Friday, June 06, 2014

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Within and Without: Transformations in Chinese Landscapes

Cantor Arts Center11am-5pm, Thurs until 8pm

Closed Mon & Tues through 9/21, then only closed Tues. The landscape, the most prominent painting tradition in China, brings with it more than…

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Inside Rodin's Hands: Art, Technology, and Surgery

Cantor Arts Center11am-5pm, Thurs. until 8pm

Closed Monday & Tuesday. Dr. James Chang, an internationally renowned hand reconstruction surgeon at Stanford, has long been fascinated by Rodin’s…

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Artists Observe Nature, 1600-1800

Cantor Arts Center11am-5pm, closed Mon & Tues

Closed MON & TUES through 9/21, then only closed TUES. After 1600, it became increasingly common for draftsmen and printmakers to study nature…

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Carleton Watkins: The Stanford Albums

Cantor Arts Center11 am-5pm, Thurs until 8 pm

Closed Monday and Tuesday. This exhibition of 83 photographic prints by Carleton Watkins—perhaps America's most influential 19th-century landscape…

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Mapping Edo: The Social and Political Geography of Early Modern Japan

Cantor Arts Center11am-5pm, Thurs ’til 8pm

Closed Monday and Tuesday. Experience Edo-period Japan (1615–1868) through archival maps, prints, and paintings of the capital and surrounding…

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Night, Smoke, and Shadows: The Presence of Atmosphere in the 19th Century

Cantor Arts Center11am-5pm, Thurs ’til 8pm

Closed Mon & Tues through 9/21, then only closed TUES. Many artists active in the 19th century manipulated the appearance of atmosphere in…

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American Photographs: A Cultural History

Cantor Arts Center11am-5pm, Thurs until 8pm

OPEN JULY 4, 11 am - 5 pm. Closed Mon and Tues. Alexander Nemerov, the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Provostial Professor of Arts and Humanities,…

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Storytime with GIANNA MARINO at Books Inc. Palo Alto!

Books Inc. - Palo Alto7:00 PM

Pajama Party at Palo Alto! Put on your Jammies and join the party! Books Inc. Palo Alto presents a special storytime reading with author Gianna…

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Art of Living Course

St. Mark's Episcopal Church10:30 AM - 4:30 PM

The Art of Living Course teaches you practical tools to better handle the stresses of daily life. Stress increases when our capacity to handle…

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Night, Smoke, and Shadows: The Presence of Atmosphere in the 19th Century

Cantor Arts Center11am-5pm, closed Mon & Tues

Many artists active in the 19th century manipulated the appearance of atmosphere in order to create the illusion of space and texture, imply…

650-723-4177

Time Machines: Clocks & Timekeeping Devices

The Museum of American Heritage11AM-4PM

Timekeeping devices have been used for at least 5,000 years and today are essential for the planning and timing of our everyday lives. The Museum…

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Backyard Compost Workshop

Common Ground10:00 - 12:00

Composting is nature’s way of recycling your fruit, vegetable, and yard trimmings into a rich soil amendment. Each class lasts about 2 hours,…

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Edible Garden Series: From Design to Harvest

Common Ground Organic Garden Supply & Education Center10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Learn garden design and planning, composting, soil testing and preparation, seed propagation and transplanting, watering and how to nurture…

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