Friday Nights at the de Young: Dance Off Salsa | SF
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de Young Museum | 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA
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Friday Nights at the de Young | Fall 2018
One of San Francisco’s most celebrated after-hours museum events returns for a fall season of 2018.
These nine Friday Nights feature free admission to the main-level galleries highlighted by a reinterpretation of contemporary art in their permanent collection and new acquisitions called Specters of Disruption. In addition, Friday Nights will offer reduced-price tickets of $14 to the exhibition Contemporary Muslim Fashions from 6–8:30 pm.
Through social-media moments and in-person dialogue, visitors can engage and commune with the art and with one another in a warm and welcoming setting. Enjoy specialty drinks and mocktails, coffees, teas, and snacks. Bring your friends. Strike a pose at the selfie wall. Listen to music. Make art. Activities take place from 6–8:30 pm.
For the next six weeks, Friday Nights at the de Young offers a dynamic line-up of dance performances and lessons. This month features salsa, tango, bhangra, and urban street dance.
Starting June 10, join them for La Milonga de Sumatra. Tango meets the Pacific Islands at the “de Young” Celebrate the installation of “The Sumatran Ship Cloth” with sensuous Argentine tango. The evening features music by the international ensemble Trio Garufa. Arrive early for a free tango lesson offered by your hosts Terence Clarke and Beatrice Bowles.
James Turrell’s “Three Gems” open during Friday Nights
Barbro Osher Sculpture Garden
5:00 pm
Visit James Turrell’s Three Gems in the Osher Sculpture Garden during its optimal viewing time—at sunset. It is open from 5 till 8:45 PM.Beginning Tango Lessons with Terence Clarke and Beatrice Bowles
Piazzoni Murals Room
5:30 pm
Arrive at the museum early for a free tango lesson offered by our hosts Terence Clarke and Beatrice Bowles.Mixed-Media Art-Making Station with Suzanne Couture
Buchanan Court
6:00 pm
Every week, Friday Nights at the de Young offers art-making activities to encourage everyone of all ages to tap into their creativity.Live Tango Music by Trio Garufa
Wilsey Court
6:45 pm
Trio Garufa is an international ensemble dedicated to performing authentic Argentine music. They have performed across Argentina, Colombia, Canada, and at US venues such as Yoshi’s Jazz Club, Chicago Symphony Hall, and Teatro Leon de Greiff.
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*
