The Dwell Guide to Events in Your City

Wednesday, March 5

The Pacific Film Archive’s latest series, A Theater Near You, screens international classics like Pietro Germi’s Sicilian satires Divorce, Italian Style and Seduced and Abandoned. Through March 30. 130 California Hall, 2626 Bancroft Way; (510) 642-0808; www.bampfa.berkeley.edu

Thursday, March 6

Architects Henrik Bull, Casper Mork-Ulnes, Jerri Holan and Dan Lieberman gather to discuss the legacy of Norwegian architect Wenche selmer. The event complements AIA’s photo exhibition of the wooden houses and cabins Selmer designed on Norway's coast. 5:30 reception, 6:30 discussion; 130 Sutter Street, Suite 600; (415) 362-7397; www.aiasf.org

Friday, March 7

The Magnificent Orson Welles film series is all about the legendary director and star of Citizen Kane, which screens tonight at 7 p.m.  Through April 13. 130 California Hall, 2626 Bancroft Way; (510) 642-0808; www.bampfa.berkeley.edu

To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Ferry Building’s reopening, urban planners, port authorities, and urban designers discuss waterfront redevelopment and its impact on city life. 8:30-10 a.m.; Ferry Building, Port Commission Hearing Room; (415) 362-7397; www.aiasf.org

Saturday, March 8

If you like flowers, the de Young museum is the next best thing to a romp in the fields. Today the institution unveils Edwin Hale Lincoln’s photographs of New England wildflowers. And from March 11-15, it fills its galleries 150 flower arrangements relating to the art on display. So grab a box of Claritin and go. de Young Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr.; (415) 750-3600; www.famsf.org

The Alvin Ailey American Dance troupe gives San Francisco three more performances: Today (2 p.m., 8 p.m.) and tomorrow afternoon (3 p.m.). Zellerbach Hall, 2100 Bancroft Way; (510) 642-9988; http://berkeley.edu

Sunday, March 9

The Berkeley Art Museum opens Matrix/Redux contemporary art exhibit, including works by Kiki Smith, Peter Doig, David Ireland, and Robert Irwin. 130 California Hall, 2626 Bancroft Way; (510) 642-0808; www.bampfa.berkeley.edu

Tuesday, March 11

Author Edith Grossman, best known for her translation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel Love in the Time of Cholera, gives a talk at 12:30 p.m.; 111 Minna this afternoon. 111 Minna St.; (415) 512-8812; www.catranslation.org

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