Friday, September 11, 2009

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California Living the Sunset Way: 1929-1961

Moah Museum of American HeritageFri-Sun, 11am-4pm

This show focuses on the origin of the California lifestyle as portrayed by Sunset publications in the Great Depression, World War II and the…

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Patricia Bengtson-Jones: Life in Journey Motion

Triton Museum of Art11am-5pm

A retrospective of sculptures by Bay Area artist Patricia Bengtson-Jones. Using many different mediums, the artist express the "spirit of motion"…

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Edible Expeditions

Conservatory of Flowers9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays -Sundays

Surprises abound about the treats we eat in a new exhibition at San Francisco’s Conservatory of Flowers called Edible Expeditions. It’s a chance…

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Samurai

Asian Art Museum10:00 am to 5:00 pm Evening hours Thursdays until 9:00 pm

The samurai culture and code of conduct, bushido, have long captivated the imaginations and aspirations of young and old in the Western world.…

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From the Bronze Age of China to Japan's Floating World

Cantor Arts Center11am-5pm

The exhibition presents works from many eras and broad geography, from China's Zhou dynasty, which ruled between the 11th and third centuries…

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Urban Dare San Francisco - TV Pilot

San Francisco Ferry Building12:00 pm

Urban Dare is like a 1-day Amazing Race. Teams of 2 solve clues to find checkpoints where they must take photos or perform dares. It's part…

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Alexander Calder: Color in Motion

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

Alexander Calder's colorful “mobiles” epitomize the innovative, optimistic spirit of early-20th-century modernism. The show features mobiles,…

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Fabric Tattoos: The Spirit of the Mola

San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles10am-5pm

An exhibition of recent acquisitions to the Collection of this South American art form. Molas are a traditional Panamanian textile created by…

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Digital Transformations

The Intel Museum10am-5pm

Explore through interactive exhibits how technologies used to capture images, communicate across distance and record sound have evolved over…

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Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. LibraryMon-Tue and Thu, 11am-6pm, Wed, 11am-8pm, Fri, 11am-5pm and Sat, 1-5pm.

Displays of original Beethoven manuscripts, first editions, a lock of the composer's hair, art and demonstrations of historical keyboards. Fifth…

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The World According to Joyce Gross: Quilts From the Dolph Briscoe Center

San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles10am-5pm

This exhibit of 30 historical quilts and quilt-related ephemera from the collection amassed by Joyce Gross over 35 years provides a look at…

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Picturing California 1890-1920

Los Altos History MuseumThu-Sun, noon-4pm

Explore early California in dozens of large photographs used to promote the west at the turn of the last century. From Yosemite to the missions…

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Crab Orchard Cemetery Revisited

Peninsula Museum of Art1-4pm

An installation of Jo Hanson's famous work duplicating in styrofoam, ink and photographs an entire cemetery plot. The immersive work includes…

Bigger Than Life by Nicholas Ray; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Screening Room

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) Screening Room7:30 pm

When: Sep 10 & 12, 2009, 7:30 pm; Sep 13, 2009, 2 pm What: Bigger Than Life By Nicholas Ray “James Mason goes from manic to megalomaniacal…

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An Exclusive Cruise of the Bay Bridge Construction led by Donald MacDonald

Pier 1, Gate E (Just south of the Ferry Building near Sinbad’s Restaurant)1:30 PMPlease be sure to check in by 1…

The San Francisco Museum and Historical Society (SFMHS) is pleased to present a rare opportunity to experience the Bay Bridge construction first-hand…

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Felton Library Festival

Felton12:30-3:30

Felton Library Festival, an Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social and Watermelon Feed Saturday, September 12, 12:30-3:30 p.m. on the site of the…

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Art Museum of Los Gatos12p-4p

A new group show features the photography of Ken Holden, the sculpture of Gustavo Torres and the paintings of Mark Lightfoot.

Orchard Tours

Filoli Center10:30am-noon

Explore Filoli's heirloom orchard and learn about how it's preserving the history of the area. Advanced reservations are required. Ticket…

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Saturday Docent-led Nature Hikes

Filoli's Orchard10am-12:30pm

Hike across three miles of well-kept trials with the help of knowledgeable docents during Filoli's nature hike. Hikes take place every Saturday,…

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