We’re taking over Poster House’s First Friday for the 3rd year!
First Fridays offer free admission and extended museum hours. Join us on Friday, May 3rd for a series of programs that celebrate the culture, community, and resilience of Chinatown.
Programming and Schedule:
2:00 - 5:30PM
Pengyou Zine Making Workshop
Join artists Renee Chang and Echo Chen of PENGYOU in a zine-making activity using paper goods from around Chinatown, prints of posters from the Poster House archives, and any art supplies that inspire you! Attendees will be encouraged to engage in parent-child dialogue and/or self-reflection on family history, identity, and shared stories as they craft their zines. All materials will be provided, but participants are welcome to bring any personal ephemera to contribute to their creation. Tickets: $10
3:00 - 4:00PM
DIY Blind Box & Buttons with Christina C Young / The Bao Bae Shop
A blind box is a type of packaging that conceals its contents, creating a fun surprise for yourself or a loved one! In this beginner-friendly workshop, participants will decorate and construct their own blind box packaging as well as a custom button pin. They’ll then blind-swap the button pins with fellow workshop attendees and seal them in their own boxes so everyone will go home with a mystery surprise! Tickets: $15
5:00 PM
Happy Hour!
Enjoy complimentary cocktails courtesy of our friends at Jumo in the Café des Affiches!
6:00 PM Read Out Loud: What in the World is Ezra’s Art? + Author Q&A
Join legendary drag queen Emigrate for a reading of Eric Toda & Shay Fan’s latest children’s book What in the World is Ezra’s Art? Ezra is a seven-year-old boy who likes cheese-flavored ice cream, flying off the couch with his superhero cape, and peeling dried glue off his fingers. And he LOVES making art. Every day at Braddock Elementary, he doodles, draws, paints, and crafts with abandon. But there is one problem: no one understands it. Ezra questions whether he should continue to make art when nobody seems to get, or even like, his creations. What in the World Is Ezra’s Art? explores the question: can he feel good about his art when no one else does?
6:00 PM - Mini-Night Market curated by Pengyou and Welcome to Chinatown
What better way to close out First Friday than with a Night Market? Join Welcome to Chinatown and Pengyou for a curated selection of design and craft pieces from the heart of Chinatown. A percentage of all proceeds will be donated to Welcome to Chinatown. Featured vendors include the Bao Bae Shop, Backbend Studio, Mola Mola, and Tzu Ching Chen.