Through 3/11 - George Coates
Performance Works - Media Performance / Twisted Pairs An opera about
an Amish Farmgirl who finds a solar-powered laptop and joins a para-media
militia. 110 McAllister St. (415.863-4130)
Through 3/17 - M.H. DeYoung Museum/ Artwork/ Nothing Lost from the Original
William Wiley looks at Art History. 50 paintinsg, paintings, scultures,
and drawringsfrom the 1960's to the present showing the influences of art
history on Wiley's work. 8th Ave. & JFK Drive/ GG Park (415.863-3330)
Through 3/24 - American Musical Theatre of San Jose/ Once on This Island.
A sweet Carribean musical with several original members of the succesful
Broadway production. If you are inclined to musicals, and trapped in Bland
Jose, this is probably the show for you. San Jose Center for the Performing
Arts 255 Almaden Blvd. San Jose (408) 998-BASS.
Through 3/25 - Bay Area TheatreSports/ 3 Times 4 Improv Tournament.
(Mondays 8 pm) Improvisation based on audience suggestions performed
by folks not too different from you. Bayfront Theater, Fort Mason Center,
Bldg B. (824-8220)
Through 4/1 - SF Museum of Modern Art/ Steina
and Woody Vasulka: Machine Media A retrospective of the artist's
contributions to video technology and explores the role of machines in the
creative process. 151 Third St. (415.357-4000)
Through 4/12 - University Art
Museum/ Artwork / Innocence and Experience
German Expressionist Prints and Drawings created between 1895 and 1935.
Works by Beckman, Dix, Kirchmer, Grosz, and others. 2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley.
(510.642-0808)
Through 4/14 - University Art
Museum/ Video Installation/ Silent
Movie, French Filmmaker Chris
Marker ( La Jetee, Sans Soleil, and The Owl's Legacy) responds to the
100th anniversary of cinema with his video installation, Silent Movie.2626
Bancroft Way, Berkeley. (510.642-0808)
Through 4/28 - Cartoon Art Museum/ Multimedia Installation/ Comix by the
Bit Cartoon Images, color, and sound to explore how computers are changing
the role of traditional cartoon art. Also a retrospective of MAD genius,
Harvey Kurtzman. 814 Mission St. (415.227-8666)
Through 5/5 - San Jose Museum of Art - Electronic Super Highway/ Nam
June Paik. 30 major pieces that trace his video and sculptural art work
since the 60's. 110 S. Market St. San Jose (408-294-2787)
Through 6/2 - Lawrence Hall of
Science/ Invention
Adventure
All the LEGO pieces you could ever want. Cool for Kids, even those of indeterminate
age.
continental Drive, below Grizzley Peak Boulevard (510.642-5132)
SINGLE EVENTS:
3/8 - Bimbo's 365 Club/ NRBQ, Ralph Carney & Special Parrot. NRBQ's
keep their cool over the years. Carney, from Tom Wait's band is a COBRA
vet, and a real gem. 1025 Columbus St. (474-0365)
3/9 - Family Dog/ George Clinton
and the P-Funk All-Stars You will not be able to shut the funk up, after this, providing you
haven't got the funk disco-nnected by the $25 to $30 tag. Maritime hall/
450 Harrison St.@1st (974-0634)
3/11 -Stacey's / "Designing
Large Scale Web Sites" / Darrell Sano (5:30 pm)
Designing and managing large and sophisticated web sites from the graphic
designer and user interface expert at Netscape Communications. (FREE) STACEY'S
Bookstore,581 Market St. (bet. 1st and 2nd St./ 415.421.4687)
3/12 - Stacey's / "Teach
Yourself Java in 21 Days"/ Laura Lemay (5:30 pm)
Laura Lemay, an author who has probably sold more HTML books than anyone
else in the world - guides you through one more language. (FREE) 581 Market
St. (bet. 1st and 2nd St./ 415.421.4687)
3/14 - Stacey's / "Digital
Money"/ Leslie Lundquist and Daniel Lynch (12:30 pm)
Digital Money explains the process, issues and strategic considerations
of digital commerce from the Chaiman of CyberCash Inc. (FREE) 581 Market
St. (bet. 1st and 2nd St./ 415.421.4687)
3/21 - Joe's Digital Diner/.
Michael "Wave" Johnson
With a Ph.D from MIT, Michael Johnson jumped into the role of Media Arts
Technologist at Pixar Animation Studios. He will likely demo his cool Interactive
Character-based "Wave's World". San Francsico Digital Media Center
3435 Caesar Chavez Blvd. Email (824-9395)
3/26 - Stacey's / "The VRML
SourceBook"/ Andrea Ames (5:30 pm)
Sourcebook creating interactive, navigable 3D Worlds in cyberspace, from
the technical communications expert at the San Diego Supercomputing Center.
(FREE) STACEY'S Bookstore,581 Market
St. (bet. 1st and 2nd St./ 415.421.4687)
3/28 - Stacey's / "Applied
Cryptography"/ Bruce Schneier (5:30 pm)
Something of a definitive bible for cryptographic code hackers. (FREE) STACEY'S
Bookstore,581 Market St. (bet. 1st and 2nd St./ 415.421.4687)
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