Category: Bay Area

Longtime City College-SFMOMA Collaboration Results in Student Mural on Frida Kahlo Way

September 17, 2023September 27, 2023 The Guardsman 0 Comments frida kahlo, student murals, collaboration, student artists, muralist, original name of Pan American Unity mural, pan american unity mural, The Marriage of the Artistic Expression of the North and of the South on This Continent, workshop, Esteban del Valle, SFMOMA, art education, art, city college, mural, Imani C. Davis, diego rivera

Painting students at the time, Barbara Bolls-Guillory, Itzli Ceja and Xiaoyu Luo painted the Frida Kahlo panel together. The three benefitted from the workshop in a multitude of ways, from the community aspect to the technical skills learned.

Bay Area Culture

5 Islands in the Bay Area to Read Treasure Island

September 12, 2023September 20, 2023 The Guardsman 0 Comments Joan Walsh, Island, Sun, beach, Classic Book, bay area, sf, Relax, Treasure Island

Enjoy the warmest month of weather by sitting outside enjoying a book. The San Francisco Bay Area has a myriad of different islands but these are the best to have a meta experience enjoying this classic.

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Lit Night is Back, Read Your Literature for a Live Audience

March 5, 2023March 5, 2023 The Guardsman Ocean Ale House, Emma Pratt, Literature, Fiction, Nonfiction, poetry, creative writing

Lit Night is back at the Ocean Ale House, the Creative Writing department encourages students to participate. Write and read your own fiction, non fiction, and poetry for a live audience.

Bay Area Culture

Morrissey Returns to Bay Area to Play at Historic Fox Oakland Theater for Delighted Fans

December 7, 2022January 6, 2023 The Guardsman concert venue, planet entertainment, quest management, 80’s, bay area, tour, oakland, bonfire of the teenagers, music, sold out, Tyler Lyn Sorrow, morrissey, fox oakland theater

Morrissey packs historic Fox Oakland Theater in sold out show. The Fox Oakland Theater has become a favorite among award winning musicians ever since it was bought by a man whose parents met at the theater.

Bay Area Culture Campus Life

DSPS Accessible Theater Arts Teacher Sparks Creativity, Self-Confidence, and Self-Expression

December 7, 2022January 6, 2023 The Guardsman Paul Griffiths, PRRC, Hannah Thomason, Beth Lederer, City College DSPS department, Accessible Theater Arts class, Judy Goodman “In The Heights”, Lin Manuel Miranda

Judy Goodman, longtime Accessible Theater Arts teacher in City College’s Disabled Students Programs and Services department (DSPS), directs an adaptive version of Lin Manuel Miranda’s hip hop musical “In the Heights” for two performances on December 16. Goodman sparks creativity, self-confidence and self-expression in her students.

Bay Area Culture Opinions & Editorials

Whistleblower Releases Evidence of Serious Health & Safety Violations

December 7, 2022January 31, 2023 The Guardsman genetically modified animals, GMO, Janna Velasquez, #BlockCorporateSalmon, aquabounty

A report released by #BlockCorporateSalmon on Oct. 25 exposes AquaBounty for committing numerous worker, consumer, animal, and environmental safety and health violations.

Bay Area Culture

Dance Films of SF Spotlights a Unique Film Genre with their Annual Festival

November 23, 2022 The Guardsman Roxy Theatre, Lucasfilm Premiere Theater, Catherine Clark Gallery, Delancey Theater, The Brava Theater, dance, film, film festival, Dancing, San Francisco dance film

From detailed feature documentaries to engaging short films, the SF Dance Film Festival offers something for dance enthusiasts and newcomers alike.

Bay Area Culture

Working in San Francisco? Know your rights

November 23, 2022 The Guardsman overtime, calfresh, double time, workers’ rights, public health emergency leave ordinance, SF service guide, worker, minimum wage, sick leave, san francisco, paid leave, labor, tips, unions, tip pooling, Resources, breaks, student health services

A quick introduction on what workers need to know in San Francisco, and on-campus resources for students.

Bay Area Culture

The Winchester Mystery House

November 21, 2022November 23, 2022 The Guardsman Winchester house, Sarah Winchester, paranormal activity, Christmas, Victorian Gardens, Halloween, Eric Bean

Home to a variety of fun and spooky year round activities, the mansion has many architecture oddities that undoubtedly add to the unique and spooky history of the Winchester Mystery House®

Bay Area Culture

Creative Writer Julián Delgado Lopera Visits City College

November 21, 2022November 23, 2022 The Guardsman creative writing, Denali Norton, Julián Delgado Lopera, visiting writer series, women and gender studies department, Q&AJulián Delgado Lopera, English Department, q&a

Julián Delgado Lopera came back to City College to discuss their experiences as a creative writer and shared an excerpt from their debut novel.

Bay Area Culture

A Celebration Honoring the Day of the Dead Filled The Mission Streets in San Francisco

November 21, 2022November 23, 2022 The Guardsman Day of the dead, the mission, Karem Rodriguez, Festival of Altars

The Day of the Dead celebration is back on the streets of San Francisco after two years of pause.

Art Exhibitions Bay Area Culture

Bernice Bing Is A Vital Figure of the Bay Area Counter Culture Canon

October 19, 2022November 26, 2022 The Guardsman SFAAM, Bernice Bing, Bay Area Figurative Movement, Abby Chen, Zac Rose, Richard Diebenkorn, Shoichi Hasegawa, SCRAP SF, Outsider in Her Lifetime, Skylar Wildfeuer, Fulbright, San Francisco Asian Art Museum

The intent of this show, says Chen, is to celebrate Bing in “Her rightful place in the Bay Area counterculture canon.”

Bay Area Culture

Communicating through Music and the Power of Drums with John Santos

October 19, 2022November 11, 2022 The Guardsman interview, Eric Bean, Lateisha Howe, John Santos, Afro Latin Music

International Afro Latin Music artist John Santos on the outlaw of the drum in colonial times to the present day repression of arts in the public school system and all in between.

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