Masterpieces from the Musee d’Orsay painting demonstration | Golden Gate Park

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On Friday nights the entire museum is open until 8:45 p.m. Friday Nights at the de Young offers a variety of interdisciplinary arts programs, including live music, poetry, films, dance, tours, and lectures. The cafe is open with a special Friday Nights dinner menu, and a no-host cocktail bar is serving drinks. There are art making activities for everyone. All Friday Night programming is FREE unless otherwise noted.

May 28
Wilsey Court
6:30–7:15 and 7:45–8:30 p.m.
Harlequin Musette plays French music written from the late 19th century to early 20th century. The fin de siècle was the height of artistic expression in France, and the music from that time is no exception. Harlequin Musette focuses on the bal-musette dance rhythms from that time, including waltz, tango, and swing. Rob Reich’s accordion is at the helm of this quartet, which includes Sheldon Brown, alto saxophone; Daniel Fabricant, bass; and Elizabeth Goodfellow, drums. Dancing is encouraged, but certainly not necessary to enjoy this timeless, exciting music. www.robreich.com

6:00–8:30 p.m.
Hands-on art making for everyone with Art Diva Kim Erickson. Turn Pueblo pottery symbols into abstract art and make a wall hanging to take home.

Piazzoni Murals Room
6:00–8:45 p.m.
Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musee d’Orsay painting demonstration by San Francisco artist Marius Starkey. Marius demonstrates the same techniques used by the artists who are included in this exciting exhibition. Watch Marius do a landscape painting, create a pastel, and make a watercolor. Talk to Marius and ask questions as he works and enjoy a very creative moment at the de Young Museum.

Koret Auditorium
6:30 p.m.
Pueblo Pottery in Context: Lecture and Demonstration by Antonio R. Chavarria, Curator of Ethnology at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. A graduate of University of Colorado at Denver, Mr. Chavarria was the first Branigar Fellow at the School of American Research in Santa Fe.

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