Friday Nights at the de Young
Party with Viv!
and Celebrate the Jolika Collection
Lectures and Symposia | Artist Studio | Friday Nights at the de Young
5:00 PM - 8:45 PM
May 18, 2007
Wilsey Court and Koret Auditorium
Friday Nights are back! The popular series returns, offering live music, poetry, films, dance, tours, lectures, cocktails, food, artist demonstrations, and interactive art projects. Enjoy a variety of musical performances ranging from punk, jazz, and opera to avant-garde hip-hop jazz; performance art; artwear demonstrations; art works made from recycled clothing; student designers and more. Vivienne Westwood: 36 Years of Fashion, store, and cafe stay open on these evenings. Docent Tours of the exhibition are offered at 7:30 pm,
Thanks to our media sponsor, San Francisco Bay Guardian
Wilsey Court
6:00–8:00 p.m. Traditional music of Hawaii by the Kapalakiko Hawaiian Band performing in the mele kui tradition, all the genres that define Hawaiian music. The songs depict the places where the performers were born and raised, the foods that they consumed, and the telling of the many myths, legends and stories that define their culture and history. Come enjoy!
6:00–8:00 p.m. Enjoy a special tasting of Nobilo Wines, a New Zealand based winery in the Piazzoni Murals Room
8:00 p.m. Live performance by Kahurangi Maori Dance Theatre, a professional indigenous dance theater of New Zealand. Since 1992, Kahurangi has been bringing the culture of a faraway people to life in the hearts and minds of North Americans.
Hands-on art making offered by the Textile Arts Council and the FAMSF Education Department
Koret Auditorium
7:00 p.m. Lecture:"Searching for Tongan Gods," Roger Neich, Curator of Ethnology at the Auckland Museum and Professor of Anthropology at the University of Auckland
Fee Information
Reduced admission of $10 into the Vivienne Westwood galleries. Members are admitted free.
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Disclaimer
Programs are subject to change.
