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Celebrating the Holiday Season – December 2024’s ‘First Friday’ hosted by ‘Macchiarini Creative Design Jewelry and Sculpture’ on Grant Avenue in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood, with introduction by Dan Macchiarini and orchestrated by Jessica Loos alongside poets Mario Sacasa, Dave Zieses, Ayla Ginger, Brian Lucas and music with Stephen Truskolaski and also Mario Sacasa.

First Friday has been a tradition in North Beach since 2007.
Macchiarini Creative Design Jewelry and Sculpture offers classes for metal work sharing over sixty years of metal work experience brought into intimate class settings for beginners and experienced jewelry makers alike. For more information:
http://www.metalworkssf.com
https://www.macreativedesign.com

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Recently heard at a North Beach Citizens Christmas gathering, local musician Anthony Arya accompanied by Catherine Karakas delivering this brilliant rendition of ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ – which we’ve turned into a public service announcement for those who might want to donate but don’t know who to trust. This holiday season donate with precision – not suspicion!
https://www.anthonyarya.com
https://www.instagram.com/catherinekarakas
https://www.northbeachcitizens.org
https://northbeachcitizens.networkforgood.com/projects/45825-general-donations
Happy holidays and if you can afford to donate, please do.

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November 2024’s ‘First Friday’ hosted by ‘Macchiarini Creative Design Jewelry and Sculpture’ on Grant Avenue in San Francisco’s North Beach – with introduction by Dan Macchiarini and orchestrated by Jessica Loos alongside poets Sarah Menefee and musicians George Long, Mark and Morgan, Julia Farrow and Jeff Desira.

First Friday has been a tradition in North Beach since 2007.

Macchiarini Creative Design Jewelry and Sculpture offers classes for metal work sharing over sixty years of metal work experience brought into intimate class settings for beginners and experienced jewelry makers alike.

For more information:
http://www.metalworkssf.com
https://www.macreativedesign.com

#SanFrancisco #NorthBeach #FirstFriday #Poetry #Reading #MacchiariniCreativeDesign #JessicaLoos #sarahmenefee #MarkandMorgan #GeorgeLong #saxophone #juliafarrow #jessdesira #AlcatrazRadio

From once upon a time at Sausalito’s Spaulding Marina, The Hot Clams delivering this rendition of ‘Bella Ciao’, an Italian song of freedom.

https://www.thehotclams.com
https://www.spauldingcenter.org

“Spaulding Marine Center’s mission is to preserve the Spaulding Boatworks as a working and living museum; to educate the next generation of shipwrights and marine service technicians; to restore and return to active use historically significant vessels such as our flagship Freda; to share with the community maritime history and culture through classes and public programming.”

#Sausalito #spauldingmarina #thehotclams #bellaciao #alcatrazradio

From once upon a time, Sausalito’s legendary Angus Martin delivering this rendition of ‘Samba De Bênção’ translated into French – originally by Vinicius de Moraes and Baden Powell – a song about love.
https://soundcloud.com/angusmartin

#sanfrancisco #angusmartin #cover #SambaDeBênção #viniciusdemoraes #badenpowell #alcatrazradio

From a recent poetry reading at Macchiarini Creative Design in San Franciso’s legendary North Beach – Jessica Loos alongside Mario Sacasa and Tiger Dave delivering this brilliant rendition of a poem called ‘Tambourine’ – a thing of beauty.
http://www.metalworkssf.com/
https://www.macreativedesign.com/

#SanFrancisco #NorthBeach #FirstFriday #Poetry #Reading #MacchiariniCreativeDesign #JessicaLoos #TigerDave #MarioSacasa#alcatrazradio #tambourine #AlcatrazRadio