Friday, February 29, 2008
5:00 PM - 8:45 PM

The de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, California 94118
 
 
These are the eight finalists go on to the Final Competition at Club 1015 Folsom in San Francisco on

 Saturday, March 29th, 2008
8pm
Don't miss it!
These images are from the first ever Carnaval San Francisco Preliminary King and Queen Competition held at the beautiful  Koret Theater in the de Young Museum on February 29th. 

King and Queen Preliminary Finalists
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Finalist for King:  Everett
Finalist for Queen: Kellita
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Finalist for King:  Omari
Finalist for Queen: Talita
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Finalist for King: Oscar
Finalsit for Queen: Merissa
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Finalist for King:  Jorge
Finalist for Queen: Yereiza
February 29th Friday at de Young was magnificent moment as the noble blood of the Carnaval community was ascendant. Not since California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894 had so much regally  splendored  royalty graced the spot as 22 contestants competed with moves, music, and magic to win the judges favor.
 
Closing reception for the February artist-in-residence. David Wagner, who has been working in conjunction with Carnaval San Francisco. A New Orleans-born artist, Wagner has been leading workshops at the de Young in which visitors help create larger-than-life masks that will be featured on four floats in this year’s Carnaval San Francisco parade
 
Former King of Carnaval Mario Pablo Chacon brought an entourage of over fifty dandies who would have wowed the salons of the Venice Carnevale
 
 

 

 

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