Granny Cart Gangstas featured in Sketch
Fest 2017 at Pianofight, TONIGHT!
Bindlestiff's resident sketch comedy troupe, Granny Cart Gangstas is having their first show of 2017 at the 16th Annual SF Sketchfest! It's
a late show which means it's a party show! Alcohol is allowed and highly encouraged. So if you're free Friday the 13th, check them out at Pianofight! Tickets now
available: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pianofight-showcase-the-executives-granny-cart-gangstas-and-j-names-hosted-by-deira-bowie-tickets-29502924040
ARTIST BIO:
Granny Cart Gangstas is the only all women Asian American sketch comedy troupe in the nation (or at least, as far as we know of). GCG collective writes, improvises, acts
and produces their own sketch shows, which range from absurd to political.
APICC Accepting Entries for USAAF 2017
The Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center of San Francisco announces a call for entries for the 20th Annual United States of
Asian America Festival: Threading Resilience. Please read the following sections completely and carefully.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES | APICC is currently reviewing bodies of work for its 20th annual United States of Asian America
Festival (USAAF) occurring in May 2017. Individual artists, arts groups, and arts organizations are welcome to submit applications for full-length arts event
productions (i.e., a minimum of 45 minutes of performance time) occurring within the city and county San Francisco during May
2017.
FESTIVAL THEME | Subject(s) of your program(s) and/or event(s) should focus on themes related to Pacific Islander and Asian
American themes and culture, connecting specifically to this year’s theme of Threading Resilience:
- How has identity and visibility for APIs in art and politics evolved and where are themes of identity heading?
- What
intersections and collaborations in art, identity, and politics have shaped, connected, and strengthened our communities amidst forces of oppression in mainstream
culture and media?
- How have we utilized placemaking for our community throughout history and today? What will it take to ensure the collective survival of
these spaces for future generations?
Direct link to submission form: https://apiculturalcenter.wufoo.com/forms/usaaf-2017
DEADLINE & SUBMISSION FORMAT | ALL SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE AT 11:59PM ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2017. No
late submissions will be accepted. All files must be submitted through the online submission form.
If
you have any problems with this submission form, please contact APICC's Artistic Director Melanie Elvena directly at entries@apiculturalcenter.org. NO phone, post-mail, or in-person submissions will be accepted. Incomplete or incorrectly formatted submissions will
also NOT be accepted.
Be a
Light!
GHOSTLIGHT PROJECT
SF
Jan 19th, @ A.C.T.
Theater
Bindlestiff Studio is proud to stand in solidarity with the Bay Area Theatre Community on January 19th in a moment of gathering within a larger
resistance to intolerance at all levels.
On
the eve of the Presidential Inauguration, members of the theater community across the country are gathering together to join in a collective, simultaneous action,
together creating “light” for challenging times ahead. In the Bay Area, we will gather outside of San Francisco's A.C.T.'s Geary Theater and Berkeley Repertory
Theater, as well as in individual theaters to make a pledge. Inspired by the tradition of leaving a "ghost light" on in a darkened theater, artists and
communities will make or renew a pledge to stand for and protect the values of inclusion, participation, and compassion for everyone--regardless of race, class, religion,
country of origin, immigration status, (dis)ability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
We
aim to create brave spaces that will serve as lights in the coming years. We aim to activate a network of people across the country working to support vulnerable
communities. This is not a substitution for protests or direct action, but rather a pledge for continued vigilance and increased advocacy.
We
define "a brave space" as a space where:
- It is safe to be who you are, regardless of race, class, religion, country
of origin, immigration status, (dis)ability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- Diverse opinions, dissent, and argument are not only tolerated, but
invited.
- Active listening and courageous exchange are fundamental
values.
- Collective action, activism, and community engagement, both within and
outside the walls of the theater, are cultivated, encouraged, and supported.
Here is the Eventbrite to sign up
http://bit.ly/2icjZvI
and the Facebook event to share:
https://www.facebook.com/events/374478012918398
What can I bring into the event?
Please bring a flashlight.
What can I do instead of, or in addition to coming to the event?
We encourage you to make your own sign and post your photo on the national Ghostlight Project Facebook page (let them know where you are located): https://www.facebook.com/groups/theghostlightproject/
You can download the sign & poster here:
https://theghostlightproject.com/downloads/
Please post with the the hashtag #ghostlightproject #allarewelcome and#bealight.
KSW
Presents:
Book Releases for Jennifer S. Cheng and
Richard Andrew Perez, Jan 19
Arc Gallery & Studios
1246 Folsom St. (btw 8th and 9th)
Thursday, January 19th, 2017 8-10pm
Early Bird $8 | Pre-sale $10 | Door $12| Season Pass (includes Celebrate Your Body and APAture 2017) $50 -- bit.ly/kswpresents01
Kearny Street Workshop teams up with Omnidawn Publishing to present the book releases for Jennifer S. Cheng's "House A" and Robert
Andrew Perez's "the field".
Bindlestiff Studio Thanks You!
