Friday, November 30, 2012

Barry McGee

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

“Throughout his career,” writes Alex Baker in the exhibition catalog, “Barry McGee has continued to surprise and contradict expectations.” Including…

Downtown Holiday Parade & Lighted Boat Parade

Downtown Santa Cruz10am-12pm

Looking for a fun way to kick off the Christmas holiday season with the family? Come on down to Downtown Santa Cruz as they host their annual…

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The Radical Camera: New York’s Photo League, 1936 – 1951

The Contemporary Jewish Museum11am-5pm

The Contemporary Jewish Museum presents The Radical Camera: New York's Photo League, 1936-1951, the first comprehensive museum survey in three…

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Jasper Johns

SFMOMA11am - 5:45pm

For nearly 60 years, Jasper Johns has found new ways to explore, as he once put it, "how we see and why we see the way we do." This major exhibition…

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…

Dive Deep: Eric Fischl and the Process of Painting

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

For its fall exhibition, the San Jose Museum of Art offers a rare opportunity to explore the practice of painting through the work of one of…

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PR2 Returns to The Tech

The Tech Museum of Innovation12pm-5pm

The Tech Museum of Innovation is proud to present the return of Willow Garage's PR2 robot for his last weekend here in the Bay Area. Guests…

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STARS and SUPERNOVA

Museum of Art and History6pm

The Museum of Art and History is thrilled to present its annual STARS and SUPERNOVA event, this time with a renewed format and a fabulous new…

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Global Winter Wonderland 2012

California's Great America Theme Park4pm - 11pm

Holiday Fun for Everyone! Event Description: Global Winter Wonderland is the must-see holiday event of the year. More than 419,000 people came…

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Before the Bridge: Sight and Sound at the Golden Gate

Montgomery Street Barracks11 am to 5 pm

The newly rehabilitated Montgomery Street Barracks is the setting for a sensory experience of the Golden Gate Strait. Come experience images…

Penguins Weekend at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach

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

December 8 - 9 Penguins Weekend Dance your happy feet over to Playland as we have chillax with the most fun creatures of the Arctics—the penguin.…

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Public programs for Nayland Blake: FREE!LOVE!TOOL!BOX!

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Title Richard Meyer Lecture: “At Home in Marginal Domains” Date Thu, Nov 29, 6:30-8:30pm Richard Meyer, professor of art history, Stanford University,…

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The Holiday Train

Oak Meadow Park6:00pm to 9:00pm

Celebrate the Holidays with us this year and enjoy a festival of lights and music all from the comfort of our lighted train! Rides are $5.00…

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Santa's Workshop--Remembering Favorite Toys

Saratoga Historical Museum1:00-4:00 PM

“Santa’s Workshop—Remembering Favorite Toysâ€� opens November 9 and runs through the end of January at the Saratoga History Museum. Erector…

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Holiday Snow Village Display

Hyatt Regency San FranciscoAll Day

HYATT REGENCY SAN FRANCISCO WELCOMES BACK THE POPULAR DEPARTMENT 56 SNOW VILLAGE 2012’s Theme: “Small Town USA” in the World’s Largest Hotel…

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"Peanuts Celebrations"

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

Enjoy the holidays throughout the year as celebrated by the Peanuts gang in these 70 original strips.

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BofA and Visa Free Museum Days in 2012

San Francisco, San Jose, and Oaklandcheck museum hours

These museums are free for BofA debit card holders or Visa holders: In San Francisco Children's Creativity Museum: http://www.sfstation.com/childrens-creativity-museum-b35375532 Contemporary…