Intersection for the Arts Events http://www.theintersection.org en-us Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:37:08 GMT <![CDATA[16th Street Mission BART Plaza - Recycling in Color]]> On public display at the 16th Street Mission BART Plaza - Recycling in Color: an exhibition created by youth at Oasis for Girls as part of Intersection's new exhibit, Art at the Dump: Twenty Years of the Artist In Residence Program at Recolgy.

]]> Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Art at the Dump: Twenty Years of the Artist In Residence Program at Recology]]>

Intersection for the Arts, Recology, and Hub Bay Area are pleased to present the exhibition, Art at the Dump: Twenty Years of the Artist in Residence Program at Recology at Intersection 5M, 925 Mission Street @ 5th. 

]]> Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Recycled Re-Mix: Eighty-sixed Thirty-threes, 2007-2008]]> Come cut a rug at Recycled Re-Mix and experience Scott Oliver's Eighty-sixed Thirty-threes, 2007-2008 a performance piece presented in conjunction with our current exhibition Art at the Dump: Twenty Years of the Artist-In-Residence Program at Recology.

]]> Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Hooked on Plastic: Truths about Plastic Pollution, Disposable Culture and Its Toxic Impacts ]]> Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[A Literary Tribute to Al Robles: A Thousand Manong Heartbeats Rappin in the Light ]]> Al Robles Literary Tribute
Sunday, September 19, 2010, 6:00 P.M., Intersection 5M. 925 Mission St. (at 5th St.) in the historic San Francisco Chronicle Building, San Francisco

Intersection For The Arts & City Lights Booksellers present

A Thousand Manong Heartbeats Rappin in the Light :
A Literary Tribute to Al Robles
@
Intersection 5M
925 Mission Street, in the historic San Francisco Chronicle Building
San Francisco, California, 94103

donation requested $5.00 (sliding scale, no one turned away due to lack of funds)

Featuring:

Jessica Hagedorn with Sean San Jose
Jack Hirschman
Janice Mirikatani
Alejandro Murguia
Ishmael Reed
Barbara Jane Reyes
Alyson Tintiangco Cubales with Pin@y Educational Partnerships (PEP)       
Paul Yamazaki

Welcome by Kevin B. Chen (Intersection for the Arts)

Hosted by D. Scott Miller (City Lights Booksellers)


Intersection for the Arts and City Lights Booksellers are pleased to bring together members of the Bay Area literary community in a literary tribute casting light upon the life and work of an extraordinary figure. Poets, writers, editors, and booksellers, all offer a unique view, via poetry, prose, conversation, and recollection, in an evening of storytelling in honor of a great storyteller.


Poet, educator, community activist, and advocate for the poor and senior citizens, Al Robles walked in many worlds. Born a Filipino American in the Fillmore district of San Francisco, his life was informed and nourished by the rich cultural fabric all around him. He lived at the intersection of African American, Japanese, and Pilipino cultures. Jazz was a much a part of his upbringing as zen. His forays into edges of North Beach, via Manilatown, brought him into contact with the poetry and personality of the Beats as well. His empathy with the marginalized peoples around him brought him into the frontline of the struggle to preserve the civil rights and the heritage of Manilatown culture. He was a tireless fighter against the demolition of the I-Hotel on Kearny Street. He worked closely with the Pilipino elders to preserve their stories and heritage. He worked with Pilipino youth to engender within them a deep connection to their culture. Al Robles' art and poetry were inextricably linked to his activism and his concern for people. He lived his life as a gentle warrior, always in the service of the community.

]]> Sun, 19 Sep 2010 23:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Jazz at Intersection at the de Young]]> Celebrating the 5th year of this unique collaboration between two venerable Bay Area arts institutions, Intersection for the Arts and the de Young Museum continue this wonderful Fall jazz series and present five family-friendly Sunday afternoon performances throughout October.

]]> Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Habibi a new play by Sharif Abu-Hamdeh with Intersection and Campo Santo]]> Intersection for the Arts in association with Resident Theatre Company Campo Santo, present the World Premiere of Habibi, a new play by emerging playwright Sharif Abu-Hamdeh. This intimately woven play tells the story of three different generations of Palestinian immigrants all attempting to make sense of the world that surrounds them. The quest to find where their cultural legacy lives in their lives, their families, and in the United States flows through all the characters in the play.

Habibi is the second installment in a trilogy of new plays by first-time playwrights which Intersection for the Arts and Campo Santo have been developing for the past several years. This trilogy began with the Winter 2010 World Premiere of Chinaka Hodge’s critically acclaimed play Mirrors In Every Corner directed by Marc Bamuthi Joseph and will culminate in Fall 2011 with the new play Tree City Legends by musician, writer and emerging playwright Dennis Kim (aka Denizen Kane.) All three writers share immigrant and minority status living in America and all three of their plays involve themes of cultural conflict and identity – complex and contemporary themes for writers to undertake in their first plays, but are showing to be quite compelling and moving on the stage.

Habibi also brings some long time collaborators back to working with Intersection as well as some new faces to our stage including longtime Campo Santo Familia member and director Omar Metwally, and actors Nora El Samahy and Paul Santiago.

 

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