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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Cantor Arts Center
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 PM
Carolyn Lazard: Long Take is a multimedia exhibition that begins with a score for a performance and unfolds as a series of interventions that engage accessibility as an artistic material. Made in collaboration with dancer Jerron Herman and poet and artist Joselia Rebekah Hughes, the central work, Leans, Reverses (2022), emerges from the relationship between a dance performance, its recording, and
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Cantor Arts Center
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 PM
Curated by Associate Curator of European Art, Patrick R. Crowley, JANE! celebrates the aesthetic and affective excesses of Jane Stanford, the Gilded Age founder and matriarch of Stanford University. Bringing together precious keepsakes, souvenirs, archaeological detritus, and spooky messages from beyond the grave, the exhibition reveals the campy underside of a familiar biography and perhaps an ev
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Lathrop Library
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 PM
The East Asia Library at Stanford University will host a print exhibition by Kim Bong-Jun, a leading figure in Korean Minjung (People’s) Art, from September 29 to December 11, 2026. Active since the 1980s, Kim has developed a distinctive visual language that combines traditional Korean folk art and popular expression with contemporary art, reflecting the lives and realities of ordinary people and
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Cantor Arts Center
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 PM
Before 3D printing, there was photosculpture. Curated by Patrick R. Crowley, Associate Curator of European Art, Solid Pictures is the first major exhibition to explore these largely overlooked objects first conceived in 1859 by the twenty-nine-year-old French artist and inventor François Willème. Employing projection technologies and mechanical instruments, Willème and his team of operators transl
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Green Library
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 PM
Stanford Libraries now holds an 1883 edition of a rare book, Les laboureurs: poème tiré de Jocelyn, whose pages (text and ornaments) were entirely woven on a Jacquard loom by the firm of silk merchant Joseph-Alphonse Henry. This exhibition explores the cultural contexts and material conditions of Les laboureurs’ production, and considers parallels between technology-driven global change in the lat
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Cantor Arts Center
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 2:00 PM
Join us for casual in-gallery conversations in our special exhibition, JANE!, facilitated by our Museum Engagement Guides. Enjoy a spotlight tour focusining on a single object, followed by an open conversation. Curated by Associate Curator of European Art, Patrick R. Crowley, JANE! celebrates the aesthetic and affective excesses of Jane Stanford, the Gilded Age founder and matriarch of Stanford
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · McMurtry Building
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 PM
Electric Contrasts: The Art of the Detail brings together photobooks and magazines to show how the revolution of photography in the late 19th and early 20th century changed the history of art. Electric Contrasts takes Kenneth Clark’s landmark 1938 book One Hundred Details from Pictures in the National Gallery as a starting point to illuminate the impact black and white photographic details of Old
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📍 Stanford · San Jose & South Bay · Braun Music Center
📅 Sun, Nov 8, 7:00 PM
Join us for a special evening of music as we bring together talented alumni from Stanford’s community from across the years, showcasing a diverse selection of solo and chamber music. This event offers an opportunity to experience the artistry of Stanford Alumni, a chance to reconnect with musicians and friends, and celebrate the enduring bond we share through music. Stanford Music Alumni who woul
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Mitchell Earth Sciences
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 12:00 PM
Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collection Exhibit: Water in the West Our Fall 2026 exhibition highlights the water resources in California & the Western United States to shed light on the issues that affect our waterways. The exhibit features maps and the Layperson’s guides series published by the Water Education Foundation, which aim to foster public understanding of water resources.
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · McMurtry Building
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 1:00 PM
Digital objects are often seen as alien to craft, as though no hands had shaped them. They can be copied endlessly and exactly, bereft of the maker’s touch. Yet weaving and printmaking are among our oldest technologies of reproduction, fixing patterns so they can be repeated and circulated. The printing press and the Jacquard loom initiated processes of automation that displaced human hands—and th
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Art Gallery
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 1:00 PM
Presented by the Department of Art & Art History, the 12th Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Touch Me Not, showcases a campus-wide selection of artwork by twenty-two Stanford undergraduate students. Touch Me Not: 12th Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition On View: October 7 – December 4, 2026 Stanford Art Gallery, 419 Lasuen Mall Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, 1–5pm Opening Reception: Thurs
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · McMurtry Building
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 1:00 PM
TNT Traysikel: Never Gonna Give You Up! On View: October 15–December 4, 2026* McMurtry Building, 355 Roth Way, Stanford Miller Discussion Room and Vitrine Gallery Open Monday–Friday, 1:00pm–5:00pm Curated By: Gabriel Harrison Free & open to the public Opening Reception: Friday, October 16, 2–3:30pm during Art & Art History’s Reunion Open House Closing Reception: Friday, December 4, 3–5pm during F
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · MacArthur Park Restaurant
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 3:00 PM
Join us for a special Veterans Day Celebration as Stanford University's Office of Military-Affiliated Communities (OMAC), collaborating on behalf of the university with the City of Palo Alto and the American Legion, hosts this annual community event. The evening will feature special performances from Stanford's very own Mendicants, guest speakers, and a presentation of the Quilt of Valor by the S
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Old Union
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 7:00 PM
Join the Buddhist Community at Stanford (BCAS) for weekly meditation. Everyone is welcome, regardless of religious affiliation or experience with Buddhism or meditation. We meet on Mondays and Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. in the CIRCLE Sanctuary on the third floor of Old Union. Sits last about 30 minutes, and participants often stay to chat afterward. Sessions are usually unguided, with guided practic
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Building 360
📅 Tue, Nov 10, 12:00 PM
During the Cold War, the ideological struggle to win the hearts and minds of the Chinese took place on the pages of literary texts. A battle of the books between Washington D.C. and Beijing mobilized entire networks of U.S. Foreign Service posts, book publishers, and higher education institutions to take sides in propagating representations of either democracy or communism to ethnic Chinese commun
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📍 San Francisco · Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building
📅 Tue, Nov 10, 12:10 PM
Join us for our Stem Cell Genome Engineering Series | Organoid Models, which highlights advances in genome engineering for stem cell biology and therapeutic development, aligning with our vision to Discover, Engineer, Heal. At our Nov 10 session, we will hear from speaker Michelle Gbenedio, who will present "Patient-Derived Organoid Resources: From 3D Model Development to Disease Modeling and Drug
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · McMurtry Building
📅 Tue, Nov 10, 5:00 PM
Situated in Black media studies and play studies, Zayla Crocker examines Bernard Rose’s 1992 film Candyman along with Nia DaCosta’s remake of the same name to demonstrate how both films encourage the spectator to “play” within the genre conventions of the slasher film through an act of ritualized play Crocker deems “playing wretched.” Both films overtly or covertly prompt the spectator to call on
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · McMurtry Building
📅 Tue, Nov 10, 7:00 PM
BLKNWS: Pilgrim Marketing Plan Rebuttal film and dialogue with Kahlil Joseph Please join us for a dialogue and viewing of Kahlil Joseph’s latest work. He will be sharing some of his latest work on BLKNWS through a conversation with Srdan Keca (Program Director of Doc Film) and Chanell Stone (Photography), moderated by Christian González Ho (Art History + Architecture). 📅 Tuesday, November 10,
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Memorial Church
📅 Wed, Nov 11, 12:15 PM
Enjoy lunchtime organ music in the glowing acoustic of Memorial Church. University Organist Robert Huw Morgan will perform brief recitals, followed by light refreshments in the Round Room! These free events are open to the public. 12:15 - 12:45 pm | Concert 12:45 - 1:15 pm | Tea & cookies
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📍 Stanford · San Jose & South Bay · Braun Music Center
📅 Wed, Nov 11, 12:30 PM
Don't miss this rare screening of the delightfully offbeat silent-film classic, "Mighty Like a Moose," brought to life with a live score composed and performed by Stanford's own Stephen Prutsman (piano) and 2026 Emerging String Quartet Fellows The Dolphins. The Dolphins Quartet is a string quartet and composer collective united by a belief that chamber music can be vibrant, daring, and deeply h
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · CIRCLE
📅 Wed, Nov 11, 4:00 PM
If you are currently or have ever experienced the death of a significant person in your life, or are experiencing feelings of grief in a time of uncertainty, this is an opportunity to share your experiences, suggestions, and concerns with others in a safe and supportive environment. Student Grief Gatherings are held 3x/quarter and are facilitated by staff from ORSL, Well-Being, CAPS and GLO. This
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Simonyi Conference Center
📅 Thu, Nov 12, 9:00 AM
November 12-13, 2026 | 9am – 6pm Computing and Data Science Building (CoDA) | Stanford University Join us as we commemorate five years of achievements by the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance We are bringing together outstanding researchers, clinicians, athletes, coaches, and performance specialists for two days of learning and idea exchange around four key topics: Performance across the Lifes
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📍 San Francisco
📅 Thu, Nov 12, 12:05 PM
Improve listening and presentation skills while developing leadership. We are an open enrollment club, which means we have both UCSF and non-UCSF members. All are welcome to visit and see if we are a good fit for your needs.
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📍 San Francisco · Sandler Neurosciences Center
📅 Thu, Nov 12, 4:30 PM
Join us at Gallery190 for the opening of MY OLD MAN (M.O.M.), an exhibition of photographs by Pablo Tapay Bautista exploring memory, family, and the intimate realities of caregiving. Through documentary photographs, handwritten text, and abstract imagery, Bautista reflects on caring for his father and the shifting roles, memories, and relationships that accompany aging and dementia. Opening Rece
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Roble Gym
📅 Thu, Nov 12, 8:00 PM
FALL MAIN STAGE 2026 | NO LATE SEATING Written By Thornton Wilder | Directed by Guest Artist Jeffrey Lo A Stage Manager enters before us calling for time. But it’s not a rehearsal they are calling us in for, it’s real life. In Thornton Wilder’s masterwork Our Town we experience life in three acts: “Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage” and finally, “Death and Eternity.” In a world where the possibili
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📍 Stanford · San Jose & South Bay · Braun Music Center
📅 Fri, Nov 13, 12:30 PM
The Dolphins Quartet performs as part of the Emerging String Quartet Program (ESQP). The Dolphins Quartet is a string quartet and composer collective united by a belief that chamber music can be vibrant, daring, and deeply human. Trained at Juilliard and based in New York City, the quartet has gained recognition for adventurous programming, original compositions, and performances that reimagine t
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · David Rumsey Map Center (Green Library)
📅 Fri, Nov 13, 3:00 PM
Explore the World of Maps at the David Rumsey Map Center Join us for a guided tour of the David Rumsey Map Center at Stanford Libraries. Upon arrival, you'll be greeted by one of our knowledgeable staff members for an immersive experience. 30-Minute Overview: Dive deep into the history, collections, and special exhibitions of the David Rumsey Map Center, enriched with insights and stories from o
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📍 San Francisco · Byers Auditorium | Genentech Hall
📅 Fri, Nov 13, 4:30 PM
Please join the UCSF ENACT Center for a screening of the groundbreaking endometriosis documentary End of the Cycle, by The Endo Collective. The End of the Cycle is created by The Endometriosis Collective. The film not only highlights forefront scientific and clinical research, but challenges decades of misconceptions. Following the film, a panel of leading voices in endometriosis research, clini
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📍 San Mateo · Peninsula · Central Park (Fitzgerald Field)
📅 Fri, Nov 13, 6:00 PM
City of San Mateo and San Mateo United Homeowners Association free tree lighting and San Mateo on Ice opening celebration on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, 6–8 p.m. at Fitzgerald Field in Central Park, with Peninsula Skating Club performances. Public skating opens Nov. 14 through Jan. 10.
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Hoover Pavilion
📅 Sat, Nov 14, 12:00 PM
Leading cancer researcher Bryant Lin, MD, distills the lessons for living that he’s learned as a physician and as a patient, after being diagnosed with his own terminal illness. He will be joinined by Latha Palaniappan, MD, MS, co-director, Center for Asian Health and Education at Stanford University. Light lunch provided.
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Dinkelspiel Auditorium
📅 Sat, Nov 14, 7:30 PM
The acclaimed Stanford Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble, directed by Murray Low, presents their first performance of the academic year! We are exciting to playing for you again. As usual, the group have a complete new set of music prepared covering all aspects of the idiom - classic and modern salsa, boleros, samba, rumba, Latin jazz, and much more! Works include those written or performed by icons such
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Anderson Collection
📅 Mon, Nov 16, 11:15 AM
Museum Minis is a welcoming monthly storytime at the Anderson Collection for children ages 0–5 and their caregivers. Each session features two engaging, age-appropriate books inspired by the essential elements of art—line, color, shape, and texture—introducing young children to these ideas and connecting them to artworks in the museum’s collection. Together, families are invited to look closely, n
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Mitchell Earth Sciences
📅 Mon, Nov 16, 12:00 PM
Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collection Pop-up Map Exhibit: Fire in the West Join us during Geography Awareness Week for a pop-up exhibition on the Branner mezzanine (map floor) highlighting maps about fire in California & the Western United States! The exhibit is available for viewing Monday November 16 through Friday November 20 during regular library open hours. Check out past exhibi
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Y2E2 Building
📅 Mon, Nov 16, 12:00 PM
Abstract: Improving community resilience requires structural systems that limit structural damage and reduce downtime after an earthquake. Strongback braced frames (SBFs) with buckling-restrained braces (BRBs) offer an alternative to more traditional braced frames by reducing drift concentrations. Particularly, SBFs use a stiff, essentially elastic vertical truss (i.e., “strongback”) that redis
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Gates Computer Science Building
📅 Mon, Nov 16, 12:00 PM
In the last year, AI models have rapidly improved on public benchmarks measuring their ability to carry out research tasks autonomously. Such performance suggests that models may be capable of automating parts of the AI R&D process itself, thereby accelerating the pace of AI progress. However, there is still little empirical data on how these new capabilities have changed the research process with
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Building 260
📅 Mon, Nov 16, 5:00 PM
The French and Italian Department and French Speaking Worlds: Here and Now present: A Book talk on D’abord ils sont venus chercher les mots [First They Came for Words], les Arènes, 2026, by Prof. Cécile Alduy, in conversation with Prof. Joshua Landy. An Author Caught Up by Her Subject A professor of literature at Stanford and a discourse analysis scholar, Cécile Alduy has spent years analyzing h
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Building 260
📅 Tue, Nov 17, 12:00 PM
Please join German Studies Lecture Series for How Do You Dance a Cabinet of Curiosities? A conversation with Professor Jutta Eming (Freie Universität Berlin). As a collection and exhibition convention, a Cabinet of Curiosity or Wunderkammer is regarded as a historical intermediate stage between the medieval treasury and the modern museum. It was widespread throughout Europe from the 16th to 18th
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Bechtel International Center
📅 Tue, Nov 17, 12:00 PM
Join us at the Bechtel International Center as we officially kick off International Education Week! Campus partners, student groups, cultural tables, and performances will be the highlights with special snacks. Please join us as we celebrate global education and cultural exchange.
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Bolivar House
📅 Tue, Nov 17, 4:45 PM
This event is a collaboration between the Consulate General of Brazil in San Francisco and Stanford University, through its Portuguese Language Program, Global Studies Division, Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies, Center for African Studies, Department of Iberian and Latin American Cultures, Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education, and Center for Latin American Studies. THIS EVENT RE
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Elliot Program Center
📅 Tue, Nov 17, 6:00 PM
Keegan Cooke, Director of Stanford Ecopreneurship, will offer a guided tour of the vast landscape of classes, grants, fellowships, clubs, and programs available for those interested in pursuing sustainabilityfocused entrepreneurship at Stanford!
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · Alumni Center
📅 Thu, Nov 19, 4:30 PM
Join IAJS for Bones, Borders, and Black Mirrors: Can Justice Outlive Colonialism? as we consider how colonialism continues to shape our world and explore where, in the law, in the archaeological record, and in art, we are finding ways to build more just societies. Inspiring this conversation is artwork by Pedro Lasch, Coatlicue & Las Meninas: The Stanford Edition, originally commissioned as part
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula · McMurtry Building
📅 Thu, Nov 19, 5:30 PM
Made possible by the Millicent Greenwell Clapp Studio Art Series Fund, this series invites an artist each quarter for a two-day visit consisting of studio critiques with our MFA students and an evening public lecture. This series continues to provide a dynamic platform for artists to engage with the Stanford community, fostering critical dialogue and creative exploration. Protocol Art In this le
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📍 Stanford · Peninsula
📅 Thu, Nov 19, 6:30 PM
Please join Comics: More Than Words for Cinematic Language in Horror Manga a discussion with Pelin Çılgın (they/them). Pelin is a PhD Candidate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Stanford University. Pelin is a film critic, curator, and scholar researching Japanese literature, culture, and film. In preparation for the talk and the subsequent discussion, please: 1. Read th
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📍 Walnut Creek · Tri-Valley & Contra Costa · Civic Park
📅 Fri, Nov 20, 5:30 PM
Walnut Creek Downtown Association and City of Walnut Creek annual tree lighting on Nov. 20, 2026, 5:30–6:30 p.m. at Civic Park, with complimentary hot cocoa, carolers, and Frosty the Snowman.
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📍 Sonoma · Sonoma & Napa · Sonoma Plaza
📅 Sat, Nov 21, 5:00 PM
City of Sonoma Lighting of the Sonoma Plaza on Nov. 21, 2026, 5:00–8:00 p.m. at #1 The Plaza, with live music, cider, cookies, food vendors/trucks, and the holiday tree lighting.
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📍 San Francisco · Yerba Buena Gardens
📅 Sat, Nov 28, 4:00 PM
Second annual holiday tree lighting hosted by the Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy on Nov. 28, 2026, from 4–6 p.m. RSVPs are not required.
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📍 San Francisco · Huntington Park
📅 Mon, Nov 30, 5:30 PM
Nob Hill Association annual holiday lighting at Huntington Park on Nov. 30, 2026, 5:30–7:30 p.m., with live holiday music, festive treats, family activities, and the park lighting.
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📍 San Francisco · Bank of America Plaza (Castro)
📅 Mon, Nov 30, 6:00 PM
Castro Merchants Association lights the Castro Holiday Tree on Nov. 30, 2026, 6:00–6:30 p.m. at Bank of America Plaza, 501 Castro Street.
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