Image: Elizabeth Catlett, Roots (1981). Art © Catlett Mora Family Trust/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY‍

Enjoy Free Admission to our current exhibitions: The Art of Elizabeth Catlett: Selections from the Collection of Samella Lewis, Marie Johnson Calloway: Legacy of Color, and Lava Thomas: Beyond as MoAD joins the Contemporary Jewish Museum, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the California Historical Society and The Cartoon Art Museum for Art, Drink, & Be Merry! Third Thursdays in Yerba Buena.

Join us in the MoAD Salon at 6:30pm for a film screening & discussion of EL BENNY (Jorge Luis Sánchez, 2006, 122 minutes), a fictionalized movie based on the life of legendary singer Benny Moré, widely considered the best singer of Cuban popular music including of the son muntuno, mambo, guaracha and bolero genres. The film features new versions of his songs performed by Chucho Valdés and Juan Formell. Director Jorge Luis Sanchez is a descendant of Benny Moré.

Be sure to pick up a wristband at MoAD for special Third Thursday all-night happy hours at participating bars and restaurants. The third Thursday of each month in downtown San Francisco’s Yerba Buena neighborhood will be a monthly outing full of arts, food, and drink! Wander the blocks around Yerba Buena Gardens to soak in art and music.

More info on Third Thursdays in Yerba Buena here