50 MORAGA AVENUE ON THE PRESIDIO’S MAIN POST EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALLREGISTER FOR E VENTS: W W W.PRESIDIO.GOV/ E VENTSREGISTER FOR E VENTS: W W W.PRESIDIO.GOV/ E VENTS REGISTER FOR E VENTS: W W W.PRESIDIO.GOV/ E VENTS EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

K ASEY KNUDSEN SEX TETFriday, May 5Knudsen’s ensemble navigates her knot ty modern jazz compositions with fire and grace.

VAJRA VOICESFriday, May 12This women’s vocal ensemble sings medieval to modern music with “hear t felt elegance.”

REDWOOD TANGO ENSEMBLEFriday, May 19This ensemble’s signature sound features creative, wide-reaching modern tango composers from Argentina and around the world.

ROVA SA XOPHONE QUARTETFriday, May 26The mavericks of Rova have

stood at the forefront of creative, genre-defying music making for four decades.

PRESIDIO DIALOGUES PRESIDIO SESSIONSFRIDAY EVENINGS AT 6 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

In the intimate atmosphere of a house concer t, experience jazz, contemporary, and classical music, and enjoy oppor tunities to converse with per formers and each other. Offered in par tnership with the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music.

THE PRESIDIOOFFICERS’ CLUBMAY TO AUGUST 2017E VENTS + PROGRAMS

SATURDAYS + SUNDAYS, 11 AM TO 4 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

Drop in for imaginative craf t-making based on the Presidio’s natural and cultural heritage. Featuring dif ferent craf ts every weekend!

May 6 + 7: Japanese Carp Kites

May 13 + 14: Avian Adventure

May 20 + 21: Say it With Signal Flags

May 27 + 28: Memorial Day Weekend. No Craft this weekend.

June 3 + 4: Mexican Metal Art

June 10 + 11: Russian Paper Pals

June 17 + 18: Terrific Tile Painting

June 24 + 25: A-maize-ing Corn Husk Dolls

PASADOS DEL PRESIDIOBallet Folklórico Mexicano

June 23, Noon to 3 pm

RESTORING TREASURES OF THE SILENT SCREENThursday, May 4Join film restorer Rober t Byrne for a sneak peek into the rescue of three long-lost treasures, all of which premiere at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival this June.

YOUTH SPEAKS PRESENTS…Thursday, May 11Youth Speaks Collective presents three powerful young Bay Area poets in per formance with a DJ. Bring your own poems, songs, or creative content to share in the open mic por tion of the evening.

T YRUS WONG: A CELEBRATIONThursday, May 18Artist and kite maker Tyrus Wong worked as an illustrator for Disney and Warner Brothers, notably as the lead ar tist on Disney’s 1942 film Bambi. Oscar-nominated writer-director Ronnie del Carmen (Pixar’s Inside Out ) and filmmaker Pamela Tom celebrate this inspirational man. In association with the Walt Disney Family Museum.

Tyrus Wong. Visual development painting for Bambi, 1942 Courtesy of Tyrus Wong Family, © Disney

Notable authors, artists, and conversation starters explore themes from ancient history to current events through interactive dialogues, stimulating talks, panels, performances, and films.

THURSDAY EVENINGS AT 6 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONExperience something new…part book club, part graduate seminar, part Parisian salon. Presidio Book Club is an inclusive gathering that anyone can take part in, whether or not they’ve read the book. Led by Presidio Trust historian Barbara Berglund. This three-month series features titles requested by Presidio Book Club at tendees.

PRESIDIO BOOK CLUB

Saturday, May 20, 1 to 3 pm*Scott McGaugh, Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, The Civil

War Doctor Who Pioneered Battlefield Care (Arcade Publishing, 2013)

Saturday, June 17, 1 to 3 pmBarbara Berglund, Making San Francisco American: Cultural Frontiers

in the Urban West, 1846–1906 (University Press of Kansas, 2007)

Saturday, July 22, 1 to 3 pm*David Talbot, Season of the Witch: Enchantment,

Terror, and Deliverance in the City of Love (Free Press, 2012)

KQED FAMILY FUN DAY AT THE PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB Saturday, May 13, 10:30 am to 2:30 pmJoin the Presidio Trust and KQED for a free family fun day with special guests Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat, from the PBS KIDS animated television series. Enjoy bird-themed craf t-making celebrating International Migratory Bird Day, learn about our wildlife from the Roving Ranger truck, and find out how you can be involved in your park!

MEMORIAL DAY COMMEMORATIONMonday, May 29The Presidio Trust, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the City of San Francisco invite you to be par t of the of ficial City and County of San Francisco 149th Memorial Day Observance. Complete details at presidio.gov/events.

10 :30 am: Grand March with Veterans (begins outside the Presidio Of ficers’ Club)

11 am to Noon: Formal ceremony with military dignitaries, veteran speakers, and live music (at San Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio)

Noon to 2 pm: Community Picnic, food for purchase, community service, and kids craf ts (Main Parade Ground)

SIGNATURE EVENTS

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN: FLOWER POWER PENDANTSSaturday + Sunday, July 15 + 16, 11 am to 4 pmKids! Celebrate the spirit of the 1960s by making your own necklaces with super groovy pendants.

SUMMER OF LOVE DANCESaturday, July 15, 7 to 10 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm – no early admittance)Cruise back to the days of Flower Power and the Haight/Ashbury scene with Electric Headband, a revival of San Francisco’s most popular bands: The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother + the Holding Company, and Carlos Santana. Get a tattoo by Yogis Henna and Face Painting, snap a pic in a classic Glass Coat Photo Booth, and enjoy food and drink for purchase from Arguello restaurant.

PRESIDIO BOOK CLUB: SEASON OF THE WITCHSaturday, July 22, 1 to 3 pm

JOEL SELVIN: SUMMER OF LOVEThursday, August 3, 6 to 7 pmMusic critic and author Joel Selvin, whose column ran in the San Francisco Chronicle from 1972 to 2009, shares first-hand reflections on music, politics, and a magical chapter in San Francisco history. Presidio Trust historian Barbara Berglund opens with a presentation on the Presidio during the Summer of Love, as the military post met the epicenter of the counterculture.

PASADOS DEL PRESIDIOParticipate in special programs that commemorate the founding of the Presidio and celebrate the people of Early California.

AF TERNOON FUN FOR KIDSFriday, June 23, Noon to 3 pmEver wonder what Early California was like? Watch history come to life! Kids can enjoy hands-on activities, story telling, living history, a visit with Juanito the Donkey, archaeology, pot tery making, and more. Af ternoon music and dance by Ballet Folklórico Mexicano. Food available for purchase.

SAN FRANCISCO’S BIRTHDAYSaturday, June 24, 10:30 am to NoonMeet at Pershing Square, across from the Presidio Officers’ Club

Descendants of the original founding families of the Juan Bautista de Anza Expedition (1775–1776) return to the Presidio to recognize the journey of their ancestors and the founding of El Presidio de San Francisco.

MUSIC BY LOS CENZONTLESSaturday, June 24, 2 to 4 pmLos Cenzontles (The Mockingbirds) will per form acoustic traditional music from a variety of Mexican regions including the son Jarocho of Veracruz, pirekuas of Indigenous Michoacan, boleros, corridos, and rancheras.

TOUR THE PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUBPRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB TOURSaturdays at 1 pm Experience 10,000 years of history in less than an hour. Our drop-in docent tours are a fun way to learn about the Presidio’s rich past and its impact on California and the world.

TOURS OF ANDY GOLDSWORTHY’S EARTH WALLSaturdays at NoonEnjoy a shor t tour describing the making of ar tist Andy Goldsworthy’s most recent addition to the Presidio. No reservation is required. Meet at the Welcome Desk.

*These titles can be purchased at the Presidio Visitor Center, 210 Lincoln Boulevard, on the Main Post.

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN

ARCHAEOLOGY EVENTSLIVE ARCHAEOLOGY DIGEvery Friday and Saturday, 10 am to 2 pmApril 22 through May 27 AND June 30 through October 21Witness archaeology in action! Presidio archaeologists are working on a long-term research project to excavate El Presidio de San Francisco, the Spanish-colonial site buried just below the ground in front of the Presidio Of ficers’ Club. Stop by to check out their recent discoveries and ask questions.

ARCHAEOLOGY L AB TOURS + OPEN HOUSEGuided Tours: Every Wednesday at 1 pmMeet at the Welcome Desk in the Presidio Officers’ ClubOpen Lab Hours: Every Wednesday 2 to 4 pmLearn about the Presidio’s archaeological process and current and past excavations. See standing Spanish adobe in the Presidio Of ficers’ Club before moving to the state-of-the-ar t lab and collections facilit y where the Presidio’s ar tifacts are cleaned, catalogued, studied, and curated. Stay af ter the tour for Open Lab Hours to see the behind the scenes workings of an archaeology lab.

July 1 + 2: Happy Fourth of July! No Craft this weekend.

July 8 + 9: Balancing Butterfly Mobiles

July 15 + 16: Flower Power Pendants

July 22 + 23: Soar in for Paper Planes

July 29 + 30: Make Your Mark with Nature Stamps

August 5 + 6: Luminous Lighthouses

August 12 + 13: Tile Your Turtle

August 19 + 20: Build Your Bridge

August 26 + 27: Egg-Citing Critters

EXCLUSION: THE PRESIDIO’S ROLE IN WORLD WAR II JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATIONOpen Tuesdays to Sundays, 10 am to 6 pm; through March 2018During World War II, the Presidio—the Army’s Western Defense Command—played a pivotal role in the unjust incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans, purpor tedly in the name of national security. This special exhibition invites visitors to investigate the choices—both personal and political—that led to this dark chapter in American history, and to reflect on what we have learned that helps us address present-day issues of mass incarceration, immigration reform, and racial profiling.

In developing EXCLUSION, the Presidio Trust collaborated with the Fred T. Korematsu Institute and the National Japanese American Historical Society, both located in the Presidio.

NEW!

SUMMER OF LOVEThe Presidio joins in the city-wide Summer of Love 50th anniversary, celebrating the iconic era when 100,000 young people came to San Francisco and star ted a movement that influenced popular culture through music, fashion, and ar t; launched the organic foods movement; and protested war with peace and love.

KRONOS QUARTETSaturday, August 12, 7 to 8:30 pmKronos Quar tet returns for an intimate concer t that explores music from all over the world and sounds from all corners of the imagination. The per formance features new and recent works writ ten for Kronos’ Fifty for the Future, an education and legacy project that is commissioning contemporary reper toire for string quar tet.

REGISTRATIONEvents are free but due to space constraints registration is required for all events EXCEPT Creative Family Fun and Archaeology Dig/Lab Tours. Registering does not guarantee admission. Registered guests will be of fered priority seating that will be honored until 15 minutes before star t time. Af ter that time, seating will become available to all on a first-come, first-served basis. If you’ve registered for an event, printing a paper confirmation is unnecessary. Your name will be on the guest list. Register at www.presidio.gov/events.Photograph by Jay Blakesberg ©

Photo by Dorothea Lange Courtesy of the Library of Congress

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50 MORAGA AVENUE ON THE PRESIDIO’S MAIN POST EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALLREGISTER FOR E VENTS: W W W.PRESIDIO.GOV/ E VENTSREGISTER FOR E VENTS: W W W.PRESIDIO.GOV/ E VENTS REGISTER FOR E VENTS: W W W.PRESIDIO.GOV/ E VENTS EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

K ASEY KNUDSEN SEX TETFriday, May 5Knudsen’s ensemble navigates her knot ty modern jazz compositions with fire and grace.

VAJRA VOICESFriday, May 12This women’s vocal ensemble sings medieval to modern music with “hear t felt elegance.”

REDWOOD TANGO ENSEMBLEFriday, May 19This ensemble’s signature sound features creative, wide-reaching modern tango composers from Argentina and around the world.

ROVA SA XOPHONE QUARTETFriday, May 26The mavericks of Rova have

stood at the forefront of creative, genre-defying music making for four decades.

PRESIDIO DIALOGUES PRESIDIO SESSIONSFRIDAY EVENINGS AT 6 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

In the intimate atmosphere of a house concer t, experience jazz, contemporary, and classical music, and enjoy oppor tunities to converse with per formers and each other. Offered in par tnership with the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music.

THE PRESIDIOOFFICERS’ CLUBMAY TO AUGUST 2017E VENTS + PROGRAMS

SATURDAYS + SUNDAYS, 11 AM TO 4 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

Drop in for imaginative craf t-making based on the Presidio’s natural and cultural heritage. Featuring dif ferent craf ts every weekend!

May 6 + 7: Japanese Carp Kites

May 13 + 14: Avian Adventure

May 20 + 21: Say it With Signal Flags

May 27 + 28: Memorial Day Weekend. No Craft this weekend.

June 3 + 4: Mexican Metal Art

June 10 + 11: Russian Paper Pals

June 17 + 18: Terrific Tile Painting

June 24 + 25: A-maize-ing Corn Husk Dolls

PASADOS DEL PRESIDIOBallet Folklórico Mexicano

June 23, Noon to 3 pm

RESTORING TREASURES OF THE SILENT SCREENThursday, May 4Join film restorer Rober t Byrne for a sneak peek into the rescue of three long-lost treasures, all of which premiere at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival this June.

YOUTH SPEAKS PRESENTS…Thursday, May 11Youth Speaks Collective presents three powerful young Bay Area poets in per formance with a DJ. Bring your own poems, songs, or creative content to share in the open mic por tion of the evening.

T YRUS WONG: A CELEBRATIONThursday, May 18Artist and kite maker Tyrus Wong worked as an illustrator for Disney and Warner Brothers, notably as the lead ar tist on Disney’s 1942 film Bambi. Oscar-nominated writer-director Ronnie del Carmen (Pixar’s Inside Out ) and filmmaker Pamela Tom celebrate this inspirational man. In association with the Walt Disney Family Museum.

Tyrus Wong. Visual development painting for Bambi, 1942 Courtesy of Tyrus Wong Family, © Disney

Notable authors, artists, and conversation starters explore themes from ancient history to current events through interactive dialogues, stimulating talks, panels, performances, and films.

THURSDAY EVENINGS AT 6 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONExperience something new…part book club, part graduate seminar, part Parisian salon. Presidio Book Club is an inclusive gathering that anyone can take part in, whether or not they’ve read the book. Led by Presidio Trust historian Barbara Berglund. This three-month series features titles requested by Presidio Book Club at tendees.

PRESIDIO BOOK CLUB

Saturday, May 20, 1 to 3 pm*Scott McGaugh, Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, The Civil

War Doctor Who Pioneered Battlefield Care (Arcade Publishing, 2013)

Saturday, June 17, 1 to 3 pmBarbara Berglund, Making San Francisco American: Cultural Frontiers

in the Urban West, 1846–1906 (University Press of Kansas, 2007)

Saturday, July 22, 1 to 3 pm*David Talbot, Season of the Witch: Enchantment,

Terror, and Deliverance in the City of Love (Free Press, 2012)

KQED FAMILY FUN DAY AT THE PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB Saturday, May 13, 10:30 am to 2:30 pmJoin the Presidio Trust and KQED for a free family fun day with special guests Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat, from the PBS KIDS animated television series. Enjoy bird-themed craf t-making celebrating International Migratory Bird Day, learn about our wildlife from the Roving Ranger truck, and find out how you can be involved in your park!

MEMORIAL DAY COMMEMORATIONMonday, May 29The Presidio Trust, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the City of San Francisco invite you to be par t of the of ficial City and County of San Francisco 149th Memorial Day Observance. Complete details at presidio.gov/events.

10 :30 am: Grand March with Veterans (begins outside the Presidio Of ficers’ Club)

11 am to Noon: Formal ceremony with military dignitaries, veteran speakers, and live music (at San Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio)

Noon to 2 pm: Community Picnic, food for purchase, community service, and kids craf ts (Main Parade Ground)

SIGNATURE EVENTS

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN: FLOWER POWER PENDANTSSaturday + Sunday, July 15 + 16, 11 am to 4 pmKids! Celebrate the spirit of the 1960s by making your own necklaces with super groovy pendants.

SUMMER OF LOVE DANCESaturday, July 15, 7 to 10 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm – no early admittance)Cruise back to the days of Flower Power and the Haight/Ashbury scene with Electric Headband, a revival of San Francisco’s most popular bands: The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother + the Holding Company, and Carlos Santana. Get a tattoo by Yogis Henna and Face Painting, snap a pic in a classic Glass Coat Photo Booth, and enjoy food and drink for purchase from Arguello restaurant.

PRESIDIO BOOK CLUB: SEASON OF THE WITCHSaturday, July 22, 1 to 3 pm

JOEL SELVIN: SUMMER OF LOVEThursday, August 3, 6 to 7 pmMusic critic and author Joel Selvin, whose column ran in the San Francisco Chronicle from 1972 to 2009, shares first-hand reflections on music, politics, and a magical chapter in San Francisco history. Presidio Trust historian Barbara Berglund opens with a presentation on the Presidio during the Summer of Love, as the military post met the epicenter of the counterculture.

PASADOS DEL PRESIDIOParticipate in special programs that commemorate the founding of the Presidio and celebrate the people of Early California.

AF TERNOON FUN FOR KIDSFriday, June 23, Noon to 3 pmEver wonder what Early California was like? Watch history come to life! Kids can enjoy hands-on activities, story telling, living history, a visit with Juanito the Donkey, archaeology, pot tery making, and more. Af ternoon music and dance by Ballet Folklórico Mexicano. Food available for purchase.

SAN FRANCISCO’S BIRTHDAYSaturday, June 24, 10:30 am to NoonMeet at Pershing Square, across from the Presidio Officers’ Club

Descendants of the original founding families of the Juan Bautista de Anza Expedition (1775–1776) return to the Presidio to recognize the journey of their ancestors and the founding of El Presidio de San Francisco.

MUSIC BY LOS CENZONTLESSaturday, June 24, 2 to 4 pmLos Cenzontles (The Mockingbirds) will per form acoustic traditional music from a variety of Mexican regions including the son Jarocho of Veracruz, pirekuas of Indigenous Michoacan, boleros, corridos, and rancheras.

TOUR THE PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUBPRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB TOURSaturdays at 1 pm Experience 10,000 years of history in less than an hour. Our drop-in docent tours are a fun way to learn about the Presidio’s rich past and its impact on California and the world.

TOURS OF ANDY GOLDSWORTHY’S EARTH WALLSaturdays at NoonEnjoy a shor t tour describing the making of ar tist Andy Goldsworthy’s most recent addition to the Presidio. No reservation is required. Meet at the Welcome Desk.

*These titles can be purchased at the Presidio Visitor Center, 210 Lincoln Boulevard, on the Main Post.

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN

ARCHAEOLOGY EVENTSLIVE ARCHAEOLOGY DIGEvery Friday and Saturday, 10 am to 2 pmApril 22 through May 27 AND June 30 through October 21Witness archaeology in action! Presidio archaeologists are working on a long-term research project to excavate El Presidio de San Francisco, the Spanish-colonial site buried just below the ground in front of the Presidio Of ficers’ Club. Stop by to check out their recent discoveries and ask questions.

ARCHAEOLOGY L AB TOURS + OPEN HOUSEGuided Tours: Every Wednesday at 1 pmMeet at the Welcome Desk in the Presidio Officers’ ClubOpen Lab Hours: Every Wednesday 2 to 4 pmLearn about the Presidio’s archaeological process and current and past excavations. See standing Spanish adobe in the Presidio Of ficers’ Club before moving to the state-of-the-ar t lab and collections facilit y where the Presidio’s ar tifacts are cleaned, catalogued, studied, and curated. Stay af ter the tour for Open Lab Hours to see the behind the scenes workings of an archaeology lab.

July 1 + 2: Happy Fourth of July! No Craft this weekend.

July 8 + 9: Balancing Butterfly Mobiles

July 15 + 16: Flower Power Pendants

July 22 + 23: Soar in for Paper Planes

July 29 + 30: Make Your Mark with Nature Stamps

August 5 + 6: Luminous Lighthouses

August 12 + 13: Tile Your Turtle

August 19 + 20: Build Your Bridge

August 26 + 27: Egg-Citing Critters

EXCLUSION: THE PRESIDIO’S ROLE IN WORLD WAR II JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATIONOpen Tuesdays to Sundays, 10 am to 6 pm; through March 2018During World War II, the Presidio—the Army’s Western Defense Command—played a pivotal role in the unjust incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans, purpor tedly in the name of national security. This special exhibition invites visitors to investigate the choices—both personal and political—that led to this dark chapter in American history, and to reflect on what we have learned that helps us address present-day issues of mass incarceration, immigration reform, and racial profiling.

In developing EXCLUSION, the Presidio Trust collaborated with the Fred T. Korematsu Institute and the National Japanese American Historical Society, both located in the Presidio.

NEW!

SUMMER OF LOVEThe Presidio joins in the city-wide Summer of Love 50th anniversary, celebrating the iconic era when 100,000 young people came to San Francisco and star ted a movement that influenced popular culture through music, fashion, and ar t; launched the organic foods movement; and protested war with peace and love.

KRONOS QUARTETSaturday, August 12, 7 to 8:30 pmKronos Quar tet returns for an intimate concer t that explores music from all over the world and sounds from all corners of the imagination. The per formance features new and recent works writ ten for Kronos’ Fifty for the Future, an education and legacy project that is commissioning contemporary reper toire for string quar tet.

REGISTRATIONEvents are free but due to space constraints registration is required for all events EXCEPT Creative Family Fun and Archaeology Dig/Lab Tours. Registering does not guarantee admission. Registered guests will be of fered priority seating that will be honored until 15 minutes before star t time. Af ter that time, seating will become available to all on a first-come, first-served basis. If you’ve registered for an event, printing a paper confirmation is unnecessary. Your name will be on the guest list. Register at www.presidio.gov/events.Photograph by Jay Blakesberg ©

Photo by Dorothea Lange Courtesy of the Library of Congress

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50 MORAGA AVENUE ON THE PRESIDIO’S MAIN POST EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALLREGISTER FOR E VENTS: W W W.PRESIDIO.GOV/ E VENTSREGISTER FOR E VENTS: W W W.PRESIDIO.GOV/ E VENTS REGISTER FOR E VENTS: W W W.PRESIDIO.GOV/ E VENTS EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

K ASEY KNUDSEN SEX TETFriday, May 5Knudsen’s ensemble navigates her knot ty modern jazz compositions with fire and grace.

VAJRA VOICESFriday, May 12This women’s vocal ensemble sings medieval to modern music with “hear t felt elegance.”

REDWOOD TANGO ENSEMBLEFriday, May 19This ensemble’s signature sound features creative, wide-reaching modern tango composers from Argentina and around the world.

ROVA SA XOPHONE QUARTETFriday, May 26The mavericks of Rova have

stood at the forefront of creative, genre-defying music making for four decades.

PRESIDIO DIALOGUES PRESIDIO SESSIONSFRIDAY EVENINGS AT 6 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

In the intimate atmosphere of a house concer t, experience jazz, contemporary, and classical music, and enjoy oppor tunities to converse with per formers and each other. Offered in par tnership with the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music.

THE PRESIDIOOFFICERS’ CLUBMAY TO AUGUST 2017E VENTS + PROGRAMS

SATURDAYS + SUNDAYS, 11 AM TO 4 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

Drop in for imaginative craf t-making based on the Presidio’s natural and cultural heritage. Featuring dif ferent craf ts every weekend!

May 6 + 7: Japanese Carp Kites

May 13 + 14: Avian Adventure

May 20 + 21: Say it With Signal Flags

May 27 + 28: Memorial Day Weekend. No Craft this weekend.

June 3 + 4: Mexican Metal Art

June 10 + 11: Russian Paper Pals

June 17 + 18: Terrific Tile Painting

June 24 + 25: A-maize-ing Corn Husk Dolls

PASADOS DEL PRESIDIOBallet Folklórico Mexicano

June 23, Noon to 3 pm

RESTORING TREASURES OF THE SILENT SCREENThursday, May 4Join film restorer Rober t Byrne for a sneak peek into the rescue of three long-lost treasures, all of which premiere at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival this June.

YOUTH SPEAKS PRESENTS…Thursday, May 11Youth Speaks Collective presents three powerful young Bay Area poets in per formance with a DJ. Bring your own poems, songs, or creative content to share in the open mic por tion of the evening.

T YRUS WONG: A CELEBRATIONThursday, May 18Artist and kite maker Tyrus Wong worked as an illustrator for Disney and Warner Brothers, notably as the lead ar tist on Disney’s 1942 film Bambi. Oscar-nominated writer-director Ronnie del Carmen (Pixar’s Inside Out ) and filmmaker Pamela Tom celebrate this inspirational man. In association with the Walt Disney Family Museum.

Tyrus Wong. Visual development painting for Bambi, 1942 Courtesy of Tyrus Wong Family, © Disney

Notable authors, artists, and conversation starters explore themes from ancient history to current events through interactive dialogues, stimulating talks, panels, performances, and films.

THURSDAY EVENINGS AT 6 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONExperience something new…part book club, part graduate seminar, part Parisian salon. Presidio Book Club is an inclusive gathering that anyone can take part in, whether or not they’ve read the book. Led by Presidio Trust historian Barbara Berglund. This three-month series features titles requested by Presidio Book Club at tendees.

PRESIDIO BOOK CLUB

Saturday, May 20, 1 to 3 pm*Scott McGaugh, Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, The Civil

War Doctor Who Pioneered Battlefield Care (Arcade Publishing, 2013)

Saturday, June 17, 1 to 3 pmBarbara Berglund, Making San Francisco American: Cultural Frontiers

in the Urban West, 1846–1906 (University Press of Kansas, 2007)

Saturday, July 22, 1 to 3 pm*David Talbot, Season of the Witch: Enchantment,

Terror, and Deliverance in the City of Love (Free Press, 2012)

KQED FAMILY FUN DAY AT THE PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB Saturday, May 13, 10:30 am to 2:30 pmJoin the Presidio Trust and KQED for a free family fun day with special guests Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat, from the PBS KIDS animated television series. Enjoy bird-themed craf t-making celebrating International Migratory Bird Day, learn about our wildlife from the Roving Ranger truck, and find out how you can be involved in your park!

MEMORIAL DAY COMMEMORATIONMonday, May 29The Presidio Trust, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the City of San Francisco invite you to be par t of the of ficial City and County of San Francisco 149th Memorial Day Observance. Complete details at presidio.gov/events.

10 :30 am: Grand March with Veterans (begins outside the Presidio Of ficers’ Club)

11 am to Noon: Formal ceremony with military dignitaries, veteran speakers, and live music (at San Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio)

Noon to 2 pm: Community Picnic, food for purchase, community service, and kids craf ts (Main Parade Ground)

SIGNATURE EVENTS

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN: FLOWER POWER PENDANTSSaturday + Sunday, July 15 + 16, 11 am to 4 pmKids! Celebrate the spirit of the 1960s by making your own necklaces with super groovy pendants.

SUMMER OF LOVE DANCESaturday, July 15, 7 to 10 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm – no early admittance)Cruise back to the days of Flower Power and the Haight/Ashbury scene with Electric Headband, a revival of San Francisco’s most popular bands: The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother + the Holding Company, and Carlos Santana. Get a tattoo by Yogis Henna and Face Painting, snap a pic in a classic Glass Coat Photo Booth, and enjoy food and drink for purchase from Arguello restaurant.

PRESIDIO BOOK CLUB: SEASON OF THE WITCHSaturday, July 22, 1 to 3 pm

JOEL SELVIN: SUMMER OF LOVEThursday, August 3, 6 to 7 pmMusic critic and author Joel Selvin, whose column ran in the San Francisco Chronicle from 1972 to 2009, shares first-hand reflections on music, politics, and a magical chapter in San Francisco history. Presidio Trust historian Barbara Berglund opens with a presentation on the Presidio during the Summer of Love, as the military post met the epicenter of the counterculture.

PASADOS DEL PRESIDIOParticipate in special programs that commemorate the founding of the Presidio and celebrate the people of Early California.

AF TERNOON FUN FOR KIDSFriday, June 23, Noon to 3 pmEver wonder what Early California was like? Watch history come to life! Kids can enjoy hands-on activities, story telling, living history, a visit with Juanito the Donkey, archaeology, pot tery making, and more. Af ternoon music and dance by Ballet Folklórico Mexicano. Food available for purchase.

SAN FRANCISCO’S BIRTHDAYSaturday, June 24, 10:30 am to NoonMeet at Pershing Square, across from the Presidio Officers’ Club

Descendants of the original founding families of the Juan Bautista de Anza Expedition (1775–1776) return to the Presidio to recognize the journey of their ancestors and the founding of El Presidio de San Francisco.

MUSIC BY LOS CENZONTLESSaturday, June 24, 2 to 4 pmLos Cenzontles (The Mockingbirds) will per form acoustic traditional music from a variety of Mexican regions including the son Jarocho of Veracruz, pirekuas of Indigenous Michoacan, boleros, corridos, and rancheras.

TOUR THE PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUBPRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB TOURSaturdays at 1 pm Experience 10,000 years of history in less than an hour. Our drop-in docent tours are a fun way to learn about the Presidio’s rich past and its impact on California and the world.

TOURS OF ANDY GOLDSWORTHY’S EARTH WALLSaturdays at NoonEnjoy a shor t tour describing the making of ar tist Andy Goldsworthy’s most recent addition to the Presidio. No reservation is required. Meet at the Welcome Desk.

*These titles can be purchased at the Presidio Visitor Center, 210 Lincoln Boulevard, on the Main Post.

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN

ARCHAEOLOGY EVENTSLIVE ARCHAEOLOGY DIGEvery Friday and Saturday, 10 am to 2 pmApril 22 through May 27 AND June 30 through October 21Witness archaeology in action! Presidio archaeologists are working on a long-term research project to excavate El Presidio de San Francisco, the Spanish-colonial site buried just below the ground in front of the Presidio Of ficers’ Club. Stop by to check out their recent discoveries and ask questions.

ARCHAEOLOGY L AB TOURS + OPEN HOUSEGuided Tours: Every Wednesday at 1 pmMeet at the Welcome Desk in the Presidio Officers’ ClubOpen Lab Hours: Every Wednesday 2 to 4 pmLearn about the Presidio’s archaeological process and current and past excavations. See standing Spanish adobe in the Presidio Of ficers’ Club before moving to the state-of-the-ar t lab and collections facilit y where the Presidio’s ar tifacts are cleaned, catalogued, studied, and curated. Stay af ter the tour for Open Lab Hours to see the behind the scenes workings of an archaeology lab.

July 1 + 2: Happy Fourth of July! No Craft this weekend.

July 8 + 9: Balancing Butterfly Mobiles

July 15 + 16: Flower Power Pendants

July 22 + 23: Soar in for Paper Planes

July 29 + 30: Make Your Mark with Nature Stamps

August 5 + 6: Luminous Lighthouses

August 12 + 13: Tile Your Turtle

August 19 + 20: Build Your Bridge

August 26 + 27: Egg-Citing Critters

EXCLUSION: THE PRESIDIO’S ROLE IN WORLD WAR II JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATIONOpen Tuesdays to Sundays, 10 am to 6 pm; through March 2018During World War II, the Presidio—the Army’s Western Defense Command—played a pivotal role in the unjust incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans, purpor tedly in the name of national security. This special exhibition invites visitors to investigate the choices—both personal and political—that led to this dark chapter in American history, and to reflect on what we have learned that helps us address present-day issues of mass incarceration, immigration reform, and racial profiling.

In developing EXCLUSION, the Presidio Trust collaborated with the Fred T. Korematsu Institute and the National Japanese American Historical Society, both located in the Presidio.

NEW!

SUMMER OF LOVEThe Presidio joins in the city-wide Summer of Love 50th anniversary, celebrating the iconic era when 100,000 young people came to San Francisco and star ted a movement that influenced popular culture through music, fashion, and ar t; launched the organic foods movement; and protested war with peace and love.

KRONOS QUARTETSaturday, August 12, 7 to 8:30 pmKronos Quar tet returns for an intimate concer t that explores music from all over the world and sounds from all corners of the imagination. The per formance features new and recent works writ ten for Kronos’ Fifty for the Future, an education and legacy project that is commissioning contemporary reper toire for string quar tet.

REGISTRATIONEvents are free but due to space constraints registration is required for all events EXCEPT Creative Family Fun and Archaeology Dig/Lab Tours. Registering does not guarantee admission. Registered guests will be of fered priority seating that will be honored until 15 minutes before star t time. Af ter that time, seating will become available to all on a first-come, first-served basis. If you’ve registered for an event, printing a paper confirmation is unnecessary. Your name will be on the guest list. Register at www.presidio.gov/events.Photograph by Jay Blakesberg ©

Photo by Dorothea Lange Courtesy of the Library of Congress

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50 MORAGA AVENUE ON THE PRESIDIO’S MAIN POST EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALLREGISTER FOR E VENTS: W W W.PRESIDIO.GOV/ E VENTSREGISTER FOR E VENTS: W W W.PRESIDIO.GOV/ E VENTS REGISTER FOR E VENTS: W W W.PRESIDIO.GOV/ E VENTS EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

K ASEY KNUDSEN SEX TETFriday, May 5Knudsen’s ensemble navigates her knot ty modern jazz compositions with fire and grace.

VAJRA VOICESFriday, May 12This women’s vocal ensemble sings medieval to modern music with “hear t felt elegance.”

REDWOOD TANGO ENSEMBLEFriday, May 19This ensemble’s signature sound features creative, wide-reaching modern tango composers from Argentina and around the world.

ROVA SA XOPHONE QUARTETFriday, May 26The mavericks of Rova have

stood at the forefront of creative, genre-defying music making for four decades.

PRESIDIO DIALOGUES PRESIDIO SESSIONSFRIDAY EVENINGS AT 6 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

In the intimate atmosphere of a house concer t, experience jazz, contemporary, and classical music, and enjoy oppor tunities to converse with per formers and each other. Offered in par tnership with the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music.

THE PRESIDIOOFFICERS’ CLUBMAY TO AUGUST 2017E VENTS + PROGRAMS

SATURDAYS + SUNDAYS, 11 AM TO 4 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

Drop in for imaginative craf t-making based on the Presidio’s natural and cultural heritage. Featuring dif ferent craf ts every weekend!

May 6 + 7: Japanese Carp Kites

May 13 + 14: Avian Adventure

May 20 + 21: Say it With Signal Flags

May 27 + 28: Memorial Day Weekend. No Craft this weekend.

June 3 + 4: Mexican Metal Art

June 10 + 11: Russian Paper Pals

June 17 + 18: Terrific Tile Painting

June 24 + 25: A-maize-ing Corn Husk Dolls

PASADOS DEL PRESIDIOBallet Folklórico Mexicano

June 23, Noon to 3 pm

RESTORING TREASURES OF THE SILENT SCREENThursday, May 4Join film restorer Rober t Byrne for a sneak peek into the rescue of three long-lost treasures, all of which premiere at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival this June.

YOUTH SPEAKS PRESENTS…Thursday, May 11Youth Speaks Collective presents three powerful young Bay Area poets in per formance with a DJ. Bring your own poems, songs, or creative content to share in the open mic por tion of the evening.

T YRUS WONG: A CELEBRATIONThursday, May 18Artist and kite maker Tyrus Wong worked as an illustrator for Disney and Warner Brothers, notably as the lead ar tist on Disney’s 1942 film Bambi. Oscar-nominated writer-director Ronnie del Carmen (Pixar’s Inside Out ) and filmmaker Pamela Tom celebrate this inspirational man. In association with the Walt Disney Family Museum.

Tyrus Wong. Visual development painting for Bambi, 1942 Courtesy of Tyrus Wong Family, © Disney

Notable authors, artists, and conversation starters explore themes from ancient history to current events through interactive dialogues, stimulating talks, panels, performances, and films.

THURSDAY EVENINGS AT 6 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONExperience something new…part book club, part graduate seminar, part Parisian salon. Presidio Book Club is an inclusive gathering that anyone can take part in, whether or not they’ve read the book. Led by Presidio Trust historian Barbara Berglund. This three-month series features titles requested by Presidio Book Club at tendees.

PRESIDIO BOOK CLUB

Saturday, May 20, 1 to 3 pm*Scott McGaugh, Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, The Civil

War Doctor Who Pioneered Battlefield Care (Arcade Publishing, 2013)

Saturday, June 17, 1 to 3 pmBarbara Berglund, Making San Francisco American: Cultural Frontiers

in the Urban West, 1846–1906 (University Press of Kansas, 2007)

Saturday, July 22, 1 to 3 pm*David Talbot, Season of the Witch: Enchantment,

Terror, and Deliverance in the City of Love (Free Press, 2012)

KQED FAMILY FUN DAY AT THE PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB Saturday, May 13, 10:30 am to 2:30 pmJoin the Presidio Trust and KQED for a free family fun day with special guests Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat, from the PBS KIDS animated television series. Enjoy bird-themed craf t-making celebrating International Migratory Bird Day, learn about our wildlife from the Roving Ranger truck, and find out how you can be involved in your park!

MEMORIAL DAY COMMEMORATIONMonday, May 29The Presidio Trust, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the City of San Francisco invite you to be par t of the of ficial City and County of San Francisco 149th Memorial Day Observance. Complete details at presidio.gov/events.

10 :30 am: Grand March with Veterans (begins outside the Presidio Of ficers’ Club)

11 am to Noon: Formal ceremony with military dignitaries, veteran speakers, and live music (at San Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio)

Noon to 2 pm: Community Picnic, food for purchase, community service, and kids craf ts (Main Parade Ground)

SIGNATURE EVENTS

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN: FLOWER POWER PENDANTSSaturday + Sunday, July 15 + 16, 11 am to 4 pmKids! Celebrate the spirit of the 1960s by making your own necklaces with super groovy pendants.

SUMMER OF LOVE DANCESaturday, July 15, 7 to 10 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm – no early admittance)Cruise back to the days of Flower Power and the Haight/Ashbury scene with Electric Headband, a revival of San Francisco’s most popular bands: The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother + the Holding Company, and Carlos Santana. Get a tattoo by Yogis Henna and Face Painting, snap a pic in a classic Glass Coat Photo Booth, and enjoy food and drink for purchase from Arguello restaurant.

PRESIDIO BOOK CLUB: SEASON OF THE WITCHSaturday, July 22, 1 to 3 pm

JOEL SELVIN: SUMMER OF LOVEThursday, August 3, 6 to 7 pmMusic critic and author Joel Selvin, whose column ran in the San Francisco Chronicle from 1972 to 2009, shares first-hand reflections on music, politics, and a magical chapter in San Francisco history. Presidio Trust historian Barbara Berglund opens with a presentation on the Presidio during the Summer of Love, as the military post met the epicenter of the counterculture.

PASADOS DEL PRESIDIOParticipate in special programs that commemorate the founding of the Presidio and celebrate the people of Early California.

AF TERNOON FUN FOR KIDSFriday, June 23, Noon to 3 pmEver wonder what Early California was like? Watch history come to life! Kids can enjoy hands-on activities, story telling, living history, a visit with Juanito the Donkey, archaeology, pot tery making, and more. Af ternoon music and dance by Ballet Folklórico Mexicano. Food available for purchase.

SAN FRANCISCO’S BIRTHDAYSaturday, June 24, 10:30 am to NoonMeet at Pershing Square, across from the Presidio Officers’ Club

Descendants of the original founding families of the Juan Bautista de Anza Expedition (1775–1776) return to the Presidio to recognize the journey of their ancestors and the founding of El Presidio de San Francisco.

MUSIC BY LOS CENZONTLESSaturday, June 24, 2 to 4 pmLos Cenzontles (The Mockingbirds) will per form acoustic traditional music from a variety of Mexican regions including the son Jarocho of Veracruz, pirekuas of Indigenous Michoacan, boleros, corridos, and rancheras.

TOUR THE PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUBPRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB TOURSaturdays at 1 pm Experience 10,000 years of history in less than an hour. Our drop-in docent tours are a fun way to learn about the Presidio’s rich past and its impact on California and the world.

TOURS OF ANDY GOLDSWORTHY’S EARTH WALLSaturdays at NoonEnjoy a shor t tour describing the making of ar tist Andy Goldsworthy’s most recent addition to the Presidio. No reservation is required. Meet at the Welcome Desk.

*These titles can be purchased at the Presidio Visitor Center, 210 Lincoln Boulevard, on the Main Post.

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN

ARCHAEOLOGY EVENTSLIVE ARCHAEOLOGY DIGEvery Friday and Saturday, 10 am to 2 pmApril 22 through May 27 AND June 30 through October 21Witness archaeology in action! Presidio archaeologists are working on a long-term research project to excavate El Presidio de San Francisco, the Spanish-colonial site buried just below the ground in front of the Presidio Of ficers’ Club. Stop by to check out their recent discoveries and ask questions.

ARCHAEOLOGY L AB TOURS + OPEN HOUSEGuided Tours: Every Wednesday at 1 pmMeet at the Welcome Desk in the Presidio Officers’ ClubOpen Lab Hours: Every Wednesday 2 to 4 pmLearn about the Presidio’s archaeological process and current and past excavations. See standing Spanish adobe in the Presidio Of ficers’ Club before moving to the state-of-the-ar t lab and collections facilit y where the Presidio’s ar tifacts are cleaned, catalogued, studied, and curated. Stay af ter the tour for Open Lab Hours to see the behind the scenes workings of an archaeology lab.

July 1 + 2: Happy Fourth of July! No Craft this weekend.

July 8 + 9: Balancing Butterfly Mobiles

July 15 + 16: Flower Power Pendants

July 22 + 23: Soar in for Paper Planes

July 29 + 30: Make Your Mark with Nature Stamps

August 5 + 6: Luminous Lighthouses

August 12 + 13: Tile Your Turtle

August 19 + 20: Build Your Bridge

August 26 + 27: Egg-Citing Critters

EXCLUSION: THE PRESIDIO’S ROLE IN WORLD WAR II JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATIONOpen Tuesdays to Sundays, 10 am to 6 pm; through March 2018During World War II, the Presidio—the Army’s Western Defense Command—played a pivotal role in the unjust incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans, purpor tedly in the name of national security. This special exhibition invites visitors to investigate the choices—both personal and political—that led to this dark chapter in American history, and to reflect on what we have learned that helps us address present-day issues of mass incarceration, immigration reform, and racial profiling.

In developing EXCLUSION, the Presidio Trust collaborated with the Fred T. Korematsu Institute and the National Japanese American Historical Society, both located in the Presidio.

NEW!

SUMMER OF LOVEThe Presidio joins in the city-wide Summer of Love 50th anniversary, celebrating the iconic era when 100,000 young people came to San Francisco and star ted a movement that influenced popular culture through music, fashion, and ar t; launched the organic foods movement; and protested war with peace and love.

KRONOS QUARTETSaturday, August 12, 7 to 8:30 pmKronos Quar tet returns for an intimate concer t that explores music from all over the world and sounds from all corners of the imagination. The per formance features new and recent works writ ten for Kronos’ Fifty for the Future, an education and legacy project that is commissioning contemporary reper toire for string quar tet.

REGISTRATIONEvents are free but due to space constraints registration is required for all events EXCEPT Creative Family Fun and Archaeology Dig/Lab Tours. Registering does not guarantee admission. Registered guests will be of fered priority seating that will be honored until 15 minutes before star t time. Af ter that time, seating will become available to all on a first-come, first-served basis. If you’ve registered for an event, printing a paper confirmation is unnecessary. Your name will be on the guest list. Register at www.presidio.gov/events.Photograph by Jay Blakesberg ©

Photo by Dorothea Lange Courtesy of the Library of Congress

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50 MORAGA AVENUE ON THE PRESIDIO’S MAIN POST EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALLREGISTER FOR E VENTS: W W W.PRESIDIO.GOV/ E VENTSREGISTER FOR E VENTS: W W W.PRESIDIO.GOV/ E VENTS REGISTER FOR E VENTS: W W W.PRESIDIO.GOV/ E VENTS EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

K ASEY KNUDSEN SEX TETFriday, May 5Knudsen’s ensemble navigates her knot ty modern jazz compositions with fire and grace.

VAJRA VOICESFriday, May 12This women’s vocal ensemble sings medieval to modern music with “hear t felt elegance.”

REDWOOD TANGO ENSEMBLEFriday, May 19This ensemble’s signature sound features creative, wide-reaching modern tango composers from Argentina and around the world.

ROVA SA XOPHONE QUARTETFriday, May 26The mavericks of Rova have

stood at the forefront of creative, genre-defying music making for four decades.

PRESIDIO DIALOGUES PRESIDIO SESSIONSFRIDAY EVENINGS AT 6 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

In the intimate atmosphere of a house concer t, experience jazz, contemporary, and classical music, and enjoy oppor tunities to converse with per formers and each other. Offered in par tnership with the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music.

THE PRESIDIOOFFICERS’ CLUBMAY TO AUGUST 2017E VENTS + PROGRAMS

SATURDAYS + SUNDAYS, 11 AM TO 4 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

Drop in for imaginative craf t-making based on the Presidio’s natural and cultural heritage. Featuring dif ferent craf ts every weekend!

May 6 + 7: Japanese Carp Kites

May 13 + 14: Avian Adventure

May 20 + 21: Say it With Signal Flags

May 27 + 28: Memorial Day Weekend. No Craft this weekend.

June 3 + 4: Mexican Metal Art

June 10 + 11: Russian Paper Pals

June 17 + 18: Terrific Tile Painting

June 24 + 25: A-maize-ing Corn Husk Dolls

PASADOS DEL PRESIDIOBallet Folklórico Mexicano

June 23, Noon to 3 pm

RESTORING TREASURES OF THE SILENT SCREENThursday, May 4Join film restorer Rober t Byrne for a sneak peek into the rescue of three long-lost treasures, all of which premiere at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival this June.

YOUTH SPEAKS PRESENTS…Thursday, May 11Youth Speaks Collective presents three powerful young Bay Area poets in per formance with a DJ. Bring your own poems, songs, or creative content to share in the open mic por tion of the evening.

T YRUS WONG: A CELEBRATIONThursday, May 18Artist and kite maker Tyrus Wong worked as an illustrator for Disney and Warner Brothers, notably as the lead ar tist on Disney’s 1942 film Bambi. Oscar-nominated writer-director Ronnie del Carmen (Pixar’s Inside Out ) and filmmaker Pamela Tom celebrate this inspirational man. In association with the Walt Disney Family Museum.

Tyrus Wong. Visual development painting for Bambi, 1942 Courtesy of Tyrus Wong Family, © Disney

Notable authors, artists, and conversation starters explore themes from ancient history to current events through interactive dialogues, stimulating talks, panels, performances, and films.

THURSDAY EVENINGS AT 6 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONExperience something new…part book club, part graduate seminar, part Parisian salon. Presidio Book Club is an inclusive gathering that anyone can take part in, whether or not they’ve read the book. Led by Presidio Trust historian Barbara Berglund. This three-month series features titles requested by Presidio Book Club at tendees.

PRESIDIO BOOK CLUB

Saturday, May 20, 1 to 3 pm*Scott McGaugh, Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, The Civil

War Doctor Who Pioneered Battlefield Care (Arcade Publishing, 2013)

Saturday, June 17, 1 to 3 pmBarbara Berglund, Making San Francisco American: Cultural Frontiers

in the Urban West, 1846–1906 (University Press of Kansas, 2007)

Saturday, July 22, 1 to 3 pm*David Talbot, Season of the Witch: Enchantment,

Terror, and Deliverance in the City of Love (Free Press, 2012)

KQED FAMILY FUN DAY AT THE PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB Saturday, May 13, 10:30 am to 2:30 pmJoin the Presidio Trust and KQED for a free family fun day with special guests Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat, from the PBS KIDS animated television series. Enjoy bird-themed craf t-making celebrating International Migratory Bird Day, learn about our wildlife from the Roving Ranger truck, and find out how you can be involved in your park!

MEMORIAL DAY COMMEMORATIONMonday, May 29The Presidio Trust, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the City of San Francisco invite you to be par t of the of ficial City and County of San Francisco 149th Memorial Day Observance. Complete details at presidio.gov/events.

10 :30 am: Grand March with Veterans (begins outside the Presidio Of ficers’ Club)

11 am to Noon: Formal ceremony with military dignitaries, veteran speakers, and live music (at San Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio)

Noon to 2 pm: Community Picnic, food for purchase, community service, and kids craf ts (Main Parade Ground)

SIGNATURE EVENTS

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN: FLOWER POWER PENDANTSSaturday + Sunday, July 15 + 16, 11 am to 4 pmKids! Celebrate the spirit of the 1960s by making your own necklaces with super groovy pendants.

SUMMER OF LOVE DANCESaturday, July 15, 7 to 10 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm – no early admittance)Cruise back to the days of Flower Power and the Haight/Ashbury scene with Electric Headband, a revival of San Francisco’s most popular bands: The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother + the Holding Company, and Carlos Santana. Get a tattoo by Yogis Henna and Face Painting, snap a pic in a classic Glass Coat Photo Booth, and enjoy food and drink for purchase from Arguello restaurant.

PRESIDIO BOOK CLUB: SEASON OF THE WITCHSaturday, July 22, 1 to 3 pm

JOEL SELVIN: SUMMER OF LOVEThursday, August 3, 6 to 7 pmMusic critic and author Joel Selvin, whose column ran in the San Francisco Chronicle from 1972 to 2009, shares first-hand reflections on music, politics, and a magical chapter in San Francisco history. Presidio Trust historian Barbara Berglund opens with a presentation on the Presidio during the Summer of Love, as the military post met the epicenter of the counterculture.

PASADOS DEL PRESIDIOParticipate in special programs that commemorate the founding of the Presidio and celebrate the people of Early California.

AF TERNOON FUN FOR KIDSFriday, June 23, Noon to 3 pmEver wonder what Early California was like? Watch history come to life! Kids can enjoy hands-on activities, story telling, living history, a visit with Juanito the Donkey, archaeology, pot tery making, and more. Af ternoon music and dance by Ballet Folklórico Mexicano. Food available for purchase.

SAN FRANCISCO’S BIRTHDAYSaturday, June 24, 10:30 am to NoonMeet at Pershing Square, across from the Presidio Officers’ Club

Descendants of the original founding families of the Juan Bautista de Anza Expedition (1775–1776) return to the Presidio to recognize the journey of their ancestors and the founding of El Presidio de San Francisco.

MUSIC BY LOS CENZONTLESSaturday, June 24, 2 to 4 pmLos Cenzontles (The Mockingbirds) will per form acoustic traditional music from a variety of Mexican regions including the son Jarocho of Veracruz, pirekuas of Indigenous Michoacan, boleros, corridos, and rancheras.

TOUR THE PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUBPRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB TOURSaturdays at 1 pm Experience 10,000 years of history in less than an hour. Our drop-in docent tours are a fun way to learn about the Presidio’s rich past and its impact on California and the world.

TOURS OF ANDY GOLDSWORTHY’S EARTH WALLSaturdays at NoonEnjoy a shor t tour describing the making of ar tist Andy Goldsworthy’s most recent addition to the Presidio. No reservation is required. Meet at the Welcome Desk.

*These titles can be purchased at the Presidio Visitor Center, 210 Lincoln Boulevard, on the Main Post.

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN

ARCHAEOLOGY EVENTSLIVE ARCHAEOLOGY DIGEvery Friday and Saturday, 10 am to 2 pmApril 22 through May 27 AND June 30 through October 21Witness archaeology in action! Presidio archaeologists are working on a long-term research project to excavate El Presidio de San Francisco, the Spanish-colonial site buried just below the ground in front of the Presidio Of ficers’ Club. Stop by to check out their recent discoveries and ask questions.

ARCHAEOLOGY L AB TOURS + OPEN HOUSEGuided Tours: Every Wednesday at 1 pmMeet at the Welcome Desk in the Presidio Officers’ ClubOpen Lab Hours: Every Wednesday 2 to 4 pmLearn about the Presidio’s archaeological process and current and past excavations. See standing Spanish adobe in the Presidio Of ficers’ Club before moving to the state-of-the-ar t lab and collections facilit y where the Presidio’s ar tifacts are cleaned, catalogued, studied, and curated. Stay af ter the tour for Open Lab Hours to see the behind the scenes workings of an archaeology lab.

July 1 + 2: Happy Fourth of July! No Craft this weekend.

July 8 + 9: Balancing Butterfly Mobiles

July 15 + 16: Flower Power Pendants

July 22 + 23: Soar in for Paper Planes

July 29 + 30: Make Your Mark with Nature Stamps

August 5 + 6: Luminous Lighthouses

August 12 + 13: Tile Your Turtle

August 19 + 20: Build Your Bridge

August 26 + 27: Egg-Citing Critters

EXCLUSION: THE PRESIDIO’S ROLE IN WORLD WAR II JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATIONOpen Tuesdays to Sundays, 10 am to 6 pm; through March 2018During World War II, the Presidio—the Army’s Western Defense Command—played a pivotal role in the unjust incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans, purpor tedly in the name of national security. This special exhibition invites visitors to investigate the choices—both personal and political—that led to this dark chapter in American history, and to reflect on what we have learned that helps us address present-day issues of mass incarceration, immigration reform, and racial profiling.

In developing EXCLUSION, the Presidio Trust collaborated with the Fred T. Korematsu Institute and the National Japanese American Historical Society, both located in the Presidio.

NEW!

SUMMER OF LOVEThe Presidio joins in the city-wide Summer of Love 50th anniversary, celebrating the iconic era when 100,000 young people came to San Francisco and star ted a movement that influenced popular culture through music, fashion, and ar t; launched the organic foods movement; and protested war with peace and love.

KRONOS QUARTETSaturday, August 12, 7 to 8:30 pmKronos Quar tet returns for an intimate concer t that explores music from all over the world and sounds from all corners of the imagination. The per formance features new and recent works writ ten for Kronos’ Fifty for the Future, an education and legacy project that is commissioning contemporary reper toire for string quar tet.

REGISTRATIONEvents are free but due to space constraints registration is required for all events EXCEPT Creative Family Fun and Archaeology Dig/Lab Tours. Registering does not guarantee admission. Registered guests will be of fered priority seating that will be honored until 15 minutes before star t time. Af ter that time, seating will become available to all on a first-come, first-served basis. If you’ve registered for an event, printing a paper confirmation is unnecessary. Your name will be on the guest list. Register at www.presidio.gov/events.Photograph by Jay Blakesberg ©

Photo by Dorothea Lange Courtesy of the Library of Congress

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50 MORAGA AVENUE ON THE PRESIDIO’S MAIN POST EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALLREGISTER FOR E VENTS: W W W.PRESIDIO.GOV/ E VENTSREGISTER FOR E VENTS: W W W.PRESIDIO.GOV/ E VENTS REGISTER FOR E VENTS: W W W.PRESIDIO.GOV/ E VENTS EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

K ASEY KNUDSEN SEX TETFriday, May 5Knudsen’s ensemble navigates her knot ty modern jazz compositions with fire and grace.

VAJRA VOICESFriday, May 12This women’s vocal ensemble sings medieval to modern music with “hear t felt elegance.”

REDWOOD TANGO ENSEMBLEFriday, May 19This ensemble’s signature sound features creative, wide-reaching modern tango composers from Argentina and around the world.

ROVA SA XOPHONE QUARTETFriday, May 26The mavericks of Rova have

stood at the forefront of creative, genre-defying music making for four decades.

PRESIDIO DIALOGUES PRESIDIO SESSIONSFRIDAY EVENINGS AT 6 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

In the intimate atmosphere of a house concer t, experience jazz, contemporary, and classical music, and enjoy oppor tunities to converse with per formers and each other. Offered in par tnership with the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music.

THE PRESIDIOOFFICERS’ CLUBMAY TO AUGUST 2017E VENTS + PROGRAMS

SATURDAYS + SUNDAYS, 11 AM TO 4 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

Drop in for imaginative craf t-making based on the Presidio’s natural and cultural heritage. Featuring dif ferent craf ts every weekend!

May 6 + 7: Japanese Carp Kites

May 13 + 14: Avian Adventure

May 20 + 21: Say it With Signal Flags

May 27 + 28: Memorial Day Weekend. No Craft this weekend.

June 3 + 4: Mexican Metal Art

June 10 + 11: Russian Paper Pals

June 17 + 18: Terrific Tile Painting

June 24 + 25: A-maize-ing Corn Husk Dolls

PASADOS DEL PRESIDIOBallet Folklórico Mexicano

June 23, Noon to 3 pm

RESTORING TREASURES OF THE SILENT SCREENThursday, May 4Join film restorer Rober t Byrne for a sneak peek into the rescue of three long-lost treasures, all of which premiere at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival this June.

YOUTH SPEAKS PRESENTS…Thursday, May 11Youth Speaks Collective presents three powerful young Bay Area poets in per formance with a DJ. Bring your own poems, songs, or creative content to share in the open mic por tion of the evening.

T YRUS WONG: A CELEBRATIONThursday, May 18Artist and kite maker Tyrus Wong worked as an illustrator for Disney and Warner Brothers, notably as the lead ar tist on Disney’s 1942 film Bambi. Oscar-nominated writer-director Ronnie del Carmen (Pixar’s Inside Out ) and filmmaker Pamela Tom celebrate this inspirational man. In association with the Walt Disney Family Museum.

Tyrus Wong. Visual development painting for Bambi, 1942 Courtesy of Tyrus Wong Family, © Disney

Notable authors, artists, and conversation starters explore themes from ancient history to current events through interactive dialogues, stimulating talks, panels, performances, and films.

THURSDAY EVENINGS AT 6 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONExperience something new…part book club, part graduate seminar, part Parisian salon. Presidio Book Club is an inclusive gathering that anyone can take part in, whether or not they’ve read the book. Led by Presidio Trust historian Barbara Berglund. This three-month series features titles requested by Presidio Book Club at tendees.

PRESIDIO BOOK CLUB

Saturday, May 20, 1 to 3 pm*Scott McGaugh, Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, The Civil

War Doctor Who Pioneered Battlefield Care (Arcade Publishing, 2013)

Saturday, June 17, 1 to 3 pmBarbara Berglund, Making San Francisco American: Cultural Frontiers

in the Urban West, 1846–1906 (University Press of Kansas, 2007)

Saturday, July 22, 1 to 3 pm*David Talbot, Season of the Witch: Enchantment,

Terror, and Deliverance in the City of Love (Free Press, 2012)

KQED FAMILY FUN DAY AT THE PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB Saturday, May 13, 10:30 am to 2:30 pmJoin the Presidio Trust and KQED for a free family fun day with special guests Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat, from the PBS KIDS animated television series. Enjoy bird-themed craf t-making celebrating International Migratory Bird Day, learn about our wildlife from the Roving Ranger truck, and find out how you can be involved in your park!

MEMORIAL DAY COMMEMORATIONMonday, May 29The Presidio Trust, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the City of San Francisco invite you to be par t of the of ficial City and County of San Francisco 149th Memorial Day Observance. Complete details at presidio.gov/events.

10 :30 am: Grand March with Veterans (begins outside the Presidio Of ficers’ Club)

11 am to Noon: Formal ceremony with military dignitaries, veteran speakers, and live music (at San Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio)

Noon to 2 pm: Community Picnic, food for purchase, community service, and kids craf ts (Main Parade Ground)

SIGNATURE EVENTS

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN: FLOWER POWER PENDANTSSaturday + Sunday, July 15 + 16, 11 am to 4 pmKids! Celebrate the spirit of the 1960s by making your own necklaces with super groovy pendants.

SUMMER OF LOVE DANCESaturday, July 15, 7 to 10 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm – no early admittance)Cruise back to the days of Flower Power and the Haight/Ashbury scene with Electric Headband, a revival of San Francisco’s most popular bands: The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother + the Holding Company, and Carlos Santana. Get a tattoo by Yogis Henna and Face Painting, snap a pic in a classic Glass Coat Photo Booth, and enjoy food and drink for purchase from Arguello restaurant.

PRESIDIO BOOK CLUB: SEASON OF THE WITCHSaturday, July 22, 1 to 3 pm

JOEL SELVIN: SUMMER OF LOVEThursday, August 3, 6 to 7 pmMusic critic and author Joel Selvin, whose column ran in the San Francisco Chronicle from 1972 to 2009, shares first-hand reflections on music, politics, and a magical chapter in San Francisco history. Presidio Trust historian Barbara Berglund opens with a presentation on the Presidio during the Summer of Love, as the military post met the epicenter of the counterculture.

PASADOS DEL PRESIDIOParticipate in special programs that commemorate the founding of the Presidio and celebrate the people of Early California.

AF TERNOON FUN FOR KIDSFriday, June 23, Noon to 3 pmEver wonder what Early California was like? Watch history come to life! Kids can enjoy hands-on activities, story telling, living history, a visit with Juanito the Donkey, archaeology, pot tery making, and more. Af ternoon music and dance by Ballet Folklórico Mexicano. Food available for purchase.

SAN FRANCISCO’S BIRTHDAYSaturday, June 24, 10:30 am to NoonMeet at Pershing Square, across from the Presidio Officers’ Club

Descendants of the original founding families of the Juan Bautista de Anza Expedition (1775–1776) return to the Presidio to recognize the journey of their ancestors and the founding of El Presidio de San Francisco.

MUSIC BY LOS CENZONTLESSaturday, June 24, 2 to 4 pmLos Cenzontles (The Mockingbirds) will per form acoustic traditional music from a variety of Mexican regions including the son Jarocho of Veracruz, pirekuas of Indigenous Michoacan, boleros, corridos, and rancheras.

TOUR THE PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUBPRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB TOURSaturdays at 1 pm Experience 10,000 years of history in less than an hour. Our drop-in docent tours are a fun way to learn about the Presidio’s rich past and its impact on California and the world.

TOURS OF ANDY GOLDSWORTHY’S EARTH WALLSaturdays at NoonEnjoy a shor t tour describing the making of ar tist Andy Goldsworthy’s most recent addition to the Presidio. No reservation is required. Meet at the Welcome Desk.

*These titles can be purchased at the Presidio Visitor Center, 210 Lincoln Boulevard, on the Main Post.

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN

ARCHAEOLOGY EVENTSLIVE ARCHAEOLOGY DIGEvery Friday and Saturday, 10 am to 2 pmApril 22 through May 27 AND June 30 through October 21Witness archaeology in action! Presidio archaeologists are working on a long-term research project to excavate El Presidio de San Francisco, the Spanish-colonial site buried just below the ground in front of the Presidio Of ficers’ Club. Stop by to check out their recent discoveries and ask questions.

ARCHAEOLOGY L AB TOURS + OPEN HOUSEGuided Tours: Every Wednesday at 1 pmMeet at the Welcome Desk in the Presidio Officers’ ClubOpen Lab Hours: Every Wednesday 2 to 4 pmLearn about the Presidio’s archaeological process and current and past excavations. See standing Spanish adobe in the Presidio Of ficers’ Club before moving to the state-of-the-ar t lab and collections facilit y where the Presidio’s ar tifacts are cleaned, catalogued, studied, and curated. Stay af ter the tour for Open Lab Hours to see the behind the scenes workings of an archaeology lab.

July 1 + 2: Happy Fourth of July! No Craft this weekend.

July 8 + 9: Balancing Butterfly Mobiles

July 15 + 16: Flower Power Pendants

July 22 + 23: Soar in for Paper Planes

July 29 + 30: Make Your Mark with Nature Stamps

August 5 + 6: Luminous Lighthouses

August 12 + 13: Tile Your Turtle

August 19 + 20: Build Your Bridge

August 26 + 27: Egg-Citing Critters

EXCLUSION: THE PRESIDIO’S ROLE IN WORLD WAR II JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATIONOpen Tuesdays to Sundays, 10 am to 6 pm; through March 2018During World War II, the Presidio—the Army’s Western Defense Command—played a pivotal role in the unjust incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans, purpor tedly in the name of national security. This special exhibition invites visitors to investigate the choices—both personal and political—that led to this dark chapter in American history, and to reflect on what we have learned that helps us address present-day issues of mass incarceration, immigration reform, and racial profiling.

In developing EXCLUSION, the Presidio Trust collaborated with the Fred T. Korematsu Institute and the National Japanese American Historical Society, both located in the Presidio.

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SUMMER OF LOVEThe Presidio joins in the city-wide Summer of Love 50th anniversary, celebrating the iconic era when 100,000 young people came to San Francisco and star ted a movement that influenced popular culture through music, fashion, and ar t; launched the organic foods movement; and protested war with peace and love.

KRONOS QUARTETSaturday, August 12, 7 to 8:30 pmKronos Quar tet returns for an intimate concer t that explores music from all over the world and sounds from all corners of the imagination. The per formance features new and recent works writ ten for Kronos’ Fifty for the Future, an education and legacy project that is commissioning contemporary reper toire for string quar tet.

REGISTRATIONEvents are free but due to space constraints registration is required for all events EXCEPT Creative Family Fun and Archaeology Dig/Lab Tours. Registering does not guarantee admission. Registered guests will be of fered priority seating that will be honored until 15 minutes before star t time. Af ter that time, seating will become available to all on a first-come, first-served basis. If you’ve registered for an event, printing a paper confirmation is unnecessary. Your name will be on the guest list. Register at www.presidio.gov/events.Photograph by Jay Blakesberg ©

Photo by Dorothea Lange Courtesy of the Library of Congress

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K ASEY KNUDSEN SEX TETFriday, May 5Knudsen’s ensemble navigates her knot ty modern jazz compositions with fire and grace.

VAJRA VOICESFriday, May 12This women’s vocal ensemble sings medieval to modern music with “hear t felt elegance.”

REDWOOD TANGO ENSEMBLEFriday, May 19This ensemble’s signature sound features creative, wide-reaching modern tango composers from Argentina and around the world.

ROVA SA XOPHONE QUARTETFriday, May 26The mavericks of Rova have

stood at the forefront of creative, genre-defying music making for four decades.

PRESIDIO DIALOGUES PRESIDIO SESSIONSFRIDAY EVENINGS AT 6 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

In the intimate atmosphere of a house concer t, experience jazz, contemporary, and classical music, and enjoy oppor tunities to converse with per formers and each other. Offered in par tnership with the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music.

THE PRESIDIOOFFICERS’ CLUBMAY TO AUGUST 2017E VENTS + PROGRAMS

SATURDAYS + SUNDAYS, 11 AM TO 4 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

Drop in for imaginative craf t-making based on the Presidio’s natural and cultural heritage. Featuring dif ferent craf ts every weekend!

May 6 + 7: Japanese Carp Kites

May 13 + 14: Avian Adventure

May 20 + 21: Say it With Signal Flags

May 27 + 28: Memorial Day Weekend. No Craft this weekend.

June 3 + 4: Mexican Metal Art

June 10 + 11: Russian Paper Pals

June 17 + 18: Terrific Tile Painting

June 24 + 25: A-maize-ing Corn Husk Dolls

PASADOS DEL PRESIDIOBallet Folklórico Mexicano

June 23, Noon to 3 pm

RESTORING TREASURES OF THE SILENT SCREENThursday, May 4Join film restorer Rober t Byrne for a sneak peek into the rescue of three long-lost treasures, all of which premiere at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival this June.

YOUTH SPEAKS PRESENTS…Thursday, May 11Youth Speaks Collective presents three powerful young Bay Area poets in per formance with a DJ. Bring your own poems, songs, or creative content to share in the open mic por tion of the evening.

T YRUS WONG: A CELEBRATIONThursday, May 18Artist and kite maker Tyrus Wong worked as an illustrator for Disney and Warner Brothers, notably as the lead ar tist on Disney’s 1942 film Bambi. Oscar-nominated writer-director Ronnie del Carmen (Pixar’s Inside Out ) and filmmaker Pamela Tom celebrate this inspirational man. In association with the Walt Disney Family Museum.

Tyrus Wong. Visual development painting for Bambi, 1942 Courtesy of Tyrus Wong Family, © Disney

Notable authors, artists, and conversation starters explore themes from ancient history to current events through interactive dialogues, stimulating talks, panels, performances, and films.

THURSDAY EVENINGS AT 6 PM, PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB, 50 MOR AGA AVENUE

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONExperience something new…part book club, part graduate seminar, part Parisian salon. Presidio Book Club is an inclusive gathering that anyone can take part in, whether or not they’ve read the book. Led by Presidio Trust historian Barbara Berglund. This three-month series features titles requested by Presidio Book Club at tendees.

PRESIDIO BOOK CLUB

Saturday, May 20, 1 to 3 pm*Scott McGaugh, Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, The Civil

War Doctor Who Pioneered Battlefield Care (Arcade Publishing, 2013)

Saturday, June 17, 1 to 3 pmBarbara Berglund, Making San Francisco American: Cultural Frontiers

in the Urban West, 1846–1906 (University Press of Kansas, 2007)

Saturday, July 22, 1 to 3 pm*David Talbot, Season of the Witch: Enchantment,

Terror, and Deliverance in the City of Love (Free Press, 2012)

KQED FAMILY FUN DAY AT THE PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB Saturday, May 13, 10:30 am to 2:30 pmJoin the Presidio Trust and KQED for a free family fun day with special guests Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat, from the PBS KIDS animated television series. Enjoy bird-themed craf t-making celebrating International Migratory Bird Day, learn about our wildlife from the Roving Ranger truck, and find out how you can be involved in your park!

MEMORIAL DAY COMMEMORATIONMonday, May 29The Presidio Trust, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the City of San Francisco invite you to be par t of the of ficial City and County of San Francisco 149th Memorial Day Observance. Complete details at presidio.gov/events.

10 :30 am: Grand March with Veterans (begins outside the Presidio Of ficers’ Club)

11 am to Noon: Formal ceremony with military dignitaries, veteran speakers, and live music (at San Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio)

Noon to 2 pm: Community Picnic, food for purchase, community service, and kids craf ts (Main Parade Ground)

SIGNATURE EVENTS

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN: FLOWER POWER PENDANTSSaturday + Sunday, July 15 + 16, 11 am to 4 pmKids! Celebrate the spirit of the 1960s by making your own necklaces with super groovy pendants.

SUMMER OF LOVE DANCESaturday, July 15, 7 to 10 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm – no early admittance)Cruise back to the days of Flower Power and the Haight/Ashbury scene with Electric Headband, a revival of San Francisco’s most popular bands: The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother + the Holding Company, and Carlos Santana. Get a tattoo by Yogis Henna and Face Painting, snap a pic in a classic Glass Coat Photo Booth, and enjoy food and drink for purchase from Arguello restaurant.

PRESIDIO BOOK CLUB: SEASON OF THE WITCHSaturday, July 22, 1 to 3 pm

JOEL SELVIN: SUMMER OF LOVEThursday, August 3, 6 to 7 pmMusic critic and author Joel Selvin, whose column ran in the San Francisco Chronicle from 1972 to 2009, shares first-hand reflections on music, politics, and a magical chapter in San Francisco history. Presidio Trust historian Barbara Berglund opens with a presentation on the Presidio during the Summer of Love, as the military post met the epicenter of the counterculture.

PASADOS DEL PRESIDIOParticipate in special programs that commemorate the founding of the Presidio and celebrate the people of Early California.

AF TERNOON FUN FOR KIDSFriday, June 23, Noon to 3 pmEver wonder what Early California was like? Watch history come to life! Kids can enjoy hands-on activities, story telling, living history, a visit with Juanito the Donkey, archaeology, pot tery making, and more. Af ternoon music and dance by Ballet Folklórico Mexicano. Food available for purchase.

SAN FRANCISCO’S BIRTHDAYSaturday, June 24, 10:30 am to NoonMeet at Pershing Square, across from the Presidio Officers’ Club

Descendants of the original founding families of the Juan Bautista de Anza Expedition (1775–1776) return to the Presidio to recognize the journey of their ancestors and the founding of El Presidio de San Francisco.

MUSIC BY LOS CENZONTLESSaturday, June 24, 2 to 4 pmLos Cenzontles (The Mockingbirds) will per form acoustic traditional music from a variety of Mexican regions including the son Jarocho of Veracruz, pirekuas of Indigenous Michoacan, boleros, corridos, and rancheras.

TOUR THE PRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUBPRESIDIO OFFICERS’ CLUB TOURSaturdays at 1 pm Experience 10,000 years of history in less than an hour. Our drop-in docent tours are a fun way to learn about the Presidio’s rich past and its impact on California and the world.

TOURS OF ANDY GOLDSWORTHY’S EARTH WALLSaturdays at NoonEnjoy a shor t tour describing the making of ar tist Andy Goldsworthy’s most recent addition to the Presidio. No reservation is required. Meet at the Welcome Desk.

*These titles can be purchased at the Presidio Visitor Center, 210 Lincoln Boulevard, on the Main Post.

CREATIVE FAMILY FUN

ARCHAEOLOGY EVENTSLIVE ARCHAEOLOGY DIGEvery Friday and Saturday, 10 am to 2 pmApril 22 through May 27 AND June 30 through October 21Witness archaeology in action! Presidio archaeologists are working on a long-term research project to excavate El Presidio de San Francisco, the Spanish-colonial site buried just below the ground in front of the Presidio Of ficers’ Club. Stop by to check out their recent discoveries and ask questions.

ARCHAEOLOGY L AB TOURS + OPEN HOUSEGuided Tours: Every Wednesday at 1 pmMeet at the Welcome Desk in the Presidio Officers’ ClubOpen Lab Hours: Every Wednesday 2 to 4 pmLearn about the Presidio’s archaeological process and current and past excavations. See standing Spanish adobe in the Presidio Of ficers’ Club before moving to the state-of-the-ar t lab and collections facilit y where the Presidio’s ar tifacts are cleaned, catalogued, studied, and curated. Stay af ter the tour for Open Lab Hours to see the behind the scenes workings of an archaeology lab.

July 1 + 2: Happy Fourth of July! No Craft this weekend.

July 8 + 9: Balancing Butterfly Mobiles

July 15 + 16: Flower Power Pendants

July 22 + 23: Soar in for Paper Planes

July 29 + 30: Make Your Mark with Nature Stamps

August 5 + 6: Luminous Lighthouses

August 12 + 13: Tile Your Turtle

August 19 + 20: Build Your Bridge

August 26 + 27: Egg-Citing Critters

EXCLUSION: THE PRESIDIO’S ROLE IN WORLD WAR II JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATIONOpen Tuesdays to Sundays, 10 am to 6 pm; through March 2018During World War II, the Presidio—the Army’s Western Defense Command—played a pivotal role in the unjust incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans, purpor tedly in the name of national security. This special exhibition invites visitors to investigate the choices—both personal and political—that led to this dark chapter in American history, and to reflect on what we have learned that helps us address present-day issues of mass incarceration, immigration reform, and racial profiling.

In developing EXCLUSION, the Presidio Trust collaborated with the Fred T. Korematsu Institute and the National Japanese American Historical Society, both located in the Presidio.

NEW!

SUMMER OF LOVEThe Presidio joins in the city-wide Summer of Love 50th anniversary, celebrating the iconic era when 100,000 young people came to San Francisco and star ted a movement that influenced popular culture through music, fashion, and ar t; launched the organic foods movement; and protested war with peace and love.

KRONOS QUARTETSaturday, August 12, 7 to 8:30 pmKronos Quar tet returns for an intimate concer t that explores music from all over the world and sounds from all corners of the imagination. The per formance features new and recent works writ ten for Kronos’ Fifty for the Future, an education and legacy project that is commissioning contemporary reper toire for string quar tet.

REGISTRATIONEvents are free but due to space constraints registration is required for all events EXCEPT Creative Family Fun and Archaeology Dig/Lab Tours. Registering does not guarantee admission. Registered guests will be of fered priority seating that will be honored until 15 minutes before star t time. Af ter that time, seating will become available to all on a first-come, first-served basis. If you’ve registered for an event, printing a paper confirmation is unnecessary. Your name will be on the guest list. Register at www.presidio.gov/events.Photograph by Jay Blakesberg ©

Photo by Dorothea Lange Courtesy of the Library of Congress

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