December 19-20 agenda: San Francisco MoMA 75th Anniversary Show

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Weekend selection: San Francisco's MoMA celebrates its 75th anniversary, 'Les Contes d'Hoffmann' from the Metropolitan Opera shown in theaters worldwide and a manga fair in Japan.

The Met's 'Les Contes d'Hoffmann' in theaters worldwide
December 19
International

Now in its fourth season, The Met: Live in HD transmits live performances by the Metropolitan Opera in high definition to theaters around the world. On Saturday, December 19 at 1:00 pm EST, the Met will transmit its fourth Live in HD broadcast of the season, Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann, to hundreds of movie theaters in more than 40 countries. A full list of participating theaters is on the Met Opera website.

http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera

San Francisco MoMA 75th Anniversary Show
December 19, 2009-January 16, 2011
San Francisco, USA

Marking its 75th year, pioneering SFMOMA exhibits The Anniversary Show with more than 400 works from its collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, videos, photographs, and design objects, from a range of artists including Jackson Pollock, Frida Kahlo, and Jeff Koons, and the videos of Marcel Duchamp and Andy Warhol.

www.sfmoma.org/exhibitions/401

Jump series Manga mania
December 19-20
Tokyo, Japan

The Jump series of manga are among the most popular in Japan, selling thousands of copies every week. Not surprising then that the publisher of the magazine, Shueisha, is staging an event to promote the characters that feature in its pages, as well as goods and services related to the publication.

www.jumpfesta.com