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Cultural Encounters: Friday Nights at the de Young featuring Discarded to Divine, the de Young Poetry Series, Noise Pop, and Gilbert & George
Docent Tours | Artist Studio | Friday Nights at the de Young | Special Events | Music at the de Young
5:00 PM - 8:45 PM
April 4, 2008
Wilsey Court, Koret Auditorium, Piazzoni Murals Room
On Friday nights the entire museum is open until 8:45 p.m. Friday Nights at the de Young offers a variety of interdisciplinary arts programs, including live music, poetry, films, dance, tours, and lectures. The cafe is open with a special Friday Nights dinner menu, and a no-host cocktail bar is serving drinks. There are art-making activities for everyone.
Piazzoni Murals Room
6:00–8:30 p.m.
Discarded to Divine
Discarded to Divine debuts one-of-a-kind creations designed from recycled materials by Bay Area fashion designers and students of recycled couture to benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s programs for the poor and homeless.
Bay Area fashion designers such as Jessica McClintock, Colleen Quen, Nice Collective, Cari Borja, Verrieres & Sako, Michael Boris, and Sara Shepherd join fashion students from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, City College of San Francisco, and Academy of Art University.
The designers create items inspired by the de Young’s permanent collection and produced at least 50 percent from source material found in donations to the St. Vincent de Paul Society that could not be resold by the organization: old curtains, stained neckties, torn shirts and tee shirts, unusable work pants and jeans. The creations include cocktail dresses, gowns and wraps, costumes, separates, outerwear, and accessories for both men and women. Don’t miss this great opportunity to view these works of art in the Piazzoni Murals Room. www.discardedtodivine.org
Wilsey Court
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Music by Von Iva and DJ Omar presented by Noise Pop
Von Iva, the Bay Area synth rock trio—fronted by vixen soulstress Jillian Iva and featuring Becky Kupersmith on keyboard and Kelly Harris on drums—takes gritty soul-drenched dance punk to the masses. This fashion-forward trio sets every dance floor on fire. www.voniva.com
DJ Omar’s decade-long career in San Francisco's nightlife has produced some of the city’s most musically diverse and inclusive dance parties. Currently, Omar has returned to his roots by collaborating with Live 105 music director Aaron Axelsen and Popscene, the legendary club he started a decade ago.
Established in San Francisco in 1993, the music festival Noise Pop has developed into full-scale cultural happening, adding gallery art shows, a music-themed film festival, educational panel discussions with musicians and music industry professionals, an indie designer trunk sale, and a number of planned and spontaneous shindigs. www.noisepop.com
Art Activity for Everyone
Inspired by Discarded to Divine, create jewelry from found and reusable objects.
Koret Auditorium
7:00–8:30 p.m.
The de Young Poetry Series
Three Vietnamese Poets: Nguyen Do, Hoa Nguyen, and Truong Tran
In celebration of the recently published anthology Black Dog, Black Night: Contemporary Vietnamese Poetry (Milkweed Editions), three Vietnamese-American contributors will read their poetry. Nguyen Do who edited and translated Black Dog, Black Night with Paul Hoover, Hoa Nguyen, and Trong Tran. This groundbreaking anthology presents the true picture of a poetry that had been suppressed in Vietnam due to Soviet-influenced censorship. A discussion period will follow the reading.
The de Young Poetry Series is curated by Paul Hoover, a poet, editor, and professor of creative writing at San Francisco State University. Major U.S. poets read from their works, followed by a book signing. See below for ticketing information.
Special Exhibition Galleries (Lower Level)
7:00 p.m.
Docent Tour of Gilbert & George. Museum admission required. Meet at the exhibition entrance.
Fee Information
Programs are free, except the de Young Poetry Series. Admission is always free to members; regular admission fees apply for non-members to visit the galleries. $5 exhibition surcharge for Gilbert & George applies to non-members.
de Young Poetry Series: Tickets are $8 for FAMSF members and $12 for non-members; museum admission is not included or required. For tickets, call 1-866-512-6326 or go online to www.museumtix.com.
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Partner, Donor, Sponsor Credits
Friday Nights at the de Young is supported by the Koret Foundation. Friday Nights at the de Young is part of the Fine Arts Museums’ Cultural Encounters initiative, generously funded by The James Irvine Foundation, The Wallace Foundation, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Columbia Foundation, and the Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation.
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