Fine Arts Talk in the Bay Area worth going out for.

I follow fine arts talk in the Bay Area closely and keep the ones worth going to. Tell me what you like and I'll send the ones that fit you.

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Peter Asher: A Musical Life Screening + Conversation

Peter Asher: A Musical Life Screening + Conversation

Sat, Jun 27 · 7:00 PM

Smith Rafael Film Center

San Rafael

Explore the remarkable career of Peter Asher, from child star to pop icon to the producer behind James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt. This documentary screening includes a post-film conversation with the filmmakers and moderator Joel Selvin.

Wednesday Big Table

Wednesday Big Table

Wed, Jul 1 · 6:30 PM

Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe

North Beach • $

Writers & artists gathering

Eves at the Beat

Eves at the Beat

Thu, Jul 2 · 7:30 PM

The Beat Museum

North Beach

Womxn writers reading series

Miriam's Place

Miriam's Place

Fri, Jul 3 · 10:30 AM

Shotgun Players at the Ashby Stage

South Berkeley

Theater makers & coffee chats

Miriam’s Place

Miriam’s Place

Fri, Jul 3 · 10:30 AM

Shotgun Players at the Ashby Stage

South Berkeley

Theater makers over coffee

Core Session: Art + Science

Core Session: Art + Science

Thu, Jul 9 · 5:00 PM

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Transbay

Evening of wonder

Core Session: Art + Tech

Core Session: Art + Tech

Thu, Jul 9 · 3:00 PM

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Transbay

Art meets technology sessions

Artist Panel: Jane Hambleton, Lucy Puls & Meghan Shimek

Artist Panel: Jane Hambleton, Lucy Puls & Meghan Shimek

Sat, Jul 11 · 2:00 PM

Kala Art Institute Studio

West Berkeley

Artist talk & insights

Core Session: Art +Nature

Core Session: Art +Nature

Sat, Jul 11 · 11:00 AM

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Transbay

Art meets ecology

Core Session: Art + Us

Core Session: Art + Us

Sat, Jul 11 · 2:00 PM

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Transbay

Festival finale on civic futures

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Connie Lewallen Legacy Series: Toward a History of Bay Area Contemporary Art 1969-2004

Connie Lewallen Legacy Series: Toward a History of Bay Area Contemporary Art 1969-2004

Sat, Jun 27 · 6:00 PM

Community Music Center

Mission District

Curator talk & art history

Arukah Animal International's Wildest Imaginings

Arukah Animal International's Wildest Imaginings

Sun, Jun 28 · 3:30 PM

The Sausalito Center For The Arts

Sausalito

Octopus art & author talk

Gemma Correll's "ANXIETYLAND"

Gemma Correll's "ANXIETYLAND"

Sun, Jun 28 · 6:00 PM

Mrs Dalloway's

Elmwood

Graphic novel on anxiety

OpenScreening

OpenScreening

Thu, Jul 2 · 8:00 PM

Artists' Television Access

Mission District

Indie film showcase

Shotgun Spotlight: Regina Morones

Shotgun Spotlight: Regina Morones

Fri, Jul 3 · 10:30 AM

Miriam Marsolais, Ph.D., Psychologist & Jungian Analyst

Kensington

Coffee & theater talks

GBAO 2025 Artist Tour

GBAO 2025 Artist Tour

Sun, Jul 5 · 10:00 AM

New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU)

Los Gatos

Intimate artist walkthrough

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