Family Events 2017
Ongoing
Hands-on activities, participatory readings, performances, movie matinees and other events for children and their families.
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Photo: Sally Mason
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Films - Past
Films - Past
Events
Past Events
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Saturday, December 9, 11:30–1:00 & 1:00–2:30Gallery + Studio: Letterform Experiments
Get inspired by artworks in To the Letter, then explore language and letterforms by making mixed-media collages of your own.
For ages 6 to 12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, December 9, 3 PMRoundtable Reading: Dear Miss Karana by Eric Elliott
Start reading this story of a girl who feels a special connection to the real-life heroine of Island of the Blue Dolphins, and pick up a free copy to keep reading at home.
Recommended for ages 8 & up (younger kids welcome as listeners)
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Saturday, November 11, 11:30–1:00 & 1:00–2:30Gallery + Studio: Explore ASL in Collage
See how Martin Wong used American Sign Language in his paintings, then learn about this compelling visual language as you create your own art.
For ages 6 to 12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, November 11, 3 PMRoundtable Reading: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
Get immersed in the gripping story of a young woman living by herself on a deserted island, and pick up a free copy to keep reading at home.
Recommended for ages 8 & up (younger kids welcome as listeners)
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Sunday, October 29, 11 AM–3 PMFall Free Family Day
Join us for a free day of art, music, and movies! Explore BAMPFA exhibitions, make your own art, groove to a performance by SoVoSó, and check out a screening of short films with a wild side.
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Saturday, October 14, 11:30 AM–1 PM & 1–2:30 PMGallery + Studio: Color Vibrations
Explore the dreamlike spaces and layered colors in Miyoko Ito’s paintings, then experiment with color by painting designs of your own.
For ages 6 to 12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, October 14, 3 PMRoundtable Reading: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien
Read the beginning of this classic book about a widowed mouse and a group of extraordinary rats, and pick up a free copy to keep reading at home.
Recommended for ages 8 & up (younger kids welcome as listeners)
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Saturday, September 9, 11:30 AM–1 PM & 1–2:30 PMGallery + Studio: Automatic Drawing
Enter into abstraction through an automatic drawing exercise inspired by Charles Howard’s enigmatic works.
For ages 6 to 12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, September 9, 3 PMRoundtable Reading: Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan
Read the beginning of this book about growing up and fitting in, and pick up a free copy to keep reading at home.
Recommended for ages 8 & up (younger kids welcome as listeners)
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Saturday, July 8, 11:30 AM & 1 PMFamily Fare: Enter the Otherworldly
Get inspired by Charles Howard’s dreamlike paintings, then make your own surreal compositions.
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Saturday, July 8, 3 PMRoundtable Reading: Sisters by Raina Telgemeier
Read the beginning of this graphic novel about sisters on a road trip from San Francisco to Colorado and pick up a copy to keep reading at home.
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Saturday, June 10, 11:30 AM & 1 PMFamily Fare: Vajra: Thunderbolt-Diamond Kid Power Object!
Explore symbols of power in Indian paintings, then customize cut-paper models to suit your own special powers.
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Saturday, June 10, 3 PMRoundtable Reading: Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
Read the beginning of this adventurous novel set in 1930s Florida and pick up a copy to keep reading at home.
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Saturday, June 3, 1–5 PMRainbow Afternoon: Drawing Workshops for Kids
Create colorful drawings of rainbows in an artist-led workshop. Your art could be shown in BAMPFA’s Ugo Rondinone exhibition this summer!
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Sunday, May 21, 11–3 PMFamily Day: A Free Day of Art & Music
Bring the family to join in a full day of art making, exhibition tours, and music with the Bug Family Band—all admission free!
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Saturday, May 13, 11:30–1:00 & 1:00–2:30Family Fare: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Explore the history of the recycle symbol and become an ambassador for the planet while creating your own educational posters.
Ages 6 to 12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, May 13, 3 PMRoundtable Reading: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Read the beginning of Blume’s portrait of a boy and his boisterous little brother, and pick up a copy to continue reading at home.
Recommended for ages 8 and up (younger kids welcome as listeners)
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Saturday, April 8, 11:30–1:00 & 1:00–2:30Family Fare: 3-D Posters
Use inks to create eye-popping 3-D posters of your very own design. 3-D glasses included!
Ages 6 to 12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, April 8, 3 PMRoundtable Reading: The BFG by Roald Dahl
Read the beginning of Dahl’s warmhearted tale of a lovable giant, and pick up a copy to continue reading at home.
Recommended for ages 8 and up (younger kids welcome as listeners)
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Saturday, March 11, 11:30–1:00 & 1:00–2:30Family Fare: Circular Variations
After a tour of circular works in Hippie Modernism, create your own art based on concentric circles.
Ages 6 to 12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, March 11, 3 PMRoundtable Reading: Mr. and Mrs. Bunny—Detectives Extraordinaire! by Polly Horvath
Read the beginning of this delightful mystery, and pick up a copy to continue reading at home.
Recommended for ages 8 and up (younger kids welcome as listeners)
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Saturday, February 11, 11:30 AM—1 PM & 1—2:30 PMFamily Fare: Fabric Collage
Following a tour of fabric artworks on view in Hippie Modernism, create collages with artist Jennie Lennick using upcycled fabrics. For kids 6–12 and their families.
Ages 6 to 12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, February 11, 3 PMRoundtable Reading: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Recommended for ages 8 and up (younger kids welcome as listeners)
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Saturday, January 14, 11:30 AM—1 PM & 1—2:30 PMFamily Fare: Weave Your Own Miniature Tapestry
Learn how crossed threads become cloth through the process of weaving in a workshop inspired by Terri Friedman's current Art Wall installation. Family Fare is for kids ages 6 to 12 and their families.
Ages 6 to 12 with accompanying adult(s)
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Saturday, January 14, 3 PMRoundtable Reading: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
Recommended for ages 8 and up (younger kids welcome as listeners)
Past Films
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My Neighbor Totoro
Hayao Miyazaki- Friday, December 29 2 PM
Japan, 1988English-language version
Recommended for ages 4 & upTwo sisters encounter wood sprites, magical trees, and flying “cat buses” in this enchanting tale that has become one of the most beloved of all family films.
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A Hard Day’s Night
Richard Lester- Saturday, November 25 3:30 PM
United Kingdom, 1964Digital Restoration
Recommended for ages 8 & upRichard Lester’s hyperkinetic mod documentary captures the Fab Four at the height of Beatlemania!
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The Circus
Charlie Chaplin- Saturday, April 22 3:30 PM
United States, 1928Recommended for ages 8 & up
The Little Tramp becomes an accidental clown in this lesser-known but irresistibly funny Chaplin film.
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Kirikou and the Wild Beasts
Bénédicte Galup, Michel Ocelot- Saturday, March 18 3:30 PM
France, 2005Recommended for ages 7 & up
This vibrantly colorful animated sequel to the popular Kirikou and the Sorceress finds little Kirikou using his brains and heart to help his fellow African villagers. With a superb soundtrack by Youssou N’Dour and Manu Dibango.
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The Adventures of Prince Achmed
Lotte Reiniger- Saturday, February 18 3:30 PM
Germany, 1926Hand-Tinted and Toned 35mm Print
Recommended for ages 7 & up
One of the world’s first animated feature films, Lotte Reiniger’s enchanting work uses intricate silhouettes made from cutout cardboard and thin sheets of lead to enact a tale from The Arabian Nights.
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The General
Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman- Saturday, January 21 3:30 PM
United States, 1926Digital Restoration
Recommended for ages 7 & up
Buster hops on board a train to save both it and his girl in this masterpiece of silent comedy, boasting some of the greatest stunts, spills, and laughs in all of film.
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