Monday, November 10, 2008

The Gatherers: Greening Our Urban Spheres

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)12 noon - 5 pm, till 8pm Thu - Sat

How do we ensure sustainability of nature for growing urban populations? The Gatherers is an exhibition that brings together work from a diverse…

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Art For Kids Sake

West Bay Conference Center6pm - 9pm

Join us for an evening of art, music, wine, cocktails & hors d�oeuvres. Silent & live art auction featuring some of the Bay Area�s top artists,…

William Swanson: The Impact Curve

Marx & ZavatteroTue-Fri 10:30--5:30; Sat 11-5

Marx & Zavattero are delighted to present "The Impact Curve," William Swanson�s fourth solo exhibition at the gallery. The Oakland artist is…

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Vic Chesnutt with Elf Power

Bottom of the HillDoors at 8:30pm, Show at 9:30pm

"Vic was born in 1964 in Jacksonville, FL and was raised in Zebulon, GA. He loved music from an early age and, in fact, started writing songs…

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Rita Moreno

The Rrazz Room8pm

"Throughout her career in theatre, television and film, Rita has won dozens of show business awards including: an Oscar, an Emmy, a Tony, a…

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Toonsday

Toon'sOpen to Close

Come and party in one of San Jose's favorite clubs, with live music and drinks flowing all night long.

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Warhol's Jews

The Contemporary Jewish Museum11am - 5:30pm

About the exhibition: Andy Warhol�s extraordinary series, Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century, portrays a pantheon of great Jewish…

Fear(s) of the Dark

Landmark's Opera Plaza 9:45pm

"Six amazing graphic artists and cartoonists lend their distinctive hands to stylize these dark nightmares with no color, only black, white…

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Double Down: Two Visions of Vegas

SFMOMA11am - 5:45pm, till 8:45pm on Thu

Exhibit juxtaposes video works by Olivo Barbieri and Stephen Dean. This exhibition presents a complex portrait of America's most spectacular…

Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

Roxie Theater6:30pm, 8pm, 9:30pm

Beautiful documentary about queer musician Arthur Russell, a guy I'd describe as the Nick Drake of experimental dance music. Don't miss it!…

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Frida Kahlo: Portraits of an Icon

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

Shedding light on the life and art of Frida Kahlo (1907 � 1954), this exhibition features approximately fifty photographic portraits of the…

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Maya Lin

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

Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes is a major exhibition of new sculptures, drawings, and installations by renowned artist Maya Lin. In 1981, Lin's…

Know Hope

Anno Domininoon - 7pm

Temporary Residence debut solo exhibition by Know Hope (Tel Aviv, Israel) Anno Domini is proud to present the debut solo exhibition by internationally…

Dada Nights

El Rincon8pm - afterhours

Alexander Spit headlines the next Dada Nights at El Rincon along with Isiah Flores, Erik Wilson, Benito & Spencer Keeton Cunningham. Do not…

Crooked Fingers and Port O'Brien

Great American Music Hall (GAMH)Doors at 7:30pm, Show at 8pm

"Crooked Fingers will release their fifth LP, titled Forfeit / Fortune October 7th, 2008 on Red Pig / Constant Artists, Inc.. Produced by Mark…

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Brought to Light

SFMOMA11am - 5:45pm, till 8:45pm on Thu

Modern science and photography flowered simultaneously in the early 19th century, and photography was adopted as a scientific tool from the…

Russian on the Side

Marines Memorial Theatre 8pm

"Before heading to Broadway, the incomparable Mark Nadler will bring his one-man comedy-in-music adventure, Russian on the Side, to the Marines…

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Paul Insect

Fifty24SFnoon - 6pm

�IDEA OF FREEDOM� is a solo exhibition from London�s Paul Insect, one of cult arts most recognizable and renowned artists. Insect�s first-ever…

Road Trip

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

San Jose Museum of Art presents Road Trip, a journey through a uniquely American experience. Presenting the works of great artists such as;…

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Paul Klee's Social Creatures

SFMOMA11am - 5:45pm, till 8:45pm on Thu

With his early line drawings of distorted, exaggerated, or fantastic characters, Paul Klee laid the groundwork for generations of artists creating…