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 San Francisco online event calendar for Monday, August 10. Learn the basics of ballet, join some singing exercises or prepare an offering for this year's online Burning Man.
Absolute Beginner Ballet with Liezl Austria
Start the new week with an online beginner ballet class from the comfort of your home, presented by San Francisco-based Alonzo King LINES Ballet and instructor Liezl Austria. Learn the very basics of ballet in a personalized and non-intimidating atmosphere.
The basic body stance, body placement, musicality, and basic terminology will all be explained. You'll also learn arm movements and strengthening exercises specific to ballet. No prior experience is necessary for this class.
When: Monday, August 10, 9:30 a.m.
How to join: Via Mindbody
Price: $10 or more (sliding scale)
Temple 2020 Workshop: How to Make a Virtual Offering
At noon, tune in for a live online workshop with the Burning Man Project to learn how to create a personalized digital offering to place in Burning Man's 2020 virtual temple.
Participate in a live online workshop to discover how you can create a memorial, affirmation, or closure offering to be placed in the Ethereal Empyrean Experience Temple. You’ll learn how to encapsulate your personal text, image, and audio messages in a "venerated object” of your choice, select where in the temple your offering will appear, and decide whether it remains private or is available for friends, family, and others to view.
When: Monday, August 10, 12 p.m.
How to join: RSVP online
Price: Free
Art Viewing Adventures: A New Biography Celebrates Ruth Asawa
Join a talk about San Francisco sculptor Ruth Asawa's life and work, with author Marilyn Chase and museum guide Rodney Paul.
Asawa's public sculptures adorn many San Francisco locations, and her wire sculptures are on display at multiple museums in the Bay Area and beyond. 15 of her wire sculptures can be found in the tower of the de Young Museum.
Chase is the author of a new biography about Asawa called "Everything She Touched: The Life of Ruth Asawa." Paul is an experienced museum guide, and a veteran leader of Zoom-based art tours even before shelter-in-place.
When: Monday, August 10, 1 p.m.
How to join: Via Community Living Campaign
Price: Free
District 7 Supervisor Candidates Debate
Then, tune in as the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club hosts an event for voters and community members to hear directly from the candidates running in the general election for San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 7.
District 7 includes neighborhoods such as the Inner Parkside, parts of the Inner Sunset, Golden Gate Heights, Twin Peaks, West Portal, Midtown Terrace and Forest Hill. Seven candidates will participate: Joel Engardio, Stephen Martin-Pinto, Ben Matranga, Myrna Melgar, Emily M. Murase, Vilaska Nguyen and Kenneth Piper.
When: Monday, August 10, 6:30 p.m.
How to join: Via Zoom
Price: Free
Choir Singing Exercises
Want to practice singing while choir rehearsals are put on hold during shelter-in-place? Join First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco's music director Mark Sumner for Zoom singing exercises.
When: Monday, August 10, 7 p.m.
How to join: Instructions about how to join can be found in the Facebook event.
Price: Free
