YBCA

18 Apr 2018

So Many Art Parties, Films, and Festivals in SF, So Little Time

San Francisco’s Art Season has arrived and there are a ton of delightful art parties, fairs, fundraisers, concerts, films, and gala type events happening all over the place.  From fancy to grassroots, outdoor to indoor, high art to tech heavy, from the art dealer driven to the artists running the asylum. 

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05 Dec 2017

Black Lies, Half-truths and Prussian Blues at the YBCA

You’re in a small, brown, clapboard cabin, or possibly the hold of a ship. There are twisting passageways of bookshelves lined with sugarcoated classics and newspapers covered in blackness — redacted or perhaps burnt. Meanwhile the teachings of Jesus and other religious materials sit unmolested. Reflective plastic sheets bounce distorted,

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10 Jul 2024

This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
09 Nov 2017

Cool, Cutty, Art Parties in SF this Weekend

There are dozens of studios, galleries, and art collectives all open and humming within walking distance of each other this weekend.  Checkout the map here.  There also happen to be a lot of art parties this Friday…all happening at once.  It’s what you call one of those ‘good problems’.  Check

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13 Jul 2017

The Best Art Parties, Festivals, and Fairs in San Francisco Right Now

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.

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06 Apr 2011

FREE Admission to YBCA Galleries for College Students This Month

There’s not too many things I miss about being a student, but sometimes, you little bastards in pursuit of higher learning, it pays to have that tiny little plastic identification card.  Case in point:  This whole month, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is offering FREE entry to their

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
16 Mar 2011

FREE Tickets to Tomorrow’s ODC Dance Performance for Two Lucky Broke-Asses!

Take in some culture before you black out on St. Pattie’s Day! I’m gonna come right out with the good news: ODC, our favorite dance company who calls the Mission home, is holding a special St. Patrick’s Day Small Plates one-hour performance at YBCA’s Novellus Theater, complete with a reception

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
03 Oct 2010

FREE “Get Your Ass Cultured*” Day

* and the rest of you too. Although on second thought, that sounds like a STD testing ad. Uh. Well, I got your attention, didn’t I? On to the boring part, Tuesday, Oct. 5th is the first Tuesday of the month which means FREE museum day to more museums than

Jessica Longo - Two-Bit Reporter 0
28 Aug 2010

Rare Vampire Films at YBCA

If you were into vampires long before the new, sparkly, abstinent breed came along, then you’ve surely been yearning for a taste of the dingier, old-school blood suckers. This Saturday and Sunday, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts will be screening Carl Theodore Dreyer’s, 1932 classic, ‘œVampyr’ to satiate all

Alison Lambert - Half Price Headliner 0