As part of their “Friday Nights” program and in keeping with their current King Tut exhibition, the de Young will screen the 1954 film “The Egyptian” tonight. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Mika Waltari.
Here’s the film’s synopsis from IMDB.com:
In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah. Sinuhe’s personal triumphs and tragedies are played against the larger canvas of the turbulent events of the 18th dynasty. As Sinuhe is drawn into court intrigues, and bizarre secrets are revealed to him, he learns the answers to the questions he has sought since his birth.
The movie will be shown in the de Young’s Koret Auditorium at 6:15pm. Admission is free.
Friday Nights at the de Young offers a variety of interdisciplinary arts programs, including live music, poetry, films, dance, tours, and lectures. The cafe is open with a special Friday Nights dinner menu, and a no-host cocktail bar is serving drinks.
Other events going on tonight, all free as well, include:
– Live music and dance by Samba Rio, featuring pagode and samba de roda. Pagode is a small-ensemble style of samba that was born in Rio de Janeiro. Samba is deeply rooted in Brazilian culture and its African influences.
– Hands-on art making fun for everyone, with “art diva†Kim Erickson. Pretend you’re in Rio for Carnival. Make your own colorful Carnival mask and dance the samba!
– Closing Reception for Artist-in-Residence John Kuzich, Imagination. Refreshments are served while they last. Kimball Education Gallery, Artist Studio, 6-8:30pm.
Sarah B.
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