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Support the Women’s Film Institute: IAM Year-Ender No. 1

Friday, November 18th, 2011

[IAM's fiscally sponsored affiliate projects use media and the arts to build community and participation. We're showcasing a different affiliate each week through the end of the year. Please spread the word, and consider donating to support their good works.]

IAM is honored to be the nonprofit fiscal sponsor for the Women’s Film Institute — producer of the San Francisco Women’s Film Festival, the Reel Women Workshops, the WFI Shorts Tour, and the Generation HERstory Media Arts Project for SF Bay Area girls.

Year-End Fundraising Goal | Donate Now
$1,500 to support film and new media programs that amplify the voices of women and girls.

Coming Up:

Meet the Amplifier

It all starts with critical facilities, organizational talent and the D.I.Y. gumption to go Set Things Right. WFI founder Scarlett Shepard (pictured at left) graduated from the film program at SF State wondering why there are so few women movie directors in the mainstream. She founded the SF Women’s Film Festival to change the status quo. Eight years later WFI has blossomed with additional workshop, film tours and youth programs.

Your Donation Will Support

  • Increased exhibition opportunities for female film directors: Over 500 films from around the world showcased since since 2005!
  • Free/low-cost screenings, events, workshops, and educational programs
  • Free/low-cost film training, mentoring and professional development programs for girls and women.
  • Community exposure to and connections with celebrities, activists, educators and notable figures in the world of film

Donate now to support the Women’s Film Institute.

ABOUT IAM
Independent Arts & Media supports diverse, commercial-free media and arts projects that build community, civic participation and cultural engagement. As a fiscal sponsor, we enable these affiliate projects to receive tax-deductible donations, foundation grants, and other benefits that advance their work in the public interest. In 2012, IAM will increase the exposure and sustainability of our sponsored affiliates, by developing new promotional and fundraising services beyond the basics of fiscal sponsorship. Learn more about IAM.

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Happy Hour Benefit at Tonic

Saturday, July 16th, 2011

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 directors will be shaking, stirring, finessing and dispensing every variety of martini and mixed drink for TONIC customers, so belly up to the bar and join us for an alcohol-fortified celebration of IAM’s mission free-speech mission!

IAM is the fiscal sponsor of 23 independent media and culture projects in the Bay Area, including The San Francisco Public Press, Friends of KUSF (currently battling the KUSF sale before the FCC!), Hyphen Magazine: Asian America Unabridged … and many others. IAM is also the producer of the UN Plaza Arts Market, and other civic events and activities.

IAM board members will periodically MATCH your tips to double the benefit to our free-speech cause!

YOU can up the ante by also matching tips to our bartenders. Simply declare to the bar that you will match all tips for a given period of time up to $25, $50 or $100 total. Feeling bold and generous? Do a two-to-one match!

For more details, contact Independent Arts & Media, 415-738-4975, or just show up on Thursday, July 21, from 5:30-8pm at TONIC on Polk Street x Union in San Francisco

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1st Annual Phono del Sol Music and Food Festival

Friday, July 15th, 2011

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 Bridged and Tiny Telephone, this FREE, all ages, all day festival celebrates the best of San Francisco’s acclaimed independent music and food cultures, two areas of local innovation and excellence that rarely meet.

Phono del Sol features live music from six great local performers — including co-headliners Aesop Rock and Mirah, as well as Man/Miracle, Magik*Magik Orchestra, Religious Girls, and Appetite (Sacramento) — picked by The Bay Bridged and Tiny Telephone, and a variety of food trucks curated by Off the Grid. The festival will also have between-set DJs, tours of Tiny Telephone’s renowned studio facilities (located adjacent to the park), and much more.

The band shell at Potrero del Sol is one of the City’s hidden gems, and it’s an ideal spot to enjoy some great local music and food. So mark your calendar now and get ready for Phono del Sol!

The Bay Bridged is actively seeking volunteers to help us at Phono del Sol. For more information about how you can help this great event, e-mail volunteers@thebaybridged.c​om. Phono del Sol is actively seeking sponsors, and affordable sponsorship packages are available. To find out more about how you can show your business’s commitment to supporting local arts and culture, e-mail info@thebaybridged.com.

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Lower Polk Art Walk

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

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!

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Circus Bella Announces 2011 Summer Season

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

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 Gate Park, SF Sunday Streets, SF

July 15, Friday, 6:00pm, Studio One Art Center, Oakland

July 16, Saturday, 1:00pm, Mission Creek Park, SF

July 24, Sunday, 12:00pm, Dimond Park, Oakland

September 24, Saturday, 2:00pm, Drake Ave @ Donahue St., Marin City

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Writers with Drinks Benefit, Saturday June 11th

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

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; no one turned away for lack of funds.
  • Readings begin at 7:30pm; Doors open at 6:30.
  • The Make-Out Room is located at 3225 22nd. St., San Francisco CA

This month’s featured artists are:

Javier Grillo-Marxuach (The Middleman, LOST)
Daphne Gottlieb (15 Ways To Stay Alive)
K.M. Ruiz (Mind Storm)
Nick Krieger (Nina Here Nor There)
Kevin Camia (The Punch Line)

About the performers:

Javier Grillo-Marxuach created The Middleman, a comic series that became a much-loved TV show on ABC Family. He also worked as a producer on the first two seasons of Lost, and has also written for Charmed, Seaquest: DSV, Medium, Jake 2.0, Boomtown and Dark Skies. He also wrote the Marvel Comics series Annihilation: Super Skrull.

Daphne Gottlieb is the author and editor of 15 books, most recently the poetry book 15 Ways to Stay Alive. She’s also the co-editor (with Lisa Kester) of Dear Dawn: Aileen Wuornos in Her Own Words. She is the editor of Fucking Daphne: Mostly True Stories and Fictions and Homewrecker: An Adultery Reader, as well as the author of the poetry books Kissing Dead Girls, Final Girl, Why Things Burn and Pelt, and as the graphic novel Jokes and the Unconscious with artist Diane DiMassa. Final Girl was the winner of the Audre Lorde Award in Poetry for 2003 from Publishing Triangle. Additionally, Final Girl was named one of the The Village Voice’s Favorite Books of 2003, and received rave reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, The San Francisco Chronicle and The Village Voice.

K.M. Ruiz is the author of Mind Storm, a post-apocalyptic book that takes place 250 years into the future, when what’s left of society fights over the scraps of the Earth as the rich and powerful plan to ascend to another planet.

Nick Krieger is the author of Nina Here Nor There: My Journey Beyond Gender. His writing has appeared in Original Plumbing and The Rumpus.

Kevin Camia performs regularly at all the Bay Area comedy clubs but considers the Punch Line as his “home club.” He’s a “joke nerd” who loves to geek out about the various formulas of joke-writing and performing.

About Writers With Drinks:

Writers With Drinks has won “Best Literary Night” from the SF Bay Guardian readers’ poll six years in a row and was named “Best Literary Drinking” by the SF Weekly. The spoken word “variety show” mixes genres to raise money for local worthy causes. The award-winning show includes poetry, stand-up comedy, science fiction, fantasy, romance, mystery, literary fiction, erotica, memoir, zines and blogs in a freewheeling format.

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IAM to be Featured Non-Profit at Straw!

Monday, June 6th, 2011

Independent Arts & Media to be Featured Non-Profit at Straw!

Straw

Independent Arts & Media to be featured recipient of 10% of food sales every Monday in June at San Francisco’s exciting new restaurant Straw! Please join us for some delicious treats at this one-of-a-kind carnival themed restaurant this month and beyond!

From SFGate:

“Who wants a burger on a bun when you can get it on a doughnut? Who wants to eat sitting on a chair when you can sit in a tilt-a-whirl? Who wants to pay for the check when you can play a mid-meal game to win a free dinner?

Welcome to Straw, your new carnival-themed eating place in Hayes Valley.

Charming touches – menus bound by old children’s books’ covers, old carnival signs and a Mason-jar chandelier – get you in the mood to eat like a kid at a carnival. (Read: Bypass the healthy salad section.)”

Come out and get some delicious eats, support a wonderful new restaurant, and IAM at the same time.

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Arts Market Returns to UN Plaza

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

More than a Market…

The San Francisco Arts Market looks forward to its 2011 kick-off on June 16th! Since the 2010 Grand Finale day on December 16th the Market has had time to reflect and build on last year’s first annual weekly outdoor Market for arts, crafts and performance in United Nations Plaza.

With this reflection time, we asked ourselves exactly what is SF Arts Market? An obvious impression would be that it’s an outdoor Market for independent vendors to sell and market their arts, crafts and services. However, with deeper introspection we’d like to explain how the Market in UN Plaza is so much more! What, you ask? This year, the Arts Market will exist in and for the community as a performance platform for live music, dance and other performance; a public space for DIY workshops and educational opportunities; a catalyst for positive engagement culturally and economically for the mid-Market region; and a community and city-wide collaboration and partnership.

A partnership project between the Mayors Office of Economic Workforce and Development and Independent Arts & Media, both groups are working within and outside the community to realize positive change for the mid-Market region and support local artists and craft makers. With this in mind, qualified vendors can participate at the Market free of charge!

In addition to the city and nonprofit Independent Arts & Media, it takes a village to make a good thing happen. As such, the Arts Market has opened its doors to partnership and collaborative relationship opportunities to help support its success. A few groups aligned to support the Market for 2011 are the San Francisco Public Library; San Francisco Department of Public Health’s SF FIRST program; Art Institute, SF; SF Great Streets; People in Plazas; Hospitality House Community Arts Program; 24 Days of Central Market Arts, SF Travel, Off the Grid Food, Blick Art and many more. If you’re interested in participating, sponsoring, collaborating or partnering with the San Francisco Arts Market don’t hesitate to contact us!

Until then, stay tuned for further details about the launch day, June 16th. See you then!

Potential vendors, click here to get started!

Performers, contact: susie.mck@artsandmedia.net

Sponsorship and partnership opportunities, contact: artsmarketsf@artsandmedia.net

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