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24 Days of Central Market Arts
07/15/2010 4:00pm
WHAT: Central Market Arts Festival The three-week performing arts festival in San Francisco’s Central Market district kicks off on Mint Plaza with a weekend of performances by acclaimed local companies on Friday, September 24 through Sunday, September 26. The kick-off weekend includes dance, live music and family-friendly arts activities for all to enjoy the uniquely vibrant arts scene that the neighborhood offers.
The Central Market Arts Festival continues through October 17 with curated performances in dance, music and theatre at a variety of venues. With the theme of “Bringing Art to Our Neighborhood Streets/Bringing People to Where Art is Made,” festival organizers aim to encourage audiences to visit the spaces where art is envisioned and created. Following the kick-off weekend on Mint Plaza, festival programs will be presented in satellite venues ranging from nearby businesses to fully equipped theatres and studios. Programming is dynamic, with events being added daily. For more information, visit www.centralmarketarts.org
WHO:
Festival organizers: Alonzo King’s LINES Dance Center, KUNST STOFF arts, the Garage and Denia Dance.
Participating arts groups: Exit Theatre, Grey Area Foundation for the Arts, Levy Dance, Market Jenkins Dance Lab, People in Plazas, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, The Luggage Store Gallery
Partnering organizations: Central Market Community Benefit District, the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development, the Zellerbach Family Foundation, the Market Street Association, the Dancer’s Group and the Friends of Mint Plaza
WHERE:
Kick-off Weekend:
Mint Plaza (between Jessie and Mint Streets, off of 5th, between Market and Mission)
San Francisco, CA
Festival:
Various venues in Central Market
See www.centralmarketarts.org for details
WHEN:
Kick-off Weekend:
Fri. September 24, Sat. September 25 & Sun. September 26
12 PM to 4 PM
Festival:
September 24 through October 17
COST:
Kick-off Weekend: free
Festival: see website for details www.centralmarketarts.org
ABOUT CENTRAL MARKET ARTS FESTIVAL:
Central Market Arts is dedicated to a common vision of promoting San Francisco's Central Market Neighborhood as a vital arts district and creating an open forum for dialogue about arts in our community. Our mission is to serve as a unified voice for arts of every discipline through cooperative marketing efforts, government advocacy, and the production of a yearly capstone event.
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View the 24 Days of Central Market Arts Sponsorship Packet here.