Wednesday, August 06, 2014

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Initial Public Offering: New Works from SJMA's Permanent Collection

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

Initial Public Offering presents works that exemplify the San Jose Museum of Art's surprising and playful take on the art of our time, featuring…

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NightLife LIVE: Illuminate

California Academy of Sciences6-10 PM

Live performance by Typhoon & Yesway presented by Outside Lands! Art exhibited by Ardent Heavy Industries. DJ set by Push the Feeling. This…

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Miniature Worlds: Indian Court Paintings from the Collection

Cantor Arts Center11 am - 8 pm

OPEN 6 Days Week: Wednesday–Monday, 11 am–5 pm; Thursdays until 8 pm. CLOSED Tuesday. This focused exhibition predominately features paintings…

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Judy Chicago: A Butterfly for Oakland

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

As acclaimed artist, author, feminist, educator, and intellectual Judy Chicago turns 75 this year, the Oakland Museum of California joins prominent…

Planetarium

California Academy of Sciences6:30 PM

Enjoy the following planetarium shows this week at NightLife: 6:30 pm Earth Update What’s the latest from Planet Earth? Using actual data from…

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BAN7 Performance Festival

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)8 PM

Bay Area Now 7's core concept is to experiment with new approaches to traditional curatorial structures that highlight collaboration within…

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Cross Section: Recent Acquisitions

Mills College Art Museumsee mcam.mills/edu for gallery hours

Opening Reception: Wednesday, July 16 2014 | 6:00-8:00 pm Cross Section: Recent Acquisitions showcases recently acquired pieces in dialogue…

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Akamai's Co-Founder & CEO Tom Leighton

Computer History Museum7 pmFree, but please register at co…

Join John Hollar for an in-depth conversation with Akamai Co-Founder and CEO Tom Leighton about his distinguished career. We'll also get a peek…

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Room for Big Ideas: BAN 7 Clinic

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)Sun, Tue & Wed, Noon – 6 PM; Thu-Sat, Noon- 8 PM

Room for Big Ideas: BAN7 Clinic is an interactive series of programs that transforms the Front Door Gallery space into a hub for creative and…

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FILM OF THE MONTH | “Mickey Mouse Club” Early Episodes

The Walt Disney Family Museum11am, 1:30 & 4 pm

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E! Enjoy early episodes from one of America’s most popular—and groundbreaking—television shows. Exceptions: August 23,…

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Asian Art Museum10:00 am

A selection of 72 stunning artworks drawn from the collections of the Asian Art Museum and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA),…

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Project Mah Jongg

The Contemporary Jewish Museum11am-8pm

From the 1920s through the 1960s, the living rooms of many Jewish American homes resounded with lively exclamations of “crak, bam, dot!” and…

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Docent Led Tours @ The Marine Mammal Center

The Marine Mammal Center11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm

Join us for an informative one-hour Docent-Led Tour of The Marine Mammal Center, an operating veterinary hospital for marine mammals such as…

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CHOMP! They Came from the Swamp

Conservatory of Flowers10am-4pm

Fall prey to some of the plant kingdom’s most alluring and murderous creations this spring as the carnivores return to the Conservatory of Flowers…

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Summer Camp at The Walt Disney Family Museum

The Walt Disney Family Museum9am-4pm

Discover the exciting worlds of art and animation at intensive summer camp workshop at The Walt Disney Family Museum! Create your own story,…

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Lines on the Horizon: Native American Art

de Young MuseumSee related events and times: https://deyoung.famsf.org/deyoung/exhibitions/lines-horizon-native-american-art-weisel-family-collection

Lines on the Horizon highlights Native American art from the collection of the Thomas W. Weisel Family. Spanning more than 1,000 years of artistic…

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Social Commentary

Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center11:00 am - 5:00 pm, Weekends 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

An avid reader and active member of his community, Schulz created Peanuts from the perspective of an informed observer. The Cold War, Vietnam,…

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Deities, Demons, and Teachers of Tibet, Nepal, and India

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

June 26, 2013 - September 14, 2014 Joyful and sensual sculptural figures of Indian deities and dancers join radiant images of enlightened…

"Heartbreak in Peanuts"

Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center11AM-5PM, weekends:10AM-5PM(closed on Tuesdays-before Memorial Day)

Like so many themes in Peanuts, readers can easily relate to the universal experience of heartbreak. Over 70 original strips focus on the narrative…

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Matisse for SFMOMA

Legion of Honor9:30am - 5:15pm

Celebrating the Bay Area’s long-standing enthusiasm for Henri Matisse, Matisse from SFMOMA traces four decades of the artist’s career—from his…

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