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In the Groove: Jazz Portraits by Herman Leonard

Aug 5, 2016 - Feb 20, 2017

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Current Conversations: Race in America

Nov 3, 2016 - Nov 6, 2016

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The Outwin 2016: American Portraiture Today

Mar 12, 2016 - Jan 8, 2017

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One Life: Babe Ruth

Jun 24, 2016 - May 21, 2017

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Upcoming Events

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Sun Sep 25 @ 2:00 PM
Portrait Story Days: Dolores Huerta
Wed Sep 28 @ 4:00 PM
Conservation of Our Collection: Claggett Wilson
Fri Sep 30 @ 10:00 AM
Conversation Circles
Fri Sep 30 @ 1:00 PM
Open Studio Friday
Sat Oct 1 @ 11:00 AM
Thursdays at Noon: Portrait Signs
Wed Oct 5 @ 5:00 PM
Teen Museum Council Portrait Pop-Up
Thu Oct 6 @ 12:00 PM
Thursdays at Noon: Slow Looking
Fri Oct 7 @ 10:00 AM
Conversation Circles
Thu Oct 13 @ 12:00 PM
Thursdays at Noon: Portrait InSight
Thu Oct 13 @ 5:30 PM
Portraits After 5: Get in the Groove
Fri Oct 14 @ 10:00 AM
Conversation Circles
Sat Oct 15 @ 11:30 AM
Hispanic Heritage Month Family Day
Sat Oct 15 @ 12:00 PM
Portrait InSight
Sun Oct 16 @ 2:00 PM
Remembering Setsuko Hara - Repast
Sun Oct 16 @ 3:00 PM
Artist Talk: Tim Okamura
Sun Oct 16 @ 4:30 PM
Remembering Setsuko Hara- Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Thu Oct 20 @ 12:00 PM
Thursdays at Noon: Portrait Conversation
Fri Oct 21 @ 10:00 AM
Conversation Circles
Sun Oct 23 @ 2:00 PM
Remembering Setsuko Hara- The End of Summer
Thu Oct 27 @ 12:00 PM
Thursdays at Noon: Portrait Signs
Thu Oct 27 @ 5:30 PM
Strike a Prose: Me, Myself, and I
Fri Oct 28 @ 10:00 AM
Conversation Circles
Fri Oct 28 @ 6:30 PM
Margin: Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company
Sat Oct 29 @ 10:30 AM
Strike a Prose: Me, Myself, and I
Sat Oct 29 @ 12:00 PM
Portrait Signs
Tue Nov 1 @ 5:00 PM
Día de los Muertos Celebration
Wed Nov 2 @ 5:30 PM
Teen Museum Council Portrait Pop-Up
Thu Nov 3 @ 12:00 PM
Thursdays at Noon: Slow Looking
Thu Nov 3 @ 5:30 PM
Strike a Prose: Cultural Identity
Fri Nov 4
Richardson Symposium: Racial Masquerade in American Art and Culture
Fri Nov 4 @ 10:00 AM
Conversation Circles
Sat Nov 5 @ 10:30 AM
Strike a Prose: Cultural Identity
Sat Nov 5 @ 1:00 PM
Portrait Discovery Kits
Sat Nov 5 @ 1:00 PM
Portrait Story Days: Pocahontas
Sat Nov 5 @ 5:30 PM
IDENTIFY: Sheldon Scott
Sun Nov 6 @ 2:00 PM
Portrait Discovery Kits
Sun Nov 6 @ 2:00 PM
Portrait Story Days: Pocahontas
Sun Nov 6 @ 3:00 PM
Author Talk: Anne Collins Goodyear
Sun Nov 6 @ 3:00 PM
Deaf Jam and Poetry Slam
Thu Nov 10 @ 12:00 PM
Thursdays at Noon: Portrait InSight
Thu Nov 10 @ 5:30 PM
Strike a Prose: Understanding Others
Thu Nov 10 @ 6:30 PM
Pop Quiz: Veterns' Day
Fri Nov 11 @ 10:00 AM
Conversation Circles
Sat Nov 12 @ 10:30 AM
Strike a Prose: Understanding Others
Sat Nov 12 @ 12:00 PM
Portrait InSight
Sat Nov 12 @ 1:00 PM
Portrait Discovery Kits
Sat Nov 12 @ 1:00 PM
Portrait Story Days: Sequoyah

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