Bay Area Summer is Starting with Hella Creative Events

Summer traditionally starts in September in San Francisco, and all over the Bay there are hella gallery openings, new music programming, and even a free roller rink at the Fort Mason Center for the Arts! Take advantage of September and make it a super creative month.

IF YOU KNOW YOU KNOW VOL. 1Remember White Horse Bar on Telegraph? Well, get ready to put this Oakland bar back into your weekly rotation with this new, mysterious residency by IYKYK that features a curated selection of local Bay Area artists. Each week a new corner of dance music will be explored in a safe space that focuses on the comfort, acceptance, and inclusion of everyone. Oh and it’s FREE all night.

IYKFK VOL 1THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 9PMWHITE HORSE BAR, OAKLANDINFO

RESONANT FREQUENCIES 020Resonant Frequencies is a monthly open mic night specifically for Electronic Musicians and Visual Synthesis. No DJ’s, No Singer Songwriters. ust you and some machines, making love in sweet {dis}harmony! Live visuals will be provided by Dirty Bill + guests. Please inquire about performing visuals.

RESONANT FREQUENCIES 020SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 5 – 10PMSOUNDWAVE STUDIOSINFO

HOW TO DIE/D.I.Y.HOW TO DIE (DIY) is a Band/ social sculpture/ an installation/ a performance/ an experiment aimed at creating an anthology of work as a means to process and reconcile the proximity to death and trauma when you are structurally marginalized. THIS SHIT IS PUNK.

HOW TO DIE/D.I.Y. BY DUBAIS // MATTRESS // TBASUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 9 – 12AMPRO ARTS GALLERY & COMMONSINFO

AGGREGATE ANIMATED SHORTSAggregate Space Gallery is proud to launch this celebration of non-commercial and experimental animation. Their exhibition will culminate in an award ceremony on September 4th hosted by artist, animator, and Congratulations Pine Tree co-host, Kate Rhoades. They’ll be screening the top two films from each category, as well as a viewer’s choice award from each category.

AWARD CEREMONY | AGGREGATE ANIMATED SHORTSWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 7 – 8:30PMROXIE THEATERINFO & TICKETS

ÉRIC ANTOINE: USEFUL LIESDolby Chadwick Gallery is pleased to announce Useful Lies, an exhibition of recent work by the French artist Éric Antoine. Antoine works in series, repeatedly photographing the same subjects while experimenting with light, reflection, and composition.

OPENING RECEPTION: ÉRIC ANTOINE: USEFUL LIESTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 5:30 – 7:30PMDOLBY CHADWICK GALLERYINFO

FIRST FRIDAYS LIVE AT BANDCAMPCelebrate Oakland’s First Fridays with a free performance from Bay Area MC Jay Stone and friends at Bandcamp’s office– Jay is heavily influenced by ‘60’s and ‘70’s Funk, Soul, and R&B as heard in his beat selection. This show is free and for all ages.

FIRST FRIDAYS LIVE FT JAY STONE & FRIENDSFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 7 – 10PMBANDCAMP, OAKLANDINFO & TICKETS

OPENING NIGHT PARTY: THE BODY ELECTRICCelebrate the West Coast debut of The Body Electricexhibition with an evening filled with art, dancing, and specialty cocktails from our resident cocktail experts. Looking across the past 50 years, the exhibition presents works by an inter-generational and international group of artists who have seized upon the screen as a place to rethink the body and identity, with a particular emphasis on questions of gender, sexuality, class, and race.

OPENING NIGHT PARTY: THE BODY ELECTRICFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 7 – 10PMYERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTSINFO & TICKETS

ARNA MILLER SOLO POP-UP EXHIBITIONSpoke Art is pleased to present “Stop Pouring Gasoline on the Fire, and Other Stories About Cats”, a solo pop-up exhibition by Denver-based artist Arna Miller. The artist returns to Spoke Art with a new collection of screen prints featuring her trademark animal characters paired with humorous text.

ARNA MILLER SOLO POP-UP EXHIBITIONSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 6 – 9PMSPOKE ARTINFO

KIM COGAN: EVERGREENKim Cogan’s newest solo exhibition, “Evergreen” debuts at Hashimoto Contemporary SF with an opening night reception on Saturday, September 7th from 6pm-9pm. The artist will be in attendance. The event is free, all-ages, and open to the public!

OPENING RECEPTION: KIM COGAN: EVERGREENSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 6 – 9PMHASHIMOTO CONTEMPORARYINFO

IT’S NOT THAT DEEP: A STELLAR NIGHT OF COMEDYBlast off into space September 7th at 111 Minna Gallery for a Stellar Night of Comedy! The show will feature 6 of the Bay’s brightest comics, a t-shirt giveaway, big bangin drink specials, & an in-house DJ to please your human ears.

IT’S NOT THAT DEEP: A STELLAR NIGHT OF COMEDYSATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 7PM111 MINNAINFO

5TH SOIL NOT OIL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCEThe Soil Not Oil International Conference is an educational event where attendees learn about the root causes, effects and solutions towards creating climate stability. The event is highly recommended to students, educators, activists, farmers, scientists, investors, policy makers, healthcare providers, urban planners and environmental changemakers.

5TH SOIL NOT OIL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCEMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 8AMGRAY AREA / GRAND THEATERINFO & TICKETS

4o PERFORMANCES FOR THE HOLESOMArts and Justin Hoover/Collective Action Studio (CAS) are proud to co-present a new iteration of 100 Performance for the Hole: a marathon of artistic moments. 4Waves is a fast and furious space for experimentation, highlighting the cultural significance of the Bay Area’s performance art scene.

4WAVES: 40 PERFORMANCES FOR THE HOLEWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 6 – 10PMSOMARTS CULTURAL CENTERINFO & TICKETS

GIUSEPPE PENONE AT GAGOSIANGagosian is pleased to present an exhibition of sculptures and drawings by Giuseppe Penone, his first in San Francisco. Penone uses objects from the natural world to document the intertwined relationship between humans and nature in evolution over a macroscopic, geological timeline.

OPENING RECEPTION: GIUSEPPE PENONE – LEAVES OF BRONZETHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 6 – 8PMGAGOSIAN SFINFO

POUR THE LINEre.riddle’s Pour the Line, a site-store-happening-anything, takes place at AR et al. this September- October in SF’s Nob Hill neighborhood. re.riddle is an itinerant art gallery featuring site-specific exhibitions and installations in San Francisco, Paris, and London.

OPENING RECEPTION: POUR THE LINEFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 6:30 – 8:30PMABACUS ROWINFO

BOILER ROOMOnline music broadcasting platform Boiler Room teams up with Halcyon to bring you a one-off, non-broadcast session. The only way to experience the energy is upfront and in-person in this intimate setting!

BOILER ROOMFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 10PMHALCYON SFINFO & TICKETS

CREATIVE SPACES BOOK TOUR PANELJoin Ted & Angie (Poketo), Windy Chien (Artist), and Jude Sue (Moderator) at SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in conversation about their book CREATIVE SPACES (Chronicle Books), creative spaces/community, and more. Plus, you’ll get to be the first to shop the exclusive Poketo Pop-Up Shop at the SFMOMA Satellite Museum Store on Floor 2!

CREATIVE SPACES BOOK TOUR PANEL W/ POKETO, WINDY CHIEN, JUDE SUESATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2 – 4PMSFMOMAINFO & TICKETS

PLANTS & MACHINESVoss Gallery is proud to present “Plants & Machines,” a debut solo exhibition of wood paintings and sculptures by San Francisco-based artist Tim Irani that playfully examines the relationship between human-made technologies, ourselves, and the planet. This show is also Voss Gallery’s inaugural celebration and opening reception, so go show your support!

OPENING RECEPTION: TIM IRANI “PLANTS AND MACHINES”SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 6 – 10PMVOSS GALLERYINFO

INTRODUCTIONS 2019Root Division invites you to the opening reception of Introductions 2019, the thirteenth iteration of their annual juried exhibition. Introductions 2019 will showcase the talent of twelve emerging artists in the San Francisco Bay Area, offering exposure to the art community and beyond through public reception, and catalogue documentation.

OPENING RECEPTION: INTRODUCTIONS 2019SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 7 – 10PMROOT DIVISIONINFO

REIMAGINE THE ROLLER RINKFort Mason Center for Arts & Culture (FMCAC) presents actions vent ascending frequencies, a participatory art installation and roller rink experience from creative collective assume vivid astro focus (avaf). The artist-designed outdoor roller-skating rink features performances, DJ sets, and special programming from September 13 through October 6, 2019. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Tickets are complimentary — reserve online here. Skate rentals are available for $5 and can be reserved online or in person.