From vendor markets to live performances, here's where you can honor Black heritage in The City
Saturday marks the start of Black History Month , the time of year when communities across the nation celebrate and commemorate Black Americans’ contributions, achievements and struggle for equality throughout U.
S. history. From live performances and cultural demonstrations to conversations with artists and plenty of vendor markets, The Examiner has rounded up ways you can celebrate Black History Month in San Francisco throughout February.Located at the corner of Fillmore Street and Geary Boulevard, the shop — which acts as a business incubator and accelerator program — will host a two-day event that organizers said celebrates Black heritage, culture and community, while supporting local business owners. The event lasts from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, with programming including live performances, interactive activities and workshops, as well as networking and community-building opportunities. Tickets are free with registration through Evenbrite.Mission Bay will be teeming Saturday afternoon with festivities including arts and crafts, food from Black-owned businesses and a guest talk on race and equity by Otis R. Taylor Jr., managing editor of KQED. The event, from noon to 3 p.m., will also feature a performance by Queen Iminah and the African American Female Excellence Kids Dance Company, as well as a spoken-word poetry slam. This year’s headliner is August Lee Stevens, a Bay Area indie artist who has performed in an all-star Gil Scott-Heron tribute at SF Jazz, as well as an emerging artists supergroup at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass music festival. Guests are encouraged to register through Eventbrite, though organizers said limited walk-up registrations may be available on a first-come, first-served basis.The Rise University Preparatory high school’s rhetoric and composition class will perform scenes from William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” in collaboration with the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival at the Ruth Williams Opera House, otherwise known as the Bayview Opera House.‘Love + Basketball: My Freedom Gotta Rim On It’ Artist Talk and Reception The Museum of the African Diaspora’s pay-what-you-can event features artist Ann “Sole Sister” Johnson in conversation with curator Key Jo Lee to discuss the “Love + Basketball: My Freedom Gotta Rim On It” exhibition, which examines the sport through the lenses of consumerism, materialism, success and aspiration. Ex // Top Stories Chinatown parking, Muni free for Lunar New Year parade Initiatives aim to minimize hectic nature of parade, NBA All-Star Game simultaneously occurring Amid message of unity, discord on immigration persists in SF DA, public defender remain at odds over deportations of accused drug dealers How SF businesses can have a Super Bowl presence NFL program soliciting applications from local firms ahead of Levi’s Stadium hosting league championship next year The event, which starts at 6:30 p.m., coincides with NBA All-Star weekend, and it also commemorates Johnson’s first-ever solo museum show on the west coast. Guests can register through the museum’s website.Held at the meeting room of San Francisco Public Library’s Golden Gate Valley branch, library patrons will have an opportunity to hear the traditional instruments of the Mandinka and the Mande-speaking people of West Africa. Local musician Keenan Webster will teach and demonstrate a West African Mandinka harp, a West African Mande harp, a Mandinka xylophone and a handful of other percussion instruments. Attendees will also learn about how these traditions influenced the creation of the banjo, as well as blues, jazz and popular music. The free event starts at 11 a.m. and lasts 45 minutes.West Coast Makers, a roving Bay Area pop-up, will head to Treasure Island’s Gold Bar Distillery and Tasting Room from 1 to 7 p.m. for a vendor market spotlighting Black-owned businesses and entrepreneurs in the Bay Area. Guests can buy handcrafted goods, fashion pieces, beauty products, art and more, while also enjoying live entertainment from local artists and musicians. Food and beverage purveyors will offer culturally significant dishes, and attendees will also have a chance to connect with Black-led initiatives, nonprofits and organizations throughout the region. Proceeds from tickets, which cost roughly $7 including fees on Eventbrite, will be donated to the Black LA Relief and Recovery Fund, which supports on-the-ground organizations meeting the long-term needs of Black communities displaced by the Los Angeles wildfires. Admission is free for children under age 5.The Black Choreographers Festival is celebrating 20 years of existence with a concert series in collaboration with Dance Mission Theater. This year’s “Here and Now” event, which starts at 7:30 p.m., includes performances by local choreographer Byb Bibene, former Lines Ballet dancer Gregory P. Dawson and Portsha Jefferon, an Oakland-based Haitian dance instructor. Tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite. Advance sales for students and seniors cost $20, while general sales at the door are $25. There is also a $35 reserved-seating option. Guests can also buy two-performance passes for $30. Additional performances will take place in March.
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