Sponsored by Target, the Contemporary Jewish Museum's Community Free Day on Christmas is a day of admission-free fun for all.
In celebration of the exhibition Houdini: Art and Magic, families can make their own optical illusion spinning tops to take home and enjoy the magic of Jade with three free performances throughout the day at 11:30 am, 1 pm and 2:30 pm (space available on a first-come-first-served basis).
The allure of Jade's magic stems from her Chinese heritage and her childhood on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Jade took the male-dominated world of magic by storm in 1990, when she won first place in the International Brotherhood of Magicians' World Magic Competition. A panel of celebrity judges honored her with the organization's coveted Gold Medal of Magic, a prize awarded only a handful of times in the competition's 20-year history. To date, she remains the sole woman to receive this honor.
Photo Courtesy of Jade
Sunday, December 25, 2011
11 AM – 4 PM
Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission Street (between Third and Fourth streets), San Francisco
www.thecjm.org or 415.655.7800.
