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    SF Fine Art Fair
    May 16, 2012 – May 20, 2012
    Fort Mason
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    The San Francisco Fine Art Fair returns to the Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion May 17–20. This year, the Fair features a special preview reception on Wednesday, May 16 to benefit Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. A limited edition print by John Chamberlain will be auctioned off at the opening with all proceeds benefiting YBCA. Tickets for the May 16 opening night reception are $125 for the VIP reception (5:30 - 7:00 pm); $75 for the public opening (7:00 -9:30 pm). Both include a four day pass to the Fair. Individual tickets for the Fair are $25 per day or $40 for all four days. For more information or to purchase tickets, go to www.sffineartfair.com

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    Reimagine: That Which We Know But Don’t Realize
    YBCA ConVerge/Reimagine Public Reception
    May 17, 2012 4:00pm
    FREE
    Room for Big Ideas

    Featuring artists Aaron Terry, Joan Osato and Khalil Anthony
    The YBCA ConVerge series is a free monthly public gathering featuring creative and generative social art practices. ConVerge infuses your after-work hours with a big, loving dose of cutting-edge art, innovative people and community! YBCA's Grand Lobby and Room for Big Ideas will come alive with dynamic, interactive and social art works. Enjoy a drink prepared by YBCA mixologists, a pop-up cafe, and tastings hosted by Bay's hottest boutique wineries, as well as live music and inspiring curated performances.

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    Reimagine: That Which We Know But Don’t Realize
    Reimagine: That Which We Know But Don’t Realize
    May 16, 2012 – Sep 16, 2012
    FREE

    The latest RBI installation, Reimagine: That Which We Know But Don’t Realize, explores the ways in which we simultaneously create and conceal meaning in landscapes, and how that process defines us in relation to our environment.

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    Tea with Tea
    MAY: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
    May 19, 2012 2:00pm
    YAAW Lounge
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    "Hello, YOU! I'm Michelle Tea, the host of the YBCA:You Book Club, and the first book we'll be reading is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.

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    David Szlasa
    Connect
    May 26, 2012 – Jul 1, 2012
    FREE
    Novellus Theater at YBCA

    Connect is a public art project designed by David Szlasa to activate the exterior of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts as a new platform for creative expression. "Swim," a collection of fantasy movement gestures, is the first video to be presented on a new fifty-foot wide projection screen overlooking Howard Street.

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    Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School
    Kitty Von Quim
    Jun 5, 2012 6:00pm
    Loading Dock
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    Plus an exclusive free private drawing lesson from 5-6pm for YOUers only!
    Bring your sketchpad and charcoal pencils and come drink-and-draw with us! YBCA is delighted to be hosting Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School drawing workshops. Our fourth installment features guest model Kitty Von Quim in a tribute to John Waters!

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    Indie-Pino Underground Music Fest
    Indie-Pino Underground Music Fest
    Jun 9, 2012 1:30pm
    FREE
    Loading Dock

    An afternoon of live music, featuring independent and underground Filipino-American bands from around the nation. These bands have each created their own unique sound through the exploration and experimentation and represent a spectrum of musical genres such as indie, rock, punk, folk, garage, electro, funk and pop. The day will also feature experimental music videos, lots of head-bobbing and -banging, and delights from an assortment of Filipino food trucks.

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    Tea with Tea
    JUNE:
    Jun 16, 2012 2:00pm
    YAAW Lounge
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    It’s PRIDE MONTH and we’re reading venerable queer John Waters’ Role Models! Pick up your copy at Modern Times Bookstore and get a 10% discount when you mention you’re a YBCA:Youer.

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    David Shrigley
    Artist Lecture by David Shrigley
    Jun 23, 2012 2:00pm
    FREE w/ gallery admission
    Screening Room

    David Shrigley discusses his work in his own words.

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