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Family Sundays at the Cantor Arts Center

Cantor Arts Center12:30-3:00 pm

There will be no Family Sunday on October 2 in preparation for new Second Sundays beginning October 9, 2016. Bring art alive for your family!…

Figuration/Abstraction: Highlights from the Collection

Cantor Arts Center11am - 5pm, Thursdays until 8pm; admission is free. CLOSED TUESDAY

One of the questions posed by "Figuration/Abstraction" is this: "Isn’t all art an abstraction of what it represents, to a greater or lesser…

Edward Hopper: New York Corner

Cantor Arts Center11AM-5PM, closed Tuesdays

Edward Hopper pioneered an American impressionism that captured the essence of streetside life in New York City during the early 20th century.…

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Into the Forest: Landscape as Subject and Studio in 19th-Century France

Cantor Arts Center11am - 5pm, Thursdays until 8pm; admission is free. CLOSED TUESDAY

This installation of prints, drawings, and photographs explores how French artists depicted the landscape in the modern age and approached making…

Richard Diebenkorn: The Sketchbooks Revealed

Cantor Arts Center11am - 5pm, Thursdays until 8pm; admission is free. CLOSED TUESDAY

This exhibition presents the sketchbooks of celebrated 20th-century painter Richard Diebenkorn—Stanford’s most accomplished and recognized…

Tabaimo: Her Room

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

Imagine these ever-changing environments: Apartment buildings open to reveal the very private and sometimes strange lives of their occupants;…

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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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Susan O'Malley: You Are Exactly Where You Need to Be, Part II

San Jose Institute of Contemporary ArtTue-Fri 10am-5pm Sat-Sun 12pm-5pm

February 20 – May 22, 2016 Opening Reception Sunday, February 28, 2016, 2-4pm Free and open to the public. Guided Meditation: In Memory…

A Conversation with Emmi Itaranta

San Jose Woman's Club3:00pm to 4:30pm

Join members and friends of San Jose Woman's Club for the SJWC Silicon Valley Reads event, a discussion with author Emmi Itaranta. Ms. Itaranta…

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Bird in the Hand

Palo Alto Art Center10am-5pm

Birds have long factored heavily into myth and folklore, and their ability to soar through the sky has long been the envy of humanity. Sparrows…

Jews and Power: A Lecture Series with Dr. Micah Goodman

Oshman Family Jewish Community CenterFeb 21, 5:00 PM; Feb 21, 8:30 PM, Feb 24, 7:30 PM

Feb 21, 5:00 PM; Feb 21, 8:30 PM, Feb 24, 7:30 PM The Oshman Family JCC welcomes Dr. Micah Goodman, a distinguished speaker, teacher and author.…

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Espalier Pruning with Chris Ingram

Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden Center9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Chris will discuss the proper selection, planting, and early training of espaliered fruit trees; proper pruning and structuring of existing…

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Leonard Bernstein Double-bill:Trouble in Tahiti & Candide

Stanford Dinkelspiel AuditoriumFeb 20 at 7.30pm; Feb 21 at 2.30pm

Feb 20 at 7.30pm; Feb 21 at 2.30pm Double bill of Leonard Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti (libretto by composer; arranged for small ensemble…

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Disney's Mulan JR

Sunnyvale Community Theatre1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.Tiger Cast at 1pm, Monkey Cast …

Adapted from the modern classic animated film, Disney's Mulan JR follows the adventures of brave Mulan as she defies the village matchmaker,…

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USE THE FORCE 129

KALEID Gallery tues-fri 12 noon til 7pm / sat 12 noon-6

USE THE FORCE 129 artwork by: FORCE129 Special coffee table art book release +limited edition prints +sticker packs +tba

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Fondue For Two February

Hotel Valencia Santana Row5:30pm to 9:30pm

During the month of February, Hotel Valencia is featuring: Decadent chocolate fondue for two accompanied with sparkling wine $20 per person,…

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Wanting More: Picturing the Rise of Consumer Culture

Cantor Arts CenterOpen Wed-Mon 11am - 5pm, Thursdays until 8pm; admission is free. CLOSED TUESDAY.

The artists represented in the exhibition used their cameras to look askance at the expansion of consumer culture in the 20th century. Some…

Myth, Allegory, and Faith: The Kirk Edward Long Collection of Mannerist Prints

Cantor Arts Center11am - 5pm, Thursdays until 8pm; admission is free. CLOSED TUESDAY

Selected from the Kirk Edward Long collection of 16th-century prints, this exhibition illuminates the development of the Mannerist style in…

Word as Image: Highlights from the Marmor Collection

Cantor Arts Center11am - 5pm, Thursdays until 8pm; admission is free. CLOSED TUESDAY

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but in the case of "Word as Image II," the new exhibit at Stanford University's Cantor Center…

New Stories from the Edge of Asia: Tabaimo

San Jose Museum of ArtTimes vary

The galleries at SJMA are undergoing a transformation. Tabaimo, the Japanese artist best known in the United States for her video installations,…

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