Friday, February 17, 2012

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Jewels of North Beach

North Beach San Francisco8pm - 1am

A mature and classy adventure! Discover The True Essence of North Beach! You Get to Explore 5 Different Venues And Get Special Discounted Cocktails…

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New Dimensions: Prints and Multiples from the Anderson Collection

de Young Museum9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Friday

The original objective of Los Angeles–based print workshop Gemini G.E.L. was to print and publish prints. During its first decade, however,…

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Do Not Destroy; Trees, Art, and Jewish Thought

The Contemporary Jewish Museum11 am - 5pm

From the very first chapters of the Torah where one encounters them in the Garden of Eden, to the commandment Bal Tashchit (do not destroy)…

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Renegade Humor Exhibition

San Jose Museum of Art11am - 5pm

The San Jose Museum of Art examines West coast artists' nontraditional and often entertaining use of and humor in the upcoming "Renegade Humor"…

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Tim Craighead

San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art6pm-8pm

A solo exhibition of works by Santa Cruz-based printmaker and painter, Tim Craighead at ICA. Opening Reception takes place Nov. 11, 2011. Admission…

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Maps of Silence

Exploratorium10:00am to 5:00pm

Multimedia installation explores the political use of the concept of Silence in different historical contexts. Featuring video-performances…

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Guest Speaker Danny Sheehan

Museum of Art and History4pm-5pm

Daniel P. Sheehan is a Harvard-trained Constitutional Lawyer who has spent the last forty-five years working as an attorney, speaker, and educator.…

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Inside Look: Ancestor Bags Talk

Museum of Art and History11am-5pm

The Museum of Art & History at the McPherson Center presents "Inside Look: Ancestor Bags" in partnership with the Santa Cruz Handweaver’s…

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Andy Warhol: Polaroids and Portraits

de Saisset Museum11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Though he is perhaps best known as a painter and filmmaker, Andy Warhol was also an avid photographer. During the latter years of his life Warhol…

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To Hell and Back: Sandow Birk's Divine Comedy

San Jose Museum of Art11am - 5pm

To Hell and Back: Sandow Birk's Divine Comedy features a selection from the museum's permanent collection of Birk's series of lithographs.…

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Making the Modern Picture Book: Children’s Books from the Victorian Era

Legion of Honor9:30am - 5:15pm

The end of the 19th century was a formative period for the design, production and marketing of children’s books in England. Due in large part…

The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde 1860–1900

Legion of Honor9:30am - 5:15pm

The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde 1860–1900 is the first major exhibition to explore the unconventional creativity of the British…

Giant Pacific Octopus Week

Cheap Airport Shuttle9 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Aquarium of the Bay recently welcomed some Giant Pacific Octopi which are now living comfortably in our Near Shore tunnel exhibit. In honor…

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Mardi Gras Weekend at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach

Playland-Not-At-The-Beach10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

February 18 - 20 Mardi Gras Weekend Open President’s Day We invite all Kings and Queens of the Carnival for a Mardi Gras celebration the Playland-Not-at-the-Beach…

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DunDraCon 36

San Ramon Marriott HotelAll Day

DunDraCon features social games for all ages, including RPGs, LARPs, miniatures, cards, board games, etc. Also this year: RPGA, Pathfinder…

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Bay Area Travel and Adventure Show

Santa Clara Convention Center10am - 5pm

The Bay Area Travel & Adventure show is coming to the Santa Clara Convention Center, February 18-19, 2012, to make it easier for aspiring travelers…

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"It's a Fine Line"

Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center11AM-5PM, weekends: 10AM-5PM

"It's a Fine Line" examines Schulz's pen line and includes a display and description of his "tools of the trade".

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Andy Warhol: Polaroids MATRIX 240

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

I’ve never met a person I couldn’t call a beauty.—Andy Warhol From 1970 to 1987 Andy Warhol took scores of Polaroid and black-and-white photographs,…

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Abstract Expressionisms: Paintings and Drawings from the Collection

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

Come spend some time with the work of seminal Abstract Expressionists this winter and spring at BAM/PFA. Forceful paintings by Mark Rothko,…

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Tables of Content: Ray Johnson and Robert Warner Bob Box Archive / MATRIX 241

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

In 1988, New York–based collagist Robert Warner began a correspondence with the enigmatic artist Ray Johnson. Until Johnson’s death in 1995,…

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