The Bayview Opera House (BVOH) is the Bayview’s community cultural center. NOW Hunters Point, a project supported by Pacific Gas and Electric, activates a portion of the former Hunters Point Power Plant site with short-term events and community serving programs as part of an innovative site-maintenance and long-term visioning strategy. Together, on Sunday July 30th, the two organizations are delighted to present Bayview Hunters Point’s 6th annual Summer Circus Festival featuring Circus Bella and the Prescott Circus Theatre.
Doors to this free family-friendly event will open at 12pm and event goers will be able to enjoy a myriad of activities from hobnobbing with stilt walkers and eating treats from local food vendors to riding the giant Fun Slide and playing circus games. There will also be interactive activities that engage the public in conversations about the future of the site.
The Circus performance will begin at 1:45 pm, opening with the Prescott Circus Theatre, a non-profit organization aiming to empower and engage youth through circus and theater arts education. Prescott Circus Theatre, which offers circus instruction free of charge and almost exclusively to low-income children, will feature an exciting array of young performers.
Following the Prescott Circus Theater, Circus Bella, an open air contemporary circus that uplifts diverse audiences and engages community, will present their most recent production “Bay City Rhapsody.” This production translates the magic of daily city life into circus infused with the poetry, live music, and comedy using static trapeze, rope walking, a 9-person juggling act, contortion, hula hoop, original clowning, a live band playing originally composed music, and more.
“Bayview Opera House is super excited to present the 6th Annual Circus Festival, again in collaboration with NOW Hunters Point. Our partnerships throughout the community make it possible for us to extend our reach to parts of the Bayview Hunters Point community that lack adequate access to arts and culture. The arts have proven to be instrumental in developing creativity in our children, an essential survival skill in the 21st century job market,” says Barbara Ockel, Bayview Opera House’s executive director. “We appreciate PG&E’s continued support for bringing positive activities to the site of the former power plant.”
Allegra Madsen, Program Designer for NOW Hunters Point, adds “The Circus Festival is the most exhilarating event of the NOW Hunters Point summer season. We are excited to once again work with The Bayview Opera House, a pillar of the Bayview Hunters Point arts community, to produce this magical event that connects local residents to a fun, family-friendly cultural event. Last year we attracted over 1,500 youth and adults and furthered the work of transforming this industrial landscape into a dynamic activity center that can be a place for environmental resotration and community renewal.
Admission and parking are free.
What: Bayview Opera House and NOW Hunters Point present: Circus Bella and Prescott Circus Theatre
When: Sunday, July 30, 12pm-4pm (circus performance begins 1:45pm).
Where: NOW Hunters Point (next to Heron’s Head Park)
155 Jennings Street @ Cargo Way, San Francisco 94124
Features: Circus performance, Giant Fun Slide, Games, Art Activities, Face painting, Food and Drink from local vendors
Cost: Free admission
Parking: Limited street parking available. Free valet bike parking provided by the SF Bicycle Coalition.
Public Transit: Take the T-3rd St. to Evans Ave, and:
Walk SE along Evans Ave. to Jennings St. and turn left; walk one block to Cargo Way.
-or-
Take the 19-Polk outbound towards Hunters Point to Evans Ave & Middle Point Rd. Cross the street and walk one block along Jennings to Cargo Way.
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About the Bayview Opera House, Inc.
https://www.bvoh.org
Founded in 1989 to manage programs from the historic 1888 South San Francisco Opera House, Bayview Opera House, Inc. (BVOH) is a 501 (c) (3) organization with a mission to serve as the hub for Art and Culture in the Bayview Hunters Point community. The building has been closed for the past two years for upgrades and re-opened September 2016 with a refurbished and fully ADA accessible facility.
About NOW Hunters Point
https://www.nowhunterspoint.org
NOW Hunters Point is a project supported by Pacific Gas and Electric Company. The project is sited on the former Hunters Point Power Plant site. In 2006, PG&E stopped operating the plant and began to decommission and dismantle the plant and remediate the site. PG&E is working in partnership with the Design Team of envelope a+d with Studio O. Together, the team has embraced an interactive community engagement process as the catalyst for the design, programming and future visioning of the site. The goal of NOW Hunters Point is to transform the industrial landscape into a dynamic activity center that can be a place for environmental restoration and community renewal.
About Circus Bella
https://www.circusbella.org
Circus Bella is an open air, one-ring circus featuring contemporary, high-level acts set to an original score performed by live musicians. David Hunt and Abigail Munn created Circus Bella in the spring of 2008 to respond to a shared dream for accessible and high quality circus in the San Francisco Bay Area. The company operates as a director-led ensemble that strives to uphold leadership practices that maintain business, creative, and interpersonal integrity. Circus Bella values the work of its artists and believes this should be reflected in respect and monetary compensation. Circus Bella values the public, our audience, as the ultimate reason for why we exist.
About Prescott Circus Theatre
https://www.prescottcircus.org
Through circus and theatre arts education, the Prescott Circus Theatre’s mission is to empower and engage youth as they develop confidence, teamwork, perseverance, artistic talent, and a dedication to working for success. By providing professional training, unique curriculum, and a safe environment for under-served youth, our Oakland-based non-profit youth development organization promotes skill mastery, physical activity, positive relationships with peers and adults, and opportunities to shine for the community.
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Doors to this free family-friendly event will open at 12pm and event goers will be able to enjoy a myriad of activities from hobnobbing with stilt walkers and eating treats from local food vendors to riding the giant Fun Slide and playing circus games. There will also be interactive activities that engage the public in conversations about the future of the site.
The Circus performance will begin at 1:45 pm, opening with the Prescott Circus Theatre, a non-profit organization aiming to empower and engage youth through circus and theater arts education. Prescott Circus Theatre, which offers circus instruction free of charge and almost exclusively to low-income children, will feature an exciting array of young performers.
Following the Prescott Circus Theater, Circus Bella, an open air contemporary circus that uplifts diverse audiences and engages community, will present their most recent production “Bay City Rhapsody.” This production translates the magic of daily city life into circus infused with the poetry, live music, and comedy using static trapeze, rope walking, a 9-person juggling act, contortion, hula hoop, original clowning, a live band playing originally composed music, and more.
“Bayview Opera House is super excited to present the 6th Annual Circus Festival, again in collaboration with NOW Hunters Point. Our partnerships throughout the community make it possible for us to extend our reach to parts of the Bayview Hunters Point community that lack adequate access to arts and culture. The arts have proven to be instrumental in developing creativity in our children, an essential survival skill in the 21st century job market,” says Barbara Ockel, Bayview Opera House’s executive director. “We appreciate PG&E’s continued support for bringing positive activities to the site of the former power plant.”
Allegra Madsen, Program Designer for NOW Hunters Point, adds “The Circus Festival is the most exhilarating event of the NOW Hunters Point summer season. We are excited to once again work with The Bayview Opera House, a pillar of the Bayview Hunters Point arts community, to produce this magical event that connects local residents to a fun, family-friendly cultural event. Last year we attracted over 1,500 youth and adults and furthered the work of transforming this industrial landscape into a dynamic activity center that can be a place for environmental resotration and community renewal.
Admission and parking are free.
What: Bayview Opera House and NOW Hunters Point present: Circus Bella and Prescott Circus Theatre
When: Sunday, July 30, 12pm-4pm (circus performance begins 1:45pm).
Where: NOW Hunters Point (next to Heron’s Head Park)
155 Jennings Street @ Cargo Way, San Francisco 94124
Features: Circus performance, Giant Fun Slide, Games, Art Activities, Face painting, Food and Drink from local vendors
Cost: Free admission
Parking: Limited street parking available. Free valet bike parking provided by the SF Bicycle Coalition.
Public Transit: Take the T-3rd St. to Evans Ave, and:
Walk SE along Evans Ave. to Jennings St. and turn left; walk one block to Cargo Way.
-or-
Take the 19-Polk outbound towards Hunters Point to Evans Ave & Middle Point Rd. Cross the street and walk one block along Jennings to Cargo Way.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
About the Bayview Opera House, Inc.
https://www.bvoh.org
Founded in 1989 to manage programs from the historic 1888 South San Francisco Opera House, Bayview Opera House, Inc. (BVOH) is a 501 (c) (3) organization with a mission to serve as the hub for Art and Culture in the Bayview Hunters Point community. The building has been closed for the past two years for upgrades and re-opened September 2016 with a refurbished and fully ADA accessible facility.
About NOW Hunters Point
https://www.nowhunterspoint.org
NOW Hunters Point is a project supported by Pacific Gas and Electric Company. The project is sited on the former Hunters Point Power Plant site. In 2006, PG&E stopped operating the plant and began to decommission and dismantle the plant and remediate the site. PG&E is working in partnership with the Design Team of envelope a+d with Studio O. Together, the team has embraced an interactive community engagement process as the catalyst for the design, programming and future visioning of the site. The goal of NOW Hunters Point is to transform the industrial landscape into a dynamic activity center that can be a place for environmental restoration and community renewal.
About Circus Bella
https://www.circusbella.org
Circus Bella is an open air, one-ring circus featuring contemporary, high-level acts set to an original score performed by live musicians. David Hunt and Abigail Munn created Circus Bella in the spring of 2008 to respond to a shared dream for accessible and high quality circus in the San Francisco Bay Area. The company operates as a director-led ensemble that strives to uphold leadership practices that maintain business, creative, and interpersonal integrity. Circus Bella values the work of its artists and believes this should be reflected in respect and monetary compensation. Circus Bella values the public, our audience, as the ultimate reason for why we exist.
About Prescott Circus Theatre
https://www.prescottcircus.org
Through circus and theatre arts education, the Prescott Circus Theatre’s mission is to empower and engage youth as they develop confidence, teamwork, perseverance, artistic talent, and a dedication to working for success. By providing professional training, unique curriculum, and a safe environment for under-served youth, our Oakland-based non-profit youth development organization promotes skill mastery, physical activity, positive relationships with peers and adults, and opportunities to shine for the community.
The Bayview Opera House (BVOH) is the Bayview’s community cultural center. NOW Hunters Point, a project supported by Pacific Gas and Electric, activates a portion of the former Hunters Point Power Plant site with short-term events and community serving programs as part of an innovative site-maintenance and long-term visioning strategy. Together, on Sunday July 30th, the two organizations are delighted to present Bayview Hunters Point’s 6th annual Summer Circus Festival featuring Circus Bella and the Prescott Circus Theatre.
Doors to this free family-friendly event will open at 12pm and event goers will be able to enjoy a myriad of activities from hobnobbing with stilt walkers and eating treats from local food vendors to riding the giant Fun Slide and playing circus games. There will also be interactive activities that engage the public in conversations about the future of the site.
The Circus performance will begin at 1:45 pm, opening with the Prescott Circus Theatre, a non-profit organization aiming to empower and engage youth through circus and theater arts education. Prescott Circus Theatre, which offers circus instruction free of charge and almost exclusively to low-income children, will feature an exciting array of young performers.
Following the Prescott Circus Theater, Circus Bella, an open air contemporary circus that uplifts diverse audiences and engages community, will present their most recent production “Bay City Rhapsody.” This production translates the magic of daily city life into circus infused with the poetry, live music, and comedy using static trapeze, rope walking, a 9-person juggling act, contortion, hula hoop, original clowning, a live band playing originally composed music, and more.
“Bayview Opera House is super excited to present the 6th Annual Circus Festival, again in collaboration with NOW Hunters Point. Our partnerships throughout the community make it possible for us to extend our reach to parts of the Bayview Hunters Point community that lack adequate access to arts and culture. The arts have proven to be instrumental in developing creativity in our children, an essential survival skill in the 21st century job market,” says Barbara Ockel, Bayview Opera House’s executive director. “We appreciate PG&E’s continued support for bringing positive activities to the site of the former power plant.”
Allegra Madsen, Program Designer for NOW Hunters Point, adds “The Circus Festival is the most exhilarating event of the NOW Hunters Point summer season. We are excited to once again work with The Bayview Opera House, a pillar of the Bayview Hunters Point arts community, to produce this magical event that connects local residents to a fun, family-friendly cultural event. Last year we attracted over 1,500 youth and adults and furthered the work of transforming this industrial landscape into a dynamic activity center that can be a place for environmental resotration and community renewal.
Admission and parking are free.
What: Bayview Opera House and NOW Hunters Point present: Circus Bella and Prescott Circus Theatre
When: Sunday, July 30, 12pm-4pm (circus performance begins 1:45pm).
Where: NOW Hunters Point (next to Heron’s Head Park)
155 Jennings Street @ Cargo Way, San Francisco 94124
Features: Circus performance, Giant Fun Slide, Games, Art Activities, Face painting, Food and Drink from local vendors
Cost: Free admission
Parking: Limited street parking available. Free valet bike parking provided by the SF Bicycle Coalition.
Public Transit: Take the T-3rd St. to Evans Ave, and:
Walk SE along Evans Ave. to Jennings St. and turn left; walk one block to Cargo Way.
-or-
Take the 19-Polk outbound towards Hunters Point to Evans Ave & Middle Point Rd. Cross the street and walk one block along Jennings to Cargo Way.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
About the Bayview Opera House, Inc.
https://www.bvoh.org
Founded in 1989 to manage programs from the historic 1888 South San Francisco Opera House, Bayview Opera House, Inc. (BVOH) is a 501 (c) (3) organization with a mission to serve as the hub for Art and Culture in the Bayview Hunters Point community. The building has been closed for the past two years for upgrades and re-opened September 2016 with a refurbished and fully ADA accessible facility.
About NOW Hunters Point
https://www.nowhunterspoint.org
NOW Hunters Point is a project supported by Pacific Gas and Electric Company. The project is sited on the former Hunters Point Power Plant site. In 2006, PG&E stopped operating the plant and began to decommission and dismantle the plant and remediate the site. PG&E is working in partnership with the Design Team of envelope a+d with Studio O. Together, the team has embraced an interactive community engagement process as the catalyst for the design, programming and future visioning of the site. The goal of NOW Hunters Point is to transform the industrial landscape into a dynamic activity center that can be a place for environmental restoration and community renewal.
About Circus Bella
https://www.circusbella.org
Circus Bella is an open air, one-ring circus featuring contemporary, high-level acts set to an original score performed by live musicians. David Hunt and Abigail Munn created Circus Bella in the spring of 2008 to respond to a shared dream for accessible and high quality circus in the San Francisco Bay Area. The company operates as a director-led ensemble that strives to uphold leadership practices that maintain business, creative, and interpersonal integrity. Circus Bella values the work of its artists and believes this should be reflected in respect and monetary compensation. Circus Bella values the public, our audience, as the ultimate reason for why we exist.
About Prescott Circus Theatre
https://www.prescottcircus.org
Through circus and theatre arts education, the Prescott Circus Theatre’s mission is to empower and engage youth as they develop confidence, teamwork, perseverance, artistic talent, and a dedication to working for success. By providing professional training, unique curriculum, and a safe environment for under-served youth, our Oakland-based non-profit youth development organization promotes skill mastery, physical activity, positive relationships with peers and adults, and opportunities to shine for the community.
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Doors to this free family-friendly event will open at 12pm and event goers will be able to enjoy a myriad of activities from hobnobbing with stilt walkers and eating treats from local food vendors to riding the giant Fun Slide and playing circus games. There will also be interactive activities that engage the public in conversations about the future of the site.
The Circus performance will begin at 1:45 pm, opening with the Prescott Circus Theatre, a non-profit organization aiming to empower and engage youth through circus and theater arts education. Prescott Circus Theatre, which offers circus instruction free of charge and almost exclusively to low-income children, will feature an exciting array of young performers.
Following the Prescott Circus Theater, Circus Bella, an open air contemporary circus that uplifts diverse audiences and engages community, will present their most recent production “Bay City Rhapsody.” This production translates the magic of daily city life into circus infused with the poetry, live music, and comedy using static trapeze, rope walking, a 9-person juggling act, contortion, hula hoop, original clowning, a live band playing originally composed music, and more.
“Bayview Opera House is super excited to present the 6th Annual Circus Festival, again in collaboration with NOW Hunters Point. Our partnerships throughout the community make it possible for us to extend our reach to parts of the Bayview Hunters Point community that lack adequate access to arts and culture. The arts have proven to be instrumental in developing creativity in our children, an essential survival skill in the 21st century job market,” says Barbara Ockel, Bayview Opera House’s executive director. “We appreciate PG&E’s continued support for bringing positive activities to the site of the former power plant.”
Allegra Madsen, Program Designer for NOW Hunters Point, adds “The Circus Festival is the most exhilarating event of the NOW Hunters Point summer season. We are excited to once again work with The Bayview Opera House, a pillar of the Bayview Hunters Point arts community, to produce this magical event that connects local residents to a fun, family-friendly cultural event. Last year we attracted over 1,500 youth and adults and furthered the work of transforming this industrial landscape into a dynamic activity center that can be a place for environmental resotration and community renewal.
Admission and parking are free.
What: Bayview Opera House and NOW Hunters Point present: Circus Bella and Prescott Circus Theatre
When: Sunday, July 30, 12pm-4pm (circus performance begins 1:45pm).
Where: NOW Hunters Point (next to Heron’s Head Park)
155 Jennings Street @ Cargo Way, San Francisco 94124
Features: Circus performance, Giant Fun Slide, Games, Art Activities, Face painting, Food and Drink from local vendors
Cost: Free admission
Parking: Limited street parking available. Free valet bike parking provided by the SF Bicycle Coalition.
Public Transit: Take the T-3rd St. to Evans Ave, and:
Walk SE along Evans Ave. to Jennings St. and turn left; walk one block to Cargo Way.
-or-
Take the 19-Polk outbound towards Hunters Point to Evans Ave & Middle Point Rd. Cross the street and walk one block along Jennings to Cargo Way.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
About the Bayview Opera House, Inc.
https://www.bvoh.org
Founded in 1989 to manage programs from the historic 1888 South San Francisco Opera House, Bayview Opera House, Inc. (BVOH) is a 501 (c) (3) organization with a mission to serve as the hub for Art and Culture in the Bayview Hunters Point community. The building has been closed for the past two years for upgrades and re-opened September 2016 with a refurbished and fully ADA accessible facility.
About NOW Hunters Point
https://www.nowhunterspoint.org
NOW Hunters Point is a project supported by Pacific Gas and Electric Company. The project is sited on the former Hunters Point Power Plant site. In 2006, PG&E stopped operating the plant and began to decommission and dismantle the plant and remediate the site. PG&E is working in partnership with the Design Team of envelope a+d with Studio O. Together, the team has embraced an interactive community engagement process as the catalyst for the design, programming and future visioning of the site. The goal of NOW Hunters Point is to transform the industrial landscape into a dynamic activity center that can be a place for environmental restoration and community renewal.
About Circus Bella
https://www.circusbella.org
Circus Bella is an open air, one-ring circus featuring contemporary, high-level acts set to an original score performed by live musicians. David Hunt and Abigail Munn created Circus Bella in the spring of 2008 to respond to a shared dream for accessible and high quality circus in the San Francisco Bay Area. The company operates as a director-led ensemble that strives to uphold leadership practices that maintain business, creative, and interpersonal integrity. Circus Bella values the work of its artists and believes this should be reflected in respect and monetary compensation. Circus Bella values the public, our audience, as the ultimate reason for why we exist.
About Prescott Circus Theatre
https://www.prescottcircus.org
Through circus and theatre arts education, the Prescott Circus Theatre’s mission is to empower and engage youth as they develop confidence, teamwork, perseverance, artistic talent, and a dedication to working for success. By providing professional training, unique curriculum, and a safe environment for under-served youth, our Oakland-based non-profit youth development organization promotes skill mastery, physical activity, positive relationships with peers and adults, and opportunities to shine for the community.
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