The Bay Area's shelter-in-place order has brought countless events usually held as in-person gatherings online. We're aiming to support local businesses in San Francisco and Oakland by highlighting five of these events each day.
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Here's your SF event calendar for Monday, April 27. Take a yoga class focused on laughing, hear what a three-Michelin-star chef has to say about the current crisis or learn how old paintings can travel safely — all from the comfort of your couch.
Keeping Art Safe: Packing up 17th-century paintings
Paintings conservator Tricia O'Regan oversaw a multi-year project to design how three paintings by Peter Paul Rubens, loaned to the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, Canada, could safely travel across the continent.
The project included help from a conservator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and craters at the J. Paul Getty Museum. In the end, the three paintings traveled in crates with no need for vitrines and glazing.
In this live conversation, O'Regan will guide attendees step-by-step through the process for a painting like this to go on loan, from the moment an exhibition is planned, to studying its condition, outreach to conservators at other museums, and finally, the moment its hung at the host museum.
When: Monday, April 27, 2 p.m.
How to join: Via Facebook Live
Price: Free
Laughter Yoga
Shelter in relaxation with weekly laughter yoga classes on Zoom. Laughter taps the inner well of joy and connects us to others.
Most people love to laugh, but we don’t do it enough or are dependent on funny movies or other forms of comedy to stimulate laughter. Laughter Yoga attempts to liberate students from this dependency, offering the freedom to laugh anywhere at any time, leading to numerous mental, emotional, and physiological benefits.
Through this practice, expect to play with various Laughter Yoga techniques, as well as gentle yoga asana (yoga poses), breathing, and relaxation techniques to promote joy, wellness, and ease.
When: Monday, April 27, 5 p.m.
How to join: Via Zoom (see instructions in the Facebook event)
Price: Suggested donation $10 – $30. Pay as much as you can afford.
Conversation with SF Goodwill CEO William Rogers: Investing in our workforce now
On the road to recovery, how can organizations like Goodwill mobilize to stimulate job growth once again? What is the role in reinvigorating the workforce following the pandemic? Join Manny's for a cyber conversation with SF Goodwill CEO William Rogers to discuss investment in the workforce during and after shelter-in-place.
When: Monday, April 27, 6 p.m.
How to join: Via Zoom
Price: Free, donations are welcome
Is this Working? With Dominique Crenn
At The Assembly, co-founder and CEO Molly Goodson checks in on some of her favorite people asking the question "Is This Working?" and the answer is always: we don't know.
This time, she will hold a conversation with Dominique Crenn, a three-Michelin-star chef and activist, based in San Francisco. They'll be discussing the effects of COVID-19 on the food and beverage industry. Plus, Crenn will allow a peek at her pantry.
When: Monday, April 27, 6 p.m.
How to join: Via The Assembly's website
Price: Free
Virtual Musical Mondays
Over at Castro's The Edge, listen to Disney, TV musical jams or odd movie showtune moments, with the playlist decided by audience poll. Participants can win a limited edition Stonewall bottle of Stoli Vodka or a martini shaker — to win, just "show up and show off in the Zoom room and simply get creative and make people smile."
When: Monday, April 27, 7 p.m.
How to join: Via Zoom
Price: Free, tips are appreciated
Midday break
Read some thoughts of dogs or enjoy a beaver walking through the zoo.
