• Tim Miller (10 pm), Internationally acclaimed performance artist
• Diamond Daggers (11 pm), Queer burlesque troupe featuring Simone de la Getto, La Chica Boom, and Alotta Boutte with hosts Ani Rivera (Dyke March) and the fabulous Sister Sara Femme (Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence)
• Hottub (12 am), Funk, punk, and crunk from Oaktown
• DJ Black and Crew (throughout the night), Soulful house/eclectic homohop
• Queer Activist Fair!

Experience YBCA visual art exhibitions:
• When Lives Become Form: Contemporary Brazilian Art, 1960s to the Present
• PAUSE: Keywords School
• Engagement, Commitment and Fresh Air: Fifty Years with the San Francisco Mime Troupe

ALSO, SHORT FILMS IN THE SCREENING ROOM
9 PM–12 AM

Enjoy delectable edibles from Orson/Citizen Cake's Elizabeth Falkner (Top Chef, Iron Chef America) and partner/co-owner, Sabrina Riddle. SEE THE SPECIAL MENU FOR BIG IDEA NIGHT »

PLUS, CHEAP DRINKS ALL NIGHT!

Show off your pink triangle fashions at the “Soapbox Social” from 7–9 pm. Queer luminaries each deliver a five-minute State of the Union address followed by cocktails and conversation. Participants include Therese Stewart (Deputy City Attorney and Marriage Equality Advocate), Sister Vicious Power Hungry Bitch (co-founder of Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc.), Ryan Clary (Project Inform), and Anna Conda (Queerer Nation and Charlie Horse).
Read the speeches »
"Soapbox" seats are limited and require a separate RSVP. Please RSVP at ybcafree.org »

GO PINK YOURSELF!
Express your activism with your own spin on the classic SILENCE=DEATH logo developed by the Gran Fury Collective in the late-1980s. Customize the design online, share it, make it into a button at Big Idea Night, and enter the Go Pink Yourself design contest for fabulous prizes, including dinner for 2 at Orson!
Make your own now »

BIG IDEA BUTTONS
Be on the lookout for volunteers handing out free buttons to the first 500 people. A select few will get you special access into the Members Lounge for the evening, and all buttons are redeemable for special discounts on upcoming programs.

1-MINUTE VIDEOS
Submit a 1-minute-or-less video answering the following question: “What is the biggest priority for the queer community today, and what are or aren’t you doing about it?” We’ll be projecting the collected testimonials throughout the night, Citizen Kane-style, so get ready for your close-up. Send your video to video@ybcaonline.net or share it with us on Facebook.

Members get it all at the Big Idea Night Party:

• Priority Entrance—Get in between 9 pm–12 am
  and start your party right away.
• Members Lounge—Relax with sweet treats by Elizabeth Falkner and complimentary wine tasting from VIN12 featuring Barber Cellars and MJ Lord’s.

Not a Member?
No problem! Join at Big Idea Night and you’ll receive
$10 off any membership level.