Contemporary Jewish Museum 10th Year Anniversary Bash & Free Day | SF
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Contemporary Jewish Museum | 736 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA
Event Details
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The Contemporary Jewish Museum turns 10 on Jesse Square. Join in and celebrate community with live music, gallery performances, art-making, and more.
In addition to free admission to the museum, they’ll be hosting free activities all day.
CJM 10th Year Community Free Day
Sunday, Jun 10, 2018 | 11 am–5 pm
CJM, 736 Mission Street, San Francisco
FREE2018 Schedule of Events:
11 am–4 pm
Make, Write, Or Relax – Activities in collaboration with Blick Arts, SF Center For the Book, and artist C.K. Itamura
- Add threads to the Collaborative Family Journeys Globes as you enter The Museum
- Illuminate your family tree in the Blue Cube (a keepsake)
- Letterpress three-color conversation journals in the Art Studio
- Create letters to loved ones at the typewriter station in the Koret Taube Grand Lobby
- …and more
The Calming Corner – Relax, read, or play in a quiet and less-crowded space anytime throughout the day.
Music and Dance Performances – Musicians and dancers bring The CJM’s architecture to life
- 11:30 am–1:30 pm
Benny Brussel on violin- 12:30–12:45 pm
AXIS Dance Performance – In Defense Of Regret (2015, Duet Excerpt), performed by Lani Dickinson and Dwayne Scheuneman- 12:45–1:15 pm
Architecture Dance Jam – join AXIS Dancers in a fun interactive dance jam for all- 2–3:30 pm
Angus Martin plays the accordionReadings, Talks, and Tours
Mini tours and poets in the galleries throughout the dayTours: Long-time CJM docents share pop-up mini tours with insights into their favorite works of art or architectural elements, from 11:30 am–1:30 pm.
- 11:30–11:45am
Barbara Bibel on Wave II by Annabeth Rosen.- 12–12:15pm
Judy Leash on Rube Goldberg’s cover for Forbes Magazine.- 12:45–1pm
Paula Taylor on Rube Goldberg’s political cartoons.- 1–1:15pm
Deborah Kohn on The Museum’s exterior architectural elements.- 1:15–1:30pm
Sigal Kletter on the Pardes wall in the Koret Taube Grand Lobby.Poetry: Poets share their work in conversation with the art on view, from 2:30–4 pm.
Poets include:
- Brandon Brown
- Jen Siraganian
- Maw Shein Win
- Gail Newman
- CJM Chief Curator Renny Pritikin
- James Cagney
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
Cost: FREE
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