Wednesday, November 20, 2013

The Tree of Life and Death: D�as de los Muertos 2013

Oakland Museum of California11am - 5pm, till 9pm on Fri

The Mesoamerican tradition of D�as de los Muertos, celebrated between October 31 and November 2, is associated with iconic elements - sugar…

Peter Stackpole: Bridging the Bay

Oakland Museum of California11am - 5pm, till 9pm on Fri

Featuring stunning black-and-white photographs chronicling the original San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge construction…

Above and Below: Stories From Our Changing Bay

Oakland Museum of California11am - 5pm, till 9pm on Fri

Above and Below: Stories From Our Changing Bay unveils the quirky stories of how people and nature together have shaped the San Francisco Bay…

Playland After Dark

Playland-Not-At-The-Beach6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Thursday, November 21st 6:00 PM � 10:00 PM Playland After Dark � Grown-up Game Night Adults Only (18 yrs+) Admission Only $10 Join us for…

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An Evening with Award-Winning Performer Rita Moreno

Lafayette Veteran's Memorial Hall5:45 p.m. check-in, 6:30 p.m. program, 7:30 p.m. book signing

Rita Moreno has had a storied career. From her Oscar-winning portrayal of Anita in the film adaptation of West Side Story to her challenging…

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Henry Bowles - MATCHES

PHOTO12:00-8:00 pm6:00-8:00 p.m. PREVIEW RECEPTIO…

Each of the photographs in this series contains within it a set of burning matches. They are �sets� because one picture shows the matches burning…

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The Art of Giving Art

Gary Francis Fine Art12:00 pm - 6:00 pm

The Art of Giving Art Exhibit dates: November 6, 2013 - December 24, 2013 Opening Night: 6-9 p | November 8 A gift of art is a timeless remembrance…

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Rocky Rivera

The New Parish9:00 PM

Rocky Rivera is coming to the New Parish to celebrate the release of Gangster of Love (October 2013), her second full-length album! Rocky is…

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Espressions and More . . . An Art Exhibit

Spritzers6:00 am - 5:00 pm

Espressions and More . . . A Collection of Works by Dawn Leigh Exhibit Dates: November 5 - December 30, 2013 Opening Reception � Saturday,…

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VERONICA MARY ROLF at Books Inc. in Berkeley

Books Inc. in Berkeley7:00 PM

Meet Veronica Mary Rolf, author of Julian's Gospel: Illuminating the Life and Revelations of Julian of Norwich, a fascinating study of the life…

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Behind the Scenes: Randy Thom on Sound Design, followed by Wild at Heart

Pacific Film Archive (PFA) Theater7:00 PM

Two-time Academy Award recipient, Randy Thom has advanced the art of sound design since his apprenticeship under Walter Murch on Apocalypse…

Jesus Christ Superstar

Ohlone College - Smith Center8pm

Ohlone College Department of Theatre & Dance Presents Jesus Christ Superstar Directed by Michael Navarra NOV 7-9, 14-16, 21-23 Thu-Sat at…

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Aftermath: Post-Minimal Abstraction

Chandra Cerrito ContemporaryThursday - Saturday 12 to 6, First Friday until 8 and by appointment

Aftermath: Post-Minimal Abstraction October 4th - November 22nd, 2013 Opening Reception: Friday, October 4th, 2013, 6 � 8 pm Artist Talk Moderated…

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Art for Human Rights

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

In 2004 and 2005, internationally acclaimed artist Fernando Botero created a torrent of powerful paintings and drawings for his renowned Abu…

Multiple Encounters

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Multiple Encounters puts the video work of Yang Fudong in direct dialogue with historical Chinese paintings, a juxtaposition that raises questions…

Don't Dress For Dinner

Dean Lesher Center For the Arts8:00pm

Here comes the brilliant sequel to REP's hilarious and stylish sold-out hit, Boeing-Boeing. It's 10 years later, Robert and Bernard are happily…

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Beauty Revealed

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

This exhibition is the first to bring together paintings of women in later Chinese painting, known as meiren hua or beautiful women paintings,…

Linda Stark / MATRIX 250

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

MATRIX 250 features the work of Los Angeles�based artist Linda Stark (b. 1956), who has been making figurative and abstract paintings with heavily…

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Yang Fudong: Estranged Paradise, Works 1993�2013

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

August 21, 2013 - December 8, 2013 Although widely unknown in the United States, Yang Fudong (born in 1971 in Beijing, lives and works in Shanghai)…