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Saturday, May 17, 2008

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	SoMa, Museums Vito Acconci, William Wegman, and Lawrence Weiner at SFMOMA (Daily (except Wednesdays), 4pm) Total running time: 70 min. Daily (except Wednesdays), 2:30 p.m. Koret Visitor Education Center Program includes Home Movies (Vito Acconci, 1973, 33... More

	SoMa, Museums, Modern Art Museums Cut: Revealing the Section at SFMOMA (11am - 5:45pm, till 8:40pm on Thu) This dynamic selection drawn from the SFMOMA collection highlights the vital architectural concept of the section, a cross section of a building or object... More

	Downtown/Financial District, Museums, Other Art Events The 5 Year Anniversary Show at Varnish Fine Art Studio (1pm to 5pm) The 5 Year Anniversary Show celebrates 5 years of contemporary fine art at Varnish with new works by over 40 returning artists. This group exhibit of... More		415.222.6131

	Mission, Museums, Art Organizations Spring into Fashion and Art at Secession Art and Design (12noon-7pm) Spring into fashion and art with Secession Art and Design. Come view the Spring collection of art by Jonah Burlingame and Georgianne Fastaia. Jewelry... More		415.279.3058

	SoMa, Museums, Modern Art Museums Modern Masterworks from the Elise S. Haas Bequest at SFMOMA (11am - 5:45pm, till 8:40pm on Thu) It would be hard to overestimate the significance of the Elise S. Haas collection for SFMOMA. Made up of some 35 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper,... More

	Golden Gate Park, Museums, Natural History Museums The Butterfly Zone: The Conservatory of Flowers’ exhibition of live butterflies at Conservatory of Flowers (9 AM- 5 PM Closed Mondays) Fly on over to the Conservatory of Flowers this spring because the butterflies are back, and there are more than ever. The popular exhibit “The Butterfly... More		415-666-7001 Buy Tickets

	Mission, Museums, Cultural Organizations Gay Shame Meetings at Modern Times Bookstore (5:30pm - 7pm) Gay Shame is a Virus in the System. We are committed to a queer extravaganza that brings direct action to astounding levels of theatricality. We will... More

	Richmond (Outer), Museums Annie Leibovitz at Legion of Honor (Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30am – 5:15pm) For decades, Annie Leibovitz has artistically captured the icons of popular culture with her award-winning photography. Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s... More

	Civic Center, Museums, Art Organizations, Cultural Museums, Fine Arts Museums On Gold Mountain at Asian Art Museum (Tues - Sun 10 am to 5 pm, Thurs until 9 pm) Zhan Wang is among the most respected artists in China, having become world-renown for his stainless steel sculptures of “scholars' rocks,” the graceful,... More		415-581-3500 Buy Tickets

	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

	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

	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

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