SFMOMA (Venue Partner)
151 Third St.
415-357-4000
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Saturday July 17, 2010 (11am–1pm)
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Bayview Hill: meet at Key Avenue and Third Street, San Francisco
With art by Mona Caron and an essay by Aaron Shurin, this broadside map juxtaposes the habitats of local butterflies with the shifting locations of queer public space. By paralleling two dozen butterflies — two of which, the Brown Satyr and Xerxes Blue, are now extinct — with both vibrant and lost LGBTQ landmarks, a particularly shimmering flight pattern of San Francisco denizens comes to light.
Urban Survivors: The Butterflies of Bayview Hill
Liam O'Brian, lepidopterist, Nature in the City
Join SFMOMA on our very own butterfly walk, Urban Surviors: The Butterflies of Bayview Hill, with local butterfly expert Liam O'Brian, who will guide us on a tour of Bayview Hill. The area is a local butterfly hotspot in July and a great place to witness a wide variety of butterflies as they search for their perfect mate, also known as hill-topping. Butterflies we are likely to spot include the Anise Swallowtail, Echo Blue, California Ringlet, Painted Lady, and Woodland Skipper.
