IAM’s San Francisco Arts Market in UN Plaza (on Market Street right below Civic Center) is having its 2012 grand finale tomorrow, Thursday, December 15, from 11am to 4pm.
This, dear friends, will be a Significant Happening.
There will be Afro-Brazillian drummers. Boom! There will be food, of the gourmet food-truck variety. There will be an upright piano smack-dab in the middle of UN Plaza, paired with a drum kit and banging out shoe-shufflin’, hip-wigglin’ boogie woogie. There will be pan-Latin song slinging, plus a woman-led salsa band to close the day.
It’s holiday time, right? And you need gifts for the ones you care about, no? And maybe a little something special for yourself, yes? That’s the San Francisco Arts Market. Support local artists. Build the local-arts economy. Bring some high-level aesthetic into your life.
Inspired in part by Independent Arts & Media’s long-running Expo for the Artist & Musician, the SF Arts Market is produced in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development as a means of activating UN Plaza, spurring the local cultural economy, and connecting local artists with fans and patrons.
We do not expect inclement weather to impede the procedings. See you on the Plaza!
Arts Market Grand Finale Schedule: Thursday, December 14, 2011
11am-noon: Clangin & Bangin — Two guys armed with an upright piano and a drum kit playing blues, boogie-woogie and honky-tonk for all to enjoy, outside! http://www.clangnbang.com/
Clangin N Bangin
noon-1pm: Fogo na Roupa (Afro-Brazilian Carnaval Dance and Percussion) – Fogo na Roupa is an award-winning Brazilian Carnaval dance and percussion company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Fogo na Roupa encompasses a diverse community of dancers, musicians and carnavalescos rooted in the study of Afro-Brazilian dance and percussion. Mestre Aceituno developed one of the largest and strongest carnaval contingents (up to 200 dancers and drummers deep) that won multiple San Francisco Carnaval Grand Championships. Fogo brought infectious energy that set the crowd aflame every time it took to the streets or to the stage. http://gofogo.com/
Fogo Na Roupa
1:15-2:30pm: Sang Matiz (Latin band) — Sang Matiz is a band from the Bay Area that plays mostly originals composed by the lead singer. The band fuses elements of Rumba Flamenca, Cumbia, South American rhythms, Latin Pop, Jazz, Reggae, Salsa and touches of blues to create a sound full of creativity, energy and passion. http://www.reverbnation.com/sangmatiz
Sang Matiz
2:45-3:45pm: Adelante! (Salsa band) – Adelente! is a Mission-based band featuring salsa and other Latin rhythms. The band led by Suzanne Cortez, is one of the Bay Area’s few women-directed salsa ensembles.
http://www.myspace.com/adelantesf
Adelante!
