Saturday, April 04, 2015

San Francisco's Mission District Food Tour

The Women's Building11am

Our Mission District Food Tour showcases the innovation and trendy restaurants of the San Francisco culinary world - the best in the city! Stroll…

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More Than your Selfie

NUMU MuseumWednesday 1pm-5pm Thursday 11am-8pm Friday 11am-5pm Saturday 11am-5pm Sunday 11am-5pm

The selfie is an ancient medium of art that only recently has been trivialized. Rembrandt painted himself throughout his life, capturing the…

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Shifting Currents: Highlights from the 20th-Century Chinese Collection

Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am -5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues

The Cantor's Asian collection features works in a variety of media. With especially strong holdings of Chineseand Japanese art, the collection…

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Promised Land: JACOB LAWRENCE at the Cantor. A Gift from the Kayden Family

Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am - 5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues

This exhibition features an exceptional group of 56 works by the 20th-century American artist, Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000), and one by his spouse,…

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Drama of Heaven and Earth: The Theatrical Traditions of Japan

Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am -5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues

During medieval and early-modern times, the Japanese theatrical art of Noh developed from a form of popular performance to the solemn, abstract…

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Imagining the Oceans

Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am-5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues

Ocean environments have nourished the imagination of visual artists across history and cultures, yielding a dramatic spectrum of influential…

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American Battleground: Photographs of the Civil War, 1861-1865

Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am-5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues

Photography was invented in France more than two decades before the Civil War erupted in America. By the 1860s, visual culture and fine art…

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Whale Migration Through Pacifica, CA

Pacifica State BeachAll Day

For those that are interested in viewing the northbound journey of migrating whales, Pacifica sets the stage as an ideal viewing post because…

Bravo!: Music and Theater in Enlightenment Europe

Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am-5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues

Patronage for acting and music flourished across Europe during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Monarchs and city governments sponsored…

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Interaction of Color: Josef Albers Highlights from the Marmor Collection

Cantor Arts CenterWed-Mon, 11 am-5 pm, Thurs until 8 pm, Closed Tues

Over the last decade, the Marmor family and its Foundation have given the Cantor approximately 200 contemporary artworks, primarily prints.…

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Easter Weekend at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach

Playland-Not-At-The-Beach10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World

Cantor Arts Center11 AM-5 PM, Thurs until 8 PM, CLOSED TUESDAY

This exhibition introduces the pioneering work of 12 leading women photographers from Iran and the Arab world. Their provocative work ranges…

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Fifty Shades of Romance in Pacifica…A California Coastal Getaway

Pacifica State BeachAll Day

Located just 15 minutes south of San Francisco, the beautiful beach-front town of Pacifica is the ideal hitching post for couples that want…

Saratoga and the 1915 Pan Pacific Exposition--100 Year Centennial

Saratoga Historical Museum1:00-4:00 PM

A new exhibit—Saratoga and the 1915 Pan Pacific Exposition—100 Year Centennial opens February 13 at the Saratoga History Museum. The Panama–Pacific…

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The Printer’s Eye: Ukiyo-e from the Grabhorn Collection Feb. 20–May 10, 2015

Asian Art Museum10:00am-5:00pm

The Printer’s Eye introduces 88 works from the Grabhorn Collection, which was donated to the Asian Art Museum in 2005. Ukiyo-e, or “pictures…

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Getting Healthy with a California Coastal Getaway

Pacifica Beach ResortAll Day

Located just 15 minutes south of San Francisco, the beautiful beach-front town of Pacifica is the perfect destination for getting healthy and…

Getting Healthy with a California Coastal Getaway

Pacifica Beach ResortAll Day

Located just 15 minutes south of San Francisco, the beautiful beach-front town of Pacifica is the perfect destination for getting healthy and…

LIGHTSWARM

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)Wed & Sun: 12noon-6pm, Thu-Sat: 12noon-8pm

Designed by the San Francisco-based experimental architecture firm Future Cities Lab, Lightswarm, a stunning and dazzling wall installation…

Aquascapes: The Art of Underwater Gardening

Conservatory of Flowers10am-4pm

Dive into the dazzling world of aquatic plants in a new exhibition of tropical underwater gardens at the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate…

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Silicon Valley Bikes! Passion & Innovation Since 1880

History Park12noon - 4:30pm

Silicon Valley Bikes! showcases the Santa Clara Valley's rich bicycling history: Its oldest and latest bicycles and its inventors, innovators…

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