Saturday, May 19, 2012

Jazz on Fourth

Fourth StreetNoon - 5pm

"Jazz on Fourth is an incredible opportunity for Berkeley High School students to share the stage with some of the region's best musicians,…

The 1968 Exhibit

Oakland Museum of California11am - 5pm

The social forces that swirled through the turbulent 1960s crested in 1968. It was a turning point for a generation coming of age and a nation…

Oakland Greek Festival

Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension11am - 9pm

A couple of Greek Pastries (Glyko), and then a couple of sprints around the dance floor. A savory lamb sandwich followed by a stroll through…

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29th Annual Himalayan Fair

Live Oak Park10-5:30

Himalayan Music, Dance, food, arts & crafts. Free entry, entertainment is all day and there is a family activity area. Booths include travel,…

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The Reading Room

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

The Reading Room is a temporary project dedicated to poetry and experimental fiction offering visitors the chance to take home a free book drawn…

(510) 642-1412

Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes

Oakland Museum of California11am - 5pm

Based in Oakland, Daniel Clowes is internationally acclaimed for award-winning comics, graphic novels, and screenplays. With nearly 50 publications…

The Black Mound: Noh, Kabuki, Butoh

Oakland Asian Cultural Center2:00pm

Evil. Sin. Redemption. The Black Mound. Join us on May 20 in Oakland for a special class focusing on the haunting Japanese folk story of sin…

(510) 637-0455

Bay Area Currents 2012

Pro Arts Gallery12:00AM

Selections by Renny Pritikin, Director, Richard L. Nelson Gallery and Fine Arts Collection, University of California, Davis July 3 - August…

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East Bay Open Studios 2012: Preview Exhibition

Pro Arts GalleryTuesday - Friday, 10 - 5pm and Saturday 11 - 4pm

East Bay Open Studios 2012: Preview Exhibition PREVIEW EXHIBITION // MAY 1-JUNE 10 Pro Arts 150 Frank H Ogawa Plaza Oakland, CA 94612 www.proartsgallery.org PREVIEW…

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Celebrating American Heroes

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

May 19 - 20 Celebrating Everyday American Heroes at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach For Armed Forces Day (Saturday, May 19th), Playland takes TWO…

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Tradition/Innovation - A Fiber Artisans Market Place

Oakland Marriott City Center10:00 - 4:00

The event features galleries of hand-woven, hand-spun and hand-made yardage, yarn, clothing, household items, baskets, fiber sculpture, scarves,…

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The Healthiest Man On Earth

Subterranean Art House2:00 pm

Faced with the long, sometimes not-so-slow decline of Parkinson�s disease, poet/artist Gary Turchin chose creativity as his medicine and first…

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Fortnight

Royal NoneSuch Gallery1:00-4:00 pmGallery Hours

Royal NoneSuch Gallery is pleased to present: FORTNIGHT: Curated by second year Mills MFA candidates in collaboration with Stephanie Ellis. Exhibition…

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The Last Show on Earth

Mills College Art Museum11am-4pm

Exhibition April 28- May 27, 2012 Join the Mills College MFA graduate class of 2012 as they celebrate the opening of their thesis exhibition…

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THE LAST SHOW ON EARTH

Mills College Art Museum11am-4pm

THE LAST SHOW ON EARTH OPENING RECEPTION 6:00 PM�9:00 PM, ART MUSEUM Exhibition April 28- May 27, 2012 Join the Mills College MFA graduate…

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Cruises Out Of New Berth At Jack London Square

Bay VoyagerAll Day

Bay Voyager just launched the 2012 cruise scheduled at its new berth at Jack London Square. Bay Voyager is San Francisco Bay�s only bay tour…

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Xanadu

Dean Lesher Center For the Arts2:30pm

A Young artist is trying to paint his enduring masterpiece (in chalk) on the boardwalk of Venice Beach and before you can say �roller disco!�…

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Artists� Talks: 42nd Annual University of California, Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)3:00 PM

Take advantage of this rare opportunity to hear from seven practicing artists at the outset of their professional careers: Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck,…

(510) 642-0808

"Beautiful America", a Group Show

Moraga Art Gallery12-5pm

Moraga Art Gallery�s new show, �Beautiful America� , will feature the work of gallery member & local artist Ginny Ruble, as well as guest artist…

925.376.5407

15th-Annual Student Reading Series

DIESEL, A Bookstore4 pm

Free Public Event Come hear students in the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Writing share their works of poetry, nonfiction and fiction…

(510) 642-4111