Celebrate San Francisco is a gallery-based exhibit to be launched at the Mission Cultural Center. It is a pilot project focused on two simple questions: How are San Franciscans celebrating the human experience given present circumstances? And, what innovations/best practices are being developed in local communities and industries that can be replicated on a broader scale? By meaningfully engaging the dynamic talent present in San Francisco, we hope that gallery visitors will have greater reason to celebrate the life and culture of the City.

For further details, please visit www.icelebratemycity.com

Exhibition Events:

September 29, 7-9pm: Peak Experiences, a panel discussion with project participants moderated by D. Scot Miller. Free Event. More than an interrogation or Q&A, this talk will focus on the works in the exhibition and how they came to be – the peak experience – that has brought us all together.

October 2, 1-5pm: Look Around: a Fashion Crawl and Trunk Show.
Free Event. Join us for an afternoon experiencing the incredible stylings of local designers, performers, vintage retailers, and much, much more!
Meet at MCCLA theater 10-15 minutes early to pick up your limited edition Map/Zine with program. Departs at 1pm! Presented by SoulfulDress.com and Iraya Robles. Fashion Crawl from 1-2:30 PM with Trunk Show and Reception to follow in Gallery until 5 PM. Zine $5-15.

October 6, 8-9:30pm:
Today I Will: an evening of performance, live soundtrack and live film.
Admission $10-15
• TheOffCenter. a queer multidisciplinary collective (jesse hewit, jorge de hoyos, evan johnson, Maryan Brooks, Honey McMoney, Ernesto Sopprani, etc.) hold space and deliver a performance that won't soon be forgotten.
• Intermission. Violeta Luna performs an action-ritual in the theater lobby about drug trafficking crimes in Mexico.
• Lost and Found. Composer/sound artist David Molina and film maker Anna Geyer present a multi-media work in progress. Utilizing found objects, traditional instruments, and electronics Molina will create live soundtrack, while Anna Geyer mixes original 16mm film loops on three modified projectors to create ghostly, rusty memories, industrial landscapes, and dream like images from a distant past.

Family Events:

September 22, 7-9pm: Cenasata! Celebrate local, organic food and performers. Admission $5-15. MCCLA theater hosts dinner served by life-size puppets, a cabaret performance, modern dance, circus theatrics, slam poetry and a Latin percussion ensemble finale. Puppetry by The Big Tadoo puppet crew. Organized by Blessitup.com.

October 9, 3-6pm: We Are Family
A special closing celebration of performance, fun and dance for the whole family. Rebecca Weisser and Moving Beyond Productions host.