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YBCA presents PUSH PLAY> YBCA Summer Festival »
July and August
It's a little crazy but—in its own way—unseasonably fun. We've gone off the charts with sports films (at an arts center?); painting on the walls (I thought you couldn't do that?), music in the galleries (what—no outdoor concerts?) and turned our Grand Lobby into a happy hour cabaret.
ART TO FIT YOUR LIFESTYLE
New Hours beginning Jul 6, 2009
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| Mon: | | closed | | closed |
| Tue & Wed: | | 12–6 pm | | closed |
| Thu & Fri: | | 12–8 pm | | 2–8 pm |
| Sat: | | 12–8 pm | | 12–8 pm |
| Sun: | | 12–6 pm | | 12–6 pm |
| First Tuesdays: | | 12–8 pm | | 12–8 pm FREE |
Closed on major holidays.
FLASH AND PASS!
Save time and money—purchase a PUSH PLAY> YBCA All Access Pass for only $35. Includes admission to all PUSH PLAY> YBCA programs AND priority seating. Call 415-978-ARTS to order today.
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Wallworks—Opening Night Party »
Fri, Jul 31, 8–11 pm
$12 in advance, $15 at the door
FREE for YBCA Members and a guest
Celebrate the opening of Wallworks with a party featuring entertainment by Mexico City's international sensation, Mexican Institute of Sound, an "infectious mix of electronica, dub, mambo, spoken word and other musical surprises," as well as sets by DJ Lengua and Chris Brown's Rogue Wave. Plus Campari cocktails and the fabulous YBCA crowd!
Wallworks, on view Jul 18–Oct 25, is the the highly anticipated curatorial debut of Betti-Sue Hertz, YBCA's new Director of Visual Arts. Wallworks celebrates the unique qualities of YBCA's building designed by acclaimed architect Fumihiko Maki, by commissioning artists to create new large-scale works directly on the walls of both its galleries and its public spaces. These local, regional and international artists use the literal aspects of YBCA's architectural space as a starting point for their contribution to the exhibition.
RELATED EVENTS:
Meet the Artists
FREE with gallery admission
• Leslie Shows • Sat, Jul 18, 2–3 pm
• Odili Donald Odita • Sun, Jul 19, 2–3pm
• Chris Finley • Thu, Jul 23, 6:30–7:30 pm
• Makoto Aida • Fri, Jul 24, 6:30–7:30 pm
• Amanda Ross-Ho • Sat, Jul 25, 2–3 pm
• Tillman Kaiser • Sun, Jul 26, 2–3 pm
• Edgar Arcenaux • Thu, Jul 30, 6:30–7:30 pm
Artist Lecture: Yehudit Sasportas—Cancelled
Thu, Jul 23, 6 pm • Contemporary Jewish Museum
Artists InSight: Wallworks Artists Roundtable Brunch
Sat, Aug 1, 12–3 pm • $20 Regular
Architectural Tour with Designer Larry Peifer
Sat, Aug 8 & Sat, Sep 12, 3 pm • FREE with gallery admission
Curator's Walkthrough with Director of Visual Arts Betti-Sue Hertz
Sat, Aug 29, 3 pm • FREE with gallery admission
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PUSH PLAY> Festival Events Coming in August
New Frequencies @ YBCA: Next Wave of Global Sounds
Aug 15 & 22, 8 pm • $25 Regular, $20 Mem/Stu/Tea/Sr, $10 Student Rush
Features pioneers from the experimental world music and avant-garde music scenes. Highlights include the San Francisco debut of Canadian Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq and Argentinean electro-folk indie artist Juana Molina.
New Frequencies @ YBCA: Musicians Respond to Wallworks
Aug 6, 13, 20 & 27 • FREE with gallery admission
In the galleries, local musicians have the opportunity to respond directly to the work of the eight visual artists commissioned for Wallworks.
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YBCA presents Holy Girls And Headless Women: The Films Of Lucrecia Martel »
Jul 14, 15 & 23
$10 General, $8 YBCA Member
Filmmaker Lucrecia Martel in person on Jul 14 & 15: Martel will present two of her three films in person, her startling, masterful first film La Ciénaga, and the local premiere of her mysterious, multilayered new work The Headless Woman.
A founding filmmaker in the "New Argentine Cinema" movement, Lucrecia Martel has become a major figure in contemporary world cinema. With just three feature films, she has created a deeply complex and vivid aesthetic, using a kind of exquisite minimalism where images, sound and subtle gestures dominate over traditional dramatic narrative.
MORE JULY FILMS
Until the Light Takes Us: Plunge into the world of "black metal."
Graphic Sexual Horror: A freaky peek behind the terrifying facade of Insex.com.
PUSH PLAY> Festival Event Coming in August
Beyond ESPN: An Offbeat Look at the Sports Film
Aug 6 & 30
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PUSH PLAY> Festival Events Coming in August
Mama Calizo Voice Factory: Crash Cabaret: Where Queers Collide
Aug 1–Oct 18
Mama Calizo's Voice Factory hosts interactive, activist and social justice events in the Room for Big Ideas (RBI) and the Grand Lobby.
YBCAlive! Mama Calizo Crash Pad, Snappy Hour
Aug 7, 14, 21, 28 & Sep 11, 5–6:30 pm • FREE with gallery admission
YBCAlive! Mama Calizo Crash-OUT
Aug 7, 14, 21 & 28, 6:30–8pm • FREE with gallery admission
YBCAlive! Mama Calizo Crash Cabaret
Aug 7, 14, 21, 28 & Sep 11
What's the Big Idea? Late Night Party
Sat, Aug 15, 9 pm–2 am • FREE
In conjunction with the New Frequencies @ YBCA series, the Big Idea Night will focus on new world art and culture in the Bay Area.
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Wallworks Members Walk-Through »
Tue, Jul 21, 4–5 pm • YBCA Galleries
For Discoverer and Groundbreaker members and a guest (space is limited)
RSVP REQUIRED to membership@ybca.org or 415-321-1320
Discoverer and Groundbreaker Members are invited to join Director of Visual Arts Betti-Sue Hertz on a private walk-through of Wallworks, opening July 31. This is an exclusive opportunity to witness the beginning stages of new works in progress as they are fabricated on-site by artists and their assistants during the open studio period. Participating artists are Makoto Aida, Edgar Arceneaux, Chris Finley, Tillman Kaiser, Odili Donald Odita, Amanda Ross-Ho, Yehudit Sasportas and Leslie Shows.
To become a YBCA Member or upgrade, please call 415.321.1320.
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Visit Poetry!
San Francisco International Poetry Festival »
Jul 23–27
Mayor Newsom, San Francisco Poet Laureate emeritus Jack Hirschman, Friends of the San Francisco Public Library and the San Francisco Public Library present the San Francisco International Poetry Festival. The SFIPF takes place at the Palace of Fine Arts, public libraries and venues throughout the city. All events are FREE and open to the public. This year's landmark event will be co-hosted by Hirschman, California Poet Laureate Carol Muske-Dukes and San Francisco Poet Laureate Diane di Prima. Lawrence Ferlinghetti will be presented with a special honor. Visit www.sfipf.org for a complete schedule of events.
San Francisco Theater Festival »
Sun, Jul 26, 11 am–5 pm
The Sixth Annual San Francisco Theater Festival, a FREE one-day celebration of live theater, features outdoor performances by cast members of Wicked and Beach Blanket Babylon, hosted by David Alan Grier. This festival of 130 shows (under 30 min) on 17 stages, takes place at YBCA, Yerba Buena Gardens, Zeum, Metreon and the new Contemporary Jewish Museum. Also featuring Lamplighters Musical Theatre with Geoff Hoyle, Killing My Lobster, Charlie Varon, Dan Hoyle, Best of PlayGround, The Mountain Play and BATS Improv.
FIRE FIRE FIRE … and opera, too!
The Crucible Fire Arts Festival »
Jul 15–18
A spectacular open-air exhibition of astounding performances, fire sculpture and interactive art lights up the Oakland sky July 15–18. The Crucible's Fire Arts Festival is a blazing nexus of science, theater, engineering and art, with interactive installations and gigantic sculptures; eclectic performances to awe and amaze, and the world premiere of The Rootabaga Opera by Dan Cantrell, performed nightly at 9 pm. FREE parking or shuttle from W. Oakland BART. Advance purchase tickets advised. YBCA fans can win FREE tickets to opening night by e-mailing Fire Arts Festival.
Traveling Light »
Thu, Jul 30–Sun, Aug 9
8 pm $35, plus 10 pm shows Thu/Fri/Sat $27
San Francisco's Old Mint Building
88 Fifth Street @ Mission, adjacent to the newly revitalized Mint Plaza
With the international dialogue increasingly turning to eco-consciousness, award-winning director and choreographer Joe Goode examines our relationship to excess. Joe Goode Performance Group presents another astounding dance performance installation! Experience the convergence of dance, language and humor as you journey through the vaults and chambers of San Francisco's Old Mint. Purchase tickets online, by phone (415) 433-1235 or in person at TIX Bay Area, 350 Powell Street (in Union Square).
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Dream House Raffle »
Ticket Deadline: Fri, Jul 10 / Grand Prize Drawing: Sat, Jul 25
Enter the Dream House Raffle to benefit YBCA. A $150 raffle ticket buys a chance to win a magnificent $2.4 million San Francisco home. Or choose $1.8 million in cash! See pictures of the house and enter to win at www.sfraffle.com.
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