Friday, May 17, 2013

Pop Up Museum on Altered Books

Santa Cruz Public Library 1pm-4pm

The Museum of Art & History and the Downtown Santa Cruz Public Library invite you to present a book you've altered in some way - painted, re-purposed,…

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Pier Crabbing Demonstration

Fort Point10 a.m. to noonRSVP required (415) 556-1693

Please be advised that the following programs do require reservations in advance. For some, reservations should be made at least a month ahead…

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Rising Dragon: Contemporary Chinese Photography

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

This exhibition features images by Chinese photographers working in their homeland throughout the astounding social and economic transformation…

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Volunteer Orientation

Museum of Art and History11:30am-1pm

The Museum of Art & History at the McPherson Center invites everyone to a Volunteer Orientation to learn about what it's like to work behind…

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Shih Chieh Huang: Synthetic Seduction

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)12–8 pm

What [Shih Chieh Huang] generates in all of his work is a genuine sense of technology as life form” —Sally Butler, artlink.com Shih Chieh…

China's Terracotta Warriors

Asian Art Museum-

Imperial leader. Fearsome tyrant. Military genius. Avid anti-intellectual. Obsessive star-gazer. Enduring mystery. The First Emperor, Qin…

Culinary Walking Tours

Local Tastes of the City Tours10am and 2pm

All food and drinks are included, on your leisurely flat 7-8 block stroll around Little Italy. You will not go away hungry with our food tour's…

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Hans Hofmann: Rectangles

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

May 17, 2013 - September 1, 2013 Hans Hofmann: Rectangles is drawn exclusively from BAM/PFA’s unsurpassed collection of paintings by this tremendously…

Day on the Farm

Agricultural History Project10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Join us at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds and take an old-fashioned hayride with Clydesdale horses, watch sheep shearing, play hoop games,…

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Celebrating Everyday American Heroes

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

May 18 - 19 Celebrating Everyday American Heroes For Armed Forces Day (Saturday, May 18th), Playland-Not-at-the-Beach takes TWO days to celebrate…

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California Sunset Cruise

Red and White Fleet6:00 PM- 8:00 PM

On this casual two-hour cruise, passengers enjoy views of the city’s stunning sunset over the Pacific Ocean, live guitar entertainment, hearty…

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Bridge 2 Bridge Cruise

Red and White Fleet12:30 PM

The only cruise that sails under both of the iconic San Francisco bridges, namely the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge, this 1½ hour lovers’…

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Artists Drawing Club: Tender Landscapes with Radka Pullia

Asian Art Museum12:00 - 12:40 PM, 3- 3:40 PM

Artists Drawing Club: Tender Landscapes with Radka Pullia Saturday, May 18, 12:00 pm & 3:00 pm Meet at the front steps of the Asian Art Museum,…

LEARN FROM THE MASTERS: Visual Storytelling Workshop

The Walt Disney Family Museum10:00AM-2:30PM

Learn the fundamentals of creating art on a large scale! Artist Andy Gouveia will discuss the process of painting murals from inception to finished…

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Film of the Month: Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland

The Walt Disney Family Museum1:30PM, 4:00PM

See Walt Disney's 1951 surreal animated classic Alice in Wonderland. This film is shown in conjunction with Camille Rose Garcia: Down the Rabbit…

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"Mid-Century Modern"

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

Many of the Peanuts comic strips of the 1950's and 1960's exude the mid-century modern aesthetic of the day. In a series of vignettes these…

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Mission Dolores Walking Tour

Mission Dolores Basilica1:00pm

Mission Dolores Birthplace of San Francisco Saturday, April 20 - 1pm Saturday, May 18 - 1pm Join Al Lopez on the steps of Mission Dolores to…

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Public Season at Martin Griffin Preserve

Martin Griffin Preserve10:00am - 4:00pm

Martin Griffin Preserve (formerly called Bolinas Lagoon Preserve) hosts one of the most studied Great Egret nesting sites on the West Coast.…

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Nicole Eisenman / MATRIX 248

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

MATRIX 248 showcases the work of New York–based artist Nicole Eisenman (b. 1965), who became prominent in the 1990s and has been steadfastly…

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Blossoms, Sunshine, and Saratoga--Remembering the Blossom Festival

Saratoga Historical Museum1-4 PM

The Saratoga History Museum is opening a new exhibit February 8: “Blossoms, Sunshine, and Saratoga—Remembering the Blossom Festival.â€�…

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