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Friday Nights at the de Young: Dance-Off | SF

Every Friday Through November 23rd.
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Friday, June 17, 2016 - 5:00 pm to 8:45 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Programs are free and open to the public, but does not include admission to the museum's galleries.

de Young Museum | 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA

Event Details

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.

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.

Wilsey Court
6:30 pm

Non-Stop Bhangra is a unique experience that celebrates the beautiful and vibrant spirit of bhangra, a traditional folk music and dance from Punjab, India, and features the vibrant dancers of Dholrhythms Dance Company, music by DJ Jimmy Love and guests, and dhol drummers.

Barbro Osher Sculpture Garden
7:30 pm

Join them for a special concert celebrating “Summer Solstice” by clarinetist Ismail Lumanovski curated by Meklit Hadero.

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*
*Programs are free and open to the public, but does not include admission to the museum's galleries.
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Address: 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA