Awesome Theatre | Empress Yee and the Magical History of Chinatown

Awesome Theatre and Chinatown Historian Marc Pomerleau (The Fighting History of SF Chinatown) are teaming up again for EMPRESS YEE AND THE MAGICAL HISTORY OF CHINATOWN, a new documentary that tells the story of Cynthia Yee, a burlesque dancer, entertainer, educator, tour guide, all-around mover and shaker and bender of traditional norms, born, raised, and still creating magic in San Francisco’s Chinatown.

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Jason Bayanicommunity
kalayaan: Opening Reception

Pilipinx Virtual Histories: kalayaan (till every grass blade is afire from every other) responds to a recurring theme in interviews Kearny Street Workshop recorded with San Francisco Pilipinx artists of different generations: the cultural freedom that is possible in spaces beyond the bounds of mainstream society.

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Pilipinx Virtual Histories

Join us for the launch of the Pilipinx Virtual Histories AR film vignette series with lead artists Kristian Kabuay, ClarizeYale Revadavia, and Jason Bayani, a curator’s walkthrough of kalayaan (till every grass blade is afire from every other), and a panel discussion with SF-based Artist Activists Rupert Estanislao and Joël Tan.

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Jason Bayani2021, Past
Omnidawn Spring Book Launch

Booksmith and The Bindery are pleased to host Omnidawn Publishing for their seasonal launch of new titles, for which each author will be reading from their work. Be the first to own these new treasures!

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Jason Bayani