by Frances Phillips | Nov 2, 2016 | 2014, News, Performing Arts
On November 11 and 12 at 8 p.m., El Son de la Misión, A Musical Journey from 1960-Present, developed through a collaboration among composer/arranger John Calloway, scriptwriter and lyricist Carlos Barón, and other artists with the San Francisco Community Music Center,...
by Frances Phillips | Sep 30, 2016 | 2014, Literary Arts, News
On Thursday, September 29, poets Denise Newman and Hazel White and their collaborators at the University of California at Berkeley Botanical Gardens celebrated the culmination of their two-year project during which the poets kept weekly studio hours in the garden, led...
by Frances Phillips | Jun 10, 2016 | 2014, Literary Arts, News
On Wednesday evening, June 22, at 5:30 p.m., Denise Newman and Hazel White invite visitors to join them at the U.C., Botanical Garden at Berkeley for a poetic walk along Strawberry Creek. The two poets have been in residence at the garden, collaborating with its...
by Frances Phillips | May 17, 2016 | 2014, Literary Arts, News
Oakland City Hall and its immediate surroundings will welcome the second annual Oakland Book Festival on Sunday, May 22. Among the many presenters and moderators, Creative Work Fund recipient Linda Norton featured in a slide presentation and talk about Agricultural...
by Frances Phillips | Mar 13, 2016 | 2014, News, Performing Arts
On March 19 at 8 p.m. and March 20 at 7 p.m., composer and musician John Calloway and the Community Music Center are premiering El Son de la Mision, an exploration of the music of San Francisco’s Mission District from the 1960s to the present. The music is...