Bindleblast - December 11, 2020

AROUND THE BARANGAY: Hinga, CAATA Festival, Culture Clatter, Tito Ramon’s Incredibly Silly Puppet Show Audition

Senior Arts Moment

Book Launch and Holiday Celebration
Today @ 2pm PST

Senior Arts Moment is the culminating final event of our Restorative Theater Arts for Seniors (RETAS) program.

Join us and celebrate our senior community's creative resilience, with the launch of a book anthology from their writings during the quarantine. 

Sponsored By: San Francisco Arts Commission, California Arts Council, San Francisco Grants for the Arts, Theater Bay Area, SOMA Pilipinas

Yo Mama! (...is so Filipino…)

DECEMBER 12th @ 7pm PST
A joke competition with a twist!
With host KEVIN CAMIA
Specials guest judges: A. Samson Manalo, Joey Guilla & Kat Evasco

*Donations raised will be contributed to the Philippines Typhoon Relief Fund
Your tax-deductible donation will help provide support to communities affected by Super Typhoon Goni (Rolly) and Typhoon Vamco (Ulysses). As the holidays approach, help us to continue our relief efforts.

END OF THE YEAR GATHERING

DECEMBER 20th @5pm PST

What a year 2020 has been! We had to use the word "pivot" a million times, "bandwidth" is no longer just a figurative measure of our capacity, but on a serious note, we all had to confront what it really meant to care for ourselves, our community, and the world.

For our End of the Year Gathering, we want to shine a light on what kept the Bindlestiff light glowing during the darkest times; our community of artists and our supporters. All are welcome, come celebrate with us!

It will be a night of music, performances, and laughter as we celebrate all the wonderful people that kept 2020 a hopeful and creative year.

"HINGA" 

SHORT FILM SCREENING 
DECEMBER 12th @ 5pm PST

HINGA is a performance ritual film and time capsule honoring the sacred grief, life force, and resiliency of the Pilipinx community during COVID-19. Directed by interdisciplinary artist and choreographer SAMMAY with the prayerful poetry of Amihan - this is a community ritual for healing, release, and dreaming for the future we are ushering in.

After the screening, there will be a short Q+A with the Cast and Crew followed by an embodied celebration of release and collective joy with special guest DJ Teao Sense of Audiopharmacy!

CONSORTIUM OF ASIAN AMERICAN THEATER & ARTIST

CONFEST VIRTUAL SERIES 
EPISODE #5 "From the Source, Seeds for a Myriad of Worlds"

The consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists (CAATA) announces its new, monthly ConFest Virtual Series featuring the work of Asian American artists and theatres from across the country. Bindlestiff will be featured in the December episode alongside other Asian American theatre companies from around the US (East West Players (Los Angeles, CA), Ma-Yi Theater Company (New York, NY), Pork Filled Productions (Seattle, WA), SIS Productions (Seattle, WA), and Theater Mu (Minneapolis, MN)

CULTURE CLATTER 

"STORIES from FILIPINO AMERICA"
DECEMBER 19th, @ 5pm PST

Foothill College Theatre Arts presents Culture Clatter, a free series showcasing new works and playwrights from the vibrant cultural and ethnic communities of Silicon Valley. These short plays from local playwrights are being produced through partnerships with artists from the non-profit theatre companies Bay Area Drama, The Pear Theatre, and Bindlestiff Studio.

Are you a kid between six & eleven years old who likes to tell stories? 
Really love making art? How about making puppets?
Most importantly, are you SILLY?
Then YOU can be part of our show on January 30, 2021!

Please help us raise money for the SOMA Community!

Many in our community cannot venture out, nor do they have the resources to purchase important supplies for sheltering in place. There is an acute need for the following:

• Disinfecting Wipes

• Hand Sanitizer

• Concentrated Disinfectant Solutions (70% Alcohol, Bleach, Hydrogen Peroxide, etc.)

• Toilet Paper

• Paper Towels

• Latex/Nitrile Gloves

• Masks (Non-medical, surgical, N95)

• Word puzzles, crosswords, sudoku, colored pencils, coloring books, reading materials

• Non-perishable goods (especially rice, dried noodles, crackers, spaghetti sauce, tuna, sardines, corned beef, fruit cocktail, etc.)

If you would like to donate any of these items, please ship them to:

United Playaz
c/o Rudy Corpuz
1038 Howard St
San Francisco, CA 94103

You can also drop off donations at the above address during the hours of 
12pm-5pm, Monday - Friday

Call Rudy 415-716-4100 to confirm drop-off time.


Volunteers needed to help prepare grocery bags and deliver them to recipients. Please contact each respective org above to offer your time.