An Exploration of San Francisco: USF Lecture Series: Bay Area Blues | Presidio

An Exploration of San Francisco: USF Lecture Series | Presidio

USF in the Presidio is sponsoring three fall lectures with the theme Sensing the City – An Exploration of San Francisco through Sight and Sound.

• September 19: Encountering History: Visual Culture and the Presence of Time at Fort Point
• October 3: Visualizing San Francisco: Exploring Signage and Public Spaces
• October 10: The Bay Area Blues

What is USF in the Presidio?
USF at the Presidio houses several graduate programs and hosts a series of lectures, artistic displays, and films open to the public.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Bay Area Blues | An Exploration of San Francisco: USF Lecture Series | Presidio

The Bay Area Blues
A Lecture by Abrol Fairweather
Wednesday, October 10, 6 pm

Centered in the legendary 7th Street corridor of West Oakland from the 1940’s-70’s, the distinct blues music tradition known as “The West Coast Blues” has greatly contributed to the musical genre’s efforts of naming and understanding the deep injustices faced by African Americans in the U.S. In this lecture, USF Philosophy Department Instructor Abrol Fairweather will discuss the rich blues tradition in the Bay Area, and the efforts of The Bay Area Blues Society in preserving this important regional cultural resource for current and future generations of Bay Area residents.

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Cost: FREE
Categories: History, Lectures & Workshops, San Francisco Submitted by Rena Ragimova