Beginning this June, join us on the third Thursday of each month in
downtown San Francisco’s Yerba Buena neighborhood of for a monthly
outing full of arts, food, and drink!
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Wander the blocks around Yerba Buena Gardens to soak in art and music.
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Pick up a wrist band at participating galleries and museums for
special Third Thursday all-night happy hour at participating bars and
restaurants.
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Experience art immersion with special installations, performances, and events
Visit our site each month for an up-to-date map and event listings.
The Museum of the African Diaspora will be participating by presenting "Motown Madness" during this month's Third Thursday event:
FREE admission - exhibition opening - Motown and more!
The Museum of the African Diaspora's (MoAD) SUMMER SEASON KICKOFF
WEEKEND starts with Motown Madness, an exhibition opening event and part
of Third Thursdays in Yerba Buena. MoAD's 2nd Floor Salon will be the
scene for a live DJ (Craft Spells) featuring Motown beats and background
film (Shaft) surrounded by the iconic photographs of Gordon Parks, Life
magazine’s first African American staff photographer, and one of
America’s finest photojournalists.
On
Thursday (6/20) MoAD joins the Contemporary Jewish Museum, Yerba Buena
Center for the Arts and UC Berkeley Extension Art & Design Gallery
along with area bars and restaurants for the first Third Thursdays in
Yerba Buena.
The event at MoAD includes the opening of two new
exhibitions, J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere: Sartorial Moments and the Nearness
of Yesterday, and Gordon Parks: Photographs at His Centennial. The 3rd
Floor (main) gallery will feature the first West Coast showing of the
works of J. D. Ojeikere, a Nigerian national treasure whose images focus
on preserving cultural traditions in the face of Nigeria’s change from
colonial rule to independence.
Be sure to pick up a wristband at MoAD for special Third Thursday all-night happy hours at participating bars and restaurants!
Come out and enjoy those Happy Hours! :)
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