November 2019
GLBT History Museum: Through the Windows: Documenting Twin Peaks Tavern
With its plate-glass windows looking out on the corner of Castro and Market Streets, the landmark San Francisco gay bar Twin Peaks Tavern is not only one of the Castro’s most beloved establishments, but also a living testament to the revolutionary idea that LGBTQ people should be seen and celebrated rather than hide in the darkness of alleys and behind blacked-out windows. Filmmakers Petey Barna and Bret Parker will present their new documentary “Through the Windows” about the history of…
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GLBT History Museum: The Rainbow Flag: A Children’s History
An evening of story time for children that will introduce them to the rainbow flag, the most celebrated symbol of the LGBTQ community. Author Michelle Millar Fisher and illustrator Kat Kuang will read from their new children’s book, The Rainbow Flag: Bright, Bold and Beautiful, (Museum of Modern Art, 2019), a story about artist Gilbert Baker and a group of friends who in 1978 created the colorful flag that would come to be a worldwide emblem of love and an…
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GLBT History Museum: Still Beginning: Films for Thirty Years of Day With(out) Art
This December marks the 30th anniversary of Day With(out) Art, an annual event that encourages artists and filmmakers, as well as museums and other organizations to create programs, events and artwork that raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and commemorate those who have been lost to the disease. Day With(out) Art is a project of Visual AIDS, a New York–based nonprofit that uses art to fight AIDS by provoking dialog and supporting HIV-positive artists. To celebrate the occasion, the GLBT Historical Society…
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