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The Pacific Film Archive at the Berkeley Art Museum will return to in-person film screenings, beginning with outdoor screenings August 12, and indoor screenings resuming September 1.

Prognosis: Notes on Living is this year’s local spotlight at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. The film sparks conversations about death, dying, and living Jewishly. It will be screened on July 25 at the Castro Theater in San Francisco.

OMCA reopened on June 18 after a 15-month long hiatus due to the pandemic as well as an extensive $20 million renovation. The revamped museum has a redone sculpture garden, an expanded cafe, and new artwork by local artists.

The Exploratorium reopens its museum doors to the public today, July 1, 2021, after more than 15 months of closure. Timed tickets for members and the general public are available to reserve on the museum’s website.

The 30th Jewish Culture Festival is back from June 25-July 4 in Krakow’s Kazimierz district. For those who can’t make it to the in-person festivities, a livestream of the festival is available.

As a leader in K-12 education, the National Math & Science Initiative (NMSI) has created a series of webinars and a new workbook for using COVID relief funds to help teachers, school administrators, superintendents, and school boards navigate road to recovery that lies ahead.

Nearly as fascinating as the stunning 70-foot mural with historical Bay Area ties is the painstaking process of dismantling and moving it across town for display at SFMOMA. The four-year undertaking involved mechanical engineers, architects, art historians, fresco experts, art handlers and riggers from the US and Mexico working in concert.

In partnership with the San Francisco Symphony, SFJAZZ, and other community organizations, Stanford Live will be host a six-week series of live performances beginning July 1. Click below for tickets:

Urban Adamah is reopening! It already wrapped up its first week of summer camp and recently welcomed over 100 participants back to the farm for its first public program since March 2020. The urban farm has also created a new community fridge to help food insecure neighbors. Watch their recent update:

Marine archaeology researchers at the universities of Haifa and California, San Diego have discovered that sea levels in Israel rose 2 meters during the Hellenistic period. The drastic change resulted in loss of infrastructure that may give a window into the future effects of climate change, reports the Jerusalem Post.

Moishe House’s 2020 annual report utilizes Instagram to innovatively communicate its takeaways from a year of pandemic Jewish connection and young adult engagement. The annual report can be found @mhannualreport on Instagram.

As San Francisco reopens, the City’s Museums for All summer program is now open year-round, providing eligible residents free or reduced admission to local museums and cultural centers. San Franciscans who receive Medi-Cal or CalFresh receive free or reduced-price tickets to the City’s most exciting arts and nature exhibits.