Friday, June 21, 2013

Swing into Summer Weekend

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

June 22 - 23 Swing into Summer Weekend Playland-Not-at-the-Beach brings the romance of the travelling carnival and the summer fair into an air-conditioned…

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Summer Saturdays at the Museum: Sensational Snakes

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History11am-2pm

Sssssssslip on over to the Museum to learn about local and exotic snakes. Hold live snakes and hear stories from local reptile expert Paul Haskins.…

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"Barking Up the Family Tree" 6/5 through10/14,2013

Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center11AM-5PM, weekends:10AM-5PM(closed on Tuesdays after Labor Day)

Meet Snoopy's "band of brothers", Spike, Marbles, Olaf and Andy and sister Belle in this exhibition of 70 original Peanuts strips.

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PANEL DISCUSSION Disney and the Mechanized Magic of Audio-Animatronics

The Walt Disney Family Museum3:00PM

Join us for a conversation about the incredible story of theme park animatronics featuring Garner Holt and special guests who helped transform…

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LOOK CLOSER GALLERY TALKS Maurice Sendak: 50 Years, 50 Works, 50 Reasons

The Walt Disney Family Museum11:00AM, 1:00PM, 3:00PM

Dig deeper into the work of Fantasia-inspired visionary Maurice Sendak.

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"Mid-Century Modern"

Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center11AM-5PM, weekends:10AM-5PM(closed on Tuesdays-before Memorial Day)

Many of the Peanuts comic strips of the 1950's and 1960's exude the mid-century modern aesthetic of the day. In a series of vignettes these…

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Nicole Eisenman / MATRIX 248

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)11:00am-5:00pm

MATRIX 248 showcases the work of New York–based artist Nicole Eisenman (b. 1965), who became prominent in the 1990s and has been steadfastly…

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From Fiber to Fabric: A History of American Textile Production

The Museum of American Heritage11am to 4pm

A new exhibition at the Museum of American Heritage presents the history of textile production in the United States from homespun of colonial…

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"Art of the Line"

Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center11AM-5PM, weekends:10AM-5PM(closed on Tuesdays-before Memorial Day)

Learn more about Charles Schulz's process from the tools he used to the research he undertook in this exhibition of original comic strips, photographs,…

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Frills, Frippery, and Finery exhibit

The Lace Museum11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

“Frills, Frippery, and Fineryâ€�,--an exhibit showcasing lace collars and accessories for the well-dressed woman of the Victorian and Edwardian…

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California Photography

Oakland Museum of California11am - 5pm

Beth Yarnelle Edwards: Suburban Dreams, the second exhibition in OMCA's new California Photography series, features approximately 20 large-scale…