Spangenberg Theatre

Gunn High School
780 Arastradero Road
Palo Alto, CA

Map Link: Yahoo printable map

Concert Location & Directions

From San Francisco Hwy 280
1. I-280 SOUTH 32.4
2. Take the ARASTRADERO RD/PAGE MILL RD exit towards PALO ALTO 0.3
3. Turn Left on PAGE MILL RD 1.4
4. Turn Right on FOOTHILL EXPY 1.3
5. Turn Left on ARASTRADERO RD 0.1

From San Francisco Hwy 101
1. Take the US-101 SOUTH exit towards SAN JOSE 33
2. Take the EMBARCADERO RD/OREGON EXPWY exit towards SAN JOSE 0.5
3. Continue on OREGON EXPY 1.7
4. Bear Right on PAGE MILL RD 0.3
5. Turn Left on EL CAMINO REAL 1.4
6. Turn Right on ARASTRADERO RD 1.0

From San Jose Hwy 101
1. Take the US-101 NORTH ramp towards SAN FRANCISCO 9.8
2. Take the SAN ANTONIO ROAD WEST exit (Palo Alto) 2.0
3. Turn Right on EL CAMINO REAL 1.0
4. Turn Left on ARASTRADERO ROAD 1.0

From San Jose Hwy 280
1. Take the I-280 NORTH ramp towards SAN FRANCISCO 0.5
2. Merge on I-280 NORTH 9.8
3. Take the FOOTHILL EXPWY/GRANT ROAD exit 0.3
4. Bear Right on FOOTHILL EXPY 5.6
5. Turn Right on ARASTRADERO RD 0.1

Visitor Information

Local Palo Alto Restaurants: Orchestra favorites
Hobees: www.hobees.com
Hugo's Market
4219 El Camino Real at Hyatt Rickey's Hotel, Palo Alto. Hotel restaurant and bar. Hours: Mon-Sat 11 a.m.-midnight; Sun 10:30 a.m.-midnight. Call 493-8000, ask for Hugo's. Fax 843-2500.

Chef Chu's www.chefchu.com

Los Altos Bar and Grill
169 Main St., Los Altos
Located in downtown Los Altos. Lunch and dinner,
Call 948-4332.

Oregano's Wood-Fired Pizza
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4546 El Camino Real
Los Altos, CA 94022
(650) 941-3600

Late Seating Policy
If you arrive late please do not enter the dark theatre. Wait in the lobby and listen for the end of the music selection. The ushers seated at the top row will assist seating late folks between selections.

Children
Children are always welcome to concerts and on special occasion can be invited to join musicians on stage. However, audience and orchestra members appreciate that parents or chaperones take a "time out" to care for their children so to not disrupt other guests. If necessary please temporarily excuse yourself to the lobby with the child in tow to provide immediate attention, guidance and a little playtime.

Cellphones & Pagers
The California Pops Concerts is in a "Cell Free Zone". For the comfort of others all cell phones are to be turned off upon entering the theatre's seating area. Set pagers to silent vibrate mode (the happy zone). Please attend to your pages in the lobby area.

Non-Affiliation
The California Pops Orchestra is an independent Non-Profit Corporation promoting performing arts and music education. The Pops has no affiliation with or positions on policies of the facilities we rent.


California Pops Orchestra Performance Venues

Venture Christian Church Theater

  • Construction completed in Sept 2008
  • 1100 Seats: General Seating. Reserved seating TBA upon installation of seat numbers.
  • Parking for 700 cars. 200 directly in front with 500 in back.
  • A special wheel chair side door lobby access direct from handicap parking parking level.  Additional handicap parking behind the theater.
  • New restrooms in the lobby, patio south entrance and on campus.
  • Restrooms include wheel chair access.
  • 2 large projection screens to the left and right of stage.
  • 1 Jumbo Mega-tron screen
  • Clear Glass window (3 stories x 100 feet) behind back curtain with view of trees.

Venture Christian Church Map Link:
Map Link: Yahoo printable map

Venture Christian Church
16845 Hicks Road
Los Gatos, CA 95032

From San Francisco Hwy 280:
Distance: 54.60 miles Time: 1 hr 1 min
Starting in SAN FRANCISCO on VAN NESS AVE go toward GROVE ST - go 0.7 mi
Take ramp onto US-101 S toward OAKLAND (I-80 E)/SAN JOSE - go 35.5 mi
Take the 280 San Jose Exit
Take 85 South
Take the Camden exit to the stop light.
At the stop light turn Left onto CAMDEN AVE - go 1.7 mi (towards the foothills)
Turn Right on HICKS RD - go 0.2 mi
Arrive at 16845 HICKS RD, LOS GATOS, on the Right

From San Francisco Hwy 101:
Distance: 54.60 miles Time: 1 hr 1 min
Starting in SAN FRANCISCO on VAN NESS AVE go toward GROVE ST - go 0.7 mi
Take ramp onto US-101 S toward OAKLAND (I-80 E)/SAN JOSE - go 35.5 mi
Take exit #398B/CUPERTINO/SANTA CRUZ onto CA-85 S - go 16.3 mi
Take the CAMDEN AVENUE exit - go 0.3 mi to the stop light.
Turn Left onto CAMDEN AVE - go 1.7 mi (towards the foothills)
Turn Right on HICKS RD - go 0.2 mi
Arrive at 16845 HICKS RD, LOS GATOS, on the Right

From San Jose
Distance: 10.93 miles Time: 20 mins
Starting in SAN JOSE, CA on E SANTA CLARA ST go toward N 5TH ST - go 0.1 mi
Turn Left on S 4TH ST - go 0.7 mi
Take ramp onto I-280 N - go 0.5 mi
Take the GUADALUPE PKWY exit onto CA-87 S - go 5.0 mi
Take Left ramp onto CA-85 N toward #1B/MTN VIEW - go 1.0 mi
Take exit #6/ALMADEN EXPWY - go 0.3 mi
Turn Left on ALMADEN EXPY(CR-G8 S) - go 1.0 mi
Turn Right on COLEMAN RD - go 2.0 mi
Turn Right on CAMDEN AVE - go 0.1 mi (towards the foothills)
Turn Left on HICKS RD - go 0.2 mi
Arrive at 16845 HICKS RD, LOS GATOS, on the Right

From Palo Alto (280)
Distance: 19.45 miles Time: 27 mins
Start at 780 ARASTRADERO RD, PALO ALTO go toward MIRANDA - go 0.1 mi
Turn Left on FOOTHILL EXPY(CR-G5 E) - go 5.9 mi
Take ramp onto I-280 S toward SAN JOSE - go 0.7 mi
Take the GILROY exit onto CA-85 S - go 10.6 mi
Take the CAMDEN AVENUE exit - go 0.3 mi
Turn Left on CAMDEN AVE - go 1.7 mi (towards the foothills)
Turn Right on HICKS RD - go 0.2 mi
Arrive at 16845 HICKS RD, LOS GATOS, on the Right

Parking
200 parking slots immediately in front of the theater. 450+ additional parking spaces to the right and rear of the campus. Special Wheelchair parking and Drop-Off level on the right, 2nd tier with easy Lobby access. All traffic around the campus flows counter-clockwise.

Theater Entrances
From the front Parking Area. Steps to the left and right of the theater. From Tier 2- Direct wheel chair access!

Wheel Chair Entrances
On Tier 2: Take the campus road around the right of the theater to the direct wheel chair access and parking area! If this lot is full feel free to drop off your folks. There are additional handicap parking slots around and in back of the theater and back campus parking areas.

Non-Affiliation
The California Pops Orchestra is an independent Non-Profit Corporation promoting performing arts and music education. The Pops has no affiliation with or positions on policies of the facilities we rent.

Venture Christian Church Campus

Venture Christ Church Map
Venture Christian Theater Seating

VCC Front


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