Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Hercules: Renaissance Hero

Cantor Arts Center11am-5pm

With images by Albrecht Durer, Hendrick Golzius, and 12 of their contemporaries, this exhibition illustrates how Renaissance artists imagined…

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Sleep Train's School Supply Drive for Foster Kids

Sleep Train10:00 a.m.

To ensure California’s more than 60,000 foster children are prepared with the essential tools for a new school year, Sleep Train is hosting…

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Nature

Calumet Photographic6:00pm - 9:00pm

Opening Party for the 81Bees Photography collective Come see many captivating images of nature, all in Black and White. Opening Party is…

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Look Up to the Stars

Newark Library7 pm

Astrophysicist Kevin Manning, a former consultant with NASA, shares his passion for astronomy using remarkable visuals and hands-on activities.…

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Gold Rush! The Un-Scripted Barbary Coast Musical

The Un-Scripted Theater Company8:00pm

Gambling. Prostitution. Crime. Sudden riches...and sudden death. This summer, Un-Scripted Theater Company pays tribute to a “golden” era in San…

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Hans Hofmann: Rectangles

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11 am-5 pm

May 17, 2013 - September 1, 2013 Hans Hofmann: Rectangles is drawn exclusively from BAM/PFA’s unsurpassed collection of paintings by this tremendously…

Annie Get Your Gun

Woodminster Amphitheater8 pm

This classic Irving Berlin gem has a recently updated book but retains all the wild west spirit and familiar songs like "Anything You Can Do,…

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The Big Yes Society Book Club presents a panel reading of No Kidding: Women Writers on Bypassing Motherhood at Books Inc Alamed

Books Inc. in Alameda7:00 PM

The Big Yes Society Book Club presents a panel reading of No Kidding: Women Writers on Bypassing Motherhood, a hilarious, compelling, and inspiring…

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CW GORTNER at Books Inc Berkeley

Books Inc. in Berkeley7:00 PM

Acclaimed author C.W. Gortner shares the absorbing story of Isabella of Castile’s rise to power in the largest kingdom of Spain, the warrior…

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Radha Stern at Books Inc Laurel Village

Books Inc. in Laurel Village7:00 PM

Speaking from personal experience following her own grief from the 1996 murder of her son, Christopher, Radha Stern shares practical and compassionate…

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Steve Hermanos at Books Inc in The Marina

Books Inc. in the Marina7:00 PM

Get in the spirit of the baseball season with die-hard fan and poet Steve Hermanos sharing his musings about our beloved World Series champs…

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TOUR DE FRANCE CHALLENGE - WIN a 2013 Focus Road Bike!

Lombardi SportsUntil 11:59pm (PST)

Submit your predictions in for each stage of the Tour de France race. Rack up your points for awesome daily prizes and towards the GRAND PRIZE:…

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Movies on the Square - The Hunger Games

Courthouse Square8:45pm

Free Outdoor Movies Throughout the Summer! The Hunger Games (PG-13) In a not-too-distant future, North America has collapsed, weakened by drought,…

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Encounter I: In the Beginning…There Was Bach, led by Ara Guzelimian

Martin Family Hall, Menlo School7:30 p.m.

At this season’s first Encounter, Ara Guzelimian, Provost and Dean of the Juilliard School, discusses Bach’s immense influence on the entire…

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Death Row Picnic

Steven Wolf Fine Arts12-6pm

Death Row Picnic Richard Kamler Phillip Zimmerman July 14th-Aug 24th Barbecue Reception Sunday July 14th 2-5 pm

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Free Peninsula Summer Outdoors Concerts 2013

San Francisco6 pm

See all the free outdoors concerts offered by the Peninsula cities, from Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, etc., all the way north to Stern…

Triennale Design Museum of Milan, "The New Italian Design" Exhibition

Academy of Art University, The Cannery10AM-4PM

Debuting in the U.S., the exhibition is an overview of contemporary Italian design that explains and describes the transition of the movement…

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Collection Obsessions

Asian Art Museum5-9 p.m.

How does inspiration ignite a passion so strong and focused as to compel a collector to collect? In conjunction with In the Moment: Japanese…

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RISK: Berkeley Art Center's Annual Juried Exhibition

Berkeley Art CenterWednesdays-Saturdays 11am - 5pm

Berkeley Art Center is pleased to announce the selected artists for this year's upcoming annual juried exhibition, RISK. Jurors Apsara DiQuinzio…

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St. Francis Outdoor Summer Film Festival

St. Francis WinerySt. Francis Outdoor Summer Film Festival

Pack a blanket and picnic and join us on the lawn of our beautiful Sonoma Valley Visitors Center for a movie under the stars. Sommelier and…

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