O Pioneers!

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The Society of California Pioneers

300 Fourth St.
San Francisco, CA 94107

Category: Museums

Region: Potrero Hill

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The Society of California Pioneers might not be the first place you envision for a hot night on the town (For us, that place would be Luby's Cafeteria), but we'd like you to reconsider those envisionings. Starting Sept. 20, the museum, library, and cultural institution dedicated to California history -- and has been around since 1850 (!) -- is hosting after-hours access to all of its many splendors. Called Third Thursdays, tonight's ruckus kicks off with a bargain book sale, so you can finally purchase that hardback museum book you've been pining for. While you're there, be sure to take in the sights and sounds of the current exhibit, “Singing the Golden State,” (runs until December 7) which highlights sheet music, memorabilia, and sound recordings from popular California songs -- music often served as a form of media, so expect ditties on topics as varied as floods, sporting events, and the "Hayes Valley Mazurka" that date back to the Gold Rush era. Learn the words to our (very to-the-point) state song, "I Love You, California," composed in 1913, listen to advertisements from Zee-Nut candy bars and Hopsburger beer, and sample cover art featuring Karyl Norman, aka the "Creole Fashion Plate," a drag queen from the flapper era. And since Third Thursdays isn't a rager -- "after-hours" in this case means until 7 p.m. -- that means there's still plenty of time to hit up Luby's.
Thu., Sept. 20, 4 p.m., 2012