Make Friends, Create Art, Build Community!

As part of our SF Arts Activation, The Burning Man Project presents Get Groovy + Gamelan X + City of Awesome Project + Dance to the Rhythm with Loyd Family Players as part of San Francisco’s  presents as part of Two Blocks of Art, two evenings featuring interactive art, music and community!

Dates: Friday, September 28th and October 19th
Time: 4 – 8 PM
Where: Corner of 6th Street and Market, San Francisco, CA  94103

Friday, September 28th

Re-Imagine Central Market!
Join ArtisMobilus and participate in the creation of a community mural that re-imagines the future of Central Market. This collaborative mural will be painted on the side of ArtisMobilus, a mobile art gallery founded and curated by Richard Felix. The mural will be displayed anywhere the bus turned art gallery travels. Your creativity and vision for Central Market will carry beyond the event and is an opportunity to express the physical elements you would like to see in the neighborhood.

Get Groovy!
Disco ARTrobics – 4:30 – 5:30 PM
What do you get when you combine aerobics, art and Disco? Let Mz. K! help you work it all out!

Gamelan X – 7:00-8:00 PM
Gamelan X is “The Bay Area’s own Funkadelic of ethnomusicology.” (Todd Lavoie, SF Guardian), is an Oakland based Balinese marching gamelan ensemble that presents a fusion of multi-cultural influences. Dedicated to performing contemporary compositions and arrangements this ensemble embodies the spirit of explorative creativity.

Friday, October 19th

City of Awesome Project
What Do YOU Do To Make Central Market More AWESOME?
ArtisMobilus  returns with artist Todd Berman and the City of Awesome Project to continue the creation of the community mural re-imagining Central Market. This time draw an image depicting what you will do (or are currently doing) to make Central Market more AWESOME! Your image or statement will be worked into the mural and displayed on ArtisMobilus. Bring family and friends or collaborate with those you’ve just met to create a unique image of your contribution to Central Market neighborhood or what you’d like to bring to it.

No experience is necessary to create the community mural and all supplies will be provided. Bring your imagination and unleash your inner awesomeness. Burning Man Project volunteers and local artists will help guide the process and you can share ideas with participating community groups and youth organizations.

Dance to the Rhythm!
Loyd Family Players
7:00 – 8:00 PM
The Loyds mix together a bevy of breaks and textures with great precision for a hot and furious dance party. They’ll whip Market Street into a dance frenzy utilizing everything from sultry R&B covers to tongue-in-cheek punk rock sing-alongs!
“…the fiercest female percussion section around.” – SF Guardian.

But wait! There’s more!
All of these events are part of  a month-long series of events designed to activate art and community in San Francisco’s Central Market District. Check these links for full programming:

2 Blocks of Art
24 Days of Art

What: Lunch + 3 Awesome Speakers
Where: Burning Man HQ, 995 Market, 8th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
When: August 1st, 12:30-1:30pm,
Who:
Patricia Zamora, Director, Tenderloin Boys & Girls Club
Robin Anderson, Dance Center Co-Director, Alonzo King Lines Ballet
Judy Young, Executive Director, Vietnamese Youth Development Center

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WHAT: arts and crafts and fun and games
WHERE: Burning Man HQ 995 Market, 8th floor
WHEN: Monday July 30, 7 – 9 pm

Come to BMHQ and get crafty with the Project! We’re making thousands – yes THOUSANDS! – of leaves out of used file folders, tape, and coated steel to bring to our interactive installation on-Playa. If scissors, tape, and making are your cup of tea, please join us!

RSVP to heather.white@burningmanproject.org
Subject line: July 30th