Saturday, August 18, 2012

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Experience Metal: Sunday

Museum of Art and History11am-5pm

The Museum of Art and History brings you "Experience Metal", a two day festival that explores the art of metal working. For this second day…

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Fandango at the Peralta Adobe

Peralta Adobe & Fallon House Historic Site11am-5pm

Join History San Jose as they commemorate the death of Maria Luis Peralta over 162 years ago. Peralta was the Californio who lived in the Peralta…

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The AIDS Quilt Interactive: Touching 1.3 Million Square Feet

San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles10am-5pm

The San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles celebrates 25th anniversary of The AIDS Memorial Quilt with their AIDS Quilt Interactive exhibition.…

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Gifts from the Gods: Art and the Olympic Ideal

Legion of Honor9:30am - 5:15pm

Plato considered both art and athletics to be gifts from the gods, and the connection between art and sports in ancient Greece can be viewed…

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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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Santa Cruz Collects

Museum of Art and History11am-5pm

"Santa Cruz Collects" is an exhibition that explores the reasons why we as humans collect things, both as individuals and as institutions. Extraordinary…

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Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus - Dragons

SAP Center1pm and 5pm

Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey's newest circus attraction "Dragons" honors the Year of the Dragon and is the first circus to have both myth…

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The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk

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

Dubbed fashion’s enfant terrible, Jean Paul Gaultier launched his first pręt-ŕ-porter collection in 1976 and founded his own couture house in…

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Avengers Assemble

Cartoon Art Museum11am – 5pm

The Cartoon Art Museum celebrates five decades of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes with Avengers Assemble!, an exhibition featuring some of the most…

Greek Mythology Weekend at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach

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

August 18 - 19 Greek Mythology Weekend The gods and goddesses descend from Mt. Olympus this one weekend only to party at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach.…

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Shark Week at Aquarium of the Bay

Aquarium of the Bay9 am - 8 pm

Shark Week is back at Aquarium of the Bay. Visitors to the Aquarium from August 11-19 will learn all about sharks’ hunting skills, from their…

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Henry V

Grounds of Sequoia High School2:00 pm

The 30th Anniversary season of Free Shakespeare in the Park presents 'Henry V'. No tickets or reservations needed; just bring your family, friends,…

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Record your story with StoryCorps!

The Contemporary Jewish Museum11 AM-4 PM

Want to record your family's history while they're in town visiting? Always wondered what your parents first year of college was like? Interested…

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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum

Woodminster Amphitheater8:00 p.m.

Inspired by the stories of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM is classic farce meets vaudeville,…

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"Taunting Trees and Talking Walls"

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

The exhibit takes a closer look at Schulz's use of inanimate objects in these 70 original strips. (Museum closed on Tuesdays after Labor Day)

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Brides for all Seasons Exhibit

The Lace Museum11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

“Brides for All Seasons”,--a timely exhibit showcasing bridal gowns and accessories from the 1880s-1970 opens at The Lace Museum on June…

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STAGE PRESENCE

SFMOMA10am - 5:45pm, Thu till 8:45pm

Exploring the ambiguous line between fine arts and performing arts, this thematic exhibition presents works in various media from the past three…

"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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International Orange

Fort PointFriday-Sunday, 10AM-5PM

In one of the signature events celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge in 2012, fifteen leading artists from the Bay Area…

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