Saturday, December 07, 2013

Maize y Mas: From Mother to Monster?

M.A.C.L.A. (Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana)Wednesday and Thursday, 12-7pm; Friday and Saturday, 12-5pm

The artists in this exhibition present the unique heritage of maize and corn in the Americas and illustrate this crop's journey from pre-Columbian…

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It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

The StageWednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm

Hard to believe, but Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life wasn't always revered as a classic. Upon its initial release, critics called it “mincing”…

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Downtown Santa Cruz Antique Street Faire

Downtown Santa Cruz9am-5pm

The Downtown Santa Cruz Antique Street Fair is held on the second Sunday of every month on Lincoln Street between Pacific and Cedar. Participating…

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Mind, Heart and Hand

Museum of Art and History11am-5pm

The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History proudly presents their newest exhibition, Mind, Heart and Hand, showcasing the works of the Monterey…

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Joachim Koester: HOWE

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)12noon - 8pm, Sun till 6pm

Danish artist Joachim Koester is preoccupied with the unknown, the unseen, and the forgotten. Working primarily in photography, video, text,…

The Velveteen Rabbit: 25th Anniversary

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts - LAM Research Theatertimes tba

Join us for this beloved Bay Area holiday tradition. ODC/Dance enlivens Margery Williams� classic tale of a well-worn nursery rabbit that becomes…

Above and Below: Stories From Our Changing Bay

Oakland Museum of California11am - 5pm, till 9pm on Fri

Above and Below: Stories From Our Changing Bay unveils the quirky stories of how people and nature together have shaped the San Francisco Bay…

Holiday Lights & Fanfare 2013

San Francisco1:00 to 1:35 � Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 1:50 to 2:30 � Davies Symphony Hall

The Civic Center Community Benefit District (CBD) is bringing holiday cheer to the neighborhood by presenting its inaugural musical event, �Holiday…

DIRTYPHONICS

Temple9PM-2AM

MAIN FLOOR DIRTYPHONICS B33SON CARLOS ALFONZO HARRIS PILLTON SOUND IT OUT INFUSION LINX ✩★✩ EPR and SUNSET ARCADE…

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Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination

The Tech Museum of Innovation10am-5pm

These are the droids Star Wars fans are looking for, or at least some of the props and other ephemera-including robot costumes for C-3PO and…

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Mike Stern Band feat. Randy Brecker, Anthony Jackson, & Keith Carlock

Yoshi's San Francisco - Live Music & Japanese Restaurant - CLOSED7pm & 9pm

6X GRAMMY� nominated jazz / jazz-fusion guitarist & composer Saturday-Sunday, Dec 7-8 Sat, Dec 7 8pm $31 10pm $26 Sun, Dec 8 7pm $28 9pm…

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Angelina Ballerina The Musical

Rio Theatre11am & 1pm

Joy and Happiness Events presents the first, last, and only Bay Area and Central Coast stop for this limited and rare "Angelina Ballerina" tour.…

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Mariachi Sol De M�xico� De Jos� Hern�ndez

Davies Symphony Hall8:00 PM

The 14-piece Grammy-nominated ensemble Mariachi Sol de M�xico de Jos� Hern�ndez returns to Davies Symphony Hall for a colorful celebration of…

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Around the Table.Stage One - Jitish Kallat: Epilogue

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

Stage One of Around the Table: Food, Creativity, Community focuses on universal themes of birth, death, and survival. A metaphorical meditation…

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Beer Bust

The Metropolitan6pm - 8:30pm

Join Brix Nightclub for Beer Bust every Sunday night. Whether it's your Sunday Funday or you just need a movement to relax and cool off, drop…

Irving Berlin's "White Christmas"

Montgomery Theater1pm & 6pm

Get into the spirit of the holidays with the Children's Musical Theater as they bring you their newest production, Irving Berlin's "White Christmas."…

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The Duke Ellington Nutcracker Suite

Theatre on San Pedro Square3pm

Feel the beat and bop along to Duke Ellington and Nineteen, San Jose's premiere jazz ensemble. Experience Ellington's Big Band twist on Tchaikovsky's…

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A Christmas Carol

American Conservatory Theater - ACT1pm, 5:30pmPreview

With a new script, new songs, new sets and costumes, and sparkling new holiday memories, A.C.T.'s new production of A Christmas Carol continues…

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Free Monthly Museum Days

California Academy of Sciences9:30am-5pm

Whether the economy is strong or sour, most of the museums in San Francisco and the Bay Area throw their doors open once a month to allow free…

Annual Holiday Book Drive

Bookshop Santa Cruz9a-10p

Please join us in providing much needed books to local public schools by purchasing gift cards for school libraries, books from schools' wish…

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