Hosted by ‘Macchiarini Creative Design Jewelry and sculpture’ on Grant Avenue in San Francisco – September’s First Friday Poetry reading with introduction by Dan Macchiarini – orchestrated by poet Jessica Loos alongside poets Jeffrey Grossman, Alejandro Murgia, Lorna Dee Cervantes and music by Mark Brown and Lotus Rush.

Founded in North Beach, ‘First Friday’ has been a tradition in since 2007.

‘Macchiarini Creative Design Jewelry and sculpture’ offers classes for metal work in addition to custom art work.
http://www.metalworkssf.com
https://www.macreativedesign.com

#SanFrancisco #NorthBeach #FirstFriday #september #Poetry #Reading #MacchiariniCreativeDesign #jessicaloos #JeffreyGrossman #AlejandroMurgia #LornaDeeCervantes #MarkBrown #LotusRush #AlcatrazRadio

From an impromptu performance at San Francisco’s Flower Piano, Betty Roi and Allison Lovejoy delivering this pristine performance of ‘La Vie En Rose’, a song by Édith Piaf and Louis Guglielmi – about the optimism of seeing life through rose colored glasses.

#sanfrancisco #botanicalgarden #flowerpiano #BettyRoi #AllisonLovejoy #LaVieEnRose #édithpiaf #alcatrazradio

Recently heard at a North Beach street Market, Julie And The Warm Bodies delivering this brilliant rendition of Sam Smith’s ‘Pray’ – a song about people discovering spirituality – while playing in front of Macchiarini Creative Design.

https://www.julieandthewarmbodies.com

Located at 1544 Grant Avenue in San Francisco, ‘Macchiarini Creative Design Jewelry and sculpture’ offers classes for metal work in addition to custom artwork.
http://www.metalworkssf.com
https://www.macreativedesign.com

#sanfrancisco #northbeach #samsmith #cover #pray #julieandthewarmbodies #alcatrazradio

2025 Flower Piano Opening Ceremony and concert with Montuno Swing at San Francisco’s Botanical Garden – and also Alcatraz Radio’s first ever ‘Live’ YouTube broadcast.
https://gggp.org/event/flower-piano-2025
https://www.facebook.com/MontunoSwing

Special thanks for Mauro ffortissimo & Team.

#sanfrancisco #botanicalgarden #flowerpiano #openingceremony #MontunoSwing #alcatrazradio

Heard in San Francisco’s Botanical Garden while at the 2023 Flower Piano, Jaron Lanier (sax) and Colin Farish (piano) improvising a beautifully random composition.

This year Flower Piano spans September 12 through the 21st and is free to San Francisco residents.

https://www.colinfarish.com/

https://www.jaronlanier.com/

https://gggp.org/event/flower-piano-2025/

#sanfrancisco #goldengatepark #botanicalgarden #flowerpiano #colinfarish #jaronlanier #alcatrazradio

From once upon a time at The Marsh Theater in San Francisco’s Mission District, Angus Martin and Michelle Collins delivering this shortened version of John Prine’s ‘Paradise’ – a song about unrelenting industrialists destroying nature for profits, while performing in a play called ‘Tripping Over The Tipping Point’.

The full play will be released on Alcatraz Radio in future.
https://themarsh.org/
https://humannaturetheater.org/tripping-on-the-tipping-point/

#sanfrancisco #themarsh #angusmartin #trippingoverthetippingpoint #johnprine #paradise #alcatrazradio