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From North Beach’s First Fridays at Foreign Lens on Green Street in San Francisco, virtuoso pianist Ben Ames performs alongside dance choreographer Orina Lee ( 昀芯李 ) in a piece called ‘Fire Dance’ – a thing of beauty – symbolizing the Chinese ‘Year of the Tiger’ – where Tibetan throat singing awakens a spirit.

Located at 513 Green Street, Foreign Lens hosts art, dancing and music.

https://www.facebook.com/sanfranciscointernationalartsalon/

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Recently captured at San Francisco’s iconic ‘Saloon’ in North Beach, Bay Area legends Jinx Jones Trio deliver this beautiful rendition of ‘Diamond Head’, written by Danny Hamilton and released by The Ventures in 1964 – a song about surfing.

https://www.jinxjones.com/

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Located at 1232 Grant Avenue, ‘The Saloon’ is San Francisco’s oldest bar and best place to hear live blues.

http://www.sfblues.net/Saloon.html

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Legendary Christopher Ford Band delivering another neighborhood gem from North Beach’s Belle Cora – ‘Bartender’s Blues’ – a song written in 1977 by James Taylor – as seen from a Bartender’s perspective.

Guitar & Vocals – Christopher Ford
Bass Guitar – John Seabury
Steel Guitar – David Phillips
Drums – Randy Lee Odell

http://christopher-ford.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Christopher-Ford-Band-347168080577/

Located at 565 Green Street, Belle Cora offers a delicious food menu in addition to wines and craft beers, alongside live music.
http://thebellecora.com/

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Captured in 2019 while at Sofar Sounds ‘Secret Gigs and Intimate Concerts’ at Zeppelin Hotel in San Francisco, Portland based artist Ezza Rose performs this beautiful rendition of ‘Ain’t No Ash Will Burn’, a song about love and its incalculable value, written by Aldridge James Walton. Sofar Sounds offers gigs in intimate spaces around the world, a global movement bringing the magic back to live music. They offer the possibility to host, play or attend.
http://www.ezzaroseband.com/
https://www.sofarsounds.com/

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Captured once upon a time at The New Farm in San Francisco, a beautiful Earth Day Prayer alongside music. Located at 10 Cargo Way in San Francisco, ‘The New Farm’ is one of the coolest music venues in San Francisco, alongside a full spectrum nursery.
https://www.thenewfarmsf.org/

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North Beach First Fridays celebrating National Poetry Month, orchestrated by Jessica Loos and hosted by ‘Macchiarini Creative Design Jewelry and sculpture’ on Grant Avenue in San Francisco – alongside host Dan Macchiarini and poets Julien Poirier, Clara Hsu, Tata, Patrick Dunagan, Gail Mitchell, and music by Jon Bennett.
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/

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