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Many of this weekend’s events and installations are free, but some — like the San Jose Museum of Art and the “Out of the Garage, Into the World” showcase at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center’s South Hall — require tickets, The South Hall admission is just $5, but day and multiday passes to all events are available for $24 sterling pink ballet shoe charm - dancing shoe charm to $45, You can get schedule and artist information at www.01sj.org, or even download the festival’s app for iPhones, I’ll be writing columns this weekend from the festival, as well as posting updates on Facebook and at www.twitter.com/spizarro..
Harvest Festival: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 24, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 25, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 26, San Jose McEnery Convention Center, 150 W. San Carlos St. Hundreds of booths filled with original art, blown glass, jewelry, specialty foods, clothing, home decor, daily live music, entertainment, and KidZone. Free-$9. http://www.harvestfestival.com/san-jose.html. 925-392-7300. SAN LEANDRO. Fear Overload Scream Park: 7 p.m., through Nov. 11, Bayfair Center, 15555 East 14th Street. Two horrifying haunted houses. $25-$50. https://fearoverload.com/.
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“East Meets West: l’Étude de Nature.” Painting, drawing and calligraphy by Angela Lai. Through Sept. 17. Foster City Art Gallery, 650 Shell Blvd., Foster City. Watercolors by Andy Muonio. Community School of Music and Arts, Mohr Gallery, Finn Center, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. Through Sept. 20. Free. 650-917-6800, ext. 306, or www.arts4all.org. Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas; through Jan. 2. William Trost Richards — True to Nature: Drawings, Watercolors, and Oil Sketches; through Sept. 26. 650-723-4177 or http:// museum.stanford.edu.