoven Center: The program features Chopin's "Étude Op. 25, No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor," Berceuse's "Corigliano: Fantasia on an Ostinato" and Beethoven's "Piano Sonata in A-Flat Major." Noon, King Library, San Jose State University, 150 E. San Fernando St., San Jose. events.sjsu.edu/event

Family Story Time: Stories and songs inside the Central Children's Room on the fourth floor of the Central Branch. 10:30 a.m., Central Library, 2090 Kittredge St., Berkeley. bit.ly/4mmQHIk Aug. 31 Sept. 1 Joel Harvey Schreck - Photo Graphics: Portals, Arrows and E-Moos. 10 a.m., Foyer Gallery, 1249 Marin Ave., Albany. [e-mail] . Sept. 2 Sept. 3 Sept. 4 A Tribute to Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris: A musical tribute to the king and queen of Americana Music. 8 p.m., The Freight, 2020 Addison St., Berkeley. 510-644-2020, [e-mail] , secure.thefreight.org

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