Wednesday, May 29, 2013

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…

408.271.6840

City Arts and Lectures presents David Simon & David Chang in conversation with Michael Krasny

The Nourse Theater7:30 PM

David Simon is a journalist, author, and the creator of the television shows The Wire, Homicide, and most recently, Treme. As a crime reporter…

415-392-4400 Buy Tickets

Countdown Celebration

SFMOMA10:00 a.m. - 9:45 p.m.

You're invited to four festive days kicking off SFMOMA's expansion and our launch into off-site exhibitions and programs. Museum admission…

415.357.4171 Buy Tickets

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…

"Skull and Bones NightLife"

California Academy of Sciences6-10pm

There’s nothing poisonous about these skulls and bones—we just think they’re awesome. This week, watch as volunteers work on assembling the…

415.379.8000 Buy Tickets

Local Time

Asian Art Museum6:30 - 9:00 PM

The Asian Art Museum presents: Local Time Thursday, May 30, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Museum-wide, Free with admission to the Asian Art Museum ($5…

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…

415-665-0480 Buy Tickets

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…

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…

(415) 673-2900 Buy Tickets

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…

415.345.6800 Buy Tickets

"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…

707-579-4452

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…

(510) 642-0808

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€�…

408.867.7468

Golden Gate Bay Cruise

Red and White Fleet10 AM

As San Francisco's original sightseeing adventure, this one-hour narrated cruise sails under the Golden Gate Bridge and around Alcatraz Island,…

(415) 673-2900 Buy Tickets

"Art of the Line"

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

Learn more about Charles Schulz's process from the tools he used to the research he undertook in this exhibition of original comic strips, photographs,…

707-579-4452

Frills, Frippery, and Finery exhibit

The Lace Museum11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

“Frills, Frippery, and Fineryâ€�,--an exhibit showcasing lace collars and accessories for the well-dressed woman of the Victorian and Edwardian…

408.730.4695 Buy Tickets