Metroactive

SlantED Comedy - Presented by Edwin San Juan. Third Wednesday of every month, 8pm. $15. Improv Comedy Club and Restaurant, 62 S. Second St, San Jose (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.280.7475.

Preview Event for Little Women - Students from UC Santa Cruz Opera Program perform selections from their upcoming production. Wed., May 16, 7:30pm. 831.423.0900. Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.423.0900.

"African Art in Context" - Ongoing. Cantor Arts Center, Palm Drive and Museum Way, Stanford University (The Peninsula), 650.723.4177, www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva, Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-8pm.

"Catch the Big-Wave at Maverick's" - An exhibit dedicated to the big waves surfers ride off the coast of San Mateo County. Ongoing. San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City (The Peninsula), 650.299.0104, Tue-Sun, 10am-4pm.

Closed for expansion - Call or visit www.jamsj.org for information about educational programs, lectures and other special events. Japanese American Museum of San Jose, 535 N. Fifth St, San Jose (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.294.3138, www.jamsj.org.

"Contemporary Glass" - From the Jane and Leland Stanford collection. Ongoing. Cantor Arts Center, Palm Drive and Museum Way, Stanford University (The Peninsula), 650.723.4177, www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva, Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-8pm.

Digital Transformations - Explore through interactive exhibits how technologies used to capture images, communicate across distance and record sound have evolved over time. Ongoing. The Intel Museum, Robert Noyce Building, 2200 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.765.0503, Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm, Sat, 10am-5pm.

Displaying a range of artifacts and displays related to the history of computers, dating back to 1939 - Ongoing. Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 650.810.1010, Wed-Fri, noon-4pm, Sat, 11am-5pm and Sun, noon-4pm.

Displays of original Beethoven manuscripts, first editions, a lock of the composer's hair, art and demonstrations of historical keyboards - Ongoing. Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, Fifth floor, SJSU King Library, 150 E. San Fernando St, San Jose (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.808.2058, Mon-Tue and Thu, 11am-6pm, Wed, 11am-8pm, Fri, 11am-5pm and Sat, 1-5pm.

Egyptian historical artifacts and displays - Ongoing. Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, 1342 Naglee Ave at Park Ave, San Jose (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.947.3636, Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm and Sat-Sun, 11am-6pm.

History of Moffett Field - Ongoing. Moffett Field Historical Society Museum, Moffett Field, Mountain View (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 650.603.9827, Wed-Sat, 10am-2pm. Call a day in advance for passes. Picture ID needed.

Homes and businesses from early Santa Clara Valley - Including a hotel with rotating exhibits, art from the McKay Collection of California, trolley restorations and the Paulson House. Ongoing. History Park, 1600 Senter Rd, San Jose (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.287.2290, Tue-Sun, noon-5pm.

Learn about locks, keys, locksmithing tools, safes and more through exhibits and hands-on activities - Ongoing. Jehning Family Lock Museum, 175 Castro St, Mountain View (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 650.968.3320, Wed, noon-5pm, Thu, 6-8pm and Sun, 10am-3pm.

"The Life and Legacy of the Stanford Family" - Ongoing. Cantor Arts Center, Palm Drive and Museum Way, Stanford University (The Peninsula), 650.723.4177, www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva, Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-8pm.

"Living Traditions: Arts of the Americas" - Ongoing. Cantor Arts Center, Palm Drive and Museum Way, Stanford University (The Peninsula), 650.723.4177, www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva, Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-8pm.

The museum hosts a variety of cutting-edge, hands-on exhibits about genetics, the human body, medicine, robots, virtual design, microchips, Earth, the universe and more. - Ongoing. Tech Museum, 201 S. Market St, San Jose (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.294.TECH, www.thetech.org, Mon-Wed, 9am-5pm and Thu-Sun, 9am-8pm.

The museum hosts a variety of ongoing, hands-on exhibits for kids - Children's Discovery Museum, 180 Woz Way, San Jose (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.298.5437, Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm and Sun, noon-5pm.

"A New 19th Century: The Mondavi Family Gallery Reinstalled" - Ongoing. Cantor Arts Center, Palm Drive and Museum Way, Stanford University (The Peninsula), 650.723.4177, www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva, Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-8pm.

Ongoing displays about the history of the city of Morgan Hill - Morgan Hill Museum, Villa Mira Monte, 17680 Monterey St, Morgan Hill (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.779.5755, Wed-Fri, 1-4pm and first and third Sat, 10am-1pm.

Ongoing displays featuring California's contribution to flying history - Hiller Aviation Museum, San Carlos Airport, 601 Skyway Rd, San Carlos (The Peninsula), 650.654.0200.

"Rodin! The Complete Stanford Collection" - Ongoing. Cantor Arts Center, Palm Drive and Museum Way, Stanford University (The Peninsula), 650.723.4177, www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva, Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-8pm.

"San Mateo County History Makers: Entrepreneurs Who Changed the World" - Includes the interactive exhibit "San Mateo County Entrepreneurs' Hall of Fame." Ongoing. San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City (The Peninsula), 650.299.0104, Tue-Sun, 10am-4pm.

"Stone River" - An outdoor environmental installation by Andy Goldsworthy. Ongoing. Cantor Arts Center, Palm Drive and Museum Way, Stanford University (The Peninsula), 650.723.4177, www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva, Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-8pm.

Various exhibits related to the history of San Mateo County - Ongoing. San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City (The Peninsula), 650.299.0104, Tue-Sun, 10am-4pm.

Museum of Natural History - The Art of Nature. An exhibition of works by the California Guild of Natural Science Illustrators. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10am-5pm Continues through June 3. $2-$4, 831.420.6115. Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, 1305 E. Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, 831.420.6115, Tue-Sun, 10am-5pm.