Events:
Sunday, November 29 --- 3 - 4:30 p.m.Classic Black: African American Voices from 19th Century San Francisco
Former San Francisco Poet Laureate devorah major will be joined by Bay Area jazz treasures Richard Howell on saxophone and Mark Izu on bass in a poetry performance piece featuring African-Americans who lived and thrived in San Francisco between 1845 and 1900. Focusing on less known stories of Blacks who lived and worked in downtown San Francisco, ms. major will bring to life the voices of William Alexander Leidesdorff and his mother Anna Marie Spark, George Washington Dennis and his mother Sylva Dennis and father, Green Dennis and Charlotte Brown, as well as a overviews in the voices of Mary Ellen Pleasant and Delilah Beasly.
Koret Auditorium, Lower Level, Main Library
Thursday, December 3 --- 6:30 p.m.
Waterworks: How Repairing Water-Damaged Art on Paper is Done With... Water!
Join Bay Area paper conservator Karen Zukor for an illustrated talk on the effect of moisture on prints, drawings and books, and how conservation utilizes water-based treatments to undo the damage.
Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, Lower Level, Main Library
Exhibitions:
October 22 - January 8
The Portola Festival of 1909: A Party with a Purpose
The Portola Festival of 1909 was a grand celebration to declare that San Francisco had rebuilt and was ready for business and tourists after the 1906 earthquake and fire. On the 100th anniversary of this five day spectacle of parades and parties, this exhibition features photographs and artifacts from the festive event. An accompanying video highlights the participation of local and international Chinese and Japanese communities.
Outside the San Francisco History Center, Sixth Floor, Main Library
September 12 - December 6
Punk Passages: San Francisco First Wave Punk 1977-1981
This exhibition features 45 black and white portraits and live music photographs of original punk innovators from the emerging San Francisco punk scene by San Francisco-based photographer Ruby Ray, as well as original punk rock zines, flyers, posters and ephemera from 1977 to 1981. Additional articles and ephemera from the San Francisco Public Library Art, Music & Recreation Center Collection and the Little Maga/Zine Collection from Book Arts & Special Collections, will also be on view.
Jewett Gallery, Lower Level, Main Library
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Sunday, November 29 --- 3 - 4:30 p.m.Classic Black: African American Voices from 19th Century San Francisco
Former San Francisco Poet Laureate devorah major will be joined by Bay Area jazz treasures Richard Howell on saxophone and Mark Izu on bass in a poetry performance piece featuring African-Americans who lived and thrived in San Francisco between 1845 and 1900. Focusing on less known stories of Blacks who lived and worked in downtown San Francisco, ms. major will bring to life the voices of William Alexander Leidesdorff and his mother Anna Marie Spark, George Washington Dennis and his mother Sylva Dennis and father, Green Dennis and Charlotte Brown, as well as a overviews in the voices of Mary Ellen Pleasant and Delilah Beasly.
Koret Auditorium, Lower Level, Main Library
Thursday, December 3 --- 6:30 p.m.
Waterworks: How Repairing Water-Damaged Art on Paper is Done With... Water!
Join Bay Area paper conservator Karen Zukor for an illustrated talk on the effect of moisture on prints, drawings and books, and how conservation utilizes water-based treatments to undo the damage.
Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, Lower Level, Main Library
Exhibitions:
October 22 - January 8The Portola Festival of 1909: A Party with a Purpose
The Portola Festival of 1909 was a grand celebration to declare that San Francisco had rebuilt and was ready for business and tourists after the 1906 earthquake and fire. On the 100th anniversary of this five day spectacle of parades and parties, this exhibition features photographs and artifacts from the festive event. An accompanying video highlights the participation of local and international Chinese and Japanese communities.
Outside the San Francisco History Center, Sixth Floor, Main Library
September 12 - December 6Punk Passages: San Francisco First Wave Punk 1977-1981
This exhibition features 45 black and white portraits and live music photographs of original punk innovators from the emerging San Francisco punk scene by San Francisco-based photographer Ruby Ray, as well as original punk rock zines, flyers, posters and ephemera from 1977 to 1981. Additional articles and ephemera from the San Francisco Public Library Art, Music & Recreation Center Collection and the Little Maga/Zine Collection from Book Arts & Special Collections, will also be on view.
Jewett Gallery, Lower Level, Main Library
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