Memory Cafe in San Francisco — 10/21/2025

Join us as we explore the exhibition Mike Henderson: Truth, Love and Curiosity, the Haines Gallery’s 16th solo exhibition with the pioneering San Francisco Bay Area painter, musician, and filmmaker.

Caring for a loved one with memory loss doesn’t have to be a lonely job. Memory Cafe is a gathering for people experiencing mild to moderate memory loss and their caregivers (spouses, family members, or friends). Enjoy time with your loved one and meet others who are dealing with similar issues in a supportive and welcoming environment.

About this outing: Mike Henderson is a San Francisco Bay Area visual artist, musician, and filmmaker. Born in Marshall, MO in 1943, Henderson has been an important figure in the Northern California art scene since the 1960s. Now in his 80s, the artist continues to create works that surprise and challenge expectations. Named after the impulses that fuel Henderson’s fearlessly inventive practice, Truth, Love, and Curiosity features his gestural, highly tactile oil paintings alongside a selection of his early experimental films. Henderson’s new paintings are exhibited in dialogue with a selection of small works from the 1990s and 2000s, all on view for the first time. The exhibition also includes a selection of Henderson’s 16mm films from the 1970s and 1980s, many of which have been acquired and restored by the Academy Film Archive. Politically charged and often wickedly funny, these productions range from powerful “talking blues films” about Black experience to improvisational compositions and absurd musings. Shown together, the varied works in Truth, Love, and Curiosity reveal the artist’s penchant for play and experimentation, and a lifelong commitment to creative freedom.

San Francisco Memory Cafe meets on many Tuesdays at different locations. Participants must be accompanied by their caregiver.

Please RSVP in advance to Amy Takemoto by emailing her at: MemoryCafe@jfcs.org.