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
The General
Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
United States, 1926Digital Restoration
Recommended for ages 7 & up
Saturday, January 21 3:30 PMView DetailsBuster 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.
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
Lotte Reiniger
Germany, 1926Hand-Tinted and Toned 35mm Print
Recommended for ages 7 & up
Saturday, February 18 3:30 PMView DetailsOne 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.
Kirikou and the Wild Beasts
Bénédicte Galup, Michel Ocelot
France, 2005Recommended for ages 7 & up
Saturday, March 18 3:30 PMView DetailsThis 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.
The Circus
Charlie Chaplin
United States, 1928Recommended for ages 8 & up
Saturday, April 22 3:30 PMView DetailsThe Little Tramp becomes an accidental clown in this lesser-known but irresistibly funny Chaplin film.
A Hard Day’s Night
Richard Lester
United Kingdom, 1964Digital Restoration
Recommended for ages 8 & upSaturday, November 25 3:30 PMView DetailsRichard Lester’s hyperkinetic mod documentary captures the Fab Four at the height of Beatlemania!
My Neighbor Totoro
Hayao Miyazaki
Japan, 1988English-language version
Recommended for ages 4 & upFriday, December 29 2 PMView DetailsTwo 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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