It's a Bug's Life at Oakland Museum of California--2nd Friday August 13, 2010

Wear your antennae to the Oakland Museum of California for August Second Fridays programs, where it's all about Pixar's A Bug's Life! Buzz on over and learn the making-of & behind-the-scenes stories from a Pixar expert and Contemporary California Creativity: The People of Pixar! From darkling beetles to walking sticks, have we got bugs for you from the Insect Discovery Lab! ... dead & alive! Dancers and instructors will be onsite, so come dance the jitterbug and more with Don Neely and the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, who authentically recapture the excitement from the "Jazz Age," to "Swing Era," to "Rat Pack Music!" So much to explore in the Galleries, the OMCA Store, and Blue Oak cafe. All ages welcome. Included with Museum admission.

The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) presents "PIXAR: 25 Years of Animation," a major exhibition of over 500 works by the artists at Pixar Animation Studios July 31, 2010-January 9, 2011. The exhibition includes drawings, paintings, and sculptures that illustrate the creative process and craftsmanship behind Pixar's wildly successful computer-animated films. This will be a significantly enhanced presentation of the exhibition, which is returning home to Oakland after a successful worldwide tour that began at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2005. A number of significant works will be on public display for the first time, including art from Ratatouille, WALL*E, Up, and Pixar's latest feature film, Toy Story 3. PIXAR will also include an updated, awe-inspiring version of the Pixar Artscape, a widescreen media installation, and the Pixar Zoetrope, a three-dimensional device that displays a rapid succession of images, creating the illusion of motion. The exhibition will be accompanied by screenings of Pixar's feature and short films; a special program of lectures, talks and workshops with Pixar artists; and a new and expanded exhibition catalogue.

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