Mariela’s Music Time is an educational, energetic and interactive bilingual performance for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers and their families. It’s filled with rhythms and multicultural sounds, along with the rich traditions of our Bay Area. For the past decade, Mariela has drawn upon her background in music and studies of Early Childhood Education to create a program that not only explores the music, but also addresses the kids’ curiosity by telling the history of the instruments and their cultures. She uses kinesthetic techniques in her bilingual storytelling to make foreign words understood. In no time, the kids are singing in another language as they dance and have fun.
Música con Mariela es un espectáculo bilingüe educativo, enérgico e interactivo para bebés, niños pequeños y preescolares y sus familias. Está lleno de ritmos y sonidos multiculturales, junto con las ricas tradiciones de nuestra Área de la Bahía. Durante la última década, Mariela ha aprovechado su formación musical y sus estudios de Educación Infantil para crear un programa que no sólo explora la música, sino que también aborda la curiosidad de los niños contándoles la historia de los instrumentos y sus culturas. Utiliza técnicas kinestésicas en su narración bilingüe para que se entiendan las palabras extranjeras. En un abrir y cerrar de ojos, los niños cantan en otro idioma mientras bailan y se divierten.
Mariela’s Music Time is an educational, energetic and interactive bilingual performance for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers and their families. It’s filled with rhythms and multicultural sounds, along with the rich traditions of our Bay Area. For the past decade, Mariela has drawn upon her background in music and studies of Early Childhood Education to create a program that not only explores the music, but also addresses the kids’ curiosity by telling the history of the instruments and their cultures. She uses kinesthetic techniques in her bilingual storytelling to make foreign words understood. In no time, the kids are singing in another language as they dance and have fun.
Música con Mariela es un espectáculo bilingüe educativo, enérgico e interactivo para bebés, niños pequeños y preescolares y sus familias. Está lleno de ritmos y sonidos multiculturales, junto con las ricas tradiciones de nuestra Área de la Bahía. Durante la última década, Mariela ha aprovechado su formación musical y sus estudios de Educación Infantil para crear un programa que no sólo explora la música, sino que también aborda la curiosidad de los niños contándoles la historia de los instrumentos y sus culturas. Utiliza técnicas kinestésicas en su narración bilingüe para que se entiendan las palabras extranjeras. En un abrir y cerrar de ojos, los niños cantan en otro idioma mientras bailan y se divierten.
FAMSF Docent, Kathryn Zupsic will present her online slide talk on Wangechi Mutu: I Am Speaking, Are You Listening?
Over the past two decades, Wangechi Mutu has created chimerical images (paintings and sculptures) of powerful female characters, hybrid beings, and fantastical landscapes. With a rare understanding of the power and need for new mythologies—the productive friction of opposites beyond simple binaries and stereotypes—Mutu breaches common distinctions among human, animal, plant, and machine. She moves between cultural traditions to challenge colonialist, racist, and sexist worldviews with her visionary projection of an alternate universe informed by Afrofuturism, post-humanism, and feminism. Mutu’s exhibition aims to spur “a purposeful examination of art histories, mythologies, and the techniques of archiving and remembering.”
Bouquets to Art, inspired by works of art in the de Young museum’s galleries, is one of the most popular and highly anticipated events at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Have you ever wondered how this annual floral celebration got started? This talk will reveal what goes on behind-the-scenes to make this highly successful event happen each year.
Learn how talented Bay Area designers use flowers and other natural elements to create dazzling displays inspired by works of art in the museum’s collections. Don’t miss your chance to get an inside look at this unique event that’s become a San Francisco tradition.
FAMSF Docent Speaker: Maureen Murray Fox
Please register on Zoom in advance or at the time of the event:
Join us for a celebration of the life and work of pioneering feminist artist, Judy Chicago, who rose to international prominence with her landmark installation The Dinner Party, which was first exhibited in San Francisco in 1979.
Judy Chicago: A Retrospective is the first exhibition to offer a comprehensive overview of the artist’s entire career. This talk will explore Chicago’s full body of work, from her early forays into minimalism to her current work that addresses mortality and environmental issues.
This exhibition is organized on the heels of the fortieth anniversary of the first showing of The Dinner Party in San Francisco and in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote in the United States.
It is a fitting tribute to an artist who has spent a lifetime fighting for social justice and female expression.
At the De Young August 28, 2021 – January 9, 2022
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Hung Liu was one of the most important Chinese-born artists who worked in the US and who sadly passed away recently. Her paintings are the focus of Golden Gate, a compelling new installation at the de Young Museum. This talk will explore Liu’s roots in Maoist China, where she was trained in the Social Realist style of painting. You’ll learn how Liu weaved her personal history with the stories of other immigrants who have left their indelible mark on California history, society, and culture. Join us for a fascinating look at an artist whose work addresses issues that affect us all today.
FAMSF Docent Speaker: Christina Crosby
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Color into Line: Pastels from the Renaissance to the Present
With the appearance of painting, the immediacy of drawing, and the matte finish of a fresco, pastel is one of the most versatile mediums used throughout art history. This exhibition spans five centuries of art, from the early Renaissance to present day. Drawing heavily on treasures from the Legion’s Achenbach Collection for Graphic Arts, the exhibition features masterpieces by artists including Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, and Wayne Thiebaud. This talk will trace the history of pastels while also providing audiences a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to appreciate rare works not usually on public view.
At the Legion of Honor October 9, 2021 – February 13, 2022
FAMSF Docent Speaker: Gretchen Turner
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Join us for an introduction to the art of Chinese calligraphy with JoJo! No registration– just join live the day and time of the event. We will provide calligraphy kits to participants while supplies last. To pick-up your kit, please drop by the Downtown, Pickleweed or Northgate libraries during open hours.
About Jojo:
Chinese calligraphy is one of the most traditional art forms in the world, truly representative of eastern art and culture. I was taught and inspired by my grandfather to practice Chinese calligraphy from a young age. With my love and passion for creative arts, I adopt a modern twist to traditional Chinese calligraphy. My work showcases a perfect balance of traditional calligraphy art with modern flare. I hope to continue to spread the passion of Chinese calligraphy as a modern art form. I’m a current board member for the San Francisco Chinese Arts Association (舊金山中華藝術學會); also, a member of the American Artist Association (美國藝術家協會).
Registration required–click on Part 1/Part 2 to register
Join San Rafael City Librarian Henry Bankhead and Smashwords marketing director, Jim Azevedo, for a fun, yet intensive two-part webinar series covering the basics of ebook self-publishing (part I) and tips for how you can market your self-published books to public libraries (part II).
In part one, you’ll learn that it’s easier to self-publish an ebook than you might imagine. No technical expertise required! In this introductory, jargon-free primer to ebook self-publishing, we’ll cover the basics. To set the foundation and explore the ebook publishing opportunity, Jim Azevedo of Smashwords will cover the top trends impacting the publishing industry and what those trends mean for authors. Next, Jim will address the benefits of ebook self-publishing and will then dive into an ebook publishing checklist covering everything you need to know to get started, such as ebook formatting, metadata, pricing, distribution and more. Audience Q&A will follow at the end of the presentation.
In part two, you’ll learn how public libraries curate, select and purchase ebooks. Delivered in an interview-style format, Henry Bankhead, City Librarian of San Rafael, and Jim Azevedo of Smashwords, will engage in a lively discussion that will address the challenges and opportunities self-published authors face when attempting to sell their ebooks to public libraries. You’ll hear the unique challenges public libraries, and librarians, face when it comes to new title acquisition. You’ll leave armed with the knowledge of how librarians prefer to be contacted and tips for how you can significantly improve the odds your ebook will be purchased by your local library. Henry and Jim will open the floor to audience Q&A following their discussion.
Marin’s Favorite Book Event of the Year is Saturday, June 24 from 9:00am to 3:30pm. The sale is held on the main library lawn at 1100 E Street at Fifth Avenue under the shelter of an immense oak tree, a lovely old-fashioned setting for a clement summer day! Come early for the best selections —- although we’ll be refreshing the tables all morning long.
Enjoy browsing 35 tables of everything for superlative summer reading at the beach, by the lake, or even in your backyard! Coffee table fine art books on 3 tables, architecture, design, needle arts, gardening & landscape design, lots of cooking for fresh BBQ ideas, natural history, sports & health, poetry, classics & oldies, sets, a plethora of history, fiction in trade & hardcover, spirituality, tables of children’s books from board books to early teen favorites, comics & games, psychology, sheet music, biographies, CDs and DVDs, audio books, and much more…
All books have been donated since June 2022. Proceeds benefit programs for children and adults at our 3 library branches, from our summer reading program for kids to the art lecture series for adults.
This sale is sponsored by Friends of the San Rafael Libraries.
We do need more help, yes!
Early risers might help us set up between 7:00 and 9:00 while others may prefer helping us pack up from 3:30 to 5:00.
Want to help? Contact Tom Koerber at 415.485.3104 to leave your contact information. You will meet book lovers and enjoy a fast-paced but moderate workout. Join us for some fun!
Over the past two decades, Wangechi Mutu has created chimerical images (paintings and sculptures) of powerful female characters, hybrid beings, and fantastical landscapes. With a rare understanding of the power and need for new mythologies—the productive friction of opposites beyond simple binaries and stereotypes—Mutu breaches common distinctions among human, animal, plant, and machine. She moves between cultural traditions to challenge colonialist, racist, and sexist worldviews with her visionary projection of an alternate universe informed by Afrofuturism, post-humanism, and feminism. Mutu’s exhibition aims to spur “a purposeful examination of art histories, mythologies, and the techniques of archiving and remembering.”
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