Saturday, September 05, 2009

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Samurai

Asian Art Museum10:00 am to 5:00 pm Evening hours Thursdays until 9:00 pm

The samurai culture and code of conduct, bushido, have long captivated the imaginations and aspirations of young and old in the Western world.…

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Alexander Calder: Color in Motion

San Jose Museum of Art11am-5pm

Alexander Calder's colorful “mobiles” epitomize the innovative, optimistic spirit of early-20th-century modernism. The show features mobiles,…

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Curious George: Let's Get Curious

Children's Discovery Museum of San Josenoon-5pm

Based on the familiar characters in H.A. and Margret Rey's classic stories published by Houghton Mifflin, the Curious George exhibit encourages…

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Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. LibraryMon-Tue and Thu, 11am-6pm, Wed, 11am-8pm, Fri, 11am-5pm and Sat, 1-5pm.

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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Crab Orchard Cemetery Revisited

Peninsula Museum of Art1n-4pm

An installation of Jo Hanson's famous work duplicating in styrofoam, ink and photographs an entire cemetery plot. The immersive work includes…

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Fabric Tattoos: The Spirit of the Mola

San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles10am-5pm

An exhibition of recent acquisitions to the Collection of this South American art form. Molas are a traditional Panamanian textile created by…

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The World According to Joyce Gross: Quilts From the Dolph Briscoe Center

San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles10am-5pm

This exhibit of 30 historical quilts and quilt-related ephemera from the collection amassed by Joyce Gross over 35 years provides a look at…

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Wallworks

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)See Gallery Hours

When: Sat, Aug 1 – Sun, Oct 25, 2009 What: Wallworks YBCA presents Wallworks the highly anticipated curatorial debut of Betti-Sue…

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Picturing California 1890-1920

Los Altos History MuseumThu-Sun, noon-4pm

Explore early California in dozens of large photographs used to promote the west at the turn of the last century. From Yosemite to the missions…

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From the Bronze Age of China to Japan's Floating World

Cantor Arts Center11am-5pm

The exhibition presents works from many eras and broad geography, from China's Zhou dynasty, which ruled between the 11th and third centuries…

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California Living the Sunset Way: 1929-1961

Moah Museum of American HeritageFri-Sun, 11am-4pm

This show focuses on the origin of the California lifestyle as portrayed by Sunset publications in the Great Depression, World War II and the…

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Patricia Bengtson-Jones: Life in Journey Motion

Triton Museum of Art11am-5pm

A retrospective of sculptures by Bay Area artist Patricia Bengtson-Jones. Using many different mediums, the artist express the "spirit of motion"…

Wacky Weekend

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

Labor Day weekend, Sept. 5, 6, 7th Playland-Not-at-the-Beach is celebrating Wacky Weekend! There will be a very strange scavenger hunt with…

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Art Museum of Los Gatos12p-4p

A new group show features the photography of Ken Holden, the sculpture of Gustavo Torres and the paintings of Mark Lightfoot.

"Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Earth" Exhibition Opens

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

Conceptual art takes on elemental themes in this exhibition of works by Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, drawn from the artist’s archive at BAM/PFA.

"Material Witness" Exhibition Opens

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

Artists from Francisco Goya to Carrie Mae Weems bear witness to social issues and consider cultural memory in a new selection of works from…

Children's Exhibits

Children's Discovery Museum of San Josecall for details

The museum hosts a variety of ongoing, hands-on exhibits for kids. Exhibits include "Bubbalogna," "Current Connections," "Secrets of Circles"…

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Incompletely Visible: The Legacy of the Bay Area Missions

Society of California Pioneers10 am - 4 pm

Incompletely Visible: The Legacy of the Bay Area Missions explores the daily lives of the Catholic missionaries, Spanish soldiers and Native…

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Home Front: Santa Clara Valley's World War II Experience

History Park11 am - 4 pm

A glimpse into how San José and the Santa Clara Valley were affected by World War II is presented in an exciting History San Jose exhibit. Home…

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