Oh boy! Oh boy!  There’s a bunch of fun, interesting, artsy extravaganzas happening all over San Francisco this July. The next couple weeks are garden parties, world class workshops, world records, opera auditions, and of course music, dancing & costumes all over the place.  It’s time to get out there and mix it up with thousands of other beautiful bay area weirdos.  Here are the art centered events starting this weekend and running through all of July in San Francisco:

The Biggest Human Flower Ever

Have you ever set a Guinness World Record?  Have you ever gotten into the Asian Art Museum Summer of Love exhibit FREE?  Well, stop dilly-dallying around and join Broke-Ass Stuart and thousands of other awesome folks at the Civic Center Saturday, you’ll get a cool pancho, and you’ll get a poster of us celebrating our achievement (in the annals of history) as the largest human flower the world has ever seen.  Then we can all go to Summer of Love Exhibit for free!  It’s #LotusLive and it is going to be a fun afternoon.

SAT, JULY 15, 2017
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
ASIAN ART MUSEUM – CIVIC CENTER PLAZA

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2nd Annual Burner Infused Extravaganza

Are you a dirty burner? (nods)  Do you like Tesla Coils (nods) Do you like daytime street parties full of costumed freaks, electronic music, and art (tail wags).   Once a year The Flaming Lotus Girls, Janky Barge, Sextant, and Imprint City join forces to present a magic mixture of art, music, science and interactive surprises for an event to inspire the senses!  Get some in the Bayview

Bayview SPARC Block Party
Jul 15 3:00 pm – Jul 16 12:00 am
1439 Egbert Avenue, San Francisco

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Amazing Tickets Day at SF Symphony

Usually when you see a line stretching around the block in San Francisco it means one thing: brunch. But the line above is from one of the most magical days of the year: The SF Symphony’s Single Ticket Day!  On Monday July 17th you can get the best seats to the hottest concerts starting at just $15. But you have to be there at 8am when the box office opens, because when the online sales commence at 10am, some of the best deals are already gone. 8am is when the adventure begins!  There will be awesome food trucks and refreshments there as well ; )

Monday Jul 17th, 6am – 10am (ticket office opens at 8am)
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue; San Francisco

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Summer of Love Art Walk

NightGarden Piano in GG Park

There’s quite possibly nothing more magical.  This time of year (July 13-24 & free for sf residents) the Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate park have pianos placed all around the gardens, so the forest lights up with music and talented citizenry.  There’s even a nighttime gathering that might blow your mind.  Beautifully lit pathways guide visitors to pianos aglow with performances by Sunset Piano all-stars and open pianos to play. Food and drink will be available for purchase. Tickets are $40 each with all proceeds helping to fund Flower Piano.

NightGarden Piano Party
July 22 from 7:30-10:30pm
Sf Botanical Gardens in Golden Gate Park

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sf art book fair

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Free Symphony Concert at the Waterfront

FREE SF Symphony concert overlooking the waterfront at Pier 27 Port of San Francisco Cruise Ship Terminal! Bring a picnic blanket and enjoy a summer program conducted by SFS Director of Summer Concerts Edwin Outwater.  And if you’re looking to catch an aweome concert or film at the symphony in July checkout the lineup here.

Sunday, July 23 at 12 PM – 3 PM
Pier 27 Port of San Francisco Cruise Ship Terminal

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Open Auditions at the SF Opera

Ever dreamed of performing live in a world class opera house?  Well, it won’t get any easier than this folks.  The San Francisco Opera is holding an Open Audition for Adult Supernumeraries and Extras for the upcoming Fall 2017 Season productions: Turandot, Elektra, La Traviata, Manon and Girls of the Golden West. Rehearsals and performances run between August 8–December 10. The roles are non-speaking and unpaid, but objectively awesome.

This is a volunteer opportunity; an honorarium is provided to those cast in these productions.

Monday, July 31, 2017 at 6pm
War Memorial Opera House
301 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

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Airport Welcoming Committee

Everyone is welcome here! On behalf of the city of San Francisco and the entire U.S.A., let’s give a joyful welcome to arrivals at the International terminal at SFO. Join me, the First Female President, on Sunday, July 30, as we shake hands, pose for photo ops, and generally cheer folks as they arrive in San Francisco.  Immigrant rights are human rights.
*Exact meet-up location and details to be announced closer to the event.*

What you can bring:

• Homemade signs with positive, welcoming messages (multi-lingual messages encouraged)
• Flowers to give away (why not!)
• Red, white & blue balloons
• Your friends!

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5 Bay Area Artists at SFMOMA

5 amazing bay area artists are exhibiting works on the 4th floor of the SF Modern Art Museum this summer.  They are the 2017 SECA Art Award winners, and they are getting their first major museum presentations!  Checkout the works of Liam Everett, Alicia McCarthy, Sean McFarland, K.r.m. Mooney, and Lindsey White all summer long!

July 15–September 17, 2017
SFMOMA
151 3rd St, San Francisco

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