CALENDAR ball League. Game times vary. Houston, Aug. 14; Green Bay, Aug. 26; Los Angeles, Sept. 12. Ticket prices vary. Levi’s Stadium, 4900 Marie P. DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara. 415/464-9377. Museums AUGUST/SEPTEMBER Screaming Hand. Aug. 5–March 26. It’s iconic, An emblem of Santa Cruz and of skateboarding; Jim Phillips made a permanent mark with his infamous and gritty drawing of a screaming hand that now pervades urban skate culture. This exhibit celebrates Phillips and fellow contemporary artists. Open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets $3–$5. Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Third Floor Art Forum Gallery, 705 Front St., Santa Cruz. 831/429-1964. Richard Diebenkorn: The Sketchbooks Revealed. Through Aug. 8. Go behind the scenes of a brilliant mind when viewing these rare sketchbooks by 20th-century painter Richard Diebenkorn. Given to Cantor Arts Center by the artist’s widow, 29 books reveal 1,045 of his drawings. Open Wednesday through Monday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Free. Cantor Arts Center, Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Stanford. 650/723-4177. Indestructible Wonder: Evan Holm’s watertable. Aug. 18–Jan. 29. Juxtaposing the raw minimalism of nature with audio wonders, Oakland artist Evan Holm’s piece, commissioned by the San Jose Museum of Art for this environment-centric exhibit, combines manzanita branches with an underwater cassette tape churning beneath a layer of ink. Holm’s “watertable” provides a contemplative visual and auditory experience as a an innovative centerpiece to the show. Tuesday–Sunday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tickets free–$10. San Jose Museum of Art, 110 South Market St., San Jose. 408/271-6840. Life and Labor: The Photographs of Milton Rogovin. Aug. 8–March 17. Not the usual celebrity faces commonly known to make it into the spotlight and framed photos, this installation highlights the unknown working class. A social documentarian, Rogovin passed away at the age of 101 in 2011, but his work lives on. Tuesday–Sunday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tickets free–$10. San Jose Museum of Art, 110 South Market St., San Jose. 408/271-6840. New Stories from the Edge of Asia: Tabaimo: Her Room. Through Aug. 21. Tabaimo makes large-scale, surreal animations that consist of thousands of drawings made with a traditional Japanese calligraphy brushes. Open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets $5–8. San Jose Museum of Art, 110 S. Market St., San Jose. 408/271-6855. Mining the Ancient. Through Aug. 22 This exhibit shows how contemporary works continue to pay homage to ancient artifacts and imagery. Open Wednesday through Monday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Free. Cantor Arts Center, Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Stanford. 650/723-4177. Incoming! Through Sept. 5. In this planetarium show, audiences discover how asteroids and comets have collided with our planet throughout history, changing the course of life on Earth. Open Monday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets $24.95–$34.95. California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco. 415/379-8000. The Valley of Heart’s Delight: A Multiple– media Exhibit. Aug. 23–Oct. 23. Peruse multimedia representations of the Santa Clara Valley, and neighboring regions, whose stunning landscape and rolling orchards caught the eyes and lenses of artists since long before it was dubbed Silicon Valley. Open Tuesday through Sunday, times vary. Free with admission. Filoli, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside. 650/364-8300, ext. 507. Mary Ellen Bartley: Looking Between the Covers. Through Sept. 4. This solo exhibit from Mary Ellen Bartley mines the beauty of simple straight lines, those often unnoticed at the page ends of books. Open Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m. Free. San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, 560 S. First St., San Jose. 408/283-8155. NextNewPaper. Through Sept. 18. Everyday objects can reflect complex artistic missions, and this exhibit of 19 Bay Area artists exemplifies just that. Paper culled from materials including utility bills to business cards are morphed into installations both small and large. Open Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m. Free. San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, 560 S. First St., San Jose. 408/283-8155. Stitched In Time: A Needlework Exhibit. Through Aug. 21. Intricate needlework is the focus of this Filoli display. Including work by Filoli’s resident embroidery instructor Lucy Barter, this colorful exhibit shows how simple thread intertwines into complex yet delicate visuals. Free with admission. Filoli, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside. 650/364-8300, ext. 507. Bruce Davidson: Gifts to the Collection. Through Sept. 11. Bruce Davidson put the civil rights movement in freeze frame, documenting the poverty of Harlem with his camera for two years. A sense of social activism pervades the historical documentation in his work, and 42 prints are on display at the de Young. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Free with admission; $6-$10. de Young Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco. 415/750-3600. 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