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The free art walk event is bookended by Market Street’s The Line Hotel and the new IKEA (@5th) at one end, and the Trinity Plaza sculpture garden and Orpheum Theatre (@8th) at the other. The historic and grand Hibernia will host exhibitions, a live DJ, building tours and a cocktail lounge. The first 150 attendees each day receive a free drink (ID required) with an Eventbrite registration.
Featured artists include large-scale installation artist Michael Garlington, visual artists JR Doty and Joe Glasco, sculptor Tara Knutson and mixed media artist Sasinun, and others in the fields of ceramics, dance, photography and illustration. The three block stretch is also home to acclaimed public art commissions from: Lawrence Argent, Alicia McCarthy, Clare Rojas and more.
* Live music from Music City will be playing on the sidewalk at the entrances to the Golden Gate, Warfield and Orpheum theaters. Bands and showtimes will be posted on the event webpage prior to the event.
* Open Studios weekend #3 is also happening both days with additional artists exhibiting throughout the area
* UN Plaza also reopens this weekend with a new skate park and a day-long Hip Hop Dance Competition from All The Way Live from 1-6pm on Saturday
* A.C.T.’s Strand Theater will host free drag performances on Sunday, with live music in between performances
* Rooftop destinations Charmaines and Rise Over Run, will be open. Reservations may be required.
With the opening ceremony for the APEC World Leaders conference at City Hall on Saturday, please note:
Transit: BART and Muni Civic Center Station
Parking: IKEA Garage and Trinity Plaza Garage
Biking: Free indoor bike parking at Warm Planet Bikes
More Than 2 Blocks of Art is made possible by incredible community partners and generous supporters. Partners include: A.C.T. Strand Theater, Ambassador Theatre Group, ArtSpan, Blick Art Materials, Hibernia, Hudson Pacific, Line Hotel, Patson Company, Proper, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Serif, Stage 1075, The Warfield, Trinity Plaza and Yotel.
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