1. art and entertainment

Third Thursdays in Yerba Buena | Oct 16, 2014 | thirdthursdaysf.org Third Thursdays in Yerba Buena
October 16, 2014 | Art Venues 5–8pm / Food & Drink 5–10pm*
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| ① California Historical Society | 678 Mission St @ 3rd
Yosemite: A Storied Landscape, 5–8pm | FREE | Visit Yosemite without leaving Yerba Buena. Take a stroll
through stories of the human touch in Yosemite.
② Cartoon Art Museum | 655 Mission @ 3rd
Closed for private event this month
③ Contemporary Jewish Museum | 736 Mission St @ Yerba Buena Lane
Jews for Dim Sum: Build Tiles, Eat Snacks, 6–7pm | | Artists Imin Yeh and Leah Rosenberg share stories as
they roll out a limited edition screen printed mah jongg snack box. Visitors can also join Yeh in building a
paper mah jongg set. Limited edition of 50 boxes for purchase per event.
④ Museum of the African Diaspora | 685 Mission St @ 3rd
Closed through October for renovation
⑤ Museum of Performance + Design | 893B Folsom St @ 5th
Something Frightful!, 5–7:30pm | FREE | MP+D celebrates October with Something Frightful! One night only
display of horror themed items from our performing art archive collection. Discover scary puppets, masks and
memorabilia while viewing a vintage production of Sondheim’s thrilling Sweeny Todd and other hair raising
recordings...For all audiences!
⑥ Root Division | 1059 Market St between 6th and 7th St. *NEW VENUE *
Adventures in Buying and Collecting Art, 6:30–8:30pm | FREE | A panel of collectors, curators, artists, and
gallerists presented in conjunction with Root Division’s 13th Annual Art Auction. Panelists include Janet
Bishop, Glen Helfand, Andrew McClintock, Lizanne Suter, and Cheryl Ward. This event will also be moderated
by Ray Beldner.
⑦ UC Berkeley Extension Art & Design Gallery | 95 3rd Street @ Mission
Note: Cartoon Art ② and MoAD ④ are closed this month
① Explore Yosemite in the city at Calif. Historical Society
③ Craft a paper mah jongg set and eat snacks at the CJM
⑤ Discover Something Frightful at MP + D
⑥ Learn the adventures of collecting at Root Division
⑦ View works by three artists at UC Berkeley Extension
⑧ Experience movement, sound, and poetry at YBCA
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Visual Arts Graduate Group Exhibition, 5–8pm | FREE | Susan Richardson,
Farell Beam, and Alyson Kohn. Susan explores the relationship between language and image: she creates a
variety of forms with mixed media. Farell’s inkblot drawings, paintings, and layered paper cutouts are based
on a process of chance. Alyson creates unusual figures and portraits primarily with photography, mixed
media, collage, and décollage.
⑧ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts | 701 Mission St @ 3rd
ConVerge: ADDLEDS, 4–8pm | FREE | Performance by Christine Bonansea and collaborators, which explores
and manifests the tension in space through body and sound material, creating spatial interaction and sonic
abstraction in between the different bodies. Simultaneously, author Dan Taulapapa McMullin will be reading
excerpts from his poetry collection, Coconut Milk in our Youth Arts Lounge.
Ⓐ B Restaurant and Bar | 720 Howard St above the gardens waterfall
Extended Happy Hour and $6 cocktails, 5–10pm | Discounts with Wristband | Celebrate with extended
happy hour throughout the entire evening for anyone with a Third Thursday wristband + live DJ!
ⒶⒷⒸ End the evening with exclusive drink specials at
B Restaurant & Bar, Bluestem Brasserie, & Novela!
Ⓑ Bluestem Brasserie | 1 Yerba Buena Lane @ Market
Ⓓ Shop ‘til ya drop w/ 10% off SFMOMA MuseumStore Ⓒ Novela | 662 Mission St @ Annie Alley
* Individual venue times vary. See full schedule on back for details.
Third Thursdays is a monthly event jointly organized by A Simple Collective, the Yerba Buena Alliance, and the
participating organizations. Promotional printing is generously sponsored by Alpha Graphics.
Featuring the Bluestem Smash cocktail, 5–10pm | $1 from each will go to the Yerba Buena Alliance.
Third Thursday Drink Specials, 5–10pm | Discounts with Wristband | $2 off our signature punches on tap.
Ⓓ SFMOMA MuseumStore | 51 Yerba Buena Lane @ Mission
10% Discount, 5–7pm | Discounts with Wristband | West Coast’s finest selection of art and design wares
and SFMOMA exclusives, all supporting our exhibitions and educational programs.