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Summer of Love Opening Day Celebration

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Victor Moscoso, "Incredible Poetry Reading", Ferlinghetti, Wieners, Meltzer, Whalen, Welch, McClure, Ginsberg, June 8, Nourse Auditorium, 1968. Color offset lithograph poster. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of Gary Westford, L16.32.28. © Victor Moscoso

50 years ago, San Francisco rocked the world with art, fashion, and music during the Summer of Love. Celebrate 1967 with a day full of art-making, performances, DJs, social activism, and new artist work.

Today's event is hosted by Jef Valentine.

12:00-1:00 pm: Pop-up gallery talks by artists represented in the exhibition

12:00-2:30 pm: DJ set by Jackie Sugarlumps

12:00-3:00 pm: Performances and Face Painting by Velocity Circus

12:00-4:00 pm: Screenprinting demonstration with the San Francisco Poster Syndicate

12:00-4:00 pm: Poster design and button-making with the museum's Teaching Artists

12:00-2:00 pm and 3:00-5:00 pm: Film Screening: "Berkeley in the Sixties"

12:00-5:00 pm: Chalk Painting by Joel Yau

12:00-5:00 pm: Community Activism with 10 organizations who are changing the world

1:00-5:00 pm: Screenprinting with April Artist-in-Residence Carrie Iverson

2:30-3:30 pm: Live music by San Francisco Airship

2:30-5:00 pm: DJ set by Neil Martinson with go-go dancer Micaela Scofield