The Crawfords also left another Burlingame landmark, the Tudor-style commercial building at 311 Primrose Road, which Ralph designed but, unfortunately, died before it was completed in 1931. Dorothy Crawford, who died in 1952, kept the business going in that building until she turned it over to her niece, Carolyn Misselwitz, in 1944. In 1955, John Benson, a high school shop teacher who was between jobs and had a young family to support, saw an ad that a picture frame and gift shop in the San Francisco Chronicle was for sale. Borrowing $500 from his father-in-law for the down payment, Benson and his wife, Martha, settled in Burlingame, ran the shop together, and became very involved in the community.
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Hold These Truths: Playwright Jeanne Sakata tells the true story of Gordon Hirabayashi, a Japanese-American student who fought internment to a relocation camp during WWII. Chronicling his journey from college all the way to the Supreme Court, and eventually to a Congressional Medal of Honor, this regional premiere is directed by Lisa Rothe. Through Aug. 5. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. $40-$100. theatreworks.org, 650-463-1960. Little Women: Los Altos Stage Company stages a play based on Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel. Through July 29. Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. $15-$20. www.losaltosstage.org, 650-941-0551.
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Details: Through June 18; Bruns Amphitheater, Orinda; $20-$92; 510-548-9666, www.calshakes.org. 4 Celtic Woman: The quartet of Irish women singers is touring behind the new album “Voices of Angels,” so fans of the group’s lavish stage show can expect new songs, sets, costumes, as well as a new lead fiddler (Tara McNeill). The tour stops at San Jose’s Center for the Performing Arts on May 31. Details: 7 p.m.; $39-$99; sanjosetheaters.org. 5 Concord Music & Market concert series: This annual treat serving up free concerts at Concord’s Todos Santos Plaza is off and running. On May 25, the award-winning Concord High School Jazz Band performs. Future acts include the reggae band Native Elements (June 8), a Summer of Love show featuring Hendrix and Yardbirds cover bands (June 15) and the terrific Beatles tribute band Sun Kings delivering a show marking the 50th anniversary of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (Aug. 24). And there is plenty of great food and drink on hand at the nearby farmers market and surrounding Concord restaurants.
