Tune into this Deep Roots podcast to hear from WritersCorps teaching artist Minna Dubin, poet and performance artist Leticia Hernandez, and the young moms at Hilltop School as they prepare for the multimedia performance of “Iron Mom: Not Just A Baby Mama”.
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H.P. Mendoza is a filmmaker, screenwriter, music composer, and actor, well known for his films: Colma: The Musical; San Francisco-based musical Fruit Fly; and more recently, horror movie I Am A Ghost, for which he was named Best Horror Director of 2012 by SF Weekly. Tune into this new Deep Roots podcast to learn more about his inspirations and life as a renaissance man.
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In partnership with KALW 91.7 FM, the San Francisco Arts Commission seeks proposals for creative audio portraits of people from Bayview. The deadline for proposals is Friday, April 5, 2013.
Inspirational performance artist, teacher, and activist Rhodessa Jones is recipient of this year’s Mayor’s Art Award. Tune in to learn how the confident Rhodessa Jones became so extraordinary.
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In the episode of Deep Roots, we meet with William Rhodes, a furniture sculpture artist who is concurrently working with three of the four City-owned Cultural Centers.
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In this Deep Roots podcast, we sit down with Alejandro Murguia, San Francisco’s new poet laureate, to talk about his history as a poet and community activist, and his involvement with the acquisition of the building that is now Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts. Tune in!
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In this Deep Roots podcast you’ll learn about Holy Stitch, a “denim social club” for youth to develop skills that empower them to work in the apparel industry and cultural sector.
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Central Market between 6th and 7th street is a tableaux of transition: individuals getting their lives on track, new businesses starting up, and artists decorating vacant storefronts. Amidst this yearning for change is Piper’s Jewelers, where used items are bought and sold, and time seems to stand still.
The American Conservatory Theater, or A.C.T., is an internationally recognized theatre and school that puts on magnificent shows every year. But most people don’t know about their offices on Market Street, where they manage their massive costume collection.
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Central Market was once the hub of big-screen entertainment celebrating seven theaters within two-blocks during the pre-television era. Today, these historic theaters, may be found in three states: abandoned, in the sex biz, or still going.
The Warfield on Market Streets is STILL going and regularly welcomes sold-out audiences. Built in 1922, the Warfield is one of the neighborhood’s few historic theaters still functioning as an entertainment venue and boasts performers such as Louis Armstrong, the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, and the Pixies.
Tune into this podcast to learn about the building and its underground speakeasy run by Al Capone.
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Hibernia Bank, at the corner of McAllister and Jones streets, is arguably one of the city’s most prized historical buildings. Over a century old, it survived the 1906 earthquake. But today, people pass the boarded up building without batting an eye.
This year, Lighting Designer Jack Carpenter will cast lights and shadows featuring the building’s rich architectural design. Until then, let us know what’s your favorite part of the building?
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