Bay Area Now 5—Complete Schedule!
Bay Area Now 5 Opening Night Party
Sat, Jul 19, 8 pm–midnight
Bay Area Now 5 Opening Night Party!
$12 in advance, $15 at the door
FREE for YBCA Members and a guest
Celebrate the opening of the Bay Area Now 5 exhibition with bands, dj's, interactive projects with BAN5 artists, performances by the Bay Area's best talent and of course Campari cocktails. Expect performances and sets by Softhug (Official Tourist), Bronze, T.I.T.S., Eugene International and a band so secret we can't even tell you!
From 8–9 pm in the YBCA Forum renowned cellist Joan Jeanrenaud takes an imaginative, new direction, teaming with Italian designer/artisan Alessandro Moruzzi, to create an interactive musical installation titled ARIA.
Members and a guest enjoy free admission to the party (and five others in a year), so join now! Visit ybca.org/join or call 415.321.1320.
FREE for YBCA Members and a guest
Celebrate the opening of the Bay Area Now 5 exhibition with bands, dj's, interactive projects with BAN5 artists, performances by the Bay Area's best talent and of course Campari cocktails. Expect performances and sets by Softhug (Official Tourist), Bronze, T.I.T.S., Eugene International and a band so secret we can't even tell you!
From 8–9 pm in the YBCA Forum renowned cellist Joan Jeanrenaud takes an imaginative, new direction, teaming with Italian designer/artisan Alessandro Moruzzi, to create an interactive musical installation titled ARIA.
Members and a guest enjoy free admission to the party (and five others in a year), so join now! Visit ybca.org/join or call 415.321.1320.
Bay Area Now 5—Complete Schedule
Ana Teresa Fernandez, Untitled
Erik Scollon, The artist at the potter's wheel
Leslie Shows, The Au Layer/Storm Reflecting in
a Pool (detail)
a Pool (detail)
Michael Swaine, from How to Organize a Public
Library Tour
Library Tour
Dohee Lee
The Builders Association
Keith Hennessy
Peaches Christ
Jesse Hawthorne Ficks
Black New World
Trio Garufa
Bay Area Independent Fashion Festival
Tango Ceviche
VISUAL ART
Bay Area Now 5
Jul 19–Nov 16, 2008
YBCA's fifth triennial exhibition of Bay Area art explores questions around how to re-imagine a regional survey in the midst of globalization. Artists include: Maria Antelman • Elaine Buckholtz • Joshua Churchill • Brian Conley • Ala Ebtekar • Ana Teresa Fernández • Donald Fortescue with Lawrence Labianca • Misako Inaoka • Jonathon Keats • Edmundo de Marchena • Ian McDonald • Praba Pilar • John Roloff • Paul Schiek • Erik Scollon • Leslie Shows • Ginger Wolfe-Suarez and Primitivo Suarez-Wolfe with poet Moira Roth • Canan Tolon • Lauren Woods
Theory of Survival
Jul 19–Aug 24, 2008
This project engages the Iranian and Iranian-American community in a dialogue around cultural identity.
Ground Scores
Jul 19–Oct 18, 2008
Tours in and around San Francisco that reveal the city's forgotten histories.
Estacion Odesia at YBCA & Queens Nails Annex
Jul 19–Nov 16, 2008
Exploring the work of Bay Area artists who are also musicians and who make audio-based projects.
Galleon Trade: Bay Area Now 5 Edition
Sep 4–Oct 19, 2008
Incorporating the historic Acapulco-Manila galleon route as a metaphor to create new routes of cultural exchange.
PERFORMANCE
Joan Jeanrenaud and Alessandro Moruzzi
Jul 19–26, 2008
An interactive pairing of sculpture and music in the YBCA Forum.
Kronos Quartet and Homayoun Sakhi
Aug 1 & 2, 2008
A world-premiere collaboration featuring music from Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, India, Palestine and Serbia.
Joanna Haigood and Zaccho Dance Theatre
Aug 16–17 & Aug 20–24, 2008
FREE outdoor performance exploring a bustling city corner.
Erika Shuch Performance Project
Sep 12–14, 2008
Rapid-fire plays, songs and dances perceiving our future.
Robert Moses' Kin
Sep 18–20, 2008
Athleticism and rhythmic complexity combined.
Sara Kraft
Oct 10–12, 2008
Paradoxes of life in the digital age.
Dohee Lee
Oct 16–18, 2008
Korean performance meets contemporary art.
Tiffany Shlain
Oct 23–25, 2008
What links bees, bacteria, the economy, and Hollywood?
The Builders Association
Nov 6–8, 2008
Technology and media extend the boundaries of theater.
Keith Hennessy
Nov 13–15, 2008
Circus arts by youth affected by juvenile criminal justice.
FILM / VIDEO
Jesse Hawthorne Ficks
Sep 13, 2008
A night of grrrl rockers of the 1980s.
Oddball Films
Sep 25, 2008
A surreal trip into pop culture sensation.
Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project
Sep 27, 2008
Short films by queer women of color.
DocFest
Oct 2, 2008
A showcase of outstanding and provocative documentaries.
kino21
Oct 16, 2008
A performance with text, film and live music.
Peaches Christ
Oct 18, 2008
SF's drag phenomenon presents her own films.
THE ROOM FOR BIG IDEAS
The Room for Big Ideas Annex: InSitu Richmond
Jul 19–Aug 17, 2008
Artists InSight: InSitu Richmond—A City in Conversation
Jul 24, 2008
The Red Poppy Art House Annex: The Living Presence of Space
Sep 1–Sep 28, 2008
YBCAlive! The Red Poppy Art House Annex Opening Night Featuring Quijerema
Sep 4, 2008
YBCAlive! Tango Ceviche
Sep 6, 2008
YBCAlive! Trio Garufa
Sep 11, 2008
YBCAlive! Family Art Activities, featuring painting and storytelling with La Malamaña
Sep 13, 2008
YBCAlive! Nefasha Ayer
Sep 13, 2008
YBCAlive! Music of Afro-Peru
Sep 18, 2008
YBCAlive! Poema Del Dia (Poem of the Day)
Sep 20, 2008
YBCAlive! The Red Poppy Art House Annex Extravaganza
Sep 26, 2008
YBCAlive! The Black New World Annex
Oct 9–Nov 16, 2008
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Community Conversations: What's Bay Area Now?! Regionalism, Globalization & The Arts
Aug 2, 2008
Honeybee Ballet Planting
Aug 3, 2008
YBCAlive!: Praba Pilar
Aug 10, 2008
YBCAlive! Portrait of Richmond Bus Tour
Aug 16, 2008
Red Poppy Art House: The Nice Guy Trio + 1, feat. Dina Maccabee and Alex Kelly
Sep 5, 2008
Red Poppy Art House: Marcus Shelby: Harriet Tubman and Jazz
Sep 6, 2008
Red Poppy Art House: Classical Revolution
Sep 12, 2008
What's the Big Idea? Day: Bay Area Now 5
Sep 13, 2008
Red Poppy Art House: Vidya
Sep 19, 2008
Red Poppy Art House: The Mo' Rockin Project: Jazz and North African Sounds
Sep 20, 2008
YBCAlive! Bay Area Independent Fashion Festival
Oct 11, 2008
Artists InSight: A Taste of Sanctified Gumbo
Oct 18, 2008
Special Event: The Good & Plenty Gumbo Cabaret
Nov 8, 2008
Bay Area Now 5
Jul 19–Nov 16, 2008
YBCA's fifth triennial exhibition of Bay Area art explores questions around how to re-imagine a regional survey in the midst of globalization. Artists include: Maria Antelman • Elaine Buckholtz • Joshua Churchill • Brian Conley • Ala Ebtekar • Ana Teresa Fernández • Donald Fortescue with Lawrence Labianca • Misako Inaoka • Jonathon Keats • Edmundo de Marchena • Ian McDonald • Praba Pilar • John Roloff • Paul Schiek • Erik Scollon • Leslie Shows • Ginger Wolfe-Suarez and Primitivo Suarez-Wolfe with poet Moira Roth • Canan Tolon • Lauren Woods
Theory of Survival
Jul 19–Aug 24, 2008
This project engages the Iranian and Iranian-American community in a dialogue around cultural identity.
Ground Scores
Jul 19–Oct 18, 2008
Tours in and around San Francisco that reveal the city's forgotten histories.
Estacion Odesia at YBCA & Queens Nails Annex
Jul 19–Nov 16, 2008
Exploring the work of Bay Area artists who are also musicians and who make audio-based projects.
Galleon Trade: Bay Area Now 5 Edition
Sep 4–Oct 19, 2008
Incorporating the historic Acapulco-Manila galleon route as a metaphor to create new routes of cultural exchange.
Joan Jeanrenaud and Alessandro Moruzzi
Jul 19–26, 2008
An interactive pairing of sculpture and music in the YBCA Forum.
Kronos Quartet and Homayoun Sakhi
Aug 1 & 2, 2008
A world-premiere collaboration featuring music from Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, India, Palestine and Serbia.
Joanna Haigood and Zaccho Dance Theatre
Aug 16–17 & Aug 20–24, 2008
FREE outdoor performance exploring a bustling city corner.
Erika Shuch Performance Project
Sep 12–14, 2008
Rapid-fire plays, songs and dances perceiving our future.
Robert Moses' Kin
Sep 18–20, 2008
Athleticism and rhythmic complexity combined.
Sara Kraft
Oct 10–12, 2008
Paradoxes of life in the digital age.
Dohee Lee
Oct 16–18, 2008
Korean performance meets contemporary art.
Tiffany Shlain
Oct 23–25, 2008
What links bees, bacteria, the economy, and Hollywood?
The Builders Association
Nov 6–8, 2008
Technology and media extend the boundaries of theater.
Keith Hennessy
Nov 13–15, 2008
Circus arts by youth affected by juvenile criminal justice.
Jesse Hawthorne Ficks
Sep 13, 2008
A night of grrrl rockers of the 1980s.
Oddball Films
Sep 25, 2008
A surreal trip into pop culture sensation.
Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project
Sep 27, 2008
Short films by queer women of color.
DocFest
Oct 2, 2008
A showcase of outstanding and provocative documentaries.
kino21
Oct 16, 2008
A performance with text, film and live music.
Peaches Christ
Oct 18, 2008
SF's drag phenomenon presents her own films.
The Room for Big Ideas Annex: InSitu Richmond
Jul 19–Aug 17, 2008
Artists InSight: InSitu Richmond—A City in Conversation
Jul 24, 2008
The Red Poppy Art House Annex: The Living Presence of Space
Sep 1–Sep 28, 2008
YBCAlive! The Red Poppy Art House Annex Opening Night Featuring Quijerema
Sep 4, 2008
YBCAlive! Tango Ceviche
Sep 6, 2008
YBCAlive! Trio Garufa
Sep 11, 2008
YBCAlive! Family Art Activities, featuring painting and storytelling with La Malamaña
Sep 13, 2008
YBCAlive! Nefasha Ayer
Sep 13, 2008
YBCAlive! Music of Afro-Peru
Sep 18, 2008
YBCAlive! Poema Del Dia (Poem of the Day)
Sep 20, 2008
YBCAlive! The Red Poppy Art House Annex Extravaganza
Sep 26, 2008
YBCAlive! The Black New World Annex
Oct 9–Nov 16, 2008
Community Conversations: What's Bay Area Now?! Regionalism, Globalization & The Arts
Aug 2, 2008
Honeybee Ballet Planting
Aug 3, 2008
YBCAlive!: Praba Pilar
Aug 10, 2008
YBCAlive! Portrait of Richmond Bus Tour
Aug 16, 2008
Red Poppy Art House: The Nice Guy Trio + 1, feat. Dina Maccabee and Alex Kelly
Sep 5, 2008
Red Poppy Art House: Marcus Shelby: Harriet Tubman and Jazz
Sep 6, 2008
Red Poppy Art House: Classical Revolution
Sep 12, 2008
What's the Big Idea? Day: Bay Area Now 5
Sep 13, 2008
Red Poppy Art House: Vidya
Sep 19, 2008
Red Poppy Art House: The Mo' Rockin Project: Jazz and North African Sounds
Sep 20, 2008
YBCAlive! Bay Area Independent Fashion Festival
Oct 11, 2008
Artists InSight: A Taste of Sanctified Gumbo
Oct 18, 2008
Special Event: The Good & Plenty Gumbo Cabaret
Nov 8, 2008
Members Get Great Restaurant Discounts—Le Charm
Member Discount at Le Charm Restaurant
Check out Le Charm!
Members, use your membership card to get special offers at local eateries such as Le Charm. Try out Le Charm's amazing French cuisine and present your membership card to receive a 10% discount on your meal. We recommend the French onion soup! A perfect place to go before a performance at YBCA. Restrictions: Discount for tables up to six. Discount excludes alcohol.
Members, use your membership card to get special offers at local eateries such as Le Charm. Try out Le Charm's amazing French cuisine and present your membership card to receive a 10% discount on your meal. We recommend the French onion soup! A perfect place to go before a performance at YBCA. Restrictions: Discount for tables up to six. Discount excludes alcohol.
YBCA Recommends
San Francisco Theater Festival
Contemporary Jewish Museum Offers
San Francisco (Free) Theater Festival
Sun, Jul 27, 11–5 pm • Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Yerby Buena Gardens, Metreon and Zeum
FREE
The Bay Area's amazing and unique one-day live theater extravaganza showcases 100 theater groups and solo artists on 14 stages. Shakespeare, comedy, drama, musical theater, 20 children's shows, solo performances, improv. Fun & festive. Indoors and outdoors. For more info go to www.sftheaterfestival.org or call 415.543.1718.
Contemporary Jewish Museum
Offers for YBCA Ticket Buyers
YBCA welcomes Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) to the neighborhood! Present your CJM ticket stub at the YBCA Box Office and receive 2-for-1 admission to any YBCA visual art exhibition*. YBCA ticket-holders receive $1 off admission to CJM.
Offer valid June–July 2008. Offer not valid for YBCA Opening Night Parties or any special event.
Sun, Jul 27, 11–5 pm • Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Yerby Buena Gardens, Metreon and Zeum
FREE
The Bay Area's amazing and unique one-day live theater extravaganza showcases 100 theater groups and solo artists on 14 stages. Shakespeare, comedy, drama, musical theater, 20 children's shows, solo performances, improv. Fun & festive. Indoors and outdoors. For more info go to www.sftheaterfestival.org or call 415.543.1718.
Offers for YBCA Ticket Buyers
YBCA welcomes Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) to the neighborhood! Present your CJM ticket stub at the YBCA Box Office and receive 2-for-1 admission to any YBCA visual art exhibition*. YBCA ticket-holders receive $1 off admission to CJM.
Offer valid June–July 2008. Offer not valid for YBCA Opening Night Parties or any special event.
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