Thursday, October 11, 2012

Barry McGee

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

�Throughout his career,� writes Alex Baker in the exhibition catalog, �Barry McGee has continued to surprise and contradict expectations.� Including…

The 15th Annual Music for People & Thingamajigs Festival

Vessel Gallery8pm

To celebrate 15 years of �music people and thingamajigs�, Thingamajigs has added opening and closing concerts for the 15th Annual Music for…

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From the Field to the Table

Zellerbach Playhouse8pm

From the Field to the Table: An Urban Bush Women Leadership Institute Project Led by Paloma McGregor, Amara Tabor-Smith and Lisa Wymore October…

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Children's Fairyland Presents Magic Lantern: An Evening of Projection Art

Children's Fairyland7 - 10pmPresale tickets only

Children's Fairyland is thrilled to support Oakland's vibrant arts community Friday, October 12, from 7-10 p.m. with MAGIC LANTERN, a special…

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CROSSROADS

The Noodle Factory9:00 PM - 5:00 AM

Street Ritual is proud to bring you Crossroads, an event promoting underground culture with some of the greatest artists and musicians that…

An Army of Phantoms: American Cinema and the Cold War

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)7pm, 8:40pmInvaders from Mars at 7pm, Pic…

As a principal part of popular culture, cinema both resembles and resists its time. This was particularly true during the Cold War era as the…

The Boogie Basement: FRIDAY with Harry Who?!

Paradiso Lounge9:00pm

The delight of an artist is basking in unforecasted happenings. Spontaneity brings to life that one moment which changes everything; that one…

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Crossroads

hOME9:00 PM - 5:00 AM

Street Ritual is proud to bring you Crossroads, an event promoting underground culture with some of the greatest artists and musicians that…

"Doing Time With Nehru"

Redwood Gardens on the Clark Kerr Campus U.C. Berkeley6-9 p.m. (reception 6-7; reading 7-8)

Berkeley artist and author, Yin Marsh, will present her new memoir: "Doing Time with Nehru." The midnight knock on the door and the disappearance…

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Donna Anderson Kam: Datelines and Holly Williams: Ghost

Chandra Cerrito ContemporaryThursday - Saturday 12 to 6, First Friday until 9

Chandra Cerrito Contemporary is pleased to announce two concurrent solo exhibitions for the months of October / November. Donna Anderson Kam:…

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A Free Special Screening of Disneynature's "Chimpanzee"

Oakland Convention Center5:30pm - 7:15pm

Join the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) for a special screening of Disneynature's "Chimpanzee." There will be…

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Dr. Carol Tavris

Ohlone College7:00 pm

Ohlone College Psychology Speaker Series Presents: Dr. Carol Tavris “Mistakes were made (but not by me)” Friday, October 12, 7pm Renowned…

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Devotion

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)Note: Museum open Wednesday-Sunday, 11am-5pm

August 24, 2012 - November 4, 2012 Devotion brings together works from the collection to explore the relationship between viewer and image…

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At the Edge: Recent Acquisitions

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)Note: Museum open Wednesday-Sunday, 11am-5pm

July 18, 2012 - December 23, 2012 At the Edge features works that have entered the BAM/PFA collection over the past two years that convey a…

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The Reading Room

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)Note: Museum open Wednesday-Sunday, 11am-5pm

The Reading Room is a temporary project dedicated to poetry and experimental fiction offering visitors the chance to take home a free book drawn…

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Himalayan Pilgrimage: Liberation Through Sight

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)Museum open Wednesday-Sunday, 11am-5pm

June 15, 2012 - November 25, 2012 The journey of Himalayan Pilgrimage continues with Liberation Through Sight, which focuses on artwork created…

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Adrian Tomine at Pegasus Downtown

Pegasus Books7:30pm

Award winning cartoonist and illustrator, Adrian Tomine, will be at Pegasus Downtown to present and sign copies of New York Drawings: A decade…

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Zumba Pleasant Hill

Zumba Contra Costa - Pleasant Hill10:00 am - 11:00 am

Zumba Fitness in Pleasant Hill Friday's 10 am 1948 Oak Park Blvd. Great class for Beginners These classes are Low Impact yet still fat-burning Casual…

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Berkeley Rep Reaches into Local School Districts!

Berkeley Rep School of Theatre9:00 AM

Attention parents, teachers and students: Berkeley Rep�s Outreach program is back and better than ever! We�re offering hour-long sessions in…

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R.E.M. tribute band Chronic Town + Pretending

Pine Street Bar and Grill9:308:30 Door

R.E.M. tribute band Chronic Town have channeled Athens, GA's favorite sons since 2004, playing hits and album favorites to fans all over the…