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Saturday, May 10, 2008

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	Oakland (Millsmont/Bancroft), Museums, Modern Art Museums In Our Own Backyard at Oakland Museum of California (10 am - 5 pm, opens at 12noon on Sun) The exhibition offers visitors a virtual tour through the East Bay's most scenic parks and open spaces, following the flow of water from snow-capped Mt.... More

	Golden Gate Park, Museums, Fine Arts Museums Jane Hammond: Paper Work at de Young Museum (9:30am - 5:15pm, till 8:45pm on Friday) Featuring 35 unique paper objects, drawings and prints. For nearly two decades, New York artist Jane Hammond has been using a fixed lexicon of 276... More		415.750.3600

	Sunnyvale, Museums Lace Exhibit at The Lace Museum (11am–4pm) The exhibit "Flora DeLucchi Pre-Nineteenth Century Collection of Handmade Italian and European Lace" showcases a unique collection of Venet... More

	San Francisco, Museums, Art Festivals Lure: Chinese-American Contemporary Artist Beili Liu Explores the Ties that Bind Lovers at Chinese Culture Center (10 am-4 pm)		415.986.182

	Mission, Museums, Art Organizations Artist-Xchange-New works by sf bay area artists at Artist-Xchange (11a-9p) First Friday exhibit featuring new work of various media by sf bay area artists. Meet the artists behind their work during the opening reception. Free... More		415-864-1490

	SoMa, Museums, Art Organizations Counterfeit Crochet Project at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) (12:00 pm -- 5:00 pm) Participate in The Counterfeit Crochet Project organized by Stephanie Syjuco, a featured artist from The Way That We Rhyme exhibition. Syjuco and friends... More		415-978-2787 Buy Tickets

	SoMa, Museums, Art Organizations What's the Big Idea? Day at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) (12:00 pm -- 8:00 pm) FREE all-day for everyone. YBCA invites people to learn more about contemporary art with an open house festival of exciting events & exhibitions ... More		415-978-2787 Buy Tickets

	Mission, Museums, Art Festivals, Art Organizations Quarter Century at Creativity Explored (Mon- Fr 10 a.m -3 p.m.; Th 10-7 p.m.; Sat 1-6 p.m.) This May marks the 25th year that this extraordinary art center has been changing lives through art. To celebrate this important milestone, the gallery... More		415.863.2108 Buy Tickets

	San Francisco, Museums, Other Art Events "The Other Afghanistan" at World Affairs Council (0:00) Event: Khaled Hosseini, Author, The Kite Runner, and Goodwill Envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees: Gloriann Liu's lens gloriously brings Afghanistan... More		415-293-4600

	Downtown/Financial District, Museums, Art Festivals What Goes Around at ARTworkSF Gallery (10am--5pm) Artists examine the threads of common experience across cultures and time As the title suggests, there is a cyclical rhythm to our existence, a nod... More		415-673-3080

	San Francisco, Museums, Childrens Museums Through the Lens: California in your backyard at California Academy of Sciences (Deadline to submit is 5pm on 5/26/2008) CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES CHILDREN’S PHOTO CONTEST “Through the Lens: California in your backyard” The California Academy of Sciences is pleased... More		415.321.8122

	SoMa, Museums, Modern Art Museums New Work: Paul Sietsema at SFMOMA (11am - 5:45pm, till 8:40pm on Thu) The latest installment in the New Work series debuts Los Angeles-based Paul Sietsema's most recent body of work, which includes sculptures, drawings,... More

	SoMa, Museums, Modern Art Museums In Collaboration at SFMOMA (11am - 5:45pm, till 8:40pm on Thu) One of the first U.S. museums to embrace time-based media artworks, SFMOMA boasts a dynamic collection that spans the history of the genre. This exhibition... More

	SoMa, Museums, Photography Exhibits Friedlander at SFMOMA (11am - 5:45pm, till 8:40pm on Thu) Among photography's most prolific practitioners, Lee Friedlander is also heralded as one of the United States' finest. This retrospective assembles the... More

	SoMa, Museums, Photography Exhibits Gabriele Basilico at SFMOMA (11am - 5:45pm, till 8:40pm on Thu) Italian photographer Gabriele Basilico creates beautiful, often haunting portraits of urban environments that favor areas of transition and transformation.... More

	Civic Center, Museums, Fine Arts Museums Art & Artifice: 75 Years of Design at San Francisco Ballet at Museum of Performance & Design (Wednesday-Saturday 12:00-5:00 pm) The Museum of Performance & Design (MPD), formerly the San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum, unveils its new identity, its new gall... More		415.255.4800

	Berkeley, Museums, Fine Arts Museums MATRIX/REDUX at UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (Wednesday-Sunday 11a-5p) MATRIX/REDUX celebrates thirty years of the MATRIX Program for Contemporary Art, spotlighting the vibrant work of many of the artists featured in the... More		Buy Tickets

	Moraga, Museums, Art Organizations "Earthly Inspirations" at Moraga Art Gallery (12-5 pm)		925.376.5407

	Berkeley, Museums Joan Jonas: The Shape, the Scent, the Feel of Things at UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (W - Su 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Th 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.) One of the most ancient and revered of Hopi traditions is the snake dance, an intense and magical ritual performed at the close of a sixteen-day community... More

	San Francisco, Museums, Other Art Events Veni, Vidi, Vici at ArtNowSF (9pm - After Hours) With 3 rooms of music, your sure not going to wanna miss this event! Come over and see Dj's Souls of Mischief, Winstrong, Steinski plus more spin your... More		Buy Tickets

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