Lorna Dee Cervantes Will Be Reading Poetry At Wilsey Court, 6 pm for the Event: Mission Muralismo - Muralistas Mujeres, Women Muralists In The Mission

MURALISTAS! CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS: FIRST FRIDAY NIGHTS AT THE DE YOUNG

Friday, March 5, 2010
5:45pm - 8:45pm
de Young Museum, Golden Gate Park


On FRIDAY MARCH 5TH, the de Young Museum presents another night of music, performance, lectures, and programs in the ongoing series MISSION MURALISMO, in conjunction with the recently published book STREET ART SAN FRANCISCO: MISSION MURALISMO, edited by Annice Jacoby, foreword by Carlos Santana (Abrams, 2009).
The evening, which CELEBRATES WOMEN ALL OVER THE WORLD, features lectures by Annice Jacoby, Susan Greene, Juana Alicia & Maestrapeace, and Mona Caron, as well as live MUSIC by Pakistan’s treasure Riffat Sultana; a muralista community project organized in partnership with Precita Eyes Muralists, a book signing with multiple artists featured in Street Art San Francisco, and gorgeous Mission mural projections in Wilsey Court. Friday night promises to be another fantastic extravaganza following on the heels of the record-breaking February Carnaval event which 4,500 people attended. The expanded Mission Muralismo series is created in partnership with Precita Eyes Muralists as part of Cultural Encounters: Friday Nights at the de Young.