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28 Aug 2023

The Autumn Films at BAMPFA!

One of the big programming items on the Fall schedule of the Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive (hereafter “BAMPFA”) happens to be the “Mill Valley Film Festival At BAMPFA (October 7-15, 2023)” section.  It’s a godsend for those who are intrigued by the offerings of the 46th Mill Valley

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25 Aug 2023

Oakland’s Gray Loft Gallery’s Summer Salon Showcases Bay Area Artists

Oakland’s Gray Loft Gallery is a gem of the Jingletown art scene and their Summer Salon proves it. The show is closing on Saturday, August 26th and I highly recommend the trip to see it. 12 Bay Area Artists make up the show. Utilizing a wide range of mediums and

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24 Aug 2023

Amazing Art Structures Being Built at Burning Man 2023

While most people arrive on the Playa after everything is already built, most of the artists have been hauling, digging, hammering, strapping, sawing, and polishing in the dust (and rain) for weeks now, moving thousands of pounds of steel, glass, timber, (and elbow grease) onto a prehistoric lake bed in

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23 Aug 2023

How Sly Stone Integrated 1960s San Francisco Radio

Before he was funkin’ with the Family Stone (the first racially-integrated and mixed-gendered popular American rock group) Sly Stone was spinning music from all walks of life on San Francisco’s KSOL. Now 80, Rock N Roll Hall of Famer, Sly Stone, lived most of his life in the Bay Area.

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23 Aug 2023

San Francisco Nonprofit Looks to Revive SoMa with Filipino Culture

The vacant storefronts along San Francisco’s South of Market Mission Street Corridor could soon be filled with more Filipino businesses, thanks to the nonprofit economic development and arts organization Kultivate Labs.

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22 Aug 2023

Best Bay Area Events for 8/22-8/28

By Jerucifer, Arts & Events Editor We’ve got a slew of dance parties, art shows, and so much more going down, and I’m not even talking about Burning Man! Sam Smith is in town, and I know I can’t be the only one JUICED to see them. I really hope to hear

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22 Aug 2023

Amazingly Bad Pet Portraits Offered by Oakland Animal Services

Every now and again something amazing happens in the world of bad, pet art.  And when that happens, rest assured www.brokeassstuart.com is on the case! Oakland Animal Services announced the kickoff of its 4th annual Bad Art Fundraiser!  Meaning you can donate to help sheltered animals in the Bay Area

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22 Aug 2023

Can IKEA Save Downtown San Francisco?

I’m bored of writing about this, but here we go again. Downtown San Francisco is experiencing high retail vacancy rates because rich people are scared of people on drugs. That’s why they attend things like Burning Man, to get away from drug addicts – well, at least the poor ones. 

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