10 Years of the new de Young - Free Day

Today our building turns 10!

To celebrate, this Saturday the entire museum will be FREE from 10 AM to 10 PM.

Please join us as we host twelve hours of live music, performances, art-making and free admission - including our special exhibitions 'Jewel City: Art from San Francisco's Panama-Pacific International Exposition' and 'Royal Hawaiian Featherwork

Dust off those streamers. Put on your party hat. Help us celebrate.


10 am–4 pm
Hands-on art making: Four projects organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco’s award-winning Education Department
11 am
Opening ceremony led by San Francisco Ohlone descendent Jonathan Cordero
Wilsey Court

11:15 am
Opening dance performances
Wilsey Court

noon
Welcome speeches by museum and city officials
Wilsey Court

12:30 pm
Music and dance: Me-di-ate co-presents Kinetech Arts’ "Passing Through"
James Turrell’s Three Gems and Pool of Enchantment

1 pm
Lecture by Walter Hood, landscape architect*
Koret Auditorium

1–5 pm and 6–10 pm
Hands-on art making: Artist-in-Residence Carlo Abruzzese
(Artist will be on break from 5–6 pm)
Kimball Education Gallery

1:15 pm
Music: Village Road Trio
Wilsey Court

1:40–9:40 pm
Music: Acoustic performances, organized by Meklit Hadero, de Young Artist Council Inaugural Member
Featuring:

Gadje Express (Balkan quartet)
Jackeline Rago (Venezuelan multi-instrumentalist)
Valerie Troutt and Moon Candy (jazz/soul trio)
Chamber Music Society of San Francisco (string quartet)
special surprise guests
James Turrell’s Three Gems
2–5 pm
10 pop-up gallery presentations

Yua: Spirit of the Arctic: Chuna McIntyre
American art: Jabez Churchill
California baskets: l. frank
Arts of the Americas: Kim Shuck
African art: devorah major
2–6 pm
Treasure hunt and performances in and around the museum by Gregangelo and Velocity Circus

2:30–5 pm
Hands-on art making led by Artists-in-Residence alumni Ramekon O’Arwisters, Joshua Margolis, and Lauren Bartone
Wilsey Court

3 pm
Music: The Will Bernard/Beth Custer Ensemble*
Koret Auditorium

4 pm
Music: Dr. Loco’s Rockin’ Jalepeño Band
Visual art performance: Lowriders of La Mission
Visual art performance: Great Tortilla Conspiracy
Museum Front Lawn

4:30 pm
Music: Erik Jekabson String-tet*
Koret Auditorium

5:30 pm
Swing dance lessons: Cynthia Glinka
Music: Royal Society Jazz Orchestra
Wilsey Court

5:45 pm
Music: Prasant Radhakrishnan's VidyA
Café Terrace

6 pm
Music: Kasey Knudsen Sextet*
Koret Auditorium

7:30 pm
Music: Howard Wiley and the Angola Project*
Koret Auditorium

7:45 pm
Music: Marcus Shelby and Friends
Café Terrace

8 pm
Dance party: Orquesta La Moderna Tradición
Wilsey Court

*Limited capacity. Complimentary passes will be available at the Koret Auditorium.
**Subject to availability.

Sponsors: First Republic Bank, Hanson Bridgett, Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund, PG&E, and Swinerton Foundation. Community Partners: Bay Area Graphics, BiRite Foodservice Distributors, Drew Altizer, Design Build Solutions, Gregangelo & Velocity Arts & Entertainment, NorCal Printers, Maruca Design, Pacific Coast Trane Service, Popcorn Movie Posters Company, and SD&A.

http://www.10year.deyoungmuseum.org/community-day.html