Wednesday, November 12, 2008

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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Somewhere in Advance of Nowhere

Intersection for the Artsnoon - 5pm

Artist and youth educator Evan Bissell combines his painting and artistic vision with multiple writing, arts education, and creative community…

Arts of the Islamic World from Turkey to Indonesia

Asian Art Museum10 am - 5 pm, till 9pm on Thu

The Islamic cultures of Asia are varied, rich and complex. This exhibition of approximately sixty paintings, manuscripts, ceramics, textiles,…

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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Holiday Ice Rink

Union Square10am-10pm

Safeway introduces a new holiday tradition in the heart of Union Square. NOVEMBER 12, 2008 THROUGH JANUARY 4, 2009 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday–Thursday 10…

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Matt Cipov: Total Animal

Rare Device12-9

Rare Device, is proud to present Total Animal: New Work by Matt Cipov. A reception for the artist will be held Friday, November 7 from 7 - 9…

THE KNUX

Otis Lounge9pm-late

Think Outcast meets N.E.R.D. and you get THE KNUX. Hailing from Hollywood by way of new Orleans, these hipster hip hoppers are almost too fresh…

3rd San Francisco International Animation Festival

Landmark's Embarcadero Center7 & 9pm: Sita Sings the Blues; 8pm: Opening Night Reception

Currently one of the most fertile, creative and productive forms in cinema and television, animation occupies a pressure point between artistic,…

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Sita Sings the Blues

Landmark's Embarcadero Center7:00PM & 9:15PM

Betty Boop meets bhangra in Nina Paley’s celebrated first feature-length film, a beautifully animated East-meets-West visual feast that has…

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The Devil's Disciple

Aurora Theatre Company8pm

"Set in a New England village during the Revolutionary War, the scandalous Richard Dudgeon, a self-proclaimed devil’s disciple, finds himself…

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Awful Mountain

White Wallsnoon - 7pm

Jim Houser interviewed by Fecal Face: FF: Your art is loaded with information, both personal and public. Is it a thrill to send out crazy…

Underoath

The Regency Ballroom7pm

"As the final notes ring out on Lost in the Sound of Separation, it’s evident that the six men of Tampa, FL-based Underoath--who’ve built their…

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2K Sports Bounce Tour

Mezzanine9pm-afterhours

2K Sports Bounce Tour Featuring Q-Tip & The Cool Kids In addition to the live music performances, the Bounce Tour will provide fans with…

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Byron Chief-Moon: Grey Horse Rider and Two Spirits

San Francisco LGBT Community Center7:30pm

The fourth season of Frameline at the Center continues with a pair of films focusing on the First Nations two-spirited community. Films courtesy…

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…

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…

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…

Bat-Manga

111 Minna Gallery6pm

The Random House Press Release follows: In 1966, during the height of the first Batman craze, a weekly Japanese manga anthology for boys,…

Delinquent by Keith Hennessy

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)8:00 pm

Delinquent by Keith Hennessy In the world premiere of Circo Zero founder Keith Hennessy’s work Delinquent young bodies and voices take flight…

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Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Librarycall for details

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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