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— A.J. Liebling
SF Art Market in UN Plaza: Grand Finale 12/15!
IAM’s San Francisco Arts Market in UN Plaza is having its 2012 grand finale Thursday, December 15, from 11am to 4pm. There will be Afro-Brazillian drummers, gourmet food trucks, an upright piano paired with a drum kit, pan-Latin song slinging, plus a woman-led salsa band … And there will be art — locally conceived and produced, and for sale in abundance by the very people who made it.
What’s Inside the VoiceBox?
IAM is honored to support VoiceBox, an original radio show broadcast on KALW-FM in San Francisco that celebrates the eclectic capacities of the human voice.
In the two years since it launched, VoiceBox has grown to include online archives, and free, weekly podcasts on iTunes currently reaching thousands of people around the world. [Continue Reading...]
The Murals and Alleys of Polk Street
IAM is honored to support the Lower Polk Art Walk, a quarterly
perambulation and arts-activation project centered around the outdoor
murals and neighborhood galleries that have blossomed between the
Tenderloin and Russian Hill in San Francisco.
Listening to Chinese Whispers
IAM is honored to fiscally sponsor Chinese Whispers, a community storytelling project by artist Rene Yung about folk memories of the Chinese who helped build the Transcontinental Railroad and settlements of the American West.
Get Involved in 2012!
Chinese Whispers: Golden Gate is a multimedia event that will feature three Chinese community storytellers recounting the early pioneer [Continue Reading...]
Support the Women’s Film Institute: IAM Year-Ender No. 1
IAM is honored to fiscally sponsor the Women’s Film Institute — producer of the SF Women’s Film Festival, the Reel Women Workshops, the WFI Shorts Tour, and the Generation HERstory Media Arts Project for SF Bay Area girls. We’re helping them raise $1,500 to support film and new media programs that amplify the voices of women and girls.
Happy Hour Benefit at Tonic
[ July 21, 2011; 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Happy Hour Benefit for Independent Arts & Media
Thursday, July 21st (5:30pm-8:00pm)
On Thursday, July 21, from 5:30-8pm, all tips for happy-hour drinks dispensed at TONIC BAR (2360 Polk at Union Street in San Francisco’s Russian Hill neighborhood) will be donated directly to Independent Arts & Media!
The pro-am mixologists of the IAM staff and board of [Continue Reading...]
1st Annual Phono del Sol Music and Food Festival
[ July 16, 2011; 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm. 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Phono del Sol: free music and food festival debuts on Saturday, July 16th
If you enjoy great music and great food, you better plan to be in San Francisco’s Potrero del Sol Park on Saturday, July 16th, 2011 for the first annual Phono del Sol Music and Food Festival. Organized by The Bay [Continue Reading...]
Lower Polk Art Walk
[ July 14, 2011; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Lower Polk Art Walk Debuts
On Thursday, July 14 the Lower Polk Art Walk will debut seven new murals dotting the lower Polk St. neighborhood. The event will feature a walking tour, meetings with artists, and open studios at seven fantastic galleries.
Come on out and see the wonderful additions to the landscape!
Circus Bella Announces 2011 Summer Season
[ June 30, 2011; 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. July 1, 2011; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. July 2, 2011; 12:00 pm to 3:15 pm. July 9, 2011; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. July 10, 2011; 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. July 15, 2011; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. July 16, 2011; 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. September 24, 2011; 2:00 pm; ]
Don’t miss Circus Bella’s Circus in the Parks!
Upcoming events include:
All shows are free and open to the public!
No pets, please.
June 30, Thursday, 5:30pm. Revolution Cafe, Oakland.
July 1, Friday, 12:00pm. Yerba Buena Gardens, SF
July 2, Saturday, 12:00pm and 2:15pm, Yerba Buena Gardens, SF
July 9, Saturday, 2:00pm, Pickleweed Community Center, San Rafael
July 10, Sunday, 12:30pm, Golden [Continue Reading...]
Writers with Drinks Benefit, Saturday June 11th
[ June 11, 2011; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Independent Arts & Media to be Beneficiary of Writers with Drinks Event
Our amazing friends at Other Magazine will be hosting their monthly series Writers with Drinks this Saturday, June 11th at the Make-Out Room in the Mission.
All proceeds benefit Independent Arts & Media, as well as the Center for Sex and Culture.
$5-$10 sliding scale; [Continue Reading...]
