"Color in Motion" - Works by Alexander Calder. Thru Dec 13. San Jose Museum of Art, 110 S. Market St, San Jose (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.294.2787, Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm, closed Mon.

"Horsing Around in San Mateo County" - Thru Dec 7. San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City (The Peninsula), 650.299.0104, Tue-Sun, 10am-4pm.

"I Survived the Great Quake of 1989: Recollections of Loma Prieta Earthquake" - Thru Dec 6. San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City (The Peninsula), 650.299.0104, Tue-Sun, 10am-4pm.

"The Metaphysics of Notation" - Thru Mar 28. Cantor Arts Center, Palm Drive and Museum Way, Stanford University (The Peninsula), 650.723.4177, www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva, Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-8pm.

The Art of Richard Mayhew: After the Rain - Mayhew’s luminous landscapes focus on conveying the spiritual power of place, working with images of places from memory to represent mood. Museum hours. Museum admission. Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.429.1964, Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm; closed Mon.

Eduardo Carrillo: Within a Cultural Context - Carrillo's imagery, inspired by his Mexican heritage, ranges from contemplative smaller portraits to dramatic large scale oils on canvas and panels. Museum admission. Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.429.1964, Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm; closed Mon.

Tracey Adams:Mindful Inversions/New Encaustic Paintings and Scrolls - The artist combines vision, mathematics and music to produce synesthesia, a fusion of sensory experiences whereby one visual or aural sense is involuntarily stimulated by another. Museum admission. Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.429.1964, Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm; closed Mon.

Cielo/Sky - Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, is one of our local sister cities, and this multi-venue exhibition brings work focusing on our relationship to the heavens from de Tenerife to us. Show starts Nov 2; opening receptions, all on Nov 6, are: Porter Faculty Gallery UCSC 4:30pm; MAH 6pm, Octagon at MAH 7pm, Felix Kulpa Gallery 8pm. All venues carry their portion of the show through Dec 6, and more introductory events (including at co-exhibitor NextSpace) are in the works; for final schedule and more info, call 831.459.2314. Free admission. Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.429.1964, Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm; closed Mon.

Art Works Downtown - Ending Nov 20, "Day of the Dead," altars by various artists. Art Works Downtown, 1337 Fourth St, San Rafael (North Bay), 415.451.8119, Tues-Sat, 10 to 5.

Beasts on Broadway: Animals Galore! - A virtual zoo of two and three dimensional, paintings, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, fiber, photography and mixed media representing animals of all shapes and sizes, real or imagined. Through Nov. 22. Free admission. Santa Cruz Art League, 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz, 831.426.5787, Wed-Sat, noon-5pm, Sun noon-4pm.

Coffee Bazaar - Ending Nov 30, "In Celebration of the Child Within," children's book illustrations by local resident Zak Zaikine. 707.869.1479. Coffee Bazaar, 14045 Armstrong Woods Road, Guerneville (North Bay), 707.869.9706, Hours: Daily, 7am to 9pm.

Exhibition: Cielo/Sky - See "Cielo/Sky," Museum of Art and History. Through Dec. 6. NextSpace, 101 Cooper Street, Santa Cruz.

Marin Center's Veterans Memorial Auditorium - Through Jan 17, "Marin Art School 2009 Student Show." 415.472.3500. Marin Center's Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael (North Bay), 415.499.6800.

Michel-Schlumberger Winery - Through Dec 31, paintings by Soo Naga. 707.433.7427. Michel-Schlumberger Winery, 4155 Wine Creek Rd, Healdsburg (North Bay), 707.433.7427.

Sonoma Academy Byatt Claeyssens Gallery - Through Dec 27, "Christian Quintin," drawings and paintings. 707.545.1770. Sonoma Academy Byatt Claeyssens Gallery, 2500 Farmers Lane, Santa Rosa (North Bay), 707.545.1770.

Garland, Rounds and Oneglia - Terri Garland, photographer and recipient of the 2008 Rydell Fellowship grant, is the featured artist; also showing, Brian Rounds' landscapes in oil, Susan Dorf's bird paintings and Anna Oneglia's paintings. Reception for artists: Sun Nov 29, 3-5pm. Through Dec. 31. Free admission. Many Hands Gallery Capitola, 510 Bay Ave, Capitola (Santa Cruz), 831.475.2500, Daily 10am-6pm.

Two Bird Cafe - Through Dec, "All About Marin," paintings by Catherine Moreno. 415.488.0105. Two Bird Cafe, Valley Inn, 625 San Geronimo Dr, San Geronimo (North Bay), 415.488.0528, Wed-Sun, 8am to 3pm, 5:30 to 9pm.

The Land Meets the Sea - All five Santa Cruz County Bank branches (Aptos, Capitola, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Watsonville) are presenting exhibit of a dozen artists' work depicting the California coast; 117 works in total. Santa Cruz County Bank, 720 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.457.5000.

Surf's Up - This Artworx Gallery show features paintings by Michael Mote, photographs by Boots McGhee & glass sculptures by Marsha Blaker & Paul DeSomma that capture the spirit of the sea & surf culture. Mondays-Saturdays, 10am-5pm Continues through Dec. 26. Free. Santa Cruz Stoves and Fireplaces, 1043 Water St, Santa Cruz, 831.476.8007.

Reflections - Abstract mosaics by Desiree Cassel incorporating tile, fossils, stone, mirror, broken ceramics and found objects.  Mondays-Fridays, 12-5pm Continues through Nov. 30. Free admission. Diversity Center, 1117 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, 831.425.5422.

Exhibition: Cielo/Sky - See "Cielo/Sky," Museum of Art and History. Felix Kulpa Gallery, 107 Elm St, Santa Cruz, 408.373.2854, Thu-Sun noon-5pm.

Full Disclosure - An exhibit demonstrating the parallels and divergences between the artistic and scientific processes, featuring collaborations between masters of each. Thru Nov 21. Free. Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, Porter College, UCSC, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, 831.459.3606.

Call for Applicants: Art in Public Places Committee - Applications are available online at www.srcity.org, or in person at the Steele Lane Community Center. To request an application be mailed to you, please call 707.543.3293. Deadline to submit application is Nov 20 at 5. Steele Lane Community Center, 415 Steele Lane, Santa Rosa (North Bay), 707.543.3282, Mon-Thurs, 8 to 7; Fri, 8 to 5.

Jazz Festival Seeks Young Musicians - The Monterey Jazz Festival’s Next Generation program features young jazz musicians, the 2010 edition occurs in early April, and it's accepting applications from middle school, high school, and college big bands, high school and college level conglomerate bands and high school combos and vocal jazz ensembles through January 22, 2010. The application process is free of charge, as is participation; call 831.373.3366 x252 to find out where to get the forms. Free.

Sebastopol Farmers Market - Sun, 10 to 1:30. 707.522.9305. Sebastopol Plaza, McKinley St, Sebastopol (North Bay).