Thursday, February 23, 2012

Billiards Night - 20-somethings Only!

Lucky Shot Billards7:30pm

UpTo29, Silicon Valley's events and activities organizer for 20-somethings, hosts billiards night at Lucky Shot in Sunnyvale. Come shoot some…

Andy Warhol: Polaroids and Portraits

de Saisset Museum11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Though he is perhaps best known as a painter and filmmaker, Andy Warhol was also an avid photographer. During the latter years of his life Warhol…

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Do Not Destroy; Trees, Art, and Jewish Thought

The Contemporary Jewish Museum11 am - 5pm

From the very first chapters of the Torah where one encounters them in the Garden of Eden, to the commandment Bal Tashchit (do not destroy)…

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Maps of Silence

Exploratorium10:00am to 5:00pm

Multimedia installation explores the political use of the concept of Silence in different historical contexts. Featuring video-performances…

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Renegade Humor Exhibition

San Jose Museum of Art11am - 5pm

The San Jose Museum of Art examines West coast artists' nontraditional and often entertaining use of and humor in the upcoming "Renegade Humor"…

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Disney On Ice: Toy Story 3

SAP Center10:30am & 7:30pm

Inspired by the highest-grossing animated film of all time, Disney On Ice presents "Toy Story 3" as part of its popular attraction. All of your…

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To Hell and Back: Sandow Birk's Divine Comedy

San Jose Museum of Art11am - 5pm

To Hell and Back: Sandow Birk's Divine Comedy features a selection from the museum's permanent collection of Birk's series of lithographs.…

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New Dimensions: Prints and Multiples from the Anderson Collection

de Young Museum9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Friday

The original objective of Los Angeles–based print workshop Gemini G.E.L. was to print and publish prints. During its first decade, however,…

Making the Modern Picture Book: Children’s Books from the Victorian Era

Legion of Honor9:30am - 5:15pm

The end of the 19th century was a formative period for the design, production and marketing of children’s books in England. Due in large part…

The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde 1860–1900

Legion of Honor9:30am - 5:15pm

The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde 1860–1900 is the first major exhibition to explore the unconventional creativity of the British…

The 2012 Opening Wine Event

Mighty5:30-8:30pm

VIN12, California's most popular monthly wine event, invites you to The VIN12 Pinot, Zinfandel & New Wines of 2012! Over two years, 43 events,…

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Giant Pacific Octopus Week

Cheap Airport Shuttle10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Aquarium of the Bay recently welcomed some Giant Pacific Octopi which are now living comfortably in our Near Shore tunnel exhibit. In honor…

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"It's a Fine Line"

Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center11AM-5PM, weekends: 10AM-5PM

"It's a Fine Line" examines Schulz's pen line and includes a display and description of his "tools of the trade".

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Andy Warhol: Polaroids MATRIX 240

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11AM - 5PM

I’ve never met a person I couldn’t call a beauty.—Andy Warhol From 1970 to 1987 Andy Warhol took scores of Polaroid and black-and-white photographs,…

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Abstract Expressionisms: Paintings and Drawings from the Collection

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11 AM-5 PM

Come spend some time with the work of seminal Abstract Expressionists this winter and spring at BAM/PFA. Forceful paintings by Mark Rothko,…

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Tables of Content: Ray Johnson and Robert Warner Bob Box Archive / MATRIX 241

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11AM - 5PM

In 1988, New York–based collagist Robert Warner began a correspondence with the enigmatic artist Ray Johnson. Until Johnson’s death in 1995,…

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"Leveling the Playing Field"

Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center11AM-5PM, weekends:10AM-5PM

2012 is the 40th anniversary of the passing of the Title IX legislation to ban discrimination in schools so its a perfect time to learn more…

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"Hit the Road, Snoopy"!

Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center11:00AM-5:00PM, weekends:10AM-5PM

Snoopy's most famous road trips will be revisited in the 56 original Peanuts strips featured in this exhibition. The full length animated feature…

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The Magic Bus

Union SquareFridays at 12PM and 2PM, Saturdays at 1PM and 3PM

Take a ‘trip’ on Antenna Theater’s MAGIC BUS- a multi-media mobile time machine back to the 60s! MAGIC BUS is a 28-passenger tour bus that…

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