You know, in an SFGov building somewhere on Polk Street, for tout le monde to see:
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Solar powered, anyway.
Posts Tagged ‘hula’
SFGov Hula Woman, Somewhere on Polk Street
Monday, December 31st, 2012Don’t Miss Today’s Nihonmachi Street Fair in Japantown – Free Festival Continues until 6:00 PM
Sunday, August 5th, 2012All the deets on the 39th Annual.
As it looked yesterday on Post Street:
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Webster Street Stage:
| Sunday, August 5 | |
| 11am | Cherng Loon Lion Dance Yet Another Hero |
| Noon | The Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble |
| 1:00 pm | “Fun & Furry Pooch Doggy Contest” |
| 2:00 pm | SOL |
| 2:45 pm | GroovMekanex / Lil G and Morimoto |
| 3:45 pm | Tracy Cruz |
| 5:00 pm | Rendezvous |
Ho`olaule`a Stage:
| 11am | Mishibana-kai San Francisco & Miwa-kai San Mateo (Japanese |
| Noon | Karikatan Dance Company (Filipino Stick Dancing) |
| 1:00 pm | Mele Ohana (Ukulele) |
| 2:00 pm | Ke ‘Olu Makani `O Mauna Loa (Hula) |
| 3:00 pm | Mango Kingz (Island Reggae) |
| 4:00 pm | Island Touch Band (Hawaiian Contemporary) |
| 5:00 pm | Moana (Hawaiian) |
See you there!
ZOMG, October 16th, 2011 is Yerba Buena Family Day – Free Admission to SFMOMA – Thanks Target!
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011October 16th, 2011 will be on a Sunday so I’ll prolly be breakin’ in the malls, breakin’ on the streets, natch, but you, you’ve got kids, so you should head down to SoMA for Yerba Buena Family Day 2011.
It’s:
“…San Francisco’s biggest daylong family block party with free admission, special art activities and free performances for children and families at the following venues within 1 or 2 blocks of each other in the Yerba Buena arts district at 3rd Street and Mission Street in downtown San Francisco.”
That means that Target will pick up the tab when you visit the SFMOMA, the Jew Mu, the MoAD and the Children’s Creativity Museum.
Hurray! (Hey Target, why are you taking so long to open down there in Metreon? Or for that matter, Geary and Masonic. C’mon, wiki wiki.)
All right, see you and your fam there!
All the deets:
- Be inspired by the exhibition Richard Serra Drawing: A Retrospective
- Sketch, scribble, and squiggle your way through the wonderful world
of drawing
- Marvel at Harry Houdini’s famous escape acts in the exhibition Houdini: Art and Magic
- Thrill to a live performance by The Magic of Chin-Chin
- Tour the exhibition COLLECTED: Stories of Acquisition and Reclamation
- Make a memory box to take home, participate in a drumming workshop,
and more
- Be among the first to experience the Museum’s freshly redesigned exhibits including the new Imagination Lab
- Create clay animations, music videos, digital art, and more
- Ride the historic carousel for free
- From hula dancers to taiko drummers, enjoy live performances on the
Esplanade Stage in the Gardens from 11 AM – 3:30 PM - Delight in the clowning of Unique Derique and the grooves of the
Venezuelan Music Project on the Children’s Stage near the Children’s
Creativity Museum from 12 – 3 PM
OMG, It’s Time for the 38th Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair: Sat-Sun, August 13-14, 2011, 11AM – 6PM
Saturday, August 13th, 2011The 38th Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair will be just like last year’s except with better weather, it looks like.
See you there!
Via David Yu – click to expand
And don’t forget about the Food Fest! The sponsors this year:
Asian American Recovery Services (AARS)
Adam’s Grub Truck
API Legal Outreach
Bimi Foods
Bombzie’s BBQ
Community Youth Center SF (CYC)
Ear Good Corn Roast
Got Plate Lunch
Jane’s Fresh Icy Boba
Kimochi, Inc.
Mayor’s Youth Employment and Education Program (MYEEP)
Nakayoshi Young Professionals
Nihonmachi Street Fair
Peter’s Kettle Corn
Saigon BBQ
San Francisco Associates
And here’s your sched:
Webster Street Stage
The Nihonmachi Street Fair’s entertinment has been a platform for veteran as well as up and coming musical performers. From jazz to hip hop, reggae to rock catch one of the best FREE shows in town for the summer.
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Ho`olaule`a Stage
Upper Post Street will welcome the island spirit through music and dance on the Ho`olaule`a Stage. Performers from the Bay Area, Southern California and as far as Hawaii will grace the stage. This year the Ho`olaule`a Stage is dedicated to the memory of our very own Hsing Tzu Yukiko Leahine Wu Dang – “Amah” to all of us in Jtown.
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| 11:00 am | Mele Ohana Ukulele Group | |
| 12:00 pm | Na Leo Pumehana (Bruddah Derrick) | |
| 1:00 pm | Halau Kaliko Pua O Kalaniakea | |
| 2:00 pm | Manuia Polynesian Revue | |
| 3:00 pm | Patrick Landeza | |
| 4:00 pm | Ke ‘Olu Makani ‘O Mauna Loa | |
| 5:00 pm | Moana | |
| Sunday, August 14 | |||
| 11:00 am | Ka ‘Ala Carmack | ||
| 12:00 pm | Faith Ako | ||
| 1:00 pm | Evan Tom Band | ||
| 2:00 pm | Steven Espaniola | ||
| 3:00 pm | Ke ‘Olu Makani ‘O Mauna Loa | ||
| 4:00 pm | Tamali’ I Polynesian | ||
| 5:00 pm | My Peoples | ||
| Schedule subject to change. Last updated 8/4/11 | |||
Free Hawaiian Music in Japantown Today Until 6:00 PM: Kōkua Japan Concert to Benefit Japan Disaster Relief
Saturday, April 2nd, 2011Looks like that rain will stay away, so why not hit Japantown today?
The scene this AM during setup:
Kōkua Japan San Francisco concert on April 2 to benefit Japan disaster relief
Free event in Japantown’s Peace Plaza to include Hawaiian music, Polynesian dance and diverse Bay Area bands
SAN FRANCISCO, California — In response to the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Northern Japan, a group of concerned citizens from the Bay Area’s Hawaiian and Asian American communities have organized Kōkua Japan San Francisco, a fundraising concert in Japantown’s Peace Plaza from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 2, 2011. “Kōkua” means “help” in Hawaiian.
Donations to the Northern Japan Earthquake Relief Fund will be solicited at the free event, which will also raise funds through raffles of donated merchandise and T-shirt sales. The nonprofit Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival will collect the monies and deliver them to the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC), which administers the earthquake relief fund along with Union Bank. One hundred percent of the fund will be distributed for direct assistance to residents of the affected area of Japan.
The entertainment on the Peace Plaza stage, at Post and Buchanan streets, will be emceed by NBC Bay Area newsman and stand-up comedian Mike Inouye. The lineup includes: * Hawaiian music groups: Steven Espaniola & Friends, Faith Ako & Friends, Side Order Band featuring Chris Kamaka & Asa Young, ‘AHAmele ‘Ukulele Band, Ho’omana and JD Puli & Friends * Polynesian dance troupes: Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu (hula), Ke ‘Olu Makani ‘O Mauna Loa with kumu Meleana Manuel (hula), Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea (hula), Merahi O Tehani (Tahitian ‘ōte’a) * Diverse musical acts: Feelosophy (funk, soul), Project Gojira (fusion), Native Elements (reggae), Stymie & the Pimp Jones Luv Orchestra (funk, rock, ska.)
Local merchants have donated items for raffle prizes, while Hawaiian Airlines is flying in 200 special “Aloha” T-shirts for sale with the help of the Hawai’i Lieutenant Governor’s office, which is coordinating the islands’ Aloha for Japan fundraising effort. The T-shirt, which uses a rising sun for the “o” in “Aloha,” will sell at Kōkua Japan San Francisco for $25, from which the $15 profit per shirt will go to earthquake relief. Sponsors include Aloha Warehouse, Colortone Digital, Hawai’i Chamber of Commerce of Northern California, Susie Kagami, Osaki Creative Group, and Sound Innovations. Thanks also go to Sandy Lee of the San Francisco Parks and Recreation Department.
Nihonmachi Street Festival a Huge Success for 2010
Sunday, August 15th, 2010David Yu has just posted his photos of the 2010 Nihonmachi Street Festival.
(Appears as if the threats to this annual event have subsided.)
Post Street yesterday:
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Lots of hula and music:
Plus, there was taiko-a-gogo
See you next year!
37th Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair Coming to Japantown August 14-15, 2010
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010The Nihonmachi Street Fair is back for 2010. See?
That’s 1600 Webster there on the left, it’s that condo building that’s still under double secret probation due to some problems the past couple years. We’ll have to wait and see if they get a security guard to nap in front of the Webster entrance for a couple shifts the way it happened last year. (It’s like Del Boca Vista Phase III got plopped down on the corner.)
(And actually, the Starbucks they wanted to put in the empty retail space downstairs would have been a mega bonus for J-Town, but the local NIMBYs shot that idea down. You know, big ugly nonreinforced concrete was ala mode back in the 1950′s and 1960′s and that’s when those ridiculous mall buildings started getting built. That’s why Japantown looks like am uninviting windblown ghost town from Post Street even when there are lots of people bustling about in the malls. Replacing the low-rise buildings on the right of the photo, including the hidden underground parking garage, will be an expensive, long, drawn-out process. Anywho…)
The deets:
Peace Plaza Ho`olaule`a
The Peace Plaza open its arms out to welcome the Island Spirit through music and dance. Halaus from the Bay as well as special guests from Hawaii and Southern California will gather this weekend at the Peace Plaza stage.
| SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 | |
| 11:30am | Local Blend |
| 12:30pm | Hula Halau Kaliko Pua O Kalaniakea |
| 1:30pm | Manuia Polynesian Revue |
| 2:30pm | Keolalaulani Halau Olapa O’Laka |
| 3:30pm | Ben Kaili with Ke `Olu Makani `O Mauna Loa |
| 4:45pm | Native Elements |
| SUNDAY, AUGUST 15 | |
| 11:30am | Steven Espaniola |
| 12:30pm | Hula Halau Kaliko Pua O Kalaniakea |
| 1:30pm | Mele Ohana Ukulele Group |
| 2:30pm | Keolalaulani Halau Olapa O’Laka |
| 3:30pm | Tago Lei Pasifika |
| 4:45pm | My Peoples (formerlly Kapakahi) |
All the deets after the jump
Fire Walk With Me – Photographer David Yu’s Tasmanian Devil on Treasure Island
Friday, May 21st, 2010Photographer David Yu, like Visa, is always Everywhere You Want to Be. For instance, check out hislatest series on Flickr.
And how about this effort from Daly City?
Use with permission (Mmmmm…. persimmon.)
Will David Yu make the Carnaval parade this year on May 30th? We can only hope.
Japanese Community Youth Council’s Craft Fair and Island Jam in Japantown
Sunday, June 21st, 2009Here’s what the Japanese Community Youth Council‘s (JCYC) 5th Annual Craft Fair and Island Jam looked like yesterday on San Francisco’s Post Street.
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Ukulele from Yelp-rated Academy of Hawaiian Arts…
…and hula everywhere, of course.
Here’s your crafts fair…
…and here’s the keiki winning with the penguin fish game. That fish is up and it’s good.
See you next year, assuming the white richers at the 1600 Webster condos deign to allow Japantown be Japantown…
Hundreds Attend Rained-Out Kristi Yamaguchi Children’s Day Festival in Japantown
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009San Francisco’s annual Kristi Yamaguchi’s Children’s Day Festival took place indoors today, but that didn’t spoil the fun.
Here’s what it looked outdoors last year, without the rain.
The gymnasium at the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California on Sutter was a lively scene today:
Date: Saturday, May 2, 2009
Time: 11:00am – 4:00pm
Location: Japantown Peace Plaza
Street: Post and Buchanan Streets
City/Town: San Francisco, CA
In recognition of Japan’s national holiday celebrating children, the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California is presenting its annual Children’s Day Festival. There will be entertainment, food, games, and hands-on arts & crafts activities for youngsters. Bring your family and friends and enjoy the fun! Admission is free.
Next year’s should be drier…
