“3rd On Third” Juneteenth Celebration: Free Theater, Arts & Music | Bayview

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CANCELLED: “3rd On Third” Arts & Music | Bayview

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San Francisco’s Bayview Neighborhood comes alive for 3rd on Third, a community-wide arts celebration for the whole family happening from 5-8 pm every third Friday of the month, at Bayview Town Center (Mendell Plaza at 3rd Street & Oakdale Ave).

The monthly event features pop-up galleries, pop-up attractions, local food vendors, a beer and wine garden, a special children’s zone with free art-making activities, and a stage featuring talent from Bayview and beyond.

Friday, June 17, 2016
CANCELLED: “3rd On Third” Arts & Music | Bayview

Come celebrate Juneteenth in the Bayview on Friday 17, 2016 from 5-8 pm. Juneteenth is a holiday that commemorates the abolition of slavery and the emancipation of African-American slaves throughout the Confederate South.

Look forward to:

• Preview of Crack. Rumble. Fly. – Play by A.C.T.’s Stage Coach program exploring the stories, dreams, questions, and connections of people living in San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point
• Live Prince tribute performance
• Scrabble Game Show – Prizes for winners
• Spoken word, dance performances, and other music.
• Arts activities for children
• Bayview food & drink vendors
• Information booths

Come back on Saturday 18th from 12-3 pm because A.C.T. will be performing the original play Crack. Rumble. Fly in Mendell Plaza. Commissioned by A.C.T. from Los Angeles-based playwright Aleshea Harris, Crack. Rumble. Fly.: The Bayview Stories Project is inspired by Sophocles’ Oedipus the King and interweaves the lives and experiences of African Americans living in Bayview-Hunters Point, bringing to theatrical life the stories

There will also be Spoken Word performances by Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) artists.

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.