While gathering in person is out this year, the local event partners, Villa San Francisco, KQED, SFMOMA, San Francisco Public Library and California Humanities, are reuniting to produce a dynamic two-hour virtual showcase.
For the 2021 Night of Ideas, keynote speakers and performers were asked to meditate on the theme of "closing the distance," an adaptation of the international theme "proche" or "close." The program will present a variety of perspectives on how we can collectively move closer to each other and to a better future by reimagining our civic spaces and society to be more inclusive.
Viewers can expect to see performances featuring some of the area's iconic scenery and tributes to our artists and essential workers that have kept spirits up during these challenging times.
Hosted by Mina Kim, KQED journalist and host of Forum, this year's Night of Ideas will include:
* A special conversation between Mina Kim and San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed on how the mayor plans to lead San Francisco through the recovery ahead.
* Co-founder/Co-director of Sogorea Te' Land Trust Corrina Gould (Lisjan Ohlone) will share her vision for returning ancestral lands in the San Francisco Bay Area to Indigenous stewardship and cultivating more active, reciprocal relationships with the land.
* A performance by Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu will honor the ongoing fight to preserve Indigenous land and that fosters connectedness among the hula community during COVID times.
* Activist and author Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project will discuss how closing the distance toward full accessibility is not only about infrastructure and accommodations but also civic participation.
* Community Arts Stabilization Trust Executive Director Moy Eng will provide a walkthrough of the Dempster Building and her vision for preserving art space in our cities.
* Destiny Arts Center's mission is to inspire and ignite social change through the arts. A performance from The Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company and The Elders Project will explore intergenerational connection.
* A performance from Antoine Hunter and members of the Urban Jazz Dance Company will explore connection through movement.
* San Francisco Public Librarian Naima Dean will discuss her Racial Equity work as a librarian serving the Western Addition community and as Chair of the Mill Valley Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Task Force.
* Young reporters and storytellers from YR Media will discuss what it means for young people to claim space and extend it for others and a timelapse of the painting of Rachel Wolfe Goldsmith's mural at the YR Media building.
* Artist Tucker Nichols will give a tutorial on creating flowers for sick people. This stems from a project where Nichols made a drawing, print or photograph of flowers and delivered it by mail as part of a free service.
* Nikiko Masumoto, farmer, artist and writer, will speak to us from her family farm in the Central Valley about the importance of place.
* Artist and activist Favianna Rodriguez.
* Join Lycée Français de San Francisco students from multiple clubs (including Dance, TedEx, DEI and LGBTQ) on a "ballade" through the vibrant and colorful San Francisco Mission district. In this playful and student-led piece, movement combines with words, images, music and colors to allow participants to creatively express their message and how they approach closing the distance.
* Amira Yahyaoui, Human Rights Activist and Entrepreneur, is the Founder and CEO of Mos.com, a San Francisco-based start-up whose mission is to tear down all financial barriers to opportunity.
* Roberto Hernandez of the Mission Food Hub, will reflect on the role of mutual aid efforts are playing in closing the distances created by the disproportionate impacts of COVID.
* VivvyAnne ForeverMORE! and Work MORE! will pay tribute to San Francisco drag queens and call for the preservation of queer performance space.
* Performances by young poets with Youth Speaks and Chapter 510 will highlight iconic Bay Area locales.
"We are delighted to be reunited with our partners to present the third annual Night of Ideas," says City Librarian Michael Lambert. "Pop some popcorn, pour your favorite beverage and prepare to discover something new about the beautiful Bay Area we call home."
"Nothing could stop us from coming together online with our faithful partners for another very promising Night of Ideas!" says Frédéric Jung, Consul General of France in San Francisco. "For this global event, we are proud to gather the best of the amazing San Francisco Bay Area communities in order to offer a two-hour online live broadcast which will put San Francisco once again on the map of the worldwide Night of Ideas events"
"SFMOMA is excited to collaborate across public institutions through the third Night of Ideas. Now more than ever, it's vital that we engage in meaningful dialogue about our future and art's capacity not only to provoke questions and action but to spread joy and heal," said Neal Benezra, Helen and Charles Schwab Director of SFMOMA. "In that vein, we will be distributing free artwork to the community through Tucker Nichols's Flowers for Sick People. Nichols, a Night of Ideas presenter and artist featured in our upcoming exhibition Close to Home: Creativity in Crisis, will have four limited edition prints available through San Francisco Public Library branches, so that you can send one of his flower prints to a loved one in need."
show less
For the 2021 Night of Ideas, keynote speakers and performers were asked to meditate on the theme of "closing the distance," an adaptation of the international theme "proche" or "close." The program will present a variety of perspectives on how we can collectively move closer to each other and to a better future by reimagining our civic spaces and society to be more inclusive.
Viewers can expect to see performances featuring some of the area's iconic scenery and tributes to our artists and essential workers that have kept spirits up during these challenging times.
Hosted by Mina Kim, KQED journalist and host of Forum, this year's Night of Ideas will include:
* A special conversation between Mina Kim and San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed on how the mayor plans to lead San Francisco through the recovery ahead.
* Co-founder/Co-director of Sogorea Te' Land Trust Corrina Gould (Lisjan Ohlone) will share her vision for returning ancestral lands in the San Francisco Bay Area to Indigenous stewardship and cultivating more active, reciprocal relationships with the land.
* A performance by Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu will honor the ongoing fight to preserve Indigenous land and that fosters connectedness among the hula community during COVID times.
* Activist and author Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project will discuss how closing the distance toward full accessibility is not only about infrastructure and accommodations but also civic participation.
* Community Arts Stabilization Trust Executive Director Moy Eng will provide a walkthrough of the Dempster Building and her vision for preserving art space in our cities.
* Destiny Arts Center's mission is to inspire and ignite social change through the arts. A performance from The Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company and The Elders Project will explore intergenerational connection.
* A performance from Antoine Hunter and members of the Urban Jazz Dance Company will explore connection through movement.
* San Francisco Public Librarian Naima Dean will discuss her Racial Equity work as a librarian serving the Western Addition community and as Chair of the Mill Valley Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Task Force.
* Young reporters and storytellers from YR Media will discuss what it means for young people to claim space and extend it for others and a timelapse of the painting of Rachel Wolfe Goldsmith's mural at the YR Media building.
* Artist Tucker Nichols will give a tutorial on creating flowers for sick people. This stems from a project where Nichols made a drawing, print or photograph of flowers and delivered it by mail as part of a free service.
* Nikiko Masumoto, farmer, artist and writer, will speak to us from her family farm in the Central Valley about the importance of place.
* Artist and activist Favianna Rodriguez.
* Join Lycée Français de San Francisco students from multiple clubs (including Dance, TedEx, DEI and LGBTQ) on a "ballade" through the vibrant and colorful San Francisco Mission district. In this playful and student-led piece, movement combines with words, images, music and colors to allow participants to creatively express their message and how they approach closing the distance.
* Amira Yahyaoui, Human Rights Activist and Entrepreneur, is the Founder and CEO of Mos.com, a San Francisco-based start-up whose mission is to tear down all financial barriers to opportunity.
* Roberto Hernandez of the Mission Food Hub, will reflect on the role of mutual aid efforts are playing in closing the distances created by the disproportionate impacts of COVID.
* VivvyAnne ForeverMORE! and Work MORE! will pay tribute to San Francisco drag queens and call for the preservation of queer performance space.
* Performances by young poets with Youth Speaks and Chapter 510 will highlight iconic Bay Area locales.
"We are delighted to be reunited with our partners to present the third annual Night of Ideas," says City Librarian Michael Lambert. "Pop some popcorn, pour your favorite beverage and prepare to discover something new about the beautiful Bay Area we call home."
"Nothing could stop us from coming together online with our faithful partners for another very promising Night of Ideas!" says Frédéric Jung, Consul General of France in San Francisco. "For this global event, we are proud to gather the best of the amazing San Francisco Bay Area communities in order to offer a two-hour online live broadcast which will put San Francisco once again on the map of the worldwide Night of Ideas events"
"SFMOMA is excited to collaborate across public institutions through the third Night of Ideas. Now more than ever, it's vital that we engage in meaningful dialogue about our future and art's capacity not only to provoke questions and action but to spread joy and heal," said Neal Benezra, Helen and Charles Schwab Director of SFMOMA. "In that vein, we will be distributing free artwork to the community through Tucker Nichols's Flowers for Sick People. Nichols, a Night of Ideas presenter and artist featured in our upcoming exhibition Close to Home: Creativity in Crisis, will have four limited edition prints available through San Francisco Public Library branches, so that you can send one of his flower prints to a loved one in need."
While gathering in person is out this year, the local event partners, Villa San Francisco, KQED, SFMOMA, San Francisco Public Library and California Humanities, are reuniting to produce a dynamic two-hour virtual showcase.
For the 2021 Night of Ideas, keynote speakers and performers were asked to meditate on the theme of "closing the distance," an adaptation of the international theme "proche" or "close." The program will present a variety of perspectives on how we can collectively move closer to each other and to a better future by reimagining our civic spaces and society to be more inclusive.
Viewers can expect to see performances featuring some of the area's iconic scenery and tributes to our artists and essential workers that have kept spirits up during these challenging times.
Hosted by Mina Kim, KQED journalist and host of Forum, this year's Night of Ideas will include:
* A special conversation between Mina Kim and San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed on how the mayor plans to lead San Francisco through the recovery ahead.
* Co-founder/Co-director of Sogorea Te' Land Trust Corrina Gould (Lisjan Ohlone) will share her vision for returning ancestral lands in the San Francisco Bay Area to Indigenous stewardship and cultivating more active, reciprocal relationships with the land.
* A performance by Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu will honor the ongoing fight to preserve Indigenous land and that fosters connectedness among the hula community during COVID times.
* Activist and author Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project will discuss how closing the distance toward full accessibility is not only about infrastructure and accommodations but also civic participation.
* Community Arts Stabilization Trust Executive Director Moy Eng will provide a walkthrough of the Dempster Building and her vision for preserving art space in our cities.
* Destiny Arts Center's mission is to inspire and ignite social change through the arts. A performance from The Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company and The Elders Project will explore intergenerational connection.
* A performance from Antoine Hunter and members of the Urban Jazz Dance Company will explore connection through movement.
* San Francisco Public Librarian Naima Dean will discuss her Racial Equity work as a librarian serving the Western Addition community and as Chair of the Mill Valley Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Task Force.
* Young reporters and storytellers from YR Media will discuss what it means for young people to claim space and extend it for others and a timelapse of the painting of Rachel Wolfe Goldsmith's mural at the YR Media building.
* Artist Tucker Nichols will give a tutorial on creating flowers for sick people. This stems from a project where Nichols made a drawing, print or photograph of flowers and delivered it by mail as part of a free service.
* Nikiko Masumoto, farmer, artist and writer, will speak to us from her family farm in the Central Valley about the importance of place.
* Artist and activist Favianna Rodriguez.
* Join Lycée Français de San Francisco students from multiple clubs (including Dance, TedEx, DEI and LGBTQ) on a "ballade" through the vibrant and colorful San Francisco Mission district. In this playful and student-led piece, movement combines with words, images, music and colors to allow participants to creatively express their message and how they approach closing the distance.
* Amira Yahyaoui, Human Rights Activist and Entrepreneur, is the Founder and CEO of Mos.com, a San Francisco-based start-up whose mission is to tear down all financial barriers to opportunity.
* Roberto Hernandez of the Mission Food Hub, will reflect on the role of mutual aid efforts are playing in closing the distances created by the disproportionate impacts of COVID.
* VivvyAnne ForeverMORE! and Work MORE! will pay tribute to San Francisco drag queens and call for the preservation of queer performance space.
* Performances by young poets with Youth Speaks and Chapter 510 will highlight iconic Bay Area locales.
"We are delighted to be reunited with our partners to present the third annual Night of Ideas," says City Librarian Michael Lambert. "Pop some popcorn, pour your favorite beverage and prepare to discover something new about the beautiful Bay Area we call home."
"Nothing could stop us from coming together online with our faithful partners for another very promising Night of Ideas!" says Frédéric Jung, Consul General of France in San Francisco. "For this global event, we are proud to gather the best of the amazing San Francisco Bay Area communities in order to offer a two-hour online live broadcast which will put San Francisco once again on the map of the worldwide Night of Ideas events"
"SFMOMA is excited to collaborate across public institutions through the third Night of Ideas. Now more than ever, it's vital that we engage in meaningful dialogue about our future and art's capacity not only to provoke questions and action but to spread joy and heal," said Neal Benezra, Helen and Charles Schwab Director of SFMOMA. "In that vein, we will be distributing free artwork to the community through Tucker Nichols's Flowers for Sick People. Nichols, a Night of Ideas presenter and artist featured in our upcoming exhibition Close to Home: Creativity in Crisis, will have four limited edition prints available through San Francisco Public Library branches, so that you can send one of his flower prints to a loved one in need."
read more
For the 2021 Night of Ideas, keynote speakers and performers were asked to meditate on the theme of "closing the distance," an adaptation of the international theme "proche" or "close." The program will present a variety of perspectives on how we can collectively move closer to each other and to a better future by reimagining our civic spaces and society to be more inclusive.
Viewers can expect to see performances featuring some of the area's iconic scenery and tributes to our artists and essential workers that have kept spirits up during these challenging times.
Hosted by Mina Kim, KQED journalist and host of Forum, this year's Night of Ideas will include:
* A special conversation between Mina Kim and San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed on how the mayor plans to lead San Francisco through the recovery ahead.
* Co-founder/Co-director of Sogorea Te' Land Trust Corrina Gould (Lisjan Ohlone) will share her vision for returning ancestral lands in the San Francisco Bay Area to Indigenous stewardship and cultivating more active, reciprocal relationships with the land.
* A performance by Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu will honor the ongoing fight to preserve Indigenous land and that fosters connectedness among the hula community during COVID times.
* Activist and author Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project will discuss how closing the distance toward full accessibility is not only about infrastructure and accommodations but also civic participation.
* Community Arts Stabilization Trust Executive Director Moy Eng will provide a walkthrough of the Dempster Building and her vision for preserving art space in our cities.
* Destiny Arts Center's mission is to inspire and ignite social change through the arts. A performance from The Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company and The Elders Project will explore intergenerational connection.
* A performance from Antoine Hunter and members of the Urban Jazz Dance Company will explore connection through movement.
* San Francisco Public Librarian Naima Dean will discuss her Racial Equity work as a librarian serving the Western Addition community and as Chair of the Mill Valley Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Task Force.
* Young reporters and storytellers from YR Media will discuss what it means for young people to claim space and extend it for others and a timelapse of the painting of Rachel Wolfe Goldsmith's mural at the YR Media building.
* Artist Tucker Nichols will give a tutorial on creating flowers for sick people. This stems from a project where Nichols made a drawing, print or photograph of flowers and delivered it by mail as part of a free service.
* Nikiko Masumoto, farmer, artist and writer, will speak to us from her family farm in the Central Valley about the importance of place.
* Artist and activist Favianna Rodriguez.
* Join Lycée Français de San Francisco students from multiple clubs (including Dance, TedEx, DEI and LGBTQ) on a "ballade" through the vibrant and colorful San Francisco Mission district. In this playful and student-led piece, movement combines with words, images, music and colors to allow participants to creatively express their message and how they approach closing the distance.
* Amira Yahyaoui, Human Rights Activist and Entrepreneur, is the Founder and CEO of Mos.com, a San Francisco-based start-up whose mission is to tear down all financial barriers to opportunity.
* Roberto Hernandez of the Mission Food Hub, will reflect on the role of mutual aid efforts are playing in closing the distances created by the disproportionate impacts of COVID.
* VivvyAnne ForeverMORE! and Work MORE! will pay tribute to San Francisco drag queens and call for the preservation of queer performance space.
* Performances by young poets with Youth Speaks and Chapter 510 will highlight iconic Bay Area locales.
"We are delighted to be reunited with our partners to present the third annual Night of Ideas," says City Librarian Michael Lambert. "Pop some popcorn, pour your favorite beverage and prepare to discover something new about the beautiful Bay Area we call home."
"Nothing could stop us from coming together online with our faithful partners for another very promising Night of Ideas!" says Frédéric Jung, Consul General of France in San Francisco. "For this global event, we are proud to gather the best of the amazing San Francisco Bay Area communities in order to offer a two-hour online live broadcast which will put San Francisco once again on the map of the worldwide Night of Ideas events"
"SFMOMA is excited to collaborate across public institutions through the third Night of Ideas. Now more than ever, it's vital that we engage in meaningful dialogue about our future and art's capacity not only to provoke questions and action but to spread joy and heal," said Neal Benezra, Helen and Charles Schwab Director of SFMOMA. "In that vein, we will be distributing free artwork to the community through Tucker Nichols's Flowers for Sick People. Nichols, a Night of Ideas presenter and artist featured in our upcoming exhibition Close to Home: Creativity in Crisis, will have four limited edition prints available through San Francisco Public Library branches, so that you can send one of his flower prints to a loved one in need."
show less
Date/Times:
San Francisco Main Public Library
5 Upcoming Events
100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
The Best Events
Every Week in Your Inbox
From Our Sponsors
UPCOMING EVENTS
Great suggestion! We'll be in touch.
Event reviewed successfully.